Lois violently swung open the door and threw her suitcase down on the floor. Clark looked hesitant about coming in but he did anyway.
"I could have carried your suitcase for you," he told her.
"You are never touching my stuff again! As a matter of fact, take a good look around you. This is the last time you'll ever see the inside of my apartment."
"I don't understand what I did."
"You know what you did, you perverted jerk. Now I'm going to have to burn my sheets. No, I'm going to have to burn the entire bed. Better yet, I should find a new apartment. You know I consider myself a pretty liberal person in that respect. When I was staying at your house, I didn't care what you did with her because it was your house. But to come into my place and do it in my bed, I'm not that liberal."
Chloe cleared her throat and they finally noticed the 3 women, who were standing there with folded arms. Lois moved to join them, folding her own arms. "Start explaining Clark and you too, Lana."
"Lana?" echoed Chloe, Kara, and Lana.
"It wasn't Lana?" Lois asked in disbelief. "I don't think I believe that. Clark's many things but a cheater's not one of them. Who do you think he slept with?"
"With you," Chloe said confidently.
"Me," Lois said. "Me? What have you guys been smoking?"
Clark looked at her smugly. "How does it feel to be accused of something you didn't do?"
Lois went back over to Clark to hit him. "All I know is Chloe called and said you slept with somebody in my bed."
"And now she's saying that someone is you," Clark said, "which we both know never happened. I haven't done anything with anybody in--a long time."
"The same goes for me. In fact, I bet I've gone longer."
"I bet you haven't."
"Hey! Hey!" Chloe called, interrupting. "Is everything a contest with you two? I know what I saw and so do Lana and Kara. That's 3 against 2, so don't even try to lie your way out of it."
"You don't believe it, do you?" Clark asked Lana.
Lana didn't meet his gaze or answer.
Lois took a little sympathy on the couple. "He's absolutely right, Lana." Clark shot Lois a grateful look. "Do you know what would have to freeze over before Clark and I even kissed?"
"I'm sure the devil has picked out a nice pair of ice skates by now," Chloe said. "What makes you think you can lie to us? You don't seem like you're on or have been on red kryptonite, so why did you do it? Personally, it's none of my business other than I had no warning and I live here too. Lana, of course, is invested in this. You're not married to her but you should have had the decency to break up with her first, Clark."
"I don't want to break up because I haven't done anything," Clark insisted.
"I don't back Smallville up very often," Lois said, " but this time I am."
"For the record, I support you," Kara said. "I think you two make a cute couple."
"Shut up!" all the people in the room told her.
Realization suddenly dawned in Clark's eyes. "Perhaps we should turn on the news. I have a feeling our answer might be on there."
"I'm out of here," Lana said, storming out.
"I'll take care of her," Kara said. "You guys figure things out," and then she hurried after Lana.
"Clark, I know it's pretty shocking but the fact that you two slept together is not going to be on the evening news."
"Please, Chloe," Clark insisted.
She sighed and flicked the TV on. They all got closer to the TV when they saw what was on it. Metropolis was in complete chaos. People were running and screaming in fear as fire burned and buildings toppled. A woman reporter with olive-colored skin and flashing black eyes bravely continued to report through the disaster.
"As you can see, the destruction has not stopped. It's not unlike Dark Thursday. A man had been spotted starting the fires with his eyes and throwing cars and other heavy objects around like toys. A motive has not been determined yet. Experts are saying he is an alien. The military is preparing to--"
A car was thrown into the middle of the street, causing the reporter to run to avoid being crushed. A man, who looked just like Clark, stepped in front of the camera. Although the camera shook a little, it didn't go anywhere. The cameraman must have been paralyzed with fear.
"I don't have a real name like you humans have but I seem to have been named Bizarro. That's what you can call me. All you need to know is that I want to rule your planet." He looked at someone off screen. "Come here, my love." He pulled the woman, who looked just like Lois, onto the screen and brought her into a close, intimate hold. "We want to rule your planet. I have hidden a massive nuclear bomb that can destroy the entire world seven times over and only I know where it's at. Metropolis is a warning. If you refuse to cooperate, I will set it off. We can easily find another planet to conquer if we have to. The universe is a big place. The choice is up to you, citizens of earth. Accept my rule or you will be no more."
TBC