By David Mycock Time Wave 16
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/Diana
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.
(Fortress of Solitude)
The two teams returned to find Clark pacing as the others argued all but Diana who stood off to the side stareing at Clark, she seemed to be waiting for something. Lana was the most vocal and Bruce could tell she was horrified by this news, Raya was trying to calm her down but neither she or Clark's parents were taking this well. There was no sign of Lionel but then he was not needed for them to talk to Jor-El but he was silent at the moment
"Silence" finally Jor-El spoke and instantly the shouting and argueing stopped "Enough, what has happened was clearly not part of the original plan Bruce and my son put forth in the future but it has happened and now we must deal with it" he added "Kal-El can you hear me?" he asked
"I hear you Jor-El" Kal-El spat in disaste surprising many "I am not shocked to find you have somehow survived the fortresses destruction and somehow built a new one" he added
"Kal-El you are letting memories of a timeline which no longer exsists to influence you, your past self has changed much already including how I have acted toward you my son" Jor-El responded ignoring his son's sudden hatred as he could understand it "The war has not happened yet and we may yet prevent it althogether if we are lucky" he continued
"Lies Jor-El all lies" Kal-El shouted "Obviously I have either been captured by Luthor and he's injected me with some kind of hulcijin or this is one of your twisted games" he added "Well I won't break father not to you or Luhtor, the war maybe a lost cause but I will fight to my dying breathe for this world" he promised clenching his fists
"Kal-El, none of this is an elusion I promise you" Diana spoke up stepping forward "What you have been told is the truth, you are in the past and your younger self has been overwhelmed by the memories you sent backwards in time and the attack Luthor ordered on you and the others has caused his mind to build a facimily of you his future self to deal with the emotions it has caused" she explained "I swear to you on all bonds we share I speak the truth" she added
Kal-El stared at her long and hard whilst the others all watched on waiting to see if she would be able to break though to him, he began to pace again as he thought over what Diana had told him
"Kal-El I will prove it to you first look around you and you will see people alive who according to you should be dead, you will also notice they are younger than they are supposed to be and lastly" she stated before moving up right next to him and speaking softly into his ear "Your younger self told me you are in love with me but you refuse to do anything about it out of fear of loosing me" she whispered before pulling back and staring him in the eye
Kal-El's eyes widened at this before he looked around again and noted Diana was correct as nearly everyone in the fortress at this moment in time should be dead except Bruce, Oliver, and J'onn, he also had to admit they all looked younger than he was used to these days before his eyes came to rest on two people in particular. He looked at Diana for a few minutes before turning and walking over to Raya and Lana
"Raya you are alive?" he said in almost shock
"Thanks to your younger self's determination yes I am Kal-El, he entered the zone and freed me and since then I have been helping him first in stopping the war from ever happening and second trying to stop him from been overwhelmed by your memories sadly I failed at this" Raya replied looking away only for Kal-El to turn her head back to his
"This was not expected Raya you did the best you could, I think Clark did this I think he forced the memories and emotions into a personailty who could fight a war, I think he may be loosing hope he can stop it from happening" Kal-El told her
"But what does this mean for Clark and to a point aren't you Clark?" Lana asked from beside her
"No" Kal-El answered firmly as he gazed at Lana with an almost lost look the same look he had when he first recovered from recieveing his future memories and it once again took her breathe away "Clark Kent died two years into the war, I stopped been a hero and partly human when the world collasped and many of my friends died including you Lana, I am Kal-El and I am nothing but a warrior a solider who was seen too much death too much destruction and to much horror to ever hope again" he explained his tone fatalistic
"What happened to me, why do you look at me like that?" Lana asked trying to keep her fear under control
"You ended up been infused with Krytonite to a point where we could no longer be anywhere near each other and so you had to leave me permently, the suit you wore allowed you to be a hero but the price for us was too high" Kal-El said turning his back to her "Two years into the war one of the largest battles took place signaling the true end of the world as you know it right now, you were killed by Luthor who had created a suit which gave him powers such as speed, strenght, endurance, as well as many powers from various meteor freaks he had studied" he explained to them all now "The suit also had hidden krytonite in it so he could fight me with an advantage so you attacked him hoping to cyphen off the krytonite which you could do thanks to the experiment you interupted which caused your change in status but he was too much for you and he killed you, he made sure I saw your dead body before he left, I was held up by Doomsday" he added before falling to his knees the despair almost too much
Diana knelt next to him and pulled him into a hug joined a second later by Raya and Lana, everyone could tell this Kal-El was someone who truly had seen too much
"Who is Doomsday?" Oliver inquired
"Doomsday is the ultimate weapon from a long dead race, he is one of the strongest most resillent creatures I know to exsists and he has the claim of having killed me once before the war althought I did not actually die, it just seemed that way" Kal-El answered "He has no known weakeness, he just keeps coming, he will destroy everything and anything in his way just because it's there" he added causing a shiver to run down many people's spines
"Is he on earth right now?" Nightwing asked not truly understanding what had happened to Clark and wondering if it would interfer with their plans
"Yes, buried under the earth in a statis tube" Kal-El answered "Luthor must not find and free him no matter what and if he does only I can fight him" he said as he slowly pushed himself back to his feet followed by the three women at his side
"Why just you Kal-El?, I am just as strong as you" Kara protested stepping towards her cousin who quickly stepped forward and pulled her into a hard hug
"Kara you cannot believe how happy I am to see you alive once more, your death has haunted me" Kal-El said pulling back "And to answer your question yes you have my strengh, speed and every other advantge but my experience in dealing with Doomsday as well as the kind of mentality you need to fight someone like that and I do not want to see you become like me Kara ever" he continued his eyes telling Kara more than her was saying and it upset her to see how much her cousin had changed since she had met him it was like he had no real soul left in him
"Father please update me on what has happened, it maybe sometime before Clark manages to resume control" Kal-El ordered as he walked over to the control consul "I am sorry if this upsets some of your especially the Kents but maybe with my help we can end this faster" as he sat down and turned to listen to the voice of his father
The Kents looked devastated by this news and by the lack of emotion as Kal-El spoke to them, Lana tried to comfort them obviously just as upset as them, Raya walked over to Kal-El's side as did Diana to keep an eye on him as the others broke to discuss what they had just learned.
(Airport, Japan)
Lex leaned back in his chair on his private jet basking in his victory of finding all three stones of power, he could barely stop himself from joining them and absorbing what ever power they contained and learning what secrets they held. He was heading for spain where he had learned Jason had booked a ticket too, he wondered why he was going there before shrugging and pushing it from his mind. He would finished off Jason and then he would return to Smallville and finally deal with Clark face to face and take posession of Lana.
(Luthor Mansion)
Lionel smiled as he greeted the sheriff as she entered his study pleased he had managed to get back here on time for her visit, he had decided to cause Lex as much trouble as he could with this because he knew once Lex got back here with the fake stones he would step up his plans to kill Clark and capture Lana. So he was not only going to tell the sheriff what he was told to but also remind the sheriff of his sons mental breakdown the year before and make it seem like he was suffering a relaps which should be enough to make her want to arrest him and question him for a while he was sure. He was also going to give out a few other choice comments which should put the sheriff and her people onto some of the projects Lex had started before all this came about and would make him look even more like a crazed madman.
(Madrid, Spain)
Jason Teague looked around as he headed to the church Clark had told him he would find someone to help him still wondering how Clark knew this but willing to trust him on this to get away from Lex until he could sort himself out and deal with the man who had ordered his mother's death and make him pay.
(Fortress of Solitude)
Kal-El leaned back as he went over everything his father had told him somewhat amazed his younger self had managed to do so much, events had changed from what he remembered and yet thanks to the actions of his Brainiac they were still heading for war he could feel it in his gut when he looked at his friends. Something was bothering him though and that was the slow progress of the black ship, why was Brainiac taking so long to get here now he knew where earth and the fortress was. 'no something is not right there' he thought
"Are you okay Kal-El?" Diana inquired from beside him
"I am just surprised Clark has managed to do so much, my memory of this time is bad I made many mistakes and yet he has avoided them and taken events head on" Kal-El responded
"Thanks to your and Bruces plan Kal-El" Raya pointed out "None of this would be possible if not for that, yes he has done much but he still takes things that go wrong to heart to much" she informed him
"That is no surprise Raya" he said with a smile as he looked at her "It used to be one of my biggest weakenesses" he continued "I thought so much was my fault and it led me to make many mistakes, that changed as a I grew thanks to you and others I met like J'onn" he told her "Still when I vanish you will have to watch for it in the future as it can be dangerous" he warned them both to which they nodded
"How long do you believe you will be here?" Diana asked
"That depends on Clark on his determination to use me to fight this war that has not yet happened, then again this attack you mentioned may have triggered all of his repressed fear, anger and hate into something he could not control or understand and created me to protect him until he could regain control of himself" Kal-El wondered
"Anything is possible my son" Jor-El said as he interupted them "I think your idea has some merrit as to what had happened to cause this" he added "However I think it is pointless to continue to speculate on this and focus on othe things" he continued
"Such as father?" Kal-El asked finding it hard to put aside his hatred for his real father no matter what he hd been told
"Stopping Luthor from building his army, we have caused him large set backs in destroying two of his labs now I suggest we hit some more whilst he is distracted" Jor-El answered
"Agreed father" Kal-El said before he summonded the rest of the group and began to plan for a assault on three more of the labs one by just him and Diana, the second led by Bruce and the third by Oliver
The group was shocked at the miliatary type planning Kal-El was showing before it was rammned hom just how much a solider Clark had become and it showed them all what they too must have become like in the future, it was a sorbering thought to them all. As the planning progressed Martha tried to protest when Kal-El put Isobel in one of the teams only to be quitened by Lana who assured her Isobel would not let anything happen to her. Chloe was put on another to hack into the systems and shut down their security, whilst Chloe was nervous at this she nodded and excepted the order whilst a part of her was pleased to be involved
"Don't worry Chloe I'll watch your back" Bart promised her with a smile which caused Chloe to blush
"As long as that's all you do Bart, remember this is serious" Oliver couldn't help but rub it in and causing a few laughs around the table
"Okay is everyone clear on the plans?" Kal-El asked and when everyone nodded they all prepared to leave "Dax-Ur do us a favor and run a entire sensor sweep of the black ship, I think something is off about that I just can't put my finger on it" he said turning to the scientist
"I will Kal-El, good luck to you all" Dax-Ur replied as Talia kissed Bruce for luck just behind him before he and everyone else vanished
(Lex's Jet)
Lex listened as Jackson reported two of his 33.1 labs had been uterly destroyed and all the data in the computers had been fried when the computer core as well as its back up was blown up, Lex's hand went white as he clutched his phone tightly as Jackson went on to say all he security cameras and footage had also been destroyed so they had no idea who had struck them as the guards as well as the meteor freaks they had contained had been arrested or sent to Bellview and he almost screamed in rage and the only thing that calmed him slightly was the fact Jackson had managed to lead the mission to kill the men who had been captured during the attempt to kill Clark and capture Lana and succeded without tipping off the sheriff that anything was wrong.
His anger was quickly roaused again as Jackson reported the sheriff seemed intent on arresting him the minute she saw him after going to see his father and he wondered what the old fool had told her before dismissing it as unimportant before hanging up. Things were quickly heating up but he was sure he was still in control as he placed his hand on the box that contained the three stones of power unaware he was been watched by something on the plane.
(33.1 lab underneath Smallville)
Diana easily knocked the guard uncouncious as he tried to shoot her and she shook her head at how poorly trained these guards seemed to be, she turned to see Kal-El engaged in combat with three meteor infected people who like the ones they had encountered before seemed to be insane from whatever Luthor had done to them. She had decided to stay back and deal with the human guards so Kal-El could work off his anger on the meteor freaks without concern as they were a very real threat, she looked around and located the computer coreee and quickly destroyed it before going to look for it's backup system as well as the security station.
Kal-El wailed on the meteor freaks with all the power he could muster, he had no restraint no desire to stop until theswe things were dealt with. He lashed out with his heat vison burning through the tallest's chest killing him whilst the shortess managed to catch him on the side with a silver spike he seemed to be able to create but he easily removed it and rammed it into the man's gut before turning to face the last of them who had stepped back from him before he snarled and charged him which he easily intercepted and twisted his arm causing the man to cry out before he grabbed his head and twisted sharply and let him fall dead before walking away.
He watched as Diana came back down the corridor she had previously gone down smiling at him and he found it hard not to stare at her beauty, he had always thought she was a great looking woman but right now she looked like a goddess and he couldn't stop himself from moving forward with the intent of finaly acting of his feelings for her his iron will seemed to be absent and he wonderd if this been Clark's body had something to do with his lack of control in this area. He swept Diana to him and kissed her as hard and as forceful as he could, she resisted for a few seconds before she settled against him and began to return to passion of the kiss he had started. When they broke it they stared at one another for a few minutes before breaking apart
"That wasn't just me I think that was Clark as well, I think his feelings towards you combined with mine eroded my control my will to keep you at a distance" Kal-El stated with a slightly troubled look
"You need not keep yourself at a distance Kal-El in the time I have known you I have learned just what it is that drives you and I find it is just like what drives myself, we are the same no matter what form you maybe in I am yours and I will remain yours no matter what and I am sure had you confessed to my future self she would have told you the same thing" Diana responded with a gentle smile before darting forward and kissing him again lost in the emotion of the moment.
(Fortress of Solitude)
Talia was dismayed as she saw Bruce and his team return as he was been surported by Kara and was holding his side, she quickly rushed over to check on him as Dax-Ur had him lie on one of the beds so he could check the wound. Ra noted Lana was looking slightly off most likely Isobel had decided to use this a way of continueing her trainig of the girl and Lana was recovering what what she seen and maybe what she had just done during the right, he also noted Nightwing and Jade both were sporting cuts but nothing life threatening.
A few minutes later Oliver and his team retured and bar Bart almost giddy they all seemed fine, he noted Chloe was keeping close to the speedster and he wondered what had happened when another flash deposited Kal-El and Diana into the fortress engaged in every deep very loving kiss if Ra was not mistaken something he found almost amsuing. He looked over at where Raya and Lana stood and noted neither seemed angry infact they seemed to have been suspecting this to happen
"How did things go?" Jonathan asked as he tried not to smirk as his son still locked in a passionte kiss with the amason princess
"They had no idea what hit them once Chloe knocked their systems out" Donna answered before giggling at the still kissing couple and she couldn't wait to tell their mother of this devoplement "We didn't come across any meteor freaks this time but he was working on something but I am not sure what, however we copied his computer core before we destroyed it so Jor-El can check it out and see what he was up too" she added
"We ran into a bit more trouble" Nightwing spoke up from his chair
"What happened?" Dax-Ur asked
"The initial attack went well and we seemed to be easily taking them down when Bane appeared and attacked us, Bruce engaged him and forced him back but not before he was knifed in the side" Nightwing answered with a shake of his head "After Bane fled we had it easy and quickly destroyed the lab and locked up the meteor freaks they had once they were down" he continued
"And you Kal-El?" Jor-El inquired but his son and Diana did not respond and continued to kiss
"Excuse me sorry for disrupting you but we are trying to talk to you" Bart said walking over to the couple and finally after a few seconds they broke apart
"You say something?" Kal-El asked with a small smile on his face which quickly dropped off when he remembered what had happened to Bart and his friends
"I asked how things went on your end?" Jor-El repeated his question
"We destroyed it and I killed the meteor freaks I engaged as they were all insane, there was nothing left of the people they were thanks to Luthor" Kal-El responded "Everything in the lab including the computer core and security footage was all destroyed as we left" he added
"Cool now we are making some progress" Zatanna said with a smile
"Yes we are but still we have to be careful" Oliver reminded her "How is Bruce Dax-Ur?" he asked as he walke over to where Bruce lay with Talia by his side
"He will recover" Dax-Ur responded with a smile at Talia who looked very relieved by this news "The blade did not puncture anything vital, all he needs is a days rest" he added before moving away as Ra took his place relieved to see his daughters chosen was not going to die
"Dax-Ur did you run that sweep of the black ship?" Kal-El asked as he walked over to him
"I did and I found it lacked any real power signature, even with Brainiac within the ship or in a less complex form the ship should be showing some kind of power signature which I could read I do not understand it" Dax-Ur informed him with creased brow
"Dammit" Kal-El cursed "Brainiac is already on earth as is Nam-Ek and Aethyr, they left the ship and flew here and left it as a ruse to make us relax and take our eye off them" he told them all "No way would Brainiac just sit around and give us time to counter him espeically if he has all the knowaldge of his future counterpart" he continued
"What the hell do we do?" Arthur asked worried how this chanegd things
"We have to prepare to fight a war because if Brainiac has his way that is exactly what we will be facing very soon" Kal-El answered as Raya, Lana and Diana all moved closer to whilst Chloe pushed into Bart until he hugged her and Talia placed her head onto Bruce's chest and sighed as he ran his hand through her hair
"I am almost finished my chip which will reprogam Brainiac but it will not be finished for at least another week" Dax-Ur said gutted by this news and at his failure to see it "I believe we should move our families to safer harbors before this esculates any futhur" he added
"One question before that if Kal-El is right and Brainiac is here where is he and why hasn't he attacked us yet?" Kara asked
"He will be watching Lex, waiting for the time to strike and as for not attacking so he does not tip his hand to his been on earth" Kal-El growled "Go see to your familes, Diana, Donna you best go place your people on alert things are going to get dark soon" he continued "I think every else who does not have family should stay here for now" he pressed as people vanished including Nightwing who was going to get Alfred and warn others he and Bruce were close too "Jor-El summon Lionel back now, he is vulnerble no matter what and we need his help" he said turning to the console
"As you wish my son" Jol-El replied
(Lex's Jet)
Brainiac obserbed Lex as he went about his plans unaware he was been watched, he almost laughed at how easy it had been to trick the Kal-El and whatever allies he had pulled together that they were still in the black ship allowing him and Zod's two soliders to come to earth and begin to plot how to bring Zod back, it was not time to strike just yet but soon very soon General Zod would return and this human would help make it happen.
(Madrid Spain)
Jason entered the church his nerves slightly frayed after everything he had been through in the last two days but he was sure things would turn in his favor soon enough
"Hello son" a voice said from behind him and spun around to stare in stunned silence at seeing his father who he had been told was dead killed in a car crash
"It this some kind of trick?" Jason asked rubbing his eyes and wondering what he had done to deserve this kind of shock
"No trick Jason, I did not expect you" Edward Teague replied "Why are you here and what exactly brought you to this church?" he asked stepping closer to his son
"Mother was murdered father on the orders of Lex Luthor, I was warned by Clark Kent a former friend to get away from him and he told me to come here where I would find someone who could help me but I had no idea it was you" Jason answered as his father sighed and sat down at the news
"And what were you doing with Luthor's son?" Edward inquired saddned no matter what had come between him and his late wife by her death
"We were searching for the stones of power like mother told me to do, Lex has them all now I am sure" Jason answered just stopping himself from shouting
"I told her that her quest for those stones would be her undoing and so it seems I was correct" Edward said with a shake of his head "So what help do you require?" he asked
"A place to stay and rest whilst I try and figuer out what I am going to do" Jason replied keeping any hint of wanting revenege hidden
"Very well and then you can tell me all about it and this Clark Kent who seemed to know where I was even though I am supposed to be dead" Edward relented finally his curiosity getting the better of him and he led his son to the rooms upstairs after locking the church up