Lana noticed Clark starting to get weak and moved in front of him to block the scientists from taking him away.

"Lex why are you doing this?" She said not moving one inch from in front of Clark.

"Lana, this will be so much easier if you just let them take Clark. Guys, do what you have to do." He said and one of the scientists came up from behind and knocked Lana on the head with a glass and she fell to the floor, and a second later, Clark fell as well.

"Get him down to level three as soon as possible." Lex ordered.

"What about the girl?" One of the scientists asked.

"Just leave her."

"But what if she tells someone?"

"Who's gonna believe a girl who's got a head wound that her boyfriend is some sort of alien and that I, Lex Luthor, Clark's good friend, kidnapped him?" Lex laughed and left the Talon.

He got into his car and just sat staring at the steering wheel. *What have I done?* He thought. Then a man entered his car, it was his father.

"Hello Lex, I trust you have everything under control."

"Yes Dad, I do." Lex said angrily.

"Good." And Lionel left.

Lex was thinking back on the previous hours. How his father came and left shortly before Lana telling him he knows the secrets of the Kent family. Lex already knew though, so he had to pretend like he didn't. But Lionel knew when Lex was pretending, so he told him that if he does not deliver Clark to level three by the end of the day, he'll find himself with no money and nowhere to live. Lex slammed his head on the steering wheel in frustration and anger. He didn't know what to do, he couldn't let them hurt Clark, his friend. So after the men left with Clark, Lex used this time to run in and help Lana. He saw her laying on the floor, still unconcious and shook her gently to wake her up. When she opened her eyes and saw Lex she gave him a kick in his side and threw him to the side as she jumped up onto her feet and darted for the door.

"Lana, wait you don't understand!" He attempted to say, but the wind was knocked out of him.

"Understand what! That you betrayed your best friend? And for what? Just to see what gets him weak or worse killed?! Because tell me Lex, I sure as hell don't understand what good you see in this." Lana was furious.

"My father found out Clark's secret long ago, he told me that if I didn't work with him on this that i'd be broke, with nowhere to go. I don't know how he found out, but he knows, and we have to save Clark, make sure they don't kill him." Lex said now standing.

Lana accepted that Lex was telling the truth and agreed to help him.

"What do we do?" She asked.

"We're gonna need a lot of help. The Kent's, Chloe, and Pete." Lex began.

"But Chloe and Pete don't even know Clark's secret."

"Their gonna know when this is all over, we need them." He explained.

"Okay, what's the plan."

"First, I'll drive and get the Kent's, than you get Chloe and Pete...but it looks like you won't need to because there at the door." Lex said as Lana turned to see Chloe and Pete staring questioningly at the Closed sign on the door.

Lana gestered for them to come in as Lex gave them a hello and left.

"What's going on, why is the Talon closed?" Chloe asked.

"Something's happened. Big. Clark's been kidnapped by Lionel." Lana explained to the two.

"I told you the Luthor's were no good!" Pete said angrily.

"Lana, what would Lionel want with Clark?" Chloe asked.

"Long story. To make it short, Clark isn't from around here, he has these abilities, Lionel found out about them, and now we have to save Clark."

Chloe and Pete stood with their mouths open wide.

"Lex went to get Jonathon and Martha, they'll be here soon, and than Lex is going to tell us the plan. Trust me Pete, Lex is on our side." She said smiling at the furious Pete, who seemed to be cooling off now.

Shortly after Chloe and Pete found out the news of their best friend, Lex entered the Talon with the worried Martha and Jonathon.

"Okay, here's the plan." Lex began.

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