AND THE POWER TO LOVE

CHAPTER SEVEN

Chloe was surprised by what she saw on the satellite images. Magnified to the strongest degree…it was a flash of energy at the fortress, that a moment later was a flash of energy at the caves in smallville. It meant one thing…the crystal that the fortress was born from, was back at the caves.

Before she could dial Oliver, her phone rang…it was him

"The GPS I put on Lois finally showed up on the grid, I think found out where she is…"

"Where is she?"

"She just left the cave…Chloe she's at the cemetery…"

"I'm on my way…"

"Wait…Chloe…the thing is….she's moving fast…really fast…"

"Are we talking…speeding car fast?"

"No…we're talking Clark Kent fast. Chloe, we don't what is going on….she could be dangerous."

"If it's even her…the GPS is in her cell phone…what if it's not her?" …?"

"I don't know, but we need to find out." Ollie looked out the plane window and then back at Lana.

"I'm landing now…Lana and I will meet you at the cemetery."

Chloe hung up… and said…"Lois…what has happened to you?"


"Here goes nothing…" Lois walked over to the cold white stone-wall and pushed on it with her hand. A hole the size of her fist crumbled beneath her hand. She stepped back in amazement. Looking through the hole, she saw it…his coffin. Her heart fell. She put both hands back on the stone and pulled the large block off and dropped it to one side. Rushing inside, she quickly lifted the lid and saw him lying there. He looked different than he did when he died…he seemed like he was asleep. She wasted no time; she lifted him out of the coffin as if he weighed nothing. Still amazed and shocked, she took him out into the sunlight. When the sun shone on his face, she laid him down and put the pyramid on him. Suddenly it lit up, just as it did when she was a little girl. But this time all she could see was light…bright white light it surround him and her and it suddenly was not just bright, but warm…and then hot…finally she heard a faint noise escape Clark's lips…. "What the….?"

His eyes were still closed his seemed as if he was still unconscious. But the light and heat was gone, and the pyramid looked like a burnt piece of glass…it looked nothing like it did moments ago. Lifting him back up, she looked around before taking off, and then she saw them…Lana was standing a couple of hundred feet away, and then Ollie running behind Lana. She took off. And in a moment, she was back in the cave. Shelby barking at her, she laid Clark on the slab. She took the octagon out of her pocket, and started to place it in the slot. But then she hesitated. She looked down on his face, and smoothed his hair back and kissed him on his lips. When she felt they were warm, hope bubbled up in her heart. She quickly placed the piece in the slot, and found herself back in the ice fortress, and Clark was in front of her, on a slab of what looked like ice.

"You have acted quickly Lois…you have done well."

"Yea well, he's still not awake yet...so do what you need to do…bring him back."

"Take this crystal and put it above him…"

A crystal rod floated in the air. Lois grabbed it and started to lay it on his chest when the crystal started to float.

"Now what?"

"Now we must wait."

"Great…can you turn up the heat while we are waiting?"

She looked around the ceiling and the voice did not answer. She started to reach out to touch Clark forehead, only to be swept away by a blast of cold air. Struggling to her feat, she shouted sarcastically… "I said heat! Not AC!"

"You must wait until his body and mind is rejuvenated before you bond with him."

"WHOA!...What?"

"i know you understand. Your denials are not necessary here. You mind and emotions are transparent in this fortress."

"Great…so you can read minds too" she mumbled to her heart beating out of her chest, she looked around and she asked herself…"What am I getting myself into?"

"He will need part of your life force to heal, it will weaken you at first…but you will recover."

"But you said bond…I don't understand what's going to happen to me…to us?"

"For the moment, you will become his compnion...steward…or guardian...soul mate…there is not a human word that adequately describes this transformation…"

"I don't understand…"

"You will become his eyes and ears, when he is confused. You will remind him of his destiny and responsibilities. You will protect him from anyone that wishes to harm him…You will warn him when he is in danger, and when he is in danger of letting his emotions rule him, you will keep him grounded."

"How am I supposed to do all that? I'm not exactly the calmest person…besides, he doesn't need me to do all that…he is the most honorable grounded man I know."

"This is also what makes him the most vulnerable that is why he is here now."

The truth of Jor-el's word made her feel weak with fear. Then the light that was dancing around Clark faded, and Jor-el spoke once more. "Now, it is time…"

Lois looked around and was afraid. She slowly walked over and touched his hair, softly brushing it out of his face.

"Take his left hand with yours, and then touch the bracelet to his head."

Nervously taking his hand in hers, she did as Jor-el asked. And then suddenly all was darkness.

He was swimming, swimming in light. It was the most exquisite feeling. All his physical pain had disappeared. All of his mental anguish disappeared. He felt freedom like he had never felt before. Burdens gone….all his memories was pleasant…only the pleasant ones were near his mind. Lois was somewhere in a distance…behind a veil hanging from ice…and then she passed him he reached out to her and she crashed into him. She was everywhere…she saw all his memories…his deepest thoughts…fears…his mistakes. Suddenly he began to feel pain again, and then anguish he screamed her name and suddenly he woke up. He was in the Ice fortress once again, and Lois was passed out on top of him.

He screamed one word…

"Noooooo!"