So, somehow or other, this turned out to be almost as much of an AU of 'Newsworthy' as it did of the show. That wasn't on purpose, honestly, but of the moments I wanted to explore on the show, I didn't really have one for Season 1 right off. Most of the AUs I've written have been taken from season 1, so I felt like I'd touched on most of what interested me.
And then that moment in Smallville, in the pond, with Kryptonite and a madman. I don't know, it's one of my favorites, and by the time I decided to focus on what COULD have happened that moment, by the time I realized Jimmy had to be involved and I wanted Lois to swear herself to Clark's Secret...well, by the time I realized I was writing a tiny little redeeming AU for 'Newsworthy,' it was too late.
Hopefully you all enjoy this slightly more hopeful take on what could have happened that day in Smallville!
(And ah, James, how I miss you. It was good to get a little glimpse at a newborn vision of him again here!)
