Chapter 4: My ride home
Clark immediately knew that anyone remotely near the elevator heard the thump as he landed. Thank goodness for X-Ray vision and invincibility, you would have had trouble getting down here if not for the two powers. Clark had to agree with his inner voice, for once it was working with him instead against him. Once he looked around the elevator he noticed a set of keys hanging below a button that said 'basement', Clark briefly wondered why Lionel would be so careless as to leave the keys hanging in the elevator but quickly dimissed the thought as he heard someone running down the hall. He used his X-Ray to look for the incoming intruder -he hoped there was only one- and found that his luck was still with him.
One bulky looking man -who was not only chubby but also in need of exercise- was jogging towards the elevator. Clark grabbed the keys slowly so that they would not clank, and stood in the corner. He waited until the man was about to enter the elevator and quickly body-slamming the man into the wall opposite to the elevator, a loud crack and the man was effictivly knocked out. Clark then started down the hall towards the way the man had come, hoping that it would lead to where Naomi and Lex were being held. He slowly came around the corner not knowing if someone else had waited or was just too slow to make it to the elevator in time, he saw that the corridor was empty. At the end he saw what looked like a one-way mirror and he could see Lionel's outline standing in the middle of the room, as he got closer he saw that Lionel wasnt alone. Naomi was on her knees, arms behind her back and she was looking towards Lionel. Lex was in the same exact position with his back to Clark.
At that moment anger welled up in Clark, he felt sorry for Naomi because she looked as if she was about to break. And sorry for Lex that his own father was doing this to him and his friend. Clark rushed to the door, flinging it open and was facing a flustered Lionel who immediately regained his posture. "Clark!" Naomi said a little ragged with a mixture of happiness and worry. Lionel who had been staring started to speak, "What are you doing here Kent? Havent you saved enough lives already?" Lionel seemed unimpressed at Clark's glare and was all too cocky towards a very angry and green looking Clark. Clark took that moment and quickly -as quick as he could with evidence of meteor rocks in the room- shoved Lionel against the wall -once again- effectively knocking him out. He went to Lex sensing the meteor rocks were closer to Naomi than him and used the keys to unlock the chains. He took the elevator key off the keys and handed them to Lex.
"You unlock her chains, I have to go tell the cops where to come." Clark took off his flannel button-down shirt and handed it to Lex, Lex knew Clark wanted him to give it to Naomi. "Thanks Clark, I knew you would come through." Lex said with all the sincerity he had at the moment. "No problem, besides your my ride home." Clark laughed nervously and with that he left to go back upstairs to wait for the cops. Lex slid over towards Naomi, keys in one hand, shirt in the other and unlocked the chains, she hissed with pain when she was able to move. Lex had noticed marks on her wrists from where the chains had dug into her skin. She sighed and looked at her wrists, then up at Lex, Lex could see she was expecting questions but instead he held out his hand and helped her out of the room. As Naomi was getting up, Lex noticed small bruises where Lionel had shot her. He felt bad that it happened and hoped she understood he had nothing to do with it. Immediately outside the room Naomi seemed to regain her posture, the color coming back to her cheeks. Lex reached over and gave her the shirt Clark had left for her and she managed a smile before slowly putting the shirt on.
Lex was thinking about how to approach her about her 'powers' without sounding to demanding or angry that it had went unnoticed until she beat him to the chase. "So, now you know one of my big secrets," she looked over at him with a forced smile and continued, "Now I just hope you can make the right decision on what to do with that secret." She said looking away. Lex was torn between anger at his father about forcing this secret out of her, sorry that she had to go threw what could only have been torture, and guilty that it was his own father that betrayed everyone. Lex was brought back from his thoughts as she cleared her throat.
Clark immediately knew that anyone remotely near the elevator heard the thump as he landed. Thank goodness for X-Ray vision and invincibility, you would have had trouble getting down here if not for the two powers. Clark had to agree with his inner voice, for once it was working with him instead against him. Once he looked around the elevator he noticed a set of keys hanging below a button that said 'basement', Clark briefly wondered why Lionel would be so careless as to leave the keys hanging in the elevator but quickly dimissed the thought as he heard someone running down the hall. He used his X-Ray to look for the incoming intruder -he hoped there was only one- and found that his luck was still with him.
One bulky looking man -who was not only chubby but also in need of exercise- was jogging towards the elevator. Clark grabbed the keys slowly so that they would not clank, and stood in the corner. He waited until the man was about to enter the elevator and quickly body-slamming the man into the wall opposite to the elevator, a loud crack and the man was effictivly knocked out. Clark then started down the hall towards the way the man had come, hoping that it would lead to where Naomi and Lex were being held. He slowly came around the corner not knowing if someone else had waited or was just too slow to make it to the elevator in time, he saw that the corridor was empty. At the end he saw what looked like a one-way mirror and he could see Lionel's outline standing in the middle of the room, as he got closer he saw that Lionel wasnt alone. Naomi was on her knees, arms behind her back and she was looking towards Lionel. Lex was in the same exact position with his back to Clark.
At that moment anger welled up in Clark, he felt sorry for Naomi because she looked as if she was about to break. And sorry for Lex that his own father was doing this to him and his friend. Clark rushed to the door, flinging it open and was facing a flustered Lionel who immediately regained his posture. "Clark!" Naomi said a little ragged with a mixture of happiness and worry. Lionel who had been staring started to speak, "What are you doing here Kent? Havent you saved enough lives already?" Lionel seemed unimpressed at Clark's glare and was all too cocky towards a very angry and green looking Clark. Clark took that moment and quickly -as quick as he could with evidence of meteor rocks in the room- shoved Lionel against the wall -once again- effectively knocking him out. He went to Lex sensing the meteor rocks were closer to Naomi than him and used the keys to unlock the chains. He took the elevator key off the keys and handed them to Lex.
"You unlock her chains, I have to go tell the cops where to come." Clark took off his flannel button-down shirt and handed it to Lex, Lex knew Clark wanted him to give it to Naomi. "Thanks Clark, I knew you would come through." Lex said with all the sincerity he had at the moment. "No problem, besides your my ride home." Clark laughed nervously and with that he left to go back upstairs to wait for the cops. Lex slid over towards Naomi, keys in one hand, shirt in the other and unlocked the chains, she hissed with pain when she was able to move. Lex had noticed marks on her wrists from where the chains had dug into her skin. She sighed and looked at her wrists, then up at Lex, Lex could see she was expecting questions but instead he held out his hand and helped her out of the room. As Naomi was getting up, Lex noticed small bruises where Lionel had shot her. He felt bad that it happened and hoped she understood he had nothing to do with it. Immediately outside the room Naomi seemed to regain her posture, the color coming back to her cheeks. Lex reached over and gave her the shirt Clark had left for her and she managed a smile before slowly putting the shirt on.
Lex was thinking about how to approach her about her 'powers' without sounding to demanding or angry that it had went unnoticed until she beat him to the chase. "So, now you know one of my big secrets," she looked over at him with a forced smile and continued, "Now I just hope you can make the right decision on what to do with that secret." She said looking away. Lex was torn between anger at his father about forcing this secret out of her, sorry that she had to go threw what could only have been torture, and guilty that it was his own father that betrayed everyone. Lex was brought back from his thoughts as she cleared her throat.