Knight Rider Alternate Storyline – Bonus Chapter – Knight of the Living Dead

F.L.A.G Underground Facility – October 31st, 2009

Kat looked at herself in the mirror carefully. "What do you think, KITT?"

"It's a very nice Halloween costume." K.I.T.T answered politely.

"You don't really have an opinion on it, do you?" Kat guessed.

"Not in the slightest." K.I.T.T answered. "I am baffled by the levels and standards of attractiveness you humans attach to clothing."

"You know what? Sometimes I am, too." Kat admitted. She admired herself in the mirror anyway. Most years, she didn't really care for Halloween, or dressing up in general. But Angela had gotten a costume ready for her weeks ago, and Kat didn't have the heart to crush her spirits.

She was starting to see that Angela loved holidays, all holidays. She loved having the chance to celebrate. She was warm and caring and liked to share happiness with others. Kat could see why Sam had liked her.

So, Kat was wearing a Super Girl costume. Angela had even dyed her long hair blonde. She smiled at her reflection again before leaving her room.

She met Angela in the hallway. Angela was dressed as a witch, down to the pointed hat and toy broom. "Shall we go see the other costumes?" She asked grandly.

"Who else have you dressed up?" Kat laughed.

Angela grinned. "Wait'll you see Ian."

They found Ian in the Main Lab. His hair was brushed back neatly. He was also impeccably dressed in a dark suit. Kat was confused for a bit until Ian pulled a Blackberry out of his jacket pocket and tapped a few buttons. "David!" She cried. "You're David for Halloween!"

Ian smiled smugly. It was so much like David's smile that Kat almost shivered. "The scariest thing I know." He said, his voice smooth, pocketing the Blackberry.

This time, Kat did shiver. "Oooh, that's eerie. But, who's David going to be?" She asked. "We can't have two."

"Yeah. That's too much evil in one place." Angela said. A mischievous smile spread across her face. "I'll see what I can do."

"Angela." Pierce called to her. "If you get David to wear a Halloween costume, I shall be your slave for a week."

"Deal." Angela laughed. Kat could see by the expression on her face that she was already plotting.

"Katherine!" Kat looked up. Karen and Alex were on the ramp above her. Karen was dressed as a leopard, and Alex was dressed at Iron Man.

"Alex!" Kat called to him "You look great!"

He ran down the steps and right up to her. "So do you." He said solemnly.

"Hey, kid, smile." Kat encouraged him. She pulled up his cheeks lightly. David's son smiled shyly. "So, what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be going Trick or Treating?"

"We came to get Dad." Alex said.

"Isn't this a little out of your way?" Kat asked, raising an eyebrow.

He motioned for Kat to come closer. "Mom thinks he might try escaping, so we came to get him before he can get away." He whispered.

"Oh, I see." Kat whispered back. "Good plan. I think he's in his office. But wait a bit, Angela might get him to wear a costume."

Alex's eyes widened a little. "Really?" He looked about as excited as she had ever seen him. Like when he talked to K.I.T.T.

Speaking of K.I.T.T, he was sitting on his circle, contemplating quietly. "KITT's having some trouble deciding on his Halloween costume." Kat confided in Alex. "Why don't you go help him?"

Alex's eyes shown. "Okay." He ran off towards the car.

Karen saw him and held out her hand. "Oh, sweetie, don't-"

"I'm not going too close." Alex assured her. He pulled up a chair about ten feet away from K.I.T.T.

Karen looked worried. "Alex is perfectly safe." Kat assured her. Karen shifted her turquoise eyes to her. Her expression wasn't impolite, but it also wasn't friendly.

David walked into the Main Lab silently. He looked over the dressed up crowd with distaste. He walked over to Ian "Ian." He said behind him quietly.

Ian jumped and spun around. "Y-yes, sir." He said nervously.

David gave him a cool once over. Ian quailed. He knew he had really done it now. David must be pissed.

"Nice suit. It's nice to see not everyone has fallen for this holiday's trivial nature." He turned and headed for the stairs. He would wait out Halloween in his office.

Ian blinked stupidly. "Uh, t-thank you, sir." He said to David's back.

"Dad!" Alex called. He ran up to his father.

"Alex." David looked mildly surprised, though he shouldn't have been. He should have seen this coming; Karen and Alex tried to drag him out every year.

"Dad, can you wear a costume this year? Please, please, please, please!" Alex begged him.

"Alex, you know I don't-" David began, but stopped when Angela walked over to him and hooked her arm through his.

"Now, now, Alex. Don't mob the poor man." She began steering him up the stairs. "I'll just borrow Daddy for a bit and we'll see if we can come up with something for you."

David frowned down at his and Angela's linked arms. "Angela, what have I told you about touching me?"

Angela waved a hand dismissively. "Yes, yes, I know, I know." But she didn't let him escape.

Kat suppressed a giggle. This was too much. So far she was really enjoying her first Halloween with F.L.A.G. She turned to Alex. "So, Iron Man?" She raised an eyebrow. "I expected you to dress as Artemis Fowl, or a young Dr. Frankenstein."

Alex rolled his eyes. "Mom said if I picked a costume that was more mainstream, I would get more candy."

Kat smiled. "Anything for the candy, huh?" Alex nodded seriously.

"Someone say candy?" Pierce asked hopefully. He sat at his desk. He was wearing a black t-shirt that said: 'My T-Shirt kicks your costume's butt!'

"No candy for you." Carmen chided him. "You're not wearing a costume."

Pierce frowned. "Neither are you."

"I celebrate El Día de los Muertos." Carmen said haughtily.

"So? People dress up on the day of the dead." Pierce said.

"That will be later." Carmen told him. She reached behind her workstation and pulled out a plastic container. "I've been baking, look." She walked over to his desk. She opened the container and showed him the contents.

He reached in and pulled out a cookie. It was decorated as a very colorful skull wearing a sombrero. "Interesting..." He said as he scrutinized it. "Cute, and creepy."

Carmen made to swipe the cookie out of his hand, but he ate it in one bite before she could. He gave her challenging look, unable to speak with his mouth full. She glared back, then walked over to Kat and Alex.

"Cookie?" She asked, bending down so Alex could see inside the container.

He reached into the container automatically. "These look great, Carmen." He said sincerely.

Kat took a cookie as well, biting the sombrero delicately. "They taste great." Carmen smiled.

"What's up? Handing out treats?" Rei asked as she and her brother stepped into the Main Lab. She had a plastic pumpkin in one hand.

"Rei, you look amazing." Kat exclaimed. And she did. Her hair was swept dramatically and she was wearing a short turquoise kimono. The long sleeves trailed past the skirt.

"Thank you, Katherine." Rei smiled. "You look pretty good, too." She shook her plastic pumpkin. "Who wants treats?"

"I do!" Ian said, running up. Alex walked up much more calmly.

Rei smiled. "Kids first, I see." She held the pumpkin out to them. Once they had taken their treats, she walked over to Carmen and Kat. "Trade?"

They exchanged treats. Carmen looked at the wrapper of hers. "Melon gummies?" She asked.

"They're good, try em." Rei said, while eating her cookie.

"Everyone is having so much fun!" Angela said from above them. "Did you guys forget about me?"

"Never." Kat grinned at her.

Alex looked at her hopefully. "Is Dad...?"

She waved a hand dismissively as she walked down the stairs. "He's all done. Wait till you see him!"

The corners of Alex's mouth turned up in the closest thing Kat had ever seen to a smile on his face. He really loved his Dad. She guessed David couldn't be completely evil.

"Oh shoot, I left the goodie bags upstairs." Angela said. She turned to go back up the stairs.

"I'll get them." Kat offered. She slipped past her. "They;re in your studio, right?"

Angela smiled at her. "Yep, in the plastic cauldron."

Kat grinned at her and hurried up the stairs. "You want to see David's costume, don't you?" K.I.T.T asked in her ear.

"Of course." Kat whispered. "If you take a picture, I might even be able to use it as a bargaining chip later on." She jogged to Angela's studio. She pushed the door open and went inside.

She spotted David right away. He was standing in front of Angela's full length mirror. He wore a black vest over a white shirt and black pants. The vest was embroidered with silver thread. He swept a short black cape around his shoulders and tied the front.

"Hey David, that doesn't look to bad." Kat exclaimed. Then she remembered who she was speaking to and changed her tone. "Considering." She said coolly.

"I rather like it myself." David smiled at his reflection. Kat suppressed a shiver. She had gotten used to his evil smile for the most part. But now he was wearing fangs. Not the cheap ones either, the kind that you normally went to the dentist for.

Kat looked away, hunting around for the plastic cauldron. It sat on Angela's worktable. She grabbed the handle and headed back to the door.

"You don't look to bad yourself, considering." David said as she was heading out the door. She paused for a second, then hurried back to the Main Lab.

"I've written a program for my Halloween costume." K.I.T.T announced. "Come and see."

Kat leaned over the railing, looking down at K.I.T.T. He was pumpkin orange, with a devilish black Jack O'Lantern's face on his hood. As she watched, the eyes blinked. "Hey. That's pretty cool!" Kat said.

"Watch this." He said.

Down in the Main Lab, K.I.T.T let out a maniacal laugh that rang through the Main Hall. The mouth of the Jack O'Lantern's face was perfectly in sync. Everyone in the Main Lab jumped and turned to him. "Happy Halloween!" He said.