"Jonathan, stop yelling. I don't know what's wrong with Clark. Maybe... maybe he's down at the caves again." said Martha, trying to think up reasons why Clark hadn't been at school when she called.
"Or maybe Alex has done more to his head." said Jonathan. "I told you that girl is nothing but trouble. You told me what Clark said this morning, his mind is being tampered with."
"We don't know that."
"I do!" exclaimed Jonathan. "It doesn't take a scientist to figure out that Alex is nothing but trouble."
"No: it just takes an arrogant, prejudgemental father." replied Martha. "Jonathan, until we find out what is really going on, don't jump to conclusions. You don't need Clark any farther away from you. For all we know Clark is down in the caves, doing some more research."
Jonathan sat down at the table. He knew she was right. Maybe Clark was allright, maybe he was down in the caves. Or maybe he was skipping school and spening the day with Alex... he had sure done it enough times in high school. Maybe all of those alarms going off in his head were false alarms, and everything was fine.
Clark looked at his watch. This would have to be perfect, absolutly perfect. He and Mercer had developed a plan of action... it was risky, but had a chance of working. Just maybe everything could be right and normal again for both he and Alex. Clark looked to his side, seeing the "Welcome to Smallville" sign. Clark looked down the road, leading out of Smallville. Kent looked at his watch. Go time. Clark took off, sprinting down the road heading for Edge City.
'I'm coming Alex.' thought Clark, 'I'm coming.'
"He's coming." said Justin. "I can feel it. Just like before."
The father away from the television to the son. The two were alone there, Alex was in school. "Where?"
"He just left Smallville." the boy replied.
"You can sense that far away?"
"When that... thing uses his powers his mental signature lights up like a christmas tree." he explained, after just figuring it out. "He's reached Edge City." he reported. "He's heading for her high school."
The dad looked back at the television, grumbling. "Stop him."
i'Alex? Can you hear me? Alex, please!'/i
Alex Mercer stopped in the middle of the hallway, dropping her binder and books. Clark was trying to reach her, like she had reached him when Justin had tried to capture her. How was he here?
i'Please, meet me outside! We have to go, now. I have a way to stop Justin, if you come right now. Alex, I love you!'/i
Mercer gulped. Clark really did love her... he couldn't! If Justin found out, Clark would be dead. But did Clark really have a way to stop Justin? How did he know anything about Justin? Maybe the memories had resurfaced. Maybe Alex didn't really suceed in burying the memories.
Clark was risking his life to save her. Whether she agreed to come outside or not didn't make a difference, Justin would still feel the same. But if there was a way to destroy Justin, she had to take it. It would fix everything.
"Are you allright?"
Alex looked to where the voice was coming from, seeing Meretta. She was a girl who sat beside Alex in English class. "I'm fine." replied Mercer, taking off down the hallway. She left her books lying on the floor, discarded.
Alex ran outside the front doors, there standing amoungst a crowd was Clark. He was smiling at her, bekoning.
"Come on Alex!" Kent yelled, waving her towards him. "I love you. Come on, we have to get out of here."
Mercer ran down the steps, throwing her arms around Clark. "You can stop Justin? How?"
"It's a long story. Pete should be here with one of Lex's sports car, I can get you back to Smallville." explained Clark.
Alexandra rested her head on Clark's chest, feeling his breathing. It was iexactly/i as she remembered, just like how he looked and even smelled. Everything was exactly as it was before. Things were normal once again, but for how long? It didn't matter. As long as she was here with Clark. "I love you." she whispered, holding Clark ever closer. She was safe.
Faster. Faster! Clark continued running, as fast as he could. He had to get to Edge High before Justin figured out what he was going to do. He had to get her to safety. Kent stopped at the steps of Edge High. If Crazy Joe was right, then Alexandra would be at school. Clark needed to find her.
Kent looked around the crowd, seeing Alex's signature jean overcoat. He couldn't see her very well, so moved closer. Some teenagers moved out of the way, and Clark could see her a bit more clearly. Who was she hugging?
"Or maybe Alex has done more to his head." said Jonathan. "I told you that girl is nothing but trouble. You told me what Clark said this morning, his mind is being tampered with."
"We don't know that."
"I do!" exclaimed Jonathan. "It doesn't take a scientist to figure out that Alex is nothing but trouble."
"No: it just takes an arrogant, prejudgemental father." replied Martha. "Jonathan, until we find out what is really going on, don't jump to conclusions. You don't need Clark any farther away from you. For all we know Clark is down in the caves, doing some more research."
Jonathan sat down at the table. He knew she was right. Maybe Clark was allright, maybe he was down in the caves. Or maybe he was skipping school and spening the day with Alex... he had sure done it enough times in high school. Maybe all of those alarms going off in his head were false alarms, and everything was fine.
Clark looked at his watch. This would have to be perfect, absolutly perfect. He and Mercer had developed a plan of action... it was risky, but had a chance of working. Just maybe everything could be right and normal again for both he and Alex. Clark looked to his side, seeing the "Welcome to Smallville" sign. Clark looked down the road, leading out of Smallville. Kent looked at his watch. Go time. Clark took off, sprinting down the road heading for Edge City.
'I'm coming Alex.' thought Clark, 'I'm coming.'
"He's coming." said Justin. "I can feel it. Just like before."
The father away from the television to the son. The two were alone there, Alex was in school. "Where?"
"He just left Smallville." the boy replied.
"You can sense that far away?"
"When that... thing uses his powers his mental signature lights up like a christmas tree." he explained, after just figuring it out. "He's reached Edge City." he reported. "He's heading for her high school."
The dad looked back at the television, grumbling. "Stop him."
i'Alex? Can you hear me? Alex, please!'/i
Alex Mercer stopped in the middle of the hallway, dropping her binder and books. Clark was trying to reach her, like she had reached him when Justin had tried to capture her. How was he here?
i'Please, meet me outside! We have to go, now. I have a way to stop Justin, if you come right now. Alex, I love you!'/i
Mercer gulped. Clark really did love her... he couldn't! If Justin found out, Clark would be dead. But did Clark really have a way to stop Justin? How did he know anything about Justin? Maybe the memories had resurfaced. Maybe Alex didn't really suceed in burying the memories.
Clark was risking his life to save her. Whether she agreed to come outside or not didn't make a difference, Justin would still feel the same. But if there was a way to destroy Justin, she had to take it. It would fix everything.
"Are you allright?"
Alex looked to where the voice was coming from, seeing Meretta. She was a girl who sat beside Alex in English class. "I'm fine." replied Mercer, taking off down the hallway. She left her books lying on the floor, discarded.
Alex ran outside the front doors, there standing amoungst a crowd was Clark. He was smiling at her, bekoning.
"Come on Alex!" Kent yelled, waving her towards him. "I love you. Come on, we have to get out of here."
Mercer ran down the steps, throwing her arms around Clark. "You can stop Justin? How?"
"It's a long story. Pete should be here with one of Lex's sports car, I can get you back to Smallville." explained Clark.
Alexandra rested her head on Clark's chest, feeling his breathing. It was iexactly/i as she remembered, just like how he looked and even smelled. Everything was exactly as it was before. Things were normal once again, but for how long? It didn't matter. As long as she was here with Clark. "I love you." she whispered, holding Clark ever closer. She was safe.
Faster. Faster! Clark continued running, as fast as he could. He had to get to Edge High before Justin figured out what he was going to do. He had to get her to safety. Kent stopped at the steps of Edge High. If Crazy Joe was right, then Alexandra would be at school. Clark needed to find her.
Kent looked around the crowd, seeing Alex's signature jean overcoat. He couldn't see her very well, so moved closer. Some teenagers moved out of the way, and Clark could see her a bit more clearly. Who was she hugging?