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Gotta tell you, the part about Clark hearing Martha and Jonathan was hilarious!
He looked at her sincerely and said, “I’ll always come back to you. I love you. Right now, I have to save you again, all of you. There’s a rock out there that needs to go away and I’m the only one that can send it away.”
Lois gave him another kiss and said, “For luck.”
“I don’t need luck when I’ve got Lois Lane.”
She looked at him up through her lashes and coyly said, “Always, lover.”
Nice lines! It really puts in perspective that Clark is fighting not just for countless millions, but for families like his own.
They had known that it would take Clark a while to reach the asteroid. The mission control specialist came on and announced “This is Mission Control. The ‘Nightfall’ fragment is still on track and on time. We are fourteen minutes and counting from the projected impact of the 'Nightfall' asteroid. Impact is expected to occur just off the coast of the eastern seaboard. The tsunami created is expected to cover all of the landmass east of the Appalachian Mountains.” Suddenly he paused in his recitation and with a startled tone said, “Wait a minute. What’s happening? Stand by!’ The audio was cut off. Two minutes later it came back on and the excitement was obvious, “This is mission control. Mission trackers reporting an anomaly. Switching to back-up computers for corroboration.” There was a brief pause, then, “Roger, confirmation. The asteroid’s vector is changing.”
As always, the science is awesome! I would have just written something like: Suddenly the mission control specialist said, "The asteroid is going off course!"
The next morning, Lois was at the Planet bright and early thanks to Martha preparing breakfast again. Clark had to respond to an emergency so she had gone in by herself. He would be with her shortly.
Everything is back to normal. Whew!
Perry clapped the younger man on the shoulder and said, “You did a good job Jimmy. You hustled, you didn't give up, you got the story. I’m proud of you, son.”
Jimmy was suddenly very subdued, “That means a lot, coming from you. I just wish I could write better.”
By way of encouragement, Perry said, “Nothing wrong with being a photo-journalist with a nose for news. You keep at it, son. Never know what'll happen.”
Rome wasn't built in a day Jimmy.
Cat came over and it looked to Lois as if she were going to try to kiss Clark, but to Lois’s surprise that’s not what happened. Lois was surprised when Cat walked up and put out her hand, saying, “Welcome back, Clark. I’m glad you got your memory back. I have to say, even without your memory; you’re still the nicest guy I think I’ve ever met. I’m just sorry you chose Lois and not me.”
Noting the tear at the corner of her eye, Clark said, “Cheer up, Cat. I’m sure that the right guy for you is out there, somewhere. You just need to slow down and let him find you.”
Thank you! Cat is the most misunderstood of all the first season characters. The fact that she shook his hand shows that the Nightfall asteroid situation did her some good.
Slow down Cat ... George is waiting to catch up!
Lois smiled and swatted his arm before she said, “How right you are. We have to write up the ‘Superman Saves the World’ story, but that’s yesterday’s news.” Looking around to make sure she wouldn’t be heard and dropping her tone to a conspiratorial level, she said, “I think that our next big story is going to be, Lex Luthor.”
Watch out Lex! The Hottest Team in Town is on your trail!
