Chapter 4
When Lois arrived at the Daily Planet she saw an ambulance. The paramedics where taking the stroller out. She quickly parked her car and ran to them.
"What happened?"
"We're not sure yet, a man on the third floor passed out"
Lois knew that it could be Clark. Her intuition told her that it was.
"I work here, let me take you there"
"Thank you, we'd appreciate that"
The paramedics followed Lois towards the elevator. As soon as the elevator doors opened at the third floor they could see a group people standing in a circle. As soon as they saw Lois and the paramedics they stepped aside. Lois didn't needed anybody to tell her, she could see it was Clark.
"Oh my god, that's my husband"
She ran towards him, and kneeled down next to him.
"Maim you better step back, let us do our job"
Lois stepped back a little bit, so the paramedics had some space. They started by taking of his tie. At first Lois didn't realised what it meant, but it did soon.
"You can't take his clothes of"
"Maim, you have to let us work"
"I know, but you can't take of his clothes, not in here, please"
The paramedics looked at her curiously. "We don't have a choice, we have to put him on a monitor. I'm sorry"
"Okay, but than they have to go"
Perry searched Lois' eyes. He saw she meant what she was saying "Everybody, please go outside, let the paramedics do their jobs"
Some of them wanted to protest, but from the sound of Perry's voice, they knew it was better to leave.
Only Jimmy and Perry staid. But Lois knew that the less people found this out, the better it would be. "I'm sorry, you have to go to"
"What? You can't seriously mean that"
"I'm afraid so, Nobody is taking of his clothes, while they are here"
Now the paramedics started to interfere "Maim you have to let us do our jobs, our I have to ask you to leave the room"
"I know it sounds stupid, but they really have to leave"
"I don't want to send you away, because it looks like you're his friends, but I think it would be better if you leave for know, otherwise we can't help him"
Perry wanted to protest again, but Jimmy leaded him away "Come, it might be better if we leave"
"Thank you"
As soon as Perry en Jimmy had left the room, Lois started to open the buttons of Clark's shirt. The paramedics looked confused when they saw what was under there.
"That's why nobody could see that. This has to stay a secret. It is very important"
"He's wearing Superman's suit"
"Yes, he is. Please, you can't take him to the hospital"
"Well, let us examine him first, you should give us some space"
Lois stepped back, now she at least kept their secret safe for most of them. The paramedics worked on Clark for a while. They checked his vitals. Clark was still breathing, but it wasn't optimal, so they gave him some oxygen to make him a little more comfortable. They tried to give him an IV, but the needle broke at the touch of his skin. After they had been working on him for a while, they said: "We have to take him to the hospital"
"No, you can't"
"I'm sorry, but if we won't take him to the hospital right now, I'm afraid he will die. He's not responding to anything. There's nothing we can do for him here, we need a doctor to look at him"
"Than take him to Starlabs..." Lois stopped as she realised what had probably caused this was inside Starlabs. He couldn't go there... "Okay, you can take him to the hospital, but please, we have to keep this a secret, we need as less doctors as possible, I'd even prefer doctor Klein from Starlabs to come over to the hospital to exam him instead of a normal doctor. Please."
The paramedics knew they had to take Clark into the hospital as soon as possible and didn't wanted to argue with Lois.
"Let's take him to the bus first, than we'll see what we can do for you"
"Thank you"
In the ambulance they did their best to reach doctor Klein, but he wasn't at Starlabs. There was no other choice than to take Clark to the hospital. Lois couldn't think clear anymore, otherwise she could have made the choice to let them take of Clark's clothes and to take him in as Superman. But she sat there, taking Clark's hand in hers, as tears flew over her cheeks. Even though she was married to Superman, this was her biggest fear. Her biggest nightmare. Although, she never thought that it would ever came out.
A whole team was waiting for the ambulance to arrive. The paramedics quickly explained the case, as the team started to work on Clark. They where confused to see who their patient was. They had no idea how to treat this patient. The paramedics explained that they had tried to give this patient an IV, but that it hadn't worked. One of the doctors tried it again, and this time it did work. Without a problem the needle went trough Clark's skin, right into a vain. They gave him saline. They intubated him, placed him on a monitor and after they did everything they could do, they took him up to the ICU.
Lois had been waiting in the waiting area. One of the doctors had came to talk to her. She told him her story. About what happened. He agreed to Lois that they had to find doctor Klein as soon as possible, he was the one that could help Clark. After they had been talking for a while, some reporters entered the building. Lois saw them first. She hoped that they weren't here for Clark, but as soon as they saw her, they walked towards her.
"Is it true your husband, Clark Kent, collapsed?
"Please, leave me alone, I don't want to make a statement"
"But, you owe it to the city"
"No, leave me alone" Lois pushed away the microphones they where holding under her nose. Then she walked away to Clarks room. A wrong choice. One of the reporters followed her. She didn't noticed. She entered the room and picked up his hand.
"Oh, Clark, how could this have happened?"
Before Lois realized, one of the reporters entered the room. He couldn't believe what he saw. This wasn't Clark Kent. This was Superman. He wouldn't believed this was Clark Kent, but he Lois just said Clark to him.
"This is Superman, isn't it"
Lois shook up. "What"?
"The man in the bed, your husband. It is Superman, isn't it?"
"Why would you say that, this is my husband Clark"
"No, that is Superman"
"Really, he isn't"
The reporter looked around the room. Unfortunately the nurses hadn't been careful with Clark's clothes. They laid on a chair. The reporter saw them, walked over there and picked them up. There was the Superman suit.
"Than tell me what this is"
Lois looked at the reporter. She couldn't think clear at the moment. All she felt was fear. And now their secret has been exposed. They had kept it for such a long time, but she meshed up. Why where they doing this to her. Why couldn't they just leave her alone.
"Please, forget what you just saw, please"
"I'm sorry, I owe it to the world. The world needs to know about this"
"No, please"
The reporter ran away. Lois tried to follow him, but she couldn't keep up with him. The other reporters caught her as soon as she entered the hallway. Where were people when you needed them. There wasn't a single nurse or doctor in the hallway.
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When Lois arrived at the Daily Planet she saw an ambulance. The paramedics where taking the stroller out. She quickly parked her car and ran to them.
"What happened?"
"We're not sure yet, a man on the third floor passed out"
Lois knew that it could be Clark. Her intuition told her that it was.
"I work here, let me take you there"
"Thank you, we'd appreciate that"
The paramedics followed Lois towards the elevator. As soon as the elevator doors opened at the third floor they could see a group people standing in a circle. As soon as they saw Lois and the paramedics they stepped aside. Lois didn't needed anybody to tell her, she could see it was Clark.
"Oh my god, that's my husband"
She ran towards him, and kneeled down next to him.
"Maim you better step back, let us do our job"
Lois stepped back a little bit, so the paramedics had some space. They started by taking of his tie. At first Lois didn't realised what it meant, but it did soon.
"You can't take his clothes of"
"Maim, you have to let us work"
"I know, but you can't take of his clothes, not in here, please"
The paramedics looked at her curiously. "We don't have a choice, we have to put him on a monitor. I'm sorry"
"Okay, but than they have to go"
Perry searched Lois' eyes. He saw she meant what she was saying "Everybody, please go outside, let the paramedics do their jobs"
Some of them wanted to protest, but from the sound of Perry's voice, they knew it was better to leave.
Only Jimmy and Perry staid. But Lois knew that the less people found this out, the better it would be. "I'm sorry, you have to go to"
"What? You can't seriously mean that"
"I'm afraid so, Nobody is taking of his clothes, while they are here"
Now the paramedics started to interfere "Maim you have to let us do our jobs, our I have to ask you to leave the room"
"I know it sounds stupid, but they really have to leave"
"I don't want to send you away, because it looks like you're his friends, but I think it would be better if you leave for know, otherwise we can't help him"
Perry wanted to protest again, but Jimmy leaded him away "Come, it might be better if we leave"
"Thank you"
As soon as Perry en Jimmy had left the room, Lois started to open the buttons of Clark's shirt. The paramedics looked confused when they saw what was under there.
"That's why nobody could see that. This has to stay a secret. It is very important"
"He's wearing Superman's suit"
"Yes, he is. Please, you can't take him to the hospital"
"Well, let us examine him first, you should give us some space"
Lois stepped back, now she at least kept their secret safe for most of them. The paramedics worked on Clark for a while. They checked his vitals. Clark was still breathing, but it wasn't optimal, so they gave him some oxygen to make him a little more comfortable. They tried to give him an IV, but the needle broke at the touch of his skin. After they had been working on him for a while, they said: "We have to take him to the hospital"
"No, you can't"
"I'm sorry, but if we won't take him to the hospital right now, I'm afraid he will die. He's not responding to anything. There's nothing we can do for him here, we need a doctor to look at him"
"Than take him to Starlabs..." Lois stopped as she realised what had probably caused this was inside Starlabs. He couldn't go there... "Okay, you can take him to the hospital, but please, we have to keep this a secret, we need as less doctors as possible, I'd even prefer doctor Klein from Starlabs to come over to the hospital to exam him instead of a normal doctor. Please."
The paramedics knew they had to take Clark into the hospital as soon as possible and didn't wanted to argue with Lois.
"Let's take him to the bus first, than we'll see what we can do for you"
"Thank you"
In the ambulance they did their best to reach doctor Klein, but he wasn't at Starlabs. There was no other choice than to take Clark to the hospital. Lois couldn't think clear anymore, otherwise she could have made the choice to let them take of Clark's clothes and to take him in as Superman. But she sat there, taking Clark's hand in hers, as tears flew over her cheeks. Even though she was married to Superman, this was her biggest fear. Her biggest nightmare. Although, she never thought that it would ever came out.
A whole team was waiting for the ambulance to arrive. The paramedics quickly explained the case, as the team started to work on Clark. They where confused to see who their patient was. They had no idea how to treat this patient. The paramedics explained that they had tried to give this patient an IV, but that it hadn't worked. One of the doctors tried it again, and this time it did work. Without a problem the needle went trough Clark's skin, right into a vain. They gave him saline. They intubated him, placed him on a monitor and after they did everything they could do, they took him up to the ICU.
Lois had been waiting in the waiting area. One of the doctors had came to talk to her. She told him her story. About what happened. He agreed to Lois that they had to find doctor Klein as soon as possible, he was the one that could help Clark. After they had been talking for a while, some reporters entered the building. Lois saw them first. She hoped that they weren't here for Clark, but as soon as they saw her, they walked towards her.
"Is it true your husband, Clark Kent, collapsed?
"Please, leave me alone, I don't want to make a statement"
"But, you owe it to the city"
"No, leave me alone" Lois pushed away the microphones they where holding under her nose. Then she walked away to Clarks room. A wrong choice. One of the reporters followed her. She didn't noticed. She entered the room and picked up his hand.
"Oh, Clark, how could this have happened?"
Before Lois realized, one of the reporters entered the room. He couldn't believe what he saw. This wasn't Clark Kent. This was Superman. He wouldn't believed this was Clark Kent, but he Lois just said Clark to him.
"This is Superman, isn't it"
Lois shook up. "What"?
"The man in the bed, your husband. It is Superman, isn't it?"
"Why would you say that, this is my husband Clark"
"No, that is Superman"
"Really, he isn't"
The reporter looked around the room. Unfortunately the nurses hadn't been careful with Clark's clothes. They laid on a chair. The reporter saw them, walked over there and picked them up. There was the Superman suit.
"Than tell me what this is"
Lois looked at the reporter. She couldn't think clear at the moment. All she felt was fear. And now their secret has been exposed. They had kept it for such a long time, but she meshed up. Why where they doing this to her. Why couldn't they just leave her alone.
"Please, forget what you just saw, please"
"I'm sorry, I owe it to the world. The world needs to know about this"
"No, please"
The reporter ran away. Lois tried to follow him, but she couldn't keep up with him. The other reporters caught her as soon as she entered the hallway. Where were people when you needed them. There wasn't a single nurse or doctor in the hallway.
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