~Explicit~ by Electric Spyro

A.n. Thanx The Die Hard! I only get my information for stories from other t.v. shows and movies I watch. Yeah, I forget the guy in Early Edition wasn't disabled when he went missing, but I'll try and fix it up for ya. And I only got the idea for this fic from the M*A*S*H episode and now I'm just having Clark act the way I would act if I suddenly went blind. It would be very strange and don't know if I'd feel like moving on with my life. It would be hard...

Anywayz, thanx for reviewing and I hope u like the rest of the story!

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There, standing over Clark, was Strike. His cool yet evil face smiling down at him with his deep yellowish eyes full of revenge.

Clark felt weak again - extremely weak. The rocks were coming closer. Strike probably had a few in his hands. He wished he hadn't groaned when he woke up. It might've let Strike know that he was awake.

" Aren't you gonna ask who I am? Or where you are? What I want with a farm boy?" Strike asked.

" You're - you're - Strike." Clark uttered weakly.

" Right, Clark. You're pretty good. How about the other questions? Can you answer those or are you to weak to try?" Strike's face came closer to Clark.

Clark just layed there motionless. The pain slowly flowed threw his body. He was sweating and breathing heavily. He had to get out of here. If he didn't, it could mean death.

" Yeah, I knew there was something odd about you, Kent. It's these rocks ain't it? They kill ya - nice and slow," Strike took a minute to laugh a little. " Just what I want. And right when your inches from death, I'm gonna get your buddy, Lex, to pay up. It's only a matter of time, Clark Kent."

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After an hour of finding nothing on the internet, Chloe came back to the Talon. It seemed there was no way they could find Clark.

" This is pitiful! I mean, I'll those times when Clark saved us, and now we can't even repay him," Pete said sadly.

Lana and Chloe silently agreed. There was nothing. Absolutely nothing.

" Hey, what're you kids going here? Shouldn't you be helping me look for Clark?"

" Lex, " Lana said a little surprised.

" Have you found anything about where he might be?" Chloe asked hopeing he had. After all, he was the one with the connections.

" Yeah, the file that DMX stole last time they were out and about is giving us most of the information we need. I have the police checking out each place right now."

" That's great. Have they found anything?"

" Not so far. Only little notes left for us saying stuff like, ' Sorry try again.' and ' Suck eggs cause we ain't here.' Obviously they have a new place."

Pete, Chloe, and Lana sighed hopelessly. When Lex had come in, they were sure he would have news about Clark, but it seemed he was just as clueless as they were.

" Have you searched the road where the meteor rocks were? Maybe, since they used that road, it'll lead us to their hide out." Chloe said trying desperately not to give it up.

" We checked around the area, but I only found out about Clark not to long ago. They haven't had that much time to search." Lex answered leaning against the booth that the three friends were sitting in.

" Well, can we help search there?" Lana asked eagerly awaiting Lex's answer.

" Sure, just don't get into anything dangerous. If you find the place, let me know. One missing friend is more then enough." Lex said as the other three quickly got up and made their way out the door.

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When they reached the road, Chloe pulled her car over onto the edge of the pavement.

" Looks like we definitely aren't alone on this search." Chloe said as Pete and Lana got out of her car.

The normally empty highway was now covered with police cars, officers, and orange cones blocking off the area where the meteor rocks were. It looked as if a crime had just been commited there which was technically what did happen.

" You guys can look around, but don't get lost or anything. If any officer asks why you're here, just tell them I said you can help." Lex advised.

Pete, Chloe, and Lana understood and then decided to start searching further on down the road towards Metropolis.

" You do know they could be just about anywhere. They might even be hiding in a totally diffrent town." Pete said as they continued walking on the old road.

" I'm glad you're thinking positive thoughts, Pete." Chloe said sarcastically.

" I'm just being realistic." Pete shot back ending their conversation.

Lana remained quiet. Somehow she knew Clark was alive. It just wasn't possible for him not to be - was it? He hardly ever got sick or hurt. Surely DMX wasn't that powerful. But, she would never know until they found their new place.

They passed a few other officers and told them what Lex had said. Other then that, it was just a long walk to nowhere. The sun was lowering into the west - not quite to the point to be considered a sun set. An occasional breeze came by and rustled the cornstalks in the fields along side the road. No one talked. They just kept a look out for any hidden pathways or suspicious things.

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" You hear me, Kent?! You're not blind AND deaf are you?" Strike asked a little louder.

Clark was too weak to even answer him. Some one needed to find him and quick. He wasn't sure how much more of this he could take...

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A.n. Another cliffy! lol. I made it as long as I could. It'll be updated soon!

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