Thanks for all of the great reviews they mean a lot and give a lot of inspiration to keep writing, and to get me to thinking as to what to do next in the story. From now on updates will be at odd schedules since I am now in College and have to do work, why does summer go by so fast? Who knows? So with out further ado...Ch. 27. OH...as always I do not own Smallville or the X-Men.

Smallville-Cory's Apartment

Mystique was the first one to make a move towards the door. She moved quietly and self consciously of her movements, each step she took was a measured one which she as if to not break the silence. Looking out the door whole to see who was out there she just saw the back of a person, one which she thought she recognized. She then decided to open the door.

Cory could not believe how time seemed to pass so slowly right now, as if Mystique was moving in slow motion. He was surprised that she even opened the door, especially since Mystique was in her normal blue colored self form. He could see the back of a man standing in the door way, he slowly turned around and Cory gave a sigh of a relief.

"Hello Cory, Mystique...I can see by the commotion outside that we have completed the tasks at hand here. Am I to assume that you have finished early then??" Magneto asked coming into the apartment as Mystique slowly closed the door, Cory could see the relief wash over her face too, but it was still strained. She didn't know any more then him what would happen next now that Magneto was here.

"Cory decided to finish early, he took the initiative. I don't believe that the press knows where we are. We should stay here till all of this dies down." Mystique said bringing her point to Magneto.

"I agree, but we shouldn't wait too long, I am ready to get this done soon. Things are in motion we should go with them." Magneto said, "I came because I wanted to check on your progress for myself."

"Of course," Mystique responded, "but you should be made aware of the fact that the X-Men are here".

"Yeah, that's right, and there's a mutant who lives here, but you don't have to worry about him. I left him in the woods; he finally succumbed to my power." Cory grinned feeling that Magneto and Mystique would be proud of him and impressed...he was wrong.

"I see, and do you think that that would get rid of your problems, your getting out of control. I suggest you go and rest before the morning when we leave." Magneto then addressed Mystique, "Well leave early, you agree?" He asked.

"Of course, we should all rest before what is to come." She paused, expecting Cory to head to his room, "Cory this means you."

"Fine," he responded and headed to his room, new plans already turning in his mind as he laid down on his bed. There was no way he would be going with Magneto and Mystique's plan. No, he had a lot more planned, and no one would get in his way this time. In the living room Mystique and Magneto were watching the news trying to plan the easiest way out of town without being caught by police or the X-Men. There would be no mistakes this time.

Woods of Smallville

No one spoke for what seemed like an eternity, it wasn't as if they didn't know what to say, it was that they didn't know how to say it in this situation. The X-Men wanted to get out of there as soon as possible, without being followed. Whereas Tanya was stunned that she had found the mutants. In the end it was the camera man who finally broke the silence.

"I'm assuming you're the mutants everyone is after, or are you actually saving a victim?" He asked, well aware that his camera was still running. The mutants and Tanya were both quiet, and then Ororo took the lead.

"Were trying to save him, and we are not the ones you are after. Now if you wouldn't mind can we please get him to the hospital?" Ororo exclaimed almost in anger at the last question.

"Right and how are we supposed to believe that nonsense?" The cameraman asked.

"Because were here to get rid of the mutant that started this whole mess." Scott informed him.

"That's even more unbelievable then the first statement. Imagine, mutants trying to stop other mutants." The cameraman said laughing the whole time. Logan had, had enough of all of this civility, they had to get Clark to the hospital and soon, his breathing was becoming slower by the moment.

"I'm sorry to interrupt everyone but, Clark isn't doing too good back here," Logan informed everyone. At the information of Clark's condition, Tanya snapped out of the shock that she was in and finally responded for the first time.

"If I am to assume correctly, you are mutants going against this one mutant, and you stopped to save a victim. If I may ask you a question, is Clark a mutant too or is he normal?" Tanya asked not knowing how her question actually impacted the rest of the mutants. What story would the give her.

"He's normal, but he has been helping us by watching out for Cory's movements. That's the mutant all of the reporters and police are looking for." Ororo chimed in quickly while the two men just stood there now knowing how to answer the question themselves. Ororo herself just rushed in knowing that above all they had to protect the innocent, which was Clark.

"I believe you, and I know that the only way you're going to get into that hospital without being noticed is if you come with me. The hospital is surrounded by TV trucks, they won't mind another one, but they would notice your truck." Tanya said quickly, knowing that she was doing the right thing, and perhaps she would get a story too.

"What in the world do you think your doing?" Her cameraman yelled at her, "You're going to let this story go, you've caught them, you can expose them?" He yelled and ranted. Out of the corner of her eye she could see one of the mutants, the one carrying Clark, set him down and come up to the two of them.

"I'm sorry, but I got to do this," he warned, and then punched the cameraman in the face, and making him go unconscious. He then sprung forth his metal claws and in one swift movement destroyed the camera. "Sorry, that guy was getting on my nerves."

"Mine too," Tanya replied nervously eyeing the claws as Logan retracted them.

Hospital

Chloe was still sitting by Bobby's bedside when she heard a commotion outside of the room. The Ross's and Pete had heard it too and looked up. Pete looked at Chloe as if to ask her what was going on outside of the room. Chloe got up and saw to her surprise Clark being carried by an unknown man, who she assumed was one of the mutants, and they were being escorted by a doctor. Following them were what she supposed was two more mutants, and what looked like a reporter. It was definitely a sight to see. To her surprise the two later mutants came into the room.

"Hi, you must be Chloe, I'm Scott, the one you talked to on the phone and this is Ororo. We've found Clark; he's not doing to well." Scott addressed her. They had come to this room, because it seemed the safest for now and they wanted to check on Bobby. They both knew that they couldn't stay long, that they needed to find Cory and some how get him into police custody or something like that. They didn't right now know how to do it.

"He's going to be alright isn't he?" Mrs. Ross spoke up; she had known the Kent's for so long and Clark too. Clark was Pete's best friend, and she didn't want anything happening to him. This whole situation was confusing; somehow she knew she could trust these people, even though she knew that they were mutants.

"They don't know for sure, just the fact that we found him so soon after the attack helped his chances." Ororo began gently letting them into the news. "From what the doctors have told us, he was hit harder then anyone, even Bobby." She finished. Pete sunk lower into the hospital bed, if that was even possible to do. Clark Kent, his best friend who was stronger then anyone he knew, literally, was in a very bad place right now.

"Have the Kent's been contacted?" Pete asked raising his voice to be heard over Ororo and his mother talking about how the mutants had found Clark.

"Logan wanted to stay with Clark as long as they would let him so we could get as much news on his condition as possible. That way we could give the Kent's as much news as we could when we call them, he might be better then we thought." The room turned quiet, as the mutants went over to Bobby's side to check on him. In Pete's mind thoughts were racing on what was going on. Here he was in a hospital room after being attacked by a non meteor mutant surrounded by his parents, Chloe, and more mutants. Mostly he was worried about Clark; up until now he had with stood all of Cory's attacks. So what did that mean now, obviously there were meteor rocks involved, but the only person right now who could tell the doctors that was himself. His thoughts were disrupted by a very large man with almost animal features bursting through the door.

"The doctors weren't able to find any damage done to Clark, but he's unconscious, and they don't know for how long it will last." Logan said angrily, "and they won't take him into this room, they're holding him for observation and analysis in a different room." Logan's words only struck meaning with the mutants and Pete, they knew what that meant, exposure of Clark, and somehow they would have to stop what ever was going on.

"I'll go talk to them, I was able to get Pete and Bobby moved into the same room, maybe I'll be able to get Clark in here too." Chloe announced to the whole group, with her departure the room returned to its stunned and segregated silence. Mutants around Bobby's bed near the door, and the Ross's by Pete's bed on the other side of the room. There was more then enough room for another bed that would contain Clark.

Ok, I know that was a little weird ending, but it seemed to fit well as a stopping place. Thanks to everyone for reading and I hoped you all enjoyed it. Now its time for you to review. I hope that the next chapter will be done a lot sooner then this one was.