Smallville's Skitter

Summary: Ben is the only survivor of the Mason family, his family has been killed by a meteor.

He gets stung by a Luthor corp experimental insect and gains powers through it.

Pairing: Ben x Lana, maybe in later seasons Ben x Tess/Lois

Again this is a preliminary chapter to see if there is demand for this story and to tell you the general ideas for the story in advance so you can let me know what you think.

The Mason family is very wealthy ( 1/3 of Luthor corp), Ben will gain access to his fortune and his family's business once he graduates. His caretaker will be their old head butler (Alfred from Batman)

Who is made Ben's guardian through Tom's will.

Ben is good friends with Lana, having lost their parents in the same meteor strike.

Bens powers can be countless, first ideas are: strength, speed, Exoskeleton, hearing

Ben and Alfred know about Clarke's power and speed for a while because Ben played with Clarke often, since his villa is next to the Kent farm.

Ben + Lex are friends because Alfred made him attend high society events.

Ben gets tied up as the scarecrow, after he visits the graveyard with Lana.

Ben gets stung after Lex's car crash.

Powers manifest in episode 2 against the bug boy.

Pairing like I said could change from Lana to someone else, since I haven't thought about how I'll handle Lana marrying Lex.