Ok you are going to think I am pretty damn weird but I was reading my own
fic and I got pissed off. I was all like "What happens next?" and that's
when I realized this was my fic. So then I checked my hard drive and found
this. The chapter I hadn't posted. So now I think I will post it. So here
you go. The long awaited update!
Chapter 5: Understanding
The silence was deafening. Every sat around the table in their own thoughts, not voicing any of them. Jonathan, Martha and Pete were note surprised by Chloe and Lana's lack of conversation. It was a lot to take in about their best friend and love interest.
"So how did you actually find Clark?" Lana asked quietly.
Martha smiled. For a day filled with such tragedy, it held her fondest memory of Clark.
"We had just left the flower shop and driving down the street when this huge fireball crashed right in front of us." Jonathan said. He too was smiling. "It flipped us right over. We both fell unconscious but when we came to, there was Clark in his birthday suit."
"He ran over to my side of the truck and pulled the door right off of it's hinges and then helped me out." Martha said her eyes slightly glazed as though she was reliving it all over again rather then just talking about it. "He then ran over to Jonathan's side and did the same thing."
"After I got out of the truck, I turned to see that Clark had already ran over to Martha and jumped right into her arms like it was meant to be." Jonathan said. "At first I said that there was no way we could keep him. It's not like we could just say that we found him."
"But I argued that we didn't find him. He found us." Martha said. She turned to Lana. "You know you made a wish come true that day."
Lana smiled and nodded her head. She actually could remember Martha coming in to the flower shop that day and playing with Lana. Lana could even remember the look of want written all over Martha's face.
Chloe laughed though. "So Clark had his whole 'Hero Complex' even when he was three?" Chloe asked.
"He always has." Martha said nodding her head. "Clark always felt as though he needed to repay the town for the meteor shower and the after affects."
Pete shook his head. "He always felt so guilty when he couldn't save someone. But we all tried to explain he couldn't be every where at once." Pete said. He gave Lana a smile. "Especially when it came to you. And especially after his short lived rebellion."
"I always wondered about that." Lana said quietly. "His sudden change in attitude."
"Yeah well it was definitely unexpected." Jonathan said. "Some how though, Clark always managed to keep things very interesting. Seeing how we live on a farm and all."
"Yeah I remember how we got through all of his-uh-developments." Martha said. She started to giggle. "It took two scarecrows, our mailbox and a few other items to get his heat vision under control."
Jonathan and Pete laughed along too. Clark had been so embarrassed when he discovered what was exactly turning it on and off. After Pete had found out about Clark, he never let Clark live it down, but then again who would?
"Why didn't he ever tell us?" Chloe asked.
Pete decided he would answer this one. "Two reasons." Pete said. He held up a finger. "One, Mr. And Mrs. Kent didn't allow him too and it was dangerous." Pete held up a second finger. "Two, he was scared that if he had told you guys, you would freak out like I did." Pete looked down ashamed.
"You freaked out?" Chloe asked.
"Well yeah sort of." Pete said. "I found his ship and then I accused him of stealing it and well it got complicated. But then he saved my life and risked his exposure even after I called him a freak. I realized then that it was the same Clark I knew before and he always will be."
"There wasn't a day that went by that he didn't wish he could tell you two." Martha said. "He knew that his secret drove wedges and gaps into his friendships."
"He definitely didn't want that to happen." Pete said shaking his head. "He already felt so alone."
"What do you mean alone?" Lana asked.
"Well from what we have recently found out, Clark's entire race is dead and he is the last one." Jonathan said.
"This is so-I don't know-Twilight Zone-ish." Chloe said.
"Think about how Clark felt when I told him about him being from another planet." Jonathan said. "We kept it from him. He never knew that he was an alien, just different. The day I told him, he flipped and sped out of here faster than he ever has before. It was freaky for him because he found out his was invulnerable and an alien in one day."
A gloom settled over the group and the nostalgia moment had to be broken. "So what are we going to do know?" Chloe asked, the one breaking it.
Jonathan sighed. "I don't know. I'm not even sure there is anything for us to do." Jonathan said.
"Where would they take him?" Lana asked.
"Either New York or Metropolis." Pete said.
"I could understand Metropolis but why New York?" Chloe asked.
"Because that is where Swann's observatory is." Jonathan said. Jonathan slammed his fist into the table. "Damn it all! I swear if I ever get near Swann I will strangle him, wheelchair or no wheelchair."
Martha put her hand on Jonathan's arm to calm him down. "You wanted to do that with Nixon too but it still won't be right." Martha said. "I think that Clark would see it as his fault."
"Roger Nixon? The reporter from the Inquisitor?" Chloe asked.
"Yeah. He found Clark's ship during the twister and was going to expose Clark. But when he tried to shoot Jonathan, Lex shot Nixon first." Martha said.
Lana suddenly perked up a bit. "Do you know what happened in the twister?" Lana asked.
Chloe slightly cringed at this. The Spring Formal was still a slightly opened wound that would twinge when anyone brought it up.
"If you're wondering if Clark was in it, yes he was." Martha asked. "He told us about it later. He used his body to shield yours."
"Well were getting a bit off topic now." Pete said. "How about we come up with some sort of game plan."
"How are we going to find Clark?" Jonathan said.
"I can do some checking. I can remember a few license plates I saw." Chloe offered. "I'll also go through my Swann files and see if I might of over looked anything."
"Thanks Chloe." Martha said.
"I'll go to Metropolis." Pete said. "Maybe I can find some things out there."
"I'll go with Pete." Lana said. "Chloe has taught me a few tricks." Lana smiled at Chloe and Chloe returned it.
"I'll go to New York and see if I can get into Swann's place." Jonathan said.
"I think I'll go to New York with Jonathan." Martha said.
"Well there we have it. All of us have jobs to do. We should start tomorrow." Pete said. "I'll pick you up at 7:30 if you want." Pete turned to Lana.
"Yeah sure." Lana said nodding.
They all said their goodbyes and left, going their separate ways. Deep down, Martha and Jonathan knew that Clark would be touched by his friend's determination. They were.
TBC
Chapter 5: Understanding
The silence was deafening. Every sat around the table in their own thoughts, not voicing any of them. Jonathan, Martha and Pete were note surprised by Chloe and Lana's lack of conversation. It was a lot to take in about their best friend and love interest.
"So how did you actually find Clark?" Lana asked quietly.
Martha smiled. For a day filled with such tragedy, it held her fondest memory of Clark.
"We had just left the flower shop and driving down the street when this huge fireball crashed right in front of us." Jonathan said. He too was smiling. "It flipped us right over. We both fell unconscious but when we came to, there was Clark in his birthday suit."
"He ran over to my side of the truck and pulled the door right off of it's hinges and then helped me out." Martha said her eyes slightly glazed as though she was reliving it all over again rather then just talking about it. "He then ran over to Jonathan's side and did the same thing."
"After I got out of the truck, I turned to see that Clark had already ran over to Martha and jumped right into her arms like it was meant to be." Jonathan said. "At first I said that there was no way we could keep him. It's not like we could just say that we found him."
"But I argued that we didn't find him. He found us." Martha said. She turned to Lana. "You know you made a wish come true that day."
Lana smiled and nodded her head. She actually could remember Martha coming in to the flower shop that day and playing with Lana. Lana could even remember the look of want written all over Martha's face.
Chloe laughed though. "So Clark had his whole 'Hero Complex' even when he was three?" Chloe asked.
"He always has." Martha said nodding her head. "Clark always felt as though he needed to repay the town for the meteor shower and the after affects."
Pete shook his head. "He always felt so guilty when he couldn't save someone. But we all tried to explain he couldn't be every where at once." Pete said. He gave Lana a smile. "Especially when it came to you. And especially after his short lived rebellion."
"I always wondered about that." Lana said quietly. "His sudden change in attitude."
"Yeah well it was definitely unexpected." Jonathan said. "Some how though, Clark always managed to keep things very interesting. Seeing how we live on a farm and all."
"Yeah I remember how we got through all of his-uh-developments." Martha said. She started to giggle. "It took two scarecrows, our mailbox and a few other items to get his heat vision under control."
Jonathan and Pete laughed along too. Clark had been so embarrassed when he discovered what was exactly turning it on and off. After Pete had found out about Clark, he never let Clark live it down, but then again who would?
"Why didn't he ever tell us?" Chloe asked.
Pete decided he would answer this one. "Two reasons." Pete said. He held up a finger. "One, Mr. And Mrs. Kent didn't allow him too and it was dangerous." Pete held up a second finger. "Two, he was scared that if he had told you guys, you would freak out like I did." Pete looked down ashamed.
"You freaked out?" Chloe asked.
"Well yeah sort of." Pete said. "I found his ship and then I accused him of stealing it and well it got complicated. But then he saved my life and risked his exposure even after I called him a freak. I realized then that it was the same Clark I knew before and he always will be."
"There wasn't a day that went by that he didn't wish he could tell you two." Martha said. "He knew that his secret drove wedges and gaps into his friendships."
"He definitely didn't want that to happen." Pete said shaking his head. "He already felt so alone."
"What do you mean alone?" Lana asked.
"Well from what we have recently found out, Clark's entire race is dead and he is the last one." Jonathan said.
"This is so-I don't know-Twilight Zone-ish." Chloe said.
"Think about how Clark felt when I told him about him being from another planet." Jonathan said. "We kept it from him. He never knew that he was an alien, just different. The day I told him, he flipped and sped out of here faster than he ever has before. It was freaky for him because he found out his was invulnerable and an alien in one day."
A gloom settled over the group and the nostalgia moment had to be broken. "So what are we going to do know?" Chloe asked, the one breaking it.
Jonathan sighed. "I don't know. I'm not even sure there is anything for us to do." Jonathan said.
"Where would they take him?" Lana asked.
"Either New York or Metropolis." Pete said.
"I could understand Metropolis but why New York?" Chloe asked.
"Because that is where Swann's observatory is." Jonathan said. Jonathan slammed his fist into the table. "Damn it all! I swear if I ever get near Swann I will strangle him, wheelchair or no wheelchair."
Martha put her hand on Jonathan's arm to calm him down. "You wanted to do that with Nixon too but it still won't be right." Martha said. "I think that Clark would see it as his fault."
"Roger Nixon? The reporter from the Inquisitor?" Chloe asked.
"Yeah. He found Clark's ship during the twister and was going to expose Clark. But when he tried to shoot Jonathan, Lex shot Nixon first." Martha said.
Lana suddenly perked up a bit. "Do you know what happened in the twister?" Lana asked.
Chloe slightly cringed at this. The Spring Formal was still a slightly opened wound that would twinge when anyone brought it up.
"If you're wondering if Clark was in it, yes he was." Martha asked. "He told us about it later. He used his body to shield yours."
"Well were getting a bit off topic now." Pete said. "How about we come up with some sort of game plan."
"How are we going to find Clark?" Jonathan said.
"I can do some checking. I can remember a few license plates I saw." Chloe offered. "I'll also go through my Swann files and see if I might of over looked anything."
"Thanks Chloe." Martha said.
"I'll go to Metropolis." Pete said. "Maybe I can find some things out there."
"I'll go with Pete." Lana said. "Chloe has taught me a few tricks." Lana smiled at Chloe and Chloe returned it.
"I'll go to New York and see if I can get into Swann's place." Jonathan said.
"I think I'll go to New York with Jonathan." Martha said.
"Well there we have it. All of us have jobs to do. We should start tomorrow." Pete said. "I'll pick you up at 7:30 if you want." Pete turned to Lana.
"Yeah sure." Lana said nodding.
They all said their goodbyes and left, going their separate ways. Deep down, Martha and Jonathan knew that Clark would be touched by his friend's determination. They were.
TBC