crack_van | Smallville/Stargate by belladonna (R)

Title: Between the Earth and the Sea
Pairing: Clark/Lex
Length: 40,564
Author on LJ:

belladonna_sw
Author Website: None
Why this must be read: Lionel has discoverd Clark's secret, and Lex goes to warn the Kents that Clark has to go into hiding. Enter Stargate. Although I say the pairing is Clark/ Lex, the two are not together for most of this story. Instead, the author takes a look at what life would be like for a Clark to be accepted for who he is and has no reason to fear green K. The amount of people the author has show up in the story from Smallville is a delight, one of whom will provide fans with a nice sense of closure when her fate is revealed.

It took Clark all of about two minutes to reach the gates of NORAD. It was imposing, a military base dug into a mountain, nine foot chain link fence topped with concertina wire, security cameras, soldiers with dogs and soldiers with guns. He was being sent into his worst nightmare.

"Can I help you?" The Sergeant in the window of the security gate asked politely.

Clark cleared his throat and handed the envelope with the name scrawled on it to the man. "I need this to be delivered to Colonel Jack O'Neill. Please."

The Sergeant gave him a look that said, 'Are you shitting me?' "I can't just give an envelope to the General. He's a General, now, by the way."

Swallowing hard, Clark tried a harmless smile. "My dad and the General served together. I really need to speak to him."

Daniel arrived at the gate in time to hear the young man plead his case. He nodded to the guard. "Hey, Sgt. Adams, what's going on?"

"This kid wants to see the General, has an ~envelope~ for him." The Sergeant rolled his eyes. Envelopes of unknown origins were a big no-no since 9-11 and the anthrax infections.

"What's your name?" Daniel asked, momentarily admiring the handsome man with the lovely green eyes.

"Clark Kent," he said. He was so nervous that he was shaking, and just wanted to sit somewhere and calm down.

Heeding his intuition that this was important, Daniel held out his hand for the phone. "Let me call Jack," he said. The Sergeant nodded and handed him the phone.

In his office, Jack was pretending to by busy, but in reality he was playing Doom on his PSP. His phone rang and he absently answered it. "O'Neill."

"Hi Jack, I'm at the gate."

"Hey, Danny!" Jack said, putting the PSP into the desk drawer after pressing the off button. "Why are you calling from the gate instead of seeing me in person?"

"There's a young man down here who says you served with his father. His name is Clark Kent," Daniel replied.

"Shit," Jack said, jumping out of his seat. By his quick calculations Clark was either in college or just out, and if he was here then he was in trouble. "Get him up here, Danny. Sign him in but don't use his name, understand?"

Confused, but knowing Jack never did anything without a good reason, Daniel agreed. "We'll come right up to your office." He hung up the phone and smiled at the guard. "It's okay. I'll sign him in."

"Yes sir," the Sergeant said. It was common knowledge that Dr. Jackson was just as important as the Generals who worked in the mountain and was to be obeyed implicitly.

Clark gave a grateful smile to the guard. "Thanks for your help," he murmured.

Polite to a fault, Daniel thought as he signed in the newcomer as Dr. Ballard. The guard didn't even blink an eye, just issued a temporary i.d. and waved them in.

Between the Earth and the Sea