By David Mycock Time Wave 6
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters of smallville or superman they belong to the people who created them at the time the other characters belong to their respective creators.
Pairing: Clark/Lana/Raya
Summary: Set during season Four, Clark is hit by a mysterious wave of energy which gives him knowledge of the future and how to prevent a dark future from befalling him and those around him. He decides to act on the knowledge especially concerning Lana.
(Kent Farm)
Kal could barely keep the grin off his face as he entered the house, the look Lex had on his face as he kissed Lana in front of him was priceless. He sensed a little hesitation from Lana because she now knew he was a different version of Clark's personility but she seemed to have known why he was doing it and obviously wanted to get a shot in at Lex as well after what she had learned so far of the future.
He noted his mother and father were back although his father was looking a little off still from his operation, he noted Jor-El in Lionel's body also looked weary and he guessed he to had undergone surgery so his body could take the strain of having a kryptonians powers. When his eyes fell on Raya he suddenly felt the same pull Clark had been feeling since the future memories had appeared in his head only he was feeling it ten times worse and he wondered if the red kryptonite had weakened his resolve to be able to fight it.
Before he knew what he was doing he walked over and swept her into a powerful kiss shocking the others in the room including Raya, he pulled back and shook his head
"Sorry I couldn't resist, ever since me and Clark first saw you in our future memories we've felt a pull towards you we couldn't explain but when I saw you just now I couldn't resist kissing you and I think it maybe the red kyrptonite that weakened my resolve to fight the pull" Kal said feeling he had to not get Clark in any trouble now they were working for the same goal
"It did indeed Kal-El" Jor-El said "Also as you are in control and are basicly absent of Clark's human emotions and upbringing you did what was in your nature as one of the last few kyrptonians in exsistance" he explained
"What do you mean?" Lana inquired fighting off the surge of anger she felt at seeing Clark kiss another woman as a)it was Kal in control and b)she had suspected something like this would happen eventually
"Kal-El and Raya are some of the last of our people and it was long written into their dna that should we ever face exstistinction certain instincts will activate drawing them together until they mate thus ensuring our race's cotinuation" Jor-El explained noting the confused looks on some of the people's faces
"So I was right" Chloe said with a shake of her head "I guessed that might be the case" when she noted the Kents looking at her "They are an advanced race from what Clark told us so it makes sense they would do anything to ensure they did not die out including altering their genetics" she explained
"Indeed Chloe, it was one of the few plans we put forward just before the war with Zod in case the worst should happen" Jor-El said with a nod "The fact that Clark has an emotional connection to Raya through the memories he gained from his future self should make this easier for them to except" he added
"But what about his relationship with Lana?" Martha asked concerned glancing at the girl she had long hoped would be her daughter in law someday
"I knew something like this was coming Mrs Kent thanks to Isobel and I think she gave me the best advice on how to handle it" Lana said after a few minutes silence "I told Chloe I would not give up Clark but I would be willing to share him with Raya if it came to that I love him that much" she added looking to where the blond woman stood still looking a little shocked at what had just happened
Raya had not expected Kal-El to do such a thing especially infront of everyone but she had not been able to stop herself responding, learing he had been on red krytonite had been a let down but hearing from Jor-El Kal-El himself had an emotional connection to her lifted her spirits and gave her hope they could pursue more than a physcial relationship in the future.
Listening to Lana say she was willing to share him was a relief as she had not wanted to come between Kal-El and his chosen mate even with the fact that neither she or Kal-El could hold out long against the pull which she knew would grow worse as time went on. Knowing it was best to say something she quickly began
"I did not know if you were even aware of these facts of kryptonian nature" she said "I am relieved Jor-El explained them to all of you including Kal-El as I am sure he was feeling the effects of the pull" she added "As to what Lana said I have no objections as I do not want to come between her and Kal-El as it is clear they are deeply in love" she stated with a small smile
Kal looked between the two women noting them exchange an understanding look and wondered how the hell he and Clark had gotten so damn lucky. He could tell Clark felt relieved to know about what was causing his desire for Raya even as he admitted Jor-El was correct he had an emotional attachment to her that seemed to have been imprinted on him from his future self.
"I think it's time Kal for you to take that ring off" Jonathan said shaking his head as the twist and turns of his son's life continued to get more and more confusing
"In a minute, baldy tried to get Lana to move in with him under the guise that she'd be better protected at the mansion" Kal responded with a grin "More likely he was trying to separate Lana and me so we would not get even closer than we already are, you should have seen the anger in his eyes when he saw us kiss" he added
"Did you have to antaganise him?" Martha inquired with a sigh wondering where all of this was going to end considering how dangerous Lex was going to turn out to be
"He had that and much more coming to him" Kal shot back heatedly "Remember I have access to the memories of the future as well as Clark and I know what Lex will do, you have only heard part of the story and what you have heard has been the beginning of it" he added "The war that caused my future self to send his memories back will show Lex's true colours and he will tortue and kill hundreds and order the deaths of thousands more" he continued his eyes showing the horror of what was to come "He is truly evil" he stated
Silence echoed in the room as they all took in what Kal had told them and apart from the aliens in the group they had a lot of trouble imagining the future they were been told about. Kal looked around satisfied he had made his point before removing the ring knowing Clark would call on him again sometime soon.
Clark shook his head actually surprised Kal had not done more to anger Lex but it seemed even his darker half knew better than to push the man to far yet, he looked nervously between Lana and Raya and quickly went over what had been said whilst he had been Kal and was relieved about what had been causing it whilst also been shocked that Lana loved him so much she was willing to share him.
"Lex believes there is a new group after the stones and it is they who attacked Lionel and most likely who intercepted his plane and stole the stone he did find at the beginning of the year" Clark said bringing things back to the present "I think we should do what we can to make him continue to believe this whilst we gather our forces" he added as he sat in between Lana and Raya
"Do you think Jason knows about this as well?" Lana asked noting she felt anger stir within her as she though about the Teague family and she guessed not all of it was hers but Isobel's as well
"Like what happened in my future self's memories he and Lex are working together to find the stones so yes he most likely does" Clark answered "I wish there was a way to throw off their suspicions of us" he said with an annoyed sigh
"Is there anyway to duplicate the stones and make them think they've found them?" Chloe inquired after a few minutes of thinking it through "If they believe they have the stones they will stop looking at us thinking we are no longer important right?" she asked when the group looked at her
"That's not a bad idea Chloe as it will almost certainly get Lex and the Teague's off our backs" Clark said with a smile at his friend "Is that possible father?" Clark asked turning to face face Jor-EL
"Maybe Kal-El" Jor-El said "But not easy" he added "Kal-El maybe you should visit Dax-Ur and ask for his help" he advised "I remember you meeting him in the future, he could be of great help in our cause and if he is reluntunct to help remind him that if the black ship comes to earth so does brianiac and then he and his family will be in mortal peril" he added
"I forgot about him" Clark said with a shake of his head "I've been trying to repress the memories of that year" he said with a shudder "Still you are right Dax-Ur is a brillient Scientist and will be able to help us a lot and I think he will help without to much prodding" he continued
"I take it Dax-Ur is another Kryptonian who is on earth?" Chloe inquired very interested to learn there was another alien on earth
"Yeah he came here almost a hundred years ago to atone for what brianiac did, when he learnt of the suns affects on our people he was going to try and save the human race but he gave it all up for the love of a woman" Clark explained "Using Blue kryptonite he settled down and even had a child" he added as he allowed the memories of that meeting to finally surface
"How did he manage that?" Lana asked very interested in this because she very much wanted to have children with Clark in the future
"Blue kryptonite basicly makes us human Lana, it strips our powers completely and I guess make it possible for us to produce offspring with humans" Clark said noting the interested look in Lana's eyes and guessing the reason it was there or at least wishing it was the reason
"Wow that is amasing" Lana said "Do you think you could get hold of some blue kryptonite you know for the future?" she asked as confidently as she could as she had not doubts she would still be with Clark when all of this was over and done with and they were ready to start a family
"I think so" Clark said with a smile of his own "But that is something we can do for later, also we can use it to fool Lex and anyone else who has suspcions of us that we are just normal" he added noting his parents exchanged amused looks at Lana's question "Me and Raya will go and visit Dax-Ur, we'll have to pick up his beacon which is buried in a time capsel in the centre of town tonight" he told the group
"Is there anything else we need to discuss?" Martha asked wanting to get Jonathan to bed so he could rest some more
"Not really, I think the rest of you should go and get some rest as we will need soon" Clark said "Jor-El should go to the mansion and act like Lionel so Lex does not become suspicious of him" he added a second later "We'll be back soon" he added bending down to kiss Lana before he and Raya left the house followed by Jor-El
Lana knew Clark had picked Raya to acompany him to visit Dax-Ur more so they could talk alone about what they had just learnt about each other than that he actually needed her to find this other Kryptonian, she was quite tired and she had some questions for Isobel and so headed for Clark's room after she mentioned to the Kents that Kal had told Lex she would be staying on the farm for protection to which neither objected as they both loved Lana like a daughter.
Chloe and J'onn continued to go through the files they had on the labs whilst Martha took Jonathan to their bedroom so he could rest as well after his surgery, all of them felt that things would quickly spiral out of control once Clark had gathered his allies and was ready to strike and they all wanted to be ready for it.
(Smallville)
Clark and Raya walked into the centre of town in silence both deep in thought, Clark was trying to repress the memories of his future self once more whilst Raya was still trying to think of how to talk to Kal-El about their future.
"There is where the capsel is" Clark said breaking into her thoughts and she looked at where he was indicating
Sh quickly x-rayed the area and noted the mid sized container where the beacon was, she knew it was to early for them to retrieve it so she wondered what they would do instead.
"We need to wait until it gets dark before we try and get the beacon so I think we should head to the fortress for a few things we're going to need and then we'll visit some of the future members of the Justice League" Clark said "The sooner we gather some allies the better off we'll be to counter the unexpected" he added
"You expect things to change to how your future memories show them to be?" Raya inquired as they turned and began to head out of twon
"I do, my future self knew that once I began to change things the less reliant I had to be on them" Clark responded "Also it never pays to believe things will always go the way you expect or want them to something my future self learnt the hard way" he explained "His meeting with you Raya pushed him to begin to except his destiny however your death hit him even harder" he admitted
"May I ask why?" Raya inquired intrigued to learn more about Kal-El and the memories he now processed
"By the time this all came round he was nearing his wits end, the losses he had sustained were taking a toll on him and the knowaldge that had he done as Jor-El had instructed hundreds of innocent civilians would never have been killed by Zod and Brainiac's actions" Clark answered feeling he could trust Raya not to repeat any of this to the others "When he learnt you had survived and was on earth he felt the first rays of hope that things would get better" he added "Those few days he and your future self had were some of the best he had experianced, for once he knew was it was like to spend time with someone who was just like him" he went on "She began to teach him a lot and she understood how lonely he had been on earth even with his friends near by none of them could truly understand what it was like from his point of view" he told her
"It truly must have been hard for you to fit in here" Raya stated wondering what her future self had thought of her time with Kal-El "I am sure had my future self lived she would have stayed with you" she added not seeing any situation that could convice her to leave Kal-El's side
"That would have changed a lot of what then happened to him Raya, especially between him and Lana" Clark said wondering just how things would have changed "But back to the point when you were killed he felt like dying himself as it seemed everyone he got close to died or left him and he considered giving up but he knew that isn't what you would have wanted so he went on and for a while things began to fall back into place but as father mentioned they didn't stay that way" he stopped as he thought of the challenges his future self went through even before the war happened and shuddered hoping they could prevent them this time
Raya took all of this in and came ot the conclusion she and Lana had much more work to do than just helping Kal-El keep his future self's memories from overwhelming him, it seemed they would also have to contend with his emotions or at least those generated within his younger self from the memories which would prove more of a challenge,
Emotions as had already been proven could be their worst enemy if they allowed them to rule their plans, she would have to talk to Lana when they returned and warn her of this so she could help keep Kal-El from losing himself. She reached down and took his hand in hers and interlaced their fingers and immediately felt him relax a little, they continued like this all the way to the city limits before kicking into super speed and then taking to the air and heading for the fortress.
(Luthor Mansion)
Lex stared out of the window still angry at watching Clark make out with Lana in front of him, a part of him was sure Clark had done that on purpose to provoke him whilst a smaller part told him they were in love and did that often. He knew if he was ever going to have a chance with Lana he had to get her away from Clark or at least break her confidence in him but how to go about it without her learning of it he mused. He felt a slight wince at what he was thinking because he knew if Clark ever learned of this their friendship would end permantly and if Lana learned of it he would never get a shot at her.
He looked up as someone entered the room behind him and he turned to see his father enter looking as if he didn't have a care in the world, he frowned going over what Jason had told him and wondering if it was true his father had or at least did have one of the stones.
"Something bothering you Lex?" his father asked going to the drink rack an began to pore himself a whiskey
"I heard a rumor that might explain why you were attacked" Lex replied wondering how his father would react putting his plans for Clark and Lana aside as he focused on something more important
"I thought I raised you better than to listen to rumors son" Lionel replied with a chuckle and a shake of his head before taking a deep gulp of his whiskey as sitting down
"Doesn't hurt to listen dad" Lex shot back rather than remember how he was raised "Anyway it's been suggested you had or have one of the stones everyone is looking for including our mysterious new party" he added with a small smirk watching his father carefully for any signs of a lie
"I thought I had one of them son but it turned out to be a fake, the Teague's juped me when I was busy trying to safeguard your life" Lionel retorted taking another gulp of the whiskey "I told you before they are not to be trusted at all" he added finishing his drink "Now if you will excuse me I need some rest" he added and left heading for his room
Jor-El hoped he had done enough to convince Luthor that everything was fine as far as his father was concerned, controling Lionel was beginning to get easier now as the process of turning him into a full oracle was almost complete. Now the body needed a long rest to recover from the surgery it had undergone.
Lex stared after where his father had vanished growling somewhat as he had not seen any sort of lie on his face, he wondered once more where his search for the stones would lead him. He had to find them and soon before anyone else did, he turned and picked up his phone to call one of his labs for a progress report.
(Fortress of Solitude)
Clark and Raya came down just as they reached the opening to the fortress, he was really beginning to like flying again. He had memories of flying as his future self and as Kal but he hadn't done it except for going to china to retrive one of the stones and he was still getting over his fear of heights at the time but this time all he had felt was free. They entered the fortress and headed straight for the control platform
"Exactly what are we after Kal-El?" Raya inquired once again feeling a sense of peace flow through her as she entered the fortress
"I need to make some copies of my memorie that Jor-El download onto some data crsytals with a hook up attached so normal computers can access them" Clark replied "I remember my future self using something similar for normal data" he added as he began to press certain keys relying on his future memories to guide him
Raya watched impressed by the way Kal-El was acting, it was clear he was trying hard not to allow himself to be distracted by the memories and emotions of his future self as he had been so far. It showed he had a lot of inner strenght and gave her hope for the future, he's insistance that they stop what was to come was much how Jor-El had acted during the war even if it seemed at the momemt there was little love between father and son.
"Who are we going to visit?" she asked a few minutes later "And how are we going to convince them we speak the truth?" she added knowing it would no be easy no matter who these people were
"For now we're just going to visit three of the future Justice League" Clark answered as he concentrated on what he was doing "One is Oliver Queen, he's rich but has dedicated his life to helping others either as himself or the Green Arrow" he informed her "The second is another rich person but who like Oliver is dedicated to helping people even if he's a lot more hard edged on how he goes about it, his name is Bruce Wayne whilst his alter ego is called Batman and he will be the hardest to convince of the truth" he continued "The last is Arthur Curry or Aquaman, he's tough and dedicated to stopping the destruction of our oceans as well as helping people like us who have gifts and have ended up in the wrong hands" he went on "These three form the backbone of the League in the future although Batman like me was not much of a team player which is why we ended up loosing so badly during the war" he admitted pausing for a few minutes before going back to his work
"I take it then that it will be hard to ensure that this time the League if you can form it does act as a team?" Raya asked taking on all the information Kal-El was giving her
"Sadly yes, some people just like acting alone thinking it's the best way to get things done" Clark responded as he finished downloading the data he needed onto three data crystals "My future self as well as me now have a hard time working with someone else and it will have to change if we have any hope of stopping Luthor especially if he manages to create his army" he admitted with a shake of his head "Teamwork is the only way we can do this which is why I've done what I can to include Lana and Chloe in this as much as possible and not cut them out" he explained as he led her away after telling Jor-El to inform the others of what they were doing if they were not back by midnight
Raya could tell that Kal-El was eager to change a lot of what his future self had done intending to avoid whatever problems his actions had led too which was a good way to go about changing things. Allowing her hand to be taken by his they both lifted off and from the ground and once again took to the air
(Kent Farm)
Lana opened her eyes to find she was once again dreaming as she was in the fortress which was surrounded by a purple hue just like before, she looked around and found Isobel looking at a picture of a man who looked a little like Clark and she walked over to have a better look
"Hello Lana" Isobel said without looking at her "This is Xan-El my husband" she added with a longing look in her eyes
"He resembles Clark" Lana said softly noting how Isobel was looking at the picture and guessed she missed him
"He does doesn't he" Isobel agreed finally looking at her "I remember my first meeting with him as if it was yesterday just as I am sure you remember your first real meeting with Kal-El" she added with a soft smile which Lana returned
"I do, I've viewed it again and again in my head and it surprises me just how quickly we began to trust one another" Lana replied closing her eyes as she remembered that meeting "He was upset although I did not know what about at the time, given what I know now I can guess he learnt the truth about his origins and did not know how to handle it" she continued opening her eyes to look at Isobel
"Very good" Isobel said in response "I am also pleased and impressed you gathered the meaning of my last comment to you in regards to Kal-El and Raya" she added
"Once I thought it over and then ran the strange connection between Clark and Raya it seemed obvious what you were trying to tell me Isobel" Lana responded "I know I love Clark enough to share him with Raya because he is my soulmate" she stated with complete confidence
"Good because he will need you both to face what is to come" Isobel told her "He will have a huge weight on his shoulders as a defender of this planet and sometimes he will not be able to save all the innocent's out there, no matter how strong he is Lana he cannot save everyone even though he will try" she explained "When that time comes his worst enemy will be himself and his emotions and you both will need to be there for him and help him through the pain" she continued
Lana knew Isobel had a point as one of Clark's worst traits was to take the blame for everything that went wrong and should he become one of the defenders this planet needed it would only grow worse if he was unable to save someone. Still she would not change Clark for anything and she would not choose anyone other than Clark to spend her life with, she was willing to be his rock durning the hard times to come.
"Now we have a lot to go through Lana concerning what I learnt from Xan-El, I also will begin to train you as a witch so you can access and control my magic without having to rely on me to take control to help you or the group in a dangerous situation" Isobel told her moving onto the real reason she was visiting her
Lana had expected to learn about what Isobel had learnt about Krypton and it's customs but she was shocked to find out Isobel also intended to train her in the use of magic. She was at first unsure if she as ready for such a thing before she remembered what Clark had told her that magic could hurt and maybe kill kryptonians and then she remembered that there were rogue kryptonians out there waiting to come here to conquer earth and kill it's population and she hardened her will and nodded in agreement with Isobel's idea
"I'm ready to learn" Lana said with a smile which was returned by Isobel who sat cross legged indicating Lana to join her and slowly began to explain what she had learnt from Xan-El
(Gotham City, Batcave under Wayne Manor)
"This is impressive" Raya said as she looked around the cave which had a huge compute system within it along with other modern systems which obviously helped Batman in his quest to protect the innocent
"Yeah Bruce sure went all out before he started taking on the night" Clark as he remembered his future self's first time in the batcave
"Thank you I do try now would you care to explain first how you found this place and second how you know who I am" a third voice cut in from behind them causing them both to turn around to find Batman standing in one of the shadows watching them
"Easy Bruce we are no threat to you I promise" Clark said with his hands raised in a symbol of trust "We've come here because we need your help to stop a war that is to come, a war that will kill thousands and devastate this planet" he added
"And how would you know what is to come boy" Batman shot back annoyed he had not got his answer just yet about how they had found his base
"It's a long story Bruce first here check this out" Clark responded handing him one of the data crystals "All you have to do is place it next to your data port and the crystal wil activate" he explained as Batman looked the crystal wondering what it was before doing as he was instruced curious despite himself
Clark and Raya watched as he began to view the data from the crystal on his main computer after pulling his mask off showing his face, Clark noted he was much younger than he had been when his future self had first met him. Raya was again impressed with how Kal-El was handling the situation, he was obviously trying to avoid any misunderstanding between himself and his potenial allies which was a good move
"What the hell is this kid?" Bruce asked as he watched a huge battle take place on the main screen which included himself and he noted Catwoman was there as well
"It's a recording Bruce of my future self's memories which were transmitted back through time to me a couple of days ago" Clark replied "It was our last plan to change the way the war was going because we were not winning" he added "You or at least your future self came up with the original idea and from there we spent the next three months refining it until we ran out of time and sent the transmission hoping it would work and it did" he explained "I became host to my future memories within minutes and although it has taken me time to sort out most of it I know most of what is to come and none of it is good" he stated with a very series expression
Bruce stared at the kid and his friend watching them as he quickly ran through what he had just been told, he almost laughed and told him it was impossible when he remembered some of the strange events of his life and quickly revised his view point.
He sat back wondering what he should do, if the kid was to be believed a very dark time was coming and it would take the people he saw on the data crystal to try and stop it. He had recognised some of the people on the screen who was fighing with him such as Catwoman, Green Arrow and Nightwing, still how was it possible to send someone's memories back in time he needed more information.
"Tell me everything kld starting at the beginning" Bruce finally said indicating they should sit which they did
"You got it Bruce just keep an open mind" Clark said relieved Bruce had decided to at least listen to him and not consider him and Raya a threat before he began to exlain the whole thing
(Metropolis the future)
Brainiac stopped speaking and turned as he sensed a distubance, as an advanced kryptonian artificial intelligence he had access to sensors which detected changes even in time and that was what he was now detecting. This was not good and it was clear Kal-El was behind this, a time ripple was already on it's way and once it hit it would change the present so he would have to act quickly to try and counter this new strategy of the Justice League.
(Gotham City, Batcave under Wayne Manor)
Bruce stared at the kid very concerned if what he had been told was true, the horrors he had described were truly disturbing. Having watched the video feed from the crystal once again he truly hoped the kid was either wrong or just insane but somehow he doubted it just by looking at the kid and his friend's faces.
He had never really been one for playing in a team and even after his partnerships with Robin, Nightwing and the Huntress he was still more comfortable working alone but if what the kid had told him was coming he would have to change his work effic.
He took a deep breathe and hoped he was not making a big mistake before turning to his computer and pulling up the file on the kid noting the almost amused look he was sent instead of the expected frown. The most troubling thing he had been told was that his greatest nememsis the Joker would be a part of the army Lex Luthor would assemble to take over the world and would kill his future wife and their unborn child, that information really stoked his anger and rage. Noting there was nothing to indicate the kid was an escaped mental paticent just that he seemed to have a habit of helping people he finally decided to trust him
"Okay kid, I'll trust you for now" Bruce said turning to face his guests
"Thanks Bruce, we're going to go see Green Arrow and Aquaman tonight and then recruit some of the others tommorow" Clark said very relieved to have won Bruce over "We'll all meet here at the end of the week at noon" he added writing down the address to his farm and handing it to Bruce "Keep the crystal Bruce, learn from it" he added before standing and heading for the exit "One more thing if you come in character I swear we will not tell the others who you are" he stated before he and Raya super sped out of the batcave
Bruce watched them leave before turning back to the computer screen and playing the files again hoping that they could indeed prevent the carnage to come, he sent a call out for Huntess and Nightwing to join him as he believed they would come in handy for this. He stood and walked over to the middle of the cave and wondered about what the kid had told him about his future wife, he had married Talia al Ghul a relationship he could not see himself in just yet. The he remembered Clark had also said she had been pregnant when the Joker had killed her and he vowed he would not allow it to happen again should he decide to try and see if he could make it work with Talia this time around.
(Luthor Lab 33.1)
Lex sat and continued to listen to the boring presentation of the head researcher who seemed to think they had made a breakthru in finding out why the green meteor rocks had such a strange effect on people, it was something he had thought over before but had dismissed at the time.
Radiation from the meteor's time in space seemed to have transformed the rocks into something much more than simple rocks, he wondered yet again if Clark had been exposed to the rocks when he was a kid and it was this he was hiding out of fear maybe. He knew Clark and Chloe suspected him of capturing other meteor infected people just as his father had done before his time in jail.
It made some sense if he was correct that Clark was not willing to admit the truth even with his friends and he wondered if he had told any of his friends the actual truth, he knew Lana did not know because that was one of the reasons she had gone to Paris to escape Clark's lies. He stopped and wondered if he could use that to cause a new breech between Clark and Lana before they got to the point where Clark would tell her the truth about himself.
(Star City, Queen Tower)
Oliver Queen groaned as he removed his Green Arrow hood and top after a hasty battle against a crime sydicate who had been after a small family who's husband had decided to testify against. He had hurt his shoulder and suffered a deep cut to his back but other than that he was fine, he had managed to stop the sydicate and sent them running to hide for a while and he had relocated the family to a new safehouse.
"Bad night Oliver?" a voice asked from behind him and he quickly spun around and brought his bow up and aimed at the intruder "Hey we're no threat Oliver, we're just here to talk" the voice added as he watched two figuers step out from the shadows
"Who are you and how did you get in here?" Oliver demanded to know considering the tower was very well guarded by his security he kept his bow pointed straight at the young man
"My name is Clark Kent and this is my friend Raya" Clark responded knowing Oliver wouldn't shoot unless they provoked him or acted as if they were a threat, we've come here because we need your help to stop Lex Luthor" he added knowing that should spark Oliver's interest and it did as Oliver slowly lowered the bow
"What is he up to now?" Oliver asked trying to ignore the anger and hate the very idea of Lex Luthor brought to him
"First you need to view this Oliver because what I am about to describe will sound crasy to you but I swear to you on your parents graves it's the truth and forgive me for using them I know how much thinking of them hurts you" Clark said handing him one of the data crystals
Oliver narrowed his eyes at the mention of his parents but relented when the kid asked for forgiveness for using them to issulstrate how important he believed this was. He did as he was instructed and his eyes widened as he watched the files play, he was sure this was some kind of ruse but a glance at the two strangers faces showed they were not here to play a prank.
He regonised Batman, Catwoman, Atom and Green Latern who had showed up last year, they were all fighting with other customed people in what looked like a war. 'What the hell is going on' he wondered
"Start talking" he said turning to face the strangers after checking anything he could find on Clark Kent which only indicated he liked to help people and had a nack for investigating strange going's on in his home town of Smallville
Clark justed nodded and asked that Oliver keep an opened mind before he began to explain just what had brought him and Raya to visit him, he just hoped Oliver would believe him.
(Kent Farm)
Lana was amased by some of the things Isobel had learned from her time with Xan-El, it would seem Chloe had not been kidding when she said the Kryptonians had been a very advanced race. Still it would seem no matter how advanced they had been they still dealt with the same problems as any other race such as war. She was just thankful Clark had not perished when the planet had exploded and than Jor-El had chosen Earth as his son's refuge.
As Isobel began to explain how she was going to learn magic her mind strayed for a minute to Clark before she quickly refocused and listened hoping she had what it took to learn what Isobel wanted to teach her so she could help stop Lex.
(Star City, Queen Tower)
Oliver stared at the young man as he finished speaking wishing he could believe this was all a joke but knowing Lex Luthor was involved kept that from happening. He remembered exactly what Luthor had been like as kid when they were in Excelsior Academy and what he did to Duncan, no with him involved he could very well see what he had been told coming true and that was something he would fight to stop.
"Okay, I'm willing to at least see where this goes" Oliver finally said "Lex cannot be allowed to ever control an army" he added
"Great thanks Oliver" Clark said writing down the address to his farm and handing it to him "We're going to meet at the end of the week at noon here to go over everything, if you want to come as Green Arrow go ahead we promise not to reveal who you really are" he added before he and Raya headed for the opened window
"Where you going now?" Oliver asked watching the two very curiously
"We have two more people to visit before we turn in tonight, we have to move slowly less we alert Lex" Clark said in reply "Keep the crystal and study it, maybe you can find something our future selves missed in how we fought" he added before he and Raya began to float into the sky and then they speeded away at high speed so no one would spot them
"Now that is cool" Oliver said impressed and wondering if he could build a gadget to replicate the effects before going back to his computer and frowning at the paused image of the battle that kid said would take place if things were not changed he shivered and hoped that they could be changed
(Luthor Mansion)
Jor-El walked into the main room of the mansion knowing the body of Lionel Luthor was in greater health now thanks to the rest he had just had and he had finished turning the man into his oracle. He looked around and noted Lex Luthor was missing and he wondered where he was before heading to the table and began to try and access the man's computer.
He looked up as someone entered and noted it was Jason Teague and he seemed to be very annoyed about something, accessing the memories he had downloaded from Kal-El he knew he had to be careful what he said to this man
"If you are looking for Lex he is not here just now Jason" he said asuming the role of Lionel Luthor once more
"I can see that" Jason shot back irratated that he could not focus on getting Lana back because of his mother's orders "I want to know what you did with the stone you had old man?" he growled loosing his temper and forgetting how dangerous Lionel truly was
"Be very careful Jason how you speak, I do not take threats lightly" Lionel responded with a grim smile "I never had one of the stones it was a fake, now please show yourself out" he ordered getting up and making himself a drink before turning to watch Jason scrowl at him before storming out
Jor-El decided to allow Lionel to assume control for a while not that he was fully under his influence he would no longer be a threat to his son and his group of friends and family. He retreated into the back of the man's mind and began to go through the memories of his son's future self once again.
Lionel shook his head wondering how he had gotten here as the last thing he remembered was lying on a bed in a cell in Bell Reve, suddenly he realised he had access to everthing he had been seeking for years and he understood he was now at the call of another. Strangely he felt this was an honor and so he walked to his son's desk and began to try and hack his way into the files to see what he could find on his son's plans to help Clark and his friends
(Miami, University)
Arthur Curry shook his head thinking he was hearing things as he continued to swin laps in the pool, he could of sworn he heard someone enter but he had not seen anyone.
"You know I thought you could swin faster than that man" a voice said startling him and he quickly turned in the water to see a young man and a woman standing by the edge of the pool watching him
"Who are you and what do you want?" Arthur asked swimming over to them and pulling himself out of the pool
"We're friends and we need your help" Clark responded as he though to get the memories of Arthur's death in the future out of his head, he reached out and grasped Raya's hand and he began to feel a little better
"Help doing what?" Arthue asked very unsure what was going on
"Saving the world including the oceans" Clark replied "I know of your activities Arthur as well as your true origin, we have our own secrets to hide but we're no threat to you but we do need your help" he added "Do you have access to a computer?" he asked
"Yeah why?" Arthue responded becoming a little concerned when Clark had mentioned his true origin
"Because before I explain what is going on you are going to need to watch the files I have on this" Clark answered as he pulled a data crystal out of his pocket
Arthur looked at the two people before shrugging seeing no signs of threat from either of them and so he quicky dried himself of and led them to his dorm room and placed the data crystal next to his laptop as Clark instructed him to do and watched as the files began to play
(Luthor Mansion)
Lex entered his house somewhat tired and he quickly went to his chair and sat down, he closed his eyes and hoped his search for the stones would lead to something good. He had orderd his scientists at 33.1 to start experimenting with different types of radiation and the rocks hoping it would lead to a breakthrue in a weapon which could negate the powers given to people exposed to the rocks during the meteor rocks.
(Miami, University)
Arthur was confused as to whether to trust what he had just seen and been told or to just tell the two to leave, if he decided to believe them they had a hell of a task infront of them and one that seemed worth doing but if he decided they were lying he could be leaving them to fight an uphill fight which could lead to the destruction of the world and the oceans that were his true home.
It was a risk he could ill afford to take and so he decided to trust what he was been told, his people hidden beneath the waves were counting on him and this would go a long way to helping them and keeping the oceans safe for the future.
"Okay I'm willing to take a leap of faith and truth what you're saying is the truth" he finally said after taking a deep breath
"Thanks man, you won't regret it" Clark said "here take this and meet us at the end of the week at noon" he added handing him a piece of paper with his farm's address on it "You'll be meeting the others there and then we can discuss what you've learnt and you can ask questions okay?" he continued
"I'll be there bro" Arthur responded as he watched his guests get up to leave
"Keep the data crystal and study it as much as you want because if we are not careful what is on there will happen again" Clark said before he and Raya left and headed back to smallville to retrieve Dax-Ur's beacon
Arthur watched them go shaking his head at the speed they displayed, turning back to the laptop which showed his future self fighting a monsterous creatue he prayed they could indeed change fate and stop what was to come.