This is really compelling story, especially because of all these characters we don't know who are popping in and out of the narrative. I'm really looking forward to learning about their backstories. After all these years of L&C, non-canon characters are sometimes the most interesting!

Why didn't Clark go when he heard Lois crashing? Where was Asha? Are we supposed to trust Asha? I feel like I'm meant to not trust her only to find out she was the most trustworthy of all. smile

And 786... it's a Muslim thing, right? It's supposed to represent an Arabic word, although I don't know what... but then, I had a high school physics teacher who used to use 143 to represent "I love you" so possibly I am way off track. wink