PostCrisis

by Amandil Tel'Ilfrin

Maybe it's time to stop being so afraid?" Clark nearly 'comes out,' only to be pulled away from she whom he loves most by none other than his biological father. This is picking up just after the WB's Smallville's Season 3, Episode 16, Crisis.

16. Chapter 16

Chapter 16

(Several minutes later, Clark enters his house.  He hasn't seen his parents since the night before.  Jonathan is sitting at the table working on some papers, Martha is not in sight.)

Jonathan (Looking up): "Clark, you alright?  You disappeared last night."

Clark: "Yeah.  It almost killed Lana."

(Jonathan looks startled.)

Jonathan: "We heard the explosion."

Clark: "Don't worry, I cleaned up the road.  I stopped the cat and chased it into a field in the woods that was loaded with Kryptonite."

Jonathan: "What happened?"

Clark (Sitting down at the table across from Jonathan): "We were going so fast I didn't notice until I was already a few feet in.  I slowed down and almost fell over."

Jonathan: "So you lost it?"

Clark: "That's the thing, dad.  I think it was affected by the Kryptonite too."

(Jonathan puts down his pen, not interested in the papers anymore.)

Clark: "It has my speed and strength; I think it has my weakness too."

Jonathan (After thinking several seconds): "Which means you can't help us stop it."

Clark: "Dad, I'm not going to let you try and take this thing down alone."

Jonathan: "You don't have any choice, son."

(Clark looks to protest but Jonathan interrupts him.)

Jonathan: "Clark, your mother and I will handle this.  I want you to get out of the house for awhile.  Alright?"

Clark: "But Dad-"

Jonathan (More forceful this time): "Alright?"

(Seeing there is nothing he can do, Clark nods.  He stands and leaves the house.  Jumping in the truck, he pulls out of the driveway.  Just before he goes out of sight, he sees his father entering the barn with the shot gun.)