5/07/11 - 8:50PM - Clark Kent & Lois Lane Residence - Metropolis, KS
"There's nothing in this world that could prevent me from walking down that aisle." said Clark.
After Clark had found out that General Slade had escaped the Phantom Zone he went into the Phantom Zone to find out why. Making sure no one else would ever escape again. Unfortunately not only did he pick up a hitchhiker in Oliver, but Lois had found out about a plan that he had confided with Tess. If he didn't return in three hours time she was to destroy the gate preventing anyone else from getting out. Unfortunately Lois didn't want to live without Clark and left it open. He was there for hours while close to three weeks had passed with their apartment completely furnished with little to no help from the League. They then held each other with the possibility of opening up his Kryptonian side with her alongside the human.
The wedding was also still on as Clark's last words were his own promises to her starting from that moment on. As they held each other in their arms with her wearing only his plaid shirt they had hoped for something else to happen until he heard knocking at their door.
"Go away. No one's here." said Lois as she continued to kiss her fiancé.
"This is Detective John Jones, Metropolis Police Department open the door please."
Lois couldn't believe that J'onn was here and behaving so formal all of a sudden. As Lois then left to get some pants on while Clark went to get his glasses back on his face he then went for the door when Lois had all but hopped to the door having put on some jeans. Lois opened the door as she smiled unconvincingly at J'onn.
"Hi J'onn. Listen this really isn't a good time. Clark and I want to 'talk' could you come by some other time.
"Sure Lois." said J'onn as he then stepped back. "But first I need to speak to you for a moment. Could you please step into the hallway?"
Ordinarily Lois would have asked why but if it was going to get rid of J'onn she'd give him a truck full of Oreos the next day. "What do you want to talk to me about here?"
"I'm not here to talk to you Lois." said J'onn keeping his voice calm. "I'm here to keep you here. Clark?"
Clark was in the middle of the apartment not understanding what was going on. "Yes J'onn?"
"Please Clark. Don't resist."
"What?" Clark said as the hallway Lois and J'onn were standing in was being stormed by SWAT. They then moved inside the apartment where they screamed aloud at Clark pointing guns at this face.
"Down on the ground!" said the leader of the squad as he pointed his carbine at Clark as he obeyed.
While Lois became horrified as J'onn then grabbed her by the waist as she struggled in his arms. "NO! NO! STOP!"
"Lois please calm down!" shouted J'onn as the last SWAT officer entered Captain Sawyer walked behind him as she entered the apartment.
"Clark Kent?" said Sawyer.
"Yes?" said Clark.
"You are under arrest."
"What!?" said Clark. "On what charges Captain?"
"The charge of murder of Corinne Sprout and of Louisa Loewe." said Sawyer.
"WHAT?! You can't be serious?!" screamed Lois.
"I haven't been here..." Clark began to explain that he hadn't been in Metropolis for the past three weeks. But J'onn shut up Clark by reading him his rights.
"You have the right to remain silent!"
"What?" said Clark.
"Mr. Kent don't play us for fools." spoke Captain Sawyer. "I can hear him and so can you. But if you need to hear it from someone closer to you then fine. You have the right to remain silent. If you refuse to give up that right anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney then one will be provided for you by the court. Do you understand these rights, your rights I have read to you."
Clark couldn't believe this. He had already been on his knees before Zod, bleeding and almost dying in the Phantom Zone and now he was being arrested by Captain Sawyer in the very place he was going to start his life with Lois. He didn't even get to unpack any of his own things as he was now having weapons pointed at him, weapons that couldn't even cause him an itch as his fiancé was being restrained by his biological father's oldest friend.
"Mr. Kent?" Sawyer asked. "Did you hear me? Do you understand your rights that I have addressed to you?"
Clark looked up and stared at her with such anger and hopefully not fury as he responded. "Yes. I understand."
"Good." Sawyer then removed her cuffs from her jacket pocket as she got behind Clark and performed a quick frisk as she then brought his hands down behind his back and cuffed them good and tight. "Stand up."
Clark got up all the while not keeping Lois out of her sight as her face shed tears and her lips trembled at the sight of him allowing the cops to arrest him. "Before we go Mr. Kent I want to warn you." continued Sawyer. "No funny business. You so much as assault me or anyone of my men I will make you regret it understand?"
"Yes, I do." said Clark as he was dragged outside the apartment while the SWAT officers followed the Captain outside into the hallway. Once they had all gone. J'onn let go of Lois as she turned around and slapped him over and over again.
"Lois. Lois please." said J'onn as he held her by the wrists stopping her from her angry albeit pointless assault.
"How could you do this?!" screamed Lois. "How could you do this?!"
No sooner did she repeat her questions did J'onn hold her in a tight embrace until she continued to wail for some time. She then let go staring at him angrily.
"I'm so sorry Lois. But Franklin Stern relented today and allowed the Daily Planet's footage of the truck that second girl died in to be shown to our department. With the guards present, the captain and I saw a man with Clark's face bludgeon that girl to death."
"But its not him! Its a phantom or clone or whatever stupid thing that can replicate Clark." Lois regretted the last part instantly as she stared at J'onn's eyes as hers started to form tears. "I'm so sorry J'onn. For weeks I thought I had lost him. Now that I had him back your people had took him away from me."
"Then we do our best to get him back. Contact Tess, she'll get the best lawyers on the LuthorCorp payroll as well as Oliver's at Queen Industries. I'll be in charge of questioning. I need you to get to Tess while we get the rest of the team assembled."
"What?" said Lois. "What are you saying?"
"I think we have to face facts. This person who is setting up Clark is doing this perhaps to get more than his attention but Clark himself. Now I want you to accept the possibility that this is a setup far worse than framing Clark. I've dealt with many enemies in my life and I know this could be the start. When I get to Clark not only will I be dealing with his interrogation but with his security. I need you to get to Tess. Understood?"
Lois' face turned from grief stricken to determined as she took what she needed as she and J'onn left the apartment.