As Lex started to wake up, he groaned. Not from the fact his head hurt, because it did, but because he hadn't missed the feeling of waking up with a sore head from Smallville. Then, he remembered why he was feeling this way and he sat up, straining against the bonds holding him to the tree.

"Anatoly, are you alright?" He asked in a low voice, his anger growing as he looked around for the damn cause of this mess.