Knight Rider: Ghost Legacy

This story is rated M for mature. Knight Rider is 1982-1986; 2008-2009 NBCUniversal Studios. Trinity Jean Knight is my character, but her powers are 2001-2011 The CW Network DC Entertainment. All Smallville characters, locations are 2001-2011 the CW Network DC Entertainment. Andrea Baros Swanson Hannah Melvin are used with permission. Person of Interest is 2001-2016 CBS Bad Robot productions. Batman is (C)2018 DC comics)

Chapter 4: Reese discovers the Mirror Universe

Roswell, New Mexico. John Reese stared at his fellow soldiers as he had a battalion of the army's best troops surrounding a train that had come seemingly out of nowhere. They looked to the air as Batman landed.

"Batman!" John's superior said.

"Do we have any idea where this train came from?" Batman said. John Reese shook his head.

"What's your name, Soldier?" Bruce asked him. "Reese, John Reese, sir," John said saluting the costumed adventurer.

"Commander Pike, can I borrow him?" Batman said. Christopher Pike smiled and nodded, saluting John. John returned the salute and the two men walked into the train. They saw gold bouillon scattered around the train car and dead bodies. The bodies wore the uniforms of military personnel from the United Empire of America. John Reese stared at the bouillon which bore the Flag of the Confederate Empire of America which was the same flag that the Confederate States of America used during the American Civil War. Reese bent down and picked up the gold bullion.

"What is this?" Reese said as he felt a filmy substance on his hands. Fortunately, he wore gloves. Batman pulled out of his utility belt a small scanner and he held it near the bouillon.

"It's an active virus that will cause paralysis to anyone but Confederate forces," Batman said finally. He stepped away and activated an internal Comlink that was built into the cowl.

"Wilton, there's a problem. We've recovered some gold but there was a virus attached to the gold bullion. There is also another car attached with cabins attached. Reese I are going to investigate," Bruce said.

"Be careful Bruce. We don't know what is there as this train is not registered here or anywhere in the world. I will also link in Harold Finch to our conversation," Wilton said and he switched a switch on the phone he was using.

New York, New York: Ingram Industries: Harold Finch put the finishing touches to his machine and stared at his business partner Nathan Ingram when Harold saw a special line on his phone light up. He picked up the phone and pressed the line button. It was a special line designed by Wilton and installed into any family's work phone, in this case, his sister's husband.

"Finch, Harold access code 892478. Encrypt this call," Harold said. The new Windows 3.0 scanned his voice and then a buzz was heard.

"Wil, what's up?" He asked, once the phone was encrypted. "Harold, we have a problem. I sent Batman to look into a train derailment in Roswell, New Mexico as my contacts with the FBI could not identify the train. He and a Major John Reese are investigating the train. I can't send in KARR because his programming was tampered with, and I'm having Devon and Charles build a safer car. I created a link between the Major, Batman and ourselves to know what is going on," Wilton said.

Roswell, Reese aimed his gun ahead as Batman and Reese walked through the second train car which was obviously a car for passengers. Reese stared at the gold and silver around the car, as if this car was built with luxury in mind. He stared at what was near the doors which looked like plate or hand print readers.

"Where did this come from," Reese said, forgetting that his audio was being heard by Wilton, and Harold as well as Batman. He stared at the hand print reader. He looked at Batman.

"Take off your right-hand glove and place your hand on the scanner. It will hopefully let us in," Batman suggested. Reese removed it and placed his right hand on the hand print reader and on a digital reader read his name and rank, which was Commander. He saw clothes, an advanced form of watch of some kind and a Knight Industries logo hanging on a wall. In the middle of the room was a cylinder of some kind as well as another one.

"What is this?" He asked. He then saw a pin with the Mirror Universe insignia of a sword or dagger piercing the United States of America on a jacket. He then heard a voice, rough and male say "Welcome Commander Reese. Welcome Regent Wayne," and Reese turned to see Batman remove his cowl to reveal himself to be Billionaire Bruce Wayne.

"what the hell is going on," Bruce said. Suddenly a laser scanned both of them and on a flatscreen monitor appeared a history of "Bruce Wayne" and "Commander Reese". The Alternate Bruce Wayne was a costumed criminal who went by the costumed identity of Owlman and was also a Regent of the New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania tri-state area. Commander Reese was an assassin who worked for hire anyone willing to pay his fee to kill anyone for any price. Harold spoke up.

"Mr. Reese, my name is Harold Crane and I need to know what your looking at," Harold said.

"An alternate history of everything I've ever done but with a twist. I'm a hired assassin who will do anything for the right price," John finally said. "What else is in the room, Mr. Reese?" Harold asked.

"A cylinder of some sort designed to hold someone or something," John said. He then saw a display light up and say "sleep cycle Complete" and the two cylinders opened and a man and woman opened their eyes. He knew one of them. The one he knew was himself. The female was a brunette, well built and beautiful. They were both naked.

"Mr. Crane, the cylinders were a sleeping station of some sort. A man and woman woke up. The man is me. The woman has an ID that lists her name as Bonnie Barstow and she bears a marking on her name badge that lists her as Alpha Squad. Don't know who she is, but we need to get them both checked out," Reese said.

"Return system active," a computerized voice said. Suddenly the train and both men were gone leaving an alternate John Reese and Bonnie Barstow here….

To Be Continued..