[Split habit's "Ms. Vandersanden" playing]
[Chloe] Wow. Can you believe that four years has gone by this fast?
- There you go. - Okay.
"To Brendan, a photographer who could always capture the moment."
Sure.
I gotta run. I'll see you.
- Bye. - Bye. See you at lunch.
Okay.
[Bell rings]
J“ 'cause I'd go anywhere with you j“
j“ fine glass of wine, broken to pieces j“
j“ I want to taste it, now you don't waste my love j“
j“ 'cause I must do something new j“
j“ something you believe in before you leave me here j“
j“ I think of you j“
- [Creaking] - [Water running]
Is anyone in here?
Haley? Haley?
Oh, thank god. I don't know what's going on,
but I think we're the only two people...
[Dramatic music playing]
[Grunting]
Oh, my god. What's going on?
[Bell rings]
Help!
Help me!
Help!
[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“
[Martha] He's obviously been thinking about this for a while.
You have to let him make his own decisions, Jonathan.
[Jonathan] Martha...
Hey. Do you mind telling me why you have a financial-aid package
to central Kansas?
That's where I'm going to college.
What happened to met u? What happened to Ohio?
What happened to Miami?
I thought I'd stay closer to home.
Clark, I know starting all over with new friends
in a new city can seem a little ovennhelming,
but you can't let that hold you back.
This is one of the most important decisions you're gonna make in your entire life.
You don't think I know that?
Does Lana happen to be going to central Kansas?
I don't know where Lana's going to school.
So, no, this is not about Lana.
Oh, then it's about us.
You don't think I can run this farm without your help.
This is where I'm needed.
Clark, your destiny lies far beyond those cornfields out there.
I'm not about to let you turn your back on that just because of us.
Now, I got a farm to run.
[Martha] Clark...
Is that really the reason?
[Ominous music playing]
- [Delia] That bio test was really hard. - [Lisa] I know. I totally bombed it.
Lisa, Delia, do you guys know what's going on?
Hurry, Chloe, you're gonna be late for trig.
Trig? You guys, there's no classrooms behind these doors.
Just play along. He's watching.
Brendan, wait. Don't let the door shut. What are you doing?
- Are you playing along too? - Playing along?
Chloe, I planned it all.
You brought us here?
Just because it's the last day of school doesn't mean it can't last forever.
Brendan, you're not serious.
Why stay stuck in high school when there's so much else out there?
I thought you, of all people, would understand.
You're editor of the torch, prom queen.
Chloe, you had everything in high school.
Once you leave, all that's gonna be left is a lifetime of disappointments.
But not in here.
Brendan, you cannot keep us here forever.
- You have to move on. - To what?
Look, some of us didn't get into our dream colleges like you.
With a pile of rejection letters,
moving on really means working at a local video store.
How can you be sure the rest of us are gonna go along with this?
Wendel, come here.
I said, come here.
I didn't do anything, I swear.
Chloe was wondering what happens when we don't play along.
No. No. Please.
- Wendel. - No, I didn't... [yells]
[Dramatic music playing]
It's best if you realize how much better off you are here.
I'll save a seat for you at lunch?
What do you think?
I think it's finally starting to hit me.
It's really over, isn't it?
I remember walking through those doors the first day of freshman year.
Actually, I think you tripped.
I couldn't help it. You made me nervous.
It was cute.
Who knew you'd turn into this big high school football star?
Former football star...
Who's gotten used to seeing you every morning at the lockers.
But I guess that's all gonna change now that you're going off to college.
Well, I don't know if I'm gonna go.
Really? I mean, what do you mean?
You've always dreamt of leaving this town
- ever since you were a little girl. - I know.
I feel like I'd be making that decision
because it's what everyone expects us to do.
If I go, I wanna make that choice for the right reasons.
So you're staying in Smallville?
I don't know.
I think it would be really hard with all of you guys gone.
Well, not all of us will be gone.
I'm thinking of commuting to central Kansas.
Then maybe I won't have to spend any more time
trying to figure out how to say goodbye.
[Woman] Wendel Johnson.
Chloe Sullivan.
Haley timmonds.
Delia Watkins.
I would've thought Chloe would be the first one in line.
LuthorCorp is the legal conservator of the cave.
We can do any excavation work we want down there.
I'll have to call you back.
I thought we concluded our business.
Almost.
[Dramatic music playing]
Clark was gonna take care of that tonight.
It's nothing I can't handle by myself.
I know what you're doing, Jonathan.
You can't take the place of Clark on this farm. No one can.
Every other farm in the county has at least five hands to help out.
Sweetheart, my family managed to run this farm
for generations before Clark came around.
I see no reason why I can't run it by myself.
Sometimes I wonder which one of you is more stubborn.
Why don't I give you a clue.
When are you going to admit that the truth is you and I can't run this place alone?
Martha, what exactly is it that you want me to do?
You want me to tell our teenage son
that we couldn't possibly survive around here without him?
What kind of parents would that make us?
Honest ones.
How many times has he asked to be treated like an adult?
- This decision took a lot of maturity. - Or guilt.
Martha, Clark still feels responsible for my heart problems.
I'm not gonna allow him to do this out of pity.
It's not pity, Jonathan.
Clark knows that if he leaves, he can only come back a few times a year
and he doesn't want one of those times to be your funeral.
[Pensive music playing]
[Clark] Chloe?
I don't know if met u is ready for the wall of weird.
- She didn't get the torch out. - Maybe the printers aren't working.
No, it's not even in its final format.
Chloe wouldn't let the last day of school go by without getting in her final word.
When was the last time Chloe pulled an all-nighter with a deadline
and didn't finish her latte?
Or leave without her lifeline.
[Ominous music playing]
I guess I should've trusted my instincts.
I knew you were working with Jason.
Judging from the fact that 10 minutes ago I lost all feeling in my hands,
you have a very curious definition of collaboration, Lex.
Genevieve and the dutiful son.
The oedipal bond certainly has a way of flourishing
when it's fed, doesn't it, Lex?
Lionel, the stones may be just another hobby for you,
but I didn't search all these years just to reach a stalemate.
You're making a big mistake, Jason.
I know she's your mother, but don't think for a second she won't turn on you.
Trust me on this one.
- Jason. - It's okay, mother.
I don't expect him to understand the meaning of family loyalty,
especially when the only thing running through the Luthor blood is betrayal.
[Gun cocks]
Now, we want the stone you stole from us.
Yes, Lex. Your father has one of those stones.
Then what do you want from me?
I have a feeling that he'd sooner die than give up that stone.
But all that might change if his own flesh and blood were at stake.
You obviously don't know my father as well as I do.
[Suspenseful music playing]
I hope, for your sake, you're wrong.
I've got a couple of cappuccinos and a double Espresso.
- Where do we go? There we go. - [Girl] Thank you.
Awesome. Thanks.
I'm impressed. Of all the seniors skipping the last day of school,
- I didn't expect to see you. - I'm on lunch break.
Right, right. Because, you know, why would you do anything
like any other normal teenager in america?
Last day's a "get out of jail free" card.
Even my best employee, Haley, flaked on her shift.
I'm here to look for Chloe. Seen her?
After my 2 am. Java run to the torch
so she'd make her deadline, I'd guess she crashed somewhere.
Lois, she never published the last issue.
That's why I think something's going on.
Clark? Could you sign my yearbook?
Is this the girl who didn't show up for work today?
"Most likely to be a sharks cheerleader"? Yeah, that's our girl.
Listen, wendel, Haley, Chloe and Delia,
they didn't pick up their graduation robes today.
Not a "most likely to ditch" crowd. Think something's wrong?
I don't know. Anything seem weird last night when you left Chloe?
She was just swimming through a pile of photos with some photographer kid.
[Ominous music playing]
- Hi. - Hey. Didn't mean to scare you there.
Just wondering if you'd sign my yearbook, actually.
Sure.
"Most likely to be a cover girl."
I kind of think the photographer had something to do with this.
Thanks. Of course, a photograph could never take the place
of the real thing, right?
[Ominous music playing]
[Delia] Chloe...
You'd better get to class. Bell's gonna ring soon.
You don't wanna be late.
I'll be right there.
Brendan.
What are you two talking about?
We were just planning a study session for Mr. Kramer's quiz.
I have a surprise for you.
If you ask me, "most likely to be a cover girl" is selling her short.
But at least you'll have a friend in here with you.
[Gasps]
Chloe, what's going on?
Chloe, I'm gonna let you tell Lana the rules.
Okay. Great.
How did I end up back in school?
Okay, don't wig out, but we're not in school.
Why are you acting like this?
[Whispers] He's watching.
Brendan, aka. Mr. Medusa's touch,
re-created this place.
It's kind of like a cage.
Gives new meaning to the phrase "capturing the moment," doesn't it?
But how did he——?
The last thing I remember doing is signing his yearbook.
- Lana, will you sign my yearbook? - Okay.
Look at the names.
I doubt it's a coincidence that the slumber party's guest list
was all on the "most likely to" page.
We've been collected.
Hey, guys.
I told Brendan you had a crush on him like you wanted me to.
What are you guys talking about?
When Brendan wants high school, we'll give him high school.
[Suspenseful music playing]
[Grunting]
Where is the stone?
Lionel, Lex is your son.
Despite what you want him to believe, I know you don't want to watch him die.
Jason, darling.
Oh, god!
Stop. Stop it.
- Where is it? - I gave it to Lana.
Lana doesn't know anything.
You wouldn't entrust anything that valuable to her.
I did it for the same reason I gave her the temple map.
She is the chosen one, and we all know that.
Jason.
I'll take care of Lana.
You promised me you wouldn't hurt her.
Has she ever shown any gratitude?
Lana has no idea how much you've been protecting her, and for what?
For her to choose Clark over you?
You know that I would never betray you the way she has.
[Ominous music playing]
I wouldn't underestimate her, Genevieve.
And don't forget, Lana lang's ancestor
pledged that she would revenge your family.
I would leave folklore in the past it I were you, Lionel.
My ancestors burned traitors at the stake.
Let's hope you're not one of them.
[Clark] Brendan?
He's gotta be in here. It's like his second home.
Just like Chloe should be at the torch.
This whole ten little Indians thing is starting to give me the creeps.
Popular guy.
Cheerleaders, alternate girls, jocks.
Yeah, Brendan knows everyone.
He's sort of your fast track to the front page of the torch.
That's a little Norman bates.
It's everyone from the "most likely" list.
- Lana? - Oh, god. Do you think they're...?
[Clark] No.
Seems more like a collection, like he's keeping them somewhere.
Lois, check this out.
Thanks, Clark.
It's like they're his paper dolls or something.
Except these blueprints are to scale.
He must have rebuilt this part of the school somewhere.
"Nash construction."
[Knocking on door]
Hey, it's amazing how much material we have for tomorrow's issue already.
Well, I wanted to make sure you had some great shots to work with.
You know, it's funny, four years in school together
and I had no idea that you and Haley were such good friends.
Why, what did she tell you?
Nothing I didn't suspect already.
You know, the more I think about it,
the more I can't believe you re-created this whole place for all of us.
After I got those rejection letters
I realized I spent so much time proving myself in here
and none of it mattered on the outside.
And we'd have to do it all again if we left.
So how did you do it?
I told my dad if he didn't build it, I'd turn my annoying stepmonster
into his own personal mannequin.
You should have seen the look on her face. It was just...
Let's go.
[Haley] Please get us out of here.
[Dramatic music playing]
You shouldn't have tried to get away, Haley.
I thought you felt the same way I did about our future.
- You can't keep us here forever. - You have to let us go.
I don't think you really want that.
I know you'll like it here, or you'll end up like your friend Haley.
[Lionel] I don't blame you for getting caught up in all this, Jason.
Your mother... oof. She's a difficult woman to resist.
Though you were supposed to get close to Lana...
But what happened? Did you stray a little too far from those apron strings?
You know, with all your resources, I'd have thought by now,
you'd know that Lana's nothing but my mother's pawn.
A pawn? Well, that's true, but a pawn you fell in love with.
It must be killing you that you've sacrificed your feelings for Lana
in exchange for some maternal warmth...
It seems you can't do without.
Makes us look like the waltons, doesn't it?
[Lionel laughs]
I'm sorry, Lex, I got you involved in all this.
You may not believe me, but I truly wish I were here alone.
To be honest, dad, I'm glad you're here with me.
Now knock that iron out of the fire and get it as close to my chair as you can.
[Suspenseful music playing]
[Groaning]
[Gun cocks]
[Dramatic music playing]
[Gunshofl
We gotta split up.
[Suspenseful music playing]
[Dramatic music playing]
Wait, Lex. Lex, don't do this. Don't do this.
Come on, look at me. You and I, we're not that different.
It was about our parents, not us.
- Please, Lex, please. - I knew I had to protect Lana from you.
Not as much as you've been protecting your best friend.
Huh? Clark?
Clark doesn't have anything to do with this.
You don't believe that. Clark's more connected to this than any of us.
You just choose to ignore it. I mean, think about it.
The symbols burned into the Kent barn. The fields.
It's a little late and obvious to be shifting the blame.
Why can't you see what's right in front of your face, Lex?
It's Clark. He's...
[Gunshofl
He was about to kill you, Lex.
Or divulge something you didn't want me to know.
Lex, you saved my life back there. I was returning the favor, son.
I had no choice.
I know you had the stone.
And if anything happens to Lana, you'll be begging for an end like that.
How cliche. An abandoned warehouse.
Oh, great.
Maybe there's another way in around the corner.
Why don't you go check? I'll see if I can find a key for this lock.
Keys? I doubt they're under the welcome mat,
but, uh, you knock yourself out.
[Ominous music playing]
Chloe.
Brendan.
You have to release everybody.
I wanted you to be a part of all of this, Clark.
But you guys... You guys had no right coming here!
You have to let them go. Things change,
no matter how much we don't want them to.
We can't live in high school forever.
You don't really want that?
Clark, think about it.
She could stay like this forever.
Always be with you.
You wouldn't be afraid it she ever left you.
- I'm not afraid of that, Brendan. - You should be.
She'll leave you, Clark.
She might never come back.
If you really care about her...
You'll do anything you can to keep her.
Let her go.
What's happening?
No, it won't stop.
You're gonna find out what it's like to lose someone forever.
Clark.
- [Chloe] Lois. Oh, my god. - Oh, hey.
Wow, I haven't seen you use that thing in a long time.
I thought maybe you'd outgrown it.
- Dad, I think that we... - Look, Clark...
Clark...
The time comes in everybody's life
when they realize their parents won't be around forever.
- Dad, I... - Clark, I just...
I just don't want you sacrificing your potential because of me.
It's not a sacrifice, dad. It's a choice.
It's a really fine line, don't you think?
I think we could talk about this all night and you're still not gonna understand.
- I understand a lot more than you think. - Right.
That's why you came up here to change my mind.
You raised me to make my own decisions. Why don't you trust me on this?
Because you are a lot like me.
I had a full ride to met u waiting for me when I graduated.
Problem is, my father needed me on this farm...
So I stayed.
Dad, that's a pretty big footnote to leave out.
Why didn't you tell me?
I didn't want it to weigh you down.
As much as I loved my father, I...
A part of me still resents him for needing me that much.
I don't want you to feel that.
That's not the kind of father I ever wanted to be.
Dad...
This isn't about the kind of father you are.
It's about the kind of son I wanna be.
[Pensive music playing]
[Wonderlife's "around the way" playing]
[Indistinct chatter]
J“ you never feel what you are is real j“
j“ you got your world in your pocket j“
j“ trying hard to pray each and every day j“
j“ it takes the pain away j“
j“ I heard you say j“
j“ you're lost when you're coming down j“
j“ you can't believe that you're on the ground j“
j“ haven't I seen you around the way? J“
j“ mother's gone... j“
[indistinct chatter and cheering]
Hey.
Thank you.
So I guess this is it, huh?
It's not like we'll never see each other.
Yeah, you'll have summers and holidays.
This sucks.
Yeah, big time.
All those tests and teachers we hated seem less scary
than the big question Mark that's hanging out there.
You'd think after all that happened to Brendan it'd be easier
to say goodbye to all this.
There's a lot here to say goodbye to.
Not to go all psycho sympathizer on you,
but I can't blame Brendan for wanting to keep everybody together.
Although, after that lock-in, I can't think of anything scarier
than being stuck in the past and not moving on.
Wait a minute, Lana,
did you say I'll have summers and holidays?
- What about you? - I'm staying in Smallville.
I thought you said you weren't sure.
Don't you want to see what else is out there?
That's exactly why I went to Paris last year,
but there's a reason that I was drawn back home.
I'm just not sure that I've explored all of the possibilities here.
J“ walk through the door j“
j“ you're innocent no more j“
j“ you don't recall what you've said... j“
maybe things won't change much after all.
J“ haven't I seen you around the way? J“
j“ haven't I seen you around the way? J“
[Theme music playing]