Later that evening, after Clark and Rory and finished their movie,
they were strolling through the streets of Smallville. They were talking
and laughing about the movie. When they reached the Talon Clark said, "Do
you want to go get some coffee?"
"Yea, hello, this is me, I always want coffee!" Rory joked. "But, you know, it's a really nice night, so why don't we get it to go and walk some more."
"That sounds great." Clark said smiling.
"If it's all right with you, I'll wait here." Rory said noticing the crowd inside. The vast number of people made her nervous for some reason.
"Are you sure you'll be ok?" Clark asked unsure.
"Yea, I'll be fine." Rory waved off his worry.
"Ok, I'll be right back." Clark said as he disappeared inside and Rory stood, enjoying the silence. She liked Smallville, it was a lot like Star's Hollow, small and quaint. Thing seemed to move slower.
"Didn't your mother ever tell you it's not safe to be out alone after dark." A voice behind her said. She instantly knew the voice and it sent chills up her spine. She spun around, only to have her fears confirmed.
"What are you doing here?" she asked looking around for Clark.
"You know why I'm here." He said as he stepped out of the shadow. "He can't save you this time." He said as he stepped closer. Rory tried to run, but he was too fast. As she screamed, suddenly everything went dark.
Inside the Talon, the line was taking forever. Clark glanced outside and saw that Rory was fine, so he pushed his way up to the counter and ordered their coffee. As he handed Lana his money he heard a scream outside. The sound made his blood run cold. He turned around, but couldn't see the door, there were too many people in the way. He turned and pushed his way to the door. Just as he got outside he saw a car speed away. "Rory!" he screamed then used his x-ray vision and saw her in the back seat of the car.
"Clark! What happened." Lana asked as she came out the door holding his change.
"He got her." He said quietly.
"Who? Who got her?" Lana asked.
"I said I would protect her and I didn't" he felt his legs start to give. He reached over and pulled himself to the nearby bench.
"Clark, talk to me! What happened?" Lana asked bending to eye level with him. And then she saw it. Tacked to the bench was an envelope with "Clark" on the front. "Clark." she said pointing to it. He took it and read.
She's mine. You all tried to stop me, but you couldn't. Now no one can save her.
He read it out loud. "Clark who is this guy?" Lana asked. Clark looked up and told Lana the story. "Oh my God, Clark what is he going to do to her?" she hadn't liked the fact that Rory and Clark were together, but she knew Clark was happy with her. And seeing him torn up like that killed her. "I'll help you in anyway I can." She took his hand and squeezed it.
"Thank you." He said. "Umm. you go call the police. I'm going to tell my parents and see if they know what to do." He stood up, he was pissed and determined to get her back.
"Ok, I'll have Maggie close up and then I'll meet you back at your place." She said as the two split.
"Yea, hello, this is me, I always want coffee!" Rory joked. "But, you know, it's a really nice night, so why don't we get it to go and walk some more."
"That sounds great." Clark said smiling.
"If it's all right with you, I'll wait here." Rory said noticing the crowd inside. The vast number of people made her nervous for some reason.
"Are you sure you'll be ok?" Clark asked unsure.
"Yea, I'll be fine." Rory waved off his worry.
"Ok, I'll be right back." Clark said as he disappeared inside and Rory stood, enjoying the silence. She liked Smallville, it was a lot like Star's Hollow, small and quaint. Thing seemed to move slower.
"Didn't your mother ever tell you it's not safe to be out alone after dark." A voice behind her said. She instantly knew the voice and it sent chills up her spine. She spun around, only to have her fears confirmed.
"What are you doing here?" she asked looking around for Clark.
"You know why I'm here." He said as he stepped out of the shadow. "He can't save you this time." He said as he stepped closer. Rory tried to run, but he was too fast. As she screamed, suddenly everything went dark.
Inside the Talon, the line was taking forever. Clark glanced outside and saw that Rory was fine, so he pushed his way up to the counter and ordered their coffee. As he handed Lana his money he heard a scream outside. The sound made his blood run cold. He turned around, but couldn't see the door, there were too many people in the way. He turned and pushed his way to the door. Just as he got outside he saw a car speed away. "Rory!" he screamed then used his x-ray vision and saw her in the back seat of the car.
"Clark! What happened." Lana asked as she came out the door holding his change.
"He got her." He said quietly.
"Who? Who got her?" Lana asked.
"I said I would protect her and I didn't" he felt his legs start to give. He reached over and pulled himself to the nearby bench.
"Clark, talk to me! What happened?" Lana asked bending to eye level with him. And then she saw it. Tacked to the bench was an envelope with "Clark" on the front. "Clark." she said pointing to it. He took it and read.
She's mine. You all tried to stop me, but you couldn't. Now no one can save her.
He read it out loud. "Clark who is this guy?" Lana asked. Clark looked up and told Lana the story. "Oh my God, Clark what is he going to do to her?" she hadn't liked the fact that Rory and Clark were together, but she knew Clark was happy with her. And seeing him torn up like that killed her. "I'll help you in anyway I can." She took his hand and squeezed it.
"Thank you." He said. "Umm. you go call the police. I'm going to tell my parents and see if they know what to do." He stood up, he was pissed and determined to get her back.
"Ok, I'll have Maggie close up and then I'll meet you back at your place." She said as the two split.
