Chapter 6

Lex woke up in a chair to which his arms and legs where bound. He hastened to open his eyes and instead just listened. There was no noise, no sound at all. He waited and then let his eyes form a slit. Through this he could survey his surroundings. His was in some sort of basement. There were haggard old boilers and the floor was concrete with puddles from the ceiling overhead, which was dripping. To his shock, his father sat in a chair to the left of him, also bound.

"Dad?"

"Yes Lex, it's me. I thought you'd never wake, why are you here?" he replied.

"I came to help a friend." he said in a rush, "Look, we have to get out of here."

"And how do you suppose we do that. I've been down here for weeks and I haven't managed it."

Lex tried to think. It couldn't just be hopeless, and he didn't want to rely on the fact that someone would come back for him. All the same, he still had no idea what to do.

Just at that point, the shape shifter came in.

"Aww, how sweet. A father son reunion," he said mockingly, "Too bad you won't remember it in about, hmm, 24-hours."

"What are you talking about?" asked Lex.

"You have been giving a memory serum. You see, those others escaped, so I've decided to lay low for a while. Work my way in to a new identity and then pick up where I left off. I will get those kids back, especially Clark," he explained.

Lionel got confused. "What dos Clark have to do with this?" he thought.

"You can't do that," uttered Lex, in a last desperate attempt.

"I can." he started as he stepped through the door, "And I have."

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The plan was simple. As they drove up to the plant, Clark began to think it was almost foolproof. But nothing was that easy.

"Almost there," said Jonathon from the driver's seat, "Raven (the nickname that had been chosen for bird boy), are you ready?"

"Sure am."

Raven swept the perimeter in a matter of seconds, his swift and agile body enabling him to complete the task without being seen.

"There are 5 guards at the front gate, 3 at the back, and there are a couple walking around, checking the area," he informed them.

"Okay Clark, you're on," said Kyle.

Clark took a deep breath. He sped towards the front gate, knocking the first guard out by ramming into him. Then a second aimed at him with a gun.

"Stop right there, don't move," he ordered.

Clark ignored. He grabbed the gun out of the man's hand so fast he hardly had time to register. Then he ordered them over to the truck where the group succeeded in tying up there victims. Then he snapped the lock on the gate as easy as a sodden twig. This was it, the big part. Clark, The first twin (Jason), Kyle and Grianne walked carefully down the hallways towards the basement that Jenny had seen in a vision. Jenny, Raven and the second twin (Jacob) looked over the guards while Jonathon and Martha got the car ready for loading up the truck with the spaceship. It was a wonder how the truck would move with the weight of nine people and a ship from outer space. They hoped it wouldn't conk out on them.