The skies began to growl angrily down on the earth, as the clouds got darker as if a huge downpour was coming. Clark threw the last stack of hay at the corner and rubbed his hands together after he completed his chores. Throughout the whole day, Clark couldn't help but think about the ghost that haunted Lois the night before. He believed that Amy was trying to tell Lois something and he wanted to find out as well. Shelby walked into the barn and lay down on the hay that Clark just stacked comfortably, enjoying the cool breeze. Clark went over to Shelby and began stroking his head tenderly and enjoyed the breeze with him.
It was past nine o'clock and Clark had to make a move to the Talon to meet up with the rest of gang to solve the puzzle of the mysterious ghost together. He stroked Shelby for the last time and got up. "I've got to go and meet up with the rest of them now. You stay here and take good care of the house, okay?" Clark ordered Shelby.
Shelby stared at him, took his right paw and covered both of his eyes dismissively. Clark laughed at the quirkiness of his dog and super sped out of the barn. He appeared at the Talon in less than a minute and heard a group of people bickering.
"You guys got lost in Metropolis?" said Chloe shocked at the incident that happened between Lois and Jimmy. "Jimmy, how can you not know your way around Metropolis?"
"Mr Smart guy here thinks he knows the way and led us the wrong way. We almost got beaten up by thugs again," said Lois irritably.
"Once he escaped from prison do you expect him to be still in Metropolis? He'll probably be out of the country by then."
"Wait, how did you know that a bandit escaped from prison?" questioned Chloe.
"I heard it in the news this morning and decided to find him before it was too late." Jimmy gave Lois a smirk.
"Okay, both of you better break it up." said Chloe trying to end the fight.
"What's going on?" asked Clark who stood in the Talon all along without them noticing.
"Oh, hi Clark. I didn't see you come in. The both of them are just arguing about their investigations on the bandit that escaped from prison this morning." explained Chloe. Lois and Jimmy smiled at Clark to acknowledge his presence and then gave each other evil glares.
"I heard about it in the news this morning too." said Clark.
"You see, I told you it was in the news." Jimmy happily told Lois and Chloe off.
"Whatever." Lois smirked at Jimmy and crossed her arms. Jimmy rolled his eyes and moved a few steps away from Lois.
"You two are acting really childish over some stupid bandit. Leave it to the police that's their job." said Chloe annoyed at their childish behaviour.
"I thought it'd make a good story if I managed to find him." Jimmy defended himself.
"Okay, let's forget about it and continue with our purpose here," proposed Clark.
"Chloe has shown me your findings on Amy. I must say that I'm pretty impressed," said Lois impressed.
"Thanks." Clark blushed a little but hides it with a smirk instead.
"I've tried looking up the women that went missing but I couldn't get anything," sighed Chloe.
"Chloe, if I couldn't find anything on the missing women you think you can outdo me?" said Clark sarcastically.
"No, I'm just double checking it to make sure you didn't miss anything."
"Let's move on with the programme shall we?" suggested Clark. They nodded their heads in agreement. "But first we need to open the ouija board and call Amy out."
"The board is ready." Lois pointed to where the board is placed.
"Good, and Lois when Amy appears I want you to try and talk to her. Can you do it?" asked Clark.
"Sure, I can do it," agreed Lois.
They gathered at the same table with candles lighting their surroundings. The ouija board was laid in the exact spot as the previous night. Chloe took out her notepad, just in case the ghost spelled out a word again. The three of them rested their finger on the planchette and prepared themselves for a second round.
"Amy, are you here?" Lois inquired nervously, recalling the dream she had this morning.
BOOM!
The interior lights in the Talon suddenly went off and the wind was too strong for the candles to stay alight. They were now in total darkness and their surroundings were quiet and still.
"I'm going to try and put the lights back on." Clark got up from his seat and used his x-ray vision to scan the room for the main power switch.
"It's okay, Clark. I'm going to do it since I know where the main switch is." said Lois.
"No, you stay here. I think I know where it is." Clark managed to find it near the kitchen.
He went inside the kitchen to look for a match and successfully found it in one of the drawers. He lit it up using his heat vision and used it to direct his path to the main power switch. He brought the match close to the switches and flicked each one to test whether the power would be resurrected. No matter how many times he tried to flick it the power in the Talon refused to revive. He gave up and came to a conclusion that the power in Smallville is out. He then went back to the kitchen to search for some fresh candles to brighten up the Talon for a while.
He managed to find the candles and placed one in between each of his fingers and slowly lit them up using his heat vision. He carefully walked back to the table and gently put the wax on the table's surface and rested the candles on it. Only the space where they sat is bright, the rest of the Talon is still in total darkness.
"Here are some fresh candles. I guess all of Smallville is out of electricity." Clark assumed.
"So, what do we do now? Should we go on with the game?" inquired Jimmy.
"I think we should continue with the game," suggested Chloe.
"Is it me or is it really chilly in here?" Lois rubbed her palms together.
"It's not you, I'm feeling a bit chilly too." answered Jimmy.
"That's it; I'm going over to the counter and making some coffee." Before anyone could stopped her, Lois stood up and headed towards the counter and made some coffees.
"Lois..." a whisper of a child could be heard echoing the Talon. Lois turned around and saw nothing.
"Amy is that you?" Lois questioned the voice. She waited for a reply but there was no response.
Lois ignored it for a moment and continued making some coffees. After she had completed her task, she brought the drinks over to them in a tray and began distributing them.
"Guys, I heard Amy just now. She knows my name." said Lois, petrified.
"What did she say?" inquired Clark.
"She just called my name and I asked her a question but she didn't respond."
"Okay, now we know that her soul is out. But let's try and see whether she's willing to answer us this time on the ouija board." suggested Clark. They nodded their heads and carried on with the game.
Before they could begin the game, Lois saw Amy who stood in between Jimmy and Chloe gesturing to come with her.
"Okay, guys she's here and she's standing in between the both of you" Lois indicated where Amy was standing. Jimmy and Chloe gasped in fear because they saw nothing standing in between them. "She's still standing there and she wants me to go with her."
"Lois, I'm coming with you," said Clark but Amy shook her head in disagreement.
"She doesn't want you to come with me." Lois got up from her seat and took a candle and prepared herself to follow Amy.
Clark managed to grab a hold of Lois' hand and rubbed it tenderly. "Take care, Lois."
Lois was surprised by his sudden action but smiled at him instead and walked away from the table. Clark made use of his x-ray vision and trailed Lois to make sure everything is fine.
Amy led Lois upstairs to her apartment and ran as if she's running late for something. Lois couldn't keep up with her and called out to her. "Amy, wait!"
Lois lost her and went inside her apartment instead and to her horror the apartment looked strangely different from every corner of the four walls. It seemed like she had stepped into a portal that led her into another dimension. The place she was in appeared as if it was in the nineteenth century. She then realized that the electricity had returned and blew her candle out.
Where her bathroom had been was a bedroom of a little girl with racks of dolls and a four feet single bed with floral motives on the comforter. Beside it was Amy sobbing and she seemed very much alive; she had nice rosy cheeks, long and silky brown hair with a beautiful white gown. Amy lifted her head up to face Lois and pleaded, "Help me..."
"What do you want me to help you with?" inquired Lois.
"From him." Amy pointed behind Lois. Lois spun around and saw nobody. She turned back and Amy disappeared.
Suddenly, she heard screams of Amy echoing outside the apartment. She quickly dashed out and called for Amy. "Amy! Amy! Where are you?"
To her surprised, the exterior of her apartment had changed too and there were more rooms. Lois looked into each of the rooms and they were all fresh and new from the nineteenth century. Lois could not locate Amy but she was able to hear her screaming around the apartment.
From across the distance, Clark emerged from the stairs and her surroundings came back to normal with the power out. With a candle gripped in his hand, Clark had an anxious look on his face when he saw Lois.
"Lois, are you okay?" he asked.
"Oh my god, Clark!" cried Lois as she ran towards him and gave him a tight hug. Clark returned the hug with one arm without hesitating.
"Lois, I heard you scream from below and I wanted to know whether you're alright." said Clark, still in Lois embrace.
"Clark, you have no idea what just happened." Lois released the embrace.
"What happened?"
"Let's get down to the Talon while I'll explain it to the rest of them,"
"Sure, are you sure you're okay?"
"Yes, Smallville."