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Chapter Thirteen
Linda soared above the Smallville aerial space with her right arm fully extended and her left leg bent slightly, for balance. The crisp wind blowing against her face and blonde hair, gloriously. From up there, she could see the whole town going about their businesses. She felt free, independent and most of all, superior.
Three hours ago, by the time she exited the hospital, she settled in a nice little shop across the hospital, which serves all kinds of beverages. Linda fancied a chocolate milkshake drink, ordered it and finally sat on table located just outside the shop.
Linda took off her backpack, unzipped it and retrieved her silver bracelet from within. That was her only remembrance from her real parents, Zor El and Allura, and her well loved mentor in Argo City, Zaltar.
"The bracelet lights up whenever the Omegahedron is nearby." She could still hear Zaltar utter those words.
"Omegahedron." Linda repeated under her breath, staring at the one of a kind bracelet. Weird markings and symbols are on it. Some people reckoned that the design looked Gaelic/Irish, but it's not.
"Son of Jor El. Matrix. Anti - Monitor Earth Crisis. Death. Resurrection." We're the English translations of the Kryptonian/Argonian codes on the bracelet.
According to Zaltar, it's a prophecy that she must fulfill. The five major stages in her life as Linda Danvers. Zaltar have always been cryptic with his words. Now it's up to Linda to figure them out. She sighed and strapped the bracelet on her left wrist.
While contemplating on what she did back in Mrs. Adler's room, a robbery was taking place in a convenient store, 4 shops away from the place Linda settled in.
Gun shots roared into the quiet air and was followed by loud shattering of glass windows.
Alerted by the noise, Linda knew that something bad was happening. The people panicked when 3 men went out of the convenient store, carrying high caliber firearms and a sack full of money.
Rushing into the back alleys, Linda used her super speed to change and take off her disguise. She appeared ones more in public, swooping from the sky sporting a plain white crop shirt, a short blue skirt and her white sneakers. Linda looked like a lost cheerleader. That's always been her style.
She apprehended the robbers shortly, breaking their firearms in halves, to their complete astonishment. Using a long metallic pipe, Linda was able to bind the 3 robbers into the fire hydrant. Before the Smallville police arrived, she made her escape and flew away from the scene.
Now, flying up into the air, after the robbery incident, Linda was enjoying it all. She felt superior than anybody else. Though this maybe the case, she felt incomplete. She's alone in this world. If only she could find 'The son of Jor El', then maybe, just maybe everything would be ok. She wouldn't be alone anymore.
The pleased smile that was previously visible on her façade is now replaced by a frown. The feeling of superiority and freedom are overshadowed by grief for her parents death and longing for a person that could keep up with her.
Linda shook her head to get rid of the sad thoughts she was having.
"You just did something good back there." She reminded herself, to uplift her spirit.
From where she currently hovered, Linda regarded a beautiful lake surrounded by tall trees. It was a small patch of woodland beside the highway, leading to town.
Enticed by the calm lake, she slowly lowered herself downward to take a closer look.
"It's more beautiful up close." Linda thought, her face brightening up with happiness. The front tips of her sneakers touching the water as she glided forward, with her arms wide open.
She was moving ahead as if she's skating. For a moment she watched how her shoe tips created long ripple traces on the perfectly serene water surface, on contact. Linda closed her eyes with a delighted grin on her face.
That precious event for Linda was shattered when she noticed her silver bracelet was glowing. The Omegahedron is close.
Linda scouted the woods with only her bracelet to guide her. Then a familiar scream echoed. She followed where it was coming from, frantically.
Just as she thought, when she came around the bend, Linda saw a man hunched before a lifeless girl.
"Lena!" She thought, bells ringing wildly inside her head.
With the use of her super speed, Linda started for them, worried and angered at the same time.
"GET AWAY FROM HER!" Linda shrieked furiously, grabbing the back collar of the guy's shirt with one hand and violently tossed him away from her friend.
The collar was almost torn off from Linda's clutches because of her forceful toss. The guy crashed on a tree before falling on the ground with a thud.
Linda knelt beside Lena, not minding the attacker for a while. Claw marks had been inflicted on her face, she had a large bleeding wound on her chest. Blood covered her clothes and skin. Thankfully, Linda found out that she's unconscious, not dead.
Rage and disgust were evident on Linda's face when she turned her head to see who Lena's attacker was. Shock registered on her upon laying her eyes on the culprit. Linda found herself staring at a familiar facade.
"Clark?" She uttered in total disbelief. Using her X-ray vision, Linda regarded a shining fragment of crystal inside his head. A piece of the Omegahedron.
The man she called Clark had blood dripping from his blooded mouth. Rows of sharp, bloody teeth were exposed as he snarled wildly at Linda.
He was about to pounce and attack the girl when he was struck by common sense. Now is not the time to do battle with her. She's strong, really strong. Fighting her now would result to his instant death.
Linda watched as Clark ran away from the scene. She wanted to follow him badly, make him pay for what he just did to Lena, her best friend. More than anything, Lena needed her help at that moment. She's losing blood. She had to take her to the hospital, fast.
Cradling Lena within her arms, Linda took flight in a hurry to save her friend from death.
"This isn't over Clark." She promised to herself. "This isn't over."
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"Where's Clark?" Linda entered the Kent's house, setting her bag on the dining table, when she spotted Mrs. Kent. She just came from the hospital where she rushed Lena.
Martha was in the living room, comfortably seated on the couch, while watching her favorite primetime game show. On the small table before her was a small bowl of popcorn.
"He's not staying here tonight." Mrs. Kent informed looking over her shoulders to have a look at Linda.
"Where is he?" Linda went behind the couch, bent over to kiss Mrs. Kent 'hello' on her cheek.
"Something wrong honey?" Martha inquired, ignoring her question. She could sense a hint of anger from Linda's voice.
"Nothing." She lied, cracking a fake smile to hide her rage. "I just need to talk to him."
"And smash his brain afterwards." Linda added to her thoughts.
"Is it important?" Mrs. Kent uttered with total concern. She could easily tell that there's something wrong, judging from Linda's sudden change of aura.
Linda yearned to tell Mrs. Kent the truth. That Clark tried to killed her best friend, Lena, by the woods and she witnessed the whole thing.
"Well," Was all that Linda managed to mumble. She was having a hard time telling her the incident.
"He's staying at Lex's for the night. I think they're working on something." Martha stated, not giving away the reason why Clark needed to stay over at Lex's. "If it's that important Lyn, you can give him a call."
Linda was hushed. She didn't know what to do. If she calls him, what will she say to him? Watch your back, Clark? I'm gonna getcha you bastard? She'd rather face him than make those cheesy threats by phone.
Furthermore, Clark is with Lex. The last thing she wanted right now is for another person from Smallville to know that she's the Earth Angel. Mrs. Adler knows, Clark knows, she wouldn't wish Lex to be included.
Linda's positive that Clark wouldn't do anything to hurt his loved ones, let alone feed on them, thus explains his attack on Lena, who's still unconscious back in Smallville General.
"Or I can drive you over to Lex's if you want?" Mrs. Kent sweetly offered, not knowing the real deal.
"No, thanks." She replied, pretending to be cool with it.
"Ok." Martha said flashing a smile. "Oh. Have you eaten diner Lyn?"
"Yeah." Linda answered, taking the stairs, on her way to her room.
"In case you get hungry though, there's food at the kitchen."
"Thanks." She spoke frustrated of not confronting Clark that night.
She was psyched to avenge Lena, only to find that Clark's not coming home. Linda wondered if Mr. and Mrs. Kent knew about their son's dark secret. That he's a killer, a cunning monster hiding under that innocent face.
Laying herself down on her bed, tears began rolling on her cheeks. Why does this have to happen to her? All she asks is a normal boy. Why did she end up falling in love with a monster? Why a monster?
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Lex sat on the mansion's study room, absorbed with the large book he's reading. Clark lay flat on his stomach on the carpeted floor of the room reading a book as well. Both were researching about shape shifters and the ways to vanquish the creature.
Luckily, Lex's father, Lionel Luthor, is a great collector of books about the weird, the paranormal and the unexplainable. The mansion's library's stacked with enough books that dealt with mythic beings and monsters, enabling Clark and Lex to investigate on the matter.
At this point, Lex is still unaware of what happened to his stepsister, Lena. He doesn't know that she's confined at the local hospital because of a brutal attack, which supposedly Clark did.
That is hard to believe though, the two have been together since school ended that day. Well, Lex of course drove Clark home to pack some of his stuff for the night and at the same time informed Mrs. and Mr. Kent about their research.
Mr. Kent didn't like the idea as expected. Though ones he learned that the whole town's safety is at stake, he gave in. Clark promised to go back home early next morning to prepare for school. That's enough for Mrs. Kent.
"Got anything?" Lex inquired, looking up from the book he's reading.
"Decapitation, Spear through the head, exposure to intense heat and," Clark relayed, flipping over his notes. "Heart removal."
"Same thing I got." He said, showing Clark his notes.
"Guess I have to do either of the four." Clark spoke, not really enticed by the idea.
"The first and last one sounds interesting." Lex joked accompanied with a snicker.
Clark grimaced at the thought of decapitating Nick's body parts or pulling out his heart. Those stuff involves blood and that's one thing Clark couldn't stand to see. He'd probably go with the heat exposure. Anyway, Clark's been practicing with his newly found powers. His heat/laser vision.
"Before we can do that, we need to find him first." Clark pointed out continuing his reading.
"You get yourself ready while I come up with a plan to capture Nick." Lex assured him, closing his book. He checked the time at the antique grandfather clock at the corner of the study room. It says '9:45pm.'
A split second later, both Lex and Clark were at the grand kitchen of the mansion, eating. Lex had specifically requested their cook to prepare some light snacks for him and his guest.
"How's Ms. Gorgeous?" Lex uttered, spearing a piece of macaroni and popped it into his mouth.
"I dunno. Haven't seen Lana in a while." Clark said taking a bite on his slice of pizza.
"No. I was talking 'bout the other gorgeous brunette, Linda." He interjected placing down his fork.
"Oh. Linda." Clark hasn't forgotten about her actually. She's everything he ever thinks of all day. It's just that he doesn't wanna talk about her right now.
"What's wrong Clark?" Lex immediately noticed the sudden change of expression on Clark's face at the mention of Linda's name.
"N-nothing." He muttered defensively at him, turning away.
"C'mon Clark. You can tell me."
Clark was suddenly engulfed by a surge of sad emotions from within his heart. He doesn't want to be reminded of the cruel fact that he's falling in love with a girl who is about to leave him 2 days from now.
"I think I love her." Clark whispered softly. He finally blurted it out.
"Tell her then." Lex advised, comforted that Clark confessed his feelings about Linda.
"I can't."
"Why not?"
"I'm not even sure if she likes me."
"How would you know, unless you go tell her how you feel." Lex stated.
"OK, what if I tell her, we fall in love, then what?" Said Clark, head bent down, feeling absolutely hopeless about the whole thing. He stood up and leaned on the marble counter. "Come Saturday she'll be leaving Smallville. There's nothing for us."
Lex got to his feet, went beside Clark and placed a hand on his shoulder, as if to say that it's ok.
"It takes courage to love, Clark, because love entails a lot of risk. You might get hurt along the way, but the pain you might feel is nothing compared to the joy of knowing that you gave yourself and your love a chance." He counseled turning into the doctor of love, suddenly.
Lex exited the kitchen leaving a very confused Clark, pondering on what his best friend said.
Chapter Thirteen
Linda soared above the Smallville aerial space with her right arm fully extended and her left leg bent slightly, for balance. The crisp wind blowing against her face and blonde hair, gloriously. From up there, she could see the whole town going about their businesses. She felt free, independent and most of all, superior.
Three hours ago, by the time she exited the hospital, she settled in a nice little shop across the hospital, which serves all kinds of beverages. Linda fancied a chocolate milkshake drink, ordered it and finally sat on table located just outside the shop.
Linda took off her backpack, unzipped it and retrieved her silver bracelet from within. That was her only remembrance from her real parents, Zor El and Allura, and her well loved mentor in Argo City, Zaltar.
"The bracelet lights up whenever the Omegahedron is nearby." She could still hear Zaltar utter those words.
"Omegahedron." Linda repeated under her breath, staring at the one of a kind bracelet. Weird markings and symbols are on it. Some people reckoned that the design looked Gaelic/Irish, but it's not.
"Son of Jor El. Matrix. Anti - Monitor Earth Crisis. Death. Resurrection." We're the English translations of the Kryptonian/Argonian codes on the bracelet.
According to Zaltar, it's a prophecy that she must fulfill. The five major stages in her life as Linda Danvers. Zaltar have always been cryptic with his words. Now it's up to Linda to figure them out. She sighed and strapped the bracelet on her left wrist.
While contemplating on what she did back in Mrs. Adler's room, a robbery was taking place in a convenient store, 4 shops away from the place Linda settled in.
Gun shots roared into the quiet air and was followed by loud shattering of glass windows.
Alerted by the noise, Linda knew that something bad was happening. The people panicked when 3 men went out of the convenient store, carrying high caliber firearms and a sack full of money.
Rushing into the back alleys, Linda used her super speed to change and take off her disguise. She appeared ones more in public, swooping from the sky sporting a plain white crop shirt, a short blue skirt and her white sneakers. Linda looked like a lost cheerleader. That's always been her style.
She apprehended the robbers shortly, breaking their firearms in halves, to their complete astonishment. Using a long metallic pipe, Linda was able to bind the 3 robbers into the fire hydrant. Before the Smallville police arrived, she made her escape and flew away from the scene.
Now, flying up into the air, after the robbery incident, Linda was enjoying it all. She felt superior than anybody else. Though this maybe the case, she felt incomplete. She's alone in this world. If only she could find 'The son of Jor El', then maybe, just maybe everything would be ok. She wouldn't be alone anymore.
The pleased smile that was previously visible on her façade is now replaced by a frown. The feeling of superiority and freedom are overshadowed by grief for her parents death and longing for a person that could keep up with her.
Linda shook her head to get rid of the sad thoughts she was having.
"You just did something good back there." She reminded herself, to uplift her spirit.
From where she currently hovered, Linda regarded a beautiful lake surrounded by tall trees. It was a small patch of woodland beside the highway, leading to town.
Enticed by the calm lake, she slowly lowered herself downward to take a closer look.
"It's more beautiful up close." Linda thought, her face brightening up with happiness. The front tips of her sneakers touching the water as she glided forward, with her arms wide open.
She was moving ahead as if she's skating. For a moment she watched how her shoe tips created long ripple traces on the perfectly serene water surface, on contact. Linda closed her eyes with a delighted grin on her face.
That precious event for Linda was shattered when she noticed her silver bracelet was glowing. The Omegahedron is close.
Linda scouted the woods with only her bracelet to guide her. Then a familiar scream echoed. She followed where it was coming from, frantically.
Just as she thought, when she came around the bend, Linda saw a man hunched before a lifeless girl.
"Lena!" She thought, bells ringing wildly inside her head.
With the use of her super speed, Linda started for them, worried and angered at the same time.
"GET AWAY FROM HER!" Linda shrieked furiously, grabbing the back collar of the guy's shirt with one hand and violently tossed him away from her friend.
The collar was almost torn off from Linda's clutches because of her forceful toss. The guy crashed on a tree before falling on the ground with a thud.
Linda knelt beside Lena, not minding the attacker for a while. Claw marks had been inflicted on her face, she had a large bleeding wound on her chest. Blood covered her clothes and skin. Thankfully, Linda found out that she's unconscious, not dead.
Rage and disgust were evident on Linda's face when she turned her head to see who Lena's attacker was. Shock registered on her upon laying her eyes on the culprit. Linda found herself staring at a familiar facade.
"Clark?" She uttered in total disbelief. Using her X-ray vision, Linda regarded a shining fragment of crystal inside his head. A piece of the Omegahedron.
The man she called Clark had blood dripping from his blooded mouth. Rows of sharp, bloody teeth were exposed as he snarled wildly at Linda.
He was about to pounce and attack the girl when he was struck by common sense. Now is not the time to do battle with her. She's strong, really strong. Fighting her now would result to his instant death.
Linda watched as Clark ran away from the scene. She wanted to follow him badly, make him pay for what he just did to Lena, her best friend. More than anything, Lena needed her help at that moment. She's losing blood. She had to take her to the hospital, fast.
Cradling Lena within her arms, Linda took flight in a hurry to save her friend from death.
"This isn't over Clark." She promised to herself. "This isn't over."
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"Where's Clark?" Linda entered the Kent's house, setting her bag on the dining table, when she spotted Mrs. Kent. She just came from the hospital where she rushed Lena.
Martha was in the living room, comfortably seated on the couch, while watching her favorite primetime game show. On the small table before her was a small bowl of popcorn.
"He's not staying here tonight." Mrs. Kent informed looking over her shoulders to have a look at Linda.
"Where is he?" Linda went behind the couch, bent over to kiss Mrs. Kent 'hello' on her cheek.
"Something wrong honey?" Martha inquired, ignoring her question. She could sense a hint of anger from Linda's voice.
"Nothing." She lied, cracking a fake smile to hide her rage. "I just need to talk to him."
"And smash his brain afterwards." Linda added to her thoughts.
"Is it important?" Mrs. Kent uttered with total concern. She could easily tell that there's something wrong, judging from Linda's sudden change of aura.
Linda yearned to tell Mrs. Kent the truth. That Clark tried to killed her best friend, Lena, by the woods and she witnessed the whole thing.
"Well," Was all that Linda managed to mumble. She was having a hard time telling her the incident.
"He's staying at Lex's for the night. I think they're working on something." Martha stated, not giving away the reason why Clark needed to stay over at Lex's. "If it's that important Lyn, you can give him a call."
Linda was hushed. She didn't know what to do. If she calls him, what will she say to him? Watch your back, Clark? I'm gonna getcha you bastard? She'd rather face him than make those cheesy threats by phone.
Furthermore, Clark is with Lex. The last thing she wanted right now is for another person from Smallville to know that she's the Earth Angel. Mrs. Adler knows, Clark knows, she wouldn't wish Lex to be included.
Linda's positive that Clark wouldn't do anything to hurt his loved ones, let alone feed on them, thus explains his attack on Lena, who's still unconscious back in Smallville General.
"Or I can drive you over to Lex's if you want?" Mrs. Kent sweetly offered, not knowing the real deal.
"No, thanks." She replied, pretending to be cool with it.
"Ok." Martha said flashing a smile. "Oh. Have you eaten diner Lyn?"
"Yeah." Linda answered, taking the stairs, on her way to her room.
"In case you get hungry though, there's food at the kitchen."
"Thanks." She spoke frustrated of not confronting Clark that night.
She was psyched to avenge Lena, only to find that Clark's not coming home. Linda wondered if Mr. and Mrs. Kent knew about their son's dark secret. That he's a killer, a cunning monster hiding under that innocent face.
Laying herself down on her bed, tears began rolling on her cheeks. Why does this have to happen to her? All she asks is a normal boy. Why did she end up falling in love with a monster? Why a monster?
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Lex sat on the mansion's study room, absorbed with the large book he's reading. Clark lay flat on his stomach on the carpeted floor of the room reading a book as well. Both were researching about shape shifters and the ways to vanquish the creature.
Luckily, Lex's father, Lionel Luthor, is a great collector of books about the weird, the paranormal and the unexplainable. The mansion's library's stacked with enough books that dealt with mythic beings and monsters, enabling Clark and Lex to investigate on the matter.
At this point, Lex is still unaware of what happened to his stepsister, Lena. He doesn't know that she's confined at the local hospital because of a brutal attack, which supposedly Clark did.
That is hard to believe though, the two have been together since school ended that day. Well, Lex of course drove Clark home to pack some of his stuff for the night and at the same time informed Mrs. and Mr. Kent about their research.
Mr. Kent didn't like the idea as expected. Though ones he learned that the whole town's safety is at stake, he gave in. Clark promised to go back home early next morning to prepare for school. That's enough for Mrs. Kent.
"Got anything?" Lex inquired, looking up from the book he's reading.
"Decapitation, Spear through the head, exposure to intense heat and," Clark relayed, flipping over his notes. "Heart removal."
"Same thing I got." He said, showing Clark his notes.
"Guess I have to do either of the four." Clark spoke, not really enticed by the idea.
"The first and last one sounds interesting." Lex joked accompanied with a snicker.
Clark grimaced at the thought of decapitating Nick's body parts or pulling out his heart. Those stuff involves blood and that's one thing Clark couldn't stand to see. He'd probably go with the heat exposure. Anyway, Clark's been practicing with his newly found powers. His heat/laser vision.
"Before we can do that, we need to find him first." Clark pointed out continuing his reading.
"You get yourself ready while I come up with a plan to capture Nick." Lex assured him, closing his book. He checked the time at the antique grandfather clock at the corner of the study room. It says '9:45pm.'
A split second later, both Lex and Clark were at the grand kitchen of the mansion, eating. Lex had specifically requested their cook to prepare some light snacks for him and his guest.
"How's Ms. Gorgeous?" Lex uttered, spearing a piece of macaroni and popped it into his mouth.
"I dunno. Haven't seen Lana in a while." Clark said taking a bite on his slice of pizza.
"No. I was talking 'bout the other gorgeous brunette, Linda." He interjected placing down his fork.
"Oh. Linda." Clark hasn't forgotten about her actually. She's everything he ever thinks of all day. It's just that he doesn't wanna talk about her right now.
"What's wrong Clark?" Lex immediately noticed the sudden change of expression on Clark's face at the mention of Linda's name.
"N-nothing." He muttered defensively at him, turning away.
"C'mon Clark. You can tell me."
Clark was suddenly engulfed by a surge of sad emotions from within his heart. He doesn't want to be reminded of the cruel fact that he's falling in love with a girl who is about to leave him 2 days from now.
"I think I love her." Clark whispered softly. He finally blurted it out.
"Tell her then." Lex advised, comforted that Clark confessed his feelings about Linda.
"I can't."
"Why not?"
"I'm not even sure if she likes me."
"How would you know, unless you go tell her how you feel." Lex stated.
"OK, what if I tell her, we fall in love, then what?" Said Clark, head bent down, feeling absolutely hopeless about the whole thing. He stood up and leaned on the marble counter. "Come Saturday she'll be leaving Smallville. There's nothing for us."
Lex got to his feet, went beside Clark and placed a hand on his shoulder, as if to say that it's ok.
"It takes courage to love, Clark, because love entails a lot of risk. You might get hurt along the way, but the pain you might feel is nothing compared to the joy of knowing that you gave yourself and your love a chance." He counseled turning into the doctor of love, suddenly.
Lex exited the kitchen leaving a very confused Clark, pondering on what his best friend said.