Things Get Worse

Hazard stumbled back from Clark's blast and then growled. He took off after Clark, his anger and hate of Clark growing with every second. He stopped above a forest and hovered in the air for awhile. Finally he sniffed the air as he heard a faint sound that he thought was talking and then shot off towards a small cavern. He burst through the top tearing a gash in his arm that he didn't even seem to notice. As Hazard advanced on Clark the wound began to slowly heal, but Hazard still gave it no mind. "Fight me, Clark! Quit hiding like a coward and fight me! You must die and I will fight through anyone and anything to kill you! You are a villain, a threat to humanity! You aren't even human! You've always been planning this, haven't you! To kill the humans! Well, I won't allow it, Clark! I won't! You will pay, Clark! Or is that even your real name!" Hazard roared, as he lunged at Clark.

"NO!" Jimmy jumped in front of Clark just as Hazard hit. Jimmy was thrown to the side, he laid there, motionless.

"JIMMY!" Clark cried as he ran to the young man's side. His mother and father did the same.

Jonathan Kent glared at Hazard. "The only one who's a monster or evil here is you! You and Lex Luthor!" he shouted.

Clark looked Jimmy over. He was bleeding from a wound in his side and from his mouth. Clark picked him up in his arms. "I'm gonna take him to the hospital." Clark replied. He then glared over at Hazard. "If that's alright with you."

"I...I...didn't mean to. I was supposed to hit you. Not him...It wasn't my fault. He jumped in the way...He should have known I was stronger than him...He should have known." Hazard muttered, staring wide-eyed at Jimmy as he lay limp in Clark's arms. Hazard tried to think, tried to move, but all that he kept seeing, over and over, was his fist hitting Jimmy and Jimmy falling to the ground. He had hurt Jimmy. Bad. Heroes didn't hurt people. "It wasn't my fault." Why had he done it? The more he thought about it the more he grew confused. Why did he even want to hurt Clark in the first place? "He's a villain! Is he? Yes, he tried to turn you against Lex, your only friend! He's hurt people! Who? Me! He lied to me. About Lex, about his identity! Yes, yes, he did. He is a villain! He has to be! He's an alien." Hazard continued to fight with himself, not really sure why, but finally he made his decision. He ripped Jimmy from Clark's arms and threw him towards the Kents. He then lunged at Clark, grabbing him by the shirt. "Let humans deal with there own, alien! The Kents will deal with Jimmy! While I deal with you!" With that Hazard flew out of the cavern and into the air again, dragging Clark with him. He wouldn't let Clark go. Clark was evil. He had to die. He must pay for what he did. He was a villain, and must be treated as such. "You've lived to long, Clark!" Hazard yelled, punching Clark in the face. "Now, you die!"

Clark pulled himself away. "If you didn't notice, I'm strong as well." He flew into Hazard, making him hurtle towards the Earth. "And I might be an alien, but I care for those people! I wouldn't let anything bad happen to them! Why can't you see that?" He flew around in circles, trying to stay away from Hazard. "If I was evil, would I be friends with the JLA?" He asked. He finally stopped a few yards away from Hazard. "If you want to kill me, go ask your precious friend what to do about it. Until then…" Clark shot off towards the Earth, going faster and faster until finally he hit it, and went straight through and out the other side and off into space.

"What!" Hazard yelled as he watched Clark blast thought the Earth. He thought about what he had said as he hovered above the Earth. "He is friends with the JLA. The JLA is a good team. They wouldn't let evil villains in. He tricked them! They didn't know he was evil! But, they have so many heroes on their team. The Batman, and Flash, and the Green Lantern, and such. Surely one of them would have noticed. He's to good a liar! They trusted him! They couldn't accept that he was evil! They didn't want to hurt him! But, I'm above that! I do what's right no matter what! Yeah! I do what's right! But...I hurt Jimmy. That wasn't a hero thing. It wasn't my fault! It jumped in the way! Besides, he deserves what he got if he helps Superman! Jimmy's a villain, too? Yes, he must be, and besides, Clark just blasted through the Earth. He could have hurt someone or set the planet off balance. But, did he care? No! That's why you have to stop him. You have to save everyone!" Hazard didn't even notice the fact that he had said "you" as if he were talking to someone else. He was too angry to care about such things. He flew through the hole Clark had made in the Earth and jetted after him. He would catch him. He would kill him. He had to. "Come back here, you coward! Show me the real Clark Kent! Or are you showing me him now! By running away and cowering like a child! Have you always been a coward, Clark!"

"Clark…" Jimmy rasped out. "Clark…"

"Shh…we're getting you to a hospital." Jonathan Kent replied as he drove as fast as he could to the nearest hospital.

"But…Clark. Hazard is going…going to kill him." Jimmy gasped out.

"Clark can take care of himself." Martha replied, smoothing back Jimmy's hair. "He'll be fine."

Jonathan handed his cellphone to Martha. "Call Lois. Tell her to go to Lex's mansion. She's always up for a scoop on him."

Martha nodded and dialed the number.

Hazard flew after Clark, ignoring the approaching barrier of space which he still was not sure he could cross. Right before Clark reached the barrier Hazard caught up with him and grabbed him by the neck, hooking his right arm around his neck. He pulled him back from the barrier and with a heave threw him towards Earth. As Clark headed towards Earth with the momentum of Hazards throw Hazard flew past him and stopped in front of him, causing him to bounce of Hazard and fly back, caused by Clark's increased momentum. He flew at him, crashing into him and then punched him. When he noticed that Clark was still alive he lunged at him yelling. "Why won't you die!"

Martha got off the phone. "She's going."

Jonathan nodded and drove as fast as he could. "Hang in there Jimmy."

Jimmy nodded weakly. "Clark…Hazard is going to ki-"

Martha placed a finger on his lips and brushed his hair back from his face. "You be quiet now and rest."

Clark had never felt such pain run through him. At this moment he wished he could die, but he knew he wouldn't. The only way for him to die was with Kryptonite. Suddenly, as the world began to go dark, a harsh flash of light hit Clark's eyes and suddenly he was inside a ship of sorts.

"Clark. Are you okay?" Asked a familiar warm voice.

Clark smiled. "Thanks Bruce."

Bruce, or better known as Batman, smiled. "Hey, you looked like you needed the help."

Lois jumped in her go and zoomed off towards Lex's mansion, going way over the speed limit. Clark was in trouble. She wasn't sure how, but he was and somehow it was Lex's fault. For that she would get him. She had always hated him and now she had a reason.

Hazard punched at Clark, who vanished just before he hit him. Hazard roared with anger and spun around. He flew this way and that looking for any sign of Clark. He had to kill Clark. All other things were of no concern to him, including his own well-being. All form of thought had been wiped from Hazard's mind. The only thought he had was "Kill Clark! Kill Clark! Kill Clark!" repeating again and again. Hazard hadn't noticed it, but slowly he had been changing. His mind twisting and changing until there was only a shred, if anything, left of him. He wanted to see Clark die. He needed to see Clark die. And, with a lust for Clark's blood stronger than any mind, he blasted off, circling the globe in search of Clark.

"Who was that man?" Bruce asked.

Clark sighed. "Hazard, or Seth…Lex has gotten to him…he's messed up his mind." He replied. "I've been trying to fix it…but Lex dug deep this time."

"I heard that Jimmy got hurt. How is he?" Bruce asked.

Clark's heart slammed against his chest. Jimmy. He hadn't thought about that. He could be dying. Dead. "I…I don't know."

Bruce placed a hand on his shoulder. "Its okay…he'll be fine. For now though, we have to figure out how to get rid of Hazard and Lex Luther once and for all."