Smallville: Dawn of An Empire

(This story is rated M for Mature. Smallville is © 2001-2009 CW Network & DC Comics. Trinity Jean Knight & Trinity Marie Knight are my characters but her powers are © 2001-2009 CW Network and DC comics. Star Wars is © 1977-2005 Lucasfilm Ltd. All other characters are mine)

Chapter 1: Departure

The Fortress Of Solitude: Trinity Jean Knight stared at the portal to the past of a world that she had been to before. The Planet Krypton. She thought of her husband that she had recently recreated from a clone.

"If you don't, then everything you've done will be for nothing," Trinity Marie Knight said.

"You knew of this place," Trinity said.

"It's a dead place, because Kal-El ransacked the place after his training. Jor-El trained him in the ways of a true Kryptonian, but his upbringing by the Kents had corrupted him. I'm so glad your brother is different than my own," She said. Trinity stared at the young woman who had been hired by Lex Luthor to kill her little over a year ago.

"My how much you have changed," Trinity Jean Knight said.

"And you have too. I'm going to fair warn you, this trip will change you forever. I know you've been to Krypton in the past but this time you're going to face an enemy my universe didn't have to face. The Emperor and his Dark Lord of the Sith, Darth Vader," Trinity Marie Knight said, sadly.

"I met both Anakin Skywalker and Luke Skywalker once. What does Krypton have to do with them?" Trinity asked.

"General Zod was in charge of Krypton's defense, when the Mirror Universe as you people call my reality, sent our own Kryptonians to your Krypton to conquer it. They failed because Jor-El and General Zod had prepared a defense force to defend Krypton and my people were defeated. Not long after that Palpatine sent his primary agent, Darth Vader to Krypton to talk with the ruling council, and some didn't know what to do. Some were for it, some were against it," Trinity Marie said.

"What happened?" Trinity asked. The two women turned to hear Jor-El.

"Tragedy happened. General Zod saw the type of power that this Emperor had, and he became mad with a lust for power and control. We didn't see it at first. He begged me to marry his mother, but I married Lara instead and I had invited the wrath of the Ruling Council. I was exiled for a standard Earth week in 1961 Smallville but while I was away, Zod took over with the help of my brother Zor-El from Kandor City. You must experience this for yourself, my daughter. You don't know what kind of a man Zod is. You must know.." Jor-El said.

"I'm gone," Trinity Jean Knight said as she glanced back to the portal and she vanished.

Krypton City: Jor-El stared out as the shuttles began to arrive from this Emissary of The Galactic Republic that was a government that had sent Jedi Knights to Krypton before in it's defense. Krypton had just ended a brutal war with the Mirror Universe duplicates of themselves and Jor-El had the aid of a young General named Ben-Joi Zod to help him in defending Krypton against the invaders.

"My husband, what is so wrong about this emissary coming here now? Doesn't the Republic know we just ended a devastating war with a parallel universe?" Lara, his new bride asked him as she kissed him. He shook his head, and smiled sadly.

Jor-El had just arrived back to Krypton from a planet that The ruling Council had just discovered. A planet it's inhabitants had called "Earth". He had discovered that for centuries His own people had been traveling to this planet for centuries, and the most recent was 2 Earth Centuries ago in a place called Smallville in a cave. He had fallen in love with an Earth woman named Louise McCollum. Although the ruling Council had just recently discovered the planet a few years ago, apparently previously ruling councils had discovered Earth and the powers that the planet's yellow sun had granted Kryptonians.

"No, they don't, my love. Apparently the ruling council has been dealing with them since before my exile. I was just appointed Diplomatic Council to talk with this Darth Vader about negotiations for a peace treaty between his Empire and ourselves. Apparently this Galactic Republic had been changed to a Galactic Empire and the Jedi Knights who had been sent to Krypton years ago had been exterminated by this Darth Vader for an alleged assassination plot against this Palpatine. I'm supposed to meet with Lord Vader this afternoon at the Galactic Chambers," Jor-El said.

"The Galactic Chambers? Jor-El those haven't been used in Centuries. We normally use those for VIP events and for dignitaries," Lara said.

"Yes, I know and according to Kryptonian law, I'm supposed to be accompanied by my wife. Lord Vader is scheduled to arrive later tonight 2:00 PM Earth time," Jor-El said.

"Since when did we start reckoning time by Earth time standards?" Lara asked. Jor-El smiled. Normally Council dealings were closed to anyone except Council members. Council members were't even supposed to discuss it with their wives or family.

"The Council changed our time chronometers to Earth time instead of Kryptonian time. This is something the Council will announce that tomorrow to the planet via communications hologram. They will also announce The presence of Lord Vader as a liaison to the Galactic Empire," Jor-El said. They then saw a woman arrive through a portal who arrived in a kneeling position. The young woman stood up.

"Greetings, father," She said. Jor-El and Lara stared at her.

"Who are you?" Lara asked. Trinity smiled.

"Your daughter by birthright," She said as she removed from underneath her shirt the Phantom Zone Projector that was given to Kal-El by Raya, Jor-El's assistant. They then heard the voice of Raya from behind.

"My Lord, Lord Vader's shuttle has arrived," She said respectfully.

"What's your name, young lady?" Jor-El asked Trinity.

"Trinity Jean Knight, daughter of both Jor-El of Krypton and Elizabeth Knight of Earth," Trinity said. Raya looked in shock.

"Your the one. The one prophesied in ancient writings. The one known as the Hybrid," She said. Trinity stared at her.

"When did Lord Vader's shuttle arrive?" Jor-El asked.

"10 minutes ago, by Earth standards. He is aware that your meeting isn't for another 4 hours, but he is ready for that meeting now," Raya said.

"Show me this Darth Vader," Trinity said. They then heard the voice of the planet controlled computer known as Brainiac.

"Computer voice print acknowledged. Holographic Emitter twelve is online. Visual is affirmative," Brainiac said. The Holographic emitter displayed an 6 foot humanoid being in a black body armor and an alien breath mask.

"So that is what Lord Vader looks like, " Lara said. She circled the holographic image as Darth Vader walked from the shuttle department to the Ruling Council chambers.

"He frightens me," Jor-El said. Trinity smiled. "I can tell," She said. The door opened and a young man with a goatee walked in dressed in a black body suit and the family insignia of the House of Zod.

"Jor-El, Lord Vader is here, and is being briefed by the Ruling Council and he has been appraised of your time schedule," General Zod said. The General stared at Trinity but did not recognize her since this was before General Zod had arrived on Earth.

"We know," Jor-El said guesturing to the Holographic emitter and the image of Lord Vader.

"What shall we do," Zod asked.

"I've heard rumors of this Emperor Palpatine and the only way I can confirm them is to talk with Lord Vader, myself," Jor-El said. Trinity stared at her father then at General Zod.

"Go! Meet with the Emperor's Emissary," She said finally. She saw Jor-El and the General walk off, concerned for the man who was the patriarch for the House of El.

"What now?" Lara asked her. Trinity turned from looking at the hallway her father and Zod were walking down to the woman who was Kal-El's mother.

"We Pray," She said...

To be Continued...