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| wallflower | Wed Jan 4, 2006 6:33 pm Post #41 |
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ch 13 The Kents truck pulled up at the mansion. However, instead of pulling up in front of the mansion, Lex had instructed Pete on a back entrance. They now bumped as quietly as possible along the narrow trail through the woods behind the mansion. Pete parked the vehicle amongst some trees that would provide some cover and hopefully prevent it from being spotted by anyone. Everyone exited the vehicle trying to be as quiet as possible. Pete had gotten a few steps from the truck when an idea struck him and he turned back towards it. Chloe watched as he bent over the side of the truck and reached into the bed for something. “What are you doing?” Pete produced an old and very used wooden baseball bat. “I thought this might come in handy.” Chloe and Pete followed Lex’s lead as he stuck to the shadows created by the trees as they approached the rear wall of the mansion. Chloe was confused when Lex suddenly stopped about halfway across the back wall. They were no doors of any kind nearly or any other kind of entrance. What is he doing? Has he heard something? “Why are we stopping now?” Chloe asked her voice barely above a whisper. Lex didn’t answer Chloe, much to her aggravation, he just extended his hand and pressed down on a stone that was slightly lighter than the surrounding ones. Chloe would never had noticed the difference if it hadn’t been pointed out. She stood amazed as Lex pressed the stone and part of the wall began to move. Perfectly hidden hinges could now be seen as the door swung back revealing a narrow passageway. Chloe looked over at Pete his eyes were also big, but he just shook his head and mumbled, “Should’ve known.” Lex broke Chloe’s stunned silence. “Take the corridor. Go all the way down and you should find Clark.” Pete’s eyes narrowed. He didn’t like this. It felt like a trap to him. Lex was just tyring to get rid of them. “Where are you going?” Lex looked at him seriously. “I have other things I have to take care of.” Chloe looked uncertainly between Lex and Pete. She knew what Lex was going to go do and didn’t like the idea of him being by himself. She also wanted to find Clark. She was still trying to warp her brain around the fact that there was a real secret passageway under the mansion. Lex tried to shoo them along. “Hurry up, before we all get spotted.” Chloe quickly grabbed Pete’s wrist dragging him into the corridor. Lex waited until they were well inside before touching the stone again causing the door to swing shut and blend back seamlessly into the wall. Pete watched as the door slid shut and they were now in almost complete darkness with only some fluorescent lights running along the both sides of the walls along the top for light. Pete snatched his wrist away from Chloe. Chloe looked at him offended. “What did you do that for?” “Why did you yank me in here like that?” Pete answered her very aggravated. “Because I wanted to find Clark.” Chloe was getting exasperated. What was his problem? “Did it ever occur to you this could just be a trap and you just sealed us inside?” Pete voice raised somewhat as he was talking. Chloe took a breath and tried to calm down. There was no way of telling who or how many people may be down here. She didn’t want to get this close to rescuing Clark only to get caught because of any argument. “Pete, I know you don’t like Lex and you don’t trust anyone with the last name of Luthor. But, just trust me this one time. I really think that Lex is trying to help.” Chloe looked over at him hopeful that she was actually getting through to him. Pete let out a long breath. “Fine.” Chloe felt ecstatic and couldn’t help but smile. Pete held up a finger. “But, if you’re wrong. Don’t hit me when I say I told you so.” Chloe nodded her head. “Agreed” |
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| Knight/m | Thu Jan 5, 2006 8:07 am Post #42 |
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Like yeah…come on, go on…:hairpull: *strangles WF for again leaving me hanging* ;p I want to know what happens next…is CK alright????? And :LOL: typical Luthor security at the mansion… nobody was watching the hedges to the secret passage way…when will he ever learn. :bonk: Oh where was Lex going was he going after Alexander? :evil3: |
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| wallflower | Thu Jan 5, 2006 10:05 am Post #43 |
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You know I can't tell you that. To either question. It is against my anti-spoiler rules. I wonder if I'm going to have to turn in my membership to RAEC. Readers Against Evil Cliffhangers, :scratchhead: since it seems I have joined the rival group TRWCC. That is Torture Readers With Clffhangers Club. The next chapter is done and should be posted shortly. :D |
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| wallflower | Thu Jan 5, 2006 11:22 am Post #44 |
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Knight, you're going to have to hug Snarky sometime for getting these chapters back to me so quick.
;) ch 14 Pete and Chloe slowly walked down the narrow passageway. It was really only wide enough for two people to walk side by side with a little extra room on each side. But, then again Chloe figured there hadn’t been too many people down here. It wasn’t messy, in fact it was very neat, sterile even. As they continued on the light increased in intensity and was now very well lit. They reached an area that had rooms on each side with wide glass windows as if for someone to be able to view what was going on in the interior from the hallway. Chloe looked inside one of the rooms and saw several different computers in one corner of the room. Black lab tables were lined up in the middle with various types of beakers sitting in trays on them. Suddenly Pete stopped walking and Chloe nearly walked into him. “What…” Chloe’s words were cut off quickly as Pete clamped his hand over Chloe mouth. He placed his hand over his mouth with one finger pointing up indicated for Chloe to be quiet and listen. When she did, she could hear the distinct sound of footfalls coming toward them. Chloe’s eyes got big as she listened and then looked at Pete wondering what they were going to do. He pointed to the nearby lab room, praying that the door would actually be unlocked. Chloe nodded her head as Pete removed his hand from her mouth. Pete grabbed the doorknob and as quietly as he could attempted to open it. At first he didn’t think it would open, but then it began to cooperate with him and it opened gently. He was in a way surprised it was unlocked, but then again who would be down here, that the doors would need to be locked. Chloe hurried into the room and squatted down against the wall below the window while Pete slowly closed the door and let go of the handle. He dropped to the floor, nearly crawling to where Chloe was sitting. They both sat in silence, though Chloe felt as if her heart was beating so loudly that surely anyone near could hear it. She looked over at Pete and could tell he felt the same way. They stayed in there makeshift hiding place until the footfalls had come and died away going in the direction they had come. Chloe let of a sigh of relief after a few minutes with no other noise coming their way. “That was really close.” Her voice was shaky, and her hands felt like they were trembling. “Yeah,” Pete nodded his head. “I’m going to check and see if everything is clear.” Chloe nodded her head in agreement. While Pete peeked over the glass Chloe looked at what was sitting right in front of her and curiosity began to get the better of her. She hesitantly stuck out her hand and nearly screamed when Pete grabbed it. “I wouldn’t touch anything.” Pete said giving her a wry smile. “Besides the coast is clear.” Chloe felt like slapping him for scaring her like that, but just glared at him instead. “Well, at least help me up.” Pete extended his hand like a gentleman and gently helped Chloe back into a standing position. They looked around one more time before exiting the room. After going just a little ways further they saw that the corridor branch off to the left. Chloe figured that must have been the direction the person had been coming from earlier. Pete looked over at Chloe unsure. “Which way?” “Lex, said to go to the end of the corridor. He didn’t say anything about turning.” Pete gave Chloe a look saying, You know how I feel about that. “I know, I know.” Chloe said putting her hands up. “Lets just go a little further and if we don’t find him we’ll come back. Okay?” Pete nodded his head as they continued straight on. They didn’t have to go much farther when they came to a room that caused them both to stop in their tracks. They looked through the window on saw Clark laying on a metal table with wide metal straps covering both of his wrists and ankles. Chloe noticed that his eyes were closed. She didn’t know what had happened to him or even if he was conscious. She thought made her want to cry. No, Chloe. You have to keep it together. Pete looked down at the doorknob, it was slightly different from the round doorknob that was on the door. This one had a long extended handle on it. Pete pressed down on the handle, but the handle stopped part of the way down and wouldn’t go any further. “What’s wrong?” “The door’s locked.” Pete answered anxiety evident in his voice. Thinking quickly Chloe asked “Pete, do you have a credit card on you?” “No, but I have a debit card.” Pete pulled out his billfold, handing over the card. “Great.” Chloe expertly slid the card in between the door and the frame while pressing down on the handle. After a few seconds she was rewarded with a click as the door slid open. She quickly handed the card back to Pete before rushing over to the table. Chloe shook Clark’s shoulder gently. “Clark, Clark. Wake up.” Clark opened his eyes, blinking several times trying to get his bearings again. “Chloe?” Chloe heard the surprise and relief in the way he said her name. “How did you get here?” “Lex helped. But I’ll give you the details later. Lets get you out of here now.” Chloe looked down at the restraints on Clark’s wrists. “I think I’m going to need your help on these Clark. You think your up to it.” “I”ll see what I can do.” Clark tried to pull at the restraints but they would only move a little. Chloe wondered why Clark just couldn’t break himself out. “Clark, what’s wrong?” “My abilities aren’t working right yet. They’ve been out since last night.” Chloe looked down at Clark realization dawning on her. He came and rescued Lex and me knowing something like this could happen. Chloe tried to look around on the top of the restraints to see if there was a release mechanism. “Who are you and just what do you think you are doing?” Chloe turned around slowly to see a man dressed in a white lab coat looking very angry. Chloe stared at him for a moment trying to come up with something to say when a loud thud could be heard and the scientist dropped to the ground. She saw Pete standing behind him, the baseball bat now showing a slight crack. “I told you this thing would come in handy.” “You didn’t hurt him too badly did you?” Chloe looked down at the now unconscious man before looking back at Pete. “Now, I hit him across the shoulders. He should be fine.” Pete walked over to Clark. “Hey, man. We’re going get you out of here.” “Pete, you look on that side while I look over here. There has got to be a way to undone this things.” Chloe continued to look below the restraints and the underside of the table. Chloe found a small button and decided to press it and see what happened. Chloe heard a snap and a slight hydraulic sound. She stuck her head up and found that her mission her had been successful and one restraint had popped open. Chloe nearly squealed as she spoke. “Pete, there’s a button on the bottom. Just push that.” Pete nodded and soon another snap could be heard. Chloe went to the foot of the table and quickly released the other two. Clark sat up slightly disoriented and stayed still for a moment before rubbing his now sore wrists. “Can you walk?” Chloe asked unsure. “Yeah, I think so.” Clark placed put feet on the floor and felt how cold it was to his bare feet. He held his weight for a moment but then he legs felt like Jello and he began to fall. Chloe and Pete quickly came to each side of him for support. They each placed an arm around their shoulder. Clark couldn’t help but smile at the awkward way they were going to have to walk. “Thank guys.” Pete just smiled. “Lets get going.” After careful maneuvering out the door, they made there way down the hall as quickly as they thought Clark could move. Thankfully no one else appeared and it seemed like they were going to make a clean get away. They stopped shortly before the entrance to rest and to try and figure out how to get the door to open back up. “Now what?” Pete asked worried. “There has got be a lever to open it, just like there was outside.” Chloe looked over at Clark concerned. “Are you doing okay?” He gave her the best smile he could at the moment. “Yeah, I’m fine.” “Okay, Pete. You check over there and I’ll check over here.” They both walked over to the wall and began feeling around. Clark knew he could help out, if only it would work. He decided it wouldn’t hurt, hopefully, to try. He decided he would start on the end Chloe was at and try to come back toward Pete. He concentrated on the wall, the image not changing to began with. Then slowly he got a fuzzy imagine of something mechanical near Chloe. But the picture went away before he could tell what it was. “Chloe, there’s something behind the wall near you. I couldn’t tell what it was.” Chloe looked over at him confused for a moment before realizing what he had done. She then turned back to the wall and pressed on a stone. To her relief she could hear the door beginning to move. As they exited Clark couldn’t believe how good the afternoon sun felt to him. He stood there just looking at it as it sat low on the horizon. “Feeling better already, huh?” Pete asked as he could tell by the look on his friend’s face. |
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| Knight/m | Thu Jan 5, 2006 1:33 pm Post #45 |
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I knew threats would work :evil3: …look how fast I got my request :heehee: …and here’s the hug for Snarky :hug: Thx
A fine time for humor Pete :shakehead: :bonk:
They do come in handy :evil3: ...I’ve three of them at home and I don’t play baseball :bonk: :LOL: Poor CK they must have put him threw hell in there… :sob: Ok now I can chill until the next chapt... :faint: good chapt... :coolyo: |
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| Lor1513 | Thu Jan 5, 2006 2:31 pm Post #46 |
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great chapter! :coolyo: |
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| roman1967 | Mon Jan 9, 2006 11:40 am Post #47 |
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This is coming along nicely, Wallflower. B) Update soon! |
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| wallflower | Wed Jan 11, 2006 6:27 pm Post #48 |
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ch 15 Lex walked purposefully toward the study, he knew that was where Alexander would be. That’s where he would be. He also knew that his arrival would probably not be a surprise; he was likely walking straight into a trap with no back-up. He just hoped that he had been right about where Alexander had been keeping Clark and they were able to get him safely. Lex could feel the butterflies in his stomach; he almost thought they were going to take him away. But, he was not going to let his nerves get the best of him. Some fear is a good thing; it keeps your senses sharp. He was just having a harder time than normal keeping it under control. He could hear his heart pounding away in his chest. He tried to steady his breathing as he reached the top of the stairs. He saw the double wooden doors and knew he could not turn back, his fate was sealed and he had to continue on. Lex opened the double doors and was greeted by the sight of Alexander sitting behind the antique brown desk with a smug smile on his face sipping scotch from an intricate glass tumbler. “I’m impressed. Really.” Alexander looked up as he spoke. “Came up here after me all by yourself. I didn’t think you had it in you.” Lex took a cautious step further into the room letting the large, ornate doors close behind him. He heard the thud of the heavy doors closing and to him it sounded like a coffin closing. Suddenly Alexander slung his glass across the room directly at Lex’s head. Lex quickly ducked; only to bring his head back up to see he was staring down the barrel of his own gun. Lex’s blood ran cold as the irony of the moment struck him. He had bought the gun for protection in case on an intruder. Now it was going to be used on him. He knew the person holding the weapon would not hesitate to use it. Am I really like this. Could I actually shoot someone like this? Lex’s thoughts were interrupted as Alexander began talking again. “Compassion is a weakness that I do not have. I will get what I want no matter what.” Alexander raised an eyebrow in thought. “But, then again if I shoot you I don’t know what might happen to me.” Lex watched closely as Alexander laid the gun down on the table facing him. “So, I guess we are just going to have to settle this the old-fashioned way. “ Alexander turned around removing the two swords from the cover on the wall. Lex’s eyes flicked between the gun and Alexander. He didn’t know if he could reach it before Alexander turned back around. But he knew he had to try. Lex’s momentary hesitation cost him as Alexander swung around, the sharp blade of the sword pointing out causing Lex to stop suddenly in his tracks. Lex gulped as the sight of the blade so precariously close to his neck “You didn’t really think it was going to be that easy did you?” Alexander grinned evilly at Lex “As you can probably tell these swords aren’t props.” Alexander placed the other sword down on top of the desk, picking up the gun again. “Now, back up and move that chair over there out of the way.” Lex remained still for a moment staring at his other half. “Go on.” Alexander used the gun to make a shooing motion to prod Lex along. “I don’t want you to fall and hurt yourself before I get to have my fun.” Lex backed up and did as he was told leaving a large empty area between the fireplace and the pool table. Alexander placed the gun back on the table watching Lex’s eyes follow it. “To the victor goes the spoils.” Alexander picked up the other sword; tossing it over to Lex. Lex caught the sword expertly as Alexander raised his sword to his face in a salute. They began to circle each other as Lex tried to figure out the best strategy. How does he think this is going to settle anything? We’re equally matched at this. Lex knew he had one ace up his sleeve that Alexander didn’t know about, but he wasn’t sure how to get close enough to use it or even if it would work. Alexander mistook Lex’s sudden pensiveness for worry about his friends. “You don’t have to worry about your friends. I won’t hurt them. At least I don’t think it will hurt.” Anger boiled up inside Lex and he struck out at Alexander unthinking. Alexander knew he had gotten the desired reaction and deftly dodged the blow while returning one of his own to Lex’s unguarded side, slashing his arm. Lex cried out in pain, grabbing his arm. Alexander shook his head at him and in a tone very reminiscent of one that Lionel would use. “Now, Lex you know better than to let your emotions get the better of you and make rash decisions.” Lex looked up at him, fire burning in his eyes. “That’s it. Come on. Let’s see what you got.” Alexander goaded. Lex stepped forward this time a little more carefully, his sword clashing with Alexander’s. Alexander could feel the anger coming off of Lex and seemed to thrive on it matching every stroke that Lex made pushing him backwards across the room until Lex was pushed up against the pool table and could not go any further. Lex held his sword firmly in place in front of him while Alexander placed pressure on him causing him to bend backwards onto the surface of the table. Alexander looked down at Lex gleefully. “Did you really think you could defeat me? I knew you and your friends would be back. So predictable. That’s why I had almost everyone leave from the lab. I couldn’t have everyone leave though that would be too obvious. Did you really think I would let them take Clark out of here after everything I done, unless I wanted tehm too. I wanted them to see just how pathetic their friend really is.” Lex had had just about had enough of the speeches. He headbutted Alexander causing him to stumble backwards dazed. Lex switched the sword to his other hand giving him a right cross squarely in the jaw. He followed that up by bringing his knee violently into Alexander’s midsection. Alexander continued to stumble backwards now gasping for breath, but Lex’s anger was finished yet. He brought his fist up in an uppercut contacting solidly with Alexander chin. Lex watched as Alexander landed hard on the wooden floor. Lex got the gun off the table, pointing it at Alexander his finger ready on the trigger. “Let’s see what happens to you now.” Lex began to squeeze the trigger when he heard “Lex, no. Don’t do it” Lex turned to see Clark standing in the doorway. Lex was relieved to see that Clark seemed to be fine other than looking tired and a little pale. “Don’t do it Lex. You’re not like him.” Alexander could see the confusion going on inside Lex and that Lex’s grip had lightened on the gun. He quickly snatched the gun out of Lex’s hand while getting up off the floor. Alexander placed his hand to his mouth bringing it back to see blood on it. “Nice shot. You at least know how to throw a good punch.” Clark didn’t know what to do. He was feeling a little better but he knew he wasn’t at full power yet. He didn’t know if he ran in there now what would happen. He cast a glance over at Pete and Chloe and could tell they were also afraid of what Alexander might do. “Since we have an audience now, I think we should continue the show.” Alexander walked up behind Lex holding the gun up to his head. He grabbed Lex around the neck with the other hand to make sure we wouldn’t try anything. “Now, Clark if you would be so kind as to come forward. I want you to see how pathetic your friend is. We didn’t finish our conversation from earlier. Are you going to help me or not?” Clark started to step into the room when he felt Chloe grab his arm. “Clark, are you crazy? What do you think you are doing?” She practically screamed at him, her nerves completely frayed. Clark seemed unphased by her plea. He keep his eyes on Alexander as he answered her. “Chloe, I want you and Pete to leave.” “What are you talking about? I’m not leaving you.” Pete put his hand on Chloe’s shoulder. He knew Clark was not going to be talked out of this no matter what they said. “Come on, Chloe.” He spoke gently to her to try and calm her. Chloe just shrugged him off. ”No, I left him here one time. I’m not doing it again. You’re supposed to be his best friend. How can you leave him?” Clark finally turned around to face Chloe and saw tears had begun to fall down her face. His face softened as he spoke. “Chloe, please go with Pete. I’ll be fine.” Chloe stood there for what seemed like an eternity to her just staring up at those soft eyes. She finally nodded her head before turning back to Pete. He wrapped his arm around her shoulder casting a worried glance back at Clark who tried to give Pete a reassuring one. “Now isn’t that just so touching.” Alexander mocked as Clark turned his attention back to him. Clark glared at Alexander. “What do you want?” “You know what I want.” Alexander growled back. “Power.” Lex knew he had to try his ace now. He just had to let Clark know to keep Alexander talking long enough for it to work. He looked Clark dead in the eyes and held his gaze before looking down at his pocket. He just hoped Clark was getting the message. Clark saw what Lex was doing but didn’t want to give any clue to Alexander what was going on. What little sanity Alexander had seemed to be unraveling. “You already know my answer. You seem to be so smart you wouldn’t need my help attaining power anyway.” Lex reached his hand into his pocket carefully so that Alexander would still think he was being the docile hostage. “Don’t you see with my brain and your power we’d be unstoppable. We could have anything we want. Everyone would fall at our knees.” Alexander’s voice raising with hysteria. “That is not what I want.” Lex managed to get the stone out of his pocket then quickly brought it, pressing it against Alexander’s hand. Clark shielded his eyes as a bright light illuminated the room. What he heard next sent chills down his spine. An eerie scream could be heard from inside the light before all was still. Clark blinked his eyes trying repeatedly before rushing over to Lex’s side. At least he thought it was Lex. There was only one person currently laying on the floor. Clark shook Lex’s shoulder gently. “Lex? Lex? Are you okay?” Lex opened his eyes looking very dazed. “What – What happened?” “You just got rid of your evil twin.” Clark smiled, happy that his friend seemed to be okay, jut disoriented. “Evil twin?” Lex asked very confused. “It’s a long story.” Clark answered. “Here let me give you a hand.” “Clark! Lex! You’re okay.” Chloe came running into the running and immediately gave Clark a big hug. “So, what happened to your double?” Pete asked unsure. “I have a double?” Lex turned to Pete still feeling very strange. “What you don’t remember anything?” Chloe asked incredulous. “No… not really. My head feels really fuzzy right now.” “That’s okay. I’m just glad you’re safe and things are back to normal.” Somehow Lex felt like he was really missing out on something |
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| roman1967 | Wed Jan 11, 2006 9:52 pm Post #49 |
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Sweet. I love the swordplay! |
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| Knight/m | Thu Jan 12, 2006 7:41 am Post #50 |
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Oooh look at you… getting in touch with your sinister side :evil3: …the fight was very exciting :coolyo: , you need to write more of those :heehee: . So did Lex really forget or are we ever gonna really know? Good chapt... :P: |
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| wallflower | Thu Jan 12, 2006 8:03 am Post #51 |
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I thought there should be one more chapter, thats a wrap-up chapter. That going to have to wiat until I get an idea about what to have people say. I'm glad you like the fight scene. :D |
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| Knight/m | Thu Jan 12, 2006 1:35 pm Post #52 |
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Are you kidding, I love fight scenes :mallet: …especially between Lex & Alexander :evil3: ...cuz you gotta wonder, which one is the lesser of the two evils. :heehee: Hmmm :bidea: maybe I'll make a fencing sig...Lex Vs Knight :pfft: |
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| Lor1513 | Thu Jan 12, 2006 3:10 pm Post #53 |
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Nice Chapter :coolyo: |
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| Knight/m | Wed Jan 18, 2006 4:15 pm Post #54 |
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:whistle: Are you still thinking on an idea??? |
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| wallflower | Thu Jan 19, 2006 8:18 am Post #55 |
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Actually, yeah. :P: I've had a bit of wirter's block. :wall: Plus, I've haven't gotten as much sleep this week as I normally need to have my brain working good. :D |
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| Knight/m | Thu Jan 19, 2006 9:10 am Post #56 |
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Oh that's an easy fix! *Sends a clone :bda over to help Amy sleep* I’ll wait patiently while he works on getting your brain working again. |
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| wallflower | Thu Jan 19, 2006 12:06 pm Post #57 |
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I haven't gotten any more sleep. But thanks for the clone, I think it helped. I've gotten 2 two pages so far.
:D As ususal the Lex part is what I'm still trying to figure out. :P: Make that 4 pages. ;) |
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| Knight/m | Thu Jan 19, 2006 1:33 pm Post #58 |
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Hmmm 1 clone = 4 pages....hmmm... :bidea: then another clone might = ? *sends another clone* :bda :sly: |
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| wallflower | Thu Jan 19, 2006 2:50 pm Post #59 |
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And I'm just getting to the talk with Lex. :evil3: |
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| wallflower | Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:55 pm Post #60 |
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Clark wearily shut the truck off and removed the key. He had just dropped off Pete and Chloe at their houses. We couldn’t believe how tired he felt. He thought he could sleep for a whole day. He knew he used adrenaline as an excuse for some of the things he did, but today that had been all he had been going on when he stepped into the study. At the thought of what happened in the study his thoughts turned to Lex and everything that had happened over the past few days. They had all stayed at the mansion a little while to make sure Lex was okay. He appeared to be fine physically; the gash on his arm was now gone. Clark assumed it was healed when the two versions joined together. As far as what Lex’s memory went, Clark wasn’t sure. Lex kept saying he was fine, just felt a little fuzzyheaded. He said he couldn’t remember what had happened, but Clark still wasn’t so sure. Clark just sat alone in the truck looking out through the darkness at the farm. He didn’t know if he had ever been so glad to be home, but he was hesitant to go inside. He knew that feeling all too well. It was the same feeling he had had when he came home from his self-imposed exile to New York. He caused his parents so much grief and worry. He knew they were going to just as worried now when he went inside. In a way it also made him feel good to know that his parents cared enough about him to be worried. It was an odd mixture of warmth and guilt flowing through him. Clark finally exited the truck careful to close the door quietly. He walked to the door seeing the kitchen and living room lights on. Mom was probably doing supper while dad looked at the newspaper. Clark reached the door and the first thing he could smell was a roast cooking in the oven. He enjoyed the smell for a moment before walking inside. Martha looked up from fixing the salad when she heard the door open and nearly gasped when she saw Clark and how paled he looked. “Clark! We were so worried about you.” She rushed over and hugged him, the impact causing him to sway slightly. Martha couldn’t help the worried look that crossed her face at this. “Are you okay? We tried to call the school, Chloe’s house and Pete’s house. Nobody knew where you were.” Jonathan had also seen the slight sway and was now as his son’s side. Clark looked up at both of them, putting his arms around them. “I’m okay just a little tired” Martha shot him a glance telling him she wasn’t buying it. “alright… a lot tired. But, I just need some rest then I’ll be fine.” “Sweetie, what happened?” Clark really didn’t want to tell them all the details and worry them more and was saved for the moment by a slight burning smell. “Mom, I think supper is burning.” “The roast! I’d forgotten all about it!” Martha dashed over to the oven, quickly removing the dish from the heat. As she placed it on top of the oven she saw that the top looked only slightly seared and it was still edible, just possibly a little tough. “It looks fine to me, mom.” Martha smiled up at Clark. She was slightly disappointed it wasn’t going to be as good as she hoped, but she wasn’t going to let it show. “Okay, I think we’re ready to eat now. Then you can tell us about it, if you’re up to it.” Clark nodded. He knew he would feel better once he had eaten and he knew putting off the conversation would just make them worry more. “You mean there were two Lex Luthors?” Jonathan asked incredulous. “One is bad enough.” Clark nodded before taking another swig of tea. “Yeah, the evil twin version was the one that kidnapped Chloe.” “And hurt you” Martha added. “So how much of all this does Lex remember, son?” Jonathan asked. Clark could hear the worry in his father’s voice. “That’s the thing. I don’t know. He said he doesn’t remember anything.” Clark answered uncertainty etched across his face. “You don’t believe him?” Jonathan looked at his son with a raised eyebrow. Clark normally defended Lex, but that was before the recent turn of events. “I just don’t know what to believe. I know that the person who did this was another person and not really Lex, but I just can’t help but think that may be some part of him like that. But, he did help Chloe and Pete to find me.” “Find you? Son what do you mean by ‘find you’?” Clark winced inwardly. He didn’t want to tell them that part of the story, but with his slip of the tongue he knew he had to go forward now. “My rescue of Chloe and Lex didn’t exactly go as planned.” “Clark, what happened?” Jonathan asked in a cautious tone. “Let’s just say I had a long day, but everything worked out and it’s fine now.” Clark saw the worried looks on his parent’s face and hoped they wouldn’t push any further on this. “You don’t have to worry no one found out anything.” Martha looked over at Jonathan and he held the same worried expression on his face as she did. She wanted to know about what had happened, but could tell that Clark didn’t want to talk about it. She reached over and put her hand over Clark’s much larger one. “I think that enough for tonight I can tell your exhausted. Why don’t you go on up to bed?” Clark sighed relieved. He got and slowly made his way to the stairs. He decided to take a quick shower before falling into bed. His head hadn’t been on the pillow no time before he was asleep. Martha was worried and taking out on the baked on mess that was still on the pan the roast was cooked on. “If you scrub that pan any harder you’re going to have a hole in it.” Jonathan gave her a wry smile. “Did you see him sway some when I hugged him, Jonathan? What happened to him?” Jonathan’s face turned serious, but tried to remaining reassuring and not shows his worry. “Yeah, I did. But, he said he was just tired and no one found out anything. I’m sure after a good night’s rest he’ll be fine.” He reached a supportive arm around her kissing her softly on the forehead. Martha smiled up at him slightly, hopeful but still concerned. Clark slept late the next morning, but wasn’t really surprised that his parents didn’t wake him. His mom, like usual, had cooked an enormous breakfast. She had kept a very close watch over him, making sure he ate enough. She was very close to hovering over him as if he was a little kid again. But, he couldn’t blame her for feeling a little overprotective lately. He had spent the day just relaxing around the farm. He had offered to help with the chores but had gotten a stern look from her in return. So, he was now relaxing in the loft just looking out over the farm while basking in the sun’s warm glow. His musing where interrupted when he heard someone coming up the wooden stairs. He turned to see Chloe appearance at the entrance to the loft. “Hi! How are you feeling?” “Much better,” Clark gave her that charming smile that made her want to melt and she couldn’t help to smile back at me. ‘I came by to check on you.” Chloe made her way over to the couch sitting down easily on it. “I’m to report back to Pete what I find out. He couldn’t come because he’s got another hot date.” Chloe shook her head at the thought as Cark got up from his resting place to sit beside her. “I mean, how does he do it?” She turned to him her face showing her puzzlement. Clark couldn’t help but let out a laugh at the thought of his friend. “He’s fearless.” “So, speaking of dates. How about we try ours again since the last one ended so horribly?” Clark’s face turned serious. “I’m sorry about that.” Chloe became angry at him. She should have known he would think that was he fault and blame himself for it. “Clark Kent I am not going to let you feel bad or take the blame for that.” “But…..if you hadn’t been with me then you wouldn’t…..” he tried to plead his case with her but she cut him off. “He would have come after me anyway.” She spoke more calmly her anger beginning to subside some. “You know I have a tendency to get myself into trouble without any help from you.” Clark looked at her for a moment before a wry smile crossed his face. “You do have a point there.” Chloe couldn’t help but smile since she had won the battle of wits. Clark gave Chloe his best apologetic look. “I’d really like to try that again,” Chloe looked at quizzically. “Why do I since a ‘but’ coming?” “But, I don’t think my parents are going to let me off the farm and out of there sight anytime soon.” Chloe felt slightly deflated then undeterred. “Well, then I guess we’ll just have to rent a movie and watch it here.” She lighted tapped his leg. “I’ll even let you pick the movie.” “Any movie I want?” Clark asked as a mischievous smile spreading across his face. “Yeah, but if it’s something truly awful I get veto power.” “Agreed.” Chloe and Clark both turned at the sound of another visitor coming up the steps. Lex’s slender frame then appeared at the top of the stairs. Clark turned his attention from Lex back to Chloe “Chloe, get the new Star Wars movie.” “Okay, “she stood up and greeted Lex.. She tried to remain perky when she saw him, but Lex could tell she was now more wary of him than she had in the past. “Hi, Lex.” She then turned back to Clark. “I’ll be back in a little while.” “Hi, Chloe.” Lex waited for a moment letting Chloe get past before addressing Clark. “Movie night?” “Yeah, since our first date got interrupted and I don’t think my parents will let me out of their sight with everything that happened Chloe’s getting a movie.” Clark let the comment hang in the air to see what reaction Lex would have. “Clark, I feel like I owe you an apology but I’m not sure what for.” Clark looked Lex straight in the eye. He seemed to be genuine, but he wasn’t sure. “Do you still not remember what happened?” Clark asked unsure, hopeful that his one-time friend would not lie to him. “I have small bits and pieces that are all jumbled up, but nothing concrete really.” Lex could tell Clark was trying to decide if he believed him or not. He wasn’t offended by the lack of faith given the past events. “Is there anyone else that I need to apologize to? Did I –I mean he- hurt anyone?” “You should probably apologize to Chloe.” Clark answered. “He really wasn’t hurt. He was scared pretty badly. She got caught in the middle of something and was used as a pawn.” “That would explain the less than enthusiastic greeting I received.” Lex gave a small glance over at the entrance to the loft where Chloe had left a little earlier. “I’ll be sure to do that if she returns before I leave; if not please pass my apology on to her.” Clark nodded slightly. “Sure thing.” “I did learn one thing during all this.” Lex turned his gaze back towards Clark. “What’s that?” “Some things should be left alone.” Clark was confused. “What do you mean?” “I was trying to push the envelope and have science go farther than it has ever gone. I ended up putting people in harm’s way. I don’t know how I would have faced your parents if something had happened to you because of me.” “Lex, I thought you went by the motto of going farther no matter the consequence?” “I’m still going to try and help modern science along, just not at the expense of others. I’m not trying that project again.” A smile spread across Clark’s face. “I’m glad to hear that.” Chloe appeared at the top of the stairs again. “Sorry, they were out of Star Wars, so I got Batman Begins.” Lex turned to Clark and shook his head at his choice of movies. “Well, I won’t take up any more of your time.” Chloe waited until he was out of earshot. “So, what did he say?” “He still doesn’t remember, but he says he’s not going to try the experiment again.” Clark looked at her and she could see the uncertainty on his face. “Do you think he remembers at your, you know, Clarkness?” Clark had to smile at the way Chloe phrased her question. “I don’t know, but he said something that was interesting.” “What was that?” “Some things are better left alone” “Lex Luthor – I don’t ever let anything go- Lex Luthor said that.” Chloe was dumbfounded. “Yeah.” “Wow.” Chloe seemed to be almost speechless. “Since you don’t have anything else to say. Let’s go watch the movie.” Chloe narrowed her eyes at him momentarily before getting up to go inside with him. THE END |
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