Eye for an Eye
Chapter 6
Darkest Hour
Clark silently watched Sarah, Brett, and Greg walk out of the room. When the door slammed shut, Jenny turned to Clark and said in a sad voice, "I am really sorry I didn't tell you. I was going to, but I am afraid you would hate me."
"Everyone has secrets," Clark said as he found himself looking at Lana. Lana looked as if she was in a different world. "Lana I am sorry about lying to you all these years."
"I wish you would have given me the chance," Lana said looking at Clark sadly.
"There is something you need to know about me," Clark said feeling extremely nervous. He took a deep breath and continued, "Lana what Sarah just told us isn't the complete truth."
"What do you mean?" Lana asked edging her way closer to Clark.
"I am not from Smallville," Clark began, "I am not even from planet, let alone this galaxy. I am from a planet called Krypton." He paused and waited for Lana or Jenny to say something, but they did not so Clark decided to continue, "When my home planet was destroyed, I was sent here in a meteor shower many years ago."
Clark stopped and looked at Jenny who looked shocked. He then looked at Lana who was crying silently. "I do have abilities though," Clark continued saying as he wished he could take back everything and have no one but his parents know about him. "I am so sorry about this Lana, I wish this never happened."
"My parents are dead because of you," Lana said in a trembling voice.
"And I have had to deal with that on my conscience ever since," Clark said now looking at the door ashamed. He didn't want to look at either Lana or Jenny. "Plus with everything that has gone wrong in Smallville is because of me, do you how that feels? Do you know what that is like to have that constantly going through my mind?"
Lana looked up and said, "I have never thought of it like that Clark," She stopped and gave Clark a strained smile, "It is not your fault Clark, none of this is your fault."
"So you don't hate me?" Clark asked looking at Lana.
"I don't hate you at all," Lana said softly, "I am upset that you didn't have trust in me, but I don't blame you for not telling me also."
"Everyone has their secrets," Jenny said. Clark and Lana looked at her which made her blush. "I am also what people call "meteor freaks. I am able to shoot fire from y hands. But I hate to do it; I don't want to use my ability. In fact, sometimes I feel shamed about my ability."
"You shouldn't feel ashamed at all," Lana said looking at Jenny.
"How did you get involved with Sara and her gang?" Clark asked looking at Jenny.
"I didn't always have this ability," Jenny began, she looked at Clark nervously. She peered into his green eyes and strangely it began to calm her, "About two years ago there was a big fire in my house, the house burned down with me in it and I should have died that night. But I didn't, because little did I know that my house was built on too," top of some meteor rocks. Strangely I had no burns on me." Jenny paused and took a deep breath, "Because of this I was placed in Belreeve where I met Sarah, Brett and Greg. Sarah said was gonna help us break out on one condition; we had to help her get to Clark."
Jenny looked at Clark who looked at Jenny in surprise. "I am sorry," Clark said.
"Thanks," Jenny said smiling at Clark, "Listen Clark, I hope you don't hate me. I care about you so much and don't want you to hate me."
"I care about you too," Clark said knowing there was something wrong about not being angry at Jenny. There was something in him that just wanted a normal relationship.
"Thanks," Jenny said smiling at Clark and blushing.
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Brett leaned back in his chair as he chugged a Bud light that Sarah had stolen for him. He belched softly and asked, "How long do we give Clark to decide if he will help us or not?"
"Clark isn't stupid," Greg said in a mocking tone as he patted Brett on he back. Bret cursed as he spit up his beer. "The real question is if Clark knows what the K'Larta is."
"I agree," Sarah said staring out the window at the trees waving back and forth in the wind. She yawned with exhaustion and continued, "Clark's knowledge about the K'Larta is essential."
"If he doesn't decide," Brett asked as he took another sip of his beer, "Which one will die?"
"He will go with us," Sara said turning to face Brett and Greg with a determined look on her face, "Clark doesn't want death on his shoulders, especially those he cares about the most."
"What if we get his parents involved?" Greg asked looking at Sarah for approval.
"Not right now," Sarah said shaking her head. So far her plan was near perfect and going along smoothly, except though, for that little bump with Jenny and her infatuation with Clark. "I do know, that because of Clark's history, we may need to use his parents later."
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Chloe was about walk out of the Daily Planet when she heard her cell phone beep. She flipped it open and saw there was a message that stated,
Check your computer
Chloe saw that it was sent by someone with the initials of L.L. She looked for a return number but there wasn't any, which didn't surprise her at all. Chloe set her purse down and turned on the computer. It took a few minutes to fully power up and when it did she saw there was a new message sent by the same person. The message had an attachment and it took the computer a few moments to download it. "Oh my god," Chloe gasped as she read it.
The attachment was an article about how two males named Brett Charles and Greg Stone who escaped Belreeve by an unknown force. One Doctor said she was attacked by an invisible force and knocked unconscious. Chloe stopped reading and quickly printed off the article. She had to show it to Clark. When the article finished printing she continued reading. The article next stated that Brett and Greg were raised by an abusive father and a deaf mother. Greg's parents died in a meter shower and Greg moved in with Brett.
Brett and Greg were then hospitalized in Belreeve at the age of 16 when they murdered their dad, but had failed to murder their mom. No one knows how they were stopped either. Brett and Greg didn't stay in Belreeve long, when they escaped and tried to kill an unknown Smallville resident.
Chloe stopped reading and turned off her computer. She stood up and quickly drove to the Kent farm. When she arrived there, she grabbed the printed article and knocked on the back door. Mrs. Kent smiled at Chloe and opened the door. "Hi Mrs. Kent," Chloe said walking in, "Is Clark here?"
Mrs. Kent smiled weakly and said "I am sorry Chloe. Jonathan and I haven't seen Clark since yesterday. What did you show him?"
"I just wanted to show him an article I read about to escapees from Belreeve," Chloe said.
"May I see t," Jonathan asked quickly glancing at Martha who began to wash the dishes.
Chloe handed Jonathan the article and watched his facial expressions as he read it. "Does Clark know these people?" Jonathan asked handing the article over to Martha after she dried her hands.
"They tried to kill him earlier," Chloe said taking another step into the kitchen. Chloe paused and thought about the episode of when Clark sped to catch that car. She didn't know too much about his abilities or how he got them, but she knew the she admired him for only using only for the good. "I just wanted to tell Clark and warn him," Chloe said being careful about she was going to say, "I do know that Clark can take care of himself."
Martha looked at Jonathan as she set the article on the table. "I will give Clark the message when I next see him," Jonathan said as Chloe began to leave.
"Thanks," Chloe said opening the back door. She needed to go to her place to get some paper work that needed to be retyped. "Call me if anything happens."
Jonathan waited for Chloe to drive away before approaching his wife. "Do you think she knows too," Martha asked fearfully watching her husband intently, "Clark told Pete about his abilities, maybe he told Chloe also."
"Maybe he did, maybe he didn't," Jonathan said reading the article once again, "You know honey. I do remember two guys who tried to kill Clark a few years ago."
"Their names are familiar," Martha said reading the article too as she peered over her husband's broad shoulders.
"If I am not mistaken," Jonathan said looking at Martha, "I remember two guys and two girls a while back kidnapping Pete to get to Clark."
"Isn't that about the same time when Clark got his fire ability?" Martha asked.
Jonathan was about to answer when he heard the back door open with a slam. Martha gasped and Jonathan felt his heart pound nervously as he watched Lex walk into the kitchen. Lex had an 'I told you so' look on his face as he approached Jonathan and Martha. "So the Kent's do have a secret after all," Lex said eyeing both Mr. and Mrs. Kent.