By David Mycock Time Wave 13
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)
Clark bolted upright from the nightmare he had just had, he breathed deeply and wiped the sweat from his face. He shivered as he recalled the horrors of the war in the future, talking about it to the others had brought it all back to the surface and made him remember more of the battles his future self had fought.
He looked down and noted Lana was still alseep before getting up and quickly going to the bathroom before heading for the kitchen and making himself some coffee, they were at a crossroads right now he knew and soon the fighting would break out once more only this time the stakes would be higher than ever before. He would be willing to do anything he had too to stop the madness his future self had seen but he did not know if it would be enough even with everything he had done and the worst thing was the black ship containing Brainiac and the two followers of Zod was getting closer.
He closed his eyes and wished the time ripple had wiped out the future before Brainiac could interfer in the leagues last gamble but he knew it was a waste of time, he almost winced as he again saw the deaths of his friends and loved ones and each one caused him more pain than he had ever felt before and he collasped to his knees just as Raya entered the kitchen. Raya quickl walked over and knelt next to Kal-El noting the pain in his eyes and she understood he was again been overwhelmed by his future memories, she did the only thing she could think off and kissed him as hard as she could hoping to drown out the memories by creating newer more positive ones.
The kiss quickly became more deeper as they lost themselves in the new sensations they were creating, Clark's hands worked themselves under Raya's t-shirt she was using to sleep in causing her to moan in response as they got more and more lost in each other. A cough from behind them caused them to break apart and turn to find Lana behind them with a curious look on her face
"Sorry Lana, we kinda got lost in each other after I had a nightmare and was been overwhelmed by my future memories again" Clark apologised although a part of him was not too angry about what had just happened as it left him feeling very happy instead of depressed as he had been
"I am not angry Clark as I long suspected this might happen after I agreed to share you" Lana replied and she was been truthful she was not angry having come to terms with this posibiltiy after a few talks with Isobel "Was the nightmare really that bad?" she asked as she led them both back to their bedroom been as quite as they could so they did not waken Martha and Jonathan
"Yes, the talk tonight brought back a lot of things I seemed to have blacked out" Clark replied as he was pushed back onto the bed by Lana and Raya "I saw more of the battles we fought, I saw the deaths of you and the others more clearly than ever, I just want this done with as quickly as we can but I know we can't rush it" he contineud placing his head in his hands and sighing
"No Kal-El we cannot rush this" Raya agreed taking on his hands in hers whilst Lana took the other "To do so would be to invite failure and may bring about harm to those you are trying so hard to protect, moving slowly is the best option we have" she told him gently "You must fight to stay in control of yourself Kal-El until this is over and we can remove the memories from you, until that time you have to be strong" she added leaning her head against his
"Raya is right Clark, we need you to be strong until this is over and Lex and his followers are dealt with" Lana said from the other side "Moving slowly may be hard but if we rush in we could get hurt or worse killed and that is not something we want at all, we are close to making our move but we cannot jump the mark until everything is ready" she added leaning in and kissing gently
Clark sighed as he began to relax as the two girls he loved talked to him through his distress, this may never have been in his future self's orginal plan but he was not going to complain at how things were turning out in his personal life right now as he returned Lana's kiss. Soon all three lost themselves in each other as they erased the nightmares and memories that were troubling Clark, Raya and Lana worked in tandem to draw out Clark's more passionate side neither been bothered by the presence of the other although Lana had to be calmed a little by Isobel at the start. The kissing and groaping continued for another half hour before all three succumbed to sleep with Raya and Lana curling up against Clark who went back to sleep with much more pleasant things to dream about.
(Gotham City, Batcave under Wayne Manor)
Bruce Wayne went over the files he was preparing for the League members making sure they were all up to date, he was also gathering files on those who he knew thanks to his future self's personal message may end up envolved in this if they could not stop the war from starting at all. The more information everyone had the better off they would all be if it came to war, he paused as the phone next to him went off and he picked it up and listened as Alfed reported that both Talia and her father had turned up with some important information. He smiled and told his friend to send them down, Talia had only left a few hours ago but he missed her all the same.
"We have bad news detective" Ra said as he came into view
Bruce wonderd what had gone wrong now even as he returned the hug and kiss Talia gave him
"What is it Ra?" he iquired "What has happened?" he added
"Genevieve Teague was murdered less than an hour ago, her body was found with three bullets in it, from what has been reported it looks like one of her own guards did it however considering what we know I found this hard to believe" Ra reported as he handed over what information he had managed to get from his sources in so short a time
"Damn, things are picking up even faster than Clark feared" Bruce cursed as he read over the reports before pausing as he noted the looks Ra and Talia exchanged "What else is wrong?" he asked
"Nyssa has surfaced finally and she is with Luthor's other thugs" Ra admitted with a sigh wishing he had not allowed his second daughter to become so corrupted before he realised his old ways were not the best ways for the world "Her presence up the stakes for us greatly" he added
Bruce was not surprised by the sudden surge of anger he felt as he heard Ra's reply as he remembered his future self's messasge stateing Nysssa had helped Joker kill Talia and their unborn child in the future and now events seemed to be playing out once again but this time he swore no harm would come to Talia even if it cost him his own life. He turned and headed for his desk and picked up his phone and rang Clark's number waiting only a few second before it was picked up
"Clark listen Genevieve Teague is dead most likely killed on Luthors orders and Nyssa has also joined up with him, we have to start planning to cut their numbers down instead of reacting" he told his new friend before listening to the response "Yes I know we cannot rush it but still we cannot stay on the bench anymore, We'll be there tommorow Clark twelve o clock goodnight" he added as he agreed on their next League meeting before turning back to his guests "Clark has set a meeting for twelve tommorow to start planning some attacks, you are welcome to stay here tonight" he told them
"Thank you detective I am quite tired" Ra said with a nod and followed Alfed up whilst Talia lingered and followed Bruce to his own room knowing he was concerned by Nyssa's presence in Luthor's army with what he knew she did in the future
(Kent Farm)
Clark looked at his phone for a few minutes as Lana and Raya watched him and waited for him to speak, they were both concerend how badly the memories and emotions were beginning to affect him although they seemed to be able to help him regain control still for which they were thankful but each time something happened along the line of his future memories it worsened his control.
"Jason's mother was murdered tonight and Bruce thinks it is highly likely she was killed on Lex's order" Clark stated tiredly "Lana do you have Jason's number still?" he asked
"Yes I do, Clark he won't listen" Lana replied even as she reached for his phone and brought up the number
"I think he will Lana because he aint stupid and he knows how dangerous Lex can be" Clark responded with a tight smile "He'll take the warning to heart and hopefully run, if he does it might keep Lex distracted searching for him for a while whilst we plan our attacks on his organisation" he explained his reasoning for his belief
"If Luthor I behind this murder it means there is nothing left of your former friend and there is no way of redeaming him Kal-El" Raya said as she sat up on his left side
"I know Raya" Clark admitted "I gave up any chance of that once I received my future self's memories, all this does is confirm he is once again my deadlist enemy and has to be stopped at all costs" he added with determination before dialing Jason's number
(Hotel, Japan)
Jason jerked awake as he mobile went off and he cursed wondering who it was, he did not recongnise the number but it had to be someone he knew or maybe someone his mother knew
"Hello?" he said rubbing his eyes as he sat up and turned on the bedside lamp
He listened as the familiar voice of Clark Kent came back and whilst he was instantly filled with anger at hearing the voice of the man who had taken Lana from him he soon pushed it aside as he listend to what the man was saying. At first he wanted to push it aside as some kind of sick joke but he knew Clark was not that kind of person and he seemed very concerned by this twist in what he believed to be a power play for the stones he was after.
He swalloed hard as he knew Clark was correct in that Lex had become much darker than he had been a week ago and considering some of his comments lately he began to believe Clark was right and Lex had his mother killed so he could be removed as well once they had recovered the last stone withour fearing any retalliation. He banged his head against the headboard as he listened to Clark tell him to get out and head to a church in Spain where he would find someone who could help him although he would not say who or how he knew this before hanging up.
He stood and quickly got dressed as whilst he no longer liked Clark he did trust him to know a bad thing when he saw it and Lex was real bad which is why Clark and Lana had distanced themselves from the man, he also owed Clark for saving his life back when he was still imployed by Smallville High and so he decided now was the time for a little trust. He crept out of the room making sure not to make any noise that could wake Lex or his bodyguard before legging it and throwing away his phone so he could not be tracked as Clark had pointed out to him.
(Kent Farm)
Clark actually felt a little better having hopefully saved Jason Teague's life, he knew from his future memories that Jason had died in the second meteor shower at the end of this year after taking his parents hostage whilst trying to find the stones as he had been ordered by his mother not realising she had been killed by Isobel. If he could prevent the young man's death and maybe reunite him with his father it was something done right, maybe together the two Teagues could save each other from their destructive paths even if Edward Teague was following a path he believed would help him.
He put his phone away before kissing both Lana and Raya before settling back down smiling a little as Lana and Raya cuddled into him, changing the past was harder than his future self had envisioned but it was possible. Lana reached up and kissed him again and he began to loose himself in the sensations until she pulled away and Raya took over, it seemed both women wanted to strenghen their relationships with him and he didn't mind in the least.
(Fortress of Solitude)
Dax-Ur wiped tiredly at his eyes as he continued to work on a program to shut down and wipe Brainiacs system so he could be reprogramed to be a source of help in the coming struggles, it was not easy work because Brainiac was the pinicle of Kryptonian technology but he had to complete this before the black ship arrived. He sighed as he checked the status of the ship and noted it was still three days away, he again wondered why it was moving so slowly and the only reason he could come up with was it was asimilating all the date from it's future counterpart before the time ripple wiped that future out altogether.
If this was why it was moving so slowly then it ment Brainiac would be even more dangerous that before as it would know exactly what Kal-El and his friends were attempting to do and how to stop them and maybe making things worse than they had been in the original time line which was a chilling thought.
"Dax-Ur, you need rest" Jor-El spoke from the control consoul as his avatar was back at the mansion right now under the control of Lionel Luthor "We still have plenty of time to counter Brainiac but you will do no one any good if you collaspe having worked yourself to hard" he continued "I can understand your desire to finish this old friend but this is not the way to change things for the better, go home spend time with your family and return refreshed tommorow" he advised
"You are correct Jor-El" Dax-Ur admitted yawning "I just do not want to see the same destruction visited on earth as we saw on Krypton" he added as he saved his progress before getting ready to leave
"I understand Dax-Ur I truly do" Jor-El told him "This planet has become a home to what is left of our people even more so to Kal-El as he was raised here and for you as well as half your life was spent here" he continued "If we fail to protect it from what could be then the lessons we learned on Krypton would have been wasted and more innocent lives will have been spent for nothing" he sighed
"That is truly a terrible thought" Dax-Ur said "I sometimes wonder what if I had never left our world to come here but somehow I doubt I could have stopped it's destruction" he admitted running a hand through his greying hair
"If the council had not been so blind to Zod's evil then maybe we could have saved Krypton and our people but sadly they did not wish to see the truth until things werer already rushing to their destructive conclusion and also we did not uncover Zor-El's traitorius actions until it was too late" Jor-El stated "To think one of the El's could be so evil greatly sadends me even more so that it was my own brother at least Kara has none of his evil in her and is true to the El name" he added
"I have noticed Kal-El treats her more like a sister than a cousin" Dax-Ur pointed out with a smile "And since we recovered her has been more easy going and less stressed out" he said
"I have noticed this and having seen the memories from Kal-El's future self I can understand his reactions and to be honest Lara always thought of Kara as her own no matter what, I could not begrudge her this as I too had a soft spot for her which I am sad to say my future self seemed to have forgotten when we learned of her presence on earth in the future" Jor-El agreed "They are the last two children of the house of El and hopefully they will help bring our people back from the brink of exstinction" he added hopefully
"How though, there is only four of us and I am too old to father any more children and even if I was not I could not do it with Kara she is too young for me?" Dax-Ur asked
"One of the biggest secrets Kal-El holds is the fact a part of our world still exsists, the city of Kandor survives along with it's entire poppulation, it is encased in a huge protective dome which helped it survive the breakup of our world" Jor-El admitted "In the future Kara travelled into the stars after been rescued from the Phantom Zone to see if she could find any surviving members of our race and she discovered Kandor, but could do nothing to bring it to earth without help and so she returned only to be caught up in the war and finally killed by Brainiac saving the lives of millions in the process" he explained to his old friend "She is a true daughter of the house of El" Jor-El said proudly
"This is truly amazing" Dax-Ur said amazed "I take it the reason why he has not mentioned it is because he needs everyone focused on the threat at hand?" he inquired feeling more alive than he had in years bar where it came to his family, the destruction of his world had wayed heavily on him for years and to now know a large piece of it survived brought him great joy
"That is exactly the reason he has withheld this information and I would ask you keep it until Luthor and his followers have been dealt with, we need everyone focused and ready to act" Jor-El requested
"You have my word Jor-El" Dax-Ur agreed with a nod "Have a good night" he added before he turned and super sped out of the fortress wishing to feel wind as he thought of seeing Kandor intact once Luthor, Brainiac and the rest had been dealt with"
Jor-El knew Dax-Ur would not break his promise and so was content to reveal that information and it would do the old scientist well to know their world was not entirely gone and neither were their people. Of course once Kandor was located and brought into earth's orbit Kal-El would have to learn how to be master of the house of El, that would be a challenge in of itself but an amusing one he thought before he went back to monitoring the black ship and processing new equipment the fortress factories could build for the future
(Hotel, Japan Next day)
Lex woke from a rather nice restfull sleep where he had dreamed of been ruler of the whole world with everyone of his enemies dead and buried and Lana ruling by his side, he smiled almost insanely at the mear thought of it coming true before getting up to prepare for the day. After a relaxing shower and shave he went to see if Jason was up yet nodding at his bodyguard as he exited his room, after knocking and getting no response he ordered his guard in and followed a few minutes later to find the room deserted.
He cursed loudly wondering what Teague was up too and why he had chosen now to run away before pausing and wondering if he was going to try and get the final stone on his own and use it as some kind of bargaining chip to get the two he now processed. He looked around for Jason's phone but noted it was missing which meant he might be able to track him, he pulled his phone out and dialed one of his people to trace the phone as he exited the room and looked around the surrounding area. His phone soon went off and he took it and was surprised to find Jason's phone was only a few hundred feet from where he was standing, he headed over and soon found it.
He picked it up and looked at the recent calls it had received and was angered when he recongised Clark's number, suddenly everything became a little more clear to him why Jason had run. Clark must have heard about Genevieve Teague been killed and called Jason who would believe he or his father had done it to get rid of her so she would not be a problem once they had all the stones. He cursed Clark before decideing to put one of his more dangerous plans into motion
"Jackson I want the plan we discussed to be set up for ten, I want Lana Lang kidnapped and Kent out of the picture and use the special bullets I had made" he ordered after phoneing one of his better security guards and smiled as the man replied
He was unsure where the idea for the new bullets had come from but he knew they would help him secure Lana and hopefully remove Clark from the game for the forseeable future, a week ago he would not have gone with such a risky plan but now he felt nothing for Clark but anger and hatred for always been in his way. He turned and headed for his Limo as he had a meeting to get too and the last stone of power to get a hold of, he could have some of his new allies track Teague down and finish him off he decided
(Kent Farm)
Clark smiled as he cooked breafast for the family having woke up surprisingly refershed and happy and he guessed it was because of Lana and Raya. Sharing the same bed together had been a new experience and one he knew his father would not exactly approve off but what he didn't know couldn't hurt him he thought, they had done some pretty heavy snogging and groaping until finally falling into a deep sleep. He was surprised by Lana's lack of fear in letting Raya get so close to him and vice versa but he guessed she loved him enough to really share him as well as take whatever Isobel had taught her into account.
He looked up as first Raya and Lana came down before been joined by his parents and Chloe who had again stayed the night, he quickly began setting out the food when the front door was blown of it's hinches surprising them all before ten men dressed in swat uniforms stormed into the hours and opened fired before Clark could react, he screamed in pain and surprise as he was hit three times once in the chest, once in the shoulder and once in the arm before he fell, Raya was hit twice in the shoulder whilst the others just managed to jump into cover as they had been on the other side of the kichten at the time.
Lana's eyes flashed purple as Isobel quickly asummed control as she knew Lana was in too much shock to act before standing and unleashing her powers sending three of the men flying back out of the door and one through the near by window, she stumbled as she was hit by something. She looked down and noted a dart sticking out of her which increased her anger and she again lashed out with her powers whilst also sending the knives on the table flying at them, two more men were flung aside whilst the knives hit two more in the chest sending them sprawling to the ground in pain.
The last two men dived for cover before shooting more darts at their target which Isobel managed to deflect although she stumbled a bit as the drugs from the first dart began to take affect, she knew whatever those bullets contained had actually wounded Raya and Clark and this thankfully fulled her rage and she lashed out again as one of the men broke cover to fire and was flung back into the wall knocking him uncouncious before she turned and just managed to drop the last man as he fired catching her in the side. She stumbled backwards and Martha finally made it to the phone to call the sheffif and Jonathan reached his shotgun whilst telling Chloe to get some rope, they tied all the men up and removed their weapons before rushing to check on Raya and Clark who were both bleeding and uncouncious whilst Isobel began to purge Lana's body of the drugs in her system even as she felt Lana's desire to check on Clark and Raya but it was important she was not rendered uncouncious incase any more attackers arrived.