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 other characters are mine)
Chapter 9: Jor-El marries Lara and tremors
It had been 2 years since Jor-El had landed on Earth. He had been picked up via shuttle by his bride-to-be Lara, his brother Zor-El and his family & friends. The rendezvous spot was Shuster's field. He had been made President of the ruling council in Krypton city for 4 Earth Years. The people had begun to learn of The Phantom Zone and imprisoned the criminal element in the Zone. He had discovered that the planetary computer, Brainiac, was ruling the planet in his absence. He remembered General Zod had reprogrammed Brainiac, but so far the computer had not betrayed any signs of any glitches.
"Are you all right?" Lara asked him one night. He turned over in the bed to look at her. He had proposed to her and for the first time, they had made love a year prior and he had just learned that she was pregnant, so he had proposed to her. She had said yes. Now they were consulting with the Priests of Ra, the Kryptonian god. The priests had blessed them but had frowned upon Jor-El doing a wedding in the custom of Earth, which meant invoking the name of the Judeo-Christian God in that wedding ceremony. But both Lara and Jor-El were insistent upon doing it.
"Its just work related, honey. Go back to sleep," Jor-El said. He then saw her smile. He walked outside to the courtyard to see the city, which was bustling for nighttime. The suns had set 5 hours ago, and now Jor-El was planning for his confrontation with Brainiac, the last he had hoped. The computer had asked Jor-El to collect some samples of the land to see if there were any ill effects from when The Phantom Zone had been opened to put more of Zod's followers in it. He found himself thinking of the 16 year old Jonathan Kent whom he had met on Earth in Smallville. He had told Hyram that the necklace that was in the second bomber jacket would allow him to contact Jor-El or allow Jor-El to contact him. Hyram had encouraged Jor-El to make amends with his brother.
"You wanted to see me?" Spoke the deep-voiced Zor-El who lived over in Crystal city, on the other side of the planet.
"I wanted to apologize for my behavior concerning our inheritance from our Father. He was right to give you the larger portion. The house of El will indeed be blessed under your leadership," Jor-El said as he embraced his brother.
"There is nothing to be forgiven, Jor-El. It's in the past. You need to be focused on your marriage, which is coming in a few days. Do you need what the humans call a 'Best man?'" Zor-El said after the two men had finished their embrace.
"Yes I will. I had thought to invite the human Jonathan Kent but I'm not sure how he would take being in such a strange place," Jor-El said. Zor-El smiled.
"Brother, you have my word that this ceremony will be done in the exact way that the humans on Earth do it. Now go back to bed. I'll take the next shuttle out. Eliz will be mad at me if I do not return. You should see my children. They miss your visits," Zor-El said. They then felt it. The shaking of the ground. A vase that Jor-El had brought back from the Kent farm had fallen to the ground then shattered. Then it was over as if nothing had happened.
"What was that?" Lara asked, clearly shaken. Jor-El had this look on his face that she had never seen before.
"I don't know but I will find out," He said with certainty.
To be continued…