Knight Rider: The Journey
(This Story is rated M for Mature. Knight Rider is ©1982-1986; 2008-2009 NBC/Universal Studios. Smallville is ©2001-2009 The CW Network & DC Comics. Trinity Jean Knight is my character but her powers are ©2001-2009 CW Network & DC Comics. All Other Characters are mine)
Chapter 4: Funeral
Trinity stared at the headstone at the gravesite where her father was buried. She and KARR had just arrived from Smallville, Kansas back to Los Angeles when they had gotten the call from Dr. Graiman. She stared at Sarah Graiman, Dr. Charles Graiman's daughter who was about her age, 9 or 10.
"Hi Sarah," Trinity said as she saw Charles nearby. The funeral hadn't even started so it would have been a good time to reacquaint herself with the Graimans.
"Hi. Do I know you," Sarah asked staring at the girl dressed in black. Trinity shook her head no.
"I'm Trinity Knight, Wilton's daughter. I know of you but never knew you. Your father knew mine. They were working together on a project. I was always kept away from the public eye since my father was such a public person. My father didn't even know I existed until fairly recently. I recently moved in with the Kents in Smallville, Kansas. My brother Garth and sister Jennifer are in Switzerland until the funeral is over. Garth is wanted for a crime and Jennifer is said to be preparing to take over Knight Industries," Trinity said.
"My father said Mr. Knight had a daughter who was a secret. I was kept all over the mansion hidden away from anyone and everything. I came to say goodbye to your father, before I go away as well, Trinity," Sarah said.
"Funny, I was going to say the same thing," Trinity said. Charles stared at Trinity and Sarah.
"Glad you're here, Trinity, but I'm only sorry it couldn't have been under better circumstances," Charles said wiping his face to clear the sweat from his brow. It was a particularly humid day. He glanced over at KARR and smiled.
"I see you brought KARR with you," He said smiling briefly.
"No, Mr. Graiman, KARR brought me here. Both of us wanted to say goodbye," Trinity said. She saw the mourners, and then heard another familiar sound. The sound of another Knight Industries Vehicle.
"What is that?" She said as she saw a female climb out.
"That is The Knight Reformulation One, a possible successor to The Knight Industries Two Thousand, should his programming go rogue, like KARR's did," Charles said.
"KARR didn't go rogue. He was miss programmed by LuthorCorp. Can Knight Industries undo the damage?" Trinity pleaded.
"Bring the vehicle in and I'll have both Graiman Industries & Knight Industry's teams look at his neural net programming," Charles said. They saw the priest beginning reading from the psalms to indicate that the funeral had begun. Trinity felt tears begin to flow from her eyes as she would saw goodbye to the only father she ever knew.
2 hours later, she stood at the site where Wilton's coffin lay, uncovered by dirt. She had requested that they not cover it yet, not until she had a chance to say goodbye. She knelt down in front of the headstone that bore her last name.
"Oh dad, I wish I had gotten to know you. Now what am I supposed to do," She asked to no one in particular. She then heard a familiar voice.
"You can come back with us and let us raise you to know what it's like to be loved," Spoke the voice of Jonathan Kent. She glanced up and saw Jonathan and Martha Kent standing next to Charles Graiman.
"Mr. Graiman has allowed us to raise you under the agreement that you leave KARR here for deprogramming. He has offered to send you the newer prototype in exchange while his team seeks to undo the damage done by the Luthors. Now what will you do?" Jonathan said. She reached for the nearby dirt and grabbed a handful. She then began to sprinkle it over the coffin of her late father.
"I'll make you proud, father," She whispered. She stared at Charles then Jonathan Kent.
"If we can't undo what Lionel did to KARR, we'll either have to dismantle him or store him someplace until such time he can be reverse engineered to discover what Lionel's programmer did," Charles said.
"Where would you like to go to school honey? You have your choice of any school in the world," Martha said gently.
"Smallville Middle School, but after that I wish to be transferred to Cary-Grove High School. I have to honor an FBI agent who was on the verge of discovering what Lionel was doing," Trinity finally said.
"I'll also make another thing available to you, Trinity. I'll send you the blueprints Wilton made of KARR in the hopes that one day a newer version can be made to undo what LuthorCorp did, and in the meantime, Operation Michael Knight was a success. Your manipulation of his DNA sequence was a success. Not even Elizabeth Knight, your mother will be able to tell who he is. He is modeled after Garth Knight, but he won't be like your brother. I'll also bring him to justice for what he did to you," Charles said. She nodded.
"I'll have a Knight Industries jet fly you back to Smallville. I'll have the Reformulation One sent to Smallville for your use. You're a very wealthy young girl. Use the money and resources that your father left you to bring justice and honor the Knight family name," Charles said.
Trinity just nodded and stared at her friend, the only friend she's ever known.
"Undo what Lionel did to my friend, and if not dismantle him. I'll find a way to resurrect KARR later," Trinity said, making that her vow…
To be continued…