Smallville: The Chronicles of Jor-El
(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. All Knight Rider references are copyrighted 1982-1986 NBC/Universal Studios)
Chapter 8: Jor-El meets Dr. Virgil Swann
Jor-El smiled at the kids as he mopped the floors of Smallville High School. The School had just recently undergone a major renovation with new computers and new uniforms from Knight Enterprises, an electronics firm from Los Angeles, California.
"Hey Joe great job!" Principal Kwan said as he looked at Jor-El's work. Jor-El had taken a job at Smallville High School as a janitor to "Fit in" during his stay on planet Earth while he waiting for his landing party which mostly was composed of his brother Zor-El and his new bride to come pick him up. Now he was relegated to working odd jobs to try to fit in at this small town where he had prophesied to a farmer that a rain of fire would bring tragedy and a blessing to this "leafy little hamlet" of a town as he had heard some people refer to it as. Jor-El simply nodded at the praise he was given. He then saw one of the Girls eye him. It was Laura Lang who was the prettiest girl in the school.
"Hi Laura," Jor-El said. He had taken the simple name of Joe to try to fit in. He had stowed his personal belongings in a locker, which included an octagonal key that would be the recall device that would send the signal to his shipmates that he was at Shuster Field. But that wouldn't take place for another 6 months. Even now he longed for home.
"Nice job," She commented as she passed him. He waved at her then he saw a young woman pass him. It was Helen Bryce, a freshman. She was well known with the boys, he had heard from among the teachers.
"Hey your new around here aren't you?" Helen said. Jor-El nodded.
"I'm Joe. The Janitor. You're the new transfer student from Metropolis high aren't you?" he said. She nodded.
"Yes, I am. What's going on?" She asked as everyone was going toward the gym.
"Honestly, I don't know. There is some sort of meeting with some scientist today at 2:30 PM." Jor-El said.
"Actually I hear the speaker is here now. He's in room 105. Some scientist who's also rich. His name is Virgil Swann. He just graduated from MIT about 2 years ago. Wanna meet him?" Helen asked.
"How do you know where he is?" Jor-El said as he put his cleaning supplies back in the janitor closet.
"I just passed him," Helen said. Jor-El walked in to the science classroom. He saw the young man who had just gotten out of MIT 2 prior years ago and was now working toward a science degree at Kansas State University.
"Greetings Mr. Swann," Jor-El said staring at him. The young man turned around.
"Hello, Joe. How are you?" Virgil said as he turned from the janitor back to what was underneath the microscope.
"Good. I just received a blood sample from a woman you met a couple of months ago. Elizabeth Knight. Do you remember her? She claims you got her pregnant," Virgil said. Jor-El frowned.
"I didn't get her pregnant. She used a powerful drug to get me so groggy that she took sexual advantage of me. How could she already be pregnant? Where I come from, it takes women 9 months to get pregnant. I assume it is the same way here as well. How could she be?" Jor-El asked.
"Yes She is. This blood sample is proof. It's yours but it's not human. I'd like to study it further if you don't mind?" Virgil Swann said.
"Mr. Swann, I'm afraid I can't allow that. If my existence were to be revealed I would never be able to leave at my appointed time to return home," Jor-El said.
"Where do you hail from?" Swann asked. He then saw light glow around Jor-El.
"I am from a planet far away from here. I came back to this planet to thank a farmer and his wife and family for aiding me back when I ran into trouble here in Smallville. I would greatly appreciate it if you do not reveal me to the world. I also brought a message of hope and of tragedy to that family. I now have 6 months until my family returns to take me back to my home planet. I just want to be left alone until my shuttle arrives," Jor-el said quietly so that any passing students couldn't hear it.
"Your secret is safe with me. But I've had a local company interested in this blood sample. It seems that The Daily Planet got a copy of Mrs. Knight's description of you, and also convinced LuthorCorp to come and steal this sample. I need it either kept safely or destroyed," Virgil said. HE then heard voices.
"We're looking for Virgil Swann. Is he here?" Jor-El heard two men say to a teacher. Jor-El then turned to see two men flash a badge bearing the markings of the FBI. The teacher pointed to the lab. Jor-El then turned back to the lab.
"Mr. Swann you have to get out of here, now! I will take care of the evidence these men are after," Jor-El said. Virgil started to run. Jor-El used his heat vision to blow up both the microscope and the sample but not before a piece of the counter slammed into Virgil's back and legs along with a nearby pipe.
"My legs! I can't feel my legs!" Virgil said. Jor-El then looked at him.
"I'll get help," Jor-El said. Virgil shook his head.
"No, Joe. They saw you blow up the sample and view you as a murderer the same way you were that first day when you were here. You need to go, before they catch you. I'll be fine. Now go!" Virgil said. Jor-El began to cry.
"I'm sorry!" He said.
"You're forgiven. Go now! Go to the place where you're staying and stay low! Go now!" Virgil said. Jor-El raised himself up from his kneeling position and used his super speed and was gone.
To be continued…