7.04 Embedded by AM & ED (Part VI)

ED: Now Clark gets to be heroic.
TW: Finally!
AM: He's at the entrance with Oliver. They're checking on Cyborg when a bunch of freaks show up.
ED: Oliver observes that this doesn't look too good. They hear a gun shot.
AM: Clark looks concerned, "Lois."
ED: Oliver, "Go. I'll hold them off as long as I can."

AM: Hope lands on the ground. Lois falls on top of her.
MR: LezYay! Did anyone's shirt come off?
AM: No! [pause. To ED] Right?
ED: Eh, maybe.
MR: Yes!
ED: Lois tries to wrestle the gun away as Hope fires several shots at Zinda.
AM: Clark super speeds in and swats away a few bullets headed directly for Zinda.
ED: We go back into real time. Clark hides in the shadows.
AM: Hope is out of bullets. She throws Lois off her and scrambles for another gun. As she pulls it out of the holster a chair comes smashing down over her head.
MR: What? No!
ED: It's my episode. Get over it. Pan up to Lois holding the remains of the chair. She drops them and dusts off her hands. "Didn't see that one coming, huh? Maybe you can take a refresher course once you're back in prison."
MR: This is completely unfair! Hope was supposed to be a capable minion!
AM: Then you write her capable.
ED: But she can't kick Lois' ass.
MR: Speaking of which, what's with this Mary Sueing of Lois? She shouldn't be able to beat Hope!
AoT: You think the Mary Sueing is any worse than usual?
MR: Well... no. But I still don't like it.
TW: Hope basically did kick Lois' ass. Then Lois started fighting dirty.
JG: That she did.
MR: Hope should be the one fighting dirty!
ED: Dirty? Hope's the one bringing guns to a street fight... And Hope did not kick Lois'...
AM: Zinda disables the freak control mechanism. "Seems you still remember a few moves from our bar room brawling days."
ED: "Not too flashy but still as effective as ever." Lois goes on about Zinda being able to count on her.
AM: Zinda doesn't seem completely convinced. Clark smiles knowingly.

ED: Outside Oliver has his crossbow aimed but instead of continuing to advance the freaks are coming out of a trance.
AM: Cyborg is coming to as well. Over the comm Chloe asks for status.
ED: Oliver is pleased, "We've done it! Mission accomplished. "
AM: Cut to Chloe. She's shedding tears of relief. Does she really need to do that?
ED: Sure she does. She loves these guys, every single one of them.
TW: Allison did you have any control over this episode?
AM: No. Not much.
MR: I didn't think so.
AM: "I thought I'd lost you guys for a second there."
ED: "I think a victory celebration is in order. Are you up for it?"
AM: "I'd love to." She glances at a draft of an article on 33.1, "But I've got a prior engagement."
ED: "Suit yourself. Green Arrow out."

AM: Our freaks are filing into the LuthorCorp plane as Oliver and Victor look on.
ED: Lois approaches Victor, "So you're another one of Oliver's buddies? What's your beef with Luthor?"
AM: "He tried to do to me exactly what he did to all these others. But..."
ED: Oliver gives Victor as warning glace.
AM: "He turned me into a freak. I lost my family, my girl, but at least he never got the chance to put one of those chips in me."
ED: "The guy is a read bastard." I thought you'd like that, Michael.
MR: You know what I would have liked? For Lex to have actually defeated the Justice League!
ED: There's always next year.
MR: My contract is up next year.
ED: Then you're SOL. Lois tears up, "I wish Wes had had the chance you did. You know? To fight back."
AM: Oliver moves to put his hand on Lois' shoulder, "Look Lois, I'm sorry...."
ED: Lois pulls away, still tearing up, "Don't touch me."
AM: "Lois..."
ED: "Why didn't you trust me, Oliver?"
AM: Oliver can't look her in the eye. He hesitates.
ED: "If I had known who you really are.... what you really do? Wes might still be alive. We could have saved him." Lois stomps off.
AM: Oliver calls after her but she keeps going. He watches her walk away for a moment then turns to Victor, "I really screwed that up, didn't I?"
ED: "You're looking to me for love advice? You are bad off."

ED: And now for another Martha scene.
AoT: About time.
ED: I had a plan for it but if you want her hooking up with Lionel we have to come up with something else.
AoT: It is my choice.
TW: I don't like that at all.
AM: Martha can't hook up with Lionel here. He's got to be back in Smallville...
JG: Smallville? Screw that!
AM: ...to taunt Lex about his recent defeat.
JG: Well that's different.
AoT: You'd rather taunt Lex than have a fling with Martha?
JG: Lionel can have a fling with Martha any old time but the chance to mock Lex for failure only happens...
KK: About once every episode?
MR: Lex doesn't fail every episode!
JG: He's right, Kristen.
MR: See?
JG: Sometimes he fails utterly! And this is one of those times. Sorry Annette, Martha is going to have to take a rain check.
AoT: Can Martha hook up with that alien rights guy?
JG: The alien rights guy? Have you no sense of fidelity?
MR: You mean the mutant rights guy?
AoT: Yeah, him. Is he good looking?
TW: Martha doesn't need to be hooking up with a lobbyist!
AoT: I, I hadn't thought about that! That makes it even dirtier!
TW: I'm begging you Erica, don't let this happen!
AoT: Erica I'm glad you're back but if you don't let Martha hook up with the mutant rights guy I'm going to body slam you.
ED: [gulps. She looks at TW]
TW: Erica...
AoT: Don't think I can't body slam you too, Welling.
ED: OK, Annette. If that's what you want.
AoT: That's what I want.
TW: I'm taking this up with Al & Miles!
AoT: [Looks at TW menacingly]
TW: Maybe.
AM: OK. But I hope you enjoy kissing prosthetics.
AoT: What are you talking about?
AM: The mutant guy? You don't think he's out of the closet for his health do you?
AoT: I thought he was brave and courageous!
AM: He is. But he also has physical mutations. That's why he's not able to keep it a secret.
AoT: Really?
AM: Yeah. [AM hesitates] Check the premier script.
KK: I don't remember putting anything in there about physical deformities.
AM: It wasn't like you were paying any attention.
KK: Still I think I would have remembered...
JG: Lana being alive?
KK: Shut up, John!
AoT: OK, she'll just meet with the freak. No hooking up.
TW: Thank God.
AM: [leans over and whispers in TW's ear] You owe me one.

ED: Lois walks up to Zinda. "We're leaving."
AM: It's the obligatory anvil scene. "I've got to tell you, that AC fellow is quite a catch!"
JG: Hardy freakin' har.
ED: "There are other fish in the sea, Zinda. Let's go."
MR: Hardy freakin' har.
AM: "Already?"
ED: "I can't stay here."
AM: "So your ex-boyfriend turned out to have a secret identity. It could be worse."
ED: "Yeah? Like how?"
AM: "It's not as if he's from another planet."
TW: Hardy...
ED: Shut up. "Another planet maybe I could deal with -- if he had told me. That's not what I care about. It's the fact he didn't trust me."
AM: "Do we have to leave now? I was hoping to get the fish boy's number."
ED: Lois seems angry.
AM: Zinda's eyes get wide. "Oh. My. God. Is there anyone on this team you haven't hooked up with, Lois?"
ED: Lois walks past Zinda towards the second LuthorCorp plane. "That's rich, coming from you!" Zinda gazes longingly in the direction Lois came from for a few seconds before following.

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