"How could you get pregnant, Lois. How?"
"Boy, you really need to get married or at least go back to biology class."
"Is this why you divorced Clark? Is there another man in your life?"
"No."
"Did Clark get another woman in his life and so you found a man in an act of revenge?"
"Clark with another woman? He's a one-woman man. Look how long it took him to get over Lana and he just dated her."
"Then why are you pregnant?"
"I guess it's too late to try and hide it now. It's Clark's baby."
"But that would have to mean—"
"That we never completely broke up? Exactly. Jor-El said we would bring another, more destructive meteor shower if we stayed married. I don't know what I'm going to do about the baby. I don't believe in abortion but it's not an option with Superman's baby anyway. It's going to become obvious that I'm pregnant and then what? People will know and so will the universe. I don't want to tell Clark yet. He shouldn't have to worry unnecessarily. I'll figure out what to do and then tell him."
"Slow down. Jor-El said you couldn't stay married?"
"Yeah, you know Clark's biological father."
"Why didn't he tell you before and isn't he a computer or something?"
"Yes, he's a high-tech Kryptonian computer and I don't know why it took this long to tell us. Maybe his sensors just collected the data or he wanted his son to have a normal life for as long as possible."
"I don't believe that. Jor-El would know and tell his son long before now. If the universe or God or whatever it is didn't want you together, why can you have kids together and why wait this long? I think it's possible that someone hacked into Jor-El's system and made him tell you what he did."
"That's a huge, creative leap. No wonder you write mystery novels. However, the Kryptonian computer is too advanced and complicated to be hacked into. Einstein couldn't do it. Besides what motive would a person possibly have and how would they get into the fortress?"
"That's why we should go to the fortress and dig for some answers. Are you still allowed in there?"
"I think so. I haven't tried."
"Let's go"
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Chloe and Lois were walking in the swirling snow. They were both in heavy parkas.
"It would have to be snowing," Lois mumbled.
Chloe shouted above the winds, "I didn't hear you! Are you warm enough?"
"Yes, Chloe. I have this yellow Eskimo jacket on."
"Are you sure the baby is warm enough?"
"Even if the baby could feel the weather, my kids are immune to the hot and cold. I think we're almost there."
Lois placed her hand on the fortress and it opened up. Once they were inside, Chloe began brushing snow off of Lois.
"What do you think you're doing?"
"Taking care of a pregnant woman."
"I'm pregnant not disabled. I'm older than you and I've been pregnant twice before. I am more than capable of caring for myself."
"I know you are. It's funny that Jor-El still lets his son's ex-wife in. Kal-El and his mate are the only ones who can open it, right?"
"Actually, the kids can get in too but basically. At one time the key would open it for anybody, assuming you could get here in the first place. We found we had to design it to only let intermediate family in. Are we going to stand here and chit chat or are we going to communicate with Jor-El."
"I don't think he'll respond to me."
"Right. Jor-El?"
"Lois, you wish to know something?" said the wise, monotone voice.
"Yeah, I—"
The ice-like table in front of her brought out a steaming cup of liquid.
"Lois, you're cold. The drink will warm you instantly."
"Didn't anybody ever teach you it's rude to interrupt?"
"Only on Earth. Kryptonians find it right and necessary to interrupt when something more pressing is at hand."
"You won't know what is more pressing if you interrupt," Lois said, taking a sip.
She offered the rest to Chloe and Chloe shook her head no.
"It's not going to kill you. I'm not contagious and this Kryptonian drink is good for you and it works."
Chloe sighed and took a sip to make Lois happy.
"As I was saying, Jor-El, my cousin needs you to explain mine and Kal-El's marriage problem. Tell her what you told us."
"I'm pulling no records of such a conversation."
"Kal-El and I are divorced because you said it would bring a meteor shower a couple of months ago and you have no record?"
"It appears such a file was placed in here around that time and then detected as incorrect and deleted. I can't bring the information back or tell you who did it."
Chloe looked triumphant and Lois surprised. Who wanted Clark and Lois divorced and why?
TBC