"Lex, I need your help." Clark said as his best friend was pouring himself
a glass of scotch.
"Clark, what wrong?" Lex asked noticing the Clark's stressed tone.
"I'm surprised you haven't heard yet." Clark said trying to hide the anger he felt for Lionel, and not take it out on Lex.
"Heard what? Clark, what's going on?" Lex asked.
"It's your dad. He is trying to put my dad is prison and me... who the hell knows where he wants me to go!" Clark said failing badly, in hiding his anger.
"Whoa, slow down. Explain." Lex asked.
Clark filled Lex in on all the events of the past few days.
"Clark, I had no idea about any of this. How long has my father been building a case against your father?" Lex was angry too.
"I have no idea. But Lex, I need your help. My dad can't go to jail." Clark had trusted in his best friend so many time before, and Lex had gotten him out of situations that seemed impossible, but this time, it didn't seem like even Lex could fix it.
"Clark, you have my word, I'm going to do everything in my power to stop this. I'm really sorry." Lex said feeling half responsible, after all it was his father. Why hadn't he seen earlier what he was planning
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"Alright Lex, I got your message. Now what is so urgent?" Lionel said sounding annoyed.
"What the hell are you doing?" Lex said coming form upstairs to the lower level, to face his father.
"What are you referring to?" Lionel said, not even making one of his witty remarks. He had only seen Lex this angry a few other times in his life.
"The Kents! A false adoption?" Lex said slamming a few papers down on a desk close to Lionel.
"Aw yes, it's unfortunate. The employee who helped him has been fired." Lionel stated.
"I know you are behind this. Why would you go to so much effort to conjure up a false witness? What do you have to gain? Or is it solely because Clark is my friend?" Lex knew his father so well, he could usually understand his twisted motives, but this was not one of those times.
"I'm offended that you would accuse me of such a thing. I'm not going to cover up something like this just because you have some sentimental reason in the matter." Lionel said. "Now, Lex, if this is all you brought me here for-"
"You knew I would stop you! Otherwise why would you go to such lengths to prevent me from finding out! You waited until you had everything in place, until your case was a guaranteed guilty, until you even told Jonathan Kent! But don't think I' m just going to back down! I'm going to fight you on this, every step of the way!" Lex said.
"Don't waste your time, son. But I think you are paranoid, do you really think I have any interested in such a trivial matter?" Lionel said, but he said it with a smile, leaving Lex with no doubt he was behind it. "Really son, an adoption case for a farm boy?" Lionel said as he exited the room, leaving Lex even more angry.
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"Hey" Lana said as she walked up the barn stairs up to the loft where Clark was sitting.
"Hi Lana." Clark said without the least bit enthusiasm.
"So I take it, it didn't go so well with Lex's lawyers?" Lana said sitting down next to Clark on the small couch.
"Lex tried, but there wasn't much he could do. I mean the there was a witness, who is pleading guilty and is being sentenced to 6 months in jail for- I don't know the exact term- for making the fake adoption papers. No one can find out where I came from. No one ever put me up for adoption as far as they can tell, but yet I was mysteriously adopted. It's a miracle Lex doesn't already think my dad kidnapped me." Clark said with a sigh.
"Don't worry, Clark, Lex is a powerful man, he will figure out a way." Lana said.
"and Lionel is more powerful." Clark said it, and Lana knew it was true.
"One day at a time." Lana said and she kissed Clark. But each day grew harder.
Only thing Lana didn't know was that the very next day was going to turn out to be the hardest day
"Clark, what wrong?" Lex asked noticing the Clark's stressed tone.
"I'm surprised you haven't heard yet." Clark said trying to hide the anger he felt for Lionel, and not take it out on Lex.
"Heard what? Clark, what's going on?" Lex asked.
"It's your dad. He is trying to put my dad is prison and me... who the hell knows where he wants me to go!" Clark said failing badly, in hiding his anger.
"Whoa, slow down. Explain." Lex asked.
Clark filled Lex in on all the events of the past few days.
"Clark, I had no idea about any of this. How long has my father been building a case against your father?" Lex was angry too.
"I have no idea. But Lex, I need your help. My dad can't go to jail." Clark had trusted in his best friend so many time before, and Lex had gotten him out of situations that seemed impossible, but this time, it didn't seem like even Lex could fix it.
"Clark, you have my word, I'm going to do everything in my power to stop this. I'm really sorry." Lex said feeling half responsible, after all it was his father. Why hadn't he seen earlier what he was planning
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"Alright Lex, I got your message. Now what is so urgent?" Lionel said sounding annoyed.
"What the hell are you doing?" Lex said coming form upstairs to the lower level, to face his father.
"What are you referring to?" Lionel said, not even making one of his witty remarks. He had only seen Lex this angry a few other times in his life.
"The Kents! A false adoption?" Lex said slamming a few papers down on a desk close to Lionel.
"Aw yes, it's unfortunate. The employee who helped him has been fired." Lionel stated.
"I know you are behind this. Why would you go to so much effort to conjure up a false witness? What do you have to gain? Or is it solely because Clark is my friend?" Lex knew his father so well, he could usually understand his twisted motives, but this was not one of those times.
"I'm offended that you would accuse me of such a thing. I'm not going to cover up something like this just because you have some sentimental reason in the matter." Lionel said. "Now, Lex, if this is all you brought me here for-"
"You knew I would stop you! Otherwise why would you go to such lengths to prevent me from finding out! You waited until you had everything in place, until your case was a guaranteed guilty, until you even told Jonathan Kent! But don't think I' m just going to back down! I'm going to fight you on this, every step of the way!" Lex said.
"Don't waste your time, son. But I think you are paranoid, do you really think I have any interested in such a trivial matter?" Lionel said, but he said it with a smile, leaving Lex with no doubt he was behind it. "Really son, an adoption case for a farm boy?" Lionel said as he exited the room, leaving Lex even more angry.
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"Hey" Lana said as she walked up the barn stairs up to the loft where Clark was sitting.
"Hi Lana." Clark said without the least bit enthusiasm.
"So I take it, it didn't go so well with Lex's lawyers?" Lana said sitting down next to Clark on the small couch.
"Lex tried, but there wasn't much he could do. I mean the there was a witness, who is pleading guilty and is being sentenced to 6 months in jail for- I don't know the exact term- for making the fake adoption papers. No one can find out where I came from. No one ever put me up for adoption as far as they can tell, but yet I was mysteriously adopted. It's a miracle Lex doesn't already think my dad kidnapped me." Clark said with a sigh.
"Don't worry, Clark, Lex is a powerful man, he will figure out a way." Lana said.
"and Lionel is more powerful." Clark said it, and Lana knew it was true.
"One day at a time." Lana said and she kissed Clark. But each day grew harder.
Only thing Lana didn't know was that the very next day was going to turn out to be the hardest day