Smallville: The Journey
(This story is rated M for Mature. Smallville is ©2001-2008 CW Network & DC Comics. Trinity Jean Knight is my character but her powers are ©2001-2008 CW Network & DC Comics. Heroes is ©2006-2008 NBC/Universal Studios. All Knight Rider elements are ©1982-1986; 2008 NBC/Universal Studios)
Chapter 4:Homecoming
Smallville, Kansas, 2008-Shuster University
Kara stared at Lana Lang-Luthor with a look of curiosity as Clark saw her for the first time since The Secret Wars happened and he smiled a sad smile. He knew that she had recently divorced Lex after finding incriminating evidence to support LuthorCorp's involvement in a recent fire at the Kent Farm.
"What now Kal-El? She knows your secret," Kara whispered to her cousin. He shrugged his shoulders.
"Considering how I saw her doppelganger and how she had teamed with Trinity Marie Knight, I thought it best not to mention to her that I had-"Clark said but was interrupted by Lana who spotted him.
"Clark!" She said as she ran to him, at normal speed. She still had her powers which were given to her shortly after Jonathan Kent's death little over a year ago. Clark had not yet had a chance to ask Jor-El to strip the young woman of her powers, but it was on his agenda.
"Hi, Lana!" He said backing away from the girl, the memories of her doppelganger still fresh on his mind.
"Who are you?" Lana asked Kara.
"I'm Clark's cousin on his biological Father's side of the family. You're the one Joe gave power to aren't you? Lana Lang?" Kara said with a sound of disapproval in her voice.
"How many of you people are there that actually survived that explosion?" Lana asked, wonder in her eyes.
"Too many if you ask me," Kara said, as the two women eyed each other up.
"We know about the Isis program you initiated after I was gone. Is there a way you can use that organization's computer files to locate my sister? She didn't come back," Clark asked her.
"No, but Knight Enterprises created a genetic tracker program. Try using that instead," Lana said. She then heard a voice that only she knew. The voice of a man that she knew from her family's genealogy. The man she had known as Joe.
"Lana Lang, You were given a set of gifts and you wasted them. It's time you gave them back," Jor-El said, still in the cloned body of Lionel Luthor.
"No, I won't!" She said. She then crouched and jumped in the air ripping a hole in the roof of the University.
"Great, now the world is going to turn against her," Clark said. Kara stared at him.
"Kal-El what do you mean?" She asked.
"Children, the US government has been alerted to the presence of super-powered beings thanks to the machinations of Lex Luthor. When He released Zod a couple of years ago, the Government opened an inquiry into others like the General. That is why Kal-El chose to hide the use of his powers from the general population because he feared that he would become like what humans call a lab rat. No privacy just be poked and prodded as the US Government searched for the source of his powers. His identity will be revealed later but that time is not yet. Go to Knight Enterprises and discover this genetic tracking program. It may help you discover where Trinity is," Jor-El said.
"What about Lana?" Clark said.
"I'll take care of Lana," He said, as his eyes went white.
Houston Texas, 1989-White Oak Baptist Church-Trinity Jean Knight entered the church and saw a young woman sitting at a piano. The dark haired woman was named Hannah Melvin and had made a startling discovery about herself since her recent trip to Smallville, Kansas. The green meteor fragments had rendered her ageless, unable to die. She was now Eternal much like the God she served. She saw "Linda Masters" enter the church building and she stopped playing.
"Yes," Hannah asked the young woman. "My name is Linda Masters, and I was guided here by some unknown force. I've got these incredible gifts, and I used one of them to get here," Trinity said.
"How did you get here, Miss Masters," Hannah asked. Trinity knelt at the stairs of the stage, which served as the altar of the God, which the Christian congregation believed, heard their prayers.
"I flew without a jet or wings. I was led to leap into the air, and I flew here. When I landed in your parking lot I made a crater. I don't understand what is happening to me," She said. She was confused, and bewildered.
"Are you a Christian?" Hannah asked. "Linda Masters" Shook her head no.
"Yet you claim an unknown force guided you here, and you don't know who or what it was?" Hannah asked pointedly.
"I've been told I have amnesia and I don't remember who I really am or how I got these amazing powers. I keep seeing in my mind, a planet, a green planet. One full of life and love. I have a connection to that planet, I believe and I wish to find out more," Trinity said.
"First thing you need to do is to pray and ask God for the forgiveness of your sins. You need to accept Jesus as your savior and he will begin to heal your mind. Your questions, Linda Masters will be revealed in time," Hannah said. Trinity nodded. The two knelt down to pray, both unaware that this was just the beginning of a journey that would bring Trinity Jean Knight full circle….
To be Continued…