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Name: Michael Knight III

Birth Name: unknown

Alias: Dozens in multiple countries worldwide

DOB: unknown

Age: 26 (approx)

Hair: short, Fair Blonde (Formerly long, dark black)

Eyes: Dark Blue

History:

Young Age:

Abandoned in an orphanage after being born, he isn't sure who his true parents are. From the little he was told by the workers there, they were killed by a semi in a drink driving accident and a witness took him from the scene and brought him there. He was raised from an infant to a young age. The staff repeatedly commented on his initiative and rebellious nature. He always started trouble but made sure no-one was hurt so he couldn't be held accountable for injuries. He is listed as escaping twice, however he actually hid very well within the old wall insulation of the facility.

Adoption:

At twelve years old, he was adopted from the orphanarium by Jonathon and Elen Steele. They took him in and started to advance his already exceptional knowledge of martial arts and espionage.

Operation BlueMoon:

In actuality, Jonathon and Elen were a married CIA couple, who are part of a secret CIA operation codenamed 'BlueMoon'. The operation was spearheaded by Doctor Katrina Holloway, and the idea was to follow the ways of Eli David of Mossad, and raise children up to be CIA agents, being that children are more enabling to learn than adults. The aimed outcome is a wave of counter-intelligence trained teenagers who would match, possibly surpass experienced CIA agents in terms of skill and ability. Overall, there were 35 children, male and female, who were raised as part of this operation.

He was raised by Jonathon and Elen as part of this programme, although it wasn't until his 17th birthday that they explained it all to him as part of the programme. By that time, he was mastered multiple martial arts forms, had weapons and vehicle training in multiple forms and was eager to learn more.

At 18, during his first real operation which was a final examination which all 35 children had to undertake, his's method of completion was not what the professional agents had outlined as the 'standard' method, which was also what everyone else did. Whilst several children failed the mission because they were caught or injured, he was the top of his class. He completed the mission at 100/100 rating - 100% success with 0 casualties, civilian or otherwise. As a result, he made an impression on many officials within the agency. Out of the 16 who passed the mission, he received the highest commendation, and went on to receive more experienced and gruelling training in real situations. His training took him on missions all around the globe, several on US Soil.

Delta Force Team Metal:

At 19, he was assigned to be a CIA attaché to a US Army Delta Force team, Metal. His callsign was chosen as 'Shadow'. The other members were team leader Sandman, Grinch, Truck, Ozone, Havok, Apoc, and Swift. Shadow may have been young compared to the rest of the team, but he quickly became a vital and respected part after saving the teams lives during an ambush. He managed to improvise a smokescreen and explosives from a selection of household supplies at a store by their truck, and the team used it to escape. He quickly grew to be a well liked member of Delta Force, and was frequently given solo operations by Delta commander Lieutenant General Derek Forrest. His operations usually involved other Delta teams providing support from various positions, but they respected him and they knew that if they had to get into a firefight, they'd have the upper hand.

One assignment in particular was challenging, as several CIA agents, both true professionals and other members of BlueMoon had tried and been killed trying to apprehend a terrorist. Once again, Shadow used his unusual skill method to his advantage, with other Delta Teams giving him their support. He managed to apprehend the terrorist where others had failed.

He spend the next few years as a cherished member of Delta Force and an exceptional CIA agent.

Betrayal:

At around 21, after 3 years with Team Metal, things started to fall apart quickly. Unbeknownst to him, new officials at the CIA had shut down BlueMoon, questioning the social and moral ethics of raising children to be killers, as well as some of the operations undertook as part of the programme. Since several took place in America, and the CIA is prohibited from operating on US soil, Dr Holloway, chief trainer Sgt Franklin Benson and Delta Liaison General Forrest decided to wipe out any evidence of the programme before they ended up with bullets in their heads.

Forrest sent Team Metal to a safehouse in the Afghan Mountains, and after infiltration, Ozone finds a computer with information about hundreds of millions of dollars in terrorist accounts. Forrest orders Shadow to remain behind to oversee the download and dispatches the rest of the team to secure an Landing Zone. Whilst waiting for the information, Shadow starts thinking over a letter he got from Rebecca, a fellow BlueMoon operative who had been KIA a few days earlier.

Whilst thinking about this, Forrest and Benson had leaked the teams location to Terrorists in the area and leaked intel on the safehouse. Once the download had been completed, and the intel secured on a hard-drive, They bombed the safehouse with RPG fire and a large explosion. Metal Team watched as the house blew up and ended up fleeing from gunfire, whilst Forrest watched from his office computer, and discretely left. Everyone assumed Shadow had dead.

Survival and V.S.S.E:

However, Shadow had realised the message was about BlueMoons shutdown and Forrest was cleaning house. He managed to secure the drive a few seconds earlier than he told everyone on the radio, giving himself a head start to find cover. He managed to barely survive the explosion. He was found by a Afghan prince in the region and brought back to his palace. After recovering and learning that everyone in the US though him dead, he decided to investigate.

He raided the hideout of the terrorists who attacked him, and found out Forrest, Benson and Holloway had sold him out and tried to have him killed. After stealing all the weapons and equipment from the safehouse, he returned to the palace. The Prince and his wife told him that he may consider this the end, but this may in fact be a second chance. A chance to use the fact he's dead to continue on a crusade for good, and get revenge on those who wronged him.

Using the intel he still hard on the hard drive, he went to an internet cafe in a small village and managed to steal over 10 figures of terrorist money and transfer them to a hidden account. He then manages to secure transport back to the US under false papers, only to find that Jonathon and Elen have been killed and their home destroyed in a supposed home-terrorist incident. However, Mike knows this is Forrest and Holloway's work, and vows to find them and make them pay.

He soon rescues a businessman named Devon Stone from a group of kidnappers, and shortly after rescues his teenage daughter Melanie as well. Although he doesn't accept any form of payment from him, Devon says he will remember him.

After finding intel on Benson's hiding place, Shadow is close to capturing him when he is shot and left for dead by his troops. Benson moves on to hide, but is unable to contact Forrest of Holloway as they have all cut ties and contact. Shadow soon awakes in a lush hospital unit of a mansion, finding out he was saved by Devon. Devon reveals he is the CEO of a major enterprise company with many areas and operations, and that after being inspired by the selfless and profitless act of courage of saving his daughter, he wants to help him out.

After watching TV, Shadow gets the idea to not just be a person, but to have an organisation. Something to legitimise his operations. He tells Devon that after being inspired by Knight Rider, he aims to start a non-profit organisation with the purpose of helping those in need, upholding the law but going around it when the situation calls for it, with the overall goal of making sure that good and truth will prevail. He also aims to use it to help gather intel on finding Forrest and Holloway. Devon and he name the organisation the Volatile Situation, Specialised Expermination Intelligence Agency (or V.S.S.E), and he decides on his new name to go with this face. He chooses Michael Knight the Third.

Encounter with NCIS:

Over the next 5 years, Michael Knight uses his VSSE agency to save hundreds of innocent lives, from small scale town trouble to averting international disasters. His travels take him all over the world. He doesn't do anything for a price, just for any information on Forrest of Holloway, or to make sure the good always prevails. He also helps Devon and Stone Industries as an Independent Security Consultant for any jobs which they ask for help as a thank you.

6 months before 'Damned if You Do', Mike was in Prague, Czech Republic. He rescued 6 year old Amy Valencia from kidnappers at the Hotel Royale in the city before she could be handed over to their leaders. Fortunately, his tactics meant that an uncontrollable fire ignited by Thermite had started in a bin outside the hotel, and the place had to be evacuated by police. Upon discovering the kidnappers in a bloodbath, the group is swiftly arrested and Mike returns Amy to her parents in Switzerland.

It is revealed that one of the kidnappers was a former US Marine named Craig Sanderson. This brought in the attention of NCIS in Prague, who upon seeing CCTV surveillance of the area that Mike had followed the dead men into the hotel room, and left before the bodies were discovered. His face being seen by CCTV and a still of his car, a Shelby Mustang GT500KR (modified of his own design), he becomes a wanted man for crimes he didn't commit.

Finding out NCIS has but a 'WANTED' sticker on him, he makes his way back home and starts digging. However, by this time, he has found out that Forrest has been spotted by CIA operatives in Washington. He knows that if the CIA get to Forrest, they'll kill him. But if he can get there first, he can use Forrest to bring down the CIA. He gets close to finding Forrest, but he can't get him as he is one person. He realises he needs help.

Around this time, NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs comes under scrutiny from the DIA. Mike follows this event, and discovers the CIA are also involved here, having killed a politician and allowed everyone to believe Ilan Bodner was responsible. Realising the CIA have wrong them as well, which places them on common ground, Mike decides to approach the Washington MCRT.

After Anthony DiNozzo, Ziva David and Timothy McGee resign to save Gibbs from the investigator, Mike arranges for them to meet him in an alley. He informs them of his plan to bring down the CIA, and offers them the chance to help save Gibbs life. He offers them a job to help him so he'll help them.

Current Location:

He is based out of a woodland farmhouse outside of Washington of 6 acres of land. The 3 storey house has 3 large barns on its grounds, and Mike uses this as the main headquarters of VSSE. The grounds are heavily fortified to defend and repel invaders by air and ground. He also has multiple safe houses of varying size, style and location scattered around the US and some in other countries, all of them labelled as VSSE Safe Houses and Forward-Operations-Units. The exact number is unknown.

Next Steps:

After recruiting Former NCIS Agents DiNozzo, David and McGee, Mike intends to go after Forrest again in the hope of bringing down the CIA and taking revenge for them trying to kill him. But he also intends to keep him promise and help save Agent Gibbs life.