Superman: The Ark of Krypton
Chapter 70
by
Jason Richard
As Lois Lane sped as fast as she dared down the streets of Metropolis, two things stuck out to her. One was that out her windshield she could see Superman throwing away the meteors high above the city. The second was that in her rear view meteor she could see the alien probe chasing her car.
Lytener, meanwhile, had opened the window of the back seat, leaned out, and had started firing at the probe again, though he couldn't seem to land a shot. Lois saw this and rolled her eyes.
"If you're going to use a weapon you should really learn to use it," said Lois. "Seriously, I had better aim than that when I was twelve."
"I only got this recently!" said Lyetener. "I'm still learning!"
And then Lois was forced to make a sharp turn and Lytener, not expecting it, dropped the laser pistol out the window. He watched helplessly as the car continued on and the weapon clattered harmlessly to the pavement and then got run over and crushed by another car.
As Lytener looked on helplessly, Lois noticed something and said, "I don't hear laser blasts.
"Uh...yeah…" said Lytener nervously. "About that…"
…
Just as he threw a meteor, Superman finally heard something out of place besides the meteors and he looked down for a moment to see what it was. He saw a car being chased by some sort of Alien probe with Edward Lytener shooting at it and Lois Lane driving.
And Superman finally understood what had been bothering him. Some force out in space had sent these meteors to distract him while this probe went after Lytener. Someone else wanted the power to take Superman down.
But now that Superman knew about the threat he still couldn't do much about it. These meteors just kept coming, and even with his incredible speed he didn't have time to fly down to help. He had to keep throwing back these massive flaming rocks. He could use heat vision, but he risked hurting someone down below, and with his eyes downward he would still lose valuable time.
What could he do?
…
"Okay think Lois," she said to herself as she drove like a maniac to get away from the alien probe. She figured her taser wouldn't harm the thing if whatever Lytener was using barely annoyed it. Could she just wait out the meteors and let Superman handle it? No. Who knows how long that would take. She needed a way to destroy the thing.
Well, there was one thing she could do.
"Edward," said Lois. "Call your boss."
"Uh…" said Lytener nervously.
"Just call Mercy Graves and put me on the line," she said as she swerved around a corner.
"Uh...Okay," said Lytener, who didn't know where she as going with this. He quickly dialed Luthor's office...which he supposed was now Mrs. Grave's office, and held the phone up to Lois. After a few moments, someone picked up.
"What is it Lytener?" asked Mercy over the line.
"Oh not much," said Lois nonchalantly as he gunned the engine to race down an empty stretch of road in the city. "I just found your scientist Lytener being chased by some sort of alien probe. I would wait for Superman but he's busy, so you'll have to do."
A moment of silence, and then Mercy said, "Huh...you're telling the truth."
Lois wasn't certain if she wanted to know how Mercy Graves confirmed that, but said, "So, are you going help us out or what? Since he works for Lexcorp, I'd imagine it's Lexcorp secret's this this is…"
"Oh quit your whining," said Mercy. "I've already sent something you're way."
And Mercy graves hung up. As the probe started to get closer and closer both Lois Lane and Edward Lytener hoped the 'something' Mercy Graves mentioned would get there soon.