What if Clark had a little Luther in him?
Disclaimer: I own nothing, but I would take a rent to own on Chloe.
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Arrival: After Clark saved Chloe from the fortress.
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Clark tells Chloe about his birthright.
"I wasn't born anywhere near Smallville. In fact, I wasn't born anywhere near this galaxy."
Chloe's surprised by his revelation, but instead of being repulsed by the fact that Clark is an alien, she's in awe and looks upon him with respect and admiration.
"You're not just a hero, Clark. You're a super hero."
They share a warm smile.
After several minutes, Chloe is curious about Clark and what he's capable of.
"So what powers do you have, other than impeccable timing and the ability to rescue best friends from ice castles?"
Clark smiles at that and begins listing off his various powers.
"I have several powers, including super strength, super speed, super hearing, heat vision, x-ray vision and invulnerability."
Chloe's eyes go wide at the number of abilities he has, but one in particular catches her interest.
"X-ray vision? You mean, you can see through things, like people's clothes?"
Clark looks slightly embarrassed but answers honestly.
"Yeah."
Chloe's curiosity is piqued, and she questions him further.
"Have you ever used your x-ray vision on me?"
Clark smiles knowingly but tries to act innocent.
"Chloe, I would never do that without your permission, and I haven't. You gave me your permission years ago."
Chloe doesn't believe him, because she would never give him permission for something like that.
Seeing her incredulity, Clark explains the particulars of her giving him permission.
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FLASHBACK to a few days after Clark first got his x-ray vision.
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In the lunchroom, Clark was looking through some old comics that Lex had given him, when Chloe walked in. She noticed him looking at an ad for x-ray glasses.
"I hope you're not thinking of getting those."
Clark looked up at her and was about to say no, but then a thought entered his mind.
"Actually, I was. I think it would be funny if they really worked."
Chloe rolled her eyes at the absurdity that a cheap pair of glasses advertised in a comic book could actually give the wearer x-ray vision.
"They don't actually work, you know." Chloe said, her voice laced with snark. "There's no way to get x-ray vision, especially not from a pair of cheap glasses."
Clark laughed and coyly said, "Maybe there is."
"What do you mean, 'maybe'?" Chloe asked.
Clark smiled knowingly and said, "You never know."
"Come on, Clark. You can't be that naive." Chloe said with exasperation and disbelief.
Clark just shrugged.
"How about we make a deal, Chloe?" Clark said while trying to keep a straight face.
Curious, Chloe asked, "Alright, what's going on in that farm boy head of yours?"
"If I somehow manage to obtain x-ray vision, I get to use it on you whenever I want."
Knowing that there's no possible way for Clark to obtain x-ray vision, Chloe agrees and makes a stipulation. "Fine. But, for every day you don't have x-ray vision, I can say I told you so."
With a Cheshire Cat smile, Clark held out his hand. "Deal."
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Back in the present
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Realization dawns, and Chloe hits him.
"You tricked me!"
Clark just smiles.
"Guess I'm not as naive as you thought, huh?" He said smugly.
Chloe laughs and says, "If you were so smart, you would've realized that you could have done more than look years ago."
Clark's eyes go wide as the implications of what she said sink in. "Crap!" He says while slapping his forehead.
