Alicia-

I woke up in a panic. I look around to see where I was, but the room I was in was too dark, and I couldn't see anything. I realised I was lying on some sort of bed and

attempted to get up, but a sharp pain in my neck held me down. I remembered my ability, and tried to teleport out from wherever I was but when it didn't work I

realized the room must have been made of led.

"CLARK!"

I tried to yell but it came out small and rough, thats when I realised how hard it was to talk. none the less I tried again,

"CLA…"

that time I couldn't even finish without my throat burning in pain. I rested my head against the pillow, closed my eyes and hoped for a miracle…

~O~O~

I must have fallen asleep because when I opened my eyes again, I was somewhere else or, perhaps the same room but only this time the lights were on and I was no

longer on a bed I was lying on a metal operating table, my neck hurt even more now. I heard a voice say "She's awake!" and then only mumbles before I felt a spike of

pain in my arm then again… everything went black...

Lex-

I walked into one of the rooms of Cadmus labs. I needing to see for myself if what they told me on the phone was true.

"Has there been any progress?"

I asked harshly as I walked through the door and into the room.

"No not yet, sir." One of the many scientist answered. I turned to him and was about to tell him to get back to work, when something else caught my eye.

"Is that her?"

I asked not believing my own eyes, or looking away from the body lying on the operating table as I spoke.

"Yes sir, thats the girl you told us to find"

he assured me. "

Thats not possible"

I told him, still not looking away from the body,

"I beg your pardon,"

he questioned. I glared at him,

"I told you to find Alicia Bakers body, a body that should be only a fragile skeleton by now!"

I was getting angry now, this could completely ruin my plan to force Clark out of metropolis. With my memories still not returning all I had to go by was my computer and staff and according to my files I need to have him gone, and this was the way to do it.

"I'm sorry sir but when we dug up her grave we found her like this, she was alive so we brought her in and now she is almost better well except for her neck but we are working on that now, sir."

I looked at him then to Alicia then back to the idiotic scientist.

"She died over five years ago! You're trying to tell me that she was what? asleep? in a grave for all that time with no food or water and now she all she has to worry about a little pain in her neck?!"

I was yelling now, and he hesitated before answering

"well there was high traces of meteor rock in the coffin with her, and we think that, that might have something to do with her condition"

I thought about what he said,

"Well i can't say it doesn't make sense, Doctor, but I needed this girl dead so... take care of it for me"

"you want me to kill her!?" he sounded very surprised but I just looked at him and said,

"I can see you might have issues with the idea so I will have someone else take care of Alicia"

"But sir..."

"That will be all" I interrupted "goodbye"

~Later that day~

Oliver-

I walked into watchtower and quickly tried to look for anything that might help us find Tess. I had only just gotten the phone call from Clark that she was missing, and I needed to find her.

I looked through her desk but it was no use. I slammed my fists down on the glass causing it to shake.

"Tess where are you?"

I whispered to myself as I started opening files on her computer, but when nothing on it made any sense, I was about to call Chole. Then I found something that I actually understood.

there was a file labeled "Goodbye" and I felt my heart stop at the title, and the possibility of never seeing her again, but clicked on the small icon anyways. It was a

letter, addressed to "The members of watchtower"

dear, members of watchtower,

I'm sorry I didn't tell any of you what I am planing to do, but I knew that none of you would have let me if I had. if you are reading this than I might already be dead. But I found a way to stop lex from exposing Clark. I can use the neurotoxin from the campus labs to erase his memories, but it has to be applied through direct contact, and we all know that I am the only one that can get that close to him. thank you for all you have done for me, and you all have saved me in so many ways but now its my turn to save you, I want you all to know that you are all the closest thing to a family I have ever had and for that I owe everything. thank you, and goodbye.

~Tess

Those last words kept ringing in my head, and for that I owe everything. thank you, and goodbye. Goodbye! something finally clicked in, I knew where i had to go...

~O~O~

I rushed into the the luthorcorp building and up the stares the was no time for the elevator, I had to get to her now! and for all I knew she might not have even

been up there. But there was a chance, and that good for me. I got to the top floor and began running

I rushed into the the luthorcorp building and up the stairs, there was no time for the elevator, I had to get to her now! and for all I knew she might not have even

been up there. But there was a chance, and that good for me. I got to the top floor and began running down the halls, until I found Lex's office, I kicked at the door

until it opened, then I whisked into the room…

My heart stopped. It was Tess, she was lying on the floor in a pool of blood, I fell to the ground beside the dead figure,

and actually cried,

I didn't know why but for some reason seeing her there on the ground made me snap. I held her in my arms and kissed her forehead gently, as hot

tears streamed down my face. As I heard something it was a small paulse, Her paulse! I picked up her body and ran out of the office there was no time to get her to

the hospital so I just yelled as loud as I could hoping Clark would hear me!

"What is it?!" Clark yelled as he blurred in I said giving him the body and that was the last I saw of her before rushing to my car!

~O~O~

I sped all the way there and when I did arrive the nurses were taking her into surgery, I don't know what came over me but I ran full speed towards her trying to talk

to her before I might not ever see her again, but I was stopped by at least five different doctors and nurses

"TESS!" I yelled frantically

"TESS CAN YOU HEAR ME?!"

security had arrived at this point and was yelling at me to stop, I ignored them and kept shouting and trying to break free from their grip "

MERCY, PLEASE!" I screamed again, but it was too late, she was already in the room with no chance of hearing me now.

I collapsed onto the floor and the security left I held back my tears and walked back into the waiting room where I saw Clark and Lois looking at me with concern.

"What?" I asked knowing fully what they were worried about,

"What was that about, Oliver?!" Lois accused harshly,

"I don't know what you're talking about" I said knowing exactly what she meant.

"Oliver it took four security guards to drag you away from her" Clark added to what Lois was already implying

"She was my first real love, Clark," I said

"And even after everything we still managed to be friends, I still care about her"

"That was a lot more concern than a "friend" would share, Ollie" Lois said.

And I realized that she was right, "No" I said to myself "You are married to Chloe you can't still be in love with Tess" but I am I thought, yet I pushed it away for now

and just went to sat down next to Clark.

Tess-

I opened my eyes slowly, adjusting to the bright hospital lights.

thousands of questions raced through my mind, and I heard someone yelling my name wildly in the hall, but all I could focus on was the pain in my gut worse than I

had ever felt before.

the nurses and Doctors took me into what I guessed was an operation room then I realized I was about to be tranquilized... and passed out

~O~O~

When I woke up next I was in a hospital room with someone sleeping in the chair beside my bed and squeezing my hand, when I realized it was Oliver I tried to remove his hand from mine but all it did was wake him up.