Odyssey

Title: Odyssey

Author: RedGigant

Edited: snookie16

Pairs: Chloe/Clark Lois/Oliver

Rating: PG-13

Genre: Romance/adventure (With so much Chlark romance)

Disclaimer: Any of the characters, place, etc. are not mine.

Warnings: It might don't like to Davis, Chlavis and Clois fans.

Spoilers: All from season 1 to 8. It's inspirited by season 8, but don't follow that happen in the show.

Feedback: Welcome and appreciated, let me know that you think about the story. Also know someone likes it is the reason to write more.

Author note: The characters of Davis and Tess are a little different in this story. I rewrite them to fit my own purposes.

Even though my intention is rewrite all the season, I don't know if I will be able to do it. I don't wait to post it to be completed because it could be some months. Also I have other projects, so I am not sure of how frequently I can update.

So much thanks to snookie16 for help me beta this, without your help this story never could be posted.

Also I want thanks to other Chlarker friend of mine, who helped me reading the first draft with infinite patience and gave me ideas for the plot. Thank you so much.

Summary: Chloe/Clark romance/adventure "My" version of season 8 with some changes in season 7.

-Clark and Lana never got back together after Lana's divorce but they still are friends.
-Chloe broke up with Jimmy in "Cure", and they continue to remain friends.
-Some changes in the Veritas arc. (I don't like this arc.)
-Chloe never was infected by Brainiac, and was not fired from the Daily Planet.
-Lana had been infected by Brainiac, and when she was cured she left. Chloe is now taking care of the Isis foundation.

*****

Chapter One

Clark woke up in middle of the Arctic Desert disoriented; the events of the last hours are in his mind as a nightmare. He felt it all unreal. He remembers The Fortress falling in pieces around him, Lex blaming him for not being a good friend, for not trusting him, and for his fall to the dark side after activating this device.

Then Clark, suddenly, realized something: he was feeling cold, more precisely he was freezing. He normally felt temperatures only as an external sensation, without feeling his body affected by it. However, in this moment it was very different. As well as other sensations and also he felt weak.

Then he realized that he was powerless.

Making a big effort, Clark tried to stand up and to start to walk. Then other thoughts came to his mind. He didn't know anything about the way to return home. All the other times he had been in the Arctic something guided him without him being conscious of it. But now it was very different, this knowledge was gone.

He was lost.

For first time in his life, Clark felt he was a mere mortal, fearing he would die. He was lost in middle of nowhere freezing.

Even thought that with his powers he wasn't really immortal, kryptonite maybe could kill him, and he always thought to himself he would live long, but being really immortal. However, being invulnerable, super strong, and living long than most people around him, gave him a sensation of immortality, after all.

He knew that his loss of powers could be permanent. In this moment, Clark mind doubted his supposed destiny as hero and human savior. Maybe it was only the desires of Jor-El, but fate had other plans for him. Maybe all his past doubts about embracing his destiny were because it wasn't his destiny, after all.

*****

Chloe was sitting in the small and uncomfortable bed in her cell and in an unknown jail. A few streams of sunlight filtered by a narrow window that was at high height, so she was unable to look outdoors. Her head was between her small hands in frustration expression.

These people, that identified themselves as members of the DDS, led her here two days before. The trip was extremely long at first in a car with dark glasses and after in a private jet. So Chloe didn't know where she was. Maybe she was at Washington she supposed.

Chloe was depressed, after two days without any right, without being able to call a lawyer, or a friend to help her. In addition, she knew that the only friend she trusted to take her out of this situation was lost in the Arctic on the same day that she was arrested.

When Chloe was arrested in the Daily Planet office; she had said to Jimmy to get Clark. Chloe knew that Jimmy believed that is why they had broken up. A year before it had been for Clark's cause. Maybe the jealousy had made Jimmy not to say anything to Clark. But Chloe didn't want to believe things had gotten so bad, but they still remained friends, and doubted that he betrayed her in such a compromised situation.

Chloe knew that Clark had gone to the Arctic to stop Lex. The more frustrating thing for her was she didn't know if he had succeeded in his mission or if he was safe. Also she wanted to know it that more than anything. She was more worried for Clark that for herself. After years of denying she didn't love him, she stilled loving him, as always.

Before she had been arrested, she had called Oliver to inform him about Clark's situation and asked that he help him. She hoped that Oliver had success in helping Clark with his trouble. Even thought it was what she wanted more but in her situation she wasn't able to make anything from it.

Her mind remembered sometime before, when she saved Clark from the kryptonite in Toronto's Cathedral. She desired to do that again in the near future.

Chloe started to imagine what the future held for her, or if the Federal government would prosecute her for terrorism. Who could believe her story? And more importantly, how she could defend herself without exposing Clark's secret? She knew too that Clark's morals would never allow him to rescue her from Federal Jail, even thought she was unfairly condemned.

She felt lost.

Suddenly the cell's door opening breaking her out of her dark thoughts, so two men entered.

"Come with us" one of the men ordered to her.

Escorted by the two men; Chloe advanced to narrow corridor between other cells. She could observe the cells were very heavy constructed, like it was a very high security jail. Including more than expected for it. The cells seem ready for guests that are not of the ordinary kind.

They entered a big room filled by computers. Then Chloe was sure it wasn't a jail. Something was out of place.

"Hello, Chloe." A sarcastically familiar voice addressed to her from the shadows in the bottom of the room.

"Lex?" asked Chloe in confusion.

"The one and only…" Lex said making fun of her and added "…all your life you wanted to know about 33.1. Now I want give you a chance."

"So, this Federal was your men."

"You are as brilliant as I need, Chloe. But I am good convincing people. The proof is that I convinced you."

"And… What do you want me for?" she asked irritated and scared.

"The same as you were doing for Clark. I need you as a brilliant hacker. My people have some problems entering the computers of some government agencies, but after seeing you being able to do it. I think you would do it easily."

"And what do you suppose that I want to work for you?"

"You have no other choice. If you are useless for me, maybe my scientists should find something interesting in your body. It's very interesting how a person can heal another, and very useful in some situations. I think that my associates in the Pentagon should value it so much. Maybe you need to be injured irremediably or death to obtain what we need from you, but trust me it never stopped me in the past and never will do. For now, I need you more for your mind. But of course if it's not useful for me, I will find other ways for you that will be useful."

"You are a monster!" she said angry in a high voice.

"Chloe, I think you are more intelligent than this. I am a survivor. In this life one kills or one is being killed."

"Like when you killed your father."

"I have a good master in this. Do you remember?"

"Lex, where is Clark?" Chloe asked hidden her worry of her voice as much she could.

"Oh I am sorry… the last time I saw him was in an Ice Castle falling around him. I doubt he was in and condition to take you out of this, if he is still alive."

"And what exactly do you want me to do?" asked Chloe.

"Some of my associates had been problems with the Government. So, for the moment I need you enter in some government computers networks and clean their names. But don't worry it will be brief because I have more work for you."

Lex walked to the door, smiled one last time to Chloe and said, "That you have a good day of work," and he walked out.

Chloe was angry and frustrated, at this moment taking a long stance at Federal Jail nothing seemed in comparison of helping Lex with his evil plans. But some hope started to grow in her mind.

For this work she must have access to Internet, so maybe she could manage to call Oliver for help. Of course she knew that Lex was controlling her, and her computer; also that her computer would be blocked to sending e-mail or other kinds of messages. But she was a bright hacker, so maybe she could do it without Lex knowing. Of course she needed to do it with extreme precautions, and covering her own steps so well or Lex would be mad with her and would start his plans to experiment on her right now.

*****

Clark was walking by the immensity of the desolated Arctic Desert, without knowing the correct way. The only purpose for walking was that moving makes him freeze more slowly. Moreover, he knew that if he didn't try, he never find the way to return home.

A noise was around him, every time stronger; in his uncertainty and weakness his mind was only concentrated in to maintain himself walking, and didn't pay attention to the noise. In a few moments the noise turned even more intense and a shadow appeared in the freezing ground next to him. Even thought Clark didn't realize about what that meant. A helicopter was near him. They had found him.

-tbc-

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