Chapter One--New Girl

Jonathan and Martha Kent were headed to town when something ran out in front of the pickup. "Jonathan." Martha screamed,as he slammed on the brakes and brought the truck to a halt and got out to see if he hit anything, and then felt himself fly through the air as something unseen grabbed him. He heard Martha scream again just as everything went black.

When he came too he pushed himself to his feet and stumbled over to the pickup. 'Have to see if Martha's alright.' He thought to himself and then bit back a cry when he saw her slumped over in her seat, her hair matted with blood. He pulled her out and realized her eyes were wide open and staring and she wasn't breathing. "No." He cried and cradled her body to his chest.

Lana Lang looked up as the Talon's door opened and a pretty dark-haired young woman walked in and approached the counter. She'd seen her around twon though she had no idea who she was. Lana knew the girl was older then her because she didn't go to Smallville High like all the other kids did. "Hi, I'm Tarra I was wondering if you were hiring?" She asked, leaning against the counter.

Lana reached under the counter and grabbed a piece of paper and a pen and shoved them across to the other girl. "You can write your name and number and any past experiences you've had and I'll get back to you." She said. Tarra smiled and quickly scrawled on the paper and then handed that and the pen back to Lana.

Lana glanced at the paper and saw two numbers. One was a cell phone number and the other was a motel number. Just as Tarra turned to go the door opened and Clark Kent walked in and shot an admiring glance at Tarra as she walked by though she didn't give him a second glance. "Who was that?" He asked. Lana shrugged. "Her name is Tarra and she's looking for a job and besides Clark I think she's a little too old for you." She replied.

Suddenly his cell phone rang and he answered it and then a look of horror crossed his face. "When?" He asked. Lana became concerned when she saw the look on his face. "Okay, I'll be right there." He added and then hung up and turned back to Lana. "What is it Clark?" She asked. "It's my parents, someone attacked them, my mom's dead." He cried and Lana's face grew sad. She'd alway's liked Martha Kent and it was hard to believe she was dead.

She suddenly realized Clark was gone and wondered where he'd gone to so suddenly. Tarra stood outside the Talon as Clark sped by her almost knocking her over in his rush and Lana ran out after him. "What's going on?" Tarra asked, surprise in her voice. "Clark's parents were attacked and his mom was killed." Lana said and then jumped in surprise when she realized that Tarra was gone too.

Clark stood outside his dad's hospital room and half listened to the doctor's break the news of his mother's death to his dad. He tried to ignore the heartbroken sobs that came from his father or the fact that he didn't know what to do or to say.

That night Clark sat out in the waiting room while his father slept, not wanting to stray away from the only family he had left. Tarra walked into the hospital ignoring the stares of the hospital staff as she walked by. She spotted Clark in the waiting room and considered approaching him and then remembered the reason she was there and continued to Jonathan's room. Clark heard footsteps and looked up to see Tarra the girl from the Talon walk by and got up to follow her, curious as to why she was there.

She spotted someone in the room and realized that it wasn't a nurse. "Hey." She yelled without thinking and then ran into the room. The person turned to face her and swung what looked like a metal pole of some kind towards her head but she grabbed it and then yanked it from their hand just as Clark ran into the room.

"Dad." He cried and ran over to his dad as the figure ran from the room. Tarra started to go after him but Clark's hand on her arm stopped her progress. "Don't, I doubt we'll be seeing them again for awhile." He told her. Tarra nodded and sank into a chair and looked up to see Clark's eyes on her. "How did you manage to get that thing away fro him?" He asked.

Tarra flushed. "This is not the place to talk about that." She said and looked over at Clark's father on the bed and wondered if she should use her powers to heal him though she knew if she did that she'd risk her life and Clark's and his father's too. Clark walked over to her side and took her arm, pulling her to her feet and steering her out the door and over to the Kent's truck.

He opened the door and shoved her inside and then went to the driver's side. "Where are we going?" She asked. "Someplace where we can talk privately." He said. Tarra nodded and turned to look out the window. Clark looked over at her as he drove to the Kent Farm. She was tall, with long dark hair and cobalt blue eyes.

When he reached the farm he reached out and grabbed her arm before she could open the door. "Wait." He said. Tarra stopped and stared at him. "How did you do that?" He asked. Tarra smiled a little sheepishly. "I'm not exactly from around here." She admitted. Clark raised his eyebrows. "You're an alien?" He asked her.

Tarra nodded and then looked down. "You have to keep it a secret, I can't have anyone in danger." She said. Clark nodded. "Don't worry your secrets safe." He promised her. "Now don't you think we oughta go back to the hospital so we can make sure that there's not another attempt on your dad's life?" She asked. Clark smiled and nodded.

The rest of the night was uneventful and when Jonathan Kent woke up the following morning he saw Clark and a pretty young woman sitting beside his bed. He remembered seeing the girl around town and thinking that if he wasn't married to Martha he'd definitely go out with her. He moaned when he remembered that Martha was dead.

"Clark." He heard the young woman say softly and then he saw them both leaning over him in concern. "Dad, the doctor says you can come home today." Clark said. Jonathan looked up at his son and then looked at the girl. "Who's this Clark?" He asked curiously. "Dad, this is Tarra, she saved your life last night." He said.

Jonathan reached out and took Tarra's hand. "Thank you." He said. Tarrra smiled. "Just glad I could help." She said. Jonathan only let go of her hand after she pulled back when Lana and a pixie blond girl walked in. Lana sent her a suprised glance and then motioned to the other girl. "Tarra this is Chloe Sullivan, Chloe this is Tarra." She said and then glared at Clark.

Tarra caught the look and smiled to herself realizing there must be something going on between the two of them.

The doctor came in and signed the release papers for Jonathan and Clark helped him get ready to go home. Jonathan reached out and took Tarra's hand. "How'd you like to come and help us out?" He asked, causing Tarra, Clark, Lana, and Chloe to stare at him in surprise. "Um...Uh...Sure." Tarra said in surprise.

Tarra sat in the middle between Clark and Jonathan on the way home until Clark slammed on the brakes and threw the door open and got out. "Clark?" Tarra cried, just as someone grabbed her around the neck and hauled her out, throwing her through the air. Clark was by her side a moment later, though she wasn't too sure how he'd gotten there. "You're dad." She gasped and they both ran back to the truck.

Jonathan felt a hand close around his throat but before they could throw him through the air like they'd thrown Tarra, she was there and grabbing his attacker and throwing them through the air much the same way Clark would. "Are you from Kyrpton?" He asked, looking into her face as she struggled to help him from the truck.

"No, I'm an alien, but I'm not from Krypton." She said. Jonathan placed an arm around her shoulders as she helped him hobble forward. Suddenly Clark was there. "Let's go." He said. Tarra swung around when a hand rested on her shoulder and she screamed when she saw the ugly face of a zombie but with a single flick of her wrist it flew through the air.

When they finally reached the farm Clark and Tarra convinced Jonathan to lay down and rest while they went out and did chores. "Are you okay?" Tarra asked when she saw Clark's pale face and labored breathing. "Someone put green kryptonite in my pocket." He said, collapsing to the ground. Tarra dropped down next to him and reached inside his pocket pulling out the green colored rock, then got to her feet and threw it as hard as she could then dropped back down next to Clark, rolling him over and placing his head in her lap.

"You have to be okay Clark. " She cried and then heard gravel crunch as a car pulled into the driveway and a black guy got out and ran over to them. "What happened?" He asked. Tarra stared at him suspiciously as he dropped down next to her and Clark. "Who are you?" She asked suspiciously. "I'm Pete Ross, you must be Tarra, the Kent's new savior." He said, with a partial smile. "That's right, but if we don't do something, Clark's gonna die." She said.

TBC