INT. LEXCORP PLANT - LABORATORY
A stick and ball, three dimensional, model of a molecule rotates by command on a computer monitor as Victor Fries sits at a computer terminal in the LexCorp Plant's laboratory. Behind him sits a large cylindrical tank filled with a blue liquid, the "Static Life", taller than it is wide and taking up nearly the entire far wall.
A door swings open at the top of a tall metal, sterile, staircase leading down into the laboratory. Lex Luthor, Mercy right behind him, steps through, a prideful smile etched into his jaw.
LEX
Doctor Fries.
The door swings shut behind Lex as he and his newest employee make their way down the stairwell. Fries hesitates before turning to greet them, swallowing before forcing a smile of his own.
FRIES
Mr. Luthor, thank you for coming.
Lex and Mercy descend the stairs, observing the large containment unit setup along the far wall.
LEX
Of course, it's my pleasure. I see you've managed to setup the containment unit already.
FRIES
There wasn't much to set up, thankfully. I handed the blueprints to your men and they did most of the work.
Lex's shiny black shoes hit the concrete floor half a second before Mercy's heels.
LEX
Don't be modest, Doctor. There is a difference between labor and work. None of this would be possible without your hard work and determination. Have you proceeded to the testing phase yet?
FRIES
That is precisely what I wanted to talk to you about.
Fries reaches into his lab coat and pulls out a long syringe filled with a green liquid. Taking a quick step towards Lex, he raises it into the air and brings it back down, stabbing Lex right in the heart. Consumed by shock, Lex barely manages a muffled cough before dropping to his knees and crumbling to the ground.
Mercy almost instantaneously goes from calm and collected, with hands at her side, to furious intensity, gun raised and pointed right at Fries' head. She doesn't bother asking any questions before her finger tenses around the trigger.
THUD!
A shot rings out, deflecting wide over Fries' head, prompting the Doctor to duck reflexively. Mercy hits the ground, unconscious, Nora Fries standing over her, a small fire extinguisher in hand.
Victor quickly stands back upright and makes a mad dash over to the red emergency switch at the base of the metal stairwell. He pulls the switch and, immediately, sirens begin to sound, emergency lights flash, and metal security doors close up around every exit, locking them inside.
Eyes open, but not quite conscious, a small trickle of spit dribbles out the side of Lex's mouth forming a neat puddle on the concrete floor.
A stick and ball, three dimensional, model of a molecule rotates by command on a computer monitor as Victor Fries sits at a computer terminal in the LexCorp Plant's laboratory. Behind him sits a large cylindrical tank filled with a blue liquid, the "Static Life", taller than it is wide and taking up nearly the entire far wall.
A door swings open at the top of a tall metal, sterile, staircase leading down into the laboratory. Lex Luthor, Mercy right behind him, steps through, a prideful smile etched into his jaw.
LEX
Doctor Fries.
The door swings shut behind Lex as he and his newest employee make their way down the stairwell. Fries hesitates before turning to greet them, swallowing before forcing a smile of his own.
FRIES
Mr. Luthor, thank you for coming.
Lex and Mercy descend the stairs, observing the large containment unit setup along the far wall.
LEX
Of course, it's my pleasure. I see you've managed to setup the containment unit already.
FRIES
There wasn't much to set up, thankfully. I handed the blueprints to your men and they did most of the work.
Lex's shiny black shoes hit the concrete floor half a second before Mercy's heels.
LEX
Don't be modest, Doctor. There is a difference between labor and work. None of this would be possible without your hard work and determination. Have you proceeded to the testing phase yet?
FRIES
That is precisely what I wanted to talk to you about.
Fries reaches into his lab coat and pulls out a long syringe filled with a green liquid. Taking a quick step towards Lex, he raises it into the air and brings it back down, stabbing Lex right in the heart. Consumed by shock, Lex barely manages a muffled cough before dropping to his knees and crumbling to the ground.
Mercy almost instantaneously goes from calm and collected, with hands at her side, to furious intensity, gun raised and pointed right at Fries' head. She doesn't bother asking any questions before her finger tenses around the trigger.
THUD!
A shot rings out, deflecting wide over Fries' head, prompting the Doctor to duck reflexively. Mercy hits the ground, unconscious, Nora Fries standing over her, a small fire extinguisher in hand.
Victor quickly stands back upright and makes a mad dash over to the red emergency switch at the base of the metal stairwell. He pulls the switch and, immediately, sirens begin to sound, emergency lights flash, and metal security doors close up around every exit, locking them inside.
Eyes open, but not quite conscious, a small trickle of spit dribbles out the side of Lex's mouth forming a neat puddle on the concrete floor.