Knight Rider: Knight's Ghost
(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: problems in the Future
2018: Dr. Graiman stared at KARR's telemetry readings that didn't match what it was before Natalia and KARR went to the Mirror Universe. Sarah, his daughter stared at the telemetry markers.
"Natalia were you aware that KARR's telemetry is slowly matching his predecessor from the 1980's," Sarah said as Natalia walked over to the computers where Billy was sitting. Billy stared at the telemetry readings.
"Great. We must wipe his program and reset the programming protocols. He's becoming KARR from the 1980's. The only way to stop the telemetry from reverting is to reboot KARR," Billy said as he climbed into the vehicle.
"You ready, KARR?" Billy asked. The AI was quiet then spoke.
"I am ready. Reboot sequence will begin once the voice authorization is submitted," KARR said. Sarah spoke up. "Who gave the voice authorization?" She asked. They all then turned as a surprising voice caught their attention.
"I did," spoke the voice of Trinity Jean Knight as she walked in.
"What the hell? Your dead," Charles protested. "Next to my body was a special Crystal given to me by my biological father Jor-El. It's purple in color and it was placed in my coffin by Lionel Luthor before my burial. He is my Guardian per Kryptonian law, as he was the prophet sent by Jor-El to prepare the way for my brother, Kal-El. Lionel's body was cloned and once he died by the hands of his son Lex, his cloned body was activated at the Fortress of Solitude and while the world believed him dead, he worked behind the scenes to arrange for my resurrection," Trinity said. "Is Chloe alive as well?" Zoe asked. Trinity shook her head no. "The Crystal only works on Kryptonian DNA. I cannot raise her back to life," Trinity said. She then climbed into the passenger seat of KARR. "KARR, voice authorization sequence is Tango-Aries-Trump. Password is Wilton," She said. They then saw on the HUD all KARR's memories as well as KITT's which were uploaded to the Knight Industries Technology server cloud. The HUD went blank as did the digital dashboard went black. Billy stared at her. A few minutes later, the dash and HUD re-lit up as the car came back up.
"KARR, can you hear me? This is Trinity Jean Knight," she said. The voice modulation box lit up as Trinity spoke.
"Reboot successful. Greetings friends," KARR said. On the HUD a wavelength showed up.
"I'm picking up a Foundation frequency that is being distorted by the time/space continuum," KARR said. Garth came in. "Billy, can we filter out the distortion?" He asked. "I'll do what what I can, Mr. Knight," Billy said as he climbed out of the car and went back to his computer station.
"Don't call me Garth Knight. For legal reasons, I had to change my last name from Knight to Bishop. After all I bear the face of someone who attacked an agent of the US government 20-30 years ago. I may bear Garth Knight's name and face, but not his dark Legacy which I intend to change," Garth said.
"Got it," Billy said in utter confidence. Mike popped up on the big screen.
"Tracer, access 1235. KITT found this bandwidth to broadcast. How did I end up here," Mike asked. Sarah shrugged her shoulders. "Bruce Wayne sent us the schematic of this displacement program and he said that both of you went through at the same time. Mike, you're almost a year out from when Wilton built the first KARR. You cannot interfere with historical events. You must allow KARR to be completed but if Michael Knight from that era needs help, help out without disrupting the natural events of time," Sarah said. He nodded.
"If there are any issues, we'll use this frequency," Mike said. He closed the connection.
"Tracer? What is that?" Garth asked. Sarah smiled. "When I met Mike, his last name was listed as Tracer, but his mother's last name was originally Knight but was changed to protect her identity from her late father's enemies. That was set up by the FBI and it's Director, Sarah Gilman, whom I knew in school. I didn't know dad knew Wilton Knight until after we discovered at our Los Angeles Knight Industries location, there was locked away in a lab was the Knight Industries Two Thousand which was the basis of the newer KITT. The car's AI was gone when I discovered it, but the newer AI which became KARR, was assigned to a Mike Tracer to demonstrate to the military the weapons capability we could attach to tanks and make the technology smaller," Sarah said. Charles smiled.
"In 1981, I helped Wilton gather funding for a prototype he and Lionel Luthor designed. Wilton and Lionel built KARR together, but an incident happened with the programming and on the demonstration day, KARR killed the 7 member Joint Chiefs of staff. The vehicle was shut down but was not dismantled by a crew. Wilton had a crew ready but they were absorbed by LuthorCorp. Before Wilton died, a parent company of Knight Industries called Knight Industries Technology had a team ready but they were recalled to another project," Charles said.
"Who was KARR's driver again?" Billy asked. "Mike Tracer. His memory was wiped and Agent Torres was the FBI agent behind the KARR project. He was killed when KITT & Mike stopped KARR. I faked my death beforehand because my name was associated with that project and it was suggested that I work behind the scenes with FLAG to keep it funded without any outside governmental oversight. We are classified as a part of the FBI but don't fall under Department of Homeland jurisdiction as we are privately funded," Charles said as he created a programming loop to keep the connection between KITT & KARR open.
"What do we do now?" Sarah asked. Trinity smiled as she climbed out of the prototype she designed and built.
"We wait, and trust Mike and KITT not to screw this up," She said. Charles then found a program within KARR.
"Trinity, there is a message for you from both your fathers buried within KARR waiting to be played," Charles said. He motioned to the office that bore Garth Bishop's name. She walked up and then saw the holographic emitters up on the ceiling that were recently installed. She then saw the hologram of Wilton Knight come up. She knelt as per Kryptonian law which requested children knelt before their parents as a sign of respect.
"Trinity Jean Knight, my daughter whom I had discovered before I'm supposed to die, as the League of Assassins have ordered my death. I wanted you to know you're a much better legacy than my son Garth left me. I created KARR as a sign of my arrogance. Your mother loved you and kept you a secret from me. I forgave her, but it hurts that she kept me from knowing you. You must help Mike by passing along information about what is to come without my knowing about it," Wilton said. She then looked in awe.
"How do you know this?" She asked. The door opened and in came Wilton Knight. "Because my dear Trinity, I paid him a visit and told him what was to come," Wilton said. "Didn't He suspect you?" She asked. He shook his head. "Knight Industries on my side of the Mirror, had created a holographic simulator so Wilton never discovered he was talking to…well Himself. I forewarned him of what was to come. You must have Mike stop the League of Assassins from killing the other me before He makes this video," Wilton said. She looked in frustration.
"Who ordered the hit?" She asked. In walked Charles. "Lionel William Luthor," He said matter-of-factly.
"great," Trinity said, sarcastically. "We've got to encourage Mike to stop both Lionel and The League of Assassins without interfering with the timelines," Trinity said. The Hologram ended and Trinity walked out of the office and downstairs.
"Can we reestablish connection with Mike and KITT?" She asked. In a minute, Mike came back up on the big screen. "What's up?" He asked.
"You need to find Lionel Luthor and somehow get him to stop his assassination order," Trinity urged. Mike stared in awe…
To Be Continued…