Chapter Six Part Four- It all comes together:

The plan was simple, use Clark's abilities to his own personal usage and run off to a private island with all the millions he had saved over the years, the plan however failed when he realized that Lex emptied out the accounts the day he was imprisoned.

Things for the new Lionel Luthor were not looking so good, but at least he got some twist pleasure out of tormenting the girls in Clark Kent's life.

After Lois, there was Chloe whose feelings for the young farm boy had changed from the puppy love to solid friendship which put a damper in any type of havoc that Lionel had planned, and finally there was sweet little Lana Lang who not only was dating one their family adversaries but also had wormed her way into his son's cold heart.

These ploys were merely just foreplay compared to what he had planned for revenge…

"Bruce, you son of a bitch. If you don't pick up this phone then I'll drive all the way back to Gotham just to shove it up your ass." she says to the answering machine frustrated with the knowledge that her ex was somehow involved in the search for these stones.

After convincing Martha and Jonathan that Clark wasn't really Clark, she had tried to reach Bruce with every number that she could remember but came back with no response or a receptionist claiming the he was in an important meaning.

The truth behind the stones were unknown to her and she hoped that once this was all over that Clark would fill her in on the key details as well as why Lex and Bruce would want the stones for themselves.

Metropolis State Prison

She couldn't help but stare at the pale visage of the man that she loved now forced to live as Lionel Luthor behind an steel bars…alone, the sickness was starting to eat away at him causing sweat to be seen in the corners of his temples and the dark shadows under his eyes to stand out along with the black eye he now sported along with the bruised ribs.

"You look like hell, Kent." she jokes sitting down in front of him masking her concern with a playful laugh as she watched a small smirk appear on Lionel's face.

"I've had worse." he replies back with a joke, the look in her eyes told him that seeing him in this body slowly dying hadn't taken its toll on her until they saw each other face to face, "Did you tell my folks?"

She nodded, "I told them the story you told me and they were just as shocked as I was, how could this have happened?"

Lionel reached into his pocket holding the black stone in his hand before placing it down on the cold table and sliding it towards her saying, "By using this."

The dark stone sported a familiar symbol and rigged sides like they belonged to a piece of a puzzle, "Is this what Jor-El sent you after when he brainwashed you as Kal-El?"

He nodded, "Luthor has been looking all over for these stones, they're kryptonian and dangerous in the wrong hands."

Her fist clenched with the stone still her hand, "What's the plan?"

He immediately shakes his head negatively, "He's too dangerous in my body and there's no telling how far he'd go to stay in that body…"

The response causes a light bulb to go off and that traditional Lois Lane smile to appear on her face causing Lionel to stare at her concerned, "I know that look and it's usually followed by you almost getting yourself killed."

"Relax, wonder boy." she pauses to lean closer whispering, "What's the one thing that Luthor doesn't know about you?"

Seconds tick by before the realization comes and he stares up at her with a whispery reply, "My weakness."

"Exactly…and what do all great men fear worse then the very thing that renders them weak."

Hours Later…

Knowing that Clark Kent had a weakness was not what Lionel had intended nor anticipated, the other information which Edgar provided made his blood boil…

"It turns out that the transference is eventually going to come to an end, you'll revert back to your original bodies eventually." The nervous man said nervously adjusting his frames, "But if you were to theoretically speaking, if you were to kill the other you then there would be no you for you to revert back to. So, I suppose you could be Clark Kent for the rest of your life. His life. Your life. Well, really the difference is nil at that point, isn't it?"

Clark sets a hand on Edgar's shoulder with a devilish smirk, "You really pulled through for me, it's a shame that you'll spend the rest of your life in this hell hold." he rises to his feet and prepares to leave when Edgar calls out.

"The artifact is gone."

Clark turns back to Edgar and was ready to speak when the alarm blares signaling the guards to rush towards the prisoner's cells, he soon follows.

It was chaos, prisoners were being thrown into cages and guards getting overthrown by the larger prisoners, the fog from the flash bombs only added further chaos towards the scene unfolding in front of him.

Had he been attuned to his surroundings, he would have noticed the guard behind who struck him with the back of the baton causing Clark to slump to the floor in pain.

The guard was revealed to be Lois Lane, who held a small piece of kryptonite in her hand and a cocky smile, "Pain is a bitch when your invincible."

Clark swipes her feet from under her causing the kryptonite to move several feet from her grasp giving him back the much needed strength to kick her in the side and pick her up by the collar of her shirt.

"So this was your big plan? Trick me into getting within touching distance of my old body and switch back?" he smirks throwing her into the nearby caged wall with wires that stuck out and impaled Lois's side.

While recuperating from the pain, Lois was quick to grab an unconscious guard's shotgun and the small chunk of kryptonite before using her boots to bash the back of Clark's knee in, sending him to the ground.

She stood her ground aiming the barrel right in front of the face of her boyfriend possessed by the spirit of Lionel Luthor, "Have you ever seen what a shotgun at close range is capable of?" she asks unrelenting or wavering from the struggle in her eyes.

"Come on, Lois." Clark says with a devilish smile similar to the sneaky yet cocky grin that Lionel and Lex both sported when something was amusing to them, "You and I both know that you cant pull that trigger..."

She scoffed, "I'm pretty sure I know what I'm doing."

"Then you should know that if I die…then so does your boyfriend." He smirked when the barrel moved from his face but the pain of the meteor rock was still in affect, "You wouldn't want to be responsible for the death of your loved one…now would you?"

Lois responded by laughing causing Clark to stare at her confused, "What's so funny?"

"You didn't that tricking you was my only plan…did you?" She responds with a smug smirk while her eyes lock onto the form of Lionel, "For the father of Lex Luthor, your really dumb…" with precise aim she throws the stone towards Clark, who had got within touching distance of them as he easily captured the dark crystal.

Lois restrains Lionel with the kryptonite and her boot as she watched their hands clash, the two souls returned to their original bodies with a slight energy boost which sent their bodies skidding across the cold floor.

She rose up from the floor and rushed towards Clark, "Lois?" the strong voice of the young kryptonian caused a smile to appear on her face.

"Nice to have you back, Smallville." she jokes while Clark stares at the growing red pool at her side.

"Where exactly did our plan say that you would be in the hospital?" he hauls her into her arms soft with every touch.

"What else was I suppose to do? Let you have all the fun?" Lois jokes before wincing, "Can we get out of here before Lionel wakes up and the guards figure out that we don't belong here."

They sped away unaware to the sudden change inside Lionel Luthor's soul.

Crater Lake- Three Days Later

The 1966 Mustang headlights cast a light over the small abandoned waterfront, solitude was a luxury that he had grown accustom since finding out that Lana was dating Coach Teague and angry at him for whatever Lionel did while he was in his body, but at least Chloe was talking to him and was more forgiving then others hurt by the body switch fiasco.

But what really got him was the fact that the stone was nowhere to be found, it was like it disappeared in thin air.

"Time to fly, wonder boy." Lois leans against the car with a smirk on her face watching Clark skip stones across the dark waters with a concentrated look on his face, "Smallville?" she says walking towards him concerned.

"When Edgar was telling me about the stones, he said that they lead to a fortress of knowledge. If those stones get into the wrong hands then there's no telling to how powerful someone will become." he throws his final stone into the water turning towards Lois, "I've got to find that stone before Lionel or Lex do."

Lois places her hand on his shoulder, "You might wanna add Bruce to that list too, he's was in Egypt the same time as Lex."

Clark looked at her before looking back towards the night sky, "What do you say we stop with the shop talk and just enjoy our time together."

She leans her head on his chest with small smile hidden on her face, "I think we deserve some quality time together, its not everyday that your boyfriend switches bodies with Lionel Luthor."

Clark kisses the top of her head, "Living a mile in Lionel Luthor's shoes has taught me one thing…"

"What's that?" she asks playing the buttons of his blue flannel shirt, "Don't drop the soap?" she jokes.

He shakes his head negatively, "Learning that I was gonna die made me realize what's important in my life…" he stares down at her as they pull away and he digs into his pocket.

Lois stares at the red bandanna wrapped present in his hands as he takes in a nervous breath, "Joseph Willowbrook gave me this…" he unwraps the bandanna to reveal a beautiful silver bracelet with a Native American design with a green emerald stone in the middle, "He said that whatever my destiny was, that this was meant for the true one in my life…my soul mate."

She stares at him surprised, "I don't know what to say, except…are you sure that I'm your soul mate? I mean, we barely get along on a good day and when were together it seems like other things get in our way."

Clark slips the bracelet on her wrist, the warm touch of his fingers send a shiver down her spine as does the loving look in his eyes, "I'm not good with words but I can imagine anyone that I trust more with my life and my heart then you, Lois. We've been on an emotional roller coaster since that day three years ago when you hit me with your car."

She smiles at the comment, "You such a sap, Smallville."

TBC…

I wanted to end this on a happy note, the body switch was kind of pivotal in a change in the clois relationship since you know he was threatened with the possibility that he could die as Lionel Luthor.

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