A/N: I know I left ya'll hanging. Even towards the end, the "Big Bad" just wouldn't reveal itself to me. But the adventure isn't over… not by a long shot. This will be a very short chapter… which is what epilogues should be! ;D

Also, a quick thank you for all those that have reviewed so quickly. I am surprised and gratified, so this is your reward… ;D


Epilogue

On the screen before him played an improbable scene of fire and destruction. An entire warehouse had practically disappeared within fifteen minutes while only minimal damage was sustained by the surrounding buildings. By the time any emergency crews were able to get there, nothing was left of the building but what appeared to be a large crater of some sort. He played the scene over and over, looking for anything he might have missed and cursing that the quality of the video wasn't better. If it had been anyone else, they might have realized that there could be no possible way of improvement from a sub-standard surveillance camera that had been installed across the street.

He started the video again at the beginning. What seemed like an ordinary night had been marred by two black-clothed individuals entering the warehouse. Then one of them left and chaos started almost immediately thereafter. Smoke began pouring out of the windows of the building and it was obvious a fire of some magnitude had been ignited within. Within two minutes or less, the warehouse was engulfed in flames that were entirely abnormal in the rate of consumption of what had essentially been an empty, tin-sided warehouse.

He paused at the moment when the building seemed to disappear in a ball of flame. He used the slow feature to watch the scene unfold clip by clip to see if perhaps he had missed anything. After the ball of fire appeared, it abruptly disappeared. He stopped the playback again as the scene went nearly entirely dark and zoomed in as far as he was able. Floating in the air at nearly the exact center of the previous position of the warehouse, a pale something floated for a moment before dropping to the ground.

He slammed his fist on the table at the poor quality of the video and began typing into a video enhancement program. He tapped his fingers against the desk as he waited impatiently for the program to do its thing. He was more accustomed to immediate results from his underlings and his technology, so the wait was irritating him. He rose from his desk and got a glass of brandy. When he heard the tone informing him the program was done, he returned to his desk and looked at the image. What he saw had him immediately on the phone.

"Saunders, have your crew enhance every frame of the video you provided me. I want to know who the two figures in black were and I want to know now!" He paused to listen to the response and anger was practically exploding out of him. His voice was cold with menace as he began to speak again. "Don't give me any excuses. If this is the only documentation of the incident, I accept that, but you will find out the identities of the two figures in black… especially the smaller of the two. You have 48 hours… and you know the results of failure."

As he hung up his phone, his eyes were glued to his computer screen. The pale spot in the video hadn't been debris or white hot metal like most had concluded. A woman's figure of unsurpassed beauty and sensuality hung there naked crowned with a head of nearly flaming blonde hair. Something in his soul stirred and he knew that he had to make that person his own.

Disturbed at such unreasoning passion, he turned and looked out of the window of his mansion. He had lost much in the destruction of his warehouse and what had resided within, but apparently he could gain even more. If the creature in the video was able to survive such destruction, she may be the key to all of his future plans.

He turned back to his computer to finish the video. He watched her drop to the ground and groaned at the thought of that perfect skin being marred in any way. But she only lay there for a moment before she was whisked away in a dark blur. Apparently, she wasn't the only one that was special in that scene… He enhanced frame after frame where the dark streak was in the camera's range, but all he was able to see was frame after frame of dark blur.

Another puzzle in Kansas. He didn't know why he was surprised. In his entire life, everything of true import and power seemed to happen in this state. To be honest, he was more surprised that it hadn't happened in Smallville. He rubbed his bald head and muttered absentmindedly, "Who are you people?"


A/N: Well, this is the end. What do you think? One of my better creations (or modifications considering this idea was original created by Kent Charm) or have I done better? Should I consider a sequel? Why? I've set it up for one, but that doesn't mean I have to do it! Muwahahahahahaha!

A/N:

Thank you for all of your kind reviews. I've really come to depend on them!

iluvsmallville1: Honey, I'm sorry you're not feeling well. Where I am, I'm blaming any cold or "illness" on the weather! ;D I know… The thought of Clark seeing Chloe in the altogether was just too much to resist!

markmark261: What:O Nothing? No grammar mistakes that I'd have to kick myself for? It's a MIRACLE! ;D (I'm glad you liked it. What about the Epilogue? Too much?)

BabyC2003: Well, if I was one of the writers… Nah, just kidding. ;D I'm glad you've enjoyed this one!