Chapter 1: The Meteor Shower

Smallville, October 1989. A good year for the growing town. Everyone was working and the promise of LuthorCorp's expansion had everyone exited. Everyone was so busy looking towards the future, no one was watching the skies.

On a seemingly average day, a meteor shower made it's way through space to the little Kansas town. Among the debris were strange colored rock fragments and a small ship no more than a few meters wide that held the world's only hope for the future.

A blue and white helicopter flew over a cornfield to the outskirts of the town, past a large sign that read: Welcome to Smallville Kansas Pop 25,001 Creamed Corn Capital of the World.

The helicopter sported a large L with a smaller blue C inside, the proud logo of LuthorCorp Industries. Inside was the pilot, a middle aged bearded man with short black hair and a young red-haired boy. The man was Lionel Luthor, the wealthy owner and CEO of LuthorCorp Industries. He casually read the latest copy of the Daily Planet newspaper with a headline that read: Green Industries CEO Missing Presumed Dead. He put the paper down then looked at his son, who was shaking with his eyes held tightly shut.

"This has got to stop." Lionel said to the child. "Open your eyes, Lex."

"I can't !" Lex yelled with his eyes tightly closed.

"Luthors are not afraid. We don't have that luxury. We're leaders," Lionel said as he put his arm around Lex's shoulders. He leaned closer to Lex's face, but Lex's eyes were still shut. "You have a destiny, Lex. You're never going to get anywhere with your eyes closed."

Meanwhile the meteorites, along with the pod, hit Earth's atmosphere. They flew towards the ground, leaving a fiery trail through the air.

Unaware of the coming tragedy, Lionel continued his meeting with some local farmers outside by the cornfield. Lionel looked around to see his son, but Lex was nowhere near.

"Lex ?" Lionel called out. "Son ?"

Lex Luthor stood beside the cornfield, then turned toward his father. Lionel looked at Lex, then turned back to the farmers.

"Now, where do I sign?" Lionel asked the farmers.

"Right here, Mr. Luthor." One of the farmers replied as Lex started walking out into the cornfield.

"Help me," a faint voice said.

"Huh?" Lex asked surprised. He stopped and looked around.

"Help me, please." The voice repeated.

Lex looked around, scared. He looked up to see a scarecrow. Alex started running through the field in a panic. He pulled out an asthma inhaler then fell to the ground. Lex lost his grip on the inhaler and it dropped it short distance away from him. He reached for it then sat up with his back against a wooden pole, and heard a voice.

"Hey, kid." The voice said from above. Lex slowly turned around and looked up at the pole to see a guy roped to the pole in nothing but boxer shorts with an 'S' spray-painted on his bare chest.

"Uhh!" Lex said as he fell back.

"Help me," the guy said to Lex. "Help me, please."

In the distance, the meteorites hit the atmosphere with black plumes of smoke. Lex has gotten to his feet and watched the sky in shock. The meteorites hit the ground in the cornfield then a large cloud of debris started towards him. He ran as fast as he could and the cloud blasted over the guy roped to the cross.

"Aaah!" Lex screamed as the blast overtook Lex and bowled him over.

Just outside of Smallville, the Jonathan and Martha Kent drove home in their red pick-up truck after a visit to a local flower shop. Both were in their late twenties and local farmers. Jonathan had short light brown hair and Martha had lighter shoulder length hair. A meteorite hit by the side of the road and Jonathan swerved the truck to try to avoid it.

"What's happening, Jonathan?" Martha asked, scared.

Martha and Jonathan looked back to see another meteor hit the road, then the ship crashed in front of them. It hit the road first, and flames shot up on the road before skidding off into a field, thick black smoke in it's wake. Jonathan turned around just in time to see the explosion, and he slammed on the brakes. As the truck disappeared into the black smoke, there is a loud crash.

Meanwhile at the cornfield, Lionel was frantically searching for his son.

"Lex! Lex!" Lionel called out as he ran into the cornfield. "Where are you?"

Lionel ran a little further and arrived at a large open area where the cornfield was completely flattened. Lionel looked down to see a tuft of red hair on the ground. He leaned down and picked it up, then looked around.

"Lex ?" Lionel called. "Lex ?" Lionel saw something move and ran over to find Lex lying on the ground, whimpering, with most of his hair gone. He then stepped back with a look of horror and disgust on his face.

The Kent truck now was turned over in a ditch, with it's wheels still spinning. Martha and Jonathan, hung upside down and slowly come to. Jonathan looked over at Martha, who was clutching her head, her red tulips scattered all over the roof of the truck. Jonathan glanced out the window, and something caught his eye.

Jonathan watched as a small pair of bare feet walked across the smoking debris. Jonathan stared in disbelief for a moment then called out to his wife. "Martha?" Jonathan asked.

Martha turned her head to look out the driver's side window and they look at each other in shock. Outside, a naked little dark haired boy, about three years old, crouched down and looked inside the cab of the truck, and gave the occupants a huge, friendly grin. Martha and Jonathan looked at each other again, stunned. The Kents then crawled out of their truck and Martha wrapped a blanket around the child.

"Kids don't just fall out of the sky, Martha." Jonathan said.

"Then where did he come from?" Martha asked.

"I don't know, but he must have parents." Jonathan said. They walked a little further then find the pod.

"Well, if he does," Martha began, "they're definitely not from Kansas."

"Sweetheart, we can't keep him." Jonathan said. "What are we going to tell people-we found him out in a field?"

"We didn't find him," Martha said. "He found us."