Chloe sat in her bedroom and stewed, "If Clark Kent thinks that I am going to sit here while he goes out against I don't know what; he has got another thing coming."

She looked over at the digital clock on her nightstand showing 11:30. "I wonder why Eric Summers is so interested in Clark?" Chloe mused to herself and glanced at the clock again seeing 11:31. "Clark was there when the police came and got Eric. Maybe Clark is more involved than he is telling." Chloe was about to burst with anxiety. She looked over at the clock, it was as if time was at a crawl and was just taunting her. "Uhhh… 11:33." Chloe huffed, "I can't wait any longer!"

Chloe snuck out of her room and down to her red, VW bug careful not to wake anyone up.

Clark and Peter pulled up to the Old Foundry. Peter could tell that Clark was nervous so he asked, "How are you doing now?"

Clark understood what he meant and tried to look inside the building. "I've still got nothing."

Clark and Peter got out of the truck and headed toward the building while Peter asked, "What do you want me to do?"

"You're my back up," Clark said. "Why don't you go up and just hang out. That way you can have a bird's eye view of what's going on.

Chloe watched as the guys walked up to the old building. After she thought they were far enough away that she wouldn't be spotted, she carefully made her way up to the building and found a hole in the wall to watch what was going to happen.

Peter went around the back of the building to find a higher way in. Spotting an open window he crawled up and went inside.

Clark walked into the building and warily glanced at the meteor rocks strewn about. Clark wished his X-ray vision would work so he could see where Eric was.

"Eric, I'm here. What do you want?" Clark yelled into the blackness.

"Oh, you know what I want." A voice from somewhere in the darkness taunted. "Do you know what it is like to have that kind of power and then to have it ripped away from you?'

"Eric, listen to me." Clark answered steadily trying not to convey how nervous he was now. "You can't get what you want from me. I don't have any power."

Clark heard a sinister laugh coming from the shadows. "You and I both know what happened that day at the dam."

Clark countered. "What happened?"

"Don't try to deny it," the voice mocked. "I know what happened. I have had plenty of time to think about it."

"Just keep talking, so I can figure out where you are," Clark thought to himself.

Clark walked further into the building looking around in all directions. He knew Peter was around somewhere but he couldn't see him either and he didn't want to try and find him and give away his position to Eric. "Why don't you tell me then?"

"I have a better idea," Eric spat. "Why don't I show you?" Eric burst forth from the shadows right in front of Clark holding a meteor rock.

Clark froze in place, but the rock didn't seem to have any affect on him. Eric had a look of confusion and anger on his face, "Why doesn't it work?"

Clark took advantage of the momentary distraction and lunged toward Eric tackling him around the waist. Eric fell backwards as they landed in a heap.

Clark shook his head to get rid of the cobwebs before kneeling over Eric to see if he was okay. Eric suddenly opened his eyes swinging his arm and striking Clark across his head with a rock. Clark fell backwards dazed.

Eric towered over him, "You are going with me one way or another." Eric reached his hand up to strike Clark again when he suddenly couldn't move his arm. Eric looked over and saw a thick white substance was attached to his arm, "What…..?"
Eric's other arm was soon covered in this same material and he was roughly yanked backwards striking his head on a metal beam.

Chloe heard a thud and Peter appeared and walked over to Clark. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, thanks" Clark replied as he stood and put his hand to his forehead as the wound was already beginning to heal slightly. He then grunted in pain and fell towards Peter.

Peter's eyes grew wide in concern, then he saw all the rocks around them begin to glow. "Let's get you outta here now!" Peter put Clark's arm over his shoulder and walked him outside.

Chloe felt rooted to the ground, she didn't know if she could move now. But, she knew she had to or they would see her when they came outside. She quietly scurried back to her car and watched as Peter helped Clark into the truck and drive off.

Peter stated, "We need to call the police."

"Yeah, you're right." Clark pulled out of cell phone and handed it to Peter.
Peter looked confused. "You want me to call them?"

"They might recognize my voice," Clark said sheepishly.

"Okay."

Chloe sat in her car stunned. She now knew why Eric was so interested in Clark. He thought Clark was the source of his power and he had become power hungry and wanted it again. How would that be possible? Eric mentioned the dam. What exactly happened? Why did Eric think the meteor rocks would have an affect on him and why did they seem to glow? Where did that white stuff come from? "I am going to have to go to the Torch in the morning and do some research." Chloe said, as she cranked her car up and headed for home. She wasn't going to get any sleep tonight.

Lex also had a hard time sleeping that night. He kept thinking about Clark and what he had witnessed in New York. He thought a drive in the country and the cool night air might clear his mind. He was just coming around the corner when he thought he saw Chloe's car leaving the old Foundry. "What would she be doing out here this late at night?" Curiosity got the better of him and he pulled up next to the building.

Lex got a flashlight out of his car and headed inside the old building. At first, he didn't see anything out of the ordinary and then he heard a moan. Lex followed the sound and found Eric Summers just waking from seemingly being knocked out. "Now, just what are you doing out here?"

Eric spat out, "I'm not telling you anything."

Lex turned his head as sirens could be heard off in the distance. "You might want to rethink that."

Eric didn't say anything and Lex got up and started to walk away. "Wait. What do you want?" Eric asked.

"I want to know what you were doing here." Eric listened as the sirens came closer.

"Fine."