bellarase:
I’m glad you enjoyed the reaction. As for what’s happening in Smallville… well, RAFO.
EvelynC:
I have to admit that sometimes I think I have more pure fun with Lex and his planning than anything else.
Michael:
Yeah. Writers block in tough enough but once it goes on for a while it gets even harder to step back. I like your ideas about Smallville and what Clark is doing.
How can you go anywhere near BatP without it being some kind of mess?
HappyGirl:
I think Clark is sulking,
There is some truth to that but there are other issues in play as well.
JD:
I just assumed their answering machine was broken. I also assume that the Kents wouldn't get involved in this mess, and whether or not Clark chooses to pick up the phone is his own poison
I LOVE all the ideas here. I’m coming to believe that all of you could build a better plot than what I have. Seriously, though, I love this image.
scifiJoan:
It always surprised me that Lois would even consider marrying Lex for that very reason. But...losing her job and the Planet. Lex's plans to destablize her certainly worked. Most of us would be more vulnerable under those circumstances.
I’ve always had a problem with this sequence for that very reason. Lois is stronger than what happened in the series. For the sake of the story I have to assume that she was being driven by “too much too fast” due to Lex’s manipulations.
DW:
Thanks. I did have a thought of having Lois not believe Clark and go to Lex with a story of, “You won’t believe what Clark tried to pull.” But every way I looked at that ended VERY badly. You can always write your way out of anything but every situation where Lex discovers Clark’s secret while he s still in control of his empire results in a bad end. At least, every one that I could think of that didn’t involve something that I found unreasonable. (This is one of the HUGE problems over in the Smallville universe, it seems like every bad guy on the planet knows that Clark Kent is the guy with the 5-star super powers.)
Thanks everyone. I’m still making progress. I believe part 3 will be up before New Year's Day. I still believe there will be somewhere around 10 parts in the whole story. So for things are on-track for a rate of just better than 1 part per week.
Bob
Does the plot ever thicken! Can't wait to see where you take this. 
