Note: This takes place right after China, and Lucy Lane leaving with the 50,000 dolors.
Morning Kent Farm Clark's P.O.V
I had a rough wake up experience this morning since the stupid burn was obliviously burning like hell. I had to holdback my screams of pain in case mom or dad hear me. I quickly put a shirt on and headed for a shower. Thank god Lois was still sleeping. I really wasn't in the mood for her sarcasm. I took an ice cold shower and it made my burn feel bearable. I was sick of this burn and the nightmares I was getting weren't really helping. Since last week with the fight for Isabel, and the betrayal from Lucy, not to mention the disappearance of the stone that was in China.
"Clark hurry up honey! You'll be late for school!"
"Be their in five seconds mom!" I grunted since the burn was irritating me when I quickly put my shirt on and super speeded out the door and howled back to Mom "Love ya bye!" I speeded up to school and got to my locker. I wasn't in the mode to see Chloe, and Lana since China. Even when Lana came to say thanks to me for China and to apologize she still acted well kind of weird. I guess my presence bothers her. She obliviously doesn't want me to be apart of her life. I've tried with China, but hell that didn't work since those emotions were coming back, and not to mention when I got in contact with the stone it made Kal-El awaken again and get stronger.
I scurried off to science and just did my work and zoned out all I could hear from the teacher was blah, blah, blah, blah. (That's what I hear from most of mine anyway.) After the first three blocks I headed for lunch, but since I was so damn tired I decided to use this as a chance to catch some sleep. However Chloe had a different idea.
"Hey Clark wake up! I need your help with the Torch!" I grumbled and said "Go away Chloe need… sleep." She shook her head and said
"But you promised you would help me with the Torch today!" She whined and used her promise I made a couple of days ago. I mentally cursed. Me and my promises.
"Alright, alright Chloe I'm coming." We got to the torch and started finishing up the articles that were due and by the time we finished the fourth block bell.
Chloe smiled with such a glow it could be a miniature sun.
"Thank you so much Clark! I would never have gotten this done with out your help." I gave her my famous Kent smile. What I didn't see till it was too late that Lana was right behind us.
"Hey Chloe… hey Clark." Well she was sure energetic to see me. Since she obviously didn't want to talk to me and came to see Chloe I decided I should leave where I'm not wanted. I grabbed my backpack and left for the last class of the day which was luckily a study hall. I thanked what ever person was watching me that they decided to give me this class at the end. I ignored Lana and went out the door.
"Clark!" The girl of my dreams called. I turned around to see she followed me out and had a concern look on her face.
"You okay? You seem tired." I looked for any other reason she was talking to me and I just shrugged. I really didn't have time for this. The burn was acting up again. My headaches were getting worse, oh yeah and Lana was looking to beautiful to resist. I just walked away and yelled back
"You know me Lana, I'm always ok." I laughed at myself. I wish to never lie to her and I just did it again. Why do I care about her so much? What made her different? Then I saw her in my mind and I smiled. Now I remember. That's what made me Clark Kent. That is what made me stay in control. Her beautiful face and raven hair that swinged in the wind just right. I knew if I got closer to her she would be able to keep me to the surface with out knowing it, but I can't. I'm… I'm just too dangerous. What am I thinking? I'm going to be late for class.
Torch Lana's P.O.V
I couldn't believe the way he acted towards me. Well I guess I deserved it in one way on how I treated him when he told the truth or how he always distanced himself from me to protect me from his dark secrets.
"Well that was harsh. Did you two get into a fight or something?" asked the curious reporter. I shrugged my head.
"Who knows Chloe. From what has happened to us in China and with Jason around I just don't know." Chloe gave me a curious look.
"What were you all doing in China?" I quickly cured at myself.
"Tracking down Jason and Clark decided to tag along to help." She still gave me a suspicious glare.
"Lana I'm sure it wasn't that hard to find him since he was with Lex. I bet he went there for another reason. Something that none of you knew about." Of course the stones and here I thought he just went to help. Ha and I said he was one of the only ones to trust.
"Lets just drop it Chloe we're going to be late for English." She gave me a sigh and nodded her head. We walked into class just in time and sat down in the back of the room. As we were getting ready for notes Chloe looked around the room and said
"Where's Clark I'd thought he would of saved us a couple of seats?" I too noticed that. Where was he? Just as I thought that I saw a person with flannel colors running into the room and gave a gasp for breath.
"Sorry I'm late Miss. Jones." He gasped out of his short breath. I looked at Chloe to see was perplexed as I was.
"Take a seat Mr. Kent right next to Miss. Sullivan." Clark nodded and went to the opening seat next to Chloe and gave out a sigh.
"What happened to you?" asked the curious blonde. Clark just shrugged his shoulders and said
"I forgot we had English." I looked at him in shock and then saw how stressed out he was. Ever since China and the stones, No! Don't think about it. It's hidden it's gone, but ever since Clark looked like he was carrying even more weight than usual.
I just don't get it why is he so tired? Now class listen well on this book you'll be reading. It's based on memories. Memories will be the main theme of this book. As she continued on about it I noticed every time she said memories Clark would give out a shiver. After a couple of minutes of boredom I thought of Jason and of our relationship and how things were going. I knew he was hiding something. After all I had experience with Clark. Speaking of the farm boy it seemed he fell asleep on his desk. Miss. Jones won't be happy. Oh well not my problem.
"MR. Kent wake up right now!" Clark stumbled out of his desk and gave the teacher an irritated look.
"What do you want?" I had to hold back my laughter along with Chloe and half the class.
"This is the third time you've fell asleep in class. Detention!" Clark just gave a nod
"Sure whatever. Are you done?" Now this was different. What happened to Clark? The bell rang and just as I was about to ask him he did one of his disappearing acts.
Clarks P.O.V
Right now I don't give a shit about anything the dream was like a nightmare. When the teacher said memories I would just freeze up. Memories, the very things that were jumbled up in my head. I wish I could remember the real me, but now with Kal-El raging inside is making my life even more miserable. Am I just a piece of conscience?
"Hey Clark!" Am I just going to disappear?
"Earth to Clark!" I shook my head in annoyance.
"What is it Chloe?" The blonde reporter gave me an aren't you forgetting something look.
"Well? What is it?" She gave me a sigh.
"Detention Clark? Ringing any bells?" I shrugged her comment off.
"I'm going to skip detention. It's just a waste of time anyway." Chloe looked speechless and I used that as an escape to get out of here. As I walked out I felt like my headache was getting worse. I used my super speed and busted out of here and landed up in one of the cornfields. I let out a small scream of pain. The burn was on fire. I could feel my very spirit being split into two. (Picture Cloud Strife in FF7 when you were in the temple of the ancients. When he went psycho and you could see two of them.)
"I shall rule this world!" yelled my alter ego. What's happening to me? I saw that I was slowly walking to the road and the scary thing is that I wasn't the one moving my feet. No! He's practically free. I pushed him back with every fiber of my being and struggled back to the surface.
"This is my body Kal-El! I will not let you hurt anyone!" I gave out a scream that probably could be heard for miles. This is stupid. Why didn't Jor-El just take me and make it this way before. I kept on walking through Smallville and I found myself at the grave yard. With out even thinking about it I went up to Lana's parents and sat down. I was tired of these graves. They kept reminding me of that day and I could never let it go.
What's the point of being Clark Kent? I was him for Lana, but now she doesn't even care about me. No! This isn't just about Lana! I mean the whole world is doomed if I lose to Kal-El. But even when I said that I couldn't help but think that maybe it doesn't matter and I'm living a sham. Is Kal-EL my fate?
"Then if he is I'll fight him till my last breath." I yelled out loud.
Talon
Martha Kent was washing the counter with much worry. She had just got off the phone with her husband and found out Clark had skipped detention. Why on earth would he? She thought. Then it hit her that incident. Kal-El. He's fighting Clark again. How can I help him? I can't just bring in black kryptonite. Besides I don't know where he is and Lana says she hasn't seen him and Lois said he never came back to the barn. Where could my baby be? Then the door opened and Martha looked up and was in shock.
Standing before her was Bart the boy who was faster than her son and was in his trademark cloths a red hoody and blue jeans.
"Hey Mrs. Kent!"
"Bart dear come in sit down and I'll get you a coffee." This was perfect she thought. My son can finally let out his demons to someone who can understand him.
"So how have you been Bart?" He took a sip of the latte.
"Doing fine. Been all over the place though. It's gotten boring out there so I decided to find everybody's favorite farm boy, speaking of which where is he?"
"I don't know Bart he hasn't showed up yet why don't you stay here and he'll eventually show up." Just as she finished saying that Lana came inside with Jason while viciously making out. It seemed they forgot about Martha and any customers. Bart gave the two love birds a little cough to see that they weren't alone. When they noticed the two they both blushed.
"Well that was interesting and you two are?" Bart left it hanging and Lana decided to leave it as a way to change the subject.
"I'm Lana Lang and this is my boyfriend Jason Teague." Bart gave Lana a look of recognition.
"So you're Lana huh?" Lana looked a little perplexed.
"You know me?" Bart nodded.
"Yeah my friend Clark Kent mentioned you in passing. Do you know where he is?" Lana shooked her head.
"No sorry umm..."
"Oh sorry my names Bart."
"Bart well I don't know. Goodnight you all." The two lovers left to go upstairs. After she left Bart gave out a whistle.
"Dang that's Clark's dream girl? She's hot!" Martha nodded.
"Yes, but Clark pushed her away to protect her from danger that always followed him."
"Mrs. Kent why does it matter? Why not tell Lana the truth?" Martha Kent gave Bart a long sigh.
"Bart dear you have to learn that not all secrets are easy to except. Some people like Clark would be used for experiments. That is why Clark hides his gifts."
"Well speak of the devil" said Bart. Clark Kent had entered the Talon in panic. He had the key and wanted his mom to have it so she could protect it with the black kryptonite. As he walked in his mom gave Clark a scolding and said
"Clark dear are you alright? You had me worried." Luckily the Talon was abandoned and no one could hear the conversation.
"Mom I'm not fine I don't think I … Bart what are you doing here? Scratch that hurry and take this and don't let anyone see it you hear. You'll faster than me so you should be able to keep it safe." Bart nodded in confusion.
"Yeah sure Clark, but why?"
"Don't bother Bart. There's no time." Martha came up to her son and embraced him in a hug.
"Everything is going to be alright Clark. I'll go get some black kryptonite." As she went to the cupboard she found a strong grip on her arm. It was Clark squeezing her hand and pulling her away.
"Mom I'm sorry I can't stop him!" Clark threw Martha into the wall and she laid there unconscious.
"What the hell Clark?"
"Bart stay away!" As that happened Clark fell to the floor and ripped his shirt off in pain and a red burn with a weird eight glowed. He clutched his head in pain and while Bart looked at Clark in worry and fear he could of swear he was seeing double. (If your reading this part you should have the song Who Am I from FF7 on if you have it.) Clark seemed to be materialized into two. He could hear two voices.
"No!" yelled Clark and the second voice spoke
"The time has come!" And then Clark felt his mother run to his side with the black kryptonite. Bart was surprised to see she was moving.
"Clark hunny hold on!" Just then Lana and Jason came down the stairs and were shocked to see the site before them.
"Clark!" yelled Lana with concern. Clark just gave her a sad smile.
Then he looked up at everyone and said
"I… I wish that I could just be …me." And after that Clark let out a painful scream, but it wasn't a scream of a human noise, oh no it was a scream of an animal. With a flash of light that blew everyone but Bart back and made Clark fall on the ground. Everyone was gasping for breath and Bart rushed over to Clark while Jason went over to Lana.
"Clark man, Clark wake up man!" yelled Bart. Clark groaned and then slowly his eyes opened up only to reveal that his eyes were not bright blue, but dark, steel blue.
"Hey he's awake" yelled Bart. Lana gave Clark a relief kind of look and said
"Good now lets get him to a hospital." Clark stood up straight and gave Lana a blank look.
"That won't be necessary Lana Lang. I'm completely fine." The way Clark said that sentence made Martha flinch. No! She thought. Not him! Please god no! (Note: you should play Sephiroth's theme or Those Chosen by the Planet song from FF7)
Clark turned to Martha and gave her a cold, icy look.
"Martha Kent. It has been a while. I see nothing has changed." Lana gave Clark a strange look along with Bart and Jason.
"Clark are you ok?" The man of steel just ignored her and glared at Martha Kent.
Martha couldn't take it anymore and cried and ran at the kryptonian. She slammed her fist against his chest and screamed
"Where's my son! I want him back! Tell me where you did to him right now!" The rest of the crew just stood in confusion and in shock of how the way the conversation had turned. At that same moment Jason yelped.
"Lana! That burn Clark has it's the same symbol as the stone!" Lana nodded and looked at Mrs. Kent.
"What's going on here?" asked a panicked billionaire as he rushed into the talon and saw the scene. Lex too gave a shocked look at Clark's burn.
"Clark what's going on?" asked the confused billionaire
Clark or rather Kal-El didn't seem to see any of them and started walking to the door.
"Kal-El!" yelled Martha. "Where are you going!" Kal-El just looked at Martha Kent as she just stood in his way. He picked her up for the second time and pulled her to his face.
"To see my father Martha Kent and to complete what the weakling Clark Kent could never finish." And with that he threw her into Lex and continued on his way. Everyone was so concentrate on Martha that no one but Bart could see that Clark had super speeded away.
"Mrs. Kent are you ok?" asked a concern Lana.
"No Lana I'm not. We'll all in grave danger and this time the whole world will feel Kal-El's wrath and my baby boy may never live again to fight him."
End of Chapter 4
Note: Hey you should play those songs during those scenes. It mixes nicely, and every time Kal-El is in the story you should play those chosen by the planet. It helps picture what his plans are and how he acts. Let the reviews begin.