By David Mycock Time Wave 19
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)
Jonathan, Martha, Lana and Chloe entered the fortress to find it in complete chaos with the alarm going off full blast and most of the league was shouting over one another until Jor-El commanded silence
"Father what is going on?" Clark demanded as he pushed his way to the control counsel
The alarm went silent as Jor-El answered "After learning that Brainiac was indeed on earth I began monitoring the co-ordinates where Doomsday's prison ship rests believing they would attempt to release him and I have been proven correct" he informed them all "There is a team closing in on the ship as we speak and also attacks have begun in metropolis and Washington D.C, clearly they intend to split our forces and draw you into a series conflict" he added
"How big are the attacks Jor-El?" Bart inquired from next to Clark
"Large enough to cause series damage to both people and property, they are both led by Luthor's allies" Jor-El answered
"They are making their move to draw us away from the fortress and ensure they have their chance to free Zod" Raya put in as she moved closer to Clark
"I agree" Clark said with a nod and every could see how tense he had become "Bruce pick a team and head for Washington do everything you can to stop them no matter what it takes" Clark order after thinking it over for a few minutes "And do not let your personal feelings get in the way if Bane is there, we need you to stay focused okay?" he added as he looked to the older hero
"I understand Kal-El" Bruce said after staring at him for a few seconds before conceding the point "I would point out the same when you go to face this Doomsday especially if he is as dangerous as you made out" he shot back making sure he was in full control of his bottled rage
"I know and at the moment you are talking to Clark I managed to regain control or Kal-El managed to release control back to me but he is still within me ready if needed and against Doomsday I will need every advantage I can get" Clark responded knowing Bruce was correct as both of them had personal battles to fight in this "Oliver you'll lead the team that defends metropolis same orders stand win any way you can" he said turning to his blond haired ally
Lana, the Kent's and Chloe all looked relieved when they heard it mentioned that Clark was back in control of himself. Lana especially felt relieved and tried to push forward but could not break through the people in front of her
"Kal-El, do you truly intend to allow Brainiac and Luthor into the fortress unopposed so they can free Zod?" Diana inquired somewhat worried about him facing Doomsday alone just as much as them not defending the fortress as she knew Raya was as well
"We have no choice Diana" Clark said with a pained look "We need everyone to repel this attack and should things not got well with my fight with Doomsday I will need you all to help push him back but you are only to come to my aid if you defeat your own targets remember there are people counting on us to stop them even if they don't know about us yet" he explained his reasoning "Lana I want you to allow Isobel to take control and join Oliver's team, mom, you dad and Chloe need to head back to the farm and Dax-Ur" he went on before been cut off
"I will fight Kal-El" Dax-Ur said with a resolute look upon his face "The more people we have the better chance we have of forcing them back and maybe taking some of them down, my chip for Brainiac is almost done and should be ready by the end of the week" he continued
"Kal-El the team has reached the ship and has begun to try and breech its shell" Jor-El reported "And just to remind you the fortress will not be undefended as I have brought ten cyborgs online and they should at least delay them for a time" he put in
"So we have a window to beat our targets and get back here in time to stop them opening the portal which frees Zod?" Raya said with a nod "Then I suggest we move now"
"I agree, everyone take care and good luck" Clark said as he spun in place and donned his uniform followed by Kara and the others "I'll see you soon" he said before kissing Raya, Diana and finally Lana before taking off and heading for Doomsday watched by the League before they also split up and headed out
Jonathan, Martha and Chloe stood alone in the fortress for a few minutes as the cyborgs took up positions to defend it before using their crystals to leave hoping and praying everything would go fine.
(Secret Base)
Lex stood off to the side as he watched the team that would accompany him and Brainiac to the fortress which included Nam-Ek and Aethyr, he felt energised as the reports began to filter in that the league had indeed committed itself to stopping the attacks on Washington which Bane and Joker were leading and those on Metropolis itself which were led by Sinestro and Deathstroke.
Everything was moving closer to an end and he knew Clark must be heading for the team which was about to release Doomsday a creatue that according to Brainiac could kill him. He smiled at the thought before pausing and listening to the report from Riddler that some that looked a lot like Lana was apart of the group defending Metropolis and his smile deepened as he ordered her captured
"You still intend to have her as your consort?" Brainiac asked somewhat annoyed by Luthors obession with the brunette girl but knowing she would be useful to breed heirs for Zod once she had been broken and conditioned and it would hurt Kal-El a lot if he survived Doomsday
"I do, it will drive Clark mad" Lex said laughing at the mear thought of the pain it would cause his former friend "Are we ready?" he asked turning to more important matters
"The ship has been breeched and Doomsday has been freed" Jackson shouted from behind them "They managed to use that crystal you gave them so he is under control" he added as he listened to what the team were saying through his phone
"We are now" Brianiac said with a smile of his own "The league will be so distracted by our attacks they will not be able to counter us at the fortress in time to stop us releasing Zod" he explained
"What about the fortress's defenses?" Nam-Ek inquired
"Useless thanks to the black ship which now hovers overhead and is broadcasting a signal to shut them down however it will only last two hours maxium more than enough time for us to do our part" Brianiac answered
"Then let us go" Lex said wanting to get this over with and release Zod so he could deliver the world to him without a clue he was about to be sacraficed to bring Zod back to life by his allies blinded by his greed and lust for power
Brainaiac nodded and shared a brief glance with Nam-Ek and Aethyr before he picked up a crystal which would transport them to the black ship and from there to the fortress, Lex looked around once before he and his group vanished
(Metropolis)
Oliver and his group arrived to see the city in chaos as the meteor freaks rained down destruction on every and anything they could see, he could see a few customed villians which he guessed were leading the attack before drawing his bow and moving to intercept them followed by his team which consisted off Obsidian, Isobel(Lana), Kara, Kyle, Helena, Diana, Donna and Zatanna.
Kyle quickly took to the air and engaged Sinestro knowing he would prove a very dangerous enemy, Kara and Diana headed for Deathstroke whilst Isobel and Donna faced off against Riddler and a meteor freak who had quickly rushed them. Helena, Obsidian and Zatanna quickly split up and began to attack the oncoming meteor freaks who seemed to forget about the civillians and concentrate on them instead which they considered to be a good thing as it meant it limited the civillian causiltys.
(Washington D.C)
Bruce barely stopped to look around before charging one of the meteor freaks as his team consisting of Raya, Dick, Bart, J'onn, Jade, Arthur, Dax-Ur, and Jor-El(Lionel) quickly followed all of them intent on stopping the rampage that was tareing the city apart.
Raya and Dax-Ur Waded into three of the meteor freaks as they attacked a small group of people huddled in a near by ally just managing the stop them from killing any of them, Dax-Ur whilst old and no where near his prime could still fight and he made sure each shot counted knowing there was a lot on the line in this fight. Bart shot forward moving people out of harms way whilst Jade covered him, Arthur began by busting open any nearby fire hidrengts and using the water to create spears he hurled at the freaks as fast as he could whilst Dick vaulted onto a nearby building and began hurling batarangs at the meteor freaks hoping to knock some of them out of the fight quickly.
Jor-El, Bruce and J'onn headed for the leaders of the attack hoping that if they took them down it would cause the attack to flaunder, Jor-El took on Joker leaving Bruce to face off against the Bane. J'onn faced off against Toyman hoping Kal-El had not made a mistake by insisting he take on Doomsday alone
(Outside Metropolis)
Clark hit the ground as hard as he could shocked to the find Doomsday already waiting for him, this confused him somewhat as the last time Doomsday went on a rampage once he had woken up and it was only later once Brainaic had done something to him that he had been more stable and in some ways a much more dangerous enemy.
He noticed the trucks of Luthor's team pulling away as fast as they could and he decided to ignore them and concentrate on the real threat, he looked up happy that at least the sun was fully out which would boost him and keep him in the fight longer. He clenched his fists tightly before lifting off a few feet into the air and them suddenly launched himself at the waiting monster only to be sent flying backwards by its sudden right hook and he cursed himself for not remembering this thing was fast defying its size, he jumped back up and barely managed to block the attack that the creature launched and they quickly began exchanging blows only for him to be caught again this time in the side of his head and sent reeling backwards.
The creature roared in bloodlust before attacking again this time it jumped up and then came crashing down ramming his fist into Clark's chest and knocking him again to the ground only this time he coughed up some blood and he knew he had to try harder, he quickly jumped back to his feet and began to use his super speed to stay out of the creatures reach and land some solid blows. This worked for a few minutes before Doomsday lifted its huge fists into the air and then brought them down into the ground causing a shockwave to shoot outward from the crater it created which again took him off his feet allowing Doomsday to get the jump on him and he was forced backwards towards the city as the monster rained down blow after blow which he just managed to deflect although one or two managed to break though and inflict a lot of pain more than he had ever felt in any fight before
(Fortress of Solitude)
As soon as Lex and his team entered the amazing building they were attacked by what looked like cyborgs, Brainiac confirmed what they were before he charged forward and rammed his fist through the chest of one of the things causing it to explode. He looked around and watched as Nam-Ek, Aethyr and Brainiac had little trouble handling the cyborgs but the three meteor freaks and his bodyguards had more trouble been brought down easily by painful blows to their head, back and chest. One of them quickly attacked him but he easily dodged thanks to the upgrade from the crystals before launching a right hand which staggered the cyborgs before it suddenly went rigid as a blast of heat hit it in the back before burning through and destroying it
"I expected more from Kal-El" Brainiac spat as he looked down at the destroyed cyborg as the last two were destroyed by Nam-Ek and Aethyr and Lex noted only the three Kryptonian's were left standing
"Clark was never that bright" Lex responded "He didn't even set them to kill just disable" he noted as he bent down and examined the destroyed cyborg noting it was like nothing he had seen before reminding him he was dealing with aliens here
"The fortress is ours" Aethyr said with a short smile "We must release Zod quickly" she added moving over to the counsel before she was sent flying backwards as a electrical discharge hit her dead in the chest causing massive damage
"I think not" Jor-El's voice stated the anger in his voice clear to them all as Nam-Ek checked on Aethyr who whilst still alive was badly wounded and would take time to heal
"You just don't know when to quit old man do you?" Brainiac growled cursing the long dead fool and wishing he had not encoded himself into the crystal of knowledge that created the fortress
"You will fail Brainiac even if you succeed in releasing Zod" Jor-El responded "My son will see to that and earth will be saved, as for you Luthor you are a fool if you trust what you have been told" he continued "In a few minutes you will no longer be Lex Luthor" he added knowing it was pointless trying to reason with the man but decided it couldn't hurt to try and cause some friction between them
"Like I am going to listen to some voice inside a computer that Clark created" Lex scoffed with a shake of his head "I will soon be granted enough power to rule the world along side Zod" he went on with a crazed smirk on his face missing the almost amused looks the three Kryptonian's shared between themselves
"You are a fool and you will not live to regret your mistake" Jor-El said before he went silent and transferred the rest of his spirit to his avatar Lionel for safe keeping until they had left
When the lights within the fortress darkened Lex turned to question Brainiac only to see him grin so he relaxed considering it must not be something too important
"Jor-El has left the fortress for his avatar which just happens to be your father" Brainiac explained "Which leaves us free to open the portal and release General Zod so be quite and let me work" he continued before moving to the control consul
(Metropolis)
Isobel cursed as the Riddle continued to dodge her attacks somehow managing to move at just the right time to get clear, she was becoming annoyed, the fight had changed once he had managed to take Donna out of the fight with a well planted gas attack which had knocked the amazon princess out cold and she had also been seperated from the rest of her team and she was worried by this. She ducked the riddlers attempt to hit her with another of the gas canisters he had on a belt around his waist and she began to feel she had been manurved into a trap
Oliver released his arrow on target taking the meteor freak down as an electrical shock of high magnitude ran through it, he had created them after their first engagements against these seemly enhanced foes and he knew there was a good chance the shock would kill them but there was no way to save them from whatever Lex had done to them and the damage they had caused to both life and property was more than enough reason to use them. He looked up for a few seconds as Kyle and Sinestro exchanged attacks with their power rings and he winced as Kyle was plunged into the roof of a building by a glowing fist but was relieved as Kyle pushed himself back to his feet and rose to meet his foe again
Kara and Diana were finally gaining ground on Deathstroke who began to grow tired of fighting two superior enemies in all areas and even the enhancement drugs Luthor had given him did not help him keep pace and as he dodged another shot from the blond haired woman he took a hard knock from behind from the brunette and he cursed as he stumbled only to catch a fist that took him down right in the centre of his chest and he looked up to see Obsidian had somehow worked his way into the fight and he rolled away and took a quick look around noting nearly all of the meteor freaks were down some of them looked dead and he cursed before looking around for Sinestro and noting he was still in the air fighting Green Lantern in what looked like a deathmatch and Riddler was no where to be seen
"Surrender" Obsidian ordered as his three foes surrounded him
Instead of answering he slowly worked his hand into his hidden pocked and withdrew a poisned dagger before he tried to launch himself at the blond only to be met with a deadly fist which hit him in the face and knocked him to the ground and he began coughing up blood and he was thankful his mast had been ruined so he wouldn't suffercate
Kara had been ready for such a move as she had read the files Bruce had on this man and she knew he was a deadly assassin and people like that always had some kind of hidden pockets on him with daggers inside so she had put almost her entire strengh into the blow and she knew there was a good chance the man could die from the blow
"We're almost done" Obsidian told them "Greeb Arrow and Zatanna are finishing up the last two meteor freaks and I think Green Lantern is winning is fight" he reported to the two women
"Where is Isobel?" Diana inquired looking around for Lana's possessed form suddenly feeling a cold chill run down her spine
"I have no idea she was over there near the ruins of that pub last time I saw her" Obsidian replied frowning as he thought about it
"Spread out and look for her" Kara ordered as she took to the sky and began to search for the missing brunette
Isobel coughed as she tried to regain her feet after taking a hard shot to her ribs from an unexpected attack from a meteor freak which had snuck up on her, now she was on the defencesive and she knew she could not hold out long as her energy had almost all been used up and she hoped her allies would find her soon before a blow to the back of her head knocked her cold and the last thought she had was she had failed to protect Lana and let Kal-El down
Riddler laughed as her watched his target fall to the ground uncouncious from the blow the second meteor freak had landed finally ended the fight and he quickly secured the woman and left the battle field along with the two meteor freaks
(Washington D.C)
The fight in the capital had been hard but it was slowly been brought under control as the meteor freaks were brought down as fast as they could but the fights with the leaders of the attacks were far more deadly and Bruce was truly looking worst for ware as he fought Bane hand to hand taking the worst the assassin had to give. Jor-El in Lionel's body was easily able to match Joker's deadly games as the insane clown tried to use his deadly toys to bring him down and just off to the side J'onn was easily able to handle Toyman.
Raya and Dax-Ur continued to use their superior strengh and speed to kill the insane meteor freaks knowing from their previos fights these poor souls were truly lost and there was nothing they could do for them. Arthur had run out of fire hidgrents to use and was now teaming with Bart to fight them whilst Jade used her own powers to take down the meteor freaks with as much force as she could muster knowing they had to end the fight quickly.
Toyman finally crumpled to the ground unable to dodge or take anymore of J'onn's blows whilst Joker decided the game was up and he used the device Brainiac had given him to retreat but Bane remianed intent on killing Batman once and for all but before he could advance on the man again he was flung into a near by building by J'onn and as he got back to his feet he noted he was outnumbered and quickly fled as well knowing he would get another shot at the bat soon enough
"Are you okay Bruce?" Jor-El inquired as he watched the man push himself to his feet
"I will be, I took some bad blows but I should be fine" Bruce responded as he looked around and noted the fight was finally over as Jade took down the last meteor freak "At least we won" he stated
"Yes but still there was heavy damage to the city and life lost but we did the best we could" J'onn agreed "Now we must head for Kal-El and ensure he survives his own fight, I have word from Oliver that they have also defeated the group attacking Metropolis and are heading for Kal-El as well however he also reports Lana is missing" he explained as the rest of the group came to a halt in front of them
"Missing, what the hell happened to her?" Arthur asked
"It has been speculated she has been captured after been seperated from the rest of the team" J'onn replied
"This is bad but sadly the fact we managed to drive both attacks off without them causing too much bloodshed amoung the civillian population more than warrents her sacrafrice" Jor-El put in knowing this would be a blow for Kal-El to take but even his son had admitted this was bigger than anyone of them
"We will just have to hope we can save her later for now we must save Kal-El" Raya cut off anymore talk worried how Kal-El would take this but more concerned for his survival against Doomsday "Lets go" she said bringing her transport crystal out and setting the destination for the sight of Doomsday's prison ship followed by the others