[Sirens wailing]
[The roots' "don't say nuthin'" playing]
[Cat meows]
J“ yeah! That all mighty amazin'j'
I'm not waiting around for some damn kid. He's late.
[Bart] Your watch is fast.
If there's one thing I am, it's never late.
I say I'm gonna be somewhere, I'll be there like a flash.
- Nice car, what is this? Real leather? - I got places to be, small fry.
What do you got for me?
I got some great stuff for you, Mr. Hanison.
I'm talking top of the line.
J“ they all standin' close to the edge, so don't stress 'em
[clatters]
You've been busy.
Well, you know, idle hands, empty pockets.
So, what do you think?
- I'll give you 200 for the lot. - It's worth 10 times that.
And I told you I don't handle this nickel-and-dime crap anymore.
You land a real score, you come talk to me. Until then, you take what I give you.
Maybe I should just take it all.
That isn't a threat, is it, kid?
- [Clattering] - [Cat meows]
J“ yes, I done seen things you wouldn't believe j“
j“ seen people reach levels thought they'd never achieve j“
j“ silhouettes waitin' in the wings j“
[Jonathan] Aw, jeez.
The doctor said you're doing great.
Yeah, right before he gave me this new prescription.
Red ones. They'll go nicely with my pink, blue and green ones I'm already taking.
I'd rather have more colors in the cabinet than not have you.
I just didn't want to have to worry your mother with any more of this stuff.
Dad, we both worry about you.
- What jor-ei did to you because of me... - Wait. I knew what the risks were, Clark.
And I'd take them again in a heartbeat if it meant keeping you safe.
Don't you and I have a game to catch?
Metropolis sharks, 50-yard line. Lex really came through this time.
I understand what that friendship means to you,
but please don't forget he had you investigated. Be careful.
I'm not going into this with my eyes closed.
He wants another chance to prove he's changed.
- Clark... - Dad, this is my senior year.
I don't wanna have to worry about Lex or jor-ei or any of that.
I just wanna hang out with my friends and play football.
Okay. Why don't you go get the truck? We don't want to miss the kickoff.
[Ominous music playing]
[Tires screeching]
- Dad, are you okay? - Yeah. Yeah, I think so.
Your mom would be visiting me in the hospital if not for you.
Dad, it wasn't me. I saw someone who can move like I can.
I couldn't believe it. He saved you.
[Sirens wailing]
Whoever it is, not only did he save my life, Clark, he also stole my wallet.
[Theme music playing]
J“ somebody save me j“
j“ let your warm hands break right through it j“
j“ somebody save me j“
j“ I don't care how you do it j“
-j“ just stay, stay j“ -j“ stay with me j“
j“ come on, I've been waiting for you j“
j“ to stay with me j“
j“ I made this whole world shine for you j“
j“ stay, stay j“
j“ come on j“
Hey. Aren't you two supposed to be at the game?
Well, the tickets to the game were in my wallet.
It was stolen. A kid took it outside the medical building.
You were robbed? Are you all right? Did he have a gun?
No, he had a very fast pair of sneakers.
But I'm gonna call the credit card company, report it stolen.
Hey, dad, wait. This kid, he was as fast as I am.
I should find out who he is. Just let me talk to Chloe.
Maybe she can track down where he's been using your card.
Come on, dad. If I don't find anything by the end of the day, then make the call.
All right, but be careful. We don't know anything about this kid.
That's why I have to find out who he is.
- Are you sure you're okay? - Sweetheart, I'm fine.
I wish you wouldn't worry about me all the time.
You were in a coma for months.
It's hard not to worry, you've been through a lot.
A little help from modern medicine, I plan on going through a lot more.
Starting with a romantic evening with my beautiful wife.
I thought maybe we could have a little dinner, then drive on down to the lake.
I'd love that, sweetheart, but I might have to work late again tonight.
Running the Talon is more involved than I thought it would be.
But I'll call you later, okay?
[Man] I'm heading to the library.
- [Woman] I'll meet you there. - [Man] All right.
[Tender music playing]
What is that?
[Lana] Urn...
It's nothing.
It looks like a very large tattoo hovering over a very provocative spot.
- When did you get that? - I got it, uh...
Before I came back from Paris.
Why didn't you tell me? I could've come with you
and gotten a mermaid or a anchor or a mermaid holding an anchor. What?
I didn't plan on getting it. It just happened.
Tattoos don't just kind of happen.
There's usually some ink and a fair amount of pain involved.
Well, what was I supposed to do? Ask you for permission to get it?
Whoa, hey...
Why are you biting my head off right now?
- I'm not. - Yes, you are.
Look, I just... I don't want you making a big deal out of this.
I don't care about the tattoo, okay?
But what bothers me is the fact that for some weird reason,
you felt like you had to hide it from me.
Now, I've seen what keeping secrets has done to my parents.
I'm not gonna end up like that.
Jason, the last thing I ever wanna do is hurt you.
But there are some things that I'm just not comfortable sharing with you yet.
I'm sorry.
[Ominous music playing]
[Shower running]
[Hip-hop music playing over speakers]
You lost?
You know, because I guess you must be, because this is my room.
Technically it's my dad's, since you used his credit cards to pay for it.
- I didn't take anything from anybody. - Save the innocent act.
I had a friend trace the charges you tried to stick on him after you stole his wallet.
And you went through my backpack.
That's invasion of privacy, messing with my stuff.
Your stuff? You stole all this.
[Bart] Yeah?
Prove it.
I saw you save my dad from that truck this morning.
Man, nobody sees me when I'm doing my thing.
Maybe you're not the only one who can move like that
Jay garrick, Barry Allen, Wally west, whatever your name really is.
It's Bart.
Not that that matters. I'll be a thousand miles away before you can even blink.
I don't know. I can blink pretty fast.
Who are you, man?
I'm gonna get my dad's wallet, then you and I are gonna sit down for a long talk.
Not big on the chitchat, dude.
Smell you later.
[Dramatic music playing]
Dad. I found the kid who stole your wallet, but I lost him down at the docks.
He just took off across the water.
[Bart] Hey, Clark.
What took you so long?
[Bart] I didn't think anybody else could move like that because
"fastest man alive," right? Yeah.
And you were right on my butt, man.
I always wondered if there's anyone like me and it turns out to be you,
Jimmy crack corn, fresh from the farm.
What story did you spin to con my dad out of a bed on the couch?
No story, Clark. Just the truth.
And what's that?
Well, a couple of years ago, there was, like, this accident, right?
And there was this huge flash of light, then my body went into overdrive.
And this happened in Smallville?
No, man, this is my first time here, and,
no offense, dude, but hopefully the last.
[Clark] I've never met anyone with powers like yours
that wasn't from around here.
Yeah, well, maybe you should get out more.
So how'd you get so fast?
Did you have an accident too, or...?
I was kind of born this way. Why are you living on the streets, Bart?
What happened to your parents?
Their son got zapped into a human lightning bolt, that's what happened.
They made this whole big deal that everything was gonna be okay and...
I don't know. You should've seen how they looked at me, you know?
I could tell that nothing was gonna be the same.
So you ran away?
[Bart] I just didn't fit in.
Man, I guess you don't have that problem.
You'd be surprised.
- I ran away once too. - Yeah? Why'd you come back, man?
To mow the lawn, milk the cows?
Dude, you should be out there with me, tearing it up.
You mean steal everything in sight?
It's not like I ever really hurt anybody.
I just swipe a little bling from the stiff upper crust whenever I need some cash.
I'm what you would call a have-not, Clark. I take from the haves.
Like my dad?
Look, man.
Don't even sweat it, okay?
- They don't charge you if a card's stolen. - Oh, and that makes it all right.
Look, man, my friends down at the suicide slums, they shortchanged me.
I had to boost your dad's card to get a room. I don't like sleeping on the streets.
Okay? Stuff happens there.
When I'm asleep, I'm just as slow as everybody else.
Don't hit me with the big cow eyes there.
- Okay? I can always take care of myself. - Yeah, you've done a great job so far.
You know what? Enough about the poor little street urchin, all right?
Let's take a closer look at the mysterious Clark Kent.
Let's see. You like to read about native American mythology.
You've scrawled the name "Lana"
on your notebooks, and have one of the most boring hobbies known to man.
- Rock collecting. - I don't collect rocks...
[Grunting]
- Dude, are you okay? - Put that away. I'm allergic.
Man, I've heard of people sneezing around cats and dogs,
but never getting all weak over a rock.
It's a long story.
Which is one I'm sure I would love to hear, after we get back.
- Get back from where? - Anywhere we want.
I mean, we are two super-powered studs here.
Why do you think I came looking for you?
Let's go crank it up, go have some fun. You ever seen Florida?
[Bart] Dude, that girl in the black bikini, she was totally checking you out.
- [Clark] She wasn't. - She was eyeing you
like you were a snow cone. You should've gotten her number.
I can't just walk up to a girl and get her number.
[Bart] Yeah, well, lucky for you...
I can. She said to call her next time you're in Miami.
Shh!
- I can't just go run back down to Miami. - Why not?
- Because it's... - It's what? Too much fun, Clark?
Come on, dude. Nobody's ever died from it.
What are you doing?
I'm eating a cookie, dude, I'm starving.
You can't just take things. My mom runs this place.
Look, man, there's a line.
- I don't do lines. - What's up, Kent?
I thought you'd be in Metropolis playing detective.
I thought I'd leave that up to the authorities.
Never would've caught him anyway.
- Chloe, this is my friend Bart. He's from... - The future.
- Really? - Yeah, I ran all the way back in time
to tell you that we're still in love 100 years from now.
[Laughs]
- Bart... - What's your favorite kind of flower?
Tulips.
- How did you do that? - Magic.
- Oh. - You wanna see some more?
Clark.
Knock it off.
Your dad called. Is that the boy who robbed him?
Yeah, his name's Bart Allen.
- [Martha] Why is he here? - I think he's lonely.
- He wants to be my friend. - Good.
- Maybe you can talk some sense into him. - Oh, I'm trying.
Oh, Lex is looking for you, sweetheart.
He asked if you'd stop by the mansion, said it's important.
Okay, but I probably shouldn't leave Bart alone.
[Inaudible dialogue]
I really don't think he'll notice you're gone.
[Lex] I purchased this from a private collector in St. Petersburg.
Convincing him to part with it required vodka and a small fortune,
but it was worth it.
It's very nice.
Take a closer look at the border design.
Embedded glyphs, similar to the kawache symbols found in the cave.
No one's spent more time down there than you.
[Pensive music playing]
Any idea what they mean?
I thought you weren't interested in this stuff anymore.
I'm still interested, Clark. Just not obsessed.
Which is why I'm not keeping this from you.
I'd like it if we could work on this mystery together.
So, what is it?
It's the last surviving page from a 14th-century manuscript.
It depicts the grand prince donskoy's victory
over his mortal enemy, mamai, at the battle of kulikovo.
Legend has it
this was the one object adorning the walls of Rasputin's chamber
while he studied at the verkhotur'ye monastery.
He believed this page would reveal a path to unimaginable power.
Rasputin would stare at it for days at a time,
attempting to penetrate its secrets.
- It's incredible. - Don't.
I've had state-of—the-art security installed to protect it.
I'm keeping it here for a few days before it goes into the vault at LuthorCorp.
[Watch beeping]
I'm sorry, Clark. I have an appointment.
Why don't you swing by tomorrow and we'll roll up our sleeves.
[Ominous music playing]
- Dude, you know Lex Luthor? - What are you doing here?
Well, Chloe shut me down, but, you know, her loss.
Man, this place is awesome. Have you seen all the cool stuff?
- You were just in there? - Yeah, I just took a quick spin.
Don't worry. Cue ball didn't have a clue.
- You gotta get out of here. - [Lex] Clark?
Who are you talking to?
- Dad. - [Jonathan] Hey, Clark.
You're just in time. Your mom's working late.
I thought maybe we'd have guy's night, watch highlights of the game we missed.
I saw something at Lex's, dad.
It was a page from an old manuscript, and it had Kryptonian symbols on it.
Kryptonian symbols?
Were you able to read them?
It had a message, repeated over and over: "Look deeper."
I used my X-ray vision, and I saw a map hidden underneath.
A map?
A map to what?
I think it has something to do with jor-ei
and what he sent me after when he was controlling me.
- I want you to leave this alone. - No, dad...
You were just saying you want to have a normal year.
How does traipsing across the globe fit in with that?
It doesn't. But hanging out with Bart reminded me that I'm not normal, dad.
It's time I stopped running from who I am.
What you really are is a 17-year-old boy.
Now, sit down.
Dad, it doesn't matter how old I am.
Whatever jor-ei sent me to find is very powerful and dangerous,
especially if in the wrong hands. Only I can stop that from happening.
- By stealing this manuscript from Lex? - No, he has no idea what he has.
I have to sneak in there, get a better look at it.
Clark, it's a bad idea. He could see you.
I'll be in and out before he even knows I'm there.
Dude, Lex's place was sweet. I mean, that guy's got, like, 20 cars.
Man, there is no way you get that rich playing it straight.
I gotta step it up a notch because that is definitely how I wanna live.
Bart, there's something I've gotta take care of, all right?
- Can I come? - No. It's personal.
But maybe we'll hang out when I get back.
There's a midnight show of speed at mann's Chinese.
Best popcorn, and Keanu rules in that one. So you wanna go?
You know, it sounds great. But let's just don't mention it to my dad, okay?
Okay.
Clark.
Man, it's been really cool hanging out with somebody like me, you know?
So I got you something, just to say thanks for everything.
It's an mp3 player, that way you can download your favorite tunes
and listen to them wherever we go.
Where did you get this?
I got it for you, Clark.
- It doesn't matter where I got it. - Yes, it does, Bart.
You haven't been listening.
You can't go around stealing.
- Why not? - Because there are laws.
For normal people. Dude, why do you treat your abilities like they're a curse?
They're not, man. They're a gift.
- I'm gonna use them. - I'm not saying you shouldn't.
Use them to help people not hurt them.
Who am I hurting? The store I swiped this from? They're insured.
That doesn't make it right.
Whatever, dude. I'm not sticking around for another lecture.
What are you gonna do? Run away again?
You're not gonna solve all your problems like that.
Look, I'm not running away, Clark.
I'm running towards something. I'll have everything I've dreamed of,
- one way or another. - Bart...
Look, I thought you and I were the same, but I was wrong.
You are nothing like me.
[Pensive music playing]
[Alarm wailing]
Don't move.
What the hell are you doing here?
Would you like to explain what happened here?
I just came by to say hello.
The next thing I know, all these alarms and lights were going off.
It's a little late for a social call, Clark.
Yeah, I just... I should've called, but I just figured you'd be up.
Are you sure you didn't see anyone else when you came in?
No. I didn't see anyone.
Then you don't know who did this?
No, I don't.
I believe you.
I know a real friend would never lie to me.
I better go and let you take care of this.
I'll let you in on a secret.
I'm not that worried.
You said this manuscript page is worth a fortune.
There aren't many fences in Metropolis who can move such a high-end item.
If I put the word out, some fiscally challenged citizen
will point me in the right direction.
You really think that'll work?
Don't worry, Clark.
Our thief is gonna learn there's nowhere on earth he can run from Lex Luthor.
I'd like that too, Jonathan, but I can't.
Because I still have all this work to do.
I'll be home as soon as I can. That's the best I can do.
Okay, bye.
[Lana] You're working late.
Oh, god.
It's like this never stops.
I don't know how you managed all this and went to school too, Lana.
It wasn't easy.
But I don't remember staying this late after closing every night.
Well, it's easier to do this here than at home.
Is everything all right, Mrs. Kent?
Jonathan thinks the only reason I took this job is to help out with our finances.
I love him...
So much.
But after everything that's happened, all his health problems,
the only time I'm not worrying about losing him is when I'm here working.
But if you're here all the time
then you don't see him anyway.
Isn't that like you've lost him already?
A summer in Paris has really given you some insight, Lana.
Thank you for reminding me.
Reminding you of what?
It's easier to deal with your fears if you can share them with someone you love.
Sure, however you wanna handle it.
No problem. It is my pleasure.
- [Bart] It's about time. - Well, I had some things to take care of.
Maybe when you grow up, you'll understand how men do business.
This grown-up enough for you?
[Ominous music playing]
It's a start.
[Car approaching]
[Grunts]
Mr. Luthor, I believe I have something that belongs to you.
Is this the dangerous criminal you warned me about?
He's not your problem. Come on, let's talk about that finder's fee.
[Lex] He's just a kid.
- Let him go. - [Hanison] No.
You have no idea what that freak is capable of.
If I were you, I'd be more concerned about the police now, hanison.
What did you do?
In about five minutes, this place will be swarming with Metropolis pd.
Well, okay. Then I guess we better hurry this up, huh?
Tony.
Look at the mess you made, kid!
Let's see if you're faster than a speeding bullet.
You don't wanna be here!
You still think what you do never hurts anyone?
- Lex? - I am sorry, Clark.
[Grunting]
This doesn't change anything.
No. You don't understand. It'll kill me.
You're not a murderer. That's not who you are.
- You don't know who I am! - Yes, I do.
Bart, I saw you save my dad. I've seen the good in you.
You've gotta stop running, or in the end you'll just be alone.
And you don't want that. I know you don't.
I know, because down deep we're the same.
[Suspenseful music playing]
I wish that was true, Clark.
[Jonathan] You have no idea where Bart could be?
[Clark] Lex was unconscious.
I stayed with him until I heard the police sirens, then I went after Bart.
By then he could've been halfway around the world.
[Jonathan] I think it could be for the best.
Now, look, I know how much you wanted to help him out,
but you can't force people to change.
He's not bad. He's just different. He's willing to accept that.
Embracing your abilities and flaunting them are two entirely different things.
I know.
It's just sometimes there's a part of me that wishes I could be more like him.
I spend so much time hiding, I'm starting to feel like two separate people.
You'd be surprised to find out how many normal people
feel exactly the same way. Son, everybody has secrets.
Yours are just...
Just bigger than most.
- I better go check on Lex. - Right. You wanna use the truck?
I kind of wanna stretch my legs.
[Jonathan] Hey.
- I thought you'd be at work all day. - One of the benefits of being the boss.
I promoted Linda to assistant manager so I could take a break
and spend some time with a ruggedly handsome farmer.
You're in luck. There happens to be one sweating in your driveway right now.
Maybe I should get the hose and a bucket of soap.
- I've really missed you. - Me too.
[Tender music playing]
[Jason] This is amazing.
[Lana] When Clark first found these caves,
I had no idea why he was so obsessed with them.
I always felt like he was keeping these secrets
because he was afraid of how I was going to react.
I don't wanna live like that. I don't wanna be afraid all the time.
You don't have to be. Not with me. That's what I've been trying to tell you.
Okay.
Do you remember the church we went to in Paris?
Yeah, I left early to make arrangements.
After you left, I noticed something odd on the tomb of countess Thoreaux.
There were these symbols etched into the rock, like the ones in this cave.
How's that possible?
I don't know.
And when I touched them, there was this blinding light, and then pain,
and all I remember is waking up the next morning to you knocking at my door.
[Ominous music playing]
Okay, wait a second.
So you're saying...
That some strange symbols on the tomb of a dead countess gave you a tattoo?
I know how it sounds.
Why do you think I didn't wanna tell you?
That's why you left Paris.
I had to come back to these caves.
I had to find out why I was missing 12 hours of my life.
But all I found were more questions.
[Jason] It's the same as yours.
What does the symbol mean?
I don't know.
Jason, I don't know what's happening to me.
Okay, hey.
Whatever it is,
we'll figure it out together, okay?
Okay.
Clark.
It's good to see you keeping normal hours.
I came by to see if you were all right. I heard you ran into trouble in Metropolis.
- News travels fast. - Curse of a small town.
So, what happened?
I decided to play cowboy and got my spurs handed to me.
To be honest, I don't know why I'm not dead.
There must be someone watching over you.
In more ways than one.
How did you get this back?
[Lex] I didn't.
It was sitting on my desk when I returned from the hospital.
Whoever took it must've had a change of heart.
I guess he did.
Look, we'll have plenty of time to study this later.
Right now I'm still nursing a bit of a headache.
I'm just glad you're feeling better.
Clark.
I thought you'd like to know I had the manuscript examined
by a team of experts as soon as it turned up.
Do you know what they discovered?
That I paid too much for it.
Thanks for checking in on me.
Dude, your drawing sucks.
Stick to the hero thing.
Like returning a priceless artifact to its owner?
It would've just slowed me down anyway.
- To a dead stop if I hadn't found you. - Yeah, how did you do that?
What are you, fast, strong and psychic?
I wish.
I spent a night in suicide slums trying to convince someone
that I had a thousand of these to fence.
A few guys pointed me in the direction of hanison.
Look at you, channeling your inner criminal.
So, um, what are you gonna do now?
I don't know.
I mean, it's a big world, figured I'd check it out.
See if there's anyone else like us, maybe start a club or a league or something.
- You know, you could come with me. - Or you could stay.
You have a great life, Clark,
but it's not mine. I have no reason to stay in Smallville.
You have me.
[Rascal flatts' "feels like today" playing]
Thanks for being my friend.
Are you sure there's nothing I can do to change your mind?
Tell you what.
If you can catch me...
I'll think about it.
J“ been carried away, away but I know something is coming j“
j“ I don't know what it is but I know it's amazing, you save me j“
j“ my time is coming j“
j“ and I'll find my way out of this longest drought j“
j“ it feels like today I know it feels like today I'm sure j“
j“ it's the one thing that's missin' the one thing you're wishin' j“
j“ the last sacred blessin' j“
-j“ feels like today j“ -j“ feels like your life changes j“
[theme music playing]