Ned Sullivan tried to peer into the room that his daughter was in. Lex pulled the General aside.
"We need to talk about Lois."
"What is it? Having trouble pouring on the charm? Look, in an ideal world, I would want my Lo to be married to someone she loved. But she doesn't have that luxury. And I know that you have the means to take care of her and the child."
"Yes, I do. But, your daughter is more suspicious that thrilled with my sudden attentions. Not that I blame her. General, her pregnancy is progressing at a rate that's unheard of. If you want Lois married before the child is born then the time to do it is now."
"What are you suggesting?"
"Get one of the doctors to give Lois a sedative. I'll bring in a Justice of the Peace. By the time she wakes up, she will be back in Smallville, in her new home, which is my mansion and we will bring some of the best doctors in the world in to ensure a safe, yet discreet delivery of this child."
"Wait a minute....if my daughter is asleep when the marriage ceremony is taking place, how is she going to say, 'I do'?"
"Well she won't. But believe me, for the right amount of money, that won't be a problem."
"I don't know...."
"General, your choices are limited here. And in the end, Lois will come around and realize that you just did what was best for her."
General Lane exhaled heavily. He was taking a big chance of having his Lo hate him for the rest of her life. But Luthor was right. Their options were limited.
"So, you call this Justice of the Peace...."
Lex rested a hand on his shoulder.
"I'll call him right now, General. I can get a ring here within the half hour. After we're married, I will have her helicoptered out of here. It will land right up on the roof."
"But should she be moved? Or even fly?"
"Lois will be out of it. The baby.....I doubt much could hurt this child. I think we should chance it, General. I just don't think we have the time for Lois to develop a 'fondness' for me."
"But she will, won't she?" General Lane asked, maybe for the first time. Now that there actually seemed to be a feasible solution this problem, he didn't want his little girl to be unhappy. Lex would make a fine husband, wouldn't he? Sure, Lois was a bit young for marriage, but the child, God help them, if the child was semi-normal, a husband and baby would give his daughter some perspective.
"I genuinely care for Lois, General. No, it's not love yet, but that will come with time. And we'll have other children. Lois and I are going to have a wonderful life."
The General nodded, then stopped someone in a white coat. Lex pulled out a roll of bills.
"My daughter has been very agitated. Would it be possible for you to give her something so she could sleep?" General Lane asked. Lex shoved 5 $100 bills in the white coat's hands. She nodded her assent.
Connor walked into Angel's office at Wolfram & Hart. Gunn was on the phone with Angel again. Wesley and Spike looked up.
"Connor?" Wesley asked, getting up to go over to him, while Spike appraised the young man. He looked more like Darla to him. Funny, he had never cared for Darla much, even though she had been his great, grandsire.
"Where is Chloe?" he asked, his eyes darting around. "And where's Angel?"
"Now calm down. How did you hear?"
"It's all over the Internet! Lois is the big story of course, with the handprints. By the way, I think Luthor is the one responsible for that."
Spike stood up.
"You think Luthor is the father of her baby?"
"Baby?! All it says online is that she has some sort of contagious rash and that Chloe could have it too. And who are you?"
"The name's Spike. I knew your mum, you know? Way back when."
Connor did not answer him. He really didn't know how to respond to that.
"Uh, okay, well does Chloe have this rash? Does this have anything to do with the spell? Angel did tell you all, didn't he?"
Gunn, meanwhile, realized Connor was in the room and walked over, handing the phone to Connor.
"Angel's on the line and he wants to talk to you." he said. Connor took the phone.
"What's going on here? And where are you?"
Angel was in Dr. Swann's lab. Clark and Dr. Swann were off in a corner, talking. He ignored his son's second question.
"Connor, I'm glad you're there. Chloe is pregnant."
Connor said nothing. He looked around at Wesley, Gunn and Spike. Wesley and Gunn were talking about something, but Spike was peering at him. Connor looked away.
"Pregnant?"
"Pregnant, Connor! I don't mean to yell, but her situation appears to be different from Lois's."
"Yeah, why don't you tell me about Lois's situation? Obviously the spell did something to her."
"Uh, no, I don't think so. Look, to make a long story short, Lois is pregnant as well. Didn't Wes or Fred tell you anything?"
"No one has had the chance....Chloe is having my baby, but doesn't remember me, does she?"
"No. She doesn't, Connor. Nor does Lois remember how she got pregnant."
"She didn't even have a boyfriend! Unless....it's Luthor, isn't it? You were there when she kicked him in the balls. She obviously had a thing for him. Maybe it went deeper."
"No, Luthor is not the father. Look, Connor, just take care of Chloe. When I get back, I'm going to go to the Senior Partners. We're going to reverse this spell somehow and get everyone out of this."
"But chances are Chloe will still be pregnant."
"Yes. And at least she'll remember it's yours."
Connor nodded.
"Yeah, there is that. And Lois?"
Angel looked over at Clark.
"I don't know. Her situation is a bit more serious. I'm heading out for the airport now. I'll be bringing a few people along. Could you put Gunn or Wesley back on the phone?"
Connor had the distinct impression that his father had left out quite a lot. But all he could really think about was Chloe. He handed the phone to Wesley.
"Angel, there have already been plans made to blow up this ship from the air."
"Wesley, I think the ship is there for Lois's baby."
"What? Why?"
"Because of the father of the child. Look, I'm coming back and I'll explain everything when I get there. If the ship is just waiting, then it will keep until I get back."
"Angel, Lois's baby is growing at a faster rate than normal. What if she goes into labor before you get back? This ship shoots at anything that gets in its way. There's no telling how it plans to get to the baby."
"Then do everything within your power to keep Lois and the baby safe!" Angel ordered, ending the call. He then walked up to Clark and Dr. Swann.
"The ship is firing upon anyone that gets near it. We have to get back now. Dr. Swann, we could really use your help there. We will take you to my plane."
But Clark shook his head.
"I think I should go on ahead."
Angel frowned.
"Go on ahead? Clark, I'm offering you a ride on my company jet. You act as if you could get there faster or something. Did I miss something in your file?"
Dr. Swann looked pointedly at Clark. Clark sighed.
"I can kind of fly and run at accelerated speeds. But in this case, the flying would be faster."
Angel just stared at him.
"You can fly?"
"Yeah. Granted I've only really done it twice.....but I just get this feeling that with the ship attacking people, we can't wait. I can't wait. Not if something is after my child. I'm sorry. You take Dr. Swann on your plane, but I'm getting to L.A. my own way."
"Clark, wait a minute! Now if you're not good at this flying thing, you could have an accident or something!"
"I'll be fine. I have to be." Clark said, leaving the lab. Angel and Dr. Swann stared after him, before looking at one another.
"Okay....well, Dr. Swann, let's get going."
Connor headed down to Chloe's room. He unknowingly passed Lois's room. If he had looked in the window, he would've seen Lex slipping a ring on a sedated Lois's finger, while a Justice of the Peace, and General Lane, stood by.
Connor stopped short, when he saw Ned Sullivan talking to Fred. The two then began walking down a hallway. Connor eased over to the door of Chloe's room and peeked in through the window. She looked as if she were asleep.
He opened the door, stepped into the room, then closed it softly behind him. What was he doing? Chloe didn't have any memory of him and his being here could make things worse. What he should be doing is trying to make a deal with this firm, to reverse the damage he had done.
But he hadn't thought it was damage at the time, had he? He had thought he was setting Chloe free. Neither of them had known she was pregnant. Or at least Connor had not known.
Chloe awakened, her eyed fluttering. She then sat up and looked around. She was startled to see some guy near the door!
"Oh....who are you?" Chloe asked, still trying to half focus.
"Uh.....I....I....work here." Connor said.
"Oh. Well then you must know about this whole embarrassing situation." Chloe said, feeling self conscious, but not knowing why exactly. Connor moved closer.
"Embarrassing situation?"
"Yeah....you know with my cousin and I becoming impregnated by men we don't remember sleeping with. At least it seems I slept with someone human, I don't know about my poor cousin."
"Oh, that situation." Connor said. "Yeah, I was aware of it."
"So, are you here to give me some medication or something?" Chloe asked, half smiling.
"Uh....no, not really. I was just asked to check in on you."
"Oh." Chloe answered and yawned.
"You look tired." Connor noted.
"Yeah well this kind of thing can make you tired. Not to mention that my father thinks I'm lying through my teeth."
"I'm sorry."
"Why? There's certainly nothing for you to be sorry about. We don't even know one another." Chloe said, frowning a little. This guy had the oddest expression on his face.
Connor was now next to her bed, and his hand unwittingly touched her stomach. Chloe almost jumped!
"What are you doing?"
"Uh, nothing, look I'm sorry. I'm sorry about all of this, Chloe."
"Like I said before, there's nothing to be sorry about. Who are you, by the way?"
"My name is Connor." he said, finding that he was kind of hoping his name would ring a bell with her."
But Chloe gave him a blank stare.
"Hi, Connor. Listen, could you find out what's going on with my cousin Lois? I think she's in more trouble than I am."
"Yeah, sure." Connor said. But he did not move. Chloe tilted her head, just as Fred walked back in.
"Connor? Wes told me you were here."
Connor turned around to face Fred.
"I had to come." he said forcefully. Chloe raised a brow. What was that all about?
Fred pulled him aside and out of Chloe's hearing.
"I'm glad you're here because we do have trouble. I haven't had a chance to fill Wesley or Angel in on this yet, but it looks like the child that Chloe, and yourself conceived, is mentioned in a book of scrolls."
"What? You're losing me."
"Well let's go somewhere private and talk. Chloe has no idea about any of this, and I had to lie to her father, again, which is something we can't keep doing. Angel and you are going to have to decide what you want to do about that spell."
"Chloe was probably pregnant before the spell, right? Reversing it wouldn't change that, would it?"
"No. And we have no idea about whether Lois's condition would change either. That and I know Angel was worried about what you offered the Senior Partners in exchange for this deal in the first place."
Connor looked away.
"Oh no, Connor!"
"Don't worry about it, Fred. It's taken care of. Just tell me more about these scrolls and Lois. I know my father is back in Smallville looking for clues, but I told him that I think Lex is the father of Lois's child."
"The father of Lois's child couldn't be human, Connor. And Angel thinks he knows who it is."
Connor nodded.
"I got that feeling too." he said, giving Chloe another glance. She had laid back down. Fred called over to her.
"I'll be right back to check in on you."
Chloe nodded.
"And find out how Lois is doing, okay?"
Fred and Connor nodded, then walked out of the room. And it was as they stepped out into the hallway, that they got quite an eyeful.
Wesley and Spike had one end of a gurney that Lois was lying on. Lex and Sam Lane had the other end.
"What's going on here?!" Fred almost screeched. She hurried over to Lois, then looked at everyone. Connor eyed Luthor. He didn't know he was in the building.
"Why is she sedated?" Fred asked of no one in particular.
Lex threw some papers at Spike!
"Lois is now Mrs. Lex Luthor. I have a helicopter waiting on the roof. We will no longer be in need of Wolfram & Hart's services on this matter. I will care for my wife at home."
"Oh bloody hell!" Spike snapped. "She's unconscious for crying out loud! How could she have even said, 'I do'!"
"Did you perform the ceremony while she was asleep?" Wesley asked, appalled. He looked at General Lane.
"General, please! This is not the answer. Your daughter should not leave this building. We're this close to...."
"To what?! My daughter is going to have a baby, there is no getting around that. Lex has offered to give him, her or it, a name. His name. Now step aside." General Lane warned them.
"General, Mr. Luthor, there is something you need to know. There is a dangerous....device on the roof. If your helicopter even tried to land, it will be blown up." Wesley begged them.
Lex eyed Spike.
"Where did you get that patent nonsense from? The Billy Idol lookalike here? Get out of my way!"
"Lois and you will be killed if you try and go up there." Wesley warned.
Harmony appeared. She smiled at Lex.
"Your helicopter has landed. The Senior Partners have insisted that no one stops you from leaving."
"What?!" Fred, Connor, Wesley and Spike said in unison. Lex shoved the gurney away Spike. Two attendants in white, appeared so they could push it. Spike looked at General Lane and shook his head. They got onto the elevator that headed for the roof. Everyone turned to Harmony as the doors closed.
"Are you out of your soddin' mind?! Yeah, of course you are!" Spike hissed. But Harmony was unmoved.
"If your theories are right, then ship won't attack Lois or the baby. And although we have enjoyed Mr. Luthor's business, he is expendable." she said shortly. Actually, she was kind of pissed that he had married Lois. So she didn't much care what happened to Lex.
"This is ridiculous! We can't just let this happen!" Connor yelled, running for the door to the stairs. Spike and Wesley followed after him.
Lex, General Lane and the two attendants, were more than a bit startled by the sight of the strange looking ship. General Lane shook his head.
"I have a bad feeling about this. Let's take Lois back inside." he said, eyeing the ship. The Army should get a look at that thing.
"It's too late. The helicopter is landing now!" Lex yelled above the noise of the copter. One attendant ran to the helicopter door and opened it. The other attendant pushed the still sedated, yet newly married Lois to it, and proceeded to load her onto it. Lex shook the General's hand.
"I will take good care of her. I swear it." Lex said, turning and heading for the helicopter as well. As soon as the attendant closed his door, the ship emitted a ray that disintegrated the attendant!
"GET THIS THING OUT OF HERE!" Lex screamed. The other attendant and the General, ran for the roof door, and whipped it open, just as Wesley, Spike and Connor were about to rush out! They ended up crashing into one another so hard, that they lurched backwards and down the stairs!
The ship then began to blast the helicopter, hitting it's propellers and the front where the driver was, killing him instantly. Lex continued to scream!
"OH GOD! OH GOD!"
Lois was still asleep, as the helicopter fell off of the roof.
Clark managed to land, quite roughly, on top of the Wolfram & Hart building, just as the helicopter began to fall. Clark missed a ray blast himself as he leaped, headfirst off of the building and began to propel himself downward towards the helicopter, with the hopes of reaching it before it crashed to the ground.