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 5: Graduation and building
Trinity stared at her classmates. She was 18-years-old and had graduated from Cary-Grove Community High School, in suburban Cary, Illinois which was 45 Miles Northwest of Chicago. She had transferred to the small town high school years prior to hide the fact that she was a wealthy young woman and that she was related to Wilton Knight. She had been keeping up with Michael Long, reborn Michael Knight and The Knight Industries Two Thousand through Foundation reports. The man had come to Cary, Illinois to ask her one question which she had not answered for a year. Michael had asked to marry her after his former fiancée Stephanie Mason was killed. Trinity had ordered Knight Industries to buy another Firebird to begin construction of her friend from her youth---The Knight Automated Roving Robot.
She stared at her friends as she was about to graduate high school. She had graduated at the top of her class. She smiled at the boy who had asked her to prom last year as he approached her.
"You have a guest," Bob Williams, the boy said. He gestured to the Firebird that bore the vanity plates Knight.
"Michael!" She said happily. She saw the older man come in.
"Hi!" He said embracing the girl. He knew she had not given him answer but he was a patient man.
"What brings the world famous Michael Knight to my little part of the world," She said.
"Charles and I wanted to come to your graduation and to let you know as of next year, The Foundation for Law And Government will be a part of the FBI. They approved the president's request that had been submitted by Congressman Jenkins. He also wants you to head up a special project that only you can do," Michael said. She frowned. She saw Charles.
"Hello dear! Sarah asked me to tell you hello! She's almost through with college. She's said she wants to work at Stanford next year. Also want to tell you about a special project that Congressman Jenkins wants you to do for the US Government. And your probably going to like it," Charles said. Her friends stared at her.
"And what is that, Uncle," She said. He smiled at her.
"I can remember you having an attachment to your father's first prototype, so the government is going to pay Knight Industries Technology to rebuild KARR," Charles said after a minute.
"But I'm not a part of Knight Industries Technology. Uncle William is the CEO of that company," She protested. Michael smiled and politely coughed.
"Per Your father's will, You, Trinity Jean Knight at the age of 18 automatically become CEO of Knight Industries Technology. The US government wants you to start immediately. They want KARR helping us at once. We'll assign it a driver after it's complete," Michael said. She shook her head.
"I am not going to build it if I can't be his driver," Trinity said. They then heard another voice behind them.
"Miss Knight, if that's your attitude, then it's time I introduced myself to you," The black-skinned man said. He reached into his coat jacket and removed a FBI badge.
"I'm agent Sanderson, Special Liaison to the President. He would like you to be trained as an FBI agent just in case if KARR goes rogue. You will also be able to keep your title of CEO. Your Uncle William has been alerted to your rise to the top of Knight Industries Technology, but you will be in a 3-year program with the FBI while Knight Industries Research And Development & Knight Industries Technology teams begin working on the new prototype. We're going to gut the body of a Mustang and build KARR from that, per your request. We're going to use cutting edge technology. Also, the FBI will not be checking on the progress of the vehicle. We've given your teams a 3-year time table to get it done," Agent Fred Sanderson said.
"What's KARR?" Bob wanted to know after Michael, Charles and agent Sanderson walked toward the stands.
"The Knight Automated Roving Robot, a vehicle with an advanced Artificial Intelligence. I had the plans from my father uploaded to a computer at Smallville High School. I'll need to borrow Mr. Knight's car. It'll get me there fast," Trinity said. She smiled. She then saw a man she never expected to see…Davis Bloome.
"What are you doing here," She asked him as he made his way through the kids.
"I've been trying to find you for the last few years. Your friend Chloe is fine, but there is a man in Smallville who claims to be your father and he wants you to come to Smallville," Davis said struggling to stand there to talk with the girl. She & he were somehow related, that he was sure, but He didn't know how. He had a sense of growing animosity toward her and he didn't know why.
"I need to go to Smallville anyway," She said. He smiled.
"Can you give me a lift back? I had taken a bus to Chicago and spent a cool 75 dollars to find you via Taxi. I have no way home," He said.
"I'm borrowing my finance's prototype after graduation, so I'll give you a lift," She said sweetly. He smiled.
"Be on your guard, Miss Knight, there is someone else looking for you too. Ever heard of a Lionel Luthor?" He said as they walked toward the football field. She nodded.
"He's in the crowd," Davis said, pointing to the younger man and his wife Lillian.
"What the hell is he doing here?" She said. Davis shrugged his shoulders.
"Don't know, but from what I heard from that Graiman guy, the FBI won't let him near you," Davis said.
"You know my Uncle Charles Graiman?" Trinity said, suspiciously. He nodded.
"Mostly by name. Graiman Industries has a lab and Offices in Metropolis, 3 hours from Smallville. I had to treat some people there a few days ago, before I went to find you," Davis said. She nodded and went to join her friends. He walked up to the stands as Trinity joined her fellow classmates.
"You've got a cool family, but what's the FBI doing here," Sherri Belgard asked. Trinity gulped and replied," they are here to protect me from an unscrupulous businessman named Lionel Luthor. Lionel and my father were college roommates and they worked together on a project for the US Government that went rogue and my father took the project to the private sector. I'm restarting the project to honor my father's work," She whispered as they heard the names being called.
"Aren't you and Mike Belgard going to get married?" Trinity asked. Sherri's sexual encounter with her 4th Cousin was public knowledge in a small town. Sherri had been receiving pressure from her own father to marry the 17-year-old boy from nearby Crystal Lake South High School.
"My folks and his folks are encouraging it, but I'm not sure," Sherri said. "Anyway, why don't know why you don't ask him out. He's cute," Sherri teased.
"I'm engaged to a government agent, but I haven't told him yes yet," Trinity said staring at Michael. She remembered Tonya Walker's lover had tried to kill Michael, yet instead had killed Michael's former fiancée Stephanie Mason. The man had gone to prison thanks to Michael and The Foundation, and Michael Long had stayed buried.
45 minutes later, Trinity clutched her diploma with joy. She walked over to Michael and Charles who were surrounded by 5 FBI agents.
"Trinity, there is something I need to tell you," Michael said quietly. She stared at him.
"What is it," She asked.
"In 1972, when I was Michael Long, I was assigned security to a businesswoman that I didn't know. She said her first name was Jennifer, but I didn't discover until years later that she was Wilton Knight's daughter Jennifer Knight. She was 17-years-old at the time and she seduced me. When Garth raped you, Wilton felt it best if Jennifer, Garth and you be sent out of the US until things died down with the authorities. Elizabeth took Garth to Africa and Jennifer to England while you were hidden at the Knight Estate. Shortly thereafter, I got a telegram from Jennifer at my old apartment before it was torn down, that she was expecting. A boy," He said, not expecting forgiveness from the young woman.
"I understand. What's the boy's name?" She asked. He smiled.
"Jennifer was given a code-name to protect her from Wilton's enemies. The code name was Tracer. The boy's first name she gave was mine. Michael. Except he's not a boy anymore. Army intelligence drafted him to go over to Iraq for the Gulf War," Michael said as they walked over to KITT.
"Michael, I forgive you. And yes, I will marry you, Mr. Michael Arthur Knight. Mr. Knight, I need a favor," Trinity asked.
"What is it," he said. They then heard a voice.
"We need your prototype to get to Smallville, Kansas. Is that okay?" Spoke the voice of Davis Bloome.
"Michael Knight, Davis Bloome. He's a paramedic from Metropolis. I have some information I need to give my company that was stored on a Knight Industries Technology computer that was delivered to Smallville High School. KITT is the fastest vehicle known to man. Davis needs to get back to Metropolis and if the two teams are going to work on KARR, they need those blueprints. I need a FBI badge or something that looks like a government badge or else school officials won't let me on the grounds," Trinity said.
"Here you go," Agent Sanderson said, handing her a wallet. She opened it and in it was a badge and a FBI Identification card that bore her name and picture.
"We pulled this from a 2-year-old picture. We knew you would want to rebuild KARR and that you would need to be trained just in case anything goes wrong. As of this day, The Foundation For Law And Government is now officially a branch of the FBI. Do what you need to do," Agent Sanderson said. She smiled as She & Davis walked toward The Knight Industries Two Thousand. She saw Lionel walk toward them.
"Miss Knight, I need to speak with you about your father," Lionel said before 2 FBI agents blocked his way.
"Mr. Luthor, I Think you've caused enough damage to my family," Trinity said as She & Davis climbed into the car.
"What's this?" Davis said.
"Good afternoon to you too, sir," KITT said.
"KITT, this is Trinity Jean Knight. Transfer all command codes to me. My authorization code is Alpha-Beta-137 Trinity," Trinity said. They heard a beep then KITT said, "Voiceprint confirmed."
"Smallville, Kansas, please," She said. The car activated its Auto Cruise Mode and they were off to Trinity's destiny….