Smallville: The Chronicles Of Jor-El

(This story is rated M for Mature. Smallville is copyrighted 2001-2007 The WB/CW Network. The Chimera are copyrighted 2006-2007 Sony Entertainment. All Other characters are mine)

Chapter 3: Zod is trapped in the Phantom Zone

Lara stared at her father as he ordered two more of the Chimera to beef up the hourly patrols to make sure that the citizens Of Krypton were following the Curfew that he had recently put in place. They were to be indoors at midnight by Earth standard time or they would be shot on sight. The Kryptonian people had begun secretly rebelling against Zod, but each rebel fraction met with either death or were forced to watch the Chimera enslave a father, mother or child and force that slave to kill one of their relatives caught in the rebellion. They then began to turn to Jor-El. The High Council began meeting in secret to discuss ways to get rid of Zod. They in turn had apologized to Jor-El for not listening to him when he had warned them about Zod's lust for power. Jor-El, as the council interim president before Zod's treachery had discovered the Phantom Zone, an inter-dimensional place where the people lived as ghosts. They had banished two of the Criminal elements, two followers of Zod there prior to Zod's take over of the planetary council. Some of the High Council members had escaped to one of Krypton's moons and established a rebel camp there with some of the other dissenting members with the intent to take back Krypton from the Chimera. That race of Lizards had long been enemies of Krypton and Krypton had fought them in the 120-year war and had won. That much was in the records known simply as The Chronicles. Zod had ordered most of The Chronicles destroyed. But like the Christians of Earth's past, The Chronicles had been transferred Into Brainiac, the worldwide electronic surveillance computer that Jor-El's great-great grandfather had built nearly a century ago. Brainiac had been instructed to store the Chronicles under a voice-locked file that could be unlocked by either Jor-El or any other member of the Council.

Jor-El paced back and forth as he was waiting to hear back from Lara who was preparing to set the trap for Zod.

"Is everything set?" Mon-El asked. Jor-El smiled.

"Yes, and Zod is now checking the files we had downloaded about Earth. I wish now we had not distributed freely information about this planet that is so much like our own but yet primitive technologically compared to ours," Jor-El said. He then heard Lara come into the home of Jor-El where the Council was meeting. Jor-El had heard the proclamation that Zod had ordered the Galactic Council disbanded. Jor-El held up the small Phantom Zone Projector that was blue but was shaped into the family crest of the House of El.

"He's set, Jor-El. But why must it be you?" Lara asked. She had loved Jor-El ever since her conception. Now she worried about him more.

"Because I am the only one who can. I'm sorry for not trusting you Lara. I should have listened to my father, but if my exile showed me one thing, that is anyone who is wronged, must be avenged. I tried to avenge an Earth woman's death, and now I must save Krypton even at the risk of my own life," Jor-El said.

"Then go, my love, my life. I will marry you in the custom of Earth ways, but not before I see my father imprisoned for his crimes against all of Krypton. Go!" She said.

Jor-El closed his eyes and called upon the last of the fading powers his body had absorbed from Earth and Earth's yellow Sun called Sol by Krypton's citizens. He used the last of his super speed.

"go, my love," Lara whispered as she saw him speed off at a speed beyond anything any Kryptonian had seen.

"Call the one known as The Martian Manhunter who have aided us in the past and send for the Royal guard to go to the Council chambers at once," Lara said as she took the reins of the rebellion. Mon-El nodded and she motioned for the Royal Guard to go to the council chambers through the secret passage that had been in place long before Jor-El was born.

"Your assistant is on his way, my Lord," One of the Royal Guards said as the Guard activated a three toned chime that would recall "The Martian Manhunter" to Krypton from the far away planet of Mars that orbited near Earth.

"Phase II must go into effect," Mon-El said. Lara picked up one of the Crystals that was set to record events for The Chronicles.

"Do you want this on record?" Mon-El asked. Lara nodded.

"Just as Jewish Christians recorded the details of their own wars against corrupt emperors, we must record this. If Krypton is to have any survivors they must know every detail of our planet and lives and customs, and traditions," Lara said.

Council Ruling Council-Zod smiled at Brainiac as he was reprogramming the computer to obey his every command. His disciples were aiding him in programming Brainiac to become his servant. He then heard a voice that he thought he would not hear again.

"General Zod, You are hearby ordered to cease and desist from your actions against the very planet Krypton. The People of Krypton have found you guilty," Jor-El said carrying but also hiding the Phantom Zone Projector.

"Jor-El. Only you could have broken in and found me," Zod said. He touched a crystal and Brainiac shut down.

"Your ways are death and destruction and you will be the end of Krypton if you don't stop," Jor-El said.

"You'll never stop me, Jor-El," Zod said screaming. Jor-El then held up the Phantom Zone Projector and pointed it to Zod.

"I already have," Jor-El said as the Projector captured Zod's spirit. The Royal Guard walked in to see the body of Zod fall down.

"Destroy his body now!" Jor-El said. Two of the Royal guards sliced Zod's neck and the body of Zod was no more.

"Where is he?" Lara asked coming in, to see the body of her father.

"His spirit is in the Phantom Zone. To insure that his spirit doesn't have a body to return to if released from the Zone, we had to kill his body," Jor-El said. Lara smiled sadly.

"I could care less, Jor-El. We need to find out what he did to Brainiac," Lara said.

"An era of peace begins," Jor-El said, standing over the body of General Zod sadly,

To be Continued…