Title: Journey X.
Fandom: Smallville / X-Men the Movie crossover
Category: Crossover, General/Romance
Rating: T.
Disclaimer - I own nothing Smallville- or X-Men-related.
Summary: after Clark Kent disobeyed Jor-El, destroyed the ship and then left for Metropolis, his biological father decided to give him a lesson. A very unusual journey awaits him, and he is going to meet very special people…
Prologue.
Metropolis, here I come!
The engine of Kal's Harley purred like a satisfied beast. The ruby ring on his right hand pulsed slowly, giving Kal strength and the feeling of freedom. He was leaving Smalville for good, at last.
A new life awaited him. No green rocks sucking out his strength. No crazy meteor freaks trying to kill him. No self-righteous parents, who always knew what's best for him. No annoying "friends", like Pete Ross the Backstabber who used Kryptonite to stop him.
Kal smiled wickedly, as his eyes slightly glowed. He was looking forward to see the big city again. There was so much to see in Metropolis. So many pleasures Kent Jr. never had the guts to taste. But this time he will be in charge, not Clark.
Kal already saw the looming skyscrapers ahead. He picked up his speed. Of course he could abandon the motorcycle and get to Metropolis in a few seconds, but there was much more fun in riding than in running!
He felt powerful, invulnerable and unstoppable. Like Terminator, but much better. Kal even started to whistle "Bad To The Bone".
Now when I walk the streets
Kings and queens step aside
Every woman I meet
They all stay satisfied.
I wanna tell ya, baby
What I see I make my own.
And I'm here to tell ya, honey,
That I'm bad to the bone.
Only ten miles left until Metropolis, when Kal heard The Voice.
KAL-El.
The scar on Kal's chest started to burn.
"Aaargh!"
Damned scar! Jor-El had branded him like a cow!
Kal stopped the bike, breathing heavily. He ripped his shirt – only to find that the kryptonian brand started glowing again.
Clark Kent hoped to get rid of Jor-El by blowing up the spaceship. After the explosion and Martha's miscarriage Clark's pain was so unbearable that he released Kal. And Kal couldn't miss the opportunity to leave Smallville.
Stupid farmboy! Jor-El wasn't going to give up on him. Kal wasn't Clark, but his so-called "father" couldn't care less. And now Kal was going to pay for Kent's sins.
Kent made a huge mistake. Again. That's Clark Kent for you – Best in Screwing up Lives. Like there weren't already enough reasons to hate him.
"KAL-EL, MY SON," Jor-El's voice in his head was causing the mind blowing headache.
"Not again!" Kal cried out.
"YOU WILL OBEY, KAL-EL! YOU CAN'T ESCAPE YOUR DESTINY!"
Kal was furious, "I can and I will! #%& you! Get out of my head, Jor-El!"
"EVERYONE AROUND YOU SUFFERED BECAUSE YOUR MIND WAS CLOUDED BY EMOTIONS . NOW YOU ARE POISONING YOURSELF WITH RED KRYPTONITE . I PREDICT NOTHING BUT PAIN AND DESTRUCTION ON THE PATH YOU CHOOSE."
Kal yelled, "I don't care! Clark Kent always tried to do everything right – and ended up screwing everything! I'm not going to do the same mistakes! Maybe I should just stop thinking about #%&ing consequences! And you, Daddy, why don't you shut up and let me live my own life?"
"I DON'T WANT TO PUNISH YOU, MY SON. BUT YOU LEFT ME NO CHOICE."
Suddenly the rays of bright light appeared from the earth and engulfed Kal's body.
Kal screamed in rage, realizing that he was just trapped. A cage of white light surrounded him, giving just a little space to move.
"Let me go!" demanded Kal. "LET ME GO!" He tried to break free from the cage, using superstrength. Even his tremendous power wasn't enough.
"JONATHAN KENT AND MARTHA JKENT PROTECTED YOU TOO MUCH, MY SON. YOU MUST TRAVEL TO SEE HOW CRUEL THE WORLD CAN BE. YOU MUST ACCEPY YOUR ORIGIN AND LEARN TO RESPECT YOUR KRYPTONIAN LEGACY INSTEAD OF DENYING IT OR MISUSING YOUR GIFTS. YOU WON"T RETURN UNTIL YOU FINALLY REALIZE YOUR TRUE DESTINY."
"Stop! Just stop it! Do you hear me, Jerk-El? I don't believe in rubbish like Fate and Destiny!" Kal's eyes were burning, He tried to use heat vision several times, but the walls of his cage were still intact.
"PREPARE FOR THE JOURNEY, MY SON".
There was a flash of incredibly white light. Kal and his shining cage disappeared.
The damaged Harley was lying on the road, one of the wheels still spinning.
Something gleamed on the edge of the road. Like a shard of glass… or a small gem.