Chapter 29
Clark tied the unconscious Terra Man to a chair with Lori and Xiulan standing behind him, Xiulan wanted to rip him apart piece by piece, Lori didn't care for the man but she just wanted to get the answers they were looking for.
Xiulan's family had a place a few miles away from her father's mansion, It was a guest house where visitors whom came to see Xiulan's father could stay, Xiulan mentioned that her father didn't trust many people so he preferred that they stay in a place away from the mansion.
It was a basic nice house with all the necessities and comforts that anyone would need
"WAKE UP" screamed Xiulan to Terra Man not wanting him to be able to rest any longer, Terra Man woke up and he saw Clark in front of him with two young women on each side of him.
"WHO SENT YOU TO KILL MY FATHER?" Screamed Xiulan wanting to find the answers she sought. Clark and Lori looked at Terra Man stoicly waiting for him to give them the answers they wanted, Terra Man looked at the three of them and was confused as to how a man with his weaponry could be trapped like this. Terra Man looked at Xiulan with an evil grin and replied
"I'm not telling little girl it's my secret, and I'm not sharing" Xiulan hated the expression on Terra Man's face and she slapped him hard causing him to wince in pain.
Clark then took a step forward knowing that they would have to outsmart the assassin and he replied
"We are going to turn you in to the authorities, Do you think your bosses are so trusting that they would believe you didn't talk?". Terra Man looked at Clark and knew that he was right Intergang would just assume he talked and have him taken out in prison.
Terra Man looked at Clark and replied
"What's your point kid? It's not like you can protect me?". Lori looked at Clark and she could tell he had an idea and that he was working on something, she just hoped that it would work
"Your bosses can't have you killed, If they are in prison too, so tell us who sent you?" Terra Man realized that the kid was right he had no other options but to tell them whom sent them if for nothing else but to try and protect himself. Terra Man looked at all three of the people in front of him and he replied
"I work for Intergang, and the man that runs Intergang is... Morgan Edge".
Clark had a shocked look on his face, He looked at Terra Man with a skeptical look and he replied
"That's impossible Morgan Edge died years ago in Smallville, I was there when he did". Lori and Xiulan were shocked and looked at Clark both wondering how he knew of Morgan Edge.
Terra Man grinned and replied
"His insides were destroyed when he was shot by Lex Luthor, but thanks to the technology built by Intergang, he was put back together again and it saved his life". Clark was angry now, very angry he took a step forward and grabbed Terra Man by the throat and he screamed
"IS INTERGANG BEHIND THE HUMAN TRAFFICING THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING HERE AS WELL? ANSWER ME NOW". Terra Man was scared for his life because he could see that the young man meant business and he replied in a scared tone
"yes, they are, Intergang has many money making ventures all around the world, human trafficing is just one of them". Clark released his throat and took a few steps back and he turned around to face Lori and Xiulan and he said
"If we want to draw Morgan Edge out, than I think our best move is to start destroying Intergang piece by piece until we get to him". Lori looked at Clark skeptical and she replied
"How do we do that Clark? This Intergang seems to operate all around the world". Clark looked at Lori with an idea and he replied
"We start right here in Hong Kong, If we can stop the human trafficking here than maybe we can start to weaken Intergang".
Xiulan liked what she was hearing and she replied
"With the money my family has we have the financial resources for such an undertaking" Clark and Lori both turned and looked at Xiulan and Lori replied
"Are you sure you want to take part in this Xiulan?, It will probably be dangerous" Xiulan looked at both Clark and Lori and replied
"I can tell you both are really special people, and after what Intergang has done to me and my family I want to help out any way I can". Terra Man didn't like the face that he was being ignored and he spoke up and said
"What about me? I gave you the information you wanted". Clark looked at him and replied
"We will fake your death and give you a new ID, an ID that Intergang can not trace" Terra Man smiled
"Then you go to jail" Lori finished with a satisfied smirk on her face after seeing that what she said took the joy off of Terra Man's face.
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Lex Luthor was at a press conference at LuthorCorp in Metropolis with U.S Military and Government officials behind him, Lex Luthor was announcing the partnership between LuthorCorp and the government.
"With the new LuthorCorp battle suit, We now have a way to protect ourselves from terrorists and super powered beings alike, The United States now has the superior technology to fight off any threats that may attack our great land". The reporters were all taking pictures and raising their hands wanting to ask Lex questions.
Lex pointed to one of the reporters and the reporter asked
"How much will LuthorCorp stand to make from this deal?'. Lex smiled at the reporter and replied
"Luthorcorp will make a hefty profit, but the greatest satisfaction for me and my company is knowing that our technology will be keeping all of us safe". Lex than waved toward the reporters and walked away from the podium with a security official walking up to the podium and announcing that there would be no further questions
Lex Luthor and Senator Tom Mindel, a senator from New York, as well as the chairman of the Armed forces committee met in Lex's office after the press conference
"So Lex, how many of these suits can you have produced by the end of this month?" Lex gave a small grin and replied
"We can have hundreds of them produced senator Mindel". Mindel took a sip of his scotch and replied
"That's great news Lex, our military will be ready for anything". Lex looked at the Senator and he replied
"We have to be ready Senator, in case some super powered freak shows up and attacks, we have to be ready to defend humanity". Senator Mindel nodded his head and replied
"We will be Lex, thanks to you" Lex grinned and thought to himself
"Good, everything is coming together"
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Oliver and Lois watched on the news as Lex revealed his new LuthorCorp battlesuit and they both knew that Lex was probably up to something and Lois looked at Oliver and said
"After what happened at The charity ball it seems that Lex really wants to be prepared". Oliver nodded his head and replied
"We were both there Lois, Something with extraordinary powers saved us that night, and I would be lying if I said it didn't scare me a little bit to know that something with that kind of power is out there". Lois looked at her boyfriend and replied
"True, whatever saved us does have a lot of power, but if whomever it was wanted to cause harm, I think they already would have already".
Oliver knew that Lois was probably right and that whomever this Clark Kent was, he probably was not a threat, but still Oliver was only human and he was afraid to think of what someone with the power of Clark Kent could do if they were to get angry and have there be nothing around to keep him in check.
Oliver knew that Lois and Clark were friends but he figured that Lois didn't know that Clark had powers and he decided that he would honor that secrecy so long as Clark Kent was not a threat.
Oliver watching the press conference that Lex just had realized that if LuthorCorp could develop something to protect humanity, than so could Queen Industries
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Xiulan was in the bedroom getting some rest, Clark and Lori were in the Kitchen and Terra Man was asleep on his chair.
Clark and Lori were in the kitchen discussing their plans for how they would take down Intergang
"How do you know Morgan Edge?" asked Lori curious as to how Clark knew of him Clark looked at her and replied
"A few years ago I ran away from home, I met Morgan Edge in Metropolis and a few months later he came to Smallville and some things happened with him and Lex Luthor and Morgan Edge ended up getting shot". Lori could see pain in Clark's eyes telling that story and she decided to drop it because she figured he would tell her the whole story some other time.
Clark looked at Lori and he could see that she was being understanding and he loved that about her, Clark then said to Lori
"If we are going to fight Intergang together, I think we need to teach ourselves how to fight better". Lori looked at Clark intrigued and replied
"We do have powers Clark, I think we will be able to handle ourselves". Clark looked at Lori concerned and replied
"We don't know what we will be going up against, we have to be prepared for anything we may face" Lori nodded her head because she knew that Clark was right.
"What do you have in mind?" Lori asked curious as to what Clark was thinking
"I have a fortress up north, It has all the knowledge of the 28 known galaxies within it, my father left it for me to prepare me for anything I may face, After what happended with the events of Dark thursday it has no power in it now but if I can restore its power, then it will be able to train both of us".
Lori was amazed at what Clark just told her, The more she got to know him the more amazing and extraordinary he turned out to be
"How do you plan to restore its power?" Lori asked wondering what his plan was
"I can program the fortress to gain energy from me, It wouldnt take much to at least get it functioning again, once it has a little of my energy the fortress will start to regain its own power naturally"
"Won't that hurt you?" Lori asked worried for her boyfriend, Clark looked at Lori and he could tell she was worried about his plan and he replied
"It may have before, but lately my powers have been growing, all I have to do now is program the fortress to gain some of my power, I can run to a highly sunny spot and use the solar energy to fuel me so that the fortress doesn't weaken me when it used my power to fix itself, I didn't think I could do it before without the process hurting me but now, my powers are growing almost daily, I believe I can do this now, and besides it will be a good thing to have to have my fortress back just in case we need it".
Lori stared amazed and replied
"Can I see this fortress?". Clark smiled at her and said
"Of course you can, as soon Xiulan has her security come here in the morning to watch Terra Man I will take you there". Lori was excited, she felt truly connected with Clark.
