Aha! RL has been more than a little busy lately, but I'm finally ready to make a comment or two!
It took two full days for Clark to recover enough to start floating above the bed. The next day they packed a bag each and he flew them to Smallville. His flying ability was still a bit weak, but they made it and the fact that it was a bright sunny day and they were in the sun the entire way helped.
After spending two days with Clark's parents lounging in the sun and with Martha fussing over both of them like a mother hen over her chicks.
Always fun to spend a little time with the family. Especially considering how ill Clark was. Sunshine, home cooked meals and lots of love and attention from Martha and Jonathan will help make him feel much better!
As they landed in front of their bungalow, Lois kept her arms around his neck even though he had lowered her feet to the sand of the beach. His arms were still around her back and he pulled her towards himself and as he did, she almost literally melted into him. At the same time her lips joined his in a long, gentle, deep kiss.
Ah, quiet, sand and surf all in the privacy and quiet of their own personal island.
"Mr. Stern has taken care of all of that. They will start rebuilding next week. Until then we need each of you to work from home." He turned to Jimmy and said, "Jimmy, I need you to set up my new computer. I'll be using temporary e-mail account until the Planet is all set up. You will write up your articles and e-mail them to me. I will edit them and send them to my liaison at Stern Publishing. There is a small weekly paper over on the north side of town and they are going to set aside some time on the presses for printing the Daily Planet. I'm going to be calling back as much staff as we can handle with the same deal. We'll start with a single section. I called some of the sales people last week and they are already selling advertising. We have enough that a single section will still show a profit. As more ad space is sold we will increase the size of the paper."
This explains a lot!!! How much airtime would it have taken?
Perry turned a kindly eye on Jack. When Jack had first started he had been a little rough around the edges, but through this investigation he had demonstrated many good qualities and Perry had come to like him, a lot. "What's on your mind, Jack?"
"Well, you see, it's this way, Mr. White, I completed my GED and, well, Mr. K, he went to bat for me with the Superman Foundation and they have offered me a scholarship ... to college."
Perry's face lit up with a smile and said, "That's terrific news. What will you be studying?"
Looking at Jimmy, apologetically he said, "Computer Science."
Perry replied, "We'll miss you, but when you finish up, come back. There'll always be a place for you with the Daily Planet."
Like I said, would it have been too much for the producers to at least explain why Jack suddenly disappeared?
Anyhow, thank you very much for writing an exciting story with several unexpected twists and turns. It is always a pleasure to read them!
