Starting Over Again
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"Finally!" Lois sighed as she settled into the tub. They were in hiding again; this time at the French Country inspired town house that belonged to
Oliver's grandfather. Oliver's plan was to keep them moving a few steps ahead of Davis Bloome, but with all of Davis' newly acquired abilities, Lois
did not think they would be able to outrun him.
She breathed in the scent of vanilla as she admired the room's décor, from the lovely cream-colored walls to the thick green towels and matching
bathrobe folded neatly on the small chest of drawers at the foot of the elegant tub.
They were safe for now, but Oliver told them they would be moving again tomorrow. One day had already passed. There were two more to go, and
they were nowhere near figuring out a way to defeat Davis Bloome. Lois felt tired, and she was sick of thinking about Davis Bloome. Her eyelids
grew heavy as she relaxed in the warm water. Slowly, she drifted off to sleep, briefly forgetting about Davis and the threat he presented to her family.
Minutes passed before she opened her eyes again, feeling strangely energetic. She reached for the towel and quickly dried off, enveloping her body in
the soft robe. Eager to find the others to discuss their strategy for tomorrow, Lois opened the bathroom door and headed down the hallway. She stopped
abruptly when she realized that the house was strangely quiet. Just before she entered the bathroom, she could hear AC and Bart arguing downstairs.
Now, there was only silence.
"Chloe?"
Victor's computer screen flickered in the den, and the television played in the living room, but there was no one in sight.
"Oliver? Bart?" Lois called.
She received no reply.
"This isn't funny!"
Fear gripped her as she entered the empty kitchen. She reached for the phone just as Chloe screamed.
The noise came from outside the house. "Chloe? Chloe! I'm coming!"
Lois ran to the old horse barn and yanked the door open, gasping at the bloodied bodies of Oliver, Bart, AC, Dinah and Victor. Chloe cowered in a
corner as Davis Bloome's menacing form towered over her.
"Leave her alone!" Lois grabbed a whip that hung on the stable wall and advanced toward Davis.
Davis' red eyes dismissed her as he turned his attentions back to Chloe.
"I said stay away from her!" She swung the whip hard across Davis' back. As she moved to strike him a second time, she suddenly found herself
pinned against the wall as Davis held the whip's handle against her throat. Her feet dangled inches from the ground.
"Davis! Please don't hurt her!" Chloe pleaded.
Lois glared defiantly at Davis, who snarled back. "Don't get in my way again, or this nightmare will come true!"
"Go to hell!" Lois rasped, struggling to free herself from his vise-like grip.
Davis smiled up at Lois. "You can't stop me. None of you can." He gazed at the others lying motionless on the ground. "It's all over. I have won,
and none of you can do anything about it, not even Clark."
"Why…are…you …doing…this?" Lois' vision grew darker.
"It is my destiny to destroy this world." Davis smiled as he looked at Chloe. "I need to make your cousin pay for what she did to me."
"No!" Lois whispered, falling roughly to the ground at Davis' feet.
Lois watched Davis disappear into the night sky with Chloe in his arms. She willed herself not to faint as she crawled toward a haystack.
Lois screamed when she spotted her nephew's lifeless body.
Bart reached the door to the bathroom first, using all of his strength to break the lock. "Lois! Lois, it's okay! It's me, Bart!" He tried to grasp her
shoulders, but Lois struggled violently against him, screaming.
"Lois! Lois!" Chloe flew into the bathroom and knelt down next to the bathtub, taking Lois' face in her hands. "Lois, look at me! It's Chloe!
okay. Everything's okay."
Lois eyes darted from Chloe, to Bart, Oliver, and Dinah. "Where are Victor and AC? And James! Where's James?" There was no disguising the panic in her voice.
"They're all fine, Lois, they're in the den! What happened?" Chloe asked gently, still holding her cousin's face.
"Davis Bloome—he knows we're up to something. He…" Lois willed herself to calm down. She shivered, holding onto Chloe tightly.
"We have to stop him, Chloe! We have to!"
Chloe nodded as she wrapped her arms around Lois. She motioned to Oliver for the bathrobe at the foot of the tub.
"I want to see James." Lois whispered.
Chloe nodded as she kissed her cousin on the forehead. "I'll go and get him."
Oliver stepped forward, holding the bathrobe. He helped Lois out of the tub and wrapped her in the robe. Effortlessly, he picked her up and
carried her into her bedroom.
Lois rested her head on Oliver's shoulder. "He wants Chloe," she whispered.
Oliver's jaw clenched. "I figured as much."
"It was a stupid nightmare. He killed all of you." Lois said softly as Oliver gently laid her on the bed. "And he killed James! He is going to kill my
nephew, Oliver! I won't let him do that!"
Oliver pulled a soft comforter over Lois. "We won't let him." He smiled at the determination in her voice. She was going to be all right.
"I will kill him for messing with my head!" Lois hissed, pulling the thick blanket up to her neck as she tried to push the horrific images from her mind.
"Aunt Lois?" James ran into the room and climbed up on the bed. "Mama said you had a bad dream."
"I did." Lois replied truthfully, as she gently stroked her nephew's hair. "But I'm okay now."
James nodded as he planted a kiss on his aunt's cheek. "I'll stay with you just in case," he said, snuggling up next to her on the comforter.
Lois hugged her nephew tightly, resolving to find a way to bring down the monster that was Davis Bloome.
Inside Luthor Mansion, Davis smiled, satisfied that he had rattled Lois Lane, if only for a moment. There would be more opportunities to invade
her mind and make her see exactly what he was capable of doing. He stared out the window, wondering if he should have visited Chloe's mind, instead.
He wanted them to know how powerful he really was. Yet, there was still so much that he was hiding, even from Tess Mercer.
Acquiring the dream walking ability without her knowledge was easy. The abundant supply of DNA stored at LuthorCorp made it possible for him to
replicate the powers of the deceased meteor infected. He had even more abilities than Tess realized. He had incredible speed, and he could teleport, too.
But there was one power that he was most proud of—the one power that would bring Chloe Sullivan to her knees. It would be so easy to make her suffer
now, but there was still so much to do. He would let Tess Mercer have her fun, for now. Everything was falling into place.
End Chapter
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