"What did you just do?" Lex asked in astonished.

"Lex I couldn't tell anyone, I didn't know who I could trust. I'm sorry." Clark said not sure of what else to say.

"I understand. I understand that all these years you have done nothing but lie to me."

"There are other things going on now Lex that scepter its dangerous." Clark yelled making a break for the box on the desk.

Lex opened it before Clark could grab it. He fell to the floor feeling very weak. Lex took the scepter out of the box and held it. He stood over Clark feeling completely in control.

"You know I didn't believe our friendship was over until now." He said as he moved in closer to his former friend.

Clark was screaming in pain, his worst fears had come to be.

"Lex it will kill me."

"Well we can't have that now can we? Now tell me the truth have you ever seen this symbol before?"

"In the caves."

"Good." Lex said as he moved Clark to lean him up against a wall. He opened his vault and tied up Clark inside.

"The meteor rocks in here should keep you subdued until I'm ready for you." Lex said as he left for the caves.

He walked into the caves with his eyes journeying the walls for the symbol.

"Lex? What are you doing here?" Jonathon Kent asked.

"Mr. Kent, I believe congratulations are in order."

"What?"

"Keeping Clark's secret must have been extremely hard. You and Martha did an exceptional job. I'm afraid I can't say the same for your son." Lex said with a grin.

"Where's my son?"

"I know why you did it. A Father's love outweighs everything else, who cares if a friendship is destroyed in the process. You thought you were protecting him but you were just holding him back, keeping him from being better." Lex said as he finally found the symbol on the wall. He noticed a round slot beneath the symbol. "Clark doesn't need protecting anymore and neither do I."

Lex pushed the back end of the scepter into the hole. A shower of light surrounded him as he held onto the green gem. He felt as if energy was being transferred into him from the walls. The power from the scepter shot him back into the wall knocking him to the ground.

"Lex, are you ok?" Jonathon asked rushing to his side.

Lex opened his eyes and jumped to his feet.

"I've never been better." He said as he picked Jonathon up by the neck and threw him, slamming him into the wall.