Title: Before the End

Author: rooster dawn

pairing: Clark and Lois/ Bud and AJ

Disclaimer: They don't belong to me, I'm only borrowing them.

Summary: Bud tries his hand at writing fan fiction

Feed back is glorious.

Author's note: A reader has notified me that I have misclassified my story, they were right. I wrote this story a long time ago and had forgotten exactly what it was all about. I have altered the classificatin to better identify the true nature of the story though the next part is tragic.

Thanks for the heads up. I was wondering why people weren't reading it. I thought it was as good as Fairy Tales can Come True, which everyone seems to like.

Scene eleven

2300 hours

Monday

27 June 2005

A few days later Clark snuck into Lex Luthor's house to retrieve the third part of the medallion. It was the last piece he needed to complete his task and gain valuable information about Krypton and his father.

He was in and out very quickly with the third piece. He went to the cave and entered the special chamber that contained the other pieces. He placed the last piece with the other two. There was a flash of light.

The next thing he knew he woke up in an ice crystal fortress somewhere which he assumed was in the Artic. He saw a glowing crystal sticking out from the rest of them. He placed the crystal into a slot.

He heard the voice of his father telling him that he needed to stay and learn everything there was to learn in the Kryptonian library.

Meanwhile putting the pieces together with blood on one of them caused an event to happen that would kill many in Smallville. A meteor shower hit Smallville and the immediate area.

One of those meteors happened to hit the Kent house as they were sitting down to lunch. The meteor was large enough to crash through half of the roof sending everything down on top of Jonathan and Martha.

Meanwhile Lois was visiting Chloe in Metropolis when she heard the news of the meteor shower. She was worried about the Kents and Clark. She wanted to get into her car and head back to Smallville and the Kent farm.

Chloe persuaded her to wait until the meteor shower was over before returning to Smallville. Chloe went along with Lois a few hours later. When they got to the farm they were horrified to see the house almost completely destroyed.

They went inside yelling "Clark! Mrs. Kent! Mr. Kent!" But they didn't get any response. They went through the rubble finally finding Jonathan and Martha. They couldn't find a pulse for Jonathan.

Martha had a weak thready pulse. They called nine, one, one for an ambulance. They continued their search of the rubble for Clark, but they couldn't find him anywhere. There was a sense of relief that he could still be alive, but where was he?

"Didn't they know that Clark went away?" asked AJ.

"No AJ, they were out of town." replied Bud.

Scene twelve

2020

Metropolis

Lois was sharing a condo with Martha fifteen years later. Chloe had move on to another city and had a successful career as a freelance writer. She was one who never liked to be told what to write about. She had her own stories that needed to be told.

Lois was writing for the Dailey Planet, a job she had had for the last ten years. Martha had become her mother and confidant. Lois was the daughter she never had. They shared an incredible bond.

They both had felt the pain of Jonathan dying and Clark disappearing, never to be found or seen again after the meteor shower. Lois missed him more than she ever imagined she would.

Martha assured her that Clark would eventually return someday, after all he was indestructible. Lois had held out in the beginning that Clark was alive, but in the end she now believed that he was dead or wasn't coming back.

"We're hiring a new reporter today Mom. He's supposed to be very good, at least that's what Perry says. I might be late getting home tonight. Will you pick up Johnny after his ball game?" asked Lois.

"Sure honey, you know how much I love him. It still moves me that you name him after Jonathan." she whispered.

"I loved you both Mom, he was very special. I just wish Clark had been here to watch him grow up. I miss him." she whimpered.

"I miss him too." Martha replied.

A couple hours later Lois was at work. She was running late. She was supposed to be at a staff meeting fifteen minutes ago, but she had run into a traffic jam after her interview. She tried to sneak into the room without Perry noticing.

"Well, well, well Ms. Lane. It's nice of you to finally grace us with your presence. I was wondering if you liked us anymore." Perry acknowledged her presence in a sarcastic tone.

"Sorry Sir, my interview ran longer than I had planned." apologized Lois as she looked around the room. She was hoping to see the new guy.

She finally saw him. He looked vaguely familiar, but the glasses looked weird on him. They looked sort of nerdy. She looked questionably at Perry for an answer.

"Lois Lane, I would like you to meet our new reporter, Clark Kent. He's developed quite a reputation writing in Europe and Asia. Lois is one of the best investigating reporters in the States. She a very good writer too." smiled Perry.

"I look forward to working with you Ms. Lane." he gave her a funny smile.

It was him, but it wasn't. The Clark she knew may have been shy and modest, but he was an impressive individual that stood out in a crowd. This man looked like he wanted to hide from the crowd even though he was dress very well.

"You should." she replied.

Later in the day Lois managed to finish her work on time. She was getting ready to leave for the day when Clark showed up at her office door and knock.

"May I come in?" he asked.

"I'm getting ready to leave." she replied.

"May I escort you home Ms. Lane." he asked.

"You can dropped the Ms. Lane, Clark. You know who I am and I know who you are." she replied with an attitude.

"Sorry, ah ..... Lois is it? I'm not sure I know what you mean." he replied.

"Don't play dumb with me Farm boy! We met sixteen years ago in Smallville. We lived together for a year." she replied angrily.

"More the reason for me to escort you home then. I've been away for a long time Lois. If we knew each other in Smallville, you and I can catch me up with what I've miss. Please Lois." he pleaded.

He didn't know why, but he was intrigued by this woman. She fascinated him. He wanted to get to know her. He also wanted to know about his mother and father.

"Okay Farm boy, you can accompany me home and if you're good, you can stay for dinner." she replied.

"I don't understand daddy, how come Clark doesn't remember Lois?" asked AJ.

"Clark has been away for a long time. Do you remember what I read to you from the Superman comic magazines? Clark went to the Fortress to learn everything about Krypton." replied Bud trying to get AJ to reason it out.

"So he forgot all about Lois? I'm never going away daddy, I wouldn't ever want to forget about you or mommy." replied a defiant AJ.