This is chapter two! It's a little longer and I have to say "Thank God for Wikipedia". Lol...you will see why..yeah I am not a comic book person so if stuff is inaccurate...don't stone me, mmkay? Lol...blame wikipedia and my damn imagination!
Clark tried to struggle; to break free of his transparent prison. He wanted to run back towards Earth, which seemed so far away; but he felt an invisible energy holding him back. His body was restricted; confined to a small slice of vacant atmosphere.
He had never felt more alone in his life.
He opened his mouth to scream but no sound escaped his lips.
Suddenly he heard a voice. It was as if it was coming from inside his head.
"Kal El, son of Jor El. I see Zod is finally victorious."
The voice was soft and feminine.
"Am I going crazy?" Clark thought as he turned his head to look for the source, but all he could see was the black void of space.
"You aren't going crazy. We communicate through telepathy here. It's the only way."
"We?"
"Yes. All who are imprisoned in the Phantom Zone."
Clark felt ill. So this was real.
"Why can't I see you?"
"Your father designed this place to be the ultimate form of imprisonment. We cannot see or interact physically with one another; we cannot speak, except for telepathy. Our bodies are useless and we exist only in a state of permanent limbo."
Clark was more than a little surprised. He knew this place was meant for incarceration, but he was stunned at the severity of the punishment; amazed his own father was responsible for devising such a cruel fate. He knew his father could be a tyrant; but regardless of their crimes, it seemed an unnecessarily harsh penalty for anyone to pay.
"But how do you know who I am?"
"I know who you are because inhabitants of the Phantom Zone can see and hear everything that is happening on your world. "
Clark looked back towards Earth. He strained but could not see anything besides blackness; he could not hear anything except for the beating of his troubled heart.
"I can't see or hear anything happening on Earth."
"Give it time. You will adjust to the change; you will be able to see what we see eventually. You will begin to feel what we feel as well, which is nothing but emptiness. All the happiness you've ever felt will slip away, leaving you hollow. Your soul will fade away."
Clark was horrified. He did not want to think about being in this place long enough to
adjust to anything; enough to feel himself slip away into nothingness.
He could only label this a fate worse than death; something until this moment he thought could not exist.
He was wrong.
He wanted out.
"I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news. But it's best you know what this place will do."
Clark's mind began to race. There had to be a way out. Surely if Zod was able to break free there was a way for others to escape.
Some sort of loophole.
"There is no way out Kal El."
"Are you sure? No way at all?"
"Well once there was this amazing display of lights over this cold region of your planet. The scientists there called it the aurora borealis. The electrical energy emitted from it opened a small hole in which a few were able to escape; but it closed quickly and I could not make it."
"Then that's it? There is no other way?"
"None I am aware of."
Clark could feel his hope slipping away. There had to be a way out of this place besides waiting around for the next occurrence of the northern lights. He couldn't languish in this purgatory while his home was being ravaged.
He could not wait around for his spirit be crushed.
Despite his fears, he was curious to find out more about who he was speaking too.
"How long have you been imprisoned here?"
"I do not remember. Time ceases to exist here. "
"Well, what are you here for? You don't sound so bad to me."
"When Zod tried to overthrow the government of Krypton, he recruited a group of young men and women to help him. I was idealistic and believed his propaganda that he only wanted to make Krypton a better place for everyone. I was a fool and horribly mislead. Some knew what they were getting into, some did not. I had no idea the monster he was.. But the governing counsel refused to show leniency towards any supporters of Zod, bad or not."
Clark looked down at the Earth; it was now completely dark. He wondered what was going on down there. The whole world was now vulnerable to the evil whims of Zod, and he was powerless to stop it.
"I need to know what you can see. I need to know what's going on down there, if certain people are safe."
Before she could answer, Clark saw something shiny and metallic gleam out of the corner of his eye. He turned his head to see what it was; but it was gone.
There was a pause followed by a blinding flash of white light and a giant boom; reverberating out into space.
He shielded his eyes from the intense flare.
A few seconds later he felt a blast of energy slam into him and he felt himself being tossed. He felt a rush around him as he began to plummet.
He was free and falling fast.
He saw a handful of others behind him. They were falling; their eyes flashing with the joy of liberation. Beside him he saw a young girl with curly black hair. She smiled at him and Clark instantly knew who she was. She held up her hand to say goodbye and with a streak she took off.
She was flying.
He noticed the others lift their arms ahead of them and streak off in different directions.
They were all flying.
He felt himself gaining speed; tumbling dangerously with nothing to stop him from slamming into the Earth.
"I know I did this once before, I have to try. Just do what they are doing."
Clark felt unsure but stuck out his arms and urged his body forward.
He felt an amazing sensation of freedom; a thrill he could have never imagined.
He felt powerful and in control.
He was flying.
Ok..so there ya go. All PZ info I got from Wikipedia or Supermanica(which interestingly enough the deal about the aurora borealis was true...interesting.) And of course--- boom goes the PZ is soo Superman II...but I think for me it was the best, least complicated way to get him outta there...
chapter three sometime soon!
