Disclaimer: Don't own any of these characters but it would be cool if I did.

A/N: Hello, here is the third chapter I hope you enjoy. You will notice that I changed to location of Metropolis in this version of the story. I did this for obvious reasons pertaining to continuity. Well enjoy and R&R

June 2018 AD, Gotham, Massachusetts

Chloe Sullivan had worked for the Gotham Gazette for ten years in that time she had risen to be the most celebrated reporter in Gotham. If only the people of Gotham knew that she needed a masked vigilante to get the intel that made her column famous. She stood out on the roof of the Gazette building waiting for the caped crusader to show up. It had been nearly a week since he had contacted her. She had started to get worried that he had found another contact. That morning she received a package at her desk that contained a small metal device that was oval shaped with a bat like symbol in the middle. So here she was standing on the roof of a fifty storied building at midnight. Not the smartest thing you've ever done, Chloe said to herself. She had almost given up when she heard his gravely voice.

"Hope I didn't keep you waiting Miss Sullivan." He said from the shadows.

"Not like you would care if had been." She answered curtly.

"True, I'm sure your wondering what the device is for." He said.

He wasn't wrong she kept fingering the odd shape in the pocket of her overcoat.

"The device is a tracking beacon it will allow me to pinpoint your location anywhere in the world." He said. "You will go to Master Xi's dojo in the Narrows tomorrow at six p.m. no questions. I need to ensure that all my spies can defend themselves if the need be." He replied.

"What?" Chloe was utterly confused. "What are you talking about?" She shouted out in the darkness but the only response she received was silence.

A half hour later Chloe made it to the door of her apartment. Once inside she placed the device on her bed and walked over to check her answering machine. She had two messages. Pressing play she started to take off her shoes. "BZZT... 7:34 p.m. BZZT... hey Chloe this is Jack at the Gazette. I just got word that Wayne bought the paper out from underneath the publisher. I got a bad feeling about this. Boyfriend or not I want you to get the scoop on this."

"Damn him." Chloe screamed and throw her shoe across the room.

"BZZT... 7:36 p.m. BZZT... Hey Chloe its Bruce how about we go to Mozzarella's tomorrow at six I have a surprise for you."

"I bet you do you pompous ass." She said angrily.

She walked into her bed room and began unwinding from her day. You can go to hell Bruce Wayne if you think you can pull a stunt that. She thought lying down on her bed and going to sleep.

The Next Day

The sun was setting on Gotham as Chloe got off the rail car. It was ten minutes till six and she needed to make it three blocks. She rounded the corner and saw the neon sign that read 'Xi School'. Walking up to the dojo she opened the door and stepped inside. The interior of the dojo looked like she had taken a step into ancient China, the floor was covered with straw mats and a variety of weapons and gear lined the far wall. As she walked in an elder man descended from the stairs that lead to the upper floor. He looked like he was in his fifties and had shortly cut salt and pepper hair. He didn't say a word but simply gestured for her to follow him. He walked over to a bench on one side of the wall and pointed to a set of robes and then pointed to a standing screen that stood next to the wall. Assuming he wanted her to change she picked up the robe and went behind the screen. Less then a minute later she came out and set her cloths down on the bench as well as her purse. She then walked over to where Xi had moved to in the centre of the large room. He bowed to her and she did the same.

"Good I am here to teach you discipline as well as technique I will only speak to you unless you come dressed appropriately. You will learn a myriad of styles that our mutual benefactor has deemed necessary. You will not speak until I tell you to and if a single sound comes from your lips you shall be pressed even harder until you break. Do you understand?" Chloe was about the say yes but thought better of it and bowed instead. "Good we will start with the basics of ninjitsu or the art of not being seen. I have placed a bowl of water on the bench walk up to it and pick it up with out making a sound."

Chloe turned and made two steps toward the bowl when the mat under her feet creaked. Suddenly she found herself laying flat on her face. Standing up she made another step toward the bowl and the mat creaked again, once more she found herself lying on the mat. This continued for at least two hours until Xi released her. She made her way back to her apartment and threw her stuff down on the couch. Her entire body felt bruised and sore. What have I gotten myself into? She thought before passing out on her bed still wearing the karate robes.

June 2018 AD, Metropolis, Connecticut

The train station in downtown Metropolis was crowed and loud, too loud for Clark. He had a hard time trying to suppress all of the sound. Clark made his way through the main terminal closely following Lois. They made their way to the Amtrak line and waited for the incoming train from New York. After a few minutes the long interstate train came to a stop and people began filing out of their compartments. Lois stood on the tips of her toes trying to look out over the crowd. After a few seconds Lois heard a familiar laugh as a young eight year old boy came pushing out of the crowed.

"Mom" He cried waving to Lois.

The young boy pulled his suit case along behind him as he ran up to them.

"Hey munchkin, how was your trip." Lois said leaning down and ruffling his hair.

"It was ok I guess. Dad didn't let me leave the lake house all summer." He said sounding depressed.

"Well I'm sure Richard had a reason for doing it. You now how sporadic your powers have been lately Jason." Lois said trying to counsel her son.

"Yeah but it would have been nice if he had at least let me se what the town looked like." Jason said not really sure he believed her.

"We'll how about we go get a milk shake before heading home." Clark said joining Lois in a squatting position in front of their son.

"All right thanks dad." Jason exclaimed throwing his arms around Clark.

As they turned to leave the station Lois grabbed the strap of her son's suitcase and tugged on it hard. As soon as she had Lois found herself kneeling on the floor in pain. Her arm had pulled right out of its socket.

"Clark, help me." She whimpered clutching her shoulder with her other hand.

"What's wrong Lois?" He asked leaning down and scanning her arm with his x-ray vision. "This is going to hurt." He said before quickly grabbing her arm and popping it back into place.

"Don't that again." She replied and looked at Jason who just shrugged his shoulders.

"I didn't realize I packed it that heavy, sorry mom." Jason said worried that his mom was mad at him.

"Here I'll take that Lois." Clark said lifting the suit case over his shoulder. "Come on sport lets get your mom home."

Ten minutes later the Kent family was seated comfortably in Lois's SUV. Lois sat behind the wheel of the vehicle watching her husband and son teasing each other. She and Clark made an odd pair at times but Clark and their son fit each other completely. Lois remembered the first time she saw Superman flying through Metropolis. She would have never thought that the same man could be such an amazing and down to earth father. Lois smiled and sipped on her milkshake as they made their way back to their home.

With Jason home the house didn't seem quite as empty, Lois walked with a spring in her step and everything looked brighter. She thought to her self that life couldn't get much better than this. Lois was standing in the kitchen staring into the refrigerator trying to decide what she would make for dinner. She had finally made the decision to order out Japanese when the phone rang..

"Hello, Kent residence." Lois said into the mouth piece.

"Lois you won't believe what the self righteous basted has done." Said the voice of Lois's slightly demented Cousin.

"This about Bruce buying the Gazette" Lois replied

"Wait, how did you know he bought the Gazette." Chloe said in a confused tone.

"Well if you would stop chasing mythological bat people and watch the news once in awhile you would have figured it out." Lois said indignantly. There was a pause on the line and Lois new that Chloe was fuming. "You do remember that interview Bruce had in Metropolis the other day, don't you?"

"No missed it, I was working on a story that morning." Chloe responded coldly.

"There you go cuz. So had anymore bat sightings lately." Lois wondered adding salt to the wound.

"Actually there is some news on that front." Chloe replied a spark had ignited at the mention of the bat "Got a strange visit from him the other day."

"Get out, you actually talked to him." She said excitedly.

"Well we have been meeting to share information for some time now." Chloe said in a hushed tone.

"Chloe how long have you been meeting with this guy?" Lois said dumbfounded. "Chloe are you ok? You sure you aren't in any trouble?"

"Don't worry Lois I can take care of my self." Chloe said calmly. "I'll call you later I have a class to go to."

Chloe hung up the phone before Lois could argue.

"Clark what do you know about the Batman." Lois asked looking at her husband as he flew into the back door carrying take-out boxes in his hands.

"The Batman" He exclaimed. "What do you mean?"

"I just got off the phone with Chloe and she's out some where following this bat guy around." She said hanging the phone on the cradle.

"Oh." Clark said with a hint of recognition. "So that's who he meant."

"He, You know who Batman is." Lois shouted.

"Well yeah, met him shortly after my return from Krypton." Clark said setting the take out down on the dinning room table. "He's a good man, has that city pretty much under control."

Lois didn't say anything for a minute while she tried to process everything when she had a revelation.

Turning to her husband she smiled and started to chuckle. "That's why you and Wayne seemed to be such good friends." She said as all the pieces started fitting into place. "And that's why this Batman has been coming to Chloe. He must have thought that he could trust her because of their past history."

"I'll agree with you so long as it's understood that you figured it out on your own." Clark said dividing the take-out onto plates.

"What I don't get is why he bought the Gazette without telling her." Lois said after calling Jason to dinner.

"I think he did it to make her hate him." Clark explained. "That way he could channel her hate into a weapon to make her better able to fight the terror and injustice in Gotham."

Lois stopped eating her rice for a second. "You're quoting him aren't you?"

Clark spooned broccoli on his plate before responding. "Maybe" He said trying to look in the other direction.

"Promise me you didn't know that he was going to do this to Chloe." She said setting down her fork.

Clark looked into her eyes and sighed. "I think he tried to give me all the right signs but I never picked up on it."

Not another word was spoken the rest of the meal. Clark wondered if Chloe could handle the task of working for Bruce. Lois prayed for her cousin she wished she could call her and yell at her for being so naive. Doing that would acknowledge the fact that her husband was Superman and in the end reveal to her who Bruce really was. Sometimes she really hated being married to a super hero.