Smallville High
2:59
"Hey Clark wait up!" Lana called. Trying to keep her eye on Clark, so as not to lose him in the big crowd of students getting ready to leave. Clark stopped and started walking back towards Lana.
"Hey Lana, what's up?"
"We're still on for tonight right? You kind of hung up in a hurry."
"Oh yeah, of course, sorry about last night, just added a little touch of mystery."
"Your whole life is a mystery Clark" Lana giggled.
"It won't be much of a mystery after tonight." Said Clark, sounding a little uneasy.
"Clark, are you ok?" The hallway had completely emptied out, the only sound you could was Chloe typing on her computer.
"Lana, whatever you hear or see tonight, promise me you won't look at me any different, and that you won't leave me."
"I promise Clark." Clark began to smile a little.
Kent's Kitchen
8:30
"Son, are you ok? You look worried."
"Yeah dad, I'm ok, but I am a little worried."
"About Lana?"
"What if she doesn't understand, what if she thinks I'm a freak, what if she doesn't accept me, for being me?"
"If you and Lana are as good of friends as it seems like you are, she won't care Clark."
"I hope you're right." Glances at the clock. [8:47] "Oh, I got to go dad. Wish me luck."
"You'll be fine Clark." Clark walked out of the house. On the way to the Talon, he grabbed a small bag, and a tiny led box."
Clark was just a couple blocks away from the Talon, he was starting to get a little nervous. Sure he had it kind of planned out how he would tell her, but he couldn't help being nervous. Even with his dad's reassurance. He finally reached the Talon. He stood outside the door for a moment, took a deep breath, and, KNOCK KNOCK. Lana came up to the door and opened it.
"Clark you made it! Come on in." He stepped in and set his stuff on the counter. "Can I get you anything?"
"Maybe just a small coffee."
"Sure. So must be something pretty big for you to want to discuss it after closing." Lana poured the coffee into a cup and handed it to Clark."
"I don't trust everyone to see this." Lana pulled up a barstool and sat down next to Clark.
"So, what's this mystery that is Clark Kent?"
"Don't rush."
"Sorry." Said Lana, laughing a little. Clark finished his coffee.
"Ok, here goes nothing."
"Clark? Where did you go?" Lana looked confused. Clark just disappeared. Some one tapped her from behind. She jumped a little and turned around. There was Clark, standing there, holding two Ice Cream cones.
"Looking for me?"
"Clark, where did you get the Ice Cream from?"
"Dairy Queen." Clark handed her a cone, and began eating his.
"But, that's six blocks away, how did you get back so fast?"
"I ran."
"You ran?"
"Uh yeah." The power went out.
"Oh great, it blew a fuse, I'll be right ba..."
"That's ok Lana, I brought candles." Clark brought out two candles. He used his heat vision to light the first one, but since it was dark Lana didn't see. But when he did it again, the light reflected her hugely wide eyes.
"Clark, how...how...did...you...and..."
"Ok Lana, I think I've shocked you enough, oh, and you dropped your Ice Cream."
"Clark, I don't understand."
"Ok, maybe I should explain things a little bit before you die of unsuspecting shock. Ok," he took a deep breath. "Lana, I'm not exactly human.
"What do you mean?"
"Here, let me explain everything I can first before questions. Ok, I'm not human, I'm, kryptonian. I'm from the planet Krypton. I fell to earth in the meteor shower. So that's kind of how I killed your parents. But, it was an accident, I didn't send the meteor shower, Jor-El did." Clark saw the blank expression on Lana's face. "Jor-El is my father, my mother is Laura, but I've never met her. I have weird powers, like, invulnerability, super speed, super strength, x-ray vision, heat vision, super hearing and, the occasional floating, but that was only a couple times. I think that's about everything uh...... oh yeah, one more thing." Clark took out the lead box, he handed it to Lana. "Hear take this, open it when I say, but don't keep it open too long." He grabbed the chair for support. "Ok," he took a deep breath "go ahead and open it." Lana, very slowly and awkwardly, opened the box, Clark began to shake a little, he fell to the ground. "Lana... close it, please Lana." Lana just stood there. "Lana, please close... it." Lana snapped it shut.
"Clark, are you... ok?"
"Now I am , Kryptonite, is my only weakness, it could eventually kill me." Lana just kind of stood there, staring. Clark gathered up his things and walked towards the door. Before exiting, he turned around. "How could you break your promise?" He started to cry, a little bit. He reached for the door.
"Clark wait, don't go!" Lana ran up to him and gave him a hug. "Clark I'm sorry, I was just shocked, please don't go!" Clark sighed.
"It's ok Lana, here, I'll walk you home. But, wait, I'm going to use the restroom first." Clark still sounded sad. Lana sat down. I really hurt Clark's feelings. It's not his fault he's who he is. But still, I have a reason to stunned silence. But, oh my, I probably looked at him like he is a freak. But he is kind of. No, he's still the same person, just not a mystery. But hey, at least when he ditches our dates, I'll understand. Clark reentered the room. "Ok, let's go." Lana, tried to open the door.
"Clark, the door is stuck.".
"I'll get it." She smiled at him. He didn't smile back. Lana felt awful. "That's weird, I can't open it either."
"But don't you have super strength?"
"Yeah, I normally do."
"KAL-EL..." Jor-El's voice suddenly filled the Talon.
"Clark, who's KAL-EL?"
"That's me."
"Well, who's that calling you?"
"That's Jor-El. Jor-El, back off!"
"Now now KAL-EL, is that anyway to greet your father?"
"After the way you've been treating me over the past few years, yes, that is the perfect way to greet you."
"Oh, and who's this KAL-EL?"
"Jor-El, leave Lana, out of it."
"Lana, what a beautiful name, nice to meet you, you aren't Lana Lang, by any chance are you?"
"Uh, yes?" Lana, asked, nervously.
"Ah, Louise..." Jor-El, whispered
"Who?" Lana asked. Jor-El, completely ignoring her, said,
"Well KAL-EL, your mother is on vacation to visit her mother for 3 months, so, I believe this would be a grand opportunity for you to spend some time at home."
"Jor-El, I can't just leave for three months!"
"Well, I'll give you time to think about it, until then, neither of you are going anywhere, I'll be back at Midnight for your decision KAL-EL." Clark could feel Jor-El's presence leave them.
"Lana, I'm sorry you have to sit here for two hours."
"It's ok, Clark."
"I'm glad someone still calls me Clark." He laughs a little bit. "Lana, what should I do? I can't just leave Smallville for 3 months, and if Jor-El gets his way, I'll never be back. But Laura thinks I should keep my life the way it is now, and she's pretty forceful."
"So, I have a feeling she probably doesn't know what Jor-El is doing."
"Most likely. But, if I don't go, he could hurt the ones I love, to the degree where I can't protect them. He nearly killed my dad last time. What should I do Lana?"
"Clark, can't you reason with him? He is your father."
"Reason with Jor-El?!"
"Clark, what else do you propose we should do?"
"Should you call Chloe and her dad, and tell her where you are?"
"No, they're out of town, something with their family, they asked if I wanted to go, but I'm not really part of their family."
"Yeah, I know what you mean."
"Shouldn't you phone your parents?"
"No, they'd just freak out, dad would probably go all agro and come down hear with his kryptonite gun, of course it would do him no good."
"Why?"
"I guess I left out that since Krypton blew up, I'm the last LIVING Kryptonian, Jor-El and Laura, are dead."
"Oh, I see.
"Wow, look at the time." [11:13] "Jor-El will be back soon."
"What are you going to tell him?"
"I don't know, but just in case, can I have, one more latte'?"
"Get your own Latte' Mr. Super speed!" Lana and Clark laugh out loud. Clark goes and makes two latte's. "So, show me what else you can do."
"Ok, what do you want to see?"
"How 'bout your super strength? How strong are you really? Wimp."
"Wimp?!" Clark stacks the stove, on top of the oven, and picks them up with one hand?"
"Ooo! More more!" They begin laughing. "Ok, Clark, Lana picks up a book and covers the title. "What book am I holding?" Clark focuses.
"Lana's secret Journal, ...oh, June 5th, today I...
"Hey, stop that!" They begin giggling uncontrollably.
"KAL-EL!"
"Oh no!" they said together. [12:00]
"Are you ready?"
"Jor-El, you have to understand. My whole life is here, I have school, friends, I'd miss it all too much. Last time I got so lonely."
"Ok, I'll solve that problem, Miss Lang, can come with us, then you won't be lonely."
"Jor-El wait no...!" But they were already gone.
2:59
"Hey Clark wait up!" Lana called. Trying to keep her eye on Clark, so as not to lose him in the big crowd of students getting ready to leave. Clark stopped and started walking back towards Lana.
"Hey Lana, what's up?"
"We're still on for tonight right? You kind of hung up in a hurry."
"Oh yeah, of course, sorry about last night, just added a little touch of mystery."
"Your whole life is a mystery Clark" Lana giggled.
"It won't be much of a mystery after tonight." Said Clark, sounding a little uneasy.
"Clark, are you ok?" The hallway had completely emptied out, the only sound you could was Chloe typing on her computer.
"Lana, whatever you hear or see tonight, promise me you won't look at me any different, and that you won't leave me."
"I promise Clark." Clark began to smile a little.
Kent's Kitchen
8:30
"Son, are you ok? You look worried."
"Yeah dad, I'm ok, but I am a little worried."
"About Lana?"
"What if she doesn't understand, what if she thinks I'm a freak, what if she doesn't accept me, for being me?"
"If you and Lana are as good of friends as it seems like you are, she won't care Clark."
"I hope you're right." Glances at the clock. [8:47] "Oh, I got to go dad. Wish me luck."
"You'll be fine Clark." Clark walked out of the house. On the way to the Talon, he grabbed a small bag, and a tiny led box."
Clark was just a couple blocks away from the Talon, he was starting to get a little nervous. Sure he had it kind of planned out how he would tell her, but he couldn't help being nervous. Even with his dad's reassurance. He finally reached the Talon. He stood outside the door for a moment, took a deep breath, and, KNOCK KNOCK. Lana came up to the door and opened it.
"Clark you made it! Come on in." He stepped in and set his stuff on the counter. "Can I get you anything?"
"Maybe just a small coffee."
"Sure. So must be something pretty big for you to want to discuss it after closing." Lana poured the coffee into a cup and handed it to Clark."
"I don't trust everyone to see this." Lana pulled up a barstool and sat down next to Clark.
"So, what's this mystery that is Clark Kent?"
"Don't rush."
"Sorry." Said Lana, laughing a little. Clark finished his coffee.
"Ok, here goes nothing."
"Clark? Where did you go?" Lana looked confused. Clark just disappeared. Some one tapped her from behind. She jumped a little and turned around. There was Clark, standing there, holding two Ice Cream cones.
"Looking for me?"
"Clark, where did you get the Ice Cream from?"
"Dairy Queen." Clark handed her a cone, and began eating his.
"But, that's six blocks away, how did you get back so fast?"
"I ran."
"You ran?"
"Uh yeah." The power went out.
"Oh great, it blew a fuse, I'll be right ba..."
"That's ok Lana, I brought candles." Clark brought out two candles. He used his heat vision to light the first one, but since it was dark Lana didn't see. But when he did it again, the light reflected her hugely wide eyes.
"Clark, how...how...did...you...and..."
"Ok Lana, I think I've shocked you enough, oh, and you dropped your Ice Cream."
"Clark, I don't understand."
"Ok, maybe I should explain things a little bit before you die of unsuspecting shock. Ok," he took a deep breath. "Lana, I'm not exactly human.
"What do you mean?"
"Here, let me explain everything I can first before questions. Ok, I'm not human, I'm, kryptonian. I'm from the planet Krypton. I fell to earth in the meteor shower. So that's kind of how I killed your parents. But, it was an accident, I didn't send the meteor shower, Jor-El did." Clark saw the blank expression on Lana's face. "Jor-El is my father, my mother is Laura, but I've never met her. I have weird powers, like, invulnerability, super speed, super strength, x-ray vision, heat vision, super hearing and, the occasional floating, but that was only a couple times. I think that's about everything uh...... oh yeah, one more thing." Clark took out the lead box, he handed it to Lana. "Hear take this, open it when I say, but don't keep it open too long." He grabbed the chair for support. "Ok," he took a deep breath "go ahead and open it." Lana, very slowly and awkwardly, opened the box, Clark began to shake a little, he fell to the ground. "Lana... close it, please Lana." Lana just stood there. "Lana, please close... it." Lana snapped it shut.
"Clark, are you... ok?"
"Now I am , Kryptonite, is my only weakness, it could eventually kill me." Lana just kind of stood there, staring. Clark gathered up his things and walked towards the door. Before exiting, he turned around. "How could you break your promise?" He started to cry, a little bit. He reached for the door.
"Clark wait, don't go!" Lana ran up to him and gave him a hug. "Clark I'm sorry, I was just shocked, please don't go!" Clark sighed.
"It's ok Lana, here, I'll walk you home. But, wait, I'm going to use the restroom first." Clark still sounded sad. Lana sat down. I really hurt Clark's feelings. It's not his fault he's who he is. But still, I have a reason to stunned silence. But, oh my, I probably looked at him like he is a freak. But he is kind of. No, he's still the same person, just not a mystery. But hey, at least when he ditches our dates, I'll understand. Clark reentered the room. "Ok, let's go." Lana, tried to open the door.
"Clark, the door is stuck.".
"I'll get it." She smiled at him. He didn't smile back. Lana felt awful. "That's weird, I can't open it either."
"But don't you have super strength?"
"Yeah, I normally do."
"KAL-EL..." Jor-El's voice suddenly filled the Talon.
"Clark, who's KAL-EL?"
"That's me."
"Well, who's that calling you?"
"That's Jor-El. Jor-El, back off!"
"Now now KAL-EL, is that anyway to greet your father?"
"After the way you've been treating me over the past few years, yes, that is the perfect way to greet you."
"Oh, and who's this KAL-EL?"
"Jor-El, leave Lana, out of it."
"Lana, what a beautiful name, nice to meet you, you aren't Lana Lang, by any chance are you?"
"Uh, yes?" Lana, asked, nervously.
"Ah, Louise..." Jor-El, whispered
"Who?" Lana asked. Jor-El, completely ignoring her, said,
"Well KAL-EL, your mother is on vacation to visit her mother for 3 months, so, I believe this would be a grand opportunity for you to spend some time at home."
"Jor-El, I can't just leave for three months!"
"Well, I'll give you time to think about it, until then, neither of you are going anywhere, I'll be back at Midnight for your decision KAL-EL." Clark could feel Jor-El's presence leave them.
"Lana, I'm sorry you have to sit here for two hours."
"It's ok, Clark."
"I'm glad someone still calls me Clark." He laughs a little bit. "Lana, what should I do? I can't just leave Smallville for 3 months, and if Jor-El gets his way, I'll never be back. But Laura thinks I should keep my life the way it is now, and she's pretty forceful."
"So, I have a feeling she probably doesn't know what Jor-El is doing."
"Most likely. But, if I don't go, he could hurt the ones I love, to the degree where I can't protect them. He nearly killed my dad last time. What should I do Lana?"
"Clark, can't you reason with him? He is your father."
"Reason with Jor-El?!"
"Clark, what else do you propose we should do?"
"Should you call Chloe and her dad, and tell her where you are?"
"No, they're out of town, something with their family, they asked if I wanted to go, but I'm not really part of their family."
"Yeah, I know what you mean."
"Shouldn't you phone your parents?"
"No, they'd just freak out, dad would probably go all agro and come down hear with his kryptonite gun, of course it would do him no good."
"Why?"
"I guess I left out that since Krypton blew up, I'm the last LIVING Kryptonian, Jor-El and Laura, are dead."
"Oh, I see.
"Wow, look at the time." [11:13] "Jor-El will be back soon."
"What are you going to tell him?"
"I don't know, but just in case, can I have, one more latte'?"
"Get your own Latte' Mr. Super speed!" Lana and Clark laugh out loud. Clark goes and makes two latte's. "So, show me what else you can do."
"Ok, what do you want to see?"
"How 'bout your super strength? How strong are you really? Wimp."
"Wimp?!" Clark stacks the stove, on top of the oven, and picks them up with one hand?"
"Ooo! More more!" They begin laughing. "Ok, Clark, Lana picks up a book and covers the title. "What book am I holding?" Clark focuses.
"Lana's secret Journal, ...oh, June 5th, today I...
"Hey, stop that!" They begin giggling uncontrollably.
"KAL-EL!"
"Oh no!" they said together. [12:00]
"Are you ready?"
"Jor-El, you have to understand. My whole life is here, I have school, friends, I'd miss it all too much. Last time I got so lonely."
"Ok, I'll solve that problem, Miss Lang, can come with us, then you won't be lonely."
"Jor-El wait no...!" But they were already gone.