Or... maybe the new name for this story should be... 'Won't This Story Ever End?'

ML

YEAH, I KNEW IT!



Ahem. :p

Okay, I had no idea they both got arrested over the debacle. Great part. Funny how I just happened to log in when the next part went up. This 12am thing must starting to sink in...
JD

Wait a minute.

This can't be right.

Lois and Clark just *asked* and Lane and Kent just *answered*?

No freaking way.

That said... Treason? Wow. Glad that it all got more or less straightened out. Not sure how Lane and Kent are going to react now that they know who it really was. It's not like they did it on purpose...

First you need to send it to me. Still in the hospital and all.

Then you need to tell us that this was a bonus posting and 45 will be no more than 24 hours after this one.

Can't wait.

Carol

So far Lane and Kent seem to be reasonably accepting of Lois and Clark, but I'm not sure how long that's going to last given this recent confession.

And I agree with Carol. This post was a bonus one, right? Perhaps you'll feel in a generous mood after your first slice of blueberry pie.

I love it when the supermen are trying to protect their women - that they can't control. Loving this, loving it!

Glad you guys enjoyed it. As for it being a bonus posting... WHAT! NO FREAKEN WAY!!!!

Well, you'll be glad to know that my blueberry pie is in the oven (didn't want the heat in the house during the day) and my dishes are all washed and in the draining rack (boy, can't believe how neat I am today ). Now... if only my t-shirt and sweats and hair weren't covered in flour (how does that even happen )

Anyway, glad you enjoyed the revelation. Now... if only we could figure out where they are or... what the heck is happening.

ML

So when they changed the past and traveled to the present, their new selves were already there? Now all they have to do is go back and stop themselves from getting caught. somehow.

Oh come on!

Please!!!

Okay - just send it to me...
Carol

Edit - and actually, I won't have internet access Monday night so, really Sunday and Tuesday would be much better. Post it Sunday out of pity for me stuck at the hospital still and then with my in-laws [who I like but unlikely to have internet for me to be on]. Unless I can convince you to send me the whole file out of pity - then do that. If not, make this a bonus segment.

I agree, countrygurl74, it is confusing. Don't worry, everything will make itself clear by the end - whenever that may be

How about one really long post on August 31, 2008?

Great part ML. Loved the usual L&C banter squared. And the way you use all for names in the description to prevent confusion for us. Although, it would have been extremely funny to get them all confused until Lois or Lois decide Lois and Clark or Lois and Clark should refer to Lois and Clark as Lane and Kent

I admit, I never saw the treason-thing coming.
Unless I forgot something from part 2, L&C didn't steal any information, they just got caught inside Starlabs. So that leaves the following options:
a) I just found a little plot-hole (yeah, right...)
b) Someone set out to use this event to purposely hurt Lane.
c) There is a hidden side-plot going on and someone used the opportunity to steal information.

The clerk *accidentally* destroying the evidence against Kent.
I wonder if he has a slight resemblance with this fella here:


Ages ago you mentioned we should look for what's missing. Well, Lane and Kent have been missing.

Don't even joke about that, Patrick. That's so not funny.

Michael

I thought for a second the Clark's were going to use a 2x4 on each other to protect their women!

That one little scene was too funny. Both men standing there glaring at themselves and the women they love standing behind them rolling their eyes.

This will require a reread to get all of the info that you threw at us; but I loved it.

I think your first mistake is calling it a 'little story' . If you'd like, I'm sure I could find a way to make the traveling easier... send it on and I'll have extra yummy chocolate cookies waiting on this end.

DS is still fighting this stomach bug which for the rest of us would be unpleasant but not a huge deal, but he has no fat [or any other kind of] reserves and the dehydration threat is still pretty real. He's also refused to eat much the last couple of days because of the upset tummy so they don't want to let him go home [because we'd likely end up right back here].

Well, I have every confidence in your ability to get 45 done in time to post tonight. Even if it's a little late, we'll take it.

Sending it to me is still the best option. Promise.

Carol

You know, I could do that. I definitely could do that.

Wait! Framework was joking? And here I was, about to mark up my appointment book to post next on August 31st

If you were to go back and re-read chapter two, I suspect you might notice something that you just breezed over during your first read through. It would have seemed... like idle chit chat at the time - not the missing piece of information you would need to understanding one of the major plot points

Or... you could just wait for chapter 45 for the explanation

This is the reason, by the way, that I never start to post before I'm finished writing - to make sure that the info necessary to chapter 44 actually finds it's way into chapter 2 .

I suspect you'll have to do that with upcoming chapters, too. I just hope I don't end up giving you information overload - and that it all makes sense in the end.

Are you calling my story fat? I get the distinct impression you're saying that my story is fat. Okay, so now my story is all offended and refuses to go to visit you

EDIT: Just wanted to add:

Of course, that's always a possibility, too. I find all sorts of little plot holes as I'm going along. For example, when Lois and Clark first went to Lane's apartment, there was a couch and a couple of chairs in the living room. Now there are two couches. So as I was editing, I noticed that and had to go back and change the two chairs to an extra couch

Anyway, thanks for the comments. Hope you're still following all of this.

ML

Uh, ML, you did never by any chance watch the mid-90s TV-show Babylon 5, did you? Talk about hints hidden upfront to be noticed and enjoyed the second or third time around.

Michael

Actually, I really liked that show - and mostly for the reason you're mentioning. I remember hearing once that the creator had the five seasons all mapped out before he started filming. And he was the one who also wrote the majority of the scripts, if I recall correctly. Made for a great series - because watching it the second time was actually more enjoyable than watching it the first time.

Btw, Michael, be sure you also take note of my EDIT above. I added that at about the same time that you were posting - but I thought you might be interested in that.

ML

No, no, no.

Not fat at all.

But I do suspect, that if you were to print out said story it would weigh more than my son at the moment . Seriously. He's just over 13lbs and a ream of paper is about 20 pages... Not sure how many pages the 'little' story is but a ream is 500 and LtL is 700+ and I know how long yours is in relation to LtL so... .

Healthy sized. Yeah. Not little. Healthy.

So if unoffended now, is healthy story willing to come play with my little boy? He'd LOVE LOVE LOVE to have it read to him. It would make him feel LOTS better.

Promise.

Carol

Carol, I'll be sure to give your explanation to my story - just as soon as she stops crying.

You know, I had so many things on my list to get done today and now I find myself having to spend all my time trying to get my little story to stop crying.



ML

Thanks. And, hm, you know that dangling plot-pinpricks in front of your readers while talking about plot-holes in order to distract us is not very nice. /me mumbles about LnC FF authors with a Straczynski-complex hiding in the shadows.

Okay, I skimmed part two and remembered this one.
Back then I assumed it was about L&C B&E-ing. So, maybe not. You know, this does very little (read: nothing) to make waiting another 36 hours any easier.

Oh and, hey, that's so great to know I'm not the only B5 fan around here I heard the same stuff. For instance, he had the whole arc in index cards on his desk, and nobody ever thought to check there...

Michael

Awww... Send story over here. DS is sleeping [I think] at the moment and I have plenty of time to give her lots of lovely feedback and take care of her so you can get the things done that you need to do so you can get 45 polished for tonight. Or if you're sure you won't have time, I'd be happy to go over it a few times for you... Of course, I'd need the rest of it too to make sure there's no continuity errors etc.

Seriously. I'd be happy to help you out.

Carol

Oh, just noticed another little mistake that my editing didn't catch. In that section in chapter 2, it was May of 1992. In the chapter I just posted, Lane refers to April of 1992.

ML (who is rushing back right now to change that mistake)

/me grumbles. ML, I vividly remember you mentioning how you don't have the *time* to get part 45 edited by midnight tonight, your time.

And now I know why. You're out the whole day, playing catch with your FoLCs while your poor healthy-sized story is at home feeling neglected. No wonder she's crying.

Michael

PS: Isn't it wonderful to be able to play with your readers like that?

That's sweet of you, Carol. But really, you don't want to do that. When she gets crying, her nose runs and... really. It's not a pretty sight.

ML

ML -

I've got four kids. Not much makes me squeamish anymore. Really. I can handle a little runny nose no problem. Honestly.

Carol

Anyway, I should get going here. I'm going to have a piece of blueberry pie for lunch and then... my neighbour has volunteered to come over tomorrow and take a bunch of stuff to the dump for me in his truck and I have to get it all ready for him. Wish me luck. After all, I'm pretty sure that there's an ant hill beneath the old shingles he's going to be taking. And... Last time I tried to move shingles, a bunch of them decided they didn't like that. Did you know that ants bite?

Anyway, talk to you later (assuming I survive the ant attack - of course, this time I'm going armed with Raid ).

ML

Terrific! Did something really happen in 1992 or was the treason charges simply a means for the Star Labs scientists to get hold of Lois and Clark's device?

I just keep wondering if Lois & Lane, Clark & Kent are in danger of merging by touching, will we be left with a scenario wherein there are 2L + 1C or 1L + 2C.

Superb as always! Hope you get some time for Chapter 45 between blueberry pie and ant-attacks

*Beep* *Beep* *Beep*

It is now Midnight EST.

Michael