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The Trick On The Trickers

Chapter 22

"What the hell did he mean by tricking us?" Ella asked.

The four children stood at their window upstairs listening in on their parent's

conversation.

"I think he just meant you," Johnny said.

"Our parents think they can trick me? Well, they've just met their match."

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Everyone woke up to the sound of yells and screams. Glass was clearly being broken. Things were obviously being thrown.

"I want you out of this house now!" Clark yelled.

"I don't care what you want!" Lois yelled.

"This is my house! You are no longer welcome!"

Luckily Martha had went back to Washington so she wasn't apart of their trick.

"What's going on?" Ella asked coming down the stairs. Playing this part is going to be easy, she thought to herself.

Clark and Lois continued playing their parts and ignored Ella. "If I'm leaving, I'm taking the kids with me," Lois said.

"You're not taking my children away from me. They are staying here," Clark said.

"Over my dead body," Lois said.

"How do you want to die?" Clark asked.

"Why are you guys fighting?" Johnny asked.

"What's going on?" Allison asked.

"Come on, kids. We're leaving," Lois said heading towards the door.

Clark super sped and stood there blocking her from exiting. "You're not leaving," he said in a firm voice.

"Clark, move."

"No," he said standing his ground.

Lois as a part of the act, began a fight with Clark. She punched him and he went flying out of the door.

Clark, enjoying the act, got back up and super sped to fight back. Not thinking it out clearly, he threw her across the yard.

She landed on the ground. "Smallville," she groaned in pain. She laid there holding her stomach. "The baby."

Clark quickly rushed to her side. How could I have been so stupid, he asked himself.

Everyone quickly rushed to Lois's side. "Is Zach ok?" Ella asked.

If he hadn't been so worried about his wife and unborn baby, Clark would have asked Ella how she knew that, but he could assume she listened in on their conversation last night.

"I don't know," Lois admitted.

"I can't believe I did this. I'm so sorry, Lois," Clark said. He placed his hand on her face.

Lois joined her hand to his. "Don't be, Clark. Everything is going to be ok. Zach is going to be fine," she said.

Clark carried her in his arms and headed towards the house. "Jason open the door."

Jason quickly obeyed.

"Mom, are you in pain?" Johnny asked.

"It's going away," she said lying through her teeth.

Clark quickly laid her down on the couch.

"What are you planning to do?" Johnny asked.

"I don't know. I've never dealt with this," Clark said.

"Why don't we take her to the hospital. The doctor will be able to tell us if Zach is ok," Allison said.

Everyone looked back at her life they couldn't believe what she said. "No, we can't," Clark said.

"Why not?" Allison asked.

Ella decided she would be the one to inform her little sister about why they could never go to a hospital. "Taking mom to the hospital will be like giving her a death wish. It wouldn't take the doctors long to realize that we're different. The government would take her. We would never see her or this baby again" Ella said.

"But this baby can die," Allison said sounding angrily.

"It's either this baby or all of us," Johnny said.

"I'm not asking anyone to give up their lives. We're not going to a hospital. My Zachy is going to be ok. Nothing is going to happen. We'll just have to wait this out. The pain is going away. Just give it an hour or two," Lois said.

In the back of her mind, she wanted to apologize to her baby son. Tell him that she wished she could take the pain away, but she knew she couldn't. The only thing she could do was pray. Pray that the baby she and Clark had made with love was strong enough to survive.

Unique Pregnancy

Chapter 23

It was an hour after everything came crashing down in Lois's world. Her day had started off great. She and Clark would trick their kids and then they would live happily ever after, but something happen. Lois's happy ever after was most likely not going to happen.

Her baby was going to die. Her three children were off doing research trying to figure out what to do. Johnny and Clark refused to leave her side. She was "resting" on the couch. The house was quiet. Clark rested his head by her feet. Johnny was in the kitchen fixing food for everyone.

The silence was broken by a grunt from Lois. Johnny ran to his mother's side. "Mom, are you ok?"

"He's kicking," Lois said.

"How is he kicking? He's not even a week old," Johnny said.

"A Kryptonian pregnancy is set in a fast pace. Your mom was only pregnant seven months with you and your sister," Clark said.

"With Jason and Allison it was only five and a half," Lois said.

"Really?" Clark asked.

"Yeah. If things are going the same way, I way have this baby in three months," Lois said.

"A week," a voice called from the door. Johnny, Lois and Clark all turned to see John Jones at the door. Ella was like a shadow behind him. "Hello, Lois."

"I thought maybe he could help us," Ella said.

"What did you mean by a week?" Clark asked.

"This baby will be born in approximately a week," John said.

"How?" Lois asked.

"When Ella, Johnny, Jason, and Allison were conceived, you were human. You had human blood cells. Human DNA. From what Ella has told me, this child…." John said.

"Zach," Ella corrected him.

"Zach….was conceived when you already had you powers. There for he will have 100% Kryptonian DNA," John said.

"What are you saying? This baby is going to be as strong as me?" Clark asked.

"Stronger. The sun is what gives you your powers. Zach being born on earth, gives him an advantage that it didn't give you," John said.

"I don't understand," Lois said.

"Clark was on earth for some time. He came from Krypton and traveled here. This baby will have the sun to power him up since day one. The pain that Lois is feeling is not the baby's. It's her own. It's simply the baby moving around, but with his powers it's a little more pushy," John said.

"How long will he hurt her?" Johnny asked.

"I guess until it's born. It might be best for you to stay on bed rest until this child is born, Lois," Johnny said.

"I'll do anything as long as it means my baby is safe," Lois said.

"Don't worry, Lois. Our baby is going to be ok. Everything is going to be fine. This story does have a happy ending after all."

TBC