Annnnnd here's where "Discovery" starts to kick in...

BUSTED!!!

You're in trouuu-bleeee!

<watches Lois do a song and dance>

Clark is in trouble! Clark is in trouble!

Lois is the best !

Weeeeeeee!

Payback for the Season's Greedings dance he did? lol

Hi DC,

Wonderful story.

Clark should have known. Give Lois the slightest clue and her super power, her intuitive powers will do the rest.

Better her than Lex, is all I have to say.

Okay, it isn't. I have more. Be warned, I'm a bit corny today.

<<gulp>> let's hope he has enough invulnerability left to survive that belly flop.

Aaaawwww. I'm thinking she *likes* Clark.

Yeah, someone spotted him!

Superman was as much a friend to Lois as Clark was? Or Superman was as much her friend as Superman was Clark's friend?

Guess summer has gone bye-bye already.

Why lifeguards save as many people trying to help drowning victims as the victims themselves.

Wow, I didn't know how strong Lois was. Dragging Superman from the bottom of the lake, with his dense cell structure.

Um... because Lois went to save him, he thinks she likes Superman as much as she does Clark?

Drop me off at Clark's, would you? We share his apartment. I sleep in the loft, him on the bed, so I have a change of clothes there and will be able to find something edible. I'll be sure to have him call you when he gets in.

But... but... but... I'll be NAKED!

Whatever? Oh, wait. Gfic. Nevermind.

Lois's inner thoughts: The sooner I get Superman to my place, the sooner he can get naked and shower and start to feel... oh, God! Superman will be naked in my apartment! Red lights be damned!

So, were there? You never mentioned. Or do we need to wait to see Clark's physical markings from the K later?

No, Superman, the line is "I like pink."

Why do I have this strange feeling that he's just going to get rid of *that* suit and call it a total loss. No point in putting back on a suit that my zap his powers at any moment.

Problem? I don't see a problem.

That's leads to an interesting debate. We know that Clark wears briefs (per UW episode). Would he really wear boxers under the suit? (I personally would think they'd leave more evidence under such a skintight suit.) Would he really wear briefs under the suit? (I mean he already does have those shorts on the outside.) I'm going to go with "nope." But then, where are his Clark clothes, when Superman gets naked?

Ooops. I went over my smilie limit.

That's because last year after learning that a super hero was flying around Metropolis who had a crush on her and could look through anything except lead, Lois decided to invest in a lead-lined bathroom door.

On a totally related subject, I was reading one of the new Superman comics at store today and Clark pulls open his shirt to reveal a Superman t-shirt. As soon as it hits the air it formed his super suit. My kids started getting antsy at that point, so I didn't get to read more, but I thought that was an interesting development on the costume change.

<<please note sarcasm>>

See, Supes, you should have had her drop you off at Clark's. I mean, Hello?! The man does your laundry. Of course, he has extra suits lying about.

Awwwww. Lois likes Clark! And you were so worried, Superman, that she actually preferred you!

What? Not even going to offer you the use of your schlumpy robe?

I still don't recommend him putting it on. Who knows if all the K went down the drain? What if some it got gathered up with the suit when it went into the dryer and melted against the fiber of the suit. No, it's much better if he leaves it off.

Awwwwww. He's right next to you.

Wouldn't his hair naturally be slicked down due to the water?

/psst. Superman, you're letting your inner Clark show./

Not helping there, buddy.

That and the towel clad body, and the smart-alecky remark.

THAT should have been a red flag. If Lois still thought this was Superman, she would have never told him to tell her "truthfully", because she knew he would.

Because... uh... this is... his monthly visit from Concubines-R-Us and honestly, Lois, you really don't want to see that.

Sure, he will be. Just take me along with you and I guarantee you he'll be there!

Oh, give up, Clark! You've already lost.

Maybe, possibly, there is a slight chance that Clark wasn't born exactly in Kansas, yes.

I agree with the others, not only is he in trouble, he's naked and in trouble with Lois in possession of his clothes. This is great! I didn't expect such a discovery so early. Can't wait to see what you have in store between this two.

I think you're setting a new record for cliffhanger endings. Let's see... there was one in chapter one and another in chapter two. OK, no record so far, but you're working on ending every chapter with a line that MAKES ME WANT MORE SOON!

He’s just like a Hobbit!

Oh dear.

Let’s hope she won’t sink, too.

Oh boy oh boy

What if that water contains Kryptonite? Will this be like the Krytponite lipstick?

Does Lex have someone watching?

Looks like he doesn’t have too much brain damage. Unless ‘Lois’ is the only thing he remembers. Will he go ‘Lois Lois Lois’ in the future? /hopes they won’t start calling him ‘Lois’, that would be confusing/

Hush. You still have your suit on.

Will it be awkward, Superman sitting naked in Lois’s tub while she gives him a sponge bath? Well, scrub him down with an industrial-strength broom.

I’m sure Lois would have said something.

So, will the pink color of the towel be enough to stop her from saying “It’s nine o’clock, I thought you’d be naked”?

Maybe Lois is some old dresses she no longer needs?

It really would be safer if he shore off all his bodily hair and then use a rough scrubber to remove the top layer of his skin.

erm ?

Clark is in trouble, Clark is in trouble!!

Great chapter! Once again, you always have a knack for the action (and for leaving us hanging... you seem to enjoy that a lot... I want more).

Can't wait, can't wait, can't wait!!!

(PS: Somewhere in the middle there's a part where the line reads "She swan on," when I assume it should be "swam"... just to let you know)

What? What did I do? Oh, dear, have I broken Michael? <<looks quickly upwards at FDK and gets whiplash>> Yes, I know I went where I shouldn't have, a couple of times, but... well, I did learn from the master, didn't I?

Did I just (well, a while ago) create a monster?

Michael

For every master, there must be an apprentice.

/gets verrrrry odd feeling/ Maybe I shouldn't have detailed on how to create life using the midichloriens to Virginia... Nah, what is there to fear but death itself.

Michael

Glad you liked!

Clark has some 'splainin' to do!

Bingo!!!

Oh Clark knew, but too late. He was too hurt/sick to think straight.

Glad you're enjoying it!

True. Because even though Lois wants to kill him, she won't actually follow through with it.

Wahoo! Cornfest!

Well, to be fair, it's not like he's a mile high. He's not exactly 2 feet above the water either. He's going to be hurting.



Which is good, because he doesn't intend to sleep with the fishes.

The first one. Perhaps I'll clean this up when I prep it for the archive.

Eh, I'm thinking not freezing, but colder than aniticipated.

Yep.

Rush of adrenaline, like when a person can lift a car off a toddler.

Hey, whatever it takes, right?

Yes, but all that mouth to mouth left him...compromised.

Nah. We need an excuse to get him naked at Lois' apartment.

Nope, just Lois.

Luckily, there is no Rumaki in sight.

Too much pain and sickness to think all that straight.

Because he thinks she's forgotten all about Clark.



You know, I played with this too. I might change it.

Possibly me too.

And yet, she's paraded around before him in just a robe/skimpy pjs. Okay, maybe more toward the BaTP/HoL arc, but still...

Huh. That's an interesting thought. Would explain where the boots and cape hide, at any rate. :p



Me either.

Well, to be fair, the longer he knew Lois and was Superman, the more Clark-like he acted with her, before she ever knew.

And if he wasn't feeling so drained and achy, he would have caught that.

But...but...but...She has the PERFECT outfit to fit right in!



Can't blame a guy for trying?

Or within this solar system. But really, who's keeping track?

Thank you! I hope I can deliver on such high expectations!

YAY! I love it! I just love a good cliffy, don't you?

More soon, I promise. Hopefully by Friday.

<checks his pocketsessss>

WTH? The One Ring????

Adrenaline to the rescue!

I thought about it, but figured it would be more fun to torture Clark with Lois figuring out his secret instead. So no, he just got lucky.

Possibly. It doesn't necessarily have a bearing on the rest of the story.

Hodor? Hodor! Hodor Hodor Hodor!!!

<watches Clark pick up and carry a small child with a broken spine>

Well, if like 2 grains of it could almost kill him in Top Copy...

No! You might really push him into Hodor land at this time!

<has never seen a Bond film in her life>

SO full of win!

That's just Kryptonian for "Kal-El."

Thanks for spotting that, Mouse. I changed it in my document for the final prep, so I don't forget.

Yes, I just adore torme...entertaining...my readers with stategically placed cliff-hangers.

More soon. That's a promise!

Virginia and Darth Michael -

I can't stop at your back-and-forth.

Michael, I think you created monsters out of Virginia and me both. I, for one, appreciate it!

Michael

There's a difference?



Lax security?

She wants to kill Superman? Hmmm. That doesn't bode well for Clark's chances in Part 3, does it?

I imagine so.

Yes, I'm constantly trying to remind my son that breathing under water isn't possible. :rolleyes:

Okay. So, she likes Superman enough to go on a date if he asks her? I thought she was past that.

Not freezing? In September? That would have made Clark's bellyflop into the water even more surprising if he had landed on ice.

As oppose to the toddler lifting the car off of his adoptive Kansan folks?

I didn't hear any complaints from Superman; of course, he did empty his lungs of lake water. :p

No wonder he asked to sit in back, where she couldn't see him.

Oooooh! Does the nakedness play an important role?

I'm sorry, Officier. My friend the Superman impersonator is having an allergic reaction to his new laundry soap and I need to get him to my apartment and naked... stripped of the suit as fast as possbile. Can you give us an escort so we can get him there faster? <<Lois bats her eyelashes>>

Lois: Superman, do you have acne?

Phsaw. Those very paitent men and their modesty.

But that is completely different than him peeking into her shower.

So, anything HE hasn't told her is a better guarded secret than the true location of Area 51?

CLARK: How did you know?
LOIS: That scar under your right breast.
CLARK: I don't scar.
LOIS: Made you look!

We're easing into S2.

To help relax him before her cupper cut comes out of nowhere.

Of course, Lois is bitterly distracted on the disappearance of Clark to think about offering the naked super hero in her shower more than a towel to wear.

I only have Clark's best interest at heart.

Wasn't Dr. Manhattan nude, too?

Me, too, Michael. Evil Writer Monsters Unite!

Then why doesn’t she remove the CCTV system in there?

Barn on the Kent Farm?

CLARK: How did you know?
LOIS: That scar under my right breast.
CLARK: You don't have a scar there.
LOIS: Made you look!



/points at PML/ She kept the outfit.

Michael

Depends on how mad she gets over his deception.

Too bad painkillers do nothing for him.



Yup! Also, would *you* ask Superman to cover up? Because I sure wouldn't.

I'm sure you do.

Clark: "Uh, well, there's something you should know..."
Lois: "I KNEW it! You two are lovers!"

<drools>

But...but...but! Oh, I *guess* you might be right... <pouts>

Hehe!

The harem outfit from PML.

And I am enjoying the feeback!

Yes. Very, very naked.

The EWM group?

Something about it being too much trouble and far too amusing?

Exactly!

I tried quoting, but it did not quite work the way I thought it would.

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If he was hurt, she would never forgive herself, she knew.
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Aaaawwww. I'm thinking she *likes* Clark.
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Lets just hope Clark clues in on this.
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Superman was as much a friend to Lois as Clark was? Or Superman was as much her friend as Superman was Clark's friend?

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The former meaning is what it means. If Clark knew she put both his alter-egos at the same level things would be good. Evidently it works best if he does not play his hand too soon.

On the CRU issue, the Harem outfit might not be the only one in PML that would work. Lois was showing off in multiple outfits in that episode.

John, try checking out your post by clicking on "preview post" before clicking on "Add reply".

* To quote the entire post someone else posted click on the "quote marks" (at top of the each post) - not recommended for long FDK.

* To edit something you've already posted click on "the paper" (also located at the top of post).

* To quote just one line of a previous post, I recommend highlight and copy, and then paste between the quote blocks that pop up when you press the "quote" button below (next to the smilies).

Hope this helps.

Only too true. If he only knew, the reveal wouldn't be so frightening to him.

However that would require him to have time to think, instead of always having to save someone (mainly Lois) from life and death situations.

Only too true!

Wow, so a reveal and all here. Love that Lois didn't even hesitate before diving in to save him. It's always painful seeing Clark felled by Kryptonite, though, so I hope he's managed to get it all off.

Love the bit about him still having so much to discover about the woman he loved, as well as the sentence that stepping out to meet her in nothing but a towel was one of the bravest things he'd ever done.

Here's hoping that Lois isn't TOO terribly mad at him!

I didn't start this one intending on a reveal, until I decided that it needed it and it would be a great set up for using the prompt. Lois gets to discover things about him, and he does about her.

Glad you liked that bit about stepping out in the towel. I really enjoyed writing that part in (and had a *very* clear image in mind for it - mmmmm Clark in a towel!). True, she's seen him clad only in a towel before, but this time, he's intentionally stepping out in one.