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I have a wedding to attend this weekend (hubby's cousin) so you are all getting this chapter a little on the early side.

Sweet torture...

"Sweet torture..."

I like early! You can post early whenever you like.

My, Cameron Trask is an evil, evil man and we haven't even been introduced to Jason yet. I can just imagine how much Jason hates "S" for getting all of his father's attention (even if none of his love).

I'm glad that Jensen is there. Poor Clark. How Cameron tortures the kid. Doesn't he know that if you want someone to do what you want it's better to do so with kindness first? Guess not!

Interesting that S doesn't catch earth diseases and germs despite when exposed to the green rock. I would think he'd be more vulnerable to them when exposed, because it's not something his body is used to. Maybe he just has a natural immunity against all human / earth illnesses.

So, what is Cameron teaching S in his private studies. Clearly, he wants revenge against "someone" the military, but which one? All of it? The pentagon? Or every base in the world? The government? I'm glad even at 10, S is smart enough to recognize that Cameron isn't someone to believe or trust.

Yea! That S recognizes that sunlight makes him stronger. Booo! On Trask keeping him indoors all the time. I think this might have to do more with Tempus telling him that someday S will be able to leap tall building with a single bound and also fly. But without the sunlight, he will not become the super soldier Trask wants him to be.

Where are Martha and Jonathan when you need them?! (And, please, I know they're in Kansas.)

Hi, Virginia! Thanks for stopping in!

Figured you'd like that!

Yes, very, very evil. Kinda like my muse.

Well, Jenson's kindness (what little he can sneak in) is important in keeping Clark from going completely over the edge. As for Trask, he's pretty ruthless and single-minded, huh?

I was thinking along the lines of a natural immunity. Earth diseases just aren't compatible with his body. I suppose it could go either way though, since it's never touched on in canon, except for in Home Is Where The Hurt Is...and then, he's not being exposed to Kryptonite.

He's teaching him tactical stuff. Where countries are located. Who runs them. What weapons are called what. His plan (and I might need to clarify this, but I was trying to write it more from what Clark is able to observe) is to take revenge on everyone. The woman who accused him of rape. The court marshal. The Entire US military, for taking all his years of service and giving him nothing in return. And finally, he's just looney enough to want to topple world governments.

S is smart enough to realize Cameron is bad because a) he's Clark, and Clark is naturally smart and b) because of the horrendous way he treats him. Clark sees that only he is treated so awfully and has been exposed to a small amount of compassion from Jenson.

Trask does realize it. But he also doesn't want to risk Clark getting too strong yet. Not until he's fully under his control.

In Kansas? Seriously, they are just going about their (childless) life in Kansas, working their farm. Will we see them again? Maybe. Maybe not. And if we do, what capacity will it be in?

Poor Clark!

Cameron Trask is really a sick and evil man!

<nods> That he is! Thanks for popping in here, Sydney!

Two-year-old.

(Translation: There, there. It’s not so bad.)

So, did he become un-degraced by finding a supposed alien inside a supposed alien space ship?

Also, likely a diaper change



What are they trying to prove? Find the spot where the leaf has fallen onto his shoulder while little Siegfried was bathing in the dragon’s blood?

Hey! When did they teach him about death?

Umm…



That’s awfully slow.

Why? A cheetah could still catch him.

Maybe if he went and checked S’s room and inspected his collection of butterfly wings and kitten bones?

Wow. Just *how* did Cam set up that operation?



Car. Space shuttle. Sack of potatos.

Kinda-sorta. He’ll also be able to jump a tall building in a single bound.

Umm…One that has Kryptonite embedded inside the walls?

No. He’s not a magical being. :rolleyes: Maybe he should cut back on his comic consumption.

He’s not probing the alien, is he?

Also, population sizes, shatter points, and generally best way to obliterate it using a hand-delivered thermonuclear device.

That should come in handy for unassisted flight. At least, until they set up the GPS satelies.

Oh boy. Is *he* going to be floored when he sees his first woman. I’m wondering if Cameron will bring in a Lana as a test subject for a 16-18 year-old alien. Or will it be a Lois?

Smart boy. He’s learning!

Best not tell Cameron, though.

He doesn’t care about the butterflies. He just uses them to target the human hosts the y land on.



Michael

Ooooh! Double Darthy feedback!

I never really believed that K in the area ever affected Clark. I mean, wouldn't it have made him sick all the time? So I used what (little) knowledge the show gave us of when his powers manifested, and came up with the rest on my own schedule to meet the demands of this story.

Actually...yes.

Or...will.

Safer (by far) than sticking a finger in to check.

The question is: *Did* Tempus hold back at all, just because it would be *fun* if Cameron got taken by surprise once in a while? *Or* is Clark's dire situation somehow forcing his powers to manifest at a slightly more hurried pace?

<nods>

Not my intention at all, but awesome all the same. Also, this is the first time Jenson has seen the effects of the K.



Nope. Still disgraced. Still wacko.

Always a possibility.

Alien brood. Being *told* to take over the planet.

<nods>

<nods> Also, tey *just* laid off the janitor that day...and it's *soooo* hard to get out blood stains from the floor...

Yes. But not too much else.



Erm...not quite.

That nothing really can harm their super soldier. Also, I thought it was a cool scene.

Around the time they started to teach him that membership in Bureau Thirty-Nine is a lifetime contract? Or that he needs to grow up to kill?

Well, he *is* only 10. Alt-Clark said his folks died when he was 10, and though he was fast, he wasn't fast enough.



<Pictures said cheetah, catching Clark, taking a bite, and shattering all its teeth like a cartoon character>

This is a very sad tale. The only person besides Kal-el/S I can like at all is Jenson.

Still, I have more hope for Kal-el than I did at first. Cameron seems to not understand the best way to develop someone to do your bidding. S seems to not be internalizing Cameron's plans and will probably flee if he ever gets a chance.

He won't be the Clark we know and love, but I don't think he will be the super-soldier slave of Trask either. This is especially likely because Tasks one way of controlling him also limits his power.

So where is this compund. My first guess is New Mexico, but almost certainly in the desert Southwest of the US.

Hi, John!

Yes, it is. But I promise it won't *all* be doom and gloom. I couldn't do that to poor Clark.

Yup. Our Clark is a smart kid. Cameron isn't going about things the right way at all. Will Clark get free? Will he flee? Stay tuned to find out!

Possibly. But we have yet to see what other life experiences he might have. Still, even as a kid, he somewhat resembles the Clark we know. After all, he's got a strong aversion to killing, at the very least.

Michael

Maybe. But one or two little specks of it inside his body almost killed him in Top Copy. If the water was filled with K radiation (for example) and he was ingesting it all the time...shouldn't that have killed him? Of course, *this* Clark wasn't brought up in Smallville.

Maybe. But more likely to cause Cameron to experiment *more* in order to sate his curiosity.



Where's Dexter when you need him???

Probably. But this is Cameron. And he's a tad...shall we say...unbalanced?

I was actually going to write in a similar design. Have the K be exposed if he ever used his strength inside his cell. But it just wasn't working, and besides, Clark wouldn't know the design, nor would Jenson.

Apparently more enjoyable though. The evil NKers seemed to like it...:shrug:

Not telling! All I'll say is, Yes, Lois will meet Clark, and vice versa.

Michael

Ooh!

<nods>

Wow, that was heart wrenching. His suffering so beautifully written. Off to the part 3.

Thank you. It was actually kind of fun to craft this part. Sometimes, my muse feeds on heart wrenching. She's weird that way.