Chapter 26

"Hey Clark", Bart called into the Kent farmhouse, "You in here bro?"

He walked into the living area and saw movement on the couch.

"Clark!"

Clark lifted his head from kissing Zatanna.

"Oh hey Bart", he smiled.

"Hey Bart", Bart was shocked to find Clark this way, "What are you doing man?"

"Bart", Clark smiled sitting up and pulling Zatanna with him, "Meet my new girlfriend."

"Girlfriend", Bart said slowly, "What about Lois man?"

"What about Lois", Clark asked, "We're not together."

"Come on Clark", Bart said walking closer to the couch, "You don't mean that…"

"Clark", Zatanna said kissing his neck, "Kill the annoying speedster."

"Okay", Clark shrugged getting up to attack Bart.

"Clark you've been mesmerized man", Bart said stepping back, "Fight it man!"

"I'm sorry Bart", Clark launched at him and Bart super sped to the other side of the room.

Clark laughed. "You're not going to get away from me Bart."

"Clark", Bart said, "I'm not leaving you here alone."

"Too bad-"

Clark groaned falling to the ground. Chloe walked into the farmhouse holding a piece of meteor rock.

"Lois", Bart asked.

"It's Chloe, Bart", she smiled at him putting the rock in Clark's jacket, "I'm sorry Clark."

Zatanna stood up and rolled her eyes. "Of course he'd actually have a weakness. No matter. I'll just kill all of you…"

"Stop", Oliver said holding out an arrow to her body, "Don't move."

"If it isn't the green archer himself", Zatanna mocked.

"Let him go", Lois said stomping over to her.

Zatanna lifted her hand and a bolt of electricity sent Lois flying into the dinning room table.

"LOIS!"

Zatanna walked closer to them holding up her hand with electricity. "Don't come any closer or I will kill her."

"Wait", Chloe said stepping forward, "Leave her alone. What is it you're looking for? I can help you."

"You can't help me", Zatanna smiled eerily, "You can't even help yourself-oomph!"

"I got her", Bart came around wrapping both arms tightly around her.

Oliver led him to a chair and he sat her down, super speeding around her tying her up. Lois stood up and rubbed her head, glaring at the woman who'd tossed her across the room.

"Clark", she whispered walking to his body that was almost completely passed out. She removed the rock from his jacket placing it in the lead box it came from. He started to stand up slowly, and she helped him.

"Thanks Chloe…", he said softly.

"Lois", she corrected.

Clark looked at her and widened his eyes. He turned around searching for Lois's body and shook his head, "Chloe?"

She turned around and smiled. "Hey Clark…"

"What happened to you two", he asked Lois.

"She switched us", Lois said pointing at the woman who was gagged and tied to a chair in his living room.

"How can we fix this", he asked.

"We don't know", Lois shrugged and looked to the ground, "But if we don't fix it in the next couple of hours we're going to be stuck like this forever…"

Clark's face became more serious and determined as he walked toward Zatanna.

"I'm going to tell you what you're going to do", he said removing her gag, "You're going to switch them back and then leave and never come back or I'm going to put you in prison."

"No jail cell can hold me", she smiled an evil smile.

"This prison isn't on this planet", Clark gritted his teeth, "In fact you'll be begging to be put in a real jail cell."

Zatanna looked at the group of people who were hovering over her.

"I want my father's artifact", she said coolly.

"I told you", Clark glared, "It disappeared with Luthor."

Zatanna matched his glare. "Why should I help you?"

"If you value your life…. You will", he said coldly, "Now I'm giving you two minutes to decide…"

"Clark", Lois said grabbing his arms, "We don't want to hurt her…"

"Where she's going she'll be alive", Clark told Lois then faced Zatanna, "No matter how much she'll wish to be dead."

Zatanna stared at the man in front of her. Something wasn't normal about him. She sighed.

Zatanna closed her eyes and surrendered. "Fine, I'll switch them back and you will never see me again."

"Good", Clark crossed his arms in front of his chest, "And if you go back on your word, I won't on mine. Understood?"

"Yeah, yeah you're understood", she said mockingly.

Chloe and Lois stood side by side reading for the transference that was about to occur. They held each other's hands and closed their eyes. They heard Zatanna say something that sounded like Latin and felt a rush of energy come out of their bodies equally, and suddenly a different, more familiar energy enter their bodies. Both fell to the ground. Oliver who was closest to Lois helped her up, while Clark helped Chloe.

He looked into her eyes. "Chloe", he asked.

"It's me Clark", she smiled and hugged him.

Oliver grabbed Lois's cheeks and looked at her. "You alright."

"Yeah", she smiled and hugged him as he kissed her forehead.

"Oh my God", Oliver mumbled, "Don't ever do that again…"

"I won't… I promise", Lois was muttering.

Clark watched over Chloe shoulder at the exchange between Lois and Oliver and felt a sudden pang in his chest. He closed his eyes and instead chose to focus his attention on Zatanna.

"I'm going to let you go now", he was warning her, "And if I ever see you here again-"

"You'll send me away", she finished his sentence, "I got it."

Clark nodded and tore the binds from around her. She nodded a small thank you and disappeared instantly. He turned around to his friends. "It's done."

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