When Magnolias Bloom by Jennifer Eagan-Dixon Lois Lane's brow was furrowed as she pulled her jeep out of
the Daily Planet's parking garage. It had been one crazy
day. First there had been the unexpected solar eclipse
this morning on their way to work. Then her partner, Clark
Kent, had been hit by that runaway car. Thankfully he
hadn't been hurt. She had been surprised by that. The
impact had thrown him quite a distance, yet he seemed no
worse for wear than a little dirt on his clothes. It
wasn't till later that morning that they found out the
eclipse had been caused by some huge asteroid that no one
had ever heard of. The scientists called it Nightfall.
Once she and Clark got back from the EPRAD press conference
Perry had called a staff meeting. He had been in rare
form, like some eager general in his own personal war room.
Lois had to smile as the memory of the look on Cat's face
came back to her. Perry had suggested that Cat use
Applegate to help her on a sidebar story. A 'Where Were
You When the Lights Went Out' piece involving whatever
local celebrities that Cat could get to talk. Needless to
say, she declined the help.
