Chapter 1: The Break-in

A young security guard walked through a dimly lit hallway, slowly sipping from his coffee. He

stopped to looked around, then proceeded to the security office. He walked inside, looked at all

of the cameras, then at an older guard leaning back in his chair. "Wake up Ger!" He yelled.

"I'm awake !" Ger yelled back. "Damn it, Randy."

"Any sign of...anything?" Randy asked, drinking some more coffee.

"Nothing," Ger replied.

"Why are we even here?" Randy asked. "The security systems are so good no one could make

it in. Besides, I can think of a lot of things I'd rather steal in this place."

"A job's a job, so quit your whining." Ger said.

"But don't you wish we had a little excitement?" Randy asked.

"Not at all," Ger replied.

"Well you're old, I'm still young enough to enjoy fun." Randy said.

"Calm down Randy, have fun on your own time." Ger said.

"Did you see that?" Randy asked, as he jumped up. "I'm checkin' it out."

"Be my guest," Ger said.

"You gotta come to, and back me up." Randy said.

"Alright," Ger said as he sighed. He left the office and followed Randy to a large secure vault

room. Ger punched in the code, and they both walked in.

Bang, bang, bang ! Randy fired his gun, until Ger pushed it away.

"What are you doing !?" Ger yelled.

"Trying to get it," Randy replied.

"Well stop," Ger said. "It's probably nothing, you look over there and I will around here." The

two then turned around and started searching.

A black flash passed by and Randy turned around to see Ger gone. "Gerry?" He called. He then

heard a clink of steel and the light above him broke. Randy struggled to find his flashlight, and

turned it on to see a pair of eyes heading towards him. The flashlight was knocked out of his

hands, and he was thrown at the wall. Randy looked over to see Ger lying limp on the floor, then

began to lose consciousness.

Randy awoke to see several men walking around in the room looking at different things inside.

"So, what happened?" A voice asked. Randy climbed to his feet, then looked over to see Lex

Luthor.

"Well, um..." Randy began. "There was a break-in."

"I thought that was rather obvious," Lex said. "Can you be more specific?"

"Well, me and Ger saw something on the cameras then came in to investigate." Randy began.

"Someone or something was in here, that me and Ger couldn't handle."

"Someone or something," Lex repeated. "I take it that you never saw his/it's face."

"I saw it's eyes sir, but nothing to be a help." Randy replied.

"Very well," Lex said. "There are some men outside that would like to speak with you." Randy

nodded and left the room, as Lex started looking around. He bent down to pick up a piece of

ripped black material, then walked out.

Clark awoke the next morning and walked downstairs into the empty kitchen. "Hi Clark," his

father said as he walked in. Jonathan took some things out of the fridge and started making a

sandwich.

"Where's mom?" Clark asked.

"At the Talon," Jonathan replied. "Again."

"That's been a couple of mornings in a row," Clark said.

"Yeah," Jonathan said, holding up his sandwich. "You want one?"

"No thanks, I've got practice soon." Clark replied. "Lois and Chloe should be here in a few

minutes."

Ok, but be careful at practice." Jonathan said. "No more plays like last week's game."

"I just got a little excited and threw the ball a little further, any normal person could." Clark said.

"I don't want to hear it, just don't let it happen again." Jonathan said. "That's why I didn't want

you to join the team the first time."

"I can handle it," Clark said.

"Just be careful," Jonathan said, as the heard a knock on the door.

"Calling Smallville," Lois called. "Your ride is here."

"Coming Metropolis," Clark said with a laugh. He grabbed a bag and walked to the door.

"Don't get smart with me, Smallville." Lois said at the door. Clark flashed his attitude smile and

hopped in the back seat of the car. Lois got in, and they headed for the school.

Meanwhile at the Talon, Martha Kent walked over to the cash register, and laid a tray on the

counter. "Hello Mrs. Kent," she heard from behind her.

"Lana," Martha said as she turned around. "Its good to see you."

"You too, sorry we never had a chance to talk much yet." Lana said. "How do you find things

behind the counter?"

"Well, I used to think running a farm was a lot of work." Martha said with a little laugh. "I don't

know how you did it."

"Lex was a great help, and I had a lot of free time." Lana said.

"I understand," Martha said. "How was Paris?"

"It was exciting, but it just wasn't for me." Lana replied.

"You probably just missed your friends and school," Martha said.

"That reminds me, I should be getting to the school." Lana said. "It was great talking to you

again."

"You too Lana," Martha said as Lana left the coffee shop. Martha put some money in the cash

register and prepared some more drinks.

"Thanks for the ride," Clark said as got out of the car. "I'll see you in class later," he said and

walked inside.

"You're going to class?" Lois asked.

"Not after what we heard this morning," Chloe said. "On to LuthorCorp. I'm not letting you

leave until we break the big story," she said and they drove off.