A/N Hey Guys! And if you're wondering Clark is going to pop up soon so just hold your horses! My Chapters will come out once a week. So I hope you enjoy the show!

Chapter 3

Broken Trust

It was the next day and Pete was with Chloe finishing the tour of the town.

"Now there's only one place left for us to go." Chloe said.

"Chloe we've been everywhere in town, where else is there left for us to go?" Pete asked.

"The Kawichi caves," Chloe replied

"But why would we go there?" Pete asked. "Lex has turned that place into National Geographic, and considering my history with him, why should we be going?"

"Well I might not have the 'Torch' anymore but I'm still a reporter, something weird happed in that cave, and when Lex started threatening me it left me with a lot of unanswered questions. I want to know the answers."

"I still cant believe you go out of that cave without getting in major trouble, I mean you slammed Lex Luthor into a wall trying to knock him out. How did you get away with that anyway?"

" Well what ever that energy was that knocked him down must have really messed with his head, because he never remembered what I did, he just thought, that energy knocked him down before."

"Or that's what he wants you to think so you'll lead him to the answers yourself."

"Well that not going to happen considering the fact that I'm as lost as he is on what going on here."

As they walked in the cave it was completely deserted except for the tons of equipment set up everywhere.

"Where is everybody? I though that this place would be teaming with Lex's men?" Pete asked confused.

"I've been watching Lex, he leaves an hour break between his shifts."

"So where did the whole energy thing happen at?"

"Over here." Chloe said with confusion in her voice.

"What wrong?" Pete asked.

" This wasn't here before, there was another chamber where the light came from, and these symbols have changed." Chloe said as she examined the hieroglyphics on the wall.

" But how is that possible" Pete asked, although he knew good and well how it could; he just had a gut feeling that Chloe knew more than she was saying, even though she didn't have all the answers.

"Please Pete, this is Smallville, 'home of the weird, land of the strange'. It wouldn't surprise me if aliens walked among us." Chloe said with an almost certainty that sent chills up Pete's spine

Them all of a sudden they heard voices from outside.

"Oh no! They've come back early!" Chloe exclaimed, "and that's the only way out of this place. How are we going to get out of here?"

"I have an idea follow me," Pete said," "there's another way out of here" he said as they went into another chamber." Up there." Pete said as he pointed to he hole Clark had fallen through two year before.

"Boy, I'm glad I did this at the 'Y'", Chloe said as Pete started to scale the wall and she behind him. "Isn't that killing your legs?" she asked Pete.

"Well I would rather have sore legs than be caught in here by Lex Luthor." Pete replied

When they got out Pete headed back to the cave.

"Pete what are you doing?" Chloe asked in surprise." The car is that way." She said pointing in the opposite direction.

"You wanted to get some answers didn't you" Pete asked,

"Well yah " Chloe replied.

"Then let's go."

When they go back around, a guard greeted them.

"What's your business here kids" he asked

"We're here to see Lex." Pete said.

"If you want to see Mr. Luthor you're going to make an ointment." The guard replied.

"Don't worry about them they're friends of mine" Lex said as he came out of the cave." Pete it's been a while, how are you." Lex asked with phony concern.

"I'm fine, Chloe was just taking me around town and she mention what was going on at the cave and I just wanted to see for myself. I thought this cave was your father's obsession? What's your interest in it?" Pete asked.

"Just trying to find answers." Lex said

"Answers to what?" Pete asked

" I believe that all of this, the towns misfortunes, and other things can be explained through this cave, I just hope to find it. And Chloe isn't weird that Clark disappeared the same day as the meteor shower?" Lex asked.

"Lex. I told you once and I'll tell you again, I have no idea what you're talking about. Come on Pete lets go." Chloe said.

"What was that all about" Pete asked as they headed back to the car, "why was he talking about Clark like that?"

"I'll tell you when we get to Lana's, but you have to swear not to say anything to anyone."