Chapter Two

A Missed Meeting

Two Weeks Later

Clark, Pete, Lana, and Chloe walked down the main street of town, Clark had Shelby on his leash and was tossing his ball for him.

"Ok here's the plan, we split up and start looking, we look for something worth investigating and meet back at the loft at five thirty. We'll go with the best case," said Clark as he tossed the ball again.

"How can we choose a case when there's nothing going on? There hasn't been for weeks," said Pete looking behind him as the bank shades were closed.

"He's got a point," said Lana as she bent down to pet Shelby.

"Well that was yesterday today is our day," said Clark smelling the air and saying, "Smell that? That's a case; a good detective can always smell a case.

"I think those are Pete's socks," said Chloe with a giggle.

"Ha, ha," said Pete as he glared at Chloe

"Alright you have till five thirty keep your eyes open," said Clark as he walked down the street.

A ways down the road where the traffic was less Clark let Shelby off his leash and tossed his ball again, it hit a can in the road and bounced over a fence Clark walked up to the fence and looked over it. There were two men loading a truck, they were whispering and with out his sensitive hearing Clark could not hear what they were saying.

"That's weird; this place is supposed to be closed up," Clark said to Shelby.

The men finished talking then one left, the other closed the back of the truck and then he left too.

"There up to something Shelby, come on," Clark said as he jumped the fence. He found a loose board and held if open for Shelby.

Clark walked up to the side of the truck unhooked the hooks the held truck flap shut looking in and mouth dropped open. There in the truck was money, piled in money, and all of it had a Smallville Savings and Loan logo on the bag.

"Shelby, we need to go get the sheriff," said Clark.

Just then Clark heard a slam; he looked around the corner to see one of the men coming back, he looked around the other corner, the other man was coming back that way, Clark didn't know what to do.

The men came around the corner at the same time, one of them said, "Hey."

"What," that was the other man.

"I thought I told you to tie this up?" said the other man.

"I thought I did," said the other man as he started to tie it up again.

"You thought you did, well why don't you let me do the thinking and you just do what you're told and tie it up." Said the other man.

As the truck pulled out onto the road, Clark put his hands out of the truck and undid the hooks and started to get out when his compass pop out of it's holder and fell onto the bumper on the truck. Clark went back into the truck and reached down for the compass, but before he could get a hold on it, it slipped out of his hand and landed on the side of the road. All Clark could do now was sit back and enjoy the ride with Shelby.

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Pete, Lana, and Chloe, were all in the loft waiting for Clark, Chloe was working on her computer, as she looked at her watched and said, "I think he forgot."

"Clark, our Clark, forget a detective meeting, I don't think so," said Lana looking at Chloe.

"Hey, last time I forgot a meeting I had eat a whole jar of prunes," said Pete looking hurt.

"That's because you were at home watching saber force," said Lana.

"Hey, it's the best show," said Pete.

"Ok guys, let's look at facts, fact: Clark doesn't miss meetings fact: Clark missed this one. Were else could he be," said Chloe looking at her website.

"Oh, he's probable just goofing off somewhere with Shelby.

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Clark cracked a light stick and shook it, he looked over at Shelby, and then saw something in one of the bags, it was a box, Clark looked at it then opened it, it was a long green stick that looked kind of like an alien.

"Shelby we'll keep this for evidence," said Clark as he put it in his pocket.

Clark then opened a bag of money, they were one hundred dollar bills, then Clark turned to Shelby and said, "I'm Hansel, you're Gretel, these—are bread crumbs."

Clark took a bill and let it blow out the back of truck, Clark watched it fall to the ground, he knew that it was the only way that he could get home.

T.B.C.