Smallville: Assassin II
(This story is rated M for Mature. Smallville is copyrighted 2001-2007 The WB/CW Network. Trinity Jean Knight is my character, but her powers are copyrighted above. All Other characters are mine)
Chapter 2: Clark meets HannahThe Daily Planet- A few days later…Clark had decided not to go to the farm due to the fact that the last time he did, the mirror universe duplicate of his mother had enticed him to make love to her using Red Kryptonite which affected him like Green Kryptonite does in his own universe. He had gone to stay in a local motel not far from Smallville High School. He had begun working as a 'Go for" person at the Planet. He was carrying a bunch of files on "Clark Kent" to Jeanette Kahn, the Editor-in Chief, when he bumped into a girl carrying coffee. The Coffee spilled on the young woman's blouse. Clark blushed when he realized what he had done.
"I'm sorry," he said picking up the dropped Styrofoam cup that she had dropped. He then recognized the face. A face he had seen in the Future when he had tried to stop General Zod well over a year ago. The face belonged to Hannah Melvin, a young woman who was gifted, or Cursed with immortality and was virtually eternal.
"No apologies are needed, Kal-El, it was my fault. I should have looked. I'm Hannah Melvin. Lionel tells me your looking for me," She said as he very quickly picked up the files and put them back in the box he had been carrying above his head.
"Yes I am. Is there somewhere where we can talk in private?" He said. She smiled. Jeanette Kahn smiled at the young man.
"Clark Kent, I need those files. Now!" She said. He then walked at normal speed and placed them on her desk.
"Thank you, Mr. Kent. I see you met our youngest reporter. She's got an insight. I also learned that Lionel arranged a meeting between you two. Is that correct?" Jeanette said. Clark just stared at her.
"What did Lionel tell you?" He said looking at her suspiciously. The woman smiled at him.
"Just that you were looking for Hannah and that you wanted time to speak with her about a subject that is both private and personal. You can use my office but keep it brief because I'm teaming you both together on an assignment," She said. She motioned for Hannah to come into the office. The girl then motioned for the Editor-in-Chief to leave. She then sat on Jeanette's desk and folded her arms over her full breasts. Clark had to remind himself that this was not the young woman he had known throughout his life but merely a duplicate from a sinister reality that his own Government did not want the general public of the United States of America knowing about.
"What is it that you wanted to see me about, Kal-El?" She asked, clearly annoyed. Clark smiled at her.
"In My Universe, Lionel Luthor was murdered and the evidence the Kansas DA found pointed to my sister Trinity Jean Knight. My team and I discovered an inclusion device being developed by LuthorCorp and Lex Luthor. Your reality's Trinity Knight was sent through. I need to know why and did she kill Lionel?" Clark asked.
"Kal-El, I am just a lowly slave girl who is forced to hide her faith here. In this universe, any form of rebellion, which includes religious expression, is frowned up on and any dissenters like myself would be killed at the Emperor's command. I can however find out for you without myself being detected. We'll do it while we're working on the Story Jeanette wants us on," She said as she embraced Clark.
"What is this story?" Clark said. Jeanette walked in.
"Are you done yet? I need to give you your assignment and quickly. Here. Watch this and then get started," Jeanette said handing Clark a DVD-R and she smiled at Hannah.
"Clark she's your slave now. I don't want her," Jeanette said removing the owner bracelet from her wrist and handing it to him.
"What is this?" Clark asked as they walked out of the office.
"It's an owner's bracelet which will give you the precise location of where I am 24/7. All slaves are required to have a locator patch placed inside their body, usually done internally. Mine's located on the spine. If the master doesn't like something a slave says or does, he presses that red button and 5,000 volts of electricity flow through my body, enough to cause internal damage, but not enough to kill. Let's get somewhere where we can watch this in peace," Hannah said as they stepped out into the open air.
"Where?" He said staring at her as if really seeing her for the first time.
"I've got just the spot," Hannah said after a minute.
To be Continued…