The day started pretty much the same as any other day for Clark, he got up
and got ready for school. But as he was walking down stairs he notice
something bright blink through the window on the stairs, as he doubled back
to look he found it was gone though there was a dust cloud as if something
had recently sped down the road. Shaking his head he carried on downstairs.
His mum was in the kitchen busy making coffee and orange juice, 'Morning Clark, sleep well?' , 'Yes thanks, um… is dad doing anything outside?'.
'Not as far as I know, why?'
'Oh, it's nothing.' Clark shook his head again and reached for a glass of orange juice.
'What am I being accused of?' Jonathon had just entered the kitchen from the yard.
'Oh nothing' said Clark ' I just though I saw something'
'It must have been Phil' said Jonathon as he thumbed his way through a small pile of letters 'here Clark, there's one for you.'
' Thanks' said Clark and he took the letter and opened it.
'What is it honey?' asked his mum who had seen Clark frown at the letter.
Clark looked up from the letter and turned it so his parents could read it, it had one single word written in large black felt: 'SOON!'
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From outside of the Kent's farm a black convertible can be seen with a woman looking over it, she has waist length black hair and looks about 25. She is wearing what looks like a black cat suit with a utility belt it has a holster with a gun and various other pockets containing spare bullets and a small dagger. She is looking through a pair binoculars which are pointing at the houses kitchen window, she sees Clark looking at the letter and smiles to herself. Clipping the binoculars to her belt she gets into the car and drives off down the road.
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That morning Clark seemed distracted and Chloe had noticed.
'What's up Clark? you seem… distant this morning'
'Oh, it's nothing' said Clark glumly, he was struggling to open his locker for some reason he couldn't remember the combination.
'You sure?' Chloe asked, she sounded concerned, she had also noticed how much difficulty he was having.
Suddenly there was a small 'chinking' Clark had accidentally snapped the padlock open, he looked up at her and smiled obviously embarrassed.
'Whoa, what were you eating this morning Clark? Spinach' Pete had just appeared.
Clark looked at the broken padlock in his hand and quickly pocketed it, he was still looking very embarrassed 'Um, something like that'. And he quickly opened his locker and looked inside trying to ignore Pete's stare.
The bell rang signalling the start of the day 'C'mon' said Clark 'we'll be late' and he motioned to Pete and Chloe to move.
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From around the wall just behind where they were standing the woman in the cat suit can be seen with a small video camera, she brings it down from her eyes, smiles and exits the school.
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The black convertible can be seen driving up a dirt track on the outskirts of town it's headed towards a small deserted barn towards the outskirts of town, as the car stops the number plate can be seen, it reads:
'4 THE HUNT'. The woman steps out of the car and walks towards the barn, she checks all round then opens the door as she does so a small black cat emerges from inside.
'Neesha' the woman bends down and picks the cat up, it begins to purr contentedly.
She closes the door behind her and walks up to the second floor of the barn, it looks like someone robbed an electronics store. There is a laptop set up on one desk along with 2 televisions, 1 is tuned in to local news but the other she links up to the video camera.
Across the other side of the room, laying on a table, 2 small hand guns and a large high powered rifle can be seen. Next to the guns is a small black box with tiny green meteor fragments and filings scattered around it. The wall behind the table is covered with pictures of Clark, one or two are of him lifting a tractor or his fathers truck. It's obvious she has been studying Clark for a while.
The woman sits down behind the desk, takes out a sandwich and turns on the camera. The TV monitor springs to life, a small clock in the corner of the film reads 4:28am and the camera is looking through Clark's bedroom window. Clark is asleep but he is hovering 3ft above his bed. The woman is smiling at the footage. On screen Clark rolls over in his sleep and slowly descends back on to his bed. The camera footage cuts to morning, the clock now reads 7:22am. Martha's voice can be heard on the tape 'Clark, if you don't get up you'll be late for school I've been calling you for half an hour!'. Clark sits up grudgingly, stretches and super speeds out of the room, a second later he zooms back in, he is soaking wet and has a towel round his waist. Another blur can be seen and Clark is suddenly dressed. 'Coming, Mum'. The camera film skips again to the footage taken in the school.
The woman stops the footage, gets up and walks over to the table. Placing her sandwich down (on top of the meteor filings) she opens the box, inside are two perfectly smooth, green glowing bullets. She takes out a third bullet but this one is not finished yet, it appears she is shaping parts of the green meteor rock in to bullets. She takes out a file and whilst shaping the rock looks up to the wall, she is surveying the pictures one of which is an aerial view of Smallville just after the meteors had impacted. She stops filing to take a bite of her sandwich (which now has a few fragments of glowing rock on the underside) whilst chewing she suddenly has a look of realisation on her face. Suddenly she puts the bullet and sandwich down, grabs her keys and rushes out of the barn.
The cat 'Neesha' watches her leave the barn and closes it's eyes to go back to sleep, but it notices a movement and turns to stare at the table.
A rat has appeared and is running along the table top, it heads for the sandwich and begins to eat. Neesha is watching it. The rat still completely oblivious and continues to eat. Neesha silently slips off the chair and begins to stalk towards the rat. The rat is still eating. Neesha climbs silently on to the table, the rat pauses, as the cat is about to pounce the rat suddenly turns, it's eyes have a strange greenish glow and it leaps towards the cat.
His mum was in the kitchen busy making coffee and orange juice, 'Morning Clark, sleep well?' , 'Yes thanks, um… is dad doing anything outside?'.
'Not as far as I know, why?'
'Oh, it's nothing.' Clark shook his head again and reached for a glass of orange juice.
'What am I being accused of?' Jonathon had just entered the kitchen from the yard.
'Oh nothing' said Clark ' I just though I saw something'
'It must have been Phil' said Jonathon as he thumbed his way through a small pile of letters 'here Clark, there's one for you.'
' Thanks' said Clark and he took the letter and opened it.
'What is it honey?' asked his mum who had seen Clark frown at the letter.
Clark looked up from the letter and turned it so his parents could read it, it had one single word written in large black felt: 'SOON!'
********
From outside of the Kent's farm a black convertible can be seen with a woman looking over it, she has waist length black hair and looks about 25. She is wearing what looks like a black cat suit with a utility belt it has a holster with a gun and various other pockets containing spare bullets and a small dagger. She is looking through a pair binoculars which are pointing at the houses kitchen window, she sees Clark looking at the letter and smiles to herself. Clipping the binoculars to her belt she gets into the car and drives off down the road.
********
That morning Clark seemed distracted and Chloe had noticed.
'What's up Clark? you seem… distant this morning'
'Oh, it's nothing' said Clark glumly, he was struggling to open his locker for some reason he couldn't remember the combination.
'You sure?' Chloe asked, she sounded concerned, she had also noticed how much difficulty he was having.
Suddenly there was a small 'chinking' Clark had accidentally snapped the padlock open, he looked up at her and smiled obviously embarrassed.
'Whoa, what were you eating this morning Clark? Spinach' Pete had just appeared.
Clark looked at the broken padlock in his hand and quickly pocketed it, he was still looking very embarrassed 'Um, something like that'. And he quickly opened his locker and looked inside trying to ignore Pete's stare.
The bell rang signalling the start of the day 'C'mon' said Clark 'we'll be late' and he motioned to Pete and Chloe to move.
********
From around the wall just behind where they were standing the woman in the cat suit can be seen with a small video camera, she brings it down from her eyes, smiles and exits the school.
********
The black convertible can be seen driving up a dirt track on the outskirts of town it's headed towards a small deserted barn towards the outskirts of town, as the car stops the number plate can be seen, it reads:
'4 THE HUNT'. The woman steps out of the car and walks towards the barn, she checks all round then opens the door as she does so a small black cat emerges from inside.
'Neesha' the woman bends down and picks the cat up, it begins to purr contentedly.
She closes the door behind her and walks up to the second floor of the barn, it looks like someone robbed an electronics store. There is a laptop set up on one desk along with 2 televisions, 1 is tuned in to local news but the other she links up to the video camera.
Across the other side of the room, laying on a table, 2 small hand guns and a large high powered rifle can be seen. Next to the guns is a small black box with tiny green meteor fragments and filings scattered around it. The wall behind the table is covered with pictures of Clark, one or two are of him lifting a tractor or his fathers truck. It's obvious she has been studying Clark for a while.
The woman sits down behind the desk, takes out a sandwich and turns on the camera. The TV monitor springs to life, a small clock in the corner of the film reads 4:28am and the camera is looking through Clark's bedroom window. Clark is asleep but he is hovering 3ft above his bed. The woman is smiling at the footage. On screen Clark rolls over in his sleep and slowly descends back on to his bed. The camera footage cuts to morning, the clock now reads 7:22am. Martha's voice can be heard on the tape 'Clark, if you don't get up you'll be late for school I've been calling you for half an hour!'. Clark sits up grudgingly, stretches and super speeds out of the room, a second later he zooms back in, he is soaking wet and has a towel round his waist. Another blur can be seen and Clark is suddenly dressed. 'Coming, Mum'. The camera film skips again to the footage taken in the school.
The woman stops the footage, gets up and walks over to the table. Placing her sandwich down (on top of the meteor filings) she opens the box, inside are two perfectly smooth, green glowing bullets. She takes out a third bullet but this one is not finished yet, it appears she is shaping parts of the green meteor rock in to bullets. She takes out a file and whilst shaping the rock looks up to the wall, she is surveying the pictures one of which is an aerial view of Smallville just after the meteors had impacted. She stops filing to take a bite of her sandwich (which now has a few fragments of glowing rock on the underside) whilst chewing she suddenly has a look of realisation on her face. Suddenly she puts the bullet and sandwich down, grabs her keys and rushes out of the barn.
The cat 'Neesha' watches her leave the barn and closes it's eyes to go back to sleep, but it notices a movement and turns to stare at the table.
A rat has appeared and is running along the table top, it heads for the sandwich and begins to eat. Neesha is watching it. The rat still completely oblivious and continues to eat. Neesha silently slips off the chair and begins to stalk towards the rat. The rat is still eating. Neesha climbs silently on to the table, the rat pauses, as the cat is about to pounce the rat suddenly turns, it's eyes have a strange greenish glow and it leaps towards the cat.