Bit of a sad bit to do with Lex in this chapter, but don't worry, something good will happen to him at the end!
CHAPTER 4
Lex and Clark were in the porsch driving to Edge City. Lex had gotten a phone call earlier from his contact in Edge City who told him that Lerroy Sciences was a back alley Research Facility located in the rough parts of the city.
Clark was determined and confident, yet Lex definitely wasn't. He kept looking nervously into the side mirrors of the car and on the sides of the roads as they approached the darkest parts of Edge City.
"Something wrong?" asked Clark, noticing Lex's shaky behaviour.
"No." Was Lex's blunt answer, but Clark didn't drop it as Lex hoped he would.
"Come on. Tell me. I've never seen you so … twitchy."
"It's just, well, when I was younger I got into a lot of trouble round these parts, and if I meet someone here that I know, there's about a 90 per cent chance that he would wanna beat me up for money that I owe him."
"Lex , you're a multi-billionaire. Why would you owe any thugs money?"
"When I was your age, there was nothing I hated more than having to rely on my father's money. I guess as I got older I just gave in. Grown out of my rebel phase."
"So you mean now you're alright about relying on your father?"
"I said I gave in Clark, I didn't say I was alright about it. Besides I was too weak to go on by myself."
"Just because your father said that to you, doesn't make it true, you know, Lex."
Clark looked at Lex as Lex stared out in front of him. His eyes looked filled with tears, but there was no way on earth Lex Luthor would let them fall.
Clark felt really sorry for Lex, not only that his father had ruined his childhood, but also he had made Lex a shell. Too afraid to let out what was inside. It was the kind of son Lionel had always wanted, but a man that in Lex's eyes no one would ever love. Definitely not Chloe Sullivan anyway.
They approached a warehouse door with the words Lerroy Sciences marked on it.
"Guess this is it, huh?"
"I would think so," replied Lex. They got out of the car and Clark, with a bit of a fake struggle, lifted the heavy door up enough for Lex and Clark to walk under.
"It wasn't locked?" asked Lex.
Maybe I should make a list of all the good enough answers to that question because people sure do ask me that a lot. "Must have been broken, I guess."
Lex accepted this answer and made his way through the door. Clark followed and stepped into a very dimly lit room. Papers, chairs, tables, books, lab equipment was scattered everywhere. Lex and Clark looked through the rubble, but there was no sign that anyone had been here for at least a month.
"It looks like they must have cut their losses and scarpered." Clark said turning to Lex.
"No, they couldn't have, otherwise why kidnap Chloe. It doesn't make any sense. This must be a cover up. Make us think that they gave up."
Clark agreed with this took a closer look around for any clues. He decided to use his x-ray vision to find things easier. It looked at the walls, but didn't see anything.
Suddenly something caught his eye, and as he did a quick double take he noticed a small door hidden behind a fallen bookcase. I'm thinking we better look there.