The Pod Squad – Kryptonian Adventure
Author: sdcheesehead
Disclaimer: I don't own the rights to Roswell or Smallville. The characters of "Roswell" belong to Jason Katims, Melinda Metz, WB, and UPN. The characters of "Smallville" are based on the WB TV Series based on the DC Comics Character "Superman" created by Jerry Seigel and Joe Shuster. Smallville and its characters are copyright of Warner Bros. & DC Comics. They are not mine and no infringements of these rights are intended.
I borrowed a few lines from the "Smallville" "Pilot", "Stray" & "Ryan" episode, and paraphrase what transpired between Clark & Ryan in episodes "Stray" & "Ryan". Also I explained a little of Lionel's position, with the help of episodes "Transference" & "Oracle". I borrowed, from "Roswell", the generalization of Liz & Max's story of him healing her, an explanation of the Royal Four, the birth of Zan (Max's son), and the sacrifice that Tess made, even though I'm not a big Tess fan.
Couples: L/M, M/M, I/K, & Clark/Chloe

Prologue

Max, Liz, Michael, Maria, Isabel & Kyle are traveling east on I-70 in Colorado, about 10 miles from the Kansas state border.

It's been three months since we've left our homes behind in Roswell. Max and I were married in a quiet little church in the mountains. The ceremony was really sweet; I just wish I could've shared it with my family. We haven't had any contact with anyone back in Roswell since we left for fear that the special unit has them under surveillance, except for my journal, which I sent by Fed Ex to my father. My journal explains everything that has happened to me, since I was shot three years ago at the Crashdown. Max saved me that day, by laying his hand on my wound and healing me. After that fateful day, I learned that there was more truth to the 1947 Roswell crash than I originally believed.

Max, Isabel, Michael & Tess survived that crash, and were transported to what we refer to as the pod chamber. Here, they laid in incubation until they hatched, yes hatched around 1990. When they hatched they looked like they were 5 or 6 years old. They would later be known as the Royal Four, and are half-breeds, part human, part alien (from Antar). Max is considered the rightful King of Antar. Isabel is his sister and considered a Princess on Antar. Michael is Max's 2nd in command. He was bonded to Isabel on Antar, but that'll never happen in this world. Tess was the bride to Zan (Max) on Antar, but after she tricked Max into consummating their relationship, where she became pregnant, and then killed Alex, our best friend, she hightailed it to Antar in the Granolith. Max has realized that whatever destiny was written in that alien book, wasn't going to happen here on Earth. When Tess returned to Earth with the baby, whom she named Zan, running from the military, she sacrificed herself to save her son and the rest of the group. This sacrifice left the remaining Royal Four wondering if they will be able to pull their remaining powers together to eventually defeat Kivar, when the time comes. Tess mentioned to Max that the reason she had to come back to Earth was because Antar had rejected Zan because he was all human. Because of this development and Tess's death, Max gave his son up for adoption, so he could live a normal life without the alien chaos we live with everyday.

Through the last three years, we have been running from the FBI's special unit, the Skin's (another alien race) and Kivar (the present ruler of Antar). All of this is documented in my journal, and I asked my father to read my journal and to pass it on to my mother and Amy (Maria's mother) and than after they were all aware of the truth, they were suppose to go out to the area where the pod chamber was, and burn the book. We told them that we loved them and that everything will be all right, but will it ever be? My powers have also been developing more and more each day. I'm able to do most of the same things as the other's, except I've been given the ability to see the future, which is very weird, but it has saved us many times on our little road trip. Well, I might as well try to keep Max up. He's been driving most of the night, and everyone else is sleeping in the back of the van.

"So, how are you doing? Are you tired yet?"

"Not too bad", Max said "I think we're going to have to stop for gas soon", sticking his hand outside the van, and touching the side of the van "and a color change wouldn't hurt either", changing the color of the van from white to royal blue.
Sliding up beside him, Liz reached down, and laid her hand on his thigh, and rested her head on his shoulder, "So, where are we off to now?"

"I'm thinking we could head cross country, I think we need to move eastward, since the special unit has tracked us to this area of the country, maybe we can work our way towards Boston, and look up Jesse, for Isabel's sake, she's looking really miserable".

"Sounds like a plan", Liz said tiredly, as she drifted off to sleep.

Metropolis – In a small rural housing development.

Brett is sleeping in his bed surrounded by his adoptive parents Bob and Brenda Chambers. They were the perfect couple to ever ask for an adoptive baby. They were unable to have children, and when they got the call in the middle of the night, 3 months ago saying there was an infant ready to adopt, they jumped at the opportunity. Now, standing there above their son's bed, they were beginning to have doubts. Brett should look like a typical 6mth old baby, but the child sleeping in his bed could've easily passed as a 6 year old. He was also very intelligent, already able to read and able to surpass most 4th graders, Bob and Brenda decided to take him to Summerholt Institute, and have him tested. Summerholt Institute is a research facility, that they've heard deals with abnormal situations, like Brett's condition. Their appointment is today and they really don't' know what to expect. Summerholt is located on the outskirts of Metropolis, and the Chambers are hoping they can come away with some answers to their child's increased growth and intelligence.

Smallville – Kent Farm

Clark has been up since 3am doing chores on the farm. He finds it so much easier to do them in the dark, away from prying eyes. This particular morning he was thinking about what he was going to do with his life. Just recently, he's learned that a Kryptonian villain named Zod, is coming after him. Clark was wondering what that held for him, because since his Earth bound father's death, Clark has taken on the duties of keeping the farm going, in doing so, putting his college life on hold, and now having the added pressures of worrying about Zod. His mother was also stepping up, and doing what she thought she had to do, to keep the family going. She recently took over the Senate seat that her late husband Jonathan had just been elected to, before his untimely death, so she is rarely around, but today she was home.

Clark walks into the Kent kitchen to the smell of pancakes and sausage. Martha has always had meals on the table for her men and today was no exception. Clark walks over to the refrigerator and grabs the milk carton, drinking directly from it.

"Clark Kent, how many times must I remind you to use a glass, I thought I raised you better than that" Mrs. Kent said, smiling at Clark, "where did you learn your manners?"

Clark's response was always the same, for this daily routine "On a farm, mom, on a farm" grabbing the glass.

"So, are you off to some kind of Senate engagement today?" Pouring himself a glass of milk.

"Yeah, I have a meeting at the Summerholt Institute about some of their recent discoveries, they are looking for some more funding, from the state, so I guess they think they can wine and dine me, but I'll never forget what they did to you and Ryan, so they've got to be pretty convincing for me to even consider dropping any funding into their organization, but I guess this is part of my job." Martha informed Clark.

Summerholt Institute had held both Clark and Ryan, a child that had special abilities too, against their will. The Institute ran unconventional test on both of them, and almost killed each of them, in separate incidents. Ryan was able to read people's minds, all except Clark's. His father used him and his abilities to commit crimes, such as robberies. Ryan ran away, and ended up on the Kent's doorstep, after Martha hit him with a car. Ryan, eventually learned of Clark's secret and even saw his spacecraft. Eventually, social services found an aunt of his, who he went to live with, but things didn't work out well there, and his aunt was convinced by Summerholt to turn over responsibility of Ryan to them. They ran tests on him, and discovered a tumor on his brain. He ended up calling Clark for help, who broke him out of Summerholt. Unfortunately, the tumor was deadly, and Ryan passed away.

"Do you want me to go with you, because I really don't trust that place?" Clark offered.

"Well, Lionel said he would pick me up, and take me there, so I don't think you need to come, but keep your cell phone handy, just in case, I don't trust that place either."

"Charged and ready, you call me, if you need me, and I'll be there in a flash" Clark grinned.

Lionel Luthor has known about Clark's secret ever since he had touched the black "transference" stone, where he was downloaded with all the knowledge of Krypton, including Clark's true identity as Kal-El. This was about the same time that the 2nd meteor shower hit Smallville. He has kept it a secret from everyone for over a year, but in January, he decided to tell Jonathan about what he knew, but Jonathan didn't trust Lionel Luthor and from a heated fight in the barn Jonathan suffered a heart attack, taking his life, and ultimately making it Lionel's fault for provoking this in the first place. Recently, the Kent's have learned of Lionel's knowledge, and how Jor-El, Clark's biological father, has been using Lionel's body as a vessel to communicate with Clark. They were also informed of his part in the death of Jonathan Kent. Clark still doesn't trust Lionel, completely, but what choice does he have? From what he has learned General Zod is coming. Zod was a Kryptonian General who was banished to the Phantom Zone by Clark's father Jor-El for crimes that eventually resulted in the destruction of Krypton. The Phantom Zone is a floating black square, which is used as a Kryptonian prison, where its inmates are held captive to travel through space for eternity. So he has bigger fish to worry about, than Lionel Luthor.