8. Battle of the Titans
"Dad." One word. The one word that could stir sorrow into her hardened heart. The one word she would never be able to say to somebody again. It was the one word she never wanted to hear aloud again. But she put on a brave face, so that Lionel Luthor would not see it as a weakness. It was her only weakness. Other than the one person who had just come to her rescue.
"Son." Came his response. It was always the same, between the two Luthors, she knew that now. "And I half expected it to be Superman to come to Miss Sullivan's rescue." He said the name of Lex's arch enemy easily.
Sure, she had kept up to date on all of things pertaining to her friends, and their enemies. She then had done some research on Metropolis' caped- crusader, and had found nothing. Then she set her sights on Gotham's own caped-crusader: Batman. Her research on him, brought her to Bruce, and Bruce had inadvertently brought her to Lex. Lex had brought her to Chloe purposefully, and Chloe had brought her to Lionel. She was like a child's toy being passed from one child to another.
"Chloe's dead father, or did you forget?" Lex said, his voice surprisingly even. She really needed to learn how to do that.
"If she's dead, why am I looking right at her?"
"This isn't Chloe, you blew her up. This is her cousin Lucy." Lex was protecting her. He was actually protecting her from the one man she considered prime-evil.
"Lucy what?" Lionel was inspecting her now.
"Lane" She said quickly, "My name is Lucy Lane. I believe you know my sister, Lois." She said, hoping that he would believe her. He looked sceptical.
"And Miss Lane," the way he spat her cousin's - Chloe's cousin's name, made her think that maybe, Lois had done some dirty work against the great Magnificent Bastard. More than once. "What brought you to the LuthorCorp offices in Gotham City? After all you are just a bartender are you not?" He shot her previous words back at her in the form of a question.
"I am a bartender, sir. I was visiting a friend of my deceased cousin's, I believe you call him your son." She shot back, 'Take that Lionel.' she thought triumphantly.
"And how did you know my son was in town Miss Lane?" Lionel shot back.
"Come on sir, I hardly think that you doubt my investigation skills, after all," she said offering Lex a seat on her couch, "did you not enlist the assistance of my cousin Chloe a year before her demise? And have you not had, on more than one occasion had a run in with my older sister? Now if you'll excuse me Mr. Luthor" She spat his name out in disgust, "I have a guest to entertain, and you are hardly invited. Good day." She motioned to the door.
"You have spunk Miss Lane, you certainly do. Take good care of this one Lex. You already let go of her cousin quickly, you wouldn't want to mysteriously lose this one. I wouldn't want to think about how much sorrow that would cause the elder Miss Lane." He shot over his shoulder as he walked out the door.
She closed it behind him with her foot. She would have to wash her carpet again. Disinfect everything he so much as breathed on to really permanently get him out of her apartment.
She collapsed on her couch in exhaustion. She was laying on Lex's lap, but she didn't care right now, she was completely drained. What energy she did have she had wasted. No. Used on Lionel Luthor. A tired smile traced it's way across her face as she fell asleep.
"Dad." One word. The one word that could stir sorrow into her hardened heart. The one word she would never be able to say to somebody again. It was the one word she never wanted to hear aloud again. But she put on a brave face, so that Lionel Luthor would not see it as a weakness. It was her only weakness. Other than the one person who had just come to her rescue.
"Son." Came his response. It was always the same, between the two Luthors, she knew that now. "And I half expected it to be Superman to come to Miss Sullivan's rescue." He said the name of Lex's arch enemy easily.
Sure, she had kept up to date on all of things pertaining to her friends, and their enemies. She then had done some research on Metropolis' caped- crusader, and had found nothing. Then she set her sights on Gotham's own caped-crusader: Batman. Her research on him, brought her to Bruce, and Bruce had inadvertently brought her to Lex. Lex had brought her to Chloe purposefully, and Chloe had brought her to Lionel. She was like a child's toy being passed from one child to another.
"Chloe's dead father, or did you forget?" Lex said, his voice surprisingly even. She really needed to learn how to do that.
"If she's dead, why am I looking right at her?"
"This isn't Chloe, you blew her up. This is her cousin Lucy." Lex was protecting her. He was actually protecting her from the one man she considered prime-evil.
"Lucy what?" Lionel was inspecting her now.
"Lane" She said quickly, "My name is Lucy Lane. I believe you know my sister, Lois." She said, hoping that he would believe her. He looked sceptical.
"And Miss Lane," the way he spat her cousin's - Chloe's cousin's name, made her think that maybe, Lois had done some dirty work against the great Magnificent Bastard. More than once. "What brought you to the LuthorCorp offices in Gotham City? After all you are just a bartender are you not?" He shot her previous words back at her in the form of a question.
"I am a bartender, sir. I was visiting a friend of my deceased cousin's, I believe you call him your son." She shot back, 'Take that Lionel.' she thought triumphantly.
"And how did you know my son was in town Miss Lane?" Lionel shot back.
"Come on sir, I hardly think that you doubt my investigation skills, after all," she said offering Lex a seat on her couch, "did you not enlist the assistance of my cousin Chloe a year before her demise? And have you not had, on more than one occasion had a run in with my older sister? Now if you'll excuse me Mr. Luthor" She spat his name out in disgust, "I have a guest to entertain, and you are hardly invited. Good day." She motioned to the door.
"You have spunk Miss Lane, you certainly do. Take good care of this one Lex. You already let go of her cousin quickly, you wouldn't want to mysteriously lose this one. I wouldn't want to think about how much sorrow that would cause the elder Miss Lane." He shot over his shoulder as he walked out the door.
She closed it behind him with her foot. She would have to wash her carpet again. Disinfect everything he so much as breathed on to really permanently get him out of her apartment.
She collapsed on her couch in exhaustion. She was laying on Lex's lap, but she didn't care right now, she was completely drained. What energy she did have she had wasted. No. Used on Lionel Luthor. A tired smile traced it's way across her face as she fell asleep.