Chapter 12: Set Right
As they all drove back to Smallville, Jonathan went with Klark, telling him about the day of the meteor shower and showed him the disk. "And you found this with me?" Klark asked.
"Yeah, but I didn't give it to Luthor." Jonathan said. "I'm not really sure what it belongs to what the symbols mean."
"It looks like it would fit a slot I saw on the ship," Klark said.
"Pete also said that it looks like it would fit a slot in some underground caves," Jonathan said.
"Underground caves?" Klark asked.
"Yes, just outside of Smallville." Jonathan replied. "He also said that they have symbols similar to the markings on this disk."
"I'd like to see these caves," Klark said.
"Soon," Jonathan said. "Turn here." Klark turned off of the road, then took another road and arrived at the Kent Farm. Jonathan and Klark got out, then Lex's car pulled up behind them and Lex got out.
"So Klark, do you want to get back to the guest house now to get your stuff to go to Metropolis or are you going to stay?" Lex asked.
"Well I'll get my stuff from the guest house later, but I think I'll stay here." Klark said. "I want to here more from the Kents."
"Ok, well I'll talk to you later then." Lex said. "Thanks for all of your help Mr. Kent," Lex said and put out his hand.
"It was my pleasure Lex," Jonathan said and shook his hand. "I finally got to spend some time with Klark, and learned that not all Luthors are bad."
"Well if you need me, you know where I'll be." Lex said. He got back in the car and drove on.
Klark and Jonathon walked around the farm to see Lana and Whitney sitting on the porch of her house. "I'll be back in a few minutes," Klark said to Jonathan then started towards Lana's house. Whitney looked up to see Klark approaching then stood in front of Lana.
"Stay away man," Whitney said.
"You should've learned your lesson last time," Klark said. "But I'm not here to hurt you."
"Then what do you want?" Whitney asked.
"I want to...uh..." Klark began.
"You want to what?" Whitney asked, impatiently.
"I've never done this before so give me a minute," Klark said. "Lana, I..uh...want to...apologize for before. I wasn't being myself."
"You expect me to forgive you for what you did ?" Lana asked.
"Yeah, you deserve to get your ass kicked !" Whitney said.
"Feel free to try," Klark said, then looked back at Lana. "Well I wanted to say that, now I'll go. If you can forgive me and want to talk, I'll be staying in Smallville for a while." He said, then walked back to the farm.
Meanwhile Lex continued driving to Pete's house to drop him off. "What do you think's going to happen to Klark?" Chloe asked.
"I'm not really sure," Lex said. "He's always been a good kid, just corrupted by our father. If Klark can avoid Lionel, I think it'll be much better for him."
They arrived at the Ross household and Pete got out. "See you later guys," Pete said.
"See you later," they said. "And don't forget about the story on the caves," Chloe added. Pete nodded then went inside as Lex started to Chloe's house.
"I look forward to finding out about those caves," Lex said. "Find out if they have anything to do with Klark."
"If they do, Pete and I will find out." Chloe said.
Klark walked into the caves, holding the octagonal key. He looked around at the symbols and the key in his hand. "They do seem similar," Klark said. "I wonder what I can discover her." He saw a few symbols that were on both the key and walls, then walked a little farther to find the octagonal slot. Klark held up the key and approached the slot.