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the calvary arrives in Smallville

It was time to mount a rescue effort in Kansas. After losing Clark to the Phantom Zone, April had helped Lionel get back to the safety of his mansion, and then had disappeared to the Nexus. Where she was able to find a couple of people who wanted to help keep the peace.

PINpointing back to the farmyard with her allies, April waited for everyone to get settled. Then she took a breath, and gave them a briefing. "So basically right now we have mass public panic, no technology is working, and there are several friends of Clark's that are missing."

"We have two enemies that we need to be concerned about," April pulls out two artist renditions. "The first is Brainaic, a Kryptonite supercomputer who has been posing as Professor Milton Fine. He has all the Kryptonian powers of flight, strength, speed and healing... but isn't affected by Kryptonite. Meteor rock. He can also shapechange. Chloe, you will go with Alice, Victor Van Dort, Doc and Marty to find Brainaic. Also do what you can for those innocents who need to be saved from this chaos. You will also need to find Martha Kent and Lois Lane, as they are both missing."

"The second is General Zod, who has taken possession of Lex Luthor. Once again Zod has all the Kryptonian powers, and I am not sure if meteor rock will affect him. I haven't had a chance to test it."

"Victor Allen and I will try to find Zod, as we have more experience with dealing with crazy Kryptonians. We will also look for a way to bring Clark out of the Phantom Zone."

"I am going to give each of you a piece of Kryptonite, just in case. And hopefully we can figure out a way to get through this situation." April took a breath. Hoping that their little plan would work for the better good.

((this will be a split thread. Alice and Her gang will go off with Chloe to deal with Brainaic. Victor Allen and April will deal with the Clark issue))

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"April gave us a little kryptonite too, when this whole thing started," Marty says. "But yeah, if Zod's hitching a ride on Lex, it might not work as well." He glances toward Victor, as if hoping for confirmation of this fact. Victor gives him a 'how should I know, I wasn't possessed by a Kryptonian' look and a shrug in return.

"Hmmm." Doc frowns, thinking. "I could try causing some sort of weather event at the site, if we can find out where it is. . . ."

"What -- like -- hit it with a lightning bolt?" Marty says, blinking. "You really think that would work?"

Doc shrugs. "It's just a suggestion. And it's something we can try without having to directly break in."

Chloe frowns a little. "That might short out the electronic stuff, but not so much with the guards. Unless you're thinking of... hitting them too."

Doc winces. "Not planning on attacking the people, no," he hurriedly says. "Just anything electronic."

Victor's been looking a little pensive throughout this. "I -- I might be able to get in," he says suddenly. "I -- I have the ability to -- l-leave my body and become a ghost. Which means I can essentially walk through walls. The only p-problem is, I also glow bright green like that, so stealth m-might be a bit t-tricky. I'm not sure if anything could actually h-hurt me like that, though."

Chloe looks a bit pale when he mentions that, because she was semi-recently possessed by a dead girl who made her try to slit her wrists. "Um. That sounds... somewhat useful? But it might get us caught if you're noticed, and... I'm not sure what you could do if you got in." She's not trying to shoot down every idea, just trying to figure out the risks.

Outside, high in the sky, a strange weather anomaly begins to brew. An oncoming rush of air and heat, down from the sky, almost like a meteor but made of pure energy.

What, is everyone getting possessed lately? If it makes you feel better, Chloe, this power creeps Victor out a little too, since his body sorta goes dead when he does it. "I know I'd be limited to looking around -- though I can touch things if I concentrate, so. . . ." Victor shrugs. "I understand it's a risk, but I thought I ought to say something. A friend of mine suggested I could be a spy when I first got these p-powers, and it would be nice to put them to good use for once." He sighs. "Though perhaps you're right about being caught, since I do glow. I would be sure to lead anyone who saw me away from anyone else, of course. . . ."

"Maybe if we comboed--" Doc starts, then stops. He frowns and looks up.

"What is it, Doc?" Marty asks, looking up as well.

"I - don't know," he says slowly. "It feels like there's something going on up there -- something I'm not causing. Something coming in fast."

"Oh perfect," Alice gripes. "This is the last thing we need!"

Chloe immediately gets up from the computer, going to the window to look outward. "Where is it? Is it going to land?" She's thinking more ships, more Kryptonians, maybe even an invasion.

The energy anomaly comes down, down, and when it's about ten miles up it splits into seven, each of them going their separate ways, streaking downward in all directions. The closest one is on a vector for a field about two miles from the farm.

The others head toward the window too, as Doc tries to get a reading on this weird feeling he's getting. On a whim, he causes his own minor anomaly -- a little gusty wind -- to see if it helps. It sort of does, if only because the anomaly coming down seems to be interfering with it. "It's -- great, it feels like it's gotten bigger -- but there's definitely something coming in close around that way." He waves in the general direction of the field. "Damned if I know what it is, it just feels odd."

"Everyone gets your kryptonite and let's go see who's coming," Chloe says, grabbing her own and dashing down the stairs.

The anomaly is moving fast enough that it's entirely visible by the time they get outside, and it glows a bright, sharp blue that reminds Chloe of the Fortress transport energy.

Kryptonite is grabbed -- Alice pulls the Vorpal Blade out for good measure. The group follows Chloe outside, then pause a moment to stare at the blue blur. "Is that a good or bad thing?" Marty comments.

"We're soon to find out," Alice says, dashing in the direction it seems ready to land in. "Come on, and be ready to fight if need be!" She's certainly ready.

Chloe gives chase, and she seems to be running everywhere today so she's glad she's wearing sensible shoes.

When the energy hits, it slams into the ground, sending a shower of dirt and plants into the air and creating a crater ten feet wide. It explodes into a blinding, very Kryptonian-style light, shimmering and folding itself around a shape that coalesces as the light fades.

And a very familiar figure in red and blue steps out, his clothes torn and ragged, with blood on his face and chest.

So do the others, but Alice has a bit of a head start, and thus is the first on the scene when the energy hits. She shields her eyes from the light, then steps forward, Vorpal Blade at the ready. "Friend or foe?" she demands as the figure emerges from the light.

Fortunately for everyone, this is the time when the others catch up, a little out of breath. Victor runs to Alice's side with the croquet mallet, then sees the figure. "Clark!"

Alice's face goes from 'ready to kick some ass' to 'oh shit.' She hurriedly sticks her arm behind her back -- Vorpal Blade, what Vorpal Blade, she wasn't threatening anyone with a Vorpal Blade, what makes you think that? ". . .Hi."

"Clark?!" Marty and Doc make their way up too. "Oh man, it's good to see you!"

"How'd you escape the Phantom Zone?" Doc asks, taking in Clark's disheveled condition with a concerned look.

As soon as he's fully in the sunlight, or what little of it is left in the day, the wounds on his body glow with an intense inner light and seal shut in a matter of seconds, leaving only the blood and torn clothing to show that he was ever injured. "What are you guys doing here?" he asks, surprised.

He has a fist clenched around something, and on Doc's question, he holds his hand palm-up and opens it, revealing a crystal with a familiar symbol on it (http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110505051730/smallville/images/9/9b/601Smallville0802.jpg). "Back door. House of El only."

"April came to the Nexus shortly after you were taken," Alice says, looking quite embarrassed now. "I happened to find her there, and offered my help and that of the others in trying to fix things here." Pause. "I really did not mean to greet you with a knife. I'm sorry."

Doc smiles. "I see. Good thing, too." He turns serious again. "Yes, Alice relayed the message April gave about you being trapped and Brainiac unleashing the technological virus, and we thought we ought to assist."

"April and your other Victor friend went after Zod; we were on Brainiac duty," Marty adds. "Also finding your mom and Lois duty, since their plane kinda vanished. Your mom's okay, though -- Lois had to be taken to the hospital, but I think she's gonna be okay too."

"The Fortress will need fixing, though," Victor reports. "It seems to have been damaged." Enough info-dump for you, Clark?

It is a lot of information all at once. But there's one thing that he finds most important. "I need to find Zod. Do you know where he is?"

"Not at the moment," Doc admits. "That's what April and Victor A were doing. We can try and contact them, though, see if they've found him."

"That'll take too long." He straightens, and tilts his head, listening as far out as his hearing can go. There's a lot more noise now that technology is working again, but he picks up and discards sounds in microseconds, until he's honed in on the tones of his former best friend. "He's at the Luthor mansion..." And then he hears the other Victor, and April. "And so are they."

Here, Clark, have some general gawking. "Dude, you're good," Marty says after a moment. Then he grins, a little nervously. "Go get him?"

He just looks at them, a little apologetic, but even though it's not official it's clear he's in Superman mode now. "Hate to jailbreak and run. I'll be back."

"Be careful," Chloe says.

He nods. "I have a plan." And then there's a blur, and a rush of wind, and Clark is simply gone.

Superman mode is fine, especially when the world's fate may hang in the balance. "Good luck to you," Victor says, raising his hand slightly.

"Give him hell," Marty says with a grin.

After Clark vanishes, there's a moment of silence. "Man, I hope whatever he's got planned works," Marty says finally.

"I'm sure it will," Doc says. "He's Superman, remember?"

"We'll know soon enough," Alice nods.

"Not yet he isn't," Chloe corrects. "But his plans are usually good ones, and he knows a lot more about this than we do."

"Close enough to, for the moment," Marty says. "I guess it's just all about the waiting now, huh?"

"Probably," Alice says. "We should go back to the farmhouse -- and give Mrs. Kent the good news about Clark." That'll be a load off her mind for sure.

Martha is standing on the porch when they come back. "What happened?"

Chloe can't quite restrain the smile. "Well, Clark managed to bust himself out of Kryptonian jail."

Doc nods, smiling as well. "He's fine. He's off to stop Zod right now."

"Hopefully he'll be back soon," Marty says. "I think we're all ready for the near-apocalypse to stop."

Martha nearly starts crying from the sheer relief of knowing that her son is out of danger. Or at least in a more knowable danger, a more normal sort of state. "Oh thank God."

Marty kinda wants to give her a hug or something, but holds back because he just met her. But he does give her a smile. "Yeah, tell me about it. And I'm sure he'll be back in one piece once he stops Zod." At least, that's the hope, but hey, this is Clark we're talking about.

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