Smallville

Eye for an Eye

Chapter 13

The Facts of Life

Lex blinked as a bright light blinded him momentarily. He turned his head but could not make out who was in the room through his blurred vision. His head hurt and there was a feeling of emptiness that Lex couldn't let go. There was a tugging at the straps as someone loosening them. "Who's there?' Lex asked squinting as he tried to clear his distorted vision. "What do you want?"

"Lex it is your dad," Lionel said as Lex' felt his vision slowly return, "I am helping you get out."

Lex sat up and shoved his dad away. He glared at his dad as he loosened the straps that held his legs in place. Once loosened Lex slid off the bed and approached his dad. He looked at him sternly and threatened, "How dare you come here, trying to show your compassion toward me, when my friends are out there trapped in you petty schemes."

"Listen to what you are saying," Lionel began softly as Lex wiped away the blood on his head. Lionel shook his head and grabbed Lex by the arm, "You are forgetting all the hard work you have done in the past years and all the projects ever since that first meteor storm."

"What have I gained from it dad?" Lex said glaring at his dad. He took another step toward him, "I have worked hard for too long, but I have not gotten any closer in finding the answers to my questions." Lionel watched Lex walk out of the room and then stop by the door way. "Tell me something dad, why the hell are you doing this to my friends? They have never done anything to deserve it."

"And what about Clark Kent?" Lionel asked as he walked with his son to the elevator. "He has always been in the way of all of our projects."

"He was doing the right thing," Lex said walking into the elevator. He pressed the button for the first floor and watched as the doors slid shut.

"When have you become so scholarly?" Lionel asked.

"Since you have begun putting my friends in danger," Lex said grabbing his dad and shoving him into the elevator wall. "I am so god damn sick of this dad. You are not going to get away with this.

Lionel laughed as the elevator doors slid open. Lex walked out and stepped into a room where all his stuff was kept. Before Sarah had placed Lex in the room in the basement of the building they were currently in, Lex regained conscious just long enough to watch Sarah place his belongings in the room he was entering. "I made you what you are," Lionel said as Lex grabbed his cell phone, "You don't want to mess with what you can't beat."

Lex glared at Lionel and dialed for his security officer. He gave the directions for them to pick him up. It would take fifteen minutes until they would get to the building. "Tell me something dad," Lex asked turning to face his father as he buttoned his shirt, "How long are you going to go at this for? I mean when are you going to face the facts that not everything is within your grasp?"

"What has happened to you Lex?" Lionel asked taking a step toward his son, "Honestly?"

Lex looked at his dad and shook his head in dismay. "I realized who my friends are and where I belonged," Lex said eyeing his dad in dislike, "The only problem is that you haven't."

Lex heard his phone ring and when he picked it up; the security guard said he was by the front door. Lex hung up the phone and looked at his dad, before walking to the front door with Lionel following him. Lionel hoped he could still convince Lex to help against Clark. But he knew it would be a hard thing to do. Lex approached his guard and said in low tone that Lionel would not be able to hear, "I want you to arrest Lionel. I will explain later."

"Yes sir," The guard said taking out his gun and a pair of handcuffs. "Mr. Luther, you have the right to remain silent."

"You won't get away with this," Lionel said desperately as the guard handcuffed him.

Lex looked at his dad sternly as he stepped up the security guard, who had pushed Lionel into the back seat of the car. He handed Lex, Lionel's car keys and hen watched as Lex began to walk to the car. "I want him heavily guarded," Lex said opening the car door, "No one is allowed to even go near him."

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Jason moaned and opened his eyes. He had a head ache and it took him a few seconds to realize where he was and what had happened. Jason was at the Talon, hoping and waiting for Lana to show up. He did not know what happened to her and Clark was no where to be found. For three days he just waited worried sick with no clear answers. Chloe was not much help, because she was also trying to find out what happened.

Finally Jason heard that Clark and Lana were back at the Kent farm alive and doing well. He had also heard that Lois was hospitalized from a tragic car accident, but he heard she would be okay. Jason went to go see Lana and was relieved to see she was okay; she was just a little bit shaken from the experience.

Jason was surprised that Clark was no where to be found and that no one seemed to know where he was. Jason did not want to press the matter, because of the recent events, but he soon knew that when this whole ordeal blew off he would try to find out. Finally though, Clark happened to come back and was hanging around this girl hat he didn't recognize but finally found out was Jenny.

Clark and Jenny were out for the day and Jason went to ask Lana if she wanted to go to Metropolis for the day. As soon as he did ask, two girls and two guys appeared tying up Mr. and Mrs. Kent and Lana in the barn while knocking him unconscious in the process.

Jason slowly stood up and gasped when he saw one of the girls floating in mid air with Clark. He turned quickly and hid behind the barn. He called the sheriff and told him what is happening. Sheriff didn't believe him, but said she would check it out. Jason closed his phone and tuned back to the barn entrance just to bump into one of the guys. "Who did you just call?" He asked Jason angrily.

"No one," Jason said as the guy raised his finger and Jason began to rise in the air.

The guys laughed as he threw Jason toward Lana. Lana shrieked as Jason slammed through the barn wall breaking it. Jenny stood up and shot fire at Brett. Brett turned in time to see fire coming at him, but it went through him and hit the barn wall. The barn wall exploded and something caught on fire. Brett looked and saw Sarah let go of him. Sarah turned and looked at Jenny. She slowly approached her and said, "Tsk tsk tsk, you and I were meant to go far together."

"That was my former self," Jenny said walking up to Sarah her hands on fire. She glared at her former best friend ready to shoot fire at her.

"I guess this is where it ends," Sarah said loudly, "Brett, Greg do not intervene this is between me and this bitch."

Sarah turned and grabbed an axe. She winked and ran toward Jenny. She threw the axe high in the air as Jenny shot fire at her. The fire went through Sarah and nearly hit Brett. The fire hit the barn wall that was already burning quickly. Sarah laughed as she ran through Jenny. She caught the axe and jabbed the butt of it into Jenny. Jenny collapsed to the floor and didn't get up. "You never learn do you," Sarah chuckled dropping the axe on the floor.

Lizzy smiled as she poured deeper into Clark's memories. His memories were confusing and messed up, but not nearly as depressing as Lex'. She did find out how much he cared about Lana, despite dating Jenny. In fact, she saw that if she added some memories about arguments with Lana, Clark might feel differently and resent her.

Lizzy began to access it and saw that there was one memory that Clark had a conversation with Lana after he found out that Jason and Lana were dating. She decided that if she added, how much Lana loved Jason and how she compared how terrible her relationship was with Clark. As she accessed the memory, something strange and different happened.

Lizzy found herself in a place filled with bright light. In front of her stood, stood Clark looking at her angrily. She looked around and saw nothing but bright light. "What happened?" Lizzy asked looking at Clark, "this has never happened before?'

"I don't know exactly," Clark said shaking his head, "But you have to end this. Stop it or you will hurt someone."

"Ha, like that hasn't happened before," Lizzy said mockingly, "Clark you would never understand so there is no point in explaining it to you."

"Try me," Clark said looking at Lizzy after looking where he was at, "Let me guess, someone took you and began to do inhumane and horrible tests on you with the meteor rocks."

"You have it all Clark," Lizzy said shaking her head sadly. She tried to pace around, but she couldn't even see her feet, so she wasn't sure if she was moving. "You have a great life, a loving family that will do anything for you." She paused and made a fist. She exhaled hoping she would remain calm. Whatever happened should not last for to long. If she could try to find out what happened and then look at a different memory that would be great. She would still be able to do some damage. To her horror, Lizzy found out she could not do anything but talk. "You did not have a family who you thought loved you. Sell you to Lex Luther to do tests, just to pay some bills."

Clark tried not to feel bad for her. She did have a hard life but the fact that she abused the abilities she had. Clark reached out and touched Lizzy on the shoulder. With that touch, Lizzy found out that she now could enter into Clark's thoughts. Clark looked at her and felt her as she pried into his memories. He squinted and began to block her. She tried to get passed the barriers that Clark put up as her nose began to bleed. She grunted ignoring the discomfort and tried to break through the next barrier.

Lizzy began to pass through the next one as blood began to trail out of her eyes. She blinked the blood away, fearing that she could die if she didn't stop what she was doing. To her horror though, because she was trying so hard to access Clark's memories, she was unable to break free. Lizzy said Clark's name, but it sounded like an echo as a massive amount of energy grew in between Clark and Lizzy. The energy exploded throwing Clark and Lizzy to opposite ends of the barn.