Experiment 001

Chapter 19: The Rescue

Alley and Clark had decided. They weren't going to just sit there, helpless, while Frampson knew exactly what he was going to do. They slowly but surely formulated a plan for the next time the mad-scientist entered the small room. Even if he brought another Kryptonite shot, they would be ready. All they needed was to rush him at the same time. The two children of Krypton might not have their superpowers, but they were still two against one. And the "one" was not expecting them to fight back. Alley had taken everything Frampson had dished out years ago only because she was a single frightened child among dozens of adult scientists, but now, the odds were even, and she was NOT going to let him touch her ever again.

Clark might not have had the experience to create Alley's anger, but he could tell that Alley was not to be trifled with. The two of them combined had a decent chance of getting the better of Frampson, especially if he wasn't expecting any resistance.

Clark only hoped that Frampson wasn't monitoring them and knew of their plan.

Lex had been pushing his car to the limit for nearly two hours. The road to the complex was practically disserted, leaving him enough room to drive over 90 miles an hour. Though, in all honesty, he did not notice his speedometer. All that he knew was that Alley was just a little ways away now. He would be there in less than fifteen minutes. She needed to hold on for just a few more minutes, that was all.

Just Fourteen minutes…

Frampson looked at the clock on the wall, as he had constantly when the complex was bustling with knowledge-hungry men and women. It had stopped years ago, the battery running dry after being left with all the other equipment in the complex, but it was still an ingrained habit. He sighed at the waste of it all. There was millions of dollars of equipment that was still worth most of that today. Why had the Luthors just left so much money lying around?

He sighed, what did a few million dollars matter when you were a billionaire?

He looked down at his watch; it had been about an hour and a half since he had accidentally injected the boy with the Kryptonite solution. The boy was going to be a problem. He just needed see that Frampson was right. She wasn't human. Frampson was right in his experiments. He was going to be the most famous scientist since Einstein. He would no longer be shunned or laughed at.

He picked the needle up again, and drew a lethal dose into it.

The only way to prove what she was to the world was to dissect her.

Clark had almost given up hope that Frampson would return, when the doorknob turned. The two quickly positioned themselves on either side of the door, ready to pounce.

When the door swung open, the two tackled the scientist, and ran out of the door, slamming it shut behind them. Clark looked to Alley with a smile and let the yellow light of the overhear bulbs wash over him. He squinted and saw the walls before him shimmer slightly and seemingly disappear. His powers were starting to come back almost immediately.

"We should call the police, have Frampson locked up," Clark said, the relief he felt was obvious in his words.

Alley looked at him, "With what? And what would we tell them? 'Hi, my name is Alli-Oxah Luthor and I've been captured by a mad scientist who thinks I'm an alien, I don't know where I am, but could you please send help'?"

Clark sighed, "Well, I don't know!"

They turned quickly when they heard footfalls echoing through the barren halls.

"Alex!" Alley yelled relieved as soon as she saw who it was.

"Pete, Chloe," Clark said, "what are you doing here?"

Lex laughed, his body finally relaxing upon seeing Alley was uninjured. "We came to rescue you."

Alley smiled, "I'm not seven anymore, Alex. Besides, I had Clark."

The metal door behind Alley and Clark swung open suddenly, Frampson stood in the doorway, anger radiated from his entire body. "Luthor!" He screamed with uncontained rage, "I won't let you make a fool of me again!" He threw a small rectangular object at Lex, who caught it without really looking and raised a handgun directly at the man. "I'll kill you before you take her away!"

Clark felt time slow as he tried to use his speed to reach his friend, but the pain of Kryptonite nearby stopped him. He saw Alley use the speed and stand in front of Lex, the bullet hit her right in the back, but to Clark's horror, it did not bounce off.

Lex felt Alley tense against him; he hadn't noticed that she had been in front of him. He stared at her in confusion. Her eyes were closed tightly, her face scrunched in pain, and he didn't understand why. He realized that something was in his hand and looked down; it was Alley's Kryptonite box, for when she needed a hair cut or when she got her belly button pierced…and it was open all the way.

The gun…

Lex's eyes widened in horror. He threw the box across the room and grabbed Alley as she started to fall. He fell to his knees, holding her tightly against him. He looked down at her, a slight smile curled her lips even through the pain. "Chloe, call 911!" Again, he found that he couldn't think. Something in his mind had just shut down.

"Joo-yah, Alex," Alley whispered. "Mrea lo zhi."

The horror in Lex's eyes was indescribable. "No," he whispered angrily. "Don't you dare, Alley!" He pulled her closer, "Don't, you hear me!"

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Linh and Berto: Sorry loves, I shall not make it longer by making Lex fall in love with Pete. Why don't one of you write that?