Chapter Eight

"Jam-el, son of my son's son," Jorel's voice boomed throughout the Fortress of Solitude.

Zatanna looked around the icy fortress in wonder. She had heard Clark speak of this place a few times. She was in the Fortress of Solitude. She began to shake.

"Jorel, my friend needs help. She was infected with the Brainactive construct before she was born. Is there a way to help her? He asked. He set Michelle down on the bed that he had put there a few years back.

Silence answered him.

He turned to Zatanna. His eyes widened as he saw her shaking. "I forgot that people don't do well with the cold. I'll go get you a jacket," he said. "Jorel, I am going to get my friend's a jacket. Don't do anything to them while I am gone." He super sped to a store and was back in a few seconds with two jackets. He handed Zatanna a black coat.

She took it gratefully. "So what's the plan?" She asked as she put on the coat.

The young man before her sighed. "I don't know," he replied as he put a purple coat on Michelle. She was still asleep from the magician's spell. "Do you know anything that could help? I can try to go do that machine, but it can kill me. It has some kryptonite in it."

Zatanna looked like she was deep in thought. "Talk to Jorel first. I may be able to do something, but I do not know if it will work."

"Jorel, I really need your help! This girl," he gestured to Michelle, "is my best friend. I am not going to be able to do anything without her. Now help! Please!"

Once again there was no answer.

James groaned of all the days that Jorel wanted to ignore him. It was today. He clutched his fists. He was so angry that he wanted to punch something.

"It going to be all right, James," Chloe's voice said behind him.

The brown eyed man jumped at the sound of her voice. He turned around. He opened his mouth to speak but closed it instead. "H- h- how?" He began.

Chloe smiled at him. "There is a key to the Fortress at the Kent farm," she explained.

"I did not know there was a key to this place, and you are NOT taking Michelle," he told her.

Chloe rolled her eyes. "I'm not going to take her. Jorel, I have saved your son more than I can count. Now I am asking you to help my daughter."

There was still no answer.

Chloe sighed aggregately. "Come on, Jorel. You helped me out when I was infected."

"I cannot lose the knowledge I possess yet again."

"You won't," Zatanna interjected. "I can make sure of it. I have magical abilities that can help with this, and I can help with Brainiac."

Once again it was silent throughout the entire Fortress.

Suddenly a bright white light shone throughout the ice structure. Zatanna quickly murmured a few magic words. The light continued to shine brighter then it dimmed.

A few hours later, Michelle woke up. She rose from her bed, and instantly regretted it. She rubbed her head. It was hurting terribly.

"Are you all right?" Chloe asked her.

Oliver set down on her bed. Chloe followed suit.

"I'm fine. I just feel like my head went into a volley ball tournament," Michelle replied.

Chloe and Oliver let out a deep breath. "Do you remember what happened?" Her father asked.

The young blonde girl nodded. "I can't believe what I did. Was that why I was taken to the future?"

"Yeah," a familiar voice said.

Michelle grinned as saw James walked into the room. "Hey," she said shyly.

"Hi," he whispered.

The older adults looked at each other and smiled. "Well, we are going to check on Conner," Chloe said. She hopped off the bed. "Come on, Ollie."

"B-" Her husband began.

Chloe stared at him. She gave him the do not argue look.

Oliver sighed and walked out of the room with his wife.

"So what happened exactly? I remember Zatanna knocking saying some spell and I went to sleep," Michelle said.

"Well, I took you to the fortress, and Jorel helped you. Zatanna did too," James explained.

"Good because I was afraid that with everything goi-"

Michelle's sentence was cut off as James kissed her. She closed her eyes.

A flash of light caused them to break apart. They looked at the door.

Bart grinned as he held up a camera.

"Bart!" They yelled at the same time.

The super hero laughed and took off at super speed.