Chapter 4
(Lana covers Chloe with her body, anticipating the crushing weight of the boulder to land on her and crush the very life out of her. In desperation, she pictures it in her mind: the small pebbles and flecks of dirt falling below it; the sheer mass of it. Shutting her eyes tightly, Lana braces for the impact she knows must come. She clutches Chloe tightly to herself and inhales sharply. Several seconds pass. Confused, Lana lets her breath out. Warily, she opens her eyes. A soft white glow encapsulates them. She reaches out her hand and brushes her fingertips along it. The light reacts, sending small waves outward from where she touches it.)
Lana: "Clark?"
(There is no response. The light begins to grow brighter. Lana shields her eyes from it as it begins to vibrate ever so slightly. In a fierce explosion, the light surges upward, taking any rock and dirt in the way with it. There is a loud crash above and light pours in on them. Lana stares into it, caught like a deer in headlights. Several small pebbles fall down on them. Far off to her right, Lana hears a shifting of rocks.)
(Twenty feet away from them, Clark finds himself buried far below the ground with heavy rocks pressing in on him. He doesn't move, but not out of a lack of ability to, rather out of choice.)
Clark (Slightly in shock): "What if he was right... what if..."
(Clark's thoughts trail off into nothingness. Sitting upward, he shifts a great deal of earth around. Slowly, he stands and begins making his way to the surface.)
Lana (Faintly, off to his left, Clark can barely hear her voice): "Clark! Clark!"
(Clark freezes and listens carefully.)
Lana (She can be heard clearly now): "Clark! Help! Where are you?"
(Clark focuses his vision and sees them not far away, further below the Earth then even he was. In a flurry of splitting rock, Clark shoves his way to the surface and finds where they must be. He hesitantly peers over the edge of the hole.)
Clark (Calling down to them): "Are you alright?"
Lana: "Yeah! Can you get us out?"
Clark: "I'm working on it!"
(Lana watches as Clark steps away from the hole and out of her visibility. She squints slightly and clutches her head, swaying back and forth slightly. Clark comes back into visibility and sees her. Lana starts falling backwards. Clark swiftly leaps over into the hole and lands gently beside her. Lana drops Chloe, who Clark quickly catches. Taking a step towards her, Clark catches Lana in his free arm.)
Lana (As she falls limp): "Clark..."
(Everything turns black as Lana falls unconscious...)
