Chapter 33:
Lois' apartment:
"Oh my God!" I gasp as I see the destruction of the place that holds so many of my most precious memories.
Clark heads to the bed rooms and I wander around the lounge room and dining room, surveying the damage.
"Martha! Lara! Jack!" I scream, my throat protesting from the raw emotion in my voice.
My breath catches in my throat as I spy Martha lying deathly still in the kitchen, blood seeping from her and pooling. I rush to her side. I slide next to Martha, the tiles hurting my knees, the pain a nasty reminder that this is real. I see Martha shudder and roll her into my arms, placing my hand over a wound on her stomach; stemming the blood flow.
"Martha?" I call out softly, her eyelids flutter open, her blue eyes conveying so much fear and pain.
"Martha, what happened? Where are the kids?" I try to keep my voice calm, but it's louder than I intended.
She licks her lips and answers hoarsely. "There was a group of men who burst through the door and from the balcony." She takes a breath and licks her lips again… "They attacked us, one of them made Jack cry out and Lara went crazy, she started punching and kicking, biting and scratching. I fought too but it just wasn't enough." Tears start to form in her eyes… "They overpowered us, one of them stabbed me and left me here, another grabbed Jack and another of them knocked Lara out with kryptonite." She starts sobbing. "Oh my God Lois, I'm so sorry."
"Sh… it's alright Martha. You did your best." Tears escape my eyes but I try to be as strong as possible for Martha… "You hold on ok?" Martha nods and I turn and call to Clark…
"Smallville!!!! Get over here now…your Mom needs to be taken to the hospital." Clark rushes to us and scoops Martha up into his arms.
He slowly walks back to the balcony and turns to me. "What do we do now Lois?"
He looks so lost and afraid. "Take your Mom to the hospital Clark and then come find me, I'm going to find our children."
"How Lois?" he whispers.
"Mother's instincts Clark, get your Mom the help she needs. I'll explain everything to you once our kids are safe and Lex is behind bars."
He nods, "Be careful Lois." He launches into the air.
I walk into my bedroom and open the closet; I pull out a few boxes and grab a small strongbox. I enter the combination, Martha's blood smearing across the small control panel. I open the box and leave it on my bed while I wash Martha's blood from my hands. I dry my hands on my slack's and rip off the bloody blouse I'm wearing, I replace it with a black t-shirt and snatch the small pistol from the strong box. I tuck the weapon into the band of my pants while I swing a jacket on and snatch my keys from the counter.
I flee the apartment, stabbing at the call button for the elevator. The doors open immediately to reveal Rollin, he looks battered. "Lois?" he looks shocked to see me and his eyes grow wide as he sees the destruction of my home through the open door. "What happened? Is everyone alright?"
"You okay Rollin?" I ask, genuinely concerned.
"Yeah, I'm fine. What about Mrs K and the kids?"
"The kids have been taken Rollin and Superman's taken Martha to the emergency room. You didn't see me, ok?" Rollin nods.
"Ok, I need you to call the police as soon as I leave the building. Ask for Detective Vincent Murphy and tell him that something happened at my apartment. Tell him it's linked to the kidnapping. Be honest with everything except my presence. Can you do that?" the doors ding and I leave turning back and looking at Rollin.
He nods, "Yeah, Vincent Murphy."
"Thank you." I nod and run to the garage.
"Kick their asses Lois." He calls out behind me.
If it weren't for the dire situation I would have laughed or come back with a snarky comment. I can feel my body go into overdrive as I race to the car. I slam into the door in a bid to slow down and dent it slightly. I unlock the car and start it, not waiting for anything to warm up. I throw the SUV into gear and take off. Tires squealing. Keeping an eye on traffic I concentrate on the feelings within. Letting my inner sense guide me to my babies. I find myself eastbound, passing through the different stages of Metropolis. The population and buildings begin to dwindle; I pull my cell out and call Bruce.
He answers on the third ring, "Hello."
"Are you still in Metropolis?"
"Lois? Yes, is everything alright?"
"Lex has the kids and Lucy, I need you to trace my car and back me up."
"Where's Clark?"
"Martha was hurt and he's taken her to the emergency room. Bruce he's pretty shaken up and I don't know how he's going to react to any of this."
"I'm leaving now Lois, I'll send Alfred to look over Martha. Don't do anything stupid Lois." The tone of his voice a warning.
"I'm not going to promise anything Bruce, you know I'd do anything for the people I love. The sick bastard has my children and my baby sister."
Bruce starts to say something else but I hang up as the feeling within me gets stronger, almost pulsating. I stop in front of a group of several warehouses, many vehicles surrounding. I turn the phone off and park the car in an unused, shady area and slowly sneak my way into a warehouse in the middle of the area, once again following the feeling within. I sneak past a burly guard and quickly duck into a dark room as Lex's brunette secretary wanders down the corridor with four goons. I try to listen to what she's saying but all I hear is her telling them to make sure the prisoners are secure. I sigh and wait for the next round of goons to pass by. I start to sneak out when there's a hand on my shoulder, I spin around to attack. My fist slamming into Clark's steely chest. I can't help but make a noise… my hand throbbing. I hear the click of guns and groan, Clark begins to look nauseous and I see the brunette approach with some kryptonite.
"Miss Lane and Mr Kent, Lex has been waiting for you. This way please." She addresses us and turns around to walk down the hall. She takes two steps and turns around. "I'll put this," she holds the kryptonite up, "away if you promise to follow and not do anything stupid. Try anything Mr Kent and Miss Lane and your children will not survive."
I grit my teeth as Clark nods his head, anger raging in his eyes. She puts the kryptonite into the lead container; we follow Lex's minion, I only comply because I'm sure that I'll be taken to my children if I follow this ditz long enough. We walk to the end of the corridor and the ditz opens the door and ushers us inside. We come face to face with none other than baldy.
"Clark Kent… long time no see." Lex stands from behind the nondescript desk and approaches, a small piece of kryptonite can be seen hanging from a gold chain around his neck.
"How'd you figure it out Lex?" I ask him, gesturing to Clark's super get-up.
"It was that obvious… we were like brothers back in Smallville. You don't get that close to someone and not be able to recognize them with a pair of glasses. That and with a lot of the past makes sense with the appearance of 'Superman'." He smirks.
I step forward, fist raised but another goon steps up, shoving me hard in the back with his shotgun and taking the gun from the band of my pants. "Ok… I'll keep my hands to myself then." I mutter and stand closer to Clark.
"Lois Lane fell for Clark Kent. Who would have thought that the big tough city girl would end up with a farm boy from Hicksville?"
"Jealous Lex?" I ask, arching an eyebrow. He chuckles as his eyes turn dark. He steps aside and I see a door behind him.
"I think there are a few people who would really like to see you two again. You two want to meet my guests?"
Lex opens the door and steps aside, my chest constricts as I see a battered Lucy holding onto my babies, Lara a sickly green colour and Jack's looking a little queasy. I rush inside and notice the kryptonite lining the walls.
"Lucy, are you alright?" I ask as I run my hands over Jack and then Lara. I don't give Lucy time to answer when I turn to Lara…
"It's going to be okay sweetie; Mommy's going to get you out of here right away." I go to lift her up when Lex shoves Clark into the room, knocking me over. I catch myself before I land on Lara and Lucy.
"You're not going anywhere Lois. Clark here is going to do exactly as I say or this little family is going to go the way of the dinosaur." Two goons enter with the brunette secretary.
I stand and walk over to Lex; the brunette gets up in my face. "Heel Mad Dog." She breathes into my face. I sneer and push her back. She pulls a gun from her holster and points it at me. I'm vaguely aware of Clark and Lucy struggling with the goons in the room. I'm amazed that Clark even has the strength to move. I rush the brunette, there's a loud ringing sound as a gun goes off…
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