Lana walked into her apartment to find it in shambles. She walked further in to find Lex propped up against her dresser on the floor. Lana noticed that he was clutching a golden scepter. He was shivering.

"Lex, what are you doing here? What happened?" Lana yelled.

"I wanted power. I thought I could control it but now it's controlling me."

"What are you talking about?"

"The scepter is doing all of this, it's changing me. I'm sorry about before. You don't deserve to be treated that way."

"You just need to come down Lex. You don't look well at all."

"I tried to kill my father, I couldn't though. I guess he is right I'm too weak." Lex said in a dry raspy voice.

"Let me get you some water."

Lana handed Lex the glass of water. His grip on the glass was so tight it shattered.

"You hand!" Lana yelled as she grabbed it to survey the damage. She was shocked to discover that he wasn't bleeding at all.

"Clark's in danger. I didn't want to hurt him but he lied to me. He's been lying to all of us Lana." Lex yelled

"What do you mean?"

"I know his secret."

"His secret? What is it?"

"Wouldn't you like to know?" Lex asked as he stopped shivering and stood straight up.

"You know you are a genuinely good person. Not many people would have been concerned for me just now, not after what I said to you."

"It's ok Lex. If this scepter is affecting you then it wasn't the Lex I know that said those things."

"What if it was? What if our friendship was just ruse so I could get closer to finding out the truth?"

"The truth about what?"

"Ever since coming to Smallville I have survived the impossible. I never really questioned it until I almost ran over Clark. Whatever has happened to me I know that Clark is connected."

"You don't know that."

"Oh come on Lana I survived the plane crash not to mention being poisoned by my own father. I'm not that lucky, but Clark is. He always shows up when danger is near. You yourself have been saved countless times by him. Soon I'll find the answers I've been looking for. Don't worry Lana you have a part to play in this as well." Lex said as he hit her over the head with the scepter.

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Lana awoke in Lex's mansion; she was strapped down on a metal slab in a laboratory.

"Good you're awake." Lex said as he pulled down a device from the ceiling.

"I'd like to introduce you to a project my father was working on. A laser powered by the meteor rocks. It has a number of practical uses such for cutting through solid rock. It will even cut through diamonds. But I'm not feeling too practical today. In just ten minutes this laser will begin to cut through you. Trust me you are not in any danger you'll see why soon." Lex said as he activated the machine. The laser started in between her feet and began cutting through the metal slab. It was slowing inching up though soon it would kill her. Lex then walked out of the room and proceeded to open the vault where he had left Clark.

"None of this would have happened if you were just honest with me. I thought we were friends. How does it feel now? How does it feel being inferior to me? I have everything under control now. Soon it will all be over."

"What then?" Clark asked barely able to speak.

"World domination has a nice ring to it. It's not like there's anyone to stop me."

"You're just going to leave me here to die?"

"I don't plan on killing you Clark that would be too easy. I've realized what I want, I want you to suffer. I'm going to destroy you by taking the people you love out of this world. In exactly five minutes and twenty-two seconds Lana will be dead. I may visit your parents or Chloe. You can save one person you care about but can you save them all." Lex said.