(This story is rated M for Mature. Knight Rider is copyrighted 1982-1986 NBC Universal Studios. Trinity Jean Knight is my character but her powers are copyrighted 2001-2007 The CW Network.)
Chapter IV: into the past, a Knight
Trinity stared at the file on Michael Arthur Long, a police officer shot little over 20 years ago. At least the world was lead to believe he was dead. But by a billionaire's hand, Michael Long had been reborn Michael Knight and had been teamed with the most sophisticated car in the world. Michael had half of his check from FLAG sent to Danielle Long's apartment every month, Trinity learned. She then saw designs for a face. But this particular face she knew. It was Garth Knight, her brother by her mother's side of the family.
"Jennifer, why did dad have a picture of Garth in Michael's file?" She asked as She and Jennifer were in the office that twenty years ago, was occupied by Devon Miles, friend and Employer to Michael Knight.
"From what I can recall, he wanted to recreate Garth in his own image. The first person we found Jason Franklin, didn't want to go through plastic surgery. Mr. Franklin was shot by a criminal Michael later brought to justice. Or at least tried to." Jennifer then brushed a nearby holo-emitter that was located in the file.
"What is that?" Jennifer said as the holo-emitter projected a 3 dimensional image of Michael Knight.
"Don't know. Wilton never mentioned this device to me at all. Or at least Elizabeth didn't." Trinity said. Jennifer stared at her sister for a very long time before asking,
"Why did Mother send you away and did you resent it?"
Trinity sat there for a while thinking it over. "I think she did it because she didn't want Wilton to know that she had cheated on him. She very well couldn't present me as his child even though I had the same last name. My DNA is a human and a little more than human if you get what I mean. My…gifts are included with my DNA. I did resent it because of the moving around from city to city. I've been all around the world, got the greatest education money could buy. But my biological father is dead, killed when the planet he lived on exploded due to some natural catastrophe. And Elizabeth kept me away from my adopted father. Oh he found out sometime during the construction of KITT before Michael was brought in. He challenged Elizabeth in court for legal custody of me and won. I helped Devon Miles bring Mr. Long here." Trinity said finally.
"You know Michael's real identity?" She said as they watched the holo-emitter play out a scene Trinity remembered as if it were yesterday. Her laying Michael Long on a stretcher as Wilton was busy calling in the best doctors he could find in California. Dr. Miles, no relation to Devon, was the plastic surgeon who rebuilt Michael's face and DNA. His DNA was reconfigured to match Garth's so precisely no one would know.
"I think I fell in love with him at the tender age of 4 when I helped Wilton bring him in." Trinity finally said. They then heard a familiar 3 tone beep. It was KITT with his hourly check. The AI had been accessing financial files of Michael Long dating back to when he was in college.
"Miss Knight, there is nothing out of the ordinary however there is a reference to a Black Sun organization that paid for Michael Long's schooling. What is Black Sun? The AI asked.
"Black Sun is a criminal organization with ties to the Mafia here in the US. They are actually the legitimate side of the Mafia. Why would Michael Long's schooling be paid by them?" Jennifer asked as she pulled another record out of a file cabinet that they had on various criminal organizations.
"It says here that Melissa Long, Michael's mother had ties to Black Sun. I think it's time I paid her a visit." Trinity said getting up.
To be continued…