First of all, I had a lapsus at the end of last part… obviously Clark couldn't superspeed if Jor-El had taken his powers away… Sorry for that…

Destiny – 66

"Lex?" Lionel said before coming into his son's room and not finding him "Lex are you in the toilet?" He didn't receive an answer but did notice the bathroom's light was on "Lex, Martha was here to pick up Jessica and you didn't come down… are you ok?" His son was still not answering and he couldn't help but wondering if he had fallen down or anything so he went in. "Oh my God!" he exclaimed when he found Lex sitting on the toilet with his hands on his almost bald head and all his precious red hair on the bath's floor. "Son, what happened?" but Lex was in shock.


"Lionel!" Martha exclaimed after crossing the hospital's corridor "I came as soon as I could… Where's Lex?"

"He's in there" he pointed the door in front of him "He… he's…"

"Is he alright? What do the doctors say?"

"They… don't know why… They just say maybe… the meteors… but…" Lionel talked with no sense on his words, so Martha helped him to sit down on the waiting room's benches and then went into Lex's room.

"Sweetheart it's me, Martha" she said to the laying-down man, covered from feet to head with the sheets. She approached the bed and put her hand on what she guessed was his shoulder. "Are you sleeping?"

"Go" Lex barked "I don't want anyone to see me, I don't want you to see me like this"

"Sweetheart…" she sat down and slid her hand under the sheets looking for his hand. "I don't care how you look like… I'd love you in the same way I do whatever was your appearance… And…" she sobbed "…even if you don't let me look at your beautiful face anymore, I won't move from this chair until I'm sure you're alright".

Slowly, Lex pulled the sheets down and let Martha look at him, but her eyes didn't even gaze at his bald head, no… her wet blue eyes didn't stop staring at his eyes while he moved himself to sat on the bed.

"I can't see anything wrong" she said with that magic smile on her lips.

"I'm bald" he muttered, and she took her hand to his smooth head, and slid her fingers down to his chin to make him look at her.

"What matters is that doctors say you're ok, that you're not ill, sweetheart… As for your hair…" and she raised herself to kiss there where his red hair had been "You look as beautiful as ever"

Lex didn't reply her, just embraced her sweetly.

Martha passed the night in the hospital and on the morning the doctors told them they couldn't see anything wrong on Lex. They couldn't give any other reasonable explanation to the fact he'd lost his hair from day to night, but that it might have been caused by the meteor shower.


After those couple day incidents, time passed away with normality… Lex got used to his new appearance, Jessica improved her walking, Clark got his powers back after actually die in the hospital because a kryptonite bullet, his dreamt relationship with Lana became a reality… and now Lex Luthor and Jonathan Kent were running against each other on the same elections.


(Fanatic – Some quotes taken from the episode)

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After closing the Talon, Martha stopped in front of her husband's face in a campaign poster… She was proud of what he was doing, but she couldn't help but feeling he was doing wrong… He'd been at death's doors too many times because of his heart problems, they had a family to raise, a big secret to protect… and becoming the target of all the state of Kansas didn't seem to be the best step to make.

"It's obviously true what they say, behind a great man is a great woman" Lionel's voice frightened her "The campaign must be taking up a lot of your time" he continued after she'd calmed down.

"Yes it is, but fortunately Jonathan and I have a lot of help" she pointed.

"Unfortunately, not enough to win. You know, Lex is entering the last stretch of the campaign with infinite resources and I believe you are down financially to...nothing."

"My dad is helping us as much as Jonathan lets him to do, Lionel… but I'm glad you're finally behind your son."

"You misunderstand me. Lex has deep pockets, and Jonathan needs at least enough money to match that. With Jonathan's pride, you'll never win" and he handed her a check.

"Lionel, this is more than money to match." She said looking at him with disbelieve "I'm sorry, but… We've run his campaign on his beliefs and that's what is going to win him the election. Jonathan would never accept this, especially with our past together, Lionel. It would be better if you keep yourself away from this"

"I know" he said "I fully expected Jonathan to barrel his way through the campaign fueled by blind idealism, but I was hoping you'd be savvier. Perhaps you have your own personal reasons for wanting Jonathan not to win."

"As well as you obviously have your own reasons for Lex not to win" she added harshly giving his check back. "I'm sorry, Lionel… Oh, could you please tell Lex I'll pass by the mansion tomorrow after lunch with Jessica? I'd like to wish him good luck before his big speech"


Martha's idea about the consequences of Jonathan running the elections didn't change after finding her husband hanging from his feet in the barn that night, and she got really upset after he decided to continue with the campaign instead of quitting. That's why she felt that need of running away before explode, before yelling, before breaking down… and on her race to the exit she crashed with Lex.

"Mum!" he exclaimed helping her to keep her balance "Is Jonathan alright? I came to…"

"He's, he…" she was too excited to talk clearly, and then Clark appeared accusing Lex of having something to do with the attack.

"I didn't! I had nothing to do with that, Clark… you have to believe me"

"Of course we do, sweetheart" Martha said caressing Lex' face.

"Mom!" Clark looked at her.

"Dear, I want to know who did this too but, there's no way I'm going to believe it was Lex" she kissed her son's cheek and then held Lex' hand "Tell your dad Jessica and I won't spend the night at home"


"You shouldn't have left like that" Lex told Martha.

"Don't misunderstand me, I admire his courage… and deep inside I wished he could win…"

"But?"

"But I love him, and I don't want to lose him" after those words, they were in silence until they picked Jessica up at Lana's.


The next morning Martha woke up late because she hadn't been able to fall asleep until a couple hours before sunrise. She made sure Jessica was still sleeping and went downstairs. She knocked the library's door before coming in, and met Lex with a young girl.

"Oh, sorry, sweetheart, I didn't thought you would be in a meeting this early…"

"No, please, come in… Samantha just came to inform me about the last poll results, but she was leaving"

"Actually…" the lady tried to say but Lex interrupted her.

"Come back after Mr. Kent's speech of this afternoon… My mum needs me more today than my campaign" he said smiling to Martha, and then Miss Drake left saying nothing.

TO BE CONTINUED…