Smallville: The Lantern
General Sam Lane had become a rough man after a lifetime of service to his country, he had to
witness good men die and people that deserved to die lived long healthy lives but in the midst of all
of this he did bear two wonderful daughters, Lois and Lucy Lane. He hated being in the small town of
Smallville, this town had been littered with meteor rocks and he had saw first hand what over exposure
does to a person and it's something he never wanted to experience. He smiled and looked up when he
heard the small supersonic jet plane race overhead, he watched it land with ease and he walked over
to it with a group of people. He watched as the cockpit slid open and Hal Jordan slipped out of the
plane looking cocky as ever, General Lane knew this was the man that was going to take his place in
a matter of years. He remembered meeting Hal Jordan when he was just a cadet in the Air Force, the
kid thought a lot of himself but he could back it up, he was amazing at anything he did and that's when
General Lane took a great interest in him. "Fantastic job Jordan, you looked like a natural flying that
plane up there".
He laughed and ran his hands through his black hair, "it felt like I've been flying it my whole life".
General Lane smiled as he went back to his friends, he had always been curious about Jordan's ability
to fly anything and everything, he had even looked into his past and was amazed to find that Jordan
was a troublemaker who couldn't handle a bicycle much less a car. He smiled because he knew this
young man was the future of the Air Force but he was also hiding a secret that may kill his career
before it even begins.