I am thoroughly sucker-punched. The only ray of hope is that Clark took his parents to a hospital. Had they been dead, I am guessing that he wouldn't have whisked their bodies off; he would probably have collapsed in grief beside them. Yes, the hope is slim, but that's all you've left us.
To be honest, when Lois was in the store, I had been more worried about her disguise being displaced and her being recognized than I had been about the danger. I really did not think you would be taking this in the direction you did. And that just made the events all the more powerful.
You wrote in another FDK thread that you were finishing up the final part. Does this mean that you will be posting more frequently? Now would be a good time. Or, to quote canon Lois, "This moment! Pick this one!"
Joy,
Lynn
p.s., I loved the banter and lightness in the first part of the story, even if it did lull me into a false sense of security.
