Smallville: AU Season 5 (Also 4, 3)

NOES: AU 5th Movie


Lex leaned back in his chair ready for another day of rebuilding with a glass of whiskey in hand. It's been a year since he was given control of Lexcorp, formerly Luthorcorp. And for most of the year it has been spent trying to clean up dearly departed dad's mess. He always knew Lionel was a bastard, but not even he thought the elder Luthor would stoop as low as he did. He almost didn't get Luthorcorp thanks to Lionel hiring a metallic hit man that came within an inch of killing Chloe. If Sam hadn't requested a Luthorcorp security escort for Lois... he'd rather not think about it.

Then Lionel topped it off with a sickening encore by trying to kill him. He's still not sure how the hell he was able to use the dark stone like that. He's just glad his girlfriend was able to tell the differences from one little kiss. From there she met with him even in Lionel's body and the two set a trap for one last meeting to switch their bodies back, this was after he used what his marine friend taught him and snapped a murderer's neck framing his father for the self defense murder. Lionel was left in solitary until he died a miserable death from his liver disease.

Lex looked over a file and he supposes he shouldn't be surprised Lionel brought the place the day after he dumped his only son there. He looks inside the folder and sees a multitude of folders inside. Job applications, he never would have thought this would be a field of interest to so many.

"Hard at work as usual?" An all too familiar female voice asked.

Lex let out a smile seeing the woman he loves enter the room. He looks up and sees her with a smile. Paris did Lana a world of good and made her far stronger then the pink princess she used to be, a simple pair of jeans and a black top showing the tattoo on her back, everyday he wonders what he did to be with a girl like her… even if she doesn't have complete control of her body from time to time… and led to an unlikely team up of him, Pete, and Jason to save her, Chloe, and Lois. "Just sorting through another of dear old dad's messes."

Lana took a seat on Lex's lap and looked at the file. "Belle Reeve, not exactly a good place to do some good. A lot of people there would want you hurt because of that meteor freak SWAT team you set up."

Lex nodded knowingly. When Clark left Smallville crime escalated beyond insanity. And he certainly didn't appreciate being shot in the head by Van McNaulty. Though he would have liked to know what that cocktail was Lionel had Dr. Teng inject him with to save his life. While it proved ineffective against the liver disease it could do wonders for gun and knife wounds. "Luthorcorp has owned Belle Reeve since I was committed what better way to have Lionel keep track of me?"

Lana could only shake her head in disgust, she knew Lionel was sick, I mean who hits on their son's girlfriend; even if it was because he just got out of jail Lionel freaking Luthor couldn't afford a hooker? "Which means you're stuck with it?" Her look of disgust turns into a smile. "And trying to do some good with it. What's with the files?"

Lex looked at each of them. "They're all psychiatrists."

Lana raised her eyes. They started dating when she got back from Paris and she has been in the loop of Lex's life since. She tried with Jason, she did, and he's not giving up according to him. But she missed Lex, she chose him. "Didn't you hire them on Monday?"

Lex nodded he got rid of the old administration after they deep fried his brain to try to get rid of the knowledge of what happened to his grandparents. "I'm trying something new the psychiatrists here specialize in dreams."

Lana raised her eyes she's all for new age medicine but… "You think that will do anything?"

"They say dreams are the windows of the soul-take a peek and you can see the inner workings, all the nuts and bolts." Lex countered.

Lana groaned she should have known this was coming. "And what conqueror said that?"

"Henry Brommel… from the TV show Northern Exposure." Lex replied knowing it would cause the girl to smile. "Also it will be good PR to show the people of Smallville that I'm doing everything I can for the meteor infected."

Lana nodded getting the complete picture. "Every little thing helps so which one are you going to hire?"

Lex skimmed through the pictures of the applicants mainly because you can tell a lot through the eyes of a person; he came to a stop when a particular set of blue eyes caught his interest. "I think I found our winner."

Lana looked at him and took the folder from him. "I think you should look a little deeper then just one picture." She looked at the folder and grew kind of concerned. "Like this piece of information, according to this she came very close to two mental breakdowns; one near the end of her junior year, and another attack shortly after her high school graduation. A couple called her boarder line insane and tried to fight for custody of her unborn baby."

Lex looked over her chart. She didn't fill this stuff in of course this is what his own grade of background checks found. "First one was triggered because her best friend burned to death because she fell asleep with a lit cigarette on the bed, shortly afterwards her brother had a fatal heart attack on a toilet seat?" OK the toilet thing was just weird to him. "Second time her then boyfriend fell asleep at the wheel. So you think she can't do her job because of a couple rough experiences. Then you shouldn't be allowed 50 feet near anywhere in Smallville."

Lana shook her head and took the chart back She meant her age she's only twenty three. "No, that's not what I meant at all. If you think she can do the job, go for it. It's just…Clark?"

Lex looked at her now just confused. No one has heard from Clark since that explosion at his farm over two years now. After what Helen did he was just thankful search and rescue found him in time to save the farm. "That's a blast from the past."

Lana looked at the file. "I'm not feeling particularly nostalgic; look at her college graduation photo."

Lex squinted his eyes but didn't see anything. "I don't see anything."

Lana took a magnifying glass and held it to the paper. "You're not looking hard enough."

Lex looked at the picture and sees behind them a middle aged man with a blond teenage girl looking on and next to them was a little boy being held by someone whom looks very much like Clark. "You really think it's him?"

Lana nodded. "I'd recognize those baby blues from anywhere. So what do we do?"

Lex looked at her. "Excited to have him back already."

Lana simply hit her boy boyfriend with a gentle smack to his side. "I haven't felt that way about Clark for years now. It's just when he left he asked me to come with him. I feel like if I had maybe I could have gotten him to come back. Could have sworn I even saw him at your not funeral."

Lex gently took her hand. "Lana, Clark lost a sibling that day, speaking from experience it's something that will eat at you. Add to that Mr. Kent doing something he deeply regrets which I still haven't found out and I doubt I ever will, I can honestly say there was probably nothing you could say that would get him to come home."

Lana nodded, she's heard that before but she's not sure if she believes it. "I know so, what will you do if she says no?"

"Sweeten the pot, offer her dad a job at Lexcorp." Lex replied, he's always a couple moves ahead.

"And if she doesn't want to leave Ohio?" Lana asked which could be a concern. Who'd leave a peaceful small town for the small town of Smallville of all places?

Lex shrugged. "Then we'll go out and meet her." It can't be any worse then when he and Jason were tortured by the military until Jason's parents stepped in. That was a waste of a trip to China. He's just thankful he kept Lana in the dark about it. No need to risk Isobel reemerging.


Clark lay back on the beach, now this was paradise. No one here has even remarked about the giant scar tissue diamond on his chest. "I could get used to this."

"I had to do something nice, I pulled you in again." A blue eyed red head in a black two piece bikini replied laying down next to him.

Clark smiled. "You washed the blond dye out of your hair, which was enough for me. I'm not hard to please."

The girl nodded and looked up. "That was for me I missed my brownish red roots and thought interviews would go better. You mind putting lotion on me; I don't want to get burned."

Clark looked at her with everything she's told him. "Is that an actual possibility?"

The redhead raised her eyes. "You really think this about protecting my skin from the sun?"

Clark moved in a blur and grabbed the lotion from the other side of the beach and blurred back leaving fifty people slack jawed with what they just saw. He looked down and smiled seeing the black two piece bikini. He never would have thought his life would get better again if he took that ring off. He gently rubbed the lotion on her soft skin, arms and legs hearing gentle moans and a couple 'oh yeah's' and 'that's the spot' escape her lips.

The redhead smiled and for once life is good as she pulls Clark down to her. "Come here."

The two kiss deeply as the whole world seems to just disappear to them. She straddled him but never broke the kiss except for moments where had to breath as she felt Clark's hands working their way over her back as one hand grabbed her butt pulling her closer before going up as he worked on the soft fabric of her top as it came off…


Clark and the same redhead's eyes shot up awake in bed from the result of a blond haired four year old boy slamming into them. Clark grabbed the boy and hopped out of bed with the boy in his arms upside down showing he's wearing a pair of pajamas. He was expected hence the dream date. "Jake, there's gotta be a less painful way of waking us up in the morning."

Jake just shook his head. "It's more fun this way."

The redhead laughed seeing her son with Clark. "Jacob Daniel, what are you doing up so early?"

Jake smiled looking at his mom upside down. "Clark and me are going to make you a surprise breakfast in bed for your birth…" The boy saw the look on Clark's face as he realized what he said. "Oops."

Clark looked at the redhead. "It's going to be a real nice breakfast… act surprised."

The redhead simply smiled seeing two of the three men in her life she loved. "I'm sure I'll love it."

Jake looked up at Clark. "I'm sorry I ruined breakfast."

Clark shook his head. "You didn't ruin anything buddy, your mom sounds excited for it. Besides, now we can surprise her by pouring hot sauce into the pancake mix, get your mom, your grandpa, and Lindsey all at the same time."

The redhead's eyes rose up. "You know I'm still laying right here? You guys do see me right?"

Clark smiled and put him down Jake took his hand and pulled him out. "Good point, come on buddy let's get to work before any more of our secrets get out."

The redhead smiled in disbelief but odds are if they even do it, they'll just do it to Lindsey. She smiled watching Jake go he doesn't even notice the scar on Clark's chest anymore and just thought it was neat when he first saw it. He reacted better to it then she did. She saw her phone and saw a new voice message as she grabbed it and hit the listen button.

"Ms. Johnson this is Dr. Simms at the Westin Hills Psychiatric Hospital. While we were enthusiastic about your work we regret to inform you that the hospital has no interest in a dream psychiatrist after a Ms. Nancy Thompson…"

The redhead quickly hit the end button frustrated as she just lay back down in bed. Nancy did more good then Simms will ever know according to Kristen. She did her job and graduated college, which was a lot easier when Clark came along he loves Jake and that made her going to college and get a degree much easier then before while he worked and watched him during the day with her father. However all the degree is since graduation is a paperweight. it seems no one has any interest in the major she took.


She came downstairs and into the kitchen of her apartment in Ohio. Clark took one look at her face before realizing it. "Another rejection huh?"

She nodded. "It will go great with the other fifty."

Clark pulled her in and gently kissed her on the forehead. "You'll find a job Alice, any patient will be lucky to have you."

Alice looked at him. His own father burned that thing into his chest. How is he so optimistic? "Yeah with my colored past almost losing my unborn baby to his father's grandparents."

Clark pointed to the living room. "And is that not your happy and healthy son watching the pink starfish get hit with a coconut?"

Alice looked at him. "Just keep getting rejections. If I didn't know any better I'd say the FDA had approved Hypnocil."

Clark weakly nodded. "Speaking from personal experience some people won't deal with their issues when they can just take a pill." Or a red ring in his case.

"You did...mostly." Alice pointed out even if he had no intention of going home any time soon.

"I got lucky." Clark replied putting breakfast out for her. "I found you."

Alice looks at Clark walks towards Jake and watch Spongebob with him. She likes to think of it as they each got lucky. A little after Jacob was born Yvonne supposedly smacked her head off a diving board and drowned. Now, given Freddy Kruger's taste for theatricality she wasn't going on a three strike rule she took Jacob with her and moved to Metropolis for a few weeks almost immediately just in case, far away from Springwood. A month later her father went out there to bring her home, she shouldn't be alone. She entered the dream world and saw the destroyed red shirt, hat, and four bladed glove. She realized he was right, it was just a tragic accident.

During her time in Metropolis she worked at a diner and met Clark, or the asshole Clark known as Kal. Who quickly knocked the guy that was flirting with her out cold for calling her a self mutilating freak when he saw the cuts on her arms. Honestly they cover a good deal of her body which is what happens when a maniac rips and explodes out of it but needs you alive. She went with Kal at his request to a club while her dad watched Jacob. She flinched only for a moment seeing the S scar. But it was enough for him to send her away for the moment but her dreams had other plans when she started pulling him in at night. But that's a story for another day.


Alice looked down and saw her cell phone ringing again. "Hello? Oh, oh my god really, um, what can I do for you?" She wanted to hit herself with the phone. Why doesn't he just use a human resources guy like everyone else? "Well. That sounds great where is this at? Oh… um I might need some time… can I call you back?"

Lex smiled having a feeling Clark was in the room. "Sure just call when you're ready Ms. Johnson we'll leave a spot open for you just call with your decision I'm intrigued by your work. Just call back when you've made your choice." He left her his number and then hung up.

Clark looked at her. "More time for what?"

Alice put her hand over the phone. "Job offer, not sure if I'm going to take it."

Clark looked up at her surprised after so many rejections why is she turning one down. "Why not?"

Alice looked up the phone. "Clark, the job is in Smallville."

Clark froze up hearing that. "Oh."

Alice nodded she knows what's going through his head she goes into his dreams sometimes and sees him destroy the ship to the same disastrous result time and time again. She makes a signal with her eyes and Clark follows her out to the kitchen. "So have you called them in the past two years?"

Clark shook his head. "I kept trying to a couple times but once I saw the farm was back in business I didn't see a reason to. They were better off without me. Especially after what I did. So what's this job?"

"Psychiatrist at Belle Reeve." Alice informed him.

Clark nodded well that will be interesting. "Don't tell anyone who you're dating, I got a lot of enemies in there."

Alice looked at him. "You want me to take the job?"

Clark shrugged. "I think you should if you really want it."

"I do." Alice confessed she has a degree it would be nice to put it to use. "But not if you're not coming with me."

Clark frowned he knew she would say that. "I don't know what to say, I've been running from my past for so long now."

Alice simply took him by his hands. "You know my dad was an alcoholic. Five year pin to prove it. He went to the bottle when mom died; he went to a dark place. I often dreamed of standing up to him sometimes even busting a bottle over his head. Then Rick died and he came back, I got my father back. I know you hurt your parents but the people you talk to aren't the people you have that last conversation with they're the same ones your whole life."

Clark thought about her words. It was his fault he used the key, he put his mother in the hospital. The way his father looked at him that day. He collected himself and gently kissed her on her forehead. "You realize this is the like the hundredth time you said that right?"

Alice laughed. "Yes, and if it takes another hundred I'll say it again. Besides I know you have an acceptance letter from Central Kansas you've been trying to hide from me."

Clark looked at her. "I have an acceptance letter at Met. U. too and one for right here."

"Clark" Alice looked at him.

Clark felt his legs give she was winning this one. "I know but what about your dad, and call me cynical but I don't think Lindsey will take too kindly to going back to even visit Smallville after what Jor El did to her."

"I know." Alice assured him. "But I think it will be nice for you to at least get some closure with your parents maybe even have them back in your life."

Clark looked at her trying to form any thoughts. She's right he can't keep running and he knows it. "Hey Jake."

"Yeah?"

"You want to see what a real farm looks like?" Clark asked walking back into the room.

Alice smiled hearing the two talking about what they're going to do from jumping in hay and riding on horses. She just hopes the Kents aren't that bothered but she's been seeing Clark without the ring for two years now, there's a lot to love they raised him right. They have to forgive him; he's their son, right? "Not so fast you two, I still have to explain and talk about things with my dad about my job." She pointed out. "If that's OK with you? You still have to quit your job." She added sarcastically.

Clark looked at her. He got his GED after the red ring came off and Alice graduated. Now that she had her degree she insisted he figure something out for himself. "I'm deeply hurt." Like he could if he wanted to, as for her job. "And it's McDonald's you don't quit you just stop showing up." He joked.

Alice smiled it will probably do her and Jacob a world of good to get away from Springwood.


A few days later and Alice turned to her father between bites during the big family dinner to tell them that they're moving. "So, Clark and I have something important to say."

Dennis smiled looking at his daughter. He was glad to get his life back on track and especially glad she kept her word since her and Clark have been careful and hadn't had any kids of their own yet. "Me too sweetheart."

Alice smiled happy to hear that. "Then please go right ahead you first."

Dennis smiled he thought life would never get better after the hell his kids teenage years would be. He's never been glad to be so wrong. "Well I was offered a big job today at Lexcorp, one that will help pay off your student debts and make a nice deposit for Jake's."

Alice rolled her eyes and handed twenty dollars to Clark. "You were right; he wouldn't make it easy."

Dennis looked at the two. "Something the matter honey?"

Alice shook her head. "No, but if I had to guess I'm assuming the job is in Smallville."

Dennis nodded his head. "Yeah, how did you know?"

"Because Lex Luthor offered me a job at Belle Reeve in Smallville." Alice replied.

Dennis smiled happy for her she's been trying so hard to get a job. "Are you taking it? I will if you will."

Alice smiled. "Yes dad I'm taking it. It will also give Clark a chance to talk to his parents since he's from there."

Dennis nodded he always wondered about his parents since Clark never brought them up and only told Alice.

There was one person however not so happy with this news. Lindsey looked at the three like they were insane. "Why would you two ever want to go back there?"

Clark looked at her. After losing her mother and being kidnapped by Jor El for over a decade he understands where she's coming from. "It won't be like before, I won't let him. Not you, not Alice, not Jake. Smallville is actually a very nice place to live."

"Promise?" Lindsey asked.

Clark nodded. "I promise. Besides I can probably get you a job at the talon while you finish Smallville High."

Lindsey nodded. She placed junior when Alice set her up with an equivalency test after she and Clark destroyed 'Kara' in her dreams thanks to knocking her out with a meteor rock. She'd probably be in the same grade as Clark if she had known the first thing about a computer. And hadn't answered questions about the 90s and 2000s like it was in Back to the Future II, the last movie she saw before she disappeared thanks to that voice in the cave. "OK, just don't expect me to go near any bright lights again."

Clark smiled at least he won't be the last kryptonian in Smallville this time but the smile quickly faded. Going home means seeing his parents, Chloe, and Pete again. How is he even going to begin to explain to them?


Author Notes

Thanks for the review last chapter I guess it makes sense for the fans and likely her sanity's sake to just be digital so they don't have Tess walk around in Lex's body. Still you figure they could transfer her conciousness into a clone body with Zatnna Jonn Jones, and the helmet of Nabu on your side, but done wondering

A Nightmare on Elm Street is owned by New Line Cinema. In this AU the series takes place about ten or more years later then it really does because if I'm writing a Nightmare fic one day it will be the real Freddy vs. Superman. Not remake Kruger.