Chapter 9: Worries Interlude
Part 1
Alicia and Clark reappear into an empty classroom. Several chairs and desks sit next to the wall, an empty space is in the middle. Dust has collected on everything, a sign that shopws noone has been in here for quite a while. Anger besieges Clark, and Alicia takes notice. He paces back and forth, a thousand different worries flood over him, like a breaking dam.
"Baby, I'm sorry." Clark says.
"For what?"
"For putting you through all of this. I didn't know any of this would have happened."
"Oh, Clark. No one could've known this was going to happen. You have nothing to be sorry about."
They embrace in a hug, and Clark can feel the life inside of Alicia, both hers, and their baby's. He can hear Alicia's heartbeat, and another sound rings through Clark's ears. A lighter, softer heartbeat, belonging to their baby, makes Clark smile.
"What is it?" Alicia asks, Clark's smile making her smile in return.
"I can hear the baby's heartbeat. It's fast."
"Just like you." Alicia says.
"No. Just like you."
Alicia kisses Clark, and they sit down in front of a window, the sun shining on both of them. Alicia embraces herself in the sunlight, warming both her, and the baby. Alicia yawns, and Clark holds her.
"What's wrong Alicia?"
"I'm really tired for some reason. Can we go back to your house? I need to sleep."
"Of course."
In another flash, Clark and Alicia disappear out of the old classroom. They appear in the Kent farmhouse, which is empty. Alicia lies down on the living room couch as Clark opens the curtains to let in the sunlight.
"Do you think the baby needs sunlight?" Alicia asks.
"It's quite possible. I get my powers from the sun, so maybe the baby needs both the warmth of you and the sun."
"That makes sense. I love you Clark." Alicia says before falling asleep in the sunlight. Clark walks into the kitchen, and looks out to the farm.
Clark continues to watch the farm, the cows grazing slowly. He doesn't even notice the person 5 feet behind him. The person with red eyes that were glowing red fiercly. He didn't even sense the danger that was behind him as the man raises his arm, and lets out a green burst of energy straight at the back of Clark's head. Clark didn't even feel the pain as his head slams against the linolium floor. All he was thinking about was Alicia and their baby. And all the man was thinking about was that he gets his job done, so his boss doesn't lose his temper.
The man stares at Clark, now unconsious on the floor. Stealthly, he enters the living room, and sees his prize. The beautiful blonde woman sleeping on the couch. The one his boss says is the 'secret to human evolution', whatever that meant.
He watches as the blonde woman sleeps, wondering what she could be holding that the boss wants. Slowly, ever so slowly, he walks over to Alicia, pulls out a hankerchief, and a small bottle of Chloroform. He opens the bottle, and adds the potent liquid to the hankerchief. He closes the bottle, and puts it back in his pocket. The smell of the liquid makes Alicia stir, but she stops, falling back to sleep.
The man walks over to her, and puts the hankerchief to her face, forcing her to breathe in the fumes. Her eyes open, and stare in horror as the man's eyes glow fiercly. The fumes take their effect, and Alicia falls unconcious. The front door's handle moves. The man next to Alicia stares at the door, as a living stream of sand enters through the keyhole. The sand sits in a pile, and then moves around in a dust cloud, taking the form af a man.
"Hello, Tim." The man with the glowing red eyes states at the living sand.
Tim's body turns to flesh again, his sand-like skin turning back to normal skin.
"This is the right place?" Tim asks.
The other man nods his head. Tim walks up to Alicia.
"Who is she?" Tim asks.
"Alicia Baker. She was changed by the meteor rocks."
"What about the other?"
"Who, Clark?"
Tim nods his head.
"He's in the kitchen. What a pity. The boss said he was extremely powerful, but a swift blow to the back of his head knocked him out clean."
"What should I do with him?"
"Leave him. He won't know what happened."
"You sure about that?" Tim asks.
"Well, what do you want to do with him?" The man asks.
"I was thinking take him with us. The boss could give us a mighty big promotion."
"No, leave him. We just take the girl. That was the plan."
"What's the boss want with her anyway?"
"I don't know, something about enhancing humans."
Tim picks Alicia up, and they walk out the door, followed by the man.
"Be careful, dammit. She's precious cargo. No damage inflicted."
The man opens the van's door, and Tim sets Alicia down on the back seat. They close the door, and the man sits in the driver's seat. Tim runs over and sits in the passenger seat.
"How do you know she can't teleport away?" Tim asks.
"This whole van is lined with lead paint. She can't teleport through lead, therefore, can't escape. Plus, child locks on the back doors. She won't be leaving."
With that, the man starts up the van, and it drives away from the Kent farmhouse, leaving Clark lying on the kitchen floor, alone, unconsious, and bleeding from the back of his head, and from his mouth.
3 Hours Later...
Kent Farmhouse: 4:27 PM
The Kent house is still empty. No sounds are heard, except for the occasional moo from a hungary cow. The house is void of all people, except for one. He lies on the floor, the bleeding stopped. He lies in his own, drying blood. The doggie door in the back of the house opens, and Shelby walks in. He senses his master in trouble, and walks over to his body. He licks Clarks face, but no movement is seen.
The sound of the Kent truck is heard in Shelby's ears, and he runs to the door. He scratches the door, anticipating his master's parents to walk in. He continually scratches at the door, and the sound of a key in the lock as it turns drives Shelby wild. The door opens, and Martha and Johnathon walk in. Shelby grabs hold of Johnathon's shirt, and starts to pull him towards the incident in the kitchen.
"Woah, okay Shelby, just wait a minute, and I'll feed you-"
Johnathon's words are cut short by what he sees in the kitchen. The body of a boy, his boy, lying on the kitchen floor, covered in his own blood stops Johnathon. Immedietly, he runs into the kitchen and kneels by his son's body. Martha screams, and she runs over to her husband. Johnathon reaches for his son's hand, and presses his fingers on his wrist.
"Is he-" Martha states, too afraid of saying a dreadful word.
"I don't know, Martha, I can't feel is pulse."
Suddenly, Clark starts coughing from the sustained head injury. He opens his eyes, his blurred vision can see only two fuzzy blobs in front of him. Slowly, his vision clears, and his parents stare at him in shock.
"Clark! Are you alright?" Martha asks, half screaming.
"Mom? Yeah, I'm fine. My head hurts a lot...Wait a minute! Where's Alicia!" Clark gets up, and runs into the living room. The couch where Alicia layed down is now empty, her body impression still sits where she was. Tears fill Clark's eyes, and he storms out of the house, blowing the door off it's hinges with his strength.
"NOOOO!" Clark screams, spooking the cows as they graze. He bursts off towards Smallville in complete rage. His speed increases, and cars pas by him like bullets. He ends up a block away from the Talon, and he runs at regular speed into the Talon. Several people watch him as he walks in, and all talking ceases. They watch him as he walks upt to Lana.
"Lana! I need your help."
She looks up at him, and then continues to make coffee.
"Why didn't you tell me you have special powers?"
"Because I didn't want anybody looking at me weird, like these people are now."
Clark looks at the group of people, and anger infuriates him.
"STOP WATCHING ME!" Clark yells, and the people stop, going back to what they were doing.
"Clark, calm down. You need to rest.."
"No I don't. Alicia was kidnapped!"
"What? Kidnapped? Who'd kidnap her?"
"I don't know. Anybody in this town, you all hated her. And me."
"What are you talking about? Nobody hates you and Alicia."
"You humans hate what you don't understand."
"Us humans? Uhh..last time I checked, your human too."
"Whatever. I know when I'm not needed."
And with that, Clark leaves the Talon, to the astonished look of Lana.
