Knight Rider: Rising
(This story is rated M for Mature. All Knight Rider characters are ©1982-1986;2008-2009 Universal Studios. All Smallville characters &elements are ©2001-2011 DC Entertainment & The CW Network. Trinity Jean Knight is my character but her powers are ©2001-2011 DC Entertainment & The CW Network. All other characters are mine)
Chapter 1: Michael meets the Kents
October 21, 1989: Michael pushed KITT's accelerator down as he passed through Central City, and he was on his way to Smallville, a small town outside of Wichita, Kansas. The little town had been known as the largest supplier of cream corn, earning it the nickname "the creamed corn capital of the world but something more recently had happened to Smallville. A meteor had hit the small town. The Meteor shower caused both death and destruction. FLAG had been recently had become an agency that had been absorbed by the FBI, but the structure of FLAG had stayed the same. His boss and friend Devon Miles had recently passed and his great granddaughter who bore the same name had taken over operations and he had been instructed to go to Smallville to investigate the meteor shower. He began to see Meteor fragments as he approached Smallville.
"KITT, how much damage are we seeing," Michael said as he saw craters of various sizes.
"The town has suffered damage estimates nearly 10 million dollars. One of the largest craters is near Loeb bridge. It's near the Luthor estate about 25 minutes away from the home," KITT said. Michael navigated the car over to the bridge to see NASA and the Department of Meteorological Investigations were in Hazmat suits using various equipment no doubt supplied by Knight Industries. He arrived to see a young woman near a couple. Michael walked over to them. The young woman flashed an FBI badge as he approached with her hand extended.
"Sorry, no civilians," She said briskly. He then removed from his leather jacket an FBI badge.
"Who are you?" She asked. "I'm Michael Knight, and I work for the Foundation for Law And Government. And you are?" he asked after stating his name.
"Trinity Jean Knight. Is your father Wilton Knight?" She asked. He smiled.
"No, but I knew him years ago, before his death. He saved me from death and gave me his name," Michael said as he put his badge away.
"I'm one of Wilton's daughters," Trinity acknowledged. Michael crossed his arms over his chest, as he and Jennifer Knight had talked for years about family, but Trinity's name had not come up.
"I know Jennifer Knight, Wilton's last remaining daughter, and she never mentioned you," Michael said. Trinity smiled.
"That's because Jennifer never knew I existed. My mother had me before Garth and Jennifer were born. She had told me she had met a drifter in the 60's shortly after she married Wilton. Wilton never knew about me, but Elizabeth wanted to honor the man she had married, so she gave me his last name," Trinity explained.
"I followed the Foundation's history and of course you, Mr. Knight," she added. They smiled at each other. Trinity then motioned for the couple to join them. Michael stared at them.
"Mr. Knight, I'd like to introduce Jonathan & Martha Kent. They are farmers here in the community. They claim to not know anything about the impact, but their truck was flipped over during the Meteor Shower," Trinity said.
Michael shook Jonathan's hand and was surprised to receive a hug from Martha.
"It's good to meet you, Mr. Knight," Martha said.
"It's a tragic what happened," Michael said as they turned and saw in the distance Luthor mansion.
"Yes it is," Jonathan said. Michael's watch beeped.
"Yes, KITT, what is it?" He asked toggling the communication link between the Knight Industries Two Thousand & himself.
"Michael, I'm receiving a communications link between myself and another artificial intelligence but this one is more advanced, almost alien in nature," KITT said. Trinity, Martha and Jonathan looked at each other with looks of surprise.
"What is it?" Michael asked KITT. "I don't know but we need to find out," the car responded.
To be continued…