"Dad, but how can they do this so fast? I mean... there hasn't even been a
trail, or whatever it is! I don't know!" Clark shouted frustrated and
angry. "How can they do this!"
"Clark, they haven't said I did anything yet... but in these cases well..." Jonathan said trying to calm Clark down, when he really wanted to just go and kill Lionel.
"Dad, I know, just say it. We are going to lose no matter what."
"It's Lionel Luthor we are up against, and he has a solid case, we need a miracle to get out of this one. But Clark, things could be worse." Jonathan said.
"How? How could they be worse? I might be able to ever see you guys again!" Clark yelled.
"Clark, you will see us again. You just might not be able to live with us. We will get threw this, we have faced worse." Martha said trying to comfort her son.
"Clark, at least no one knows your secrets." Jonathan said putting his hand on Clark's shoulder.
"Ya, and you could be put in jail..." Clark said mad at himself for promising he wouldn't tell anyone.
"Clark there is one more thing I should tell you..." Jonathan said trying to hide his anger.
"What?" Clark asked not wanting to know the answer.
"Lionel definitely knows about you. When they were talking about blood samples, fingerprints, and DNA test to see if you were a match for any missing children–"
"Lionel was there!" Clark asked furious.
"No, I didn't mean Lionel himself, but one of his lawyers made a phone call, and I'm certain it was to Lionel, and then he was insistent that it wasn't necessary and would only waste time and 5 other reasons why they shouldn't do it. They judge looked at him weird, but seeing as it was his case and that if you watched any missing children it would have made his case, as if he needs the help anyways, so they are not allowing any of that from you." Jonathan finished.
"So, he knows about me. At least he doesn't want to expose me. But that scares me more, what is he up to?" Clark said wondering exactly what Lionel had in store for him.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Clark, how are you doing? Lana told me what's been going on." Clark said surprising Clark in the loft.
"Hey Chloe.. I'm doing okay I guess." Clark really didn't feel like seeing any one right now.
"Is there anything I can do?" Chloe felt so guilty, and maybe she was, maybe some of the information she gave Lionel– no she wasn't doing this, he was.
"I don't think anyone can. Lex tried, but Lionel has everything planned out so perfect." Clark said looking out the loft window.
"Clark what I don't understand is how this can be moving so fast? It hasn't even been a week since you found out about ... and it seems like they are ready to just... take you out of here." Chloe was trying not to be so blunt, but couldn't help it.
"I know... it makes me so mad! Did you know that today they could! They are just waiting to decided what will happen with me! I just wanna..." Clark had to calm down. "But the worst thing is that they are almost certain they are going to put my father in jail! He didn't do it Chloe!"
"I believe you Clark." Chloe was sensing he wanted to be left alone, "If you need anything, I'm here."
"Thanks, Chloe." Clark put on a fake smile as Chloe left.
* * * * * * * * *
"Clark, for now just go along with what they want." Martha said, "WE don't want any more problems."
There was a knock at the door, "I'll get it." Jonathan said getting up.
"Mom, we can't let Dad go to jail." Clark said thinking that was someone at the door for Jonathan.
"Clark, don't do anything. Please, not yet." Martha said reading Clark's mind.
Jonathan came back into the room, "Clark, there are some people here who–"
"Clark, can you come with us?" It was the sheriff who spoke, but the lawyer, Clark recognized, was Lionel's. But there was also a man who Clark didn't know.
"No." Clark said getting up from the table.
"Clark, I'm with social services and all we want is to–" Said the 3rd person Clark didn't recognize.
"All you want to do it take me away from my parents." Clark said not hiding his anger.
"Clark, please, just come with–" the man said as he took Clark by the arm.
"Don't touch me! Get the hell away from me!" Clark said taking a step back.
Martha and Jonathan panicked, this was exactly what they were afraid of. Clark was going to do something like this.
Clark turned and went out the back door. The men followed him, but Clark didn't use his super speed, but he ran very fast away from the farm.
"I'll get in the car and find him." The sheriff said and she left the house. Of course no one found Clark, but Clark was looking for someone else.
* * * * * *
"Where is he?" Clark yelled as he entered Lionel Luther's office.
"How did you get in here, young man?" The secretary said looking at Clark in panic, she knew there was tight security in the building.
Clark ignored her and opened doors and looked in the rooms. He knew Lionel was here somewhere, he checked every where else.
"What are you doing? You can't go in there! Security!" She yelled from behind her desk. Out of a room, 3 body guards came out. Clark saw past them into the room, and there was Lionel in a meeting, it looked important. Clark pushed one of the guards aside and slide past the other too, he didn't want to hurt them. He entered the room and slammed the door behind him. There were 6 other business men in the room along with Lionel.
"Get out!" Clark screamed. The men all looked panicked. "I said get out!" Clark picked up one by the shoulders and pushed him out the door, and the rest followed, but Clark glared at Lionel. "Don't move."
As soon as everyone was out of the room. Clark moved the long table until it was up against the door, and locked it.
"Lionel! Why are you doing this?" Clark asked walking towards him.
"Doing what?" Lionel asked.
"Don't play with me! We both know what! Why are you doing this to my family? What do you want?" Clark was even more disgusted at Lionel smiled at him. He knew Clark's secrets, or guessed as much, why wasn't he scared of him?
Lionel just stayed silent.
"Why! I asked you a question!" Clark yelled.
"Clark, this is pointless, there will be 20 security guards here in a minute." Lionel said. Clark was way to angry to realize what he was getting himself into, or to even care.
"Leave my parents out of this!" Clark screamed, "Whatever you want from me, leave them alone."
Lionel didn't say anything, just smiled again.
"What do you want from me?" Clark screamed and punched a whole threw the wall and threw a chair threw the wall, and it went completely threw the wall. For a second Clark thought he saw fear in Lionel's eyes, but then he saw satisfaction. What am I doing? Thought Clark.
"Clark, you have information I want to know." Lionel said.
"What?" Clark said trying to calm down, but it wasn't easy, it seemed like everything Lionel did only made him more mad.
"There is more to you than meets the eye." Lionel smirked.
"If I tell you what you want to know, will you leave my parents alone?" Clark asked.
"If you cooperate, I'll make sure Jonathan stays out of jail and that your farm stays out of debt. Martha will be safe. They won't have any more troubles." Lionel said convincing.
"Why should I believe you?" Clark asked.
"Because it's the only thing you have. Your father will go to jail, they will lose the farm, you will be put into foster care, and possible juvi, for this little stunt right here." Lionel smiled.
"Dammit! You son of a bitch! You tricked me! You knew I would come!" Clark said angry at himself for being so stupid. "What do I have to do?"
"You tell me what I want to know, and cooperate. You don't have much time to decide." Lionel said looking at the door.
"Alright!" Clark said furious. "But I swear Lionel, if you don't keep up your end of the deal, I'll–"
"I will, Clark, just remember Clark, don't double cross me, you keep your promise." Lionel said.
"Lionel, not everyone is a lying bastard, I'll keep my word." Clark said with disgust. But Lionel just chuckled.
6 body guards smashed threw the door and the table in front of it, they all had guns and were pointing them at Clark. "Step away from him!"
"It's okay." Lionel said, walking over and lowering their guns.
"You can go." Lionel told them
"But who is this? You know him?" Asked the guards.
"It is none of your business. News of the incident shall not get out, do you understand me?" Lionel asked.
"Yes Mr. Luthor." He replied as they all exited the room.
Lionel walked over to Clark, "Clark, you will not have any more contact with your family, do you understand?"
Clark was just realizing what he had signed himself up for. "Yes."
"You will tell no one of our arrangement." Lionel said.
"What! You just expect me to ... without telling any one, not even my parents." Clark couldn't alienate all of his friends and family.
"They will think it's part of the adoption case." Lionel said.
"Were will I go?" Clark asked.
"I will give you an apartment near here. You will continue to go to school." Lionel said, and Clark knew that he had this all planned out.
"Let me tell my parents." Clark insisted.
"NO! You can never tell them. If you do I will–"
"Alright! But I'm telling Lana." Clark said as if what he said was final.
"No! Clark, you will do as I say, you will not tell anyone!" Lionel said getting angry.
"She already knows. She isn't stupid! She will I came here! So will my parents. I told Lana that I was..." Clark immediately regretted bringing Lana into it. But Lionel surprised him.
"You make sure Lana keeps her mouth shut, or I will. But you do not tell your parents."
"Don't get her involved." Clark said, feeling a little uneasy about how easily he let Clark tell Lana.
"I didn't, you did. I won't hurt her Clark, she will stay out of this, if she keeps quiet." Lionel said with... compassion? No, impossible.
"If you hurt any of them, I will kill you." Clark was so mad, all he wanted to do was kill Lionel right then, but he couldn't.
Lionel ignored his threat, "Go home, I'll send someone from social services to your house tomorrow, you will go with them, you will not tell your parents, and no one will know about any of this. I'll tell you more tomorrow." Lionel said exiting the room.
"Dammit!" Clark said punching another hole in the wall.
"Clark, they haven't said I did anything yet... but in these cases well..." Jonathan said trying to calm Clark down, when he really wanted to just go and kill Lionel.
"Dad, I know, just say it. We are going to lose no matter what."
"It's Lionel Luthor we are up against, and he has a solid case, we need a miracle to get out of this one. But Clark, things could be worse." Jonathan said.
"How? How could they be worse? I might be able to ever see you guys again!" Clark yelled.
"Clark, you will see us again. You just might not be able to live with us. We will get threw this, we have faced worse." Martha said trying to comfort her son.
"Clark, at least no one knows your secrets." Jonathan said putting his hand on Clark's shoulder.
"Ya, and you could be put in jail..." Clark said mad at himself for promising he wouldn't tell anyone.
"Clark there is one more thing I should tell you..." Jonathan said trying to hide his anger.
"What?" Clark asked not wanting to know the answer.
"Lionel definitely knows about you. When they were talking about blood samples, fingerprints, and DNA test to see if you were a match for any missing children–"
"Lionel was there!" Clark asked furious.
"No, I didn't mean Lionel himself, but one of his lawyers made a phone call, and I'm certain it was to Lionel, and then he was insistent that it wasn't necessary and would only waste time and 5 other reasons why they shouldn't do it. They judge looked at him weird, but seeing as it was his case and that if you watched any missing children it would have made his case, as if he needs the help anyways, so they are not allowing any of that from you." Jonathan finished.
"So, he knows about me. At least he doesn't want to expose me. But that scares me more, what is he up to?" Clark said wondering exactly what Lionel had in store for him.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Clark, how are you doing? Lana told me what's been going on." Clark said surprising Clark in the loft.
"Hey Chloe.. I'm doing okay I guess." Clark really didn't feel like seeing any one right now.
"Is there anything I can do?" Chloe felt so guilty, and maybe she was, maybe some of the information she gave Lionel– no she wasn't doing this, he was.
"I don't think anyone can. Lex tried, but Lionel has everything planned out so perfect." Clark said looking out the loft window.
"Clark what I don't understand is how this can be moving so fast? It hasn't even been a week since you found out about ... and it seems like they are ready to just... take you out of here." Chloe was trying not to be so blunt, but couldn't help it.
"I know... it makes me so mad! Did you know that today they could! They are just waiting to decided what will happen with me! I just wanna..." Clark had to calm down. "But the worst thing is that they are almost certain they are going to put my father in jail! He didn't do it Chloe!"
"I believe you Clark." Chloe was sensing he wanted to be left alone, "If you need anything, I'm here."
"Thanks, Chloe." Clark put on a fake smile as Chloe left.
* * * * * * * * *
"Clark, for now just go along with what they want." Martha said, "WE don't want any more problems."
There was a knock at the door, "I'll get it." Jonathan said getting up.
"Mom, we can't let Dad go to jail." Clark said thinking that was someone at the door for Jonathan.
"Clark, don't do anything. Please, not yet." Martha said reading Clark's mind.
Jonathan came back into the room, "Clark, there are some people here who–"
"Clark, can you come with us?" It was the sheriff who spoke, but the lawyer, Clark recognized, was Lionel's. But there was also a man who Clark didn't know.
"No." Clark said getting up from the table.
"Clark, I'm with social services and all we want is to–" Said the 3rd person Clark didn't recognize.
"All you want to do it take me away from my parents." Clark said not hiding his anger.
"Clark, please, just come with–" the man said as he took Clark by the arm.
"Don't touch me! Get the hell away from me!" Clark said taking a step back.
Martha and Jonathan panicked, this was exactly what they were afraid of. Clark was going to do something like this.
Clark turned and went out the back door. The men followed him, but Clark didn't use his super speed, but he ran very fast away from the farm.
"I'll get in the car and find him." The sheriff said and she left the house. Of course no one found Clark, but Clark was looking for someone else.
* * * * * *
"Where is he?" Clark yelled as he entered Lionel Luther's office.
"How did you get in here, young man?" The secretary said looking at Clark in panic, she knew there was tight security in the building.
Clark ignored her and opened doors and looked in the rooms. He knew Lionel was here somewhere, he checked every where else.
"What are you doing? You can't go in there! Security!" She yelled from behind her desk. Out of a room, 3 body guards came out. Clark saw past them into the room, and there was Lionel in a meeting, it looked important. Clark pushed one of the guards aside and slide past the other too, he didn't want to hurt them. He entered the room and slammed the door behind him. There were 6 other business men in the room along with Lionel.
"Get out!" Clark screamed. The men all looked panicked. "I said get out!" Clark picked up one by the shoulders and pushed him out the door, and the rest followed, but Clark glared at Lionel. "Don't move."
As soon as everyone was out of the room. Clark moved the long table until it was up against the door, and locked it.
"Lionel! Why are you doing this?" Clark asked walking towards him.
"Doing what?" Lionel asked.
"Don't play with me! We both know what! Why are you doing this to my family? What do you want?" Clark was even more disgusted at Lionel smiled at him. He knew Clark's secrets, or guessed as much, why wasn't he scared of him?
Lionel just stayed silent.
"Why! I asked you a question!" Clark yelled.
"Clark, this is pointless, there will be 20 security guards here in a minute." Lionel said. Clark was way to angry to realize what he was getting himself into, or to even care.
"Leave my parents out of this!" Clark screamed, "Whatever you want from me, leave them alone."
Lionel didn't say anything, just smiled again.
"What do you want from me?" Clark screamed and punched a whole threw the wall and threw a chair threw the wall, and it went completely threw the wall. For a second Clark thought he saw fear in Lionel's eyes, but then he saw satisfaction. What am I doing? Thought Clark.
"Clark, you have information I want to know." Lionel said.
"What?" Clark said trying to calm down, but it wasn't easy, it seemed like everything Lionel did only made him more mad.
"There is more to you than meets the eye." Lionel smirked.
"If I tell you what you want to know, will you leave my parents alone?" Clark asked.
"If you cooperate, I'll make sure Jonathan stays out of jail and that your farm stays out of debt. Martha will be safe. They won't have any more troubles." Lionel said convincing.
"Why should I believe you?" Clark asked.
"Because it's the only thing you have. Your father will go to jail, they will lose the farm, you will be put into foster care, and possible juvi, for this little stunt right here." Lionel smiled.
"Dammit! You son of a bitch! You tricked me! You knew I would come!" Clark said angry at himself for being so stupid. "What do I have to do?"
"You tell me what I want to know, and cooperate. You don't have much time to decide." Lionel said looking at the door.
"Alright!" Clark said furious. "But I swear Lionel, if you don't keep up your end of the deal, I'll–"
"I will, Clark, just remember Clark, don't double cross me, you keep your promise." Lionel said.
"Lionel, not everyone is a lying bastard, I'll keep my word." Clark said with disgust. But Lionel just chuckled.
6 body guards smashed threw the door and the table in front of it, they all had guns and were pointing them at Clark. "Step away from him!"
"It's okay." Lionel said, walking over and lowering their guns.
"You can go." Lionel told them
"But who is this? You know him?" Asked the guards.
"It is none of your business. News of the incident shall not get out, do you understand me?" Lionel asked.
"Yes Mr. Luthor." He replied as they all exited the room.
Lionel walked over to Clark, "Clark, you will not have any more contact with your family, do you understand?"
Clark was just realizing what he had signed himself up for. "Yes."
"You will tell no one of our arrangement." Lionel said.
"What! You just expect me to ... without telling any one, not even my parents." Clark couldn't alienate all of his friends and family.
"They will think it's part of the adoption case." Lionel said.
"Were will I go?" Clark asked.
"I will give you an apartment near here. You will continue to go to school." Lionel said, and Clark knew that he had this all planned out.
"Let me tell my parents." Clark insisted.
"NO! You can never tell them. If you do I will–"
"Alright! But I'm telling Lana." Clark said as if what he said was final.
"No! Clark, you will do as I say, you will not tell anyone!" Lionel said getting angry.
"She already knows. She isn't stupid! She will I came here! So will my parents. I told Lana that I was..." Clark immediately regretted bringing Lana into it. But Lionel surprised him.
"You make sure Lana keeps her mouth shut, or I will. But you do not tell your parents."
"Don't get her involved." Clark said, feeling a little uneasy about how easily he let Clark tell Lana.
"I didn't, you did. I won't hurt her Clark, she will stay out of this, if she keeps quiet." Lionel said with... compassion? No, impossible.
"If you hurt any of them, I will kill you." Clark was so mad, all he wanted to do was kill Lionel right then, but he couldn't.
Lionel ignored his threat, "Go home, I'll send someone from social services to your house tomorrow, you will go with them, you will not tell your parents, and no one will know about any of this. I'll tell you more tomorrow." Lionel said exiting the room.
"Dammit!" Clark said punching another hole in the wall.