Bruce told them everything, he didn't know why, but he felt somehow relieved that at least he was telling his story and his goals to people who also had secrets of their own. He felt as if a weight has been lifted of his shoulders. The only thing he didn't tell them was his true identity. As he finished his story, they all looked at him with sympathy and compassion. Dawn asked him "You have dedicated all your life to prepare yourself in fighting the criminal world without a rest? What about friends? Don't you have time for friends or personal relations?" Bruce answered without emotion "I don't have the luxury of friends. Clark asked, "but why the mask? Why all this…. Bat thing? Bruce answered in a somber tone "As a man I can be stopped, I can be killed. But as a symbol I can accomplish much more" he stopped for a moment and continued "Criminals are a superstitious, cowardly lot, so my disguise must be able to strike terror into their hearts. I must be a creature of Darkness, black, terrible". Willow asked with a worried look "Have you killed?" Bruce Answered "I'm not a murderer" then he stared at them all and said "I'm not doing this out of revenge. Revenge is just a coward with a gun who doesn't care about the others. Justice is more than revenge"
Buffy told him "Thank you for sharing this with us. It must have been hard for you. I just wish that someday you will trust us to tell us your real identity" then she took a breath before she continued "I guess you deserve to know about us" She was interrupted by Clark "I imagine it must have something to do with meteor rocks?" Bruce and the girls stared at him in a strange way. Bruce realized something "You mean you don't know their secret, and they don't know yours?" Clark answered "We just met this day, and by what I have seen, our abilities are different". Buffy asked "What about the meteor rocks?"
As with Bruce, Clark told them the events that had occurred in Smallville ever since the meteor shower, including how some humans were affected and mutated because of the radiation "It makes sense now" Bruce told Clark "You know that evolution occurs normally when an organism mutates into something else, this process is normally very slow and takes millions of years. Perhaps the radiation of the meteors just accelerated this process on humans" Willow asked "And you were one of those changed by the radiation?" Clark looked at them all and took a deep breath "Not exactly, I have been like this my whole life"
Bruce asked "What do you mean?" Clark answered "As I have already told you, I live on smallville with my parents, but I wasn't born in smallville and they aren't my biological parents" he paused for a moment before he continued "I don't know why I'm telling you this, only my parents and a friend know the truth. Somehow I feel that I can trust you with the truth" Dawn asked "What? Were you born in another country? That's not so bad" Clark stared at her and said "It could be bad if you were born in another Galaxy"
For a moment they just stood there looking at him as if they didn't hear him. Buffy was the first to break the silence "Galaxy? You m.. mean as if not of this planet?" she asked in disbelief. Bruce simple said "Incredible" Willow said "You are an alien?" Clark managed to say "Exactly, I am not a human being, never was"
Dawn interceded "Give him a rest guys" then She turned to face him and said "I'm glad you have confined us with the truth" Clark smiled and said "It kinds of feel good to be able to tell someone"
Dawn continued "But how could it be so? I mean you look human, even your blood smells human" Both Clark and Bruce asked "What?". Dawn said "Oh God"