AN: Own nothing.

Images ripped through Conner's head, pain coursing through his body as the name Zatan repeated over and over, the EL family crest flashing repeatedly, his body convulsing on the floor, a flail of his arm breaking the part of the kitchen island, his kicking legs slamming holes in the floor. Conner felt like the pain went on for hours, but as it finally began to fade Conner, slowed his body finally returning control to him. He groaned as he stood clutching his head in pain, the name Zatan ringing in his ear, Conner wanted answers, and he knew where he could get them. Conner slipped into superspeed, and began running to the farm, he knew where Clark kept the key to the fortress and even though he had never been there before himself he had to try, because that was where his answers waited.

Conner slid to a stop on the gravel driveway, before turning and walking into the barn and over to the old tool chest, breaking the lock on the middle drawer Conner grabbed the key and blurred away rushing to the caves. Conner knew that there was an alcove somewhere in here but where, he was passing a wall with a man with two heads drawn on it when the far wall began to shift the rocks opening to reveal the alcove that he was trying to find. Conner walked through the doors and up to the altar that stood in the middle watching in stunned silence as the key floated into the air before slamming into a thin slot near the middle.

In the next instant Conner found himself standing in a building made entirely of crystals, he turned taking in the whole place before a pillar of light shot down surrounding Conner.

"I am Jor-EL keeper of this fortress, you child bear the blood of my child Kal-EL but you are not he, identify yourself." A deep voice resonated from all around Conner; he froze fearing what the AI that Clark had told him about might do when it discovered his origins.

"My name is Conner Kent, I'm a clone made here on earth from the DNA of Clark Kent, and Lex Luthor. The Kryptonian name that Clark gave me was Kon-EL." Conner responded hoping that his voice didn't waver from the fear he was feeling.

"Kal-EL had no right to give you such a name." the fortress spoke back, the fact that it was saying that Conner had no rights to his name infuriated Conner.

"I don't care what you think, I came because I needed your help." He screamed out feeling a shift in the light around him before the voice responded.

"Very well Kon-EL ask, and together we shall find the answer." The fortress spoke back, obviously pleased with the fact that Conner was here for guidance.

"Does the name Zatan mean anything to you." Conner asked, the light seemed to shift and Conner felt the earth beneath his feet shift for a second before everything around him went black.

When Conner came to he found himself lying on a thin sheet of burned grass, there not fifteen feet in front of him was the creature that had been appearing before his eyes during his convulsions.

"In the year 1870 one of my ancestors, Morn-EL come to earth." Conner heard a voice to his side saying, whipping his head to the side Conner saw a tall man with short spiky blond hair, wise eyes, wearing a long white robe with the EL family shield stamped in black on his chest.

"He discovered that vampires and many other types of demons had escaped onto the planet, but he also learned that there was a young woman, who traveled around killing these creatures. After six months of searching, destroying the abominations that traveled above ground as he went Morn-EL finally found the slayer, the two began traveling together destroying monsters as they went and slowly they fell in love. During this time there was a vampire king known only as the master, the master had many loyal followers but his strongest, most loyal knight was a cruel, ruthless vampire named Zatan, the master grew angry at Morn-EL and the slayer, outraged at how many vampires they were killing, and that none could stand against the powers the yellow sun bestowed upon Morn-EL. In an attempt to combat Morn-EL the master saved three witches and had them bless Zatan, with strength that was equal to Morn-EL's, made his skin to resilient for a wooden stake to pierce, and gave him the ability to be burned without dying, Morn-el hearing about this plan attempted to stop it, his lover coming with him, the two separated Morn-el to dispatch the witches, the slayer to fight Zatan, Morn-el quickly defeated the witches but, turned to see Zatan breaking the slayers neck. Morn-EL was both enraged and grief stricken, his emotions fighting against each other, caused his powers to weaken, so that Morn-EL could not kill Zatan, only bury the beast in a cave." By the time Jor-EL finished Conner's head was spinning with the information that he had just learned.

Conner groaned as he felt the earth finally quit shifting beneath his feet, before he looked at the fortress.

"Thank you." With that said Conner turned and left the fortress sprinting as fast as he could, back to Sunnydale.

In a different part of Sunnydale sitting in a chamber miles underground, the master smiled as a tall powerfully built vampire kneeled before him.

"Ah Zatan, my loyal knight I have a task for you." The master said as he reached to the side picking up a newspaper clipping.

"Whatever you desire my master." The vampire responded.

"Finish what you started all those years ago." The master through the newspaper clipping so that it landed on the floor in front of Zatan, who picked it up and holding it close to his face a dark smile spreading from ear to ear.

"So the god returns" Zatan whispered to himself before specking out loud, "It will be done."

Conner groaned as he walked into the library, Buffy had just left leaving Conner standing alone with Mr. Giles

"Giles we need to talk." Conner stated as he turned from the man to sit down, before looking back.

"Now's not a great time Conner, can we speak later." Giles responded as he turned away, to begin looking through more books.

"It has to do with Buffy's prophesy Giles." Conner watched as Giles back straightened, his head snapping around to stare at Conner. "I know that the masters supposed to kill her, and I've been doing everything I can, but just like he can't leave the pocket dimension he's been sealed in, I can't enter it." Giles just stared at Conner before sitting down in a chair not far from Conner, "Giles there's more, I believe that the master is going to resurrect Zatan, to come after me." Giles slowly brought his hand up to remove his glasses before he turned away.

"I see, so what do you propose?" Giles asked still turned away.

"My original plan was for me to follow Buffy through the portal because it would have to open for her, and then kill the master before he could kill her, but with Zatan being resurrected, I have to fight him, so I suggest we send someone else to follow her, and help her." Giles still seemed to be taking it in when he turned to look at Conner.

"I see well that sounds like a good idea, I'll look into who I could send, for now though don't you have a class you need to be attending." With that Giles turned and walked into his office, closing the door behind him and leaving Conner out alone. Without hesitation and with so much on his mind Conner stood and left the library, spotting Xander walking not far ahead, his shoulders slumped and muttering angrily to himself.

"Hey Xander." Conner said as he jogged up to his friend, "What's up man you seem a little ticked." He watched as Xander looked towards him, blowing out a deep sigh before slumping against the lockers.

"I asked Buffy to the spring formal dance." Xander started. Conner looked at his friend knowing how much his best friend liked Buffy, and hoping that she told him yes even if Conner still wasn't quite sure about where his feelings for her stood.

"And?" he asked.

"She said no, she tried to lead into the whole thing about not wanting to ruin our friendship, but I just think that she's stuck on Angel you know." Xander sighed at the end, his eyes showing the anger he was feeling.

"Hey Buffy's a good friend of mine but if she's gonna be hung up on a dead guy, instead of giving an actual breathing guy a chance, then her loss right." Conner said hoping to cheer his friend up.

"Your right, anyway she'll totally regret it tomorrow when she sees me in my tux." Xander laughed as the two began to walk towards their next class.

"Oh yeah which one, the light blue one?" Conner joked about his friends taste in clothing.

"No man, the hot pink one." Xander joked back; the two laughing uproariously, at the horrible images that where taking roots in their minds.

That night Conner stood in a room alongside Giles and Angel, all three discussing the codex and the prophesy that seemed to be coming to pass.

"I already told you how we handle this we send someone with her." Conner ground out angered at the fact that Giles wasn't listening to him.

"It's not that simple Kon-EL." Giles responded having decided to use his Kryptonian name while Angel was in the room "It's not just you who can't pass through the energy portal, no one can." Conner growled as he grasped the desk nearly throwing it.

"Maybe you're reading it wrong." Angel said as he looked at the codex.

"I wish to god I were but it states very clearly in there, that tomorrow night Buffy will face the master and she will die." Giles yelled back, the ragged state of his clothes showing just how much this was affecting him. All three froze as they heard laughter coming from the doorway, the three turned freezing in surprise as they saw Buffy standing there, Conner knew that she wouldn't be able to see his face, but the fact that she had just heard that broke his heart. He turned as he heard Buffy begin to have her breakdown, and having no desire to see that he stepped through the open window and disappeared into the night.

The next day Conner spent preparing for his confrontation with Zatan that night, he knew that there was a high probability that he wouldn't survive, Morn-EL had been much stronger then he was, and had had full control over his powers, but Conner figured that even if it killed him he'd take Zatan done with him.

By the time night fell Conner had spent the last three hours of daylight absorbing sunlight hoping that it could give him a boost that would put him on equal footing with Zatan, but as he walked into that graveyard, his black coat blowing around behind him, Conner knew that this fight might be his last and that he'd have to give it his all. He heard the soft crunch of the leaves before he saw the vampire Zatan walk out of the darkness across from him.

"Zatan." Conner growled as he clenched his fist.

"Child of the stars." Zatan growled back his fists clenching. The two waited frozen as they glared at one another, waiting for a silent signal, and as the wind died down, and the last leaves touched the ground Conner and Zatan lunged at each other, the ground beneath their boots ripping into the air as they charged.

Well that's chapter 9, I figured I'd end it there leave, everyone wanting more; I plan to try and have the next two chapters out by Wednesday.