Chapter 7 - Out of Control

Lois and Clark had just gotten back from the Lamaze class and Lois looked pretty exhausted.

"Lois, you have to relax!" Clark reminded her. "You heard what Mrs. Hatcher said. You have to relax."

"How can I relax with Lex Luthor trying to kidnap me again?" Lois pointed out very irritated. "Thank God he doesn't know I'm carrying Superman's baby."

"Lois, forget about that now. You need to relax."

"I would love if people would stop saying that to me!" Lois said as she burned some nearby flowers with her eyes. "What the hell?" Lois said approaching the burnt flowers. "Did I do that?"

"I guess so."

"How?"

"That was heat vision, Lois. I guess this means you're sharing the baby's powers. You are connected to her after all."

"Great. Can I expect x-ray vision, super speed, super breath, and flying too?" Lois asked sitting down in a chair and opening a box of chocolate.

"I suppose."

"I have to call Barbara and tell her about this," Lois said picking up the phone and dialing. "Barbara? Something's happened. Well…I've acquired some of the baby's super powers. Sure, I can go there. I'll see you soon."

"So, I suppose you're going to Gotham and need a lift, right?" Clark asked looking at her amused.

"Would you mind?" Lois asked with puppy dog eyes.

"Of course not."

Superman and Lois arrived in Gotham. Barbara and Batman greeted them.

"Batman… what a surprise!" Superman said. "Why are you here?'

"Oracle told me about…your situation. I thought I should stay and watch the tests."

"Tests?" Superman asked confused. "What tests?"

"Barbara is going to perform some test on me to see what powers the baby and I possess. I'll need to get them under control so I don't hurt anyone," Lois explained as she sat down in a nearby chair. "Shall we begin?"

"Sure," Barbara nodded as she moved next to Batman, who was typing at the computer. "First I want to test your x-ray vision. Do you think you can do that?"

"I can try," Lois said as she looked in one of the desk drawers. "There's a mirror, a tube of lipstick, a watch, and twenty dollars."

"X-ray vision, check," Barbara said writing in a notebook while Batman continued typing.

"Superman, can you pick up a pencil and show and hold it in front of Lois?" Superman did as he was told. "Freeze this, Lois."

"Okay."

Lois used her super breath and froze the pencil and Superman's hand a little. He used his heat vision to melt the ice.

"We have to work on the super breath," Batman pointed out as he was taking notes. "Now try the heat vision."

"I don't want to," Lois said a little worried.

"Lois, it's okay," Superman said putting his hands on her shoulder. "You can try."

Lois sighed looking at Superman who smiled at her. "Okay." She used her heat vision to start in fire in a nearby trashcan and almost start a real fire before Superman used his super breath to put it out.

"Seems like we have to work on the heat vision too!" Superman pointed out looking at his embarrassed wife.

"I'm sorry, Clark!"

"Don't be, you're new at this. It's perfectly normal."

Continued...