Knight Rider: Funeral of a friend
(This story is rated M for Mature. Knight Rider is 1982-1986;2008-2009 NBC Universal. Trinity Jean Knight is my character, but her powers are 2001-2011 CW Network DC Entertainment. Hannah Melvin and Andrea Baros Swanson are used by permission. Smallville characters are 2001-2011 CW Network DC Entertainment. All other characters are mine)
Chapter 2: Project KARR
Michael Long stared as the FBI agent un handcuffed him. They were at an FBI office that was set up similarly to the SCC. Wilton greeted everyone.
"why the deception?" Natalia asked Alex Torres. Torres nodded her brunette head toward a man walking in. Charles looked at the man with disdain. He had known the man ever since Devon Miles had told him about him. It was Garth Knight.
"I'm sorry for the deception but it was necessary. The SCC has been compromised, so the local FBI office recreated the SCC for us," Garth said as they were surprised to see him.
"Garth! Who let you out?" Clark asked. "Garth is reformed after serving 10 years of a 20-year prison sentence when he built and used Goliath to steal updated missiles from a government location. He had both of the Knight 3000's shipped here when we were arrested. He'll be leading the team missions as I'm leaving to head Knight Industries," Wilton said. The team looked in stunned shock.
"Will, are you sure?" Charles asked. Wilton nodded at his friend.
"You'll take over as Executive Director of the Foundation for Law And Government, but Garth will assign the missions provided you authorize it," Wilton said. Charles nodded in sadness.
"All right guys, the SCC has been compromised so all your assets and files as well as the Knight Industries vehicles have been moved here," Alex Torres said, straightening her hair and pulling it into a ponytail. One of her assistants looked at the computer and saw massive files being downloaded.
"We have a problem," He said. Michael Long stared at them.
"What's wrong?" He asked. The assistant pointed to the Foundation website. Clark stared at it.
"Guys, files are being downloaded to an off-site location," Clark said. He then brought it up on the big monitor. He then inputted a password.
"What are you doing, Clark?" Natalia asked.
"Downloading these files to the Fortress of Solitude's computers. They are immune to hacks," Clark said.
"Are you doing this?" Charles asked Garth. The other man held his hands up in his own defense.
"All of my teams are not active," Garth responded. Michael stared at him.
"Can we find out what's being stolen?" Alex asked. Natalia smiled wickedly.
"The files for the original Roving Robot," she said as she narrowed down the files being downloaded.
"The one we built in 1985? Wilton and Lionel built it but the design was begun in the 1960's while Lionel, Wilton, Thomas Wayne and Jonathan Kent went to college at the University of Kansas," Charles said.
"How do you know?" Alex asked. Clark smiled and folded his muscular arms over his chest.
"Years ago, I stole a Kryptonian crystal from Lionel and discovered he had plans for KARR," Clark finally said.
"Jonathan Kent, before his death had called me to inform me of Clark's find, and yes, Lionel had plans for the car, because he and Wilton were working on the prototype together," Charles said.
"Do we have verified proof that Wilton and Lionel worked on the car together?" Alex asked. KARR's voice modulator came up on the big screen.
"Wilton had video files of the construction of the very first Knight Industries vehicle, as well as other footage from back then," KARR said. Charles motioned to the big screen and KARR hacked into the FBI data files and found several that were Knight Industries related.
"Why did the FBI have files on Wilton Knight?" Wilton asked. Alex gulped and then spoke. "Wilton was a very powerful man, who made his own way when it came to business and justice. He had a law degree from Stanford University and hired the best lawyers in the country to help him build the Foundation for Law And Government in the 1980's but didn't have something offensive in his war on crime. That's when he came up with the idea for a vehicle which would be completely autonomous and could drive itself and could think. His computer division came up with the brain that would become KARR. Lionel came in and offered more resources that Wilton didn't have. We can view those files if you want," Alex said as she smiled her pretty smile at the much younger Michael Long.
"KARR, activate the footage," Michael said after a minute...
To Be Continued...
