A/N: I know, I know… didn't stand in my attempt to writ. I'm on a week break between stuff now so I have time to write. So here it is

Disclaimer : again, Smallville and Spiderman are not mine (wish they were)

Chapter 10

The police has been here all day, questioning me and Debra. They said that what was stolen is something calles the Neo-genic combiner, not that I have any idea what that is and no one seems to be very willing to tell.

"Clark!" I turned around and saw Peter coming my way in a light run. "What happened?"

"I'm not sure…" I said when suddenly Peter's eyes went wide. He tried to run into the lab but an officer blocked his way and refused to let him pass.

"Please, I work here. I need to check none of my equipment was damaged" Peter pleaded with the officer, though it seemed to have no affect on the stony faced man guarding the entrance to the lab.

"Sorry kid, no entry".

Peter looked very worried when he came back to me, "What the hell happened here?"

"C'mon", I said, "we'll talk on a cup of coffee, you look like you need to relax." He nodded but kept sneaking peaks behind his shoulder trying to look into the lab until it was no longer in sight.

We sat down in a local coffee house and Peter was able to hold himself quiet until we got our coffee and he burst out and asked me again what happened. "I was helping Debra move some equipment around when the Green Goblin smashed through the window. Threw me quite hard into a closet on the other side of the room." I said while running my hand through my hair as I remembered crashing down. "He took what he came for and left, I would have gone after him but Debra was there, she was really scared."

"She's ok?" he asked in concern.

"A little shook up," I said while nodding, "nothing serious". Peter nodded in relief before asking what was stolen. "I'm not sure, maybe you'd know what it is. It's something called the 'Neo-Genic Combiner' - " I was abruptly stopped when Peter's coffe cup smashed on t he floor. Everyone started clapping and Peter gave a small smile and ducked to pick it up, or what was left of it. When he came back up his hands were obviously shaking. "What's wrong? What is the Neo-Genic Combiner?".

Peter buried his head in his hands and sat quietly while a waitress came to clean up the mess. When she left us alone again he started speaking hesitantly and in a whisper "My life depends on it…" His voice faded, to shaken to continue.

"What do you mean?" I tried prompting him to continue.

"Remember yesterday that I said my DNA isn't exactly stable right now?" I nodded, "Well, the Neo-Genic Combiner is a machine that works on DNA, with the right data it can even change the human DNA, mutate, but the process isn't perfect yet. Though right now that machine works enough to help me, it's the only thing that prevents me from turning into a six eyed, acid spittiting hairy monster. If I don't get a fix every 24 hours to stable my DNA, I will start to mutate and I don't want to!" He slammed his hand on the table in obvious frustration "I am no longer me. No more Peter Parker," he said changing his tone to a whisper "and I don't want to hurt anybody…"

He was afraid, I could see. It was not fear of the unknown though, from what I heard, he knew exactly what to expect. "I can understand then, that it happened before".

He nodded before adding "Not long back, it was the most horrible experience in my life. We need to find it Clark. We need to find it soon or you'll have one more mutent to fight against in your hands." Now that I could understand.

I got up, paid and promptly grabbed his arm. I dragged him out to the street before saying "Ok, where do we start?"

He smiled and replied "Thanks." He turned serious, probably trying to come up with a game plan before saying "Ok, first we need to find the Goblin".

As Peter said that, an involuntary memory of the Goblin's high-pitched laugh surfaced in my memory when suddenly the night I entered on Harry's father talking to himself came up in my mind too. "I think I know who he is".

Peter started walking away "It's Harry's dad." He said quietly.

"Thought so" I said. Peter stopped walking in bewilderment.

"How'd you know?"

"Just figure it out, I didn't make the connection until I remembered something I saw him do, and his voice, but the final clue was he's a scientist. Meaning,"

"That he knows how to use the combiner…" He finished my sentence in astonishment.

"Yes" I exclaimed.

Peter looked from side to side "C'mon", he sneaked into an allyway and quickly took of his clothes to reveal the Spiderman costume underneath. He put on his mask and said "Let's go. Will you be able to keep up?"

"The real question is," I answered, "Will you?" I smiled and blurred off in super speed, as I was running I could see him swinging from buildings above me, I shouted in glee for finally being able to have someone to share this with and increased my speed while laughing, momentarily forgetting our dire problem.

TBC soon

A/N: Well, I hope that was ok for nowand that you enjoyed yourself. I also hope it won't take as long to update again, but my life is rather hectic right now…