Chloe drove toward the Luthor mansion glancing at her clock, it was 7:12 and she knew Clark would be slightly ruffled at her lateness. She pushed the accelerator a little harder and kept her eyes on the road, and then noticed something large in the ditch on her left. Slowing she glanced at it and saw it was a big furry body and tail, she couldn't see it very well, sighing at her own stupidness for investigating such a thing she pulled over and shut off her car. She got out and cautiously walked toward it, it fur glistened in the bright moonlight and she heard it rasping for breath. As she neared she quickly recognized it as her best friend in his wolf form, she ran beside him and was shocked at what she saw. His throat was a bloody mess and large cuts covered his body, he was barely breathing.

"Clark! Clark! Can you hear me? Clark?" she kneeled beside him and glanced around and found the source of the whole problem, kryptonite. A few pieces of it glowed as it poked through the soil, she quickly grabbed it and threw it as far as possible. She looked at Clark, expecting him to bounce right back, but he wasn't. Tears brimmed her eyes and she kneeled by him again, grabbing his giant paw she desperately called his name.

"Clark! We need you here, I need you here!" she began crying and rested her head on his giant chest. His fur was soft and still smelled of him, Chloes world was slipping away as her friend lay on the ground dieing. As she buried her face in his fur though she lacked to notice that the wounds were slowly beginning to close, the fur growing back in and Clark beginning to regain consciousness. She heard a soft whimper and then heard a tail thumping the ground, she quickly lifted her head and saw Clark had lifted his and was smiling at her with a big wolf grin.

"Oh my god! Clark don't scare me like that!" she wrapped her arms around his neck and buried her face lovingly in his mane, like a girl hugging her dog that had returned home after being gone so long. He whined softly and put his large paw on her back in a reassuring way, Chloe released him and stood.

"Clark, who did this to you?"

He stood on all fours and pointed his nose in the direction of the Luthor mansion, but she just returned with a look of confusion. Sighing he decided to try speaking, it was worth a try…

"Rrreeexxx" it was clearly a growl attempting to say something and Chloes eyes went wide in shock.

"Um, Rex? Who?"

Growling he pointed again in the Luthor mansion direction and then she caught on.

"Lex! But how?"

He looked down at himself and she gasped in shock. He nodded and took off at super speed, hot on the scent of Lex. Chloe quickly got in the car and took off toward the mansion.

Lex sniffed the air but the scent of blood on his muzzle was so strong he could barely get past it. Growling he headed toward the mansion, his mind registering its familiarity but not really caring. He looked through the night and saw the girl he had gone after was getting out of her car, he could hear her fearful heartbeat and panicked breathing, he grinned in pleasure at it. He ran toward her but then got slammed into by what felt like a brick wall, only brick walls didn't send him flying hundreds off feet. He landed with a loud thud on the mansions front lawn, leaving a sizable dent in its perfect landscaping. Growling he began to rise but the other wolf was next to him waiting, it grabbed him by the throat and looked him in the eyes. Lex struggled, he had killed this wolf! He was sure! Yet here he was, and why was it his human mind recognized his scent, knew him? The other wolf let out a furious roar that sent a chill up Lexs spine, and silenced him for a moment. Then he felt himself go flying through the air as the wolf threw him full force toward the mansion and sent him into the office window.

Clark boiled with anger, the wolf side of him wanted to kill this other male who challenged his dominance but Clark knew he couldn't kill Lex, just severely hurt him. He had sent Lex flying through the window and Clark followed in with a super jump, he landed hard on the floor and left a crater sized dent in the wooden floor. Lex began to rise again, snarling in clear fury when Clark saw Lana walk through the door behind him. She stepped back in shock and Chloe appeared behind her, grabbing her arm she tried to pull her out. Lex quickly lunged at them and Clark put on the super speed, time stopped to him and he ran toward them, he passed the white wolf that was covered in blood. Then he stopped as he positioned himself in between Lex, Lana and Chloe. Time sped up again and Lex hit him full force, he remained standing though pushed right back so hard it just sent Lex sailing toward the other side of the room. Clark looked behind him and saw Chloe and Lana staring in shock, he shrugged at Chloe and she only nodded slightly. Clark had to knock Lex out, but it was turning out to be harder then thought. Lex rose, obviously in a little more pain then before, but growled angrily all the same. Clark stepped toward him standing on two, growling in a terrifying manner that signaled he wanted a battle. Lex rose on two as well, they had a deep stare down that had memories flashing in Clarks mind. It chilled him that even though Lex was in wolf form, he stilled bared a resemblance to his human form, his features were sharp, his posture the same. Lex lunged first and then Clark did, they slammed into one another in midair, Clarks sheer weight and strength sending them both into the wall that was behind Lex. Lex grabbed at him with his claws, digging them deep into Clarks face and chest. Clark roared in anger then quickly grabbed Lex by the scruff with his powerful jaws, and then swung him like a giant puppy threw the air into the other wall. Breathing hard he growled and waited for Lex to rise again, but he didn't. Clark perked his ears in Lexs direction and heard he was still breathing, sighing in relief he glanced toward Lana and Chloe. Why are they still standing there? He thought a bit annoyed, they could have been killed! He fell to all fours, he was exhausted from the whole ordeal and felt like just curling up and sleeping. He stepped toward Lana and Chloe, Lanas scent slammed into him that almost sent him flying. It was like lilacs and vanilla, and every moment he had ever spent with her flashed through his mind. Lana stepped back in fear but Chloe stopped her.

"Its ok, that's the good one."

"How can you say its good after everything that just happened Chloe?"

"Look in its eyes."

Lana gave Chloe a confused look but she just returned it with a warm smile. Lana cautiously looked toward Clark, who had come within five feet of her and stood looking at her with desperate eyes. All the problems that had severed their relationship cleared for the time as Lana stared deeply into Clarks eyes, searching for the person she knew was buried under the wolfs mask. She gasped in shock and here eyes went wide, she recognized those eyes and that expression, them man she had loved and would always loved, the beast that stood before her was Clark. She stepped towards him, reaching toward him with her hand, but unsure if she should touch him.

"Clark…But how did this?" she whispered it faintly and went to bring her hand back, but he stepped closer and put his muzzle under it. She looked at him and smiled lightly, she ran her hand over his face lovingly, for an instant the love that they had always felt for one another was rekindled. Lana realized this and her hand fell to her side, Clark looked away in awkwardness and Chloe stepped up clearly feeling the sudden mood change.

"Lana, I suggest you go call for security so they can get the scientists with the cure up here to take care of both these guys."

"Yeah, but can I first hear the whole story as to why Clark is a… werewolf?"

"After the whole ordeal, but we really don't want Lex over there waking up until he is human, you saw what happened."

"Lex?!" Lana gasped and went to step towards him but Clark quickly blocked her and let out a groan.

"Don't suggest visiting him, he doesn't have control like Clark here."

"How can Clark have control but not Lex?"

"Not really sure, and don't really want to find out through experimentation."

"I'll go make some calls."

With that Lana left the ruined room and left Clark and Chloe standing in the middle of the mess.

"I refuse to pay for damages, I mean we were just defending, am I right?"

Clark nodded and observed the damage, he wagged his tail in pride.

"I suggest you stand guard over Cujo until the scientists get here with the cure, then you can get yours."

To Chloes shock he shook his head no, he looked out the window and she realized what he was saying, he wanted one last run. In an odd way becoming a werewolf allowed Clark to be who he truly was, it was a masterful disguise that only his close friends could see through. But as a wolf he could be free, he could let all his worries go and just be at peace. Chloe nodded and spoke in a understanding tone,

"I'll get the cure for you then and we can take care of it in the morning."

Clark nodded then perked his ears forward as he heard people coming toward the office, three scientists and four security guards rounded the corner with Lana leading them. They quickly raised there weapons at Clark but Chloe stepped in front of him, he whined softly in fear of her getting shot at.

"Look, this wolf just saved you bosses butt from killing a whole lot of people so I suggest you put those guns down pronto."

They looked to Lana and she nodded in agreement, slowly they put down there weapons and the scientists headed toward Lex with shots in hand. Clark watched as they injected an amazingly long needled into his chest and heart, emptied its contents and then pulled it back out. All of them watched in awe as his fur shed, his muscles shrunk away, the bones and muscles cracked and popped until he was a human yet again. They covered him in a blanket and brought in a cart to move him to a more comfortable area. Clark stood watching until he knew that everybody was safe and sound once again, he looked to Chloe who was talking to one of the scientists. She nodded as she grabbed the shot and thanked the man politely. She came back to Clark and looked up him with a smile.

"Come morning I'll inject this nifty stuff into you heart and it will rid you of you wolfhood."

He nodded and then turned toward the window, looking back he caught Lana glance and she stared at him with a look he had never seen, sadness and joy mixed together in such a way she didn't know whether to cry or yell in happiness. A whisper so faint left her lips that only Clark could hear it.

"Thank you."

He bowed his wolf head in reply, held the stare and then leaped out the window into the cool night.

Clark raced through the night, loving every moment of the pure freedom that this form was able to give him. He came to the highest point in Smallville, which wasn't very high at all but he didn't care, he stood there looking over the corn fields and woods, knowing it was all his tonight. He thought about staying this way, but he knew that it wasn't in his destiny to be a werewolf, that was for somebody else. Raising his muzzle to the sky he let all his emotions go in a beautiful song that filled the night, the howl soared through the air and chilled everyone that heard it, in it they felt power, joy, and loneliness. With that he raced off again, being one with the natural world one last time.