Chapter Nine of Secrets No More.
Lionel Luthor sat in his office in Metropolis. In front of him was a TV with images of Clark Kent on the screen. Lionel studied them intently. It was all the media coverage he'd been able to find out about the young man so far.
To say that Lionel was fascinated by the young man's abilities was an understatement. He was truly mesmerized. 'The boy could make me billions,' Lionel thought, as he took another sip of his brandy. Lionel did have every intention of kidnapping him and strapping him down to a table for study as soon as possible. The only problem was trying to find him.
Like everyone else, Lionel knew that Clark was hiding somewhere around Smallville because of his recent appearances in an around the town. Lionel began to think that maybe he could find someone close to the boy that would lure him out and in the middle. His weakness he knew; Lionel knew that the meteor rocks would affect him. He was about to take another sip of his drink when something on the TV prompted him to quickly rewind it. Pressing play, he was pleasantly surprised by what he saw.
On screen there was a picture of Clark and a blonde haired girl kissing. His bait! Lionel silently praised the cameraman that had taken the footage.
He had finally found a way to get to Clark Kent.
For the most part, Clark had stayed at the mansion lately. His frequent run-ins with the media had garnered him more attention than he wanted. So Clark stayed inside. He'd called his friends and family little from the phone Lex had given him so as not to be traced.
Lately Clark found himself dreaming about Chloe. It was hard for him not to think about her. Clark had to admit; she was beautiful. Why hadn't he seen it before? Simple, he'd been blinded by a particular raven haired cheerleader which is why he never found an interest in his best friend.
Clark let out a sigh. He wanted to go see Chloe so much. Just to have her near him; to be next to her , to be able to make sure she was okay. It was hard for him not to worry about her.
Chloe lay down in her bed that night. She was ready for a good night's sleep. She knew that it'd be hard. The only thing she had on her mind was a certain alien farm boy by the name of Clark Kent.
Chloe couldn't wait to see him again. She was still startled that he'd asked her out and she couldn't wait for it.
The next day Chloe headed out of the house and for school. Just as she walked out of the house she was greeted by several dozen cameramen and reporters, eager to get a story from the girl who'd kissed the alien. Chloe ignored their questions as she struggled to get in her car. Once in she started it and quickly pulled away.
The drive to school wasn't so bad. After getting on the main highway into Smallville she brought her Falcon up to speed. Around a turn she saw a road crew on the road doing repairs. 'That's odd, they didn't say anything about doing work on this road.' Chloe thought. The flagman waved her off onto the side of the road.
"What's going on? Nobody said anything about this road needing repairs," Chloe said to the man walking up to her car.
"Well, we were called out here all of the sudden," The man replied. He stopped in front of Chloe's car. Chloe had a really bad feeling about the man as he leaned over onto the car. Without warning the man reached into the car and grabbed the ignition key. Chloe tried to fight him off but was no match for him. The man then jerked Chloe out of her car as she continued to struggle.
"Let me go!!" she screamed as the man threw her onto the ground. Before she could get up the man pulled a pistol out of his coat pocket and knocked her unconscious with the handle. Signaling to the rest of his men some others came over and helped him load Chloe's unconscious body into a unmarked black van as they sped away.
End of chapter nine.
Lionel Luthor sat in his office in Metropolis. In front of him was a TV with images of Clark Kent on the screen. Lionel studied them intently. It was all the media coverage he'd been able to find out about the young man so far.
To say that Lionel was fascinated by the young man's abilities was an understatement. He was truly mesmerized. 'The boy could make me billions,' Lionel thought, as he took another sip of his brandy. Lionel did have every intention of kidnapping him and strapping him down to a table for study as soon as possible. The only problem was trying to find him.
Like everyone else, Lionel knew that Clark was hiding somewhere around Smallville because of his recent appearances in an around the town. Lionel began to think that maybe he could find someone close to the boy that would lure him out and in the middle. His weakness he knew; Lionel knew that the meteor rocks would affect him. He was about to take another sip of his drink when something on the TV prompted him to quickly rewind it. Pressing play, he was pleasantly surprised by what he saw.
On screen there was a picture of Clark and a blonde haired girl kissing. His bait! Lionel silently praised the cameraman that had taken the footage.
He had finally found a way to get to Clark Kent.
For the most part, Clark had stayed at the mansion lately. His frequent run-ins with the media had garnered him more attention than he wanted. So Clark stayed inside. He'd called his friends and family little from the phone Lex had given him so as not to be traced.
Lately Clark found himself dreaming about Chloe. It was hard for him not to think about her. Clark had to admit; she was beautiful. Why hadn't he seen it before? Simple, he'd been blinded by a particular raven haired cheerleader which is why he never found an interest in his best friend.
Clark let out a sigh. He wanted to go see Chloe so much. Just to have her near him; to be next to her , to be able to make sure she was okay. It was hard for him not to worry about her.
Chloe lay down in her bed that night. She was ready for a good night's sleep. She knew that it'd be hard. The only thing she had on her mind was a certain alien farm boy by the name of Clark Kent.
Chloe couldn't wait to see him again. She was still startled that he'd asked her out and she couldn't wait for it.
The next day Chloe headed out of the house and for school. Just as she walked out of the house she was greeted by several dozen cameramen and reporters, eager to get a story from the girl who'd kissed the alien. Chloe ignored their questions as she struggled to get in her car. Once in she started it and quickly pulled away.
The drive to school wasn't so bad. After getting on the main highway into Smallville she brought her Falcon up to speed. Around a turn she saw a road crew on the road doing repairs. 'That's odd, they didn't say anything about doing work on this road.' Chloe thought. The flagman waved her off onto the side of the road.
"What's going on? Nobody said anything about this road needing repairs," Chloe said to the man walking up to her car.
"Well, we were called out here all of the sudden," The man replied. He stopped in front of Chloe's car. Chloe had a really bad feeling about the man as he leaned over onto the car. Without warning the man reached into the car and grabbed the ignition key. Chloe tried to fight him off but was no match for him. The man then jerked Chloe out of her car as she continued to struggle.
"Let me go!!" she screamed as the man threw her onto the ground. Before she could get up the man pulled a pistol out of his coat pocket and knocked her unconscious with the handle. Signaling to the rest of his men some others came over and helped him load Chloe's unconscious body into a unmarked black van as they sped away.
End of chapter nine.