(This story is rated M for Mature. Smallville is copyrighted 2001-2007 The CW Network. Trinity Jean Knight is my character but her powers are copyrighted above. Batman and other related elements are copyrighted 2006 DC Comics and WB. Veronica Mars is copyrighted 2003-2006 UPN and the CW Network. Hannah Melvin is a friend of mine who graciously allowed me to use her name in this chapter! Thanks Hannah! All other Characters are mine)
Chapter XIV: Kal-El meets Zod
Smallville, Kansas-Market Square, the center of town. Clark smiled at the band who was about to begin playing. Zod was not here, but Clark knew he would be. He stared at the band about to play. In particular the bass player whom he remembered was a music teacher and bass player in the same band when he was in High School. The band's name was Kilroy, named after a recent Styx album. The young woman who had played bass since she was 6 was in the future, a friend of Clark Kent's. Her name was Hannah Melvin. Clark walked up to her casually. He knew she would recognize him but it was a chance he would have to take.
"Hi Hannah," He said to her as he heard her playing the notes to the song she was going to play.
"Clark, Clark Kent!" She said as she never expected to see him here, in this time. The young bassist had an unusual ability given to her by the meteor shower. She could sense time. It also rendered her ageless in time as well. She would look the same, forever being young, never aging.
"Nice to see you, but what are you doing here? What's your band doing here?" Clark said as he saw the drummer setting up his equipment.
"General Zod commanded us to play, so here we are," The pretty brown haired young woman said as she stared back at her sheet music. Clark then saw Keith Mars approach, who in this time was a bitter Police Officer who had not quite moved to Neptune, a rich side of Los Angeles. The Young officer stared at Heather and Clark. He approached them.
"Hey you two lovebirds quit talking and get set up. General Zod will be here soon," Keith said, mistaking Clark and Hannah for lovers. Clark smiled.
"Clark and I are not lovers, just old friends, emphasis on the word old," Hannah said. Keith smiled then moved on back to directing people to their seats.
"What are you doing here, Clark?" Hannah asked. Lionel Luthor spoke from behind them.
"Who is your friend, Hannah?" He asked, forcing Clark to stare at the man who would come between his future son Alexander and Clark.
"Clark Kent, I'd like you to meet Lionel Luthor, CEO of LuthorCorp." Hannah said, smiling at the younger looking Luthor. Clark then glanced at the woman walking up behind Lionel.
"Come on honey, The General will be here soon," Lillian Luthor said to her husband. Lionel smiled then nodded at Clark.
"Pleasure meeting you, Clark," Lionel said, moving back toward his wife. He knew in 1986 Lillian and Lionel would have Lex as a child. Their most recent child, Lucas would die at a young age.
"Did you know your dad helped the Luthors buy the Ross's farm?" Hannah said whispering in Clark's ear, trying to appear as if the two were dating to any onlookers.
Clark nodded. He knew. He then saw a person flying in the air. He smiled at Hannah.
"Hannah, I need to go, before-" He said, but was then stopped by Hannah as she embraced the young man. She whispered in his ear,
"I know your secret, Clark. Stop Zod. Not just for me, but for all of humanity before he does something terrible," Hannah whispered in his ear. She then nodded at her friend.
"Go, do what you came to do, My friend," She said. He nodded back at her & then kissed her on the forehead. He moved back through the crowd as General Zod landed at the platform where he would speak.
"People of Earth, I am General Zod, Your new leader. I will bless your world and you will serve me faithfully and your lives will be spared. Any who dare to oppose me shall die," The general said into the microphone after Kilroy had finished their 10 minute performance. The residents of Smallville just stared at one another. This was not what they had been expecting to hear.
"I dare," spoke a voice from the back of the crowd loud enough for all to hear. The crowd parted as Clark made his way up to the front.
"Who are you stranger?" Zod said, not realizing it was Clark. Clark smiled, not wanting to use his earth name. It was now that he would accept his destiny.
"I am Kal-El of Krypton, general. And it is my destiny to stop you," Clark said as he used his new power of flight to fly briefly high enough to land on the platform.
"Kneel before Zod and you will live, Son of Jor-El. Don't make me destroy you as I did your father," Zod said, a smile came across the 20-year-old general's face.
"Never, General. You inspired a rebellion on Krypton and I am here to bring the people of Earth what they need most," Clark said removing his Smallville High School baseball cap.
"What is that?" Zod said staring at Clark's face. He then heard a new voice. One he never thought he would ever hear again.
"He's here to bring the people of Earth hope, Just as I did to our people when I banished you into The Phantom Zone. Kal-El will do what is right." Jor-El said, landing on the opposite end of the platform.
"Then Kal-El will die, just as he should. Just as Krypton did when they refused to accept me as their leader," Zod said staring at both men who bore the same face.
To be Concluded…