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[Chlarkislove]

Great new part I don't know if Lana's going to the dark side or if she just naive. She just wants to be told everything and since Clark never told her about his secrets and Lex is she's seeing it as a sign of love. Can't wait to read more.

[TomsLove101]

Awesome!Loving it!

[OutlawAdamKnight]

Gald I took a few days off to get caught up. Great work still, I'm really liking your versions of how events played out for last season. Though I was completely shocked when Clark dropped the "Daddy card" in the hospital. And the fact that no one's calling him on it at all yet. lol

[GabbieW]

Loved the last two updates!!! I really love your season 6 version!... I think Lana is being naive and she really thinks Lex is honest with her!
Can't wait for more!!! PPMS!!!

[13ReporterGirl13]

Hey guys...Again Thanks so much for the Great reviews! Here is the Last Part of Chapter 7!!! LoL Thank god right??? As for Lana...We'll be seeing more of this new side of her and in the next few chapters you'll see more of Lex and finally find out who Patient X is. I'm looking foward to writing Crimson...Part's of it might have to be posted in the Adult section but i'm not sure yet. I do have a plan for it though so we'll seee but yea Anyway here's the Next Part...Enjoy!!! :-)


Chapter 7 Part C

(Clark POV)

I stormed into Oliver’s apartment and found him walking over to his desk with a bunch of papers in his hand. I still can’t believe he was using Bart to get to Lex. What was he thinking? My voice was hard.

“Oliver.”

He looked up at me shaking his head.

“Look, Clark, whatever's got your tighty whities in a bunch, now is not the time.”

I moved over to him. I was going to get to the bottom of this.

“Where's Bart? I saw his phone records. I know he's working for you.”

Oliver looked at me and raised a brow then continued looking through the papers he held.

“Not for me. Working with me. There's a difference.”

His voice was tempered as if he were speaking to a child.

I came closer and shook my head.

“It's not gonna matter when he ends up in jail or worse.”

Oliver sneered at me and was throwing things around his desk.

“Yeah, you don't know what you're talking about.”

I stood my ground. I knew he hated Lex but I thought I knew Oliver and he didn’t seem like the type to put someone else in danger just to bring Lex down.

“I know how much you hate Lex. Is that why you recruited Bart -- to help with your little vendetta?”

He finally stopped shuffling through papers and slammed his hands on his desk. He looked me dead in my eyes and spoke with frustration.

“No. To stop 33.1.”

My eyebrows furrowed as I looked at him. I was so confused. How did he know about 33.1? And why didn’t he say anything to me? My voice came out lower and a bit hurt.

“You know about 33.1? Why didn't you tell me what you were up to?”

Oliver sighed and sat down. He was still irritated but it was less now.

“Clark, do you check in with me every time you run off to save the world? Oh, that's right. For a second there, I forgot. You like to wait for trouble to show up on your doorstep.”

Now I got mad. He didn’t know anything. I try to do the best I could and I’m sick of everyone criticizing what I do do.

“That's not true.”

He got up and walked toward me his voice raising with each step.

“Then why haven't you done anything to stop 33.1?”

He turned to face the window as he spoke. Because I’ve been wondering around the world trying to get the phantoms I let out back into the phantom zone.

“I was busy with another problem.”

He whipped back around so I could see his face.

“What could be more urgent than Lex Luthor developing an army of super freaks, Clark? That's what he's doing. He's starting a war.”

I was aware of that and Chloe and I have been doing our best digging into every aspect of 33.1 that we could find. Chloe has mountains of research about 33.1. Maybe we could all pull together for Bart’s sake and get him out of this mess.

“What have you found out?”

He shook his head and sauntered back over to his desk. He was tense and his voice was clipped.

“Not enough. Last night Bart infiltrated a place that was supposed to house the mainframe for 33.1. That's the last time I heard from him. So I reconned the target this morning. The place had been stripped clean. Everything's gone. The whole thing was a setup.”

This is exactly what I was afraid of. I’ll never forgive myself if something happens to Bart…we didn’t part on good terms and I wanted a chance to apologize to him.

“Lex has Bart. We have to find him.”

Oliver nodded and let a small smile slip.

“My team's already on it.”

Huh? I raised a brow and looked at him skeptically.

“Your team?”

Oliver motioned behind him and I turned around and was stunned at what I saw. Victor Stone and Arthur Curry were walking in from another room.

“Not everybody flies solo, Kent.”

They grinned at me and Oliver smiled. I gave a slight smile. I guess the boys are back in town…

(Lex POV)

I was on my way to the Ridge Facilities on the outskirts of Metropolis. They called and said the subject would be waking up shortly. When I got there they directed me to where he was being held. I walked into a huge room with a large glass chamber that was just built in the middle of the room. The boy was inside of it moving on the floor. Perfect timing. I had all the lights turned on as and he stood up glaring in my direction. I gave him a sardonic smile.

“Morning, sunshine. I know you. You've stolen from me before.”

His glare got harder and he crossed his arms over his chest.

“I want a lawyer.”

I spoke sarcastically to him.

“And I want a ponytail. Disappointment abounds. Who do you work for?”

This time he smiled at me and shrugged.

“What you see is what you get, there, goldilocks.”

I sneered at him. There was no way he was behind this. He’s going after information not possessions and regular thieves don’t do that.

“You're a low-level thief. Swiping corporate data isn't your style. Now, tell me who you're working for, and this won't have to get unpleasant.”

He rolled is eyes but then came closer and touched the glass of the chamber.

“All right. All right, I work for a guy called Mr. Kiss-my-butt. Would you like me to introduce you?”

He smirked and the little bit of humor I had left was gone. I was considering forgetting trying to get information from him and just working on the torturing part. Fine kid you want to do it the hard way…be my guest. I pulled out the remote that controlled the floor to his cell.

“The floor of your cell has been outfitted with pressure plates designed to track movement. Stop in one place for even a millisecond after I activate them, and you fry. Last chance…”

But he said nothing. Well let’s see if his loyalty stays firmly in place after a few hours of none stop running.

“Well, maybe you'll feel more talkative when you get tired of running.”

I shrugged and walked away while pushing the button on the remote that activated the chamber. I could tell when he felt the first shock because I heard him scream out…

“Aah!”

And I smiled….

(Clark POV)

I was standing around Oliver’s apartment and I still couldn’t believe they were all here and that Oliver was giving them orders…well not order’s but he kind of seemed to be the leader or there little group. I watched them interact. Oliver spoke to A.C. with a stern tone.

“A.C., check the Luthorcorp manifests.”

He nodded and moved toward them.

“Gotcha.”

I decided it was time to interrupt their well-oiled machine and try to figure some things out.

“How long have you guys been working together?”

Victor looked up at me from his seat.

“I joined up about six months ago. Ollie and Bart had already been doing their thing.”

I was confused. I thought that Victor had left with Katherine and they were going to work on things.

“What about your girlfriend -- Katherine?”

A.C. took his hand a waved it in front of his neck in the universal symbol for cut it out or don’t say that. Then he shook his head and said with a smirk on his face.

“Dude, don't even go there.”

Victor’s face was clouded by hurt for a second before he pushed it away.

“She gave it her best shot. But with all this hardware in me...”

I understood. I mean with all the time’s Lana and I had tried to work thing’s out we just never could. And I’m kinda glad about that because now I have Chloe and I couldn’t be happier. I stilled loved Lana…but I could feel the intensity fading. Maybe it wasn’t about all the hardware in Victor; maybe he just needed to find his Chloe. I gave him an understanding smile.

“I'm sorry, Victor.”

He nodded and brushed it off. He gave me a small grin when he told me how he became part of the team.

“Ollie found me, I was living on the streets. He gave me a warm meal, roof over my head... and a reason to go on living.”

Oliver took that moment to walk into the room and he fanned ignorance at what Victor had just said. His expression was mock confusion.

“Did he just say something nice about me?”

Then A.C. joined in teasing Victor.

“Maybe he's starting to rust.”

They laughed and Victor shook his head. They all had such easygoing friendships. I was envious of that. I glanced over at A.C. and broke the laughter up by speaking.

“A.C., how'd you fall into all this?”

He grinned and leaned against Oliver’s desk.

“I got into a little trouble sinking a whaler off the coast of Japan.”

Victor chuckled and teased him.

“A little trouble? That's what you're gonna go with? Ollie had to save your scaly butt from getting filleted.”

He frowned and crossed his arms over his chest. When he spoke it came out grumbled.

“I would have gotten out of it.”

Oliver joined in the conversation now walking over to us.

“Oh really? Before or after they packed you into a thousand little tin cans?”

Victor’s smirk became larger and he tried to keep the serious edge to his voice but it wasn’t working so well.

“Well, at least he would have been dolphin-safe.”

A.C. walked by me and shook his head good-naturedly.

“Fish jokes. That's all I ever get are fish jokes.”

He perked up and faced me.

“So how's Lois doing, man? Is she all right?”

I looked up at Oliver and laughed to myself. Ahhh so he hasn’t told A.C. that he’s dating Lois…nice that should be funny when it finally comes out.

“Um, I think you'd have to ask your boss.”

A.C. looked confused and Oliver came down the steps quickly. He avoided the question artfully and dove right back into why everyone was gathered here.

“Now is not the time. We need to focus on locating Bart.”

Speaking of Bart I wonder how Oliver got him to go along with all this. From what I remember he never liked the follow rules.

“And how exactly did you get him involved in this? He's never been much of a team player.”

Oliver raised and eyebrow at me and gave me a small condescending smile.

“Looks like you two have something in common, huh? Actually, um, I was out on patrol in Star City one night, and I came across Bart. He was helping himself to a free meal. I could tell he was a good kid, you know? He just needed a little direction, so I offered him a job.”

He shrugged and I thought there might be more to the story that he wasn’t sharing but I didn’t want to push. I frowned at what he said though and spoke low.

“Look where that got him.”

Oliver’s body tensed and his eyes got cold. His voice was hard and determined when he spoke.

“I underestimated Lex. It won't happen again. I've compiled a list of all Luthorcorp holdings within a 100-mile radius. Bart could be held in any one of those facilities.”

Victor shook his head and sighed in frustration.

“That's a lot of real estate to cover.”

I smiled. Chloe…she’s great at stuff like this. She’d be able to help us figure out where Bart was. Plus she could help without putting her self at risk…wow two birds one stone…I’m getting good at this multitasking stuff.

“I think I know someone who can help us narrow it down.”

(Chloe POV)

The looked up from my laptop when I heard Clarks voice calling me. I smiled.

“Hey.”

He walked over to me leaned down and kissed me then put the palm of his hands on my desk.

“I need you to do something for me…”

I raised an inquisitive brow.

“Two favors in one day Clark? What’s the occasion?”

He paced back and forth in front of my desk.

“I just left Oliver’s…he knows about 33.1 and he’s been recruiting people to stop Lex.”

He stopped moving and faced me.

“Victor, A.C, and Bart have been working recon for Oliver to get information about 33.1 and stop it.”

He let out a deep breath and my eyes opened wide. This is huge!

“Victor Stone and Arthur Curry are working for him, too?”

He nodded and rushed his next sentence along.

“Yeah, Oliver's been busy. When they said we needed to narrow down the list of 33.1 facilities I immediately thought of you. No one knows there way around a computer better. Plus this is a way for you to help without putting you or the baby in danger. Is there anything in your Luthorcorp intel that can help us find out where Bart's being held?”

I sighed. I wasn’t really sure if I had anything for him…oh wait the info I got from Dr. Casselli’s internal documents!

“I don't know. Uh... wait. When I had my feelers out for Dr. Casselli, I managed to shake loose some internal documents. In the last few days, there's been a flurry of equipment transfers to a place called the Ridge Facilities on the outskirts of Metropolis.”

He looked confused.

“Doesn't Luthorcorp move equipment all the time?”

That’s just it…this wasn’t normal material that you’d transfer back and forth. It was…different.

“This isn't just a couple of forklifts, Clark. Half a ton of lead shielding, electrical pressure plates, more than $20 million worth of equipment to measure high-velocity particles.”

Clark looked kind of excited and nodded frantically.

“It's Bart. Take everything and bring it to Oliver.”

I looked at him startled. He couldn’t be serious. Oliver and Lois were dating and he was a very sweet guy but we’re just acquaintances. He doesn’t even know that I know he’s the green arrow. Why does Clark always do these things?

“Me? Clark –“

He cut me off and spoke quickly.

“I can get to the Ridge Facility faster myself. I can't let anything happen to Bart. Be careful.”

He leaned over kissed me and I felt the whoosh of air as he left to go find Bart.


About fifteen minutes later I loaded all my stuff in my car and headed to Oliver’s. I was in the elevator riding up when it stopped. I saw the red light on the camera go on and I figured Oliver was using it to see who it was. I looked at the camera and spoke to it.

“Mr. Queen, it's Chloe Sullivan. Clark sent me.”

The elevator started again and when the door opened I walked into the apartment. Oliver gave me a hesitant smile.

“Chloe I told you it’s Oliver not Mr. Queen”

He glanced behind me and looked confused.

“Where's Clark?”

I looked at him carefully and spoke slow.

“He went to rescue Bart.”

He looked startled. Oh that’s right I forgot Oliver doesn’t know I know about Clark. See all this secrecy is confusing and doesn’t do any of us any good.

“He told you about Bart?”

I shrugged. And put my bag down on his desk.

“We trust each other. Clark tells me everything -- well, almost everything.”

I paused and smirked at Oliver.

“I did have to figure out about your green-leather fetish on my lonesome.”

His mouth hung open as he pointed at me. He looked like he wanted to say something but couldn’t get it out. I smiled

“Don't worry. I didn't say anything to Lois. Although, you might want to consider –“

He cut me off when he finally got his voice back.

“Hey, let's just stick to the main plot, there, sidekick. So, what do you got?”

I raised an eyebrow and glared in his direction.

“First off I’m no sidekick secondly hopefully a solid lead on Bart. Where are Victor and A.C.?”

Oliver looked at me then hung his head with a look of disbelief on his face. Victor and A.C. walked into the room.

“Guess we're not that good at the whole "secret" part of this yet.”

They smirked at each other and I smiled.

“Yeah, but you're great at getting caught by the villain.”

I shook my head and they looked hurt at my comment. I walked over to the screen Oliver had up of all the possible 33.1 sites and saw the Ridge Facility. I glanced at Oliver.

“Anyway, I think Bart's being held at a place called the Ridge Facility”

A.C. walked over by me and smiled at me before he spoke.

“That's down by the docks.”

I nodded. And Oliver went through the places on the screen and when he came to it he clicked on it for a blueprint of the building.

“It's on our list of possible 33.1 targets.”

We all looked over the plans and I heard Oliver speaking as I gazed closer at the screen.

“All right, boys. You know the drill. Let's gear up and get out.”

My heart dropped to my stomach when I saw the room with lead shielding. Kryptonite…Clark was there alone and they were experimenting with Meteor rocks there. Oh god…I got Oliver’s attention when my voice broke as I spoke.

“Oh, no.”

Oliver looked at me and I could see the question in his eyes.

"What now?…Chloe?”

My voice was a whisper when I spoke and Oliver put a hand on the small of my back

“Lead shielding. This isn't just for Bart. I think the Ridge Facility's being used to refine meteor rock. Clark's in trouble…”

Oliver looked worriedly at Victor and A.C.

“It will be fine Chloe. We’re gonna suit up and get Clark and Bart back…don’t worry.”

They all left the room and a few minutes later they came out dressed in costumes. I was almost tempted to laugh but I didn’t want to insult them. They started to walk out and I stopped them.

“Be careful…and Oliver.”

He looked at me and I gave him a half smile.

“Bring Clark back to us.”

He nodded and they left.

(Clark POV)

Oliver got to me just in time. The kryptonite was starting to get to me. When we walked out he gave me a mic that connected me to Chloe and took off in a different direction. I went to go find Bart and when I finally got there I saw what Lex had done to him. I ran as fast as I could through the glass shattering it, grabbed Bart and ran through the other end. Once he could stand up we moved through the hallways and ran into Oliver. I looked over at Bart and spoke to him.

“Can you super speed?”

He nodded lightly and his voice was horse.

“Yeah, I just -- I need a minute to catch my breath”

Oliver shook his head and his voice was light and slightly amused when he spoke.

“You know what? You're gonna have to catch it later. Aquaman, Cyborg, rendezvous alpha confirmed.”

Heard Victor’s voice come crackling over the small speaker.

“We're on the move.”

Oliver then address Chloe.

“Watchtower, have all Luthor's people cleared the building?”

Her voice was soft and I could hear the awe in it. She was enjoying being our eyes and ears.

“The last heat signatures are moving away from the North.”

Just then I actually heard what she said. I scrunched up my eyebrows. I was confused but then again how that new?

“Wait a second. What are you doing?”

He looked at me like I was crazy. Bart stood next to him.

“What do you think I'm doing? You want more of your friends to end up in here?”

Bart shook his head. He still had a small amount of blood by his nose.

“Yeah, I'm voting no on that one.”

They had a point. I didn’t want anyone I cared about back here ever…Lex’s work needed to be destroyed at all costs. He held the earpiece to me and spoke to Chloe.

“Watchtower, are you sure everyone's out of the building?”

I could hear the smile in her voice as she spoke to me.

“100% positive.”

I looked at Oliver carefully just to make sure he was doing this for the right reasons. I smiled at them and spoke my voice firm.

“All right. Let's do it.”

As the five of us walked out of the building the structure exploded from several different places and went up in flames. We kept walked and I couldn’t help feeling like I was a part of something bigger, like this was the beginning of a larger purpose for me in the world…

(Chloe POV)

Last night had to be the most excitement I had in a long time…well except for almost getting shot the other day. It was early and I was in the barn with and the boys. I was on the phone with one of my co-workers getting the scoop on what they were printing about what happened at the Ridge Facility last night. I closed the phone shut and although I addressed everyone I looked at Clark.

“So the Daily Planet is running with the story that a gas explosion destroyed the "vacant" Luthorcorp building down by the docks.”

Clark shook his head as he crossed his arms over his chest.

“Vacant? Looks like the Luthor cover-up machine is in full swing.”

I shrugged. We had to look at the bright side of things. I smiled at them.

“Well, at least we got Bart out before Lex ran him into an early grave.”

I sat down on a bale of hay a few feet from Clark.

“Come on. No worries. I had plenty of juice left.”

I heard Victor snort.

“Could have fooled me, the way you cleaned out Mama Kent's fridge.”

Bart chuckled.

He appeared next to me on the hale bale and playfully leered at me.

“That's 'cause I like to stay fueled up. Just in case I need to, uh, spring into action.”

I grinned and shook my head.

“I still have a boyfriend.”

He tilted his head to the side and smiled. His voice was dreamy.

“Yeah. Well, a man can dream, can't he?”

Clark chose to cut in then. He glared at Bart.

“No you can’t…not when the girlfriend is mine.”

Bart rolled his eyes and A.C. laughed and then spoke.

“Now you know why we call him Impulse.”

Victor looked back and forth between Clark and I.

“I didn’t know the two of your were together…You got a great girl there Kent…don’t let her get away.”

He winked at me and I laughed. Bart was still sitting next to me and he picked up my hand and kissed it. He was playfully flirting and Clark was glaring. I would be worried if I thought Clark was really mad but I know he’s not.

“Bart seriously…That is my pregnant girlfriend you are all over. Cut it out…or I’m going to hang you from the basketball hoop.”

I chuckled and Bart looked smugly at Clark.

“You’d have to catch me first stretch.”

The guys laughed including Clark and then he looked at them.

“Sooo…Impulse, Cyborg, Aquaman, Green Arrow. What do you guys call your team?”

Bart moved away from me and started walked to A.C and Victor. His voice was excited when he spoke.

“I don't know. I've been thinking that we need something cool. We need something like, uh -- like, uh –“

I heard Oliver’s voice cut him off and I turned to face him. He gave me a small smile but I knew better then that. I saw the red around his eyes and his posture. Lois called me early this morning incredibly inconsolable about Oliver. They had broken up. Normally I’d be mad at the guy who managed to break Lois’s heart but for some reason I just couldn’t stay mad at Oliver. Maybe it was because he looked as bad as she sounded…or maybe it was because he was leaving her to save the world…be a hero and I couldn’t fault him for that.

“I was thinking about something with the word "Justice" in it. After all, that's what Lex is gonna get a big dose of. Victor and A.C. were able to hack into the 33.1 mainframe before we blew the building.”

I finally got it. That’s why they all split up when they were inside. He was getting information on 33.1.

“That was your other mission.”

Victor nodded and looked proud of himself.

“Haven't met the computer yet I couldn't crack wide open.”

I grinned and Clark’s voice was interested. He spoke softly.

“What did you guys find out?”

A.C. moved by Clark and his voice was hard.

“That Lex isn't satisfied playing in his own backyard anymore.”


Oliver nodded and spoke.

“Luthorcorp is starting up divisions of 33.1 all across the globe. Wherever there's evidence of people with abilities, there'll be laboratories to do experiments on them.”

Clark stood up and squeezed my hand gently.

“We can't let that happen.”

Oliver smiled at Clark’s conviction.

“Don’t worry...We won't. Gentlemen, our first target is a large facility on the island of Corto Maltese. You guys know the drill. Wheels up in 30 minutes. Get your gear.”

Bart turned around to face Clark.

“You coming, amigo?”

A.C. smiled and nodded his head

“Yeah, you got to come with us, man.”

Victor grinned and spoke more softly.

“We could use the big guns.”

Oliver glanced at me and then back at Clark.

“They're right, you know -- you'd be a major asset to the team.”

I watched Clark closely and he hesitated. He looked at all of them and suddenly I felt bad. Clark has never had many people he could relate to and even less that actually knew who actually knew him and accepted him for him. I could tell that he wanted so bad to be a part of this. He wants to help the world and he also wants people he can call friends…people he can joke around with and not have to hide who he really is. And for the first time in a long time I felt like I was holding him back from achieving that. He started to say something to Oliver so I listened intently.

“I want to be a part of this, guys. I really do.”

Oliver nodded but rolled his eyes.

“But...”

He sighed.

“That problem I told you about -- the one that I caused -- I have to take care of that first…and it’s not just me anymore…I have Chloe and the baby.”

Oliver smiled and nodded. He held out his hand to Clark and they shook hands.

“This isn't the end of the story, Clark. This is just the beginning.”

Oliver looked at me as he was passing by and gave me a warm smile. He grasped my hand as he walked by and squeezed it before letting go and continuing on. He nodded at me.

“Chloe. Come on, boys. Let's go save the world.”

They walked out and left Clark and I standing there watching them from afar. I titled my head towards Clark.

“You have some pretty amazing friends, Clark Kent.”

He smiled down on me and spoke blatantly.

“Yeah. I do.”

He closed the distance between us and kissed me. [I]I made a vow as I stood there kissing Clark. That no matter what...I would make sure he got the chance to work with Oliver. I would make sure he became the man I knew he could be...because I knew that’s what he wanted, what would make him happy, and I wanted to make Clark as happy as he made me.

[Chlarkislove]

Wonderful job again. I liked how Clark compared his situation with Lana to Victors with Kathtyern and how he said that he just needed to find his Chloe. I also liked how Chloe said she was going to make sure he got to work with Oliver again. Can't wait for Labyrinth and Crimson.

[piment]

nice...very well done

[GabbieW]

Awsome update... I loved Chloe (well I always do hehe) she's so selfless and always thinking about Clark and other people before her, that's why i admire her so much.
I agree with Chlarkislove I liked it too when Clark compared Victor's situation and his with Lana saying that victor needed to find his Chloe!
Can't wait for your take on Labyrinth!!! PPMS!!!

[D.M.A.]

I agree wit others about vic findin his own chloe,really all of those guyz.They all have secrets and need sumone as understandin as chloe,so nice comparison.Also luv how chloe first thinks she's holdin clark back but then quickly understands(after he hints at the zoner prob)that its not her holdin him back.And that she'll make sure when he's done wit the zoners he'll go help the JL,plus he could always have her play watchtower and be around/yet safe.So it all works out good for chlark in the long run...nice update tho,cant wait for ur twist of Lab/Crimson

[13ReporterGirl13]

Hey Guys!!! Ok i have Part One of Chapter 8 Going up Now. It's the Shortest Post so far but it's Only the start to the Chapter...so Yea. LoL...I am so Glad i decided to join this forum and start writing for it..You guys are Awsome! And thanks for all the comments I really apreciate it! Now i'm going to try and Post as much as I can until Friday Night...That will be my last Post until Monday because I have a Writing Project that needs my undivided attention over the weekend and it CanNot be put off..So anyway heres that first Part...Yeah!!! :-)


Chapter 8 Part A

(Clark POV)

I was in the barn fixing the wheel on the tractor. I was waiting on Chloe. She went out a few hours ago with Lois to try and get her mind off of Oliver. I glanced at my watch. She should be getting home soon. I think she’s bringing Lois with her. We’re planning on telling her tonight that Jimmy is the baby’s father and not me. Chloe has been telling me for weeks that we needed to tell everyone. But I’ve been putting it off, making excuses because…well…would it be so bad if they thought he was mine? But since he’s Chloe and she thinks this is the right thing to do we are going to tell Lois tonight and everyone else tomorrow. I saw Shelby walk over by me just as I finished fixing the wheel. I spun it to make sure it worked.

“There we go. Well, Shelby, what do you say we call it a night, huh?”

I started rubbing his ears and knelt down next to him.

“Shelby? Your friend Chloe's gonna be here any minute. Any minute. Thanks for your help, buddy.”

I smiled and got up. I began walking away when Shelby started to growl…he ran up to the loft and looked at me. What was going on with that dog? I followed him up to the loft and looked around but no one was there.

“Shelby?”

I looked at him confused and he kept on barking and snarling. I bent down by him.

“Shelby, what is it? Shelby?”

He just wouldn’t stop growling and I x-rayed the loft but just to make sure I wasn’t missing anything. But nothing was there

“What's wrong, boy? You see something I don't?”

All of a sudden I felt something attack me from behind it threw me over the loft railing and I yelled out not from being afraid but from the shock. No one ever really catches me off guard like that. I landed hard on the barn floor and when I opened my eyes I was extremely confused with the sight I saw. The walls around me were white and I was sitting in a chair with a group of people around me. Oh my god…what happened? Where am I? Who the hell are all these people…I heard someone calling my name and I tried to focus on it and stop the cascade of thought flowing through my head. The voice was shrill and sing songy.

“Clark.”

When I didn’t answer he changed his voice back to normal and called out.

“Earth to super freak.”

Everyone laughed and my head snapped up. Super freak…they couldn’t possibly know about my abilities…this has to be a trick….something Lex set up…but how?

I heard an older gentleman speak. He looked like he was in charge so I faced him. His voice was calm like he was talking to children.

“Everyone, please, sit down. Are you still with us, Clark?”

How does everyone know who I am? When I spoke was voice was semi frantic and a little loud.

“What's going on?”

The man sighed.

“Well, you said that you and your dog were in the barn when you heard something. And then you left us for a bit.”

What the hell was he talking about? I don’t even know who these people are I would never tell them about what goes on in my life especially if it involves my alien side. I took a deep breath. Ok I need to figure this out I was just in the barn…maybe if I ask someone here they’ll tell me what’s going on. I tried to calm my voice down but that wasn’t going so well.

“What are you talking about? How'd I get here?”

The people around me chuckled again. A guy who looked a little older then me with the nametag Arthur spoke to me in a sarcastic voice.

“So, what attacked you? Was it a Kryptofreak again?”

He laughed and I almost died. How does he know about the Kryptonians…This can’t be real…

Then another guy whose name was Victor interrupted the laughter.

“No, no, no, I know. It was a spirit from the Phantom Zone, right, Kal-El?”

No…it…it can’t be…these people were all laughing at me…at my heritage. They were looking at me like I was some kind of freak…This is why I never told people about who I was…this is what I was afraid of…why would I tell these people…why am I here. I tried to speak as firmly as I could.

“How do you know that name?”

He snickered.

“'Cause you never shut up about it, oh, great son of Jor-El.”

I looked at him with shock on my face. I would never tell random people about that…Never.

The older gentlemen clapped his hands and tried to get everyone’s attention.

“Settle down, gentlemen.”

To men dressed in white started to come over to me and put their hands on my upper arms. I jumped up and away from them. What’s going on….this really isn’t good I need to get out of here and find Chloe…she’ll be able to help me.

“Wait, back off!”

The older guy stood up and tried to use a calming voice with me.

“Take it easy, Clark. Take those deep breaths we talked about.”

Deep breaths we talked about? Who the hell was this guy? I’ve never seen him before a day in my life…These people are crazy!

“Who are you?”

He sighs.

“It's me... Dr. Hudson.”

He spoke it slowly as if I was hard of hearing or slow on the uptake. The two guys cam back and grabbed me from behind I jerked my body around gently and tried to warn them.

“Hold on. I don't want to have to hurt anyone.”

Arthur giggled and spoke in a crude tone.

“Why don't you just use your super speed and run away?”

I tried to overpower the guards…but I couldn’t…oh god…my powers…there gone…they must have done something to me…how am I going to get out of here without my powers…I started moving my body frantically. I was terrified of what these people were going to do to me. I started screaming for help because I didn’t know what else to do.

“What? Why are you doing this to me? What do you want? What's happening?! Let me go! Let me go! Please, someone! Why am I here?!”

I kept on screaming as they dragged me away down a long barely lit hallway. When we reached the end they threw me into a room that looked more like a cell and locked me in it. I ran to the door and put my hands on the small bars screaming at the orderlies.

“Please…please don’t leave me here….help me please….I’m a good person I don’t hurt people….there gonna hurt me here….”

My voice faded out as they walked away ignoring me…I fell to the floor on my knees…what was I going to do…I don’t have my mom…I don’t have Chloe…I don’t have my powers…all I have is me and somehow I just always seem to fall short of everyone’s expectations…even my own. I put my head in my hands and for once I prayed…

Back in The Real World…

(Chloe POV)

Lois and I were sitting in the Talon. We had just gotten back from a movie and Lois was looking into her cup of coffee as if it held all the answers to the world. I needed something to distract her. I know that Clark and I said we were going to tell Lois together about the baby but technically since the baby wasn’t his I didn’t really need him here to tell her. Telling Lana and everyone else…that was a different story. But Lois was my blood…she’d understand. I nudged her foot under the table and she smiled wistfully at me.

“What’s up cuz?”

I took a deep breath. It was now or never.

“I have to tell you something.”

She leaned closer and I could see her over protective nature kick in…Ah ha go Chloe step number one complete her immediate thoughts are no longer on Oliver…there on me!

“Whatever it is Chloe you know you can tell me…is it Smallville did he do something to hurt you? I’ll kill him.”

Her voice was fierce and I laughed.

“Actually is does have to do with Clark but not in the way you think…you remember when I was in the hospital?”

Lois gave me an are you kidding look.”

“It’s not a site that I’ll soon forget.”

I nodded.

“Well I was told the only people who were aloud to stay with me for the first day or so was family.”

She mad an affirmative motion again.

“Get to the point Chlo…my patients has been running thin lately.”

She tried to say it sternly but I could see her smile slipping through.

“Ok …Long story short? Clark lied…He said the baby was his so that he could stay at the hospital with me…but he not…Clarks I mean.”

Lois’s mouth was wide open and I grinned. I didn’t think in all the time I’ve know Lois I have ever made her speechless…Score two for me! Her mouth was floundering like a fish before she composed herself and sat back in her chair with her arms crossed over her chest and a glare in my direction.

“You mean to tell me…you and Smallville have been lying to me all this time? Just wait till I get my hands on that farmboy…he’s a dead man.”

I chuckled.

“I thought you’d be happy to know the baby isn’t Clarks.”

She nodded.

“Oh trust me I am. I couldn’t imagine what his genes combined with yours would be like. Your kid would come out awkwardly inquisitive and having a clumsy reporter never works out well. He’d be trying to get the latest stories while fumbling all over himself…”

I made a face.

“Clark’s not that bad Lois…really.”

She winced and then gave me a hard look.

“I know…and now I have to be nice to him for a little while because here he is doing all this stuff for you…taking care of you and the baby…and it’s not even his. I’d be damned if Clark Kent wasn’t the most honest, loyal and naïve farmboy alive.”

She shook her head but had a smirk planted firmly on her lips. I smiled. She’s right…Clark is amazing and I love him so much… I rubbed my stomach. I wondered how it was going at the farm with fixing the tractors wheel. Clark was always trying to fix everything and anything. I wanted to spend the night at home curled up with him but Lois had called and he told me to go. He said she needed someone and he be waiting for me when I got home. Hopefully he fixed it already so that when I get home we could have some alone time…nice just me and Clark. I grinned as Lois continued mocking Clark…Hey I’m loyal to my man but if Lois was making fun of Clark and not moping over Oliver I’m sure Clark wouldn’t mind so much…after all my goal is to be helping Lois tonight…

(Clark POV)

I’ve been pacing around this room for what felt like hours…There are bars on the doors bars on the windows…it’s like I’m some kind of animal in captivity! I’m going out of my mind. I saw some guards passing my cell and ran up to the door trying to reason with them. My voice came out desperate.

“I don't belong in here! I'm not crazy. I don't belong here.”

My voice elevated at the end of the sentence. Oh yeah…there really gonna believe that Clark with the way your acting it’s no wonder they think your nuts…calm down. The guard slapped the window with a stick.

“Back away from the door.”

I tried to grab him and try my luck at over powering him but it didn’t work.

“Back away from the door!”

He yelled and in walked that Dr. Hudson guy. I was frantically searching for answers and what better way then asking this guy who apparently new everything.

“How'd I get here?”

He moved in closer and shook his head. He didn’t break eye contact with me when he spoke.

“Think back, Clark. You know how that happened.”

I shook my head and paced the length of the room. Yeah Lex managed to somehow get me into 33.1 and take away my powers…how good freakin question. There was frustration in my voice when I spoke.

“Someone or something attacked me in my barn. This is 33.1... It's Lex. He's always wanted to get me under his microscope.”

He sighed and sat on the small bed in the corner.

“I'm afraid your obsession with Lex Luthor is part of the fantasy world that you created after you experienced your psychotic break.”

Haha…psychotic break…good one! He’s insane…this is all part of his plans he wants me to think I’m nuts….he wants me to..to admit things and….just not question him. No way. I know I’m not crazy…and if I could just find Chloe maybe I’d be able to prove it…I hope she’s ok…Oh man this is…it’s crazy everyone here is crazy. I nodded my head and spoke to him with venom in my voice.

“Oh, I get it. You want me to think I'm crazy.”

Again he shook his head and spoke calmly. I really wish he wouldn’t do that it’s pissing me off and making me even angrier.

“I would prefer not to use pejoratives. You suffer from paranoid schizophrenia. You have for a number of years... after the death of your birth parents in the Smallville meteor shower.”

I shook my head I’ve had it with them. These people thought I was crazy…that my whole life was a hallucination…but it’s not. I faced him and my voice was unwavering.

“See, it's not true. My birth parents were out of town for the meteor shower.”

“You were placed in the wonderful adoptive home of the Kents. But like many children, you invented a make-believe world to help you deal with the trauma you endured. You convinced yourself that you came from another planet, that you possessed special powers and you used them to save humanity.”

I shook my head and started pacing again. I wouldn’t let him get to me. I couldn’t I won’t give anything about myself away. That’s what he wants…that’s what Lex wants.

“Whatever you're trying to do, it's not gonna work.”

He stood up and walked over to me. He tried to place his hand on my shoulder but I jerked away from him and he moved towards the door.

“An active imagination wasn't a problem when you were a boy. But when you entered your freshman year at high school, you slipped permanently into your fantasy world.
This isn't a game, Clark. You're sick. And your condition is getting worse. But the good news is, I have developed a new treatment that will cure you.”

And what…he thought I’d let him give me this magical cure? Over my dead body…I’d have to six feet under before I cooperated with anything that Lex was involved in…Screw you man I don’t but this act and I’ll find a way to prove to myself that my life isn’t a lie.

“Tell Lex that I don't buy it.”

His constant sighed was making me want to strangle him. He had a sad look on his face as he shook his head.

“Lex isn't your nemesis. And 33.1 doesn't exist. For the last 5 1/2 years, you've been a resident of the Fairview Psychiatric Hospital. Everything else -- your superpowers, your alien lineage, your secret identity... it's all a delusion.”

I wanted to scream…how do you prove something that no one else thinks is real…something there isn’t any proof of where you are but something that YOU KNOW is true…

It was a few hours later and I was in a main room looking around. Everyone was doing their own things. Some were painting, others watching TV and some were screaming and getting carried out of the room. I heard a woman’s voice come over an intercom.


“Time for medication.”

Then a man in a white outfit came over and started rounding everyone up.

“All right, let's go. Keep on moving. Keep on moving. That means you, too. Let's go.”

The nurse spoke to one of the patients and reprimanded him.

“Don't hide that pill under your tongue. Swallow it.”

As I stood in line a man started to speak over my shoulder. His voice was soft and conspirital.

“You're not crazy, Kal-El. We don't have much time, so listen to me closely. I believe you're from another planet.”

I hesitated even though his voice sounded so sincere. I wanted to spill everything to him just because he was the first person who finally believed me…but I didn’t I had to play this cool.

“What makes you say that?”

He spoke again quietly.

“Because like you, I'm not from here. I come from mars. You can't trust anyone.”

Great…Mars huh? I swear Chloe was right about the weirdos that I attract. but something in me wanted to believe him. I saw two men walk over to him and inject him with something that brought him to his knees. I turned and yelled out.

“Hey!”

He glared at me.

“Don't even think about it.”

I watched them drag him away when I saw a hallway that was joined to where they were taking him. When they weren’t looking I saw a janitor and knocked him unconscious. I pulled him into the janitors closet and switched our clothes. I came out of the closet with a baseball cap on my head and continued to walk toward the exit. When I got out of the building I ditched the cap and ran as fast as I could with out my powers. Don’t let it be said that I’m not resourceful. I made it out of there but it’s not nearly the end…I have to find my mom and Chloe make sure there ok and then I need to find a way to get back home…where I’m needed.

[Kira]

I've followed your fic and never post reply but this is getting much better than original storyline! I love your Chlark S6 fic. Finally Chloe told Lois the truth at first. Can wait for new update.

[freak24]

Excellent updates! I can't wait for the next chapter!!!

[Chlarkislove]

I'm glad Chloe told Lois the truth lol maybe she'll give Clark some more respect except after she tries to kill him. I can't wait to see what happens when Clark finds Chloe. Great job.

[piment]

I love that I know but I don't

[GabbieW]

I think it was good that Chloe told Lois the truth about the baby.. but... isn't there a possibility that the baby is Clark's? I mean maybe Lex did something! Great update! PPMS!!!