XXIII

The Lane Family Compound, Metropolis

An older pale woman stood in the middle of a full length mirror. Blowing a puff of smoking into the glass she admired her fading beauty. As the smoke faded a light off to the side of the mirror started blinking.

Beep, beep….

"Who's calling me at this hour!" she grumbled as she took another puff.

Reaching over to the side of the mirror the woman pressed the blinking button. The time appeared in the middle of the mirror, 10:45 pm. A devilish smile spread across her face.

"Goodbye whore," the woman laughed exhaling smoke.

Looking at herself with a smirk she pulled the feathered trim of her robe up around her face.

"Ultraman is mine," she added.

As she spoke she twirled from side to side allowing her voice to echo throughout the room surrounding her.

"... What brings such joyous laughter?" a voice bellowed.

The woman jumped as she turned around. She saw Bruce's shadowy figure lurking in the far side of the room.

Bruce scoffed as he watched her fain modesty.

"Who did you think would come and visit your old ass in the middle of the nice Lois, Ultraman?" Bruce said, raising his brow.

Lois stood there looking at him sternly. Bruce shook his head. He knew she thought Ultraman would come to her after Darkseid took the amazon. For a woman who claimed to be so smart wasn't too smart at all. As he watched her vain face he fought back laughter.

"You dare mock…" she hissed.

Lois lifted her hand to hit Bruce in the face but he caught her arm in mid-swing.

"Well you make it so easy Lois," Bruce replied as she licked her hand. "I couldn't help myself…"

"You serve my husband," Lois hissed as she pulled her hand away from his grasp.

"A husband who can't stand your ass," Bruce said as Lois started to walk away from him. "So much so that he got himself a thicc girl to ride his dick…"

Lois stopped and turned to face Bruce. An amused smile was on his face. Lois stepped closer to Bruce as she flipped her drab hair over her shoulder.

"I highly doubt that she'll be riding anything," she replied.

"What makes you say such things?"

Bruce watched her standing there so sure of herself . There was a smug look in her eye . A look that Bruce knew he needed to remove.

"Oh dear," Lois cooed as she reached out for Bruce's chin.

She gently tapped it as she spoke.

"I thought you would have heard about it by now," she continued with a smirk. "She has been taken by Darkseid…"

Standing in front of Lois, Bruce brushed a stray piece of hair out of her face. Lois's face molded into Bruce's touch.

"Who said anything about her being taken Lois?" Bruce asked.

Lois placed a kiss on Bruce's jaw.

"I have my ways Bruce, you know that," she cooed. "You know that."

Lois pulled Bruce face inches from her own. She tilted her head to the side, opening her mouth to kiss his lips.

"Too bad your ways didn't double check to see if she was really gone," Bruce replied as he claimed her lips.

Lois pushed Bruce away as he stumbled backwards slightly.

"What do you mean?" she spat.

"Oh your source didn't inform you that Darkseid just up and left without taking the Amazon with him…" Bruce replied.

Immediately Lois began to pace. She muttered to herself as she reached into one of the side pockets of her robe. She pulled out a cigarette and lit it up. Taking a long hard drag Lois blew a huge puff of smoke into the air.

"You ok over there," Bruce asked as he watched Lois slowly unravel before him.

Lois hissed, "No, no, no."

Bruce rolled his eyes as he walked over to Lois's mirror and pressed a button. He pulled up an image of the outside of the Cat's Den. Smoke billowed up from what was left of the building.

"As you can see your beloved husband took Darseid's attempt to take her surprisingly well," Bruce said as he made air quotes.

"Where is Selina!?" Lois snapped.

Bruce laughed.

"Now you show concern for your inside source?" Bruce asked coldly.

"Where is she Bruce!?"

"Oh my dear Lois,"Bruce cooed. "Part of her is now ash on her office floor. The other half… I'm not sure where Ultraman threw her..."

"He doesn't know that I…" Lois said as she gripped onto Bruce's shoulder. "I can still fix this..."

"Oh," Bruce replied as he leaned up against the mirror. "How are you going to fix this…"

Bruce pointed to the smoldering ash that was the Cat's Den.

"I didn't know he was going to show up personally," Lois said, "Yes, yes… Bruce would never want anything to happen to Selina..."

"Now that's just pathetic Lois," Bruce said, interrupting her. "I'd keep my head down if I were you. The moment he finds out that you were behind Darkseid coming to his city your ass is dead…."

Bruce watched the rage boil in Lois's eyes as he called Metropolis 'his city'. Lois was born and raised in the city of tomorrow, unlike Ultraman. He was some backwoods small farming town out west.

"You mean our city!" she hissed. "I gave him this city. I did. Me, me me!"

"Last time I checked that was your father," Bruce laughed.

Lois's jaw dropped. Bruce didn't lie. Her father, the General, gave the city to Ultraman.

"Cat got your tongue Lois?" Bruce mocked.

"Shut up Bruce!" Lois blurted out.

"How mature of you Lois," Bruce added. "No wonder Ultraman treats you like a child."

"He loves me," she blurted out.

Bruce rolled his eyes.

"...He just needs to remember."

Lois opened her robe and let it fall off her shoulders. She walked over to Bruce, who was still leaning up against the mirror. In nothing but her underwear she pressed her half naked body up against Bruce. She slid her hand down his body and cupped his dick in her hand.

"He'll come back, he always comes back," Lois said as she massaged his cock. "Just like you…"

Bruce stood there stone faced as Lois rubbed her body against him.

"I wouldn't be so sure about that this time Lois," Bruce replied.

Lois suddenly stopped fondling him.

"What does that mean?" she snapped back.

Bruce said, "I've got Joker to handle this type of thing. I no longer have use of you."

Lois started to panic. She kissed his lips but he didn't respond to her touch.

"You need me Bruce," she said as she broke their kiss.

She looked up into Bruce's unmoved face.

"I've got my war," Bruce said coldly. "Ultraman has a reason to bring me the world…"

He stood up straight and forced Lois to back away from him.

"What can you offer me?" Bruce asked as he stared down at Lois. "A bad blow job?"

Bruce walked over to Lois and kissed the top of her head.

"Good luck making your way out of this alive Lois," Bruce said. "You are not longer under my protection…"

Bruce walked away from Lois. She grabbed unto his arms.

"Bruce.. Bruce…" she cried. "You need me…"

Bruce continued walking away from Lois as he ignored her cries.

"We can work through this Bruce…" she cried. "You're not thinking clearly…"

Bruce stopped.

"You should have thought before you brought Selina into this," he growled as he pulled his arm away.

Finally free of Lois, Bruce walked out of the mirror filled room. Alone Lois rushed towards the mirror. With a scream she punched her hand into the mirror. It shattered to pieces as she crumpled to the floor.

Beep, beep

Incoming call….

Lois looked up to the blood covered broken mirror. She saw a name come across it… Darkseid. The name turned into a fractured image of a gray fleshed man.

"Evening Mrs Kent, I believe we have something to discuss,"