Clark was in the back of the van NCIS had come in next to Ziva, still wondering how he was going to explain all this to his parents. The gray-haired man she called Gibbs was driving, while a younger brown-haired man called Mcgee was sitting in the passenger seat. Gibbs had come up to them just after the bomb exploded, and gave Clark his jacket. Then, without any explanation, he told Clark to get in the van so they could go talk to his parents. However, other than asking Clark for directions to his house, Gibbs hadn't said a word to him. Neither had Ziva; she seemed absorbed in her own thoughts. Gibbs pulled up to the house, and, telling Mcgee to stay in the van went with Clark and Ziva to the door. He was met by a man who introduced himself as Jonathan Kent. His eyes widened as he took in Clark's appearance; the coat from NCIS on his shoulders and the dirt on his jeans.
"Clark, what's going on?" he asked, worry evident in his tone.
"Mr. Kent, I'm Special Agent Gibbs NCIS, and this is Special Agent David. I need you and Clark to come back to D.C. with us"
Jonathan debated whether or not to argue, but decided it was better to just go along for now. He went and got Martha and they went back to the van. He tried to ignore the way that Clark and Agent David were looking at each other. The last thing he needed was for his son to fall in love with a federal agent that could do who knew what to Clark if she ever found out the truth, and judging from the looks she kept giving Clark, she had already found out part of it.
They got to NCIS several hours later and Jonathan asked for a private word with Agent Gibbs. Gibbs just nodded and walked to the elevator where he shut off the power. Jonathan decided that he should get straight to the point.
"Agent Gibbs", he began, but Gibbs insisted that he call him Jethro.
"Jethro, I don't know how much you suspect about Clark, but I'm pretty sure that you and Agent David both can see that he's not exactly hurt. I'll let him answer your questions, but only if I am present and there is no recording. Also, whatever is said remains between the four of us. Do I have your word on that Jethro?"
"My word as a Marine", Gibbs said, and Jonathan nodded; that was good enough for him. Gibbs turned the power back on and walked over to where Clark was talking to Ziva.
"Come on", Gibbs said, and they followed him into interrogation room 1. After making sure that there was no one outside, he motioned for Clark to sit down. Jonathan and Ziva stood against the wall on either side of the room while Gibbs took the seat across from Clark.
"Relax Clark, you're not in trouble", Gibbs said with a smile. Clark felt the tension leave his body; he didn't know why but there was something about Gibbs that made Clark want to trust him.
"First off, I'd like to thank you for saving Ziva's life; she told me she would've been dead if not for you"
"I just did what anybody else would've done", he said smiling shyly. He hated it when people made him out to be some sort of a hero.
"But you're not like anyone else, are you Clark? How is it that you got out of that explosion without a scratch on you?"
Clark looked at his father who nodded. He decided to tell them the truth, well, most of the truth.
"I'm invulnerable, I can hear things from miles away and I can run faster than sound. I got my powers during the meteor shower"
He wasn't lying; he had gotten his powers during the last meteor shower when he came to Earth. He didn't feel quite ready to tell them everything, at least not yet.
Ziva just smiled at him, while Gibb's face remained expressionless. Finally, Gibbs said the last thing that Clark expected to hear.
"Clark, how would you like to join NCIS? I'm sure I can get the Director to let you on, even though you're 17. You'll be on my team, and you can be partnered with Ziva. What do you say?"
He looked at his dad, who just said it was his call. He thought about it; he'd be able to get away from Jor-El, he wouldn't have to worry about meteor rock, and he'd be helping people. Plus, he gets to see Ziva every day. He smiled as he shook Gibbs hand.
"I accept"
"Welcome to NCIS… Proby"
Author's Note: I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter as much as I enjoyed writing it! Thanks to Spoons There Are for reviewing my first chapter! Please review as your reviews help me keep writing! Also, in this story Clark is obviously seventeen and Ziva is twenty-one.