Chapter 2:Controlling Kara
Kara awoke the next day to the smell of sausages, egg, beans and fried toast. She used her newly found power of morphing to get dressed in a short blue mini skirt, white T-shirt and white trainers. Then using a ribbon she plaited her into a ponytail and went downstairs.
Before she even entered the downstairs living room she heard her cousin say, "Good morning Kara." She went into the room and said to Clark, "Hey how did you know it was me?"
"Three things" he said. "I used my x-ray vision, we heard someone come down the staircase, and you were the only one not downstairs yet." Said Clark smiling. Kara looked around the room to see Aunt Martha, Uncle Jonathan and Clark all smiling at her, and she laughed, "I wish I had your great powers of deduction Clark."
"Did you sleep well Kara?" asked her Uncle Jonathan.
"Oh yes, thank you." Said Kara.
"Good, were you warm enough? I can put another blanket on your bed, If you want me too?" asked Aunt Martha.
"No I was fine thank you all the same, I slept like a baby." Said Kara
"Hey Kara make sure you have enough to eat for breakfast because afterwards we are going out so that I can teach you to use your powers" said Clark.
"Ok then Clark" said Kara.
During Breakfast Kara was more talkative than she had been the night before, she told her new family about her life in Argo-city and about her love of art.
"So Kara you are interested in art maybe you should do some paintings and we could put it up on the wall in here," said Uncle Jonathan.
"Did you have lessons in Argo-City?" asked Clark.
"Yes we were taught Maths, Science, Politics, Universal appreciation, and Art." Said Kara
"What is Universal Appreciation?" Asked Clark.
"It's when we learn about the universe and how to look after it, and get along with it." Said Kara
"Sounds a bit like Physics, and environmental studies."
"Well it is really."
After the meal Clark took Kara to a field which was far away from any roads or houses, then the both changed into their red, yellow and blue costumes and Kara changed her hair so it was long and blonde and straight.
"Once you learn to use your powers they are easier to control." Said Clark
"Yes" said Kara.
"Lets start with x-ray vision first then, now I want you to concentrate really hard on the object behind my back, by x-raying me you should see what I have now tell me what you can see behind my back."
Kara concentrated really hard on looking straight through Clark and it wasn't long before she found that she could x-ray him. She saw that he had a silver ring behind his back with a star on it she said, "You have a small silver ring with a gold star on it and also no underwear on." She Joked.
"Well done it was a ring and its true that I don't have any underwear on, but you weren't supposed to look at that," said Clark going bright red in the face. Kara laughed.
"Well now you know how to do that you need to learn how to use your strength," said Clark taking several steel bars out of a bag he had with him. "Now all you have to do is fold them in half like this" said Clark taking one steel bar and folding it in half. "Now you try."
"Ok then," said Kara and she picked up a bar, which she folded in half and then straightened. "There how was that?"
"Fine."
Then Clark took Kara to a lake over a hill then he said to her, "Now I want you to freeze this lake"
"What but how?"
"Just blow cold air onto the lake" Kara did this and the lake froze, "Wow" she said.
"Now see if you can melt the lake," said Clark.
Kara tried but she was unable to melt the ice. "Don't worry about it," said Clark. "Maybe you don't have that power yet," he said.
"Clark I'm tired," said Kara that evening.
"Yes I know you are let's go home." Said Clark. So that evening Clark and Kara flew back to the Kent's farmhouse and found that the Kent's had visitors, so they flew up a tree changed back into normal clothes then climbed down the tree. As they walked back to the farmhouse Clark said, "What name would you like to go by here on earth?" "I don't know my best friend on krypton was called Carla, and I like that name."
"Carla. Carla Kent. I like that"
"I do too." Said Kara. Clark and Carla went into the farmhouse to find Clark's employer The Chief sat talking to the Kent's. "Oh hello Chief" Said Clark. "What are you doing here?"
"I just came by to find out when you are coming back to work Clark?"
"Um I don't know is next week alright?"
"Yes fine. And who is this lovely young lady?" Asked the chief referring to Kara.
"This is my cousin Carla Kent." Said Clark.
"Why howdy Miss Kent." Said the Chief.
"Hello Mr Chief" Said Carla.
"Actually Chief I was wandering if you had a job for my cousin." Asked Clark.
"Well we need a new research assistant if you want the position you can have it."
"Thank you Chief. I am very grateful to you for giving me this opportunity."
"You can start next week too, I have to go now so I will see you two next week goodbye."
"Goodbye" said Carla and Clark.
Then the Chief left and Aunt Martha asked Clark, "How did today go?"
"Carla is making good progress with using her powers."
"How would you like to go shopping with me tomorrow Carla and I will get u some clothes and things." Said Aunt Martha. "Clark can you give us a lift?"
"Sure mum" said Clark. The next day Carla and her Aunt Martha went to the nearby city and bought all the things that Carla would need when she went to Metropolis with Clark and also some things that she needed for her room at the Kent's house. They visited a friend of Martha's who could make good fake birth certificates and had made one for Clark. Finally they went to a bank and opened an account and got Carla a credit card for her to use in Metropolis and then Clark picked them up in his uncle's car and drove them back to the farmhouse. That evening Clark gave Carla a package, "What's that?" Asked Carla.
"Use your x-ray vision and find out." Said Clark.
Carla did but she still couldn't work what the gift was. Finally she said, "It's something electronic isn't it?"
"It's a laptop computer." Said Clark.
"We used to have computers in Krypta but not like this. What does it do?" Asked Carla.
"Lets find out shall we." Asked Clark. For the rest of that evening, Clark taught Carla to use the computer. "When we get back to my apartment we can connect the computer to the Internet."
"The Internet what is that?"
"It is where you can do research, play games or communicate, you can do pretty much anything on it."
"Cool, thank you Clark" she said, "it's a lovely gift" as they put the laptop into a small satchel.
"You can use the laptop to do your research," said Clark. The next few days at the Kent's' farmhouse passed quickly and it wasn't long before it was time for Clark and Carla to leave for Metropolis so that Carla could settle into her new home. She and Clark kissed goodbye to Martha and Jonathan at the airport and then they took a plane to Metropolis.
Kara awoke the next day to the smell of sausages, egg, beans and fried toast. She used her newly found power of morphing to get dressed in a short blue mini skirt, white T-shirt and white trainers. Then using a ribbon she plaited her into a ponytail and went downstairs.
Before she even entered the downstairs living room she heard her cousin say, "Good morning Kara." She went into the room and said to Clark, "Hey how did you know it was me?"
"Three things" he said. "I used my x-ray vision, we heard someone come down the staircase, and you were the only one not downstairs yet." Said Clark smiling. Kara looked around the room to see Aunt Martha, Uncle Jonathan and Clark all smiling at her, and she laughed, "I wish I had your great powers of deduction Clark."
"Did you sleep well Kara?" asked her Uncle Jonathan.
"Oh yes, thank you." Said Kara.
"Good, were you warm enough? I can put another blanket on your bed, If you want me too?" asked Aunt Martha.
"No I was fine thank you all the same, I slept like a baby." Said Kara
"Hey Kara make sure you have enough to eat for breakfast because afterwards we are going out so that I can teach you to use your powers" said Clark.
"Ok then Clark" said Kara.
During Breakfast Kara was more talkative than she had been the night before, she told her new family about her life in Argo-city and about her love of art.
"So Kara you are interested in art maybe you should do some paintings and we could put it up on the wall in here," said Uncle Jonathan.
"Did you have lessons in Argo-City?" asked Clark.
"Yes we were taught Maths, Science, Politics, Universal appreciation, and Art." Said Kara
"What is Universal Appreciation?" Asked Clark.
"It's when we learn about the universe and how to look after it, and get along with it." Said Kara
"Sounds a bit like Physics, and environmental studies."
"Well it is really."
After the meal Clark took Kara to a field which was far away from any roads or houses, then the both changed into their red, yellow and blue costumes and Kara changed her hair so it was long and blonde and straight.
"Once you learn to use your powers they are easier to control." Said Clark
"Yes" said Kara.
"Lets start with x-ray vision first then, now I want you to concentrate really hard on the object behind my back, by x-raying me you should see what I have now tell me what you can see behind my back."
Kara concentrated really hard on looking straight through Clark and it wasn't long before she found that she could x-ray him. She saw that he had a silver ring behind his back with a star on it she said, "You have a small silver ring with a gold star on it and also no underwear on." She Joked.
"Well done it was a ring and its true that I don't have any underwear on, but you weren't supposed to look at that," said Clark going bright red in the face. Kara laughed.
"Well now you know how to do that you need to learn how to use your strength," said Clark taking several steel bars out of a bag he had with him. "Now all you have to do is fold them in half like this" said Clark taking one steel bar and folding it in half. "Now you try."
"Ok then," said Kara and she picked up a bar, which she folded in half and then straightened. "There how was that?"
"Fine."
Then Clark took Kara to a lake over a hill then he said to her, "Now I want you to freeze this lake"
"What but how?"
"Just blow cold air onto the lake" Kara did this and the lake froze, "Wow" she said.
"Now see if you can melt the lake," said Clark.
Kara tried but she was unable to melt the ice. "Don't worry about it," said Clark. "Maybe you don't have that power yet," he said.
"Clark I'm tired," said Kara that evening.
"Yes I know you are let's go home." Said Clark. So that evening Clark and Kara flew back to the Kent's farmhouse and found that the Kent's had visitors, so they flew up a tree changed back into normal clothes then climbed down the tree. As they walked back to the farmhouse Clark said, "What name would you like to go by here on earth?" "I don't know my best friend on krypton was called Carla, and I like that name."
"Carla. Carla Kent. I like that"
"I do too." Said Kara. Clark and Carla went into the farmhouse to find Clark's employer The Chief sat talking to the Kent's. "Oh hello Chief" Said Clark. "What are you doing here?"
"I just came by to find out when you are coming back to work Clark?"
"Um I don't know is next week alright?"
"Yes fine. And who is this lovely young lady?" Asked the chief referring to Kara.
"This is my cousin Carla Kent." Said Clark.
"Why howdy Miss Kent." Said the Chief.
"Hello Mr Chief" Said Carla.
"Actually Chief I was wandering if you had a job for my cousin." Asked Clark.
"Well we need a new research assistant if you want the position you can have it."
"Thank you Chief. I am very grateful to you for giving me this opportunity."
"You can start next week too, I have to go now so I will see you two next week goodbye."
"Goodbye" said Carla and Clark.
Then the Chief left and Aunt Martha asked Clark, "How did today go?"
"Carla is making good progress with using her powers."
"How would you like to go shopping with me tomorrow Carla and I will get u some clothes and things." Said Aunt Martha. "Clark can you give us a lift?"
"Sure mum" said Clark. The next day Carla and her Aunt Martha went to the nearby city and bought all the things that Carla would need when she went to Metropolis with Clark and also some things that she needed for her room at the Kent's house. They visited a friend of Martha's who could make good fake birth certificates and had made one for Clark. Finally they went to a bank and opened an account and got Carla a credit card for her to use in Metropolis and then Clark picked them up in his uncle's car and drove them back to the farmhouse. That evening Clark gave Carla a package, "What's that?" Asked Carla.
"Use your x-ray vision and find out." Said Clark.
Carla did but she still couldn't work what the gift was. Finally she said, "It's something electronic isn't it?"
"It's a laptop computer." Said Clark.
"We used to have computers in Krypta but not like this. What does it do?" Asked Carla.
"Lets find out shall we." Asked Clark. For the rest of that evening, Clark taught Carla to use the computer. "When we get back to my apartment we can connect the computer to the Internet."
"The Internet what is that?"
"It is where you can do research, play games or communicate, you can do pretty much anything on it."
"Cool, thank you Clark" she said, "it's a lovely gift" as they put the laptop into a small satchel.
"You can use the laptop to do your research," said Clark. The next few days at the Kent's' farmhouse passed quickly and it wasn't long before it was time for Clark and Carla to leave for Metropolis so that Carla could settle into her new home. She and Clark kissed goodbye to Martha and Jonathan at the airport and then they took a plane to Metropolis.