Chapter 4

(Chloe is seen, now dressed in a nurse's outfit, dry.  Abigail, the nurse, has Chloe's drenched clothing in hand.)

Abigail: "You'd make a fine nurse."

(Chloe smiles weakly.)

Abigail (Opening the door): "I'll get these clothes dried for you.  Come on; let's get you back to the reception area."

(They step out into the hall and begin making their way to the reception area.  As they do, they pass Jonathan's room.  Out of the corner of her eye, Chloe sees movement.  She glances over, and sees Jonathan sitting straight up in his bed, the tube still protruding from his mouth.)

Chloe (Grabbing Abigail's shoulder and turning her around): "Oh my God!"

(Abigail turns and sees Jonathan.  She quickly drops Chloe's wet clothes and rushes into the room, pressing a small black button by the door as she does.  Instantly, there is commotion in the hall as several orderlies and a doctor rush out of their offices.  Abigail reaches Jonathan and tries to calm him.)

Abigail: "Mr. Kent, listen to me.  You need to calm down."

(Jonathan is making awkward gagging noises and he begins to try to pull the tube out.  Abigail stops him and the orderlies arrive.  They hold Jonathan down as the doctor enters and quickly begins removing the tube.  With the tube removed, Jonathan takes a big gasp of air and settles back down under the hold of the orderlies, who release him.  Martha rushes in the door, looking frightened.)

Martha (Not seeing Jonathan awake yet, she is extremely frightened): "What's happening?"

Jonathan (Still gagging slightly, his voice is weak): "Martha!"

Martha (Her eyes growing wide, she rushes forward as the orderlies steps back): "Jonathan!"

(She embraces him.  Jonathan begins coughing and she loosens the hold.)

Doctor (Trying to control the situation): "Mrs. Kent, I'm going to have to ask you to step back."

(Martha steps back.  The doctor walks over to the heart monitor.  A consistent beep is heard now, every few seconds.  The doctor screws up his eyes in concentration, and then looks over at Jonathan.  Taking out his stethoscope, he puts it to Jonathan's chest and looks at his watch.  Several seconds later, he looks up at Jonathan.)

Doctor (Speaking slowly): "It appears your heart rate has returned to normal..."

Jonathan: "Then I'll be fine?"

Doctor: "I don't know.  We weren't expecting you to regain consciousness until at least tomorrow.  You had a massive heart attack, it is a miracle you are alive."

Jonathan (Speaking quietly and looking down at his arm, which has an intravenous needle attached to it): "Yeah..."

Irene (On the intercom): "Doctor, please come down to the reception area immediately."

Doctor (Grumbling as he exits): "Now what..."

(As he exits the room, he sees Clark running towards him with Lana in his arms.  The doctor rushes to meet him.)

Doctor: "God, what's going on in this town?  What happened?"

Clark (He opens his mouth to speak but stops himself before continuing): "I don't know.  I found her like this."

(The doctor places his fingers under Lana's chin, feeling her pulse.  As he does, her chest rises and falls.)

Doctor: "Everything seems to be alright.  Do you know if she sustained a blow to the head or something off that nature?"

Clark: "No, she didn't."

Doctor: "Well, come on; let's get her on a bed."

(Clark follows the doctor.  As he does, Chloe and Martha emerge from Jonathan's room.  They see Clark carrying Lana off down the hall and quickly rush after him.  Clark enters a room behind the doctor and sets Lana down.  She doesn't stir.  The doctor pulls a small flashlight out of a drawer and pulls back one of Lana's eyelids.  Her pupil contracts from the bright light.  The doctor turns the flashlight off and sets it down, letting go of her eyelid.  It slowly closes back over.  Chloe and Martha hurry in the door.)

Chloe: "Lana!"

Martha: "Clark, what happened?"

Clark (Making eye contact with his mother): "I don't know, mom."

(The look they exchange confirms what happened.  The doctor turns Lana's head from side to side slowly, looking for injuries.  He doesn't find any.)

Doctor (Boggled): "I see nothing wrong with her.  If she doesn't regain consciousness by morning, I'll order an MRI be taken in Metropolis."

(The doctor leaves the room.)

Clark (Looking over at his mother and speaking hesitantly): "Mom, what are you doing here?"

(Martha looks in the direction of Jonathan's room.  Clark focuses his eyes and his vision passes through several walls, until he sees his father's skeleton lying still in his bed.  Clark's vision returns to normal and he rushes out the door and down the hall to his father's room.)

Clark: "Dad!"

Jonathan (Propping himself up on his elbows): "Clark!"

Clark (Looking at all the machines around his father): "What happened?"

Jonathan (Still speaking slowly and quietly): "Nothing, just some minor problems."

Clark (Walking over to the bed and kneeling): "Dad, this doesn't look like minor problems."

Jonathan: "Don't worry about it, I'm fine now."

Clark: "It was a heart attack again, wasn't it?"

Jonathan (Lying back down on the bed): "Clark... I - I don't know how much time I've got left."

Clark: "What are you talking about?"

Jonathan: "Jor-El told me my time hadn't come yet...  but the way he said it..." 

(Jonathan looks over at Clark who is now starring off into space.)

Jonathan: "Clark, what is it?"

Clark: "Dad...  I don't think I have much time left, either."

(They look into each other's eyes, understanding passing between them.)

Jonathan: "Son, when the time comes, I know you'll make us proud."

(He smiles.)

Jonathan: "Besides, I should be out of here by morning at this rate."

(Clark uneasily taps his fingers together.)

Clark (After several seconds of silence, he looks back up): "So, what happened with that cat?"

Jonathan (Smiling broadly): "Never thought you'd ask."