Note: I would like to thank DuMont and AuroraKnight for reviewing, I greatly appreciate it. As for the awkward spacing, I was trying to double space online instead of before uploading. I'm new here, so I'm not sure about fixing the pages, but everything from now on will look better. I made a new, shorter summary, and as for the typos, I'll try to fix them up.

Chapter 7: The Talk

"What are you doing here?" Clark asked.

"Mr. Kent, could you give Clark and I a moment?" Bruce asked.

"Ok," Jonathan said. "I'll be right outside if you need me." He said, and went out the door.

"What are you doing here?" Clark asked again.

"I'm here to get something," Bruce replied. "Now, where is it?"

"Right here," Clark said and took his hand out of his pocket. He squeezed his fist then opened it to drop the disk in Wayne's hand in several small pieces.

"What did you do that for?" Bruce asked, angrily.

"I'm not going to let you ruin Lex," Clark said.

"Why would you protect scum like the Luthors?" Bruce asked. "With the things you are capable of, you could be a great hero."

"Like you, Batman?" Clark asked sarcastically. "Get out of my house."

"You wouldn't have destroyed something as important as that if you never had a copy," Bruce said. "I want that information."

"Just get out," Clark said and threw Bruce Wayne out the door.

"I'm not leaving until I get what I want," Bruce said.

"You're going to have to," Clark said and pushed Bruce to his car, then Bruce pushed back.

"Haven't you learned from last time?" Clark asked.

"Actually I have," Bruce replied. He took out a small lead case and opened it to reveal a small piece of green kryptonite. Clark then cringed at dropped to his knees. "I've been doing a little research since our last meeting, and I've found your weakness." Bruce said as Clark rolled on the ground. "Now give me what I want, or I'll have to finish you off."

Bruce held the kryptonite closer to Clark, then it was grabbed from his hands. Bruce looked up to see Jonathan, then hit him and tried to get the case but Clark lunged at Bruce. Clark threw Bruce hard at his car, putting a large dent in the door. Bruce grabbed the case and hit Clark. He then set off a smoke bomb and jumped in his car. "I have much more, so think about what I said." Bruce yelled as he drove off.

A little later Clark went to Lex's mansion. The guard let him into Lex's office. Clark walked in to see Lex sitting at the desk having a drink. "Clark," Lex said, surprised.

"I'm glad you're here," Clark said. "It saves me another trip to Metropolis."

"I needed a little break from the city," Lex said. "But I am intrigued to know what is worthy of you going to Metropolis to see me again."

"I'll get to the point," Clark said. "The missing information disk was not stolen by the thief that broke in LuthorCorp."

"Oh no?" Lex asked.

"I had it," Clark said.

"You?" Lex asked. "Do you still have it?"

"No, I destroyed it." Clark replied.

"Well I greatly appreciate that Clark," Lex said. "But I am curious, why would you have the disk in the first place?"

"That's not important," Clark said. "What is, is what's on the disk."

"You saw it?" Lex asked.

"Read every work," Clark replied. "That's what I'm here to talk about."

"You never took any of it seriously, did you Clark?" Lex asked.

"It was some very serious stuff Lex," Clark said. "And I think you should turn yourself in."

"And go to jail like my father?" Lex asked. "No, I don't think so."

"But there were a lot of charges," Clark said. "From bribery to murder."

"It was all just business," Lex said.

"That's not the way you do business, that's the way Lionel does business." Clark said. "Unless taking over LuthorCorp has made you turn into him."

"I am nothing like my father !" Lex yelled as he threw his glass into the fireplace. "I may have done things I'm not proud of, but so has everyone. I may have bribed, blackmailed, and killed, but they were all bad."

"That's no excuse," Clark said.

"Look Clark, if I haven't done some unethical things, we and people we care about would not be here now." Lex said. "So if I have to kill to save you, your family, Chloe or Lana, then I would do it !"

"And if it helps your business, that's of too." Clark said.

"Clark, you don't understand," Lex said.

"I understand that sometimes bad things must be done, but taking a life is never necessary." Clark said.

"I'm sorry I can't be perfect as Clark Kent," Lex said. "But I wont stand here and let a friend blatantly accuse and sentence me."

"You mean former-friend," Clark said, then turned around and stormed out. Lex took out another glass and poured up another drink.