Chapter 9- What You Don't Know
"Lex!" Clark faked surprise.
"Look, the almighty Superman is trembling. How humbling!" Lex sneered, "You'll be more than trembling when I'm through with you!"
It was then that Clark noticed a remote control in Lex's right hand. Before he could process the thought Lex pushed the big red button. Clark was in the middle of the main circus ring, and as soon as Lex pushed the button the lead sides fell away to reveal kryptonite underneath. Clark immediately fell to the ground. Lex smiled triumphantly.
"Why, Lex? We were best friends. What changed?" Clark could only moan the words.
"It was just a game to you Clark, admit it! Hurt the only decent Luthor. He must be like his father," Lex sneered.
Clark could only listen. The pain was too great and his breathing was too labored to speak.
"As soon as you and Chloe left Smallville I started to put two and two together. You were always at any accident that happened. You were always the hero who saved the maiden in distress. I knew that the meteors affected you somehow because you always got queasy around Lana's necklace. So, when you didn't save Nell or Whitney, and I found the house had been surrounded by meteor rocks I figured it out. You were Superman and the meteors somehow rendered you defenseless," Lex explained.
What does it matter? Clark thought.
"That should be irrelevant, right? So I knew you were Superman, big deal! It was what that meant that counted, Clark. It meant that you had lied to me," Lex said sadly.
"What are you talking about?" Clark gasped.
"You had me fooled for a while. Remember when that Eric boy threw you across the parking lot at school? I was so worried about you! I thought I would lose you! Do you remember what you said to me at the hospital when I cam to see you? You said, 'Did you come to make sure I was really hurt? Do you want to go out in the parking lot and hit me with your car?' Those words cut me deep Clark. Deeper than you'll ever know. I thought I had hurt my best friend. I thought I had lost your trust that I had worked so hard to gain! When I found out who you really were I didn't understand how you could of gotten hurt, so I went and talked to Eric. He told me the truth. You had taken advantage of our friendship, Clark. You used that freak accident to make me look like a horrible friend! I wanted to die the day I found out the truth! Instead, I vowed to get you back for killing me inside," Lex said.
Clark was dumbstruck. "I had no idea, Lex," he reasoned, "I didn't mean to hurt you. I couldn't let you, or anyone else, find out about me. You aren't the only one I had to everyone and it tore me up to do so. I had no choice," Clark tried to explain.
"You did have a choice! And now I have one."
Lex pulled a syringe filled with green liquid out of his jacket, "Do you know what this is, Clark?"
Clark had a pretty good idea what it was and he didn't like his idea! He knew he couldn't overpower Lex with all the kryptonite surrounding him!
"Lex, don't. Let's talk about this," Clark tried.
Lex laughed. "You always were a smart one, Clark! This syringe is filled with my own special blend of liquid kryptonite. It's beautiful, isn't it? Injecting this into your bloodstream will make you as vulnerable as any human…if it doesn't kill you. It's ingenious if I do say so myself…and I do!"
"Lex!" Clark faked surprise.
"Look, the almighty Superman is trembling. How humbling!" Lex sneered, "You'll be more than trembling when I'm through with you!"
It was then that Clark noticed a remote control in Lex's right hand. Before he could process the thought Lex pushed the big red button. Clark was in the middle of the main circus ring, and as soon as Lex pushed the button the lead sides fell away to reveal kryptonite underneath. Clark immediately fell to the ground. Lex smiled triumphantly.
"Why, Lex? We were best friends. What changed?" Clark could only moan the words.
"It was just a game to you Clark, admit it! Hurt the only decent Luthor. He must be like his father," Lex sneered.
Clark could only listen. The pain was too great and his breathing was too labored to speak.
"As soon as you and Chloe left Smallville I started to put two and two together. You were always at any accident that happened. You were always the hero who saved the maiden in distress. I knew that the meteors affected you somehow because you always got queasy around Lana's necklace. So, when you didn't save Nell or Whitney, and I found the house had been surrounded by meteor rocks I figured it out. You were Superman and the meteors somehow rendered you defenseless," Lex explained.
What does it matter? Clark thought.
"That should be irrelevant, right? So I knew you were Superman, big deal! It was what that meant that counted, Clark. It meant that you had lied to me," Lex said sadly.
"What are you talking about?" Clark gasped.
"You had me fooled for a while. Remember when that Eric boy threw you across the parking lot at school? I was so worried about you! I thought I would lose you! Do you remember what you said to me at the hospital when I cam to see you? You said, 'Did you come to make sure I was really hurt? Do you want to go out in the parking lot and hit me with your car?' Those words cut me deep Clark. Deeper than you'll ever know. I thought I had hurt my best friend. I thought I had lost your trust that I had worked so hard to gain! When I found out who you really were I didn't understand how you could of gotten hurt, so I went and talked to Eric. He told me the truth. You had taken advantage of our friendship, Clark. You used that freak accident to make me look like a horrible friend! I wanted to die the day I found out the truth! Instead, I vowed to get you back for killing me inside," Lex said.
Clark was dumbstruck. "I had no idea, Lex," he reasoned, "I didn't mean to hurt you. I couldn't let you, or anyone else, find out about me. You aren't the only one I had to everyone and it tore me up to do so. I had no choice," Clark tried to explain.
"You did have a choice! And now I have one."
Lex pulled a syringe filled with green liquid out of his jacket, "Do you know what this is, Clark?"
Clark had a pretty good idea what it was and he didn't like his idea! He knew he couldn't overpower Lex with all the kryptonite surrounding him!
"Lex, don't. Let's talk about this," Clark tried.
Lex laughed. "You always were a smart one, Clark! This syringe is filled with my own special blend of liquid kryptonite. It's beautiful, isn't it? Injecting this into your bloodstream will make you as vulnerable as any human…if it doesn't kill you. It's ingenious if I do say so myself…and I do!"