Wow! This story definitely took a hard left turn away from canon. I'm really liking it.

Clark, in giving the bullet to Perry and telling him to use it if he had to - implies Clark still isn't all that confident about his control of the powers, yes?

Good thing that Clark called Perry. I think Lois would have insisted he go to a hospital, and that wouldn't do. Perry - glad that he's figured out stuff. (If you can't tell, I love Perry.)