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You really meant it when you said that part 4 would end with a cliff hanger!

Does Richard have Kryptonite to weaken Clark to submissive mode? And let us not forget that Jason will be effected by Kryptonite as well. I can see that happening and Richard putting two and two together and getting "Jason is Superman's child!"

Wow! I am really anxious to see/read what comes next. This was very well written!

Hi Sheila!!!

Thanks for the fdk. And yes, I did say it would end on a cliffhanger (so will the next part too... I would say unfortnately, but, well, I like cliffhangers. )

First, I want to point out one thing. *If* Richard has Kryptonite, regardless of why he has it, it won't affect Jason. If you remember from the movie, Kryptonite didn't affect Jason when Lex exposed him to it (my own personal theory is that this was due to him being only half Kryptonian... and half human - which I also think is the reason he can be super and still have allergies... his human half allows that - he has "mixed" DNA - but of course that's just my theory) and this story is also based on "Supermen United" and in that story I mentioned the fact that Jason wasn't affected by Kryptonite.

Okay, so that aside...

Does Richard have Kryptonite? And, if so, why? Would he really go over the edge that far? Just to have Lois?

Hmmm, interesting, is it not?

I was afraid a lynchmob might come after me when I posted this part (I think Framework4 was ready to get the rope out in the other thread ) but your comments make me feel better. Maybe not everyone will lose their faith in me.

Thanks for your support and saying this was well written. I appreciate it.

-- MR

I admit that its uncomfortable for me, since I always tended to see Richard as the bigger person (Christ figure muahahaha). But that's all right, I'm not outraged or anything, and I'm one of these people that is really flexible with characters. And it's interesting to have Richard be that desperate. I still feel for him, but damn I don't think killing the ex is gonna help. Doesn't stop dudes all around the world, but still. Chances are he's going to just alienate the crap out of her. Tsk, tsk. That's no way to treat a lady.

Hi Alcyone!

Your comments cracked me up.

Just remember, this was intended as a cliffhanger... wait till we get to the other side.

But thanks. I'm glad I didn't alienate you. It's funny... I'm positive that most everyone would like to see Lois end up with Clark, but yet I really expected everyone to throw rotten vegetables, their shoes, large household appliances... at me after they read this part. Because they would naturally think I had paired Richard up with Luthor and was letting him try to "off" Superman.

I'll be anxious to see what everyone thinks after the next part. Oh, but it's a cliffhanger too... so maybe those appliances are coming back out again.

Thanks for the fdk!

-- MR

No! Superman can't be a dad. He isn't real!!! Besides, I have the strong impression that Jason already knows Clark is Superman, so really it doesn't have to be one or the other.

awww!!!

Can you imagine if Superman did that? The media would have a field day.

Yep.

sniffle

Of course he would. I would be suprised if Richard doesn't suspect it as well, deep down.

great descriptive words

To the bathroom? (sorry, sorry )

chills in my stomach

Probably. Richard is a good man.

WHAT!!!??? Ok, I completely take back what I said above about Richard being a good man. I am in shock. This was the last thing I expected. I know Richard is angry and jealous, but I didn't think he would harm Superman.

Great chapter, DJ.

wow! good chapter, more soon. Laura

Holy Hannah!!!

Richard must really love Lois or really hate Superman..

James

Evil DJ is back with a vengeance...

I agree wholeheartedly with Lisa. Superman can't be a dad.

He needs urgently to learn how to control his powers.

This is one thing I loathed in the movie. Jason is a child and has already killed a man. Superman never did. First time Jason used his powers it was to kill. It's got to be traumatizing for him. How is it going to affect him in the future?

Hee hee. Smart boy.

But Superman can't have a relationship with Jason. It'd put the boy in danger, doesn't she see it?

And how long she intend to keep up the farce? Jason is developing his powers, for crying out loud! How is she going to keep it from Richard?

Andreia

Well, good morning all! I'm finally feeling like a human today. I think I'm on the downslope of my cold.

But why couldn't I have been sick on Friday? Working on gorgeous 70 degree Friday - there's something wrong about that isn't there?

Okay, back on track...

Hi Lisa!

Hmm, I have a strong impression about your strong impression...

Hah! No kidding. They almost have a field day if any regular parent tries to discipline their kids. Sheesh...

Thank you!

<snort>

Hee hee. Well, I have to keep you all guessing and wondering about me from time to time - don't I?

Thanks for the fdk Lisa!


Hi Laura! Thanks! Glad you are enjoying it and thanks for the fdk.


Holy Hannah Batman! Hee hee, sorry James, I couldn't resist. That was funny. And, um, we'll see... Thanks for the fdk!


Hi there Andreia!

Yes, did you really think I could keep her bottled up for too much longer? Wait till you read the next post... ahem... anyway...

I agree. Thought it was a little harsh to let him "kill" the guy in the movie. I was trying to show that it did "shake him up" and that's why he had tried not to fight the kid on the playground, and why it upset him after he pushed the kid. He's confused, and afraid of his own strength.

Mmmm, good questions, and one's that "may" get answered in the next part <DJ whistles nonchalantly>

cough*smallspoiler*cough - the movie never actually showed us if Jason was "invulnerable" or not. I tend to think "not" since he was sickly and had allergies... If he's not "invulnerable" - it would be a little easier for Luthor to hold him. Plus as I mentioned above, Jason may be a little afraid to use his powers. He only seems to use them when under emotional stress - or maybe better said -- when he gets distressed or mad (no HULK jokes here, please).


Ah, yes, the evil cliffhanger. You knew there would have to be at least one, didn't you (but of course I managed to squeeze in two)

Thank you all so much for the fdk! I'll have the next part up sometime today!

-- MR

As usual, I have almost no time, DJ, but I liked this part a lot. I have to say that I see this Clark - or rather, this Superman - as someone who is quite different from Dean Cain's Clark and Superman in the ABC TV show. In the TV series, it was unquestionably Clark who was the real person, while Superman was the disguise, but I really don't think that that is true about the Man of Steel that we have met in the movies. I think that Christopher Reeve's Clark was too dorky for anyone to take seriously, and Brandon Routh's Clark seemed extremely shallow, only skin deep. In part one of this story, you wrote this about your version of "Movie-Clark":

And this:

And in part three, you wrote this:

You have described this Clark as someone who carefully covers his body with layers of clothing, someone who is bumbling and awkward, and someone no woman in her right mind would be thrilled to have a lunch date with. This doesn't sound like "our" Clark, Dean Cain's Clark. Dean's Clark is very handsome, and many women, not just Lois, find him attractive. What about Cat Grant and Mayson Drake?

My point is that for Brandon Routh's reporter-cum-Kryptonian, Superman is the real person, the one he thinks of as himself, the one aspect of himself that requires the least amount of acting on his part. So I very, very, very much appreciated Superman's way of approaching Jason in this chapter. I'm glad he came to the boy in his superhero persona, and I'm glad he tried to instil the kind of values in his son that a young boy with superpowers must believe in. I very much liked the way he acted as a father, Superman style. Frankly, I believe this Superman has more to offer Jason than this Clark. Richard is doing a better job at being a "real" and "normal" human male than this Clark may ever do. In short, Richard may be a better human role model for Jason than Clark can ever be, sorry to say. But Superman can offer things to the "super" side of Jason that no one else on the earth can give him. So in fact, DJ, I whole-heartedly approve of Superman's (and your) decision to make Superman the father of Jason, rather than this Clark.

But of course I agree with all the concerned people here that Superman can't officially be Jason's father. On the other hand, people, how easy would it be to make this Clark the official father of Jason? How likely is it that Lois would have had a whirlwind one-night romance with Brandon Routh's Clark that resulted in the conception of Jason? In my opinion, if the other people working at the Daily Planet don't think that Clark is much of a lunch date, they are not going to buy the suggestion that Clark turned on his Don Juan charm once and just swept Lois off her feet. If Brandon-Clark can't find a way to be more self-assured and honest-to-God real as a person, I have a very hard time imagining him as the official father of Jason or the official husband of Lois Lane.

Anyway, I much appreciated this chapter. I think you have captured the main characters from the Superman movie extremely well, and I think we must accept that they are not the same people as the ones we saw in the ABC TV show. We should not expect this Superman and this Lois to act or think like Dean Cain's Clark Kent or Teri Hatcher's Lois. You have - what do you American's say? Caught the ball and run with it? - and now you are building a believable, fascinating and gripping story about the "Superman Returns" characters.

Wow, what a cliffhanger, by the way! So, uh, with my feelings about deathfic, surely I'm about to pelt you with rotten tomatoes now, eh? No, honestly, don't worry, DJ! This was not a bad cliffhanger at all, only a totally intriguing one (and it didn't feel like the kind of horrible situation that would lead to somebody's death).

Finally, let me just say that you are the master at commenting on other people's comments! This little snippet had me laughing out loud and sighing with envy at your absolutely incredible ability to say just the right thing at the right time, without necessarily saying anything at all, and at the same time making us even more intrigued than we were before:

Delightful!!!

Okay, DJ, I quoted a few things even though I didn't quote anything at all from the chapter that this thread is devoted to. Ah, but honestly, the others had already said so many great things about this part, so I had little to add and preferred to get lost in the maze of my own rambling instead....

Anyway, I love your story, DJ!

Ann

Hi Ann!!

Hah! You like my responses? I let my muse write them - but half the time I think she's gone off the deep end and people are going to wonder what the heck I'm talking about. I hope you're still speaking to me after the next part (which I hope to be posting in the next hour)...

Thank you all very much!

-- MR

Uh-Oh…

Jason could have heard that!

I believe this is faux pas

Okay, I no longer feel sorry for Richard. He’s just turned into a creep.


Well, he didn’t mean to kill the man. It was an accident. And kids are amazingly resilient. If he is traumatized, it would be more because the adults around him made it that way.

Okay, you guys would have to do this. I know very few of you are following A New Hero, but I really had to laugh at this. I have a character in that story named Hannah. And she’s Batman’s daughter (adopted daughter). Glad I hadn’t ever heard Holy Hannah before or I suppose she wouldn’t have been a Hannah… :rolleyes:

Well, hey, if you guys can't see Lois having a fling with Clark Kent / aka Brandon Routh, you can send him my way....