As Arte Johnson used to say on Laugh-In, "Very interesting!"
Sabotage? What was sabotaged, his air supply? Maybe the guidance system on the rocket? Who did it, and why? Did this saboteur get very lucky with the timing, or was the sabotage triggered remotely? Who is evil enough to risk the safety of the entire earth (as if we didn't know)?
Who indeed. And luck had nothing to do with it. The saboteur really is just that good.
Whose apartment did he just burst into? His own? Lois'? Some random person's place that resembled his target's apartment? He seems to have lost his communication/breathing harness. Was his suit blown off this time? If so, will this random person (or Lois) be horrified or secretly thrilled to find him there in his natural state? Or if it's his apartment and he passes out as you seem to indicate, will Lois find him before he wakes up and draw some astounding conclusions? Or will she just drool?
I struggled a bit with what exactly to do with his return (like you said, so many options! But hopefully what I've decided on will exceed your expectations...
Was part of Clark's weakness due to Kryptonite either in the shattered asteroid or planted in his harness somewhere? Will he be able to use his powers if he can't remember who he is? So many possible permutations!
I will say there was absolutely no Kryptonite involved. As for his powers, if he can't remember can he use them? - that's a good question. He could probably use a few of them, but can he control them? That may be a more pressing concern.
I'm glad this Nightfall plan worked the first time. If Nightfall had entered a slow decay orbit and not been headed straight at the planet, it probably would have broken up into much smaller pieces as it slowly descended, pieces that would have either burned up in the atmosphere or landed with relatively little destructive power (that's the ideal scenario, anyway) and not changed the entire ecology of the planet. At least one fanfic author had Lois tell Superman to push the asteroid off-track instead of slamming head-first into it. That saved him a super-headache.
I remember that fic. It was really good.
Okay, that's enough speculation on my part. I'm ready for Chapter Nine. Is it posted yet? Are we there yet?
This waiting is murder on my muses. They want me to write the next chapter, and I keep telling them that this isn't my story, that Blueowl has it all under control. They've started grumbling about slow and unimaginative muses and how the union ought to do something about them. I don't agree, but I do see their point. This tale has arrested my attention and I'm eager to see more ASAP (As Soon As Possible).
I hope it's possible!
I will aim for posting the next chapter a week early
I do have the next few chapters mostly written, so with any luck the posts will arrive on schedule at the very least.
Thanks for the review ^_^
Helps the muse.
