Smallville:Birth Of a New Empire
(This story is rated M for Mature. Smallville is © 2001-2009 CW Network & DC Comics. Trinity Jean Knight is my character but her powers are © 2001-2009 CW Network & DC Comics. Heroes is © 2006-2009 NBC/Universal Studios. Knight Rider elements are © 1982-1986;2008 NBC/Universal Studios. Star Wars is © 1977-2005 Lucasfilm Ltd. All other characters are mine)
Chapter 4: decision
Odessa, Texas: Clark stared at the deaths that were at Union Wells High School, the high School Claire Bennett went to prior to her moving to California. Teachers, students all murdered by either strangulation, burn marks all over their bodies or simply frozen to death and some thrown around as if they were rag dolls.
"What happened here?" Chloe asked as she took pictures. Claire stared around in shock as Clark was carrying with him in a duffel bag which had his costume.
"Zod happened here, Claire." Clark said. They then heard a voice that Clark knew the last time he visited Odessa. The voice of Claire's adopted father, Noah Bennett, a former agent of the Government agency known simply as The Company.
"He's right, Claire. We found his calling card burned across some of the buildings," Noah said. Clark remembered the day that The Company sent in the Haitian to try to block his powers but to no avail. Clark had stopped the Haitian all those years ago, prior to his starting high school at Smallville High School.
"I can't believe this is happening! What is Zod looking for?" Claire asked as they walked outside. They then saw the enigma known as Sylar.
"You, and your alien friend here, Claire," Sylar said walking up behind him. Clark stood in front of Claire, Chloe and Noah.
"Oh I have known about you for years Clark. I sensed your power shortly after I gained mine. Your DNA was full of power and I knew I had to have your gifts. Noah, So nice to see you again," Sylar said smiling wickedly.
"Oh The Company knew about Clark's abilities since we had linked his sister to Wilton Knight all those years ago. You don't think Lex's ex-wife kept your blood sample a secret didn't you? No, she sent it to us for sampling. She did, and we had matched you to your sister. We weren't looking for you to rein you in, Clark. No, we knew Zod was coming, and we were going to unleash you on Zod. But your using your native name to the world is stupid," Noah said.
"You knew? You knew he was an alien despite the fact that Clark and I dated, I nearly wanted to have sex with him, and you now reveal to me that he is an alien and that you knew about it all this time!" Claire yelled at her father.
"See Claire, your father isn't as noble as you think he is," Sylar mocked. Clark slapped Sylar and the man flew back. He then reached into his Duffel bag and used his super speed to change into the black Costume that had the symbol of the House of El on it.
"You look handsome, Clark," Chloe said. "We need to give you a secret identity, Clark because if your going to continue to use your gifts, you need something else other than 'Clark Kent international man of mystery' and 'Kal-El' as your super-hero Code-Name," Noah said.
"You might also change your costume as well," Claire said. Clark just stared at her.
"What? What's wrong with my costume?" He asked. Claire smiled as she embraced her former love. She then kissed him.
"You need something a little more colorful," Chloe said as the two finished kissing.
"Yeah, something a little more patriotic than black and your black and white insignia," Claire said.
"design for me a new Costume," Clark said after a few minutes. Noah, Chloe & Claire smiled.
"We'll come up with something," Noah said.
Krypton City, Planet Krypton, The distant past: Trinity began staring at the circuits of the Holographic emitters that ran from Brainiac's mainframe to where the circuitry went outside to every emitter in the city.
"Does this thing broadcast all over the planet?" Trinity said to General Zod who was combing through the holographic files.
"Yes, it does. We designed the AI to control the planet's weather systems, entertainment centers, and sends warnings to our allies if we have trouble," General Zod said.
"Is that how the Republic discovered the issues with the Visitors a year ago, and then the Mirror Universe?" Trinity said non-nonchalantly.
"How do you know about the battle with the Visitors and the alternate universe?" General Zod asked.
"On Earth we had issues with both the Visitors and the Mirror Universe and it's was not fun either. Tell me, why didn't the Republic send Jedi Knights during the Mirror Wars?" Trinity said.
"Jor-El asked the Republic not to claiming that we could win the Mirror Wars by ourselves and Brainiac assured us that a victory was inevitable," Zod said.
"Wonder why?" Trinity said. She then stared at the General.
"Don't know, but tell me how are you related to Jor-El again?" General Zod asked.
"I'm his illegitimate daughter due to an Earth woman taking advantage of him sexually," She said.
"Access the data files as to learn who let Palpatine have access," General Zod suggested. She began to program the Brain Interactive Construct to display the results as if it were a computer from Earth. She also programmed it not to reveal it to the whole planet.
"98 probability that it was General Ben-Joi Zod," Spoke the Brain Interactive Construct quietly.
"General Zod," Trinity said quietly.
"I see you discovered my deception quietly Trinity Jean Knight. You see, He offered me power beyond my wildest dreams, to overthrow Jor-El and his damned ruling council," General Zod said as he walked to her and backed her into a nearby wall.
"Why would you do that? And who offered you this power?" Trinity asked.
"Why Palpatine of course. I contacted him a year during The Mirror Wars because during that war, Zor-El attempted an assassination plot on his brother and failed. He was stripped of his authority on the ruling council and his scientific rank. Palaptine shared with me how he grabbed power and became The Supreme Chancellor of the Republic for 12 years before this Republic became an Empire. I want to do the same," Zod said as he began to slide his hands up her Kryptonian robes across her long legs.
"What are you going to do with me?" Trinity said fearful of this crazed lunatic that had her cornered.
"Simple. Do something to you so you wont say anything to Jor-El or the Ruling Council," General Zod said as he slid her robe up to reveal her naked body and he inserted himself inside her. She screamed at the violation of her body...
To be Continued...
