By David Mycock Time Wave 14
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.
(Japan Airport)
Jason kept a close look around for any of Luthor's men or Lex himself as he booked a ticket to Spain hoping Clark was right that there was someone who could help him although what he would be doing in a church made him curious until he came upon the idea he could be hiding. He was tired but determined to get out of this country before Lex got the final stone and turned back to finding him so he could remove him permantly, he vowed he would get even with Lex if he had any connection to his mother's death. He paused as his thoughts turned to his mother and whilst he was upset about her death he found he was not devastated as he realised he was free from her manipulations now and could do whatever he wanted and what he wanted was the power to get his revenge and that meant somehow getting a hold of the stones of power.
Ten miles away Lex was in his Limo heading for the final location of the stones wondering what would happen when he arrived and if this supposed leader of the now broken third party would try and stop him from getting his hands on it. He decided once he had his hands on the stones he would track down Jason and remove him once and for all from the equation so he did not have to fear any reprisals, he pulled his phone out as it wrong and listened as Jackson reported they had lost contact with the men they had sent to kidnap Lana and remove Clark.
He frowned at this news before telling Jackson to keep an eye on the situation but not to act until he found out what had happened to their men and he came up with a new plan before putting his phone away, he was not surprised by this news as he knew Clark could be very tricky when he wanted to be as had been proven in the years he had known him and this just added to the mystery of what his former friend was hiding 'how did he take down ten heavily armed men?'
"Mr Luthor, we are nearing the location you gave me" his driver's voice broke him out of his thoughts "It looks crowded sir" he added
Lex looked out the window and noted it was indeed crowded with people and he wondered what the hell was going on, anyone of these people could be a part of this third party as according to the man who had sold him the second stone the leader had been trying to rebuild his organisation.
"Park out front and then Jenson can have a look around, make sure you pay close attention to the people around you Jenson" Lex ordered as he turned to his bodyguard who nodded his head in understanding
J'onn watched from across the street as Luthor finally arrived and he knew he would have to be careful how he played this, so far the plan to distract Lex with the fake stones had been going well but things were heating up. The call he had gotten a few seconds ago had confirmed that, he wanted to get this over with so he could check in and see if Kal-El and Raya were alright
(Kent Farm)
Jonathan Kent watched as the sheriff and her men finally arrived and he stepped outside with his shotgun still in hand, Isobel was off to the side still in control of Lana just in case some more of Luthor's men attacked. Watching her interrogate the men had been a frightening experience and it reminded him how dangerous she and Kal could be if they ever lost control and he knew there was a chance once Clark put on the red kryptonite ring that Kal might decided to strike out in revenge for this. He and Raya had been taken to the fortress by Jor-El using Lionel's body and Dax-Ur after they had contacted them so they could be seen too after they had pulled out the kryptonite bullets from both and he recalled how Martha had cried out as she saw what had injured their son and one of his lovers
"Mr Kent?" the sheriff's call brought him out of his revive and he focused on her with a tight look
"Sheriff thanks for coming so quickly" he responded "These men attacked us without reason and I suspect they were sent by Lex Luthor" he added
"And what makes you suspect that?" the sheriff inquired as she looked around the area wondering where the Kent boy was as usually when there was trouble he was around before noting Miss Lang's presence as well as Miss Sullivan's who was stood next to her
"One of them talked" Jonathan replied "They were after Lana who Lex is obsessed with, a week ago he tried to convince Lana to move in with him for her own protection with some story about how people with after her as well as him and his father who he told us was attacked" he explained frowning knowing Lex would get out this easily but it may distract him until Clark and Raya were back on their feet
"I have no report on Mr Luthor been attacked but I will be checking into it let me assure you and if I find out this was set up by Lex Luthor I don't care who's son he is I'll have him in a cell" the sheriff told him "Take them all into custody" she ordered her people who nodded and began to do just that "I'll need statements from all of you" she added
"Of course however my wife is lying down right now as she is in shock from the attack, I will bring her in later once she has calmed down if that is okay?" Jonathan responded and this was not a lie the whole thing had really shaken Martha
"That will be fine Mr Kent, I was just wondering where is Clark?" she replied "Usually I can't keep him away from these kind of scenes" she added with a dry smile
"He is in Metropolis at the moment running an errand for me, I dread to think what would have happened had he been here though as Lex's attitude towards my son has become alarming" Jonathan replied easily
"Oh in what way?" the sheriff asked as Mr Kent led her inside the house and they all sat down at the table
(Fortress of Solitude)
Bruce looked around as first Bart then Oliver and finally the rest of the League showed up after been summoned two hours earlier than expected, he was surprised to see Dax-Ur Monitoring Clark and Raya who were in separate beds obviously wounded
"What has happened Jor-El?" he asked noting the body of Lionel Luthor near by
"My son and his family were attacked today by Luthor's troops" Jor-El replied with an angry voice "They were using bullets coated in green kryptonite which wounded both Kal-El and Raya before they could react, Jonathan Kent managed to remove the bullets but it will take at least a day for them both to recover fully" he explained "According to what Isobel reported the men were ordered to kidnap Lana and remove Clark" he continued
"So Lex has knowledge on how to wound or maybe kill your people?" Bart inquired worried by this development as he knew how sick the green rocks made Clark
"Yes, it does indeed seem that Brainiac gave him more than we first thought before the time ripple wiped out the future this all started from" Jor-El nodded in agreement "Kara this means in any fight we are going to have to be more on guard just in case they have more of these bullets or even swords coated in it" he cautioned his niece
"I understand Jor-El" Kara said shuddering a little at the thought of been wounded with green kryptonite and yet she was very angry at her cousin been attacked "What are we going to do in response Uncle?" she asked
"J'onn has checked in and reported Luthor is at the final location of the fake stones and he is obviously expecting some kind of attack so I believe we should make sure he gets one but no one is to try and kill him is that clear" Jor-El answered thoughfully
"Why not?" Oliver asked "Lex is a madman and he is trying to start a war we know has already destroyed the world once already so why not remove him now?" he demanded to know
"Because he has already brought his group together and we know what he is planning, remove him Oliver and they become more unpredicatable and more dangerous espeically if someone like Bane or Joker took charge" Jor-El pointed out
"He has got a point Oliver" Jade spoke up "We know what Lex is planning thanks to Clark's fore knoweldge but if we remove Lex who is the mastermind of this whole thing we loose the advantage and things become even more dangerous" she added
"Don't let your own feelings for Luthor get in the way Oliver" Diana said as she passed him to check on Kal-El "We need to act without anger clouding our judgement" she added
"You're right" Oliver sighed as he sat down and ran a hand through his hair
He was letting his anger control him and that would not do them any good especially with Clark and Raya out of action for now, he knew what anger and hate could do to a person and he had not desire to let himself been consumed by it
"So we attack him and his guards but allow him to get the stone" Bruce finally spoke up "I think we should only use three of us for this, myself, Kyle and and Todd, we'll hit them hard and them get out but we won't be wearing our normal costumes" he added
"Actually none of you will be attacking them" Jor-El interuppted Bruce "I have built three kyrtonian cyborgs and placed a holographic device on them so they appear human they will attack Luthor and his men, this should keep our presence a secret until it is nessacary to expose ourselves" he added with a smile as the cyborgs came into view
"Very cool" Jade said in awe as she looked them over "Just how advanced were the kryptonians?" she inquired
"We were one of the most advanced races in the known twenty eight galaxies but as you know we were not perfect otherwise we would not of destroyed ourselves" Jor-El responded with a shake of his head
"What else can this fortress build?" Zatanna asked very impressed by the cyborgs infront of them
"Anything we require however it does have it's limits" was all Jor-El would say on the matter "Whilst this is going on I believe it will benefit us if you hit two of the 33.1 labs Luthor has already put online to sow even more confusion with him" he suggested
"Good idea, okay we'll split up into two teams" Bruce nodded in agreement "I'll hit the lab on the outskirts of town with Kara, Diana, Jade, Robin and Zatanna and Kyle will hit the lab in the abondoned factory complex with Obsidian, Flash, Donna Green Arrow and Huntress" Bruce layed out the plan "I want you all to be carefull as it is clear Luthor and his allies have some tricks up their selves we do not yet know about" he cautioned them all "Hopefully we can pull this off without confronting any of his more dangerous allies before we are ready for them, okay let's get too it" he added as he pulled his mask on before turning and returning the deep kiss Talia gave him as she wished him luck before he and the rest of the team vanished from the fortress
"Do you think they will be okay?" Talia asked her father
"The detective is more than able to look after himself Talia as we well know and his new allies seem very capable as well" Ra responded even though he understand why his daughter had asked in the first place "Yes things had happened we did not expect but we still have a very big advantage" he pointed out with a small smile
"Do not be too concerned I doubt Joker or any of Luthor's other allies will be in the labs at this time" Dax-Ur said as he finally came over "They will be busy preparing the plans for the army he wants to build, that is when things will truly get dangerous if he manages to build it before we can act" as they watched Jor-El send the cyborgs to Japan each lost in their own thoughts
"Yes I agree" Ra nodded in agreement "Each one of the people Luthor has allied with could do great damage to the world with an army of meteor affected people or super villians with powers, the most dangerous is Luthor himself, Joker, Bane and sadly Nyssa" he stated "They have the scope and the rescources to bring the world to its knees and if we fail to stop them that is what will happen" he added
"Bruce and Clark will die before they let that happen father" Talia said with complete confidence "As will the others" she continued with a fierce look
"Sadly it may come to that or at least some sacrafices may be needed to stop the approching storm" Jor-El cautioned them all as he rejoined them with a dark look on his face "We stand on the prespace of chaos" he added to which the others had no reply as they now began the wait for the return of their allies
(Japan)
Lex looked around the room he was currently in looking for any sign of the last stone of power or the person who was hiding it, his guards were close by just incase they were attacked. He stopped suddenly as a man entered with a smirk plastered on his face and three guards flanking him, Lex noted each of the men were quite tall and seemed somewhat blank in their expressions but then to him it meant they were experianced bodyguards or killers people he might hire if needed.
"Welcome Lex" J'onn said as he stopped just infront of the man wondering how Jor-El's creations would perform but he did not doubt his old friend's skill
"So we meet at last the man who had the balls to not only attack my manor but my father as well" Lex mused with a confident smirk of his own "As well as launching an attack on an airborne plane, mind telling me how you did it?" he asked
"Not really Luthor" J'onn responded "Your manor was easy to get into and your father was an exposed target which we could have killed had we wanted to but he is an annoyance to you and so we let him live" he added keeping in character
"And what do you have against me?" Lex asked as he sized up the man in front of him and wishing he had brought more men
"Everyone has something against you Lex even your own father which everyone knows full well" J'onn shot back noting he was getting Lex angry "Even the one person who did like you Clark Kent has finally seen the light to what you truly are after you threw away his friendship in your obession with the stones and his girlfriend which we know you just tried to attack and capture" he continued almost smiling at Lex's enraged face "We keep a close watch on everyone linked to the stones and you" he explained
"Clark was not my friend, he was just using me" Lex snarled in anger clenching his fists wishing to wipe the smirk of the man's face "I finally saw through his lies and as for Lana I am just trying to protect her from him" he added as his own guards moved forward ready to fight so their boss could escape from what was obviously a dangerous situation
"I don't know what is more perfectic Luthor" J'onn baited him "That you said that or that you actually believe it" he continued ready to counter any attack and was not surprised when Lex screamed in rage and launched himself forward with his guards following a few seconds later