Max checked herself into the local bed & breakfast not far from the Talon. Clark was there delivering eggs to the owner. He spotted Max coming down the stairs and he puzzled, "I didn't know you were staying here?"
Max smiled at Clark and answered, "Oh well I just checked in."
Clark asked, "So how have you liked Smallville?"
Max answered, "It's very different from Seattle."
Clark began walking with Max down the street and he questioned, "Is it really that bad?"
Max looked at Clark and replied, "It's alright."
Clark asked, "Are you hungry?"
Max answered, "I'm famished."
Clark questioned, "How about a good ole fashioned home cook meal?"
Max remarked, "Sounds great, where do I get that?"
Clark smiled at her and stated, "Just come with me and trust me you won't regret it." So Clark
took Max to the Kent Farm.
Martha said, "Oh so you actually came home for dinner." Martha stopped when she spotted Clark had brought home a friend.
Jonathan walked into the store and questioned, 'Who is this?"
Clark answered, ''This is Max, she is hungry for a good home cooked meal"
Jonathan replied, "Well you came to the right spot."
Martha spoke, "Please have a seat and make yourself at home." Max said, ''Thank you."
Martha asked, "So are you new to town?"
Max answered, "Actually I am just visiting, "m from Seattle."
Jonathan replied, "Seattle has a lot of downfall, crime issues."
Max responded, "Unfortunately it does, people are afraid of things they don't understand."
Everyone started sitting down at the kitchen table and Martha said, "It really is a shame that
people just can't accept the transgenic and others from Manticore. They have feelings too and a
right to live as well."'
Max smiled at her it was just so weird for her to hear that. Just to hear anyone speaking positive about anyone that came out of Manticore. Max looked at the three of them.
Jonathan noticed her change of expression and stated, "Martha, Max may have a different opinion about that subject. Maybe she..."
Max responded, "Actually I like your positive outlook. It is very different to what I am used too." Max looked at Clark who nodded for her to go ahead. Martha and Jonathan looked at one another. "I am a transgenic. I'm an X5 series."
Martha smiled and replied, "Well it is a pleasure to meet you." Jonathan questioned, "How has Smallville been treating you then?"
Max answered, "Unbelieveable...1 just assumed everyone everywhere in the world was the same towards my race. Yet, here it's like I walked into an alter universe I cannot believe the open arms that people has welcomed me with."
Martha puzzled, "Didn't they pass a law that transgenic are now free to walk among the humans?"
Max replied, "They did, but that doesn't mean people are accepted towards you. Everyday I still have some sort of threat against my life or some other transgenic. It's hard, but it's how we live."
Jonathan stated, "It shouldn't be though. You were given life with a purpose. You should able to be free to live your life, and not have to worry about hiding yourself."
Max remarked, "The downside of though is that we were made to kill. That was our purpose in life."
Clark had been listening the entire time, yet not saying anything until now. Clark said, "Yeah, but that girl that destroyed Manticore gave everyone a different purpose."
Max smiled slightly at that knowing it was her that did that. Max responded, "I'm not trying to disagree with you in any way. It's just that girl didn't completely destroy Manticore. There are still people around with a purpose of terminating every one of us."
Clark said, "That is true Max, but in life even for humans you will always have your enemies. Sadly as that may be, but at least you have friends around that care about your well being, and will be there to help you out."
Max looked at Clark and stated, "You sound like a voice of experience."
Clark sighed, "I wish I were talking of experience, but in reality it's just what I have been told." Martha and Jonathan glanced at one another.
Max asked, "How come you don't practice what you preach Clark?"
Clark answered, "Maybe I'm scared of the out come." Max knew right then that Clark had a secret one maybe he was not too proud of. One thing was for sure it had to do with him personally.