Clana - How "This Time" Will be Different (PG-13)

[binkys711]

NOOO!!!got here a sec to late! dang! well....I call 2000th post!:p

[Cardinal]

Originally posted by ajfinn
This fic is gonna be done before the season starts, that much I know.

How is that possible? I'm wandering around like a blind drunk in the dark with my story, no ending in sight! Nor any real plot, until Lex finally gets his schwerve on.

I'm just going from post to post, throwing in lots of Clana, and some halting attempts at Chlete, to make everyone think I've got a story going.

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You know as soon as you post the last update, the calls for a sequel will start immediately...heck, why wait? *Holds up cigarette lighter, even though he doesn't smoke* Encore! :p

[ajfinn]

Originally posted by Cardinal
You know as soon as you post the last update, the calls for a sequel will start immediately...heck, why wait? *Holds up cigarette lighter, even though he doesn't smoke* Encore! :p

Well, I'm already starting the highly anticipated (by me :lol: ) fic thread we've discussed in the Clana fix Clubhouse. Right? I'll definitely still be around. And when I think of a new story line, I'll start another big one.

For right now, I have a mountanous ball of yarn to unwind in this fic, don't I? *aj thinks she may just disappear and leave everyone to wonder where the heck she went, or what the connection is between Kalabelle and Clana* Oh, wouldn't that be SO funny!

No? Okay, well, I'll finish the fic then. But no promises on it making any sense!
:p

[SVsleuth]

The newscast is now up at post #1500 on this thread. :)

[ajfinn]

Ahhhh . . . SVsleuth .... that newscast was so sweet. Thank you. The 1500th post couldn't have happened to a nicer potential hurricane victim.

If you see rain, or feel wind . . . . ummm RUN! Good luck!!

[kewl]

congratulations aj!!! 101 pages!!! and with all the dicussions around here, no doubt ur gonna reach 500 pages ;) :D

[midnite_spark]

aww all this talk bout the ending of this fanfic is really depressing...:(

i guess all good things come to an end....

congrats on the 101th page aj!!

update really soon!! i need a pick me up for being back in college...

[NYC300Z]

Loose ends huh? What about the alien Lana saw come out of the ship and Clark thought he knew something about it and was a bit worried and then was never mentioned again?? :lol:

PPMS!!:)

[Kal-El & Me]

Alright aj. I haven't read all the post since your last update. I just don't have enough time anymore. But excellent update as always.

Is Lana going to tell Clark about what Lionel did to Chloe? How is he going to react? Have to know. HAVE TO KNOOOOWWWWW!!!!!!! *Shakes aj urgently*

[ajfinn]

Originally posted by NYC300Z
Loose ends huh? What about the alien Lana saw come out of the ship and Clark thought he knew something about it and was a bit worried and then was never mentioned again?? :lol:

PPMS!!:)

What alien? What spaceship? Huh?

Oh common, I've mentioned it a couple more times. The alien is busy doing something right now. That's all I'll say.

[LoisNClark]

ok i just read the new update and it was awesome as always:D

I loved the ewwww line and that was soo awesome with Clark telling the girls about Lionel.

Keep up the fantastic work

[SVClana]

Awesome AWESOME updates aj!! I love how you addressed the Clark-Lionel body switch thing. I always wondered why Chloe and Lana never mentioned it in the show. But then again, Clark would have then had to come up with another lame excuse again no doubt ;D But I mean, even his mom never mentioned it (or to our knowledge). Anyways, GREAT update! Can't wait to see what happens next, and how the Lex thing gets resolved xD Post more soon!!

[kewl]

need more updates aj!!! :D

[CLANAobsessed]

Come on, an endingI knew it was going to happen but that soon?
there's so much left in this story to cover. oh well waiting for the next update.

[ajfinn]

Originally posted by CLANAobsessed
Come on, an ending I knew it was going to happen but that soon?

It's another month until season 5 starts, so that's tons of time :)

[Kal-El & Me]

Originally posted by ajfinn
What alien? What spaceship? Huh?

Oh common, I've mentioned it a couple more times. The alien is busy doing something right now. That's all I'll say.

My urgency is increasing aj. If I don't get an update soon you may be knocked unconscious after being shaken for so long.
:eek:

[CLANAobsessed]

true but this story is really good I don't want it to end.

[NYC300Z]

The alien is busy doing something right now?! :lol: LOL yeah like what building a giant cannon to shot Clark with? :lol: iono that just sounds hillarious!

PPMS!! ;)

[binkys711]

the alien is busy huh?!:rotfl:....I wish this fic never ends....but my wishes never seem to come true...dam:mad::p I hope aj isn't knocked unconscious from all the shaking...we might not get an update tommorrow:p

and NYC how'd you know I was gonna shoot Clark....Oh...you meant the alien....erm...nevermind then...:p

PPMS!!!:D

[Kal-El & Me]

I don't know if someone already did this but I'd like to wish this fan fic a happy belated 100th page.;)

[midnite_spark]

:lol: the aliens are busy :lol: prolly washing and waxing their spaceship after the crash.

come aj update soon

[ajfinn]

I'm sending out the Bat Signal -- I'm updating in about 15 minutes :D

[Kal-El & Me]

Yay I'm here waiting aj!

[itsallinthespelling]

Wahoo. 15 minutes. can't wait.

[Ketchup]

15 mins was 15 mins ago =P

[LoisNClark]

where's the update:(
*sits here and waits*

[ajfinn]

Part 66:

“Not Batman, Clark,” Lana said, laughing along with him. “We’ve already established that you don’t do too well when you’re wearing black.”

“And you wouldn’t necessarily have to have a mask,” Chloe said. “You could disguise yourself another way, you know like—”

“Use a comb!” Lana said, giggling hard now, and waving her hands to summon her water bottle, mousse and comb out of the bathroom. They came zooming across the room, and Lana caught two of them, with Chloe snagging the water bottle.

Clark didn’t like the look of this. “Oh, no! Keep that crap away from me,” he said—frightened out of his mind. “Seriously, mousse makes me look like a total freak.”

He was still down on the floor, and Chloe and Lana had very mischievous grins on their faces. This was going to be a VERY fun makeover.

“That’s the point, Clark,” Lana said. “If you don’t want to wear a mask—I’d never want you to cover your gorgeous face anyway—we’ll have to make you look totally different.”

Clark groaned as Chloe doused his hair with the water bottle. “You guys hate me, don’t you?”

Lana kissed his cheek. “I’ll make it up to you, don’t worry.” That was enough to get Clark to sit still, and she shook the mousse bottle, then created a mountain of white foam in her hand. “This won’t hurt, I promise,” she said, having a difficult time keeping her composure. Perhaps she should get out some hair bows, just to scare him. Or maybe just a scrunchie or two.

Lana ran her hands through Clark’s hair, both of them enjoying that, and moved back a bit to get a better look. “Okay, Chlo,” she said, studying Clark’s hairline. “What do you think—where do we go from here?”

“I say we spike it!” Chloe said with a huge grin.

“Of all the times I’ve ever wanted to use my super-speed to get out of danger—this ranks as number one!” Clark said, closing his eyes and bracing himself.

Lana and Chloe each took clumps of hair and straightened it with the comb, giving him twenty or more spikes that stuck out almost 3 inches from his scalp.

They were literally rolling on the floor when they were done. “Nahhhh, I don’t think that’s gonna work—you’ll scare the hell out of people,” Chloe said.

“Yeah, they might think they’d be better off dead than saved by Spikeman!” Lana said.

Clark was finally laughing with them. “Maybe if you’d let me go with the black theme that I want to—keep the spikes, add some chains and piercings, get some black eyeliner and lipstick—I could be Goth Guy,” he suggested, praying that neither would take him seriously and give it a try.

“Makeup, huh?” Chloe said, tipping her head and trying to envision him.

Lana grabbed her arm. “Not on your life,” she said, smiling. “His face is just perfect . . . however, I think the spikes definitely have to go. Let’s see . . . ”

She moved back in front of him, spraying his hair down again, and gently combing out each spike. “There, much better,” she said, having parted his hair on the side, and slicked it back. “Not that I want you to get used to this style, but it’s not bad.”

“Not bad at all,” Chloe added, surprised how different he looked. “Your hair actually looks a lot darker that way.”

“Black?” Clark asked, hopeful. “You’re gonna at least give me that, right? It’s part of my bad boy image.”

The girls nodded their approval. “But you’ll have to do something different for your costume,” Lana said. “I don’t think you’ll look tough enough with jeans and a plaid button-up. The bad guys need to shake and tremble when they see you.”

Chloe laughed. “Yeah, how about Lycra—that will work!” she said. “That will really get them shaking in their boots. ‘Oh, look, Mommy, it’s Speedodude! He’ll rescue us!’”

“Sorry I don’t do the Speedo look,” Clark said, feeling this was getting a little out of control. “And I’m not flying around in my swim trunks either.”

“How about Captain Underpants?” Chloe said. “Oh, darn! That’s taken, isn’t it?”

All this crazy talk about spandex got Clark thinking more about the costume thing. He knew this day may come. He couldn’t keep taking the risk of people seeing Clark Kent moving at warp speed.

“If I became Superdedooper Dude, or whatever name you guys come up with for me,” he said. “Seriously, what would I wear? I’ve had my clothes burned off several times. I can’t be doing that in public.”

“Who says?” Lana asked with a smirk. “I doubt anyone would complain.”

Chloe shrugged. “Fine with me.”

Clark rolled his eyes. “I’m serious,” he said. “The strange thing is, that when I came to Earth my parents found these blankets in the ship that are totally indestructible. There were three of them. Red, blue and yellow.” He paused to smile at Lana. “My mom says I liked the yellow one best.”

“Oh, how cute,” she said, reaching over to hold his hand, and kinda getting used to his new slicked-back look.

“And?” Chloe demanded. “Get on with the blankie story.”

“Okay, sheesh,” Clark said. “So, anyway, one time, when I was about five and in my pyromaniac stage, I put a bunch of stuff in the fireplace—including these blankets, and everything turned to ash but them. The ash literally slid right off—they weren’t even dirty.”

“Whoa,” Chloe said.

“Uhh, yeah,” Lana added. “So do you think you could make some sort of suit out of that material? That way it would be more than your skin that was indestructible.”

“My mom’s actually suggested that before, but I haven’t been anxious to wear a Halloween costume on a regular basis, you know?” he said. “Especially not one that makes me look like I walked straight off a stage in Vegas.”

That DID worry Lana a bit. “What kind of material are we talking about here—like glitter and sequins?” she asked. “Because if so, I’m still leaning toward the bare flesh thing.”

He laughed. “No! But it is kinda shimmery, so you guys would have to promise not to bug me about it,” he said. “I’ll feel stupid enough as it is. And the suit would probably be really tight—like spandex, so there couldn’t be any Queer Eye jokes. I’m serious. I’d die.”

The look on Clark’s face was now all business, so Lana and Chloe took the hint. “Okay, no jokes,” Lana said, thinking the spandex thing may not be that bad anyway. Well, at least not once in a while. She wouldn’t want him to wear it to their wedding or anything. “So do you think your mom could make the costume for you? I could help design it, but I’m still pretty deficient in the sewing department.”

Clark nodded. “I think she could,” he said. “We’d have to make some kind of Kryptonite needle though, otherwise it wouldn’t penetrate the material.”

“Sweet! Clark in tights!” Chloe said, then threw her hand over her mouth. “Sorry, it slipped. Won’t happen again.”

He shook his head, giving her a smirk. “So, what about a name,” he said. “If I’m going to subject myself to total humiliation, I should at least get a cool name.”

“Meteorman,” Chloe suggested proudly. When neither looked impressed, she said. “Okay, King Krypton, or what about Mega-muscle Man?” Still, nothing but raised scared eyebrows.

Lana finally smiled. “I’ve got it . . . Hot Guy in Tights.”

Clark laughed and it made Chloe let out an angry huff. “Hold on!” she said. “Why does Lana get to make tight jokes?”

“Because she prefaced it with the word ‘hot’ Chloe,” Clark answered. “You’ve gotta know the right way to present the mockery. You know what I mean?”

“Fine. I’ll remember you said that” she said with a grin, making it her new quest to think of clever ways to scoff at him without getting in trouble. “So what’s your idea for a name, Clark. Your Goth Guy pitch really sucked.”

Clark looked between the two of them, then finally decided to admit another one of his secrets. “Okay, this is really embarrassing, but when I was a kid—and could pick up trucks—real ones,” Clark said. “I used to wrap the red blanket around me like a cape and pretend that I was a superhero called Superboy. So what do you guys think about that one?”

Lana returned to her knees and put her hands on his face, kissing him softly. “Clark, you’re not a boy anymore, you’re a man,” she said.

He exhaled, then smiled. “Superman?”

“Superman,” both Lana and Chloe said, feeling the name was absolutely perfect.


((Okay, guys. I get PM'd quite a bit asking if I've written any other fics. I just started a thread (on the Clark and Lana board) called SLAPSTICK Fan Fics, and just posted the first of a three part story called, The Wizard of El. Hope you enjoy it! And hope you'll keep reading THIS story after you see the REAL crazy side of me.))

[Ketchup]

Amazing update! Cant say much more now, late for soccer, but Ill be back this evening and Ill have more to say then =D

[itsallinthespelling]

Wow, great update. lol, loved how you got to his name. one question though, all this talk about batman, was batman around when clark was a teen. i know bruce doesn't use the name batman til his mid 20's, but i dunno if he is alot older then clark. Just a question, i know, i'm so picky :D :p

[binkys711]

3rd!

Oh wow! that was hilarious! I loved it! it was totally amazing! great job!....but i thought you would make a reference to Lana and what she said the first day of high school....but that's ok! your idea was really cute!:Dgreat update! as always!.....PPMS!!!:D:D:D

[LoisNClark]

:lol: :rotfl: i was laughing out loud at some of the parts of that update (and was recieving odd looks from non smallville loving family members :lol: )

that was another awesome update!!! Keep up the fantastic work on this story!!!!!

PPMS!!!!

[ajfinn]

Originally posted by itsallinthespelling
Wow, great update. lol, loved how you got to his name. one question though, all this talk about batman, was batman around when clark was a teen. i know bruce doesn't use the name batman til his mid 20's, but i dunno if he is alot older then clark. Just a question, i know, i'm so picky :D :p

The Clark we know lives in 2005, so Batman is around.

To him, he's a comic book superhero though :) (in MY Smallville world, at least :lol: )


Originally posted by binkys711
i thought you would make a reference to Lana and what she said the first day of high school

Do you mean, "Are you a man, or Superman?"

Yeah, well, plagerism doesn't tempt me unless it's a REALLY good line from Smallville. And that was too obvious of a line in the pilot. :D They could've been more clever if they were going to bring in that big of a supes reference. So, not a fav. line of mine.

But, one of my favorite lines ever from Smallville, is when Lana walks in the Torch office in Nicodemus, and says, "So what do ya think?"

Clark: I think the operative word is gulp.

:rotfl: Perfect comedic timing in my opinion, so I think I used something similar in this story. :D Probably didn't quote it exactly right, here or there, but oh well!

[binkys711]

yes, that's what I meant....and good point...I always thought it was really obvious when she said that line in pilot but really liked it!:D and yeah....you always have comedy in your story! which helps make it soooo great!your a great writer aj!:)

[Kal-El & Me]

Yey! Superman.
Aj, if something happens and you need a backup you can call him:

SEXY SUPERMAN IN TIGHTS

[LovinMe210]

ahahahaahhahahah your really aj!

[Dr. Jeckyll]

Hehe, great update. Loved your way of bringing in Superman! PPMS!

[CLANAobsessed]

this brings a wonderful element to the story, once again you never cease to amaze me aj!

[Cardinal]

Actually, aj, the 'man, Superman' line in "Pilot" was fairly well done as it was, by Lana at least, a direct reference to the Friedrich Nietzsche (sp?) book that she'd just picked up. I had thought that a fairly nifty way to slide that Superman reference in.

So Lois doesn't get to name Superman here either, huh?

And yeah, Lana probably doesn't want Clark/Superman running around in speedos. Anyone who's seen Memoria knows what I mean. ;)

Good stuff as always, aj. :)

PS Your talk of Mythos has me worried, now I wonder if what I've got will even be adequate. :(

[midnite_spark]

::trumpets sound::

Look...in the sky...it's a bird...no...it's a plane...no..it's...it's...Spikeman!!

............

I mean.......

Superman!!

Chloe slipping on the "Sweet! Clark in tights!" line was absolutly freakin hilarious :rotfl:

great great update aj!

[ajfinn]

Originally posted by Cardinal
Actually, aj, the 'man, Superman' line in "Pilot" was fairly well done as it was, by Lana at least, a direct reference to the Friedrich Nietzsche (sp?) book that she'd just picked up. I had thought that a fairly nifty way to slide that Superman reference in.

So Lois doesn't get to name Superman here either, huh?

PS Your talk of Mythos has me worried, now I wonder if what I've got will even be adequate. :(

I must not have caught the book thing :lol: Either way, I thought it was too obvious for the pilot, but not horrible. I'll still watch the pilot another 20 or so times in the next year :D

Lois who?

Mythos -- yes he'll be making an appearance shortly. No songs or poetry involved though. This is his first attempt at k-site writing, so it's gonna be fun to read. Go to the Clubhouse and I'll tell you more ;)

[binkys711]

uh....I've heard that author dude is famous...never read his book though...what's that book about anyways? is superman in the book?!:eek:

[ajfinn]

Binky's, Cardinal is in the Clubhouse, he'll probably be able to answer your question there ;) *runs over because I want to know the answer too!*

[binkys711]

LOL:lol:

*goes to clubhouse*

[ClarksGirl21]

Superman it is! lol.. great update finn! i can't wait for the next one!

[SVClana]

Haha! Loved the update aj! "Hot Guy in Tights"...I think that is definately the best name for Clark, and the most accurate :rotfl: I loved the way you went through the process of the costume and name, it was awesome (not to mention hilarious xD). Can't wait for the next update!!

[kewl]

WOW!!!! that was such a hilarious but at the same time brilliant update AJ!

[NYC300Z]

Great update like always AJ! I just got to read as i've been at work all day! Very cute with Lana getting to do Clark's hair and how she gave him his super name!:lol:

PPMS!! :)

[ajfinn]

Okay, guys. I get PM'd quite a bit asking if I've written any other fics. I just started a thread (on the Clark and Lana board) called SLAPSTICK Fan Fics, and just posted the first of a three part story called, The Wizard of El.

Hope you enjoy it! And hope you'll keep reading THIS story after you see the REAL crazy side of me.

[kewl]

thanks for the info AJ!!!
*opens new tab and clicks on AJ's new fic*
:D

[NYC300Z]

:lol: Yeah I checked it out! Very funny Aj but don't let it take away from this story!

[kewl]

SLAPSTICK is so funny AJ!!!! :lol:

[MOOman0618]

Just got caught up on your last two updates! Wonderful as always! Really liked how you handled the Lionel transference situation. LOVED how they moved toward him being Superman, the name and costume and all. I was glad to see that Lana and Chloe had a part in it. Can't wait for more!


Oh, and when was the last time Clark made a grocery run to the FoS for his parents? :)

[ajfinn]

Originally posted by MOOman0618
Oh, and when was the last time Clark made a grocery run to the FoS for his parents? :)

If you can believe it, it was just the day before when he saw them (went to talk about the baby issues). Time moves very slow in "This Time" :lol:

[Kal-El & Me]

LOL

[booze_is_me09]

i'm posting this everywhere but i'm just so excited!!!!!!!

1 MONTH UNTIL REAL CLANA GETS HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by the way, ajfinn u r doing an amazing job!!!! it sucks cuz school is here and i can't get on here as often!!!!!!!

[MOOman0618]

Originally posted by ajfinn
If you can believe it, it was just the day before when he saw them (went to talk about the baby issues). Time moves very slow in "This Time" :lol:


Heehee...my mistake! :)

[ajfinn]

FYI Everyone who hasn't had the chance to read the stories on the Slapstick thead (in the Clark & Lana Forum) Here's the stories that are now posted:

Index of Current Stories - in Order of First Appearance
“The Wizard of El” by ajfinn (Post #4)
"Lanapuff Girls" by Mythos (Post #15)
"Smallville in Da Hood" by LuvClana (Post #32)
"Cliché" by MOOman0618 (Post #51)
"Amnesia" by Cardinal (Post #60)

Warning: your gut will hurt after reading these. And you'll never have any respect for your favorite k-site writers again :lol:


(Also, I'm updating "This Time" tomorrow :D)

[NYC300Z]

ahhh I just saw this on the slap stick thread and then I saw it here I thought I had the wrong thread! :lol:

When's the next update on this story AJ?

[ajfinn]

Originally posted by NYC300Z
When's the next update on this story AJ?

Tomorrow :D

[NYC300Z]

Tomorrow as in Tuesday or tomrrow as in Wednesday since it is after midnight u know! :D

[dreammaster]

another awesome chapter

[MOOman0618]

Originally posted by NYC300Z
Tomorrow as in Tuesday or tomrrow as in Wednesday since it is after midnight u know! :D

That is a good question!

Should we expect a late night update or a reasonable hour of the day update? :p



I have to say you had a great idea with the slapstick thread. It is growing very quickly, and is very funny!:)

[ajfinn]

Originally posted by MOOman0618
Should we expect a late night update or a reasonable hour of the day update? :p I have to say you had a great idea with the slapstick thread. It is growing very quickly, and is very funny!:)

I'll try to have the update done as soon as possible today. I really don't know yet when that will be. I'll post later if it's getting close to being done. :D Oh, and it was 11:59 pm my time when I said tomorrow, NYC, so just remember the "This Time" world revolves on Mountain Standard Time. So, my update will be coming today (TUESDAY). My youngest child started kindergarten yesterday, so I'm both sad and happy. *aj wonders how that will affect her update today, hummmm???*

And Mooman, you're right, the slapstick thread is so hilarious! It's serious comic relief for me!!! :D

Everyone remember to check it out on the Clark & Lana board!!

[NYC300Z]

Okay so i'll be expecting an update today! That's good because I have a long night ahead of me with no internet! :(

PPMS!! :)

[ajfinn]

Part 67:

“So now that we’ve got your buns of steel covered,” Chloe said, “and a name to call the caped-crusader side of you, how do you plan on getting around? You might miss some things if you’re bolting at light speed all the time. And I don’t think your parents will agree to let you turn the farm truck into the Supesmobile.”

“Supesmobile?” Lana asked, laughing. “You think my Jeep could be pimped out to match the image?”

Chloe rolled her eyes. “I’m serious, Clark. You’re gonna need a cool ride—something that makes a statement.”

Clark smiled, realizing something. “You know, Chloe, I don’t think you’ve seen just how cool a ride I already have.”

“What?” she asked, looking between the two of them, both with wide grins. “Did you pick up a James Bond Jaguar on the way back from the arctic?”

“Nope. Better, much better,” Lana said, then glanced to Clark. “I think you should take her for a spin.”

Clark jumped up. “Cool, let’s go!” he said. “I need to check out the stream-line effect of my new hairstyle anyway.”

“Umm, just as a reminder, Clark, it’s not YOUR new do, all right?” Lana said. “Clark Kent gets to keep that yummy locks look.”

He smiled. “Maybe you can help me mess it up again when I get back.”

“That’s a promise,” Lana said, kissing his cheek. “Now, go give Chloe the time of her life. Take your time, I need to get ready for the day—or night, anyway.”

Chloe was still standing there, stone still, trying to figure out what was going on. “Well, common’ Chlo!” he said. “You’re only the second person to take me for a test drive.”

“What the heck?” Chloe asked, trying not to assume anything too off the wall. “And Lana approves of this?”

“Just go,” Lana said, laughing. “Before I change my mind.”

Chloe followed Clark to the back lawn, looking at him like he’d lost his freaking mind. “What are we doing out here?” she asked. “You’re not gonna like super-speed with me, are you,” she said. “’Cuz I already know that little trick of yours, and I like my skin attached just where it is.”

Clark laughed. “Your skin wouldn’t peel off if I super-sped with you,” he said. “I’ve done it before, but you were unconscious.”

“When?”

“Which time?” he asked, laughing harder.

“Oh, whatever,” she said, waving away his explanation. “Just tell me what we’re doing.”

He looked up to the clear afternoon sky. “You’re not afraid of heights, are you?”

“Clark, have you ever known me to be afraid of anything—”

“Good!” he said, scooping her up and jetting into the air.

Chloe screamed so loud Clark thought his super-hearing would be ruined forever. “Holy . . . oh my . . . what the . . . when . . . did . . . you . . . freaking . . . learn . . . how . . . to . . . FLYYYYYYYY?”

“I’ve been able to do it for a while,” he said, slowing down now. “But I just started practicing.”

They were so far off the ground now that when Chloe finally dared to look down, she thought she was going to lose her lunch and planted her fingernails into Clark’s neck to get a better grip—well, at least she tried. “Why do you have to have bullet-proof skin?” she asked, clawing all the harder.

“For when I take my friends flying,” he said with a smirk. “It’s kinda fun, huh?”

She attempted to laugh. “How could the guy who’s afraid to climb cave walls have FUN hundreds of feet in the air?”

“Lana has kinda talked me into it,” he said.

Chloe gasped. “Don’t tell me this witchy thing has given Lana the ability to fly too!”

He shook his head, still smiling. “No, she just doesn’t like to travel any other way now, so I don’t have much of a choice than to enjoy it.”

She nodded, her stomach feeling even more queasy. “Okay, Mr. Six Flags, this is a whole ton of fun, but . . . ”

“You’re done already?” he asked, pretending to be offended. “I haven’t even done my loop-di-loops for you!”

“No! For heck’s sake, no loop-di-loops!” she screamed, burying her head back into his shoulder.

“Okay, maybe next time,” he said, starting to go down, slowly. “I’m not very good at those yet, anyway. Last time I almost dropped Lana, but don’t worry.”

Chloe gripped onto his hair now. “Holy freak, shut up!”

Clark was laughing so much, it was hard for him to concentrate on going in the right direction. “Okay, now where are we?” he said. “Oh, there’s the lake.” He deepened his voice. “Supes to air traffic control, requesting permission to land.”

She let out a groan. “As if you weren’t obnoxious enough! Sheesh!”

“Hey, if I have to wear tights, I get to be as obnoxious as I want,” he said.

When they were finally on the ground, they saw Lana running down the balcony stairs in nothing but an over-sized towel, with her hair sopping wet. Clark was going to make a smart-remark, but he suddenly realized she wouldn’t be doing something so crazy if it wasn’t an emergency—then he also saw the satellite phone in her hand.

“What’s wrong?” he asked, setting Chloe down and super-speeding to Lana. “Is it my parents?” He’d left them a satellite phone to use in case they needed to contact him.

She shook her head. “It’s Jimmy, he’s at a café in Metropolis and is eavesdropping on the conversation next to him. They were talking about Lex, but now . . . ” she said. “Just listen!”

Clark took the phone, nervous about what Lana’s scared eyes could mean. Lana waved Chloe toward them, and they all walked inside, sitting on the couch and picking up their individual phones to listen in.

There was a young guy’s voice, that the three of them knew straight away as Mikail Mxyzptlk’s. “So you’ve lost all of your powers as well? Lex promised that no one else knew out our special fraternity on level 33.1. Who the hell was that guy?”

There was a pause, with the three of them staring wide-eyed at one another, then another familiar voice spoke—that of Ian Randall—one half of him, anyway. “Didn’t you hear anything the freak said?” Then mocking an almost Schwarzenegger voice, he said, ‘I am Klax-Ar—your powers belong to Krypton.’”

Clark stood and started pacing, feeling like his body was truly made of steel as he was trying to move. And Lana started crying, with her arms on fire.

“Yeah, how crazy was that?” Mikail said. “And did you feel that leeching sensation too—like he was sucking out your soul? I fell right to the ground, and didn’t wake up for hours.”

“That’s exactly what happened to me. The last thing I remember him saying was about a freak name Kal something,” Ian said. “He said he was the last son of Krypton and must be destroyed. Did you ever meet a guy named Kal when we were at Luthor Corp?”

Chloe now caught on to the others’ reactions and her body went numb.

“No, but there were tons of freaks in there by the time we left,” Mikail said. “Who the hell knows who this Kal dude is? And who’s Krypton—some super-powered creep this Klax-Ar works for?”

“Speaking of super-creeps, have you heard from Lex since it happened?” Ian asked. “He said he’d contact us by this afternoon, but nothing.”

“No, man, not a word,” Mikail said. “That guy was freaking OUT OF CONTROL when he came in and saw the mess! I thought he was going to execute every one of us right on the spot.”

“It wouldn’t be the first time he’d done it,” Ian said. “There’s been a lot of people disappearing the last couple of months, and it’s always the ones who have been stepping outside his rules. I doubt he sent them to Disneyland.”

“That guy’s been especially vicious since last spring,” Mikail said. “I mean, he’s always been wacked, but man—it’s like he’s been possessed by someone even more evil than himself.”

Ian laughed. “Like who? His father?”

“Either that, or he’s been doping up on those green-infused IV’s he gives us,” Mikail said. “Which is how I was able to regain my ability back after he took me in. That stuff is crazy! Lex promised he’d have us back on it by tonight. He freaking better call with the new location to meet!”

From there, the conversation drifted into Lex being the big bad baldie everyone already knew he was.

When Jimmy finally came back on the line, he said he was heading back to them right away. That he hoped he’d found what he need to, to reverse the split personality affect on Lex.

Clark wondered how much that would even matter now—he had a bigger fish to fry. Or to be fried by.

“I’ve got to go see Jor-El, Lana,” he said to her after they’d all hung up. She nodded, trying not to show her fear. “I need to learn everything I can about Klax-Ar.”

She stood, gripping onto her slipping towel, and again Clark wished it was a better moment to joke. “You have to PROMISE me that you won’t go after Klax-Ar on your own.”

Clark glanced away, the thought already crossing his mind. “Lana, I—”

She made him look at her in the eyes. “Clark, you swore that we would get through this together,” she said. “If you can’t make me that promise, I can’t make you any promises either.”

“What do you mean by that?” Clark asked, trying not to sound agitated but doing a lousy job.

“You know what I mean, Clark,” she said. “I’ve got these powers for a reason, and it’s not to make dinner! We’re destined to be together for more than one purpose now, and if you go it alone . . . ” she was absolutely bawling now, and Clark brought her into his arms.

“I’ll come right back after I speak with Jor-El, I promise,” he said, knowing he didn’t have a choice.

[itsallinthespelling]

great update. i can't wait to see what happens next. ppms

[Cardinal]

Oh yeah! Back to advancing the plot. Clark gets to go after another son of Krypton.

Of course the line: “Holy . . . oh my . . . what the . . . when . . . did . . . you . . . freaking . . . learn . . . how . . . to . . . FLYYYYYYYY?” was hilarious!

[Dr. Jeckyll]

Loved the update. Big fight on the way! And Clark showing off his flying skills to Chloe..priceless! PPMS! :D

[dreammaster]

another awesome chapter

[midnite_spark]

oh man oh man oh man!!!!

the fun and games are over with....now down to business...

can't wait to see whats gonna happen next!

[Ketchup]

How do you expect to finish this in 20ish updates if you just introduced a whole new storyline?! Either way, amazing update! Chlo is so funny =)

[ajfinn]

Originally posted by Ketchup
How do you expect to finish this in 20ish updates if you just introduced a whole new storyline?! Either way, amazing update! Chlo is so funny =)

A whole new storyline? The alien was mentioned WAY early on, Klax-Ar was mentioned half-way through (when Clark told Lana about Krypton. Klax-Ar was the bad guy who was banished to space because he destroyed the gateways between Earth & Krypton. He's a little bitter.) And we've ALL known that Lex is harboring freaks at 33.1, right? :D

All I did here was expose who the alien is, what he's been busy doing (I'll go into that more) and partly his objective with Clark, if you read between the narrow lines :lol:

No new storylines, just new information. And yes, we still have less than 20 updates to go, I think :\

But, you'll always have my slapstick! I've got to write SOMETHING!

[NYC300Z]

:lol: yeah not a new story line just finally getting back to it!! I can't wait to see what's gonna happen now! Were finally advancing the plot line!! :D:D I wonder if we'll ever get to explaining to Lana what the symbol meant and getting her that tinker bell costume!! :lol::lol::lol::lol: PPMS!! :D:lol:

[ajfinn]

Originally posted by NYC300Z
:lol: yeah not a new story line just finally getting back to it!! I can't wait to see what's gonna happen now! Were finally advancing the plot line!! :D:D I wonder if we'll ever get to explaining to Lana what the symbol meant and getting her that tinker bell costume!! :lol::lol::lol::lol: PPMS!! :D:lol:

There's a reason I'm holding off on the tatoo, you'll see why. The tinkerbell costume is just for YOUR imagination :D

[MOOman0618]

Great update! I can feel some action coming very soon!! I didn't even think about Chloe not knowing Clark could fly! That was quite funny.

Too bad Lana won't have a cool costume to fight evil in like Clark/SUPERMAN does. Hmmm...Lana in a spandex suit...:eek:

...

oops sorry, blacked out there for a minute. Maybe the tinker bell costume would be safer for the male readers. :D

[Scotty]

PPMS! :D

[NYC300Z]

Originally posted by MOOman0618
Great update! I can feel some action coming very soon!! I didn't even think about Chloe not knowing Clark could fly! That was quite funny.

Too bad Lana won't have a cool costume to fight evil in like Clark/SUPERMAN does. Hmmm...Lana in a spandex suit...:eek:

...

oops sorry, blacked out there for a minute. Maybe the tinker bell costume would be safer for the male readers. :D

Yeah doesn't Lana get a super costume and name too?? :lol:

[SVClana]

Haha yeah, you should have Lana have a name and costume too!! :lol: Awesome update!! Can't wait for the next one! :D

[kewl]

once again, brilliant update AJ!!! chloe was so hilarious!!!! :lol: but so much for the fun stuff... and now back to business! whoa, lex has really turned so wacko this time!!! and who's Klar-Ax???
PPMS!!!!

[ajfinn]

Originally posted by kewl
and who's Klar-Ax???


I mentioned Klax-Ar in this story one time before when Clark told Lana about Krypton. Klax-Ar was the bad guy who was banished to space because he destroyed the gateways between Earth & Krypton. He's a real character in Supes myth & he's a pretty bitter dude. Jor-El banished him to outter space, but meanwhile Krypton was destroyed, so he can never go back. He doesn't like the house of El very much :D

[MOOman0618]

Originally posted by ajfinn
He doesn't like the house of El very much :D


That seems to be a running theme in the Superman Mythos. So since you updated yesterday, it will probably be tomorrow when the next one will be up? And I am curious, you mentioned that the story should be wrapped up in roughly 20 or so updates...are you still planning on having it done before the premier?

[ajfinn]

Originally posted by MOOman0618
That seems to be a running theme in the Superman Mythos. So since you updated yesterday, it will probably be tomorrow when the next one will be up? And I am curious, you mentioned that the story should be wrapped up in roughly 20 or so updates...are you still planning on having it done before the premier?

Yes, I'm planning on having it done by the premiere. So, that will be less than 20 updates, probably 15 ish. Who knows? I never know how long it will take to tell a certain scene until I've actually written it. Lana was originally only going to have a few flashbacks of Isa & Kal, but I kinda started having a bit too much fun with that. Hee hee. We'll see where it goes.

I know how the story ends, and what needs to happen. I do know that Isa gets burned at the stake. Sorry. :( I bet you saw that one coming, huh?

And yes, I'll post an update tomorrow.


Oh no, this is post 666 for me. Ouch.

[itsallinthespelling]

lol aj, how about makin post 667 a long update to equal out the bad luck with good luck. :p

[MOOman0618]

Originally posted by ajfinn
I know how the story ends, and what needs to happen. I do know that Isa gets burned at the stake. Sorry. :( I bet you saw that one coming, huh?


Oh no, this is post 666 for me. Ouch.



See...post 666 and you mention Isa getting burned at the stake. The universe also is now obsessed with Kalobel and is warning you! :p

And just because we can see it coming doesn't make it suck any less! :)

[ajfinn]

How about this as post 667?

itsallinthespelling just made me an AWESOME Clana wallpaper. So everyone head over to his thread in the Fan Art section & swipe up his good stuff :) Can you post a link here itsallinthespelling???


Originally posted by MOOman0618
See...post 666 and you mention Isa getting burned at the stake. The universe also is now obsessed with Kalobel and is warning you! :p

And just because we can see it coming doesn't make it suck any less! :)

I know. :( :mad: :confused: :\

Let's see if I can pull it off with flair though!!

[itsallinthespelling]

lol lol, sure, here is a link to my thread there
http://www.kryptonsite.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=38544
but don't just check out mine, there are tons of great artists here on ksite.
and the kalobel thing is soo true. i love kalobel, but you said she's gonna be burned at the stake :( I saw it comin, but was hopin you would have a different fate for her.

[clarkfan1]

Another great update. Can't wait to get to a great action scene with Lana and Clark kicking Klar-Ax's butt! PPMS!!

[Cardinal]

Hmmm...a name for Lana. Supergirl is already taken, so how about Superwoman? No? Well then what about Superchick? Superbabe? :p

I like Superbabe. The costume possibilities that go along with that name are delicious. :D

[LoisNClark]

Awesome update aj!!!!!!!
Loved the flying scene and dialogue:rotfl:
PPMS!!!!

[MOOman0618]

Originally posted by Cardinal
Hmmm...a name for Lana. Supergirl is already taken, so how about Superwoman? No? Well then what about Superchick? Superbabe? :p

I like Superbabe. The costume possibilities that go along with that name are delicious. :D


I think you are on to something there Cardinal!

[NYC300Z]

Yeah Cardinal that's a greaat idea!! :lol:

[EyeluvTom]

Finally finished reading all of the updates I missed and I have to say that they were fantastic. You can't finish this story, where else will we get our daily Clana fix? Anyways, can't wait for the next update!!

[Ketchup]

I demand some Kalabelle! =D

[ajfinn]

Originally posted by Ketchup
I demand some Kalabelle! =D

Well, then Master Ketchup. Here ya go:

A funny thing happened as Kal & Isa super-sped away to get Marguerite -- the sleeve of Isa's dress fell just a bit off her shoulder, and Kal lost all strength to run. He stopped, kissed her shoulder and neck, then her lips, then they just completely forgot about poor little Marg. "Now what were we doing again?" Kal asked. "This!" Isa said, slamming him up against a tree.

Okay, is that enough of a Kalabelle fix for ya, Ketchup? Or, did you want me to return to all the alien talk, I wasn't sure of your intentions :lol:

[Ketchup]

That is perfect! A little more of the pushing up against a tree action would be nice, but I'll be patient =D

Ooooooh my lucky 1111 posts goes to you and ur amazing story. PPMS!

[Cardinal]

Jeez! Now that SV's on hiatus, you somehow feel the need to take over her job of giving us non-update posts. GRRRRR!

I fall for that every time! :D

[ajfinn]

Originally posted by Cardinal
Jeez! Now that SV's on hiatus, you somehow feel the need to take over her job of giving us non-update posts. GRRRRR!

I fall for that every time! :D

WHAT? You didn't like my mini-update????? :lol:

[Ketchup]

Of course he did. He's just "slightly" drunk again.

[Cardinal]

Hey...wait a minute...I resemble that remark! :)

[binkys711]

that was a great update aj!!! I loved it! jejeje...Chloe's reaction to flying was hilarious!.....and great level 33.1 plot!;)...I like SuperBabe, very creative;):p ...I'm watching SV "sacred" now...jeje...can't wait for the Lana-fu!:D....PPMS aj!!!:)

[kewl]

Originally posted by ajfinn
I mentioned Klax-Ar in this story one time before when Clark told Lana about Krypton. Klax-Ar was the bad guy who was banished to space because he destroyed the gateways between Earth & Krypton. He's a real character in Supes myth & he's a pretty bitter dude. Jor-El banished him to outter space, but meanwhile Krypton was destroyed, so he can never go back. He doesn't like the house of El very much :D
oh yeah, now i remember!!!! :D thanks AJ!!!!

[MOOman0618]

Originally posted by ajfinn
Well, then Master Ketchup. Here ya go:

A funny thing happened as Kal & Isa super-sped away to get Marguerite -- the sleeve of Isa's dress fell just a bit off her shoulder, and Kal lost all strength to run. He stopped, kissed her shoulder and neck, then her lips, then they just completely forgot about poor little Marg. "Now what were we doing again?" Kal asked. "This!" Isa said, slamming him up against a tree.

Okay, is that enough of a Kalabelle fix for ya, Ketchup? Or, did you want me to return to all the alien talk, I wasn't sure of your intentions :lol:


YEA!!! I definatly think we need more tree slamming and less stake burning.

[Kal-El & Me]

Originally posted by ajfinn
Well, then Master Ketchup. Here ya go:

A funny thing happened as Kal & Isa super-sped away to get Marguerite -- the sleeve of Isa's dress fell just a bit off her shoulder, and Kal lost all strength to run. He stopped, kissed her shoulder and neck, then her lips, then they just completely forgot about poor little Marg. "Now what were we doing again?" Kal asked. "This!" Isa said, slamming him up against a tree.

Okay, is that enough of a Kalabelle fix for ya, Ketchup? Or, did you want me to return to all the alien talk, I wasn't sure of your intentions :lol:

You should write a Kalabelle slapstick fan fic. With lots of Marguerite. Yes, that would be funny.:lol:

[ajfinn]

The update will be posted in about 30 minutes :D I'm just reading through it now.

[Cardinal]

Woo-hoo! You may get to kiss Clark at the wedding after all!:p

[Shadowknight]

Wow i missed a couple updates. Guess a hurricane will do that for ya. Great updates aj!

[itsallinthespelling]

please post real soon, i have to go in like 10 minutes

[ajfinn]

Oh, I need a buffer -- someone jump in between my posts, k?? :D

[itsallinthespelling]

k

[ajfinn]

Part 68:

(Hey Cardinal, props to you for naming our hot new superhero)


Lana was still reluctant to let Clark leave, but she had to trust him—she wasn’t allowed to follow him to the Fortress, and she knew that it was critical for him to learn all he could about Klax-Ar. It was also critical that Lana learn all she could about her powers, and their source, so she could help Clark defeat him. But how was she supposed to go back to sleep when she only woke a few hours ago?

Clark looked to Chloe for help, hoping she understood what he was asking of her. “Don’t worry, Clark,” Chloe said. “I’ll keep Superbabe under lock and key.”

Lana sighed. “I’m not going anywhere,” she said, annoyed that Chloe hinted that she had to ‘babe’-e-sit. “You gave me your word, Clark, and I’m giving you mine.”

He smiled down at her. “Just don’t change a thing while I’m gone,” he said. “I like your hair all wet like this.”

“Oh, is that what you like most about me right now?” she asked, happy to at least crack a smile. “Do you think the towel thing will work for my Superbabe outfit?”

He nodded with enthusiasm. “Oh, yeahhhhh!”

“Now I’ll have to add a steam room to my list of wedding gifts for you two,” Chloe said as she left. “You guys are going to break me!”

Clark waited until Chloe was out of sight, then whispered in Lana’s ear. “I don’t think that will be necessary. We’ll find a way to make our own steam.”

“You’re naughty,” Lana said, kissing his cheek.

“You’re the one in a towel!”

She tipped her head, which invited him to her neck without intending it. But of course she didn’t mind. “Umm, if I remember right—you started the whole towel thing at Chloe’s apartment.”

“Ahh, that’s right,” he said. “So anyway,” he continued after a little too long—when he knew he’d better leave right that second for more than one reason. “Can you do me a favor while I’m gone?”

“Anything,” she said, both breathless and disappointed—but also knowing the fun better end. It was a good thing he had somewhere to go.

“See that dart board over there?” he said, gesturing to the wall behind her. “I know this sounds corny, but the more you practice hitting the bullseye, the more comfortable I’ll be with taking you into battle.”

Lana hated the sound of that. “Well, since I totally suck at darts, I’m assuming you mean that I should use my magic to do it, right?”

Clark raised his brows. “Either that or your good looks,” he said. “They’re pretty powerful too.”

Lana gave a delicious smile. “Can I dress first?” she asked.

“Well, I don’t know,” he said. “If you’re playing darts in a towel, I might just have to stick around.”

“Tempting, but . . . no,” she said. “I’d rather have you back as quick as possible.”

Walking out of the house with a very heavy heart—and a satellite phone in his pocket, Clark jetted toward the Fortress of Solitude.

(Keep reading .... two posts down :) )

[itsallinthespelling]

buffer

[ajfinn]

(Part 68 Continued from above)

Back inside, Lana was feeling her own sense of unwanted solitude. She allowed herself a good long cry, then went and got dressed. When she returned to the “Grand Hangout” Chloe was standing there.

She threw her arms around Lana and gave her a supportive squeeze. “Hey, did I ever tell you how awesome it is to have two superheroes for friends?” she asked.

Lana laughed through her tears. “No, somehow I think we’ve skipped over that aspect of our relationship,” she said. “But I definitely don’t fit in the same category as Clark.”

“Technically, no one does,” Chloe said. “Which is exactly why he needs you so much, Lana.”

Lana smiled. “Thanks, Chlo. I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed right now,” she said. “But I’ll probably feel better after I complete Clark’s assignment—which is to play darts.”

“Darts?” Chloe asked, knowing that Lana’s dart skills certainly weren’t going to cheer anyone up.

Lana walked over and picked up the darts, lining them up in her flat palm.

“Okaaaaaay, that’s not how you hold a dart, Lana—” Chloe started, then said—when they went zooming across the room, “Unless you’re a witch, I suppose! Nice shot!”

Lana grinned, having hit the board with all but one, which stuck in the carpet—way off course. “Whoops! Maybe I’ll try it one at a time.”

Over the next two hours, Chloe encouraged Lana’s efforts, which were getting the darts closer and closer to the center. Lana finally collapsed on the couch. “How am I going to fight an alien when I can’t keep my strength while flinging darts?”

Chloe could truly see how exhausting it was for her—Lana’s face looked drained of all energy. “You’ve been at it for hours, Lana. And it’s probably like working out,” she said. “It just takes some time to build up the stamina for it.”

Lana nodded. “Well, I feel like I’ve got the trajectory part down,” she said. “I think I need something bigger to play with.”

“Like a hummer?” Chloe asked, seeing Jimmy pull in the drive.

“Probably not yet, but maybe I’ll go for a walk and find something more challenging to toss around,” Lana said.

Jimmy walked in with a smile and Chinese take-out. “Yummmm,” both girls said.

Chloe gave him a kiss, not seeming a bit shy about it which made Lana happy. She then turned around and smiled at Lana, thinking that it might have shocked her. Lana played the part, raising her brows like, ‘wow! I had no idea!’ She thought it was better than saying, ‘Sorry, Chloe, it’s old news—Clark and I were in the closet for your whole little kiss-a-thon last night.’

They all went to the kitchen with their food, and Jimmy asked, “Where’s Clark?”

Chloe and Lana looked at each other, taken off guard. “He, uhh, had to talk to his parents,” Lana said.

“But I had the Hummer,” Jimmy said. “How’d he get to them.”

Lana held up her satellite phone, suggesting he was just talking to them on the phone, without having to lie. “He’s outside—needed some privacy.”

Jimmy nodded, and Chloe was relieved she didn’t have to lie to him either. Keeping Clark’s secret from the world was one thing, but keeping it from someone she thought she may be falling in love with was totally different. Now she finally knew how Clark felt. It sucked to have to make stuff up all the time—or twist the truth.

“Well, I made great progress today,” Jimmy said, taking a thick file from a briefcase. “My dad’s guys inside Luthor Corp snatched the file we needed, and are repairing the machine that was originally used, so we have all we need—except for one thing—meteor rock.” He said it like that might be a major set back.

Both girls laughed. “No problem!” Chloe said. “That will only take a short trip to Smallville to find as much as you’d like.”

Jimmy was definitely happy to hear that. “Good, then I could use just a little more time to make sure it will work like I hope, then we’ll be set to go,” he said. “Oh, and umm, how exactly do we plan on inviting our little friend Lex to his transformation party?”

“Uhhh,” was all the response Jimmy got.

“Yeah, minor detail, I guess,” he said, scrunching up his face, and making Chloe once again think he was adorable. “Has Clark mentioned an idea?”

Lana laughed. “Clark’s the master of crazy plans, he’ll think of the prefect way to lure Lex,” she said, hoping it was true. It was hard for her to imagine Clark even thinking about Lex right now though, he had so much more on his mind. Funny how power-sucking aliens can put life’s little tiffs into perspective.

Jimmy and Chloe went off to figure out the techy stuff, and Lana went for her walk. She started off small, with fallen branches, then moved on to heavier logs—which she could only lift a few feet off the ground. But she got pretty good and throwing them quite a ways. She still didn’t feel like she had enough force behind it though.

She knew her powers were strongly connected to her emotions, so she closed her eyes and tried to picture what this Klax-Ar must look like—and how she’d feel if he were coming after Clark. She felt the fear and anger bubbling inside her—compacted by the love she had for the one man she’d ever wanted to be with—then opened her eyes and sent a log hauling through the air, where it rammed another thick tree and knocked it right over.

Lana brushed her hands together, smiling. “Sorry, I’m not in the mood to save the rain forest today,” she said, looking down at the tree. “I’ve gotta help my boyfriend save the planet.”

Walking back toward the house, she laughed at her sudden desire to commune with nature—not exactly the Greenpeace way, but whatever. When she got back inside—she knew exactly what to do next.

She found Chloe and Jimmy, and said. “I know it’s only seven, but I’m exhausted after my walk,” she said. “Will you please tell Clark to wake me up when he gets back?”

Jimmy gave her a funny look. “Is he still on the phone with his parents?”

She smiled. “They’ve got a lot to talk about,” she said, then went down the hall and curled up beneath her covers.

When Lana had finally slipped into Isobel’s world, she and Kal were already knocking on her head of staff’s door to get Marguerite. They stood there for a moment, with no answer, then heard Marguerite cry. Isobel opened the door, and they both rushed in, finding Stephan on the floor, sweating and unconscious.

“He’s burning up!” Isa said, dropping to him and feeling his head.

“Grandpappy sick,” Marguerite said, wailing and holding onto his hand.

Isa’s blood felt to be seeping out of her as she turned and looked to her daughter. “Kal, get her out of here, please,” she said, starting to weep. “It might already be too late!”

Kal took Marguerite in his arms, and she clutched onto him. “It’s all right, Marg, Papa’s here,” he said, rubbing her back and kissing her head. “Too late for what?”

“It’s the black death,” Isa said, barely able to manage it as she reached out to feel his swollen throat. “I know the signs, we must leave.” She stood and Kal cradled her into his other arm. “Goodbye, Stephan,” Isa said softly.

“Isn’t there anything we can do to help him?” he asked.

“No,” she said, heaving with the pain of losing Stephan, but also at the thought of Marguerite being with him for so many hours—she was surely exposed. “Not after he loses consciousness. He’s gone.”

A harsh pounding at the door startled them just as Kal was about to turn the knob.

“Open up! We search for the witch, Countess Isobel Theroux!”

[binkys711]

1st! jejeje! finally got first post...i was begging my mom to let me stay for your update!:D...I'm gonna log off a few minutes after this though:(..anyways...

Great update aj! I loved it! (as always, duh!:p) awww... oh so sweet she rammed the tree with the thought of Clak in danger! and loved the clana banter about the steam room and the outfit! great touch!:lol:....and....NOOO!!! RUN SCRAM ISA! and poor marguerite:( I hope she's not exposed but she probably is:\....PPMS!!!:D:D:D

[itsallinthespelling]

nooo, u can't leave us there. what happens what happens. kal better light them on fire with is eyes. grrr. and what did clark find out in the fortress. and how are they gonna lure lex out. grr, way to many cliffy's, ppms

[SmallvilleMan]

Seriously, how can you do that on the worst day of clana ever. The day we found out about lexana, ewwwwwwww.

[Cardinal]

Originally posted by ajfinn
Part 68:

Clark looked to Chloe for help, hoping she understood what he was asking of her. “Don’t worry, Clark,” Chloe said. “I’ll keep Superbabe under lock and key.”

For obvious reasons, I love this first quote! ;)


“Oh, is that what you like most about me right now?” she asked, happy to at least crack a smile. “Do you think the towel thing will work for my Superbabe outfit?”

Hmmm....a white, terry-cloth towel might work ju-u-u-u-st fine, Lana. As long as Clark's opponents aren't blind, gay, or female (unless they're gay and female), I'll guarantee that they'll have a tough time keeping their eyes on Clark! :D :p :D

What a wonderful distraction!

Heck, aj, after immortalizing me by using Superbabe, you might get to dip Clark at the wedding!

[MOOman0618]

Great update!!! Superbabe! I think the only thing in this world I like better than Lana magic would have been Lana magic while in a towel!! But oh well, a boy can dream can't he? I am really anxious about this whole plan with Lex AND Klax-Ar. It should defiantly make for some good ol' fasion butt kickin.


Originally posted by Cardinal
Heck, aj, after immortalizing me by using Superbabe, you might get to dip Clark at the wedding!

Wait...aj gets to dance with Clark? WAIT! I am in the wedding too right?!?! What exacly would I need to do to get a dance with the lovely Miss Lang, or I guess it would be Kent at that point.

[Cardinal]

Just keep those Brilliance updates coming! ;)

[ajfinn]

Season 5 spoiler warning guys


Originally posted by SmallvilleMan
Seriously, how can you do that on the worst day of clana ever. The day we found out about lexana, ewwwwwwww.

For the record -- my opinion, I've rewatched that vid over and over, and I think he's totally joking. Watch his expression. It's like an after thought like, oh, yeah this would be funny to say .. . . Lana's gonna end up with Lex. Cuz the next thing he says is sarcastic too, he says, oh and Lex is gonna go bad one day (or whatever). When he KNOWS as well as everyone else, that Lex is bad already by the premiere. So, everyone settle down. We've got yummy Clana to look forward to for as long as we can. So let's just forget about TW & his big (though sexy), sarcastic mouth. He was having a freaking bad hair day, so he obviously wasn't at his best anyway. hee hee. But if it happens, yes, I'll gag & heave & barf, but I think he's joking.

Let's not talk about this here though, k? :D

[binkys711]

k.....*gags anyways*...no jk!;).....I'm going to check superboys' update now...then logging off...by guys!:(...*waves away sadly and disapointed*

[clana4ev3r]

Originally posted by SmallvilleMan
Seriously, how can you do that on the worst day of clana ever. The day we found out about lexana, ewwwwwwww.

whats going on with Lexana???????

[ajfinn]

Originally posted by clana4ev3r
whats going on with Lexana???????

I'll answer you in a PM :)

[NYC300Z]

Fantastic double update AJ!! So glad I was able to read it today!! I've been mad busy and I only just started school!! ahhhh oh well!
Can't wait to see how things go with Kal and Isa!!
PPMS!! :D

SPOILER

That's sad news if Lexana really happens I so hope he was joking

[dreammaster]

another awesome chapter

[midnite_spark]

Originally posted by clana4ev3r
whats going on with Lexana???????

yea...what's that about??? i'm totally lost....i've been buried under my microbiology, japanese, and stats books since school started....anyone want to fill me in? :)

[kewl]

wow, a double brilliant update as always AJ!!!!!
Superbabe, huh? i like the sound of that!!!! PPMS!!!!

[booze_is_me09]

i don't get it about the lexana either! ajfinn, how could u leave us hanging ike that?! PPMS!!!!!!!

[Ketchup]

Originally posted by midnite_spark
yea...what's that about??? i'm totally lost....i've been buried under my microbiology, japanese, and stats books since school started....anyone want to fill me in? :)

Microbio and stat are annoying me too, and I have anatomy in addition to those =/ Anywho, TW said in an interview that Lana will prolly end up with Lex by the end of S5. He looked like he was lying, if you ask me, and I really hope he was.

And AJ I still have to read ur update... but Im at skwl rite now and am supposed to be studying for a Bio test. :rolleyes:

[ajfinn]

Originally posted by booze_is_me09
i don't get it about the lexana either!

I'll quote myself from the last page :D


Originally posted by ajfinn
Season 5 spoiler warning guys

For the record -- my opinion, I've rewatched that vid over and over, and I think he's totally joking. Watch his expression. It's like an after thought like, oh, yeah this would be funny to say .. . . Lana's gonna end up with Lex. Cuz the next thing he says is sarcastic too, he says, oh and Lex is gonna go bad one day (or whatever). When he KNOWS as well as everyone else, that Lex is bad already by the premiere. So, everyone settle down. We've got yummy Clana to look forward to for as long as we can. So let's just forget about TW & his big (though sexy), sarcastic mouth. He was having a freaking bad hair day, so he obviously wasn't at his best anyway. hee hee. But if it happens, yes, I'll gag & heave & barf, but I think he's joking.

Let's not talk about this here though, k? :D It's gonna make us all sick and I won't be able to write :D

[MOOman0618]

Well...At least you will be finishing this story before you have a chance to see any Lexana and quit!

[clarkfan1]

Awesome update. So I guess we're about to see a reason why Isa goes to the dark side?

Whoo Hoo! Just realized it was my 100th post. Glad it was here!

[ajfinn]

Originally posted by clarkfan1
Awesome update. So I guess we're about to see a reason why Isa goes to the dark side?

Whoo Hoo! Just realized it was my 100th post. Glad it was here!

I love milestone posts -- thanks for planting it here :)

As for milestones, I'm guessing this thread may hit 100,000 views sometime in the next 24 hours. *scratches head in deep thought* so, hmmmm, what should I do to celebrate?

I'll start working on the next update right now, and if it's done by the time the thread hits 100,000 views, I'll post it -- even if it's two update days in a row :D

[Cardinal]

My guess is: at 100,000 views, your odometer will roll over just like in a car, and you will be back to 0 views. :p

Anyone new will think you're a neophyte Clana author, with an ungodly high total of posts!

[ajfinn]

Originally posted by Cardinal
My guess is: at 100,000 views, your odometer will roll over just like in a car, and you will be back to 0 views. :p

Anyone new will think you're a neophyte Clana author, with an ungodly high total of posts!

Oh, that's just sad :( I've seen stories like that on other sites -- where the author just posts and posts, but hardly anyone replies -- so, because I have faithful fans (THANK YOU!) It looks like I'll be updating again today sometime :D To celebrate the big 100,000!!

[Cardinal]

Originally posted by ajfinn
I've seen stories like that on other sites -- where the author just posts and posts, but hardly anyone replies

Are you sure you're not talking about me? :rolleyes:

Sounds like the response I get on, ummm, two other sites. :\

[SVsleuth]

Wow! I actually caught up. Great updates, AJ. I caught up on your story first. :) Loved Superbabe, Cardinal. Lana in a towel must have made the guys go crazy! Chloe getting to fly with Clark was super. And now so many cliffies. Post more whenever. I have a lot to read. Many more stories to go. I'm going to try to print them, so I can read while my kids use the PC.

[ajfinn]

Originally posted by SVsleuth
Wow! I actually caught up. Great updates, AJ. I caught up on your story first. :) Loved Superbabe, Cardinal. Lana in a towel must have made the guys go crazy! Chloe getting to fly with Clark was super. And now so many cliffies. Post more whenever. I have a lot to read. Many more stories to go. I'm going to try to print them, so I can read while my kids use the PC.

Thanks for catching up with my fic, SV!! That means a lot when I know you have so many others you love!!

And I'll probably be posting again today, if you didn't see that announcement already :D

[SVsleuth]

Super! I'll check later for more. :)

[MOOman0618]

I think an update to celebrate the 100,000 marker is a great idea!

Nice to see you around SVsleuth!

[kewl]

yay, another update is coming!!! just can't wait AJ, i really love ur writing!!!!

[4EverSmallville]

Oh my gosh! :eek: I just clawed my way back from page 84 to read this masterpiece. Wooooow. So many thoughts at once...

The superhero name scene was :lol:. All of the humor is priceless. :eek: I'm just overwhelmed right now lol. But I'm finally back up to date.

[Cardinal]

Originally posted by MOOman0618
I think an update to celebrate the 100,000 marker is a great idea!

Nice to see you around SVsleuth!

I think any excuse for an extra update is great! :D

[LoisNClark]

Awesome update aj!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks a lot for the cliffy;)
PPMS!!!!:D

[NYC300Z]

Yay another update!! Can't wait! Your so close 10 100,000!! good luck!! :D

[Ketchup]

Sooooooooo many cliffies in one entry... damn you really got a talent when it comes to this stuff! Awesome update, I love Lana fueling her Jedi powers through anger, the Darkside style ;) Except she isnt evil, of course =D Cant wait for more!

[LuvClana]

AHH cliffies! PPMS! I'm dying over here! lol

[Kal-El & Me]

Great update like always aj. Can't wait to see what happens next. I hope we have one more Kalabelle kiss before Isabelle goes bad.

[LanasLover16]

omg i just started reading this and i cannot wait to read what happens next!!!!! Youre a great writer aj!

[ajfinn]

Okay, guys, still planning to update tonight, before MY midnight (4 hours from now) which means it's still coming, but will be a while.

Blame it on my husband who brought five guys home from work to play x-box. *shakes fist cuz he was supposed to babysit!* So happy to be writing about a fictional guy tonight :lol: Ahhh, Kal, he never plays x-box :)

[Ketchup]

Give me a happy update, will ya? I'm super SV-depressed right now =(

[Kal-El & Me]

I'm sorry about that aj. For all you know your kids will have ideas for fan fics.

[Ketchup]

Oh and happy 100,000 views =D

[LuvClana]

YAY! 100,010 veiws! GO AJ ITS YOUR BIRTHDAY WE'RE GONNA PARTY LIKE ITS YOUR BIRTHDAY!

woo hoo!

[Kal-El & Me]

We're gonna sip picardi like it's..... JUST KIDDNG!
Happy 100,000 views aj.

[LoisNClark]

Congrats on 100,000 views aj, your story is deffinetly worth that many!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D

Can't wait for the update!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SVsleuth]

100,093 views now! WOW! Congrats, aj!
Guess I'll read the update tomorrow. Gotta put the PC away to open the sofa bed here; and with the entire family sleeping in one room, I can't stay up later than everyone else. Oh well. :\

[NYC300Z]

100,156 views!! Amazing can't wait for tonights update!!! :D

[Ketchup]

Wait... its AJ's bday?

[binkys711]

no, ketchup *shakes head* the song?! ya know? the rap/hip hop song? :p....but happy 100180 views aj! and glad ill probably be here to see your second update!...hopefully:\

[Ketchup]

Oh psh rap/hih pop sucks :p Punk rock/heavy metal all the way! :D

[binkys711]

tisk , tisk, tisk ketchup...I LOVE punk rock but despise heavy metal...well actually I like it it's the screaming a despise:\...and i don't listen that much to hip/hop & rap but i do know some good stuff;)...anyways...just read your mini-update ketchup! very cool!:cool:

[Ketchup]

Thx :) And umm when I say heavy metal I dont mean like... death metal. More like Metallica... maybe some Pantera (not too much tho).

[MOOman0618]

Wow...so impressive 100,000+

Ok aj, on this momentous occasion, I really hope you have some happiness for us. After reading all the spoilers as of late I am a very depressed SV fan!

[NYC300Z]

Yes i think we are all very depressed SV fans! We need an uplifting update soon!! :):D:p:lol::cool:

[Ketchup]

Yup... maybe Lana beating the crap out of Lex and then making out with Clark? Yes, that would be very, very pleasant. =D

[binkys711]

yes, that would!;):D:D:D

[Cardinal]

Having made good on his promise to update his own fic, Cardinal now joins the late-night diehards who are waiting patiently for aj's special 100,000 post update.

Umm...by special, I mean LOTS OF CLANA (sorry, I just got possessed by Binks). We need extra-special Clana to ward off the deleterious effects of Al/Miles and Lexana.

[MOOman0618]

And if my watch is correct, the update should be any minute because it is already overdue. ;)

Wait...what freaking time zone are you? I may be wrong. :(

[Cardinal]

Not yet. She said midnight her time which is Mountain Time, so she's got 35-40 minutes.

[binkys711]

yeah she's exatcly one hour a head of me so.....it should be up in an hour in a half?! possibly?:( i may be wrong though:\ I can't count since i've been sleep deprived for this past week and i see my computer screen twice:p

[NYC300Z]

Why can't everybody just be on Eastern time just like K-site is? :lol::lol: :p oh well hope she doesn't forget she promised an update!!

[MOOman0618]

These last thirty minutes will be the death of me. I keep seeing angry posts by fans about the new garbage. I need some good quality Smallville action, it doesn't even have to be Clana at this point, I just want good writing. That is why I am camped out here!

[ajfinn]

Part 69:

“Take Marg into the other room, and don’t come out for anything,” Kal whispered to Isa.

Isa obeyed immediately, attempting to calm Marg enough to stop her crying. But she wasn’t even able to stop her own tears.

Kal thought the best strategy was to play dumb, so he opened the door with a sorrowful expression. “Gentlemen, please,” he said to the four angry men. “I’ve just lost my uncle to the black death—must you—”

“Liar!” one of the men shouted, pointing down to Stephan on the floor. “The old man’s faking—I saw the woman walk in here only a moment ago! With you!”

The men all shouted, rushing at Kal, who stood as still as Gibraltar itself, halting them in their tracks as they pushed and shoved against him. “You don’t want to see my angry side—leave now!” he shouted.

They stepped back and three more men with torches came between them. “Then you’ll burn in hell with her and her little brat!” one of them said.

That was it. “You want to play with fire? Let’s play!” he said, focusing on a wagon on the other side of the street and blowing it up with his heat vision. He then super-sped to their three torches and put them out with his hands before they even knew he’d moved.

“He’s a dark wizard, the same as she!” one shouted. “Seize him!” The all ran at him again, but Kal knocked them two at a time across the street, leaving them moaning in agony.

Kal then heard Isa screaming in hysterics. He raced in to find that one of the men had snuck past him and was holding Isa and Marg at knifepoint. He moved as fast as he ever had, grabbed the man before he even blinked, and tossed him so hard he went right through the roof, leaving a gaping hole. “Hold on, Isa, tightly,” he said.

Isa gripped onto him, and Kal threw his arms around both she and Marg, and shot through the hole in the roof, soaring into the sky and leaving Marg and Isa without breath to scream any longer.

As he approached Isobel’s manor, it was clear to see that there would be nothing to gather for their journey—her manor, the barn, and all the out buildings were engulfed in flames. It was then that Isa managed to wail once more. “Why?! Why must they do this? I have done NOTHING to them!”

Kal had no words for such cruelty, such evil. He’d never seen this level of hatred or ignorance on Krypton. How could humans be so utterly barbaric? “I’m so sorry, Isa,” he whispered as they landed by the lake, as far from the smoke as Kal could manage. “We’ll find a place where we’ll be safe.”

“Then we must leave now! They’ll be back! They always come back,” she said, weeping onto him.

He nodded, then handed Marg to her. “I have to get the stone from the barn—”

“What barn?” she shouted. “It’s nearly ashes!”

“It will still be there,” he said, speeding to the barn, which was barley more than a few standing sticks of timber. He used his x-ray vision to search for the stone, finding it quickly.

When he reached the girls again, he still had the stone in his hand—it was so hot it would’ve burned through his pocket. He went to the lake and submerged the stone, causing billows of steam to rise from the water.

“What IS that?” Isa finally had the sense to ask, looking at the mysterious rock.

“It’s the stone of transference—that element of water,” he said. “I can’t leave it here. It’s the most dangerously powerful of all the stones.”

She looked between he and the breathtaking element. “How could it be so dangerous?”

“Let’s get somewhere safe, and I’ll tell you,” he said, taking both she and Marg back into the smoky sky.

They weren’t too far before Marg stopped looking around in awe and rested against Kal’s shoulder, closing her eyes. “Papa loves you, Marg,” Kal said, kissing the top of her head and causing her little smile to appear for the first time in several hours. “Papa’s gonna keep you safe, baby.”

“Where are we going, Kal?” Isa asked.

He shook his head. “I’m not sure. You couldn’t survive on Krypton,” he said, feeling completely confused and helpless.

“Let’s go South for a while,” she said, being the only other part of France that she was familiar with besides Paris—where she knew she couldn’t return. “Then we’ll rest and decide what to do.”

An while later, Kal landed in a wooded area, where there was lush grass to rest upon. They settled under the cover of trees, and watched in silence as the sun dipped below the horizon. Though they had no home, they were at least together, and for a moment that’s all they needed. But it wouldn’t be that way for long.

“Kal, I’m worried about Marguerite,” Isa said. “She was with Stephan for so long. And it hit him so fast. I thought he was a little flushed when I left her, but he seemed in high spirits.”

He nodded, looking down to the sleeping child in his arms. “She feels so much like my own,” he said. “I never knew I could love as much as I do.” He turned and kissed Isa. “Both of you.”

“I love you, Kal,” she said. “And I never want to spend another moment of my life without you.”

“We’ll never be apart,” Kal promised, lying Marg in the soft grass, and taking Isa in his arms instead.

After a time of delight, which Isa never imagined she could ever feel again after the terrifying day, she said, “May I see that stone again? It’s the most curious thing I’ve ever laid eyes upon.”

Kal laughed. “That’s exactly what I think of little Marg,” he said, reaching into his pocket and pulling the stone from it. He opened his palm, the black stone reflecting the moon’s soft light. Isa reached to touch it. “No!” Kal said, causing her to jump. “Oh, I’m so sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you Isa—I should’ve explained before I took it from my pocket.”

She pulled back, realizing the consequences must have been dire for Kal to panic like that. “What would happen to me?”

“There’s a possibility of many things,” he said. “It would depend up on your thoughts at the moment.”

Isa shook her head in confusion. “What do you mean?”

“As I said before, this is the stone of transference,” Kal answered. “If we touched it at the same time, our souls could actually exchange bodies if one of us so desired.”

She tipped her head. “Kal,” she said skeptically, “I’ve seen many things, but—”

“It’s true,” he said. “I’ve seen it happen—in the record of another’s memory. And I’ve seen more of its powers as well.”

“As in what?” she asked, her doubt easing. He’d never lied to her before.

“It can transfer the abilities and knowledge of one person to another,” he said. “It can also transfer that same knowledge or power to or from an object, such as another stone, or even a book.”

Isa was smiling now. “That’s amazing,” she said. “How is it possible?”

Kal tipped the stone in his hand, so the light would reflect off its surface again. “It’s due to the element it’s composed of,” he said. “A special Kryptonian metal that acts as a conduit of thought—interpreting the desire of the holder and causing the thought to materialize.”

It was somewhat of a wish-granter, Isa thought, which made her realize how humans could both benefit and falter because of it. “So if I were to take it in my hand, it would know of my desires and obey me?” she asked.

Kal nodded, feeling proud that she understood the ways of Krypton so well. “The other two stones have powers of their own,” he said. “Perhaps you could join me in my quest to find the last one that I must relocate.”

Isa smiled. It was so wonderful to receive such trust and confidence from someone. She’d not been given that courtesy many times in her life. “Do you have any idea where it might be?”

“It’s the fire stone, and I believe it’s in Egypt as well—not far from where I found the air stone—which I already relocated to China,” he said, relieved that he’d at least done that much of his father’s bidding.

“Why were two of the stones in the same location?” she asked.

He released a heavy sigh. “An Egyptian Pharaoh had gone as far as to collect two of them,” he said. “And was still searching for this one, which I found hidden in the woods behind your manor.” Kal held up the water stone again. “It wasn’t easy to secure the air stone from him—my powers weren’t as well developed then, but I managed it at last. And I would’ve taken the fire stone as well, but the stones cannot be with me at the same time—it’s forbidden.”

“Why?” Isa asked, thinking there was a lot of forbidden things Kal had to worry about. One in particular that she planned to get him to rebel against—and soon.

“It’s to protect the stones from the possibility of being joined by one who they aren’t meant for,” he said. “If something were to happen to me, for example, the stones could be taken—and if I had two of them, or possibly even three . . . ”

Isa nodded. “Then someone could take the stones and be very close to uniting them, and thus gain the power and knowledge of Kryptonian life.”

“Exactly,” he said, again beaming at his brilliant sweetheart. He couldn’t imagine that his father Zor-El would not approve of their marriage, as lovely and understanding as she was of Kryptonian obligations and laws.

All except for one, which under the stars that night, Kal learned was the most tempting of all to break.

After a feast of forbidden fruit, Kal at last fell asleep with Isa in his arms. Though she was content in so many ways, the happenings of the day continued to play through her mind as she was attempting to sleep. She was most worried about Marguerite’s health, and slipped out of Kal’s arms to check on her.

Isa nearly screamed when she put her hand to her daughter’s cheek, feeling her burning flesh. She went back to Kal and shook him awake. “Marguerite has the fever!”

[Cardinal]

Originally posted by ajfinn
Part 69:

“It can transfer the abilities and knowledge of one person to another,” he said. “It can also transfer that same knowledge or power to or from an object, such as another stone, or even a book.”

I can see some real possibilities here. ;)

At least Kal got them out of immediate danger. Though if Marg dies, we'll all cry. :(

[binkys711]

Oh danm....seconds too late....2nd!

Oh no!...poor Marguerite:( although i thought this might happen...but still very sad indeed...and after kal was so hapy with er in his arms:\....Isa is very understanding:( I don't wanna see her go bad anymore:p...but it is inevitable:\....great update aj! loved it! PPMS!!!:D

[Ketchup]

Damn, Im loosing my touch at getting #1 ...

EDIT:

AHHHHHH So I DID guess right back then... umm that one time a long time ago... noooooooo not Marg =( She MUST live. And btw, after watching all the Isobel episodes again, Im pretty sure Lana's a direct ancestor of Isobel's.. at least thats how Lionel makes her look... and Mrs. Teague as well. So please please please dont kill Marg!

Oh and thx for hte update... Im finally motivated to write Clana again. :D

[MOOman0618]

4th? I'm freaking 4th!

[NYC300Z]

Ahhh another refreshing update!! Nice to still see Kal and Isa getting along! I wonder if Kal will be able to cure Marg? He must right because other wise who would Lana be descendant from?? I bet he uses the power from one of the stones. Can't wait to find out for sure! I so needed to read this update! What with starting school having to work today when I wasn't suppose to gas prices sky rocketing over night and the worst thing of all hearing this Lexana confirmation this makes everything seem a little better!! :D :D :D

[MOOman0618]

Wow...I am so excited to see where you are taking this! Just like Cardinal said, there are so many possibilities. I don't want to speculate any because if by chance I was right, that wouldn't be any fun!

I must thank you for a wonderful update to lift the spirits of a desperate Clana follower.

[ajfinn]

Ah, man, you guys. If we keep up all this depressed Lexana garbage I'll never be able to update again. You're making me wallow along with you! And you know, the AlMiles thing actually kind of relieved me because they said they would play it "to a degree" which means to a certain point. We've known about the stupid triangle for months. And I hate the jealousy thing, and the whole idea of it stinks, but everyone's depressing me so much I don't even want to watch season 5 now. And we've waited FOREVER for Clana to be together like this!

I hearby decree no more Lexana vomit on my thread! You're all making me too depressed to even write. And there's still some happiness to come, despite what the last post indicates. (Which I will neither confirm or deny anything about :D)

Thanks for viewing my story over 100,000 times everyone!! I'm blown away :D :D :D

[NYC300Z]

Yeah ok ur right! this thread is all about angst free Clana! So lets keep it that way!!

[LanasLover16]

Yeah the Lexana thing was super depressing but the story brought my spirt up a little...

[binkys711]

ditto to what he Lanaslover & NYC said!^^^^^^

[Ketchup]

At least we get like half a season of awesome CLana =)

[4EverSmallville]

Awesome update, it feels so great to be able to post on the newer ones :lol:.

[ajfinn]

Originally posted by 4EverSmallville
Awesome update, it feels so great to be able to post on the newer ones :lol:.

Thanks 4ever. You know, it sure would be nice if I could post on a new update of one of my favorite stories *points finger -- yeah, YOU, sweetie!*

[4EverSmallville]

Aw :o. Would you believe that I was writing and was midway through the seventh word page of Nightmare when I read the new spoilers on K-Site and haven't written a letter since :lol:.

[NYC300Z]

seventh page!! Wow seems long? Maybe long enough for an update b4 u finish? :lol: don't let the spoilers keep u away from writing!! It doesn't stop AJ!! :D:D

PPMS!!

[Scotty]

When this fic is over, and Clana breaks up in season 5, where will we go for angst-free Clana? Will we have an Online Clana Support Group? :p

Great update!:)

[NYC300Z]

:lol: online Clana support group! Yes Scotty I think we'll all need it!! :lol: :lol:

[dreammaster]

another awesome chapter

[LuvClana]

OMG awesome chapter. Marg has the black death? NOOO! Gosh, this is depressing. No wonder Isa goes bad! I agree about the Lexana stuff. They wouldn't SERIOUSLY do that. Just give it up and wait for the season to start. Coming soon! :D

[kewl]

awesome update!!!! will marg survive??? can't wait!!!! PPMS!!!

[EyeluvTom]

Awesome update, can't wait for more.

[Kal-El & Me]

I just had a Clana nightmare last night. Well this morning it was after we went to deliver newspapers. Some Clana happiness could cheer me up. PPMS.

And pleeeaaaaasssse don't let marg die. *Gets down on knees and begs like a dog.*

[binkys711]

Originally posted by Kal-El & Me
And pleeeaaaaasssse don't let marg die. *Gets down on knees and begs like a dog.*

eww....she's drooling 2:p.....

[kewl]

L :rotfl: L binkys
yeah, don't let marg die... she's such a cute little girl :)

[Kal-El & Me]

Originally posted by binkys711
eww....she's drooling 2:p.....

Heeeeeyyyyyy..... *Back to whining like a human*

[LoisNClark]

awesome update aj!!!
Marg can't die!!!!!!!!!!!!
PPMS!!!!

[binkys711]

Originally posted by Kal-El & Me
Heeeeeyyyyyy..... *Back to whining like a human*

jk;)

[midnite_spark]

OH no!!!! Marg!!!! :( She has the Black Plague!!!!

.......

I think i noe where u're going with this.....how Isobel turns so evil....the Water stone that transfers souls....it kinda hit me in the middle of the update....

maybe the Isobel we know...isn't the real Isa...?

:: puts on Thinking face::

hmmmm......

Oh and as for the Clana breakup at the end of Season 5....i still believe deep down in my heart that they're not gonna break them up during the ending of Smallville...they'll just leave them together...happily ever after...becuz it is already implied that Clois is going to get together in the end...BUT they don't have to show that ickiness on Smallville. Clark and Lana's relationship goes too deep for them to just end them just like. So i think they should just let the series end with them together. :p

[SpeedyKate91]

this was the first fanfic i read so i thought it was fitting to put my first post here. you're story is awsome so please update soon

[ajfinn]

Originally posted by SpeedyKate91
this was the first fanfic i read so i thought it was fitting to put my first post here. you're story is awsome so please update soon

Wow, thanks SpeedyKate! Welcome to the boards!!

I'll update again tomorrow, everyone. I'm going out for my 10th anniversary tonight :)


Originally posted by midnite_spark
Clark and Lana's relationship goes too deep for them to just end them just like. So i think they should just let the series end with them together. :p

I think they should just end the world with them together :)

[itsallinthespelling]

Welcome to the boards SpeedyKate. Congrats on ten years aj. hope you have a good time tonight. ;)

[Ketchup]

Congrats AJ! We should have a party ;)

[4EverSmallville]

Aw congrats Aj :D. That's wonderful, ten years and many more :).

[LoisNClark]

Congratulations on 10 years AJ!!! Hope you have a wonderful time and i hope you have many more wonderful years!!!:D:D

Welcome to the board SpeedyKate

[midnite_spark]

Originally posted by ajfinn



I think they should just end the world with them together :)

I agree with u on that one. And that's how Clana is going to end in my mind. Lois....? Who's Lois? What?

And i also wanted to agree with what u said bout lexana vomit a couple of posts ago...all that talk was making me sick too. grossness.

[Kal-El & Me]

Happy 10th! And tell me when you get back how much fun you had.

[LuvClana]

WOO WOO. Aj is now my all time most favoritest person on the planet. I am going to build a momument of you and put it in my room like a shrine. And then i'll resort to reading this story to all the little orphans in the orphanage and inspire them to write and soon the whole world will be filled with Clana-y goodness. Everyone will pass out cookies with clark and lana on them and TW will divorce his wife and marry KK. Then, even those evil Chlarkers will be on there knees begging AlMiles for more Clana. They will rename this country The Clan-ited States of Clanamerica. Then, when we are attacked by Japan, they will demand only one thing - MORE CLANA. O yes, life can be good.

One can only dream. BTW, PPMS! :D

[CLANAobsessed]

just got caught up and still swept away by the very talented aj's work.

[NYC300Z]

Originally posted by ajfinn
I think they should just end the world with them together :)

Yes Yes I totally agree!! :lol::p:D:):cool:

[clana4ev3r]

I totally totally agreeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!

[CLANAobsessed]

yeah um what they said.lol

[kewl]

i totally agree!!!! PPMS!!! :D

[LoisNClark]

Originally posted by LuvClana
WOO WOO. Aj is now my all time most favoritest person on the planet. I am going to build a momument of you and put it in my room like a shrine. And then i'll resort to reading this story to all the little orphans in the orphanage and inspire them to write and soon the whole world will be filled with Clana-y goodness. Everyone will pass out cookies with clark and lana on them and TW will divorce his wife and marry KK. Then, even those evil Chlarkers will be on there knees begging AlMiles for more Clana. They will rename this country The Clan-ited States of Clanamerica. Then, when we are attacked by Japan, they will demand only one thing - MORE CLANA. O yes, life can be good.

One can only dream. BTW, PPMS! :D

:lol:

[ajfinn]

LuvClana . . . whoosh, girl. You already missed my award for the most dramatic posts :lol:

Still planning to update today everyone!! :D

[LoisNClark]

yeah!!!!!!!!:D

[EyeluvTom]

Originally posted by ajfinn
LuvClana . . . whoosh, girl. You already missed my award for the most dramatic posts :lol:

Still planning to update today everyone!! :D

Can't wait!

[LanasLover16]

I dont know how much longer i can wait!! ppms!

[ClarksGirl21]

here's how much i love you ajfinn.. lol..i'm am spending my 400th post in ur thread instead of mine or anyone else's.. but it's okay.. you're worth it.. lol.. updatee soon please !!

[NYC300Z]

:lol::lol::lol: @ Luvclana! That is the funniest thing i've read in a while!!

PPMS AJ!!

[Kal-El & Me]

Originally posted by ajfinn
LuvClana . . . whoosh, girl. You already missed my award for the most dramatic posts :lol:

Still planning to update today everyone!! :D

More like tonight.;)

[LovinMe210]

this is so good!!!!

[binkys711]

Happy 10th aj! hope ya had a great one!:);) and LuvClana great dream!:):p...can't wait 'till your update aj!:D:D:D

[NYC300Z]

oh yeah sorry i'm late happy 10th anniversary AJ!! :D

[binkys711]

ok, i couldn't decide where in the hell to post my 4000th post, so i decided to put it here, congrats on your 10th annyversary, i wanted to tell you how much your story rocks! and wanted to thank you for all you've helped me with aj, means a lot:\.....

-binkys:)

[ajfinn]

Part 70:

Kal bolted up, rushing over to check Marg for himself. “What do we do, Isa?” he asked. “There must be something. There has to be!”

They were both trembling as they tried to get Marg to respond, but she would not. Isa clutched Marg to her chest, rocking back and forth. “Hold on, baby. Hold on. You’ll be all right,” she cried. “Kal, I can’t lose her, please, please . . . ”

He put his arms around both girls, running his fingers through Marg’s soft curls, and crying every bit as hard as Isa. “Are you sure, Isa? Are you absolutely certain that there is no Earthly way to save her?”

Isa nodded. “Kal, you told me that Krypton has the knowledge to heal any sickness,” she said. “You must take her there! You must try to save her!”

He shook his head, wishing it were possible. “She wouldn’t make it,” he said. “A human body couldn’t handle the journey.”

Isa wailed, holding Marg all the tighter. “Then give me your stone!”

Kal pulled back. “Why?” he asked in horror.

“Kal, I’m begging you, I must switch souls with her,” she said. “Perhaps I can revive her body—fight for her flesh to stay alive.”

He was stunned that she’d thought of that. “Isa, I can’t let you do that—”

“Because it’s FORBIDDEN?” she shouted angrily. “If you love either of us, you’ll give Marg this chance to live!” She gripped him again, crying onto his chest. “Oh, I’m so, so, sorry, I know you do, please, please, please . . . help her, help me.”

He took Isa’s face in his hands. “What if it doesn’t work? What if Marg’s body continues to fail, with you inside of her?” he asked. “There would be no way to reverse the souls, Marg’s soul—though it would be in your body—would not be capable of understanding what I would ask of her . . . to grip the stone and retransfer your souls to their proper bodies.”

“Then you must let me die!” Isa said. “She’s my baby, Kal. She has so much to live for. With you, I’ve had all I’ve ever wanted . . . I can go. She must be healed, please . . . ”

Kal backed away and stood, slipping his hand inside his pocket to grip the stone. He would not let her do this—he could not give up one for the other. “There may be another way, Isa,” he said, turning back and hoping he was doing the right thing. “I just don’t know if I could return in time—I must get the fire stone in Egypt. It has the power to heal Kryptonians, perhaps it could do the same for her.”

“Will you not give me the stone of transference?” she asked, already knowing the answer the moment he stood and walked away from her.

He shook his head slowly. “I can’t do it, Isa. I love Marg so very much, but we don’t know what will happen. I can’t lose both of you.”

She looked down, weeping, then gave one nod. “Then take her with you. She could receive the aid of the stone so much sooner,” she said. “You can get her there much faster without me.”

His eyes raised, relieved that she saw the wisdom in that. “I think that would be best,” he said, certain the Pharaoh had hidden the fire stone in a similar manner as the air stone, which would be simple for him to obtain now that his abilities were so much more advanced. “Where will you go?”

“We’re not far from where I was raised, Castelnau-de-Montmiral,” she said, brushing her hand across her little Marguerite’s face and pleading with heaven to be able to hold her again. “I have some friends who will shelter me.”

“Then I’ll see that you’re safe first,” he said, walking over and helping her up. “But we must hurry.”

It was only ten minutes until they arrived at the home of Isa’s childhood friends. Nothing could have compelled her to seek refuge with her mother—only a few homes away.

Every moment was critical for Marg’s survival, so the goodbyes had to be done quickly. Kal used his x-ray vision to check inside the home, confirming that there were two young women asleep in beds, then he held onto Isa, kissing her. “You and Marg are my family now, Isa,” he said. “I will never leave you again after this, ever. We’ll run to the far corners of the world to escape anyone who attempts to keep us apart. I love you with all my soul.”

She returned his kisses, then buried her face against him. “No matter what happens to Marguerite, Kal,” she said. “I’ll know you did all you could. I’m so sorry I doubted you. I’ll be here when you return . . . I pray Marg will be healed . . . ” she stopped to try to find air “ . . . but you and I shall always have one another.”

Isa took Marguerite one last time, holding her against her chest. “Please, little Marggie, Mama loves you. Fight, darling. Come back to me.”

As Kal took Marg from her arms, Isa fell to the ground, all her strength gone. All she had left was hope, and it was not strong enough to sustain her. Kal bent over, lifting her chin. “Isa, I need your help. I cannot take the water stone with me,” he said, and having the faith that she would not reach out to Marg with it, he took the stone from his pocket, dropping it directly into hers. “You must hide this, and tell no one of its existence. I’ll return as soon as I can. I don’t know how fast I’ll be able to travel with Marg. Please, please, stay safe. I do love you my sweet Isa.”

He kissed the top of her head, and she looked up one last time. “I’ll be waiting,” she said, then again dropped her head in anguish. “I love you.”

Kal hesitated, then knew she wouldn’t go inside until he was gone, so he soared into the air, but waited just out of site until he saw her stumble to the door and be welcomed in by the residents.

“Isobel!” a young girl cried, taking hold of her. “Brianna, fetch some water! Isobel is ill.”

Isa could not speak for several minutes after they’d lowered her to a bed and wiped her face with a cold damp cloth. “Thank you, Madelyn,” she said, her voice hoarse as she could barely make out their shapes in the dim candlelight. She nodded to Brianna. “Thank you so much.”

“We’ve not seen you in so very long,” Brianna said. “Why have you come here in such need, rather than to your home?”

Isobel looked past them, unable to meet their eyes. “Can you not guess?”

They both nodded, their gazes falling. “It’s getting worse each day, Isobel,” Madelyn said. “Dark magic is all your mother practices these days. She says it’s to stave off the threat of the Sorcerer who is preying on the souls of witches to claim all power for himself.”

“Have either of you developed your powers?” Isobel asked.

They both shrugged, looking a bit ashamed. “Just enough that under your mother’s guidance we’ve learned to protect ourselves,” Brianna said. “But we don’t practice it unless we must. Witch hunters are still rampant in these parts. We lose someone each week.”

Madelyn nodded. “It’s awful. But they only seem to capture those who are from witching families, but don’t practice witchcraft,” she said. “That’s why we went to your mother for help—to protect ourselves.”

Isa’s eyes widened, she’d felt the signs in herself—the burning in her arms—but had always repressed it. “They only burn those who have not sought their powers? Like myself?” she said, only seeing the strangeness of that when the words left her lips. Could there be another reason why this was happening? Why had these witch hunters gone so far out of their way to find those who had sworn off the evil—who were not a threat to them?

Brianna took Isa’s hand. “Yes, it’s been quite consistent so far,” she said. “Perhaps it would be best if you spoke with your mother, you should have the protection as well, at least while you’re here.”

Isa shook her head adamantly. “Absolutely not,” she said. “Please do not, I beg you, let her know that I’m here. I won’t be a burden to you long . . . ” Isa started weeping again “ . . . only until my husband and child return for me.”

“You’ve remarried?” Madelyn asked.

“Yes,” Isa said, feeling it was just the same as if she was married to Kal. “My husband has taken my daughter to . . . a healer. She’s ill.”

They both stroked Isa’s hair. “I’m sure you’ll be back with them soon,” Brianna said, soothing Isa until she at last drifted off for the remaining few hours of the night—her last of this century.

[itsallinthespelling]

ooh, great update, but again u left us with so many cliffies. will kal get to the fire stone in time to save marg. he better, or there will be an uprising that will put the caps wars to shame.also,

They both stroked Isa’s hair. “I’m sure you’ll be back with them soon,” Brianna said, soothing Isa until she at last drifted off for the remaining few hours of the night—her last of this century.
it better be new years eve at the end of the century.

ppms

[Cardinal]

Wow.

So that brings the three witches together. What will happen to Isa? Since this is her last night...oh sweat, now I know what happens. Not gonna tell nobody.

Oh this is just great, aj! :)

[LoisNClark]

3:D

Wow that was an awesome chapter!!!!
I hope Clark can heal Marg and i hope the three are reunited soon!!!!!!!!!

PPMS!!!!:D

[ajfinn]

Wow, you guys really do beleive that EVERYONE in this fic is going to make it out alive, don't you? I've told you before, and I'll say it again, I can only change destiny for Clana.

And binkys and Clarksgirl!! Thanks for honoring me with milestone posts. That's so nice :D

Oh, and thanks also to everyone for the anniversary wishes :D :D

[itsallinthespelling]

fine fine, u can't save every1, i'll admit that. the least you could do though is save marge, and bring back mr. olsen to cheer us up a bit. right?

[SpeedyKate91]

that was an awsome update cant wait to see whats gonna happen. PPMS!!

[linn]

I HOPE KAL CAN HEAL HER JUST IN TIME AND GO BAC TO ISA FAST!!!!!!!!!PPMS

[kewl]

brilliant update!!!!
i hope marg will be healed soon!!
oh and blated happy 10th anniversary AJ!!!! ur stories are amazingly awesome!!!! :D :D

[4EverSmallville]

:eek: Woooow. So awesome & emotional...it's like a movie being played on the screen lol. 'I love you with all my soul...'

So we have Aj the novelist, Aj the fanfic author, Aj the comedian, Aj the romantic, now Aj the dramatist? You are a not-so-regular Renassaince Woman. Will wonders never cease?

[ajfinn]

Originally posted by 4EverSmallville
:eek: Woooow. So awesome & emotional...it's like a movie being played on the screen lol. 'I love you with all my soul...'

So we have Aj the novelist, Aj the fanfic author, Aj the comedian, Aj the romantic, now Aj the dramatist? You are a not-so-regular Renassaince Woman. Will wonders never cease?

Just don't tell my neighbors any of these things about me! I'll end up with Isobel's fate!

They know me as: aj the scatterbrain, aj the chic who runs outside in her pjs to put the garbage out, aj who accidentally forgets about her kids in the streets because she's doing something stupid on the computer, aj who . . . the list goes on, and none of their descriptions of me would include those you listed, 4ever :D

Shhhhhh. Let's keep this secret online lunatic side of me quiet.

[SVsleuth]

Just caught up on your last 2 updates, AJ. SOOOOOOOO Awesome! I can't wait for more. :)

[ClarksGirl21]

Originally posted by ajfinn
Wow, you guys really do beleive that EVERYONE in this fic is going to make it out alive, don't you? I've told you before, and I'll say it again, I can only change destiny for Clana.

And binkys and Clarksgirl!! Thanks for honoring me with milestone posts. That's so nice :D

Oh, and thanks also to everyone for the anniversary wishes :D :D

we like you that much.. thanks for the comment in the picture thing too.. and happy 10th anniversary Finn!! that's great! we all love you! :D

[Ketchup]

Woah...


wow....


That's really all I can say... this update took my breath away. Amazing work, amazing writing, and god, amazing story that just keeps getting better and better. Im dying for more!

[LuvClana]

AHHHH! AJ! NO! You no, if marg dies. I might not build that shrine.

But then again...yes I will. But poor marg. Well, death is a natural thing. At least she wasn't murdered. PPMS or i'll die!

[dreammaster]

another awesome chapter

[NYC300Z]

oh snap what's going to happen next? Her last night of the century? Well that means she still has the next day and maybe she's burned the next night right? oh i'm so hoping they can be re-united if only briefly b4 Isa has her downfall.

PPMS!!!

[Ketchup]

Isa cant be burned the next night... she has to become a witch first, and find the book, and learn a bunch of spells, and do other crap. Give her a week at least ;)

[LoisNClark]

:lol:

[NYC300Z]

so tru Ketchup, but don't start complaining to me it wont do no good! :lol:

[EyeluvTom]

Awesome update! Can't wait for the next one.

[LuvClana]

lol Ketchup, dont say that in front of her or she'll use her maggicy spells on you and tell her mommy!

[Kal-El & Me]

I was kinda hoping that there would be one more Kalabelle kiss before Isobelle goes bad but oh well. I don't mind...
GIVE ME ANOTHER KALABELLE KISS NOOOOWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!