Smallville: The Past
(This story is rated M for mature. Smallville is copyrighted 2001-2007 The CW network & DC Comics. Trinity Jean Knight is my character but her powers are copyrighted above. Batman and any related elements are copyrighted 2006 DC Comics & The WB. Veronica Mars is copyrighted 2003-2006 The CW Network. All other characters not mentioned are mine)
Chapter XII: Arrival III
Clark stared out the window to see a police car pulling up to the farm. Hiram saw the look of concern on his face. Jor-El moved to look out the window.
"What's wrong, is there trouble?" Hiram asked. Clark turned to the man and said,
"Trouble all right. It's the police." He was nervous as he turned to his father who looked just like him.
"They can't be looking for me. 'Joe the drifter' disappeared 23 years ago. After all, didn't you solve Louise's murder?" Jor-El asked. Hiram stared at him.
"When was that solved?" he wanted to know. Clark smiled.
"The descendant of Laura Lang, Lana Lang showed me a picture of a drifter who turned out to be my father. I found his journal and started experiencing some of the memories that Jor-El had in 1961. I began to put the pieces together and discovered that future Mayor Billy Tate who was a deputy at the time released Lachlan Luthor to kill the drifter but instead Louise was killed." Clark finally said.
"How did Louise die?" Hiram asked. Jor-El sighed. "Earth gives the natives of Krypton extraordinary powers, which includes, super speed, resistance to cold and heat, heat vision, flight capabilities, and near invulnerability. It was that gift of invulnerability that killed Louise. The bullets from Lachlan Luthor's gun deflected right to Louise. That's when I ran to your farm, not knowing where to go. You helped me get to my meeting point where 3 of my friends met me to take me home. I didn't want to leave, but I did." Jor-El said. Jonathan spoke up.
"Why did you come back here to Smallville this time? To make amends?" Jonathan wanted to know.
"To seek the forgiveness of the woman I committed adultery with. I am recently married, and my wife, Lara discovered my adultery when I didn't come back with the journal and I confessed it and she persuaded the council to send me back here to find Elizabeth Knight. I didn't know however that I would come back here. To the Kent farm I mean. I remembered discovering the plans for the Knight 2000 prototype in 1977 that her husband was building as part of a law enforcement organization. Part of that prototype was built here in Smallville. I figured I would return here." Jor-El said. He then saw a young woman dressed in a skirt and blouse which is what Louise wore on her last days.
"Louise?" He said to himself. Clark put his hand on his father's shoulder.
"Father, that's not Louise. We may have the gift of invulnerability, but these humans don't. She's dead and nothing can bring her back. The Judeo-Christian belief system tells us that The Lord took her and will resurrect her at the second coming of Messiah. Trinity taught me that," Clark said. They then heard the adult version of Trinity speak.
"I still do. Once a Christian, always a Christian. Hello Clark. Who is this?" She said, not expecting to see Jor-El.
"Trinity Jean Knight, meet Jor-El of Krypton. Your father." Clark said. Her memories of the clone of Lionel Luthor immediately came to her mind.
"Father? How can you be here?" She asked. Jor-El smiled.
"I came back to seek forgiveness from your mother. I however did not expect Zod here as well," Jor-El said pointing to the Television set. On it was a scene previously recorded on the local news.
"Zod is here? I thought we killed him when we went back in time?" Trinity said shocked that the madman of Krypton was here.
"He is my enemy, my daughter. We must stop him, but first let me introduce someone to you. Your mother and someone else," Jor-El said motioning for Elizabeth Knight to come into the kitchen.
"Who are you?" Elizabeth Knight asked, not recognizing her own daughter. The younger version of Trinity came in and pointed to her adult version.
"Mother, it's me. Trinity, Your daughter. You don't recognize me?" Trinity said for a few moments, then remembering that Elizabeth wouldn't remember her since she would shortly after this brief stop in Smallville would go to Africa on a tour of that country.
"I don't. I'm sorry," Elizabeth said. Then the younger version of Trinity said,
"I do,"
To be continued..