Clark knocked on the door and waited a few moments.
"Hey, Smallville!" Lois smiled as she opened the door. "Come in. What's up?"
"I see you're holding up after last night," Clark smiled back to her as he came inside with Atticus. "I've been wanting-"
"Uh-oh..." Atticus said as he saw Bruce and Cherry.
Cherry looked over, feeling bad for not telling Atticus as she didn't have time to.
"Oh, I didn't realize you had company." Clark said to Lois, about to turn away.
"We'll just come back another time." Atticus added.
"Whoa, you might at least tell me why you stopped by." Lois told them, insisting that they stay a bit longer.
"I've been nosing around," Clark said to her. "I think I might know why The Joker is suddenly after Superman."
Bruce looked very interested in hearing this.
"Well, don't keep us in suspense." Cherry said, a bit meekly.
Clark glanced at Bruce and Cherry briefly before looking back to Lois. "I think he's in cahoots with your boyfriend's business partner."
"Lex?" Lois asked.
"I can't prove it... Yet." Clark replied.
"I suppose I could ask him." Bruce suggested.
Cherry knew exactly how Bruce would. Clark looked over to Cherry. Cherry looked up and turned away since he didn't seem to like her. Atticus could now feel like this was getting a little awkward.
"She really means that much to you?" Clark asked Atticus about him and Cherry.
Atticus simply nodded without a word.
"I guess I can't separate you two..." Clark said.
"We've been friends ever since we were in the orphanage before we reunited with our families." Atticus said.
Clark had to admit that that was quite touching and he saw that it was a bit harsh of him to forbid Atticus from seeing Cherry ever again, and the reason why wasn't a very good enough reason of why. Cherry stared at the wall, looking a little miserable because she wasn't allowed to talk to Atticus anymore and it was rather depressing to see her like this, even if she sometimes made fun of Atticus, it was just friendly teasing, and where the young boy felt the very same thing.
Eventually, Cherry and Bruce left as 'Batman' had to have a little talk with a certain villain of Metropolis, and where they knew exactly where to find him.
"All right, we're here, are you ready, Gothika?" Batman asked.
"I'm ready." The heroine replied, determined.
Lex was fast asleep in bed and suddenly, he was visited by two uninvited guests who literally dropped in through the window.
"Luthor, we're here to interrogate you." Lady Gothika glared.
Lex sat up on his bed, feeling bothered and frightened to see the two of them. "What do you want?"
"Information," Batman replied. "Regarding mutual agreements."
Lex's female driver soon came up behind them.
"Oh, no, you don't." Lady Gothika glared before knocking her down.
The woman yelped and glared from that and seemed to drop a gun in her hand.
"You know exactly who we mean..." Batman firmly told Lex as he looked worried about the fallen woman. "Where is he? What kind of deal have you made with him?"
"I don't... I..." Lex began to stammer.
"You better answer now." Lady Gothika threatened just as Kimba appeared and looked a little hungry.
Kimba snarled as he swatted his paw, nearly reaching out for Lex.
"Mr. Luthor? Are you alright?" A man's voice muffled from behind the doors before pounding on the doors. "Who's in there? Open up!"
"Maybe he's in trouble, the door's locked." Another man added.
"Dang it, we've got to get out of here." Lady Gothika said.
Batman soon took her to the window as the pounding got louder and louder.
"This isn't over, we'll be back, so you think it over, if you know what's good for you." Lady Gothika warned Lex, trying to look as intimidating as her godfather, and where it helped with Kimba by her side as they left.
Batman soon jumped off the balcony.
"Ooh..." Lady Gothika tensed up from the height.
Kimba soon knelt down and let her climb on his back and when she did, he soon rode off with her because of her fear of heights. Luckily for her with him around, it was easier to get by heights than to quickly have to conquer the fear.
"Was I threatening?" Lady Gothika asked Batman, sounding like a little girl asking her daddy about how well she did something special.
"Oh, very, especially with your tiger by your side." Batman said, sounding like a proud dad.
Lady Gothika beamed and clapped her hands, showing her rare perky side.
Later on, the others were at the Daily Planet.
"A transfer?" Clark asked Lois as she poured some coffee.
"Just to the Planet's Gotham City bureau." Lois smiled, handing him a cup.
"Is this about Bruce?" Atticus asked.
"We haven't made a formal commitment or anything, but yeah... It's that serious," Lois replied. "Hey, chin up, boys. With me out of the picture, Clark here might get a shot at stardom."
"But remember? He is already famous a certain Man of Steel?" Atticus whispered to her.
"Yeah, well..." Lois shrugged modestly with a bashful smile.
"Lois! Clark!" Mr. White's voice called out as he came from a staircase. "I just got the word cruise ship SS Atlantis has sent a distress call 200 miles off-shore."
"That's our cue." Atticus whispered to Clark.
Clark nodded in agreement with Atticus.
"Whoa!" Lois smiled as she soon ran off in excitement.
"Exactly. Call the Coast Guard to confirm, and cruise line for a statement," Mr. White told Lois. "You're not out of here yet, Lane."
Clark and Atticus soon secretly exited the building.
Bruce was soon shown doing some work-outs to keep himself in shape while Cherry struggled to lift a simple weight off the floor, showing she didn't get much exercise.
"Come on, you stupid weight!" Cherry grunted.
Bruce soon came behind her and squeezed her arms. "You don't lift much, do you?" he asked her.
"Uh... Well..." Cherry stammered before looking out the window. "BLIMP!"
"Don't change the subject," Bruce told her only to see that she was right. "What the devil is he up to now?"
"I guess we'll find out." Cherry said.
"A change of attire, you two?" Alfred offered, holding out their superhero uniforms.
"How fast can you get to Hobbs' Bay?" Bruce asked his butler.
Alfred soon opened a case with some help before looking back. "If I may be required when you're home, sir."
Bruce and Cherry soon got themselves ready. Once dressed, they soon flew off together in their own jet packs made specifically for them.
Estelle was shown to be eating her snack and sipped her drink, feeling emotional during the story and Mo gently patted her on the back to show her that it was going to be all right.
"Hey, if you wanna hear a dark Batman story, you should ask your Aunt Cherry about the time they had to actually help Harley Quinn." Atticus smiled softly to his daughter.
"They what?" Tony asked.
"Uh, I'll save that story for another time." Atticus said.
Estelle soon hiccuped from drinking her juice too fast and smiled sheepishly to her father.
"Should I continue?" Atticus asked.
"I can't... Stop... I... Need to... Get rid... Of these hiccups!" Estelle said in between hics.
"Did I tell you I accidentally threw out your Cheetah Girls CD?" Mo asked her daughter.
"BUT THAT'S MY FAVORITE! HOW COULD YOU?!" Estelle gasped before smiling. "Hey..."
"Knew that would work." Mo smiled.
"Okay, sorry, Daddy, you were saying?" Estelle prompted.
"Ah, yes." Atticus smiled back.
