Against her better judgment, Ella decided to allow her newly freed sister to stay with her until she got on her feet. But she wanted answers about this Darkseid character and what they tried to pull on Lois and her baby!

Something was going on. Ella could tell. Because at the moment, Davis and Moira were sitting in her living room looking rather subdued. She had the feeling they were waiting for the right moment to tell her something. Ella eyed her nephew. She decided to get the ball rolling with some bad news of her own...

She handed Davis and Moira cups of a hot, cranberry spice tea, before sitting down to join them herself. Ella then focused on Davis.

"Hon, I went to see Cat."

Moira felt her body tense up and she touched Davis's arm.

"How is she?" Davis asked hoarsely. Maybe Cat was ready to accept him as he was! Maybe she had heard of his heroics and realized that being with him would not be shameful. Maybe she, and their unborn child, could feel proud.

But Moira knew her sister. Or she knew her sister's voice. And she knew when Ella was getting ready to deliver bad news...

"Hon," Ella continued, "she's living with another guy. Someone who works at the Daily Planet. They live in some apartment in the city. You know, none of this would have happened if Bruce hadn't gotten into that trouble before the invasion. Cat was staying with him, remember?"

Davis slowly stood up and Moira removed her hand from his arm.

"What do you mean she's 'living with another guy'? Who is he?"

Ella now stood up.

"His name is John Corben. I guess Cat went back to work after the Planet attack and they were paired up as partners. Davis, you need to worry about your rights as a father. Forget Cat."

"Have you forgotten, Jor-El, Aunt Ella?"

Now Moira stepped in!

"Okay, stop this! Davis, that was a cheap shot! I want you to apologize to your aunt this minute! She did you a favor by looking in on your wife when she has her own concerns."

"I am sorry, Aunt Ella. My mother is right. I was being ungrateful. But I will look after my own affairs from now on." Davis said rather ominously. He then walked out of the house and flew up into the air. Ella bit her lip! She suspected he was going to the Daily Planet, which had actually been rebuilt with the help of the Kryptonians, to confront his wife and her new lover. She was sorry she had told Davis about John Corben. He would probably be dead before midnight!

Ella turned back to her sister. Now it was time to talk about Chloe.

"So, Chloe made the deal to get you out of that detention center, hey? You both looked like you needed to tell me something about that. So you might as well spill it."

Moira's mouth pursed but she shook her head and just spilled it.

"Bruce and some friends of his were looking after Chloe."

Ella smiled.

"Oh thank God! I can't tell you how much I just LOVE Bruce! Especially for Lois. I'm working on breaking up that travesty of a relationship she's in with Kal-El."

Moira raised a brow.

"So you would not mind it if Kal-El ended up with someone else?"

"I don't care if Kal-El ends up with a goat! As long as he's not with anyone in my family."

Moira lowered her eyebrow.

"Ella, Chloe made the deal to get me released. She is better now. With abilities."

"What do you mean 'abilities'? Like what the Kryptonians have?"

"No. She can shrink people. And she shrunk enough people to convince the Kryptonians that she is force to be dealt with. She secured my release and has persuaded Kal-El to marry her and not Lois."

Ella just stared at her a moment, before responding to that.

"You know, I hate Kal-El's guts as much as the next person, but I'm beginning to get a little concerned about this habit Chloe, and yourself have, with trying to hurt Lois."

"Chloe is misguided. Believe me, I don't want her with him anymore than you do. No one is trying to hurt Lois."

"Right. Then what was that altercation all about that put Chloe in that catatonic state? Was she trying to kill Lois and her baby?"

"No! Ella, Darkseid...it is hard to explain."

"Then you'd better start explaining. Because MY daughter thinks she's sixteen years old and is quite into Kal-El. I planned on prying her away from him with Bruce."

Moira folded her arms.

"Bruce and his associates are in the detention center now."

"What?! Why the hell didn't Chloe negotiate for their release? They took care of her, didn't they?"

Moira had no words for her sister. She was even a bit uncomfortable with the level of betrayal that went on to get her out of that facility. But Chloe was now very powerful and Darkseid was seemingly nowhere around to explain why.

The front door opened at that point and Chloe sauntered in with a small tupperware container with holes poked into it. She looked happy. Like a would-be blushing bride.

"Mom! You look radiant! Aunt Ella, thanks for looking after her. Is Davis around? He isn't taking my engagement too well. You know about it now, don't you, Aunt Ella?"

Ella paused before answering.

"Your mother just told me. Yes."

"Come on! I know people have their problems with Kal-El. And I know you think this will create a huge rift between myself and Lois. But Lois has amnesia! When she remembers what's really going on, she will want to be with Bruce Wayne."

"How is that going to happen if he's incarcerated? I'm not going along with this, Chloe. And I doubt your father will either. Now you can do what you want, but I won't be there to watch you make a mistake." Ella said firmly.

Chloe smiled coquettishly!

"I suspected you might feel that way. That's why I brought you a gift. You practically raised me when Mom was not at herself. And I wanted to give you something. Something that might make you THINK about helping me plan my wedding."

"Chloe," Moira interrupted, "I can help you do that."

Chloe looked from Ella to Moira.

"Well you can help Aunt Ella." she said, her tone almost dismissive as she returned her focus on her aunt. Moira's mouth tightened in anger. For the first time, she was realizing just how much she had lost with Chloe. Her daughter looked to Ella as her parental figure and not her own mother.

"Chloe, I can't. I'm sorry. I'll need to be there for Lois when she finds out. And she'll be a single mother and..."

Chloe loudly set the tupperware container down on a table next to her aunt.

"Kal-El's mother, Lara, was not that happy with her son's sudden decision to marry me. I made it clear that I didn't like her much either." Chloe said, nodding to the container. Moira's mouth dropped open and Ella could barely breathe, as she picked up the container and peeled back the orange top with holes in it.

There were napkins inside. Struggling to stand, amongst the napkins, was Kal-El's mother, Lara! Ella gaped down at the blonde wench that had taken her husband, before quickly putting the top back on and clutching the container!

"Chloe. I have no words. Her powers no longer work?"

"Not one iota." Chloe said knowingly.

"Oh." Ella said, smiling.

"Well, have fun with her! Now you'll help me with my wedding?"

Ella could not stop smiling!

"Since you've brought me this 'special' house guest, yes, I will help you dear."

Chloe grinned and threw her arms around Ella! Ella handed Moira the container, as if she were a servant to be dismissed, while she hugged Chloe back. Moira turned away from the scene and peered into the container. Lara looked horrified and frightened inside of it.

She turned back to stare at her sister and daughter. She had made a mistake taking up with Darkseid. And now she didn't know how to fix it.

THE FORTRESS WEDDING-

Kryptonian weddings were a little different than Earth weddings. One would assume that, obviously, but there were some things that HAD to happen when someone from a family as important as the House of El, took a wife.

The biggest and most important thing, was that the 'relationship' was consummated BEFORE the ceremony! Lois was not especially happy about that...

"What do you mean?" Lois asked, but she knew. Sort of. But at the same time, were these Kryptonians that were here in this ice 'Fortress' going to watch and her and Kal-El have sex? Or would they take their word that they had had sex? Jeez! She was pregnant for God's sakes! Of course the relationship had been 'consummated'! And she was not in the mood to give anyone any peep shows!

Kal-El could see that Lois was uncomfortable with the idea of it. He glanced at Kara, her parents, Alura and Zor-El, his own father, Jor-El and Zod, who were all in attendance. His mother had been delayed, though Jor-El had not said as to why.

"Lois, our guests will not be the ones watching." he told her.

"Okay...so there are more people coming?"

"No," Jor-El said, taking over the explanation, "the people that will watching will be Kryptonian Elders that are no longer with us."

Lois eyed Jor-El.

"No longer with us? Why? Because they're dead or something?" Lois asked, not really expecting that to be true. But when Jor-El nodded solemnly, Lois turned from him to Kal-El!

"Ghosts are going to be watching us have sex?! No! I'm sorry but I can't do this!"

Kal-El looked at everyone.

"There are refreshments over by the console. I need to speak to my future wife-alone."

Zod was the first to walk away. He didn't know how Kal-El planned to get away with this. It would be one thing if he were fooling two Earth women. Or even one Earth woman and one Kryptonian woman, like Jor-El did.

But Kal-El was deceiving one woman, who was extremely powerful. And his future bride was carrying a full blooded Kryptonian child, and via the fetus, could be extremely powerful herself. Plus the two women were related! It was not a position he envied.

Meanwhile, Kal-El placed his hands on Lois's shoulders.

"Lois, these people are like holograms. They will be on the ceiling and walls."

"What?! Kal-El, everyone knows we've consummated the relationship, obviously! Can we just skip that part for later when we're alone?"

"Lois, there's more. When a woman that is not of Kryptonian descent marries into one of our houses, the relationship is consummated BY the woman. You must make love to me. If I was marrying a Kryptonian, I would take control."

Lois folded her arms and shook her head.

"Okay, okay. Let's just get this over with. Where are we supposed to do this? Out here on the ice?"

"No, we have a special place." Kal-El said knowingly as he looked into her eyes. Lois smiled back. She definitely believed they had a 'special place' from the way he was looking at her. She sighed and turned to look at everyone over by the buffet table.

"Kal-El and I are going off to do it now. We'll see you later." she said and Kal-El grabbed her hand and lead her off to their bedroom. Kara refrained from giggling, as she was about to nibble on a wafer of some sort. She felt Zod's eyes on her and she finally turned to face him.

"Was there something you wanted to say to me, General Zod?"

"Has your father spoken to you, as of late, about my proposal that our houses merge?"

Kara coughed, but managed to swallow the wafer cleanly. She answered him.

"He did mention something."

"Your thoughts?" Zod prodded.

"My thoughts are that unless you have another son that doesn't turn into a full fledged animal, the answer is 'no'." Kara said and walked away from him. Alura heard the exchange and approached Zod to soothe any hurt feelings.

"General, I am sorry for what Kara said."

"So she does not speak for Zor-El or yourself?"

Alura coughed and moved away! There was no way that her husband, or herself, would consent to a marriage for Kara with a beast like Lor-Zod! And not only that, but that young man was responsible for the destruction of Krypton! What in holy Krypton was Zod thinking?

Zod clenched and unclenched his fists, just as Jor-El approached him.

"You arrived here last. Did you catch sight of Lara before you left the detention center?"

Zod swallowed his humiliation and focused on Jor-El.

"Yes. She was delayed by Chloe Sullivan. I am sure she is just making sure that our plans are not discovered by her."

Lois marveled at how casually Kal-El removed his clothing in front of those creepy faces on the walls and ceiling! If one could call ice an actual ceiling. Lois secured a silver looking robe with an 'S' on it, around her body. She herself, was not feeling so carefree. She stood behind him and listened as he talked to those weirdos on the walls!

"Thank you, Al-An, Jul-Us, Mauro-Ji and Sor-Ay, for agreeing to witness this consummation."

"Did they really have much choice, Kal-El? They are dead, aren't they?" Lois whispered.

Kal-El kept a tight smile on his face, before turning to look at her.

"Lois, ghosts, as you call them on this planet, are not like what you consider them to be here. They can hear you. Now please apologize."

"Why? Because they're really alive?"

The one Kal-El referred to as 'Al-An' spoke.

"Will the earthling please remove her robe so we can see if she is capable of the bedding?"

Lois's eyes widened and she looked from 'Al-An' to Kal-El.

"I'm not doing this! It's stupid! I'm putting my clothes back on and leaving here!"

Kal-El turned back to the Elders.

"I must apologize for my fiancee. She is shy. And yes, I can assure you she is up to the task."

Lois rolled her eyes but said nothing as Kal-El gave her her a look of reproach, before walking over to a bed and lying down on his back. His sizable male force was upright and ramrod straight. It looked as if it was pulsating with anticipation.

Lois just stood there, still ticked off. She tightened the belt of her robe. Kal-El sat up on the bed.

"Lois, please do not forget why we are doing this. All of this may seem silly and a waste of time to you. But in order for you to be considered my true wife, this needs to happen this way. I love you and I want to be with you forever. Now please come over here and make love to me." Kal-El said in a tone that wasn't his usual demanding one. It was half demanding and half begging.

Lois liked the begging part!

"Fine! Fine, I guess." Lois said and dropped her robe. It fell onto the ice floor and she turned and bowed dramatically to the 'elder faces', before she tested the ice with her feet. She had an idea...

Suddenly, Lois did three somersaults in a row before landing down upon Kal-El's thick member, and sinking deeply into it, taking all of him in!

Kal-El gasped in surprise and lust at her gymnastic like endeavor. Once Lois was firmly seated upon him, she began moving her willing flesh up and down on his lengthy girth. He felt his throbbing cock stretch and flex in response to each one of Lois's movements and soon, Kal-El could feel his growing need for her take over, as he matched Lois's rhythm, arching his hips hungrily. He moved his hands upwards and cupped her fiercely, jogging breasts as they now slapped within his palms. Kal-El's mind began to swim, but not from lust or excitement.

It was worry.

Worry that he would never be with Lois like this again. Somehow, for whatever reason, Kal-El doubted his plans. Why, he did not know, but he was just seized with this sudden feeling that he was going to lose Lois and their child. That this plan would not work.

Their movements were frenetic and to the Kryptonian Elders witnessing this event, the couple almost looked bleary to the eye. Finally, Lois began to slow down and ride Kal-El's bulk gradually, her ministrations almost straining until she collapsed gently on top of him, her body clearly still enjoined with Kal-El's.

Mauro-Ji nodded approvingly on one of the ice walls.

"The marriage may proceed."

The other elders nodded and murmured approvingly. Kal-El's hands roamed down to Lois's buttocks to rest up on them, while Lois laid her head down upon Kal-El's wide chest. She did not look at any of the elders on the wall. She strongly suspected they were more turned on by watching them than they would admit!

Kal-El looked over and saw that they had disappeared. He ensnared on of his hands in Lois's hair.

"I liked your enthusiasm. Thank you. I know this was not easy for you to do."

Lois lifted her head and looked into his eyes.

"It wasn't really hard. I used to take gymnastics when I was a kid."

"Well...what I meant was, I know it was not easy to be intimate with me in front of strangers." Kal-El said.

Lois shrugged and rested her head back down on his chest.

"I love you too, so it was fine. I guess."

Kal-El smiled at her words and pushed all negativity from his senses. This WOULD work. He would marry Lois AND Chloe, the latter woman being only a temporary wife until Kal-El could find a way to free himself from her powerful blackmail.

Meanwhile, Chloe sat in her apartment above The Talon and looked through Bride's Magazine. Lucy would be coming over in an hour to help her pick out a dress. Aunt Ella was making arrangements at a local, Smallville church. Her father had not called her back since she was forced to leave a message and she didn't dare tell Uncle Sam about any of this!

Chloe wondered for a brief moment about Davis and her mother. Moira had been quiet when she had told her she wanted Aunt Ella to plan her wedding. Chloe hadn't meant to slight her. She just felt like her mother had been through a lot lately and might not be up to planning anything, much less a wedding.

Then again, Chloe realized, she didn't know that for sure, did she?

Chloe picked up her phone to call her mother, when an anonymous text came through with a video attached. Frowning, Chloe looked at the words.

SOMETHING YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN SEEING!

Chloe clicked on the link and gasped when she saw a video of herself and Kal-El making love earlier, in his study! Bruce Wayne had cameras in his house? Her expression went from surprise, to horror and then ended with fury, as she could see that Kal-El had stuck some thick instrument inside of her and not his own organ!

Chloe felt tears of rage and hurt blur her eyes so badly, that the phone dropped from her hands and landed on a soft piece of carpet. Kal-El had not been inside her. He had not been inside her. He hated her that much that he had to use to stick or whatever the hell that had been to make love to her?! He didn't desire her at all?

Chloe slowly wiped her tears and and nose. If Kal-El had used a stick on her, then he had no real intention of marrying her. She slowly stood up from the couch. She was going to Wayne Manor. SHE would be telling Lois about her engagement to Kal-El whether he liked it or not. And if he didn't want to suddenly shrink, then he'd do whatever she said!

But just in case Kal-El did not fear being small, Chloe would drop by Aunt Ella's and borrow the 'present', she had given to her, to keep her future husband in line.