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Clark continued to drift through space, watching the Earth pass him by as he continued to float. How long had he been here? Days, months, years? It didn't really matter to him though, it was peaceful here.
Clark would have thought that the complete silence would be unnerving, but it was peaceful. Clark had thought about going back to Earth at first, but nothing was calling him back. His father was dead, and Lana was dating Lex. As Clark continued to drift away from Earth, he slowly closed his eyes as he allowed himself to rest. Clark was at peace here, so he didn't try to get himself back to Earth. Instead he let himself float aimlessly in space without a care in the world.
"You must go back to Earth Kal-El. You cannot stay here my son." Jor-El pleaded. Clark continued to ignore him as he continued to float away.
"Kal-El please. You can't stay here son." Jor-El tried to get through to him. Clark slowly opened his eyes to see a message written for him in the stars.
"Clark, I know you're floating in space right now. Please, come back to your mother. She needs you." Lionel had written. Clark continued to float away until he felt something grab him, and that's when he was pulled onto a completely purple planet.
If it hadn't been for everything on this planet being purple, Clark wouldn't have thought twice about the atmosphere being exactly like Earth's. Clark stared at the inhabitants of this planet. They were dragon-like creatures, but they were bigger, hollow even. Their speech pattern was a series of clicks that seemed to echo against his ears as it bounced from plant to plant.
"Hello? I don't know where I am!" Clark screamed. The creature flew over to him, presenting him with a plant in its mouth, clicking with a smile.
"Thank you, but I don't know if this stuff is okay for me to eat." Clark smiled. Clark watched as the creature used its breath to cook the plant for Clark, and that's when Clark decided to take a bite of it.
"You cannot stay here Kal-el. This isn't your home son." Jor-el reminded him.
"Have you forgotten that Krypton is gone Jor-el?" Clark laughed.
"No I haven't forgotten." Jor-el tried to plead with him. Clark continued to eat the plants, feeling hungrier than he had ever felt since he was in space. Eventually he managed to satisfy his hunger as he got to know this planet that he was stranded on.
"Jor-el, did you take me here?" Clark demanded.
"I had to keep you safe my son." Jor-el informed.
"But why? Why couldn't you just let me drift out there for eternity!" Clark sobbed.
"You might not love me, but I still love you my son, and I would never let you die." Jor-el informed.
"Yeah? Well you have a fucked-up way of showing it." Clark snapped.
"I never wanted this for you Kal-el. I sent you to Earth so that you could have a chance at a new life, without me." Jor-el sighed.
"What? What the hell are you talking about?" Clark asked with confusion.
"It's no secret that I was not a benevolent ruler, but if there's anything that I can do, it's save you Kal-el." Jor-el spoke.
"If you care about me so much, then why? Why have you hurt so many people?" Clark demanded.
"It is how I have always ruled Kal-el. I am not proud of my decisions, but you continued to defy me." Jor-el reminded him.
Clark soon started gasping for air after having eaten the plants that had been offered to him. He continued to clutch at his throat until he collapsed, the poison from the plant setting in. Eventually Clark lay motionless as his heart stopped beating.
"Kal-el." Jor-el's voice called. Slowly Clark opened his eyes to find himself staring up at Jor-el.
"Jor-el? What's going on? Where am I?" Clark asked with confusion.
"You have been poisoned Kal-el." Jor-el informed.
"Poisoned? How?" Clark demanded.
"By that plant that you ate. Those plants are poisonous to Kryptonians." Jor-el warned.
"Figures." Clark sighed. Jor-el grabbed one of the plants as he ate it himself, breathing in the poison from Clark's lips as Jor-el tried to save him.
"No, no! What are you doing? You'll die!" Clark shrieked. Clark screamed as Jor-el fell over, his body completely still. Soon enough, Clark started gasping for air as the poison removed itself from his body.
"Jor-el? Jor-el!" Clark screamed. After getting up, Clark was shocked to find his corpse. The creatures all started licking him once they realized that Clark was okay, and that's when Clark picked up Jor-el's corpse, flying into space as he flew back down to Earth.
Clark was surprised to find tears pouring from his face.
He had hardly known his biological father, but he had sacrificed himself to save him from the poison.
"Don't worry, I'll bury you. It's the least I can do." Clark sighed as he flew to the fortress. Once he was there he buried Jor-el under the crystals, covering him in the rest of the crystals as he sat there, waiting.
"You have buried me Kal-el. I am surprised." Jor-el smiled.
"Jor-el? How—what? I don't understand." Clark asked with confusion.
"I am trapped here Kal-el. My body can only be inhabited in times that you are in danger." Jor-el explained.
"Alright, who am I going to lose this time?" Clark sighed.
"Maybe it's time for you to lose me." Jor-el suggested.
"What? Hey wait a minute! What are you talking about? Why do you want to die so badly?" Clark shrieked.
"I am trapped between the veil of life and death. I am suffering Kal-el." Jor-el answered.
"What can I do?" Clark asked.
"I need you to destroy the fortress with my body in it." Jor-el pleaded.
"Wait what's going to happen to you?" Clark screamed.
"I will be at peace Kal-el." Jor-el pleaded.
"Alright, I'll do it." Clark told him as he raced outside the fortress, using his heatvision to burn the place to the ground.
"Thank you Kal-el, and goodbye." Jor-el smiled as he faded away.
Clark smiled when he watched Jor-el finally be at peace.