This is a one shot from Richard's point of view, on the seaplane after they had gone back and gotten Superman. I was watching the movie, and I could see the emotions running through his eyes, and I just had to write what I know he must have been thinking at that moment…
"Richard!" Lois's yell reached his ears as the plane shook around them.
"I'm trying! It's too choppy!" He pushed the throttle up, increasing the speed. Looking ahead, he saw something that made his heart stop. "Oh God.." Desperately, he shoved the throttle to full, praying that the plane would lift off the water soon enough. The crossing pillars loomed, and the plane wasn't getting any higher. Swearing, he plunged the plane back to the sea, barely missing slamming into the rock, though the wing did graze a small shard.
His heart beating wildly in his chest, Richard pressed the plane forward, seeing the drop off at the end of the channel. He could feel the press of Jason's silent fear as they got closer and closer to the edge. And still the plane couldn't take off.
Suddenly, they were off, the ground falling out from under them. Then, the plane started falling. He could hear Jason's ragged breathing, and Lois' sounds of distress as the plane plunged into the mists. With a fierce yell, he pulled back on the yoke as hard as he could, trying to bring the nose up. Soon, he could feel the force of gravity working as the plane gathered lift, and rose into the sky, barely avoiding more shards of growing crystal.
Richard released a wild laugh of success as the aircraft leveled off, and the ride smoothed out. His mind went back to the man who was currently unconscious in the back of his plane. Seeing the illustrious "Man of Steel" weak and in pain was an eye opener for someone who had seen him lift the stern of a ship clear out of the water. He knew that the reason that he was here was because Lois had said something about him dying, and when Richard had looked into her eyes, he had seen something that made his heart clench in fear. He had seen love. So, back into the storm they went, until Jason spotted him, barely keeping above the water. As soon as he had landed, Lois had opened the door and jumped into the cold Atlantic water, ignoring any risk to herself in her furry to save Superman.
He had waited up on the seaplane, worry causing his heart to beat wildly in his chest when she didn't surface. When they did, he had immediately dived in, pulling the two out, and trying to get the plane back in the air.
He tossed a glance over his shoulder as the sounds of Lois searching through the tool box reached his ears, pulling his mind back to the present. She grabbed a pair of pliers and pulled Superman onto his side. He looked away again as she gripped the shard of whatever it was with the pliers and pulled. At Superman's yell of pain, Richard couldn't help but wince. Suddenly, the cabin pressure changed.
"Whoa!" he yelled, reaching to stable himself. He looked back to see Lois throw the offending piece of rock out into the ocean. Then she closed the hatch and knelt again by Superman. Richard watched amazed as the man opened his eyes and looked at Lois.
"How did you find me?" he asked, confusion marking his face. Lois didn't say anything, she just turned to look at Jason. Superman looked between the boy and Lois for a few moments. "Thank you." With a small groan he struggled to gain his feet. When he did, he stood uncertainly for a few moments before gathering his strength to him. After a moment, he reached behind him and opened the door. Again, Richard was forced to grab hold of something as the pressure changed. In the back of his mind, he knew that he should be watching where they were going, but he wasn't able to tear his eyes away from the scene taking place in front of him.
"What are you doing?" Lois cried, still kneeling on the floor of the plane. The Man of Steel just looked at her, his eyes filled with emotions battling to escape.
"I have to go back." The final tone of his deep baritone voice broking no argument. But that didn't mean that Lois wasn't going to try.
"You're hurt!" The pleading in her voice was unmistakable, but Superman chose to ignore it. Richard watched as Lois' eyes filled with tears. At that moment, Richard knew that he had lost her heart. But then, maybe it wasn't losing it if he had never had it in the first place. It tore his heart to see her kneeling there; staring up at the man she loved, had always loved. He always hated to see her in pain, and now, it looked as though she was being ripped apart from the inside.
Superman took one last look at Lois, then smiled sadly. "Goodbye Lois." Lois started to stand, her hand reaching out to grab him before he could leave. But he was already gone, and her heart bled. And Richard's heart bled with hers.