Fallen Angel

Learning more about her

Clark started to notice that after the killing of her aunt, Shannon trained more and her body seemed to heal faster. Not as quickly as his but fast enough. She would be out of the cast and sling in just another week. The sheriff wasn't sure what to report on the sudden killing of Shannon's aunt but said she would continue to investigate it.
  Shannon looked over at Clark and smiled.
"You realise people are going to start talking if you start showing up without the cast and sling."
"So I heal a little faster, according to Auntie she said it was something normal for my people. Dont get me wrong its nothing compared to you but yeah nothing is."
"I know. You get stronger everyday."
"Those people that killed my aunt wont stop until they find and kill me and they know you exist so we need to lay low. I mean I will have to keep the training to what I can learn without flying."
"Alright. I do want to do something."
"What's that?"
"Show you something. I know as Kal-El you flew and as Clark Kent you are afraid of heights please give me this one thing."
"Ok. That still doesn't answer my question."
"Just come with me. Do you trust me?"
"Of course." He answered
Shannon reached for his hand and led him away from the barn and toward an area so they couldn't be seen. She pulled her wings out, allowing them to stretch and then took Clark's hand and pulled him close.
"I would suggest you hold on." She said. She moved her wings and they slowly took to the air. She knew it would hurt too much to go to high, but she went a little further and looked at him as she moved so they were gliding. He looked into her eyes.
"Well this is interesting. Can we land?"
"Yeah." She said with a laugh. She landed them softly and let him step away from her as she let her wings lower themselves but didnt pull them in.
"When I chased you down, when you were Kal-El it was much higher and had you not used your heat vision I could have kicked your ass. But you cheated."
"Did that leave a scar?"
"It will leave a small one. I am not worried about it." She answered him. Clark moved around the back of her and touched her wings, they were soft. They both heard a gasp and looked up, there stood Chloe.
"Chloe." Shannon said looking at her friend. "Come here I dont bite."
A stunned Chloe moved forward and reached out.
"Can I?"
"Yeah its fine." She told her friend. Chloe moved closer and touched the wings following them all the way to her back.
"You need to start wearing shirts that will have holes in the back already because I am betting you've gone through allot of shirts." Chloe told her.
"I don't pull them out often. And I've only had them maybe six months."
"Why didn't you tell me sooner?"Chloe asked. Shannon shrugged her shoulders and looked at her friend.
"Same reason I didnt tell Clark. But you know now."
"Natural born or meteor power."
"I'm from another planet so natural. I was brought here along with a few more of my people fleeing after a war started. Guess there is a group of those that went against the royal family found out where we are all hiding and came looking. They have already killed 5 of my people and my aunt."
"So that's how she died."
"Yeah that would be the reason. I have been here since."
"Don't worry I won't tell anyone."
"I trust you Chloe. Plus what did you think I wanted to talk to you about the other day?"
"That was it?"
"Yup. But we should get back to the house I have a feeling Mrs. Kent might wonder where we disappeared to."
"How do you think I found you.  She was the one that told me where you two had walked off to."
"Ok." Shannon took Clark's hand and they all head back to the main part of the farm. As they walked Shannon noticed a strange car.
"Chloe go into the barn and hide please."
"Why?" She asked.
"Please just do it." Shannon said to her. Chloe nodded and headed into the barn. Shannon and Clark started walking to the house. Two men walked out and Clark remembered seeing them at Shannon's house when her aunt was killed.
"Was there something you needed?"
"Just looking for a girl but it seems that she's not here."
"Oh. Well if we see anyone is there a way to contact you?" Clark asked.
"Yes here." One answered handing him a card.
"And you are?" The other asked Shannon.
"His sister. Have a nice day gentlemen." Shannon said heading towards the house. She walked inside to see Clark's parents fine.
"Who was that?" Johnathan asked.
"The traitors from my homeworld. As far as they are concerned I am Clark's sister. Which will make dating interesting." Shannon looked out the window to see Clark still talking to the two men.
"Call the sheriff. It looks as if they aren't buying the sister lie. Well one of them just learned to fly the hard way. I'll be right back." Shannon walked back outside.
"Clark?" She asked coming back outside. The men turned to face her.
"Mr. And Mrs. Kent hide now." She said walking down the stairs from the porch. She looked past the men to see Clark was actually bleeding.
"What have you done?" She asked.
"So you are the child we are looking for."
"Yes and you will regret finding me. I care for these people and will defend them even if I have to die in the process."
"That can be arranged child." One hissed at her.
"You have the entire planet and yet you follow those that fled. We wanted to live in peace and most have until you came."
"They would have returned and tried to claim the throne."
"I was raised here from the time I was a child. I never knew of my world until my aunt told me about it and even then this is my home not there. I do not wish to return there. Now leave."  She growled at them. She knew the Kent's and Chloe were safe now all she needed to do was to get Clark away from them.
"We could just kill the boy."
"I doubt that. If you found me then you know who he is."
"We do that is how we knew how to deal with him." One answered holding up a glowing meteor rock. Shannon wasnt about to let them hurt him and her wings sprung from her back and she took to the air. To her surprise they did not follow, which only meant they didnt have wings. She dove down and grabbed Clark and went up into the sky, the moment they got away from the stone Clark looked at her.
"I'm ok."
"I know but what I have to do you won't want to see. They are the only ones here and I wont let them hurt any of you."
"Shannon, what are you going to do."
"Kill them." She said setting him down. He grabbed her arm and gently pulled her back down to him.
"I won't let you face them alone. But if you had my parents call the sheriff you can't take them on with your wings in plain sight. I am going with you."
"Are you sure cause I know you won't kill them."
"And if I can find a different way neither will you. Let's go back."
Shannon nodded and lifted him again and headed back to the farm. She set him down and pulled in her wings, they approached the two men.
"This ends here." Shannon said to them.
"With your death we will have no reason to be here."
"Then bring it." Shannon said. Clark hit one dead in the chest sending the man flying backwards into a tree. Shannon fought with the other finally grabbing him by the throat and holding on.
"You will leave me and my family alone. You will return to your home or I will not be as kind."
"We will keep coming." He said. Shannon squeezed harder.
"I will kill you here and now and send your body back with your partner. You have been warned." Shannon told him. She threw him to the ground.
"My aunt was a good teacher and I learned a great deal quickly. Now gather your friend and leave. If I find you haven't left the planet I will kill you both. I remain here with my home and my family. You want that planet its yours. Now get out of here." Shannon said, she watched the two men scramble away from them. She let out the breath she didnt realize she was holding.
"Would you have killed them?"
"Probably not but they left didnt they?"
"Good point. Go let Chloe know she can come out of hiding I'll go check on my parents."
"Ok." Shannon said heading into the barn."Chloe?"
"Right here. Everything ok now? You did allot of yelling."
"Yeah it's fine you can come out." Shannon told her. Chloe stepped out of her hiding place and looked at her. They both turned to head into the house when one of the men she had threatened appeared in the doorway and shot an arrow at her. But to his surprise she caught it, spun it around and threw it back at the man hitting him dead in the chest. Chloe was scared and surprised at the same time. Shannon walked up to the man, blood ran from his mouth.
"You were warned. And now your friend can return you home dead." Shannon said to him pushing the arrow further in, he gasped once and stopped moving. Shannon looked up to see his partner standing there in shock.
"Take him now or suffer the same fate." She hissed. He quickly moved and picked up the now dead man and hurried away. Shannon looked up and made eye contact with Clark who moved to her side.
"Are you two alright."
"Shannon caught the arrow in her hand and thew it back at him. It was well cool."
"Really?"
"What? It was but we are both fine."
"Are your folks ok?"
"Yeah and they didn't call the sheriff for obvious reasons."
"Good cause I didnt want to explain that. Should we go inside?"
Clark nodded and led them both inside.