Chapter 6: Chloe, Jimmy and Pete oh my!

"Follow the yellow brick road… Well that's interesting."

Chloe scratched her chin thoughtfully. Ten minutes had past and she was left to try and figure out Clark's clue. All the while Pete was cursing the black haired Kryptonian next to her, offering no help what so ever.

"Jimmy!" Chloe called. "Come over here a sec."

Jimmy, who was currently cuddling his purple stuffed monkey, walked cheerfully over to them. "Chlo, I got it!" He looked at the doll in his hands. "In you FACE purple monkey man!"

Chloe shook her head at him. "Jimmy…" She handed him the clue. "Where do you think this is?"

Taking the paper out of her hands, the young man pushed the purple monkey into Pete's face. "Here, hold on to Schnitzel for me."

Pete gave an unsure glance at the toy. "Schnitzel?"

"Just hold it." Chloe sighed.

Jimmy gave Chloe a smile and read the clue. "Hmm, Follow the yellow brick road…Well isn't that interesting."

"That's what she said." Pete groaned indicating towards Chloe. "I'm never going to find out the ending. Clark you bastard!"

"Hey! Do you want the help or not?" Chloe asked. Only a shrug was given in reply. "That's what I thought." She smiled.

"Kal can I go to the-"

"No"

"Kal can I go over-"

"No"

"Kal what if I-"

"No."

"Kal are you-"

"No"

"Kal maybe if I-"

Lois stopped mid step and she snapped, badly. "For god's sake Smallville, just let her do something or it's your big ugly head. Got it?"

As Lana was still in her sugar coma, she didn't notice that Lois had stopped in front of her and she bumped destructively into her back. The two women fell to the ground in an ungraceful heap. The cousins look at one another and then towards their friends in the dirt.

Kara bit her lip, "I know we shouldn't…"

Clark shook his head. "Nah, it's best if we do it now. You know, get it over and done with."

And so with the count of three they flung their heads back in laughter at the sight of Lois still trying to untangle her legs from under Lana.

"Shut up," she muttered through her gritted teeth. Lois bent down and helped Lana to her feet. "Lana you ok? Or are you still dancing with the fairies?"

Lana winced at the pain in her neck and head. She looked at her surroundings and her eyes landed on the watery eyed Kara. "I am never going to be alone with you ever again." Kara burst out with another round of fresh laughter. She groped for the building next to her blindly. Her back hit the wall behind her and she slid down it slowly, all while laughing at Lana's statement.

"This is the best road trip I've been on… EVER!"

Lois shook her head and bent down beside her. "This is the only road trip you've been on…ever."

Kara abruptly stopped laughing and glared at the older woman whom she looked up to. "Shut up."

Clark watched Lana with mild interest.

"What?" Lana self consciously asked.

Clark jumped slightly at the question. "Nothing, nothing…" But he continued to look at her.

Lois and Kara got up and stood either side of Clark. "What 'cha staring- Holy crap! Lana, your um…"

She looked over herself quickly. "My what? My what?! Oh dear god, my what?!"

Kara gazed at Lana's eyes, her mouth hanging open. "Ok, Lang…I am so sorry I didn't mean for that to happen…"

"WHAT!!" Lana screamed

Clark put a sympathetic hand on her shoulder. "Do you have a mirror?"

"Y-yeah in my handbag. What's going on?" She handed him the bag.

Clark rummaged through the bag intently. "Here we are. Um, Lana…Just don't…"

"Freak out." Lois put in.

Lana's brown eyes looked into her mirror. What she saw not only made her terrified but also slightly confused. Her reflection showed her flawless face and hair, but also her eyes…Some how her pupils had dilated so much they were almost the size of her actual eye ball.

"AHHHHHH!!!!"

Jimmy led Chloe and Pete through the numerous people at the fair.

Pete trudged along next to Chloe.

"You're pathetic," she muttered to him.

Pete glanced angrily towards her. "And the last time you said that, I lost valuable information!"

Chloe rolled her eyes and called for Jimmy to stop. "Pete, why don't one of us tell you the ending. The book's been out of months now and we've both finished it."

Jimmy touched her arm. "But that's missing the whole point Chlo."

"Yeah." Pete agreed, but then looked at Jimmy. "It is?"

Jimmy took them both by the shoulders and started to walk again. "Yes. Don't you see, this is a game my faithful companions. A game of wit and stealth. Of imagination and teamwork. Unknowingly, today we have chosen our team mates for the prank war and we have to stick together. Help one another out as only a team can. So you see, telling him the ending would be shot gunning pass the inter point of team work."

Pete wiped a tear away. "That was beautiful Jimmy"

"Yeah that was awe inspiring Martin Luthor King." Chloe said sarcastically "But how is not telling him NOT helping him through team work?"

Jimmy and Pete stopped and looked thoughtful for a moment.

"It just is." Jimmy answered. "Anyway here we are." He gestured towards a fortune tellers yellow tent. The sign above read 'Follow the road to your future with Madam Barry'.

"This is where the next clue is…With a dude dressed as a lady?" Chloe asked.

"Who cares? That he-man has my piece of paper!" Pete ran into the tent quickly, leaving behind his two friends outside.

Jimmy shrugged his shoulders at Chloe and walked in after him.

Chloe sighed and looked at the sign once more. "A fortune teller… 'Cos that's original Clark."