Bruce, John Henry, Kimiyo and Shayera all sat in a room around an examining table with a chunk of the red rock on it. John Henry had spent the last several hours examining it, and was now giving his assessment.

"And you're positive?" Kimiyo asked.

"I'm not positive about anything, but I can't see how it could be anything else." John Henry shrugged.

"It's got most of the same properties." Bruce confirmed.

"So you're saying we're looking at red kryptonite?" Shayera asked.

"Based on the way Clark looked, I'd be inclined to say so. He looked like a slab of meat in Rocky." Kimiyo added.

"Rocky?" Shayera questioned.

"It's a boxing movie." John Henry answered. "Bruce has he told you anything about Red Kryptonite?"

"Never." Bruce shook his head. "We should get Diana. She may know something."

"I'll go. I should check on Clark anyway." Kimiyo said, walking out of the room.

Diana awoke to a gentle hand on her shoulder. She jumped up immediately. "Kal?"

Kimiyo tried to calm her. "No. It's just me."

"Is he?" She couldn't even get the words out.

"No changes. His breathing is fine and the swelling has gone down significantly. But there is something that we want you to look at. Can you follow me?"

"Yes." Diana followed Kimiyo out of the room, gently squeezing Kal's hand before she left, silently promising him that she'd return.

"Are you okay Diana? You seem a little…" She couldn't quite find the right word.

"I'm just not used to seeing him like this. If anything, I should be right next to him just as beat up."

"He'll make it. Don't worry."

The two women were silent as they made their way to the examining room on the other side of the watchtower, where the others were. Diana walked into the room and immediately remembered about the glowing red rocks she'd seen embedded in the sides of the station after seeing a rather large one sitting on the table.

"Have you figured out what it is?" Diana asked.

Bruce answered first. "Yes. Kryptonite."

"What? Why is it red?"

"We were hoping you would know." John Henry spoke up.

"No, what makes you think it's Kryptonite?"

"The shape, it's reaction to UV lights, and aside from a few differences it's the same chemical makeup as the green stuff."

"What differences?" Diana wondered, that could explain why the Phantom Zone projector didn't work.

"The difference is, that this has something similar to the chemical makeup of tar." John Henry answered. "But with this equipment we can't be certain."

"John's ring could help us." Everyone looked at Shayera as she spoke up for the first time. She and John Stewart's relationship was more confusing than Clark and Diana's. "Or Hal's."

"Well they're not here. If this is Kryptonite we have to get Kal off the station!" Diana shouted, as if she just now realized what they were looking at.

"We don't know how this may affect him." Bruce tried to add.

"It could be killing him! We have to move him now, as long as this is here Kal is in danger. I'll take him home, and stay with him until he wakes up. Kimiyo if you can help him please do, but he has to be away from this."

Diana didn't even wait for them to discuss it further, she hurried back up to sickbay.

"She's right." Bruce said.

"Yeah." John Henry agreed. "Sometimes we look at things too scientifically. We should have told her sooner. Hopefully we didn't do more damage to him by keeping him here."

"He's got to be close to the green stuff to be affected by it. We're three decks away. Why wouldn't this be any different?" Bruce asked. "We can't jump to conclusions, not yet."

"Either way we should start gathering up the red kryptonite, from the station and from earth. Who knows what someone might do with it." Shayera suggested.

"That's a good idea. We've got reports from several places that were hit by pieces of this asteroid. We should put together a list, check them out as quickly as we can. And as quietly." John Henry added, causing everyone to look at Bruce.

Bruce crossed his arms. "Quietly huh? I can help with that."

With some help from Kimiyo, Diana was able to get Clark moved to his apartment. Far away from the Kryptonite, Metropolis had been hadn't been hard hit by the aftermath of him and the asteroid so she figured him to be safe from any that was on the ground. Although she did need to come up with a decent excuse as to why Clark Kent was out like this, just in case one of his friends came by. But in the meantime, she made herself at home promising herself that she wouldn't leave his side until he awoke.

Pain, excruciating unrelenting, full bodied pain is what Clark found himself in. It hurt to move, it hurt to breathe, it hurt to think. His moved his eyes throughout the unfamiliar room, trying to figure out where he was. Nothing looked familiar, nothing smelled familiar, it was a little bit frightening to wake up in intense pain and not know where he was.

One strange thing however, was that there was another person in the bed with him. Sleeping, right on the edge of the bed, as if the slightest movement would send them tumbling to the floor. The figure looked distinctly female, but then again he could only see the back of the head. He tried to sit up and get a closer look, but he fell right back into the bed. His spine felt like it was on fire.

"Ow!" He shouted, with a cracking voice.

The noise brought Diana right out of her light slumber. She'd been with him all day, and hadn't had any sleep. She had planned only to rest her eyes briefly, but ended up laying on the edge of the bed, careful not to touch him.

"Kal you're awake! How do you feel?"

"Who are you?"

She was a little taken aback. "My name's Diana, you don't remember me?"

"No, I feel like I'd remember eye candy like you. I mean whoa baby!" He said groggily. "Are you a model?"

"No?" Why was he talking like this?

"You are the most smoking hot beautiful woman I've ever seen."

Diana smiled in complete surprise, he'd complimented her on her appearance before but never quite like that. She didn't know how to react other than giggling like a schoolgirl.

"Baby you are built for lovin'. What are you doing here, and where are we anyway." He seemed completely delirious.

"This is your apartment, and I'm your girlfriend." The first part came naturally, the second just left her mouth before she could even control it. It was as if someone else spoke the words on her behalf, and before she could try to take them back he ran with it.

"You're my girlfriend!? Holy shit! I hit the jackpot!" Clark shouted in a cracking high pitched voice.

Diana was so stunned by what she had just said she was unable to speak again, she just stood there.

"Come closer, let me get a look at your face."

She must have been having an out of body experience because she did exactly what he asked without hesitation.

"Whoa you're teeth are perfect!" He eyed her up and down, lingering at her chest for an extra few seconds. "Turn around for me."

Finally something brought Diana back into the real world. "No."

"Aw come on baby. Do we call each other baby?"

"Not really."

"How long have you been my girlfriend?"

"Not long, we keep it a secret." Oh Hera, I did it again. What am I saying? What is wrong with me?

"A secret from who?"

"Ok, you're clearly delirious, just try to stay still and go back to sleep. I'm going to call the doctor and tell her you're awake. I'll be right back I promise." Diana spun around and headed towards the door.

"Oh baby you've got everything! Ooowee! I know exactly why I was liking you!"

Diana tried to ignore his compliments on her posterior as she exited the room, but had to admit comments from a completely out of it Kal were far better than anyone else speaking to her that way.

Diana got in contact with the watchtower. "Kimiyo, yes he's awake. He's completely out of it, and in a lot of pain but he's awake."

"Ok, just try to keep him still, and in the sunlight." Kimiyo didn't know the first thing about Kryptonian physiology, and since pain medication didn't work on him that was the only solution she had.

"Not a problem." There was no way Diana was going to tell anyone what just transpired seconds ago.

She popped back in on Kal a few minutes later and saw that he was doing as she requested, his breathing was steady and suggested he was sleeping again. She padded into the kitchen and made herself a cup of coffee. It was the middle of the day so it wasn't as if she needed it, she just needed to occupy herself for a few minutes while she figured out what just happened.

"What is wrong with me? Why did I just say that?" Diana paced back and forth in the kitchen trying to rationalize what just happened. "Ok, I just told a little white lie to explain why I was here with him, but he's completely off his rocker right now, when he wakes up again he'll be himself, and he'll know we never dated. I'll explain everything and by tomorrow we'll be laughing about this. Perfect." Diana mixed her cream and sugar into her coffee and sat on the couch feeling much better.

As she sank down into the couch sipping her coffee, she let her mind wander a little bit. Would dating Kal be so bad? Of course not. They spent plenty of time together, they liked each other, and were physically attracted to each other. And she knew that it wasn't a one sided attraction either, his lustful ramblings of a few minutes ago were the 100% truth. He'd made her aware of how he felt about her looks on the night they were forced to spend together naked, he hadn't used so many words but his body's reaction to hers spoke loudly.

They spent their time together on the watchtower or the fortress, if they were to date, she would need to be with Clark Kent. Wonder Woman dating Superman would be a hassle that neither wanted to deal with. Could that work? She considered the possibility of putting on a human disguise and playing like a normal human. It could be fun, she'd done it a few times, but that was simply so she could blend in with Bruce and Kal.

Diana shook her head dismissing those thoughts. She chalked her fumbling of words to the part of her brain that was interested romantically in Kal. She admitted to herself that if she were to date anyone he would be the first choice, but that was it. Kal was loopy when he awoke, and was only awake for a few minutes. He'd probably totally forget their conversation when wakes up next. All would be just fine, and as it was, they'd laugh about it soon.

"Hey! Are you still here?" Kal's voice brought Diana out of a haze that she'd fallen into for a while. She immediately jumped up to go to him.

He was sitting up in bed when she got there, seemingly without much pain. And he had a very puzzled look on his face. "What do you need?"

"Awesome, you're really here, that wasn't a dream. So if you're Diana, my smoking hot girlfriend. Who am I?"

Diana's mouth dropped open. "That is so not good."

"No it isn't. I feel like I should know my own name. What's going on?"

"Your name is Clark Jerome Kent. You hit your head, I think you have amnesia."

"Oh." He looked around confused, taking everything in. "How did I hit my head."

Before Diana could answer, the cell phone on the table beside Clark started buzzing. "Who is that?" Diana asked as Clark reached to pick up the phone.

"Lois Lane, 'Coming up, put on pants.' Who is Lois Lane? And what does pants have to do with anything." Clark tried to remember anyone by that name but was simply drawing a blank.

"Uh, you two work together." Diana didn't know what to do with herself, she didn't want to leave Clark alone, but didn't want Lois to see her here either. She was going to instruct Clark to tell her it's a bad time, but she heard the door open a few seconds later. Lois had a key.

"Hey Clark, I'm sure you've gotten the call already. Chief needs us to check out this meteor shower thing. Hurry up, I brought donuts." Lois walked in like she owned the place, not caring how much noise she made. She always made a point to yell when she used the key to clearly identify herself. Lois walked through the apartment, looking for any sign of Clark. She turned the corner to see a woman walking out of Clark's bedroom.

"Oh my. Hello."

"Hello." Diana greeted politely.

"I'm his coworker. He gave me a key, I gave him a key to my place. But there's nothing going on between us." Lois wanted to make it perfectly clear what was happening. "I got a call from work and figured we'd catch a cab together."

Diana looked down at herself, and realized what was happening. She was still wearing pajamas, loose sweat pants and a tank top, and with her uncombed hair it looked like she'd slept here.

"Oh it's fine. I know who you are. I'm Diana."

"Diana?" Lois tried to place her name and face, she seemed familiar somehow. "Have we met before?"

"Yeah, once. It was Christmastime."

"That's right." Lois snapped her fingers. Clark introduced her as his friend last Christmas, clearly things had changed since then. It was a surprise, Diana was slimmer and more muscular than she'd remembered, but then again she was bundled up in a oversized parka when they briefly met.

"Who are you talking to?" Clark walked out of the room, wearing only a pair of linen hospital pants. Looking groggy and confused.

"Do you remember Lois? You work together at the Daily Planet." Diana stated as diplomatically as she could.

"No." Clark said nonchalantly. "If I didn't remember that I was dating a woman as fine as you why would I remember one of my coworkers?"

Lois was a little offended. But she refrained from reminding Clark that the two of them dated at one time. Not in front of the girlfriend that she knew nothing about.

Diana cringed inwardly about his girlfriend comment, now that Lois knew, it meant she would be even further caught in this web of lies. Had he already forgotten that she said they kept it a secret?

"Clark are you okay?" Lois asked.

"He hit his head last night. The meteor shower." Diana answered for him.

"Oh my god Clark! Is he alright?" Lois became concerned immediately.

Diana answered again. "He's fine it seems, other than the memory loss."

"Memory loss, shouldn't you be at the hospital?"

"He doesn't believe in doctors." Diana informed her, knowing Clark had a built in excuse for things like this. "I got him out as soon as I could."

"Duh, I knew that. Okay, okay… I'm going to go to work, I'll let everyone know what happened. Clark you stay here, and get yourself right. Don't worry about a thing, and if you need anything, anything at all call me. My number is in your phone. It was nice to meet you again Diana." Lois left the apartment quickly.

"Did she leave the donuts? I'm hungry." Clark wondered.

"I told you we kept us a secret!" Diana turned to Clark quickly, with her frustration clearly showing.

"Sorry." Clark recoiled.

"It's alright. I forgive you." Diana had to step back on that, this was after all her fault. "Just promise me you won't tell anyone else."

"Promise."

Diana took a deep breath and rubbed her eyes in exasperation.

"Are you alright?" Clark asked.

"Yes, I'm fine. I just want you to get better. In the meantime, we have a lot to talk about."