Lex preformed an uppercut on Clark knocking him into the air. He landed hard on the floor as the kryptonite was still weakening him. Lex kicked him in the side sending pain through Clark's body. He then picked Clark up and threw him against the wall.
"I have to say Clark this is disappointing. You're Smallville's own proclaimed Super-man. I really thought you would put up a better fight than this."
"Lex you've are exactly like your father now." Clark was barely able to say.
"No, I'm better then him. I've exceeded his expectations for me. Now I'm finally free of him."
"You'll never be free Lex. He'll always be looking over your shoulder. All this power you think you have it's because of him. He created you Lex in his image."
"NOOOO!" Lex yelled running towards Clark.
Clark used this opportunity to grab the scepter from Lex's hand. Just touching the artifact burned into him. His hand now had the symbol for Power burned onto it. He gathered his remaining strength and smashed the Kryptonian gem, on top of the scepter, to pieces. Lex fell to the floor as Clark got to his feet.
"Lex, Lex, are you ok?"
"Clark? Where are we?"
"Luthorcorp. Do you remember anything that's happened?"
"Nothing." Lex said as Clark picked him up and helped him to the door.
"Thank you Clark you truly are a great friend." Lex said as he put both arms around his neck and flipped him on his back.
"The scepter was addicting. It has no hold over me anymore."
Clark rose to his feet prepared to fight.
"Now this is pathetic. You think you can actually beat me? My skin is as strong as steal not to mention I can break you in half with my bare hands."
"The power you have is nothing compared to mine. I use my powers to help people. You use yours to help yourself."
"Maybe I should have thought about that when your mother begged for her life."
Clark ran as fast as he could right into Lex causing them both to crash through four walls. When the dust settled Lex picked Clark up and punched him in the stomach. Clark rebutted with a punch to Lex's face which knocked him back. Clark then used his heat vision to carve a circle in the ceiling above Lex. Rubble fell down all around Lex, the fight was over. Clark cleared the rubble from Lex's face to see him laughing.
"The bomb, it's enough to kill even you. It was made using the meteor rocks." He said as he lost consciousness.
"You'll die too."
"No I'm immortal."
Clark ran back to the bomb as fast as he could. The timer just left mere seconds. 3-2-1
The explosion decimated the entire city of Metropolis. Clark could see nothing but black, he was still alive though. At least he hoped to be.
"You have failed my son. Fortunately you will have another chance in the near future but if you fail again the consequences will be dire." Jor'al stated.
Clark woke to find himself back in the caves with his father standing over him.
"Clark, Clark wake up!" Jonathon yelled as he shook his son awake.
"What happened?" Clark asked in a confused state.
"I followed you in here and found you passed out. What did he tell you son?"
"I failed." Clark said as he looked down at his hand to see the kryptonian symbol for power disappear.
"Dad there's something I have to do."
Clark ran out of the caves leaving Jonathon to wonder what he meant.
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The Next Day……..
Clark walked into Lex's office to find his security team running all over the place.
"Clark? It's good to see you. It's a little hectic around here. We received an anonymous phone call earlier informing us that my chief of security was the shooter."
"Really?"
"I think someone was working with him though."
"Why do you think that?"
"I recently acquired an artifact in Mexico, it's been stolen. Do you know anything about this Clark?"
"Of course not."
After awaking in the cave Clark had ran past Lex's security team and had stolen the scepter. He had thrown it up in the air as hard as he could. If could have ended up anywhere.
THE END.