Experiment 001
Chapter 9: Never Again...
Lex sat in front of the fireplace in his office, a book on his lap, a hot cup of black coffee in his hand. He had wanted to read and relax, but somehow, his mind would not relax.
Alley had told him that she was going to do something after school; but she said that she would be home before dusk. He should have gone with her. If something happened to her, he would never forgive himself. Frampson was out there, and so was Alley.
She was all alone.
He smiled, not that she couldn't take care of herself. She could pick up an SUV with only one hand.
But that didn't stop him from worrying about her. Sometimes she forgot that she was different and fear stopped her from using any of her power.
Like at the Talon.
Whenever Frampson was around, her mind brought her back to that little glass cage under controlled red lights, where she was cut, poked, prodded, electrified, and all the other horrific things Frampson thought an alien being should be subjected to. She had begged them to stop. But they paid no attention to her crying or her screams. They didn't realize that they had a child. An incredibly intelligent child, as it turned out; but they believed that she was a fully mature extraterrestrial being. But she was just a scared little girl, who was the last of her kind.
And after they found out that the meteor rocks had an impact on her, they had even injected a tiny amount into her bloodstream.
It had not been enough to kill her, though she had told Lex she had wished it had. She didn't remember how long she was paralyzed, barely able to breathe, with her entire body feeling like it was on fire, but she was conscious for ever second of it.
Lex would not have that happen to her again. He had snuck Frampson's notes from his father's briefcase, he had read his report. How four days after she was injected with the serum, she finally collapsed. How he would not allow anyone to help her. How he had wanted to up the dose to see how she would react.
Frampson was insane. He would kill Alley and not think twice about it.
Alley was too important to Lex. She was too kind, too generous; too loving...she needed him.
Or rather, he needed her.
He looked down at the book in his lap. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, he smiled again. Alley had given it to him; she said that if a real alien can laugh at it, a human should be able to. Even if he had read most of it because Alley kept asking what every other word meant.
Yelling from the other side of the door shook him out of his memories. The door burst open, and before he could say anything, his heart stopped.
"Lex, help me!" Pete called.
Lex rushed and took Alley's shaking body from the young man. "What...what happened?!" His eyes searched her for anything that might cause her to be so ill. "Get the scissors in my desk. Alley, Alli-Oxah, Alley! Talk to me!"
Pete ran to Lex's desk and started pulling open drawers until he found a pair of scissors, which he took back to Alley and cut the ties that bound her legs and arms.
"Al...ex," Alley started slowly, tears fell from her eyes. She reached up her hand to touch his face, "Tsukai..."
Lex hugged her close, "Alley, what's wrong?!"
"Meteor..."
Pete just stared while panic seized Lex. "Where, Alley?! Alley! Answer me!" But she had fallen unconscious. "What happened to her?!" Lex asked, turning to Pete.
"I was driving to Clark's, there was a car on the side of the road, it was glowing a green color, when I stopped to see who it was, it was that guy from the Talon-"
"Frampson?!" He looked back at his sister, and started searching for something in her pockets.
"Who's Frampson?"
Lex ignored him, "Alley, Alley wake up. Alley you have to tell me what happened! Alley!"
Alley's eyes fluttered halfway open, "Needle..."
Horror flashed over Lex's face, "Where, Alley?!"
"Sh-shoulder..."
Lex pushed up her sleeves and found a green plastic square. He touched it and found that it was attached to a tiny tube that was imbedded under her skin. He quickly pulled it out. Alley screamed. "I'm sorry," Lex said, he pulled his handkerchief out of his pocket and clamped it over her now bleeding shoulder. "Pete, there's a metal box in the bottom left drawer, put that in it!"
Pete grabbed the little square and took it to the drawer, when he opened it he noticed that it was filled with pieces of Kryptonite. He dropped the square in and closed the box. He looked back at Lex; he was sitting on the floor rocking Alley back. The girl was still shaking, but looked a little better.
"Pete, turn on ever light in the room."
"What?"
"Just turn on all the lights!" Lex yelled. "It's okay, Alley, yellow light. It'll help. Shh...I have you. The box? Alley, is the box open?"
"Don...don know."
The room got brighter, and Lex searched her pockets once again. He found the small tarnished silver colored box that had a green light shining out of one end. He quickly closed the box and threw it across the room. "There, Alley. All gone. It's alright, your safe. You're safe."
"Burns...Alex, tsukai...inay-ta... ji-say...cyo..."
Pete listened, "What is she saying?"
Lex searched her face. "Random words...she isn't saying anything. She's asking for help. But then it's just gibberish."
"Lex, what's going on? Who was that, why does he want to hurt her?"
Lex continued to ignore Pete. "Where did you find her?"
"O-on the road to Clark's."
Lex nodded and stood, he placed Alley carefully on the couch and walked to his desk. He picked up the phone and pressed a button, "Sophie, get me the police," he paused, "Yes, this is Lex Luthor. I want to report an assault...no. No, I can't. No. Not me. No, I don't need an ambulance! No, damn it! I need..." He gave an exasperated growl and threw the phone back on the hook. "Pete, thank you," he said gruffly, he walked to the couch and scooped Alley into his arms, "goodnight."
Pete watched as Lex left the room. He didn't know what he should do. He guessed that the best thing would be for him to go back home, but he wanted some answers. He hated to do what he knew he would have to do, Alley seemed to have enough trouble; but if you wanted to know something in Smallville, there was only one person to go to.
Chloe.
A/N: A short chapter I know, but I wanted to get another one out quickly. I hope it wasn't too boring...I didn't know what else to write. I have the next chapter started, but I'm not sure when I'll be getting it posted. I'm trying to find a job...not exactly easy, but I need one. I just wish I could find a job where I don't have to deal with people. I did that for 2 years, I don't think I could stand it anymore.
Well, please leave a review!
Chapter 9: Never Again...
Lex sat in front of the fireplace in his office, a book on his lap, a hot cup of black coffee in his hand. He had wanted to read and relax, but somehow, his mind would not relax.
Alley had told him that she was going to do something after school; but she said that she would be home before dusk. He should have gone with her. If something happened to her, he would never forgive himself. Frampson was out there, and so was Alley.
She was all alone.
He smiled, not that she couldn't take care of herself. She could pick up an SUV with only one hand.
But that didn't stop him from worrying about her. Sometimes she forgot that she was different and fear stopped her from using any of her power.
Like at the Talon.
Whenever Frampson was around, her mind brought her back to that little glass cage under controlled red lights, where she was cut, poked, prodded, electrified, and all the other horrific things Frampson thought an alien being should be subjected to. She had begged them to stop. But they paid no attention to her crying or her screams. They didn't realize that they had a child. An incredibly intelligent child, as it turned out; but they believed that she was a fully mature extraterrestrial being. But she was just a scared little girl, who was the last of her kind.
And after they found out that the meteor rocks had an impact on her, they had even injected a tiny amount into her bloodstream.
It had not been enough to kill her, though she had told Lex she had wished it had. She didn't remember how long she was paralyzed, barely able to breathe, with her entire body feeling like it was on fire, but she was conscious for ever second of it.
Lex would not have that happen to her again. He had snuck Frampson's notes from his father's briefcase, he had read his report. How four days after she was injected with the serum, she finally collapsed. How he would not allow anyone to help her. How he had wanted to up the dose to see how she would react.
Frampson was insane. He would kill Alley and not think twice about it.
Alley was too important to Lex. She was too kind, too generous; too loving...she needed him.
Or rather, he needed her.
He looked down at the book in his lap. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, he smiled again. Alley had given it to him; she said that if a real alien can laugh at it, a human should be able to. Even if he had read most of it because Alley kept asking what every other word meant.
Yelling from the other side of the door shook him out of his memories. The door burst open, and before he could say anything, his heart stopped.
"Lex, help me!" Pete called.
Lex rushed and took Alley's shaking body from the young man. "What...what happened?!" His eyes searched her for anything that might cause her to be so ill. "Get the scissors in my desk. Alley, Alli-Oxah, Alley! Talk to me!"
Pete ran to Lex's desk and started pulling open drawers until he found a pair of scissors, which he took back to Alley and cut the ties that bound her legs and arms.
"Al...ex," Alley started slowly, tears fell from her eyes. She reached up her hand to touch his face, "Tsukai..."
Lex hugged her close, "Alley, what's wrong?!"
"Meteor..."
Pete just stared while panic seized Lex. "Where, Alley?! Alley! Answer me!" But she had fallen unconscious. "What happened to her?!" Lex asked, turning to Pete.
"I was driving to Clark's, there was a car on the side of the road, it was glowing a green color, when I stopped to see who it was, it was that guy from the Talon-"
"Frampson?!" He looked back at his sister, and started searching for something in her pockets.
"Who's Frampson?"
Lex ignored him, "Alley, Alley wake up. Alley you have to tell me what happened! Alley!"
Alley's eyes fluttered halfway open, "Needle..."
Horror flashed over Lex's face, "Where, Alley?!"
"Sh-shoulder..."
Lex pushed up her sleeves and found a green plastic square. He touched it and found that it was attached to a tiny tube that was imbedded under her skin. He quickly pulled it out. Alley screamed. "I'm sorry," Lex said, he pulled his handkerchief out of his pocket and clamped it over her now bleeding shoulder. "Pete, there's a metal box in the bottom left drawer, put that in it!"
Pete grabbed the little square and took it to the drawer, when he opened it he noticed that it was filled with pieces of Kryptonite. He dropped the square in and closed the box. He looked back at Lex; he was sitting on the floor rocking Alley back. The girl was still shaking, but looked a little better.
"Pete, turn on ever light in the room."
"What?"
"Just turn on all the lights!" Lex yelled. "It's okay, Alley, yellow light. It'll help. Shh...I have you. The box? Alley, is the box open?"
"Don...don know."
The room got brighter, and Lex searched her pockets once again. He found the small tarnished silver colored box that had a green light shining out of one end. He quickly closed the box and threw it across the room. "There, Alley. All gone. It's alright, your safe. You're safe."
"Burns...Alex, tsukai...inay-ta... ji-say...cyo..."
Pete listened, "What is she saying?"
Lex searched her face. "Random words...she isn't saying anything. She's asking for help. But then it's just gibberish."
"Lex, what's going on? Who was that, why does he want to hurt her?"
Lex continued to ignore Pete. "Where did you find her?"
"O-on the road to Clark's."
Lex nodded and stood, he placed Alley carefully on the couch and walked to his desk. He picked up the phone and pressed a button, "Sophie, get me the police," he paused, "Yes, this is Lex Luthor. I want to report an assault...no. No, I can't. No. Not me. No, I don't need an ambulance! No, damn it! I need..." He gave an exasperated growl and threw the phone back on the hook. "Pete, thank you," he said gruffly, he walked to the couch and scooped Alley into his arms, "goodnight."
Pete watched as Lex left the room. He didn't know what he should do. He guessed that the best thing would be for him to go back home, but he wanted some answers. He hated to do what he knew he would have to do, Alley seemed to have enough trouble; but if you wanted to know something in Smallville, there was only one person to go to.
Chloe.
A/N: A short chapter I know, but I wanted to get another one out quickly. I hope it wasn't too boring...I didn't know what else to write. I have the next chapter started, but I'm not sure when I'll be getting it posted. I'm trying to find a job...not exactly easy, but I need one. I just wish I could find a job where I don't have to deal with people. I did that for 2 years, I don't think I could stand it anymore.
Well, please leave a review!