Casualty
Chloe was amidst another nightmare, she was back one year ago waiting for Clark outside his apartment when he had finally gotten off the elevator he was angry.
"I told you never to find me again." Clark said.
"I know Clark but everyone is looking for you, your parents are going to loose the farm." Chloe responded.
"That's not a part of my life anymore." Clark yelled back.
Then the dream changed from what she remembered. She saw Clark lying lifeless on his stomach on the ground blood spilt from his nose and mouth as well as there being twelve separate lacerations on his arms and legs and one large laceration on his back.
"NO!" Chloe yelled in a cold sweat as she sat up on the bed and realized that she was still in the hospital.
Clark had just walked into the room with Lana following in behind. He had heard Chloe from down the hall but he didn't want to make a huge deal out of hearing her so far away. Clark walked over to the bed.
"Chloe are you ok?" Clark asked.
"Yea, I am. I'm glad that you're ok too." Chloe replied.
"What do you mean?" Clark said.
"I'm just glad that your parents were able to find you. They kept me pretty updated with the search and all" Chloe said as she tried to wipe away the lasting impression of the last image in her nightmare.
"So, what do the doctors say about when you will be able to come out of the hospital?" Clark asked.
"Well the skin is healing remarkably they say, but I haven't walked so I'm going to have to do physiotherapy but I should be out in a couple of weeks if I continue to heal properly." Chloe said.
"That's great Chloe, are you sure you're ok?" Clark asked.
"Yea, I'll be fine, it was just a crazy nightmare." Chloe said.
Clark reached over and touched her left hand. "Good, I'm glad." Clark said.
"Is there anything I can help you with Clark?" Chloe asked.
Clark shook his head and said, "No, I'm just going to have to figure out everything myself. It's a little too hard to explain at the moment."
"Wow, the old Clark Kent wouldn't have said anything." Chloe said.
Clark grinned. Lana who had been standing in the doorway was told that visiting hours for the wing Chloe was over. They would have to come back later on in the evening.
"Well I guess we should go before the nurses decide to get hostile." Lana said.
"Yea, I guess so, I'm glad you are doing well." Clark said as he tried to hug her.
"Thanks Clark, see you later. Bye Lana." Chloe said.
"Bye." Clark and Lana said in unison as Lana left the room and Clark closed the door behind him.
In Kansas Penitentiary
Lionel Luthor paced the floor of his cell. He had been trying to get another bail hearing for the past three months but without key witnesses he wasn't approved of any measure until the witnesses return to Metropolis.
He had heard the door behind him slam open and closed. He didn't turn around right away because it was usually a food tray. However, he decided to turn around and was very surprised.
"You know you didn't have to try putting poison in my drink." Lex said.
"I heard that you were rescued heroically, but not by our usual Clark Kent." Lionel said.
"No he didn't 'rescue' me this time dad!" Lex said.
"I also hear that Miss Sullivan was also a casualty who is now a survivor." Lionel said.
"I guess both your plans didn't work this time." Lex said.
"Sometimes the survivors must go through trials it's all a part of daily life and one day you're going to realize that." Lionel said.
"And one day you're going to regret making some of your decisions dad, there are always consequences." Lex said.
"As far as I can see you haven't come to completely ruin me." Lionel said. "If I was here to ruin you, I'd have brought my lawyers." Lex said. "Consider this a family conversation between father and son."
Chloe was amidst another nightmare, she was back one year ago waiting for Clark outside his apartment when he had finally gotten off the elevator he was angry.
"I told you never to find me again." Clark said.
"I know Clark but everyone is looking for you, your parents are going to loose the farm." Chloe responded.
"That's not a part of my life anymore." Clark yelled back.
Then the dream changed from what she remembered. She saw Clark lying lifeless on his stomach on the ground blood spilt from his nose and mouth as well as there being twelve separate lacerations on his arms and legs and one large laceration on his back.
"NO!" Chloe yelled in a cold sweat as she sat up on the bed and realized that she was still in the hospital.
Clark had just walked into the room with Lana following in behind. He had heard Chloe from down the hall but he didn't want to make a huge deal out of hearing her so far away. Clark walked over to the bed.
"Chloe are you ok?" Clark asked.
"Yea, I am. I'm glad that you're ok too." Chloe replied.
"What do you mean?" Clark said.
"I'm just glad that your parents were able to find you. They kept me pretty updated with the search and all" Chloe said as she tried to wipe away the lasting impression of the last image in her nightmare.
"So, what do the doctors say about when you will be able to come out of the hospital?" Clark asked.
"Well the skin is healing remarkably they say, but I haven't walked so I'm going to have to do physiotherapy but I should be out in a couple of weeks if I continue to heal properly." Chloe said.
"That's great Chloe, are you sure you're ok?" Clark asked.
"Yea, I'll be fine, it was just a crazy nightmare." Chloe said.
Clark reached over and touched her left hand. "Good, I'm glad." Clark said.
"Is there anything I can help you with Clark?" Chloe asked.
Clark shook his head and said, "No, I'm just going to have to figure out everything myself. It's a little too hard to explain at the moment."
"Wow, the old Clark Kent wouldn't have said anything." Chloe said.
Clark grinned. Lana who had been standing in the doorway was told that visiting hours for the wing Chloe was over. They would have to come back later on in the evening.
"Well I guess we should go before the nurses decide to get hostile." Lana said.
"Yea, I guess so, I'm glad you are doing well." Clark said as he tried to hug her.
"Thanks Clark, see you later. Bye Lana." Chloe said.
"Bye." Clark and Lana said in unison as Lana left the room and Clark closed the door behind him.
In Kansas Penitentiary
Lionel Luthor paced the floor of his cell. He had been trying to get another bail hearing for the past three months but without key witnesses he wasn't approved of any measure until the witnesses return to Metropolis.
He had heard the door behind him slam open and closed. He didn't turn around right away because it was usually a food tray. However, he decided to turn around and was very surprised.
"You know you didn't have to try putting poison in my drink." Lex said.
"I heard that you were rescued heroically, but not by our usual Clark Kent." Lionel said.
"No he didn't 'rescue' me this time dad!" Lex said.
"I also hear that Miss Sullivan was also a casualty who is now a survivor." Lionel said.
"I guess both your plans didn't work this time." Lex said.
"Sometimes the survivors must go through trials it's all a part of daily life and one day you're going to realize that." Lionel said.
"And one day you're going to regret making some of your decisions dad, there are always consequences." Lex said.
"As far as I can see you haven't come to completely ruin me." Lionel said. "If I was here to ruin you, I'd have brought my lawyers." Lex said. "Consider this a family conversation between father and son."