Senior year of high school begins; A girl's makeover turns ugly; Lois writes her first article; Clark goes out for the football team.

What's up with Clark: Clark's has aspirations to be Smallville High's quarterback. He hasn't tried out for the football team because of his super abilities. But he's tired of sitting on the sidelines and forges his dad's signature to get on the team.

What's up with Lois: Lois' father stops by and tells her she can't go to college, cause she didn't get enough credits to graduate, she's headed back to high school. Chloe is excited to have her cousin at school and gets her to join the staff of the Torch. Lois is reluctant, but takes on a story about plastic surgery after a girl named Abby shows up with a new look.

What's up with Abby: As a freshman, Abby was dubbed "Scabby Abby" and ridiculed by the football team, and most of the school. After three years of high school hell, she tells her mom, a plastic surgeon, she wants to look beautiful. Her mom is ecstatic, but only because she can test out her new kryptonite technique which completely changes a person's body. Despite the ethical and health questions, they proceed and Abby is stunning.

What's up with Jason: Lana's beau turns out to be a former football stud and becomes assistant football coach at Smallville high, so he can be close to his love.

What's up with Lana: Lana does research on her mysterious tattoo and tries to get it removed, but is told it's not ink, but branded under the skin and probably impossible to get rid of without a full skin graft.

What's up with the Kents: Jonathan isn't happy when Martha tells him Lex has agreed to let her manage the Talon, but tells her he'll support her.

What's up with Brett: Brett is a football hot head. Freshman year, he nicknamed Abby, "Scabby Abby," but he's hot for the new and improved Abby. The two makeout in the shower, but when Brett looks in a mirror after kissing her he flips out. All he sees is a hideous version of himself looking back. He runs out the school and is hit by a car driven by Lois.

How it ends up: Abby's mom is evil. She resents Lana for being naturally beautiful and when she learns Lana knows Abby and Brett were kissing before he freaked out, she manipulates Abby into getting rid of Lana. Abby sneaks into a back room where Lana is waiting for a surprise from Jason. She kisses a blindfolded Lana, who is shocked to find out it's Abby and not Jason kissing her. When Lana next looks in a mirror she freaks out and the mirror falls on her cutting her face.

The Torch team is hot on the story. Lois posses as a girl in search of an extreme makeover and goes to see Abby's mom. Meanwhile Chloe and Clark dig up more information on the procedure and what's really behind Abby's makeover. Abby's mom discovers Lois' true intentions and sedates her. She starts the procedure on her, which without the right settings will drive her insane. Clark breaks into the office and breaks the machine used in the procedure, but is knocked back by the kryptonite in it. Lois picks him up and fights off Abby's mom. Lana and Brett are given a chemical that reverses the affect from the kiss and besides a cut on her cheek, they're fine.

Jonathan's not happy Clark's on the football team, his powers give him too much of an advantage. But Clark tells him he wants his own life, to do what he wants to do. Jonathan respects that and decides to teach his son how to play quarterback.

Lois' first story is a huge success, life changing according to her fan mail. Chloe can sense she's excited and the two go off to watch Clark get dunked in the dunk tank.