Eye for an Eye
Eye for an Eye
Chapter 9
The K'Larta
Lana felt a rush of relief as she stopped the car in front of the Kent's house. Jenny looked at Lana and smiled as both got out of the car. Lana smiled briefly at Jenny, turned and began walking up to the Kent's back door, with Jenny following her. "Mr. and Mrs. Kent?" Lana asked as she knocked on the door, "Are you there?"
"Lana is that you?" Mrs. Kent asked as she opened the door.
"Yeah it is me," Lana said smiling at Mrs. Kent as the door opened.
Mrs. Kent let Lana and Jenny in and gave Lana a tight hug. "Are you guys okay?" Mr. Kent asked after giving Lana and Jenny a hug. "What happened, Jonathan and I have been worried sick?"
Lana walked into the kitchen and looked at Mrs. Kent briefly before she said, "Clark told us his secret. In fact, he told us everything."
"If it weren't for him," Jenny said walking up to Mrs. Kent, "We wouldn't have survived."
"Survived what?" Mrs. Kent asked as he waked into the kitchen. "Lana!"
"Hi Mr. Kent," Lana said giving him a warm smile as he looked at her in surprise.
"Did you hear about the Belreeve escapees?" Jenny asked and when Mr. Kent nodded she continued, "Well Lana and I were kidnapped by them." She paused and looked Lana briefly knowing she was leaving out a certain detail, "They kidnapped us to get to Clark."
"What did they want from Clark?" Mr. Kent asked watching his wife fill up two cups of water.
"They wanted an artifact called the K'Larta," Jenny said thanking Mrs. Kent for the water. She took a quick sip and then continued, "They were hoping Clark would lead them to the K'Larta."
"What is the K'Larta?" Mrs. Kent asked looking at Jenny
"I don't know," Jenny said shaking her head, "All I know is they were hoping Clark would help them."
"Speaking of Clark," Mr. Kent asked crossing his arms over his chest, "Where is he now?"
"As I said before," Lana said a little nervous about she was about to say, "We both know about Clark's abilities and if it weren't for him, we would have never gotten out."
"After we escaped," Jenny said after neither Mr. nor Mrs. Kent spoke, "Clark told us to come here and wait, while he went it search for the K'Larta." Jenny paused briefly and watched as both Kent parents looked at each other "What he is going to do with the K'Larta and what the K'Larta is remains unknown."
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Clark stopped by the entrance of the first pyramid to catch his breath. He leaned against the door way and when he was ready he took a few steps back. Clark was amazed at the size of the pyramid as he looked at its tip, which from the brightness of the sun was difficult to look at. The pyramid was much larger than Clark had anticipated and much more majestic looking. Clark reached out and touched one of the pyramid cement blocks. Although it felt like normal cement blocks, it seemed to give off a radiant glow of significance.
Clark scanned the exterior of the pyramid briefly, but couldn't find anything. He then scanned the interior and of the pyramid, but still didn't find anything. Clark sighed and sped off to the next pyramid. This pyramid was a little larger than the previous one. Clark leaned against opening to catch his breath. He scanned the exterior like he did with the other pyramid and then scanned the interior, but again he couldn't find anything. "I better find it soon" Clark said before he sped to the next pyramid.
Clark stopped by the entrance of the third pyramid. He touched one of the cement blocks and suddenly he felt a rush of hot air. When Clark opened his eyes, he found himself in a room made up of stone. Clark used his x-ray vision and saw he was at the highest tip of the pyramid. Clark looked for an exit, but couldn't find one. He sighed and looked around the room he was in.
Clark noticed a statue of an animal that has a lion's head, a man's arms and chest, and a bear's lower body. It took him a few seconds to realize what it was. He K'Larta floated aimlessly in midair. Clark took a step toward it and stared at it in awe. Even though there was no possibility of light entering tie room, the K'Larta glowed brightly, casting eerie shadows on the wall every time Clark moved.
Clark was about to reach out and grab hold of the K'Larta, when something caught his eyes. On the wall was a hieroglyphic symbol just like on the cave walls back in Smallville. Clark looked at it as he slowly walked toward it. The symbol was a crescent moon with a jagged lightning bolt going across it with the upper part of the letter 'Y' on the tip of the crescent moon. Clark traced the symbol and strangely it felt warm to the touch. After a few moments of staring at the symbol blankly, Clark turned and faced the K'Larta.
Clark reached out and touched it. As soon as he did so, he felt as if he was floating and the room began to spin. It spun faster and faster, but Clark was not able to let go of the K'Larta. Suddenly Clark heard a voice ring out, "My son I am so glad it was you who found it."
Clark felt the room slowly stop spinning, but everything he looked at was a bright blur. "I found the K'Larta," Clark said looking around and hoping the blur would subside but it didn't, "So now tell me what is so important about the K'Larta?"
"The K'Larta is extremely dangerous," Jar-El said, "When our home world was destroyed, the K'Larta unfortunately made its way to Earth. The K'Larta must be destroyed."
Clark was about to ask another question, but he suddenly found himself standing on the ground holding tightly on the K'Larta and having the ability to see. Clark let go of the K'Larta and used his heat vision to destroy it. After a few seconds the K'Larta turned white and then exploded. The force of the explosion sent Clark flying hard into the wall.
Instead of hitting the wall, Clark felt his world grow really bright and when the light faded away he found himself in front of the pyramid. Clark used his x-ray vision o scan the tip of the pyramid, but he saw nothing. Clark smiled briefly and then sped back toward Smallville.
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Chloe closed the hospital door quietly and looked at Lex in disbelief. "What brings you here?" Chloe asked crossing her arms over her chest as she noticed Lex holding a folder in his hand.
"How is she doing?" Lex asked taking a step toward Chloe who shook her head.
"She is in a lot of pain," Chloe answered wondering of Lex actually cared about Lois' health. She hated how mysterious and cunning he could be. "The doctors say she will make a full recovery."
Lex took another step toward Chloe and said, "I bet you and Lois would love to find out about all that is going on and how it is connected."
"What are you driving at?" Chloe asked looking at Lex sternly, "I am really not in the mood for your games now."
"I know that I have not been the most trustful person," Lex said holding out the folder for Chloe to have, "But you need to trust me. I am here to help and try to fix everything that has gone wrong here."
"So what is this?" Chloe chuckled not believing Lex one bit as she took the folder out of Lex' out stretched hand.
"That is all the information about the three people that escaped from Belreeve and had kidnapped Lana and Clark." Lex paused and watched Chloe open the folder. He leaned against the wall and said, "Plus who was involved in Lois' accident."
Chloe took out four files containing information and pictures of Jennifer Lightstone, Sarah Ann Palmer, Brett Charles, and Greg Lee Stone. Out of all the pictures, she recognized only two of the four. She recognized Jenny and she only recognized her from seeing her speaking to Clark that one afternoon. She also recognized the photo of Brett Charles, but didn't know why.
Chloe looked at Lex and Lex said, "My father has been involved in getting them out of Belreeve and he was involved in the kidnappings." Lex paused for a second and took another few steps toward Chloe. He looked her in the eye and then continued, "For years my father has studied an artifact called the K'Larta."
"The K'Larta?' Chloe asked following Lex who began to walk down the hall.
"Yes, the K'Larta is an artifact that to put it in simple terms allows you to play god." Lex said as he pressed the button for the elevator doors to open. "My dad kidnapped Lana to get to Clark. He was hoping Clark would help them get the K'Larta wherever that may be."
"How do you know so much about this?" Chloe asked turning to face Lex as both waited for the elevator doors to open. "And what does this have to do with Lois?"
The elevator doors opened up and Lex and Chloe stepped in. Lex pressed for the lobby and when the doors slid shut he continued, "I have been studying what ever my dad has been doing behind his back for months now. Those Belreeve escapees will do whatever is needed to be done to get the K'larta' even kill for it."
"I don't understand," Chloe said shaking her head perplexed, "Are you saying the Lois was set up?"
"I don't know," Lex said shaking his head in dismay.
"Wait a minute," Chloe said brightly. "I just remembered something," She pulled out a photo of Brett and continued, "I do recognize him. Lois said she was going on a date with someone from Metropolis named Chris McFadden, unfortunately he stood her up." Chloe took a deep breath, "Lois showed me a picture of Chris and he looks exactly like Brett. I mean his eyes, nose, ears, and jaw structure are identical; not to mention the color of his hair."
The elevator stopped at the lobby and Lex and Chloe walked out when the doors slid open. "I am guessing there was never anyone with the name of Chris McFadden," Lex said as he walked toward car.
"So Lois was set up?" Chloe asked thinking out loud.
"As far as I know, yes she was," Les said opening his car door, "My dad has been working on this for a long time and he will do whatever it takes to get it completed."
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