But, somehow, they had once again let those darn bullies – the Fates – slam them against the lockers of life.

Although, he'd better be careful, those Parcae aren't the kind old ladies knitting away you'd take them for.
Superman had picked her up from her folks’ place in Smallville after Clark had received a panicked phone call from Lois when he got home from work that afternoon.
/perks up
He believed her exact words were, “Rescue me, please! I can’t stand another minute of this torture.”
“Hold on! You’re kidding me, right? No? Well, patch her through.
Lois calling?
Is this the real Lois Lane?”
Oooooooo
“No! Like I told your producer, this is Lucy Lane. Lu-cy! Lois’s sister.”

No way.