-1Chapter Twenty One-Arrest

Clark ended up driving back to Smallville after his talk with Lionel. He couldn't believe Lionel was going to arrest his own son. He didn't know how a father could arrest his son, but living with Lex for the time he did, the Luthor family wasn't perfect. Clark reached Smallville close to dawn. He was fighting his eyes closing from sleep when he pulled up behind the Talon.

He knocked on the back door of the Talon, he'd left his keys with Lana before he left for Metropolis. He had been worried that someone might get the key's from him. He could only imagine what would happen if Lex was able to get his hands on those keys. Lana hadn't wanted to take the keys back but he finally convinced her. He thought she believed by the way he was talking that he wasn't coming back. Here he was at the crack of dawn knocking on the Talon door. A few minutes later Lana pulled the door open.

"Clark" She said smiling.

"Told you I'd be back." Clark said. Lana stepped aside and let him in.

"Did you get any sleep?" She asked watching him rub his eyes.

When he shook his head she walked behind the counter and began to fix him some coffee.

"How did it go?" She asked.

Clark sat down at the counter and leaned forward to watch her work.

"Really good. Lionel and Edge are going to help."

Lana turned back to him, "What do you have to do?"

Clark smiled, "I actually have nothing to do but be there."

Lana looked confused, "Nothing? I know the Luthor's, normally you have to sell your soul."

"I know. They've had this plan ready before I needed help. I'm just a pawn." Clark said.

Lana finished with Clark's coffee and turned around to face him again. She handed him his cup of coffee and walked around the counter, taking a seat next to him. Clark took a large gulp, and winced from the heat that burned his throat.

"Yea, that's hot." Lana said fighting a smile at his pain.

"Thanks." Clark wheezed out. "Good stuff, though."

She rubbed his arm while he took another sip. "What do we do now?" She asked.

"We?" Clark asked looking over at her with a smile. She nodded and smiled back.

"You can drive." He said.

Lana pulled her maroon liberty jeep up the long driveway to the Luthor Manor. Clark sat in the passenger seat drinking another cup of coffee. He obviously hadn't slept well in days from the way he was chugging caffeine. She had thought he'd sleep while they'd been camping, but he must have stayed up in case his friends tracked him. They noticed the red and blue lights half way down the drive way. Clark didn't look shocked as he finished the last of his coffee.

"I wonder what's going on." Lana said pulling her car to a stop.

"Don't worry." Clark said opening his door and walking around the car to open hers.

Lana smiled as he offered his hand to help her out. Lex was outside along with Sam, Rex, and Will. The police officer was asking Lex questions while another officer was talking with the trio. Clark held Lana's hand as they walked up.

"Excuse me, are you Clark?" An officer asked.

"Yes sir. What's going on?" Clark asked playing the part of a clueless teenager.

"Can you come with me?" He asked.

Clark nodded and looked over to Lana. She smiled up at him, but he could see her worry. He leaned over and kissed her cheek before pulling his hand from hers. Clark followed the officer over to Lex and the other officers.

"Clark, you're with Lana." Lex said when Clark walked up with the other officer.

"Yea." Clark said stuffing his hands in his pockets.

"Well, now that my son's here can we get on with this non-sense?" Lex asked.

"Of course Mr. Luthor." The officer said, "We have received information regarding illegal experiments on unwilling subjects. We have a warrant to search your home and Luthorcorp."

Lex laughed, "Illegal experiments." Lex looked over to Clark who wasn't moving. "Go right ahead and search."

The officer nodded and a group entered the Luthor Manor. It took a little over an hour as the officers searched the entire building and the other officers at Luthorcorp. The officer in front of Lex picked up his walkie talkie and stepped aside to talk to the other officers. Clark looked back to Lana who had moved to sit in her car. Clark waved and smiled when she waved back. She was waiting for him to be done here.

"I can't believe you're with Lana." Lex said standing next to him while the officers were busy.

"Yea, neither can I. She's amazing and beautiful, intelligent, talented. I'm one hell of a lucky guy." Clark said.

"I don't get it. What did you do to win her over?" Lex asked shocked that Clark could get a girl like Lana to fall for him.

"She was in a bad relationship. Blackmail from what I figured. So I removed the leverage." Clark said looking over at Lex.

"That was your plan all along. To get Lana for yourself." Lex said, his bald head turning red.

The officer walked over and removed his handcuffs. "Lex Luthor you are under arrest for kidnapping, illegal experiments, and conspiring to murder."

Lex looked over at the officer, "Excuse me?" He asked as the officer behind him pulled his arms behind his back and attached the handcuffs.

The officer continued to read Lex his rights and Clark noticed Max talking with another officer and handing him a tape recorder. Clark looked over to Lex and shook his head.

Lex glared as he was lead over to the cop car and pushed into the back seat. Clark turned and looked over to the trio who watched as Lex was carried away.

"Mr. Kent, we have a few questions for you." An officer said. Clark nodded and folded his arms across his chest.