7.17 Revolt by TW and KK Part XV

as retold by RepairmanBob

TW: The next day, Clark and Martha are talking in the kitchen of the Kent Farm, wondering if humans and meta-humans can ever get along.
AM: Hold on! Why isn’t Clark worried about Chloe?
KK: Martha says –
AM: Clark went to the Slab to look for Chloe! He saw Brainiac abduct her! Now he is having a leisurely breakfast with Mom instead of looking for his kidnapped best friend?
TW: (Looking through script) I could have sworn I wrote something…
ED: Who cares? I want to see how Lois and Bittleman’s date went!
JG: I still get my full salary if I only appear in three scenes, correct?
MR: I want more Iron Lex!
TW: (Flipping pages) I remember writing a loft scene with Clark and Chloe…
KK: You did. I cut it.
AM + TW: You what?
KK: I hate loft scenes. I have for years. So, I cut it. Martha says –
TW: You can’t keep changing my episode!
KK: Our episode, Tom. Our episode. And it’s done. I shredded your original.
TW: God damnit!
AM: But –
KK: Allison, it had nothing to do with Chloe getting back into the Daily Planet.
AM: Oh. Never mind then.
TW: But Clark –
KK: Look, he can tell Martha that Chloe called. She told him she never saw Brainiac, and has no idea what he is talking about.
AM: So Chloe lies to Clark?
KK: (Shakes head) It will all make sense!
AoT: Now about my scene –
KK: Usual "Stop being a moron and blaming yourself for everything, Clark."
TW: Oh, come on!
AoT: I can work with that.
MR: Clark should have some guilt about how Iron Lex hated him so much.
ED: Oh, I like that.
TW: No more guilt! I am tired of Clark feeling guilty all the time!
JG: (Yawns)

KK: And we go back to Lionel.
JG: Finally! Let me do this! Lionel is disheveled and covered in sweat.
AoT: But still sexy.
JG: That goes without saying. In the center of his office sits a large, circular machine. Lionel is positioning the last of several crystals in the center of the device.
ED: What is it?
AM: (sarcastic voice) An advanced hair washing machine.
ED: Oh, does it use shampoo that controls minds?
AM: (Bangs head on desk)
MR: How do you not get lost walking between your trailer and the writers’ room?
JG: Lights around the top of the machine start to blink. Lionel takes a step back, as more lights appear and the machine starts to hum. After a few seconds, lasers at the top of the machine start to track across the room, before centering themselves a few feet above the top of the machine.
TW: A hologram of a man appears. He has a tan skin, a short black beard and is wearing a green tunic and cape. He looks at Lionel with a cold, arrogant expression. "All hail Mighty Darkseid. I hope this message finds you well, Cursor Hassad. After the destruction of the Master’s portal device due to the treachery of the vile Kryptonians Zod and Kal-El, the parameters of your mission have changed. The objective of this endeavorer is no longer conquest." The man’s expression becomes more animated - like a zealot spreading the word of his deity. "Mighty Darkseid himself is coming to oversee the eradication of the last son of Krypton. And everyone and everything he holds dear."
JG: Lionel looks concerned.

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