chapter14 Chapter 15:
Zorro was the next one to respond, he was tired and a little edgy, “ DEAR PEOPLE OF LOS ANGELES, DID I EVER HURT ANYONE? DID I EVER TELL SOMETHING THAT WASN'T THE TRUTH?”
most people started to shake their heads, but Zorro continued his speech, “ PLEASE BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY THAT THE ALCALDE IS LYING TO YOU AGAIN! SENOR KENT IS NOT THE DEVIL. WOULD HE HAVE SAVED SENORITA ESCALANTE IS HE WAS EVIL? WOULD HE HELP ME TO CATCH THIS CRIMINAL?” more people started to shake their head now.
" Zorro is right!" Yelled on in the back, he had never lied to us and why would we believe that a man who helped a lot in the past few days would be evil.
" PEOPLE OF LOS ANGELES, IF I WAS WHO THIS MAN SAYS I AM, WOULD I STANDING HERE, THINK ABOUT IT, WOULDN'T I USE MY SO-CALLED POWERS TO FREE MYSELF AND MY FRIENDS? THINK ABOUT IT PEOPLE."
Desoto was in a rage now, for once he thought he was telling the truth and nobody believed him, “ dismount or die Zorro!”
Toronado reacted agitated, he wanted to leave with his master and Victoria but the lancer had surrounded them. Zorro knew he was defeated but the only way to escape from prison would be if he found a way for Toronado to escape. Zorro jumped off Toronado's back, he left his sword on Toronado's saddle. The moment Zorro jumped of his horse the lancers grabbed him, forgetting to hold Toronado.
The stallion saw his chance and whirled around and galloped full speed away from the pueblo before someone could react the horse was gone with Victoria still in the saddle.
Victoria couldn't do more than hold on real tight and let the horse run, Toronado would know where to bring her to safety.
Zorro was dragged by lancer straight over the plaza, the lancers with a still fighting Lois, Clark, and Wells not far behind them. The gagged up Tempus was dragged to prison as the last one.
Zorro looked through the bars of his cell, he looked at the plaza outside, people started to fight. Zorro was a hero in their eyes they would never let him die, but what could they do. The sun was burning in the afternoon now, the dust whirled up from under the feet of the protesting people. Clark stood with his back against the wall, his arms crossed over his chest.
" I am sorry I brought you into this mess!" Clark sighed. he could break them out easily but now wasn't the time, it would prove that he was different from anyone else. It would prove to the people that he indeed was the devil.
" Don't worry Clark, we will get out of this if I know Felipe like I do I know he will be here as soon as possible." Zorro laughed
“ I am glad you find it funny, Zorro.” sighed Lois a little agitated, she was tired, she was dirty by the dust and the desert sand, she was sure that her clothes would be ruined by the time they left the era.
" I am sorry senorita Lois, but this isn't the first time for me." with those words a shadow was crawling towards the prison, tying up a rope around the bars. A little arrow flew through the bars and broke apart on Clark's chest. Zorro took the paper and opened it. It held only one-word “whistle”
Zorro knew what to do know, he whistled and the bars were pulled out of the prison.
"As I told you, Senorita, I had no reason to panic now go!" Zorro whispered, they were free but the fight wasn't over, Desoto went to far this time, he needed to leave or die, something his principles had stopped him before now, but if he knew his stallion there would be a surprise for the Alcalde.
Lois crawled out of the dirty cell, with Clark behind her, followed by Wells, Zorro being the last on to leave, untied the cell bars and placed it back before they left for the plaza. He knew his stallion extremely well, there in the plaza in front of them stood thirty horses, all with their ears in their strong necks. Zorro wanted to mount Toronado but he stopped him from doing so, this time it wasn't Toronado Zorro's fast horse, no this time it was the king in front of them. The horses opened like a red sea, Toronado walked through it. The sea of horses closing behind him.
People started to arrive back on the plaza. When they heard a famous neighing. They saw Zorro and his strange friends behind the horses. People started cheering, they were cheering so loud that Desoto walked outside to see what all the commotion was about. He clearly hadn't heard Zorro's whistle.
“ What the...” he stopped in mid-sentence when he saw all the horses.
"NOOO!!!" he yelled defeated when he saw Zorro and his friends. Toronado was tired of all of this, he bumped Desoto backward, he struggled to stay on his feet, but that wouldn't take long. Toronado grabbed the man with his arm before he could grab a weapon. He smashed him in the group of horses who came with him, who just backed him back in Toronado's direction. Toronado smacked him one more time, one hoof hitting Desoto's head. Everybody heard a loud crack. Desoto was gone before anyone could react. This was what happened when the king was in a rage.
Desoto's era was gone and it was time for Clark and Lois to go back to their time they been long enough in the past.
“ Zorro do you have a moment?” Clark asked while he walked to the pueblo-gates.
Zorro nodded and followed his friends until they were out of sight.
" It's is time for us to go now. We have been in the past long enough. Please give Victoria out sweetest regards and we will never forget any of you." Lois said. Wells pushed a button and their machine appeared, the machine had only two seats so, Lois was placed in Clark's lap and with a poof, he was gone.
A few weeks further …
Lois and Clark were sleeping in bed when they were spooked by a knock on their door.
“ so much for sleeping in today.” Clark groaned sleepy, he X-rayed the door and saw mister Wells.
“ Oh boy!” Clark groaned while slipped out of bed.
" What oh boy?" Lois asked sleepily. They weren't married but being in the past and the events that happened there had made them think about their lives and how easy you can lose even if you are Superman.
" Put on some clothes, Lois, It is Hebert Wells," Clark said while he walked towards the front door in some sleeping shorts.
Lois fell back in a bed with a disappointed groan. Her hands next to her head staring at the ceiling.
“ Mr. Wells, what trouble are we in now?” Clark asked almost agitated.
Lois and Clark had been making love until early in the morning so they had only a few hours of sleep.
“ No problems this time, I assure you, Mr. Kent. Can I come in to explain?” the old British man said
Clark walked aside as a gesture to let the older man pass. Lois was already dressed in a tee and sweatpants. Clark took place next to her.
“ I was in the 1820 yesterday to pick up Tempus and I got these presents for you from don Diego and his fiancée Victoria. There is a card on top.” smiled Wells
Clark opened the envelope clearly from the past, it was an old looking card, written in a beautiful handwriting.
Dear Lois and Clark,
Please accept these clothes as a gift, hoping we could expect you on our marriage on December 10.
sincerely
Don Diego De La Vega and Victoria Escalante
“ December the 10th but that is today?” Clark said while he opened the gifts in them a beautiful dark blue suit with light blue embroidery and a dark blue sash in the style of 1820.”
Lois opened her gift and in that gift was a beautiful light blue dress. In the style of 1820.
" I will give some time to dress up and we will go we have a wedding to attend to," Wells responded to the confused faces of Lois and Clark.
A few hours later they were back in 1820 both dressed in the clothes they received as a present. They were both glad that they got the opportunity to witness the marriage between the fox of the night and his one true love. They had combined their powers and saved both their utopias.
The end
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