7.17 Revolt by TW and KK Part II

as retold by RepairmanBob

TW: OK, now we get to the real introduction.
KK: I liked my intro!
TW: We see a man in a suit giving a speech. He is on a stage, facing a large group of people sitting in folding chairs. After a little exposition, we find out he is James Smith, the Governor of Kansas. He is announcing the opening of the Slab, a super max prison for meta-human, aliens, and other threats that cannot be handles by conventional prisions.
JG: (Yawn)
TW: As Governor Smith talks, we pan around to see the press conference is in the courtyard of a large prison-like building. There are large concrete walls with heavy emplacements weapons pointing inward. Men and women are patrolling, holding high tech rifles.
MR: Cut to Bittleman in the crowd, talking on his cell phone. "Damn it Lane, you need to get your ass over here! Kahn said you needed to stay on top of things!"
JG: You fixed Bittleman?
KK: Lois is in her car. "You didn’t have any complaints about me being on top of things last night."
ED: Kristin!
KK: Hey, I didn’t write it. Blame Tom.
TW: Blame John for turning my on to House. "That’s because I didn’t have to do all the work last night! The only reason Kahn sent us here is because you said you could get the Planet an exclusive interview with Senator Kent. Now unless I grow an incredible set of breasts in the next half hour, Boo, I am going to have a tough time pulling that off!"
ED: Incredible breasts? Thank you, Tom.
KK: That’s pretty much what Lois says. "Just cover for me until I get there, OK?"
TW: "Where the hell are you, anyway? Don’t tell me I wore you out, because if that is the case I am going to be sorely disappointed in both your lack of endurance and creativity."
KK: "Tired? I was just getting warmed up."
TW: "Then tell me, Tinkerbell, why you are not here!
KK: "I just wanted to talk to Chloe one more time about my research on –"
TW: " No! No, no, no, no, no, no, no! Tell me you got lost looking for a new bra store! Tell me you have tracked down pictures of Lionel Luthor molesting a goat! Tell me you are meeting the Lindberg Baby! Tell me you were so impressed with my sexual skills that you are convinced Kahn to run a front page story that says 'Ted Bittleman Rocked My World!' in a 300 font!"
KK: "Ted –"
TW: "But do not tell me you are still working on this Kal-El crap!"
KK: "It’s not crap! Vic and I –"
TW: "Lane, you cannot ditch your job for this! Kahn is going bust your ass, and let me make it clear what a waste of an ass that would be! "
KK: "Just cover for me for a little while, OK? I will be there soon."
TW: "You owe me, Cinderella. You owe me big time." Bittleman hangs up.
JG: You fixed Bittleman!
KK: Cut to Martha, who is sitting on the stage. She is talking to Lionel on her cell phone. We get a little exposition that Martha is concerned about how the pissed off meta-humans will react to Lex getting control of the Slab.
AoT: Exposition? I have to do exposition?
KK: You can improvise, as long as the main points are covered. Cut to Lionel saying everything will work out. He is sitting at his desk, and takes out the remaining crystals we saw in Masquerade.
TW: We go to Lex and Hope. Hope is complaining he is too exposed at the press conference. Lex smiles. "Appearances are important, Hope. The Slab will provide us with a fresh supply of meta-human DNA, all obtained with the full support and blessing of the United States government. A few pictures is a small price to pay for that."
KK: "Sir -"
TW: "Enough, Hope. Two thirds of the original Spartans were damaged beyond repair by the psychic backlash of the... incident at Vault Black. We need more raw materials to rebuild and strengthen our assets. In any case, as you are quite aware, I have taken steps to protect myself. We are perfectly safe."

TW: Cut to outside the Slab. Meta-humans are marching, wearing matching t-shirts and chanting in front of a line of police officers. Rich and Shane are complaining that Titan was supposed to be there with the signs. Shane sees Titan’s car, and he walks to it. The car is full of signs with lame slogans. As he pulls one out, we see a small amount of silver liquid flow into his hand.
KK: SilverK?
TW: (Smiles) Shane starts to hand the signs out to the other meta-humans.

TW: Back to Clark who is repairing damage from the Apokolips invasion.
KK: What? He is supposed to be working on the farm!
TW: Clark should be doing something more heroic.
KK: Since when?
AoT: He could be writing Martha a nice letter.
JG: Or rescuing some kittens!
TW: Fine, we will figure it out later. Clark finished whatever he is doing, then goes into the house to get a drink. He sees his phone on the counter, and checks it, seeing he has a message from Chloe. Cut to Clark knocking on the door to the Talon.
KK: Chloe opens it, all smiles. "Hi Clark! How are you doing?"
TW: "Chloe, I am sorry it took me so long to get here. I just got your call. How are you doing?"
KK: "Oh, I am fine. I just had a little nightmare."
TW: "You sounded pretty shaken up." Clark hears a groan. He frowns, uses his x-ray vision, and sees a body in the bedroom.
KK: Chloe smiles, punches Clark, and he flies across the room.
AM: What?
KK: Chloe opens her hand, revealing a piece of Green K. "Well, I tried to do this the easy way." She places the Green K on Clark’s chest and morphs into Brainiac. John, could you read this?
JG: Certainly. "Hello again, Kal-El. I would stay and chat, but quite frankly I no longer need to tolerant your presence. To think, after all the time and effort I wasted on you, when what I needed", Brainiac morphs back into Chloe "was at your side all along." Brainaic leans over, and whispers in Clark’s ear.
MR: I am, oddly enough, both intrigued and disturbed.
ED: Does Brainaic kiss him?
MR: We did that a man as Chloe kissing Clark last week.
ED: But Brainaic is not technically a man.
AM: She has a point.
TW: My wife is going to kill me.
JG: "Miss Sullivan really is a remarkable being. I have no idea what she sees in you." Brainiac shrugs. "With her ability to control meteor freaks, I can resume General Zod’s Crusade. I can save the universe from Darkseid. Best of all, I no longer need you to do it." Brainiac stands up and turns on Chloe’s TV to a protest at the Slab. He morphs into Titan. "Time to join my followers. I have a riot to lead, a revolution to start, and oh yes – a Senator to kill."
TW: Clark tries to roll over. " I will…"
JG: Brainaic morphs back into Milton Fine. "So sorry, but I do not have time to listen to your hollow threats." He super-speeds away, and comes back holding Chloe. "Say good-bye to Miss Sullivan, Kal-El." Brainiac kicks Clark in the head and runs out the door.
AM: But Chloe lost all of her powers! I set that up to get her back into the Daily Planet!
ED: We don’t need Chloe at the Daily Planet anymore. Lois is on top of everything there.
JG: If by everything, you mean Bittleman.
ED: Hey!
KK: You might say she has taken a hands-on approach to journalism.
ED: That isn’t funny!
AoT: Yes it is, dear.
MR: You could say Lois is fucking another reporter!
TW: You don’t get innuendo at all, do you?
MR: Not so much.

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