Chapter 10: Origins
Klark stormed back to the mansion then drove his Ferrari back to Metropolis at about eighty miles per hour. He parked the car in front of LuthorCorp then went straight up to his father's office. "Mr. Luthor, you're father is in a meeting now !" A receptionist yelled, but Klark ignored her and walked into the conference room. Lionel Luthor and about a dozen LuthorCorp executives looked up at him. "Everybody out," Klark said, but everyone just continued to stare. Klark then slammed a fist through the conference table and everyone but Lionel hurried out.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" Lionel asked.
"This," Klark replied. He walked closer to Lionel and pointed to the cut on his check.
"What happened?" Lionel asked.
"I guess I found my one weakness, these green meteor rocks that are all around Smallville seem to make me weak when I'm around, and then this happened." Klark said. "I've never questioned my powers before and just accepted it, but now I have to know: where did all this come from?"
"Follow me," Lionel said. He led Klark out of the office into the elevator, then pushed a hidden button. They went down below the basement and walked to a room with a massive safe. Lionel punched in a code and the safe door opened.
"Oh my god," Klark said, as he stared at the space ship. "This is how you came into this world."
"So I'm an alien?" Klark asked. "Where am I from?"
"I don't know, but this may eventually help to figure it out." Lionel said as he took out a large diskette-like object with strange symbols written all over it. "This was with you, and it's not made of any material or written in any language known to man. I've had the world's best experts trying to translate it for twelve years."
"And you never learned anything in all this time?" Klark asked.
"I'm still trying," Lionel said.
"You should have at least told me," Klark said. "Instead you used my abilities to further your own business and career !"
"Klark, it's not like that." Lionel said.
"Yes, it's exactly like that !" Klark yelled. "I used my powers to help your career, now it's time for mine." Klark said then super sped out of the safe. Lionel ran for the door as Klark closed it, trapping Lionel inside. "Now it's my time."
Chloe and Pete walked into Lex's mansion and called out. "Lex ?" Chloe called. "We're back !" After there was no response they started looking for him. Chloe walked into a room and saw Lex trapped on the chair. They ran to him and pulled the clubs off. "What happened?"
"Klark, he's lost his mind." Lex said. "We need to stop him."
"But we have no idea where he could be," Pete said.
Just then Whitney, followed by Lana, walked into the mansion. Whitney walked past Pete and Chloe then punched Lex in the face. Lex fell to the ground and Pete held Whitney back. "That's for your brother," Whitney said.
"What has he done now?" Lex asked.
"He attacked us and nearly raped Lana," Whitney said.
"He seemed to be afraid of my necklace," Lana said. "It cut him, then he ran off."
"It cut him?" Lex asked, with disbelief. "Can I see it?"
Lana nodded and passed it to Lex. "It's made from a piece of a meteor rock that crashed here over a decade ago," Lana said.
"Do you mind if I have a loan of it?" Lex asked. "I'll bring it right back."
"Sure, but I don't know what..." Lana began.
"Thanks," Lex said, cutting her off. "Come on guy, let's go." He said, then led Pete and Chloe out to his car.
Lex drove in the car while Chloe stared at him. "Lex, tell us what is going on." Chloe said, but Lex didn't answer. "Why is your brother going crazy and why is this necklace the only thing that seems to stop him? Lex ?"
"It's complicated," Lex said. "And you probably wouldn't even believe it if I told you."
"You'd be surprise at the things I have seen," Chloe said. "Try me."
"Ok, Klark is not my real brother. He was adopted when I was nine," Lex said.
"I know that," Chloe said.
"What you don't know is why he was adopted," Lex said. "My father found him and saw he had powers far beyond any human could ever have. He saw how he could use Klark's powers for his own personal gain and took him in, then tried to mold Klark into his own image."
"That's not so unbelievable," Chloe said. "He was probably mutated by the meteor rocks."
"No one knows this but my father, and I eavesdropped on him saying it so I shouldn't even know it." Lex said. "Klark brought the meteor rocks. He came here in a ship during the meteor shower, which he stores in LuthorCorp."
"He's an alien?" Pete asked.
"Maybe we should see 'them,'" Chloe said to Pete.
"Who are 'them'?" Lex asked.
"The Kents," Chloe replied. "A strange couple that live outside of hermits that live outside of Smallville on a farm. They said that they saw aliens, and the woman claimed that Lionel Luthor stole her child. Most people make fun of them because of the 'alien sighting,' they never had a son and they keep to themselves as much as they can."
"There might be something to what they say then," Pete said.
"Tell me how to get there," Lex said.
Klark drove his Ferrari to a large new building with a sign that read: Summerholt Institute, with a small LuthorCorp symbol at the bottom. He walked in and up to the front desk. "Is Dr. Garner in?" Klark asked the receptionist.
"Yes, he's in his office now." The receptionist said. Klark nodded then walked up a couple of floors to the office. Inside was a middle-aged doctor with short black hair.
"Can I help you Klark?" Dr. Garner asked.
"I hope so," Klark said. "You have some of the meteor rocks in the building now, right?"
"Yes, I use them occasionally for treatments." Dr. Garner replied. "Why?"
"Well my father wants you to conduct some tests with them and my blood," Klark said. "I encountered some earlier and it made me feel kind of sick."
"You, feel sick?" Dr. Garner asked. "Well if you father wants it done, then I guess I'll have to get right on it. Follow me," he said then led Klark out of the office.
Lex arrived at a farm that looked kind of old and rundown with very few animals and old brown fields. As he drove up to the house he looked up to see the 'Kent Farm' sign faded with a couple letters missing. The siding on the house was faded with some hanging off or missing. A few windows were broken with graffiti of aliens drawn on the house and barn.
They got out of the house and walked up to the door. Lex put up his hand to knock on the door, but a shot gun pointed out first. "Who's there ?" A voice asked.
"It's Pete Ross and Chloe Sullivan, Mr. Kent." Pete said. Lex looked at him, wondering why Pete never said his name.
"Ok kids, you can come in." Jonathan Kent opened the door then saw Lex Luthor. He brought the gun back up but Pete grabbed and held it back. "I'll never let a Luthor into my house !"
"It's ok Mr. Kent, you can trust Lex." Pete said. He struggled with Jonathan with the gun for a moment until Martha walked out.
"Relax Jonathan, we can trust them." Martha said. Jonathan looked at his wife then put the gun down. "Please, come in." She said, then led them into the living room where everyone had a seat. "Does anyone want anything to eat or drink?"
"No thank you Mrs. Kent," Chloe said then looked at Jonathan. "Mr. Kent, we're here to talk about the meteor shower."
"Oh more people here to make fun of us, I should've known." Jonathan said.
"No Mr. Kent, we believe you." Lex said. "Chloe has told me about what you said and I know it was all true. The boy you found that day is now my brother, Klark."
"Klark," Jonathan said with a laugh. "That bastard even stole our name."
"Mr. Kent, Klark has gone awol and we wanted to know if you knew anything about him or had anything that was his that no one knows about." Chloe said.
"I took a meteor rock for a souvenir but everyone has some of them," Jonathan said. "Wait, I do have one thing." Jonathan then got up and led them into their storm cellar. He opened up a box that was on a table then took out a small octagonal key with a few strange symbols on it. "I don't know what this is, but it came with him and it's the only thing that Lionel didn't get his grubby hands on."
Jonathan passed the key to Lex and Lex sized it up. "I recognize the type of markings from the ship, but don't know what they mean." Lex said. "It might be able to stop him."
"I want to come with you," Jonathan said.
"Are you sure Mr. Kent?" Chloe asked. "Klark's very powerful and could really hurt you."
"I should've done something twelve years ago and because of my mistake this is happening now," Jonathan said. "I'd be damned if I'm going to stand by and do nothing again."
"Ok, then come along." Lex said. He grabbed a piece of meteor rock and they all went to his car.
Dr. Garner led Klark into a dark laboratory with a light hanging from the ceiling above a steel chair and large machines and computers around. "Ok Klark, lay on the chair and I'll run some tests." Dr. Garner said. "But my only experience with these rocks has been dealing with memories."
"Well you've been seeing me for a long time, and you should know more than anyone else." Klark said.
"I'll try," Dr. Garner said. "You said that this meteor rock cut you?"
"Yeah, on the cheek." Klark replied. "After some time there was a scar, now it's healed. Why?"
"Because it gives me an idea," Dr. Garner said. He opened a lead container then dipped the edge of a needle into some liquidated meteor rock. "I think now, for the first time, I can get a blood sample." Dr. Garner then stuck the needle into Klark's arm, he winced in pain, and took out a small blood sample. Dr. Garner then put a little bit of it under a microscope with a small piece of meteor rock. "I'll see what I can do."
"Good, then let me know if you find anything." Klark said and got up off of the chair then walked to the door.
"Where are you going?" Dr. Garner asked.
"I've got some business to take care of," Klark said then walked out.