"This is Krypton?" Clark asked.
"In a way. This is a holographic recording of the final hours of our planet." Jor-El said.
"Then where are we?" Clark asked.
"We are at the last known location of the planet Krypton. Everything you see and hear is from the past." Jor-El said.
Clark could see inside the large dome. What he saw was awesome; the dome was dark, except for a shaft of bluish-white light that was in the middle of it. Floating in the middle of the light was two rings. Surrounding the shaft of light was what looked like a large video screen that went 360 degrees around the person standing in the middle. On the screens were the faces of fourteen elderly men and women.
"Who are they?" Clark asked.
"They are the governing counsel of the planet Krypton. The best and brightest of the planet Krypton." Jor-El explained.
"Were you if a part of the consul?" Clark asked.
"No I was deemed to reckless. It has begun." Jor-El said.
"Jor-El you may address the consul." One of the elders said.
Clark watched as a man in his late thirties comes forward. He was dressed in robes of purple; on his sleeve were the symbols for the house of EL. He was a tall, fit and carried himself with an aire of confidence. He had blue eyes like Clark and black hair that was cut almost in a military manner but for a single curl. He had a neat and trimmed beard and mustache. Jor-El stood in the middle of the shaft of light and looked at the elders. Clark looked on intently. For the first time in his life he saw his father. His biological father.
His clasped his hands behind his back and took a deep breath. He then looked at the head elder and spoke.
"With you permission I would like to offer a different point of view to the finding that Von-Da has presented here. As she stated every million Krypton changes it's orbit around the sun. When this event takes place tremors are felt around the planet. However after days of research I have come to a far graver conclusion. The planet Krypton is dying. The planet is not shifting its orbit. No my friends the planets core is slowing down and will stop." Jor-El said.
"Jor-El, how can you be sure of this?" One of the elders asked.
"My friends recent reports have shown that core heat of the planet have be on a steady rise. Also energy readouts have been building. If the planet was merely shifting its orbit this data would not exist." Jor-El said.
"Jor-El, if what you say is true how can we correct it." An other Elder asked.
"Nothing can be done. Our only course of action is to leave our home." Jor-El said.
"Jor-El, you are the only one to bring forth these findings." One of the Elders said.
"I have done everything to try and disprove my finds, but the fact are undisputable. Krypton will die. We must leave." Jor-El said.
"We will go over your finding." The Elders said. Then the ray of light faded away as did thee faces of the elders. Jor-El was alone in the darkness.
"All we have done is commit SUICIDE! No, it's worse. It's GENOCIDE!" Jor-El said.
"They didn't believe you?" Clark asked.
"No, they did not. I went home although my planet was dying. My son was being born." Jor-El said.
Clark watched as the image faded way and was replaced by a beautiful woman with long black hair that was pulled back into a tail. Her crystal blue eyes were aglow with love. The woman was dressed in a white gown. She was Clark's mother.
"It that her?" Clark asked his voice breaking.
"Yes that is my wife, your mother Lara." Jor-El said.
"She's beautiful." Clark said.
There was woman dressed in gold standing next to her in his the woman's arms was a new born baby. The baby was wrapped in a red, blue and yellow blanket.
"Madam your child." The nurse said as Lara took her son into her arms. Jor-El entered a moment later and walked to his wife and kissed his gently on the lips. He looked at his son and smiled.
"He's wonderful." Jor-El said.
"I waited for you to tell you his name." Lara said.
"What is our son's name?" Jor-El asked.
"His name is Kal-El." Lara said.
"Kal-El, son of Lara and Jor-El." Jor-El said.
Then the image slowly started to simmer and then it disappeared.
"What's happening?" Clark asked.
"We are moving forward in time to the final moments of our planet and of mine and your mothers life." Jor-El said.
A new image came into focus. It was Jor-El; he was working feverishly to fix the ship that he was working. It was the ship that Clark's parents had in storm cellar. He then went to a computer and pressed a few buttons and then returned to the ship. He stopped his work when he saw Lara walking toward him with Kal-El in her arms.
Jor-El could see the worry in his wife's eyes and the fear. They both knew that what Jor-El was tying to do was dangerous and they would never know if it would work, but they had to try. They would not let their son die here with them.
"Lara, you should go with him he will be safe." Jor-El said.
"No, I will stay here with my husband and I will die here with him." Lara said. Jor-El kissed her gently.
"Jor-El, these humans that your sending him to will they love him and care for him?" Lara asked.
"They will Lara, They helped me." Jor-El said.
Then there was a tremor that shook the lab violently. Jor-El looked at Lara. Both of them knew that it was time. Lara left the lab and returned a few moments later with Kal-El wrapped in blankets of red, yellow and blue. She walked toward Jor-El and the ship.
"Is it time?" She asked.
"Yes, its time." Jor –El said. He could see the tears welling in her eyes. Lara nodded and placed thee infant in the ship. She then kissed her son for the last time.
"I love you Kal-El." She said.
"You will travel far, my little, Kal-El, but we will never leave you, even in the face of our deaths. The richness of out love will be yours. All that I have, all that I have learned, all that I feel, these and more I bequeath you. You will carry me inside you all the days of your life. You will make my strength your own. I will see my life through your eyes, as your life will be seen through mine. The son becomes the father and the father the son. This is all I can send you, Kal-El." Jor-El said. Then he started the ship and stepped back. A few seconds later the ship rocketed out of the lab and through the Krypton skies and into space a few moments later the planet Krypton was no more.
"That's what happened to Krypton?" Clark asked.
"Yes, the vanity of ours caused our demise. As will vanity destroy Earth. Now we shall return to earth hen we arrive six earth months will have passed." Jor-El said.
Soon the bright light came back and enveloped Clark. The blinding white light pulsed and a moment later Clark was back in the fortress. Over Clark's shoulder a blue pulse of light appeared and ghostly image of Jor-El appeared.
"You sent me here to save my life?" Clark asked.
"Yes, and I now know that I was right when I chose the Kent's to raise you." Jor-El said.
"Knowing what I know now, I don't what to do now, father." Clark said.
"Then I offer this to you my son live as one of them, Kal-El, discover where your strength and your power are needed. Always hold in your heart the pride of your special heritage. They can be a great people, Kal-El, they wish to be. They only lack the light to show the way. For this reason above all, their capacity for good, I have sent them you... my only son." Jor-El said.
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