SAVING LOIS

"Shouldn't we wait for Clark before we do this?" Chloe said anxiously
She doubted Lana's motivations. Even if it worked, what would stop Brainiac from trying to infect her again? Chloe looked at Lana and remembered a conversation that she had with her over a year ago.

"I would do anything for Clark…"

"Even kill…what a lucky guy."

"What the textbook left out is that ISIS is also the goddess of the underworld. She's responsible for bring the great God Ra to his knees."

"You believe that I would do that to Clark?"

"Not intentionally, But I realize now that you're capable of it…You should just know that I'm not going to let that happen."

Now standing across from Lana, she wondered if she needed to intervene, when Dr. Klyburn walked in with some equipment from Somerholt.

"According to her vital signs her blood pressure is sky high, her temperature is 106 and rising, her organs are being cooked…we don't have much time…he's killing her…from the inside out."

"Why? Why would Brainiac do such a thing?" Lana asked as she shook her head.

"Because she's his guardian, without her…he's much more vulnerable." Chloe answered warily.

Dr Klyburn set up the equipment, and Lana made some adjustments to the machine.

"How far back are we taking her memory?" Chloe looked at Lana.

"Just far enough back to rid her of the virus that he implanted."

"How can we be sure this will work?"

"We can't be sure, but for Kal-el sake, I hope it does."
"It was Dr. Klyburn that had answered Chloe. Chloe could sense the urgency Lana looked over and said…

"I'm ready. Let's do it."

Chloe watched as time literally went back for Lois, the monitor the doctor was watching counted back minutes, and suddenly it spiked to days, how many Chloe wasn't sure, but suddenly she realized what Lana was doing. She was trying to erase Clark from Lois's mind, literally. She rushed over, pushed at the machine, and shouted…

"Stop…she's losing him!"

She pushed Lana on to the floor, and pulled the machine away from Lois's head.

"Are you Mad? Chloe! She's not recovered yet!" Lana screamed as she pushed herself up off the floor. She told herself that it was necessary; that they had to be sure that every bit of Brainiac was gone. She knew she was lying to herself. She wanted Clark for herself. Still she kept up a wall of denial.

"What's going on?" Oliver asked, standing in the doorway with Clark behind him, the Dr. Spoke up, trying to calm everyone she started spouting off Lois's vital signs.

"I think we've done it, her blood pressures normal, her temperatures normal. The only thing I see is an evidence of a concussion, it's aside affect of the device, she will recover from that after a day or two of rest."

Clark didn't bother asking anything, he was at Lois's side in an instant. He gently touched her face, and spoke her name. "Lois…it's okay…I'm here now…I'm not letting anything happen to you." She didn't respond, it was as if she was in a deep sleep.

"Lois?" he held her face in his hands and started crying. Angry, he got up and walked over to Lana who was having a staring contest with Chloe.

"What have you done?" Clark walked over to Lana, and his eyes spoke volumes. There was no love left in them.

"She saved her life…" Dr. Klyburn spoke up. Clark slanted his head and then he looked over at Chloe.

"What just happened here?"

She used the mind wipe device to remove Brainiac's….virus from her mind; the thing is…I don't know how much time she's lost…days…Months..." she looked back over at Lana with a silent accusation.

He looked over at Lana and then the doctor.

"Can you tell me how far back she's gone?"

"There's no way of knowing until she wakes up." The doctor hesitated, and then placing her hand on his arm, she said… "You must know that if she hadn't come up with this idea…Lois would be dead right now."

He simply shook his head and turned back to look at her. "Go leave. Now…everyone please, just leave me alone with her."

"Here's my card…call me the moment she wakes up."

Lana looked over at Clark, and whispered the words…"I'm sorry…but we have to be sure…there is no telling how deep he went into her mind."

He just looked at her and nodded slightly. His heart was breaking…the chance that Lois might not remember him…or at least all that had happened between them…he might loose her before he ever got to her.

He pushed tears back and watched everyone leave the room; Chloe hesitated and then touched his shoulder…

"Clark?" he looked at her but said nothing. "She might not remember what happened, but her feelings for you are still there…your death…it devastated her Clark…Don't ever forget, she's the reason you're here!"

He reached out and hugged her. "I'll call you when she wakes up."

Walking over to the bed, he sat down and caressed her face. He leaned down and kissed her ever so gently and whispered….

"Don't leave me…"