Revival
A/N: This is just a shortish story that I thought of after watching Covenant. That cliffhanger left me so eager for a conclusion, so here it is... There won't be a lot of Clark or Lana though, it's going to focus on those who were left behind in Smallville, namely Lex and Chloe and the Kents. Clark will return eventually though.
Rating is just PG, nothing you wouldn't see on TV, at least for now... Chlex is the only possible ship, besides of course Martha/Jonathan (though I'm not going to write for them) already being established.
It rained that night in Smallville. The whole of Kansas was drenched in the warm June shower. Martha Kent stood watching as the rain extinguished the fiery symbol in the yard, leaving behind a black outline, and the scent of burning field.
Maria Ordenez entered the Luthor study with a food-laden tray, only to discover her employer lying on the cold stone floor, clutching at his throat. Lex Luthor's cool blue eyes fluttered shut as the falling rain drowned out Maria's gasp, the crash of the tray as it fell to the floor, and her hurried race to the telephone.
The dirt floor of the cave began to dampen from the humid air, product of the tumultuous shower. Jonathan Kent's still form lay unmoving as the water began to stream in.
Miles from Smallville the shower helped to quell the flames from the previously standing safe house. Red and white beams of light cut through the sheets of water, and rescue workers hurriedly pushed two stretchers into waiting ambulances. Gabe Sullivan's body was protected from the rain by the black body bag that had been zipped over him. His daughter, Chloe Sullivan, was on her way to Metropolis General, an artificial airway down her throat and an IV pumping heavy antibiotics and morphine into her burned body.
And Clark Kent slept peacefully on his journey, not realizing what he left behind.