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You can find the [i]Another Dimension, Another Time, Another Lois[/i] TOC here.

I will post the Epilogue in two night's time (late Monday/early Tuesday).

Comments?

Hi Virginia!

So, Dead Lex was a clone, and this one is the real one? Wow! I NEVER thought of that!

And now? I think that Arianna's plan was to kill the real Lois and to allow Lex to be with the woman with facial reconstruction. She doesn't mind him being with other women, if he doesn't love them.

But Lex loves the real Lois. So, Arianna will be jealous and she'll try to kill Lois. And... and.... AltClark will save her? But what about DreamClark? Will he disappear now? Or... or.... I don't know!

And the epilogue is early Tuesday? No, I'm going out of town tomorrow for two days.

Two comments:

(1) As I read the very end of Part 24, when Lex first spoke to Lois, I actually got a sort of deja-vu moment there, where the scene reminded me of Anti-K's "And Then There Was Light." I thought, "Is Lex a prisoner here, too?" Then, in Part 25, his comments to the effect that he knew from experience that there was no way out and that the decanters were made of plastic, made me think, "Ah ha! I was right! Lex *is* a prisoner!" But, alas, I was mistaken. So many twists and turns in this plot!

(2) I was actually going to comment in my previous feedback, but I forgot, that I still was confused as to why there was a Lois-look-alike. Well, I think this part explains it quite well. It makes sense. Well done.

Other than that, I'll just cut my fdk from the previous part & paste it here:

[Look-alike's death has] made Martha, Jimmy, and anyone else who could have helped her, think she's dead. Oh, boy.

Perry and Alice are, I presume, still frozen in those smoke-filled glass case thingys. Lex has Lois. I don't know *what* happened to Herb. And it's still raining...........

25/25, huh? And you still won't give up with the twists and turns? Which school of fanfic did you go to? I want resolution, and you won't give it to me! <g>

What a chapter. I see where you are going and how you are going to tie it all up, but just how difficult will it be to undo all that you've spent 25 episodes doing? Lois doesn't give up and Lex doesn't give up so maybe they are a better match. Both are the kind to lock on to something and not give it up. This is getting to be a down to the epilogue tale, leaving me wondering how much Lois really is sane after all of this. Maybe she belongs in the mental institution, Clark belongs lost in her memory, and Lex really wins! Then again, never mind!!!

What a ride. This epilogue is going to be a bucking broncho of all epilogues. Give the girl a blue ribbon for dragging the conclusion out to the very last second.

Pat

I didn't see Lex's clone being killed. That was a clever twist. Though the real Lex seemed to be losing his mind. Poor Lois - trapped with him and everyone thinking she's dead! Thank goodness we know there's more coming with this story.

Joan

Joan said: Yes, he did. I had thought he was a prisoner, but then I saw he had keys. So, apparently he's *not* a prisoner. But he really did seem to be losing his mind, didn't he? Now I'm switching back to thinking perhaps he *is* Ariana's prisoner, in a wicked, twisted way.

Of course, it looks like it's a moot point. Unless you've got something up your sleeve for the epilogue, none of this will matter 40 days and nights from now. :rolleyes:

Sydney: Have a nice trip. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thank you.

Yes, it is raining, isn't it? I'm sure Jimmy... oh, wait he thinks she's dead... then Perry will... oh, right, kidnapped... but when the water receeds... oh. Hmmmm. What have I done?

Ah... Herb George Wells... Yes... I did promise to bring him back, didn't I?

Pat: Yes, there will be resolution. I can't guarauntee you it will be the ending you want, the way you want it, when you want it, but it all will be resolved. Eventually.

Let's just say, every time I tried to write Lois into a corner, she kept escaping. She's slippery, that one. That's why this story ended up being longer than I had intended. (Yes, I'm blaming Lois for being able to get out of any scrape I send her way. I thought that canon Superman often didn't give Lois the benefit of the doubt and swooped in and rescued her at times when she really didn't need to be saved. She didn't mind, because - hey! - he's Superman and, well, he's dreamy. So, I wanted to let her prove her mettle, and she did. ) Um... No, I may be an Evil Writer but Lois and Lex ending up together would just give me indigestion. Especially if poor Clark had to suffer through it in the back of Lois' mind. Sorry. I figure death is the kinder solution to that scenario, but how perminant is his death when someone goes back in time and changes one little detail? Yes, more to come.

The small ring of keys Lex has when he opens Lois' bedroom door, are internal apartment lock keys only. None of them open the main door out of the apartment.

Virginia,

As I see it Lois knows where Ariana's office is. She may be able to hide there and wait for her to return and then coerce Ariana into walking out with her. Lois has to go rescue Perry and Alice and stop the rain.

This isn't all going to resolved in the Epilogue. It has to go into volume 2 of the set. You did say this is a trilogy after all.

See, Ken, there's always a way out, isn't there? Of course, she could have done that, but Arianna may not be the first person to go into her office. Maybe it will be one of those goons <<cough>> orderlies with the Tasers, or someone worse. Now, she'd have to find a way back to Arianna's office (and out of Lex's aparment prison) first.

Lois doesn't know that Perry and Alice have been kidnapped, or about the Smiley Instutite and their "Noah's Ark" project. As far as Lois knows (anyone knows) the rain is just rain; another big storm like the one that struck the night of Luthor's White Orchid Ball, all those years ago.

Define resolved.

This paragraph reminded me of the ending of a terror movie: Lois locked in the mental institution with a dead-alive and a mad doctor, looking out of the window and screaming, but her screams die away in the night because everybody thinks she is dead and nobody can hear her through the rain, thunder and lightning outside. Creeeepy!


So Wells can go back and save her bringing Alt-Clark, but it would erase Dream-Clark… Noooooo!
There have to be another way. Please!!!!!

Don’t leave us hanging! Fix it, please!

Andreia

Andreia, is it so wrong that I'm laughing so hard I have tears in my eyes? Those were some hilarious smilies you found there.

Come here, I want to show you something... You see this, Virginia?

Bad! Bad, bad, bad! You can't end it like that! That's not an ending!! I want more!

Okay. Now that I've gotten that out of my system (and my sincerest apologies for the tomato): Well done!!! I'm assuming you got exactly the reaction you wanted to get out of me (or at least, if I were in your evil shoes, I would be laughing maniacally at my(your) evilness and your(my) obvious discomfort with the lack of answers). I have no clue how you're going to wrap this up, besides (a) becoming a mass murderer and killing everyone or (b) time travelling and making all of this torture vanish into thin air with a 'poof.' I'm not so sure I like those options...

GAH! I can't believe there's only an epilogue... Please post it tonight!!! I promise I won't throw anymore tomatos!

(Disclaimer: I can't promise that... )

Mouserocks: OUCH!

Well, actually that was the ending... The Prologue and Epilogue were just tagged on so people don't kill me. Really, you can believe me. I'm not lying.

Nah, that's okay. I'm surprised it was my first one.

Thank you. <<bats eyelashes innocently>> I have no idea what you're referring to.



Yes, posting tonight. Hmmmm. Maybe I should post early.

So, where’s the straight jacket?

That would have been the point. Next time, maybe she should *shave* her head?

Yes. A short, thin, hospital shift. That’s a problem when faced with a psychotic madman who’s likely got a sexual fixation on you. You should not, repeat, *not* worry about your haircut, though.

Is that hospital speak?

Well…yes. But not really, as you can see.
Lois pulls out the pair is very pointy scissors. “Let’s fix that.”

Oh dear.



But…But…

/wonders if it’s an open-back night gown/

He sounds way too cheerful. Is he a resident here?

Ugh.

Well…Out there, they’re playing with her mind. In here, all she has to do is put out a bit for Lex.

I’m sure Clark would have had a few suggestions. It’s a rather common problem, actually.

Is it still peeking if he uses the CCTV?

They could gab about the hubby?

As opposed to…?



Actually, he’s got a point there.

Indeed. Although, I do wonder how you’re going to end this so Lois gets out.

Michael

Michael:

He's not a patient, he's Dr. Carlin's husband (so she thinks).

Nope, I don't see that happening in Book 2, sorry.

Maybe Lex doesn't like women with short hair.



Not with me as an author.

"Companion" = Lex's POV. Victim = Lois' (or companion's) POV.

She was a birthday gift. <<ducking>>

It means that scene that bridges two books together, right?

/Goes to put on rain jacket and hat./

Michael

Michael, I'll try to do my best to respond to your FDK, but for some reason my monitor wipes only work on the OUTSIDE of my monitor. If my message is a bit garbled, it's because I'm lloooking through tomatoes stains to typppe.

Nope, sorry, not in Book 2. Book 3, OTOH, hasn't been mapped out completely yet(with the exception of all pre-planned hairstyles, which needed Tank's prior approval before starting a story, right? Didn't I read that correctly on the FAQ page? )

Maybe it was alt-Lois! I doubt she'd accept either option.

GIFT, Michael, not CAKE. Ggggggiiiiiifffftttt. One that keeps on giving. <<ducks again>> Until it takes a flying leap without super powers.

Okay, jacket's back on, hood up. Do your worst. But remember, too many tomato stains makes it hard to read my monitor to write more parts for Book 2 and I'm only on Part 26.