TearsoftheWorld
Radical Dreamer
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On the doomed planet of Krypton, a wise scientist placed his infant daughter into a spacecraft and launched her towards Earth.
You will travel far, my little Kara.
But we will never leave you... even in the face of our death.
You will make my strength your own.
You will see my life through your eyes,
As your life will be seen through mine.
Kara Zor-El was but a mere child while rocketing through space, chunks of her home planet following her ship as they shuttled towards a distant world. Life in Smallville was about to change. As the people went about their daily routines, their little world would be shaken to the core as meteor fragments rained down on their town, causing destruction and mayhem everywhere.
Driving home in their new truck, Jonathan and Martha Kent veered off the road in order to avoid a collision with one of the falling rocks. As they struggled to catch their breath, having panicked from the sudden events, their eyes watched as one of the mysterious meteors created an extensive and destructive path in the ground. Getting out of the truck, the Kent's ran over to the part where the meteor had finally stopped. Amidst the smoking ruins, they discovered something far more startling... a ship.
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~ 10 YEARS LATER
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You will travel far, my little Kara.
But we will never leave you... even in the face of our death.
You will make my strength your own.
You will see my life through your eyes,
As your life will be seen through mine.
Kara Zor-El was but a mere child while rocketing through space, chunks of her home planet following her ship as they shuttled towards a distant world. Life in Smallville was about to change. As the people went about their daily routines, their little world would be shaken to the core as meteor fragments rained down on their town, causing destruction and mayhem everywhere.
Driving home in their new truck, Jonathan and Martha Kent veered off the road in order to avoid a collision with one of the falling rocks. As they struggled to catch their breath, having panicked from the sudden events, their eyes watched as one of the mysterious meteors created an extensive and destructive path in the ground. Getting out of the truck, the Kent's ran over to the part where the meteor had finally stopped. Amidst the smoking ruins, they discovered something far more startling... a ship.
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~ 10 YEARS LATER
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"Kara, it's time for dinner." Martha yelled out as she stood on the porch of their house. The sun was slowly starting to dip below the line of trees that surrounded their farm. Inside her husband finished setting the table, pouring cold milk into the glasses.
"I'm almost done." a young girl of 14 years responded, her voice carrying over her families property as she worked out in the middle of a field. Kara picked up another wooden fence post and slammed it into the ground. A smile crossed her face as she realized she was practically done before she had even started. Looking to her left she glanced at the dozen or so other wooden beams that she had fixed into the Earths surface, putting into position a brand new pen for some newly arrived livestock. What would have taken a small handful of workers to do in several hours had only taken her a few minutes.
"You know, one day she's going to forget about dinner and come inside when it's time for dessert." Martha said as she came back into the house, walking into the kitchen and checking on the food. Her husband Jonathan simply smiled as he leaned back in his chair.
"Sometimes I wish we'd just skip dinner and have dessert first. Nine times out ten cake is better than your cooking." he teased, earning a quick smack to the back of his head from his wife. Kara pushed the door open and set her jacket down on one of the stools.
"All finished?" Jonathan asked.
"Yes Dad. They're all in. I even had time to put the wiring up. We can go get the animals from Mr. Wilkins tomorrow if you want." Kara added as she sat down at the table, running a hand through her shiny blond hair.
"Work can wait till later. Right now let's eat." Martha said, ready to appease the hunger of her family that the long day had worked up. She started filling up their plates before finally sitting down. Kara picked up her glass and starting guzzling down the water inside.
"And besides, you have school tomorrow so it's off to bed early tonight." Jonathan added, a smile coming across his face whereas a surprised look swept over Kara's. With this sudden news she practically dropped her glass.
"Wait, are you serious?" Kara asked out loud, her heart beating a bit faster at the prospect of having a life outside of the farm. Jonathan nodded his head. Kara glanced over at her mother and she nodded her head too. She practically knocked the table over as she gave her parents hugs. Thoughts and ideas began filling every corner of her young mind, but they were quickly squashed as the Kents began telling her about her responsibilities as a student and how different life would be. She was reminded not to use her abilities at all while at school, and was to come straight home after the end of classes.
"Deal." she said, finally giving into their demands and then proceeding to finish up the rest of her meal.
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Kara woke up rather early the next day, her eyes hazily opening up to the increasing light of the sun as it slowly crept up over the horizon and pouring into her bedroom. As she sat up on bed, the smell of breakfast downstairs invaded her nose and stirred her senses. Dressing herself in a light blue t-shirt and pajama pants she went downstairs and made her way to the kitchen.
"You're up pretty early." Martha said as she noticed her daughter enter the room.
"Yeah. I guess I'm just really excited about school, that's all." Kara said with a yawn, sitting down in a chair. Martha fixed her plate and set it before her.
"You think they'll like me?" she asked, a hint of nervousness filling her voice as she bit down into some pancakes. Martha smiled warmly and nodded her head.
"They will. Just be careful, though. High School can be a scary place sometimes. I remember my first time going. I thought the teachers wanted all of us to suffer. But I made a couple of friends and well... it was all uphill from there." she added. Kara finished up her meal and scrambled upstairs to get ready. She showered and dressed herself in rather casual clothing, mostly a navy blue shirt, faded blue jeans, and a dusty red jacket. For some odd reason she just liked that color combination...
"You better hurry up or you'll miss the bus." Martha called out from downstairs. Kara grabbed the keys to her house and ran downstairs, kissing her mother on the cheeks before darting outside. She saw the roaring yellow bus make its way down their street and off for the bend.
'Shoot' Kara thought to herself, watching it continue on its way. A sudden idea came into her head and using her quick speed she ran down the road, catching the bus at a different intersection. When the doors opened Kara climbed aboard, drawing an odd stare from the driver. She was about to apologize but was told to quickly find a seat. Shrugging her shoulders the blond Kryptonian walked down the aisle and found an empty seat, drawing quick looks from the other students. She felt a little out of place, but as the bus lurched forward the typical noise and clatter of a High School bus once again filled the air.
'Phew' Kara said with a sigh.
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