Lois' eyes slowly opened. She was still in the hallway and she was lying in a pool of blood, her blood. She tried to yell, but she felt so weak.

"Lois," Clark called from around the corner. "Where'd you go? Lois!"

He saw her and absolute terror came into his eyes. He was by her side in less than a second. "What happened? Never mind, we have to get you help. I'll take you to the hospital through the escape."

"Clark, I've lost too much blood for that and I have a huge gaping hole in my back. It's probably not wise to move me. You know who you have to get to help me."

He kissed her forehead. "Don't you dare die. I let my guard down. I should have never left you."

"It had nothing to do with you not doing something right."

She didn't think he heard her. He was gone in an instant and back almost as quickly with Chloe.

"Oh my gosh, Lois," she said, kneeling beside her. "Call an ambulance, Clark!"

"We don't have time, Chloe. Fix her."

Chloe looked at Clark in disbelief. "Fix her? Do I look like a doctor to you?"

"Don't play games with me, Chloe!" Clark yelled in an uncharacteristic manner.

Lois weakly interrupted. "First of all, I'm not sure Chloe knew she had this power in high school and second of all people can't always cry on command."

"I'll make her cry if I have to," he said desperately.

"Smallville, we have to face she may not be able to help. I think I'm on the verge of death. I should know. It wouldn't be the first time. Not even the first time, I almost died from a stabbing, and Chloe saved me then. You know, you kind of get used to dying after awhile." She sounded as if she were starting to get a little out of her head. Clark knelt down beside her and took her hand. "I'm not worried about me just the baby, but if we end up dying, I'm positive we'll end up at those pearly gates. Well, the baby will anyway. I'll probably end up at the eternal barbecue." She saw the look on his face. "Sorry, bad time for jokes. I always did have a big mouth. That's what got me in this situation now."

Bruce, Lana, and Pete came around the corner. They were trying to figure out where Chloe had disappeared to. They saw the scene and looked horrified.

Chloe rushed into Bruce's arms. "I think my cousin's going to die!" At last the tears began to fall.

"Chloe," Clark said through gritted teeth, "I understand you may not know you have this power, but we need you to bring those tears over here."

Bruce, Lana, Pete, and Chloe looked at Clark like he was crazy.

Chloe spoke hesitantly, "Whatever you say, Clark."

She knew it couldn't hurt, she let a tear fall on Lois. Lois was instantly healed and Chloe passed out. Clark caught her, expecting it to happen.

"I'll probably be shocked the day I actually die on a permanent basis," Lois said. "We really should start bottling those tears. That way she won't have to rejuvenate every time she heals somebody."

Lana, who had been clinging to Pete during this whole incident said, "What just happened?"

Clark was holding Lois tight. "The baby's fine," he whispered. Then he directed his attention to the other 3, who were waiting for an answer. "It's Chloe's secret. I can't tell you."

Chloe woke up. "I feel really good actually." She reached over to hug Lois. "You're okay. I can't believe it!" She stood up and faced the party waiting on an explanation. "I guess I'm a meteor freak. Obviously. It's the first time I've ever done that. Are you guys okay with it?"

Pete and Lana nodded, but she was looking to Bruce for an answer.

"That depends," he said. "What's a meteor freak?"

Chloe smiled, "I forgot you're not from around here. There was a meteor shower and it gave powers to some of the locals."

"Why would I have a problem with it?" Bruce asked. "It's a wonderful gift, and you're a wonderful person."

Lois smiled. "He knows your secret now. Wait till Bruce tells you what he's going to be when he grows up."

Chloe ignored that, not understanding the comment and told Clark, "See we're all open-minded. Is there something you want to tell us, Clark?"

Clark looked puzzled and then he realized what she was talking about. "Oh, I'm so used to all of you knowing, I forgot you didn't. Yeah, I have powers too. I'm an alien."

Pete wasn't surprised. He knew it already. Chloe was surprised about the alien part. Lana and Bruce were just surprised. They all started asking questions.

"I should've said no," Clark said. "There are too many questions and not enough time to answer them. You'll all know sooner than you think. The 6 of us have to catch the person who did this to Lois, and we're not stopping until we do."

Lois started to explain exactly what happened as they headed down the hall.