Chapter 11: Taken
The night wind hits Clark's face, as he continues to look for Alicia. His search has landed him back in Smallville, and he lands in the Smallville High parking lot. Rage has taken full control of Clark, and he rips the doors off their hinges, and enters the empty school. He superspeeds to the office of The Torch, and rips off the door knob. He enters the office, and in his rages, picks up a computer and throws it at a wall. Activating his heat vision, He burns a message onto the wall. Clark leaves the Torch, and the fire continues to burn. The message read: THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT CHLOE. LOOK AT WHAT YOU DID.
Clark leaves the school, and flys off towards his house. After landing, he walks inside, to find Johnathon and Martha waiting in the kitchen. The phone rings, and immedietly Clark answers it.
"Hello?" Clark asks.
"Hello, Clark. This is Lionel."
"What do you want, Luthor?"
"Oh, now that's not a very nice answer, Clark. You should ask nicely, considering the perdicament your in."
"How do you know about that!"
"Well, considering that I have your precious lover, and your baby with me, I think we could exchange a trade."
Clark scowls at the phone, and moves it back to his ear.
"I'm listening."
"Good. Now about that trade... Alicia for you."
"Fine. Where should we meet?"
"Centennial Park in Metropolis, tomarrow morning. 9 sharp."
Clark hangs up the phone, slamming it off the hook.
"Hey! Clark, what the hell happened!" Johnathonasks, half screaming at his son.
"That was Lionel. He kidnapped Alicia."
"Oh my god. What does he want?" Martha asks.
"He wants to trade. He'll set Alicia free, in exchange for me. And I agreed."
"No! I won't let you get hurt!" Martha screams, grabbing for Clark, but he backs away.
"I have to save Alicia. I won't let Lionel take her away and hurt her. I love her, and if it means risking my life to save her's, I'll do it."
"Why does she mean so much to you?" Johnathon asks.
Clark looks at Johnathon, and stares blankly into his eyes. For the one time in his life, Clark knew Johnathon was scared of him, scared of him and Alicia. And he hated him for being afraid. Clark hated his father.
"Because I found out that I couldn't have an intimate relationship with a normal human. Then I found out that the meteor rocks changed Alicia's DNA to resemble Kryptonian DNA. Dr. Swann said that she was the only one that I could raise a family with. So we took that chance, and now she's carrying my baby. We love each other, and we share so many interests. That's why I would risk my life to save her's. That's why I care so much."
Martha and Johnathon stare at their son, too shocked for words. Johnathon's anger rises, and Martha sits down on a kitchen chair. Johnathon walks up to Clark, trying not to be scared.
"What are you going to do, Johnathon? You can't stop me, let alone my real father, Jor-El!"
Johnathon blinks back his tears, and Clark walks to the front door. He looks over at his parents, Johnathon watching his son.
"It's too bad. If you didn't hate Alicia and I so much, you would've been good grandparents."
Clark leaves the house, and walks to the loft. He lays on the futon, and reaches into his jeans pocket. He pulls out the present that Virgil gave to him, and opens it. Inside, sits a gold ring. He slips it on his right ring finger, and lies down on the pillow below his head.
For our wedding, I assume. Clark thinks, and resting on a feather soft pillow, Clark falls asleep, tears falling from his eyes.
In a hidden part of Metropolis, Alicia cries herself to sleep, dreaming of seeing Clark again, of their marriage, dreaming of raising their child, of growing old together, dreaming to dream.
Thursday: 8:53 am
Clark wakes up, out of a dream filled with many reds, blues, and yellow colors. A dream that will never become a reality. He quickly dresses into clean clothes, and rushes off towards Metropolis's Centennial Park. As he speeds up, Metropolis comes into view. The buildings stand tall, piercing the sky. Clark stops at the entrance to Centennial Park, and walks past it. The park is empty, and Clark spots a bench to sit at. He sits, and waits. The tree above him casts a shadow, and the sky is partly cloudy. A woman walks by, walking her scottish terrier.
Time is the upmost importance right now. Barely any cars drive by, until a black van parks ahead of him. Two men get out, and open the back door. Alicia is pulled out, tears draining down her eyes. She spots Clark and hope flashes. Clark stands up, ready to attack her kidnappers. But the driver motions him to stay where he is. As instructed, Clark stands his ground.
"You must be Clark. My name is Ben McFarlane." The man who instructed says.
"And I'm his confidant, Tim Goke."
"Alicia, are you okay?" Clark asks.
"Please don't do what they want, Clark. Don't go with them." Alicia says, her eyes filling with tears again.
"So, we're agreed? Alicia for you?" Tim asks, watching Clark.
"How do I know you won't go after her when you have me? How can I trust you?"
"I give you my word. Go with us, and Alicia, and your baby, will be completely safe, and unharmed." Tim states.
Clark makes his way across to Alicia, and Tim pushes Alicia ahead. They walk past each other, looking into each other's eyes. When Clark reaches Tim and McFarlane, a sudden, familiar sickness overcomes him. Throughout the pain, Clark falls to his knees, and looks over his shoulder, blood leaving his nose. Alicia stands, with a small lead box containing a piece of green kryptonite. Clark's eyes fill with tears, and muffles words.
"What? I can't hear you." Alicia states.
"...Why Alicia...?" Clark mumbles, barely recognizable.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I think you have me confused with someone else." Alicia states, when her face, and her body changes. Her blonde hair dissappears, and is replaced by brownish-black hair. Soon, Clark recognizes the person in front of him.
"Tina Greer? I thought you died..." Clark states, the heaving of his breath pounding in his chest.
Tina sneers at Clark, and kicks him on his back, the pain shooting through his body.
"It's amazing how you're blood can revive people from the dead. I really owe you one, Clark. Oh, I know how to repay you. I'll send you to Lionel. He'll surely pay me for what I did."
Tim smiles at the pain that Clark is trying to fight, but is losing the battle. Suddenly Tim turns into a tornado of sand and dust, covering Clark. His sand-like body enters Clark's lungs, slowly choking him. The pain of just lifting his arms to try and fight off Tim was just unbearable. With one breath left, Clark tries to struggle. Without luck, Clark falls unconsious.
Tina smiles, and Tim leaves Clark's lungs. The sand forms Tim's body, and he returns to being "normal." Ben picks up Clark's body, with Tina and Tim following behind him. Ben throws Clark's body into the back of the van, landing on the same seat where Alicia was at. Tina sits next to Clark's body, andsets the meteor rock on her lap. She watches as Clark's blood veins throb painfully, rushing poisoned green blood to his heart. Tim and Ben enter up front, and start the van up. They leave, and head toward the hidden location where Lionel and his scientists wait anxiously, barely able to contain themselves at the thought of dissecting a mysterious person like Clark, if he can so be called that.
