A.N: Here it is! As you can see below, it takes place in the future, so for this story's sake, Season 5-8 did not happen. In order to cut all the bad, I had to sacrifice the good and I'm sorry for that. But hopefully, this re-telling will be a favorite amongst you all still. I hope to have my original readers (and some new ones too!!) still in my corner by end of this thrill ride! Now on with the concluding part of the L&C Trilogy...

Chapter 1

Twelve years later…

"Hey Lois…"

"Hey Jimmy", she smiled at her friend and cousin by extension, "How is my goddaughter and godson…?"

"Keeping me and Chloe up at night…", Jimmy laughed, "I just dropped them off with Gabe before coming in to work."

"What about the daycare that you guys were planning on registering them in", Lois asked surprised.

"Are you kidding", Jimmy laughed, "Chloe is freaking out about a stranger raising them. By extension the only two people allowed to babysit are you and Gabe. And that's about it… doesn't leave me much options…"

"She'll get better at the whole letting go thing", Lois smiled, "It's the first set of twins. What's going to happen after the second?"

"Please don't jinx me", Jimmy said walking over to his desk, "I find myself praying every night for one kid this time around…"

Lois laughed. "I'll keep you in my prayers Jimbo."

"Thank you", he breathed clasping his hands together causing her to laugh.

Lois smiled typing at her desk, getting ready for an interview she'd set for later in the day.

"Hey Jimmy", she called out, "You think you can come with later when I interview Lex Luthor?"

"Lex Luthor", Jimmy asked, "I thought he didn't take interviews….?"

"He doesn't", Lois smiled, "But I got my way in."

"How exactly, did you do that?"

"Well, he requested me", she smiled, "It doesn't hurt that we dated…"

"Dated", Jimmy asked, "I didn't know you two were an item…"

"Um… yeah", she nodded, "It lasted about a month though… It wasn't a big deal."

"Does Chloe know", Jimmy asked narrowing his eyes.

"I may have forgotten to mention it once or twice", she turned back to her computer.

"Oh really", Jimmy laughed, "Sure Lois, I'll go with you…"

"Thank you", she grinned.

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"Lois", Lex smiled and hugged her warmly, "It's nice to see you again."

"Lex", she smiled tightly, "I'm just here for that interview."

"Oh right", he said, "About the foundation right?"

"Right", she said, "What can you tell me about the rumors that the foundation is a front for testing on the meteor infected?"

"Meteor infected", Lex asked, "Lois… that was my father's obsession, not mine. I thought you of all people would know that, considering how close you were to becoming part of the family…"

She lowered her gaze. "Lex… this isn't about us."

"It isn't", he asked.

"I'm sorry becoming part of the family", Jimmy cut in smirking at Lois, "You holding out on me, Lo."

"It was a long a time ago, Jimmy", Lois said, "Lex and I met in Smallville during Chloe's senior year… When the general sent me to Europe, Lex and I crossed paths. We dated, he asked me to marry him and I said no."

Jimmy tried to hold his laughter and shrugged, "Can I ask why?"

Lex acknowledged Jimmy for the first time, "I always speculated there was someone else… but Lois hadn't dated the entire time I'd known her. So I was never too sure."

"Lex, answer the question", she chided.

"Fine", he said turning back to her, "No Lois, I'm not experimenting on anyone with abilities… But if you don't mind, I have to make a trip."

He stood up, pushing a button on his desk, calling for security.

"My security will help you off the property."

"No you don't", Lois shook her head, "You think I don't know you well enough to know that you are evading me… We're coming with you…"

"I'm going to Star City", Lex said, "It's clear across the country… Sure Perry White won't mind?"

"Not if it's for a story", she was already walking out the door, "You coming or what?"

Lex smiled intrigued. "Come Mr. Olsen… there's plenty of room in my chopper."

"Thanks, Mr. Luthor…"

"Oh don't thank me", Lex said patting his back, "Any friend of Lois is a friend of mine…"

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Lois strapped herself in the seat nearest Jimmy, while Lex was strapped in front of them.

"I guess we'll continue the interview on the ground", he was telling and she nodded looking out the window.

The helicopter was speeding clear across the sky above the city, and Jimmy was holding tightly to his seat in fear. He'd never told anyone, but he was petrified of flying. Lois looked over at him and smiled.

"You okay there Jimmy", she asked.

He turned to face her and nodded quickly, trying hard to breathe in and out.

"Jimmy, we'll be landing in no time", she smiled.

Suddenly the cockpit shook a little too roughly. Jimmy looked over at her with wide eyes.

"It's okay", Lois said, "It's just a little turbulence…"

Then the cockpit shook even rougher, causing all its occupants to be tossed around inside.

"Mr. Luthor", the pilot was saying, "We have a problem. The fuel line's been cut."

"Lex", Lois called out, "What's going on?"

"Nothing to worry about", Lex assured them, "Just tighten your seatbelts."

Lois overheard the pilot on the radio calling for help.

"That doesn't look like nothing to worry about", she was saying.

Suddenly the propellers stopped turning.

"What the hell", Jimmy said looking at Lois, "Is that normal?!"

Lois looked at him and shrugged. "I don't think so…."

They suddenly felt like they were going down at the nose. Lois grabbed on to the first thing she found, and Jimmy grabbed on to his seat.

"Oh please God! Oh please God! I don't care if you give me more twins… I promise I'll be good… I'll be the best father and husband…. Please don't let me die…"

"Jimmy", Lois screamed, "We'll be okay! I promise…"

He nodded believing her. She looked over at Lex, who was looking at her calmly. He didn't seem to care that his helicopter had been sabotaged and was going down by the nose. Then it all stopped. They weren't going down any more. Lois knew the propellers still hadn't been turned on, because all she could here was Jimmy thanking his lucky stars that he wasn't going down anymore.

She turned out the window and saw a red and blue blur holding the helicopter. Her eyes widened. It was a man dressed in red and blue.

The helicopter stopped moving as it was placed on the ground. The man in red and blue pulled the door off its hinges and peered inside.

"Is everyone alright?"

Everyone was still too shocked to speak.

"Are you okay", he was looking directly at her now.

Lois mouth dropped in shock, but she could not answer him.

"Yeah, thank you um", Jimmy was rambling, "Who… who are you?"

He smiled.

"A friend", he said.

Lois was still without words.

"Lois", Lex was saying, "Are you alright dear?"

She looked from the mystery man to Lex and nodded quickly, still unable to speak.

"Well, I hope this doesn't put any of you off of flying", he smiled, "Statistically speaking it's still the safest way to travel."

He then flew into the sky. Lois took off her seatbelt and looked outside of the cockpit. He was already gone.