Clark Kent stood alone, in the middle of a Mall. He was a tall young man, standing six feet two inches tall, lean but muscular, with black hair and pale blue eyes. He was a good-looking youth on the verge of manhood. He had recently turned eighteen. He was so much more than just a man.
Once, on a distant planet called Krypton, a human-like species evolved. They looked like earth humans of the caucasian variety, but they were not. The humanoids of Krypton were far smarter than those of Earth. Also, they were older. They lived in a very cold world under a bright red sun. They had been changed by their environment. Radically changed. They changed at a genetic level.
They became energy-based as opposed to merely organic. The Kryptonians were still flesh and blood but they also could draw power from a source of abundant energy. Any power source of solar origin would do, as long as it was not a Red Sun. The Kryptonians had an amazing civilization. At a time when humans thought the wheel was a radical new discovery, the people of Krypton had spaceships capable of traveling at many times the speed of light.
But one day, it would all end. A cataclysmic disaster caused the people of Krypton to die. Their civilization died with them but not their species. A Kryptonian named Jor-El and his wife Lara sent their newborn son Kal El out into a spaceship. They sent the spaceship to the distant planet Earth where beings similar to those of Krypton had evolved.
The spaceship traveled many millions of miles in space. Finally, it landed on the planet Earth. The spaceship fell in the continent of North America, more specifically the state of Kansas. It was found by Jonathan and Martha Kent, a couple of farmers in the town of Smallville. They rescued the alien child, adopted him and named him Clark Kent.
Clark Kent grew up to be a youth with special powers. Being a Kryptonian exposed to an abundant energy source such as the earth's yellow sun caused him to develop super powers. He could run at amazing speeds. So fast that the naked eye could not follow him. He had an awesome physical strength. He was strong enough to uproot trees, smash cars or move huge boulders that a hundred men couldn't budge. He was also invulnerable. Clark Kent's body couldn't be crushed, burned, pierced or destroyed in any way, shape or form. He was almost invincible. Clark Kent also had other powers. He could see right through any solid matter except lead. An ability called X-ray vision. Also, he could set things on fire by emitting an invisible wave of energy from his eyes. Fiery telekinesis. He preferred to call it Heat Vision.
Clark Kent was raised by his parents to be a good guy. He often used his powers to help people. This made him enemies. When the spaceship came, thousands of tiny meteorites, fragments of the dead planet Krypton fell with it. These fragments were called Kryptonite. They had an energy-draining effect on Kryptonian lifeforms but on Earth humans, they caused genetic mutation.
Many, many people from Smallville had been exposed to the Kryptonite and they mutated, gaining extraordinary super powers as time went by. Clark had faced many "Meteor freaks."
These people were next to unstoppable and he had to use his powers to stop them. Having super powers caused Clark Kent to feel isolated from the rest of humanity. Because of his secret, he couldn't let himself get close to anyone. He told his best friend Pete Ross his secret and Pete was cool with it. He covered up for Clark when the moment called for it and they became closer than ever. Clark may have super powers but he was also a human being in every aspect that mattered even though, genetically speaking, he was as close to a human as a human is to an insect.
He had fallen in love with a beautiful girl named Lana Lang a few years back but things hadn't worked out, largely because of Clark's secrets and circumstances. Clark Kent was also friends with a girl named Chloe Sullivan.
Clark Kent had made the effort to be friends with Lex Luthor, a young multi-billionaire he met a couple of years back. Lex Luthor was secretive and ruthless but he genuinely liked Clark.
Clark looked at Alicia Baker. She was a girl met not long ago. She was tall and rather cute, with long blond hair and pale blue eyes. She was a sexy girl. Also, not exactly an ordinary person. Alicia Baker had special powers of her own. She could Teleport - travel anywhere she wanted to be at the speed of thought. They had former a bond shortly after they met. Clark had seen her at school but never thought she was anything other than a pretty gal until they took an elevator together.
The Elevator went out of control and Clark was forced to use his super powers in front of her to save them both. In that moment, everything changed for the both of them. Alicia had never seen such a display of power. She always thought Clark Kent was a cute guy but never would have figured he was like her, one of those people with powers. She held onto him and teleported them out of the elevator before the authorities could come. The next day when she saw him at school, they talked. She was very cool. Clark was excited about meeting her. He told his parents about her and they had some misgivings. But all parents want their son to be happy and Clark Kent was happy to be around Alicia Baker.
"Hello, Alicia." he said.
Alicia looked at him and smiled. "Hi, Clark."
He offered her a handshake and Alicia rushed into his arms and gave him a kiss. Clark hesitated, then kissed her back. He and Alicia had been going out for a couple of months. Alicia looked at Clark. She had gotten to know him a lot since they met. He was a nice guy. Kind of shy but really cute and nice. A rare combo. Plus, he had powers. She did too. She loved surprising him. Clark looked at her and smiled.
"Shall we?" he asked.
"Sure." she said, taking his hand. They walked around the Mall and checked out stores. Macy's. Radio Shack. "So, how was the week?" Alicia asked.
"Good," Clark said.
They walked around the Mall. They went to the Food Court and sat down to eat. They talked about school and stuff. Alicia said, "Clark, what's on your mind?"
He looked at her. "Nothing." he said.
Alicia Baker knew her guy well. She knew that something was bothering Clark and it was bugging him. She had learned a lot about him since they started hanging out. His real name was Kal El and, as impossible as it may seem, he was the last survivor of the planet Krypton. He had god-like super powers. He was also a guy under a lot of stress.
"It's the dreams." he said finally.
Alicia had learned that Clark was having dreams about his alien heritage. Those dreams took a lot out of him. They seemed to drain him. She touched his hand gently. "It's okay, Clark." she said.
Clark hesitated. He talked to her about dreams he had of ancient Krypton, the world he came from. He told her of his dreams of the society of the Kryptonians. Mostly, he told her how alone he felt on planet Earth.
"You're not alone, Clark." she said, "You've got me."
Clark looked at her.
Alicia smiled. "What are friends for?" she asked with a grin.
They got up to leave.
"Wanna take the subway to Smallville?" he asked.
