Dang, sorry for the wait. I just started a new job and I only get today and tomorow off until next Monday and Tuesday. But I'll try to get more up soon. I Hope you like this chapter.
Lex picked up the phone and held it firmly in his hands. Without looking at the number pad, he typed in a number. He held the phone up to his ear, hearing the familiar ringing from the other side.
A voice answered.
"Yeah?"
Lex smiled grimly. The man's voice was far from welcoming.
"It's Luthor."
The man's voice seemed to brighten.
"Mr Luthor, what can I do for you?" he asked anxiously.
Lex parted his lips, licking them a little. "How far have you gotten with 33.1?"
The man hesitated. Too long.
Lex cleared his throat. "I want it done, Mackenzie. And soon." He almost yelled, but decided to keep his voice civil. He didn't want to scare the young man off.
Mackenzie answered quickly. "Yes, Sir. We've just been having some.....problems."
"Well then resolve them."
Without another word, Lex shut the cellphone, hanging up on Mackenzie.
A man knocked on the door. Lex whipped his head up.
"What!?"
The man flinched a little. He walked into the office.
"Sir, there's a man here to see you."
Lex waved his hand. The bodyguard nodded and disappeared. A couple of seconds later, an older man walked into the office. His balding hair was white, glasses hung from his nose.
Lex stood up and smiled.
"Dr. Roberts." He walked over to his bar and held up a bottle of whiskey. "Can I offer you some?"
Dr. Roberts shook his head and politely held up his hand. "I came to see you on offical business."
Lex poured himseld a glass. "What is it," he asked, holding the glass to his lips.
"33.1 is soon to be up and running again," the doctor replied, smiling proudly.
Lex raised an eyebrow. "I just got a call from one of your employees. Mackenzie. He told me you were having problems."
Dr. Roberts frowned. "Mackenzie. Didn't you hear? We let him go."
Lex set his glass down. "Why?"
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Mackenzie ran along the road, sweat making his brown hair stick to his forehead. His chest rose and fell rapidly as he kept glancing behind him.
He tripped on a curb, falling face first onto the cold cement.
Grimacing, he turned over onto his butt, holding himself up on his elbows.
"You thought you could get away, didn't you?"
Mackenzie's eyes went wide in panic as he saw Lex Luthor appear from the shadow's, his hands tucked warmly inside his black trench coat.
"L...Lex." He stuttered.
Lex stepped forward, anger on his face. He lifted a hand out of his pocket, and with it came a small package. He threw it down beside Mackenzie.
"What's this?" Mackenzie asked, exasperated.
"Your medical recrods."
"What?"
Lex stepped forward more. "You had an accident, three years ago. An explosion at a factory nearly cost you your life."
Mackenzie stared at him. "So?"
Lex started pacing around him. "After getting out, a record was made on you." he continued. He pointed at the package. "Doctor's found an unusual blood cell count in your system. Turns out the factory you worked at dealt with meteor rocks."
He looked down at Mackenzie. "You're a freak."
"Shut up!" Mackenzie snapped.
Lex leaned down, placing his hands on his knees. "You tried to cover it up, and in the process, destroy 33.1"
"It's a prison, I don't want to end up there!"
Lex stood up and smiled. "You're not going to end up there, Mackenzie, don't worry."
Mackenzie's face loosened a little as relief washed through him.
One of Lex's bodyguards stepped forward from the dark, a gun in his hand. Without hesitation, he pulled the trigger.
Mackenzie fell flat onto his back, blood pooling around him.
"Have a good night," Lex said.
He turned to his bodyguard and nodded. "Take care of it."
Not looking back, he walked off into the fading sunlight of Metropolis.
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Kara and Lana walked along the aisles, pointing out things. Kara picked up a box of fabric softner and inspected it.
"Everything is so different still," she said.
Lana took the box from her and set it back down onto the shelf. "Come on, the clothes section is this way."
Kara linked her arm with Lana. "I missed you, you know."
Blushing, Lana turned her head. "Yeah. Sure."
"So that Chloe girl.."
"Is my girlfriend," Lana finished.
Kara nodded. "I see. She seems like a nice person."
"She is."
Lois and Clark appeared from another aisle.
"Hey, you two coming?" Lois asked.
Lana checked her watch and frowned. "I can't believe it. It's nearly sundown and Chloe still hasn't shown up."
Lois grinned nervously and glanced at Kara. "She's probably just tied up with her story. You know how reporter's can be."
"Yeah." Lana nodded. "Still, she was supposed to get a Mocha with me. It's her favourite."
"We can get her one when we get back to Smallville," Kara suggested, nudging Lana gently.
"Attention, shoppers. The store is now closing. I repeat, the store is now closing," The anouncer said over the intercom
Kara grabbed Lana's hand and walked along beside Clark. "I am starving, let's go grab a bite."
Lana agreed, feeling her stomach rumble. "That sounds great."
Clark and Lois ran ahead, to get the cars. Lana and Kara were walking out when Kara smacked into somebody. She fell back a little, more startled than anything.
"I'm so sorry, Are you..."
She stopped as she saw the man lying on the pavement.
"Alright." She finished.
Lex looked up at her. His eyes went wide for a minute in surprise.
"Why hello, Kara."
Lex picked up the phone and held it firmly in his hands. Without looking at the number pad, he typed in a number. He held the phone up to his ear, hearing the familiar ringing from the other side.
A voice answered.
"Yeah?"
Lex smiled grimly. The man's voice was far from welcoming.
"It's Luthor."
The man's voice seemed to brighten.
"Mr Luthor, what can I do for you?" he asked anxiously.
Lex parted his lips, licking them a little. "How far have you gotten with 33.1?"
The man hesitated. Too long.
Lex cleared his throat. "I want it done, Mackenzie. And soon." He almost yelled, but decided to keep his voice civil. He didn't want to scare the young man off.
Mackenzie answered quickly. "Yes, Sir. We've just been having some.....problems."
"Well then resolve them."
Without another word, Lex shut the cellphone, hanging up on Mackenzie.
A man knocked on the door. Lex whipped his head up.
"What!?"
The man flinched a little. He walked into the office.
"Sir, there's a man here to see you."
Lex waved his hand. The bodyguard nodded and disappeared. A couple of seconds later, an older man walked into the office. His balding hair was white, glasses hung from his nose.
Lex stood up and smiled.
"Dr. Roberts." He walked over to his bar and held up a bottle of whiskey. "Can I offer you some?"
Dr. Roberts shook his head and politely held up his hand. "I came to see you on offical business."
Lex poured himseld a glass. "What is it," he asked, holding the glass to his lips.
"33.1 is soon to be up and running again," the doctor replied, smiling proudly.
Lex raised an eyebrow. "I just got a call from one of your employees. Mackenzie. He told me you were having problems."
Dr. Roberts frowned. "Mackenzie. Didn't you hear? We let him go."
Lex set his glass down. "Why?"
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Mackenzie ran along the road, sweat making his brown hair stick to his forehead. His chest rose and fell rapidly as he kept glancing behind him.
He tripped on a curb, falling face first onto the cold cement.
Grimacing, he turned over onto his butt, holding himself up on his elbows.
"You thought you could get away, didn't you?"
Mackenzie's eyes went wide in panic as he saw Lex Luthor appear from the shadow's, his hands tucked warmly inside his black trench coat.
"L...Lex." He stuttered.
Lex stepped forward, anger on his face. He lifted a hand out of his pocket, and with it came a small package. He threw it down beside Mackenzie.
"What's this?" Mackenzie asked, exasperated.
"Your medical recrods."
"What?"
Lex stepped forward more. "You had an accident, three years ago. An explosion at a factory nearly cost you your life."
Mackenzie stared at him. "So?"
Lex started pacing around him. "After getting out, a record was made on you." he continued. He pointed at the package. "Doctor's found an unusual blood cell count in your system. Turns out the factory you worked at dealt with meteor rocks."
He looked down at Mackenzie. "You're a freak."
"Shut up!" Mackenzie snapped.
Lex leaned down, placing his hands on his knees. "You tried to cover it up, and in the process, destroy 33.1"
"It's a prison, I don't want to end up there!"
Lex stood up and smiled. "You're not going to end up there, Mackenzie, don't worry."
Mackenzie's face loosened a little as relief washed through him.
One of Lex's bodyguards stepped forward from the dark, a gun in his hand. Without hesitation, he pulled the trigger.
Mackenzie fell flat onto his back, blood pooling around him.
"Have a good night," Lex said.
He turned to his bodyguard and nodded. "Take care of it."
Not looking back, he walked off into the fading sunlight of Metropolis.
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Kara and Lana walked along the aisles, pointing out things. Kara picked up a box of fabric softner and inspected it.
"Everything is so different still," she said.
Lana took the box from her and set it back down onto the shelf. "Come on, the clothes section is this way."
Kara linked her arm with Lana. "I missed you, you know."
Blushing, Lana turned her head. "Yeah. Sure."
"So that Chloe girl.."
"Is my girlfriend," Lana finished.
Kara nodded. "I see. She seems like a nice person."
"She is."
Lois and Clark appeared from another aisle.
"Hey, you two coming?" Lois asked.
Lana checked her watch and frowned. "I can't believe it. It's nearly sundown and Chloe still hasn't shown up."
Lois grinned nervously and glanced at Kara. "She's probably just tied up with her story. You know how reporter's can be."
"Yeah." Lana nodded. "Still, she was supposed to get a Mocha with me. It's her favourite."
"We can get her one when we get back to Smallville," Kara suggested, nudging Lana gently.
"Attention, shoppers. The store is now closing. I repeat, the store is now closing," The anouncer said over the intercom
Kara grabbed Lana's hand and walked along beside Clark. "I am starving, let's go grab a bite."
Lana agreed, feeling her stomach rumble. "That sounds great."
Clark and Lois ran ahead, to get the cars. Lana and Kara were walking out when Kara smacked into somebody. She fell back a little, more startled than anything.
"I'm so sorry, Are you..."
She stopped as she saw the man lying on the pavement.
"Alright." She finished.
Lex looked up at her. His eyes went wide for a minute in surprise.
"Why hello, Kara."
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