Hi Tank! Sorry I'm late to the party. Poor Lois, my ribs, lip, neck, and other various body parts ache for her. And poor Clark - being forced to watch it all happen and helpless to stop it. <whimper>
But now she knows who she's really fighting for! Yay! It will make her even more resolute to figure this thing out.
I see that part 3 has been posted so I'm off to read. Sorry about your lack of internet. We've missed you. <g>
-- DJ