Jonathon has his back against the wall with his eyes wide. All he can hope for is to surprise him. "Hey!" The guard shouts as he spots Jonathon, only to get smacked in the head by the steel rod. He slumps to the ground, unconscious. Jonathon runs around the corner to find the guard in a headlock and Todd punching him.

"Here." Jonathon says and hits the guard in the back with the rod.

"Thanks." Todd says and gasps. "I don't think I would have been able to take him."

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Clark begins to feel the kryptonite wear off and is getting stronger. He tries to move his arm that is clamped down to the table and the metal starts to creak. It's no use, the purple kryptonite is still effecting him from his pocket. John notices this.

"Getting stronger I see. This should stop it." He says and takes his kryptonite filled syringe.

"Please." Clark begs, and his eyes get wide.

"Shut up." John commands and walks over. Clark struggles to get free of the clamps, but isn't strong enough to break them.

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Jonathon and Todd are just about to open the barn door.

"This guy that took Clark has mental problems, so don't put anything past him." Jonathon lies to him.

"Alright, let's get in there." Todd responds and they bust open the door. John is just about to inject Clark with more kryptonite, but whirls around when he hears the door bust open.

"Who the…" John starts before he realizes who it is.

"Get that thing away from my son!" Jonathon tells John, referring to the syringe.

"Well Clark, looks like your father is going to take the shot instead of you." John says and lunges at Jonathon with the syringe.

"Dad!" Clark yells. Todd jumps in front of Jonathon, swinging a metal chair at John. The chair smacks him, knocking him back on to the table with all the equipment and the jar of liquid kryptonite shatters over the floor.

"Clark." Jonathon says and rushes over to his son. "We need to get you out of here." He unclamps Clark and helps him off the table. Todd comes over and helps Jonathon get Clark out of the barn.

Once there out, Jonathon helps Clark to the ground. "Clark, are you ok?" Jonathon asks.

"My pocket." Clark tells him.

"Todd, why don't you bring the truck back here." Jonathon suggests and Todd walks off. Once he's not looking over them, Jonathon reaches into Clark's pocket and closes the case. It takes a moment for Clark to get his strength back.

"The purple kryptonite makes the green kryptonite worse." Clark explains.

"Well, I'm just glad I got you away from John in time." Jonathon says.

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The sun is just starting to peak out over the horizon as Todd's truck pulls into the farm and stops in front of the house. Martha rushes outside to Clark.

"Clark! I'm so glad your ok!" Martha tells Clark and hugs him.

"Mom, I'm fine." Clark smiles.

"I know, I was just so worried." Martha says.

Jonathon turns to Todd. "Thanks for everything, Todd. I couldn't have done it without you. You saved my life."

"No problem." Todd says with a smile. "Clark, you sure your ok?"

"Yeah, I'll be fine." Clark answers.

"Ok, I better get some sleep since it's morning already." Todd says and walks back to his truck.

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Clark gets about two hours of sleep, before he cant stand being away from Sophie any longer. He gets out of bed and takes a quick shower, then drives back to the hospital. As he gets to her room, he sees Sophie's parents with her. "What are they doing here? They weren't coming home until Monday." Clark says to himself.

"Clark." Sophie smiles when she sees Clark.

"Hey, sorry I left." Clark apologizes and kisses her cheek. Sophie's parents are not too thrilled to see him. "What are you doing back so soon? Sophie told me you wouldn't be back until Monday."

"We heard about her and came as quick as we could." Her mom explains.

"I'm really sorry this happened. I shouldn't of left her alone since John threatened her." Clark says.

"What? You were threatened? Why didn't you tell us?" Sophie's dad demands.

"Because I didn't think it was a big deal." Sophie tells him.

"Didn't think it was a big deal? Well, it was! I would have taken you away from here and from him to keep you safe." He says, pointing at Clark. "None of this would have happened if it wasn't for Clark."

"That maybe so, but that doesn't mean it's his fault!" Sophie argues. "I love Clark, and I want to be with him. Even if that means risking my safety."

"No wonder you were hurt, your too naïve to realize all he's going to bring you is danger." Sophie's dad says and walks out of the room. Her mom gives them a look and follows out of the room.

"They never understand the way I feel." She says quietly.

"Don't worry, Sophie. It's ok." Clark tries to reassure her and kisses her forehead.

"So where did you go?" She asks, no idea what happened.

Clark sighs, not wanting to tell her. "I went after John."

"You what? Clark, you know what he did to me."

"Yeah, but I wasn't going to let him get away with hurting my girl." Clark says. He tells her the rest of the story, leaving out the parts that involve his secret.

"Clark, I'm so glad your ok." Sophie tells him and hugs Clark.

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Clark spends some more time with Sophie, telling her about his race and everything she missed. Shortly after that, her parents come back in.

Sophie stops him before he says anything. "Dad, I don't want to argue anymore on whose fault this was."

"I don't want to talk about that. Your mother and I have decided we're going to move out of state. It's just not safe enough for you here. You can argue all you want, our decision isn't changing." He tells her. Clark and Sophie just look open-mouthed at him.

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