Here the new chapter ! Thanks to my personal corrector :P . Well the next one will be there as soon as possible :)
Thanks for reading !
Clark was waiting for Lois at a coffee table while she was away . They had fight for long minutes in the car for Clark letting Lois doing all the researches by herself .
Even tho he didn't approve the fact she was ' blurring ' all along the city , he had no choice and as she cannot stop repeat , she had a super baby in the belly so he was, in a way, protected because of his half kryptonian side but that didn't stop Clark to be worried about their child … After all , he was only two months in his mother's belly .
Clark was watching every corners on the streets but didn't notice anything . Lois super speeded behind him .
- hey !
- nothing suspicious from this end .
- Right !
That is when he noticed the hole in her coat , he looked at her , almost blaming her .
- Lois !
She looked down in the hole and smirked
- I thought you said you were going to get Parmesan .
- yeah ..
She was already frightening about what he would say but she was amused by his face
- a guy brought a gun to a knife fight .
- At the condiment stand ?
He turned like an idiot , trying to look for him . Lois scoffed
- No … In Wisconsin .
Clark looked at her , fed up but she avoided the troubles , keeping her innocent smile .
- The TV behind the counter had news from Great Lakes about the hostage thing and I couldn't resist lending a hand . And I brought you a souvenir .
She looked for something in her pocket and gave him some piece of cheese . Proud of herself , she kept telling him about her extras .
- then on my way through the heartland , there was this flood … I had to use my freeze breath .
- Arctic breath .
She rolled her eyes.
- just stop it ! Also I have a whole new appreciation for your jacket-and-boots thing . The number of heels that I have broken today is out of control .
Clark was way too serious .
- I'm happy you appreciate my wardrobe but today more than all days I need you to be more careful, especially in the state you are .
- I'm pregnant Clark , I'm not dying .. Don't worry , I'm almost 50% certain that the Burgundy Blur pulled it all off without a hitch .
Clark sighed . She just wouldn't listen anything from him . She wasn't Lois Lane for nothing after all. Then he watched the store , the one which hadn't been bought by Marionettes Ventures . The sell girl was closing the curtains , with a scared look on her face .
- that's weird .. It's the middle of the day . Looks like our store owner's closing up the shop in a hurry .
He looked at his fiancée who had no idea of what she needed to do . So he helped her , there was no choice though .
- This is when I would use my super hearing
She frowned
- to listen in , see how they operate .
She started going crazy , she knew it was the hardest one to get through even for Clark , she took a long breath and tried to calm down .
- Right and a big part is the squinty head tilt , yes ?
He smiled
- apparently !
She snorted and sat tight trying to focus.
- okay !
She listened , while Clark was looking at her attentively . She was expecting to hear directly the conversation under the store but instead of that , she heard a lot of other things : birds , cars , babies crying .. She even thought she heard her baby's heartbeat but with all this mess , she wasn't really sure .
She was disturbed , feeling like some kind of hammer was knocking her brain . She blinked , trying to breathe and made her mind out of that … For the first time since she was pregnant , she felt nauseas .
- are you okay ?
- Wait just a minute …I'm think I'm gonna puke … I never had nauseas since I know about my pregnancy but now , this is urgent ! .
She super speed into the nearest bathroom . Clark waited for her , thinking he should never allowed Jor-el to do that and much less , going to see him .
He should instead sending a card saying he was going to marry Lois . He scoffed at his stupid thought .
Lois came back , her face was still a little bit pale . She drunk some water and looked at her fiancé . He put one hand on hers .
- are you feeling better ? We can stop here if you want to ..
- no, no … We need to keep up and yeah, I'm feeling better .
- okay .. Then just take a deep breath and try to focus on one thing .
- okay !
She let the stress goes away and took a deep breath as Clark told her . She heard new sounds like a dog barking , any others different sounds then she finally heard some fire alarm .
- Besides everything ?
She heard someone calling for help .
- someone just cried for help .
- where ?
- I don't know .
- it's a kitchen fire … they're dialing 911 … 147th and Graham I could be there in a flash .
Clark needed to dissuade her to save everyone or she would never goes through , even for him it was hard to be everywhere anytime , so she wasn't going to be an exception .
-There's a fire station a few blocks from there . What else ?
She kept listening and heard two cars crashing .
- oh no … A car accident . It sounds real bad
She wanted to try not running into it but she couldn't hear nothing more , she wanted to help people , enjoying that opportunity she had for the day .
- I can't just ignore this .
She stood up , ready to go but Clark stood up either and put his hands on her shoulders .
- keep listening .
She listened for a few seconds and her face got brighter .
- okay , they're exchanging information . Everything's okay .
- good ! - Clark smiled
Lois smiled back to him but felt her legs became weak . She sat down , putting her head in her hands . Clark thought she was about to faint and held her .
- are you okay ? I know that you have my powers but with the baby .. Honey , you should have a rest .
- no it's gonna be fine .. Junior is fine .
She looked down , thinking again about all the things she heard … Then she looked at him .
- Clark … You have to ignore all these people crying out for help , in pain , every time ?
He didn't exactly know how to answer that . He had just no words and sometimes it was hurting him to not being everywhere but there were so many worse emergency situations .
- I don't ignore them .. But I do have to prioritize who needs help and how soon .
- like and ER doctor , right ?
- sure .
- I'm not sure I can handle the whole emotional triage of it all .
- it's a lot to take on , but right now , just focus on the clothing store , okay ?
She nodded and listened again . This time was the good one . She stood up after hearing the most important parts and enough to make her acted .
- I heard an ugly argument in there and it's not about fashion . That's my cue .
She vanished . Clark hoped that she wasn't going to hurt herself .
Lois got into the store when some random ninja was trying to strangle the sell girl , Lois made the ninja flight all along the store .
The girl looked at Lois , all surprised , she couldn't believe she had just knock out her aggressor and broke the wall by the way . Lois cannot believe it herself and got proud . She turned to face the sell girl and said :
- I work out
She wanted to say so badly that the only work out she was doing was the ' bedroom one ' but Clark entered into the store and her plan to play ' Lois the Pervert Lane ' , failed .
He walked toward the aggressor , took off his mask and Courtney Whitmore's face appeared .
Clark was very surprised, that wasn't her at all. Also she had an electronic diode on her neck .
- Courtney …
- Stargirl - said Lois as an echo .
Clark and Lois looked at the sell girl and apologized to her for the mess . Lois promised she will fix everything later .. Clark didn't trust one word about it .
They laid Courtney at the back of their car . Clark looked at Lois , anxious .
They needed to take Courtney at the Watchtower and asked her a few questions once she'll be up .
- why do you think she would do that ? Lois asked , not seeing the diode yet .
- I don't know but didn't you see it? She had a diode on her neck … I took it off .
I think she was under some influence , something or someone because I know Courtney will never do something like that by herself .
Lois turned to look at her . Well with her angel face, she sure didn't look a criminal . She also had some features like Kara so Lois had to rule out every possibilities she would have done this by purpose .
- I agree with you ! I guess this isn't a coincidence if this company has something to do with that . We must not waste any time to go at the Watchtower , see if Tess can fix anything and made some researches with that diode … Oh ..
Clark gave her a questioning look , a bit scared .
- what ' oh ' ?
- I think I'm gonna puke again ! Meet you there .
She super speeded quickly off the car . Clark smiled and started the car on his way to Watchtower .
After long researches , at the end of the day , they found out that the only person who was behind all this , those new buying companies , Courtney's took over , was no one else that Winslow Shot . A crazy man who was only thinking about game but death games. It wasn't the first time he was acting , Clark had already caught up three times and he was there again .
Because of her powers , Lois was the only one that could stop him somehow going to see him in jail , and kind of trying to dissuade him to do another threats .
Clark felt like she was already exposing herself to danger that way .
They also found out that he built his own team and bring into it some people like Roulette and Metallo and his purpose was obviously to have the Blur and because of those diodes , he was building a complete army .
Clark was really worried about his fiancée . He didn't want to put her in some danger . Toyman was completely crazy and more than that . He could ask Lois to play a dangerous game , that could risk her life and their baby's and he refused to have something like that on their hands .
He cannot calm down his nerves and paced up and down like a caged lion .
Tess and Courtney were looking at him, muttering .
- I'm really grateful to Lois for helping me but I'm also worried by the fact that she has powers now … Well the good thing is , at sunset , Clark will have them back . But he looks so worried … Is he afraid to not seeing his fiancée at the aisle ?
Tess smiled
- I think it's one of the main reasons but there's another one and if I was him , I'll be in the same position .
Courtney didn't see where Tess was coming to but she quieted . Lois and Clark had planned to make the announcement during the dinner . But Courtney wasn't stupid and she quickly found out by herself why Clark was so nervous .
- okay ! Now I got it !
They smiled at each other while Clark was still worrying about Lois .
Lois has visited Toyman in jail . She came with this determinate look
- naughty , naughty . Someone still hasn't learned to play nice . I'll give you a time-out except you've already been put in one .
She stepped behind the jail while the little nasty clown smiled
- well well well ! Lois Lane .
He stood up and turned around to face her
- How on Earth did such a mild-mannered , ladylike reporter like yourself get clearance to visit a deadly catch like me ?
Lois looked at him ironically and smiled .
- Well , I used to be deadly , I confess recently I've mended my mischievous ways . Haven't you heard ?
- you can pretend all you like but I know that you've been collecting an evil posse of pen pals with handles like Roulette and Dark Archer to do your dirty work on the outside . What I haven't figured out , if that's the case , why are you still playing telephone from the Stryker Island day spa ?
Winslow got closer to the bars with a smirk on his face .
- People tend to underestimate you when they think they're in control .
Lois looked at him from head to toe and looked at his shirt pocket where his phone was . She took it from him in a whoosh .
- The guards give me certain liberties .
A demoniac smile crossed Lois face .
- Sorry . Your calling plan has been revoked . I should warn you that the Blur and his team are well aware of the little present you planted of one of their own .
He was about to replied something when he saw Lois' ring . He turned back to her .
- Looks like the Blur has given you a sparkly token of his affection .
Lois jaw dropped with surprise . How could he know about that ? And her point right now , was to protected her fiancé so there was no way she will betray him by telling his true identity , not in this lifetime , not in front of a criminal .
- My love life has nothing to do with the Blur .
He turned again to look at her .
- oh really ?
- hmm hmm !
She was happy to shut him up . But he didn't wanna stop there and had plans in his mad brain , hence he kept going with the provocation .
- Then you may not have heard of the Blur's first love ?
Her face distorted and became darker … And here we go again . It's been a while she hasn't hear about her … She was the last person she wanted to talk about. Winslow knew he had reached the sensitive point .
- She was willing to sacrifice everything for her bulletproof beau .
For a second , Lois thought she will burn him .. Feeling her nerves became harder .
- How heartbreaking ! The tragic tale of one Lana Lang and Clark Kent .
Lois didn't let herself being trapped on those kind of stupidities . Why will she cry for something that didn't exist anymore ? Lana was out Clark's life since more than two years now . She knew Clark was in love with her and wasn't worried at all even if Lana could come back one day , everything was clear now .
Winslow wouldn't reach her with that argument . Lois laughed and turned around the bars .
- I don't know what's in the water you've been drinking but you are lost at sea if you think Clark Kent is connected to the Blur .
He took a similar expression as her .
- You've got quite the Poker face Miss Lane . And I certainly hope you're right … Because at this very moment my team of villains are closing in on the Blur .
Lois wasn't laughing anymore .. If anybody asks for troubles he'll get it with her . Threatening her fiancé , he will need to go through her body first . She made a face at that idea , remembered that now she had a bun in the oven . By instinct , she slid her hand in her belly and slowly rubbed it .
Winslow didn't miss her gesture and with a Machiavellian smile , he turned back to her again .
- A shame for the blushing bride and the mother to be …
Lois realized that she had showed him she was pregnant and she didn't intend it .
- To be wearing a black veil on her special day .
Lois hoped she could talk to him or find something . There wasn't too much time left before the sunset … It was almost 6:45 at her watch .
- Unless …
Lois raised her eyes .
- What's your game Toyman ?
A smile crossed Toyman's face , he turned and pointed her by a finger .
- you give me the phone back and wear this .
He gave it to her the same diode Courtney was wearing earlier .
- stylish steel accessory . They'll abort their mission and you'll save your fiancé's life .
Lois knew she couldn't trust him but what could she was willing to risk by love ? Probably the worse things in the World .
- How do I know I can trust you ?
He looked at her half shocked
- What kind of gamesman wouldn't follow his own rules ?
Lois felt a burden in her mind … She also felt it in her belly … Her heart and the baby's started beating faster together . She closed her eyes .
- Call off your dogs .
She took the diode and knew she wouldn't be able to think clear but she didn't have the choice … Toyman was a blackmail master and if she has refused that offer , God knows what he would do to Clark .
Once the diode was on her neck , she lost every inhibitions like Clark when he was under red K . When she raised her head , her look changed, she was colder and harder .
Toyman laughed .
- And don't worry , I'll keep our agreement and call off the minions . But I think I'll send you instead .
Lois was in some kind of trance and was only listening to his voice .
- Kill the Blur !
She smiled and super speed to Watchtower .
