Well, you do hold up your standard! I've already told you how much I like your story, but I think I'm going to do so again: It's wonderful. My favourite, actually.

I'm glad to finally se Chloe's boyfriend (was he ever mentioned before?), and I particularly like the conversation that started between Claire and Trace. Another cliffhanger!

Sorry not to go into detail, but I gotta go. (I should have gone twenty minutes ago...)

Ah, shucks. Thanks a bunch!! Seriously, you don't know how much that means.

Oh, gosh. Does that mean I made you late for work?

Guess what guys? The next part is nearly ready, too. Barring any catastrophes, it will be posted by the weekend.

I'm also pressed for time - aren't I always these days? - but I read and very much enjoyed this.I marvel at your ability to bring in new people into this story al the time and make all of them interesting, too. Fantastic. Meowoof is certainly right about this:

Couldn't agree more! And hey, i want to give Meowoof a piece of turkey too, and I want to pat her, and scratch behind her ear, and run my hand down her back just so, and tickle her tummy just a little, and take a look at her paws - cat paws are so adorable! What do you call those little hairless patches? Pads? Are they pink or black? It's adorably cute when some of the pads are pink and others are black. Oh, my! And I want to hear Meowoof purr, of course!

I, too, loved the development between Trace and Claire. I loved that he could tell the difference between the twins, and that he knew that Claire was Pixie. I want to see much more of Claire and Trace, and I want Jimmy to adopt him, too.

It was nice to meet Ben, too. He seemed like a nice boy.

And poor Marisol Stuart! Imagine losing your entire family like that. I feel like you have made her the Alt-Clark of this story, Nancy. Well, she should make a very good addition to this story.

And I wanted to hug Los! What a kind, lovely young man he really is - he's going to be a great healer. Too bad he's going to return to stuffy New Krypton. Living in a society like that one can't be good for anyone.

I was a bit disappointed that Rya didn't give birth in this chapter. But then again, that means I have a lot to look forward to in the next part.

This really is a great story, Nancy. You know, it feels totally like a very good soap opera, one that could go on for weeks, months or possibly years, while we look on and see what happens to all these people in it, and how they live their lives.

Ann

Well, when I realized the chapter was up to 18 pages, and Rya hadn't given birth yet, I decided to split into two chapters. You'll get a baby in the next part. I haven't decided on the baby's sex, though. I have story lines for either one.

Well, thanks, Ann!! My day just keeps getting better and better.

I'm running out of superlatives here. What beats divine? Brilliant? Ingenious? Too good to be true?

So sad. So sweet. So Clark.

So wonderfully innocent! Totally adorable. I love Lara. She's the best of the lot! I just hope she won't outgrow being like this, but cuteness usually does.

Nice way of making sure he has always (?) been interested in Claire - even before the Purple Pixie rescued him. Unlike the start Lois and Clark had, huh?

Wonderful. Even if I have to reppeat myself, this is a family growing by the minute!

I bet they can. And I bet she is.


How could she have not heard him? Or is she only acting?

Yes! Another cliffhanger! You really make sure your readers will demand more. I hereby do.

Hi Classicalla,

I've just come home from work and read Part 32.

I can only say...

Poor Mari, My heart goes out to her. She now has a new home where she will get even more love.

Re: I like Meowoof's "chutzpah" for asking for some turkey. Good Girl!

RE: I love the introduction to Chloe's boyfriend.


I hope that you don't drag out poor Rya's labour as I'm realiably told that it will cause her more distress.

Roll on Grandpa Clark - it will be very good medicine for him.

I'm looking forward to more on Claire and Trace, Los and Mari as well as more of the family.

This is just beautiful.

Fantastic cliffhangers and story. There is so much I could of quoted the whole episode because it is so good.

Keep on supplying us with such good feelings.

With best regards,

Stuart.

Hi,

Great part!


She better be Pixie or he is dead.

Thanks, guys!!
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Something like that....
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Yeah, just imagine that was his identical twin ...
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Hmmm.... might have to let her get nasty during transition.
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It does sound like she got a babble gene, doesn't it?
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No, they both heard it. As you will see later in the story, the telepathy is a surprise to her. Clark was directing his thoughts specifically to K'al. When he was speaking to K'al, she may have just thought he was distracted or was looking to see what was going on. She couldn't 'hear' what he was saying.
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Ahh.....
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Yeah, they do outgrow this, don't they. Ah, well, she's got a few more years....
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It was serendipity when he realized Claire and the Pixie were one and the same.
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Could be she was acting. Could be she was distracted and wasn't paying any attention. It's a big house. My thoughts are that she was distracted. Maybe she was primping for his arrival.
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Yes.... lots of love.
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Yeah, she thinks she runs the place, doesn't she?
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Thanks. Somebody asked me - maybe in the last feedback thread - if he had been mentioned before. He was, but until now he has only been mentioned in passing.
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Nah. At this point, she's only been in labor for a short time. Currently the story is set on a Sunday. She will have the baby on Sunday, because I don't want her to have the baby the next day. (You'll see why in the next part.)
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Thanks, Stuart!! You guys just make me blush - and smile - a lot!!!
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Yes, a lot of time will have passed. No one will think that there was even the possibility that Rya was pregant when she and K'al were married.
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Yes, she is. Her biological mother probably couldn't stand the idea of raising a child that had come about because of rape. But she did still give her life.
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Yeah. Now, if we can just keep Alex out of the mix.
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Oh, she is. She has 'the dimple'.

Again, thank you so much!!

Hey Nancy! Finally able to sit down and read this. YES! (you should put a lil blue arrow on your story, btw)

ROFL! Hi to the cat. And I have to say... Yay to the no sex. (sorry Clark!)

Oooooooh! *applause* I'm a sucker for titles that go together like that, I do it all the time with my stuff - the calm after the storm, I think it's brilliant!

Ahhhhhhhhh! Krypterran, I suppose?

Ok wait... it took Lois 2 years to figure it out, but one jerk of the man's head and this girl ets it? I feel for poor Lois, here. It's like the whole galaxy wants her to be stupider than most.

YAY! Lara's there! ...I love Lara. Seriously. If she didn't already have parents, I'd adopt her. Right now, on the spot. She'd just plain adorable!

And the conversation between Jama and Brook and Lara is just so cute and funny! I wonder what her question was... hoping we find out a lil later in that part!

huh? wait, he knows it's one of them? man... my swiss cheese brain is leaking information out so bad... I don't remember how come he knows.

Great part, Nancy! I really enjoyed it!

Thanks, I'll fix it! (Along with a few other boo-boo's in the story. Arggghhh...)
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Last time you were upset that Clark and Caitlyn didn't consummate their marriage....
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Ah, darn it all... How'd ya' guess??
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It's only because she heard it, too.
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Her question had to do with sleepin' together. It'll come up in the next part... Poor Clark.
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At first, he didn't. But he was enamored with the Blue Fairy and the Purple Pixie (especially Pixie), and he recorded the newscast they were on. After watching it over and over, and then hearing Jimmy tell Cat that Clark was Superman, he put two and two together. Then he watched the newscast again so he could figure out which one had 'the dimple'. He was pleased to find that Claire was also the Purple Pixie.
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Thanks, Lara!!

hehehe - yeah... it looked a bit like they rushed into it so they could sleep together so that was a bit upsetting, but it was worse that once they finally did elope she ruined the wedding night -- that should not be allowed. *lol*

But the "yay" was mostly cause... well, you know, I can deal with the fact they're eventually going to have sex, I'm just not sure I want to know about it. That's all.

Well, the sex will be there, but it will brief. After all, it's PG, and I don't think anyone wants to see it but me anyway.... Even if I did want to do an nfic version, I just am not good at it. It makes me blush to try to write it. I tried once (nfic version of Intrusion), but I don't think I'll try it again...

Glad I'm not the only one that keeps ridiculous hours...

eh... I was supposed to be in bed hours ago... baseball delayed Smallville... and then I just HAD to go and look for that info you asked about for the unanimated greamlins. And I'm sure I'll find yet another reason not to go to bed real fast...

Sounds like me. I can always find something to keep me from going to be no matter how tired I am. I sometimes think it would be great if we didn't have to sleep...

I know what you mean. I stay up much longer than I should, being terribly tired in the morning. But some things (stories/threads) are definitely worth it!

And, please, do try the nfic version. Your "Intrusions" was fine enough. (Okay, more than just fine enough, actually...). I don't know what was better: the nfic scene in itself or the twist afterwards. If you can copy that, I'll like it. And I doubt it's just me.

Oh, wow, you read the nfic version of Intrusion. I'm honored. Thanks.

Of course I did! It's even in the "New Hero"-TOC. That's how I found it.

Well, the version in the TOC is PG13. There's an nfic version on 'the other side'.

Okay, I got that wrong: In the nfic- TOCs it's listed as a single vignette, but the reference to "A NEW HERO" is still there.

Yep, you're right!