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Not the type of story I'd usually write, but Queen of the Capes' challenge gave me an idea that I couldn't help but try out due to how different it is from the average story I'd write. Let me know what you think.

LOL... I see it more of a cosmic mix-up, proving once and for all that Clark and Lois HAVE to be together, if for no other reason than Clark must protect her! Would love to see a part 2 with HG Wells showing up and clearing up the issue.

I like how Lana handled the Lois problem. Just get Lois out of the way for a while so she can have some quality time with her husband. No harm done. Really, though, Superman needs to have a word with Lois to let her know that she shouldn't be kissing him and that he's not interested.

Mozartmaid said:
You just can't let Lana have a happy ending, can you?

Talk about turning the tables! Well done!

I have a mental image of this being the Alt-verse if main-canon Lois hadn't shown up. Lois returns from the Congo with a doozy of a story, Jimmy (and thereby Lois) keep getting into trouble to the point where Clark discusses the idea of a secret identity with Lana (who, because it is CLARK bringing it up and not Lois springing it on him Lana is more amenable to the idea, especially after multiple Nightfall-sized events in a short time-span). And it basically leads up to this.

Nope!

Lois makes a fine interruptor. Very much her personality and not even knowing that she's stepping on someone else's toes.

I doubt Clark would go off on a picnic without double checking where Lois was, even if Lana had said she was in a copier room. I have a feeling that this might cause a rift in the happy couple when Lois lets Clark know what his wife did. It's certainly up there with the Sewage Reclamation Facility in Lois's books, and she'll probably take revenge out for Lana's actions on her poor work partner. Clark may find that he can no longer count on his wife's honesty, something he tolerates in Lois, but I don't know if he would in Lana, especially if he doesn't think of her as the lying type. I see rocky roads (and I don't mean Scardinio) in the Kents' marriage.

I agree Superman needs to take Lois aside and tell her that he doesn't like her for more than a friend. By not doing so, Clark is setting himself up for all sorts of troubles in his marriage.

While it's a cute story, I too felt there was something off with Clark rushing home to be in the arms of the wrong woman.

I just don't see this ending happily for Lana once Clark finds out. I can understand her frustration though. Wouldn't the better solution be to try and set Lois up on a blind date so that she's not always working?

VirginiaR wrote:

I just don't see this ending happily for Lana once Clark finds out. I can understand her frustration though. Wouldn't the better solution be to try and set Lois up on a blind date so that she's not always working? I just don't see this ending happily for Lana once Clark finds out. I can understand her frustration though. Wouldn't the better solution be to try and set Lois up on a blind date so that she's not always working?

Hmmm, maybe in this universe Lex is a good guy and he decides to have a genuine relationship with Lois? Perhaps Clark himself will set them up on a date?

Now my friends, THAT is a real challenge!

I'm not one for having Clark and Lois with anyone else, but I have dabbled with ideas, just for the shock value. In the end I can never bring myself to write them because it feels so wrong.

When I read stories where they are with other people, even though the stories can be good, I still always *sigh* in disappointment. I think a lot of readers then also want to 'rectify' the story. Even though I am of the belief that Lois and Clark belong together, if the story has been written well and characters (especially Clark) stay true to personality, then Clark would never divorce (if he's the married one) or have a relationship with a married woman (if Lois is the married one). I'm not an advocate of 'fix it' although in most cases I still 'wish' them out of the predicament.

That all being said ...

In this story I absolutely saw Lana and Clark together and was completely happy with it. I don't want it fixed, or changed, or messed with. From the very first words I could see the Lana from LnC but she wasn't haughty or selfish, she was loving and nice. She was just annoyed at another woman being after her husband. I could truly see her loving Clark, loving ALL of him.

I also take the ending (locking Lois in the closet) in the spirit it was meant to be taken in. It was amusing, it was good, it kept LOIS safe, and it gave Lana an afternoon with her husband.

One thing I would LOVE to see ... the conversation when Clark (sorry Superman) finally tells Lois that he's unavailable. I loved that she kept trying to kiss him, but he needs to nip that in the bud. Will she believe him, or think he's just protecting her. Will he have to admit that he's already in a relationship? Will he have to go as far a telling her he is married?

What if Lois found out?

1. Found out Superman was married?

2. Found out that Clark was Superman (obviously also knowing that Clark was married to Lana then)?

The only time it works for me is when they are with other people to learn from their mistakes and prepare them to be with each other. For example, the early seasons of Smallville. Although I could NEVER stand the Lana in that series, Lois' boyfriends were almost always teaching her something to prepare her for a 'super' relationship. But yeah, generally stories where they are not together drive me crazy. But I agree with your assessment on this Lana. She wasn't an *itch, so I could deal with her a bit easier.

I agree that it wasn't fair of Lois to keep on trying to kiss him... and again why I suggested earlier that there might be a sense that he is with the wrong person. Why else would he essentially allow Lois to pursue him?

A continuation in the vein you are suggesting would be equally as interesting...

No! Lex is much better at being a villain. I could see LANA setting Lois up with Lex, though. And then Lois discovering what a criminal mastermind Lex is and needing Clark to help her get out of that relationship by exposing her boyfriend/husband of wrongdoing. And Lana feeling contrite for having introduced Lois to such a horrible man. Although, I doubt Lois would ever forgive Lana, but maybe she would and the three of them would end up as friends. Actually, now that I think about it, that sounds like the type of plot of a KenJ would tackle. /if he hasn't already. I'm so behind on my reading. And only if that Lois ended up with a Clark from another dimension, because I couldn't see KenJ writing a story where a Lois didn't end up happily with a Clark./

I'd much *much* rather see Lois with Dan (or someone we haven't met) than happy with Lex. Lex is so patronizing. Lois deserves better.

If you made Lex a nice, sweet, non-patronizing upstanding citizen, Lex would no longer be Lex, so you might as well give him another name.

Morgana, maybe you should write a story where Lex has a twin brother with the opposite personality. Then Lois could fall for *him*. He could be called Darius or Philip (other great Ancient Greek / Macedonian generals).

Thanks for all of the feedback, everyone.

I didn't think of it this way when I was writing the story, but it is kind of funny that even though Clark is married to Lana, he's spending all of his time with Lois.

Yes, I'd say that Lana was definitely within her right to want to get Lois out of the way for awhile, and her method for getting rid of Lois didn't harm her. I'd also agree with the thought that Superman needs to be clear to Lois that he's not interested. It's not really fair to Lois or to Lana for him not to make that point clear.

Oh, I think we can let her have one happy ending. If I do write a sequel to this story, I don't think I'll break up Lana and Clark because I don't want to turn Lois into a homewrecker. I don't think it would do her character any justice if she ended up taking another woman's husband.

Oh, yes, the tables were definitely turned in this one. I'm glad you liked it.

Funny you should mention the alt-verse. I sort of imagined this as a kind of alt-alt-verse when I was writing it. An alt-verse where Lois never disappeared and Lana was actually supportive of Clark being Superman, which allowed for their marriage to work.

I agree. It would be very difficult to write Lex as a nice guy without feeling like he was a completely different character.

I don't get the impression from the story that Clark was 'allowing' Lois to pursue him.

Just because one person is pursuing the other doesn't mean they are meant for each other and therefore doesn't mean he is with the wrong person. I have plenty of examples from my youth where the level of my 'love' did not automatically lead to an everlasting 'soul-mate' relationship.

Lois managing to plant a kiss on Superman does not mean that Clark is with the wrong person.

*sigh* Look at me. I'm a staunch 'Clark should be with Lois' supporter. It's just ... in this fic ... I can see it. I can see Clark and Lana ... with Lois (futilely) pursuing Superman.

Hi Virginia,

Thanks for the plug!

I have gone so far as to matchmake Mayson with Dan Scardino featured a kinder, gentler Lex. I highly recommend that story and not just because I contributed to the beta.

Count me in the bunch of total Lois and Clark supporters who nevertheless found this plausible and didn't hate Lana.

This definitely merits a sequel. I'm too curious about that talk that we all know Superman has to have with Lois, what he'll tell her and how she'll take it.

Kudos on the story, LLF!

I love this! It's so off-the-wall to ever see anything where Clark isn't with Lois-- is in fact with someone else completely-- and not be some cracky, parody fic. This was well done and quite amusing. Because if by some chance, Lois and Clark didn't end up together, you know this would be an issue. :p

And I suppose Lana's actions can be written off as temporary insanity due the lack of lovin' from her super hubby. Does that not count?

Then again, I can imagine that Lois will find a way to bust out of the closet if it's the last thing she'll ever do. Bust it down, then go track them down and be a REAL Lois Interruptus to their romantic picnic....

SIDEBAR:
Challenge Accepted.

If anyone can do it Mouse, you can!

By the way, Terry Leatherwood's Road series had a fairly decent Lex. Baseball cap and all!

Right. I didn't intend to give any impression that Clark was encouraging Lois to pursue him. Within this story, he was happy with Lana as his wife.

It's funny because I'm a big supporter of Lois and Clark, too, and I've never really thought about writing a story where they're not meant to be together before. I must give credit to Queen of the Capes for posting the challenge that inspired me to write a story like this.

Thanks, Queen of the Capes. There are a few different ideas going through my head right now for if I decide to write a sequel. Stay tuned.

Thanks, Mouserocks. I'm glad you thought the story was well done and amusing. Oh, and yes, realistically, if Lois wasn't with Clark, she'd definitely still be in love with Superman, leading to all sorts of problems for Clark's wife.

LOL,

Delightful tale. Of course with super hearing Clark easily figured out what Lana had done, but clearly played along with it so he could have some time with his wife.

After all the damage was done so it didn't matter if she was locked up for 5 minutes or 5 hours.


I can see Lana telling Clark later and him confessing that he knew.

I can also see Clark as Superman letting Lois out and telling her

"Sorry Ms. Lane, Mrs. Kent thought she was doing me a favor. As you know Clark is a close friend and so recently I introduced my wife to them and well my wife was complaining to her about the photo of you kissing me.."

Of course Lois isn't the only woman throwing herself at Clark when he's in the blue suit. At some point Lana has to figure out how to tell the world Superman is taken without outing Clark.


For some reason I get this picture of Lana, Clark and Cat having a meal together at the Kent home and plotting how to get that message out.

And no I don't know why that image arose, it just did.

Hi LLF!

LOIS: Fine!



She’s like a baby. Needs constant attention and lots of supervision.

Oops? So, no New Kryptonian’s in this universe?

She got jumbled up with Jimmy during some Tempus action?

LANA: Not even once?

Michael