Fandom: Smallville

Title: All's fair in Love and War

Pairings: Clark/Oliver, Lex/Lana, Lois/Bruce, Kara/Jimmy/Chloe, Bruce/Clark, Bruce/Clark/Oliver

Rating: M

Warnings: The M rating for this story will be mostly due to descriptive violence and excessive use of profanities over graphic sexual situations. There could also possibly be torture and controversial situations that will not be for the faint hearted.

Please read the authors note at the end of this chapter as it is of great importance.

Description

After saving Bart from Lex's 33.1 Laboratory along with the Green Arrow, Cyborg and Aquaman, Clark decides that it is the right time for him to train knowing that if he had listened to the A.I of his father in the beginning he would not be in a checkmate with Lex. Having now completed his extensive training Clark returns to Metropolis which has changed a lot over the years he has been gone.

Prologue

Four years ago...

"Okay thanks... So the Daily Planet is running with the story that a gas explosion destroyed the vacant LuthorCorp building down by the docks" amusement and a slight undertone of fear was evident in Chloe's voice as she re-entered the Kent barn; contacts from the Daily Planet had blessed her with nothing but bad news as she had attempted to gain any information on Lex Luthor as she possibly could regarding the latest incident.

Across the barn and leaning against one of the posts in his barn, Clark looked at Chloe with a look of apprehension and confusion.

"Vacant?" a slight look of distaste and annoyance crossed his face at his own words, looking over at his long time best friend, watching her sit down on the steps of his solitary area.

"Looks like the Luthor cover up machine is in full swing" sarcasm drowned his voice showing once again his frustration on yet another situation that the Luthor's had caused.

"Well at least we got Bart out before Lex ran him into an early grave" Chloe cut in as she indicated over to the red clad male who was sat contently on the small green tractor eating what was remaining of Clarks refrigerator.

The said teen scoffed somewhat at the blondes words a look of irritation flashing on his face moments before his usual arrogance took over once again.

"Oh come on. No worries. I had plenty of juice left" Bart spoke out proudly a smirk on his face as he held out his arms in a supreme manner as though nothing could hurt hi, much to the amusement of the rest of the room.

Stood beside him with a blank look, Victor gave a ridiculing roll of his eyes at the sheer egotistical mannerisms of his teammate.

"Could 'a fooled me, the way you cleared out Mama Kent's fridge…" any other person's voice would have been dripping in amusement or sarcasm, Victor's however remained blunt and level which just added to the humorous aspect of his statement for the others in the barn.

"Well, it's because I like to stay fuelled up" Bart replied in his usual arrogant tone before super-speeding over to sit beside Chloe.

"Just in case I need to spring into action" a grin appeared on his face as he looked at the blonde woman.

With a slightly disbelieving look, Chloe held back a bubble of laughter as she spoke not wanting to ridicule the teen any more than the others already were.

"I still have a boyfriend" she pointed out with a small smirk to the younger teen, watching with amusement as his features change to a look of disappointment.

"Yeah, well a man can dream, can't he?"

"Now you know why we call him Impulse" AC cut in, moving closer to the group as he watched Clark glance over at Bart like a proud older brother; a small smile forming on his face at the action.

As AC spoke however, his words dawned on Clark and he couldn't help but give an almost silent laugh at the sheer idea behind what was unravelling before him.

"Impulse, Cyborg... Aquaman, Green Arrow, what do you call your team?"

At that Bart jumped out of his seat and moved closer to the group of heroes, an excited look written over his face as he clapped his hands together

"I don't know. I've been thinking. We need something cool" punching AC in the arm he stood between him and Victor "We need something like—"

"I was thinking about something with the word 'Justice' in it" the voice was familiar and as Oliver Queen emerged from the shadows to approach the group, all eyes drifted to him; much like it usually did when the blond billionaire walked into a room.

"After all, that's what Lex is gonna get a big dose of" he added as he sent a smile in Clark's direction, startling the man ever so slightly

"Victor and AC were able to hack into the 33.1 mainframe before we blew the building" Oliver held up a glowing green USB stick to emphasise his point the smirk on his face growing before he slipped the device back into his pocket.

A look of surprise formed on Clark and Chloe's face as the stared at the small device for a moment before their eyes drifted back up to Oliver.

"That was your other mission" Chloe spoke out as she finally was able to piece everything together.

"Haven't met the computer yet I couldn't crack wide open" Victor replied calmly.

"What did you guys find out?" Clark spoke out, completely ignoring the feeling of Oliver's eyes on the back of his head as he looked over at Victor, AC and Bart awaiting the answers they had.

"That Lex isn't satisfied playing in his own backyard anymore" AC answered for him, eyes flicking over to Oliver before moving back to Clark and Chloe.

"LuthorCorp is starting up divisions of 33.1 all across the globe" Oliver finished for AC meaning Clark had to turn around and face the blond man whose dark brown eyes automatically locked onto to his own

"Wherever there's evidence of people with abilities there'll be laboratories to do experiments" he concluded his eyes still on Clark.

Worry filled Clark's mind at that thought. The idea of Lex having an army of superhuman warriors was a worrying thought that he knew neither he nor Oliver and his team wanted to face that.

"We can't let that happen" he spoke aloud. 'I won't let it happen and I know what I must do' he added to himself.

The smile returned to Oliver's face as he saw the emotions flash across Clark's green eyes.

"We won't" he reassured Clark with a smile before returning to his serious stance.

"Gentlemen, our first target is a large facility on the island of Corto Maltese. You guys know the drill. Wheels up in 30 minutes; Get your gear" with that said AC, Victor and Bart all went to take their leave.

Stopping right in front of Clark, Bart looked up at the older male; his arms crossed over his chest with a hopeful expression on his face.

"You coming, amigo?" he questioned in a soft voice so unlike his usual behaviour.

The comment from the youngest caused AC and Victor to stop and look back as though the thought had never entered their minds.

"Yeah, you gotta come with us, man" AC spoke out.

"We could use the big guns" Victor added in his usual tone.

Clark's face fell; he wanted to go with them but he knew what he had to do and going with him would only prolong the inevitable even longer. 'I know what I have to do to beat Lex. I don't want to do it but I have to' he thought to himself as he looked at Oliver who was looking back at him as though he knew what he was thinking.

Despite knowing the brunets answer already Oliver smiled hopefully at Clark his brown eyes shining somewhat in a questioning manner that he knew Clark would understand.

"They're right, you know? You'd be a major asset to the team" he spoke out as Victor, Bart and AC lined up and looked at Clark hopefully awaiting his answer.

With a deep sigh Clark looked to Oliver with an almost apologetic smile on his face.

"I want to be a part of this, guys, I really do"

Sorrow filled the brown eyes of the blond millionaire even though he tried to hold it back knowing that his eyes would be the true portal to his emotions over what he was saying

"But?" he said simply. He didn't know why the thought of Clark leaving hurt him so much, though if he was honest he didn't really want to find out why that was knowing that it could step into very dangerous waters.

"I have decided that it is time I live up to my destiny. If I ever plan on beating Lex I need to follow the path I have had set out in front of me rather than trying to escape it. I don't know when I will see you guys again but... This is something I must do. When I come back... I promise to join you and fight by your side" Clark's guilt faded as the sorrow drained from Oliver's eyes as the blonde smiled at him.

With peace of mind Oliver wanted to shout out in celebration.

"This isn't the end of the story, Clark" he spoke out, reminding the man that they would meet again. With that he held out his hand, which Clark quickly grabbed making Oliver's smile grow further.

"This is just the beginning" a smirk formed on his face hoping that his attempt at humour would not spoil the moment.

"After all, we still need to get you into a costume" with that he released Clark's hand, his smirk growing further at the frown that formed on Clark's face.

"Chloe" Oliver said with a nod as he walked past the woman to join his team.

"Come on, boys" he said as he walked ahead of them.

"Let's go save the world" he added as they followed him out of the barn leaving Clark and Chloe alone.

With a smile Chloe moved to stand besides Clark as they watched the four heroes walk into a very dramatic looking sunset.

"You know, you have some pretty amazing friends, Clark Kent" she said with a smile as she looked up at her friend.

Though he was expecting a lecture he couldn't help the smile that formed on his face as he looked back at Chloe.

"Yeah, I do" he said throwing her a look that said she was included.

"So when did you make the decision?" she asked knowing he would know what she was talking about.

"As I walked into the Kryptonite filled room and felt the pain. I knew then that if I had done as Jor-El had instructed of me years ago, maybe, just maybe I would stop walking into obvious mistakes. I know now that if I want to make a difference I have to complete my training" he explained as he lent back against the wooden pole once again and looked at his long time best friend.

A smile formed on Chloe's face as she looked proudly at the man before her, amazed slightly about the man the Kansas farm boy was quickly becoming.

"No matter what you do Clark; we will always be proud of you. And I will be waiting your return. Go become a man your world can be as proud of as we are of you" she spoke before she was enveloped in the man's arms.

"Thanks Chloe" he smiled down at her again as he released her.

"Oliver was right about one thing Clark. This is just the beginning"

A/N

So this is a little different to the original structure of this story but after leaving it for well over a year my writing style has changed somewhat so I have re-written the later chapters. I also had some new ideas that I want to integrate into my story. Because of this the general plot has changed quite significantly from my original plan. This does mean that the Olli/Clark will take a bit of a back seat but they will end up together in the end and there will be little scenes appearing here there and everywhere.

Also some of the storylines that appear in later episodes than Justice will happen only a little differently so don't be surprised if characters appear randomly throughout my story in both evil and good roles.

Anyway, if you are re-reading or new to this story thank you and I apologise for the really long wait but my Smallville marathon has driven me to begin writing again.