Smallville

The Evil Legend

Chapter SevenCloak-and-Dagger

            ~*** ~  Lex laid on the small piece of wood from the plan that didn't sink with the rest of it. Feeling the hot sun on his body as the cold ocean water hit him, he tried to sleep. He couldn't remember what day it was, all he knew was that he had to make it back and figure out what to do next. Feeling something in his pocket he reached inside and felt the smooth round object. Slowly taking it out making sure he wouldn't drop it into the water he smiled seeing the compass Jonathan Kent had given him. After all that he had just gone through he knew this was more than just a game. Seeing the compass move slightly he watched it point off to his right. Feeling the wind pick up he pulled up his color of his suit he wore. It would be dark soon, and he just prayed someone was out there in the ocean besides him. He wasn't looking forward to be a meal for sharks.

            ~***~ Bruce heard his cell phone ring and picked up as Alfred made a hard right turn; "Hello." Bruce said; "We have the ship ready. When do you want us shipped out?" The man asked on the other line. Bruce had hired the group shortly after he found out from underground that Lex's wife and Lionel tried to kill him. He was upset, and angry at Lionel for what that man did. Lex was a better than that and now after this crazy interlude his father pulled on him, he knew Lex would never be the same again.

                        "Yes, I'll be there in five minutes. Alfred will be clearing my day here so we can find him. I don't want us to stop until we know for sure he's dead." Bruce said perturbed. He hung up the phone and smiled at Alfred from the back seat. He watched the tall buildings crawl upward into the sky line of the late morning hour. After the late night of finding any information at all on what Lex's father was doing back in Smallville left him very tired. Normally he was out training, but last few days left him at home. He hated it when his training was put off. He felt the car turn down another back road, noticing the dock bay coming up. Some boats and small ships still where still docked. Gotham had been slow with fishing lately these days, so some of the other companies were now looking else where. He saw the ship right away, and smiled as he grabbed his papers and brief case from the car as they pulled a stop; "Nice driving Alfred." Bruce complement.

                        "Your welcome sir;" Alfred replied and grabbed the door handle as he allowed Bruce to get out.

                        "Make sure that any calls from Lionel are taken. I want to know what he's up to. If you find anything that can help us, let me know." Bruce told him.

                        "Yes sir. Have a good trip sir. And tell young Lex, that I said hello when you find him." Alfred called to him watching him walk off to the ship.

            The tall ship was only a few feet long, but it moved fast. He wished he could use it for a speeding yacht, but he knew the city mayor would never allow it. The hatch came up as he walked in. Some of his shipmates were already in the hall waiting for further orders. Walking down the long corridor he felt the ship slightly sway back and further making his way.

            Seeing the men come out of the control room he smiled up at them; "What do we have?" Bruce asked them as he entered the room.

                        "So far nothing, hopefully your friend Lex has a device to locate him." One of them said. Bruce shook his head agreeing with him; "I hope he does to, cause' it will be a long time before we find him in that ocean. He's already been out there one day. I just hope he's still alive." Bruce added, as the ship took off.

            ~***~ Lex's eyes were blood shot, and tired as he looked up in the sky watching some birds fly over. He had been swimming for most of the day, and seeing birds was a good sign for him. Taking out his compass once more he turned it over and pushed the small gold button that blended in with the back. He had added a device earlier before they left on their honeymoon so that if this did happen he would be found. Hearing the small faint sound of the compass he was so glad he took it in, and made it water proof and placed the homing device.

            ~***~ Bruce's eyes light up as he saw the red glow of their monitor beat loudly; "How far away is he?" Bruce asked.

                        "About five hundred yards;" The sailor called over to him.

                        "Good. I want you to pin point it and lock it down." Bruce ordered. The men did so and they were off again, down the long scratch of the ocean. Bruce smiled knowing it wouldn't be long before Lex would be safe, and the pay back they'd be bring Lionel once they returned.

            As they raced through the water, Bruce looked at his watch impatiently and watched for anything that said Lex on it. Seeing a yellow dot about a mile ahead of them he ran for the consol; "Stop the engine, slow down. He's there!" Bruce shouted.

            ~***~ Seeing the ship pull up next to him Lex strained his neck to look up, hoping this wasn't any of his fathers ships. Looking for the label of it he sighed in relief glad to see Bruce; "Lex you there?" Bruce called down from outside the ship.

                        "Yeah;" Lex managed to say.

                        "Come on get that life boat down there. I want him up here right now!" Bruce shouted, watching the sailors scurry around the deck to organize the rescue. Within in minutes Lex was safety abroad the ship. Bruce placed a blank around him and handed him something to eat.

                        "Sorry we took so long." Bruce apologized.

                        "It's not your fault that my wife and father are trying to control me. I've got better plans, and I'll need your help." Lex told him. Bruce sat down next to him; "Anything to put that slim ball out of the way will be my pleasure." Bruce replied with a grin. The two men laughed a little knowing what they were about to do, and putting Lionel away was going to be hardball the men were ready.

~*~

            Erik had watched Clark through most of the drive back to his place. After they had arrived Mystique showed him around, and enjoyed seeing John spotting another younger teen his age made it better. Though he knew Pyro would try to show off once they started to see who was better than the other one. Though Erik wasn't going to stop them, and sat down to eat his meal. He had other plans to attend to, and didn't want two teenage boys bothering him. Moving into his office, the tall circler room hummed quietly as he took a seat. He was going to put young Kal'El to the test and see what his limits would be. Taking out some old files he had on Wolverine, he knew he wanted to know about every mutant in Charles school, and this would take time. Even though Kal'El would probably be the right one to pull off a massacre himself, he had to be sure. This would only be a test, and a good one. Knowing full well Charles had no control of his mind he wouldn't have a problem. Seeing the headlines for the New York Times it read; 'Mutant's Freedom Act.' Erik grumbled at the headline and through the paper down on the cold floor. He knew full well that the human race would cry out to the president shortly after something happened. The rules following that would only make more of a chaos. Charles saw the act as peace between each race, but Erik saw it as a way for the humans to turn on against them. Hearing the door slid open he saw Kal'El enter with Mystique. Erik smiled; "How did you like your tour?" Erik asked him. Clark shrugged and added; "I like it. Better than a farm;" Clark put in. Erik laughed a little.

                        "You can call me, Magneto. I know your real name is Clark, mines Erik. So let's just let those slid and call us by our true names." Erik said to him.

                        "Sounds good to me;" Clark answered and walked forward in the room. He stopped shortly feeling Magneto's power cover the room, he was still unsure about him but still liked the man.

                        "Mystique and I have a small job for you." Magneto announced.

                        "I can handle that." Clark assured him.

                        "Are you sure?" Magneto asked.

                        "How hard can it be?" Clark asked wondering himself what this man had planed out.

                        "You remember Charles right?"

                        "The bald guy, yeah."

                        "I need you to brake into his school for me. There are some files on students there along with records of an X-Men called Wolverine. Charles had been doing research on him a while ago, and I'd like to have the information." Erik paused; "You'll find most of the student records in the basement of the school. There's small room filled with file cabins. Other than what file his is in, I'm not sure." Magneto explained.

                        "That won't be a problem. I'll find it." Clark assured him. Magneto looked right at him amazed at how much assurance he was giving the man. He found it hard to believe; "What about a back up plan?" Magneto asked; "They have cameras around the school?" He asked.

                        "I'll be fine. I'll bring one person with me though." Clark told him looking at Mystique and John.

                        "Take Mystique, she's very good at causing a diversion." Magneto offered. Mystique walked over to Clark and was surprised to almost be about the same height as he was. Magneto watched them both leave the room seeing Pyro upset and walked out.

~*~

                        Chloe stood waiting for her bill to come through for her payment at the hotel. She had five hours before she had to leave to the Metropolis airport. Watching the lady behind the counter she handed her the receipt and another room key to her room. She at least wanted to relax before taking off on a stressful trip. Since Lionel was paying for her room and board she didn't have to worry. All he told her to do was pick up the records of the bills. Walking slowly back to her room she went through her head what she had to do before her flit. Taking her key out of her pocket she slipped in the slot of the door handle and heard the slight clicking sound of the lock underneath and pushed the door open. Feeling the cool air flow at her as she entered the room she plopped on the king size bed. She still hadn't told her father were she was. He was away on a business meeting for Lex's company. Lately she didn't know what her father was up to. He had been working on so many secret things for Lex for the past few months she was beginning to wonder if it was for Lionel as well. Turning on the TV channel she flipped it to the cartoon channel and at the hot meal that sat on a silver dish that had arrived ten minutes before she came to the room. A relax in the hot top sounded nice as well, but her time was short and she didn't want to waist time.

            Grabbing her laptop she opened it and started it. Seeing the alarm clock on the small coffee stand near the bed it read nine o'clock in the morning, she wasn't sure why she was up so early. Sleeping in was more her style, but this story would be hers. She knew Lionel had his secrets and she was willing to risk everything to find out his deep dark secret as well as Clark's. Knowing Clark wasn't around to yell at her she took pleasure in looking up Dr. Virgil Swann's email. She knew that she never empty out that entire box. She always kept some on there and after what happened with Clark she knew there was something going on, even though his parents weren't telling her everything.

            Seeing the email of v_swann@digitalwave.com she high lighted it and copied it to her reply folder. Writing the small email she hit send and waited for an answer as she took another bit of her meal. She was starving and hadn't had anything to eat since yesterday night after she spent most of the time on the phone talking with Lionel telling him about the ticket. Lionel was nice enough to waver the ticket and pay for it himself. She smiled remembering the conversation. Hearing the you've got mail she smiled and clicked it. Seeing the reply she knew everything was going as planned:

            Dear Ms. Sullivan,

                                                I thank you for the email. I'd be glad to meet you after you've told me you've been friends with Clark for a long time. I'm sure we can answer questions and find out more about what we know together. Meet me today around seven o'clock after my meeting in the Planetarium office in New York. I'll be looking forward to our meeting. Have a great day Ms. Sullivan; It was a pleasure to hear from you.

                                                                                                                                                Sincerely,

                                                                                                                                               Doctor Virgil Swann

~ End of Chapter Seven

Authors Notes: Alright, I need feedback. I tried to make it as long as I could but my brain is tired right now. But I hope you enjoy it and I'll type more after my vacation. Have a great week. Hope your summer is going well. My friend and I will be looking forward to more reviews when we get back.

Oh to MRP: Thanks for letting me know about my mistake in Night Watcher. I was so tired that night when I typed it I didn't feel like changing it so I just posted it since I was in a hurry. But I'm glad you enjoyed it. Take care.

~ Also I'm not always doing Lana/Lex, Chloe/Lex extra. I'm just going with the flow on what sounds good. I don't take sides on whose better so please don't be upset. This is all make believe and we all have fun no matter what. Thanks.