Very nice wrapup, Carol. Very sweet ending, too, which is really only a bridge to the next story. If this were a movie, the closing credits would play over the scene of Lois and Clark strapping into their seats and holding hands. The next scene would show the plane lifting up over the wheat fields and pointing east as Jonathan and Martha wave goodbye with soft tears in their eyes.
Then, after the technical credits and just before the final theme, we'd see a health care worker respond to a monitor and shout to the attending doctor on call that the patient appears to be waking up. Then the doctor would say, "Welcome back to the land of the living, Mr. Luthor." The sequel is foreshadowed.
Now that would be evilness worthy of a Carolfic, don't you think? Not to mention all the previously mentioned loose threads which could weave their way into the next story. What a great range of possibilities! Can't wait to see what you come up with.
