PROLOGUE

Eighteen years ago, a lone ship sailed across the stars from the planet Krypton to the world of Earth cloaked in a meteor shower covered with the pieces of a broken planet. The infant child, Kal-El, was found by an Earth family, Jonathan and Martha Kent, in the Kansas farmtown of Smallville. They took him unto their own, raised him as a humble farmboy and they named him "Clark".

The broken pieces of the planet had a strange effect on the people of Smallville, and scarred the town forever. Smallville was indeed in need of a hero, if not a superhero.

Four years ago, Clark Kent discovered miraculous abilities, that of a super man. He was able to run faster than the fastest man alive. He learned that he could lif up a tractor without even breaking a sweat. He was able to see through solid objects, just by staring at it. He was able to shoot fire from his eyes by looking at it. He was able to listen carefully, and hear amplified sound, just like a dog can. Being endowed with all these super-abilities, he took those abilities and tried to help people and save them from fear and darkness, while trying to please his true love and forge a friendship with an outsider. So, he made a promise to himself that he would never tell anyone this deep dark secret until he himself could come to terms with it. But he held onto the hope that there were others in this world like him. But his father told him that he was from another planet, and that there might not be others like him. But Clark still hoped . . .

Three years ago, Clark Kent found Dr. Virgil Swann, who would change Clark's life forever and learned of his true roots, that he was a survivor from the planet Krypton, which cemented his vow to keep these roots and abilities a secret to his friends. DR. Swann told him that he was the only one from his home planet, and urged him to write his own destiny as Kal-El, the Last Son of Krypton. His biological father, Jor-El, called to him and begged him to fulfill his destiny. He refused and there were dire consequences.

Two years ago, Jonathan Kent made a deal with Jor-El for the custody and destiny of their son. The effects of this deal had serious implications on Jonathan. After these incidents, Clark wanted to shut out his past, and live a normal life. Then in the next year, Jor-El took the boy and reprogrammed and sent him on a crusade to find three crystals. With the help of his mothers' love, he was able to break free from Jor-El's power. But, Clark learned that these crystals has encoded within them the knoweldge of a great civilization, which Clark is the sole survivor of, which were brought to Earth many years ago and hidden across the Earth. Clark is told that if he does not find them, there will be dire consequences.

Meanwhile, a family, the Luthors, whose son, Lex, is a good friend of Clark's but is constantly fighting the darkness bent on finding these crystals and what they mean to life on Earth also hoping to discover how it connects to the young farmboy Clark Kent, and are willing to get them by any means necessary, even pitting themselves against each other. Meanwhile, a rival family, the Teagues, appears in Smallville, whose son Jason is courting Clark Kent's true love also seek the crystals for power. Greed is driving these two families to hunt the crystals. Also, Clark Kent's true love, Lana Lang, is also in search of these crystals, as her ancestor, the Countess Isobel, sarched for them in several hundred years ago. But the search for these crystals drives Lana and Jason further apart.

In the midst of all this, Chloe Sullivan, longtime friend of Clark, sees Clark use his abilities and discovers the secret of his power, but not knowing the shole truth. But she vows to keep to herself that she knows the secret of Clark Kent. She will continue to keep it a secret until Clark decides to tell this secret to her himself. To make things even more complicated, Chloe's cousin, Lois Lane, enters Clark's life and adds a little spice to it as well. After having no place to live, the Kents offer a home to young Lois. So, Clark must try to embark on the Kryptonian Crusade to find these lost crystals before anyone else does. But he has only managed to find one. Lana Lang traveled to China and obtained the second crystal. But the location of the third crystal remains a mystery to Clark, Lana, the Luthors, and the Teagues.

But as Jason's search for the crystals deepens, his relationship with Lana rifts away, thus bringing Clark and Lana closer together. But can Clark and Lana have a truly meaningful relationship with the burden of Clark's secret looming over them like a cloudy day?

After torturing the Luthors, the Teagues manage to learn that Lana Lang has obtained one of the ancient crystals from Lionel Luthor, Lex's father. But Jason Teague has learned the truth, that Lana Lang is not the chosen one these stone are meant for, but actually the Smallville farmboy, Clark Kent, is the chosen one. Jason shares this with Lex, but before Lex can digest it, Lionel kills Jason Teague, sending him plummeting down a waterfall. Meanwhile, Genevieve Teague, Jason's mother, heads to Lana's apartment to get the crystal from her. Will she obtain it?

That is where this story begins.

Truly, a commencement is upon the small town of Smallville, Kansas. Will anyone survive its power? One thing can be said though, after this great commencement is over, no one in Smallville will be the same, ever again.