Ooh! An Elseworld...and such an Elsie one, too!
By the way...
It looks like canon has met with a cannon but this is what I have
I am stealing this phrase, just so you know. *Shoves into purse*
So let's see what we've got here...
Clearly, Martha is gone, likely dead.
My initial thought was that this was the future. The son's dialog didn't sound quite right for Clark, but....
It being Lex makes much more sense.
So, were Lex and Clark raised as brothers?
It sounds like something went horribly wrong for Jonathan to refer to him as "the son of Jor-El".
Very intriguing premise here! Of course, you're not obligated to say any more about it (The challenge has its purpose, after all) but if the muse bites, we'll certainly be interested!
