EPILOGUE
As Clark stood there, enveloped by the bright white light, he felt a huge wind blow past him and then the light was gone! As he stared straight ahead, he saw the very person he longed to see more than anyone. "Lois!" he called with a smile.
Lois seemed a little distracted with something, but refocused when she heard his voice. "Clark? Clark!" she screamed and ran to meet him. They embraced and kissed like they hadn't seen each other in a week. "I thought you were gone! I didn't know if you were coming back..." Lois' reporter started to come out. "Speaking of which, where did you go? You couldn't have been gone for more than..." she looked at her watch. "five minutes?"
Clark couldn't believe it. Jor-el had been true to his word. "Well..." Clark was about to explain when a few things caught his eye. "Lois...where did the caves go?" Lois and Clark were standing in the middle of the field where the caves once stood. He also noticed that the spectators apparently hadn't noticed him and Lois yet. "Nevermind, we'll talk later." He took her into his arms. "Right now, I think we better go before the shock of the disappearing caves wears off the spectators." Before Lois could speak, Clark was speeding away to his parents home.
Once they arrived at the farm, Clark slowly flew up to his bedroom window and, after making sure the window was opened wide enough, flew in. Lois appeared surprised by this. "Clark, aren't we going to debrief your parents? I mean, the cave just disappeared!"
clark was hunting through his closet. "We will Lois, but...now where did I put it...I want to take you flying first. Is that okay?"
Lois was taken aback. Clark appeared distracted. "Of course! But, what are you looking for?"
"My spare Superman costume! I'll explain later shortly. Ahhh! Here it is!" Clark spun into his uniform, took lois in his arms and floated out the window. In the blink of an eye he had closed the window and shot up into the air.
As he and Lois were soaring through the skies, he slowed down and began to tell her of his experience and why for her, it was a few minutes, but for him, it was days. He also mentioned why he had come back without his suit. Lois listened intently and if had been anyone else telling her this story, she wouldn't have believe it.
After he was finished, she thought for a moment. "So, there was another Lois eh? You mentioned she was younger? Did you find her attractive?"
"Lois!"
"Seriously! You said she reminded you of me, but was she more attractive?"
"Lois, she wasn't you! My attraction to you can never me matched by another! She had her beauty, yes, I won't lie to you. But it was veiled. Her true beauty, like yours, was meant for only one person to trully see. I've seen your beauty and nothing will ever measure up! Especially some child who has no idea what it is to be my Lois Lane!" Clark had a look on his face that told Lois he meant every word.
Lois smiled and nestled up to him. "So, having watch a younger Clark Kent realise his destiny, do you trully feel you've found yours?" Clark smiled and almost laughed. "What! I'm serious! Do you really feel this is what you were destined to do?"
Clark remained silent for a moment and appeared to think. He thought about how he'd become Superman. About his life in general and what it meant to him. It took only a moment to realize that his destiny came down to one thing. Clark stopped them in mid air and held Lois tight, looking deep into her eyes and with as much emotion and sincerity as he had ever known he answered Lois' question with the only sentence that could. "Lois Lane, you are my destiny!"
THE END