7.11 Cure by MR & AM (Part VII)

as retold by RepairmanBob


MR: Lex and Dr. Richards are looking are some really hi-tech looking equipment in a lab. Hope stand in a corner watching them.
AM: Dr. Richards cannot take his eyes off the machines. “Mr. Luthor, this equipment is amazing! It is more advanced than anything I have ever seen.”
MR: Lex smiles. “Yes, it is. Will they be suitable to improve Salvation?”
AM: “Certainly! If these devices are as powerful as I suspect, we will be able to do amazing things! We could reduce the time to create a PAS by weeks, and …” Dr. Richards becomes serious. “Of course, we still need additional material from subject C 36 to make any significant improvements, but with this –“
MR: “As I told you, Doctor, that will be taken care of.”
AM: Kahloe appears next to Lex. “Is all of this really necessary, Lex? Why not tell her what you really want?”
MR: Lex turns away from Dr. Richards and addresses Kahloe. “Why would I do that?” He reaches up and cup’s Kahloe’s cheek.
KK: Ewww.
MR: “I already have you.”
JG: I think Lex is spending a little too much time with his imaginary girlfriend. The other super villains are going to start making fun of him soon.
AM: Kahloe smiles. “You know I love you, Lex, but consider what she can offer you. A worthy mate, who would bear you strong, brilliant children to carry on the Luthor name. A trusted companion, one who has seen inside your soul and is willing to tell you the truth, no matter how painful it may be. A mind as sharp and devious as your own, in an highly attractive body."
MR: Lex raises an eyebrow. “Could it be that you just want to watch us together?”
AM: “Well, I do like to watch.”
ED: Now we are in full-out creepy territory.
AM: “But consider Chloe’s powers.” The lab fades, and we see Chloe in a black jumpsuit, leading an army of PAS. “Imagine her leading the PAS into battle. Imagine the plans you could develop with her. You have seen what she can do. If she absorbed the abilities of a few more meta-humans, do you think even Kal-El could stand against her?”
TW: Great, way to make Clark look worse.
AM: Clark got his ass kicked by an invisible hit-man, the Poison Ivy rip-off, thw WWE guys -
KK: And emotionally by Lana for six years.
MR: Lex raises an eyebrow. “I saw Chloe show multiple powers entering a trap I set for her. It was impressive, but what makes you think she could stand against Kal-El?”
AM: Kahloe looks shocked.
MR: “Are you holding something back?”
AM: Kahloe flashes Chloe's I-got-caught-and-I-am-covering-something-up-smile. “I hoped it would not come to this. I hoped you would trust your feelings. But I will tell you the truth, Lex. Who do you think kept you safe when Kal-El killed Lana?”
AoT: Is Lex really that gullible?
ED: I thought Chloe killed Lana.
AoT: She did, dear.
ED: Then why did Chloe say –
AoT: That was Kahloe.
ED: But Chloe said before –
AoT: Erica, please stop talking or I am going to have to hit you.
AM: “She still cares for you, Lex. Tell her the truth. Tell her about the threat Kal-El represents, and about how you really feel.”
MR: Lex looks at Kahole and says nothing.

AM: Martha in her office, late at night. She checks her planner on the computer – Dinner with Lionel at 5:30 PM. The clock on the computer says 8:45 PM.
JG: Even locked in a cell, Lionel gets the ladies.
AM: Martha picks up the phone. “Hello, this is Senator Kent… yes, I know I called before. Have you seen… No, I already left a message. Thank you.” She looks frustrated.
JG: It could be a lack of sexual fulfillment.
AoT: I know that always puts me in a bad mood.
ED: And makes you violent.
AoT: No, dear. I am always violent.
AM: Martha opens her desk, and pulls out a card. She makes another call. “Hello, this is Senator Martha Kent. I would like to leave a message for Mr. Burg.”
JG: My competent minion!
AM: “His employer should have left him my private line. Please tell him to call me as soon as possible. I think… just have him contact me right away.” Martha puts the phone down and looks worried.
JG: About her boyfriend!
TW: I hate this scene more than words can express.
AM: She brings up her e-mail, and opens the most recent one – the proposed specs for a super max Meta-Human prison facility. Code Name: The Slab. Show blueprints for guard towers, huge walls and big, big guns.

MR: Lionel’s cell.
JG: You mean his room.
MR: No, I mean his cell. Lionel is lying on his bed, with an IV in his arm. Hope is watching him.
AM: “Ready to talk, Mr. Luthor?”
MR: Lionel looks over at her, with a dazed expression.
JG: No!
MR: Yes. “Yes. I... I...”
ED: Wow, that was quick.
AM: Hope smiles and leans in.
MR: “I… am still waiting for my Wall Street Journal.”
JG: Ha!
TW: Michael, why did you let Lionel get that line in?
AM: That one was all me.
MR: Lionel smiles. “I oversaw the creation of every interrogation drug used by LuthorCorp. Did you think I would not inoculate myself against them?”
JG: Thank you, Allison. That was wonderful!
AM: Consider it a going away present. Hope turns away from Lionel and pulls out a cell phone. “No progress yet, sir. He has been resistant to the first round of drugs.”
MR: Camera shifts to Lionel, who suddenly looks much more tired. His eyes turn white.
KK: Jor-El phone home?

MR: Cut to Lex in his office at LuthorCorp. He is sitting at his desk. “Give him a few hours, and try one of the newer compounds.” The door to Lex’s office opens.
KK: And Clark rushes in to accuse him of something?
ED: No, Lois threantes him if he hurts Chloe!
AoT: No, Martha threatens him if anything happens to Lionel!
TW: This is why Lex needs Hope.
MR: And better locks. The door opens, and no one is behind it. The door quickly closes on its own. Lex smiles and stand up. “You might as well make yourself visible, Chloe. I can just run a scan of the office for body heat, or weight on the floor.”

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