Lex Luthor awoke and rolled over to see that there was no one in his room.
He looked down at his injuries and saw that he had once again been stiched
up. Lex didn't like the hospital, that's why he left early before, and even
though his better judgement knew he should stay and be looked after, Lex
had many things that needed to be done. He threw his jacket on and exited
his hospital room and went to the front desk.
"Lex Luthor. I'm checking out," he said to the nurse behind the desk.
"Mr. Luthor, I'm afraid I cant medically let you leave for at least another 24 hours..." the woman meekly replied.
"I'm Lex Luthor, I dont care if I'm not medically cleared. I'll waiver your liability if i get re-injured, alright?" Lex shouted as he headed towards the exit. Lex walked to the car he had left outside, and hopped in the drivers seat, when Lex sat down he heard the chilling sound of a gun cocking and he felt the cold end of a barrel placed against the back of his head.
With the door closed and Nell asleep at Lana's side, her room was dead quiet, besides the hissing and beeping of machines keeping her alive. Her head was wrapped in gauze and her right arm was in a cast. Other injuries riddled her body but could not be seen through her gown and blankets. On her file that hung off the edge of her bed, the doctors had listed her as comatose and unlikely to wake. Oxygen deprevation had caused Lana to pass out in the first place and being flung around in the truck as it was tossed randomly around in the twister had caused extensive internal damage. In fact, the doctors thought she should have been dead long ago.
But even though Lana's outward appearance was morbid, inside she was very much alive. Her mind was reeling, trying to figure out what was going on. It was dark all around her and she couldn't move. Lana tried to scream out but nothing happened. Where is everyone? she wondered. Am I dead? Lana caught her breath and began to recap on the last things she remembered. The Twister, Whitney, Clark... passing out across the seat next to her. Her last thoughts were of all the things she thought she would never get a chance to do. And now... I thought it was supposed to be white and calm when you died, she thought. Is this what the afterlife is like? Nothing.just silence...?
Lana wanted to give up. Her emotions were draining and she didn't see any reason to fight. If I'm dead... then there's no point.
Outside, Lana's heart rate fell slightly and her vitals dipped farther. She had no idea that there were people worried for her, that they were pulling for her. She had no idea that she was still alive.
The machines starting beeping and buzzing and alarming when Lana's heartbeat fell near failure. Nell woke up, scared. She started screaming for a doctor. A whole fleet of them came rushing in with their medical equipment. They started to resusetate(sp?) her. Nell was hysterical. They had to call in a nurse to calm her down. Please, Lana! Live! Please... she thought. It looked bleak for Lana..
"Dont move, Lex," the voice said, Lex slowly turned to see that the voice was that of Nixon.
"Your dead!" Lex said.
"Oh Lex, you should have paid more attention. You see, when you and Mr. Kent were rolling out of the way of the explosion, I dived out of the car and hid untill the two of you were gone. Then I hitched a ride with the amublunce you so valiantly called for the taxi driver, however...they got there too late to save him." Nixon smiled sadisticly
"You...killed...him?" Lex asked as he swallowed hard.
"Of course I did. I couldnt risk him running to the police and telling them I tried to run you down. Now Lex, you're going to drive me back to the Kent farm, or I'm going to splatter your billion dollar brains all over that billion dollar coat of yours. I'd drive myself but, my other hand seem to have been a little mangeld in that 'accident' we had back there." Nixon said as he held up the hand that wasn't holding the gun.
Lex thought for a moment. Nixon saw him destroy the tape, what else could there be that would be of any interest to him? "What to do you want from the Kents?"
"I don't want anything of material value.I just want to watch as there precious little farm burns! When everyone left the farm, I went back there and felt a little chilled from the rain, so I decided to start myself a little fire..."
Lex grew very angry and let his rage out by grabbing the gun, surprisingNixon, and turning the tables on him. Lex smashed the gun over the bridge of Nixons nose and put the end of it in Nixon's mouth. "You damn well better hope your little fire didn't destroy the Kent Farm, or I will personally insure the rest of your life is a living hell!" Lex hit Nixon over the head with the gun and ran back to the hospital entrance/exit.
Pete and Chloe had returned from the cafeteria and were passing by just as Lex ran in. They stood there with shocked looks on their faces, because Lex still had the gun in his hand. Lex approached them and held the gun at his side.
"The Kent Farm...it's on fire!"
"Lex Luthor. I'm checking out," he said to the nurse behind the desk.
"Mr. Luthor, I'm afraid I cant medically let you leave for at least another 24 hours..." the woman meekly replied.
"I'm Lex Luthor, I dont care if I'm not medically cleared. I'll waiver your liability if i get re-injured, alright?" Lex shouted as he headed towards the exit. Lex walked to the car he had left outside, and hopped in the drivers seat, when Lex sat down he heard the chilling sound of a gun cocking and he felt the cold end of a barrel placed against the back of his head.
With the door closed and Nell asleep at Lana's side, her room was dead quiet, besides the hissing and beeping of machines keeping her alive. Her head was wrapped in gauze and her right arm was in a cast. Other injuries riddled her body but could not be seen through her gown and blankets. On her file that hung off the edge of her bed, the doctors had listed her as comatose and unlikely to wake. Oxygen deprevation had caused Lana to pass out in the first place and being flung around in the truck as it was tossed randomly around in the twister had caused extensive internal damage. In fact, the doctors thought she should have been dead long ago.
But even though Lana's outward appearance was morbid, inside she was very much alive. Her mind was reeling, trying to figure out what was going on. It was dark all around her and she couldn't move. Lana tried to scream out but nothing happened. Where is everyone? she wondered. Am I dead? Lana caught her breath and began to recap on the last things she remembered. The Twister, Whitney, Clark... passing out across the seat next to her. Her last thoughts were of all the things she thought she would never get a chance to do. And now... I thought it was supposed to be white and calm when you died, she thought. Is this what the afterlife is like? Nothing.just silence...?
Lana wanted to give up. Her emotions were draining and she didn't see any reason to fight. If I'm dead... then there's no point.
Outside, Lana's heart rate fell slightly and her vitals dipped farther. She had no idea that there were people worried for her, that they were pulling for her. She had no idea that she was still alive.
The machines starting beeping and buzzing and alarming when Lana's heartbeat fell near failure. Nell woke up, scared. She started screaming for a doctor. A whole fleet of them came rushing in with their medical equipment. They started to resusetate(sp?) her. Nell was hysterical. They had to call in a nurse to calm her down. Please, Lana! Live! Please... she thought. It looked bleak for Lana..
"Dont move, Lex," the voice said, Lex slowly turned to see that the voice was that of Nixon.
"Your dead!" Lex said.
"Oh Lex, you should have paid more attention. You see, when you and Mr. Kent were rolling out of the way of the explosion, I dived out of the car and hid untill the two of you were gone. Then I hitched a ride with the amublunce you so valiantly called for the taxi driver, however...they got there too late to save him." Nixon smiled sadisticly
"You...killed...him?" Lex asked as he swallowed hard.
"Of course I did. I couldnt risk him running to the police and telling them I tried to run you down. Now Lex, you're going to drive me back to the Kent farm, or I'm going to splatter your billion dollar brains all over that billion dollar coat of yours. I'd drive myself but, my other hand seem to have been a little mangeld in that 'accident' we had back there." Nixon said as he held up the hand that wasn't holding the gun.
Lex thought for a moment. Nixon saw him destroy the tape, what else could there be that would be of any interest to him? "What to do you want from the Kents?"
"I don't want anything of material value.I just want to watch as there precious little farm burns! When everyone left the farm, I went back there and felt a little chilled from the rain, so I decided to start myself a little fire..."
Lex grew very angry and let his rage out by grabbing the gun, surprisingNixon, and turning the tables on him. Lex smashed the gun over the bridge of Nixons nose and put the end of it in Nixon's mouth. "You damn well better hope your little fire didn't destroy the Kent Farm, or I will personally insure the rest of your life is a living hell!" Lex hit Nixon over the head with the gun and ran back to the hospital entrance/exit.
Pete and Chloe had returned from the cafeteria and were passing by just as Lex ran in. They stood there with shocked looks on their faces, because Lex still had the gun in his hand. Lex approached them and held the gun at his side.
"The Kent Farm...it's on fire!"