SMALLVILLE Ch.3: Sick
Next day:
Smallville High students bustle into the school to listen to the announcements. Clark runs in and tries to find Jennifer. He finds her at her locker, getting her books and leaving for class. "Jennifer, JENNIFER!" he yelled from across the hall. She turned around with red puffy eyes, obviously from crying her eyes out, and from the sickness that she was getting. "What Clark!" she yelled at him and she was sweating really badly as she turned around to go to class. "Listen, I'm sorry about last night, I didn't expect for that to happen…why are you sweating?" he asked. "It's none of your business and yeah right, I sat there for four hours… and you didn't even come to me the entire time, you were busy hanging out and eating chocolate cake like I wasn't even there. Why should I forgive you…?" she explained annoyed. "What do I have to do for your forgiveness?" he asked almost about to cry. "Well…nothing right now, unless you have a way to make it up to me….then nothing…" she answered and walked off, limping from dizziness. He stood there with a tear on his cheek for his disappointment. He had to find a way to make it up to her, and then all of a sudden he had one, he then went to his locker and went to class.
He walked in and realized that he had all of the same classes as Jennifer and thought; this is going to be a long day for me...He sighed and took his seat. Jennifer had her hair down today and he thought that she looked very beautiful. She was still sweating really hard, but it wasn't even hot in the room. She started to cough and she set her head down. Clark looked at her curiously, wondering if she was alright. "Hey Clark, what's up?" Pete and Chloe came in and sat next to him. "Hey, what's wrong?" Chloe asked curiously. "Look at Jennifer; she doesn't look so good…" Pete mentioned. "Yeah she just started to cough and she has been sweating since I first talked to her this morning…I think something happened to her when she left from our date." Clark said concerned. "Well, only one way to find out now is there." Chloe said and nudged him over to Jennifer.
He walked up to her and asked, "Are you o.k., you seem really sweaty….." he asked. "Listen… I'm fine, I just don't feel good, that's all." and tried to stand up but couldn't. Then she fell and became unconscious. "Jennifer…no….Jennifer?!!!" he yelled her name trying to wake her; little did he know that she was in a coma. "Pete call my parents; tell them to meet me at the hospital…." Clark ordered and carried Jennifer out of the school and super sped to the hospital.
"Her heart has slowed down, but her brain is still working which is amazing, and she is still in a coma, we'll have to observe her for the next few days…" Dr. Thornton explained. "Can I see her?" Clark asked. "Yes but for only a couple minutes." He ordered and walked off. His parents, Chloe, and Pete were sitting in the waiting room. "I'm going in to see her…" he told them and went into the room.
He silently opened the door. Jennifer was lying there like a dead corpse, her face pale white like a ghost. "Hey Jen, I don't know if you can hear me or not…but, I'm really really sorry about last night…and…" he choked and finished. " I just want you to know that I love you so much…and I can't let you die, not now, I just met you…" he started to cry really hard. " Oh, Jen, I need you, we have so much in common, you're the first girl I ever really loved, well, besides Lana, but that's beside the point…right now, all you need to do is get better…" he said and kissed her on the lips. Then he walked out and cried really hard. Then he went to his parents. "Hey…you guys…thanks for coming…you can go see her if you want to, I'm going to go talk to Jo-rel." he said and walked out of the hospital with a look of promise on his face to not let Jennifer die.
He walked up to the Kuwatchi Caves, walked to the back room with the spaceship key and placed in the slot. A white yellowish light flashed and he ended up at the Fortress of Solitude. He walked in punching the walls with rage. "How could you do this to her, how?!" Clark cried. "I'm sorry my son, but she shouldn't have left the Phantom Zone in the first place…it is her destiny….." Jo-rel answered. "It's not her destiny, so bring her back, or I'll tear this place down, piece by piece!" he yelled at his biological father. "I will…..if you promise to come back after she returns to finish your training of Krypton." Jo-rel responded. "Fine….I will…but you have to promise not to take away my powers if I forget!" he ordered before he left. "I promise…." Jo-rel answered. Then Clark sped to the hospital.
"Huhhhhh….." Jennifer woke up out of the coma, stood up as if she had a horrible nightmare. She breathed really hard and Clark ran into the room. "DOCTOR!" he yelled down the hall. The doctor ran in to check on her. "Wow, her vital signs are normal again…she just needs to take it easy for a couple of days…then she'll be fine…" Dr. Thornton explained. Everyone signed with relief. "Well….I have a surgery to do, excuse me…" he said and walked out. Clark hugged Jennifer with a sigh of relief. "Well…you survived this one…" Chloe said. "Yeah…hey, can I talk to Clark alone…" she asked weakly and lay back down. " Sure…come on you guys…" Pete herded everyone out.
"I thought I was loosing you…" Clark said. "You'll never lose me." Jennifer said and coughed a little. "Jo-rel did this to you…" Clark mentioned. "Figures, my guess is since I left that horrible place that he just wanted revenge." Jennifer responded. "Maybe…but I have to return to the fortress to finish my learning." He told her. "I'm going with you…" she ordered. " No, you hear what the doctor said, you have to rest…" he quickly answered. "I don't care…I have the spirit of a 5 year old…I don't need rest…I feel fine…I'll rest when we go home... besides…it's about time that I had a talk with your father…" she smiled. He smiled and held her in his arms and they both sped to the fortress.
"Hey Jo-rel…I'm back!" Jennifer laughed as she walked in slowly. "I see…how is my son feeling…?" he asked. "I feel fine, thank you very much…" he answered out of nowhere. " Well…are you ready?" Jo-rel asked. "Yeah, we both are…" he answered and gently grabbed Jennifer's hand. They both smiled. Then the light flashed with Kryptonian symbols and they stepped inside. They tilted back as they absorbed the knowledge that Jo-rel was feeding them. "It's not too bad…" Jennifer yelled over the sound of the light. "Yeah…just wait..." Clark acknowledged. They held hands the entire time. Then after 30 minutes, everything stopped and they were thrown back. "Hey, what was that for!" they both bellowed. "It was not me…" Jo-rel answered. They both looked around and saw Milton Fine standing there with a look of evil on his face. "I see you have met Jariea, or as she is known, Jennifer." Fine cackled with laughter. "Wait…how did you come back to life? I destroyed you when you tricked me into destroying the Fortress so you can release General Zod out!" Clark inquired. "Well….once Jariea escaped…it triggered the gate of where we are sent when we die….and WA LA…here I stand…" he sniggered. " Wait a minute…you knew he was here!" Clark yelled at Jennifer. "Well…yes, but I didn't want you to worry about him, I would have taken care of him myself with out you stomping around and taking him out with one blow…remember he tricked you last time and it almost cost the life of the Fortress plus he hurt your mother with an unholy virus, and luckily Chloe came along to throw the meteor off of you, other wise you and I would have died trying to save this miraculous planet we call home!" she explained almost in tears of sorrow. Then she turned away and ran out of the Fortress and back home to Smallville. "See what you cause Fine….you are nothing but an obnoxious pest and now is not the time to mess with me…" Clark hollered. Fine just smiled and ran off. Clark thought, what is he up too…I need to keep a close eye on him before he causes another Dark Thursday…Then he sped home to apologize for yelling at Jennifer.
Jennifer was playing with Shelby in the fields. She always loved pets, especially dogs. "Come to yell at me some more." She cried out as she threw a stick for Shelby to fetch. "No…I came to apologize….why do we keep fighting…?" he asked her. "Well…it could be that you need to talk things out instead of chomping each others heads off…" Lois came out of nowhere criticizing about their relationship. "Ohh thanks Lois…" they both laughed. " No…its true…you guys don't know how lucky you two are to have each other….you should appreciate the times you have together…until something happens and you may never see each other again…" she unfolded. "Ya know Lois…you might have actually said something useful for once…" Clark laughed and pushed Lois into the field. "Well…Smallville….its my natural talent…plus…who else will help you with your relationship problems…well besides Chloe of course…" she smirked. Then she walked off to run 5 miles down the road and 5 miles back. "That Lois…she can get to ya sometimes….then she can be annoying…" Clark retorted. "Well…she has you for a friend it may have rubbed off of you onto her..." Jennifer chuckled. Then they both ran up and down the field. Clark grabbed her by the shoulders and kissed her. "It feels so good having you in my arms again…" Clark beamed. "Well… I'm glad to be back…" she laughed and they ran some more and Clark kept catching her and kissing her. Little did they know that Fine was concocting a new evil plan to destroy the world.