Title: The Awakening

Chapter 3: The Meeting

Author: Sgccyberwolf

Rating: PG / PG-13. Depending on the moment

Disclaimer: I don't own Smallville or Star Gate. Star Gate is owned by Sci-fi Channel and MGM. Smallville is the property of Warner Brothers, DC Comics, and Tollan / Roberts Production. Chevy and Avalanche is the trademark of General Motors.

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Special Note: For the last chapter, a reviewer brought up the point of Superman's invulnerability and dense cell structure as a reason Clark should be able to withstand and defeat Goa'uld infestation. Superman is not totally invulnerable.

Remember that Doomsday killed Superman. There are obviously forces in this universe that are more powerful than The Man of Steel is. For the purpose of this story, the Goa'uld will be one of those forces.

And now on with the story

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On the road again (w/ SG-1)

It was O'Neill's intention to contact and Air Force Base near the city for travel, but Hammond insisted that they drive. He said the NID would surely be watching any flights, including military ones. They knew driving would take longer, but they could leave under the guise of a fishing trip and hopefully it would fool the NID. The fact of the matter Colonel O'Neil did not mind driving; he had just bought a 2004 Chevy Avalanche. He was initially looking at a Silverado, but the dealer kept telling him about the Avalanche line until he agreed to test drive one. After the test drive, O'Neil knew this was the vehicle he wanted. It had the versatility of a truck; while at the same time could carry four adults comfortably.

O'Neil also knew driving gave them another benefit; they could take whatever gear they wanted. Flying was ruled out because General Hammond could not get Homeland Security to give his personnel clearance to carry hand guns, on the plane, or avoid bag inspection. The team did not want to have to explain why they had Zat'nik'tel's in their suitcases either. This way, they could take 9mm handguns, MP-5's, P-90's, the Zat's and Teal'c's staff and nobody would be the wiser to the fact that the colonel has a small arsenal in the back of his Avalanche.

So not to arouse suspicion, they each went to the SGC and pick up their gear the night before. They then chose to meet up and Jack's house around 3:00 AM Saturday morning and have all their clothes and weapons packed in their suit cases. They even packed Teal'c's staff weapon in a big shipping tube. Once they had everything packed in Jack's truck, they were on the road just before dawn. The drive to Smallville would be between ten hours or so, depending on how much traffic there was and if they stopped to eat.

Major Carter offered to take the first shift. She was sure Jack would turn her down considering this was his new truck, but surprisingly he flipped her keys. Little did she know that he was planning this from the beginning because he wanted to sleep during the entire car-ride to Smallville.

Back in Smallville

Lois Lane and Jim Stevens had just arrived in the town that was called the Meteor Capital of the World. The flight from Metropolis was uneventful. Jim was a pig the entire time. All he could talk about on the plane was what a great reporter he was and how the Daily Planet could think so little of him by making him baby sit a newbie intern. To make matters worse, the planet would only spring for one rental car, but she insisted on separate lodging. She knew that she had to be away from him for a little time each day.

She was not sure why, but Jim had let her drive the car. Either he was being gracious, which was out of character for him, or he just liked being chauffeured around. She was thinking the latter. When they pulled into town, it was just after 9:00 AM; Dr. Amos agreed to see them at 11:00. Jim agreed with Lois that they should use the time they had to check into the Smallville Inn and freshen up before their appointment with the doctor.

Around 10:30, they were ready to go and meet the doctor at Smallville High School. They got to the school at about ten minutes to the hour. The school was not to far from their lodgings. The doctor gave them a description of his car and they seen it in the faculty parking area, so they knew he was already there, but the Dr. Amos agreed to meet them outside because they would need a key to get in. Jim was concerned that the doctor was a no-show and was ready to pack it in and head back home and write the story up as the hoax. Lois insisted that they walk around the building. About half way around they found a room that looked like a science lab.

Lois walked up to the window and looked in. She was sure this is where they had to be. They noticed the classroom had a backdoor. Lois walked over to the backdoor and tried it; the door was locked. Lois went back over to the window, but this time she pressed her hands against the glass to try to get a better look inside. To her surprise, the window slid open. She asked him to give her a boost. He tried to protest that this was breaking and entering, but she would not listen. As soon as she was in she went to the backdoor they had seen and opened it from the inside, but Jim would still not come in. She had to pull him into the school.

Once inside, they started to look around, everything seemed to be in place. Lois walked over to the closet and tried to open the door, but it seemed stuck. Lois pulled a little harder and the door opened. As the door opened though, the body of Dr. Amos fell out and on top of Lois. Lois tried not to scream, this was not the first dead body she has seen, but a body falling on you is a different experience, so she let out an audible gasp. Jim helped to push the body off her. "Dr. Amos I presume," Jim said.

What neither of them realized is that the classroom door had opened and Clark was standing in the door jam. "Can I help you," he said in a normal sounding human voice. Lois tried to stammer that they had an appointment with the doctor this morning. Clark walked over to Lois and that is when she noticed the gold and jeweled item on his hand. She attempted to ask him what that was and what it does.

Clark raised his palm and pointed towards Jim. "It does this," Clark said and with that a beam shot out and knocked Jim across the room. With that Clark grabbed Lois's arm and his eyes glowed. "But it also does this," he said, but this time his voice was resonant. As his words trailed off a light wave-like beam came out and Lois became light-headed. She could feel her body being lifted off the ground and put on the teacher's desk face down.

Just then she thought she heard Jim's voice. It sounded like he said leave her alone. Clark brought his attention back to the other man. "Are you still alive back there?" Lois thought she heard him say it again... leave her alone. Clark glanced at Lois and then looked back to Jim. "If my queen likes her; she will be her vessel, but I don't need you." As his words concluded, Clark started to blast Jim with his he vision. Jim could feel the heat and then he caught fire. Lois watched in horror as Jim began to quickly burned up and turn to ash and bones. At this point Lois past out from having to witness the horror of seeing Jim burned alive.

A few moments later, Lois could feel a strange sensation moving up her back. She heard that strange voice again coming from the young man who had just killed Jim Stevens. She thought she heard the words, does she please you my love. Lois tried to tilt her head just a little and when she did she was horrified. She saw a snake-like animal moving up her neck. Lois bent her head back down and almost past out again. The creature stopped just in front of her neck and when it did the creature began to borough into her neck. As the animal went in, Lois screamed. Once it was all the way in Lois's eyes glowed and she got up off the desk.

Clark helped the woman to her feet. "Sha'lana, how do you feel?" Lois looked up to Clark and her eyes glowed again. "Ga'an my love, you have chosen well for my new host." With that the two embraced in a kiss.

Back in the car (w/ SG-1)

Jack had slept most of the trip. He woke up just after they passed by the city of Metropolis. Jack thought to himself, "Why couldn't Dr. Amos be in Metropolis, there is more to do in Metropolis." After years of growth and development, in part thanks to the Luthor Corporation, Metropolis was Kansas's largest city, but Topeka was still the capital. Sam now realized why she never took Jack up on any of his offers to go fishing. For what she thought was the eighth time, although she had really lost count, O'Neill had asked were they there yet. Each time the answer was the same, she told him not yet or soon. Smallville he thought to himself. He just hoped that the place wasn't so small that they hadn't just driven through it and not known it.

Carter just looked down the road. Up ahead was the highway sign for Lowell County / Smallville exit. She finally told Colonel O'Neil that they would be in the town of Smallville shortly. It was not a lie either. About five minutes after getting off the highway, they were in Smallville's downtown. Although the town had some modern features, it still retained its classic 50's / 60's small town look and feel. O'Neil thought to himself that that maybe the reason they call it Smallville.

A few moments later, they found the Smallville Inn. It was just before 1:00 PM, so they decided to get checked into their lodgings and freshen up before heading over to Smallville High School to meet with Dr. Amos and the two students. Hopefully they would be able to convince Dr. Amos to give them the jars for study to ascertain if the jars contain one of the worst threats to humankind, which no one even knew about.

Chloe's Interlude

Chloe was feeling a little unsettled. She had not heard from Clark since Friday night when she left him in the lab. She really thought that we would call when he got home that evening or come over Saturday morning. She knew that he knew that her father Gabe was in Metropolis at a meeting with Lionel Luthor and that she was all alone. He had done neither. It was not like Clark to not call since they started dating.

Chloe tried Clark's phone, but there was no answer. She remembered that Mr. & Mrs. Kent also went to Metropolis, but they went, so that they could have a weekend alone. She figured Clark must be in his self-proclaimed "Fortress of Solitude" above the barn and thus could not hear the phone ring. She decided that it might be best to go over to the Kent Farm and check on Clark and make sure he was all right.

It did not take Chloe long to get over to the Kent's place. She only lived three or four miles away, so she was there inside of 15 minutes. As soon as she parked her car, she proceeded up to the front door to find it locked. If Clark were home, then she knew the only other place he could be was in the loft above the barn. Chloe walked over to the barn and went inside. She heard some noise in the loft, so she assumed Clark was up there. She started up the stairs cautiously. As she made it to the top she felt her stomach drop into her shoes, Clark, her boyfriend, was kissing another woman.

Feelings the pangs of jealously shoot through her like the electrical impulses on nerve endings, she ran up the rest of the stairs and confronted Clark and the other woman. She screamed, "how could you!" While she was ranting and raving Clark had already gotten to his feet and started to walk over to Chloe and then he stopped and his eyes glowed. "Kree Goa'uld." Chloe looked at him funny. "Kree Goa'uld, what language is that". Clark repeated himself with more emphasis. Chloe should have been scared of the fact that Clark's eyes just glowed, but she was more scared of the tone of his voice. By now she was backed up towards the loft window. Clark asked one more time. Since she did not answer and their cover was blown, he did the only thing he could. Clark raised his hand that he wore his Goa'uld Ribbon weapon on it and fired. The force of the ribbon blast blew Chloe out of the loft window and fell two stories to the ground below. Clark and Lois looked down and saw that Chloe was not moving.

Clark started talking to Lois about the abilities that he had discovered this host could perform. Lois asked for a sample and with that Clark picked up Lois and they flew out the loft window. Little did they know that they stopped watching Chloe too soon. Although she was injured, she got her cell phone out of her pocket and called 911 for help. The only words she could get out were Kent Farm, hurt and glowing eyes. At that point she past out with her cell phone still on. The 911 operator kept saying hello, but Chloe could not respond.

Meanwhile: Back at the inn

Carter just walked out of the bathroom of her room when she heard a knock at the door. She looked through the peephole to see Jack, Daniel, and Teal'c waiting out in the hall. Carter opened the door. To the surprise of the three men waiting for her, Sam was wearing a sundress. Jack would not even admit that Carter was a woman, let alone had breasts. When she was at the base she wore the same clothes they did and acted like one of the guys. Sam was shocked by their behavior. "Is their something wrong sir," she asked? "Well you look so much like..." Jack trailed off. "A woman," Teal'c finished. She could not believe them. She shows a little of her feminine side and this is how they behave. Before she could respond, Jack looked at his watch and said they had to go. Carter decided to table her thoughts until a later time when he could corner Jack by himself.

It did not take them long to get to Smallville High School, but the scene was not what they expected. The sheriff was there, an ambulance and the coroner. O'Neil drove up to the police barricade and showed them his USAF ID. He told the deputy that he was on special assignment and his presence was a matter of national security. The deputy let him in without any questions. Jack quickly pulled to where the other vehicles were parked and got out. Sam followed him, but Daniel and Teal'c chose to stay in the car.

As they walked up they heard the sheriff say that this was a crime scene. Jack showed his USAF ID again and asked who the bodies were. The sheriff said that the man with a broken neck was identified as Dr. Amos of Smallville. She also said the other body was unidentifiable as it was completely burned as if it spontaneously combusted. Jack asked why the sheriff thought that. The sheriff told him that if the cause of death for the second body was a fire, then where was the fire... nothing was burned in the classroom except for the body. Jack asked the Sheriff if they could take a quick look-see inside for their report. The sheriff told them that would be okay just as long as they did not disturb anything.

Jack and Sam walked in through the open back door of the classroom. As soon as they were inside, they could see the chalk outline for where the bodies were before they were taken away. As they looked around, they found the canopic jars sitting on the floor. They carefully picked them up. Sam recounted that the jars matched the description of the jars that Daniel came into contact with when Osiris was accidentally freed. It was conceivable that they could be Goa'uld stasis jars. Sam also noted the lids came off easily. That told them that the jars had already been open and they could be facing the possibility that at least two of Smallville's inhabitants were now under Goa'uld control.

As Jack walked out of the classroom, Jack thanked the Sheriff for answering the questions and they started to walk away. By chance the Ambulance window in the front cabin was open and they heard an incoming radio call. The call was from another ambulance that just picked up a woman at the Kent Farm. The call sounded normal except for the fact the person radioing said that he thought the victim's eyes just glowed for a brief second. The person driving the ambulance said you must have been imagining things because people's eyes don't glow. Sam looked at the Colonel. "I wonder if that could be one of our Goa'uld." The colonel returned her stare. "There is only one way to find out."

TBC

Author Note: Well her is the third chapter of the revised story. The plot is moving along nicely. The story should be wrapped up in two or three more chapters.

I would like to thank all the new reviewers who have come to the review the revised story.