Sooooo....he's free...

Awesome! Loved it! Can't wait for the next chapter as I suspect he's about to be discovered by a kindly farming couple!

More soon please!



Cheers
Elizabeth

Awwwww. What a great Christmas present for the Kents! He's sure developing his powers early. Only 12. Hopefully in this dimension the Kents didn't die in 1976, like in alt-dimension.

Yea! He's away. Poor 'S'. I just want to give him a hug. I think it's so sad that his family crest is now considered a symbol of B39 to him and his captivity.

Can't wait for more!

<post early, post early, post early>

I am very glad that he got away. I just hope he finds some people to take care of him, since he is only 12 and all.

To me it's shocking that he doesn't know how to read at age 12. That makes total sense, because Trask doesn't want his slave getting ideas and getting uppity, but reading has been so important to me in my life that I always get chills when someone is not educated.

Thanks, Elizabeth!

Will he be found by a certain loving couple? Perhaps. Or did he wind up on a different farm? Perhaps.

More soon, I promise.

Hi, Virginia!

Yes, his powers are coming in early. I borrowed what I could from the little the show told us. Alt Clark said he was 10 and getting fast, but bot fast enough to save his folks. Martha said Clark was 13 when he started doing the heavy lifting, but indicated that he was getting strong before that. This Clark, like ours, won't fly until he's 18. Martha also says to Lois that Clark chose (I think around 13) to never let anyone know he was different, which indicates more than one power manifesting by then, at least to me. The rest I made come in according to my own timetable. Of course, it's always possible that dire circumstances pushed his powers to manifest a little on the earlier side.

More soon - I promise! Look for an update late Wed or early, early Thrus. My best friend is getting married on Friday, so I'll be swamped with rehearsal/wedding stuff, which means earlier posting from me!

Hi, John! Well, he'll be meeting one or two people in the very next chapter...

Me too, Io. Which is part of the reason why I had to add that in - the pure horror factor. Plus, it simply would not do if "S" could read about all the wonderful things in the world and decide to revolt against his master.

Loved it!

A few tools? Jonathan!

A canvas? Martha!

I hope "S" is in Smallville, for his first Christmas! And I can't wait for the next chapter!

Thank you, Syndey! Could it be? Could it really be the Kents? Stay tuned...

Awwww 12 y/o and Christmas!

If that doesn’t encourage him to float, nothing will (except a naked Lois).

He could scratch stories into the walls?

Hush, Clark. That’s totally normal for a boy your age.

Well, next time he’ll know to mention it?

Oh boy. See, Clark, it’s a place where strong boys learn on how to prey on the weak and girls.

Well, to be fair, Cameron has been pretty transparent even before that.



Let’s hope their dog has learned not to eat all of it at once.

/imagines S trying to improvise by putting a couple of the staff into little parcels, using their clothes as wrapping material, trussing up and grilling Cameron, and then sitting down opposite Jenson for a peaceful meal of stuffed Trask/

Maybe he could conjure one up in his mind?

Oooooooooh!

I’m thinking someone’s not going to get their Christmas bonuses.

/imagines scene from The Phantom Menace/

CAMERON: Darn that Kenobi!

Oh my.

How’s he supposed to find his target in a big city if he can’t read the signs?

Oooooooh!

Oh dear. Will it immediate start to glow?



Is he going to run to Metropolis, so he can meet a feisty 11-y/o?

A noble gas.

Several days, unless they also have cleaning staff.

Depends on how deep a grove he dug while running.

Oh my. The Kents?



Michael

Because who doesn't like Christmas? Unless you've been locked away all your life and don't know anything about the holiday...

Have yourself a zombie little Christmas!

Imagination is strictly outlawed in Trask-land?

Thinking someone might get their Christmas...err..."severance package."

Ben (as he walks S out the door): "This is not the alien child you are looking for."

Well...The DP has a big shiny globe on it, right? And S is being trained to take over the world, right? So, it stands to reason he'd be drawn to it.

Kinda sorta?

Not quite. Never crossed my mind to do that. :p

Clark: Gas can be noble? I always thought it was kinda gross when Trask did that!

<points to patrolling guards>



Maybe?

<wraps Clark in red ribbon with a bow>

Very soon!

Thanks for the feedback, Michael!

So good! Clark's finally escaped! I was holding my breath the whole chapter, and he's finally at the Kents! /sigh of relief/ I can't believe actually that this is only chapter 3-- was surprised when I realized it was and we'd already seen little Clark go through so much pain! (Which means you're doing a good job, by the way It's excrutiatingly painful.)

Can't wait for more! Wonder how Jonathan/Martha will react when they find him the next day.

Hi, Mouse!

So glad you are enjoying the story. I know I did a lot to poor little Clark in just three chapters. And, well, I can't promise that all the pain is gone from his life, now that he is free. Whoever's farm he wound up on is certainly in for a big surprise in the morning, huh?

Thanks for stopping in!

That’s what Lois is for, isn’t it? Michael

She'll just be so thrilled someone has had worse childhood Christmases that she has?

Oooh! Hieroglyphics!



And that Ralph's pagoda is authentic Chinese food?

Late Wed/early Thurs.

That, too. But I thought telling Clark about Christmas.



*sigh*

Michael

Darn! I was sure this said Tues / Wed.

I'm still awake (*sigh*) so I'll just post now.

Oh he's free!! He's free! And looks like he's about to be found by the Kents. Yay!! Loving it!!

Yes! The Kents! Clark can now start to Glad you are enjoying it!