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| wallflower | Wed Mar 29, 2006 3:43 pm Post #21 |
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Clark heard the apartment door open and called out "I'm coming, Chloe." As he began to walk from the back of his apartment. He had been expecting her since she said she might drop by for a visit. She had done a good job of cheering him other night and he thought that she was probably just coming by as a follow up visit. She had said there was any real reason for her visit. To say Clark was surprised when he saw who was actually standing in his living room would be an understatement. Clark couldn't believe his eyes as he looked over at Lex standing there looking very much like a bull ready to go on a rampage. Clark didn't have much time to be shocked as his stomach began to tighten and his head throb. Clark looked around to find the source of his pain and saw the ring on Lex's hand. Then Chloe's warning began to ring through his head. You're not just dealing with Lana you're also dealing with Lex. Lex didn't seem to notice the affect he was having on Clark and he didn't intend to let on if he could help it. "Hi, Lex. What can I do for you?" Clark spoke in a calm voice. He didn't extend his hand to shake Lex's for obvious reasons; but he suspected Lex wouldn't have taken it anyway. He jut stood there with his arms crossed over his chest. Lex wasn't having any part of the nicety of small talk. "You just couldn't help yourself could you? Always have to be the hero." "What are you talking about Lex?" Clark asked trying to unaware. "Drop the act, Clark." Lex sneered. "The innocent farm boy routine might have worked back in Smallville, but not anymore." Clark kept his face unexpressive as if he really had no clue as to what Lex was talking about. This seemed to infuriate Lex even further and he edged closer as he talked. "You couldn't have her, so you didn't want anyone else to either. Admit it!" Clark really wanted to back away as Lex approached him; but Lex would view that as a retreat and that he had the upper hand. He didn't want him to know how much of one he had at the moment. He just hoped this was the right strategy. "Lex, that's not true." Clark stated, his voice remaining calm as Lex's angry voice rose at him. "Oh, so now you memory is not so foggy suddenly?" Lex yelled. "You know I can not stand to be lied to." Lex's anger boiled over as he took as he drew back and punched Clark hard in the nose. Clark saw the blow coming, but with his reflexes slowed he was unable to move out of the way in time and took the full force of the blow and the deadly ring. Clark landed heavily on the floor and reached his hand up to his nose and was surprised to see blood. He knew he shouldn't be given the circumstances, but it was still surprising when he actually saw himself bleed. "You seem surprised, Clark" Lex smiled down at his one time friend sinisterly. "I guess you would be considering how few times you have actually seen it." Clark looked up at Lex as surprise turned to shock as questions flew through his brain as he tried to process what was going on. He knows! How could he know? How long? What is he going to do now? "I know what you're thinking. How could I know about your little secret? Or should I say your super secret?" Lex's expression changed to one of smugness as he was definitely enjoying having the upper hand at this moment. Clark's face paled as the realization set it that he had been found out and by the last person that he would ever want to find out. If he had known for a while why wait until now to do it and why not finish him off already. "I'll answer all those questions that I'm sure are swirling around your head right now." Lex said as he began his tale. "Are you feeling the least bit of déjà vu at the moment? Does this seem familiar in any way to you?" Clark had to admit it hadn't because his was having a hard enough concentrating on what was going on now to think about any other time. "Having some trouble concentrating?" Lex asked in a tone of mock concern. "Let me jog your memory just a little. The setting was a little different, but the rest was the same. We were in your loft and you were curled up on the ground and I was standing over you. Ring any bells?" If Clark's eyes could get any bigger, they did, then as the memory came back to him about Lex and his evil twin. But, he had said he didn't remember anything from that. Lex's smile got bigger as he saw the recognition dawn on Clark. "I see you do, remember. I always had trouble with that time. Those memories just seemed to be right out of my grasp where I couldn't get to them. But, after one of our more recent encounters and I saw how you -or him- reacted to these rocks it awaken those memories. Everything became clear." "So, why have you waited until now to do anything about this new information?" Clark asked in as calm a tone that he could muster. He knew that Lex could hear the fear that was creeping into his voice. Clark also wanted to ask what Lex was going to do with this new found information; but he knew that Lex would probably let him know. "Lana" Lex's eyes grew dark again as he said her name. "I know that it would devastate her if her one time good friend and love were killed. She is the only reason you are still here. Then you have to go and mess that up. I thought the necklace might have been enough of a warning to stay away." Clark needed to do something to distract Lex enough that he could scoot backwards without him coming closer or something. The radiation was really beginning to get to him. His ability to focus on anything was really getting hard. Clark had to grit his teeth to suppress a groan as he spoke. "So, you did give that to her on purpose?" "Yes, but she doesn't know what it really is. Since the necklace wasn't enough to get rid of you lets see if this is." Lex reached inside his jacket and pulled out a gun. "Think you can dodge this now?" Clark looked up at Lex placed his hand on the trigger and began to squeeze. Clark tried to muster up all the energy he had left when he heard a scream from behind Lex. Lex turned around at the sound of his name being screamed out and saw Lana standing in the doorway. Lana's eyes were wide with fright as she took in the scene. She couldn't believe what she was seeing. Lex, the person she was about to trust her life with, was holding a gun on a bloodied Clark. "What are you doing? What is going on?" Lex's first thought was to try and talk his way out of the situation, but then paranoia seem to take over. Lex's eyes narrowed at Lana. "What are you doing here? Are you seeing him behind my back?" Lana took a step forward angered by Lex's accusations. She knew he wouldn't react well if he found out about her visit. But, the fact that he was accusing her of being unfaithful made her anger overrule her common sense. "Lex, no. You've got it all wrong. I was just passing by and I saw your car on the sidewalk." "Liar!" Lex yelled at her. "You're still in love with him. You've always loved him. He's turned you against me! I saw the way you looked at me the other night." Clark tried to crawl backwards while Lex was distracted but, couldn't help a small groan escape. Lex and Lana turned their attention back to him at the noise. "You're not getting away that easy." Lana saw that Lex was about to kick Clark kick and called out his name again to bring his attention back to her. "You're wrong, Lex." Lana was almost pleading with him now. She saw that he was completely gone. She thought this is what Clark must have been trying to warn me about. This was not the man she had planned on marrying; this was a completely different person. "Clark didn't turn me away from you, you've done that all yourself." She reached up and yanked the necklace from her neck and Clark and Lex watched as it fell to the ground. Lex stared in disbelief at the jewelry laying on the ground. When he looked back at her, Lana saw nothing of the man she used to know. "I can't believe you! After everything I've done for you!" Lex raised the gun towards Lana as she began to shrink back in fear. Clark tried to reach out to help, but he knew he was not going to be able to get to her in time. Suddenly a spray of some kind could be seen hitting Lex in the face. He quickly dropped the gun as he grabbed his eyes and began to stumble forward out of the doorway partially blinded. Chloe stepped forward into the doorway still clutching her can of Mace. She looked around and surveyed the scene in amazement. Lana rushed over to where Clark was still hunched over on the floor. Chloe started to move forward, but notice that she kicked something as she did. She looked down and saw the evil green necklace. While Lana was distracted she quickly pushed the necklace out into the hallway with her foot. She would get rid of it later, she had to find out what had happened now. She hurried over to Clark's side and looked between him and Lana. "Hi." She knew that it seemed to silly to just say that, but it was all that she could think of at the moment. "Thanks, Chloe." Lana saw turning her attention away from Clark momentarily. "How did you seem to appear in the nick of time?" Clark had to admit he was curious too. "I was coming by to visit Clark, when I got out of the cab and saw Lex's and your car I knew it was trouble." Chloe opened her hand showing the can of mace. "I always carry this around with me, and as soon as I heard the yelling I knew I was going to need it." "Thanks." Lana smiled at her genuinely. "Um, Lana why don't you go and get some tissue for Clark's nose?" Chole asked trying to get Lana out of earshot so she could talk to Clark. "Just go through the kitchen and the bedroom off to the right." As Lana hurried off for her assigned task, Chloe look over at Clark with a look of real concern. He looked completely exhausted. He seemed to her like the nosebleed was getting a little better. The tissue would hide that from Lana. "How are you, really?" "I'm fine now. Thanks to you." Clark said giving her the best smile he could at the moment. "Could you help me sit up better?" "Sure." Chloe reached over and helped Clark right himself against the wall. The small action seemed to really tire him out even more. Clark saw the look of concern on Chloe's face. "I'll be fine. Don't worry." Lana returned with the tissue. "Here you go. I also got some rubbing alcohol and peroxide if you need it." Clark took the tissue and held it underneath his nose. "I think this is fine for now. Thanks." "Anyone care to explain to me what just happened?" She was sitting against the adjoining wall and looked over at Lana who was sitting across from her. "Um, well I just came by because I saw Lex's car outside and I knew things probably weren't going good. I walked in and Clark was like this and Lex had a gun on him." Lana answered. "He thought I was seeing Clark behind his back and freaked out." Clark nodded his head and tried to talk around the tissue. 'That's pretty much what he said to me before you showed up." That and a lot more, but I can't say that right now. Clark gave Chloe a quick glance as he spoke to let her know there was more to the story that he couldn't say right now. "So, what are you going to do now?" Chloe asked as she looked back at Lana. "I don't know." Lana shook her head. "I'm not going through with this marriage. I do know that much." "I'm sorry you had to go through this, Lana." Clark offered sympathetically. "I'm just glad that I found out how he really was before I actually went through with it. Thanks, Clark." "You're welcome." Lana looked over and saw how tired Clark seemed. "I'm going to get going now. You look like you could use some rest." Chloe lingered for a moment after Lana left. “I’m not going to ask you about what all happened” Chloe smiled as the raised eyebrow she saw. “I’m going to make sure that you get some rest and no more heroics for today.” She waggled her finger at him for emphasis. “Yes, mom” Clark retorted. Chloe stuck her tongue out at him. “Now, give my your arms and I will help you up but you are going to have to help me out some. Whether you know it or not you kinda heavy to try to move.” Now it was Clark’s turn to stick out his tongue, but he did as he was told and Chloe placed one of his arms around her shoulders. “You’ll see the next time I take you flying.” “That’s fine I don’t really like Clark Airways anyway.” Chloe let go of Clark when they reached the bed. “I’m going to let myself out. 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| Carrie01 | Wed Mar 29, 2006 3:54 pm Post #22 |
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Wow! This is really developing into a great story!
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:clap: So what happens next? :unsure: When are we going to find out? :unsure: |
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| Snarky | Tue Apr 4, 2006 9:38 am Post #23 |
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Great writing, Amy!! (Sorry, I'm not able to beta at the moment.) ;) |
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| coolg90 | Wed Apr 5, 2006 9:52 am Post #24 |
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That was a good story i love how you used Rsacal Flatts Lyrics (I LOVE THEM GUYS) I just got there new cd me and my gang!!!! |
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| Lor1513 | Wed Apr 5, 2006 4:57 pm Post #25 |
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Gotta Love That Good Old Smallville Feeling <3
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yeah great story!! :coolyo: |
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| roman1967 | Sun Apr 9, 2006 11:29 am Post #26 |
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Looking good, Amy. |
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| wallflower | Fri Apr 28, 2006 8:16 pm Post #27 |
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ch 6 Chloe stood outside Clark’s door and knocked. She had to use just about all the will power she had not to have come over sooner. But, she knew that when stuff happened Clark normally needed some time alone before he could talk about whatever it was that was going on. So, she had sat around, albeit it not patiently until she thought it was safe to approach him. She knew something had happened because of the way Clark had been acting. He had seemed very nervous and withdrawn. She knew this wasn’t related to Lana. A quick shiver ran down her spine as the thought that Lex might know about Clark crossed her mind. There was no way that could be possible and she pushed the thought out of her mind and put a smile back on her face as the door opened. “Hi, Clark!” Chloe tried to sound perky, but when she saw that she only got a very small smile out of him she became concerned. “Hey, Chloe” Clark moved out of the way allowing her to enter the apartment. Chloe grabbed Clark’s hand and guided him over to the couch as she took her purse off her shoulder and laid it on the floor. “Okay, Clark what is going on?” Clark could see the worry evident in Chloe’s face. To be quite honest she wasn’t the only one. “What happened the other day? I’ve tried to give you some space, but it has to be something serious for you to still be like this.” Clark decided this was one time not to beat around the bush. He let out a large breath. “Lex knows.” Chloe’s eyes widened in fear, but her brain was trying not to accept what she had just heard. “Knows what exactly?” “He knows about me.” Clark stated sullenly. “He’s known for a while now.” Chloe’s mind was whirling. How could he know? Did he see something? Chloe couldn’t help the feeling of dread and the knot that was forming in her stomach. She knew this was not going to turn out good. “How?” “You remember back in high school Lex’s experiment with Black K?” Clark waited as Chloe recalled the moment. Chloe slowly nodded her head. “Yeah, but I thought he didn’t remember anything from that time?” “He said he didn’t but they recently resurfaced and he does know now.” Chloe still had trouble wrapping her brain around this. “So, why hasn’t he acted on this already? I mean it’s not really like him to sit back and not pounce when he’s found someone’s weak spot.” “Lana.” Clark saw Chloe’s slightly confused expression. “He told me he couldn’t kill me earlier because of Lana. But, he almost did the other day if you and Lana hadn’t shown up, because he thinks I turned Lana against him.” Chloe put her hand on top of Clark’s. No wonder he had been so jittery the past few days. Clark had inadvertently shot a hole in the one shield he had. “So, what are you going to do?” Clark shook his head in despair. “I don’t know. I went home and talked to Mom about it.” Chloe felt a glimmer of hope. Clark’s parents had always been able to come up with something to get them through whatever rough situation came up. “Well, what did she say?” “She didn’t know what to do either.” Clark looked up at her and then down at the floor hopeless. “Lex could come after you or Mom or me anytime and I might not be able to help you. I could not live with myself if something happened to one of you because of his vendetta against me.” “Clark nothing is going to happen to me or your mom. Lex has definitely changed from when he first came to Smallville, but I don’t think he would use us as bait.” Chloe hoped she sounded more confident than she felt as she reached up and placed her hand under his chin. “We will figure something out.” “I hope so Chloe.” Clark patted Chloe’s hand softly as the phone began to ring. Chloe saw that Clark was not moving towards it, so she decided that she would answer it for him. Maybe it would be Mrs. Kent with an idea on how to get out of this situation. “Hello, Clark Kent’s residence.” Chloe’s face paled as she listened to who was on the other end of the phone line. “Clark, Lex is on the phone.” Chloe handed the phone over to Clark who seemed to steel himself in order to talk to Lex. “What do you want Lex?” Clark asked in a firm tone, not giving away his earlier fears. “Meet me at the Luthor Plant # 4 in thirty minutes. Alone. We have some business to take care of.” Lex spoke ominously into the phone. “If I even see a wisp of blonde hair out here—well I don’t know what might happen.” Before Clark could say anything else Lex hung up the call. |
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| Carrie01 | Sat Apr 29, 2006 5:55 pm Post #28 |
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That was a great new chapter, Amy! This is developing into a really sinister story! :peek: |
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| wallflower | Mon May 8, 2006 10:00 am Post #29 |
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ch 7 Chloe looked over at Clark; his face seemed to be void of any expression. This seemed to worry her even more than she was before. This is no time to bottle things up and try to handle things on your own. What is going on? She wanted to shout that at him, but remained quiet and hoped that Clark would break his silence soon. As the seconds dragged on Chloe didn’t think she could stand the quiet any longer. “Clark, what did he say?” “He wants me to meet him at one of the Luthor plants.” “And you’re going to go?” Chloe already knew the answer to the question, but felt the need to ask it anyway. Clark just nodded his head in response. “Clark, you are going to be walking right into a trap.” She looked at him pleadingly, trying to make him see the rational point of view since he obviously wasn’t thinking clearly. Her words didn’t seem to have gotten anywhere as Clark just stared at her. “He can kill you. He has already tried once and I really don’t think he wants you to come over and have tea.” “Chloe, I have to. I have to do this before it involves anyone else. I know you don’t think that Lex would involve anyone else. But, what if I didn’t go and he got you or Mom to try to get to me. I would never forgive myself.” Clark put the phone down on the table and stepped towards the door. Chloe quickly grabbed hold of Clark’s arm before he quite literally disappeared. “Clark, if you are determined to do this you are not going alone.” Clark turned and looked down at Chloe pleadingly. “Chloe, you don’t understand I have to.” “Oh, enough with the noble routine Clark,” Chloe snapped. Clark looked at her in shock. He really didn’t know how to take her comment. “You don’t understand. Lex warned me that I had to come alone and that if he saw you that would be hurt.” Chloe paused for just a moment. She saw that Clark really was trying to protect her, but she knew she had to do this no matter what. “Well, we will just have to make sure he doesn’t see me.” Chloe could tell that Clark was definitely less than convinced. “Clark, you’re my friend. If not the best one I’ve ever had then the next to the best one. You have saved my life on numerous occasions. Most of the time it was because I had gotten myself into a situation and couldn’t get back out.” Clark tried to protest, but Chloe put her hands up and wouldn’t let him. “Let me finish. Yeah, I’m not as indestructible as you. I may get hurt. But, you are my friend and I want to do this for you.” She crossed her arms across her chest. “Besides, you are not leaving this apartment without me.” Clark actually had to smile a little at Chloe. When she had her mind set on something you were not going to change it. “So, it’s okay for you to use the noble routine but not me?” “In this case, exactly” Chloe looked over at the door. “I’ll get the door. Don’t want you trying anything tricky like locking the door and going off without me.” Clark held up his hands as if surrendering. “Fine. Have it your way. Like I ever win in an argument against you.” “That’s right. You better remember that.” Chloe turned from locking the door and she followed Clark to the alleyway. After they got to the alleyway Chloe stepped back a few feet to give Clark room to change into his costume. She saw Clark hesitate and was curious. “What are you waiting on?” “I’m not really used to anyone watching me do this.” Clark looked over at her slightly awkward. “Do you want me to close my eyes?” Chloe asked with a grin on her face. “Um… could you?” Clark couldn’t believe his was feeling like this around Chloe. “No problem… just no vanishing … Understood.” Chloe gave him a stern look before closing her eyes. She hadn’t had them closed for a second before she heard. “Okay.” Chloe opened her eyes to see Clark now in full uniform. “Ready?” Chloe nodded her head as she was scooped up and they headed toward the plant. “You got a plan of how go undetected at the plant?” “I remember us breaking into Luthor plants before – it’s like riding a bike- once you learn how you never forget.” Clark looked at Chloe sternly. This was serious. She doesn’t need to take it so lightly. “Clark, seriously. I know how the security cameras and the guards and everything operates out here. Besides our break-ins my dad worked for him at one time.” Clark seemed to feel only a small amount better. “But, what if he has changed things?” “Will you quit worrying so much?” Chloe asked exasperated. “Just land a little further back so I can sneak in. I’m sure you will go in the front gates. Be a nice distraction.” “Sure.” Clark landed in a slightly wooded area next to the plant. He changed back into his regular clothes and couldn’t help a knot forming in his stomach. |
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| Carrie01 | Mon May 8, 2006 10:17 am Post #30 |
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This is really getting exciting! I almost expected to hear atmosphere music playing in the background! Great work, Amy! :clap: :clap: |
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| coolg90 | Mon May 8, 2006 11:41 am Post #31 |
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:clap: :clap: This is such a great story Amy. :clap: :clap: MORE MORE MORE :bounce: Please!!!!!!!! lol :hyper: |
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| wallflower | Mon May 15, 2006 2:17 pm Post #32 |
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ch 8 Clark stepped out from behind a very large pipe right after a worker walked past. He knew that Lex probably was watching every move he made so there was really no reason to try and be sneaky. But, he wanted all of Lex’s attention so that hopefully Chloe could enter undetected. He had to fight the urge to try and scan the premises for her. But even if he did he really didn’t know how much good it would do considering the number of lead pipes around him. Clark began to walk along a pathway that led into the inner parts of the plants. Just as a reached a call box its door swung open. Clark was slightly startled but managed not to jump as he looked around to see if anything could have caused the door to fly open as it did. He didn’t see anything so he peered inside the box and saw a walkie-talkie sitting inside. It looked to be the same kind that the workers would use at the plant. Clark guessed that Lex must have triggered the box since he couldn’t find any other source for its behavior and picked up the device. “Glad you could join me.” Clark listened to the cold voice on the other end. “What choice did I have in the matter?” Clark shot back and waited for a response. “None.” Lex sat at a control panel carefully watching his prey. He wanted to make sure everything went as he had planned. “Just continue on the way your going. I’ll let you know when to stop.” “I thought you wanted to meet me face to face. Sort things out in person. Is this all I’m going to get?” “Patience Clark, Patience.” Lex smiled down at the control smugly as another monitor showed a small blonde form deftly entering the plant. ****** Clark continued to follow the directions he was given until it seemed like he was in the very bowels of the plant and definitely lost. He finally got the command for him to stop. Clark looked around for a moment to try and survey his surroundings. He was standing out in what appeared to be a small landing. He was surrounded on all sides with huge pipes. He had noticed on his lengthy trip that the pipes spewed steam out at what seemed to be even intervals. He had also noticed that some of the pipes had release valves; he assumed would be for a manual release. There were two walkways off of the landing. One was right next to where he stood and it veered off to the left underneath the pipe that was close to his head. The other walkway was diagonally across from where he stood. As Clark looked around he realized just why Lex wanted to meet him here. There was only one way in or out and it felt like he was in a maze. Lex would definitely have the advantage knowing the layout much better. Just as the thoughts were crossing Clark’s mind he stomach turned and he knew it was not caused by his nerves. One of the pipes released its steam as a silhouette could be seen emerging through it. Clark cringed inwardly as he saw Lex appear and the glowing ring that he was still wearing. “What do you want Lex?” “Oh, I just wanted us to be able to finish our conversation from the other day somewhere… more private.” Lex looked around for a moment before turning his attention back to Clark. “We kept getting interrupted the first time.” ******* Chloe was making her way quickly through the maze of passageway in the plant. She knew the general direction that Lex had Clark go in. She had tried to follow him as best she could without being detected but he had made a quick turn and she had managed to lose him. She knew she wasn’t that far away though. It hadn’t been that long since she had lost him. She knew that she had to keep a level head and not think about all the possible bad outcomes, but she couldn’t help it. What if I don’t get to him in time? She then chided herself for such morose thoughts. It’s going to all work out. Clark is going to be fine. She couldn’t help feeling things weren’t going to turned out the way she hoped. Chloe was broken from her thoughts by a sound that made a blood run cold. It had been a gunshot. Clark! She began to run ahead with a blind panic. Chloe’s sprint was soon stopped as a hand reached out and clasped her around her mouth. Chloe’s breath caught in her throat as her captor began to speak. “Hello, Chloe. I hear curiosity killed the cat. Let’s find out.” Lex could feel the fear radiating off of Chloe. He knew her well enough to know that she would quickly try to get that under control and try to figure a way out. “Oh, and don’t even think of trying anything..” Lex brought the gun up where Chloe could plainly see it and that his next statement would not be a veiled threat. “I really don’t want to mess up my nice plant.” He then pointed the gun to her back edging her ahead with it. Lex walked to another clear landing area that was a little bigger than the previous one with a slight elevation so he could see what was coming. “Come on, Clark. You don’t need to hide.” Lex yelled out to the air and waited to see what effect it had. “That trick you did back there with pulling the steam handle. That was really observant of you. I’m impressed. But, I’ve got my ace in the hole.” Lex looked down at Chloe and moved his top fingers away from her mouth enough for her to say something. “Let me know where you are.” Chloe stared up at him letting him know that she was not about to do anything that he said. Lex’s anger rose at her defiance and he pressed the gun harder into her back. “Now!” “Clark, don’t do anything stupid. I’m okay.” Lex began to cover Chloe’s mouth up again while Chloe decided it was time to act and chomp down on Lex’s hand. “Why you little… “ Lex snatched his hand away and hit Chloe between the shoulders with the butt of his gun knocking her unconscious. He as tempted to go on through with it but he wanted her alive at least for now. Lex still held Chloe’s form up in front of him like a human shield. Clark had listened to the whole scene from his hidden position a short distance away with a growing sense of dread. I knew I shouldn’t have let Chloe come. How could I let her risk herself like this! I should have just insisted she stay at the apartment. Clark shook his head. Beating himself up like this was not going to help himself of Chloe. He had to figure a way out of this fast and hiding was not the answer either. “Don’t hurt her Lex. I’m coming.” Clark called out as he rose from his hiding place. Lex smiled smugly as he watched Clark approach holding both hands in the air. He also saw the pained expression on Clark’s face as he did. Clark stopped across from Lex. He knew he had to think up something and quick, too much longer and he wouldn’t be of use to anybody. But, he didn’t know what to do. Lex had Chloe and Clark couldn’t get anywhere near him as long as Lex had on that ring. But, he wasn’t going to stand there and let Lex kill him with his Kryptonite bullets. It was just luck that he got out of it the first time and he didn’t think he would be so lucky this time. Clark saw that Lex was using Chloe as a human shield. As Lex was aiming right for Clark’s chest he saw his opportunity. Lex had lowered Chloe just enough that he could probably get off one quick burst of heat vision. That is if it would still work. Time seemed to slow to almost a crawl as the next moments played out. Clark heard the gun cocking just as he managed to fire off a round of heat vision. He could hit Lex in the shoulder and cause him to drop the gun, then hopefully still have time to dodge the deadly bullet. Two screams could be heard echoing off the pipes as both projectiles hit their target. Chloe was jarred awake by the violent noise. She had fallen down as Lex fell away from her dropping the gun as he patted at his shirt to put out the heat before it could catch on fire. Chloe scrambled as quickly as she could over to where it lay. Lex was also back and also reaching for the gun. Chloe reached it first and tried to stand up, but before she could get straightened up Lex had reached her and was struggling for control of it. Chloe turned slightly and brought her knee up as forcefully as she could into Lex’s lower abdomen. Chloe heard the air escape from him, but he was not letting go. Chloe decided to let go with one hand and delivery a quick blow to Lex’s nose while he was still stunned. That finally worked as Lex went reeling backwards from the blow. Chloe stood and watched in horror as Lex backed into a high voltage fence that was around one of the power generators for the plant. Chloe saw the overhead lights flicker for a moment before Lex fell to the floor. Chloe just stood there for a moment in shock. She slowly walked over to Lex’s prone form and saw that he was still breathing, although a bit shallow. She couldn’t believe what she had just seen, but a low moan quickly brought her back to the present. She looked over at Clark as she rushed to his side. He didn’t look good at all. He looked extremely pale and sweaty. Blood was soaking through his shirt. His head was hanging over to one side and he breathing was labored. “L-lex” “He’s still alive for now. But, you’re the one that I’m worried about right now.” Chloe unbuttoned Clark’s shirt a little at the top to try and get a better look at the wound. She gasped at the sight of it. Large green streaks were extending out from it in every direction. “Clark, you are going to have to help me as much as you can. We have got to get you and to a hospital now. I know how you feel about them. But, we have to go.” Clark’s head lolled back and forth as he tried to shake his head no. “N-n-n-o-o T-t-i-ime. Y-y-ou.” Chloe’s eyes became wide when she realized what he meant. “You want me to get the bullet out?” Clark nodded his head in a weak yes. “I don’t know if I can do that.” Chloe watched as Clark looked at her with a look of pure determination and faith. She had never seen anything quite like it before. “Okay, um let me see if I can find something to get it out with. I’ll be right back. I promise.” Chloe was amazed that she saw a small smile cross Clark’s face for a moment as she got up to leave. She began looking all around as idea shot through her head. She remembered passing a supply closet not to far back she was sure it would have something in there she could use. Chloe quickly found the closet and thankfully it was not locked. She guessed not that many people came down here so there was no need to lock it. She began quickly brushing things off the shelves trying to find anything that was of use. She wasn’t worried about the mess she was making; she just needed to find something fast. She felt a bit of relief as she finally found a multi-tool that had some small pliers in it and a small towel. “Okay, Clark I’ve got the pliers. What do I need to do now?” Clark mustered up his strength to try and talk clearly. “I’m going to try and guide you to get it out.” “Okay, let me know when you are ready.” Chloe got the pliers ready as she tried to keep her hands from shaking. Clark tried to engage his X-ray vision, which was giving him a splitting headache but he managed to be able to see that the bullet had gone in straight and was now lodged near his collarbone. “It’s gone in straight, so just follow the hole and you should get it. Don’t worry about hurting me, just keep on going.” Chloe gave Clark a pleading look almost begging him not to make her do this. Clark reached out with his good hand and placed his hand on the pliers. “No, I can do this.” Clark moved his hand and closed his eyes as Chloe began to work. Chloe’s heart ached and he nerve almost left her as Clark cried in pain. What seemed like an eternity later Chloe managed to remove the bullet. She quickly threw it as far away as she could. Chloe was then glad that she was not someone that passed out at the sight of blood or she would have fainted then as the wound began to pour more blood. She quickly pressed the towel into the wound as Clark had passed out for a moment. Chloe sat there for a minute with her hand on Clark’s shoulder before gently shaking him to wake him up. Chloe eventually got a very groggy response. “Okay, Clark you are going to have to help me get you out of here. There is no way I can carry you or drag you all the way back.” Clark shook his head as he tried to get up. Chloe took as much of his weight as she could as they slowly made their way to the surface. As soon as they made it outside both Chloe and Clark collapsed from exhaustion. Chloe looked over at Clark sprawled out on his back and watched in amazement as the blood stopped and the wound seemed to heal before her eyes. Chloe looked up and saw the pained look on Clark’s face had eased dramatically. “Are you going to be okay?” “Yeah, I just don’t think I’m going to be able to fly us home.” “We’ll I guess we’re just going to have to walk then.” |
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| Carrie01 | Mon May 15, 2006 2:38 pm Post #33 |
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Amy, that was a brilliant update! Very exciting and the build up of tension was excellent! Great work! :clap: :clap: |
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| wallflower | Sun Jun 4, 2006 3:24 pm Post #34 |
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ch 9 Chloe stood outside of Clark’s apartment again. She was coming by to check and see how he was doing. It seemed that she made a habit of it lately. She liked excitement as much as the next person, but she hoped things would calm down now and get back to normal. Chloe had to smile at that thought. Normal. Since when had things ever been normal in her life, especially after finding out about Clark? But, then she wouldn’t trade his friendship for anything. Chloe knocked on the door still musing over things. She waited for a moment before Clark opened the door. “Hi, Chloe” Chloe was glad to see a smile on Clark’s face. The sparkle wasn’t quite back like it had been at one time, but it was still there. She knew it. “So, what’s in the bag?” “I brought over some blueberry muffins.” Chloe said reaching in and pulling out the plastic container. “I know they are not as good as your mom’s but I like this store’s food.” “So, have you become my personal grocery shopper, now?” Clark gave her a mischievous smile as he lifted an eyebrow. “No, but someone has got to make sure you actually eat something.” Chloe teased. “What would I tell your mother if you showed up skinny?” “I don’t know.” Clark laughed. “But, it doesn’t seem like I’m going to have to find out.” Chloe smiled before turning more serious. “So, how are you feeling? Really. I don’t want to hear you’re fine if you’re not.” “I’m okay, Chloe.” Clark saw the stern look on her face. “Really. I just need a little more light and a muffin and I’ll be good as new.” Chloe’s face softened some as they both sat down on Clark’s couch and pulling out a muffin for herself and Clark. “Well, in that case you’re not going in to work today.” Clark’s eyebrows almost shot off as head as his eyes got big with surprise. “I’m not?!” “No, you’re not.” Chloe said as she began to eat some of one of the muffins. “Why am I not going to work?” Clark asked knowing that Chloe must have done something with the way she was acting. “I’ve already called Perry and told him you had a nasty stomach bug.” Chloe added with a smile. “I put in enough detail that he demanded you stay away and couldn’t wait to get off the phone with me.” Clark couldn’t help but laugh at the mental image of Perry White trying to get off the phone quickly. “You’re really are sneaky you know that?” “Why, thank you.” Chloe said still munching on her muffin. “I knew you needed to rest, but I also knew that you wouldn’t unless you were forced to. So, I took it upon myself to insist that you take the day off and rest.” She looked over at him sideways grinning. Chloe could tell that even with the joking around something was still bugging Clark and that he was wanted to ask her something. She waited for a moment not saying anything to try and give him a chance to get it out. “Chloe, have you found out what happened to Lex?” Clark had still been nervous about Lex knowing and him possibly coming after him again…. that is if he wasn’t…. Clark had a hard time with the word. Lex was certainly not his friend now but he didn’t want any harm to come to him. Chloe sighed. Sometimes, she just couldn’t believe Clark. A person tries to kill him on more than one occasion and he’s still worried about him. “I knew you’d be curious so I talked to a source of mine and found out that Lex was okay except for…” “Except for what?” “Except for some minor amnesia caused by the trauma and a few slight burns.” Chloe finished. “So, what do they mean by slight amnesia?” “Well, as much as I could get out of my source it’s the last few weeks.” Chloe said before adding. “I think Lex had a déjà vu experience at the plant. I think running into the electrical fence did about the same as his stint in Belle Reve.” Clark eyes look downcast as he leaned his elbows on his knees and a slight shiver ran through him at the mention of Belle Reve. That was one memory he didn’t want to think about ever again. Chloe saw Clark reaction and put her hand gently her hand on his arm. “Hey, I think you’re off the hook. So, you can relax some now.” “Maybe, but that still doesn’t make me feel any better about the situation.” Clark replied glumly. “I know you would never want anything to happen to anyone, even Lex because of you.” Chloe stated softly. “But, this is not your fault. Lex put you in a situation you had no control over. Besides if anyone should feel bad it this I would think it would be me.” “I guess you’re right.” Clark said as he turned and gave Chloe a very slight smile. Chloe decided to change the subject although she thought that she might be just going from the frying pan to the fire. “So, what are you going to do about Lana being on the market again?” Clark just stared at Chloe for a moment. She had switched the gears of the conversation so fast that he thought he could actually hear them grind. He composed his thoughts again before continuing “Nothing.” Chloe seemed to be a little surprised but tried to keep her face neutral. “Really, that part of my life is over and closed. I’m not going through that again.” Clark made sure to look Chloe in the eye as he said it so that she would know he meant what he said. “Clark, not that I think you need to get back up with Lana,” Chloe paused wanting to proceed carefully with her question. She didn’t want to offend him or seem rude. But, she did want to know and couldn’t really think of anyway to find out besides just coming out and asking. “But are you not wanting to do this because of your past relationship or because of you and everything that comes with it?” Clark thought for a moment, and then answered. “It’s both. When Lana and I were together we just yo-yoed back and forth most of the time and that’s not good for anyone. But, I also can’t see me being able to be in a relationship with anyone knowing that they would instantly become bait.” “Clark” Chloe answered him matter of factly. “Do you think that I’m not bait because I’m your friend and I work with you? You can’t keep your life on hold for what might happen. Yeah, some lunatic might one day decide to do something horrible. But, that cannot keep you from experiencing all your good days on the chance of one bad day.” “Point taken.” Clark started into his argument quickly but stopped when he saw the look on Chloe’s face. He took a deep breath. “Really, Chloe I get what you are saying. But, my situation is unique. I can’t exactly fill out a personal ad that says Single White Alien.” Chloe started snickering, she couldn’t help it as she pictured the ad. Then her snickering turned to blown laughter. Clark looked at her and began to laugh with her. After a few minutes of laughing themselves silly Chloe managed to get her composure and so did Clark. “I am going to save you from having to fill out that personal ad.” “Oh, really how is that?” Clark looked over at her with one eyebrow raised. “I know just the girl for you.” Chloe grinned. “Who would that be?” “Lois.” Chloe watched with amusement as Clark’s eyes got big and he looked about like he was going to fall backwards with shock. “Come on, Chloe. You have got to be kidding. Lois? I think that bump on the head you got caused some brain damage.” “Ha, ha very funny, Clark.” Chloe said. “I’m serious. I see the way you to banter back and forth. I know you’re not always the best at seeing what is right in front of your face, but I don’t know how you could not see it.” Clark just sat there silent for a moment, still unsure what to think about what Chloe was saying. “Okay, let’s say just for the sake of argument that I’m going to go along with this insane idea of yours.” “Just for the sake of argument,” Chloe assured Clark as she tried to keep a serious face. “Of course.” Clark continued. “What would make you think that Lois would go along with your plan?” “Don’t worry about Lois. I’ll have it taken care of.” Clark could swear he could almost see the wheels going full speed in Chloe’s head. **** A few days later at the Planet: Clark sat next to Chloe’s desk discussing different story ideas as Lois walked up. “So, Smallville are you going to make me wait all day?” Now, it was hard enough for Clark to keep up with Lois’s train of thought when he knew what she was talking about. He was at a complete loss now. Lois saw the blank stare response she was getting and shook her head in disbelief. “Chloe said you were taking us out to lunch and I’m starving.” Clark immediately turned and looked over at Chloe who seemed to be trying hard to keep a straight face. “That’s right Clark. You said that since Lois had landed that big corruption story that you were going to buy us lunch.” “Yeah,” Clark agreed absentmindedly as he stood up. Chloe started to get up as well but quietly pushed a button on her cell phone making it ring. She looked at both of them apologetically. “Sorry, you two go on I need to take care of this.” “You sure?” Lois asked. “Yes, I’m sure.” Chloe said as she answered the ringing phone. ”Hello, Chloe Sullivan” Chloe continued to talk to herself as she watched Clark and Lois get into the elevator. As the doors closed she couldn’t help but smile. THE END |
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| Carrie01 | Sun Jun 4, 2006 3:42 pm Post #35 |
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This has been a great story! I'm sorry that it has come to an end although I love the ending! Great work! :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: |
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| iluvwriting | Sun Jun 4, 2006 4:37 pm Post #36 |
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I just read this whole thing, it's really good! I liked the ending. |
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| wallflower | Sun Jun 4, 2006 7:31 pm Post #37 |
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:blush: I'm glad that you liked it. I enjoyed writing it. :D |
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| Melissa | Sun Jun 4, 2006 8:24 pm Post #38 |
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It was great Amy. I loved it! :D |
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| roman1967 | Mon Jun 5, 2006 3:30 am Post #39 |
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Finally caught up to your story, Amy. Great job!
:clap: Everything fit in all the right places. |
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