ALIVE

He met them at the door. They had no idea that what Ollie heard was really Clark on his Voice mail. He looked like nothing had ever happened. Chloe grabbed him first, she didn't care that it would never be between them, and suddenly she was just glad he was alive. Lana stood in shock at the site of him on the porch, frozen in her tracks. She was still convinced that Brainiac was behind this.

Oliver walked toward him and showed him the front page of the Daily Planet… "Clark Kent Alive…"

It had a story written by Lois reporting that he was in the witness protection program all this time. After certain criminals of the place in Montana, there was no need for him to be in hiding. It was a lie…they all knew she had gotten the pyramid and it had saved him.
Finally Lana made a move towards him and hugged him, he was glad to see all of them, but Lana was not going to be happy about what he was going to have to tell her. He felt guilty, but still he was happy.

"Clark…where is Lois…you said you were worried about her…"

"Upstairs…she's in a coma….I can't bring her to….she saved my life."

Lana had pulled away and started shaking her head "Clark, we didn't tell her about you….she found things that she didn't know about….She's infected…I think Braniac is behind this…"
"Brainiac? No…she not infected…"

"Clark...I don't want to believe it either…but how else would she know what to do?" Chloe added.

"It was me…I connected with her somehow, and then…it was Jor-el that did the rest."

"What do you mean you connected with her?" Lana asked with a hint of jealously.
He frowned; neither Lana nor Oliver was going to like this. "I heard her talking to me, when she came to the cemetery…and then I found I was able to talk to her when she dreamed…"

"That's…amazing." Chloe said. Lana didn't think so.

"So… what? You shared her dreams with her?" Ollie asked.

"Clark, why didn't you reach out to me or Chloe? I mean…why her?"

"Yea…I would like to know that as well!"

"She was the only one I could hear…"

"It doesn't matter…what's important is that you're back and you're fine." Chloe said trying to be a voice of reason."

"You're right." Lana said, but when she leaned in to kiss him, he pulled away. Lana just Looked at him and wondered how well Lois had connected to him. She gave him a questioning look, but he turned to Ollie and said…"I don't dare take her to a hospital…I don't know what has happened, can you get someone to come here? "

"Clark, I agree with Lana, Brainiac could be behind all of this…."

"There is no way she was infected by Brainiac!"

"Clark, how can you be so sure?" Lana asked

"You have to trust me…and we don't have time to be arguing!"

"Clark, she knew about the pyramid, how she know what to do?" Chloe said in all seriousness.

"Because Jor-el called to her, and when she brought me to my fortress, she gave part of her life force to save me!"

"That doesn't mean Brainiac hasn't infected her!"

"Lana, I shared her thoughts, and she shared mine…and Brainiac wasn't there."

"So what else aren't you telling us?" Ollie asked with a hint of jealousy in his voice.

"Lois and I…" He hesitated and turned around in a circle. He looked to Chloe for help, but her mouth was hanging open. He continued nervously,

"...The ceremony she performed….it means we're married."