Lois & Clark Forums Forums Fan Fiction Lois & Clark Fanfic FDK - Wrong Clark (127/???)

Wrong Place, Wrong Time, Wrong Clark TOC can be found Here

I'm posting a little early because I'm going to be offline for most of the weekend. I hope you all can bear the burden as much as possible.

Comments welcome.

Cat can still call the police, though. She would think she's running out of time, though, with Lex being shot. Hopefully Clark can find some orange juice and gum to stick on Lex's shoulder.

I like Lois and Clark's interaction. She's helping him keep his cool and keep his secret identity, and he doesn't realize it.

I'm sure that could be considered sexy in the right situation but I'm sure Lois is considering it rather annoying at that moment.

Yup, not at all pleased with being treated as the "fainting woman."

At least she's appreciative. Too bad she just can't relax her guard like she ought to with him. Then again, she can't do that until he comes clean with her, I'm sure.

for early posts.

Lois:Hey, I got my taxes done early, and you were busy.

Reader:I was right Clark would not like this.

Clark:At least she is not more excited about being seen in public with him than me.

gag at Lois letting the creep touch her.

That just killed any chance Lois has of convincing Clark she is not dating Luthor and two-timing him.

Wwell Clark it is your own fault.

Clark:That's right Lois, the game is up.

Reader:I actually half think Lois is more worried about Luthor seeing Clark than the other way around.

Lois:I was not planning to go to the opera when Clark turned me down for a date, again.

Clark should find this very strange.

that she is ignoring Clark.

I guess being dismissive of your lesser makes it easy to be impersonated. You never can be called on not recognizing someone.

Hmm, I just noticed this story is almost 100 parts longer than "Once Bitten".

Why bother, she will be gone soon enough. She is much better looking than tax forms.

Clark maybe you should take her to the opera too.

Lois: Clark appreciates my look.

Maybe she planned to go into the office all along. Maybe she didn't want Luthor to come so she could steal a kiss with you Clark.

At least he admits the truth.

Ithink you want to say "if he had".

Lois:Talking? I was more thinking of smooching.

Well, since he is only a clone.

Good, he faces up to the truth.

No, that is unreasonable.

Do you have tickets to Amdeame Butterfly, Clark?

I think he means "claim". either that or she can't deny it is a date.

She still only wants you Clark.

I think this is an emotionally more harrowing encounter than it was in canon. Even knowing Lois is not really interested in Lex does not help me feel much better for Clark.

that he stopped looking at Lois.

A lot more than Lois is over you Clark. See, you never see Lois moaning with desire for Lex. Only you Clark, only you.

Now she knows either there are two Luthor's, or he pointlessly drove the jaguar somewhere.

Cat:I work here, if you hadn't noticed.

that Clark thinks of Cat as his best friend. That title should be reserved for Lois.

He is truly overly patronizing. IS this line from canon, or a result of the clone?

Lois:If Lex thinks I would give up on a story, he really does not understand me.

Lois is annoyed at Luthor and Clark can tell.

that Luthor is not directly experiencing Lois's anger.

That would be so fun.

Aw, why can't we have that happen?

They still need to make up from when Lois threw coffee on Clark.

Perry is either very brave or very stupid, stepping between Superman and the bad guys.

I was hoping Jimmy would escape through the air ducts.

This is already hard to believe, these people are nuts.

But with Clark's speed, should he not be able to sneak up on the guy?

that someone asked that question.

Lois:Like that you ordered Clark to be killed, and that you but spying equitment in my apartment, including the bathroom.

Because he thinks they should not provoke the enemy? This line from Lex never really made sense.

No wonder he vanished at the end of season 1.

I like that Clark can fully show disdain for Lex.

That actually seems like a pretty low number for Luthor to claim.

why did he have to bring her up. Nothing good ever comes of mentioning her around Lois.

I have to agree with Lois's view, at least from what she knows. Clark should just give up now.

Even if Clark thinks this, it really does not good to bring it up. Does he want to ram home to Lois that Cat figured out CK=SM before she did?

Clark should just end this line of discussion.

Lois has a really good point there.

Not that Cat is really doing anything on the Muldoon investigation, that was just a false lead to throw Clark off the trail.

I think it might work better as "She looked".

That definitely moves it beyond human interest into crime.

OK, so maybe Cat is doing more on the story than I give her credit for. Still, it took them a few weeks to learn that?

Lois:Well, the disturbance around nightfall caused people to do new things. I mean, we made, ah, what I meant to say was some people who had not for years had sex.

Does Willie even have full hearing?

they are touching.

they are connecting.

she showed a little. Still I wish she would not resist the connection so much.

he gave the right answer.

for the wink.

that she is not still ignoring Luthor.

Still, Lex does not usually do his own dirty work, so he might not know much about such issues really.

Calling these people "terrorists" is a bit much. They are criminals, but terrorists seems a bit much.

Very good point.

Good point. They are not seeking attention.

Stop them from what?

Hopefully neither the Jimmy's nor Luthor listen too closely to Clark.

Good thing she already knows, otherwise we might see a regular Mad Dog Lane display here.

Clark has now virtually told Lois that he is Superman.

I guess just assuming he is self-absorbed is the other possibility. Lois knows him to well to think that.

she really cares about Clark.

I am not sure this was the wisest response. It introduces the SM issue. There are other possible reasons Clark might think he was specially able to stop the blast. She should have said "Clark, despite your bomb squad training, you aren't that good."

Lana. Plus his Lois died.

Clark:Lois you got shot. I was not fast enough to save you.

Especially when Lois's life is in the balance.

Yeah for non-verbal communication.

that he does not know that she knows.

She should just wisper this line sub-audbly, so he can hear it, but no one else.

I guess the two outfits, with no real time to have changed, make that the most logical conclusion, although how do you have to Lex's? One good thing is if she asks Lois if Lex acted differently, Lois could answer yes, if she is in a mood to cooperate.

Clark:At least he does not work at Lexco.

Actually, he might. If he thinks he can get lucky with her with even a little opera.

Lois:If he thinks that, he is delusional. Only Clark gets lucky with me ever.

Maybe not as out of character as one might think.

Asabi:Lex sometimes delves into the lady before going to the opera at all.

it's only been two months since Phil? It seems longer. On the other hand, has it really been two months since Phil?

I am sure her work number is very public knowledge. Cat needs to make it easy to get contacts.

Clark:Then why does Lois turn to Luthor when I am not around.

How does she know it was Willie that locked it? Especially if it never gets locked. For all she knows the chief could have been the one to lock it. At first I thought Willie was directly guarding it, but on re-reading I see no evidence of that.

How does she even know Willie has a key to this door, if it never gets locked.

OK, so Willie is at the information desk. That does not mean he was the one to lock the door though.

Lois:Ha, Luthor got shot. Serves him right, after shooting me.

Clark should not endanger his secret by being bold like this. He should just stay back and let Luthor die.

that Lois is helping Lex in any way, shape or form.

If Lex goes completely out, maybe Clark will reveal who he is to the others and get them out secretly.

at least 5, but they have automatic weapons.

Plus, she should suspect Willie if he claims there is cleaning going on.

Why, has she lost her mind? They would be mowed down like the British on the Somme when Kitchener's army was all killed in one day.

The firemen are best off leaving. They don't have anything that would do any good against automatic weapons.

Thank you all for your comments.

I apologize that I am so behind in replying to them and that I must once more postpone posting tonight's part. Part 128 is ready to go, but I've hardly completed half of part 133 (for my five part cushion), but I can let you know that the FlyHard story arc should be completed by Part 135, depending on how well I'll be able to streamline my next few scenes.

If I can get at least 12 pages written by tomorrow, I'll post it then. If not, it will definitely post on Friday. I apologize again. I wasn't able to get any writing accomplished on my camping trip this past weekend (let alone any sleep). I thank you all for your continued patience.

I was expecting to see another post-ponement with you being away during the weekend. I hope you make progress on writing. I really do like this story.

I've got a few minutes before I'll post Part 131, I'll try and catch up on the FDK. My apologies, once more for being so behind.

mrsMxyzptlk: Thank you for your comments.
Cat's in a bit of shock and figures Clark, being Superman, will be able stop Lex from dying. Even though she, better than most, knows that is outside of his abilities.

LOIS: I'm trying.


Christina: Hi! How are you doing? Exhausted yet? Thanks for popping in.
LOIS: Darn tooting!
Let's just say Lois will be annoyed in this fashion for a while yet that night.
LOIS: What? WHAT?!

Yes, this Lois is a bit more anti-protection detail than other Loises.

Nor can she while she's undercover as "Lex's Date".

Thanks for the comments!

John: Thanks for the in-depth comments.
If I can get through the FDK fast enough, I'll post Part 131 early too.

What is there for Clark to like? Other than seeing that Lois is alive, that is.

Actually Lois has tried very hard not to be seen with Lex during the course of her investigation, which is one of the reasons she was extra ticked off at Cat for publishing that photo of her and Lex.

So, Clark will believe what Lex is saying *here* but not at any other time? That's a bit of a double standard.

CLARK: Lois has her double-standards. I have mine.

That's true. Lois tried to make plans with Clark and only accepted this date with Lex when he rejected her weekend away suggestion.

CLARK: Did he re-tie in it in the limo? Why had he untied his tie? Is *he* Superman?! No, wait. That's me. <<grabs own head and bashes it against desk so other thoughts don't take over>>

Is there anything she could say here to make things better between them?

Except those he might bump into at the opera, which is why he was told not to leave his box at intermission and interact with as few people as possible.

This story started posting much earlier than FH's, plus I'm sure she has more of a RL than I do.

Because Lex is standing right next to her, and tax forms look much better than *that*.

And Lois keeps calling him a lunkhead.

You're right. That *is* what I wanted to say. Fixed.

LEX: Hey! Those clones are darn expensive and time consuming to create.

She could have told Lex "no".

I changed the sentence around right before posting and missed changing this word. Thanks. Fixed.

Both incidents were stressful to both Clark for different reasons; this one - more so - yes.

CLARK:

-- Continuation of Response to John's FDK -- CLARK: Strangely enough, he makes it easy for me.

That's actually a canon line. I too thought it weird, especially after Lois tells Clark in Neverending Battle that LexCorp employs a million people in Metropolis, which I've always considered to be an exaggeration. In PML she also says that Lex funds half the scientists in the city, put that together and you've got more then a thousand people in Lex Luthor's employ. Luckily, it works well for a Lex-C line.

Lex said he had experience, she was just trying to figure out how... unlike in canon.

Don't worry, Jimmy is a coward at heart and won't do anything wiser (CK and Perry) people tell him not to.

Yes, Clark probably heard him as well, but there are times that Lois forgets Clark is a super powered being with gifted ears.

Originally it was Lois's plan, but there was a reason for me to keep it this way.

LOIS: For once?

FUENTES: If I had wanted them dead I wouldn't have planned this robbery for when the Planet was empty or I would have killed them all when we busted in.

CLARK: Hey! I always respect Lois.

But Clark doesn't know that Lois knows that.

And you'd be right. Thanks. Fixed.

BRENDA MULDOON: What? The world was ending? I needed the medicine to save the people who would repopulate the planet.

Investigations don't take over night. Anyway, it's not the only story Cat's or Clark's working on.

CLARK: Lois and Clark don't have sex.
JIMMY: Oh, man, Lois. Not smooth. Not smooth at all.
JIMBO: Poor CK.
JIMMY: And here I thought he was the King.
CLARK: Kill me. Kill me now.
LEX: Okay! <<stabs Clark>> Hey, this knife broke.
CLARK: Its plastic.
LEX: Oh. Right. I knew that.
CLARK: Why do I have this strange feelings he's not the brains behind LexCorp?
CAT: Oooh! Ooooh! Ooooh! I know this one! Call on me!

Best not to whisper something like that so she a) doesn't freak out, and b) scoff and tell everyone that Clark thinks he's Superman.

LOIS: It's not a real date.
CLARK: See, we're connecting, even if we can't really speak freely.

Lois doesn't know how much or how little dirty work Lex does.

At the moment, all the hostages know is that armed gunmen have taken the DP. There isn't anything of value (that they know about in the building), so what else could they be but terrorists?

I changed this line a bit from canon, so it seems as if Clark is correcting himself to include the others. In canon he didn't do that and the speech seemed even stranger.

Why would a not-knowing Lois notice any more than canon Lois?

Just as much as in canon, where I took this line of dialogue.

Canon Lois brought up Superman first.
CLARK: Besides I don't have bomb squad training.

Ooops. That's just me not fixing a Beta correction properly. Fixed, now!

Yep. That and he also lacks self-confidence because he didn't have his parent there to believe in him.
CLARK: Gosh. My life really sucked.

And there was that, too.

LOIS: I just told him that I believe in him. What more do I have to say to that lunkhead?

Ooooh. That's a good idea! I wish I had thought of it.

Then again, Lex was in a high stress situation and that might account for his strange behavior, unless -- of course -- he burst into tears.
LOIS: Please tell me Lex isn't going to burst into tears. I can deal with a lot of stuff, but not that.
CLARK: <<cautiously avoiding eye contact so Lois doesn't remember his tearful breakdown after their first date>>

It's the end of March. PML happened in early February, so close to two months.

LOIS: Duh! I'm trying to protect you.
CLARK: From what? Happiness? Oh, yeah, that actually does make sense in a dark curse-ful sort of way. Thanks, Lois.
LOIS:

He told her that the doors are locked, he's manning the security desk in the lobby, therefore she concludes that Willie locked the doors. Anyway, I doubt Perry has a key, if the DP never closes.

And risk the terrorists learning his secret?

CAT: But they're firemen! Good guys that save people from fires. They aren't armed. To mow them down would be sick and evil.
LEX: Hello, shot here! These people *are* evil.
CAT: But they shot *you*, Lex.

Thanks for the fun and insightful comments. Glad to know my characters can make you mad, frustrated, and happy. It means they're doing their job.

I guess it works as a Lex-C line. Perry tells us in "Smart Kids" that Metropolis has 12 million people. My first reaction is unless it is a company town on the order of 1950s Flint, Luthor employing 1 million there seems a bit much. We learn that Lex owns Utilities, transportation, the phone company and broadcasting, plus Lex Labs and all the things Walter O'Neil held, which I got the impression was mainly factories. Lex may well have 1 million employees in Metropolis, if Perry was giving the city proper figures, and so Lex may have employees in the city who live beyond its borders, or if Perry and Lex have different ideas of Metropolis. Even without that, if Lex owns most of the major factories in the city, plus the company that runs the docks and such, maybe him employing a million in a city of 12 million is not that hard to believe.

Well, everyone’s doing it. Same as with Lex doing every women legally obligated to pay taxes but still too young to actually earn money so she can pay taxes.

No that’s unfair. He doesn’t know if she hasn’t done taxes earlier that evening or would do them later that night or use the opera as a tax write-off.

Mini-Lex:

Ding Ding Ding! We’ve got a winner!

LOIS: That’s true. It’s an assignment more boring than the dog show circuit, except that I still need to stay awake enough to keep me from catching crabs.

/checks video/ Huh, you’re right. He does look a lot like Clark.

Oops?



LOIS: Do I get to at least have him shot a bit tonight?

New Neighborhood Watch group.

/checks calendar/ Maybe Lois could share some of her chocolate?

Funny thing is, the nuclear material could have cost them more than the loot is worth. Plus, if you add the problematic aspect of getting slapped with a terrorism charge… Then again, they did just watch Die Hard but had to leave the theater early, so they still thought taking over a building was a good idea.

No, he’s just hoping nobody notices the foul stench emanating from the lower part of his suit.

Michael

AS we discussed, back in 1994(ish) NYC didn't even have that many people and it was actually closer to the population of NYC and LA combined. Good one!

LOIS: What were you doing x-raying THAT Lois? She was a married woman?
CLARK:

CLARK: Yeah, no pressure there, either.

Darth Michael:

GEORGE: Just inventory.

CAT: /exhales in relief/ That makes me feel a whole lot better. But next time, can they send around a memo warning us in advance. I don't want to see that again.