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"So what brings you to Smallville?" Clark asked as the pulled out of Lex's driveway.

"Well, I came to have a look the cave drawings. I understand nobody has been able to decipher them yet and thought I would give it a try. I am fairly good at that kind of thing. Besides all the samples I have seen so far look very much like a language I have seen before." Responded Lar with a smile on his lips.

With that Clark seemed to perk up "Really? Where have you seen it?" He asked trying to keep his voice calm.

Lar noticed his sudden interest and asked, "I have reason to believe they are alien in nature, supposedly the walls depict a story of a man with the strength of ten men, and the ability to shoot fire from his eyes is that right?"

"That's the story, do you really believe it was written by aliens?" Clark asked

"I'm sure of it from what I have seen, I have been in contact with a Dr. Swan who asked if I could help decipher what so far he has been unable to." Said Lar as he watched the fields go by.

"How do you know Dr. Swan?" asked Clark with some trepidation.

"He was one of the first people I met when I arrived in Kansas." Said Lar nonchalantly.

"Did he say anything else about the caves?" again Clark asked trying not to sound panicked.

"No, but my Father picked up a radio signal from deep space and has been helping Dr. Swan translate over the past 13 years. The signal was the same language that is written on the cave walls. According to Lex you also seem to be interested in the caves, mind working on it with me?" asked Lar.

"Sure, I would like that." Clark wasn't sure why but he had the feeling Lar knew more than he was saying and he intended to find out what that was.

Later at the Talon.

"Hi Clark, who do we have here? Is this the new student Mr. Anderson was talking about this morning?" Asked Chloe as Clark and Lar took a seat at the table with Chloe, Lana, and Pete.

"Yeah, Everyone this is Lar, not to be confused with Larry. Lar the bubbly blond here is Chloe, that's Pete who is visiting for the week, and last but not least Lana." Said Clark as each took their turn shaking Lar's hand.

"Hello." Said Lar somewhat shyly as he took a seat.

"So Lar where are you from?" Asked Lana.

"California, just visiting to get a feel for small town life and check out the meteor capital of the world, I am also very interested in getting a look at the cave drawings Lex was telling me about." Said Lar with a big smile.

"Well Smallville is that and possibly the weirdest place on the planet to boot." Said Chloe "Clark here is probably the best person to show you around the caves, it is almost like his full time job."

"Yeah, Clark has agreed to take me on a tour of the caves later and see if we can decipher some of the writings. I am really looking forward to that. But Chloe what did you mean Smallville the weirdest place on the planet? How so?" asked Lar seeming truly interested.

"Well it seems there are meteor rock that have a weird effect on the citizens of our quiet little hamlet that make it a sort of X-Files place to be from time to time. Thankfully we have Clark here to help keep it under control." Said Chloe with a small smile as she glanced at Clark sideways.

"Thanks for the heads up. Clark would you be interested in taking me there, I am very anxious to get a look at them." Asked Lar.

"Sure, maybe Pete and the girls would like to come as well." Said Clark looking at each of them in turn.

"Chloe and I need to work on a report." Said Lana somewhat unenthusiastically "maybe latter?"

"Well I for one would love to get out for a while and hang out with you guys." Said Pete getting up to put his coat on.

"Alright I guess we will see you guys later, if you see Lex let him know we will be back later okay?" said Clark as the three of them headed out the door.

"Will do, you guys have fun." Said Chloe and Lana in unison.

At the Cave:

As Clark, Pete, and Lar entered the cave Lar let out as gasp and under his breath said "Kryptonian..."

He said it so softly had it not been for Clark's super hearing he would not have heard. As they explored the cave Lar pointed out a passage neither Pete nor Clark had ever noticed before. "Let's see where this goes." said Lar with unbridled excitement.

As the three of them started down the passage, suddenly they found themselves falling. As they picked themselves up from the ten-foot drop Pete shined his flashlight around the cave to see where they were and if he could find a way out. As he did he could feel his blood run cold when he noticed the look on Clarks face. It just so happens they had found the largest vein of Red Kryptonite they had ever seen and from the look on Clarks face Kal was back in full force.

"Clark we need to get out of here" Pete said as he helped his friend up.

"Let go of me Pete." Clark hissed as he pushed his friend across the cave to land about twenty feet away in a heap.

"Clark, what are you doing!?" Lar said as he stood between Pete and Clark "that was completely uncalled for."

"Lar, don't! GET AWAY FAST!" Pete yelled as he saw Lar close in on Clark completely unaware of the danger he was in.

As soon as the words left his mouth he watched as Clark shoved at Lar with enough force to throw him through the cave wall. However to both Pete and Clark's surprise Lar didn't budge from the push and instead just smiled. "Clark you have been keeping secrets haven't you?"

TBC...