Lois & Clark Forums Forums Fan Fiction Lois & Clark Fanfic FDK: Ten Years in the Making 17/?

I think the best thing in this chapter happened at the end of it. Clark contacted Dr. Klein. Very good, because I'll bet that Lois and Clark are going to need his expertise to combat the kryptonite threat.

(And I loved this exchange between them:)

Beautiful. They are finally trusting one another unconditionally.

Another good thing - chillingly good - was how you wrote that awful politician, Mike Skagle, who tried to smear Superman's name in order to win an election:



(It's interesting to ponder what politicians would say about Superman if he had been real, and what they would do to try to use him for their own benefit.... )

Oh, by the way, I don't exactly remember Skagle and Mickey Weis, and I'm afraid I don't have time (or the energy) to go back and re-read this story, so could you please remind us what those two were up to, as far as Lois and Clark know?

I think we got a clue in this chapter as to where the kryptonite dust actually is. It is to be found wherever there is a disaster where Superman needs to help out. That suggests that whoever is spreading the kryptonite in the atmosphere either creates the disasters as baits, or, more likely, has the resources to travel to disaster sites almost right after they happen and spread the kryptonite dust there. But if that is true, it might be possible to trace people who turn up at disaster sites.

This was a funny quote:

Those are Lois's romance novels, not Lucy's! That's really funny. And Lois didn't get angry and didn't feel the need to correct Lucy when she said that Clark had given up his life for her. Lois is forgiving him, probably partly because she feels that his regrets about what he had done were so sincere.

But I was a bit confused about this:

Lucy Kent? You didn't tell me that Clark has a younger brother and Lucy is married to him... okay, I'm just kidding...

Would Lucy be so effusive with a man she has barely met, and who barely remembers her? Of course she knows very well that Clark has been presumed dead for ten years, so seeing him alive must be fantastic. And maybe she is just a very effusive sort of person.

Let me say that I like the fact that you portrayed John as a nice sort of person here. He has always struck me as nice, so I hope that he has nothing to do with any sort of plot against Superman!

Well, things are getting more and more interesting. I'm really looking forward to seeing how you will resolve all of this!

Ann

I think the thing that excites me the most about this part is that Lois and Clark are going to Metropolis. In my mind, that's where they belong, so it's kind of like they're going home.

I've read this and enjoyed every word but am rushed and don't have time to leave the feedback that this deserves. I am excited that Lois and Clark are finally starting to re-establish their relationship. Maybe this time Clark wont screw it up.

Nicely done. Hurry back!

~Sheila

As always, thanks so much for all the thoughtful feedback. I would have responded sooner, but life got away from me and I haven't had any free computer time. It was nice to see this when I got online tonight.

Yes, Ann, I imagine you're not the only one who doesn't remember Skagle or Weis. They haven't featured in this story very much up until now. Honestly, they were invented as a nice plot devise for getting Lois and John on their first date, but then I decided to use them for more nefarious purposes.

As such, there isn't a lot we know about them. Mike Skagle is running for senator of California and is garnering a lot of publicity for a senatorial candidate. This makes Lois and Abby suspicious, so they have been investigating him, although without much success.

At the party Lois and John went to on their first date, Lois heard that Skagle has run for office once before in Maryland five years ago, but had been unsuccessful. This time around, he appears to be financially supported by Mickey Weis, a well-known business man, although it's unclear why Weis would support Skagle.

When Lois mentions the investigation to Clark, he, too, has been suspicious of Skagle, but knows little more than Lois does. He has seen Skagle meet with Weis, but little else. (But as Superman, he isn't doing any reporting so had no real need to try to get additional data.)

Lois knows very little about Weis as well; Clark only slightly more. Basically (info from Clark), when LexCorp fell apart upon Luthor's death, Weis picked up quite of a bit of it at bargain prices.

Up until this past chapter, this is all we've known about them.

He is awful, isn't he? Sadly, I think what you imply is correct, though. This may not be as far off as the reality would be if there was a Superman.

I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about… Okay, I don't know what I was thinking. I've fixed it. I've decided to leave Lucy last-nameless for now. For some reason, unlike Lois, she seems like someone who would take her husband's name to me. And so I would need to make up a name no one would be familiar with and I didn't think anyone would have any idea who I was talking about. So Lucy is just Lucy, sort of like Cher.

In my mind, yes, but to be fair, I think this requires not only having watched LnC, but also actually being inside my mind to see my image of Lucy, which may be difficult for you to do (and somewhat uncomfortable for me). When I picture Lucy as she would be now, I see some aspects of the Lucy Lane from the show – bubbly, vivacious, and willing to speak her mind, but more mature and more in control. So, in short, she is the sort of person who would be overly excited to see someone she hasn't seen in awhile. While normally not that way with someone she barely knew, she feels a fondness for Clark. She feels like she knew him well, as she's spent years listening to Lois talk about him.

Beth-

I like them going back to Metropolis, and it feels important to me as part of their healing process for them to go back to a place where they've been Lois Lane and Clark Kent before, but I should warn you so you're not too disappointed later, I'm pretty set on them not staying there. Lois is too attached to Sammy to leave and I like that part of her character, so I don't want to ruin it by having her move far away.

Sheila-

This was more than enough. Thanks!