Smallville2001

Clark Kent:
I don't understand. None of this makes any sense.

Lionel Luthor:
It was when Lex was possessed with Zod. I became with possessed with all your father's knowledge. I found myself writing... in Kryptonian, the symbol for power.

John Jones:
It was a beacon. The same beacon Jor-El used when he needed me.

Clark Kent:
You knew my father?

John Jones:
I worked for Jor-El, bringing criminals to justice. When Krypton was on the verge of annihilation, he asked me to keep an eye out for you.

Clark Kent:
Where have you been all these years?

John Jones:
Watching from a distance, from my residence on Mars.

Lionel Luthor:
Your father wanted you to pass the test without any help. He wasn't to interfere unless it was absolutely necessary.

John Jones:
When you unleashed those phantoms, your life was at stake. I didn't have a choice. I had to help you out.

Lionel Luthor:
Like what happened at the docks in Seattle.

Clark Kent:
When that phantom infected my mind?

Lionel Luthor:
That's right.

John Jones:
Unfortunately, I've lost a step since then.

Clark Kent:
What happened?

John Jones:
Nothing.

[Clark opens John's jacket and sees he was injured]

Clark Kent:
That doesn't look like nothing.

John Jones:
I had a run-in with the last phantom. I have to leave Earth's atmosphere to heal, but first I must complete the job I started.