Clark froze, and for a moment his voice wouldn't come to him. By the time it did, Artemis was gone, leaving Clark to wonder just what had happened. He knows, Clark thought, feeling a chill running down his body. This stranger - someone he didn't know at all - knew, right down to the fact he got sick around the meteor rocks. To make it even worse, he even called it kryptonite - a word that only Pete and his parents knew. Clark was torn between following his impulse and tracking Artemis down, and doing the right thing, and remaining where he was.

So what did this mean? Clark tried to work this out as he imagined his dad would - his dad would come to a decision in a split second, but he wasn't as much of his father as he would've liked. What should I do? Clark worried back and forth. If only he could talk to someone, get another opinion. But no, Mr. Parker was out of the question, and so was Kasady and Mr. Barret. Even if someone knew about his secret, he still had to act normal.

What remained now was to see what Artemis would do with this information. Was he a friend or not? Clark didn't want to have to make more enemies, but the fact that Artemis knew about some of his abilities and the kryptonite was really serious...