This is the final chapter. I'd like to thank my beta Katty and all the people who gave feedback.

Part 8

Chloe sat on the couch in her apartment not knowing quite what to do.. She wanted nothing more than to hurt everyone. She had never been this angry before. It was all Clarks fault. He was the one responsible for Davis' death.

"You're just pissed because I chose someone besides you for once."

Chloe hadn't meant to say that to her friend but it needed to be said. It was soon after that that Clark had punched Davis. He had thrown the first punch. Davis had tried to keep his Beast at bay while Clark had acted like a spoiled little boy and now Davis was dead.

Chloe wanted nothing more to do with Clark Kent or Metropolis.

Maybe Oliver was right. Maybe she had become one of the bad guys. She was sick of being one of the good guys, being the side kick. Where had that ever gotten her? Maybe it was time to go out on her own. To find her own destiny.

To chose her own side.

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Clark walked into Oliver's office and sat down in one of the leather chairs for clients. "I'm leaving town. I thought you should know."

"For how long?" Oliver barely looked up from his paper work. They'd all been through so much and he knew his friend needed to clear his head. If he needed to leave town to do it… so be it.

"I'm not coming back." That made Oliver look up at his friend.

"What are you talking about?" Oliver knew Clark would take Davis' death hard. Not only had he almost killed the man with his own fists… he'd hurt his best friend. But someone or something had separated the Beast from Davis, not Clark. He knew his friend would never see it that way- his messiah complex blinded him from that. The death of Davis Bloome was a tragedy but it wasn't Clark's fault. They were both responsible.

"Being in the Phantom Zone, fighting the Beast made me realize that I've always assumed that it was my Kryptonian side that was weak. I was wrong, it's my human side that is weak." For the first time Oliver noticed the ice blue eyes had lost their twinkle. He'd never seen his friend look so cold…

"Clark." Oliver got up and walked around his desk but Clark cut him off before he could say anything else.

"I can't do this anymore, Oliver. I can't be two people anymore. I can't pretend I'm normal because I'm not. I'm not human, it time I stopped pretending I was. Clark Kent is dead." Clark paused as he turned to walk out the door. "I just thought you should know."

Oliver sank back down into his seat and let out the breath he hadn't known he'd been holding.

What had they done?

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Lois opened her eyes to the feeling of grass under her. It took her a moment to realize she wasn't on the Luthor Jet anymore. She was outside now. The sun was shining. She heard birds in the air and something else she couldn't place. She got onto her knees and saw what appeared to be the bottom of a statue.

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Jimmy paused as he walked through the entrance to the staircase that would lead him to Chloe's flat. He had spoken to Oliver who had told him that Davis was dead and that Chloe needed someone to lean on. No matter what the two of them had been through, Jimmy still had feelings for his ex-wife and he would be there for her if she needed him. He hoped that they could get back together again with time. He had bought them a place to live as a wedding present and even when his drug addiction had gotten bad he couldn't bring himself to sell it. Now maybe they could start over.

He wished he had known about how deep Chloe had gotten sooner, but he had gone back home trying to kick his drug problem so he'd be good enough to come back to her.

Being home had given him time to think about everything that had happened to him this year, and he'd realized that some things, like Chloe, were worth fighting for. His younger brother had given him hope that maybe they could start over. The two of them had always been close. They even shared the same name. Jimmy's name was really Henry James but he hated the name Henry so he called himself Jimmy. The only people who called him Henry were his parents. Even Jimmy called him Jimmy. They were Henry James and James Henry or as they called themselves the two Jimmies.

Jimmy's heart was doing somersaults in his chest as his hand hovered over the key hole. He still had a key but wasn't sure how his intrusion would be received. After a moment of doubt he took a deep breath and unlocked the door. He felt the key fall to the ground with a loud thud as he took in the flat.

There was nothing. The flat had been emptied. There was nothing left.

She hadn't even left a note.

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Clark paused and put on a pair of dark sunglasses as he stepped onto a train. It was heading out of Metropolis. He didn't care where it was going but he needed to get away, at least for awhile. He knew there were faster ways to travel but he didn't want to be found at least for now.

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Tess walked down a dimly lit hallway towards two guards who were standing near a door. They both stood at attention when she got there. Tess ignored them but instead opened a small crack in the door and saw a young man sleeping in a bed. She watched him for a moment until he turned over and she saw his face.

It was Clark Kent.

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As Lois got to her feet she looked up at the statue. Which bore a striking resemblance to Clark Kent and Tess Mercer. She looked down at the plaque which read:

Emperor Kal-El and His Wife Tess Mercer-El

"No way…" She whispered. Her eyes widened as realization hit her- everything was different here but deep down she knew that she was still on Earth. Where exactly she was though… she had no idea. "Well Lois, you're definitely in Kansas anymore."

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Tess turned to one of her people who suddenly appeared behind her. "The other Clark Kent, have you found him yet?"

"Yes Ms Mercer." The man replied. "He just got on a train headed for Star City. Do you want us to intercept it?"

"No. Not yet." Tess smiled as she looked at the man sleeping in front of her. "Everything is going according to plan."

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Clark smiled as a young woman sat down next to him on the train and began talking to him. It was small talk but he was enjoying it. After a few moments the young woman blushed. "I'm sorry if I'm interrupting."

"No, you're not."

"I'm Barbara… Barbara Gordon. I usually don't talk to people on trains but you just..."

"That's alright. It's nice to meet you Barbara." He held out his hand and when Barbara took it he smiled seductively. "You can call me Kal."

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Tess closed the opening on the door and headed back through the hallway followed by her aid. As she walked she couldn't help but smile.

THE END

A/N: I know it looks like I am going to continue the story but I'm not. This is where it ends. Consider this the season finale as I would have written it. Lois in the future. Clark split in half. Chloe missing. I even included the whole Henry/Jimmy thing but I would have dealt with that next season and in a more heroic less lightswitchy way. Oh and one more thing, I always kind of wanted Davis to die, it's what made the storyline interesting the fact that he had to die. The fact that he was going to die made it worth watching. It made it tragic and beautiful. The show screwed up the death but I hope I fixed it a bit. Well all that for a THE END.