Smallville Aftermath: Superman Begins

Authors note: Smallville Aftermath is a series of stories set after the Smalville Series Finale. R&R please!

Chapter One: May 14

The journey continues…

Seven hours after Apokolips leaves.

The world rejoices as earth's they clamor over their new savior. The famous blur had stopped the planet little known to be the planet Apokolips from crashing into earth and saving Air Force 1 which led to the President to give a speech.

"My fellow Americans" The president stated on every television in America. "I honestly don't know what I should tell you. All I know is that we have entered a new age A silver age of hope. The world has almost met our end with little we could do. Little I could do as your President. I realized in in these few hours I have truly realized how small we are. How precious we are to each other. Not just in the sense of a community. But to the people we care most about. I am not supposed to tell you this…. But I was being sent to a bunker for my safety. And in all the chaos my family did not make the plane on time. I almost lost them. But Because of one man, Metropolis's Man of Steel I am on my way to see them now. All of has the second chance to see our families once more. I simply can't figure out the right thing to say. I did not, write this. I am addressing you not as the President but as just another man. So as a just another it seems most proper to to say thank you. So who ever th Man of Tomorrow is, thank you. Thank you for giving us all tomorrow."

Everyone watched the Presiedent speech with tears of joy, with a new lease on life. Some did not even listen to his speech. Did not need to. They were just simply happy to be alive. Everyone had a bright new future... But not everyone.

"I have always have been good at putting the pieces together."

At least that's what Lex thought as he looked up from the computer screen. Only a few hours ago he found himself to what appears to be an office. After being in shock of whatever had happened to him he realized the apocalyptic sphere approaching the earth which surely would crash into the planet killing us all. That… was until the red and blue blur flew through the sky and carried the planet sized meteor away.

With all that had happened Lex needed answers so by instinct walked over to the desk and began browsing the computer files, which was not that difficult because as soon as the computer asked for a password he immediately typed in a name:

Julian

"How did I know that and who is Julian?" Lex asked himself. But had no time and continued to look for information. He played a security video of the last few hours.

Lex walked into the office and sat in his chair and looked out the window intill a woman walked in.

"Something told me I would find you here." The woman said. "I come to the lab and saw what happened."

"Long time, sis." He said as he turns his chair to her.

"Have you always known?" The woman asks.

"Why do you think I recruited you? Treated you like my own flesh and blood?"

"You use me." The woman said with anger her voice.

"Some antics." Lex said staying relaxed. He then gets up out of the chair to walk to her. "I would say dear old dad did most of the abusing, wouldn't you? I guess the bullet in his chest answers that question, huh."

"He wanted nothing more than to have you back again." She had a faint smile.

"And what did you want Tess?"

"Something I'll never have."

"Clark?"

Tess was slightly amused. "Redemption." She said simply.

Lex then gently touched her cheek. And then he embraced her. "I love you sis."

That was until she he stabbed her in the belly. She gasps.

"You know I'm actually saving you." He says, and then drops the blade and grabs her limp body.

She looks at her wound realizing she won't survive this. And then her eyes stare back into his. " From what?"

"From turning into me." Lex says with mercy in his voice.

Her breathing is getting weaker and weaker as she puts her black gloved hand on his face. And wipes smudge of black on his face. "It's too late." She breaths. "Clark already did that."

"It's the nurotoxin that you started at Summerholt." She said with a whimper. "It penetrates-"

"Thermal tissue." Lex finished for her, defeated.

"It paralyzes all recognition."

He brings her close. "How long?"

"Thirty seconds." She was getting weaker.

"What will I remember? Lex asks trying to gain some hope.

She shakes her head.. "Nothing, The world before this moment won't exist to you.." Then she gasped her last breath. And Lex sets her down.

Lex stands up and begins to look like he is in a daze. And stares out the window once more.

Lex had been rewatching the footage for the last two hours and have also been researching information on the details like the woman he called his sister. Which apparently her name was Lutessa Luthor or Tess Mercer. Lex looks away at the screen and stares at his sister who laid in a pool of blood. Lex smirked. "My own sister had stolen his identity."

Lex had also learned of the name of his father, Lionel Luthor. A name he had great distaste and hate for.

But Lex had one question.. "Who is Clark?"

Clark flew through the sky in his new Red and Blue Supersuit, listening erarefully for trouble hoping for something to occupy his time while Lois, Oliver and Chloe searched for Tess who had been missing for the last five hours since he had stopped Apokolips from crashing into earth. It was driving him crazy, just when everything is alright. Just when he had completed his trials or when he saved the world from Darkseid, sending him away. This happens! And Clark felt a strong sense of responsibility to protect Tess, she was his friend and the only Luthor he could trust absolutlly, because Tess was willing to give her life to protect them. And she was missing.

Tap! Tap! Tap!

"What?" Clark said to himself while floating in the air.

Tap! Tap! Tap! Tap! Tap!

He smirked. "Morse code." Clark said. "Just like we planned." They had planned to use Morse code to to contact him because Clark had no pockets for a phone nor his belt that could not support a phone.

Tap! Tap! Tap! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP!

"Damn." There had been no sign of her anywhere, not Watchtower, Luthor Mansion or LuthorCorp.

Clark went back to flying through the air and went over in his head any other places where she might be.

"Where are you Tess?" Clark whispered to himself.

Authors Note: Wow, The show is over. Can anyone believe it? I have been watching this show since the begining like so many others. I remember all those issues he would deal with like whether or not he would find someone he could trust to tell his secret. I remember how Lex worked to be accepted by the Kents and my favorite Clark and Lex Line: "Our friendship will be the stuff of legend." Smallville is a big part of my life. But now I want to awnser a big qustion. What happens next? What was it like to finally become Superman. What happened to Lex? And Why didn't Lois and Clark get married directlly after Clark became Superman. And what was the reaction to Tess's death. Well I guess we will find out together. This So sit back and enjoy.

"Always hold ond to Smallville."- Jonathan Kent