Smallville, the Kent Farm.

The incessant chirping of insects in the wheat field was unsettling, jangling nerves.

At the doorway, Martha, apron-clad, gazed into the distant sky, her hands tightly clasped together, while Jonathan paced inside the house, occasionally clenching his teeth as he gazed at the ring in his hand.

The news had just reported that the massive spaceship had left Earth's orbit.