Sunday's gonna be busy for me, so you are all getting the new chapter now.

You surely were in a "little ball of sunshine" mood when you wrote that one! Glad we've finally got that out of the way.

What a revolting development! Nor is an idiot, so he might make a huge mistake. Lux is not. This leaves room for Kal & Jor-El to give up power, but not much room for them to rescue their loved ones. Okay, Vicki, you got us depressed now, so we want the magic wand soon! You have really backed yourself into a bad corner right now. Hope you got the muscles to dig your way out of this mess.

Not a happy face episode, but it sure did lay the ground work for a few good stories to come. Looking forward to reading your solution to this mess.

Pat

Hi, Pat!

Oddly enough, I had the whole thing with Zara planned out well in advance. The Lois/Lux thing came about as I wrote the chapter. And in both cases, I was feeling quite peachy!

<grins like the cat who ate the canary>

<insert very smug face here>

Sorry! Magic wand coming soon to a message board near you!

well, I *have* been working out lately and...oh, you mean *creative* muscles. Yeah, I've got them too.

Thank you! Solution coming in two more chapters.

Okay, DC, I want to revise my 'kill away' statement, to only include killing the bad guys... so, please go back and torment Zara all you like, but not in this way. It hasn't been posted for long, you can still change it. It's just like Jai to promise to abstain from concubines should he survive. What will Caitra do at the palace? Take up with Jor-El? Eww. Maybe she can learn some domestic arts from Marte. I'm a little surprised that Lux would kill off the half-born son prior to the full-blood and heir. It's not like Jai could take over anyway.

Sad, sad Part, DC. I should have known from Part 16 that you like to torture your readers, but this is too much. Have mercy on us! Let Lois kick someone (not in her family) in the crotch in Part 17.

BTW: Wasn't this supposed to be a romance? Um... cause, I don't think having Lux force Lois to marry him counts in that department.

Hi, Virginia!

'Fraid so, my friend. Why? It just struck me as the right thing for this part.



Yes. I thought it could be kinda neat to strip away all the power Kal gave her, leaving her pretty much helpless in this chapter. But not to worry...

I figured that if Lex could be attracted to her on Earth, he could be attracted to her looks of Krypton too. (And yes, I do find the idea extremely icky.) Also, remember, Samm is an influential man, low-born noble though he is. So it's a twofold reason why he wants her. Also, keep in mind, he didn't take her *just* to satisfy his own twisted fantasies. He's using all four of them as bait.

Oooh, thank you, so much! It seems like capturing Jimmy's voice is getting easier for me, for some reason.

Yup, that old-school bargaining to get what you want ploy!

She'll go on to become a born again virgin priestess of Rao? Ewwww with her taking up with Jor-El, btw! :p

It's all about how you show your cards. Clearly, Lux has plans for the women, so he's not going to kill them first. If he kills Ching first, then he loses his most valuable card early. Jor-El could conceivably go "well, my heir is dead, why should I give in now?" But if they kill Jai first, and send proof, that could conceivably cause Jor-El to go "oh, man, they *are* serious about killing the captives, let me step down before my heir is killed."

Sorry. I should have handed out hankies with this part.

I admit to nothing!!

*sigh* It started out as a purely romantic fic in my mind. But somewhere along the way, my muse said "screw this tunnel of love garbage! Let's go on the rollercoasters!"

It's Saturday morning and I have a new chapter to read witth my breakfast.

DC, please: not for breakfast!

Yes: and you'll marry Luci.

I'm with Virginia here: don't torture Zara like that. And don't torture your poor readers.

Its still dark here, but imagine my happiness to see this latest installment? Guess what? Too busy to read it today, I'm savoring it until Sunday!

Everybody else have a great read!

Sad chapter. Poor Zara.

I wonder how Uthor is going to react when Lois informs him that she's carrying Kal-El's baby? Whether it's true or not it could stir something up.

Food and fic - nice combo.

Erm...whoops!

We'll see.

Sorry. But my muse is twwwwwwisted!

Would if I could, but I only have two more chapters beta'd, and if I posted them now, there would be a large gap in posting.

Awesome!

I'm guessing he'd just pump her full of stuff that would force the baby to miscarry, if not send for a doctor to abort the fetus. So, if she *is* pregnant - better not to say anything. And if she's *not* - no need to go looking for trouble.

Pregnant or not pregnant? When I read that she did not react to the tranquilizer in the same way as the others, my first thought was : she's pregnant. But Zara was pregnant and she reacted in the same way.

So, what about Lois? Why did she react so strongly? Is she different? And why?

And now I remember something: Samm never spoke of his daughters, he was obsessed with the culture of Earth and Lois was some Earth name that he liked.
So was Lois from Earth? Did she arrive on Krypton as a baby (without knowing it)? Or am I crazy?

So, Lois is *not* the Dragon’s Daughter?

/recommends vomiting/



Become *the* richest?

Umm…

She’d marry Jai? Or maybe Ruce?

Awwww. And I noticed, not ‘never forgive him’.

Quite downtrodden.

What did they do to him? What did *you* do to Nigel?

Lux might be embarrassed, ground them, and send the Els home. After knocking their noggins.

She could now go the monkey route in terms of flinging stuff, given the cages don’t have glass panels?

So, Rygel first cleaned up, then Lux visits?

“Why, Papa? You can also live with four fingers on your hand.”

Lux goes and has thumb ripped off Ran’s hand. “Now, show me how easy it is with just *four* fingers.”

Really, Ran?

“I didn’t. It was Drull’s turn to chose.”

Oooooooh! Surprise!

You’ll be dead by then.

Umm… /gets bad feeling/

/redecorates monitor surface/

/recommends redecorating Lux’s coat/

Yes. He’s fond of the drei and putting it into interesting places.

Yes. Problem with plan: They have never observed the specimen while his wife was being threatened. Drei’s might not be ideal for impaling in the classic fashion, but I’m sure Kal would find a way.

Again. Wife. Threatened. Although, he might just curl up in a ball, hug Fasa, can shiver.

/gets popcorn/ Even Chuck went for the jugular once Sarah was threatened.

/waits for bats to attack the castle/

Oooooh! And will he now enter the cage and tap her face?

So, no months of being the shrewd wife, then? He wants to skip GO and go directly to being screwed? I’m sure Kal will be able to accommodate him.

Wait, are the guns new?

The bastard, of course.

Will they cut his head off on live holovision?

/imagines Jai looking down his coat and noticing the red sweater he’s wearing underneath and how that one guard’s name is T’nk/ Uh-oh.



Yep. Ching’s so Stannis. So, who will be the Red Woman?

“Saphires! Gold! Saphires! Gold!”

Michael

PS: Yes, I’ve changed my sigi.

Edit:
Fun thought. But according to Corrina, Kal should have had much more trouble on his wedding night in that case.

Yes, I read Corrina's story (and another story written by MLT). But Samm is a scientist: he did some experiment on Lois when she was a baby and now she is vulnerable. Or not?

No, Lois isn't pregnant. But two people can react differently to things - like how to some, a bee sting is an inconvience, and to another, it is deadly. So, Lois just reacted badly to something in the tranq.

She's not from Earth. She's Samm's flesh-and-blood daughter, although I will admit to having toyed with the idea of her being from Earth.

Nope, just the author's feeble attempt at a humorous title.

<should have invested in buckets for this chapter>

Yikes!!!

He's just checking to see if she likes the grunge look?

Yes. Yes we would.

Easier to....err...tame.

Well, in his defense, the last one hadn't gone cold yet.

Positive. Neither read nor watched.

Ummm...no. Sorry.

A tad. Or, you know, sort of hastily built for the occasion.

No chains.

I figure just slumped against the wall like a sack of rice.

Only way he'll get Lois to be submissive.



On a related note, Tyrion is one of the greatest characters in the history of everything.

Big plushy mansion. That just happens to have a crude dungeon built in.

For everyone, really.



Thugs:

"I don't wanna die."
"Well, neither do I."
"*You* take Kal."
"No, *you* do it!"

So Lara took Jon as a male concubine?



Exactly. Only they actually *are* blood of his blood.



Weapon-less against three brutal, armed guys. Also, probably in chains.

<hopes Lois doesn't choke on unvomitted vomit>

Two second charge.

Very not standard. Lux has been toying around with things.

Less evidence too.

Ninth circle of.

Oh dear.



And absolute Supreme Psychos.

Married to the Bat?

She's come a long way.

Doesn't wanna die?

Ewwww!

Well, he *does* tend to get pissy when he gets blood on his Kryprata shoes.



<Laughs, tea climbs up nose>





Exactly. Minor flaw with the plan, but oh well.

Nah. This is Supes.





Something about him always getting his way?

Why, yes.

Bingo.

Oh, now *that* could be fun!

You'll see. *If* he survives.



Nope. Surprise all around.

"Ten billion Kryptobucks to whoever lets us out!"

<not sure if I should be honored or sacred>

What story would this be? Also, I don't have access to Annesplace nfic yet, if that's where it is.

Stories:

Corrina's Awaken My Heart. Posted on the gfic side of things a year ago or so. Or is it already two years? Is it already on the Archives?

MLT's A Matter of Destiny. Definitely on the Archive.

Re Anne's Place. You definitely need to get access and check out MLT's The Big Couldn't. It's a hilarious story. With just enough evilness sprinkled in to make your heart grow fonder. I think it's the only story of ML's that only available over there. Same issue as with Corrina's The Wedlock Wall.

Michael

PS: will be back when doing actual FDK

Corrina's story is Awaken my heart (no problem with the wedding night but Lois has superpowers on Krypton and Kal superpowers on Earth).
ML Thompson's story is a trilogy : A matter of destiny (Lois is the one from Krypton and she is invulnerable on Earth. I'll not say anything else: you have to read it).

These are not nfics: you'll find them on the Archive.




EDIT: Sorry, Michael, we posted exactly at the same time.

Ah, excellent. I applied for access to Anne's - just waiting for confirmation.

I'll have to check the other two out once my muse stops torturing me.

(I have at least three partially started fics on my hard drive.)

Excellent! Thank you!

Can you imagine *this* Lois with super powers?

Gee, and here I took it as

a) Lois isn't as big boned as Zara, therefore being more petite the medicine effected her more strongly... (Kind of like why petite women are a cheap date, because you can get them drunker on less drinks. thoughts.

And such interesting ones at that!

Oooh, give me a plot puzzle and I shall unravel it. <<rubs hands together>> Let's see...

Samm is the one who discovered the crashed spaceship with all of the astronauts killed, with the exception of the baby daughter, who had miraculously survived do to being safe in a space incubator (space nursery?). As Elle had only just that morning lost their baby in a stillbirth (due to the Red K illness which affected the baby in some way). Samm brings the baby home with him and tells his wife that their daughter did not in fact die. Elle, in her post-partum grief, accepts the new child no questions asked.

It would explain why Samm is overprotective of his daughter. It would explain why Elle is a little off the wall, and alcoholic (because a part of her knows that Lois really isn't her daughter). And it would have meant that Kal's true birth wife had died in childbirth, only to be substituted by Lois <<cough, cough>> his soulmate <<cough>>. Samm, then of course, to clear his conscience had confessed the truth to Lois (who then had this burden to hold) the morning of her marriage to Kal. It would be another explanation for her bitterness (out of fear of discovery and disection like Kryptonian frogs) and anger, and her hesistancy towards intimacy with Kal. Samm, of course, never told Jor-El (or anyone for that matter) because he still wanted the prestige of the royal marriage.

Then maybe someone could find the wreckage (the Uthor family?) and discover something that hints that the baby had not died in the crash. (A nursery, yet no baby found at the crash site.) Or MAYBE Lois becomes superpowered while in the cell and breaks her, Zara, Ching, and Jai out of imprisionment but reveals her alien orgins. (Okay, that last bit was just wishful thinking of the Uthor family getting their butts handed to them.)

My apologies for once again highjacking your thread with my crazy plot ideas. I'll humbly crawl back to my own story now.

Ummm...do NOT apologize. I absolutely LOVE it. Feel free to write this story.

I bow to your superior muse.

Okay, Lois is not from Earth. But, if you want to see Lois (as an adult) crashing on Krypton, you really have to read Corrina's Awaken my heart. No spoiler: it's just the beginning of the story. And I'm sure you'll love it : it's a WONDERFUL story.


I agree! And, if you want some alternative ideas: Lois is really Samm's daughter mais his wife, Elle, was from Earth; she was the one arriving on Krypton as a baby and she was (in secret) adopted by a noble family. Was Samm aware of that when he married her: may be...
Even worse: Elle is from Krypton, but Samm experimented on her with artificial insemination; and the donor was from Earth.

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Sydney:
<strong> I agree! And, if you want some alternative ideas: Lois is really Samm's daughter mais his wife, Elle, was from Earth; she was the one arriving on Krypton as a baby and she was (in secret) adopted by a noble family. Was Samm aware of that when he married her: may be...
Even worse: Elle is from Krypton, but Samm experimented on her with artificial insemination; and the donor was from Earth. I love your ideas. They are terrific, even if they ARE evil. (BTW: Evil Sam has been done in at least one story that I know of, so it's not unheard of.) Would that make Elle superpowered

On my list for the next time my muse gives me a break and allows me to *read* fic and not *write* it.

Ooooh!

Oooh! Infertility in the Lyne family? Interesting...

I feel all sorts of special that my story has since spawned 2 challenges.

So, bull market for bucket shares?

True. But where's the challenge? Where's the sport? On an unrelated note: Do they also have the proverb about not being able to make an omelet without breaking some eggs on Krypton?

Duh! It still counts if you don't freeze.

True.

Duh! Also, Krypton might now be getting a vicious, idiotic king.

It's the new beige.

Bad help. So hard to find these days.

OTOH...

Kal walks up to them in best Hercules manner and bashes their heads together.

Equal opportunity household?

Says Ar'ina.

Well, if you're about to die...

Oh dear.

Worse things could happen?

You got issues with Nigel?

/recommends young Kryptonian women wear cow manure makeup.

/gets popcorn/

Right. Duh! /waits for Kal to first accept that Lois is now with Lux and then go and sit on top of palace next to gargoyle/

Actually... Have you read Clash of Kings yet?

Michael

He just needs an Iolaus now!

How...progressive for this planet! I approve!



Nope. Just an evil author, that's all.

Maybe she's ugly, maybe it's Maybovinee?

No, no, no. He goes to Samm's lab, messes with the gamma radiation stuff, and turns into a big, violent, green pyscho.

It is read.

Taking a break between books though. Reading Micro now.

Drama indeed...scary drama.

The young royals are captive, victims of a madman's plans, Nor and dimwitted brothers were not capable of such twisted planning.

Lex...er Lux still has a fixation on Lois. To force Kal to annul the marriage and than take her as his own is a new low even for him!

It is heartwarming to see how much Lois misses her best friend, husband and partner. Such a change from the earlier chapter of this story. Her grief fills me with deep sadness.

The callous treatment of Jai is frightening, yet I cannot help but wonder if he gets out of this mess the young half-prince will become a valuable member of the royal family. Its not that he isn't already, its just that he will do things that will make everyone think the better of him.

Poor Zara! What agony she and Ching are experiencing right now!

Come on, make Tuesday the new Wednesday!!!

I do try.

All muscle, no brains. :p

Well, we fic writers *do* like to discover new lows for Lex.

Glad to see that the switch in Lois really worked. It's nice to see how far she's come since chapter 3.

If he survives, that will be addressed. Because that's the kind of author I am.



Soon. Very soon. I have to head out now and start getting ready to host my parents and in-laws on Saturday. That means cleaning and food shopping, and more cleaning. :p

Nooooooooooo!

That was a horribly intense and depressing chapter. Crazy. Poor, poor Zara! I can't believe it- that's quite the dark twist. I'm struggling to see how you're going to write your way out of this one (or will you just be evil and let it all hit the fan? that would be really mean). Can't wait for more!

Ching and Zara need to find a Martian in a space ship.

Or an Earthling in one?

lol is that a hint?!

Nope!

Just my limp attempt at humor.

Hey! There's still hope of spring. No self destructing. /bites tongue due to having read up until winter's first snow/



Michael