BACK IN BLACK
Chapter 1
The constant sound of dripping water was the first thing she could recall as she reluctantly opened her eyes which she regretted as the rush of pain hit her head.
Her vision was very much doubled over and after a couple of slow blinks she noticed the dustbins the half ripped posters of upcoming bands and then she noticed the smell.
She grunted annoyingly as she brought herself slowly to her feet trying to ignore the spinning in her cranium. She looked round and felt the familiar sense that she was in metropolis definitely due to the smell of unleaded petrol from the nearby highway at the end of the ally.
Then the reality of the situation hit her like a ton of bricks.
What the hell was she doing in a back ally in Metropolis?
She tried to recall her previous moments but it was drawing a blank all she could remember was picking up that weird ring and now she was here. She decided to run her own self diagnostic to confirm she was not loosing it.
Ok, Ok lets go through this Name, Lois Lane, Age 25, Residence The Talon Smallville Cansus, Family General Sam Lane, Lucy Lane, Chloe Sullivan, Friends……Clark Kent.
The last part took longer to digest as the last time she had seen Smallville things had not ended well.
But either way her analysis confirmed that she wasn't loosing her mind and most importantly wasn't nuts, she just seemed to have a small case of short term memory loss which hopefully will end after a good night sleep.
She began to walk out the ally when the sound of smashing bottles stopped her tracks.
Two figures came from the shadows and stood in her way.
"Well, Well, Well…" The first figure said rather slurry probably due to the effects of alcohol Lois thought as the man continued.
"…Look what we have here"
"My, My little girl it looks like you have took a wrong turn tonight" the other male said
looking her head to toe. Lois of course knew his intentions and crossed her arms and stood defiantly.
"Well I guess that's how much satellite navigation is a bitch sometimes" she said preparing to walk pass them when a tight grip from the drunken assailant wrapped round her arm.
"We didn't say you could leave…" he said more of a statement than a request.
Lois noticed his friend had manoeuvred behind her and soon realised she was surrounded.
"Well I didn't say I told you so…but if you don't mind removing your hand before you loose it I would be grateful…"
The response was pure laughter and most importantly the grip on her arm never left and she concluded as her free arm and fist clenched.
"Don't say I didn't warn you"
Not a second past a right hook from Lois Lane hit hard into the creeps face sending him staggering backwards.
Knowing his friend was behind her ready to react to the current situation she quickly swung her long leg and connected with a round house kick to the guys jaw.
The second creep flinched back and hit the deck head first.
Lois crossed her arms and shook her head.
"When are you people ever going to learn…"
Before Lois could finish she felt herself being hit hard into her back which send her falling forward hard hitting the concrete head first.
The dizziness that had subsided not moments before had came back with vengeance as she heard muffled sounds which she slowly realized was laughter.
She slowly looked up to see the two back ally creeps approaching her as her senses were taking longer to reboot when she felt a rush of wind brush past her and she heard a voice in the background.
"You will stop what you are doing…Now!"
She looked up to see the creeps had turned to face the sound of the deep yet familiar male voice.
"Yeah and who the hell are you to tell us what to do?"
Another gust of wind brought shards of debris up into the air causing a small dust cloud which obscured her eyesight as she shut them tightly to avoid shards hitting her eyes.
There was a small commotion and she then heard the words from the unknown man which were more colder and direct.
"Who am I?….I'm The Blur…don't forget it"
She opened her eyes and saw that the creeps had been tied up in a lamppost and she quickly made out a figure just going round the corner.
She jumped up and rounded the corner as fast as she could and saw the tall man obscured in shadows when she shouted.
"Wait!!"
The man stopped momentarily still masked in darkness.
"The police are on there way Miss I suggest you wait here…"
"No wait don't you remember me it's me Lois…Lois Lane"
The figure remained stationary for a moment before his unemotional tone returned.
"I'm glad to see you are unhurt Miss Lane now if you will excuse me I have people to save."
Before he had even finished his sentence she had grabbed onto what she now realised was a long trench coat and began pulling him back as she spoke.
"I am not letting you run away from…"
She couldn't find words to finish her sentence as without realising she had pulled him into the light and what she saw she couldn't truly believe.
Dressed in a long black trench coat also she could see was a black tee-shirt with a symbol of a S surrounded by a crest. But that was only a mild concern when the only thing she cared about was what she was seeing which was his face.
She blinked as she did not believe what she was seeing but the distinguishing things she noticed were different was his eyes apart from the blackness that would explain the lack of sleep the brightness of the once full blue eyes he once had, had now gone and left with empty pupils void of emotion.
She opened her mouth to say the words as if confirmation to more importantly herself as he stood still staring at her.
"….Clark?"
Within a second she noticed his eyes tense and his voice replied with defiance.
"Clark Kent Is Dead"
And in a black blur he had left her grip once more.
It felt like an eternity that she stayed in that empty stance when the police sirens echoed around her and she was brought back to reality with one thing running through her head.
What the hell is going on around here?
TO BE CONTINUED
