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FUTURE SHOCK

Clark was enjoying himself on his class field trip in Metropolis. They were at The Metropolis Museum of Natural History. Beside him, his best friend Chloe Sullivan, who was writing a story about the unveiling of a new exhibit. A newly discovered Dinosaur skeleton was being debuted.

"So how is it going with Lois staying with you, again?" Chloe asked.

"Honestly I'm glad to be out of the house." Clark said.

"I know she seems a little annoying now but trust me she grows on you." Chloe said reassuringly.

"She's been at the house for a few months now so I doubt that. Have you thought about setting her up with someone? She is just always at the house." Clark asked while Chloe gave him a disapproving look.

"What? I like my privacy." Clark said in defense.

"I've tried setting her up on dates before she usually scares the guy off." Chloe said with disappointment.

"Yeah, I already feel sorry for the guy that marries her someday." Clark said lightheartedly.

Clark noticed a student about his age writing down information about different exhibits. The boy was laughing at some of the displays.

"Chloe who's that guy?" Clark asked his friend.

"I don't know I've never seen him before. Why? Is your spider-sense tingling?" Chloe asked.

"He just seems familiar like I know him." Clark said as he approached the young student.

"Hi, I'm Clark Kent."

"Hi, My names Kane." The young man said.

"Do you go to Smallville High?" Chloe asked.

"No, I'm just on assignment. I'm a journalist and historian actually. Well I want to be one someday. I like to think that historians are a lot like journalists. They report facts with the proof to back them up. I'm interning at the Daily Planet now."

In the background over the speakers a man's voice could be heard.

"The Metropolis Museum of Natural History is proud to introduce this new species of dinosaur into our collection. I would like to take this time to thank one of our benefactors Lex Luthor."

"Clark the unveiling is starting I'll meet you over there." Chloe said as she walked off.

"Are you sure we haven't met?" Clark asked.

"Maybe in another life." The young man said.

Clark watched as Lex walked up to the podium and began to speak.

"Thank you. Lyndon B. Johnson once said "We can draw lessons from the past, but we cannot live in it. Looking at the remains in front of us now this quote becomes painfully clear. In this creatures life he was a predator who was high on the food chain. Now he is just bones, a hint of what he use to be. Now as we look back on the past let us look to the future with the lessons we will learn along the way." Lex said concluding his speech.

After the unveiling, Clark approached Lex to congratulate him on the find.

"Lex, Nice speech." Clark said.

"Thanks Clark." Lex said.

"So where did you find him?"

"On a dig in Africa. My employees were stunned to find anything there. The site's been thoroughly looked over dozens of times and nothing has been found there until now." Lex said.

"Lexcorp sure has a lot of activities going on, I never thought digging for dinosaur bones would be one of them." Clark said.

"Well I've always had a keen interest in history. There's something about looking back and imagining what once was that fascinates me." Lex explained.

"So where's Chloe?" Lex asked.

"She is still interviewing the Museum Director and getting some pictures for the Torch." Clark answered.

"Well I look forward to reading the new issue, but now I have a meeting to get to. I'll talk to you later." Lex said as he walked off.

Clark began walking around trying to find some exhibits of interest when he began to feel sick. He fell the ground and saw the veins in his hands turn green. Kryptonite was being displayed in a case not to far away from him. People began to gather around him as he shook. He could see what appeared to be a drunken man trip over the safety rope and fall on the leg of the skeleton. Then he saw Chloe as a falling bone from the skeleton pierced her chest. He listened to the beating of her heart as it slowly stopped. After he was helped to his feet her stumbled over the Chloe's lifeless body. Suddenly the world around him started going in reverse. Almost like someone had hit the rewind button on a VCR. Time moved backwards for him until he saw Lex standing in front of him.

"Well I look forward to reading the new issue, but now I have a meeting to get to. I'll talk to you later." Lex said as he walked off.

Clark had no idea what was happening the whole experienced had drain him a little. He then remember Chloe dying just a few minutes earlier or what would now be a in a few minutes. He ran by Chloe's side just as the man was falling on the bones. They both got out of the way right as a bone fell where Chloe had just been standing. Even though she didn't know it Chloe had been given a second chance, Clark thought. But how did this happen.

Clark then looked up and saw the student he had met earlier run away. Clark quickly got in front of him using his super speed.

"Kane you did that didn't you?" Clark asked.

"Yeah I gave her a second chance. She was supposed to die today." Kane said.

"How could you possibly know that?" Clark asked.

"Because I'm from the future." Kane answered.