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Note To Readers:
I am making a few changes to the Smallville back story.
Smallville was still hit by a huge meteor shower but there is only a very small amount of Kryptonite (Most of the Meteors are just normal rocks and debris) – One thing I always hated about Smallville was that there was too much Kryptonite. As a result of there only being a small amount of Kryptonite there are only a small number of meteor freaks.
Although this fic is supposed to be a crossover between Smallville and X-Men Evolution I will be using elements from both the DC Verse and Marvel Verse in general.
One last thing – The Smallville timeline for the beginning of this story (If it was cannon) will be near the end of season 2. Clark has had the download from the caves but Jor-El wont be making himself known for a while yet.
I don't mind receiving bad reviews but please make sure it's constructive criticism. I don't flame other authors if I come across something I don't like, but I will leave a bit of feedback stating what I didn't like and how I think it could have been improved. So if you come across something you don't like then by all means leave a little comment about how it could have been done better. But like I said please make sure any criticism is constructive criticism.
Well that's about it. If you don't like the changes I am making to the back story I wont take offence if you refuse to read this. If you do read it however, then I do hope that you enjoy it.
Summary: After discovering that she is a mutant, Chloe Sullivan gets invited to join the Xavier Institute as well as Clark after they discover his powers. Joining the institute opens them both up to a world that neither of them knew existed and along the way they both discover where they truly belong.
The Star Child And The Mutants
Prologue
Logan, Scott along with Emma Frost and the rest of the semi restored X-Men stood looking at the glass dome that currently held the professor while he lay in his coma. In truth Logan was a little suspicious over the fact that Magneto had handed Charles over so easily, but he knew that they were once friends. That in itself had allowed Logan to overlook the suspicion but he was still a little weary.
The question now though was where do they go from here, the X-Men were a shambles and Rogue had turned on them. That was another problem that needed sorting, Rogue knew to much about them and that was a problem. But right now there were more pressing issues that needed to be attended to.
Turning his attention back to the glass dome that housed the man he secretly called his brother Logan spoke. "We'll find a way to bring you back Charles…No matter how long it takes"
As those words left him everyone in the room though they heard something and began to look around in confusion. "What was that" Kitty asked clearly spooked by the sound.
"It's like someone whispering" Bobby answered while turning around and looking around himself.
Then the next thing they all heard a voice saying "I'm here" and the voice sounded all too familiar to them. "Correct me if I'm wrong but that sounds a lot like" Hank started to say
"Charles" Logan then said continuing Hank's statement.
Again they could all now clearly hear Charles's voice and it was confusing the hell out of them. "This is impossible" Emma stated as she felt a surge of telepathic energy building up within the room.
Logan began to turn towards Emma when there was a huge flash of light above where Charles's unconscious body rested. As the light faded everyone in the room was thrown into a state of shock and confusion as Charles's head appeared floating in the room. Taking a few steps towards the head Logan could only ask one thing "Charles…Is that really you"
The head turned toward Logan "Yes" He answered in an almost disconnected tone.
"What's happening…Who did this to you" Logan asked with concern in his voice.
"I wish I knew…I remember nothing" Charles answered back sadly.
"Charles…There was an unexplained blast at the institute and you've been missing" Hank told the head of his long time friend as he approached it.
"My X-Men…Time is limited…I come to you with an urgent message" Charles stated his tone filled with sadness.
"Come to us…From where" Logan asked in confusion.
"The future" Was the response given before Charles's head moved around to look at the other members of the X-Men that were present. "The coma you see me in now will last for twenty years…I've only recently awoken from it and the world I found was a nightmare" With that said the scene around the X-Men suddenly changed and they found themselves looking at a city in complete ruins.
As the X-Men looked around they saw what looked like Sentinels walking around through the ruins of whichever city they were in as if they were hunting for something or someone. It was hard for them to believe that things could possibly turn out this bad as the city looked like it had been through a war. Buildings and Skyscrapers were falling apart, some were on fire. The roads were smashed to hell and back as well as being littered with debris and wrecked vehicles. This was where the world was heading they realised and it sent a cold shiver down each of their spines, including Logan's.
"Charles…How does it come to this" Hank asked in complete shock over what he was seeing.
The scene around them shifted and the X-Men found themselves back in the medical room where Charles's unconscious body was. "I do not know how it started…But I do know that part of the blame lay with the X-Men" The floating head of Charles stated.
"Us what did we do" Logan asked not liking the sound of what his friend was implying.
"You were each left defeated and walked away…Only as a team do you stand a chance…Only together can you change the course of the future" Charles stated before turning all his attention to Logan. "And you Logan…You must lead them"
Hearing Charles say that Scott shook his head slightly feeling a little angry at his former professors words and turned towards the door.
"I don't know Charles…This hasn't been a good fit" Logan responded.
"Make it fit Logan" Charles told his long time friend. "Otherwise all is lost" Then Charles noticed that Scott was leaving the room. "Scott do not abandon the team…They cannot win this without you son" he stated just as the doors opened for Scott to leave.
Scott stopped and turned back to look at his former professor, the man he had loved like a father and let out a sigh. The truth was he wasn't the leader he used to be, not since Chloe had died the day of the explosion. He wasn't the same man and he knew it, knew that in truth he couldn't lead them. Looking back at the group though he also knew he couldn't abandon them and that they would need his help he made his decision to stay.
Charles turned his attention back to Logan "My time grows short…Before I go…You must find Kal and Jean"
Hearing the name Kal, Logan instantly knew that his old friend was talking about Clark Kent. Unfortunately nobody had seen him since he and Jean left seven years ago and he didn't know where to look anyway. Clark had gone off to do some kind of Alien training with a digital copy of his father while Jean left, well nobody but Charles and Clark knew where she went. The only thing anyone knew was that Jean was going through some kind of change and that she needed to leave. "Nobody has seen either of them in seven years Charles" Logan finally responded.
Emma for her part had no idea who or what Kal was, but she did pick up the tone in Charles's voice on how important this Kal and Jean were. She was about to ask about it when Charles responded to Logan's statement. "Right now the two of them are in Africa…Kal did return but he learned of Chloe's death and went to wander the world…From what both he and Jean have told me they found each other about three months ago in your time…I don't know where they are exactly and here in my time they are busy destroying the Sentinels…Here in my time Kal and Jean are the only ones who can hold the line against them…What I do know is that whatever created the world that I am now in…They weren't there to stop it…If they had been, they may have been able to…Together Kal and Jean are an unstoppable force…A power beyond all imagination"
"How could this Kal and Jean stop what is supposedly coming" Emma asked not understanding. In fact she had been trying to probe everyone's minds on this Kal person but every time she tried she was hitting mental blocks that had been put in place inside their minds, put in by Charles.
Charles glanced at Emma for a second before turning back to Logan. "Find them…The future depends on it…My time has run out…I will try to contact you again if I can" With that the image of Charles's head disappeared.
After the image of Charles disappeared Kitty spoke up "So like I take it we're going back to Africa"
"Look's like it kid" Logan responded while still trying to process what Charles had told them. One thing was certain, things are about to get very interesting and the world is going to need the X-Men. With that in mind he turned his full attention to the rest of the team. "Whatever's eating away at us…We get passed it…We rise to the occasion because we're a team and we got a job to do…The world needs the X-Men" With that said Logan made his way out of the room.
As Logan left the room Emma turned to Scott. "Who is this Kal that Charles was talking about…I'm assuming that the Jean he mentioned is in fact Jean Grey but I have never heard of this Kal …Who is he"
"He's the guy that kicked Juggernaut's ass over half the state" Bobby responded with a smile at the memory as he got up and made his way out of the room.
"Why is it that I have never heard about him" Emma asked again as she knew a fair bit about the X-Men and the name Kal had never been mentioned so he curiosity was now very peaked.
"Kal is literally the most powerful person on the planet…His powers go beyond that of an Omega Level mutant" Scott responded however he wouldn't betray Clark and wouldn't tell her about where his alien friend actually came from. As he thought about Clark he realised that the professor had said that he came back and found out what had happened to Chloe. He couldn't help but feel regret for that as he knew how close Clark and Chloe where, they where best friends. They had a brother, sister relationship and a bond that went beyond anything he could ever understand. In some way he knew that they saw each other as family as he and Jean had a similar relationship but now realising that Clark had no idea of what had happened other that the fact that Chloe was dead saddened him even more.
"Why is it that until to day I didn't know that this Kal existed" Emma asked still confused.
"Well…It's a long story…But the professor kept all info on him a secret" Scott answered tying to limit how much he was telling her. He knew a little about Emma, enough to know he should be cautious of her. As far as anyone outside a chosen few knew Kal was just a very powerful mutant and he would keep that story going until Clark decides otherwise.
Emma still wasn't satisfied with the answer she had been given and again as she tried to read Scott's mind she hit a brick wall whenever any thoughts about this Kal were brought to the surface. "How did you know him…I mean how did he end up here because I'm assuming he was a student at some point"
"That's a long story…One that started a little over ten years ago" Scott answered as his mind drifted back to better days.
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Chapter 1
Ten Years Earlier
Sitting next to the small surgical bed Chloe looked down at her unconscious best friend feeling nothing but sadness and guilt. Sadness over the fact that he best friend was laying unconscious and guilt because he wouldn't be hurt right now if it wasn't for her. Two weeks ago a man in a wheelchair showed up at her door only a few weeks after her crazy powers started to develop.
This man's name was Professor Charles Xavier and he had come to her home because like her he was a mutant and ran an institute for people like her. Apparently this institute was set-up to provide mutants like herself a place where they could learn how to use their abilities properly. That however at the moment wasn't a great help to her as she looked down at Clark.
It had only been about a month since she told Clark about her powers and in truth she was terrified of how he would react, she couldn't have been more wrong through. To her surprise he showed that he had his own abilities and knew what she was going through and had done nothing but support her. She knew there were a lot of things about Clark that she would probably never really understand, namely what it was like being an alien. At the same time though since her own powers had developed Clark had changed when he was around her, he wasn't so cut off as he normally was.
At first she didn't know what to make of the little changes she started to notice, but after a while she worked it out. From what Clark had told her he had spent his entire life hiding who and what he is until it had become second nature to him. However since she found out about him and had powers of her own Clark had told her that he had finally been able to let the part of him that he keeps hidden out, at least around her.
Since she had known Clark she had often wondered why he kept only a few friends while he pushed a lot of other people away. It was a sad realisation when she began to understand that his whole life had been centred around being different and because of that he spent most of his time alone. The simple truth was that it broke her heart to finally realise how alone her best friend really was. There was nobody else like him that he could talk to, nobody he could turn to for help. Now that she herself was different from most other people it made her understand her friend a lot more and she could only hope that one day he finds some real happiness.
Thinking about her own difference made her really nervous about coming to the institute so she had convinced Clark to come with her, now she was regretting it. When they arrived they learned that the other students were away at a camp for a few days and in truth she wasn't really happy about that. However because they were due back in only a few days it didn't bother her as much as she knew she would get a chance to meet them before she and Clark leave. Unfortunately though something happened something that in all honesty she couldn't blame the professor for even though she wished she could.
From what she understood the professor had a brother named Cain Marko who had somehow artificially activated what the professor called the x-gene. This Cain became so powerful that in the end the professor was left with no other choice but to use his powers to render his own brother unconscious before having him placed in a special containment unit. All Chloe knew though was that some woman with blue skin and red hair managed to release him and he came to the mansion looking for revenge.
As the memory of the encounter with the Juggernaut came crashing through her mind she heard someone coming up behind her. "Hey Kid…How's he doing"
Chloe turned in her seat and saw Logan standing there with a look of concern on his face. "I don't know…Until this happened I've never seen him get hurt…I was starting to think that nothing could hurt him"
"He's healing pretty quick" Logan said in response "With the injuries he suffered he should be dead…A lot of the cuts have healed and a lot of the bruising has faded as well"
"I guess" Chloe answered back not feeling very reassured by his statement.
"He'll be fine kid…At the rate he's healing he should be up and about within a day or so" With that said Logan turned to walk out of the room. Just as he got to the door he turned back to the young blond "Hey kid…The professor wants to see you as well"
"Ok" Chloe responded even though she didn't want to leave Clark. Getting up out of the chair she was on she headed towards the door and followed Logan to the professors study.
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Chloe was about to knock on the professors door when she heard him inside her mind telling her to enter. Walking in she saw him sitting there in his wheelchair along with two other people who she had come to know as Scott, Jean. "You wanted to see me professor" She asked as she closed the door behind her.
"Yes Chloe…Please take a seat" The professor told her to which she responded by walking over a nice leather chair that was vacant. Once she sat down the professor spoke. "First off I wanted to see how you were doing"
"I'm ok professor…Just worried about Clark" Chloe responded sadly as the thought of him laying unconscious in the medical room was still very upsetting to her.
"It saddens me greatly that someone else had to pay the price for my brothers quest for vengeance…I am sorry Chloe"
"It wasn't your fault professor…You didn't know that he was going to get free and come here" Chloe stated knowing full well that there was nothing that he could have really done.
In truth Charles was grateful that she didn't blame him for what happened but he was still feeling guilty over the fact that there was a young man laying unconscious in the medical bay because of his brother. He had known when Clark arrived with Chloe that the young man was different although he knew he couldn't say that out loud or reveal that he knew anything about Clark. In fact at the moment he probably knew more about Clark than the young man knew about himself. He would have to be careful though not to reveal what he knew about the young man until he had a chance to speak with him first.
Even though Clark was laying unconscious in the medical bay he knew the young man would be fine. He would wait until the morning and if Clark was not up and about by then, he would take him outside into the sun as he knew it would heal up the young man's injuries. But he also knew that if he did that it would bring up questions that he knew he couldn't answer.
Turning his attention away from his own thoughts Charles refocused on Chloe as she started to respond to what he had said.
"They decided to stay in Metropolis for a few days because Clark was coming with me…I don't have their cell number and Clark's cell was totalled in the fight" Chloe responded really wishing that she could speak to the Kent's. She didn't know what to do and could use their advice right about now. In fact she was kind of hoping that they would know how to help him.
"The second reason I asked you here was to talk about Clark…Did you know that he was a mutant" The professor asked although he knew about who and what Clark was he couldn't say anything and needed to know how much the young blond knew about her friend.
"Yeah" She answered while nodding her head slightly "Ummm…When my abilities first started showing I was kind of freaked and needed someone to talk to…I went to Clark and told him what was happening to me" As the words left her mouth a small smile formed on her face as the memories of Clark showing off his own powers came to her mind. "I was expecting him to be freaked but he surprised me by telling me he had powers of his own…We spent most of that day just laughing around showing off"
"What can he do" Scott asked with interest as he had seen the damage to the mansion from the fight between the blonds friend and the Juggernaut.
Chloe turned her head to Scott and shook her head "I'm sorry but I cant say anything…Actually I wont say anything until Clark is up and around…If he wants to tell you himself then that's fine but I wont say anything until I know he's alright with it"
Charles sat there in his wheelchair and had to admit to himself that he was impressed by the young woman. He had been carefully scanning her mind to see what she was really thinking and was pleased to know that she did know the truth about Clark. Normally he wouldn't have invaded her privacy but this situation was a unique one and he needed to be sure of some things. In any other circumstance he wouldn't have tried to read her mind and would have allowed her to keep Clark's secret.
Scott however wasn't happy with Chloe's answer and wanted to know about what this Clark could do. Obviously he could tell by the look on the professors face that he wasn't going to push the issue and he would respect that, for now.
Jean for her part hadn't said anything and she just watched the young woman sitting across from her. She like the professor could sense Chloe's loyalty to Clark and she knew that the blond wouldn't reveal anything without his permission.
"Very well Chloe…I wont ask again and will leave the decision up to Clark on whether he wants to reveal his abilities to us" The professor finally said as he knew he could wait until Clark was up and about. "I will try to contact his parents again later…If I get hold of them I will let you know"
"Thank you professor" Chloe responded before getting up out of her seat and leaving the room heading back to where Clark was.
As soon as Chloe left Scott turned to the professor. "I don't like this…He's a mutant with unknown powers…We need to know what he can do"
"He is no threat to us Scott" Charles responded sensing his students discomfort over the unknown risk that he believed Clark may be.
"You said it yourself…You cant read his mind…And with everything that's been going on lately it's to much of a risk"
"Scott…Don't let your fear of the unknown cloud your judgement…You seem to be forgetting that Clark risked his life to stop my brother" Charles said in response to what Scott had said.
"I don't think he's a threat either Scott" Jean said which surprised Scott.
"I still think that it's to much of a risk" Scott stated to say before taking a breath and letting it out slowly. "But maybe your right…I'm just being a little paranoid…But considering what's happened I think we should still be cautious"
"Very well…But I don't want you trying to get any information from Chloe…We will respect her decision not to reveal anything about Clark" With that the professor dismissed his two oldest students and returned to his desk to get some work done.
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Mystique returned to the boarding house and was defiantly not in a good mood. It had been a few hours since she and Juggernaut went to the Xavier Institute only to end up fighting against Wolverine and some kid she didn't recognise. What surprised her though was the fact that this unknown kid went toe to toe with a man that was supposed to be unstoppable. Even now after seeing the kid fight Xavier's brother she was still finding it hard to believe that the kid was able to stand up against the man.
Storming through the house in anger she completely ignored the rest of the brotherhood as she made her way to her room. Slamming the door behind her she knew that Magneto would be contacting her soon enough wanting a report. She knew she was supposed to get her hands on cerebro and using Juggernaut seemed like the perfect plan but then it all went to hell, she didn't count on some kid being able to fight the Juggernaut.
Coming out of her thoughts Mystique turned her attention towards her bed and was about to lay on it when Magneto called her. Answering her cell she heard him speak "Did you get Cerebro"
"No…I couldn't" She answered with a bit of fear in her voice.
"What do you mean you couldn't…With Charles's brother you shouldn't have had any trouble getting your hands on Cerebro" Magneto stated with anger in his voice.
"There was a new kid at the institute…He fought off Juggernaut…On his own…I was left having to face Wolverine on my own"
"Who was this child that fought off Juggernaut" Magneto asked with curiosity now in his voice.
"I don't know…I've never seen him before so he must be new…The fact that he could fight Juggernaut…I don't want to think about what will happen now that Xavier has someone that powerful at his side" The shape shifter stated.
"Monitor the boy for now…If he's one of Charles's students he will soon be enrolling at Bayville…Get close to him and find out if there is a way to bring him over to our cause" With that said Magneto hung up the phone leaving Mystique just standing in her room wondering about who this kid is.
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Back at the mansion Charles had just sent Chloe to her room that she was sharing with Jean for the next few days. Sitting in his wheelchair he once again tried to telepathically connect to the young man that still lay unconscious a few feet away from him. Even now he couldn't even sense trace emotions from the boy and it was as if he wasn't even in the room. Until now unless they were wearing a helmet like Magneto's or his brothers he could read anyone's mind but yet this young man in front of him was a complete mystery. Well not a complete mystery as he knew who and what Clark was, but a mystery in the sense that he couldn't feel anything from the young man.
"I take it you sent the kid to bed" A gruff voice said from behind.
Turning around in his wheelchair Charles looked towards the door where Logan was standing leaning against the door frame. "Yes…She hasn't slept in the last twenty four hours…I thought she could use a break"
"Any change" Logan asked in reference to the young man who was still out cold.
"None…Although his injuries have been healing at a remarkable rate" Charles responded as he turned back around to look over at Clark.
"Why don't you get some sleep yourself Chuck…I'll keep an eye on the kid"
Charles turned around again and looked at Logan with a curious expression on his face. "It's not like you to take such a personal interest in such things Logan"
Lagan moved off the door frame and walked over to the seat that was next to Clark's bed. Sitting down he turned his attention back to Charles. "When the kid was fighting your brother…I took on Mystique…I watched as he got the crap kicked out of him" Shaking his head at the memory he let out a small sigh "I saw the kids eyes…He knew he couldn't beat Juggernaut…But he never stopped…Not for a second…No matter how hard Juggernaut hit him, he just kept getting back up…That kind of willpower deserves respect…That and the kid saved my ass up there as well"
"I've never seen anyone who has been able to hold up to my brother in such a way…But this situation shouldn't have happened in the first place…Magnus must be pretty desperate if he arranged for my brothers release" Charles said wondering what his former friend was up to.
"Mystique's probably told him about the kid by now…You know what that means" Logan stated.
"Yes…Magnus will probably try to bring Clark over to his side…And if that fails he will probably try to kill him" Charles responded sadly knowing how his former friends mind worked.
"So are you going to offer the kid a place here" Logan asked.
"I think that would be the prudent course of action…However the question is, will he want to stay" With that said Charles turned around in his wheel chair and made his way out of the room.
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Jean was laying in bed happily dreaming away when the scene around her suddenly shifted. Being a telepath she knew she had been pulled inside someone else's mind but for some reason she couldn't bring herself out of it. It was very rare that something like this happened to her but when it did she often found herself accidentally roaming around inside someone else's mind. The strange thing was though that normally when she became aware of what was happening she could usually wake herself up, yet for some reason this time she couldn't.
Knowing that there wasn't anything she could do at the moment, Jean realised she needed to stay calm and let things play out. Calming herself down she was taken by surprise when she suddenly found herself inside what looked like a bedroom where she saw Clark and an elderly woman talking.
"My friends and family think your a" Clark started to say.
"A fraud" The elderly woman said finishing off Clark's statement while letting out a small chuckle. "People are afraid of the unknown Clark…They only want to know if everything is going to turn out alright…I cant guarantee that…What I can show you are signposts on your journey…What you do with them is up to you"
"I've got so may questions in my life, I just want some answers" Clark said with a bit of sadness in his voice.
The old woman gestured to Clark to move towards her "Closer" She said before getting up and moving further on her bed where she sat back down allowing Clark to get up and sit down next to her. Then the old woman extended her right hand out towards Clark. "Now take my hand"
Jean stood there and watched as Clark looked at the old woman for a second before reaching out and taking the old woman's hand. For a few seconds nothing happened, but then all of a sudden Jean saw a golden light appear between Clark and the old woman's hand before the world around her shifted again, what she saw shocked and terrified her.
As Jean took in the scene she at first couldn't understand what she was seeing. She could see Clark kneeling down in the middle of the largest graveyard she had ever seen. There were literally countless headstones going on as far as the eye could see, thousands possibly even millions of them. It was also dark with thunder and lightening all around her as well as raining heavily. The even stranger thing though was that there wasn't actually a cloud in the sky, there was also something different about the sky as well.
Turning her attention back to Clark she could see the fear written all over his face as he started screaming out "No" at the sight he was witnessing, but then something strange happened. She watched as the world around her began to shift again and she realised that Clark was coming out of whatever vision her was having, but before the world completely changed she saw something behind him.
From what she could see it looked like a giant bird that was made up purely out of flames and just as the world around her vanished she heard a voice say one word "Kal"
Jean shot up in her bed breathing heavily after coming out of whatever it was that she was in. Looking around she realised she was awake and back in her own room and let out a sigh of relief. Never in her life had she experienced something like what she just had, but there was one thing that was certain. What she had just seen was one of Clark's memories, that just left the question of how did she see it. Neither she nor the professor had been able to read Clark's mind so how had she been able to see one of his memories, a memory that haunted him.
Glancing over at the other end of her room Jean took note and was grateful that Chloe was still asleep in her bed. Knowing she wasn't going to be getting anymore sleep she kicked the blankets off her and stood up before heading towards the window. As she looked out from her window Jean allowed her mind to wander as she tried to make sense of what she had just seen.
She replayed what she had seen over and over in her head trying to make sense of it. The endless graveyard, the way the stars in the sky were which was totally confusing her as she didn't recognise any of the constellations. The one thing that was confusing her more than anything though was the bird that was made out of flames. There was something familiar about it but she just couldn't place it. As the memory of that giant bird came to her she couldn't help but think she had seen it somewhere before, but where she had no idea. The last part though that she couldn't get out of her mind was the voice that spoke saying the name "Kal". She knew the voice and knew it well but she couldn't understand what that voice was doing in Clark's memory, because it was her voice.
Standing there looking out of her window Jean noticed that the sun was starting to rise and knew that it wouldn't be long before Logan had everyone up for an early morning training session. Letting out a sigh she turned away from the window and decided to go for a little walk. Grabbing her dressing gown she left her room and started to wander the halls of the mansion.
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Staring out of the window in his room Charles let out a small sigh before turning his attention towards the other end of the room. Turing in his wheelchair he moved towards one of the large bookshelves. As he approached the bookshelf he moved a few of the books from the lower shelf until a small safe could be seen. Reaching out he entered a few numbers into the keypad before it unlocked. Opening the safe door Charles reached in and pulled out a small wooden box and rested it on his lap.
For the next minute or so he just stared at the wooden box before finally reaching down and opening it. As he opened it the first thing he saw was a photograph that made him smile as a memory came running back into his mind. The photo had degraded slightly over the years and the colour had started to fade but the three people in the photograph were easily recognisable.
The photo was taken when he was still in college and to this day he remembered the two other people that were with him when the photo was taken. He was standing there with his arms crossed with a small smile on his face. The two other people in the photo was a man and a woman who both looked like they were in their mid to late twenties with their arms wrapped around each other and the woman's head tilted leaning on the man's shoulder. The woman had red hair and was wearing a black bodysuit with a red bird type emblem on her chest. As for the man he had black hair and was also wearing a black bodysuit with a silver stylised S on his chest.
The memory of the events prior to that photo being taken had often played on his mind over the last few decades and he had been waiting for the day that Kal or Clark as he was known at the moment to arrive. In truth he didn't really know what to say to Clark about what he knew and how he knew it and that was another thing that was bothering him.
Putting the photo back in the box he grabbed hold of a small cotton pouch. Opening the pouch he tipped it upside down into his other hand until a small gold ring fell out. Putting the pouch aside he picked up the ring and turned it towards him. It looked like a simple ring but he also knew that it was anything but a simple object. As he looked at the top of the ring he looked at the golden circle with a black background that had an L going through it with a small star set in the upper right hand side. This one ring had so many possibilities to it, but he also knew the only person who could use it was Clark.
Pulling himself out of his thoughts he put the ring back on the pouch and placed it back in the box. Taking one last look at the photo he closed the box and placed it back in the safe. As he turned away from the bookshelf he whispered "It's good to see you again old friend" With that Charles made his way out of his room.
So there you are people Chapter 1 is finished
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