Chapter 6 - Saved
For most of the day, Jacob had been watching the girl work in the Talon; it was just closing up time and now he was ready to strike no. 2 off his list.
"Lana Lang," he said.
"Who's there," she enquired.
"I'm judge, jury," he began as he came out of the shadow, "and executioner."
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Clark reached the talon in seconds. He felt up to his full strength but he knew he had to be careful of Jacob. He didn't want to get shot again, or be around those meteor rock tainted bullets. Then he saw Jacob inside and all his reasoning left his head. He rammed himself into Jacob and they, and the gun fell to the floor. Lana picked up the gun on instinct and pointed it at Jacob. Clark was on his back and trying to sit up, but he was feeling so sick that he was sure he would throw up. His dizziness hazed his vision and sweat dripped from his forehead. Jacob stood up slowly. Lana was shakily holding the gun in the same position, towards his head.
"Don't come any closer," she warned.
Jacob merely laughed. He grabbed for the gun and she pulled the trigger. Nothing happened. He grabbed the gun of her and giggled insanely.
"I took the bullets out," he said while reaching into his back pocket to load the gun for real.
"See that's why I'm going to win, I have back-up plans," he explained to her.
"Not quite enough," said a voice from behind him.
It was Lex with 6, armed officers around him. Desperately he grabbed Lana and used her as a shield as he tried to make it to the door. Clark was watching all this from the floor behind the counter. Jacob had forgotten he was even there. As he walked backwards towards the door Clark summoned all the strength he had left and jumped him from behind, knocking the gun out of his hand. Then the officers surrounded Jacob. There was no way he could escape now.
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"That was too close," said Martha as she hugged him for the 50th time as they walked into the house, back at the farm.
Clark felt so happy to be here that he almost didn't notice Chloe, sitting on the porch.
"I uh.we need to talk," she began as Clark's parents went inside dutifully, " I deleted all the files and I am so sorry that I ever kept them. I only half know why I did. I guess its because you're such a mystery. I wanted to be the first to solve you, does that sound stupid?"
"No, it doesn't sound stupid, after the events of the past few days I realise what a burden secrets and lies can be. For me though, it's something my friends will have to live with, I can't give you what you want."
And with that, he walked into his house, leaving Chloe frowning on the doorstep.
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Dr Matthews sat quietly, drumming his fingers on the table while Lionel looked over the information he'd supplied.
"This is excellent work," he told him, "are you certain there were no faults in the testing."
"There's no doubt, the scientists tell me they've seen nothing like it before," assured the doctor.
Lionel was very curious indeed. He picked up the tube again and examined it closely as though he were checking it was real. It was a blood sample and on the side it bore the Label 'Kent, Clark'.
End of part 1
Please tell me what you think of the ending. Originally I put it as the first part of lock and key, but I moved it to here to create suspense. Did it work?
For most of the day, Jacob had been watching the girl work in the Talon; it was just closing up time and now he was ready to strike no. 2 off his list.
"Lana Lang," he said.
"Who's there," she enquired.
"I'm judge, jury," he began as he came out of the shadow, "and executioner."
* * * * *
*
Clark reached the talon in seconds. He felt up to his full strength but he knew he had to be careful of Jacob. He didn't want to get shot again, or be around those meteor rock tainted bullets. Then he saw Jacob inside and all his reasoning left his head. He rammed himself into Jacob and they, and the gun fell to the floor. Lana picked up the gun on instinct and pointed it at Jacob. Clark was on his back and trying to sit up, but he was feeling so sick that he was sure he would throw up. His dizziness hazed his vision and sweat dripped from his forehead. Jacob stood up slowly. Lana was shakily holding the gun in the same position, towards his head.
"Don't come any closer," she warned.
Jacob merely laughed. He grabbed for the gun and she pulled the trigger. Nothing happened. He grabbed the gun of her and giggled insanely.
"I took the bullets out," he said while reaching into his back pocket to load the gun for real.
"See that's why I'm going to win, I have back-up plans," he explained to her.
"Not quite enough," said a voice from behind him.
It was Lex with 6, armed officers around him. Desperately he grabbed Lana and used her as a shield as he tried to make it to the door. Clark was watching all this from the floor behind the counter. Jacob had forgotten he was even there. As he walked backwards towards the door Clark summoned all the strength he had left and jumped him from behind, knocking the gun out of his hand. Then the officers surrounded Jacob. There was no way he could escape now.
* * * * * * *
"That was too close," said Martha as she hugged him for the 50th time as they walked into the house, back at the farm.
Clark felt so happy to be here that he almost didn't notice Chloe, sitting on the porch.
"I uh.we need to talk," she began as Clark's parents went inside dutifully, " I deleted all the files and I am so sorry that I ever kept them. I only half know why I did. I guess its because you're such a mystery. I wanted to be the first to solve you, does that sound stupid?"
"No, it doesn't sound stupid, after the events of the past few days I realise what a burden secrets and lies can be. For me though, it's something my friends will have to live with, I can't give you what you want."
And with that, he walked into his house, leaving Chloe frowning on the doorstep.
* * * * *
*
Dr Matthews sat quietly, drumming his fingers on the table while Lionel looked over the information he'd supplied.
"This is excellent work," he told him, "are you certain there were no faults in the testing."
"There's no doubt, the scientists tell me they've seen nothing like it before," assured the doctor.
Lionel was very curious indeed. He picked up the tube again and examined it closely as though he were checking it was real. It was a blood sample and on the side it bore the Label 'Kent, Clark'.
End of part 1
Please tell me what you think of the ending. Originally I put it as the first part of lock and key, but I moved it to here to create suspense. Did it work?
