The Saga Begins
by Bren Ren
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Author's Note: Welcome to my shippy little universe! This is the beginning of my Season Ten Ficisode serial, "The Saga Begins". This is the conclusion of the great big epic cliff-hanger I left y'all dangling on in the prequel story, "End of the Line", and will undoubtedly make more sense if you read that first.
It's hard to summarize this story, since it's still forming, so let's just say... evil is afoot, but Lois and Clark aren't going to let a little thing like impending Armageddon slow down the development of their relationship. All will be revealed by *season's* end, but there are some wicked twists and turns, and even the odd loop-de-loop before we get there. And again, don't expect any real "A-plot" development. All I'm writing is the odd exposition in the shippy scenes. 'Cause really, what more do ya need? ;P
And on with the show!
{Season Ten Premiere}
{Ficisode 10-01:}
{*Some Assembly Required*}
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Opening Gambit: Every New Beginning Comes From Some Other Beginning's End
Friday, 5:00 p.m.
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{Previously on Smallville… Lots of clips of all the great big dramatic moments of last season—with lots and lots of shots of Lois and Clark kissing—leading up to the exciting cliffhanger finale… And Now:}
Clark held his hand out to Lois. "Do you trust me?"
She took his hand in hers and stepped closer. "It isn't my trust that's been in question."
The building's trembling intensified with every passing second. "It's time I answered your question, then." As her eyes grew impossibly wider, Clark dipped his head down to capture her lips in a firm kiss. The building suddenly began to quake violently; it was collapsing under them. He wrapped his arms tightly around Lois as he broke off the kiss.
"Hope you're not afraid of heights," Clark quipped with a wink. And then they shot straight up into the air as the roof crumbled beneath, releasing a super-sized fireball that missed them by microseconds.
"Clark!" Lois had to shout at the top of her voice just to hear herself over the roar of the wind. She gaped at him, her eyes wide with sheer amazement.
"It's okay, Lois." Clark spoke calmly and clearly over the wind. "I've got you."
"Well, obviously!" Her rolling eyes clearly communicated her sarcasm if he'd somehow missed it in her voice through the roaring air. "But who's got you? And just when were you going to tell me about the flying part?"
"You don't have to scream, Lois I can hear you just fi—…flying?" Clark's face froze for a moment. "Did you say flying?" He looked down and only then realized that their trajectory was no longer a sharp ascent, but they weren't descending either. They were, in fact, sailing through the air parallel to the earth far, far below. "I'm flying!"
Exuberant joy radiated from the very core of Clark's being. Lois just kept gaping at him, her astonishment and awe growing by leaps and bounds, as he shot his fist into the air, whooping for joy and pouring on speed.
"Whoa, sailor! Remember the mere mortal in your arms?" She was clinging to him pretty fiercely at this point and had nearly screamed right in his ear. Their flight immediately slowed as Clark turned a slightly sheepish face down to kiss her lightly.
"Got a little excited," he told her apologetically.
She held his smile for a beat then glanced around, scanning their surroundings for a heartbeat or two before returning her sparkling gaze back to him. "Little wonder," she finally replied, only a little breathlessly. "But we've really gotta save it for later. We still have a couple of maniacal bad guys to take down."
Clark laughed, turning his head to glance sidelong with disbelief. "You are amazing. I have never met anyone so—
"So what?" she huffed.
"One-track minded," he answered, eyes twinkling and voice teasing.
"Don't even try to act like you don't love that about me." He didn't have to look at her to clearly picture the challenge on her face.
"You know I do," he answered.
She tucker her head into the crook of his neck. "Do you ever get tired of always saying just the right thing?"
Clark pulled her face back to his, pressing their foreheads together as he answered, "I sure hope not." He kissed her once more, not quite lingering, but in no hurry, either.
Seconds later, or perhaps two or three lifetimes later, Clark brought them to the roof of the Daily Planet with a smooth landing. Clark gently lowered Lois to the ground, but held her tightly suspended in his arms as her feet made contact with the solid plane beneath them; gravity held no influence on her as Clark continued to support the entirety of her weight. For another lifetime or two, or perhaps just a brief moment, they simply stood together with mesmerized gazes mingling between them.
Lois drew in a slow flow of air, filling her lungs completely. "Wow." Every last molecule she'd just sucked in came rushing right back out with that exaltation.
"Yeah," Clark barely managed the husky agreement.
"I'm getting the feeling you haven't done that before," Lois mused.
"No," he acknowledged. "That was a first."
"Wow!" Lois repeated the exclamation with even greater adulation. "I know I have a bigger vocabulary than this, but… Wow."
"Well, you've always preferred actions over the, uh, touchy-feely words," Clark replied with a cheeky smirk.
"Actions do speak louder than words, you know," Lois countered. The she reached up with both hands and pulled his head down for one deliriously thorough kiss. Then Clark's phone began to ring, as did Lois's. "Chloe," she informed Clark as she opened her phone.
"And Oliver," Clark replied as he answered his.
"They did it again." The words were all but synchronously spoken by both Oliver and Chloe. Lois and Clark exchanged wryly amused smirks.
"Did what?" This time it was Clark and Lois who answered together. Lois rolled her eyes at Clark.
"Hold on," Chloe jumped in. "This is going to drive us all nuts in about two seconds. Oliver."
Oliver's voice came through clearly on Clark's line, but Lois could hear him well in the background of hers. "They pulled off the impossible while they had us looking the other direction."
"You mean this was just another distraction?" Lois snapped.
"You got it in one," Chloe confirmed.
"What was the real target?" Clark asked, his foreboding tone hitting everyone full force.
"You're not going to believe this." Chloe paused for dramatic effect. "Lex Luthor."
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{Somebody *SAAAAVE* Me!}
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