Clark couldn't see, and he couldn't move. He was being held back by something, restrained, paralized. He couldn't stop the screaming. Now matter how hard Kent tried to block it, screams of his friends kept echoing in his eardrums. Martha, Johnathan, Lana, Chloe, Pete... all crying for help. And now there was a new scream, a more powerfull one that was drowning out all of the others. It was Mercer.
"Alex!" cried out Clark, trying his hardest to break the bonds he couldn't see. His world was completely dark, he couldn't make out why he couldn't move. What was preventing him? "Alex, I'm coming. Where are you?!"
Everyone just kept screaming, crying for mercy. Crying for Kent to come help them. Crying for him to come. Soon more and more voices joined the crowd, until Clark couldn't distinguish any of them from each other. They were all forming one massive stadium of helpless people, needing Clark. And he couldn't do anything.
Suddenly there was a figure. Clark could barely make out the shadow of a person in the distance, there was someone else in the void with him.
"Hello?" yelled Clark, trying to raise his voice over the myriads screaming for salvation.
The figure came into full view. "Hi Clark..."
Clark recognized the voice immediatly. Sean Kelvin. "You need to help me Sean. Help me out of here!"
Sean just stood in front of Clark, hovering a hand over Kent's face.
Clark tried to move away, but he couldn't.
Kelvin smiled before grasping Clark's face, covering his eyes.
Clark could feel the heat draining from him, more slowly and painfully than the first time over a year ago. "Sean! Stop!" cried Clark, unable to stop the krypto-freak from slowly draining the energy from Clark. The screams from the helpless, now millions in number, intensified to an unbearable level. Kent tried his hardest to move, to push Kelvin away, but he just couldn't. He stood there completely motionless. 'I'm coming.' thought Clark, feeling very tired, 'Just hold on...'
The contact points with Sean's hand were on fire from the cold. Inch by inch his body became painfully numb, Sean doing a much better job this time. Kelvin knew what he was up against, and this time he wasn't going to let Clark stand up again.
"Sean... no... I have to help..." said Clark, trying to fight his way through the invisible force holding him back. But that just made him more tired. After most of his body was void of feeling and heat, Clark stopped fighting. He released himself, awaiting the darkness...
"Clark!"
Kent opened his eyes, jumping up to his feet. Clark couldn't stop shaking, and he could feel the sweat dripping down his face.
Alex held Clark. "Clark, calm down. It was only a nightmare." she said, placing a hand on Clark's chest. Gently she pressed in, and Clark instinivly lowered his breathing. "My god, your heart is racing!" she exclaimed, feeling his wrist. "Super speed, super strength, I guess that all comes along with super nightmares?" she asked, feeling his head for a temperature. "You're cold."
"No, I've never had a dream like that..." stammered Clark, sitting back down on the couch. He looked down at his hands, moving them. They were cold. Clark looked up at Alex, who's expression had suddenly grown far more worried.
"May I?" she asked, gesturing to put her fingers to Clark's temples.
Clark nodded, wondering what she was going to do.
She smiled, and touched his temples. Her eyes roled to the back of her heard as her eyelids flickered very rapidly. Quickly she came back to normal, shaking her head. She removed her fingers from Clark's temples. "Quite a nightmare..." she said rather quickly.
"That was too real."
Alex smiled sweetly. "Dreams can sometimes see that way. Maybe being around my mind amplified the quality." she said, the suggestion sounding very put together to Clark. "Besides, I know you don't remember it. You felt a great of shock when you experienced that. Therefore it must be a dream."
"I guess." said Clark. "What time is it?"
Alex looked at her watch. "Time for me to go, unless of course you want your parents to know I slept in your loft."
Clark smiled. "Not something I think would go over too well. Speaking of parents, would you like to come over for dinner tomorrow night? Well, I guess tomorrow is today, if it's past midnight. Anyways my mom is making chicken."
Alexandra hugged Clark. "I'd love to."
"And you don't have to pretend around them. They would understand." replied Clark.
Alex paused for a second. "I guess if they raised a... talented child, they must be understanding. Allright. But can you tell them? I think I've had enough excitment, and I'd like for my first dinner with a boyfriend to go over nicely, not full of surprise."
Clark nodded in understanding, staring out at the stary sky. "I understand. I'll see you tonight then."
"Actually today. I'm starting school today, I'm not waiting until Monday. I wanty to get used to this school as quickly as possible." she explained.
"Okay, see you in a few hours. Do you want me to drive you home?"
"No, I think I'll walk."
"It's too dangerous..."
Alex laughed. "Clark, if anyone steps near me I'll have them seeing the national guard trampling down the road. I've lived in Edge city, I can take care of myself." she said, smiling with Clark. Alex waved goodbye as she stepped down the steps to the front entrance of the barn. "Sweet dreams." she said.
'I hope.' thought Clark as he saw her leave. He turned back to his couch, laying down in it. Without Alex here the barn seemed very empty. No, not empty... Clark couldn't shake the feeling that someone else was there. Trying to ignore the faulty instinct, Clark drifted off to sleep. These nightmares weren't as intense, but they were still nightmares.
"Alex!" cried out Clark, trying his hardest to break the bonds he couldn't see. His world was completely dark, he couldn't make out why he couldn't move. What was preventing him? "Alex, I'm coming. Where are you?!"
Everyone just kept screaming, crying for mercy. Crying for Kent to come help them. Crying for him to come. Soon more and more voices joined the crowd, until Clark couldn't distinguish any of them from each other. They were all forming one massive stadium of helpless people, needing Clark. And he couldn't do anything.
Suddenly there was a figure. Clark could barely make out the shadow of a person in the distance, there was someone else in the void with him.
"Hello?" yelled Clark, trying to raise his voice over the myriads screaming for salvation.
The figure came into full view. "Hi Clark..."
Clark recognized the voice immediatly. Sean Kelvin. "You need to help me Sean. Help me out of here!"
Sean just stood in front of Clark, hovering a hand over Kent's face.
Clark tried to move away, but he couldn't.
Kelvin smiled before grasping Clark's face, covering his eyes.
Clark could feel the heat draining from him, more slowly and painfully than the first time over a year ago. "Sean! Stop!" cried Clark, unable to stop the krypto-freak from slowly draining the energy from Clark. The screams from the helpless, now millions in number, intensified to an unbearable level. Kent tried his hardest to move, to push Kelvin away, but he just couldn't. He stood there completely motionless. 'I'm coming.' thought Clark, feeling very tired, 'Just hold on...'
The contact points with Sean's hand were on fire from the cold. Inch by inch his body became painfully numb, Sean doing a much better job this time. Kelvin knew what he was up against, and this time he wasn't going to let Clark stand up again.
"Sean... no... I have to help..." said Clark, trying to fight his way through the invisible force holding him back. But that just made him more tired. After most of his body was void of feeling and heat, Clark stopped fighting. He released himself, awaiting the darkness...
"Clark!"
Kent opened his eyes, jumping up to his feet. Clark couldn't stop shaking, and he could feel the sweat dripping down his face.
Alex held Clark. "Clark, calm down. It was only a nightmare." she said, placing a hand on Clark's chest. Gently she pressed in, and Clark instinivly lowered his breathing. "My god, your heart is racing!" she exclaimed, feeling his wrist. "Super speed, super strength, I guess that all comes along with super nightmares?" she asked, feeling his head for a temperature. "You're cold."
"No, I've never had a dream like that..." stammered Clark, sitting back down on the couch. He looked down at his hands, moving them. They were cold. Clark looked up at Alex, who's expression had suddenly grown far more worried.
"May I?" she asked, gesturing to put her fingers to Clark's temples.
Clark nodded, wondering what she was going to do.
She smiled, and touched his temples. Her eyes roled to the back of her heard as her eyelids flickered very rapidly. Quickly she came back to normal, shaking her head. She removed her fingers from Clark's temples. "Quite a nightmare..." she said rather quickly.
"That was too real."
Alex smiled sweetly. "Dreams can sometimes see that way. Maybe being around my mind amplified the quality." she said, the suggestion sounding very put together to Clark. "Besides, I know you don't remember it. You felt a great of shock when you experienced that. Therefore it must be a dream."
"I guess." said Clark. "What time is it?"
Alex looked at her watch. "Time for me to go, unless of course you want your parents to know I slept in your loft."
Clark smiled. "Not something I think would go over too well. Speaking of parents, would you like to come over for dinner tomorrow night? Well, I guess tomorrow is today, if it's past midnight. Anyways my mom is making chicken."
Alexandra hugged Clark. "I'd love to."
"And you don't have to pretend around them. They would understand." replied Clark.
Alex paused for a second. "I guess if they raised a... talented child, they must be understanding. Allright. But can you tell them? I think I've had enough excitment, and I'd like for my first dinner with a boyfriend to go over nicely, not full of surprise."
Clark nodded in understanding, staring out at the stary sky. "I understand. I'll see you tonight then."
"Actually today. I'm starting school today, I'm not waiting until Monday. I wanty to get used to this school as quickly as possible." she explained.
"Okay, see you in a few hours. Do you want me to drive you home?"
"No, I think I'll walk."
"It's too dangerous..."
Alex laughed. "Clark, if anyone steps near me I'll have them seeing the national guard trampling down the road. I've lived in Edge city, I can take care of myself." she said, smiling with Clark. Alex waved goodbye as she stepped down the steps to the front entrance of the barn. "Sweet dreams." she said.
'I hope.' thought Clark as he saw her leave. He turned back to his couch, laying down in it. Without Alex here the barn seemed very empty. No, not empty... Clark couldn't shake the feeling that someone else was there. Trying to ignore the faulty instinct, Clark drifted off to sleep. These nightmares weren't as intense, but they were still nightmares.