Thanks for the reviews! Clark will eventually have a costum, but not like his iconic self...he might look ummmmm tooo weird in that outfit. And it was only a tradgey for the first chapter. Chlark is on the way dont worry!
A/N: This is around the episode Freak, but the chain of events are different.
Chapter 2: Starry Night
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The Talon
Clark walked up the Talon stairs in deep thought. He needed to plan the perfect approach, so he wouldn't screw up this relationship completely. Should he walk up to her and physically show her how he feels by kissing her, perhaps with some tongue action? Naw, she would be like "WTF, Clark?" Maybe he should just blurt it out? No, she wouldn't believe him. For Christ's sake he just told her two weeks ago that he almost gave up everything for Lana. Honestly, since that "episode" he didn't feel the same way about her. He realized she was not the girl he fell in love with. Sure, he still cared about her, but he knew that he could never be with her ever again. And with the whole Lex thing…she definitely was not on his list of to date people.
When Clark reached the top of the stairs he decided his plan of action. He would simply tell her. Tell her about his nightmares, how they made him feel, how he felt about Lana, and, finally, how he feels about her. Clark settled his hand on the knob. Taking a deep breath, Clark collected his courage that was usually there. iNow or never Clark./i he thought to himself pushing the door open. "Chloe?" he called, but was met with the last person he wanted to see.
"Clark!" Jimmy rushed to him. "Please tell me you know where Chloe is. I am freaking out here."
Clark looked at Jimmy realizing what was going on. Dr. Bethany took her. He had to, but why? Fear started its climb up into Clark's throat. All he could picture was a dead Chloe in his arms. "No…" Clark answered Jimmy's question inadvertently.
"I think someone took her Clark. She was suppose to be here..She was here!" Jimmy half cried as he remembered their phone conversation.
Clark's leadership and brain kicked into high gear. He knew he had to find Bethany or Tobias. "Jimmy, I will look for Dr. Bethany. I am almost positive that he was the one responsible for Daniel Kim's abduction. Stay here in case we were wrong and she comes back. Call anyone you think she would have gone to." Clark looked at Jimmy waiting for his response.
"Okay" Jimmy stated. Clark turned to leave, but Jimmy stopped him by grabbing his arm. "Please find her Clark. I...I never met a girl like Chloe and I don't think I ever will. All this time I have been playing cool. I never got to tell her how I truly feel." He choked out
Clark was stiff. Jimmy's words were the same as his thoughts. She was everything to him; his friend, his secret keeper, his confidant. She was always there to hear his problems, but who would be there to help him with the loss of her? Suddenly, Clark felt selfish. How could he do this to Jimmy…to Chloe? Maybe he should give her time, make her own decision. Snapping back to the present, Clark responded lightly "I will" then rushed out the door to find Bethany.
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Elsewhere…
Chloe was in pain. Nothing was coherent, but the pain. She could feel her body resting on something metal, her arms stretched out and bound. She could feel tubes of some sort crowding her throat and something was holding her mouth open.
She opened her eyes to see cloudy forms and odd lights pointed directly at her. She could vaguely hear some talking, but it was as if she were wearing ear muffs preventing her from comprehending what they were saying. Fear start to infiltrate her brain as she reflexively struggled against her restraints. Her feeble attempts were no use. She could move, she couldn't even scream. All she could do was pray for her hero to come save her, her Clark.
"Start DNA extraction." The cloudy figure ordered another.
Chloe's eyes went wide as she saw what they were about to do. Muffled whimpers escaped her lips, but soon died out as the needle entered her belly button. The pain overwhelmed her as the darkness claimed her.
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Tobias' House
"Where is he?" Clark bellowed at the blind man.
"Clark? How did you get in here?" Tobias questioned, surprised that he did not hear him come in.
"That doesn't matter. Bethany Kidnapped Chloe." Clark stated impatiently.
"Kidnapped?" Tobias responded "He said he was helping "them""
"Them? Chloe is a witness. God knows what he will do to her." Clark said almost desperately.
"Clark, he would not take her because she was a witness."
"Why would he take her then?" Clark interjected.
Tobias was shocked. He knew of their close relationship in high school and it was obvious they still had a close relationship, whether it was still friendship he did not know. "You two are so close… I thought you knew." He stated in confusion.
"Knew what?" Clark asked him harshly.
"She's meteor infected Clark."
Clark was speechless. Did he hear him right? Chloe couldn't be a "meteor freak" she would have told him, wouldn't she?!?! Question after question was running through his thoughts, but then the urgency of the situation caught up to him. "Tell me where he takes them Tobias."
"I think it is in a secluded medical facility off of route 60 between Smallville and Grandville. You shouldn't miss it, it's the only one around…or so I am told (he is blind)"
Clark didn't wait to respond. He took off in superspeed mode out the door.
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"Hello?"
"Lana?" Jimmy asked the receiver
"Yes this is her. Who is this?" She asked the caller
"Its Jimmy" he replied but soon went to business "Is Chloe with you?
"No, but I just left her at the Talon 4 hours ago." Lana replied. "Is everything ok?"
"No its not. I can't find Chloe. Clark thinks that Dr. Bethany took her."
"Why would he think that?" Lana stated as she recalled the name from this morning.
"I don't know, but Chloe and Clark were looking into the Kim kidnapping and they believe that he was the one behind it."
Lana was starting to see the bigger picture. Dr. Bethany was the one with Lex this morning. Why would he take Chloe? Did Lex help him or worse ask him? Lana wanted answers and she wanted them now. "Jimmy…I will see what I can do from this end. Call me if youfind anything out." Lana hung the phone up and then grabbed her purse to leave.
"Who was that?" Lex asked his fiancé. Lana froze at the sound of his voice. She didn't know if she should question him or not about the situation. Maybe if she took the indirect route…
"It was Jimmy, Chloe's boy friend." She paused then added "He thinks that she was kidnapped."
"Kidnapped? By who?" Lex said acting like he was surprised. He knew where and what she was, but he can't let Lana know that. She would never forgive him.
"A man called Dr. Bethany…well that is what Jimmy told me."
Lex was now shocked. How could she know this? How could that damn Jimmy know?
"Do you know him Lex?"
"Yes. I was…he was the man this morning. I am supposed to give the Smallville medical center 2 million dollars." Lex quickly covered.
Lana eyed him closely to see if he was telling the truth or not. She decided that she would trust him now, but she was going to start digging for the truth. "I am going to help find Chloe."
"Do you want me to come along?" Lex asked with artificial concern.
"Why don't you contact Bethany? Question him." Lana asked wanted to be alone on her search.
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Elsewhere…
Clark slowed out of super speed right before the entrance of the medical facility. Tobias was right; you couldn't miss the building for the world. It was the only thing there, secluded enough to do some "freakish" research.
Clark squinted his eyes as he x-rayed the building. It seems that only a few guards were there and some prisoners held in cells. It shouldn't be too hard. Clark looked again to see if he could locate Chloe and that is when he saw her…
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