JLA Watchtower (Archive)

Her eyebrows go up as she takes the folder.

"Have you looked through this?"

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"On the flight here. It's bad. It's definitely bad. I mean...people're going to freak if I publish it bad. You guys...it's bad, Diana."

Lois Lane? Babbling? Just a bit. Her complexion is flushed, too.

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"Be calm Lois, it is all right." She considers. "Can you give me the pertinent points?"

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Kal knows something's up. He can tell it in her demeanor, as Lois is very rarely this flustered. He also realized that she's holding back. He thinks about it for a second, then catches J'onn's eye.

J'onn, could you and John leave the room, please? Something's not right with Lois and I think she's a little nervous since she doesn't know the two of you that well. Nothing I can explain yet.

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Of course.

J'onn turns and leaves.

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Thanks to J'onn's S.O.P. of telepathic connection, he catches Superman's request as well. He resists obeying for the moment, but if it calms things down with him gone...

He just tries to catch Diana's eyes before he leaves. Let her know that he'll be here.

Then, he's gone.

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She did catch the look and she smiled when she did. Now that she and Kal and Lois were alone she sighed.

"It is far worse than I fear then?"

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"It's not that. I mean...it IS that, don't get me wrong...." Lois paces a few feet away, pushing her fingers through her hair. "Looks like two Secret Service agents were killed by the Amazons who tried to get Lex before they were killed. It looks bad, but..."

Her gaze, over her shoulder, finds Clark. And it's not a happy gaze.

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"No but there were secret service agents killed an others injured. And I am being told to provide proof that we were not involved. Sisyphus' challenge in Hades is easy compared to this."

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"I know, I...just figured...may I have some water, please? I could really use some wine, but Dr. Mid-Nazi would kill me."

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"Of course Lois." She pours a glass of water and brings it to her.

"Please sit, you need a moment to breath and recover."

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Kal actually walks over and takes Lois' hand, guiding her to a chair. It's just him, Diana and her in the room.

"There's more to this. What aren't you saying?"

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"Thank you," says Lois to Diana as she takes a deep drink from the water, then another, once Clark has her sitting. What is it about water that helps?

She takes a few deep breaths and then looks at her husband to say as calmly as she can, "He knows I'm pregnant. And he knows you're the father."

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Superman's visage looks very grim at that news. But then he softens. He doesn't want to discomfort Lois any more than she actually is. "Does he know I'm Clark?"

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Lois swallows another mouthful of water. Sometime soon she's going to notice she doesn't miss coffee anymore. Egads. "No. He thinks that I'm having an affair with Superman and asked if Clark knows that Superman's the father."

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"Obviously Luthor does not know Superman, or is judging him by his own standards of morality."

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"He was baiting her." Superman said. "It doesn't matter what he believes, it what he can potentially use to his advantage."

A pause. "So how do we get around this?"

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"I am not sure. If you let the information out so that he cannot use it against you someone will figure out your secret. If it is protected then there is a weapon held against you at all times." She muses.

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Lois frowns as the two heroes talk, taking the time to continue trying to calm down. She knows the anxiety is bad for the baby, sure, but she also knows she can't think when she's scared or irked...and she hates, HATES, the idea that Lex has scared her. "Well, here's the thing. Lex things I'm sleeping with Superman, not that Superman is Clark Kent. We need to figure out what to tell someone about why I'm carrying Superman's child, because Lex has DNA samples."

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Superman thinks. "Could we somehow come out publicly with the idea that you were made pregnant in vitro? Not that I have a reason WHY yet..."

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"Not many reasons why that happens, and why you instead of Clark? Unless you approached us about...huh." Lois looks over at Diana. "Any ideas, your Worshipfulness?"

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"Kal is the last son of Krypton, perhaps it was done to continue his line. There had to be some genetic compatability between the two of you so that is why you were chosen. It skirts the edge of truth...and I would play up the fact that Superman, Clark Kent and Lois are all friends and Clark knew of this."

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"In fact, it should probably be Clark that is the frontperson if we do this. Make sure there's no doubt whatsover that Clark is in on it."

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Lois gives Kal's hand a squeeze. "I think that's a terrific idea, honey. And there's something to what Diana's saying about genetics, too, but he'll have his own geneticists working on that so maybe not. GOD, I hate that man. Look, let's just be direct and plain. Clark and I want children some day but in the meantime, like Diana said, Superman needs a son and I'm amenable. And I'm honored to help Superman's line continue. Something like that. What do you think? It's that or assassinate the president."

She might not be kidding.

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"Genetics may not be a factor other than you were genetically compatible, and all three of you are very close. That would be a deciding factor I would think." She just gives Lois a look at the assassination comment.

"If you bring this truth forward it will take away Luthor's weapon...but it can also bring great danger to you Lois."

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