Prologue: The Explosion

Clark was running. Not from something, but instead toward something. He supersped down the dimly lit hallway. When he came to a door at the end of the hallway, he used his superstrength to break it down.

He flung the startled guard against the wall. He grabbed the girl on the table and sunk to his knees holding her close. He was crying.

"God, I'm so sorry. Please don't be dead. Please." He whispered. She looked up at him and spoke softly.

"Clark, I know your secret." Clark wasn't surprised. Nothing about her ever surprised him.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you."

"I can't believe you lied to me. I hate you Clark! I hate you!" she was screaming now. She got up and he stood looking at her. "I don't know how I ever loved you!" She stabbed him with the Kryptonian knife she had been holding behind her.

The last thing Clark saw as he slipped into the dark abyss was Lois Lane holding the knife drenched in his blood, laughing.

Clark woke with a start. He just had a very strange nightmare. Clark shook his head. 'Did I just dream that Lois told me that she loved me? Then killed me?' He grabbed his cell phone and called Lois.

Lois Lane woke to the ringing of her cell phone. She looked at the clock. It was 3 o'clock in the morning. She flipped open her phone and spoke.

"Who the hell is it?"

"Lois, it's Clark." 'Clark. Why is he calling this early?' she thought to herself.

"Wait, is Chloe ok?" Lois asked quickly.

"Yah, she's fine. I just had the urge to make sure you were fine."

"At three in the morning? Can we talk later? I'm driving down there today."

"Sure."

"Good night, Smallville." Lois closed her phone and got up. She wasn't going to get anymore sleep, tonight. Clark had that affect on her. She couldn't seem to get him out of her head lately. She sighed. She got a mug of coffee and sat down. It was going to be a long morning.

Lex Luthor had just gotten a special package. They had discovered a third type of meteorite. Now he had green, red and yellow. He put them all in a special safe. He was having them delivered to a specialist later today to have the differences between all three studied.

"Mr. Luthor, sir. The truck to transport the meteors will be here in an hour." One of Lex's employees informed him.

"Good, I want these meteors examined as soon as possible." Lex went back into his mansion to get more information on his latest project.

Clark was looking out his loft window when he saw Lois drive up. He hadn't gotten any sleep since he had called her four hours ago. He walked over to his couch and sat down pretending to be reading a novel. He didn't acknowledge her when she came up the steps.

"Is the book any good?" Lois asked.

"Oh, Lois. I didn't see you there." Clark said as he looked up. Lois walked toward him. She stopped in front of him and turned the book he held right side up. Clark blushed.

"So, what's up? You called and woke me at three this morning, Smallville." Lois told him irritably.

"I don't know. I just had a sudden impulse to make sure you were fine. That's all. Sorry if I woke you." Clark answered.

Lois glared at him so he quickly added "How about I buy you a coffee?"

"Fine. Let's go." She walked over to her car. Clark followed her sighing in relief. The truth was that she occupied his mind a lot lately. He couldn't seem stop thinking about her. About how beautiful she looked when she smiled. 'Wait a minute, did I just call Lois beautiful?'

"Earth to Smallville." Lois waved her hand in front of Clark. He was just standing next to her car. Clark smiled, got in, and they drove off to the Talon.

"All the meteors are in place, sir." Lex walked over to the man.

"Are they all secured in different boxes?" Lex asked. The man nodded. "And the boxes are lined so that the radiation cannot contaminate the other meteors right?"

"Yes sir, and the boxes are lined with lead just like you ordered." The man was bored. He was being paid to ship rocks to the other side of town. It didn't help that he hadn't gotten much sleep the night before.

"Well, then start off. I want these Meteors in the in the hands of my specialists within the hour."

"Thanks for the coffee, Smallville." Lois said as they walked out of the Talon.

"Well I was afraid you were going to kill me." Clark told her truthfully.

"Nah, you're too much fun to harass. But if you call me that early in the morning again then I swear I will kill you." She promised with a grin.

They drove off heading back to the farm. On the way there Clark and Lois started to argue.

"Smallville, you really have to start wearing something other than plaid. If you don't then the world will be in very short supply." Lois began.

"Lois I really don't see why- Look out!" Clark yelled as the truck in the opposite lane came barreling toward them.

Lois managed to swerve in time, avoiding a collision. The truck however swerved and rolled over. Lois came to a sudden halt. They both unbuckled their seatbelts and got out. The truck set on fire and looking at it Clark realized they had about thirty seconds before it exploded.

"Lois run!" Clark yelled as he ran toward the truck. He used his superstrength to rip off the door of the car. He then grabbed the man and began to run from the vehicle. He didn't make it.

The truck exploded, with it the three types of Kryptonite that were held in the back. Clark was within 10 feet of the kryptonite when the explosion happened. Realizing what was going to happen, he threw the man to safety. The explosion engulfed him in flames and Kryptonite.

Lois looked to where Clark had been standing. There had been a flash of light and now there was tons of smoke. She grabbed her purse and began digging for her cell phone. She missed someone superspeeding away from the spot she had been looking moments ago.

After calling 911 she ran over to where Clark was lying. The smoke had cleared. She leaned over him surprised that there wasn't a scratch on him.

"If you're dead Smallville, I'm going to kick your but." She said quietly, voice heavy with concern.

"Lois?" Clark's eyes fluttered open. "What happened?"

End of Prologue