Chapter 8

Lex Luthor was driving into the Luthor Corp. plant to monitor the plant's activity. He got out of his brand new Porsche he bought that day after he crashed his car into the river. He was just about to walk into the entrance of the plant when he heard some noise in the cornfield next to the plant. He jumped over the short wooden fence and walked around the cornfield to investigate. As he was just about to walk back to the plant he saw an opened area were there was a wood crossbar in the middle of the clear area in the cornfield. He went to explore the area and found the same guy who saved him from the river. He was stripped to his boxers and had a huge red S painted on his chest hanging on the wooden crossbars. This situation gave him a flashback to on the day of the meteor shower in the cornfield and he saw another guy in this same position. That was the day of the meteor shower and the day he became permanently bald for life. Lex untied the ropes around his ankles and wrist. His body dropped to the ground like a rock and the glowing green necklace around his neck fell into the soil. Lex picked up the green necklace that fell in the soil and put it in his pocket. Clark dragged himself up from the ground very slowly so Lex wouldn't be suspicious how he could recover so fast and was leaning against the wood crossbows. "Are you okay?" a concerned Lex asked.

"Yes I'm fine thanks."

Lex helped him get up from the ground and lead him back to the plant to get help for this kid and to contact his parents. Lex tried to question the kid, but nothing he was saying was making any sense. Lex called one of the managers not on duty which ended up being Gary Coleman to keep an eye on the boy, while he went to check the plant's activity which was the sole purpose of this trip to Smallville. Gary watched him for a while, but lost track of time and wondered off forgetting his duty assigned to him. Clark made sure the coast was clear before he escaped back the farm to change and head to the dance stopping Gary from hurting any other innocent people. The coast was clear, so Clark super-sped to the farm which was empty all he found was a note on the refrigerator saying his parents had went to Metropolis for some farm equipment so they would be back late and to order some pizza or eat some leftovers in the fridge for dinner tonight. He headed to his room directly to his closet grabbing a pair of jeans, a plaid shirt, and his denim jacket. Once he was in front of the farm, he super-sped to school using the dirt road that were hard to see in the darkness, but Clark knew them well enough to know where he was going. It only took five minutes until Clark reached Smallville High School. He ran to the opposite side of the building which leads to a small alleyway where all the mechanical appliances control area for the school were and a green Camry was parked in the semi-darkness. The same guy, who first found him in cornfields, then abandoned him.

"Were you that that kid I saw in the cornfields because if it is how did you get down?" Gary asked confused.

"Yes, I am that kid and someone helped me down, but that's not important detail. Why are you here?"

"Well, the reason I left was to avenge all the people who put you in that horrible situation like me because no one here in the school is you're friend," Gary stated bluntly verging on rude.

"Wait, I never asked for this from you. I can deal with my own problems. Also, correction I care for all the people in that gym whether they are my friends or not. I will not let you hurt any of them!" Clark responded.

"I did not want to hurt you, but you brought me to do this," Gary said opening the sprinkler box on the lever ready to flood the whole school.

Clark ran with full force toward Gary pushing him against the brick walls. Gary fought back sending 10,000 watts of electricity through his body only stunting Clark for a brief moment giving him enough time to punch him and run in the opposite direction to the sprinkler box to electrify all the other students in the gym. Unfortunately, before Gary had the opportunity Clark shut the box tightly and shoved him into the front of his green Camry sending over 100,000 watts of electricity from the heavy rain falling and his own electrifying ability. Clark's clothing was soaked from the heavy rainfall. Gary had passed out briefly, so Clark shook him until he woke up to ensure he was still alive from that enormous electrocution. A minute or so later, Gary opened in eyes dazed and confused of his surroundings.