A.N: As promised a DOUBLE update this week... Happy 4th of July to all the readers in the States!!! Stay safe and God bless!!!!! Read... enjoy... and review! And I think this is the chapter you've all been hoping for.... or at least asking me for....

Chapter 4

"We've got him."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah amigo", Bart sighed, "It's him… it has to be…"

"Okay", Oliver nodded, "I'll get the helipad ready, and we're leaving now."

"Shouldn't we tell-"

"No", he cut him off, "We can't tell her anything, Bart, not until we have confirmation."

Bart nodded understanding.

"Alright, I'm with you, Queen", he said, "Let's go."

Oliver nodded.

~*~

"And where are you from John", she asked sitting at a café about two blocks from the Planet.

"I'm from Vancouver", he smiled, "I moved to Metropolis to pursue journalism… got a job at the Daily News, worked there for two years and when I heard the Planet was looking for a new correspondent I thought I'd take a shot and here I am, sitting across the most beautiful woman in the city…"

She blushed and rolled her eyes.

"What about you Lois", he asked, "You from around here?"

"No", she shook her head, "I'm from all over. My dad's a general… I was usually hauled around the world like a piece of spare luggage…"

"Sounds lonely", he said, "How'd you wind up in Kansas…"

"It's a funny story", she smiled, "About five years ago, I thought my cousin had been murdered… so I came to a small town called Smallville, if you can believe it, to find justice for her… what I found was an amnesiac farm boy in the middle of a corn field and my cousin alive… so I guess you can say I just never left…"

"This farm boy", John smirked, "Ex boyfriend?"

"God no", she shook her head quickly, "No… he's just… he was my best friend…"

"Oh God, I'm sorry", John apologized, "I didn't know-"

"It's okay", she shook her head, "You couldn't have… Farm boys don't become metropolitan newsmen usually…. No, Clark was special... in a hero kind of way…"

"You miss him, don't you", he asked.

"Yeah, he was my best friend", she shrugged, "But I've got to let him go…"

John nodded.

"So, what about you", she asked, "Any girlfriends back home?"

He smiled and laughed softly. "No, not anymore, it's kind of hard to keep up long distance relationships…"

"I know what you mean", she nodded.

"So, Lois", he asked, "Are you free tonight?"

She bit her lip.

"Actually, I'm-"

A loud explosion caused her to look up. She saw the building they were sitting outside of suddenly caught fire. She looked overhead and saw the building collapsing, and debris falling all around her. Crowds were running all around her searching for safety. She was frozen in place. She couldn't move. A large piece of debris was coming straight for her and her eyes widened. She felt herself get tackled out of the way and looked up as the debris fell next to her, to John's concerned face peering down at her.

"You okay", he half asked, half screamed over the loud sirens and screams of bystanders.

"Yea", she choked and nodded, "Yeah…"

He got up and helped her up.

"Come on, let's move", he said leading her across the street.

She watched the building ablaze and searched for him, before realizing he wasn't coming. He couldn't save them. Not this time.

~*~

"How's that bump?"

She looked up from her lap and smiled taking the ice pack from him.

"It looks a lot worse than what it really is", she said, "Really, I'm fine…"

John nodded and sat down next to her, pushing her hair out of the way to take a look. He whistled.

"That looks pretty bad to me", he said smiling at her.

She smiled.

"Trust me, it could have been a lot worse", she said, "I'm lucky you were there…"

"So", he said, "Since I saved you and all maybe you can answer my question before all hell broke loose."

"I knew you had an ulterior motive for saving me", she smiled mockingly.

"Me", he feigned innocence, "Nah… So what will it be Miss Lane… Will you do me the honor of joining me for dinner?"

"Since you did save my life", she shrugged, "I guess it's only fair…"

"So, is that a yes", he asked smiling.

"Yes", she smiled, "I'll have dinner with you."

~*~

He sat at his desk. Somehow Kal-El had removed Faora's spirit from that of Lois Lane's body. It didn't matter. It could be done again. He could open a new portal and rule with his wife, his queen by his side.

He would rule New Krypton here on Earth. And no one could stop him, especially now that Kal-El was dead.

It had been days since there was any sign of the other Kryptonian. He was sure of it.

"General Zod…"

He looked at one of the security guards who were working for him.

"I want you to bring her to me", Zod said, "Alive…"

~*~

Martha watched Lois get ready for her dinner and smiled.

"Mrs. Kent", Lois said looking into the full length mirror, "You're smiling again…"

"I can't help it", Martha smiled, "It's the first time in over a week you've left the farm, and over a week before that that you'd even left the apartment. Lois no one expected you to stay cooped up forever. Not even Clark…"

Lois walked up to her on the bed and sat down.

"I'm not over, Clark", she said suddenly.

"Oh, honey", Martha said rubbing her back, "I know… but my son wouldn't have wanted you to put your life on hold…"

"Mrs. Kent", she smiled sadly, "How much time has to pass by before you can move on…."

"Well, that depends…."

"You never moved on, did you", she asked softly.

"Jonathan was the love of my life, Lois", Martha said sadly, "I couldn't even if I'd tried…"

"That's the thing", Lois said, "Clark was my Jonathan Kent… and I realized it as he died in my arms…"

"Oh honey", Martha pulled her in, "I'm so sorry…"

"It's okay", Lois shook her head, "I guess the thing is I know Clark wants me to let him go… and somehow I can't…"

"Well, why don't you just go tonight", Martha smiled, "with no strings attached and no commitment and see where that leads you… you never know… it might lead you home…"

"Mrs. Kent, your son was my home", Lois said sadly and buried her face in Martha's shoulder as she sobbed.

~*~

"Alright", Oliver shivered rubbing his arms up and down, "We've got to move. We need to get in and get out. I don't want anyone to track us here."

Bart looked around at the ice sculptures surrounding them.

"Wow", he breathed, "This is amazing…"

Oliver nodded looking around.

"Yeah, he never talked about this place in detail", Oliver shook his head walking to the center console watching it light up.

"Oliver Queen", a deep voice boomed, "Bart Allen… Welcome to the House of El."

~*~

A knock on the door pulled Lois back from Martha's shoulder.

"That's him", Martha said softly, "You sure you okay?"

"Yeah", Lois smiled though tears were streaming down her face, "Can you distract him for me… I need to wash my face…."

Martha smiled, "Of course."

Lois watched her leave and got up to go to the bathroom and stubbed her toe with Clark's dresser.

"Ow", she cursed, "Damn it…."

She looked at the top drawer slightly open and saw an old cigar box. Martha must have not closed it fully the last time she'd been in the room.

"Clark didn't smoke", she mumbled and opened the drawer.

She pulled the box out and went to sit on the bed. She bit her lip, closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She slowly opened the top and looked inside. She found Mr. Kent's old watch that Clark never wore, a Smallville High mini flag, and two pictures of Lana Lang. The ones from the loft, that were always framed and on his desk. She closed her eyes and smiled knowing that the frame now held a picture of him and her from Chloe's wedding over a year ago.

She put them on the bed next to her and dug deeper. A necklace with red pieces of ruby or rock, she couldn't tell. A few drawings of symbols she was sure were Kryptonian and she looked deeper and found a bracelet. It was beautiful and turquoise. She smiled. Where did this come from?

She'd never seen it before now and she was sure it'd never been mentioned by Clark or anyone else for that matter.

Lois!

She dropped the box on the floor and got on her knees to pick it up quickly shoving everything except the bracelet back in its box.

"Coming, Mrs. Kent", she called out loud enough to be heard.

She closed the box and shoved it back into the top drawer and slammed it closed she wiped her face of the dry tears and walked toward the door. Lois turned back around and bit her lip. She saw the bracelet sitting on the bed, alone and almost begging her to be worn. She walked toward it and picked it up.

Lois slipped it on her wrist and watched it light up in front of her face. She felt sudden piece take over her and smiled.

"Great", she muttered, "It's one of those mood bracelets."

She smiled and grabbed her jacket walking out of the room.

~*~

She descended the stairs and overheard John and Mrs. Kent talking.

"Sorry I took so long", she said softly nodding her hello to John.

He turned around and was taken aback, "its okay."

He smiled and extended his arm.

"Shall we?"

Lois nodded and curled her hand around his bicep. She waved at Mrs. Kent and didn't notice the older woman's eyes suddenly widen.

"You two have fun", Martha stumbled.

"Bye Mrs. Kent…"

Martha was confused at Lois' sudden change in attitude. She watched them drive off from the house and she bit her lip. Lois was wearing the Kawachee bracelet.

~*~

"You have traveled far Oliver Queen and Bart Allen", Jor-El spoke in an omnipresent voice, "In search of my son… and now your journey will bear fruit…"

"Where is he", Oliver called out.

"Kal-El, is absorbing your solar sun for strength", Jor-El explained, "The battle with Doomsday took all of his stored energy and caused him to appear dead…"

"He fought at night", Oliver muttered.

"Yes, Oliver Queen", Jor-El said.

"So he's alive", Bart asked.

"Bart Allen, Kal-El is-"

A sudden bright light illuminated the entire fortress blinding both Oliver and Bart. When it dimmed again, the voice was gone.

"Kal-El is what", Oliver asked.

There was silence.

"Jor-El?!"

"I thought you didn't mess with the alien stuff…"

Oliver and Bart both turned around and smiled in shock.

"Clark…."