Authors note: sorry if this is a day late I was sick the last few days. In this story, Jonathan is not dead. After my last two chapters posted I realized errors that had passed my spelling check. I will try to keep this from happening from now on. Keep reviewing.
Smallville: An End to a Beginning
Chapter 2: Revelations
Morning rose at the Kent farm chickens crowed in the distance. Martha Kent had risen early to prepare breakfast just as she had everyday since she and Jonathan had gotten married. As she came into her kitchen, she found that she was not alone. Sitting down at the kitchen counter was Lois and Clark. Though not completely surprised by the occurrence she wondered how Lois had gotten here from metropolis this early.
"Good morning Lois." Martha walked past the counter to prepare her stove.
"Good morning Mrs. Kent." Lois was sitting across from Clark at the counter. "Can I help you with anything?"
"That's alright Lois. I've got it." Martha began melting grease for the bacon and eggs. "But please tell me you didn't stay here last night."
"Don't worry I didn't." Lois threw Clark a wry glance. "Not that I slept much."
"Lois!" Clark's eyebrows shot up and he immediately turned to his mother. "I swear I didn't do anything."
Martha had nearly lost her favourite skillet. "I'm not sure I want to hear this."
"I'm sorry Martha I was just playing with Clark's nerves." Clark sent her a stern look. "In truth I helped Clark move some things to his place in metropolis."
"In the middle of the night" Martha had recovered her wits and cracked an egg on the counter. "The drive had to take all night."
"Well we didn't exactly drive." Lois smiled at the sight of Clarks face. "We flew"
"Flew, Clark I thought you told me only Kal-El could fly." Martha had turned her full attention on Clark.
This was not how Clark had planed on telling his mother about Jor-El's full message. "Listen mom, I am Kal-El. Whether I like it or not I am the last son of Krypton."
"I always knew that this would happen. I prayed so hard that you would just accept being human." Martha deposited an egg on Clark's plate. "I just want you to know son that I love you no matter what you are. You will always be Clark Kent."
"Thanks mom, I don't know if I want to deal with how dad will react about this." Clark got up from the table. Picking up his jacket, he started to leave the house.
From the kitchen, Martha tried to tell him that his father would still love him. Clark was not sure he believed her. No matter what she or his father said the look in Jonathon's eyes when he and Martha had lost there baby had spoken volumes.
From the front porch of the farmhouse, Clark could see the out line of a man walking down the road. Recognising who it was Clark caught up to him instantly. Standing no more than five feet from the man Clark grabbed his neck. "Hello, professor."
Professor Milton Fines was a thin man with a face the oozed evil. "Hello, Kal-El. Did I come at a bad time?"
"What are you doing here?" Clark let go of the professor's neck.
"My, my, testy aren't we." Fines dusted off his sports jacket. When he looked back up at Clark, a grin stretched across his face. The grin made his face look even more demonic. "What if I just wanted to say hello, you are the only other Kryptonian on this hunk of rock."
"Get lost Fines." Clark turned around and began heading back to the farmhouse.
"Not so fast Kal-El." Fines reached out and grabbed onto Clarks shoulder. "We need to talk."
Fines turned to the fields of corn leading Clark to the middle.
"This should be good enough." Fines turned back to face Clark.
"Why should I even listen to you?" Clark folded his arms and waited for an explanation.
"The people of this planet are beneath us Kal-El." Fines stuck both of his hands in his pockets and began pacing around. "We should be ruling them."
"That's not what my father thought." Clark stood still unwilling to let any emotion show on his face. "My father wanted me to show them how to better themselves."
"Your father was a fool. If he had listened to my warnings sooner he would have been able to warn our people in time. Instead, he let himself get caught up in a pointless struggle against one of Krypton's head generals."
"I don't care what you say. I will not subject the people of this planet just because I am physically stronger than them." Clark could not help but show his anger.
"We aren't just stronger than them Kal-El. We are far superior in intellect as well." Fines came to bear on Clark. "In honour of the house of EL, I will ask you one last time to join me."
"Never" Clark turned to go.
Fines grabbed the collar of Clark's shirt and hurled him over his head. Clark flew back several hundred feet and crashed down causing a mess of dirt and corn to be thrown everywhere. Staggering to his feet Clark could see fines walking calmly up to him.
"It really is a pity you won't join me, but maybe losing everyone you love will teach you where your loyalties should lie." Fines walked away disappearing in the corn.
Several moments passed before Clark had regained his bearings. "My god, mom"
Speeding through the corn Clark reached the house. Nothing seemed to be out of place. Walking into the house, he did not see anyone in the kitchen. Stepping into the living room, he found his mother sitting on one of the couches.
"Mom are you alright" Clark rushed over to his mother to find her face streaked with tears.
"Oh Clark I'm so sorry." Martha erupted in tears.
"What happened" Clark tried to calm her down.
"It was so terrible, he took her. He took Lois he said that if you didn't meet him in metropolis he would kill her." Martha was so distraught she could hardly speak.
"Don't worry mom everything is going to be ok."
Clark left his mother in the house and headed for the yard outside. With determination in his eyes Clark Kent hurled himself into the air with as much force as possible. The only thought on his mind was Milton Fines was going to wish he had never been born.