Title: In the Blink of an Eye…

Author: Matt (Mbeer769)

Pairings: None really, mainly just Kal and every girl in existence, because he can.

Rating: PG-13

Disclaimer: I do not own Smallville or any of its characters… blah blah blah, and sadly I am not Nate Teich, but if I was, I'd look like Johnny Depp.

Summary: Clark comes home to find everything and everyone he knew and loved to be gone. The grief pushes him over the edge and puts on another class ring, and Kal is reborn. Except this time with no scar, parents, or guilty lovers, will he ever return to being Clark or will he fully succumb to his darkness?

Kent Farmhouse: 2005

It was graduation day in Smallville, Kansas, and over at the Kent Farm, a little party of good friends was in full swing. Chloe, Lana, Lois, Jonathan, Martha and even Pete were there, the only one missing was Clark, who said he had to something to take care of before the party.

Everyone was having a great time, talking, playing little games, and just hanging out that no one noticed the two men sneaking around the outside of the house, the men wore bizarre clown masks and carried handguns. One of the men carried a duffel bag, the two men waited outside the house until they noticed everyone inside the house was gathered in the same room, completely distracted.

The men crept into the house, handguns drawn, and walked into the living room screaming orders at the now frightened group of friends.

Kowatche Caves: Same Time

Clark stood in front of the key hole; he rubbed the metallic octagon key in his fingers, trying to discern whether or not to put the key in its place. His hand moved forward bringing the key towards the hole, his hand shaking slightly as it got nearer and nearer to its destination, but at the last second her pulled away and sighs. "What am I doing? He hasn't bothered me in so long, so I go to him. No, I won't at least, not now; I mean he'll still be here tomorrow, right?"

He places the key in his pocket, and turns and walks out of the caves, in his actions to leave he missed the large suitcase that was resting in the shadows.

He super speeds home, but before he goes inside he heads to the loft and rummages through his desk, finding a ring box, he opens it to show a Smallville High class ring, he dares not touch it, but he looks at it briefly before closing the box and putting it in his pocket, he sighs.

He turns and heads towards the house, he stops for a brief moment to gaze at the stars, as he brings his gaze back to settle on the house, he blinks, and then… BOOM!