Hi, thank you to everyone who reviewed for the last chapter. Now
that classes are having more in class work time...and better yet free time at
computers...which means I write more...there will be more chapters on higher
frequency rates. (Cheering) : ) anyways...here is Chapter 15. I hope you
enjoy it. As always I do not own the X-Men or Smallville. Seriously does
anyone know if I have to do that every chapter...? (Sigh)...On with the story.
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Smallville
Clark Kent was a very happy person today...it had been a day since they had arrived in Smallville again. Thankfully yesterday was Friday, so he had two days to get back into the scene of Smallville before the mysterious mutant arrived. Walking down Main Street of Smallville old friends and acquaintances waved, and said hello...most of them were surprised to see him after a long absence. All were wondering where he had been this time...maybe there was something wrong with him. After all this was the second time he had disappeared without any one knowing where he had gone. Walking into the Talon, not many people looked up to see who had entered, after all they were either studying or in deep conversation with their friends. Clark smiled at those who looked up, they acknowledged his presence, and most of them didn't even know Clark that well. They had just noticed with everyone else him disappearing. Everyone always wondered what was with him; he was so different from everyone else in Smallville. Clark walked up to the counter where Lana Lang was busy putting muffins into the counter.
"I would like a Double Espresso?" Clark asked to get Lana's attention. At the sound of his voice Lana stood straight up, a shocked look on her face at seeing him again. Then her face turned into a smile as she came around the counter to see him.
"Clark, it's so good to see you. How are you? Where have you been?" She asked suddenly to him, hugging him, glad to see her friend again, if they were still friends, after all she didn't know why he left no more then anyone else knew.
"Slow down, it's good to see you too." Clark smiled at her. "As for the questions, I am very good, and I can't tell you where I've been. The point is that, I'm back right?" Clark asked her, while she was questioning their friendship, so was he. He didn't know what had been going on in Smallville. His parents hadn't told him much. They had just said the normal. However normal in Smallville was usually very weird.
"More secrets I see, you know I don't like how many secrets we keep from each other..." Lana trailed off, it sounded like she wanted to say more, she just didn't know what to say.
"I know, but I need to protect the people I was with." Clark told her. He was about to say more when another voice interrupted them.
"Clark Kent, back again I see, and where have you been this time. I could get an exclusive interview." Chloe told Clark with a grin on her face. He had finally shown up again, and this time she was bound to find out more. In the past weeks that he had been gone she had checked out the websites for all fifty states registries, and there wasn't even one that fit Clark's description. When she had put in his name into search engines, she got a lot of Smallville News Paper Articles, but nothing from any where else. Nothing mysterious had happened anywhere in the country in the past few weeks.
"It's good to see you too Chloe," Clark smiled and hugged his friend. "As I told Lana, I can't tell you where I was."
"More secrets...well I will just have to get to the bottom of them." Chloe told him, waiting for an answer; she knew that would get to him. That she would be looking into his past and his present again.
"Please don't, I'm back now. Isn't that a good thing?" He told her trying to make her drop the case. Chloe thought for a moment before answering back.
"You're right it is Clark, Its good to see you. You will be staying for awhile, wont you?" Chloe asked, it was the best question she could ask without him accusing her.
"Yes, I will be staying and for more then a while. I'm not leaving." Clark informed both Chloe and Lana.
"So where were you any way Clark?" Lana asked taking the initiative to ask the question that was daunting both Lana and Chloe.
"Nice try, but I simply can't tell you, not yet at least." Clark added for good measure.
"Fair enough Clark." Chloe replied, at least this time they might be getting a few answers from him. The group walked over to the counter where Lana took their orders. Clark and Chloe sat down at a table to catch up on what had been happening in Smallville. Clark listened very carefully, paying close attention to see if there had been any new potential meteor freaks, they could be mutants after all. That was why he was back in the first place. Clark sipped his espresso and simply listened and gave comment when was needed. What surprised Clark about their conversation was that Chloe gave no hint as to if there was any new unexplained happenings in Smallville. Clark knew that if Chloe said nothing about it, then that meant that nothing weird had been happening here at all lately. He asked himself whether that was a good thing or a bad thing.
Lana Lang watched Clark and Chloe talk while she finished putting the muffins away. It was good to see Clark back in Smallville. She had been so afraid when he had left this time, what if he went back to Metropolis, it could happen. But it looked like it hadn't, he seemed almost relaxed now, when he had come back the first time, he had been anything but relaxed. A customer came up to the counter, Lana was surprised by his looks, he was tall with brown hair, and he had sunglasses on inside.
"Hi, how can I help you?" Lana asked him with a smile.
"Hi, I was told that this is the best place in town to get coffee. I wanted to come and see if it was true." The stranger said.
"Well, whoever told you that was telling the truth, what can I get for you?" She asked.
"Oh just a Mocha Latte will be fine, and one of those apple muffins." He told her, Lana gave him is order and he paid her, and said good bye. Lana smiled; there was something different about him, maybe almost familiar. She sighed and got back to work as there were other customers who had orders.
Scott Summers sat down at a table near by where Clark was sitting with his order and a newspaper; he made sure he had his back to him. Clark was talking with a young blond, whom Clark had pointed out in a photo last night as being Chloe Sullivan, the high school editor of the school newspaper. He had recognized Lana right away, when he walked in the door. Clark had debriefed them all on who was who. He told them especially to be careful around Chloe. Clark and Chloe's conversation was mainly about school, and what had been happening since Clark had left. Satisfied that Clark was doing his part, Scott finished his coffee and muffin and left. As he walked out the door his cell phone rang.
"Hello," Scott answered. It was Professor Xavier, nothing new had come up with Cerebro, and they would be doing this mission blind.
"I understand, I will talk to you later, yes, goodbye." He told the professor and hung up the phone. This would be a difficult mission to go through with, especially in a place like Smallville. Scott sighed, at least it was a pleasant looking town, but he knew as Clark had said looks can be deceiving.
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Ok that is chapter fifteen. I hoped you enjoyed it. I will not update again unless there are reviews. I'm still not sure on the new mutants powers if any of you have any ideas, please tell me. Happy Birthday to my friend Leonora. Ok till next time. Bye
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Smallville
Clark Kent was a very happy person today...it had been a day since they had arrived in Smallville again. Thankfully yesterday was Friday, so he had two days to get back into the scene of Smallville before the mysterious mutant arrived. Walking down Main Street of Smallville old friends and acquaintances waved, and said hello...most of them were surprised to see him after a long absence. All were wondering where he had been this time...maybe there was something wrong with him. After all this was the second time he had disappeared without any one knowing where he had gone. Walking into the Talon, not many people looked up to see who had entered, after all they were either studying or in deep conversation with their friends. Clark smiled at those who looked up, they acknowledged his presence, and most of them didn't even know Clark that well. They had just noticed with everyone else him disappearing. Everyone always wondered what was with him; he was so different from everyone else in Smallville. Clark walked up to the counter where Lana Lang was busy putting muffins into the counter.
"I would like a Double Espresso?" Clark asked to get Lana's attention. At the sound of his voice Lana stood straight up, a shocked look on her face at seeing him again. Then her face turned into a smile as she came around the counter to see him.
"Clark, it's so good to see you. How are you? Where have you been?" She asked suddenly to him, hugging him, glad to see her friend again, if they were still friends, after all she didn't know why he left no more then anyone else knew.
"Slow down, it's good to see you too." Clark smiled at her. "As for the questions, I am very good, and I can't tell you where I've been. The point is that, I'm back right?" Clark asked her, while she was questioning their friendship, so was he. He didn't know what had been going on in Smallville. His parents hadn't told him much. They had just said the normal. However normal in Smallville was usually very weird.
"More secrets I see, you know I don't like how many secrets we keep from each other..." Lana trailed off, it sounded like she wanted to say more, she just didn't know what to say.
"I know, but I need to protect the people I was with." Clark told her. He was about to say more when another voice interrupted them.
"Clark Kent, back again I see, and where have you been this time. I could get an exclusive interview." Chloe told Clark with a grin on her face. He had finally shown up again, and this time she was bound to find out more. In the past weeks that he had been gone she had checked out the websites for all fifty states registries, and there wasn't even one that fit Clark's description. When she had put in his name into search engines, she got a lot of Smallville News Paper Articles, but nothing from any where else. Nothing mysterious had happened anywhere in the country in the past few weeks.
"It's good to see you too Chloe," Clark smiled and hugged his friend. "As I told Lana, I can't tell you where I was."
"More secrets...well I will just have to get to the bottom of them." Chloe told him, waiting for an answer; she knew that would get to him. That she would be looking into his past and his present again.
"Please don't, I'm back now. Isn't that a good thing?" He told her trying to make her drop the case. Chloe thought for a moment before answering back.
"You're right it is Clark, Its good to see you. You will be staying for awhile, wont you?" Chloe asked, it was the best question she could ask without him accusing her.
"Yes, I will be staying and for more then a while. I'm not leaving." Clark informed both Chloe and Lana.
"So where were you any way Clark?" Lana asked taking the initiative to ask the question that was daunting both Lana and Chloe.
"Nice try, but I simply can't tell you, not yet at least." Clark added for good measure.
"Fair enough Clark." Chloe replied, at least this time they might be getting a few answers from him. The group walked over to the counter where Lana took their orders. Clark and Chloe sat down at a table to catch up on what had been happening in Smallville. Clark listened very carefully, paying close attention to see if there had been any new potential meteor freaks, they could be mutants after all. That was why he was back in the first place. Clark sipped his espresso and simply listened and gave comment when was needed. What surprised Clark about their conversation was that Chloe gave no hint as to if there was any new unexplained happenings in Smallville. Clark knew that if Chloe said nothing about it, then that meant that nothing weird had been happening here at all lately. He asked himself whether that was a good thing or a bad thing.
Lana Lang watched Clark and Chloe talk while she finished putting the muffins away. It was good to see Clark back in Smallville. She had been so afraid when he had left this time, what if he went back to Metropolis, it could happen. But it looked like it hadn't, he seemed almost relaxed now, when he had come back the first time, he had been anything but relaxed. A customer came up to the counter, Lana was surprised by his looks, he was tall with brown hair, and he had sunglasses on inside.
"Hi, how can I help you?" Lana asked him with a smile.
"Hi, I was told that this is the best place in town to get coffee. I wanted to come and see if it was true." The stranger said.
"Well, whoever told you that was telling the truth, what can I get for you?" She asked.
"Oh just a Mocha Latte will be fine, and one of those apple muffins." He told her, Lana gave him is order and he paid her, and said good bye. Lana smiled; there was something different about him, maybe almost familiar. She sighed and got back to work as there were other customers who had orders.
Scott Summers sat down at a table near by where Clark was sitting with his order and a newspaper; he made sure he had his back to him. Clark was talking with a young blond, whom Clark had pointed out in a photo last night as being Chloe Sullivan, the high school editor of the school newspaper. He had recognized Lana right away, when he walked in the door. Clark had debriefed them all on who was who. He told them especially to be careful around Chloe. Clark and Chloe's conversation was mainly about school, and what had been happening since Clark had left. Satisfied that Clark was doing his part, Scott finished his coffee and muffin and left. As he walked out the door his cell phone rang.
"Hello," Scott answered. It was Professor Xavier, nothing new had come up with Cerebro, and they would be doing this mission blind.
"I understand, I will talk to you later, yes, goodbye." He told the professor and hung up the phone. This would be a difficult mission to go through with, especially in a place like Smallville. Scott sighed, at least it was a pleasant looking town, but he knew as Clark had said looks can be deceiving.
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Ok that is chapter fifteen. I hoped you enjoyed it. I will not update again unless there are reviews. I'm still not sure on the new mutants powers if any of you have any ideas, please tell me. Happy Birthday to my friend Leonora. Ok till next time. Bye