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A/N: All right, guys. I'm all moved into the dorms. I just have to wait for my roommate to get here. :) After thinking about it a little, I don't think I'm gonna have a designated update day… it'd be a little hectic with my classes schedule and my friends dragging me away from the computer to hang out in the "real world."
So, I think I'll just try to update every couple of days or so… sound good? Okay. :D I'm happy to report that Chapter 3 is longer than Chapter 2 which I hope you all will like… Thanks for all the wonderful comments! I love them all and please keep them coming! Now, back to the happenings of 2003. :P
Enjoy Chapter 3 of Switch…
Previously in Switch...
Kent went down the stairs with Lane rolling her eyes behind his back. He called out, "Mom? Dad?"
"They're not here?," Lane appeared behind Kent, making him jump, "Don't do that!"
"Do what?," Lane asked innocently.
"Sneak up behind me like that," Kent answered. He wasn't used to anybody like her.
"Whatever," Lane rolled her eyes, "So where are your parents? I thought I had to sneak out."
"I don't know," Kent was growing a little concerned, "Usually Mom is already just about done making breakfast before I head off to school and Dad is pretty much done with the morning chores by now."
Kent looked out the window. His dad was nowhere to be seen, "I don't understand."
"Uh, Clark?," Lane tapped him on the shoulder, "I think I may have figured out why everything has been so weird this morning."
"Yeah?," Kent turned around. Instead of answering, Lane pointed to the calendar hanging next to the stove, "It's 2011. We're in the future."
Now in Switch...
Chapter 3
2003
"What do you mean they're in for a surprise?," Martha asked.
"Let's just say it'll be the most interesting wake-up call either one of us has ever received," Lois said.
"What year are we in anyway? 2003?," Clark asked.
"Yeah," Jonathan nodded, "You're in your sophomore year at Smallville High."
"Ooo, fun for you," Lois remarked, "The Clana years."
"Clana?," Clark raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah, it's what Chloe and I termed yours and Lana's relationship," Lois replied, "I like ours better."
"What's ours?," Clark asked.
"Clois," Lois smiled, "Jimmy came up with it before we became a couple."
"So, let's see if I understand everything," Jonathan interrupted them, "You two actually have the minds of yourselves from the future? And supposedly the Clark and Lois of this time's minds are in your bodies in the future?"
"I guess so," Lois shrugged.
"Right, well this is getting really weird and that's saying a lot for this town," Jonathan sighed.
"Do you have any idea how this might have happened?," Martha tried.
"No," Clark shook his head.
"One thing's for sure. I want to be back in my own body before our wedding," Lois said.
"It's still a month away, Lois," Clark told her, "If worse comes to worse, I could just speak with Jor-El… see if he can do something."
"Jor-El? Who's that?," Jonathan asked.
"Way to go, Clark," Lois smirked at him inadvertently revealing some future information.
"My…," Clark hesitated. He didn't know how far back in his sophomore year he was, "He's my biological father."
"He's alive?," Martha furrowed her brows.
"No," Clark shook his head.
"Then how could you speak with him?," Martha was confused.
"It's complicated," Clark sighed, "Uh, at this point in time, have I found out what planet I'm from?"
"You just found out about three weeks ago," Jonathan answered him, "from Dr. Swann."
"You don't remember much about this year do you, Smallville?," Lois wondered.
"I've blocked it out to be truthful," Clark replied. He needed to change the subject, "What do you suppose we do in the meantime while we try to figure out how we ended up like this?"
"I think we should go along with our lives like normal except I'll be here," Lois shrugged, "The General really doesn't care as long as I'm safe and out of trouble… And if I'm gonna have to re-do my senior year anyway, it doesn't matter if I miss a few classes."
"Lois," Clark chided.
"Relax, Clark, I was only kidding," Lois put her hands up in mock-surrender, "If it's around the time I think it is of 2003, I've already finished my school year. I took a couple extra classes and was able to finish the year early."
"Well if you're going to go on like things are normal, you should head to school," Jonathan suggested.
"And do what? I don't remember what I did and I don't want to risk changing anything," Clark said.
"Just go to The Torch, things will probably come back to you," Lois suggested, "I'll stay here and see if I can't figure out what happened."
Clark sighed, "All right, I'll see you after school then."
"Okay," Lois nodded. He gave her a quick kiss good-bye before super-speeding out the door. He came back and grabbed his backpack from the counter and super-sped back out again.
"It must be strange for you to see him use his powers in front of someone else," Lois sympathized with the elder Kents.
"A little," Martha said, "We're only used to us and Pete knowing."
"I'm gonna go scout out our room to see if there's anything suspicious," Lois stood up.
"Our?," Jonathan asked and then it hit him, "Right, never mind. Go ahead."
Lois gave him a small smile and after tearing her eyes away from him, she bounded up the steps to Clark's room.
Jonathan looked to Martha, "Something tells me things are going to get pretty crazy around here."
"Let's hope they can switch back soon," Martha said and Jonathan nodded in agreement before going back outside to finish his chores.
"Look who decided to come to school today," Chloe acknowledged Clark walking inside The Torch.
"Uh, yeah," Clark shrugged his backpack off his shoulder onto the table.
"Chloe was telling me you were acting weird this morning, man. Everything okay?," Pete asked.
"Yeah," Clark nodded and then looked to Chloe, "Do you need me to write anything?"
"You're volunteering to write an article?," Chloe quirked an eyebrow, "Now I know something's up."
"I just need something to do to get through the end of the school day," Clark said.
"What's wrong, man?," Pete was growing concerned.
"Nothing, Pete," Clark shrugged it off and looked back at Chloe, "So do you have an article for me?"
"Uhh," Chloe started looking around her desk to see if she could find something, "I could use a filler piece on something if you're up for it."
"Any particular topic?," Clark sat down in front of her computer.
"How about…," Chloe started thinking and then lit up, "Oh, I know. How about you write about what the future will bring. Or maybe not since you had to write that essay thing for Principal Reynolds."
"Actually, Chloe, that's a perfect topic," Clark said, "I can definitely write about the future."
"Okay, seriously, Clark," Chloe found his behavior really unusual, "What's going on with you? This morning you were shocked to see your mom in the kitchen and you start ranting about my cousin whom of which you've never even met. Is there something you'd like to share with the class?"
Clark sighed. Maybe having Chloe and Pete in on this would be beneficial. The faster they figured out what happened, the faster they'd get back into their own bodies and prepare for their wedding, "I'll tell you, but what I say can't leave this room… well, except for my parents."
"Way to ruin a dramatic moment," Pete said as he closed the door, "Shoot."
"I don't know how to say this," Clark tried to find the right words. He paused for a minute and thought just coming out with it would be the best idea, "I'm from the future."
"Okay," Chloe laughed, "Right… no really, what's going on?"
"I really am from the future, Chloe," Clark stood up, "At least, my mind is. Somehow, I'm back in my sixteen-year-old self's body. How else would you explain me asking about your cousin when you've never even mentioned her to me before?"
"Good point," Chloe blinked.
"So, how did you wind up like this?," Pete asked.
"I don't know," Clark shook his head, "Lois and I are trying to figure it out."
"So you really know my cousin?," Chloe asked.
"Yeah," Clark nodded, "She's at the farm right now seeing what she can find out over there."
"Really? Can I come over later to see her? I haven't seen her in ages," Chloe asked.
"I don't know, I'm not sure that's such a good idea," Clark walked around the table over to the Wall-of-Weird, "I don't really want to risk changing anything."
"But you sorta just did," Pete said, "You're here, you've told us this… you've changed things just by being here."
"That's not what I meant, Pete," Clark turned back around, "I don't want to risk changing anything more. I just thought by you guys knowing you could help figure out any possibilities on what's happened and maybe how to get us back."
"Right," Chloe sighed in resignation, "Well, my first guess would be that maybe it had something to do with the meteor rocks."
"We weren't near any meteor rocks," Clark shook his head, scratching that off the list of potential reasons.
"Any strange weather anomalies in your time that could have corresponded with this time?," Pete tried.
"It was a clear night last night," Clark shook his head once again.
"This really is a bit of a stretch even for this town," Chloe said. She opened her mouth to say something else when Lana opened the door with a knock, "Hey guys, can I interrupt for a sec?"
"Sure, Lana, come on in," Chloe beckoned her in.
"I was just wondering if it'd be okay if I came by the farm later to ride Donatello," Lana looked to Clark.
"Why would you be asking me permission to ride your horse?," Clark was a little confused.
"Because he's staying in your stables," Lana smiled.
"Oh! Oh yeah, I remember that," Clark said to himself, "Sure, just go on in to the stable whenever you want and take him out."
"You don't want to help me?," Lana asked, placing a stray hair behind her ear.
"You can handle it, can't you?," Clark said, "I'm really busy with something right now, Lana… a family matter."
"Is everything okay?," Lana walked right up to him, putting her hand on his arm. He took a step back. Chloe and Pete noticed. Clark shrugged, "Everything's fine, Lana. Just a little family dilemma we're trying to figure out."
"Okay," Lana said, "Thanks then. I guess I'll catch up with you guys later?"
"Yeah," Chloe waved goodbye as Lana walked out and Pete gave a small wave. Chloe looked to Clark, "What was that?"
"What was what?," Clark didn't see anything wrong.
"You just completely shrugged Lana off! I think you could've made that horse-back riding thing into a date," Pete said.
"What for?," Clark said.
"Wow, clearly things change in the future," Pete observed. Chloe smiled. Could that mean she'd have a chance?
"So, do you guys have any other theories on what could have possibly happened to cause me and Lois to switch places with our past selves?," Clark changed the subject.
"None," Chloe shrugged and then added sarcastically, "Unless it was magic."
"Magic?," Clark thought and then widened his eyes, remembering Zatanna's engagement gift.
TBC
Looks like Clarkie figured out that Lois opened her gift a little early. ) I hope Chloe, Pete, and Lana were in-character for their season/year. It's really hard to write Chloe back then for me, especially after all she's done now…
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