7.20 Harbinger Part IV by TW & MR

MR: "You had me worried to death."
JG: She even cried.
MR: "So I called Clark for help..."
AoT: That's how bad it was. She was reduced to asking Clark for help.
TW: Shut up.
MR: "...and there you were."
AM: "Back up a minute. You were worried about me? Why?"
TW: Lois and Clark exchange glances.
AM: To Clark, "Why? Why was Lois worried about me?"

TW: Cut to the President introducing Lex Luthor at a press conference. Lex is dressed in his white suit. A black glove covers his damaged hand.
MR: "In light of the recent events..." yada yada yada. Typical political dreck.
TW: We pull back to show Chloe is watching video of Lex on Clark's product placement phone. Clark and Lois sit on either side.
MR: Lex says there's an aliean threat behind the attack on Smallville and that things are likely to get worse before they get better.
TW: Because of Lex's prior experience with aliens the president has given LuthorCorp broad authority to respond.
MR: A reporter shouts, "Respond to who?"
TW: Lex tells the reporter he's glad she asked.
MR: Lois says she could have asked that question.
TW: Clark and Chloe roll their eyes.
MR: From the phone tiny Lex asks a lackey to play the video he brought with him.
TW: There's a short clip from the teaser.
MR: Lex gives a little exposition about Apokoplis.
TW: Apparently Earth in now caught in the middle of an extra-terrestrial grudge match between Darksied and an alien hiding on earth named Kal-El.
MR: Lois is shocked, "He's after Kal-El?"
TW: Chloe and Clark exchange nervous glances.
MR: Close up of Lex, "Wherever you are Kal-El, if you are listening, I urge you on the behalf of everyone on earth, take a hard look at the destruction of Smallville. Look into your heart. If you have a shred of decency you'll turn yourself in before anyone else gets hurt."
TW: Chloe looks up at Clark, wondering what he'll decide to do next.
MR: Lois, "So you didn't know anything about Smallville going boom? Have you been in a cave or something?"
AM: "No. I..." Thinking quickly, "I was listening to an iPod play list Jimmy made for me just before I left. It was still playing as I pulled up to park."
MR: "We just left the scene of a five alarm fire that says otherwise, cousin. Now are you going to tell us what's going on?"
AM: "Why do I feel like I am on trial here? I didn't start any fires."
MR: "And would it have killed you to let us in on the tiny little fact you have your powers back?"
TW: "You... or someone who looked like you knocked out Lois..."
MR: "It was a lucky punch!"
TW: "...and set a building on fire."
MR: "Not to mention she destroyed that poor old man's newsstand."
AM: "Someone who looked like me?" Chloe is thoughtful, "But that's... impossible."
MR: "I saw it with my own eyes." She pulls up her shirt to show a bruise on her abdomen. "And felt it with my gut. That's your fist print in technicolor black and blue, Missy!"
TW: "What do you mean, impossible?"
AM: "I thought... I thought I'd found them all."
MR: "Found what?"
AM: "Lois, Clark and I have to talk."
MR: Incredulous, "Clark? Clark wasn't the one you body slammed into the side of a building!"
TW: Chloe gives Lois the evil eye.
MR: But Lois doesn't back down. "I'm tired of being the last one to find out what's going on with you, Chloe. I'm not going away this time."
AM: Relenting, "Remember the clone Lex tried to pass off as me?"
MR: "The dead one, Yeah."
TW: "Lex said Dr. Richards was responsible."
AM: Dr. Richards? When was this?
MR: Um, Offscreenville?
AM: Whatever.
MR: Chloe is annoyed at Clark's need to defend his ex-boyfriend.
AM: "Turns out that wasn't the only copy."
TW: "Chloe, why didn't you tell me this?"
AM: "It's not like we've been on the best of terms since..." Chloe looks down, "...since you found out Lana."
TW: Clark looks away too, obviously upset.
AM: "Besides, I thought I'd already taken care of it. Obviously Lex had one I didn't know about."
TW: "One!?!? How many clones did he make?"
AM: "What does it matter? I said I took care of it."
MR: "What does matter is this copy has more than a few wires crossed. You think she's responsible for what happened to Smallville?"
AM: Chloe thinks for a second. "I don't know."
MR: Lois pulls out her phone, "I'm calling the police." Chloe moves to stop her.
TW: Clark pulls Chloe aside first, "Are you sure Lex is behind this?"
AM: "Of course he is, Clark!"
TW: "You... she called me Kal-El. How would a clone know to call me that?"
AM: "I don't know, Clark. Maybe Lex retained more from our re-enactment of Freaky Friday I did. Maybe he knows the truth... about you."
MR: Lois is on the phone, "Look, Hi! I'd like to report a case of illegal cloning!"
TW: Chloe focuses on Lois' phone.
MR: "Hello? Hello?" Her starts smoking. She turns toward Chloe and Clark, "What the hell? This was brand new!" She mashes various buttons before giving up and throwing the phone into the trash and heading for a pay phone at the end of the bar.
TW: Clark looks at Chloe accusingly "Are you sure you didn't...?"
AM: Chloe belligerently whispers back, "Freak out again and this time nearly kill Lois? I'm positive! I can't believe you'd even think that!"
TW: "I'm sorry... It's just that... I don't know what to think anymore."
MR: Chloe focuses on the receiver in Lois' hand. Lois sighs as she tries to get a dial tone, "Does nothing in this dump work!?!?!"
TW: The waitress gives Lois a dirty look.
MR: Lois sticks out her hand, "OK, Smallville, hand over your phone."
AM: Chloe ignores Clark's question and interrupts Lois, "No!" She pauses, "This is between me an Lex."
MR: "You're going to handle it? Are you crazy? You don't work at the Planet anymore, you don't have your powers, and because you don't even want to admit you used to be meteor infected you're still legally dead.... meanwhile Lex has maneuvered himself into the president's inner circle."
AoT: Was that supposed to sound dirty?
MR: Like it? I had a hard time choosing between that and Lex having embedded himself inside the walls of power.
AoT: That's not bad either.
TW: Chloe looks like she's about to open a can of whoop ass. Clark butts in, "Lois is right."
MR: Now Chloe looks like she's going to open a can of whoop ass on Clark.
AM: "But..."
TW: To Chloe, "I'm not going to let you do something you're regret later."
JG: There's a low blow.
TW: "Lois, you make sure Chloe doesn't go anywhere. I've known Lex and lot longer and a lot better than either of you two."
KK: Longer and better? Weren't Chloe and Lex screwing?
TW: Doesn't mean Chloe knows Lex better.
KK: True. Clark and Lex have been screwing a lot longer.
TW: Shut up!
ED: And probably better.
TW & AM: Shut up!
KK: Heh. There seems to be a dispute as to who's the better lay.
AM: There is not!
TW: Ignore her.
AM: Trying.
MR: Lois pauses, "OK. You're actually making a bit of sense for once, Small... Clark."
TW: Chloe taps her feet and rolls her eyes as Clark exits.
AM: "You realize he's not coming back, don't you?"
MR: Lois scoffs, "Don't be ridiculous, of course he is. Clark couldn't screw a light bulb without our help."
ED: Yay! Lois is back in character!
JG: By in character you mean dumb?
ED: Shut up!

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