(A/N: Sorry for the time it took for this new part but I have been taking a very long break to relax and recharge, hopefully I can now finish this story the way I always wanted and keep you entertained)
By David Mycock Time Wave 22
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)
Clark arrived in the fortress the next day feeling more refreshed than he had in a while along side Raya and Diana, they had stayed at the farm all night hidden in the barn so his mother and Chloe would not find them. He had talked with his father who reassured him that his mother and friend would come around eventually and see his choice had been the only one he could have made but Clark was not too sure.
He looked around and noted everyone seemed more relaxed after a good nights sleep and he also noted Ray Palmer and Selina Kyle had joined them giving them move aid in the fight to come, he moved over to talk to Jor-El whilst Raya and Diana moved off to talk to Kara.
"Any signs of where Zod and his allies are hiding father?" he asked as he stopped in front of the main consul
"Not as yet my son but I am confident when they launch their next attacks we will be able to trace them as Dax-Ur and myself have worked to reconfigure the fortress's systems to increase their range" Jor-El responded
"What do you think Zod will do with Lana?" he couldn't help but ask
"I think you already know the answer to that Kal-El as it almost happened in the original time line twice" Jor-El told him "She will no longer be your friend and lover but his slave by now I am sorry Kal-El but all my memories of the man point me to this conclusion as do my instincts" he pointed out as gently as he could
Clark looked down and nodded knowing his father was right, Zod had twice tried to brainwash Lana after capturing her and making her his concubine but both times he had rescued her before the process could begin but this time there was no chance of him doing it.
His mother wand Chloe would not be pleased by this once they learned of it, he sighed and told his father to continue to monitor for any signs of Zod and his allies before walking over to join Bruce, Oliver, Bart and Arthur discuss tactics before pausing and remembering Lana hosted Isobel and it was possible she could still be alive within Lana even if she had been brainwashed which maybe gave them an advantage in dealing with her if the worst had indeed happened this caused him to smile before he joined in the conversation.
(Kent Farm)
Martha, Jonathan, Chloe and Lois all sat around the table eating their breakfast wandering what would happen today, the loss of Lana hurt each of them badly but only Jonathan was willing to forgive Clark for not going after her straight away even Lois believed he should have done what ever it took to retrieve her from Zod.
Jonathan could tell Clark had been right in his fears that it would take longer for his choice to be understood, he just wished they could see what such a choice would have cost not just Clark but his allies and the maybe the world at large and they also could not see the pain the choice had caused him. In time they would see it but until then he doubted they'd be much help and so he had decided to keep them here, the farm was now secure from attack thanks to some of the Kryptonian tech Raya and Dax-Ur had placed around it to shield it.
"Do you think we can still win?" Lois inquired after she finished eating
"Yes we can Lois, Lana maybe lost and Zod is now on earth but Clark and the league will not stop until they have won" Jonathan quickly interrupted before anyone else could say anything
"Lana is not lost Jonathan" Martha quickly argued "Clark will get her back he has too" she added before leaving the kitchen and heading for their room leaving an uncomfortable silence in her wake
Jonathan sighed and rubbed his temple as Chloe gave him a small glare and left followed by Lois who seemed to agree with his wife's statement, Martha had always been close to Lana and treated her almost like a daughter and the idea of her marrying Clark had appealed to her now the loss of her was really getting to her and he was worried how this would affect her relationship with Clark.
(Secret Base)
Zod looked up as Brainiac and Lana walked into his room, she was now dressed in a long black dress and he smiled feeling his hosts attraction to the girl and he had to admit she was a lovely specimen and would do for now. He smiled knowing him taking her as his concubine would infuriate Kal-El to no end and that may give him an edge in their first confrontation in this timeline
"She is ready General" Brainiac said as Lana stopped in front of him with a loving look on her face
"You have done well" Zod said as he stood and walked around the girl looking her over and taking in her features and liked what he saw "She will do until we can free my wife from the zone or maybe one of the other criminal Kryptonian women in the zone" he continued
"What about Raya and Kara my lord?" Brainiac asked surprised by his lord's suggestion
"No they are not suitable any longer, I will leave no trace of the house of El alive this time they will all die is that understood?" Zod growled hatred for the El's pouring out of him
"Yes it is understood" Brainiac nodded as he concluded that learning of his defeats in the last time line had really angered him and wanted to take no chances this time
"Good now leave us and begin planning two separate attacks on Metropolis" Zod ordered before turning his attention back to Lana who remained waiting behind him
He ignored Brainiac leaving and walked back over to the girl and smiled knowing he was going to enjoy this, inside Lana's mind Isobel screamed in rage wishing she could assume control and attack this savage but knew she could not whilst the power blocker remained around Lana's neck but one day she vowed she would avenge Lana and have her own revenge at the same time.
(Fortress of Solitude)
The league sat discussing how they would handle the next set of attacks, they knew they were been tested by Lex now Zod and his allies but they were not willing to leave the people defenceless and so they decided to form two fast response teams to deal with the probing teams whilst Clark stated he would put himself on standby in case they released Doomsday again to which Kara and Diana immediately protested reminding him how he had almost died the last time.
A small argument broke out until Jor-El interrupted and settled the matter by saying that he himself and Diana would remain on standby to aid Kal-El should he need it but until then Doomsday was Kal-El's to deal with. Clark could tell not a lot of the league was happy with this but none of them argued the point knowing that Jor-El would not bend on this point no matter what
"How many of the meteor freaks do you think Lex has brainwashed Clark?" Bart inquired
"I would wager a lot by now and with Zod now in control of him the process is most likely been refined somewhat" Clark answered leaning back in his seat "What ever he did to make them stronger is proberly down to Brainiac's skills so we should keep an eye out for surprises from them when we face them" he warned the others
"Good point" Arthur spoke up "I was almost caught by a secondary power one of the freaks suddenly developed in our last fight so it is clear they are modifying them for battle not just adjusting their strength" he explained
"Is there anyway we can take them out on mass without fighting them to the death as we did the last lot?" Oliver inquired not liking the fact they'd had to kill the meteor freaks they had come up against so far because they were no chances of saving them
"Or maybe a way to reverse the brainwashing that has been done to them?" Dick added as unlike his mentor and friend Bruce he was averse from killing even their enemies
"At the moment none that we are aware off however Jor-El and myself are running through multiple experiments and ideas with help from Raya and Mr Palmer" Dax-Ur answered "The few that showed positive results left the person in question with multiple problems health wise and are not acceptable" he point out to them
"This is a nightmare" Zatanna stated with a shake of her head "If we keep killing the meteor freaks the people and especially the government will label us in the same mould as Zod and his allies and we will be hunted and arrested if caught" she argued
"She has a point Clark we can't keep killing them if we have any hope of remaining free and able to move without constantly been hounded by the police and other government forces" Kyle joined in
"The only other option we have then is to incapacitate them and send them into the zone" Todd said with a indecisive look on his face "I am not sure they deserve to be sent there as what they are doing is not really there fault and do not deserve to be left in what is basically hell" he added
"I agree with my brother they don't deserve to be sent there" Jennifer cut in "Killing them maybe wrong but until we have a way to reverse what has been done to them aren't we saving them and releasing them from whatever torment they feel from the brainwashing process and stopping them from harming anyone else?" she asked
"Now that is a good point Jen" Helena stated "Say we do manage to come up with a way to reverse what has been done to them how do you think they will feel or even handle the knowledge that they had killed people?" she asked causing a silence to descend on the group as they digested that idea
"Couldn't we maybe I don't know erase their memories of what's happened to them?" Bart asked as he thought over the different points of view knowing each had a semblance of truth behind them
"No, messing with people's memories is very difficult and could have adverse effects on people including wiping out their entire history" Dax-Ur countered
"There was a meteor infected person I remember from the future time line and he could wipe out memories including specific ones" Clark finally rejoined the conversation "I meet him in two months or at least I did last time" he added
"He might have already been captured and brainwashed" Bruce interrupted "We can't depend on a maybe" he added
Another silence came across the group as they all tried to come up with ways to help the meteor freaks who had already been brainwashed without killing them
(Secret Base)
Zod stepped out of his room wearing a grin having enjoyed himself with the now brainwashed Lana Lang who believed she loved him, he enjoyed taking her but considered her not worthy of truly been his concubine as she was weak willed having not been able to resist what had been done to her and second she was a normal human and he needed a fellow Kryptonian to help repopulate his race.
But for the here and now she would do as a plaything until they could capture the fortress and release those Kryptonian's who resided in the zone banished by the council for either supporting him in his bid to gain power or for other crimes deemed to terrible for normal sentencing. He supposed he should be thankful the council was so strict in how they viewed crime as he would have plenty of choice to choose from when they did open the zone, he paused for a minute before entering the base command to find Brainiac in talks with Aethyr and Nam-Ek as well as Lex's human allies Joker, Bane and Toyman and the former green lantern Sinestro whilst Doomsday stood in the shadows silent.
He observed the dangerous alien for a minute knowing that without the control chip imbedded in its brain Doomsday would be ransacking this base and everyone inside it, Doomsday was the ultimate weapon of a long dead world and it was a match even for him. Suddenly he came up with a good plan to draw Kal-El into the open where he could be observed by himself during the next set of attacks and he smiled as he quickly set to work putting his plans into action
(Fortress of Solitude)
The discussion continued but so far no one could agree on a solution to the meteor freak problem or how to reverse what had been done to them, a few were very angry about having to continue to kill them if left no other choice but even they had to see that if they did not they would wake and then just continue to attack and kill helpless people.
They were stopped when Jor-El reported two attacks in the metropolis area whilst Doomsday had been sighted attacking Smallville itself causing huge amounts of damage
"Its started" Clark said as he and the others stood up and changed into their costumes "I'll try and stop Doomsday but something is off here" he added
"What do you mean Kal?" Diana asked as she prepared for battle
"Sending Doomsday to Smallville doesn't make sense unless it's a trap for me" Clark responded "Zod is up to something, father I want you, Kara and Diana to stay and be on standby I may need your help by the end of this" he said turning to Jor-El in Lionel's body
"I agree Kal-El this reeks of Zod" Jor-El stated "He either wants to observe you or simple kill you outright" he added as Bruce and Oliver vanished from the fortress with their teams
"Good luck Kal" Kara said to her cousin as she watched him kiss Diana before vanishing before turning to her uncle "I don't like this we should have gone with him" she stated
"Calm down Kara I have no intention of allowing Kal-El to face off against Doomsday and Zod" Jor-El tried to calm down his niece "Prepare to leave in five minutes" he added as he headed to retrieve a weapon he had built he hoped would disable Doomsday
(Metropolis)
Bruce and Oliver and their teams both touched down into war zones as at least thirty meteor freaks ravaged the city each led by two of Zod's allies. Bruce quickly spotted Bane and Joker but ignored them for now and led his allies against the meteor freaks whilst across the other side of the city Oliver engaged the meteor freaks as well as Toyman and Sinestro
(Smallville)
Clark growled as he put everything into his punch but it barely fazed Doomsday who just came right back at him nailing him with a hard right hand sending him flying into a near by shop, he groaned but quickly regained his feet and stepped outside and was unsurprised to see Zod standing beside Doomsday
"Hello Kal-El we meet at last or should that be we meet again" Zod said with a smirk he was familiar with seeing on Lex's face all too often "I know what you've done and whilst I applaud your strength you know in your heart you will fail" he taunted
"Not unless I die Zod" Kal-El spat taking over from Clark "Where is Lana?" he demanded to know
"Oh we broke her I'm afraid she is nothing now but my pet and I have already helped myself to her and I have to admit for a human she entertained me well" Zod answered
Zod said this with a smile which quickly turned into a leer which made Clark's blood boil and he lashed out at Zod only to be sent back into the wall by Doomsday's massive fist
"Calm yourself Kal-El I do not intend to fight you just yet I just wanted to meet you" Zod said with ease as Kal-El got back to his feet "But if you wish to die now I am willing to oblige you" he added in a deadly tone but was quickly stood as someone stood in his way
"This fight is not my sons but mine Zod" Jor-El growled out "As it was on Krypton as it is now" he added challenging his long time foe
Zod noted Kara and another female off to the side of Kal-El and he quickly ordered Doomsday after them whilst he advanced on the avatar of the man who had stopped him ruling Krypton