This is my first fanfiction. It takes place after Descent the only thing I've changed is that Brainiac never hurt Lana. She is fine and still with Clark. Hope you enjoy!

Chloe sat on the couch in the talon apartment confusion racking her brain

Chloe sat on the couch in the talon apartment confusion racking her brain. Lionel had been killed, by Lex no less, she had the evidence but it was destroyed. Lex had the key to controlling Clark, Lois had been shot and to top it all off Lex fired her from the planet and all in one night.

Earlier Chloe was at the hospital until Lois made her leave and get some rest. The doctor wanted to keep her over night due to the amount of blood she lost. Chloe wanted to heal her but it was too risky. 'How would I explain it and would Lois look at me differently.' Went through her mind. Though she felt guilty for not doing it Clark told her if was for the best and a little gunshot wound wouldn't be enough to get Lois down. Chloe just nodded "I suppose so."

Now Clark was back at the farm with Lana. Lois was at the hospital with Jimmy of all people. He had insisted on staying guess he felt somewhat responsible. Which leaves Chloe all alone once again.

"What am I going to do?" she thinks aloud. "I have no job and I failed everyone. They would all be better off without me."

"I highly doubt that" a voice came from the door making her jump almost 20 feet in the air. Well if felt like 20 feet.

Covering her heart with her hand Chloe looks up and is shocked even more to see who it is.

"OLIVER!!"

" The one and only" he remarks confidence oozing from ever word.

If she wasn't so scared she would have had some smart comeback but her brain still wasn't functioning.

" What are you doing here?"

" Heard what happened."

" How?" Chloe wonders.

" I have my connections," he says moving into the apartment.

" Well Lois isn't here she's at the hospital."

" Good" Oliver says as he closes the door.

" What! Aren't you here for her? I mean she's the one that got shot and all."

" I think Lois can handle herself, plus I heard it was a minor wound nothing to worry about."

Oliver sets next to her on the couch.

" Then why are you here?"

Oliver turns and looks her straight in the eyes, " For you."

Chloe's eyes are about to pop out of her head, "What! Why! What!"

Oliver chuckles at her shock glad it was he that caused it.

He leans in and smiles a little, " Well Sidekick I thought that would be obvious."

Chloe's eyebrows raise and she can only squeak out, "No."

Oliver leans away rubbing his hands a little until he locks his fingers together. "I've been wanting to, how do I put this, recruit you for a while now."

"Me?" She asks dumbfounded.

He laughs. "Yes you. Chloe you would be an asset to the team."

"How can I help, you have Victor who is way better with computers than me."

"He is good" he nods. "But you can do something's he can't. Chloe you look at situations differently and see what we don't. You can hack into anything. Plus you're our eyes when we can't see."

Chloe smiles knowing he's right but never verbalizing it. " But why now?"

Oliver shrugs, " Well why not now, you need a job and I'm offering."

"Its not that easy Oliver." Chloe says with a sigh.

Oliver gets that smug look "Why not, what is keeping you here." Then he points at her " and don't say Clark."

Chloe stands up abruptly looking down at him. "He's some of the reason. I can't just leave him he needs me."

"Well I need you too." He says bluntly looking right back at her. "What can be so important for you to stay? Clark isn't doing anything. He's playing house with Lana. Which I know you don't like to watch. And not to mention he takes you for granted."

"No he doesn't" Chloe puts her hands on her hips.

Oliver stands "Oh really" and moves around the coffee table towards her. "Let me ask you does he ever visit you just to talk or just to see you. Does he take you to lunch or go out for coffee?

Chloe looks down at her feet.

Oliver chuckles. "I'm guessing no. I bet the only time he comes to you is when he needs help. Needs you to hack into some file or track down someone. I bet he's never even really told you thank you."

Now he was standing right in front of her staring at the top of her blonde head. She could see his Armani shoes. She slowly brought her head up and locked eyes with him.

Oliver's breath was taken from him. All that he saw in her piercing green eyes was pain and heart ache. 'Clark you bastard you did this to her!' Oliver softly pushes some hair behind her ear. "The team would never do that to you. I would never do that."

She grins slightly "I know."

They hold each other's gaze for a moment until she turns her back to him. "But there's also Lois."

This time he lets out this huge loud laugh causing her to quickly spin around.

"What's so funny?"

Through his chuckles he manages to get out "The fact that you're worried about leaving Lois."

Now Chloe was irritated "she's my cousin of course I'm worried."

"Chloe" he moves toward her slowly. "Lois is always leaving to track down a lead or go see her father. Does she check in with you to make sure its ok?"

Damn he's right "well no."

"Then what's the problem?" he asks.

She doesn't answer him and silence takes hold of the entire apartment. She is looking at the floor again and he wishes she wouldn't do that. There was something about Chloe that told him she was suppose to hold her head high not hang it in defeat.

He moves close to her putting his hands on her elbows of her crossed arms. "Chloe you're a strong, independent, fearless woman that has a lot to offer. You're meant to do much more in this world. Your selling yourself short by staying here. Come with me. Do what you were born to do."

In a meek voice she asks " which is what?"

"Help. You give of yourself more than anyone I know. Chloe can't you see it. You're a hero too."

Oliver slowly lifts her chin with his finger. Looking straight in her eyes without blinking he makes his final plea.

"Come be our watchtower?"

Chloe can see the sincerity in his chocolate brown eyes. He has pleaded his case and believes it to be true. She looks at him knowing that her decision was going to change everything.

"OK"