I don't own the rights to DC comics or any of their affiliates and crap. Or smallville.

Lana walked out of Clark Kent's barn that night for the last time. The place she had known like a second home, one of the only places on the planet she felt completely safe, and she would never see it again. But losing that took a backseat to the look on Clark's face when she told him she wasn't strong enough to be in his life and never be able to get within five feet of him. It is the ultimate challenge to be in love with someone and have to know them from afar. So she did what she thought was best, she told him in order for them to move on and be happy, one of them needed to disappear. For good. And they both knew it would have to be her.

Of course, painful as it was, she'd make the same choice over and over again. She had spent her life being a damsel in distress, having to be saved over and over again, and being helpless. She appreciated Clark's several saves, but she never wanted to be a burden, she wanted to be a part of destiny, which is half the reason she underwent the process of making her invincible. She wanted to be able to be with Clark, and fight the good fight side by side with the man that she loved. She wanted to be able to kiss him where he didn't have to hold himself back, make love to him without him having to worry about hurting her because of his abilities. She finally had it, and Lex took it all away from her.

So no wonder the first place she went after leaving the barn, was in fact the Isis foundation. She supersped and was across a great distance of Kansas in less than a minute. She used skills she'd picked up from Chloe to locate Lex Luthor, the man who had partly destroyed her, and partly made her who she was destined to become. Of course, Lois happened to walk in when she was searching, so she quickly hid in the corner before Lois could see her. Chloe followed Lois in. "Have you talked to Clark?" Chloe asked Lois. Lois shook her head, "No Cuzzo, if anyone has been in contact with him all signs point to you." Chloe disregarded her cousins usual sarcastic comments and began looking into the computer system. Chloe's eyes grew wide, and said, "Lois, someone's been in here…" Lois got closer and looked at the screen. "Oh no," Chloe exclaimed, "Lois, Clark is trying to find Lex."

Lana wanted to come out of the shadows then, and reveal that it was actually her with the agenda, she knew Clark was too pure for revenge, and if Chloe really knew Clark the way she did, she would never accuse him of such a thing. But Lana restrained herself to the dark corner. She needed intel, and knew Chloe was better than she was with computer tech. "Why?" Lois asked Chloe. "Lo, Lex trapped them. Lana's new body armor is made to absorb green kryptonite. He planted a bomb on the rooftop of the Daily Planet, and made it mostly from that. He told them she could absorb it and save the city, to never be able to get close to Clark again, or let thousands die." Lois finished the thought, "And Lana chose to absorb it. Clark must be heartbroken…" Lana almost thought she saw a tear in Lois' eye, but then quickly shook her head. Lois? Nah.

"I'll call Ollie," Lois told Chloe, to which Chloe said, "Looks like Lex is at the corner of Main and 42nd, in an abandoned diesel truck, it's not far. I'll get there fast as I can and try to talk Clark out of doing something stupid." Lana supersped to the location as soon as she heard that. Chloe will be here in about 10 minutes, I don't have a lot of time. Lana thought as she looked onto the truck with rage. Lana threw open the doors, to see Lex, wired up to computers. He wasn't able to speak; the computers spoke for him. "Lana Lang. I knew you'd do what was best for the city. Bravo."

"You sick bastard!" She said, kicking him out from underneath his chair. "You just had to have control, didn't you Lex? When everyone else turned their back on you I was there, Lex. I was there to keep you sane, to keep what little hope was left in your black heart alive."

"And then you betrayed me!"

"No, Lex. You betrayed me the minute you looked into my eyes and lied straight to my face, the one thing you said you would never do. And why? Not to protect me, oh no, but because you knew I wouldn't approve of your projects. You trapped me, and I knew you were lying on some level, but I was afraid to leave you Lex. And when I almost broke free, you drugged me into thinking that I was pregnant and pretended to love the child that never even existed!" She became more enraged and slapped him across the face. "Then, when I stayed with you even when I didn't trust you, you made me think I lost a baby. I apologized to you for losing it, and you let me think it was my fault! When really you planned the whole damn thing!"

"Then kill me, Lana. You know that's what you want. You know I won't ever leave you alone. And I sure as hell won't leave Clark alone. Or Chloe, or Lois for that matter." She got up into his face.

"I want to kill you. Believe me there is nothing in the world I want more. And if God struck you down in this very moment, a smile would come to my face. A tear of happiness would roll down my cheek, knowing that myself and everyone I care about would finally be free from your grasp. But if Clark doesn't get to choose who lives or dies, then neither do I. I love him to much to betray his values."

"Clark is weak, Lana. And you were one of the reasons. I just eliminated you."

"You are the weak one, I remember when you wanted nothing more than to show everyone that you and your father were not the same. And I believed you. Chloe and Clark and Johnathan and Martha trusted you, Lex. Then you slowly sank to your cowardly ways. I guess Daddy finally won." She said in his face, smiling. A look of absolute rage and hate spread upon Lex's face, and Lana knew she'd hit a button. He took a deep breath. "Why did you come here, then?"

"I came here to see the look on your face when I tell you, that I, who at the time was still your wife, took complete power and control of all the aspects of your company, and signed them into someone else's hand." Lex looked shocked. He looked around. "You think you set up these machines to keep you alive? No, you were brought here, by your former employees, and I instructed them on everything to do with your lowly life up until this point, when I tell you that all of Luthorcorp's fortune, assets, shares, and power, I signed over into the hands of your neglected baby half-sister. She goes by the name of Tess Mercer." Lex was obviously shaken when he heard the name. "You know who she is, but she doesn't know you. She won't until it's time for her to. And she won't become the monster that you are, or the monster that your father was. I have been watching her. And she is pure, and I know she plays a major part in the destiny of this company, this city, this country." Lex was beyond outraged by this point, and as he tried to lunge at Lana from the chair he was in, she spit in his face. And as she walked out, she muttered the last words he would ever hear. "Go straight to hell!"

Lana walked at a human pace, deep in thought as to what to do and where to go from this point on. Until she was awakened from her daydreams by a loud explosion. She quickly turned around, and her eyes were filled with flames, looking back at the truck where Lex had spent his last moments of life. She didn't kill him, and she didn't know who was responsible, but as bad as it sounds, she couldn't care less. She did smile, then, as she said she would if he were to die. She had a sense of relief in her heart, and a weight was lifted from her shoulders. Clark Kent's greatest enemy was gone forever. Finally. She could move on and reach her destiny, but first, she had to say goodbye to Chloe.

She stayed at the Isis foundation that night, knowing that Chloe was probably in the midst of the recent events, but she would return there. About 12 am, someone came through the door. She turned on the light, and Lana saw Lois. "Hey," Lois told her. "Did you hear what happened to Lex?" Lana had to do what she hated the most, be dishonest. "No, Lois. What happened?" "Well, I think the overgrown toddler with a freaky perverted fetish for toys was responsible for it, but Clark and Chloe seem to think otherwise. Eh I'm always the odd one out. But anyway, the dark lair of the under lord was just blown to bits." Lana told her, "And you don't feel badly about it?" Lois looked down as she seemed to bring her thoughts together. "A premature loss of life is always sad, Lana, but I would be lying if I said I wasn't a little relieved." Lana smiled. "You look like you have something on your mind Lana." Lois had an uncanny ability to tell when someone was hiding something, which is probably why she got under Clark's skin so much. She wouldn't leave him alone. "I'm not going to be able to stay here anymore. It's too hard. I know you've heard why."

"I am sorry, Lana. I see the way you looked into his eyes and the way his brightened up the room when you were there. I can't imagine the pain you are going through. But, where will you go from here?"

"There's a place I can be on the west coast. Forgive me for not revealing where. I'm not sure I'm ready for everyone to know. I need to be off the radar for a while."

"Well, for what it's worth, we will miss you. And don't worry about Smallville, I got his back." Lana laughed. She has no idea it's the other way around. "I'm sure you do, Lois." They hugged each other, then Chloe came into the room. They looked to her.

"Police just arrived on the scene. No leads." Lois shrugged her shoulders. "Well then, I smell a story brewing. I'll see ya." Lois left the room and Chloe hugged Lana. " I know you are hear to say goodbye." Lana pulled back. "I hope you can understand why. I have to be off the radar for awhile, but then I'll get in touch."

"Good, because if you're up for it, Watchtower has an opening for a new hero, and I think Dinah would appreciate a fellow member of the same sex. It must be very exhausting watching the guys ripping on each other all the time and acting like, well, guys." Lana laughed. "Of course. I have dreamed of making a difference my whole life. Let me figure out where to go from here, and then you will have a new member of the Justice whatever."

"The justice whatever?""Yeah, Oliver said he wanted to name the team something that had to do with justice, but far as I know that's all they've got." Chloe grinned. "Might I suggest the Justice League?" Chloe then smiled again. "I can't think of a better name, Lana. Good luck." Lana sped away.

Lana spent most of the night fighting crime in the cities that needed her, but she grew tired as she arrived on a particular doorstep in Los Angeles, California at almost dawn. She rang the doorbell twice, and looked around at her surroundings. The sun was beginning to come up, the smell and feel of the fresh ocean waves filled her lungs and blew threw her hair. The palm trees that were native to California swayed in the soft wind, as the sun began to beam down on her face. She looked up to take it all in. And when the door opened, she turned to face the man standing there. "Lana, I'm glad you're finally here."

"Me too, Pete."