Hi,
Great part.
Clark needs to go public and lose all dose fears.
"Look, Bureau 39 is my baby. Not yours. And *I'll* decide how to deal with her. The press will think I'm the good guy, here, and the problem with Clark Kent will go away. I assure you."
Lois withheld a choked gasp. Fat chance of that now, you snake, she thought as her mind roamed back to Clark. Thompson was going to double cross Trask and... do *something*... to Clark. Kill?
What could these men possibly want to kill Clark for?
Was the scraps of paper that Lois found is the original or the hoax speech? Or was that a suicide note.
What’s the purpose of double-crossing Trask? Is it to dismantle Bureau 39 and get rid of Trask and leaving Superman along? Or get rid of both Trask and Superman?
"Thompson killed her," Lois explained. "It's the only explanation. And now he's shifted the blame onto you to save his own skin."
:rolleyes: Finally!
"Important to what?" he shot back. "Getting another journalism award? You would do all that. Wreck my life. All for an award?"
She stilled, barely stomaching the hint of accusation, the fear, and paranoia biting at his words. *What* was making him like this? Yes, she was a driven woman. Okay, maybe driven was a little bit of an understatement unless the image brought a miniature Andretti out of her head and to the wheel, but-- but... Well, jeez, he was a dense one. That was the only explanation!
"No, Clark. Not for an award, although that might be a nice side-effect. You can never have too many of those. But anyways, because it's bringing a very bad pair of men to justice. It's the *right* thing to do. And how is it wrecking your life?"
More ASAP, please.
MAF
And as for Clark, I love the way that, even when he's in pain and when he's terrified of exposure, he still has a sense of humour.
