Ebony was wincing as Martha Kent bandaged up the wound that was giving her so much pain.

"You're lucky that the bullet didn't pierce you," Martha said.

"I don't believe in luck," Ebony said as she continued to wince from the pain.

Jonathan and Clark, along with Chloe, were waiting outside in the living room for Martha to finish her surgery. In the meantime Clark told them of the past day, including the cult and Ebony's true identity.

"So you're saying that this cult knows who you are?" a concerned Jonathan asked.

"Yeah," Clark said sheepishly. "I don't know how this Jordan found out, but I think it has something to do with Dr. Swann."

Jonathan leaned back in his chair. "Why am I not surprised? In the past day the number of people we know of that Swann has told about your secret has doubled. Who knows who else knows?"

"Now Mr. Kent," Chloe said. "We shouldn't jump to conclusions. Look at all Swann did for Clark."

"Yeah, probably to study him,"

"My uncle never wanted to exploit Clark, Mr. Kent!" Ebony walked into the living room holding her bandaged arm with Martha by her side. "All Uncle Virgil wanted to do was help your son. Unfortunately he thought he was a failure because of what Clark did in Metropolis."

Clark looked a little guilty for a second, and Ebony felt that she said the wrong thing. She went over and touched his shoulder. "I would have done the same thing if some weird force was telling me that I had no choice but to take over the world. That's what I told him. I think it helped."

Clark looked up into her kind eyes and saw some hope in them, hope that was absent from Jordan's.

Chloe decided to interrupt the staring contest. "So, Ebony, why was that weird cult so scared of you. Are you at war or something? Do you have a cult too?"

"She doesn't," Clark said automatically.

"I can defend myself Clark," Ebony said as she looked at Chloe and sighed. "Yes, you could say we're at war. No I am not a member of a cult, and it's none of your business why they're scared of me."

Chloe wasn't satisfied, but she decided to back off. Ebony saved Clark's life and she wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt.

Jonathan, however, was a little more suspicious. "What's with the secrecy? How do we know you're not lying to us? What if you just want to expose Clark like everybody else?"

"Jonathan, please!" Martha said.

"Its okay Mrs. Kent," Ebony said. "I understand why you wouldn't trust me Jonathan. You want to protect your son at all costs. That's what I'm trying to do, too. What I am trying to do with that cult should not be Clark's problem. It is not his place to meddle in this kind of warfare. I just don't want you to get too involved for that reason."

"But this cult involves me," Clark said. "They think I'm a god. They want to use me for taking over the world! I already am involved."

"And that's all the involvement you can get into," Ebony replied. She then sighed and said, "Clark, you were not meant to fight people like this. The thing is, though, that they are after you and they will not give up until they get you. That is what you have to fight, and leave the rest to me."

"Why?" Clark asked.

"First, tell us something Miss Swann," Jonathan said. "Did Dr. Swann tell anybody else Clark's secret before his death?"

"The only people he's told are me and Bridget Crosby,"

"Then explain Jordan," Chloe interjected.

Ebony took a seat on one of the couches. "If I tell you the whole story, will you get off my back?"

The whole group nodded.

"Sit down Mark," Lex said to the boy as he sat on the large chair in Lex's office.

A shaky Mark did so.

"So, I heard that Jordan used to be a subsidiary of Dr. Virgil Swann, correct?"

Mark slowly nodded. Even though he agreed to tell Lex everything he knew, he still felt like a traitor. It definitely wasn't a new feeling for him.

"So tell me," Lex continued. "Did he learn about the caves from him?"

"Stop the questions, Lex," Mark said. "You're making me nervous."

"Okay," Lex said. "Why don't we just have a free association session and you tell me everything about why young Ebony Swann is such a scary person to you."

"I don't know," Mark lied.

Lex began walking around the room. "I heard that when her uncle died, Ebony didn't just inherit money from him. She got an artifact from ancient Rome that Dr. Swann had been keeping. Do you know what the stories say about that artifact?"

A nervous Mark shook his head.

"It's a circular necklace with a cross in the middle. It's made of wood no less, and yet it has remained in perfect condition for nineteen-hundred years. There are also rumors that its holders have been known to do some pretty amazing things."

"I don't know what you're talking about," Mark said.

Lex knew he was lying, but he decided that he could wait for the good stuff until Mark became a better houseguest. "Fine. For now, we'll just talk about Jordan."