Chapter 1
"Ella, John get up or you're going to be late" Yelled Lois
"Yes Mom" John groaned whilst Ella just grumbled sleepily before turning into a more comfortable sleeping position.
Clark who was sitting at the kitchen counter laughed at his children's antics. 5 year old twins, they were perfect and looking at his wife of eight years he sometimes had to pinch himself to believe it was real. He had never thought he could have children he had just accepted it however when Lois miraculously fell pregnant it was one of the happiest days of his life.
Lois busied herself, running round the kitchen getting breakfast and packed lunch ready before school. Lois had really come into her own she was now a great cook and a truly excellent mother, of course Clark had no doubt about that. Still it amazed him how natural she was at it.
Today Lois and Clark had a day off work, on a week day. Clark was looking forward to just relaxing with Lois whilst the kids were at school. He loved his kids dearly but sometimes they allowed themselves time to themselves. Usually a weekend every few months, have Aunt Chloe and Uncle Ollie take care of them or else Martha the doting grandmother. Now as the kids were starting school they would have more time together which they were thankful for.
By now Lois was moving round the kitchen so fast Clark thought she had superspeed. Clark stood up walked to her and wrapped his arms around her. Lois put the knife which she had been franticly buttering the bread for the sandwiches down and turned into the hug. They took a few moments of peaceful silence just holding each other, Lois lifted her head up and looked into his eyes.
They kissed but for a few seconds before their children decided they would pick that moment to come down for breakfast.
"Ewww" grimaced Jonathan
"Gross" chimed Ella
Lois and Clark sent apologetic smiles to each other before Clark went back round to sit at the table with his children.
As it was they're day off Lois decided she would cook breakfast for them all. Clark gave her a knowing smile as he remembered the first time she had made or tried to make breakfast for him. When she had lived with him the first time and made a burnt breakfast for him and his parents.
As ever Lois knew what he was thinking and swatted him on the arm as she placed bacon on all their plates.
Clark didn't let Lois do all the cooking, no it started out just him but over time Lois got a knack to it and found that she enjoyed it. Now Clark would rate her cooking on par with his mother. Clark cooked for the family whenever Lois was tired or he felt like surprising her.
His son Jonathan was similar to him with his dark hair, but he had Lois' hazel eyes and similarly Ella was a brunette and had Clark's blue eyes. Thus far both his children had two powers the same two he had when he was their age, Strength and Speed. They were half kryptonian and surprisingly the pregnancy and birth of the twins had gone very smoothly. Lois had got back to her normal gorgeous figure in no time at all.
It seemed thus far that their children had inherited only the best characteristics from the both of them. Both of their kindness, Lois' confidence and Clark's unwavering goodness. The parents were immensely proud of their children.
The Lab equipment flashed multicolour as the large mass of machinary at the center of the room whirred. A tall bald man in a black overcoat stood in corner keeping out of the three scientist's space. He was surveying the small glowing sphere in the middle of the mass of machinery through a live video feed to a monitor in front of him.
"Are you ready Mr Luthor" asked a scientist
"Yes start it up" commanded Lex
"Lets go people"
A ten second countdown was started the machinery became louder and louder and the flashings of light became brighter.
"3,2,1"
A huge purple light was emmitted from the orb, the light remained constant for about five seconds before it stopped and went dark.
"Let me see the orb" shouted Lex with near insane determination.
After a few minutes they managed to prise the metal away, the orb was undamaged, exactly the same.
Lex screamed in rage as he stormed around the lab "We need Clark Kent" Lex yelled.
Clark was sitting on the sofa Lois curled up on his lap. The both of them were barely clothed, the kids were at school and they made use of the time the had together. They sat peacefully when all of a sudden a peircing sound erupted in Clark ears. He jumped which startled Lois. The only other time he had heard that noise was when a kryptonion artifact was calling for him. The fortress key for example.
He knew he should investigate but he was having such a good day with Lois that he didn't want it to end. Today had been a good day he had only had to don the suit twice that day and that had only been a bank robbery and a bridge collapse. No alien invasion or world danger today.
"What's been up with you today" asked Lois pulling Clark back from his thoughts.
"I heard a kryptonian artifact calling, not sure what it was" As ever he could not lie to Lois
"Why haven't you gone to see what it is" Lois seemed confused
"Err.. well we were having such a good time earlier I didn't want it to end" A large grin plasted on his face at the memory.
Lois blushed for a moment but it was fleeting.
"Clark, don't worry about me, I knew what I signed up for go save the world, I'll be fine" She kissed him and he span into his suit.
At that moment his children came home from school.
"Dad at school today we heard a buzzing sound" John said "We were the only ones that could hear it though"
Clark exchanged a worried glance with Lois who nodded for him to go.. He hugged and kissed the tops of his childrens heads before speeding out of there.
Two men dressed in black sneaked toward the Kent house. They each had a tranquiliser gun and a palm sized amount of green kryptonite. One went in through the front door the other the back door. The wife knew something was wrong when her children recently home from school yelped in pain and fell to the ground in agony. She knew the symptoms of green kryptonite well. She had started to look for the source of the poisoning as Clark kept some in a box for emergency's. She looked round the living room and the two men came into view. No escape both exits blocked, not that she would ever leave her kids.
"Su..." She managed weakly before the world went black.
Clark was flying over metropolis, in search for the artifact. He hoped it would be nothing major, after saving the world from Darkseid, Doomsday and Zod again he really felt that he couldn't do with another threat to the planet.
Using his much improved super hearing he had managed to pinpoint the distance and the general area of the Kryptonian artifact. He settled for xraying the closest buildings and soon enough found a disused warehouse which seemed the stereotypical place for bad things to happen. It was empty nothing there, some minor rubbish and general scrap. He xrayed the floor and found a hidden lift down to a lower floor. Now there was probably a special button to press or a pressure point but Clark was tired and wanted to get back to his family so he just punched through the wall to the lift, he prized the door open and pressed the only button that was available to him.
When he reached the bottom he was faced with a hallway. Clark strode purposefully along and opened the door. He stood in a lab which had a mass of equipment in the centre around a orb.
This must be it the orb looked similar to the one that transported the kandorians to earth those years ago.
"I knew you would come" said a manic Lex Luthor from the corner. Clark had been so distracted he had failed to notice Lex.
"So is that what this is a trap for me" Asked Superman
"Lets not get ahead of ourselves, all I need you to do is to get that orb working" smiled Lex
"And why would I do that"
"Oh Clark don't make me reveal my plan yet, I just wanted to talk" Lex chuckled in a singsong voice. Lex looked terrible, he was paler than usual and he had huge bags under his eyes.
"Why am I here"
"I just told you to work the orb"
"What would possible make me help you" Shouted Clark getting angry now.
Lex giggled "Now that would be a twist" Lex roared with laughter now. "Your beautiful wife and Children for one"
Clark's world went cold, he did not just say that his family were at home. Lois getting ready for dinner, the kids playing with Krypto. They could not be here.
A door that Clark hadn't noticed and in came the two men both holding Lois with one had and the other holding his children. A sharp pain erupted through Clark, he wasn't sure if it was the kryptonite that was being held to his kids backs or just the nightmare situation he currently found himself in. How had he let this happen.
"You see, now do it" Said Lex in a cold no longer playful voice.
"I'm sorry Lois"
"Shut up and DO IT" yelled Lex
Clark turned away from his family and to the orb. He pushed the machinery away clearing the path to the orb. As he approached the orb, it lit up in a steadily increasing purple, when the orb was within reach he turned back to Lois and nodded. Immediately they went into action, Lois elbowing and knocking the two thugs away from them. Lois grabbed the kids and pushed them down to the ground. Clark using the remainder of his strength picked up the machinery and threw it at the two thugs. It pinned one against the wall but the other one was advancing on Lois. Lex had pulled out his pistol. Clark was weak the kryptonite was draining him and his children, he was no help he couldn't do anything. Lex was advancing on Lois. There was a tug on his leg, somehow even with kryptonite exposure John had managed to reach him. Clark gripped his hand tightly and did the only thing he could think of and pick up the orb. A blinding flash of purple light left the two thugs confused. They had vanished everyone had gone but for them. However that wasn't the real question they wanted to ask was why was superman there.
A flash of light produced two figures that crashed to the floor. Clark and John got to their feet dazed and looked around. Clark knew the fields well they were in Smallville Kansas, the only place for corn fields. However their change in location did not bother Clark right now.
"LOIS...LOIS" Clark yelled into the field.
