Clark and Lana are walking down the street

Lana: Clark thanks for helping me; I'm sure you could be doing something better

Clark: No problem, Dad said that I need to get away from the farm

Lana: I Imagine, I was wondering if you were sick or something, cause I hadn't seen you in town for a long time

Clark; I sort of got busy, doing majority of the chores for dad

Lana: Well, I really need help re-decorating the place, it is sort of getting old, so I decided who else to call and help, than Clark

Clark: Thanks

Lana unlocks and opens the door to the talon

Clark takes the door

Lana: Thanks

Clark follows her in

Clark looks around at what she has done so far. It has been repainted in Bold Bright colors done as Stripes on one wall, the walls on either side have been splatter painted in Dark Dull colors and the walls next to then the Bold Bright Stripes and so on.

Clark: Wow

Lana: Thanks, it took awhile but Chloe helped me one night, do the painting and I got the furniture reupholstered and that is where you come in, I got a couple of couches to put around the place and I need help to put them in

Clark: ok,

Lana; Thank you Clark

Clark: where are they

Lana: in the back

Clark: Ok, and then let's get them

Clark and Lana walk to the back. Lana turns on the light and Clark sees the three couches sitting there. They start to walk to the first one when the lights go out

Lana; I can't believe it, it must of kicked the breaker, I'll go fix it

Clark: Here, let me, where is it

Lana: In the back by the supplies

Clark: Ok

Clark leaves the room

He tries to find his way the supply room but is grabbed by behind and he gets extremely weak and falls down to his knees

Lana voice is heard

Lana's voice: Clark, are you ok, did you find it

The voice of the person who grabbed him is whispered in Clark's ears

Voice: You screw up not and I cut your organs out slowly and painfully

Clark tries to talk, but nothing comes out but moans

Voice: Tell her your fine and give me everything that's in the cash register

Clark nods

Clark: Yeah Lana, everything's fine, I got it I think that you need to replace the circuit.

Lana voice: Ok, I'll come out then and help you

The person, starts to get an angry look on his face

Clark: No I'm fine

Lana voice: no Clark is you take it out you could be hurt; I'll call the electrician

Lana emerges from the back room and notice the shadowy figure holding a knife to Clark's neck and a strange green glow

Lana: What's going on

Person: Do as I say and no one get hurt?

Clark: Lana please

Person; Clear the register out

Lana walks over to the register and starts to open it,

Clark tries to stand as still as possibly, but his knees start to give out, he drops down and the knife cuts his jaw line and cheek

A green vein in the knife turns a bright green

Clark screams

Lana Takes out the little cash in drawer and hands it to the person.

Person: Thanks, but just in case you hit an alarm, I'm going to have to make sure you don't know whom I am

The person hits her on the head; she falls down and unconscious to hear Clark's screams in pain, as he is beat and tied to a pillar.

Cut to the hospital

Clark is sitting on an exam table and a doctor is looking at the cuts on his face, there are several large cuts near his temples, forehead, cheeks and jaw line.

The doctor starts to clean the cuts

Clark hisses

Doctor: These should heal in a few weeks, but that ankle your going to have to stay off, for a few months, it is broken in several places and it's going to need a cast.

Clark: How long are a few months

Doctor: Anywhere from 2 to 3

Clark: Great

Doctor: There, all done, now, I'm going to wrap the ankle until the swelling goes down, but in a few days I'll get a cast on it

Clark: Ok, thanks

The doctor hands him a pair of crutches and he jumps down from the table. He walks out of the room followed by the doctor,

Doctor: I want your parent to come with you next time when you get the cast put on

Clark: ok

Lana is sitting out in the hall

Lana: Clark!

She hugs him

Lana: How are you

Clark: I've been better

Doctor: he has a mild concussion, broken ankle and some cuts, but he should be fine

Lana: Ok, thank you

The doctor leaves

Clark: did the sheriff find the person who did this?

Lana: No, she said she would keep a watch out on him

Clark: Ok

Lana: Ya want a ride home

Clark: Sure

Lana: Well I guess, you can't really get home anyway with the way your ankle is

Clark: Yeah

Lana laughs and they walk out of the hospital