slayers_desire | this is a whole lot of lemons ((tag bizarro-clark))

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this is a whole lot of lemons ((tag bizarro-clark))

April was still trying to deal with the news she received on Christmas day, that the 'Phantom' was falling in love with her and that her Clark was still missing. Life seemed so hard to live following that... and for a week she just had to deal with her inner turmoils and thoughts. There was few she could turn to for comfort, as having 'Clark-Phantom' around was better than no Clark.

New Year's Day passed with no celebration for her. And It was only by some sort of twisted luck that all of this happened around Christmas holidays. So April could deal with her emotions without having to worry about school.

A full week went by before April finally PINpointed to the farm, where 'Clark-Phantom' was staying. Part of it was to check on the farm itself, to make sure that he was caring for the animals and wasn't raising suspicions with Raya. The other part was to check on the Phantom, who was developing touches of humanity himself. Was trying to find himself.

As bad as things sucked right now for her, April still wanted to help. She couldn't feel for The Phantom the way he claimed he felt for her. But he needed one person who he could be honest around, and right now she was it.

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"Do you... do you think we could help the Phantom?" April doesn't want to ask too much from him.

He wants to say no, but she's spent time with the creature. She thinks it's changed. "I don't know how we can. What does he want?"

The answer comes from behind them, in a familiar voice. "To live."

Moving slightly so April is between Kal-El and the Clark Phantom, she collects herself. "Please don't attack each other."

"Did you find anything?" She addresses the Phantom.

The phantom really wants to just go around her and punch Clark in the jaw. But holds back, only because she asked. "Not exactly. Got a lead, maybe."

Clark's suspicious. He trusts April, but he doesn't trust the phantom. "On what?"

"On how to fix me without letting Raya try to rip my head off," the phantom shoots back.

Both men should note that for April this is a very difficult situation. She doesn't want to deal with another decision that goes bad on her.

"Clark wants to be able to go into the sun without having his skin turn to stone." She explains to her boyfriend, sending him supportive vibes. Hopefully through the bond he understands why she calls the Phantom Clark.

"He doesn't want to be a monster anymore. I know what that is like."

He feels an unfamiliar surge of jealousy at April using his name for the phantom. And though her mental touch helps him understand why, it still unsettles him. But he'll go along with it until either the phantom is gone, or they find another solution. "You want to stop your skin problem?"

"Wouldn't you?" the phantom replies. "I don't want people hunting me down because I was outside on a sunny day."

"Fair enough." That's not suspicious, anyway, even though he doesn't trust him one bit. "What's this lead you found?"

The phantom doesn't want to tell him, but he knows April will sense a lie. And he wants her to trust him. "A Kryptonian scientist on Earth by the name of Dax-Ur. He's been here for years, apparently. His locator beacon is in human hands."

At least they are not trying to kill each other. "Will Dax-Ur try to harm any of us?"

The phantom shrugs. "You two are probably safe."

"If he ditched his SOS, he probably doesn't want to be found," Clark points out. "Who told you about this?"

"The Brain Interactive Construct."

"Brainaic is back?" That is one person that April won't trust. "And you just found him?"

"Don't worry about it. It's not in any shape to hurt us right now." The phantom almost seems to find it amusing. "It's been living off the trace minerals in rats, in Suicide Slums."

((Gotta run again, will be back later))

"But why would it tell you the truth about something? It only works to serve its own purpose." April doesn't like this situation.

She tunes into her voices to check on this new information.

((okay))

"It said that lying to me would be pointless," the phantom says with a smirk. And he's right, although Brainiac also has his own agenda. Trying to use the phantom to track down Dax-Ur for himself, and replenish himself by using the scientist.

"I sense that Brainaic can still use the scientist to strengthen himself." April states. "If we go after Dax-Ur, we have to be careful."

"I'm going after him, whether you two are helping or not," the phantom declares, ready and willing to be defiant if Clark disagrees. "You can either help me find the shield, or get out of my way."

Clark actually has recognition at the mention of the shield, thinking about the Kryptonian device that they found in the time capsule during Kara's Miss Sweet Corn phase. And the phantom notices, knowing his face as well as his own. "You know where it is."

Well. There's little point in denying it, and Clark looks him right in the eye. "Yes."

"Please Clark, I know you don't trust either of us. But it is a little dangerous to trust Brainaic either."

"What is this shield?" April glances over at her boyfriend.

"It's some kind of distress signal. Every Kryptonian who came to Earth - before the last days, I mean - had one on them in case they got into trouble somehow and needed to call for help. It's also a kind of tracking device. If Dax-Ur got rid of his on purpose, it's because he didn't want to be found."

"So we could use this shield to locate Dax-Ur. But there must be a reason why he didn't want to be found."

"I get the feeling there is more to this situation that we are seeing." And both of them should recognize the seriousness of her feelings.

"So do I," he agrees. Fully trusting her instincts. "Anything that Brainiac wants you to do has to have strings attached to it. You have my memories; you know he lies to get what he wants."

The phantom has to agree, however reluctantly. "Then what are we going to do?" he challenges them.

Clark thinks about it. Turning over their options in his head. And finally turns to April. "If you touch the shield without activating it, do you think you can track him down?" She's been able to find people by using their personal belongings before.

"Yes. I could." April is confident in her powers.

He nods, looking at the phantom and thinking of the shield's location, in the drawer of his desk in the loft. "I'll stay here with Clark in case he gets any ideas about going without us," he says, not wanting the phantom to know where the device is kept.

The phantom crosses his arms over his chest. "Nice to see you trust me, Kal-El." Although the thought had crossed his mind.

"Please try not to do anything to each other." April asks, before leave to get the Shield. Knowing that it is something that Brainaic wants... she is going to teleport it to that Nexus pocket where the other Kryptonian artifacts are kept after she uses her powers on it.

Touching the sheild, April calls upon her powers to get a reading on Dax-Ur, and anything else her voices want to warn her about.

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"I won't if he doesn't," Clark tells her. The phantom says nothing, just staring him down.

Once she tries to look for him, Dax-Ur is easy to find. He's in a remote part of Arizona, a town smaller than Smallville, working in his own mechanic shop fixing cars. Oddly, he doesn't feel Kryptonian the same way Clark and his brethren do. More like some depowered Kryptonians she's met over the years.

And the beacon itself triggers a warning to her voices. If activated, Brainiac will sense it, and track it to its source. And once he finds Dax-Ur, he will be able to return himself to full power once more.

It is a satisfying feeling to send the beacon unactivated to her Nexus dimension, where Brainaic can't trace it to its source.

Returning to the two men, April looks determined. "Brainaic had intended to use the sheild to find Dax-Ur too, and restore himself to full power."

"But I was able to learn where Dax-Ur was without activating it. We need to go to Arizona." She mentally sends Kal-El the exact location.

"Great," the phantom says. "Let's go."

Clark catches his arm before he can go looking. Not to hurt him, but to hold him there in an iron grip. "Not so fast. You look way too much like me for us to be showing up together."

"Dax-Ur doesn't have any Kryptonian powers right now, and might respond better to Kal-El. If you can trust him to go Clark, I will stay here with you."

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