The Eradicator led the army of Martian into Smallville as Clark and Lar rushed into a hopeless battle. Two super powered teens vs. 250 White Martian and the Eradicator himself. "Clark, check on your parents. I will do a little recon and we will meet back at the farm in five minutes to plan our attack."

"In five minutes they could destroy half the town!" Responded Clark

"After they kill us they would destroy the town anyway. We need a battle plan, trust me!" and with that Lar disappeared in a blur of super speed.

Clark knew he was right; they needed a plan. He just hoped Lar really had one.

Five minutes later after filling Jonathan and Martha in on the events, Lar sped into the room. "Well, they seem to be waiting for us. Martians are vulnerable to fire so we need to find a way to use that to our advantage. Be careful, they also are shape shifters and telepaths don't trust your eyes. Fortunately both Clark and myself have heat vision so we need to use that with the element of surprise. You up for this Clark?"

"As much as I ever will be." was the only response.

"Boys, be careful. If you cannot stop them than get away." Said Jonathan with a very concerned look. He knew he could not stop them but it looked hopeless. "Be sure not to hold back. We can't let them loose, try to lure them back to the caves and I will try to figure out how to open the portal."

"I can do that. We just need to get them there." Sighed Lar.

They hid behind some trees as they approached the Marians. "Now." Said Lar as they both let their heat vision loose on the unsuspecting Martians. However the heat passed through them without any sign of damage. It was then that they noticed the trees shifting.

"It's a trap Clark, move!" was all Lar could say as the Martians changed from trees to their natural ghostly appearance. As the words left Lar's mouth, the two were under siege.

Their strength was titanic, these Martians. No matter how many fell there were ten more waiting to take it's place. The Earth shook and trees fell, still the battle raged. Their heat vision tore a path through the Martians but began to wane as exhaustion started to overtake them.

For what seemed like hours they fought. Inching their way closer to the caves, in hopes of returning these monsters to where they belong. Somewhere in the distance he could hear the Eradicator laugh.

Over powered and bloody the two titans began to fall. A crowd had gathered to investigate the battle as Clark began to loose hope; he couldn't fall. He and Lar were the only hope for this small town, perhaps the world. He turned in horror as the Martians began attacking the crowd.

Suddenly he was in the air, Lar was flying him away form the battle! "Lar, the people! We have to save them!"

The screaming could be heard for miles as the slaughter began. "No…" Clark whispered as he turned to watch…

TBC...