Chapter 4:Conversation
2018: The SSC: Sarah stared at Michael Knight as He came up on a secure clear channel that was being generated from an outside source. She stared at Billy as he was working on the Knight 2000 microprocessor to bring up the GPS to discover Dr. Barstow's last whereabouts. She then widened the view so Michael could see the team.
"Where's Garthe?" He asked. "We found the final remains of technology that belonged to Goliath and Garthe went to burn it per Board of Directors request. Billy as you can see is working on the Knight Industries Two Thousand's microprocessor to generate power to it. Any idea where Mr. Merritt is?" Sarah asked. Michael shook his head no.
"I have no idea but I'll have KITT scan everywhere. I've come across some technology that will help narrow the search, I hope. I'll have to install it myself. It comes with instructions," Michael said.
"Just be careful, Michael. Remember Bonnie will be brought on after the KARR Project shut down, so any issues with KITT, you're on your own," Sarah said. Michael nodded and the holographic emitter shut down she stared at Garthe Bishop in what was Alex Torres's old office as he transferred the call to the upper office level.
"Any idea how long he's been talking with them?" Zoe asked. Sarah shook her head no. Trinity walked over.
"KARR has detected something at the old Knight estate but He can't determine what is," she said.
"Have Mike and KARR arrived with Dr. Barstow?" Dr. Graiman asked. The walked over the command center where Billy was using his computer. Billy looked up from his computer.
"They are in the tunnel going through diagnostics which is almost complete," Billy said. What came up on the monitor display was KARR in the tunnel being digitally scanned for contaminants. Garthe came down and did a split screen between KARR and the Board Of Directors.
"Mr. Atherton, Michael Knight is out of the country investigating something for us to prove his innocence and he is out of communication at the moment. The team turned as KARR came into the gimble and the vehicle was put into standby mode but he was still active. Sarah stared at George Atherton with a look of concern. The older man according to Michael Knight's files was quite wealthy and at this point in time was the Chairman of the Board but his bank account according to KARR which the vehicle had been monitoring had suddenly gotten an influx of millions of dollars from an account that so far the vehicle had not been able to track down.
"I don't care where Michael Knight is. I want him brought in and suspended," George screamed at Garthe. They then heard Bonnie Barstow who had trained Zoe when the young woman had shown promise.
"Mr. Chairman, what has Mr. Knight done? At the time in question Michael had come to visit me as we had been discouraged to continue a relationship per FLAG guidelines. Michael wanted to follow the guidelines and I wanted to continue it. He convinced me to continue my studies and to let go of my feelings and to transform the relationship we had tried to start to change it to a friendship. Michael agreed and the College I was a part of at the time had security cameras complete with audio files. The College recently digitized all their security footage and I came with that footage to prove that Michael Knight was with me at the time He was at FLAG headquarters back then," She said. She then inserted an SD card into a USB/sim card port and the team and board of directors watched the video together. They then heard KARR speak.
"I'm scanning a detonation at the Knight Estate," KARR said. They switched to an exterior of the old Knight Estate as there was a drone flying over the sprawling estate and the estate was in shambles. Garthe stared in utter shock at the destruction of the main house.
"Sam, Send a car around as we are going to the old FLAG house. KARR link up with KITT and Michael and let them know what has happened," Garthe said. They took the elevator up and KARR went up to the upper level of the SSC and backed into one of the charging stations that were similar to the two that were at the Kent farmhouse in Smallville, Kansas.
1982: Michael stared at the Knight Estate main house as he re-mingled in the house which was clearly empty.
"KITT what's going on?" He asked as he saw the house was completely empty. He heard KITT's voice over his earwigs.
"I have no idea Michael, but I am sending a message coming through the original Knight Automated Roving Robot which is located in the lab attached to the house. The vehicle is complete but deactivated. The main house looks like a fire started. We must save that vehicle," KITT said. Michael ran into the house and into the lab where months later "Michael Long" would see the Knight Industries Two Thousand would be and out came the Knight Automated Roving Robot, it's red scanner almost a match for the Knight Industries Three Thousand but it wasn't.
"KITT, I don't remember the house being on fire," Michael said as he stared at the roof being on fire.
"That's because the house in 2018 caught fire and the Board of Directors were killed in some freak accident. Mike and KARR are end route to investigate. Michael we best be gone before the Fire Department dispatches a truck here to extinguish the flames and KARR and myself as well as you are discovered. We need a hiding place," KITT said. Michael climbed behind KARR.
"I have to drive KARR as He isn't active and I don't have the protocols to partially activate him. Not going to either. Switch to Auto Cruise and we will find us a temporary place until we find where Randy is," Michael said as he climbed into the modified Firebird Trans Am, and He pressed on the keyless Start button to start the car's turbine engine but He didn't bring the vehicle online as he knew how dangerous the car was. He did however power up the coms between KITT & KARR so they could stay in contact.
"Any place we could hide and have KARR be safe and alert Wilton where KARR is?" Michael asked KITT. suddenly KARR's video monitor 1 lit up. "I remoted into KARR's systems. I can only do this while the vehicle is powered down. That building where Tony & Rev lived and stored KARR sounds perfect while we scan for Mr. Merritt. I have a feeling he is behind this," KITT said….
To Be Continued...
