From: "L-Soft list server at Indiana University (1.8d)" To: "ARTF@MemoryAlpha.nil" File: "LOISCLA-GENERAL-L LOG9812A" ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 07:23:12 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Annette Ciotola Subject: Fwd: Teri in Cabaret Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Since I didn't see it here on either list, I thought I would forward this to ya'll This was found by Bobbett Jascor ----> In a message dated 12/1/98 3:33:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, ERABobbett@worldnet.att.net writes: << Well, it's official, she'll be doing the tour. Go to: http://www.playbill.com/cgi-bin/plb/news?cmd=show&code=83930 to read all about it. Bobbett >> ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 09:57:46 -0600 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Kathy Brown Subject: Needed: Your Favorite Christmas Fanfic Titles Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi everyone, If you visited the L&C Fanfic Archive in the last couple of weeks, you've noticed a couple of format updates. We've added a link to S6, for example, and have a new paragraph telling you how many new stories were added in the current week. And -- check this out!! -- the L&C Fanfic Archive has been selected by Entertainment Weekly magazine as one of the top 7 fanfic sites on the Web! Follow the new link to see the blurb they wrote about us. We also tried something new last month. In honor of the season -- we highlighted a few Thanksgiving-themed fanfics from the Archive. I, for one, thought the new design looked fantastic. I hope you took the opportunity to read (or re-read) some or all of these great stories! With Christmas quickly approaching, we'd like to do something similar for Christmas-themed stories. And that's where you come in. What stories would you like to see highlighted this month? When someone mentions a Christmas themed fanfic, what pops into your head? We'd love to hear about your favorite Christmas L&C fanfic. Please post these titles to the fanfic listserv (it could start a great thread, as well as prompt someone else's memory of another story), or send it to the Archive via private email (LCStories@cryogen.com). If we get enough suggestions, maybe we can even do "The Twelve Days of L&C Christmas Fanfic" or something. Can you help us choose? We need your help! Kathy _________________________________ Kathy Brown Editor-In-Chief Lois & Clark Fanfic Archive kathyb@fgi.net KathyB on IRC _________________________________ ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 09:00:28 -0700 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Vicki Krell Subject: Re: Needed: Your Favorite Christmas Fanfic Titles MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hey, how come there aren't any Hanukkah fanfics?? LOL! -----Original Message----- From: Kathy Brown [mailto:kathyb@FGI.NET] Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 1998 8:58 AM To: LOISCLA-GENERAL-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU Subject: Needed: Your Favorite Christmas Fanfic Titles Hi everyone, If you visited the L&C Fanfic Archive in the last couple of weeks, you've noticed a couple of format updates. We've added a link to S6, for example, and have a new paragraph telling you how many new stories were added in the current week. And -- check this out!! -- the L&C Fanfic Archive has been selected by Entertainment Weekly magazine as one of the top 7 fanfic sites on the Web! Follow the new link to see the blurb they wrote about us. We also tried something new last month. In honor of the season -- we highlighted a few Thanksgiving-themed fanfics from the Archive. I, for one, thought the new design looked fantastic. I hope you took the opportunity to read (or re-read) some or all of these great stories! With Christmas quickly approaching, we'd like to do something similar for Christmas-themed stories. And that's where you come in. What stories would you like to see highlighted this month? When someone mentions a Christmas themed fanfic, what pops into your head? We'd love to hear about your favorite Christmas L&C fanfic. Please post these titles to the fanfic listserv (it could start a great thread, as well as prompt someone else's memory of another story), or send it to the Archive via private email (LCStories@cryogen.com). If we get enough suggestions, maybe we can even do "The Twelve Days of L&C Christmas Fanfic" or something. Can you help us choose? We need your help! Kathy _________________________________ Kathy Brown Editor-In-Chief Lois & Clark Fanfic Archive kathyb@fgi.net KathyB on IRC _________________________________ ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 14:09:47 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Carolyn Schnall Subject: Combo Post: Post-Thanksgiving Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/enriched; charset="us-ascii" Hi FoLCs: For any item duplicated in someone else's post, I humbly apologize in advance. I am behind in watching tapes anyone sent me, in reading stories, articles and List posts, and, in writing L&C related stuff, due to a trio of events last week which delayed all my usual activities. 1. Saw Elizabeth Barondess (S1 Lucy Lane) appear on an ep of The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. 2. Happened to see a larger selection than usual of Sman Comix at La Guardia airport on Monday, 11/23 (went to Mass. for a funeral). 3. Coming home that night, my cab passed a parking garage that sported a huge picture of the comix Sman on one wall, along with many other pictures, which I didn't see clearly enough to identify. 4. Chris Reeve, terrific in Rear Window on Sunday, played a character named Jason Kemp, but, of course, I thought I heard "Kent"!! (Or was it really Kent ?!?) 5. Rear Window again: use of same Beethoven piece used on L&C first date, as Daryl Hannah feeds something to Chris Reeve. I couldn't help but see a similarity:) 6. Sman video game: now available, seems to rely heavily on Sman punching villains. 7. More L&C like story lines on Early Edition: Gary asks the girl out but has to leave. Finds himself in odd looking sitatuation with another woman (protective custody by government agent) and his girl not only follows him, but gets into the act of helping him. 8. Bought the Sman Hallmark keepsake items: miniature lunch box, tiny Sman figure and Action Comics ornament. Had to ask for the latter two because they were not out. Don't settle and don't be afraid to ask if you don't see it! 9. Visited my Dad in the hospital (leg bypass surgery, he's home and better) and on the way to my mother's house, we passed a closed shop (it was Thanksgiving) that sported a yellow awning. The lettering on the awning was red. The store carries comic books and had a huge S-Shield on each end of the awning. 10. Dana Carvey's act was on the Comedy Central cable channel. I was flipping channels when I happened to catch his bit about kids driving parents crazy but making up for it by being really cute. He said that the cuteness of the kid made him weak. He likened the feeling to being Sman on Kryptonite! 11. The Macy's Thanksgiving Parade boasted that Teri Hatcher would be there but I managed to miss her. I was taping all the Broadway stuff. When I took a few moments to check that I had captured the Scarlet Pimpernel scene, I must have missed her then, because I saw the rest of the parade and didn't see her. Can anyone verify that she was there or did she not appear? 12. Robert Townsend's The Meteor Man was on this past weekend and there were tons of Sman and Batman references and borrowings. James Earl Jones and Frank Gorshin were in it. It was actually a very sweet natured take with inner city versions of things. His mom really gets into making a series of costumes till they hit a decent looking one and many of his powers were similar to Sman. The character even was supposed to have a fear of heights! It was released in 1993 and I thought that there was much L&C owes to this version. 13. I agree that "Quick Change" by Carla Humbert is the most hilariously funny fanfic I've read. While I've gotten a chuckle out of some like the Thanksgiving story on the archive, "My Adentures With Superman" by Kathryn Kent, and a charge out of anything with banter by Zoom, etc, "Quick Change" had me ROTFLMAO both of the first two times I read it. Even earlier today, when I skimed it, my third time thru, I giggled like crazy. I could clearly see Dean and Eddie in this and think it is a shame a scene like it was not in the pilot. 14. I have a suggestion for anyone who has jury duty. Bring along jokes to read and you'll even enjoy being there. I had a day of jury duty last week (we were released after only one day due to a lack of cases pre-Thanksgiving) and an inch high pile of jokes forwarded to me via e-mail. One was a set of wacky newspaper headlines, I trust would never be found in the Daily Planet, that I will try forward to the list under separate cover. I laughed all day and it was perfect reading while being constantly interrupted for annoucements. ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 14:12:10 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Carolyn Schnall Subject: Headlines Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >These aren't all great but the few that are make this worth it. > >STUPID HEADLINES >> Here are a few choice headlines that may serve to reaffirm your perception >> that there are still a few lightbulbs in the house of humanity that remain >> unlit. >> >> Larger Kangaroos Leap Farther, Researchers Find >> The Los Angeles Times, November 2 >> >> Court Rules Boxer Shorts Are Indeed Underwear >> Journal of Commerce, April 20 >> >> Biting nails can be sign of tenseness in a person >> The Daily Gazette of Schenectady, New York, May 2 >> >> Lack of brains hinders research >> The Columbus Dispatch, April 16 >> >> How we feel about ourselves is the core of self-esteem, >> says author Louise Hart Boulder, Colorado, Sunday Camera, Feb 5 >> >> 'Light' meals are lower in fat, calories >> Huntington Herald-Dispatch, November 30 >> >> Alcohol ads promote drinking >> The Hartford Courant, November 18 >> >> Malls try to attract shoppers >> The Baltimore Sun, October 22 >> >> Official: Only rain will cure drought >> The Herald-News, Westpost, Massachusetts >> >> Study Finds Sex, Pregnancy Link >> Cornell Daily Sun, December 7, 1995 >> >> Whatever Their motives, Moms Who Kill Kids still Shock Us >> Holland Sentinel, date unknown. >> >> Survey Finds Dirtier Subways After Cleaning Jobs Were Cut >> The New York Times, November 22 >> >> Teen-age girls often have babies fathered by men >> The Sunday Oregonian, September 24 >> >> Low Wages Said Key to Poverty >> Newsday, July 11 >> >> Man shoots neighbor with machete >> The Miami Herald, July 3 >> >> Tomatoes come in big, little, medium sizes >> The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Virginia, March 30 >> >> Dirty-Air Cities Far Deadlier Than Clean Ones >> Study Shows The New York Times, March 10 >> >> Man Run Over by Freight Train Dies >> The Los Angeles Times, March 2 >> >> Scientists see quakes in L.A. future >> The Oregonian, January 28 >> >> Wachtler tells graduates that life in jail is demeaning >> The Buffalo News, February 26 >> >> Free Advice: Bundle up when out in the cold >> Lexington Herald-Leader, January 26 >> >> Economist uses theory to explain economy >> Collinsville Herald-Journal, February 8 >> >> Discoveries: Older blacks have edge in longevity >> The Chicago Tribune, March 5 >> >> Bible church's focus is the Bible >> Saint Augustine Record, Florida, December 3, 1994 >> >> Clinton pledges restraint in use of nuclear weapons >> Cedar Rapids Gazette, April 6 >> >> Fish lurk in streams >> Rochester, New York, Democrat & Chronicle, January 29 >> >============ >More Actual Headlines (from Journalists who didn't major in English!!!) >> >> >>1.) Thanks To President Clinton, Staff Sgt. Fruer Now Has A Son >> >>2.) Something Went Wrong In Jet Crash, Expert Says >> >>3.) Police Begin Campaign To Run Down Jaywalkers >> >>4.) Safety Experts Say School Bus Passengers Should Be Belted >> >>5.) Drunk Gets Nine Months In Violin Case >> >>6.) Survivor Of Siamese Twins Joins Parents >> >>7.) Farmer Bill Dies In House >> >>8.) Iraqi Head Seeks Arms >> >>9.) Stud Tires Out >> >>10.) Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over >> >>11.) British Left Waffles On Falkland Islands >> >>12.) Lung Cancer In Women Mushrooms >> >>13.) Eye Drops Off Shelf >> >>14.) Teacher Strikes Idle Kids >> >>15.) Squad Helps Dog Bite Victim >> >>16.) Shot Off Woman's Leg Helps Nicklaus To 66 >> >>17.) Enraged Cow Injures Farmer With Ax >> >>18.) Plane Too Close To Ground, Crash Probe Told >> >>19.) Miners Refuse To Work After Death >> >>20.) Juvenile Court To Try Shooting Defendant >> >>21.) Stolen Painting Found By Tree >> >>22.) Two Soviet Ships Collide, One Dies >> >>23.) Two Sisters Reunited After 18 Years In Checkout Counter >> >>24.) Killer Sentenced To Die For Second Time In 10 Years >> >>25.) Drunken Drivers Paid $1000 in '97 >> >>26.) War Dims Hope For Peace >> >>27.) If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last A While >> >>28.) Cold Wave Linked To Temperatures >> >>29.) Enfields Couple Slain, Police Suspect Homicide >> >>30.) Red Tape Holds Up New Bridge >> >>31.) Deer Kill 17,000 >> >>32.) Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery, Hundreds Dead >> >>33.) Man Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge >> >>34.) New Study Of Obesity Looks For Larger Test Group >> >>35.) Astronaut Takes Blame For Gas In Spacecraft >> >>36.) Kids Make Nutritious Snacks >> >>39.) Chef Throws His Heart Into Helping Feed Needy >> >>40.) Arson Suspect Is Held In Massachusetts Fire >> >>41.) British Union Finds Dwarfs In Short Supply >> >>42.) Ban On Soliciting Dead In Trotwood >> >>43.) Lansing Residents Can Drop Off Trees >> >>44.) Local High School Dropouts Cut In Half >> >>45.) New Vaccine May Contain Rabies >> >>46.) Man Minus Ear Waives Hearing >> >>47.) Deaf College Opens Doors To Hearing >> >>48.) Air Head Fired >> >>49.) Steals Clock, Faces Time >> >>50.) Prosecutor Releases Probe Into Sheriff >> >>51.) Old School Pillars Are Replaced By Alumni >> >>52.) Hospitals Are Sued By 7 Foot Doctors >> >>53.) Some Pieces Of Rock Hudson Sold At Auction >> >>54.) Sex Education Delayed, Teachers Request Training > ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 11:17:16 PST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Sue Modolo Subject: Similarities MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain I think they are several similarities between LNC and The Bionic Woman/Six Million Dollar Man (1) Both Jaime and Lois lost their memories. (2) When Jaime woke up after MIchael brought her back from the dead, she did not remember who she was. When Steve first went into see, he did not know she did not remember what they meant to each other - it remnded me of the end of LNC when Lois could not remember who Clark was. Both Jaime and Steve were supposed to get married like LNC were when he girls lost their memory. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 16:38:14 -0500 Reply-To: nightsky@erols.com Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Genevieve Subject: Re: Needed: Your Favorite Christmas Fanfic Titles MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Kathy Brown wrote: > With Christmas quickly approaching, we'd like to do something similar for > Christmas-themed stories. And that's where you come in. What stories > would you like to see highlighted this month? When someone mentions a > Christmas themed fanfic, what pops into your head? What pops into my head? The first one would probably be Gorn's "The One and Only," but that's nfic, available on her webpage, but not on the archives. I always liked Angela Wathall's "Hark", which is in the archives . It's pre-revelation and Romantic and Waffy and Christmassy. It was one of the first fanfic's I ever read, which may be why it sticks in my mind. The sequel "Deja-View" (which takes place on New Year's Eve) was too racy for the archives, I guess -- it's not there, but I think Debby Stark has it on her site. There must be more I'm not remembering. Anybody else? ____________________________________________________________________ Genevieve Clemens Lots of great stuff on my webpage For everything you want to know about Superman: in comics, cartoons, television, or movies; from Bud Collyer to Dean Cain -- check out THE SUPERMAN HOMEPAGE ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 17:02:39 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: "K.M. de Castro" Subject: Web Sites (Was Re: From a newbie...) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Hi All: Although this wasn't MY question initially, I wanted to thank Kathy for providing that information on the listserv archive. My computer went wacko one day and I had to reload lots and lots...AND LOTS of stuff, AOL included. Therefore, I lost all those neat little links in my favorite places bookmarks that people on the list have sent. If y'all could do me the SLIGHTEST favor and maybe toot your own horns a little bit here, I would sure appreciate it! If you have web sites that you think any of us would like to see, and especially for those NewFoLCs, post them here, and I'll try to re-create some of what I lost. And I promise to save them all into a separate text file this time! Thanx, Marie ChoirGirl2@aol.com ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 18:01:11 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Norman Mayes Subject: Re: Web Sites (Was Re: From a newbie...) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit In a message dated 98-12-01 17:02:58 EST, you write: << I lost all those neat little links in my favorite places bookmarks >> For those who don't know, there is a single file in the aol software which stores all those favorite links, email, preferences and what have you. Its under : c:\aol30\organize\ (your screen name) for Aol3.0 and c:\America Online 4.0\organize\ (your screen name) make a backup copy of the file named like your screen name and then simply restore it if disaster strikes. budmayes@aol.com ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 22:59:59 -0000 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: LabRat Subject: Re: Needed: Your Favorite Christmas Fanfic Titles MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hey there! Well, my personal favorite ever Christmas with Lois and Clark was/is The Gorn's ONE AND ONLY. But, as I can't imagine *that* one being part of the Archive listing....... ;) The fanfic below conjure up waffy Christmases for me: TWAS THE WEEK BEORE CHRISTMAS- FlakeyDom HAVE A JOLLY HOLLY CHRISTMAS……OR NOT! - Gina Blank I'M DREAMING OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS - Jennifer Baker SNOWFLAKES - Kaytee Schultz THE PERFECT GIFT - Eileen (I love the little tie-in in this one to Eileen's other fanfic, COME SPY WITH ME) Sorry if some of these aren't actually in the Archive! I just know what I like - not where I downloaded them from. :D Looking forward to seeing what other FoLCs choose! LabRat :) Kathy wrote: >We also tried something new last month. In honor of the season -- we >highlighted a few Thanksgiving-themed fanfics from the Archive. I, for >one, thought the new design looked fantastic. I hope you took the >opportunity to read (or re-read) some or all of these great stories! > >With Christmas quickly approaching, we'd like to do something similar for >Christmas-themed stories. And that's where you come in. What stories >would you like to see highlighted this month? When someone mentions a >Christmas themed fanfic, what pops into your head? > >We'd love to hear about your favorite Christmas L&C fanfic. Please post >these titles to the fanfic listserv (it could start a great thread, as well >as prompt someone else's memory of another story), or send it to the >Archive via private email (LCStories@cryogen.com). If we get enough >suggestions, maybe we can even do "The Twelve Days of L&C Christmas Fanfic" >or something. > >Can you help us choose? We need your help! > >Kathy > >_________________________________ >Kathy Brown >Editor-In-Chief >Lois & Clark Fanfic Archive > >kathyb@fgi.net >KathyB on IRC >_________________________________ ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 19:24:07 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Crystal Wimmer Subject: Re: Similarities Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit In a message dated 12/1/98 11:17:46 AM Pacific Standard Time, smodolo@HOTMAIL.COM writes: > > I think they are several similarities between LNC and The Bionic > Woman/Six Million Dollar Man > > (1) Both Jaime and Lois lost their memories. > > (2) When Jaime woke up after MIchael brought her back from the dead, > she did not remember who she was. When Steve first went into see, he > did not know she did not remember what they meant to each other - it > remnded me of the end of LNC when Lois could not remember who Clark was. > > Both Jaime and Steve were supposed to get married like LNC were when he > girls lost their memory. > In addition... Steve and Jaime spent years doing it, but they finally did wind up married... talk about soulmates. Steve, like Clark, could bend metal with his hand and run ridiculously fast. He was also a pilot (at home in the air). Jaime, like Lois, was an amazingly strong woman of insatiable curiosity and athletic talent... she was always dangling above the jaws of death (parachuting was what got her into the bionic mess in the first place). Finally, the relationship was always in the background... as it was in L&C, whatever A-plot was happening, Steve always asked about Jaime, and Jaime always asked about Steve... and when they were together, there was touching (not kissing, but lots of back pats and hand holding... waffy stuff). Okay... I'll stop now. The truth is, I'm a closet Bionic Woman fan since the second grade, when I punched out another girl for trying to be Jaime (*I* had to be Jaime, *I* had long hair!!) I was desolate when I found out about Farah (surly Lindsey Wagner and Lee Majors were married in real life... weren't they?!?!) Thanks for letting me rant... I haven't been able to talk about this show in years (but there is a website for it, if anyone's interested ;) -Crys- ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 18:01:35 -0700 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Erin Klingler Subject: Re: Web Sites In-Reply-To: <2ee0a04.3664677f@aol.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi all :) I'm swamped ;), but I'll poke my head out of my cave for a minute to respond to this email. Marie wrote: >>If y'all could do me the SLIGHTEST favor and maybe toot your own horns a little bit here, I would sure appreciate it! If you have web sites that you think any of us would like to see, and especially for those NewFoLCs, post them here, and I'll try to re-create some of what I lost. And I promise to save them all into a separate text file this time! << For Marie, or possibly any of the newbies that might be interested, I have an LNC desktop theme and a waving cape screensaver on my site. You can also find a bunch of links to other LNC related sites there. (As soon as I upload my new link page tonight. ;) Back to my cave... Erin :) _______________ erink@ida.net Visit my updated LNC website! http://www.ida.net/users/davek/ ***** "No one knows how long they've got. Anyway, it's not the years that count, it's the moments...right now, as they happen." _______________ ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 17:16:16 -1000 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Jamee Jones Subject: Re: Similarities MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Crystal Wimmer wrote: > >> I'm a closet Bionic Woman fan since the > second grade, when I punched out another girl for trying to be Jaime > (*I* had > to be Jaime, *I* had long hair!!) << HA HA !!! Sorry Crystal, *I* was Jamie Summers, cuz *MY* name really is Jamee! Nobody ever argued with me about that one back then! Hehehehe! JK! > >>I was desolate when I found out about Farah > (surly Lindsey Wagner and Lee Majors were married in real life... > weren't > they?!?!)<< Of course they were, just like Dean and Teri--- Right?! RIGHT?!!! ;-) j-meS8-)] > > ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 19:09:39 PST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Sue Modolo Subject: Re: Similarities MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain >>From owner-loiscla-general-l@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU Tue Dec 01 16:36:43 1998 >Received: from [129.79.5.189] by hotmail.com (1.0) with SMTP id MHotMail3090011778653506532497216943967715471; Tue Dec 01 16:36:43 1998 >Received: from piano (129.79.5.189) by listserv.indiana.edu (LSMTP for Windows NT v1.1a) with SMTP id <0.8A7211F0@listserv.indiana.edu>; Tue, 1 Dec 1998 19:26:49 -0500 >Received: from LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU by LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU (LISTSERV-TCP/IP > release 1.8c) with spool id 15554813 for > LOISCLA-GENERAL-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU; Tue, 1 Dec 1998 19:26:48 -0500 >Received: from imo19.mx.aol.com by listserv.indiana.edu (LSMTP for Windows NT > v1.1a) with SMTP id <0.6CA45ED0@listserv.indiana.edu>; Tue, 1 Dec > 1998 19:25:58 -0500 >Received: from JCWimmer@aol.com by imo19.mx.aol.com (IMOv16.10) id KTQHa04573 > for ; Tue, 1 Dec 1998 > 19:24:07 +1900 (EST) >Mime-Version: 1.0 >Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII >Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit >X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 224 >Message-ID: <43d255f7.366488a7@aol.com> >Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 19:24:07 EST >Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" > <LOISCLA-GENERAL-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU> >Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" > <LOISCLA-GENERAL-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU> >From: Crystal Wimmer <JCWimmer@AOL.COM> >Subject: Re: Similarities >To: LOISCLA-GENERAL-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU > >In a message dated 12/1/98 11:17:46 AM Pacific Standard Time, >smodolo@HOTMAIL.COM writes: > >> >> I think they are several similarities between LNC and The Bionic >> Woman/Six Million Dollar Man >> >> (1) Both Jaime and Lois lost their memories. >> >> (2) When Jaime woke up after MIchael brought her back from the dead, >> she did not remember who she was. When Steve first went into see, he >> did not know she did not remember what they meant to each other - it >> remnded me of the end of LNC when Lois could not remember who Clark was. >> >> Both Jaime and Steve were supposed to get married like LNC were when he >> girls lost their memory. >> >In addition... Steve and Jaime spent years doing it, but they finally did wind >up married... talk about soulmates. > >Steve, like Clark, could bend metal with his hand and run ridiculously fast. >He was also a pilot (at home in the air). > >Jaime, like Lois, was an amazingly strong woman of insatiable curiosity and >athletic talent... she was always dangling above the jaws of death >(parachuting was what got her into the bionic mess in the first place). > >Finally, the relationship was always in the background... as it was in L&C, >whatever A-plot was happening, Steve always asked about Jaime, and Jaime >always asked about Steve... and when they were together, there was touching >(not kissing, but lots of back pats and hand holding... waffy stuff). > >Okay... I'll stop now. The truth is, I'm a closet Bionic Woman fan since the >second grade, when I punched out another girl for trying to be Jaime (*I* had >to be Jaime, *I* had long hair!!) I was desolate when I found out about Farah >(surly Lindsey Wagner and Lee Majors were married in real life... weren't >they?!?!) > >Thanks for letting me rant... I haven't been able to talk about this show in >years (but there is a website for it, if anyone's interested ;) > >-Crys- There are lots of websites for BM/SMDM. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 20:55:43 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: -Audrey Howard Subject: Re: Headlines Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit LOL LOL LOL These are great! I fell of my chair laughing so hard!!! -Audrey (Moped12646@aol.com) ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 19:35:43 PST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Sue Modolo Subject: Fan Fic MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain I am new at this fan fic and was ondering doyou first put it on a word processing program or what? Help ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1998 08:03:16 -0800 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Susan Subject: Re: Web Sites (Was Re: From a newbie...) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi there :) Well I have quite a few links on my page- http://members.aol.com/casusan/lcsites.html Enjoy :) Susan ---"K.M. de Castro" wrote: > > Hi All: > > Although this wasn't MY question initially, I wanted to thank Kathy for > providing that information on the listserv archive. My computer went wacko one > day and I had to reload lots and lots...AND LOTS of stuff, AOL included. > Therefore, I lost all those neat little links in my favorite places bookmarks > that people on the list have sent. If y'all could do me the SLIGHTEST favor > and maybe toot your own horns a little bit here, I would sure appreciate it! > If you have web sites that you think any of us would like to see, and > especially for those NewFoLCs, post them here, and I'll try to re-create some > of what I lost. And I promise to save them all into a separate text file this > time! > > Thanx, > Marie > ChoirGirl2@aol.com > _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1998 10:02:39 -0800 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Mandy Subject: Re: Fan Fic MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sue Modolo wrote: >I am new at this fan fic and was ondering doyou first put it on a word >processing program or what? Well, I'm somewhat new at this fanfic thing too, only finishing my second one the night before last. But, what I do is start my story in my word processor (MsWorks) so that I can spell check and word count and all that stuff, then when I'm sure that it's how I want it, I copy and paste it into a regular text file (Notepad) to send to the archive. Hope that helps!:) Mandy a.k.a. Moonlight on IRC ICQ # 11387717 mandyc@lcc.net afolcslife-owner@onelist.com Subscribe to my mailing list and tell us about your FoLC life: http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/afolcslife My web page (under construction): http://members.spree.com/sip/mandy0924 CK: "Did I mention the flying?" LL: "I only marry men who fly." Chip Off The Old Clark ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1998 08:33:00 PST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: julie slisz Subject: Re: Needed: Your Favorite Christmas Fanfic Titles MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Ok, on the topic, my absolute favorite christmas fanfic, though i have only read like 4 and they were all good, is by far "Oh Give Me a Home" by Jeff Brogden. I loved that one. Now, off the topic, well sort of. About two years ago, back when I first got the internet, I was surfing around and I stumbled onto this lyrics page or whatever it was. It had lots of songs with Lois and Clark versions of the lyrics. I printed out most of them, but I don't know where I found them, so I only have some of them. There are lots more, and if someone recognizes them and can tell me where I found them, I would appreciate it, I'd like the rest of the songs now. Ok, anyway, here are two of them, they are even christmas songs! "Superman" sung to the tune of "Silver Bells" Lyrics by WandaD *** You are strong and so peculiar Where were you say, last year? You have saved me from so many dangers. I don't know you, yet I trust you My heart soars when you're near And I wonder if your heart soars too. Superman Superman Are you alone in this city? I am here I am near You wont be lonely for long. When you fly above the city I wish to be in your arms To feel the strength that is hidden within you. Yur arms around me my heart pounding As we fly through the sky I will love you and someday you'll know. Superman Superman Are you alone in this city? I am here I am near You wont be lonely for long. *** Hehe ok, last one: "12 Villains of Metropolis" sung to the tune of "12 Days of Christmas" Lyrics by WandaD *** The first evil villain who had a nifty plan was Tempus with his time machine-Duh! The second evil villain who had a nifty plan was Mr. Schott and his Rats, and Tempus with his time machine-Duh! The third evil villain who had a nifty plan was Baron and his voodoo, Mr. Schott and his rats, and Tempus with his time machine-DUH! The fourth evil villain who had a nifty plan was Prankster's great revenge, Baron and his voodoo, Mr. Schott and his rats, and Tempus with his time machine-DUH! The fifth evil villain who had a nifty plan was Dr. Deter is a JERK! Prankster's great revenge, Baron and his voodoo, Mr. Schott and his rats, and Tempus with his time machine-DUH! The sixth evil villain who had a nifty plan was Diana's expose, Dr. Deter is a JERK! Prankster's great revenge, Baron and his voodoo, Mr. Schott and his rats, and Tempus with his time machine-DUH! The seventh evil villain who had a nifty plan was Lex Luther with his Clone, Diana's expose, Dr. Deter is a JERK! Prankster's great revenge, Baron and his voodoo, Mr. Schott and his rats, and Tempus with his time machine-DUH! The eighth evil villain who had a nifty plan was Mindy's Intergang, Lex Luther with his Clone, Diana's expose, Dr. Deter is a JERK! Prankster's great revenge, Baron and his voodoo, Mr. Schott and his rats, and Tempus with his time machine-DUH! The ninth evil villain who had a nifty plan was Spencer Spencer's headless corpses, Mindy's Intergang, Lex Luther with his Clone, Diana's expose, Dr. Deter is a JERK! Prankster's great revenge, Baron and his voodoo, Mr. Schott and his rats, and Tempus with his time machine-DUH! The tenth evil villain who had a nifty plan was The Lake's live museum, Spencer Spencer's headless corpses, Mindy's Intergang, Lex Luther with his Clone, Diana's expose, Dr. Deter is a JERK! Prankster's great revenge, Baron and his voodoo, Mr. Schott and his rats, and Tempus with his time machine-DUH! The eleventh evil villain who had a nifty plan was Jaxon's big computer, The Lake's live museum, Spencer Spencer's headless corpses, Mindy's Intergang, Lex Luther with his Clone, Diana's expose, Dr. Deter is a JERK! Prankster's great revenge, Baron and his voodoo, Mr. Schott and his rats, and Tempus with his time machine-DUH! The twelfth evil villain who had a nifty plan was Al Capone and his gang, Jaxon's big computer, The Lake's live museum, Spencer Spencer's headless corpses, Mindy's Intergang, Lex Luther with his Clone, Diana's expose, Dr. Deter is a JERK! Prankster's great revenge, Baron and his voodoo, Mr. Schott and his rats, and Tempus with his time machine-DUH! *** Ok this email is long enough, I'll stop now Bye! :) Julie ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1998 11:38:14 PST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Peace Everett Subject: Re: Web Sites In-Reply-To: <000001be1d8f$4ee34a80$0200a8c0@erink> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Default"; X-MAPIextension=".TXT" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 PiBNYXJpZSB3cm90ZToNCj4gPj5JZiB5J2FsbCBjb3VsZCBkbyBtZSB0aGUgU0xJR0hURVNU IGZhdm9yIGFuZCBtYXliZSB0b290IHlvdXIgb3duIGhvcm5zIGENCj4gbGl0dGxlIGJpdCBo ZXJlLCBJIHdvdWxkIHN1cmUgYXBwcmVjaWF0ZSBpdCEgSWYgeW91IGhhdmUgd2ViIHNpdGVz IHRoYXQgeW91DQo+IHRoaW5rIGFueSBvZiB1cyB3b3VsZCBsaWtlIHRvIHNlZSwgYW5kIGVz cGVjaWFsbHkgZm9yIHRob3NlIE5ld0ZvTENzLCBwb3N0DQo+IHRoZW0gaGVyZSwgYW5kIEkn bGwgdHJ5IHRvIHJlLWNyZWF0ZSBzb21lIG9mIHdoYXQgSSBsb3N0LiBBbmQgSSBwcm9taXNl IHRvDQo+IHNhdmUgdGhlbSBhbGwgaW50byBhIHNlcGFyYXRlIHRleHQgZmlsZSB0aGlzIHRp bWUhIDw8DQoNClRvb3QtdG9vdCENCk15IGZhbmZpYywgcGVyc29uYWwgbG92ZSBzdG9yeSwg YW5kIHBob3RvcyAoYm90aCBwZXJzb25hbCBhbmQgTCZDKSBhcmUgYXQ6DQpBIEZvTEMgTmFt ZWQgUGVhY2UNCmh0dHA6Ly93d3cuZ2VvY2l0aWVzLmNvbS9UZWxldmlzaW9uQ2l0eS9TZXQv NzEzNw0KKEkgbmV2ZXIgZGlkIGdldCBhcm91bmQgdG8gZ2V0dGluZyB0aGUgbGlua3Mgc2Vj dGlvbiB1cC4uLikNCg0KYW5kIG15IGxpdHRsZSBGb0xDLXJlbGF0ZWQgYnVzaW5lc3MgdmVu dHVyZSBpcw0KRm9MQ1N0aXRjaA0KaHR0cDovL3d3dy5hbmdlbGZpcmUuY29tL3R4L2ZvbGNz dGl0Y2gvaW5kZXguaHRtbA0KVGVsbCB0aGUgd29ybGQgeW91J3JlIGEgRm9MQyBhbmQgcHJv dWQgb2YgaXQhDQooaGVhciB0aGF0IGhvcm4gdG9vdGluZyBhIGxpdHRsZSBsb3VkZXI/IDxn PikNCg0KUGVhY2UNCg0KDQoNCg== ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1998 13:19:40 -0800 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Mandy Subject: Needed: Story Editor MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hiya FoLCs!:) I'm looking for someone willing to do some editing on my newest fanfic titled, "All I Want For Christmas Is You". It's short, not even three pages and I hope (Mandy crosses her fingers) that it doesn't need too much work! Anyone willing, please email me privately, and since I'm asking so many of you, I'll just take the first person who gets back to me!;) Thanks FoLCs, Mandy a.k.a. Moonlight on IRC ICQ # 11387717 mandyc@lcc.net afolcslife-owner@onelist.com Subscribe to my mailing list and tell us about your FoLC life: http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/afolcslife My web page (under construction): http://members.spree.com/sip/mandy0924 CK: "Did I mention the flying?" LL: "I only marry men who fly." Chip Off The Old Clark ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1998 15:00:56 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Carolyn Schnall Subject: Re: Headlines In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi Audrey: I'm delighted you liked them. Those were officially "Off-Topic' and I sit corrected because I did not label it as such. It won't happen again, I think, I hope, I pray:) Thanks, Carolyn cschnall@mail.med.cornell.edu >LOL LOL LOL These are great! I fell of my chair laughing so hard!!! > >-Audrey >(Moped12646@aol.com) ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1998 16:59:33 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Karen Ward Subject: OT: Headlines - Thanks, Carolyn! In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Thanks, Carolyn! Those headlines were hilarious! I forwarded them to practically everyone I know (hope you don't mind) and have already received several responses from people overcome with mirth. You've brightened a lot of people's days! Karen :) ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1998 19:45:49 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Susan VanCott Subject: Re: Web Sites Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Well, I've just gotta chime in here! :) Check out http://www.angelfire.com/ny/loisclark/index.html. Peace, Love, and Superman, ~~>Susan<~~ ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1998 20:52:12 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: "K.M. de Castro" Subject: Re: Web Sites (Was Re: From a newbie...) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit In a message dated 98-12-01 18:02:02 EST, you write: << make a backup copy of the file named like your screen name and then simply restore it if disaster strikes. >> Thanks Bud! Unfortunately I didn't even have the luxury of having that file saved! But I sure will this time! Marie ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1998 21:30:22 -0500 Reply-To: nightsky@erols.com Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Genevieve Subject: Re: Web Sites MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Marie wrote: > >>If y'all could do me the SLIGHTEST favor and maybe toot your own horns a > little bit here, I would sure appreciate it! If you have web sites that you > think any of us would like to see, and especially for those NewFoLCs, post > them here, and I'll try to re-create some of what I lost. And I promise to > save them all into a separate text file this time! << > My website , besides having all my fanfic (of course!), has a list of the fanfic nominated for Kerth Awards last year. I've recently updated that page, adding file sizes and annotations. I have a lot of links to other fanfic sites as well -- mostly Lois and Clark, but other fandoms, like Remington Steele, Beauty and the Beast and Highlander (I've even written a HL fanfic) as well. Among other things, I have a transcription of the Revelation in the comc books, when Clark told Lois he was Superman. There are a lot of good links to things Supermanish over on the Superman Homepage Many of the basic Lois and Clark links are on their L&C page. ____________________________________________________________________ Genevieve Clemens ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 3 Dec 1998 08:07:57 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Sheila Harper Subject: Re: Fan Fic Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" At 10:02 AM 12/2/98 -0800, Mandy wrote: >>I am new at this fan fic and was ondering doyou first put it on a word >>processing program or what? > >When I'm sure that it's how I want it, I copy and paste it into >a regular text file (Notepad) to send to the archive. Hope that helps!:) That works if your story is short enough, but if you get very big, Notepad won't hold that much text (although Wordpad will). Your best bet is to save it as a text file, no matter what program you're using. To make sure the archive can read my stuff, I set my margins and font so I get no more than 65 characters to a line; then I cut and paste into an email program. Given the size of my stories, it takes several emails since I send only 20K at a time. Using these line lengths and email sizes ensures that even the most primitive email program can handle my story whether I send it to the list or the archive, and the shorter line length avoids those annoying line wraps. Sheila sharper@cncc.cc.co.us ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 3 Dec 1998 11:10:09 -0800 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Mandy Subject: Re: Fan Fic MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sheila wrote: >That works if your story is short enough, but if you get very big, Notepad >won't hold that much text (although Wordpad will). Your best bet is to save >it as a text file, no matter what program you're using. To make sure the >archive can read my stuff, I set my margins and font so I get no more than >65 characters to a line; then I cut and paste into an email program. Given >the size of my stories, it takes several emails since I send only 20K at a >time. Using these line lengths and email sizes ensures that even the most >primitive email program can handle my story whether I send it to the list or >the archive, and the shorter line length avoids those annoying line wraps. I had never thought of saving it as a text file directly from the word processor, how dingy I am sometimes . Thanks, Mandy ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 3 Dec 1998 16:04:18 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Carolyn Schnall Subject: Re: OT: Headlines - Thanks, Carolyn! In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Karen and FoLCs who enjoyed the headlines: You are all very welcome to the headlines!! I do not mind at all that they were forwarded. Someone forwarding them to me is how I got them and this was one of the sets of jokes that made me laugh during jury duty:) I'm delighted to hear that so many people enjoyed them. Thanks, Carolyn cschnall@mail.med.cornell.edu >Thanks, Carolyn! > >Those headlines were hilarious! I forwarded them to practically everyone I >know (hope you don't mind) and have already received several responses from >people overcome with mirth. > >You've brightened a lot of people's days! > >Karen :) ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 3 Dec 1998 18:32:33 -0700 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Debby Subject: Re: Fan Fic In-Reply-To: <19981202033545.28930.qmail@hotmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" At 07:35 PM 12/1/1998 -0800, you wrote: >I am new at this fan fic and was ondering doyou first put it on a word >processing program or what? > >Help I used to write mine in WordPerfect 5.1 until that program seemed to find some bad spots on my (now retired) hard drive--and I lost several pages! Now I write in Word 97. When all done, I save it to WordPerfect 5.1 (because it is still a very nice little program). I look through the 5.1 version for any weird things Word97 might have done (like odd quotes and apostrophes), and I can more easily set the font (Courier 12 usually) and margins and all that. Then I save *that* to txt. I'll copy the txt version to my ftp site as well as zipping that version for the site (I'll also put a Word97 doc on my site). I fill finally pull the txt up in wordpad and cut and paste it into emailable pieces. Now what was your question again? ;D I say, use whatever wordprocessing program you feel comfortable with. If you feel comfortable producing your first drafts in handwriting on lined paper--more power to you! But eventually put it on a computer--it will be easier to correct and play with that way :) Debby Debby@swcp.com ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 3 Dec 1998 22:25:56 -0600 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Kathy Brown Subject: PROMO - S6, ep 2, "For The Good Of The Child" Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ANNOUNCER: Next time on "Lois and Clark", Season 6 ... ***** >From "Strained Relations", S6, episode 1 ... "What happened here?" Clark demanded, finding his voice at last. "We're the homeowners, that's our baby ... what's going on?" Lois again moved to cross the room and reclaim her child, but the officer tightened his hold on her arm. "I'm very sorry, ma'am," he intoned in a voice that sounded more bored than regretful, "but until this is settled, I'm afraid Social Services will have to take custody of the baby." ***** ANNOUNCER: You've waited two long weeks. But are you ready for what happens next? ***** <> "The hearing is set for Wednesday," Constance Hunter informed Lois and Clark. "Child Services isn't letting any grass grow under their feet on this one." "All she does," Lois said gloomily, "is look over the top of her glasses at people, and take notes. Lots of notes. She spends so much time looking down at her notes, that you can't tell what she's thinking." Clark: "I won't let them take Laura from us." ***** ANNOUNCER: And who's behind this nefarious plot? ***** Lex Luthor smiled ... "It's deplorable that even Metropolis's most notable citizens, such as Lois Lane and Clark Kent, are capable of neglecting their own child. If I weren't certain that their guilt would be proved eventually, I might become cynical." ***** ANNOUNCER: Can Lois and Clark win the fight to keep their daughter ... ***** Perry White, on the witness stand: "Now hold on there, buster!" Judge Rice, pounding her gavel: "Order!" Constance Hunter: "Objection!" ***** ANNOUNCER: Before the fight destroys their family? ***** << Shot of Sam Lane entering the Daily Planet conference room>> Lois and Clark stopped what they were doing, alarmed by the worried tone in Sam's voice. "What do you mean, Daddy? Is Mother ...?" "Your mother is delusional." ***** Ellen Lane: "This is the *worst* day of my life!" ***** <> ***** Don't miss the exciting conclusion .... "For The Good Of The Child", written by Chris Mulder. Lois and Clark, Season 6, Episode 2. Airing on a computer near you -- Sunday, December 6, 1998! _________________ ______________________ Kathy Brown kathyb@springnet1.com OR kathyb@fgi.net KathyB on IRC ______________________ ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 00:26:55 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Maggie Subject: Re: PROMO - S6, ep 2, "For The Good Of The Child" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sorry to clutter your mailboxes with my little fit of Rapture, but as Pam Jernigan would say, I have fallen into paroxysms of joy. First a Season Premiere by Pam (whose Levels of Coolness rival Dean's in my book!) and now the continuation written by Chris Mulder. I do not know, but I think the palpitations I am having could be heard in Metropolis. The first story I ever read at the Fanfic Archive was Meet me in Kansas City. (I had read TUFS, but didn't discover the Archive until later.) One day I wandered through the great descriptions and found it. I have actually wandered through the archive just reading those descriptions and had a great time, weird, yes, but true. I don't know why, but that story just screamed Read Me! And after I read it, I just felt compelled to write to this unknown, yet beloved person named Chris Mulder. That story moved me, the way beautiful, heartfelt writing always does. I can't even describe the extent of my ecstasy when Chris wrote back, my first glimpse at the beauty of Folcdom..... So, anyway, I ramble on in hopes that you may comprehend the magnitude of my excitement about the second ep of Season 6. I am taking deep breaths as we speak---- inhaling D-e-e-e-e-a-a-n-n..........exhaling C-a-i-i-i-n-n-n okay, I think I'll make it till Sunday. gonna go light another Candle at my Shrine of the Fanfiction Goddess and have myself some Dean Thoughts now. Maggie who is now wondering, does everyone remember their first fanfic experience with such glee? ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 06:59:46 -0000 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: LabRat Subject: Re: PROMO - S6, ep 2, "For The Good Of The Child" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >The first story I ever read at the Fanfic Archive was Meet me in Kansas >City. (I had read TUFS, but didn't discover the Archive until later.) One >day I wandered through the great descriptions and found it. heartfelt thanks to the lovely folcs who write those little blurbs here > >I have actually wandered through the archive just reading those >descriptions and had a great time, weird, yes, but true. > >I don't know why, but that story just screamed Read Me! And after I read >it, I just felt compelled to write to this unknown, yet beloved person >named Chris Mulder. That story moved me, the way beautiful, heartfelt >writing always does. I can't even describe the extent of my ecstasy when >Chris wrote back, my first glimpse at the beauty of Folcdom..... > >So, anyway, I ramble on in hopes that you may comprehend the magnitude of >my excitement about the second ep of Season 6. > >I am taking deep breaths as we speak---- >inhaling D-e-e-e-e-a-a-n-n..........exhaling C-a-i-i-i-n-n-n > >okay, I think I'll make it till Sunday. LOL, Maggie! This is a very good tip. The dentist may think I'm a trifle weird, but I'll definitely think about using it to promote calm next time I visit. > >gonna go light another Candle at my Shrine of the Fanfiction Goddess and >have myself some Dean Thoughts now. > >Maggie >who is now wondering, does everyone remember their first fanfic experience >with such glee? I think we all do. I discovered the Fanfic Archive in almost my first half hour of finally being online. Put in a search for LNC and it was the second thing that came up. Oh boy - I was in heaven. My previous first love had been a western series called THE YOUNG RIDERS. I was lucky to have managed to scrape together three zines and a handful of other stories - all garnered painstakingly and expensively by mail order from the States over a period of two years. I hadn't even considered the possibility there may be fanfic sites on the net. Just didn't occur to me for some reason. I filled up 8 lever arch folders of printouts before I stopped to figure that there was probably an easier - and cheaper way - of storing all this great fic for offline reading. My poor printer almost had a heart seizure. But, oh, the wonderful fun of printing for an evening and then hauling a huge bundle of paper downstairs to curl up into the small hours of the morning with story after beautiful story. I didn't sleep for a month. I can't remember what my very first was, I read so many in one sitting, but it seemed back then that each new adventure got better than the last. There were so many talented people out there. Still are. Happy days. And nights. LabRat :) ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 05:01:56 PST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Sue Modolo Subject: Fan Fic MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain I am relaively new at thisfan fiction concept. And I love it. I woudl say the first fan fiction I ever read was probably either TAE HEIR or TH HUNTRESS' REVENGE. They are my two favourite fan fictions In fact I have written to the author of THE HEIR a few time to say how much I enjoy, but they always come back. So if you are on his list, please accept my comments. THE HEIR is one of the best written fan fiction I have ever read. I enjoy the interaction between the Kents and ois when Clark tells her that Zara/Sara have a son. It was a pretty emotional day for me yesterday. I read it for the 3rd or 4th time and also listb to "Big Girls Don't Fly." I was not home on Tues night when it was onso my husband taped it for and my VCR neeed a head cleaning so I ave sound, but no picture. I will just have to wait until it comes around in a few mos to see the facal expressions. I can nust imagine the set the day that those scenes were filmed, I know tha there was not a dry eye in the house when Clark said god bye to family and friends. I esp loved the bacground music ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 08:38:43 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Charlotte Fisler Subject: Re: PROMO - S6, ep 2, "For The Good Of The Child" Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Wow written by Chris. I can't wait. Charlotte ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 08:52:22 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: PJ Piasecki Subject: Re: Fan Fic Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Hi Sue - Thanks for the kind words about "The Heir". It was the first fanfic I'd ever written, and I was pretty nervous about posting it, but I was thrilled all the positive feedback I got. Sorry your e-mails bounced back to you - I've changed servers a couple of times since then, but never changed the address at the archive. BTW - The name of the story has been changed....or at least, broadened. The Heir is now the name of a *potentially* three part series. The first is now The Heir: Return. The second was written with my dear friend and writing partner, Peace. (though not as often now since I've moved and she fell in love, but that's another story .....) It is called The Heir: Healing, and is much longer and pretty dark. It picks up exactly where the first story ends, and deals with what happend to L&CK that night, and the next day. It's also nfic, so its not at the archive. If you'd like to read it, Joyce is distributing it if you'll just send her an age statement, and a promise not to redistribute. Again, thanks for your comments. They made my day! Piper ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 08:53:39 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Charlotte Fisler Subject: Re: Headlines Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit In a message dated 12/1/98 7:00:28 PM !!!First Boot!!!, cschnall@MAIL.MED.CORNELL.EDU writes: << Subj: Headlines > >These aren't all great but the few that are make this worth it. > >STUPID HEADLINES >> Here are a few choice headlines that may serve to reaffirm your perception >> that there are still a few lightbulbs in the house of humanity that remain >> unlit. >> I swear I read at least half of the headlines in the Allentown Morning Call. LOL Charlotte ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 08:55:16 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Charlotte Fisler Subject: Re: Similarities Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit In a message dated 12/2/98 12:27:21 AM !!!First Boot!!!, JCWimmer@AOL.COM writes: << JCWimmer@AOL.COM (Crystal Wimmer) >> The truth is, I'm a closet Bionic Woman fan. Me too. I always wondered what the heck Farah was thinking when she and Lee Majors got divorced. Charlotte ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 22:11:48 +0800 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Snow Dolphin Subject: question Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Is fan-fic being sent through this list?? How come I have never received any so far?? Snow Dolphin ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 06:49:25 PST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: claudia silva Subject: IMPORTANT SUBJECT FOR L&C LOVERS MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain MY DEAREST FRIENDS! MY NAME IS CLAUDIA AND IM HERE TO INVITE U TO JOIN THE WORLD OF STORIES. I WONDER WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF CLARK DIDNT MARRIE LOIS. I WONDER IF CLARK GOT MARRIED WHIT ANOTHER KRYPTONIAN SENDED TO EARTH. I WONDER IF HE FEEL IN LOVE WHIT A KRYPTONIAN WHOSE REAL NAME IS LAYA,BUT IN EARTH IS CALLED LAURA CARTER. PLEASE TRY TO BEAT THIS CHANNEL AND SEND IT TO MY PRIVATE MAIL CLAUDIABARROS@HOTMAIL.COM ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 09:59:50 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Charlotte Fisler Subject: Re: PROMO - S6, ep 2, "For The Good Of The Child" slightly OT Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit In a message dated 12/4/98 7:06:16 AM !!!First Boot!!!, labrat@DIRCON.CO.UK writes: << I filled up 8 lever arch folders of printouts before I stopped to figure that there was probably an easier - and cheaper way - of storing all this great fic for offline reading. My poor printer almost had a heart seizure. But, oh, the wonderful fun of printing for an evening and then hauling a huge bundle of paper downstairs to curl up into the small hours of the morning with story after beautiful story. I didn't sleep for a month. I can't remember what my very first was, I read so many in one sitting, but it seemed back then that each new adventure got better than the last. There were so many talented people out there. Still are. Happy days. And nights. LabRat :) >> I keep checking the computer equipment ads, etc. for a real, hand-held ascii text reader, one onto which I can load fanfiction and take to bed to curl up with and read. A friend told me about e-books but I cant' tell if the operating system for the new readers is proprietary and will only accept text >from the e-book sites. I want one which will let me download to 3 1/4 inch floppy and then put that in the reader - a size problem I know. Come on all you techie types - there's a new market here much bigger than the handheld machines on which you get to load personal calendars, etc. Charlotte ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 10:00:11 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Charlotte Fisler Subject: Re: PROMO - S6, ep 2, "For The Good Of The Child" Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit In a message dated 12/4/98 7:06:16 AM !!!First Boot!!!, << > >I am taking deep breaths as we speak---- >inhaling D-e-e-e-e-a-a-n-n..........exhaling C-a-i-i-i-n-n-n > >okay, I think I'll make it till Sunday. >> Maggie, this is the best idea I've heard in a long time. Please CC it to FansofDeanCain. They will love it. Charlotte ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 07:14:06 PST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Sue Modolo Subject: Re: PROMO - S6, ep 2, MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain >>From owner-loiscla-general-l@listserv.indiana.edu Fri Dec 4 07:00:21 1998 >Received: from piano (129.79.5.189) by listserv.indiana.edu (LSMTP for Windows NT v1.1a) with SMTP id <0.E1E40A20@listserv.indiana.edu>; Fri, 4 Dec 1998 10:00:11 -0500 >Received: from LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU by LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU (LISTSERV-TCP/IP > release 1.8c) with spool id 15670479 for > LOISCLA-GENERAL-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU; Fri, 4 Dec 1998 10:00:11 -0500 >Received: from imo29.mx.aol.com by listserv.indiana.edu (LSMTP for Windows NT > v1.1a) with SMTP id <0.E18CE970@listserv.indiana.edu>; Fri, 4 Dec > 1998 10:00:11 -0500 >Received: from Cdfisler@aol.com by imo29.mx.aol.com (IMOv18.1) id AVPVa19660 > for ; Fri, 4 Dec 1998 > 09:59:50 -0500 (EST) >Mime-Version: 1.0 >Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII >Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit >X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 224 >Message-ID: <d607c05f.3667f8e6@aol.com> >Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 09:59:50 EST >Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" > <LOISCLA-GENERAL-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU> >Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" > <LOISCLA-GENERAL-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU> >From: Charlotte Fisler <Cdfisler@AOL.COM> >Subject: Re: PROMO - S6, ep 2, "For The Good Of The Child" slightly OT >To: LOISCLA-GENERAL-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU > >In a message dated 12/4/98 7:06:16 AM !!!First Boot!!!, labrat@DIRCON.CO.UK >writes: > ><< > I filled up 8 lever arch folders of printouts before I stopped to figure > that there was probably an easier - and cheaper way - of storing all this > great fic for offline reading. My poor printer almost had a heart seizure. > But, oh, the wonderful fun of printing for an evening and then hauling a > huge bundle of paper downstairs to curl up into the small hours of the > morning with story after beautiful story. I didn't sleep for a month. I > can't remember what my very first was, I read so many in one sitting, but it > seemed back then that each new adventure got better than the last. There > were so many talented people out there. Still are. > > Happy days. And nights. <g> > > LabRat :) >> > >I keep checking the computer equipment ads, etc. for a real, hand-held ascii >text reader, one onto which I can load fanfiction and take to bed to curl up >with and read. A friend told me about e-books but I cant' tell if the >operating system for the new readers is proprietary and will only accept text >from the e-book sites. I want one which will let me download to 3 1/4 inch >floppy and then put that in the reader - a size problem I know. Come on all >you techie types - there's a new market here much bigger than the handheld >machines on which you get to load personal calendars, etc. > >Charlotte >I want to download several of the fan fiction stories for my husband ho is always looking for something new to read. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 07:18:37 PST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Sue Modolo Subject: Fan Fic MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain I would like to thank you guys for your encouragement as I am new to fan fiction and am hard working on A TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART lol ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 12:17:36 -0800 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Mandy Subject: Re: PROMO - S6, ep 2, "For The Good Of The Child" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >Maggie >who is now wondering, does everyone remember their first fanfic experience >with such glee? I remember my first dose of fanfic just the same way. It's a tie for what I actually read first because I found them both at the same time and read them simultaneously (I do this a lot, you'll usually see me with three books and I'm half way through all of them). I found Season 5 and Debby Stark's re-write of the clone arc and I was the happiest little person you'd ever seen. I'd already made it through the series one time (I only started watching when TNT aired the re-runs) and had just recently got connected again to the Internet (Can't believe my dinky town got access), I used to use Genie, then CompuServe, then AOL but that's a whole other story. I so enjoyed both of these because they took care of the two things I hated about the only T.V. show that ever touched me. Season 5 continued the saga where the dreaded "Family Hour" had left me hanging and screaming and throwing things at my T.V. (this actually happened FoLCs), and Debby's re-write made the clone arc bearable where the actual one they played on the series, I detested. From there, the rest is history, I've read every piece of fanfic I could fit into my day to day life and I think have every story from the archive stored on my computer. I also have recently started writing, just this week finishing my second story. My whole experience of FoLCdom has left me with an overwhelming sense of glee, a perpetual high, I guess, and most of my real-life friends think I'm wacko, but that's okay, ya'll understand me and that's enough. Mandy ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 14:03:56 -0600 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Kathy Brown Subject: Re: question In-Reply-To: <1.5.4.32.19981204141148.006ebbd0@smartnet.com.sg> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" At 10:11 PM +0800 12/4/98, Snow Dolphin wrote: >Is fan-fic being sent through this list?? How come I have never received any >so far?? > >Snow Dolphin How long have you been on the listserv? There were 3 stories distributed on this list just over a week ago. "Strained Relations" (S6, ep 1) was posted on 11/22, "Plenty To Be Thankful For" (a round robin) was posted on 11/23, and "No Bull Cause" was posted on 11/26. And "For The Good Of The Child" (S6, ep2) will be posted here on Sunday (12/6). This listserv is for the posting and the discussion of fanfic, and stories get posted as authors get them done. If you want to go through the logs of previous posts, you can find an archive of this listserv on Kathy ______________________ Kathy Brown kathyb@springnet1.com OR kathyb@fgi.net KathyB on IRC ______________________ ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 16:39:11 PST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Robert Bergeron Subject: Re: Fan Fic MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain >Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 08:52:22 EST >Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" > >From: PJ Piasecki >Subject: Re: Fan Fic >To: LOISCLA-GENERAL-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU > >Hi Sue - > >Thanks for the kind words about "The Heir". It was the first fanfic I'd ever >written, and I was pretty nervous about posting it, but I was thrilled all the >positive feedback I got. Sorry your e-mails bounced back to you - I've >changed servers a couple of times since then, but never changed the address at >the archive. > >BTW - The name of the story has been changed....or at least, broadened. The >Heir is now the name of a *potentially* three part series. The first is now >The Heir: Return. The second was written with my dear friend and writing >partner, Peace. (though not as often now since I've moved and she fell in >love, but that's another story .....) It is called The Heir: Healing, and >is much longer and pretty dark. It picks up exactly where the first story >ends, and deals with what happend to L&CK that night, and the next day. It's >also nfic, so its not at the archive. If you'd like to read it, Joyce is >distributing it if you'll just send her an age statement, and a promise not >to redistribute. > >Again, thanks for your comments. They made my day! >Piper Hi! I would love it if you would send me your story THE HEIR:HEALING. I'm over 18,21,29 (sob) Thanks for your time, Robert N.Bergeron (Rob) ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 18:17:48 -0700 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Debby Subject: Re: IMPORTANT SUBJECT FOR L&C LOVERS In-Reply-To: <19981204144925.15098.qmail@hotmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" At 06:49 AM 12/4/1998 -0800, you wrote: >MY DEAREST FRIENDS! > >MY NAME IS CLAUDIA AND IM HERE TO INVITE U TO JOIN THE WORLD OF STORIES. >I WONDER WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF CLARK DIDNT MARRIE LOIS. >I WONDER IF CLARK GOT MARRIED WHIT ANOTHER KRYPTONIAN SENDED TO EARTH. >I WONDER IF HE FEEL IN LOVE WHIT A KRYPTONIAN WHOSE REAL NAME IS >LAYA,BUT IN EARTH IS CALLED LAURA CARTER. > > >PLEASE TRY TO BEAT THIS CHANNEL AND SEND IT TO MY PRIVATE MAIL > >CLAUDIABARROS@HOTMAIL.COM It sounds like you have written a story with the ideas you mention, or that you are thinking about doing so. Let us know if you need help and ideas, we talk about that kind of thing on this list. If you have already written the story, let us know how to obtain it, please. Debby :) Debby@swcp.com ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 5 Dec 1998 14:08:29 +1100 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Jenny Stosser Subject: Re: Fan Fic In-Reply-To: <19981204130156.3718.qmail@hotmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" At 05:01 AM 04/12/98 PST, Sue Modolo wrote: > >I can nust imagine the set the day that those scenes were filmed, I know >tha there was not a dry eye in the house when Clark said god bye to >family and friends. I esp loved the bacground music I just wanted to say that the first time I re-heard this music, on the L&C CD, it brought a tear to my eye, a lump to my throat, and memories rushed back of the scene. That's just how evocative the music is for me! -- Jenny Stosser -*- NEW email: jenerator@ozemail.com.au -*-This message is umop ap!sdn (Jenerator or Some1Else on IRC) -*- JenerEight on AIM -*- My ICQ# is 11477318 Photos of David (6) and Megan (3) on the Stosser Family HomePage: http://geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/4583 Please sign our guestbook! ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 5 Dec 1998 14:11:58 +1100 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Jenny Stosser Subject: Re: PROMO - S6, ep 2, In-Reply-To: <19981204151417.13084.qmail@hotmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ACK! what did this say? in English please! At 07:14 AM 04/12/98 PST, Sue Modolo wrote: >>>From owner-loiscla-general-l@listserv.indiana.edu Fri Dec 4 07:00:21 >1998 >>Received: from piano (129.79.5.189) by listserv.indiana.edu (LSMTP for >Windows NT v1.1a) with SMTP id <0.E1E40A20@listserv.indiana.edu>; Fri, 4 >Dec 1998 10:00:11 -0500 >>Received: from LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU by LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU >(LISTSERV-TCP/IP >> release 1.8c) with spool id 15670479 for >> LOISCLA-GENERAL-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU; Fri, 4 Dec 1998 >10:00:11 -0500 >>Received: from imo29.mx.aol.com by listserv.indiana.edu (LSMTP for >Windows NT >> v1.1a) with SMTP id <0.E18CE970@listserv.indiana.edu>; Fri, 4 to save my sanity and yours this format is illegible to me! -- Jenny Stosser -*- NEW email: jenerator@ozemail.com.au -*-This message is umop ap!sdn (Jenerator or Some1Else on IRC) -*- JenerEight on AIM -*- My ICQ# is 11477318 Photos of David (6) and Megan (3) on the Stosser Family HomePage: http://geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/4583 Please sign our guestbook! ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 5 Dec 1998 22:22:21 +1100 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: trish Subject: Re: fanfic joy MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I thought I'd just chime in on this thread :) (Maggie wrote:) >Maggie >who is now wondering, does everyone remember their first fanfic experience >with such glee? I can't remember what my 1rst fanfic was. When I started I just went crazy. I would print them out at University and then depending on how long they were I would read several on the trip home :) I was thankful that I didn't discover Dawning until I had lab access and a one off $20 for all the printing my little heart desired . Anyways, whilst I don't remember what story was 1rst, Camping with Clark was one of the 1rst and I had the major urge to write to KathyB and she did write back too! The one most remembered fanfic still remains my favorite; Heaven's prisoners by Demi. I printed it one day and took it with me on my trip home. I walked to the tram stop and whilst waiting for the tram I was hooked. By the time the tram came I had tears streaming down my face. I got on the tram mechanically and read it, crying my eyes out all the way into the city (1hr). How I got off the tram and onto the train I don't quite remember but I did and was still engrossed in it all the way home. I even waited for the bus instead of walking the rest of the way home just so I could keep reading the story. Now, I can just about recite that story off by heart but whenever I read it I get the same feelings. Whenever I need a good cry I read that fanfic . So you are not alone =) Trish Still patiently waiting for the co-authored fanfic by Demi and KathyB :) P.S: Sorry for my babble but it has been a long time since I have been compelled to reply to a post. ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 5 Dec 1998 09:39:11 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Erin J Vance Subject: Re: fanfic joy MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi all! Well, on this thread, I have to say that the first fanfic I read, was actually Demi's nfic, "And the Answer Isn't". I still treasure that story to this day, and I loved how she wrote the interaction between Lois and Clark. It was fantastic, and truly epitomized all that I love about LnC, especially as they grew slowly closer at the end of season 2, and CK's ultimate secret was revealed. Since discovering that story, I have enjoyed countless other fanfic and nfic by many, many authors, and I continually look forward to new stories being written. Over this past summer, I printed off a colossal amount of fanfic from the archive (while I could still do it for free, or for my $25,000 tuition, depending on how you look at it ), and have enjoyed every last one of them. Fanfic authors truly keep they heart and soul of this phenomenal show alive. So to all you seasoned, or potential, fanfic writers out there, keep it up! --Erin V. ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 5 Dec 1998 11:11:02 PST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Peace Everett Subject: Re: PROMO - S6, ep 2, In-Reply-To: <19981204151417.13084.qmail@hotmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Default"; X-MAPIextension=".TXT" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sue wrote (most of the post snipped) > >I want to download several of the fan fiction stories for my husban= d > ho is always looking for something new to read. Sue, if you can avoid recopying entire messages when you reply (headers and all... wow..), it would be appreciated -- it's frustrating to have = to scroll through a huge copied message trying to find what you've added, especiall= y when your computer seems to be adding odd codes at the beginning of each line. Please don't take this wrong -- I've enjoyed reading your posts to this = list -- this is just a suggestion for how you could make your posts a little = more readable. :) Peace FoLCStitch Tell the world you're a FoLC and proud of it! http://www.angelfire.com/tx/folcstitch/index.html ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 5 Dec 1998 13:16:26 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Susan VanCott Subject: Lord Of the Flys...in verse Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit note: To get the full effect of this poem, it must be read aloud and quickly. Otherwise, it won't sound all that good. It's best if it picks up speed as you read, but that might be sort of hard to do. :) And I apologize for the repeated use of 'Clarkie'. I needed something with two syllables, that rhymed with stuff. Also, the meter is atrocious because I don't really have one... But I hope you enjoy it anyway. It was just me, having fun with words. And it covers about the first 2/3 of LOTF. LORD OF THE FLYS... in verse. by Susan VanCott Once upon a midnight dreary, Head was nodding, eyes were bleary. I meditated, dwelling darkly On the loss of my dear Clarkie. Suddenly there came a tapping, As of someone gently rapping. But not upon my door of wood-- Window! As only Clarkie could! I turned around, he came inside. He hadn't gone! And we must hide. >From Lady Zara, Krypton queen, Where could we remain unseen? We pondered not upon this myst'ry Cause Clarkie showed how much he'd missed me. But then my Clarkie disappeared. I realized that he'd ne'er been here. I saw him again one night in the dark. He didn't see me so I screamed, "Hey, Clark!" I grabbed his arm, he turned around. He looked at me with a startled frown. He wasn't Clark. No ifs or buts. I thought that I was going nuts. I talk to myself, that's sure a sign That I'm losing my little mind. But I trudged, feeling badly, To my doorstep, sighing sadly. I saw a figure in the dark. It looked to me just like my Clark! I knew it wasn't, said as much, But he shocked me when I felt his touch. I dropped my house keys in the road. If this was fake, I did *not* want to know! He'd said he'd come back because he'd miss me I said 'And you did!' and mumbled "Kiss me!" He said he hadn't had time to go But he'd needed to see me. I said "I know." I moaned "Oh, don't stop! Are your people with you?" He said with his mouth full that they were here, too. He promised that he'd never leave me again, Then some weirdo flew up and asked, "Family friend?" I exclaimed, "Very friendly!" and gave him a glare. The guy cleared his throat, trying hard not to stare. He suggested that Clark should "Unhand your friend," And return to his troops and his new bride again. The look on Clark's face showed his poor broken heart. Two minutes together and then forced apart. They took Clark away, they shattered my dream. And I went inside and ate lots of ice cream. And then Ching came up and said, "There is a way! I'll get you in to see Kal-El today!" I got a job in Krypton's monarchy. I got to be concubine to my Clarkie! I thought to myself, this could be rather fun, Though my mom'd freak out if she knew what I'd done. At first, Clark refused to have a concubine, But the girls were led in, and his eyes met mine. About this tradition, Kal-El changed his mind. Having a concubine would be just fine! I was put on a leash, like a household pet, Though I doubted that dog food was quite what I'd get. (Petting, however, well, let's not go there.) I kissed Clark and ran my hands through his dark hair. He pulled back and confessed he had something to say. Right now, before we got carried away. "I didn't with Zara, you have to know that. You're the only to love me, the first and the last." The Trey interrupted, but that was okay. This was sure shaping up to be a great day. My rhyme thinker-upper has run out of verse. If I write any more, it will surely be worse. So break out your tapes-- you know how it ends, But that shouldn't stop you from watching again! ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 5 Dec 1998 15:43:07 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: My brother is getting married!! Subject: Re: Lord Of the Flys...in verse MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-9 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit That was great! Those things normally make my blood curl and eyes shut tight. Well Done! Susan VanCott wrote: > note: To get the full effect of this poem, it must be read aloud and quickly. > Otherwise, it won't sound all that good. It's best if it picks up speed as > you read, but that might be sort of hard to do. :) And I apologize for the > repeated use of 'Clarkie'. I needed something with two syllables, that rhymed > with stuff. Also, the meter is atrocious because I don't really have one... > But I hope you enjoy it anyway. It was just me, having fun with words. And > it covers about the first 2/3 of LOTF. > > LORD OF THE FLYS... in verse. > by Susan VanCott > > Once upon a midnight dreary, > Head was nodding, eyes were bleary. > I meditated, dwelling darkly > On the loss of my dear Clarkie. > Suddenly there came a tapping, > As of someone gently rapping. > But not upon my door of wood-- > Window! As only Clarkie could! > I turned around, he came inside. > He hadn't gone! And we must hide. > >From Lady Zara, Krypton queen, > Where could we remain unseen? > We pondered not upon this myst'ry > Cause Clarkie showed how much he'd missed me. > But then my Clarkie disappeared. > I realized that he'd ne'er been here. > I saw him again one night in the dark. > He didn't see me so I screamed, "Hey, Clark!" > I grabbed his arm, he turned around. > He looked at me with a startled frown. > He wasn't Clark. No ifs or buts. > I thought that I was going nuts. > I talk to myself, that's sure a sign > That I'm losing my little mind. > But I trudged, feeling badly, > To my doorstep, sighing sadly. > I saw a figure in the dark. > It looked to me just like my Clark! > I knew it wasn't, said as much, > But he shocked me when I felt his touch. > I dropped my house keys in the road. > If this was fake, I did *not* want to know! > He'd said he'd come back because he'd miss me > I said 'And you did!' and mumbled "Kiss me!" > He said he hadn't had time to go > But he'd needed to see me. I said "I know." > I moaned "Oh, don't stop! Are your people with you?" > He said with his mouth full that they were here, too. > He promised that he'd never leave me again, > Then some weirdo flew up and asked, "Family friend?" > I exclaimed, "Very friendly!" and gave him a glare. > The guy cleared his throat, trying hard not to stare. > He suggested that Clark should "Unhand your friend," > And return to his troops and his new bride again. > The look on Clark's face showed his poor broken heart. > Two minutes together and then forced apart. > They took Clark away, they shattered my dream. > And I went inside and ate lots of ice cream. > And then Ching came up and said, "There is a way! > I'll get you in to see Kal-El today!" > I got a job in Krypton's monarchy. > I got to be concubine to my Clarkie! > I thought to myself, this could be rather fun, > Though my mom'd freak out if she knew what I'd done. > At first, Clark refused to have a concubine, > But the girls were led in, and his eyes met mine. > About this tradition, Kal-El changed his mind. > Having a concubine would be just fine! > I was put on a leash, like a household pet, > Though I doubted that dog food was quite what I'd get. > (Petting, however, well, let's not go there.) > I kissed Clark and ran my hands through his dark hair. > He pulled back and confessed he had something to say. > Right now, before we got carried away. > "I didn't with Zara, you have to know that. > You're the only to love me, the first and the last." > The Trey interrupted, but that was okay. > This was sure shaping up to be a great day. > My rhyme thinker-upper has run out of verse. > If I write any more, it will surely be worse. > So break out your tapes-- you know how it ends, > But that shouldn't stop you from watching again! ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 5 Dec 1998 16:28:56 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: "K.M. de Castro" Subject: Re: PROMO - S6, ep 2, "For The Good Of The Child" Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Mandy Wrote: << From there, the rest is history, I've read every piece of fanfic I could fit into my day to day life and I think have every story from the archive stored on my computer. >> EEEEEWWWW! I shudder at the thought of not having my precious stories backed up onto disk (zipped up by author, no less!) Mandy! Don't just rely on that hard drive! I recently learned that nothing is sacred when the hard drive gremlin wants to invade your territory. As I learned in my computer classes, backups are easy, safe and will save you a major headache when your cyber-world becomes less than user friendly. And, as a side note: THANK-YOU up and down the entire length of FoLCdom for the wonderful response I received when I whined about my bookmarks. An extra special kudo goes to Maggie for the excellent list of sites she sent me. Also included in the list of self-proclaimed horn-tooters are Mandy, Erin, Bud, Susan, Peace, Susan V. and Genevieve. I think there isn't a nicer crowd of people out there to be sharing my on/off- line time with. FoLC's who play together stay together. Love ya all, Marie ChoirGirl2@aol.com ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 5 Dec 1998 15:47:06 -0800 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Mandy Subject: Re: Marie's Suggestion to backup (was..re: S6 promo) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Here goes Mandy saying "duh" again, I've actually never backed up anything, and I've been pretty lucky, only thing I ever lost was IE off my old computer. I just got a new one three months ago and said "Yes I'll back up later" but you've just given the swift kick I needed to back up now!:) Mandy ~~~Off to back up the loads of fanfic she has~~~ Marie wrote: >I recently learned that nothing is sacred when the hard drive gremlin wants to >invade your territory. As I learned in my computer classes, backups are easy, >safe and will save you a major headache when your cyber-world becomes less >than user friendly. > >And, as a side note: > >THANK-YOU up and down the entire length of FoLCdom for the wonderful response >I received when I whined about my bookmarks. An extra special kudo goes to >Maggie for the excellent list of sites she sent me. Also included in the list >of self-proclaimed horn-tooters are Mandy, Erin, Bud, Susan, Peace, Susan V. >and Genevieve. I think there isn't a nicer crowd of people out there to be >sharing my on/off- line time with. > >FoLC's who play together stay together. > >Love ya all, >Marie >ChoirGirl2@aol.com > ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 5 Dec 1998 17:03:41 PST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Samantha Kegan Subject: Re: Lord Of the Flys...in verse MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Very well done. It was throughly (excuse the spelling :-) enjoyed by me, and my younger siblings. Samantha Kegan "On a long road, take small steps." -Ancient Kryptonian Saying ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 5 Dec 1998 19:16:02 -1000 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Jamee Jones Subject: Re: fanfic joy MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > (Maggie wrote:) > > > >Maggie > >who is now wondering, does everyone remember their first fanfic > experience > >with such glee? I can't remeber what it was called or who it was by but I just remember one night stumbling onto the fan fic archives and about falling out of my chair! I felt like and still feel like I have found a gold mine! And it keeps producing this precious treasure! I was feeling melancholy that night, and wondering what ol' Dean and Terri were up to, so I decided to surf the net, which I NEVER do. The first site I found of Dean sent me to the archives and I've been happily ever after ever since! Well most of the time, because one thing I've noticed is when I have more time to read L&C fan fiction I'm definitely a happier person! I think my family notices too! I haven't been able to read for weeks, and I'm sooo irritable these days! ;) My first one I read was written as a conclusion to family hour cuz I, like so many others, *desperately* needed closure. I will always think of that first one I read because it provided that closure for me. After that I headed right for TUFs and then S5!!! j-meS8-)] ========================================================================= Date: Sat, 5 Dec 1998 19:17:20 -1000 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Jamee Jones Subject: Re: Lord Of the Flys...in verse MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thankyou Susan, that was great! j-meS8-)] Susan VanCott wrote: > note: To get the full effect of this poem, it must be read aloud and > quickly. > Otherwise, it won't sound all that good. It's best if it picks up > speed as > you read, but that might be sort of hard to do. :) And I apologize > for the > repeated use of 'Clarkie'. I needed something with two syllables, > that rhymed > with stuff. Also, the meter is atrocious because I don't really have > one... > But I hope you enjoy it anyway. It was just me, having fun with > words. And > it covers about the first 2/3 of LOTF. > > LORD OF THE FLYS... in verse. > by Susan VanCott > > Once upon a midnight dreary, > Head was nodding, eyes were bleary. > I meditated, dwelling darkly > On the loss of my dear Clarkie. > Suddenly there came a tapping, > As of someone gently rapping. > But not upon my door of wood-- > Window! As only Clarkie could! > I turned around, he came inside. > He hadn't gone! And we must hide. > >From Lady Zara, Krypton queen, > Where could we remain unseen? > We pondered not upon this myst'ry > Cause Clarkie showed how much he'd missed me. > But then my Clarkie disappeared. > I realized that he'd ne'er been here. > I saw him again one night in the dark. > He didn't see me so I screamed, "Hey, Clark!" > I grabbed his arm, he turned around. > He looked at me with a startled frown. > He wasn't Clark. No ifs or buts. > I thought that I was going nuts. > I talk to myself, that's sure a sign > That I'm losing my little mind. > But I trudged, feeling badly, > To my doorstep, sighing sadly. > I saw a figure in the dark. > It looked to me just like my Clark! > I knew it wasn't, said as much, > But he shocked me when I felt his touch. > I dropped my house keys in the road. > If this was fake, I did *not* want to know! > He'd said he'd come back because he'd miss me > I said 'And you did!' and mumbled "Kiss me!" > He said he hadn't had time to go > But he'd needed to see me. I said "I know." > I moaned "Oh, don't stop! Are your people with you?" > He said with his mouth full that they were here, too. > He promised that he'd never leave me again, > Then some weirdo flew up and asked, "Family friend?" > I exclaimed, "Very friendly!" and gave him a glare. > The guy cleared his throat, trying hard not to stare. > He suggested that Clark should "Unhand your friend," > And return to his troops and his new bride again. > The look on Clark's face showed his poor broken heart. > Two minutes together and then forced apart. > They took Clark away, they shattered my dream. > And I went inside and ate lots of ice cream. > And then Ching came up and said, "There is a way! > I'll get you in to see Kal-El today!" > I got a job in Krypton's monarchy. > I got to be concubine to my Clarkie! > I thought to myself, this could be rather fun, > Though my mom'd freak out if she knew what I'd done. > At first, Clark refused to have a concubine, > But the girls were led in, and his eyes met mine. > About this tradition, Kal-El changed his mind. > Having a concubine would be just fine! > I was put on a leash, like a household pet, > Though I doubted that dog food was quite what I'd get. > (Petting, however, well, let's not go there.) > I kissed Clark and ran my hands through his dark hair. > He pulled back and confessed he had something to say. > Right now, before we got carried away. > "I didn't with Zara, you have to know that. > You're the only to love me, the first and the last." > The Trey interrupted, but that was okay. > This was sure shaping up to be a great day. > My rhyme thinker-upper has run out of verse. > If I write any more, it will surely be worse. > So break out your tapes-- you know how it ends, > But that shouldn't stop you from watching again! ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 6 Dec 1998 07:05:08 -0700 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Debby Subject: Interested in writing screen plays? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I'm not interested, but I know some people are. I just stumbled across this site: http://www.wordplayer.com/welcome.html which looks interesting. Debby Debby@swcp.com ...going back to explore the site... ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 7 Dec 1998 01:09:33 +0800 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Snow Dolphin Subject: Re: question Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Kathy Thanx for answering my question. I have been on this for about 2 weeks or more, but, all I get are discussions on fanfic and no actual fanfic, which is why I was wondering. Well, I will just have to wait and see.... hmm.... Snow Dolphin At 14:03 4/12/98 -0600, you wrote: >At 10:11 PM +0800 12/4/98, Snow Dolphin wrote: >>Is fan-fic being sent through this list?? How come I have never received any >>so far?? >> >>Snow Dolphin > > >How long have you been on the listserv? There were 3 stories distributed >on this list just over a week ago. "Strained Relations" (S6, ep 1) was >posted on 11/22, "Plenty To Be Thankful For" (a round robin) was posted on >11/23, and "No Bull Cause" was posted on 11/26. > >And "For The Good Of The Child" (S6, ep2) will be posted here on Sunday (12/6). > >This listserv is for the posting and the discussion of fanfic, and stories >get posted as authors get them done. > >If you want to go through the logs of previous posts, you can find an >archive of this listserv on > > > > >Kathy > >______________________ >Kathy Brown >kathyb@springnet1.com OR kathyb@fgi.net >KathyB on IRC >______________________ > ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 7 Dec 1998 01:09:35 +0800 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Snow Dolphin Subject: Re: Fan Fic Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hey!! I would love to read it, so, can you please send the story to me? I'm definitely over 18. *L* Melina If you'd like to read it, Joyce >is >>distributing it if you'll just send her an age statement, and a >promise not >>to redistribute. >> >>Again, thanks for your comments. They made my day! >>Piper > > Hi! I would love it if you would send me your story THE HEIR:HEALING. >I'm over 18,21,29 (sob) Thanks for your time, Robert N.Bergeron (Rob) > > > > >______________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 6 Dec 1998 16:15:26 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Pam Jernigan Subject: S6> For the Good of the Child (2/8) Comments: To: Blind.Copy.Receiver@compuserve.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Season 6/Episode 2/Part 2 of 8 FOR THE GOOD OF THE CHILD [Part One] In another part of town, Lois Lane was having a terrible time getting her daughter to stop crying. Nothing had worked: not nursing, changing her diaper, rocking her or singing to her, which had left Lois only with pacing back and forth while patting Laura's back. Woman of action that s= he was, she wanted to be doing something, but all she was able to do at that= moment was walk a fussy baby around. = All? Had she thought, "all?" "Oh, Laura, honey, Mommy didn't mean that. You're the most important little girl in the whole world. I love you, sweetiepie. I just wish I knew what was wrong so I could fix it. Does your tummy hurt?" Laura's only response was to wail even harder. Just then Laura's daddy came into the room. He, like Lois, was dressed for bed, and he carried a cup of hot tea for his wife. Decaf. "Here, Lois. You take this, and let me take Laura for a while." "I don't know what I'm doing wrong, Clark." "Probably nothing, honey." "Then why can't I soothe her? I always could before ... eventually. And= I'm so worried that if I can't soothe her, the Social Services people are= going to burst back in here and--" Clark watched in dismay as the second of his two girls started crying. = He put the tea cup down on the bedside table and then reached to take Laura. "Maybe she's overtired, Lois. This day has been hard on her, too= . = She may be picking up on your anxiety a little." Lois handed the baby to Clark and tried to stop crying, but it wasn't eas= y as she recalled what they'd come home to a few hours before: the ambulance, police cars, curious neighbors and onlookers, the TV cameras a= nd that obnoxious woman from Social Services, Ms. Bailey. Her mother had be= en put on a stretcher and wheeled away, barely conscious and babbling unintelligibly. Sam had driven up as they were loading his ex-wife into the ambulance, and had run into the townhouse only long enough to find ou= t if Lois and Laura were safe before running out again to drive to the hospital. He'd seen the empty liquor bottle on the floor, and the pained= look on his face had kept Lois from telling him that some of the people i= n their overcrowded living room seemed intent on taking away his grandchild= . Thank heavens for Inspector Henderson. He'd heard the call on his scanne= r and had come over to see if he could help. It was largely because of him= that they'd been able to maintain custody of Laura--well, him and the mor= e sane social worker who was Bailey's associate. There was going to be a hearing though, to determine their fitness as parents, and Lois was terrified. "It will be all right, sweetheart." Lois felt Clark's arm come around her and looked up at him. He must have= been watching her and guessed what she was thinking. She could see her o= wn fear reflected in his eyes, so it probably hadn't been a difficult guess for him. This situation was bound to be uppermost in both of their minds= . "How could Mother do something like this, Clark?" "I don't know Lois. Maybe--" "I thought she loved Laura. I thought she could be trusted with her. Wh= y? Why, after all these years of being sober would she do this? Especially= when things were going so well. There's no reason why she--" They stared at each other. The same doubt in both of their minds. Why? "Let me see if I can get Laura settled and then we'll talk." "Okay." Clark carried Laura next door to her room, murmuring softly to her and stroking her back. She was really upset, poor little thing. He coul= d feel his own emotions building up within him, and forced himself to calm down so he could help his daughter. Holding her next to his bare chest, he used his ability to control his vital signs in order to slow his heart rate and respiration. His voice, deeper than Lois's, created lower vibrations, and he was able to float rather than walk for a gentler sense of movement. He kept this up for a few minutes and was pleased to see that Laura was responding. Her cry carried less conviction than before and he could sense that she was listening to him now. = Deciding it was time for the next step, he floated up a little higher and gradually laid back, as if he were stretching out to go to sleep on a= cushion of air. Hovering there, he began to rock back and forth slightly= , still stroking her back and talking to her softly, until he felt her tiny= body relax against him. She moved her head restlessly once more then, finding just the right spot on her daddy's warm chest, she settled hersel= f for sleep. Clark heard her sigh sleepily, and felt her snuggling into his chest, and= once more he experienced that knife-sharp feeling of love he had for this= wonderful little person who was his daughter. It never failed to tighten= his chest, or bring tears to his eyes, and always amazed him that joy and= pain could be combined into the same emotion and in such perfect proportions. = No one ... *no one* was going to take this child away from him and Lois. = It wasn't going to happen, and he told Laura so. "Don't worry, little one," he told her softly. "Everything is going to b= e all right. Your mommy and I love you very much and we're going to make sure we all stay together. We're a family now, the family I've always wanted, and we won't let anyone separate us, sweetheart." "No, we won't." Clark turned his head in surprise. There was Lois standing in the doorway, watching him. He'd been so involved with Laura that he hadn't heard her approach. She walked forward now, and stood next to Clark. He= floated upwards a little so Lois could see into Laura's sleeping face. S= he reached out and placed her hand on his where it lay on their child's back= . = A look passed between them, and a renewed resolve and commitment was agre= ed upon without either of them having to say a word. They put Laura into her crib, after Clark had first pre-warmed the sheet with his heat vision, and then stayed awake for another couple of hours talking over what had happened, and what they were going to do about it. = One thing they decided on right at the beginning was that Laura would be with one or the other of them at all times until this was resolved. ****** The next morning they found some reporters waiting outside their townhous= e. "Great!" Lois grumbled. "This is just what we needed." She didn't want to feel as though she were under siege, so she told Clark= she and Laura would go with him to the Daily Planet. "If I stay here, th= e phone will be ringing constantly, not to mention the doorbell. Besides, we're probably safer at the Planet." Seeing the worry on his face, she gave him a hug. "I know it's not the weekend we'd planned on, but at lea= st we will be together." That being decided upon, he helped her pack what she'd need for herself and the baby. They made it to the car, thanks to a little judiciously applied super strength, which enabled them to forge a path through the throng. = Clark stood between Lois and the other reporters while she buckled Laura into the carseat. He was pleasant to them, but firm in his assertions tha= t all this would be cleared up, and in their favor, then asked them to let him and Lois get to their office in peace. = "I'm sure that none of you would want to risk a child's life by driving recklessly," he said with conviction. Lois wasn't so sure about that, but Clark's words did seem to have appeal= ed to the better natures of most of the reporters, for they were able to dri= ve to the Daily Planet, if not without an escort, at least without harassmen= t. All this made Lois glad that she and Laura were going to stay within the fastness of the Planet. "They can't get to me in here, Clark ... or Laura, either." They were standing in the smaller of the two conference rooms, where Perr= y had said Lois could set up shop for the time being. Clark was helping he= r move some of her stuff in there. "I can have privacy in here to nurse her and take care of her, and still get some work done. I'm going to stay on the trail of these companies th= at Lex used to own. I know there's something going on there, and maybe that= 's why--" She broke off, suddenly unable to continue. The memories of yesterday were too bleak. Clark put his hands her shoulders to comfort her, and sh= e tried to smile for him. "I'll be okay, Clark. I don't know why I get so= weepy so quickly these days. I guess being a mom will do that to you." "Being a dad can do that to you, too," he told her and, as she looked more closely at him, she could see a moistness in his eyes as well. = They leaned towards each other, and their foreheads touched--a wonderfully comforting gesture which meant a great deal to both of them. = A knock on the door interrupted them. It was Jimmy, ready to set up a computer for Lois. = "Some things never change," Lois murmured, with a smile and a small sniff= . She reached up to wipe the corner of her eye, and Clark kissed her forehead before going to open the door for their young friend. "Thanks for helping us with this, Jimmy," Clark told him. = "No problem, CK. The Chief let me have Wednesday off so I could work on Penny's car. I'm making up time just like you are." A few minutes later Clark signaled to Lois that he needed to slip into something more suitable for flying. She smiled at him and blew him = a kiss. Oblivious to this, Jimmy chatted on, enthusiastic about the play h= e and Penny had been to the night before, with Mr. and Mrs. Barnes. "I thi= nk her parents are really beginning to like me. Were you nervous when you first met Lois's parents, CK? ... CK?" ****** Superman was pretty busy all that day, but not too busy to pay a visit to= an old friend, Constance Hunter. Her law career had taken an upward swin= g after her successful defense of Superman in that lawsuit brought by Calvi= n Dregg. He'd kept in touch with her since then, and knew that success hadn't changed her much, beyond giving her more self-confidence. She was= still the same caring and honest person that she'd been when he'd first m= et her, so he wasn't surprised when she promised to help his friends, Lois a= nd Clark, in their upcoming custody hearing. Jimmy, once he'd gotten the excitement of the previous night's date out o= f his system, had offered to help, too. Several Planet staffers, as a matt= er of fact, made it a point to tell either Lois or Clark that they wanted to= help, or were thinking of them, or would be glad to testify on their behalf. It made both of them feel good to know they had such faithful friends. Perry had offered the use of the not inconsiderable resources of the newspaper, as well as his own support. There had been no hesitation = at all on his part when they'd asked him to be a character witness. He'd be= en at their home several times and had seen them often with Laura. = Clark was extremely busy, what with various rescues as Superman, his newspaper assignments, and a conference call with Lois and Constance Hunter, but he was still able to spare a thought or two for his parents. = They would certainly want to know what was happening, but he wasn't exact= ly sure where they were. The last word he'd received from them had been fro= m South Dakota, but that was nearly a week ago now. They could be anywhere= by this time, and he didn't want to leave Lois and the baby long enough t= o go searching for them. At least, not yet. If things began to look reall= y bad, then he'd find them and bring them back to Metropolis. For now he h= ad all he could do to keep up with all the calls for Superman, and give Lois= what help he could with both Laura and their investigations. = During their talk the night before, after they'd gotten Laura to bed, they'd discussed various scenarios. Every possibility they could think o= f, >from this actually being the result of Ellen's falling off the wagon, to the idea that one of their old nemeses might be trying to get back at the= m, was looked at from every conceivable angle. It had been very difficult t= o stay focused, knowing that if they guessed wrong they risked losing something more precious to them than their own lives--Laura. They decided that they should wait to hear what the doctors had to say about Ellen before jumping to any conclusions. About what she might have= done, or not done. Lab reports would tell them if she'd actually gotten drunk. It had not been possible to get anything coherent out of her the evening before, so they were waiting for a chance to talk to her about wh= at had happened. Lois didn't want to believe that her mother would jeopardi= ze Laura's safety by taking up drinking again but, as she pointed out to Clark, if someone had drugged Ellen why hadn't they just taken what they'= d wanted? As far as they could tell, nothing had been disturbed. The poli= ce had said there was no sign of forced entry and, except for a baby who'd been left crying in her crib for far too long while Grandma was passed ou= t on the floor, everything in the house had looked normal. As far as the idea of this being some kind of revenge by one of their previous adversaries, well, what was the point? Again, nothing had been disturbed. The baby hadn't been harmed or kidnapped, just hungry and wet= . = The police, on Henderson's recommendation, had also looked for any explosive "calling cards" which might have been left behind, but the sear= ch had turned up nothing. Nor had the house been bugged. It made no sense.= And then there was Luthor. They'd been investigating the companies that had once been part of LexCorp, and were reasonably sure Luthor had had something to do with the= recent labor problems at Amalgamated. Could that be the reason for all this? If so, what had Luthor hoped to gain? Embarrassment for Lois and Clark, or had he wanted to scare them? Was it some kind of show of power--a demonstration of how easily he could gain access to their home a= nd child? Was it a warning: mess with me and I'll do something terrible to someone you love? Were they getting too close? Too close to what? To finding out for sure that Lex Luthor was intent on rebuilding his empire? But there was nothing wrong with that--unless his methods were criminal. Or was it something else? A secret he might = be ready to kill to protect, perhaps? The Lex Luthor they'd battled before would have had no compunction about killing for any reason he'd deemed suitable. If that Lex had truly been a clone, an evil clone who was now dead, then maybe the threat wasn't from that direction. However, if ther= e had never been a clone, then the Lex they were now confronting was the sa= me Lex who had kidnapped Lois, tried to kill Clark, and knew that Clark Kent= was Superman. That Lex would know that Superman now had a child. Every= time Clark thought about it, chills went up and down his spine. There were so many reasons why an evil man like Lex Luthor might have designs on Superman's child: revenge, malice, a desire to cause suffering= , were just three. Also, it was true that Luthor had financed some cloning experiments--he'd shown everyone proof of that when he'd been spinning his tale of the evil clone he'd claimed had held him prisoner--which made Clark suspect that it had been Lex who'd once made t= he Superman clone. Did he perhaps want to try that again, using Superman's child this time? But, if he did, why hadn't he kidnapped Laura while Ell= en was incapacitated? Again, it made no sense. The suggestion of cloning as a motive had given Clark nightmares. Even though it had been only one of the scenarios he'd thought of, it was one that could touch him on a very intimate level. When he'd been a child, there had always been the threat that if people had found out about him, = he might be taken away, put in a laboratory, and experimented upon. Once he= 'd become invulnerable those fears had receded, and he'd been cautious more because of wanting to shield his parents, than through any sense of personal danger. = Laura wasn't invulnerable, however. She was completely helpless, and the thought of her in the power of someone like Luthor made Clark physically ill. Last night, when his nightmares had awakened him, it had= taken every ounce of will power he possessed not to wake up Lois so she could convince him he was being ridiculous. He was too much afraid that = he wasn't being ridiculous at all, and discovered that there was a new level= of fear he hadn't, until that moment, experienced. It was very tempting = to think about scooping up both Lois and their daughter, and flying off to some remote spot where they could hide from the world. But in his heart,= he knew they couldn't hide from their problems, so he'd contented himself= with moving closer to his sleeping wife and then lying awake, listening t= o her heartbeat and Laura's. = With the light of day, some of those fears had receded, but they hadn't disappeared. He kept them to himself, however, knowing that Lois had enough to deal with, and not wanting to scare her further. When he wasn't being Superman, or working on one of the stories Perry had assigne= d to him, he would check on Lois's progress in the Conference Room. Gettin= g a chance to see Laura so often was a nice added bonus. (to be continued in part 3) !^NavFont02F366F0007MGHH}70F4A7 Distribution: Ficlist INTERNET:LOISCLA-GENERAL-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 6 Dec 1998 16:15:31 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Pam Jernigan Subject: S6> For the Good of the Child (3/8) Comments: To: Blind.Copy.Receiver@compuserve.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Season 6/Episode 2/Part 3 of 8 FOR THE GOOD OF THE CHILD It was during one of those visits, towards early afternoon, when he was walking Laura and trying to get a burp out of her, that Sam Lane stopped by to see them. Lois was still rearranging her clothes after feeding Laura, but Sam didn't seem to notice. They could tell he was tired, and upset, and quickly offered him a chair and a cup of coffee. H= e accepted the chair, but waved aside the coffee. "If I drink any more of that stuff, I think I'll be sick." They let him catch his breath, and his thoughts, while Clark walked Laura= and Lois returned to her half-eaten lunch. "Well, Princess, the good news is that your mother will be fine, physically." Lois and Clark stopped what they were doing, both alarmed by the worried tone in Sam's voice. "What do you mean, Daddy? Is Mother ...?" "Your mother is delusional." "Well, Daddy, I know Mother can be a bit irrational at times, but--" "She's refusing to admit that she was drinking. It's classic alcoholic behavior: denial of a problem, denial of the behavior itself. = She's even said there was someone else in your house who must have given her something to knock her out." Sam put his hands up to rub his tired eyes, discouraged beyond words. Things had been going pretty well betwee= n him and Ellen. This was a terrible blow to him, and he couldn't help but= wonder if he was the cause of her return to drinking. Had he done something to make her want to climb back into a bottle? At the mention of this mysterious "someone else" Lois raised hopeful eyes= to her husband. Clark had suspected that she was hoping for some kind a miracle--hoping for some proof that Ellen hadn't been drinking. Her lo= ok told him he was right, and his heart sank. He was afraid she was going t= o be disappointed and hurt. Lois got up from her chair and went over to put an arm around her father's shoulders. He was usually so good at distancing himself from problems, that she was concerned to see him so distraught. "I'm sure things will be all right, Daddy." "What did the doctors say, Sam?" Clark asked gently. "Oh, they say she'll make a full recovery, eventually. They want to keep= her for a couple of days, because, well ..." His eyes dropped away from Clark's, down towards the table. His face looked suddenly older, his ton= e of voice defeated. "They found alcohol in her system." "Oh, Daddy! No!" "I had figured there would be," Sam continued, "because I could smell it on her, but ... I guess ... I was hoping for ... a miracle." Lois leaned down to kiss his forehead. "I know, Daddy. Me, too." She stayed by his side, with her arm across his shoulders, but neither spoke for a while. Clark watched them silently, and even Laura was quiet= , gazing at her mother with the wide-eyed look of infancy. = Finally Sam came back from whatever thoughts he'd been indulging in, and looked up at his daughter. "She was sleeping when I left ... I don't= want to be gone too long, but I wanted you know how she's doing. I calle= d your house, but there was no answer. I figured you'd be here." "Good figuring, Daddy." She smiled at him, and got a brief smile in return. "I'm glad you came by. We were wondering about Mother." He reached up to take one of Lois's hands and squeezed it gratefully. It= was apparent that he was regaining some of his normal balance. Talking about Ellen must have helped. "We'll get through this, somehow. The first thing is to get your mother feeling better and out of the hospital. The alcohol didn't react well with her regular medicines, so it may take a couple of days to get h= er back on her feet." "But, you're sure there won't be any permanent damage?" "Yes. Of course. I asked a couple of specialists to check her over, too, just to be on the safe side. This kind of thing isn't exactly my field, you know." "I know," Lois replied with a smile, thinking of some of the odder "fields" that were his. "I see you've brought Laura with you today, Lois." He released her hand and got up to walk over towards Clark. "How about coming to see your Grandpa, little one?" Clark relinquished his daughter to her grandfather, meeting Lois's eyes a= s he did so. They had to tell Sam what was happening, even though they hated adding to his worries. "Sam ..." Clark's voice trailed away, as he sought for a way to break the news. "What's that, Clark?" Sam replied, absentmindedly. He was busy making funny faces at the baby, and didn't appear to have noticed the warning no= te in Clark's voice. = "There's something we have to tell you." [End of Part One] ****** [Part Two] When Jimmy entered the conference room some ten minutes later, it seemed to him that Dr. Lane had been crying. That wasn't too surprising. He didn't know what he'd do if his former wife were responsible for one of h= is kids losing her child. He'd probably cry, too. = The other adults in the room paid him scant attention as he went about arranging the file folders, faxes, and computer printouts he'd brought with him. It tore at his young heart, watching Sam Lane holding and caressing Laura as if he'd never see her again. Jimmy's own grandfather had died when he was five years old (he'd never known his dad= 's father), but he could still remember some of the fun things they'd done together. It wasn't right ... what was happening to Lois and Clark and baby Laura. Maybe there was something he could do to help. He gathered from the conversation that Ellen Lane had said she'd never touched any alcohol. Rather, she claimed there had been a woman in the townhouse with her, and that she must have drugged her ... maybe with som= e lemonade. Lois and Clark were saying there had been no sign of anyone el= se having been there, however, and no sign of lemonade having been drunk either. In fact, the only evidence of liquid refreshment of any kind had= been the empty bottle of Scotch on the floor. Lois and Clark weren't sur= e what to believe, and Jimmy thought he knew why. = They were too close to the story, which was understandable. He, on the other hand, could be less emotionally involved, and therefore more detached, just as the Chief had tried to teach him. His recent success with the labor dispute story had certainly bolstered his confidence in hi= s ability as a reporter, and he wanted to use these new skills of his to he= lp his friends. First, though, he'd have to clear it with the Chief. Jimmy exited the conference room quietly, and scanned the Pit for Perry. = Not seeing him there, he walked over to his office. Sure enough, there h= e was, blue pencil in hand, and a frown on his face as he labored over some reporter's copy. Fearing that this might not be the best moment he could have chosen to pitch his idea, and yet not wanting to wait too much= longer, Jimmy decided to forge ahead. To his relief, and surprise, Perry listened with quiet attention while he related his theory. = "So you see, Chief, if I can find that woman, maybe we could prove that Mrs. Lane was telling the truth." "That's good, Jimmy, but how? You don't have much of a description: young, slender and blonde. There are six or seven women right here in th= is building who fit that description." The Chief had a point. Still, though, he wanted to do something. He had another idea ... "Chief, what if I could find somebody who saw her g= o into Lois and Clark's house? That would work, wouldn't it?" "Yes," Perry admitted. "Yes, that would work. Good idea, kid. It's the= kind of thing the police would normally do, I guess, if they suspected fo= ul play. However, they've got too much on their hands right now as it is, with all these recent murders. You know, they found another one this morning. An old man this time ... shot in the head, point blank, and lef= t on the back steps of the 15th Precinct. If they don't get a handle on th= is soon, there's going to be a panic." "That's terrible, Chief. They don't have any leads yet?" "Not enough leads apparently," Perry replied dryly. He was silent for a moment, looking down at a copy of the police report from the latest murder. What in the Sam Hill was happening in his town? He looked up at= Jimmy again. "You go on and see what you can find out in Lois and Clark'= s neighborhood, son. Keep me informed." "Yes, sir, Chief. Thanks!" = Jimmy left Perry's office, practically floating, he was so happy and excited to have had his idea approved. He stopped at his desk long enoug= h to collect his jacket, a notepad, pens, and his camera. At the last moment, he thought of something else, and picked up the phone to call Penny. The two of them were supposed to go out tonight, but there was a chance he'd still be working, so he wanted to warn her. = When she heard about his plan, though, nothing would do but for her to come with him. Lois and Clark were her friends, too, and she wanted to help them in some way that would repay them for all they'd done for her father. The temping she'd been doing at Amalgamated had ended the week before, so there was only her class schedule to work around, and she didn= 't see any problems with that. Now Jimmy's cup was full to overflowing, and he jog-skipped his way out o= f the newsroom and down to the parking garage. ****** In the conference room, Sam was getting ready to leave. He gently extricated his pen from Laura's grasp before handing her back to Clark. = He'd had quite a job preventing her from putting it in her mouth. She could be pretty stubborn when she wanted to and, he thought with a smile,= he couldn't imagine how she'd acquired *that* quality. "I'd better get back to your mother now, honey. I'll see if I can't get a better description of this woman from her. If we can prove that there was someone else there then we'll all be in the clear." He gave Lois a hug, waved to Clark and Laura, and left. Lois and Clark were quiet for a while after his departure, then they seemed to snap back= to the present, and the task at hand. There was all this new stuff that Jimmy had brought in to go through, and they both sat down to make a star= t on it, knowing from long experience that work would help. It was quite a morass--the intricacies of the old Lex Luthor empire--and they sensed that they'd barely begun to scratch the surface. Luthor and/= or his lawyers had had a positive genius for burying companies and their assets under miles of phoney paperwork. Memories of some of the secrets that had come out during the reading of Luthor's will made them suspiciou= s of any possible connections. Lois had been able to trace the family tree= of Amalgamated Transport, which had helped them save that company, but Luthor had controlled, or been rumored to have controlled, dozens of othe= r businesses and utilities. It would take time to trace the current status= of them all, even assuming that they could identify them. They had started putting together a chart to help them track companies and their CEO's when Clark heard another call for help. Laura was just dozing off in his arms, so he couldn't jump up as quickly as he normally would. He did hand her to Lois as fast as possible, though, and after a brief kiss for each of his girls he sped out of the room. Lois looked down at a sleepy-eyed Laura, and whispered to her, "Well, pumpkin, looks like it's up to you and me. Let's see ... do you think LexComm was completely divested, and its assets divided up among the othe= r major carriers?" = Laura yawned and stretched briefly before settling herself for a nap. "That's what I think, too," Lois said, glad to have her opinion substantiated. ****** "Your husband has done so much good for Metropolis, Mrs. Luthor. You mus= t be very proud of him." Beth could only stare at the well-meaning matron beside her. She and Lex= were attending yet another fund raiser--this one for a special Pediatric Trauma Wing at Metropolis General Hospital. Lex had been his usual suave= and gracious self, greeting everyone with a smile and a handshake, or a kiss on the hand for certain highly-placed ladies. Everyone, it seemed, wanted to touch him or get near him. They all wanted to bask in the glow = of Metropolis's golden boy. This was certainly a change from a few months ago, just after Lex had reappeared in Metropolis. People had been reluctant to accept him at= first, wary after the clone business had been revealed. It had taken tim= e, patience and a great deal of money, but he'd overcome many of their fears= and uncertainties about him to the point where the Luthors were accepted = as part of the city's upper crust again. There was scarcely a day now when they didn't have some social, political or charitable function to attend.= = And when they weren't at someone else's gathering, they were hosting one = of their own. Lex's abundant charisma had once again come to his rescue, putting him back on the guest lists of anyone who mattered in Metropolis.= = That's how they'd gotten invited to this hospital function: charisma and cash, and plenty of both. All that was necessary to be somebody in this town, Beth thought bitterly= , was to charm people and throw money at them; they'd fall all over themselves trying to please you. Anyone would think Lex had single-handedly built the hospital the way people were fawning over him. = In fact, today it seemed that Lex could do no wrong. Every word he uttered, every pronouncement he made, was greeted with enthusiasm, or outright applause. And every time he talked about what was owed to children, or held forth on how children deserved to be treated, Beth want= ed to vomit. She'd watched from the across the room as Lex's greasy gofer, Enrico O'Reilly, sidled up to him and murmured some brief message into his ear. = Whatever little plot they were hatching this time must have been proceedi= ng well, if Lex's expression was anything to go by. Or maybe this was an update on the Laura Kent venture. Beth felt another wave of nausea at that thought. Ever since that business with her uncle and the letter, she'd noticed small changes in Lex's behavior towards her. Images from the tale of the fox and the scorpion had begun to pop into her head at odd moments, and even intruded= into her dreams. She knew, none better, what Lex's true nature was, yet she'd committed herself to a life with him, hoping that love would change= him ... but suspecting it would not. = The scorpion had not changed his nature, even though failing to do so had= cost it its life. Would Lex be able to go against his nature in order to= give the two of them a life together? That had always been the question.= = Her love for him, or what she had thought was love, had made her want it = to be so. Even now, at odd moments, she could still feel something for him.= = Maybe it was love. Even now. But what she was also feeling, in greater amounts and with greater frequency, was fear, revulsion and a desire to run. = But, how does one run from the devil? She wasn't sure that was possible. All these months of living with Lex had heightened her sense of self-preservation, however, so she continued = to smile and play the part of the dutiful corporate wife. It wouldn't do to= let him know ... to let him even suspect that she wasn't completely unawa= re of his intentions towards the Kents' baby. And as far as actually doing anything to stop him ...? She couldn't risk it. If he found out--! = She shuddered, and quickly suppressed it before anyone could notice. If he found out, her life would be forfeit, of that she was absolutely certain. On the other hand, if he succeeded, her life might still be forfeit. If only she could think of something ... something that he couldn't possibly trace back to her. Her hand was shaking and she took a couple sips of her drink to steady herself. Face it, she told herself sadly, there's nothing you can= do. You've made this bed, and now you must lie upon it. = That's where she was ... in bed, if not with the Devil, then certainly with his most ardent disciple. ****** The wheels of the gods may grind slowly, but not so the wheels of Metropolis's Child Protective Services agency, and certainly not when the= y are being well greased. = The senior attorney for the agency, Charles Tregor, wasn't particularly surprised at the number of calls his office received about t= he Kent case, especially since the TV news had been broadcasting the story f= or two consecutive days. High profile cases always brought out the loonies.= However, a couple of these "loonies," had actually amounted to something= . In his office that Monday morning, it had been hard not to get excited about this case. With the evidence piling up against the Kents, and the public interest growing due to the continued media coverage, he began to wonder if this would be the one to give him a leg up into a four-star law= firm. He was tired of being a public servant and squandering his considerable talent fighting the demon of child abuse. Nothing ever seem= ed to change, except perhaps to get worse, and for a long time now he hadn't= felt as though his abilities were truly appreciated. He wanted out, and = he wanted up, but the all-seeing eye of the media seldom shone into the dark= er corners of child custody battles, unless the people involved were well-known. = Well, the spotlight would be shining on him now, and if he didn't take advantage of this opportunity, then he was a fool. The phone rang. It was his wife, reminding him that their daughter's piano recital was scheduled for that evening, and he knew a brief qualm about what he could be doing to the Kents if he were wrong. On the surface they didn't seem like the type to neglect a child, but in his line of work he'd seen plenty of people who didn't seem like "the type." If Lois Lane and Clark Kent were truly neglecting their daughter,= then they didn't deserve to keep her. He needed to remember that, if he should ever feel himself weakening again. Besides, he now had two witnesses ready to testify against them. = In the end, it didn't matter who the parents were, or how famous they were--what mattered was what was best for the child. = For the good of the child--that's why he was doing this. Having convinced himself that his conscience was clear, he got back to work. (to be continued in part 4) !^NavFont02F39D00008MGHH39D19217 Distribution: Ficlist INTERNET:LOISCLA-GENERAL-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 6 Dec 1998 16:15:21 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Pam Jernigan Subject: S6> For the Good of the Child (1/8) Comments: To: Blind.Copy.Receiver@compuserve.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Season 6/Episode 2/Part 1 of 8 FOR THE GOOD OF THE CHILD By Chris Mulder (mulders@mindspring.com) Edited by Peace and Kathy Brown Previously on Lois & Clark Episode 1--"Strained Relations" ... Friday, November 6, 4:30pm "My goodness, Clark, I had no idea that going back to work would be this exhausting!" Lois collapsed into the passenger seat of the Jeep. Clark smiled sympathetically from his side of the vehicle. "Well, it's been a busy week, what with the election and all." He started the engine= and maneuvered them out of the Planet's parking garage and onto the city streets. "Next week should be better, especially if Laura skips a nighttime feeding again." Lois groaned agreement. "Sleep is wonderful. I think I was more addicte= d to those little daytime naps than I thought." "Well, she'll get better at night, and you'll get used to work again. = I thought the flex-time schedule worked pretty well, don't you?" "Yeah, actually, I do," Lois admitted, brightening slightly. "I got my four days in, anyway. Did you?" "Well, I owe Perry a few more hours tomorrow, but that's because of Superman distractions. I can go in first thing in the morning, and then we'll have the rest of the weekend together." Lois shrugged philosophically. "It'll give me a chance to reconnect with Laura, I suppose. I mean, it was great to be back at work, but I wa= s amazed at how much I missed her this week. It'll be nice to just hang ou= t with her for a morning." Clark chuckled. "There you go, then." They rode in companionable silence for another block before Lois voiced the question in the back of her mind. "How are you doing, with Superman distractions, I mean?" He sighed. "Not too badly. It's hard to ignore a call for help, but they don't really always need me, anyway -- not as much as my family does= . = If I wanted to be Superman full time, I should have given up on being Cla= rk Kent a long time ago, and I can't do that, so ... I just have to try to find a balance." The light changed from red to green, and Clark's mood with it. "And speaking of my family ... how do you think Laura's doing wi= th her grandmother?" Lois laughed, allowing the subject to be changed. "She's a champ. Mothe= r did a great job as far as I could tell, and she seemed to be enjoying it,= too -- she said she and Laura walked around the neighborhood a few times,= and got to say hi to some of the neighbors, which is more than I managed = in two months of being home." She grinned. "I guess I'm more of a homebody= than I thought." "It's called cocooning, Lois," Clark informed her in his mock-professor tone. "The trend of the nineties." "Well, what a relief to know I'm trendy," Lois murmured, idly watching the flow of traffic in the darkening streets. "It feels like a cocoon wh= en it gets dark this early." "It's just the change of the seasons, Lois; perfectly normal." "If you say so, Farmboy," she teased him, starting to recover from the stress of the workday. "I do," he affirmed, with a grin in his voice as he turned the Jeep onto their street. "Before you know it --" He broke off suddenly, peering ahea= d intently. Lois looked ahead and felt her stomach clench in fear. Red and blue lights were flashing, strident in the gathering dusk. "Clark, which hous= e are they at?" He shook his head. "I can't tell. I'm sure it's not ours." Lois heard the doubt and fear in his tone and was not reassured. As quickly as safety allowed, Clark parked the Jeep, and Lois was out of the door almost before the engine cut off. Clark caught up with her immediately, holding her hand for support as they hurried towards their townhouse. "Oh, God, Clark," Lois breathed, "our door is open, what happened??" He shook his head grimly. "I can't tell, but I can hear Laura whimpering= , so it can't be too bad." Lois vaulted up the front stairs, bursting into her living room, expectin= g the worst. What she saw seemed like a nightmare. The room seemed full of= people, but the first sight she could make sense of was one that was all too familiar: her mother, passed out on the floor, an empty bottle beside= her. Not again, Mother! Flashes of innumerable prior occasions flooded through Lois' mind, and she reeled from the shock and outrage. Clark steadied her, and she tore her eyes away from the figure on the flo= or to search for her baby. There she was, across the room, being held by a woman Lois did not know. She started forward, but was stopped by a uniformed policeman. "Hold it, ma'am." "What happened here?" Clark demanded, finding his voice at last. "We're the homeowners, that's our baby ... what's going on?" The officer looked at them disapprovingly and shook his head. "A neighbor heard the baby crying and called us in. Clear-cut case of neglect." Lois again moved to cross the room and reclaim her child, but the officer tightened his hold on her arm. "I'm very sorry, ma'am," he intoned in a voice that sounded more bored than regretful, "but until this is settled, I'm afraid Social Services wi= ll have to take custody of the baby." ... and now, the conclusion. ****** Teaser ****** Lex Luthor stood at the window of his office, looking out over night-time Metropolis. Silently watching him was his lieutenant-for-now,= Enrico O'Reilly. From bitter experience Enrico had learned that Luthor disliked interruptions when he was thinking. He'd also learned to gauge his employer's mood by the way he puffed on his cigar. Or, perhaps it would be more precise to say that he'd tried to interpret Luthor's mood that way. As often as not, though, he'd gotten the uneasy impression tha= t Luthor was letting him think just what he'd wanted him to think. Even after all this time, it was ... eerie. "I saw the news reports," Luthor said finally, his voice almost without inflection, "but I did not see you. Very wise." Now he turned t= o face Enrico, looking at him for the first time since he'd entered the roo= m. "It must have been cold ... standing outside the Kents' all this time. = Would you like a drink, Enrico?" he added, gesturing towards the decanter= and glasses on his desk. Enrico looked at Luthor, at his smiling lips and his cold eyes--eyes that= were colder than the November night--and decided that, after what had happened already today, he didn't want to drink anything from a bottle Le= x Luthor had had his hands on. "No," he replied, perhaps a little too brusquely, because Luthor's eyebrows went up a fraction. "No, thank you, sir," Enrico amended reluctantly, deference and defiance equally blended in his posture and voice. Luthor smiled again, pleased to have been able to put the other man through another emotional hoop. He knew what Enrico thought of him, but = he didn't care. Enrico, at the moment, was furious. The old devil! he thought. How dare= he treat me this way! He would have loved to have punched his face in fo= r him, but he well knew that was impossible. At least for now. Enrico had= learned quite a lot from Luthor, but he was hardly grateful for the lessons. Rats in a maze are seldom grateful for the lessons learned ther= e, either. Luthor, having tired of Enrico baiting, had returned to the original topi= c. "The news reports were quite thorough. I am very disappointed in the la= ck of efficiency of our child welfare system in this city, Enrico. Remind m= e to do something about that someday." "Yes, sir," Enrico responded, as one used to being in the chorus. "After all, the children are our future." "Yes, sir." "I find it appalling that that poor child wasn't placed in protective custody immediately. Appalling." "Hmm," was all the response Enrico made. He was tiring of this game. = Luthor could play the philanthropist to his heart's content in public, pretending that all he wanted was what was good for some kid, but Enrico had learned his true credo: take no prisoners, accept no partners, show n= o mercy. And, having been a first-hand witness to many of Luthor's least pleasant activities these past few months, Enrico wasn't fool enough to think that just because he was currently on the payroll he could count on= collecting retirement some day. "It's also deplorable," Luthor continued, "that Metropolis's most notable citizens, such as Lois Lane and Clark Kent, are capable of neglecting their own child. If I weren't certain that their guilt would = be proved eventually, I might become cynical." This time Enrico didn't respond at all, but it wasn't necessary. Lex was standing, gazing into space and pulling on his cigar in an abstracted= manner, no doubt contemplating the vision of a world with a cynical Lex Luthor in it. He enjoyed these visions, wherein he played the central role, nearly as much as he enjoyed the sound of his own voice ... or getting his own way. And, since getting his own way was never far from his thoughts, it wasn't= long before he was back on track. In one of those abrupt changes of mood= , which could always disconcert his underlings, Luthor suddenly directed a piercing stare at Enrico and asked, in a warning tone, "You did follow my= instructions to the letter?" "Y-yes, of course," Enrico stammered slightly, and hated himself for doin= g so. Luthor had that effect on people. Even someone who was feared by others, as Enrico certainly knew he was, could, in Lex Luthor's presence,= abruptly find themselves without control over their voices, sweat glands,= and guts. Trying to reclaim what he knew was his rightful part in this plan, Enrico hastily recollected his nerves from the four points to which Luthor's accusation had sent them. It gratified him to realize that that= exercise was getting easier each time he performed it. Someday *he'd* be= the boss around here! "I still think it was a mistake not to ice that dame," he stated challengingly. Luthor sat down at his desk and casually glanced up at the other man. = "And which 'dame' would that be, Enrico?" he replied urbanely. = Why is it, Enrico thought bitterly, that I can never feel as though I'm looking down at him? That was a quality that Enrico both admired and= hated about his boss--his ability to inspire and control at one and the same time. There was a subtle ruthlessness--a cruel cunning--about Lutho= r which was unlike anything Enrico had encountered during his climb up the criminal corporate ladder. He wanted that for himself, and once he had i= t, then ... "The dame who sucked up to the grandma for us." "Ah, I see ... that dame. I was afraid that you were referring to Mrs. Lane." "Her? No ... 'though that might have been a good idea. What if she remembers something?" "She won't. I've told you. The drugs that the young 'dame' so obligingly administered for us, induce short-term memory loss as well as make the victim highly suggestible. As long as you didn't deviate from t= he plan." Once again he fixed his paralyzing stare upon Enrico, smiling whe= n that young man decisively shook his head. "Then ... we have nothing to worry about." Enrico wasn't so sure he had the same faith in these drugs that Luthor had, but then it would be *his* face and not Luthor's that Mrs. Lane migh= t possibly be able to remember. Knowing as much about his boss as he did, Enrico had more sense than to believe that anyone would come to his aid i= f this, or any other plan, went disastrously awry. "And, " Luthor continued smoothly, "as for the young woman who assisted us, we'll keep her on hold for a bit longer. She's the mainstay of our contingency plan in case something goes wrong. Pawns are to be sacrificed, Enrico, as I've told you before, but not indiscriminately, an= d only when the time is right. She is safely tucked away, as we discussed?= " Enrico nodded. "Good. We have a busy weekend ahead of us. I want to know the instant they have selected a judge for the hearing." "Yes, sir." Enrico hoped this latest plan would work. The recent failur= e to reacquire Amalgamated Transport had angered Luthor, but Enrico suspect= ed that, for whatever reason, this plan to get his hands on Laura Kent meant= even more to him. He did not want to think about the consequences if thi= s failed. Once again he found himself wondering why Luthor would want Lois Lane and Clark Kent's child. He'd heard that Luthor was supposed to have been= in love with Lois Lane at one time--but why take her child by another man= ? = Unless ... Was it really Lex's child? Or, possibly the child of the clon= e of Lex? Trying to do some rapid calculations in his head, he nearly miss= ed what Lex was saying to him. "Not having second thoughts about anything, are you, Enrico?" Enrico's cheeks lost a little color, but he maintained eye contact with the other man in spite of it. "No, sir." "Good. It's wise to remember there is only *one* nonexpendable piece on the board, *Mr.* O'Reilly." Yep, the old devil was definitely twitching his tail tonight. Thank goodness he didn't have to sleep with him! All he had to do was work for= him. He paid special attention over the next few minutes as Lex outlined for him his various duties for the next day. It was a good thing he wasn't especially squeamish. As soon as he was finished, Lex signaled to Enrico that he might leave an= d he complied, anxious to write down his instructions before he forgot them= . Enrico had concluded some time ago that keeping Luthor in ignorance of his true intentions would necessitate taking on some duties he despised, such as tasks more regularly assigned to a secretary or valet. If that meant writing orders down so Luthor wouldn't have to repeat himself, then= he would do it ... for now. = Another taboo Luthor rarely tolerated was having his orders deviated from, which is why Enrico had neglected to relate to him every single detail of his time in the Kent townhouse. It had seemed like a good idea= at the time--erasing that message from the answering machine--but now he was having second thoughts. Luthor hadn't ordered it, but then Luthor couldn't have known that Kent's parents would call while he was in the house. As he'd listened to Martha Kent's happy voice coming over the machine, he'd known a sudden compulsion to make sure her son never heard it. Why should he hear that his parents were having a good time with som= e new people they'd just met? Let him worry about them a little, Enrico had= thought with glee. Serve him right. Well, it was done now, and he couldn't undo it. Luthor would never know anyway, so what difference did it make? Enrico exited the office nonchalantly, and without unseemly haste. He had his dignity to maintain. Lex remained in his office for a few more minutes, tidying up his desk. Things weren't going exactly as he'd planned, but he still believed in his ultimate victory. There would be a hearing, so all was not lost. = Witnesses could be bought, judges could be bribed or coerced, evidence could be fabricated--Luthor had great faith in the justice system. By now the elder Kents would have called their son and left the message that they were going to visit some remote sites with a couple of new-foun= d friends. That would let Clark know his parents wouldn't be readily available to him. Just one more little irritant to add to Clark Kent's pile of worries. The thought of it made Luthor smile appreciatively. = Luthor picked up his cigar and puffed on it contentedly. He thought he'd= go to the den, pour himself a drink, sit in his favorite chair and watch the 10 o'clock news. They were bound to be playing the footage of the hubbub outside the Kent townhouse again, and he had rather enjoyed watchi= ng it before. He left the study, exiting by the same door as his henchman. = = Neither man suspected that they'd had an audience. In the library, which connected to the office, sat Beth Luthor, still numb from what she'd overheard. When Lex had asked her a couple of month= s ago if she'd like to have a child, she'd been elated, until that is, she'= d found out he'd wanted to adopt rather than try to have a child of their own. That had been devastating. After what she'd just heard, she was alarmed. So, this was Lex's idea of adoption, was it? = And, if he got what he wanted--Lois Lane's child--what then? Once he had this small part of his lost love, and with his former empire being rapidly rebuilt, would he even need a wife anymore? = There was, after all, only one nonexpendable chess piece on the board. [End of teaser] ****** (to be continued in part 2) !^NavFont02F34250006MGHH{mDE8E Distribution: Ficlist INTERNET:LOISCLA-GENERAL-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 6 Dec 1998 16:15:36 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Pam Jernigan Subject: S6> For the Good of the Child (4/8) Comments: To: Blind.Copy.Receiver@compuserve.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Season 6/Episode 2/Part 4 of 8 FOR THE GOOD OF THE CHILD ****** "The hearing is set for Wednesday," Constance Hunter informed Lois and Clark when they arrived for their 11 a.m. appointment. Constance had approved of them bringing Laura along, saying she wanted to meet all thre= e of her clients. "Child Services isn't letting any grass grow under their feet on this one. I've learned that Charles Tregor will be handling thei= r case. I've met him a couple of times before, and I've heard a rumor that= he'd rather be in private practice instead of public service, but he seem= s all right--for a lawyer." Lois and Clark could spare a slight smile for that weak joke, but they'd had a worrying weekend, and weren't really in the mood for humor. Lois h= ad visited Ellen in the hospital Sunday afternoon, and had come away frustrated and despondent. Ellen still insisted she hadn't been drinking= , and had begged her daughter to believe her. Lois wanted to believe her, and had even told her mother that she did, but her reporter's hard head wouldn't let her. = Nothing Ellen had said made any sense, unless one decided that she *had* been drinking and just didn't want to admit her mistake. But why, for godsakes, Lois had asked Clark later, would a total stranger come into their home, drug her mother with spiked lemonade, then clean up all evidence of the lemonade and leave an empty Scotch bottle on the floor? = Her father must have been right--Ellen was delusional. Ellen, however, was ready to swear on a stack of bibles that she hadn't drunk anything but lemonade. She also said she'd mentioned this unknown woman to Lois and Clark before, but neither one could remember her having= done so. However, as Clark pointed out to Lois, both of them had kind of= gotten into the habit of not paying the strictest of attention to absolutely everything that came out of Ellen's mouth--there just weren't enough hours in the day for that. = It was possible, Lois had conceded, that Ellen might have said something to them about a woman who had stopped to compliment her on her "precious" grandchild when she'd taken Laura out in the stroller, but sin= ce they couldn't remember that particular monologue, that clue was a dead en= d. Nor had the weekend been any easier for Clark. He'd divided his time between worrying about Lois and Laura; flying to various rescues, while worrying if Lois and Laura would be all right until he got back; wonderin= g where his parents were, and if Lois and Laura would be all right during t= he time it would take him to look for them; and worrying about all the rescu= es he couldn't get to when Lois was at the hospital and he was taking care o= f Laura. And now the weekend was over, and here they were just a couple of days away from potential disaster yet again, so it wasn't surprising that= they had little time to spare for jokes. "How do things look for us, Ms. Hunter?" Clark asked. "Please call me 'Constance,' she told them with a smile. She could hardly blame them for wanting to get to the point. Laura was an adorable= child--dark hair and eyes, lovely skin and a winning smile. She certainl= y didn't look neglected. = "Thank you," Clark said. "And you don't have to be formal with us, either. 'Lois and Clark' will be fine." "All right. Then let's get down to work." She picked up some official looking documents from her desk and handed them to Lois and Clar= k. "I'd say things look good. I have depositions from your pediatrician an= d the neighbor you said did some baby-sitting for you a couple of times. = I've also spoken with Perry White, James Olsen and Penelope Barnes. All = of these people have agreed to testify on your behalf. Still no word from your parents, Clark?" Clark shook his head. "I'm afraid not." "Well, it will probably be all right any way. These other people will be= good witnesses. With the exception of the pediatrician, they've all been= to your house--sometimes arriving unannounced--and say they can attest to= your care of Laura." At the sound of her name, Laura turned her face to Constance and smiled. = The attorney found herself smiling back, and addressed her next remarks towards the baby. "And once the judge sees how normal and healthy this little cutie looks, well ... it will be an open and shut case, won't it, Laura?" Laura grinned even wider, then hid her face against her daddy's jacket. = She had only begun to interact with other people in the last month, and s= o this was still a new game for her. The adults laughed at her expressions= , relief intermixed with the humor. Clark and Lois stayed for nearly an hour, while Constance outlined for them what they could expect to encounter during the hearing. It would ta= ke place in a small courtroom, and there would be no jury, just the judge. = The basic procedure was similar to a criminal case in that there would be= witnesses sworn in and questioned by each attorney, but there would be no= reporters allowed and the witnesses had to wait in an anteroom until they= were called. Also, the judge had been informed that Lois was nursing, an= d so allowances would be made for extra "feeding" breaks for Laura's sake. "What about the judge?" Lois asked. "What's he--or she--like?" "His name is Judge Pender, and I don't know much about him, I'm afraid. = About all anyone will say is that he's 'all right,' so it's not possible = to make a guess based on that. I've checked his record. He's had a few mor= e decisions overturned than the average, but so have some other judges I've= been up before and they were honest enough." Lois and Clark exchanged worried looks. "And if he isn't?" Clark asked. "If he isn't, he still has to make his rulings based on the case presented before him. Anything else and he risks disbarment and possible= imprisonment. Let's not borrow trouble. I know you're concerned and it'= s understandable, but believe me, if I get one whiff of any trouble, I'll move for a mistrial." They agreed, and Constance brought up another topic that she wanted to discuss with them. "By the way, I've learned--through the grapevine--tha= t your Ms. Bailey is not universally liked at Child Services." "She's not *our* Ms. Bailey," Lois interrupted, just barely keeping the disgust out of her voice. "What I meant was she certainly seems to have latched on to you two. = Don't you find it odd that she's appeared whenever you've had dealings wi= th Child Welfare? There are, after all, dozens of other caseworkers in that= division of Social Services. What are the odds that the three of you wou= ld keep bumping into each other like that?" Lois and Clark looked at each other in surprise. It did seem peculiar now that Constance had mentioned it, but they'd been too harassed and worried to have given it much thought before. "At any rate," Constance continued, "I'm looking into the possibility tha= t she may have some hidden agenda in all this. She has a fairly good record, apparently, but it's uneven. We may be able to use that if we ca= n show that there was no real cause for her intervention in this instance, but it may not be necessary to go that far. In my opinion, we have a goo= d case, and add to that the fact that Laura wasn't immediately removed from= your care--which I've since discovered is rather unusual--and I think we have a *very* good case. = Looking relieved, Lois and Clark thanked Constance for her time and got ready to leave. It would soon be time to feed Laura again, and she was beginning to get restive. While they were putting on their coats, the phone rang. Constance excused herself in order to answer it. At first t= he Kents' attention was all on their daughter, and getting her bundled up against the cold, but when Constance waved a hand in their direction, the= y stopped what they were doing and transferred their attention to her. She listened to the person on the other end of the line for a couple minutes more before thanking him, or her, and hanging up the phone. "That was someone who works at Child Services--my contact, I guess you'd call him," Constance said. "He's been helping me with the preparations f= or this case, and ... that's not really relevant at this moment. I'm sorry.= = I'm not good at breaking bad news." = She paused for a moment. Lois and Clark reached for each others' hands without having to think about it. "He's just learned that Child Services has two witnesses who will be testifying against you at the hearing." [End of Part Two] ****** [Part Three] "Witnesses! What in the Sam Hill kind of witnesses could they have? = Judas Priest, if this isn't the damnedest thing I--!" "Chief, please keep your voice down," Clark pleaded, "or you'll wake up Laura." Perry took a moment to get himself under control, but the other people in= the room could tell by the way his eyes flashed and his jaw worked, that = he was still very upset. "I'm sorry, Clark," he managed to say finally, "bu= t this has got me so worked up, I don't know how loud I'm talking, and that= 's the truth." He was sitting in the living room of the Kents' brownstone; he and Sam Lane had come over after receiving worried phone calls from Lois and Clar= k. = "That's okay, Chief. Believe me, I understand." Sam was pacing slowly back and forth in front of the fireplace, one hand in his pocket and the other worrying his moustache as he thought over wha= t his daughter and son-in-law had told them. They were all trying to wait until Lois could come back downstairs after putting Laura down for her na= p, but it was hard not to talk about this new setback, and impossible not to= think about it. "Do you have any idea at all who these people might be, Clark?" Sam asked= . "None at all, Sam. We won't know until the day of the hearing. All we know is that they claim to have seen us neglecting Laura." "Neglecting how? That's not much to go on, which means there's also no w= ay to prepare a counterattack." Clark could only shake his head. "Well, this is just ridiculous," Perry said in disgust. "Whoever these people are, they must have a grudge against you or be trying to grab some= cheap publicity because I've seen you two with that baby girl, and there ain't nobody can convince me you're not taking care of her as you ought t= o be." "Thanks, Chief." "Perry's right, Clark. The witnesses Ms. Hunter is collecting should be good enough to counter anything those other two might say. I'm sure everything will work out all right." Clark ran his hand through his hair; a gesture of worry and frustration that he'd had to resort to more times than he'd like to think over the pa= st couple of days. "I hope so, Sam," he replied fervently. As soon as he'd= said this, he turned his head and looked towards the stairs, causing the other men to glance that way, too. It was another moment or two, though,= before Lois came into view. Perry and Sam exchanged knowing looks over h= ow connected the young couple was; often finishing each other's sentences, almost as if each knew what the other was thinking, much to Perry's secre= t amusement, and Sam's secret envy. As soon as Lois was downstairs, she walked right into Clark's arms for a hug. "She's asleep ... at least for now," she told him, worry and sadnes= s behind her smile. He held her for a moment more, needing her nearness as much as she needed= his, then taking her hand, he led her to the sofas, where Sam and Perry were waiting for them. "It seems to me, kids ..." Perry began, but he was interrupted by a soft knock at the door. "Who in the Sam Hill could that be?" Lois and Clark looked at each other and said, "Jimmy." Actually it was Jimmy and Penny. They had noticed Lois and Clark's car parked in the street when they'd arrived to continue their quest of interviewing all the neighbors, and had stopped by to see if everything w= as all right. Like Perry and Sam before them they were stunned to hear the news about the two hostile witnesses. "That's terrible, CK ... Lois. What are you going to do about it?" "We were starting to discuss it when you got here," Lois told him. = "Thanks for remembering not to use the doorbell, by the way. I just got Laura down for her nap right before you came." Penny nudged Jimmy and he blushed. "Well, to tell the truth," he admitted, "it was Penny who remembered. I was aiming for the doorbell wh= en she practically tackled me." Penny gave him a small push in protest, which he exaggerated into something much bigger. "See! Just like that!" Everyone chuckled over their antics, but it wasn't long before they were back on the topic of the upcoming hearing. = ****** Lex smiled as he slipped another piece of popcorn into his mouth. He was enjoying himself hugely today. Even though there was a chilly breeze= , the sun was shining, he had the place to himself, another one of his form= er holdings had rejoined the LexCorp fold, and by now Lois and Clark must ha= ve heard about the two hostile witnesses. Warm and snug in his $800.00 coat= , Lex revelled in his moment, anticipating his ultimate triumph. The skill with which he had set up Lois and Clark--especially Clark--was the kind of maneuvering he most admired about himself. He loved to creat= e mazes with more dead ends than passages, and from which there was no escape. It was delightful to picture Clark/Superman working his way through this particular maze ... feeling the walls closing in around him ... growing ever higher, the passages more narrow. The only fly in his ointment was the thought that Clark, dull superhero that he was, could scarcely appreciate the subtleties of the maze wherein he was trapped. If Clark allowed The System to do its work, he was going to lose his chil= d. If he defied The System and took the child into hiding, he'd lose the effectiveness of his secret identity. How could Superman continue to= be the do-gooding, interfering nuisance he now was if he were busy being Clark Kent, fugitive father from justice? Luthor almost laughed out loud at that idea. Ah, yes! Superman, on the lam! It had a nice ring to it, he thought. He chewed on another mouthful of popcorn and moved to the right a little bit to get a better view. Things just couldn't be better. Either he got= the child, or he got rid of Superman ... he couldn't lose! A nice added bonus would be to have some revenge on Lois for the part she'd played in his downfall. He had wanted to give everything to her and instead he'd lost everything because of her ... because of her refusal to kill that ..= . that *thing* in tights! Well, now she was about to lose everything a mother cares most about--her child. It would serve her right, too. He felt something stir inside him, but he resolutely swallowed it down, along with the last of the popcorn. He cared nothing for Lois Lane, or h= er child. All he cared about was winning, and getting back what was rightfully his. This town had been his until "Super"man had appeared, an= d it would be his again. And all he had to do was use Clark's own code against him. It was so laughably simple, too! His hand-picked "foster parents" were standing by, ready to take custody of the child the instant the court ruled in his favor. Their spectacular= deaths would be an unfortunate, but necessary, part of the plan because everyone must believe that the child had died with them. With the child totally under his control, and any trail which might lead back to him destroyed, he'd be able to sit back and watch as a pair of grief-stricken= reporters tried to carry on. And if they couldn't, then so much the better. People had gotten divorced before over more minor problems than that. On the other hand, if Clark did surprise him by defying the judge's order= s and fleeing the city with Lois and the baby, then he would still have won= . = Clark Kent and Lois Lane would never be able to live and work in Metropol= is again, which meant Superman wouldn't be able to be the city's full-time superhero any more, either. Lex thought he knew Clark well enough to believe he wouldn't defy the court order, however. Look at how badly he'= d handled that whole sordid business of Lois's murder trial the year before= ! = Lex was certain, although he had no proof, that Clark, in his guise as Superman, had broken Lois out of jail, but ... when had he done it? Not until after she'd been convicted, and the state's attorney was shooting o= ff his mouth about the death penalty. = No, good ole Clark would be hoping for vindication by the court and so would wait, thinking the child would be safe ... and he would think that until it was too late. = What a waste, Luthor thought yet again, that such powers had been bestowe= d on that dullard!! If he, Lex, had had such powers, and the love of his life had been in peril, would he have tolerated her imprisonment for one instant? He would not! Of course, if Lois had had the good sense to mar= ry him, she wouldn't have gotten into that situation in the first place, because he'd have put a stop to that reportering business just as soon as= she was legally his. His brow creased as he thought of this, but he wouldn't let himself stay gloomy for long on such a glorious day. That was in the past, and h= is future was looking brighter with each passing hour. He might not be able= to get superpowers of his own, but he could make damn sure that someone else didn't enjoy theirs. Signalling to Enrico that he was ready to leave now, Luthor discarded the empty popcorn container in the nearby trash receptacle. "Help Keep O= ur City Clean" read the hopeful sign on the side of the can. "Clean ... and superhero free," he remarked, to no one in particular. "What?" Enrico asked, not having heard his boss's low-voiced quip. "Oh, nothing. Just thinking out loud." He smiled now, noticing, even through the dark lenses on his sunglasses, how pale the other man was. = These little jaunts were not to Enrico's liking, Lex knew, but they serve= d a purpose. As ambitious as Mr. O'Reilly was, it was essential for him to= be reminded, on occasion, just who the alpha male was in this operation. There were certain advantages to being rich and powerful, not the least of which was being able to get into places during times when ordinary people could not--like the Metropolis Zoo on Mondays, when it was closed = to the public. Some money, discriminately applied, a discrete phone call or= two, and the thing was arranged. = As he strolled away from the lions' enclosure--purposely keeping his pace= much more leisurely than Enrico would have liked--Lex savoured once again= the thrill of watching the lions make a kill. Yes, "Spot" or "Rover" or whatever the unfortunate creature's name had been, had given him, and the= lions, an exhilarating bit of sport. If only he could throw a powerless Superman in there. Now that would be something indeed! Except, he rathe= r enjoyed the notion of killing Clark himself ... someday. After he'd take= n everything else away from him. Then ... ah, then. It was delicious to think about "then." "You know, Enrico," Lex observed congenially as they approached the limo,= "all this fresh air has given me quite an appetite." Enrico still looked a bit green around the edges, and so made no reply. "I think I'm in the mood for something special tonight. Tell the chef I'd like Cornish hens for dinner. Roasted." He paused, and smiled a secret, wicked smile. "With *giblet* gravy." "Yes, sir," Enrico managed to utter, his expression wooden as he seethed over Lex's treatment of him. He held the door so Lex could climb into th= e car wondering, even through his anger, what was it about the word, "gible= t" that could make the other man laugh. (to be continued in part 5) !^NavFont02F3E610008MGHH3E62E760 Distribution: Ficlist INTERNET:LOISCLA-GENERAL-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 6 Dec 1998 16:15:41 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Pam Jernigan Subject: S6> For the Good of the Child (5/8) Comments: To: Blind.Copy.Receiver@compuserve.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Season 6/Episode 2/Part 5 of 8 FOR THE GOOD OF THE CHILD ****** Tuesday morning dawned bright and clear, with the sky turning that deep, vibrant blue that one can see only in the Fall. The air was cold, but not yet the bitter cold of winter, and the people of Metropolis were already gearing up for the holiday season ahead. Halloween decorations h= ad given way immediately to the green and red of Christmas, leaving poor Thanksgiving in evidence only in classrooms and card shops. Lois and Clark were barely aware of the bustling in the streets, however.= They were at the Planet as early as their care of Laura would allow, trying to let work distract them from their imminent day in court. Lois, especially, had plunged into her quest to nail Lex Luthor for the recent labor unrest, and whatever else was wrong with Metropolis, if she could possibly do it. Perry and Clark were worried about her and tried t= o distract or help, each after their own fashion: Perry by bringing an encouraging progress report for the on-site day-care facility, and Clark = by giving her a flowering plant for her desk, to replace the dead one he'd thrown out. She'd smiled, and thanked them, and gone right back to work. Her request= s for information had kept both Jimmy, when he was there, and the Research Department hopping. Ellen had been released from the hospital Monday afternoon, slightly more coherent, but no less adamant about asserting her innocence. She still couldn't give a detailed description of the woman she claimed had visited her on Friday, but her repeated accounts of the events of that da= y began to have a ring of truth about them. If she'd been lying, it would have been much harder for her to keep her story straight during succeedin= g tellings. There were strange gaps in her memory, however, which made it extremely frustrating both for her and her listeners. Sam decided to do = a little investigating of his own--into what kinds of drugs, or combination= of drugs, could have caused these effects. Jimmy, and Penny when she could spare the time from her classes, were continuing to interview Lois and Clark's neighbors. So far they hadn't turned up much, but there were a handful of people they hadn't yet= seen. One person had thought he'd seen a young blonde woman jogging in t= he neighborhood a time or two, but when asked to further describe her all he= could remember was that she'd worn purple jogging shorts. Short, purple jogging shorts. He remembered that particularly, he said, because he had= wondered how she could be out in that outfit when it was as cold as it ha= d been. From the reminiscent smile on his face, he'd been wondering more than just that, but neither Jimmy nor Penny thought it prudent to point that out. No more dead bodies had been found in inconvenient locations, but Perry was still keeping this a front-page issue. No one, least of all the Dail= y Planet, wanted to return to the way things had been when Intergang had moved into town. There was concern that another crime organization was gearing up, and Perry's editorials had been hot on that topic, which had made the politicos sit up and take notice. Henderson hadn't cared for th= e publicity being aimed at his department, but he had suddenly received the= extra money and manpower he'd been begging for for the past eight months,= so he was able to see it as a mixed blessing. Clark was having to use all his powers just to keep up with everything, a= nd he still hadn't heard from his parents. He told himself that they were fine, that they could take care of themselves, and that they were probabl= y just in an area with limited cell phone reception, but he was worried abo= ut them nonetheless. However, with having two jobs, plus wanting to be available for his wife and daughter as much as possible, he wasn't able t= o slip away to look for Martha and Jonathan. = Perry had added to his load by turning over the story of the murder investigations mostly to him. "Clark, no one is getting anywhere with this, so I want you to take a loo= k at it. You and Lois have pulled some rabbits out of hats a few times whe= n the rest of us didn't know there was a hat, let alone a rabbit. I sure would like to nail whoever is responsible for all these shootings." He'd handed over an 8-inch stack of folders, papers and photographs to Clark. "This is what we've got so far, and I'll make sure the Research Department delivers any updates to you pronto. I've got Paul and Janie working on it, too, with their city and homicide connections, so you shou= ld talk with them as soon as possible." He paused for a moment, as if choosing his words carefully. "I'm sorry to dump this on you now, Clark,= but you are one of my best people and, well ... this has got to be stopped." "I know. Chief. It's all right." He'd taken the stack to his desk and started going through it. Perry was right. This had to be stopped. = Eight murders in as many weeks was unthinkable. = In addition to all this, he'd been pursuing a side investigation of his own. His fears about abductions and experiments and cloning, had made hi= m rethink the alleged Lex clone business. It occurred to him that if he could prove the non-existence of the clone, then Luthor would be exposed for the criminal he truly was, and be one less threat to him and his family. With that in mind, he'd begun accessing all the information he could find on cloning, digesting it at super speed, and had also contacte= d Dr. Klein and Dr. Hubert for their help. It had taken some doing to locate Dr. Hubert because he'd gone into semi-retirement following the upheaval from the murder of his friend= and colleague, Dr. Winninger. Clark had managed it, however, and found t= he good doctor willing to help. It had seemed just possible that Dr. Hubert= might, because of his knowledge of the rain forest's ecosystem, have acce= ss to more information about the Dopple Buffo frog connection to cloning. = Somewhere, Clark believed, there had to be something which would show him= a crack in this public image Lex had created. If nothing else, maybe Lutho= r would hear that he was looking into cloning and get nervous. Clark wouldn't mind making Luthor nervous for a change. Everyone who would be appearing in court the next day, with the exception= of Constance and Ellen, met at Lois and Clark's house on Tuesday night to= share what information they had and bolster each others' spirits. Ellen couldn't come because she'd been subpoenaed--just as she'd been getting into the car to go to Lois's house, no less--as a witness for the prosecution. Constance, apprised by phone of this not entirely unforesee= n circumstance, had then recommended that Ellen, because she was now a hostile witness, stay away from the others until after the hearing. = Constance had been invited for the pre-hearing gathering and planned to attend, but in the end wasn't able to because there was still so much she wanted to do to be prepared for court the next day. = "I'm sorry, Clark," she told him when she phoned, "but I've had so many interruptions today that I'm going to have to work tonight. Please feel free to page me, if you have any questions though, and I'll be glad = to answer them." "Thanks for calling, Constance, and thanks for everything you're doing to= help us. We appreciate it very much." "You're very welcome. I'll see you in the morning." As she hung up the phone, her eyes lighted upon the fax she'd gotten that morning. A major west coast-based firm was looking for well-respect= ed lawyers to head up the legal departments of their eastern divisions. Her= name had come up. If she was interested, they would like for her to atte= nd a luncheon to be held that day, to meet other department heads and discus= s possibilities. She'd been astounded, first by the offer itself and then b= y the suddenness of it all. This couldn't be for real! But it was. There had also been a phone call from a gentleman with a wonderful voice who wanted to know if she'd received the fax. "Yes, I did." "Good. Good. We are very sorry for contacting you at the last minute like this," he apologized in smooth tones. "I know this must look like we're not very organized, but I assure you that that is not the case." "Of course not." "The problem is that our company's Board of Directors has decided that these positions must be filled by the end of the year. Some of them are in Metropolis this week for our east coast regional conference and would like to meet with as many of the best lawyers as possible. If you pass muster, we can have you on a plane by tomorrow for a more formal interview." "Tomorrow! I can't. I have a case in court tomorrow." "Surely you could find a replacement, Ms. Hunter," his persuasive voice making it all sound so reasonable. "This is a wonderful opportunity for = a lawyer of your caliber. Let me tell you about the salary and benefits." Constance's eyes had widened at the numbers and other tantalizing information which poured into her ear over the phone line. "I'm sorry, Mr. ... Helms," she'd interjected at the first opportunity," but as much as I'm flattered by your offer--and believe me, I'm flattered--I can't accept it." "But, Ms. Hunter, by coming to the luncheon you are not obligating yourse= lf to anything. We just want to meet you and discuss our ideas with you. A= t least say you'll come to the luncheon. I can send a car to pick you up."= It had been so tempting, and his voice was so wonderful--almost hypnotic the way he could make the unreasonable sound reasonable--that she'd almos= t given in. "I can't. I am terribly sorry, Mr. Helms, but I can't." "I'm sorry, too, Ms. Hunter, for I was looking forward to meeting you. = I've heard so much about you." This was all great for a girl's ego, but Constance had held firm on her refusal. Eventually he had hung up, taking his beautiful voice and his incredible offer with him. The kind of law office he'd talked about was no doubt what many lawyers dream of, but Constance had gone into law with different goals in mind and though she could admit to a slight pang of disappointment that she'd never get rich doing what she did, she also knew she'd made the right choice. There had been other interruptions: a woman who begged Constance to handl= e her case, saying she was desperate; and a man who wanted to sue his next-door neighbor for causing him, he said, "extreme mental anguish." = Yep, it had been quite a day. In spite of all this, she'd been continuing, through her legal connection= s, to work on improving the case for Lois and Clark, and Laura. The more sh= e dug, the more she learned ... about the inner workings of the Social Services Department, and the Child Services Division, as well as who knew= whom, who was truly interested in what was good for the kids, and who was= just biding their time while collecting their paychecks. Still, though, she felt she needed something else to fall back on, just in case these mysterious witnesses were out for no good. = As Superman had once said about her, she could understand wickedness, suc= h as greed, but she didn't want to be a part of it, which made her an excellent ally. She worked late into Tuesday night, going through everything her contacts had gotten for her, and researching law books looking for precedents to cite. And, in the end, the break she needed ca= me in the guise of a phone call. A phone call she almost didn't take. The voice on the other end was muffled. Impossible to say whether it was= male or female. The fear, however was unmistakable. The voice gave her = a name, and a place to look, and then it was gone. She sat for a moment, t= he dead receiver in her hand, pondering what she'd just heard. Then pushing= the button to clear the line, she made a phone call of her own. = ****** At four a.m. another body was found. [End of Part Three] ****** [Part Four] The Juvenile Courts section of the Justice Building was a grim and somber place, which made Lois shiver as she carried her child through its= portals and into its marble and panelled halls. Clark noticed it, despit= e her best efforts to conceal it from him, and he quickly shifted the diape= r bag and briefcase he carried to his other hand so he could put an arm across her shoulders. She made a sound, almost like a moan, deep in her throat, but it could still be heard by him. The pressure of his arm brought her to a halt and she looked up at him, with wordless horror in h= er eyes. = Instantly, he put the bags down so he could wrap both arms around her, creating an oasis for the three of them amidst the bureaucratic dese= rt which surrounded them. "Lois ... my love," he whispered to her, his voic= e ragged with emotion, "I won't let them take Laura from us. No matter wha= t happens, we won't lose her. I promise." "How can you promise that, Clark? We don't know what's going to happen."= "Because, if I have to, I'll pick up both of you and fly out of here, rig= ht in front of the judge and the lawyers and everybody." "You'd do that? But what about Superman? It's been hard enough for you these past few weeks, not being able to respond to emergencies when you'r= e watching Laura. How could you give up being Superman all together?" He took a deep breath. "So, maybe that wasn't the best idea I've ever had, but I won't let anyone break up our family. I can get us out of her= e if I need to, Lois." She leaned closer to him and put her head on his shoulder. Between them Laura slept peacefully in her mother's arms, blessedly unaware of the possible consequences of this day. "I think that what we have to do now is to believe that things will turn out all right. We've got all our friends pulling for us, and Constance is= doing everything she can for us. We're good parents, and we're going to prove it." She nodded, her head still sheltered against his shoulder, then kissed Laura before looking up at him. "I love her so much, Clark," she murmure= d simply, haltingly, as if she could barely get out the words. "I know, sweetheart," he replied, his heart breaking to see her so distressed. If his own death could have spared her this, he would gladly have offered it up. But here he was, the most powerful being in the worl= d, and he couldn't do anything at this moment to ease her pain. The one tim= e above all others that he wished he could use his speed or his strength, o= r any of his other powers, to make things right for his family, and all tha= t was useless to him now. There was nothing he could do. Nothing beyond holding her, and he didn't see how that could be enough. "I love her, to= o. And you," he added, kissing first Lois and then Laura. Lois stood in the sanctuary of his embrace a few moments more, then took a deep breath and straightened up, moving a little out of Clark's arms, letting him know that she was as ready as she'd ever be to proceed. = She waited while he picked up the bags again, then reached for his hand. = "I don't know what I'd do without you, Clark," she said, the love she had= for him plain in her eyes. "You always seem to be rescuing me." Holding Lois's hand, he felt his heart swell with happiness, in spite of his worries. He'd been able to help her! Somehow, he'd been able give he= r what she'd needed. Just him--no super stuff needed, either. She was strong again, and he no longer felt powerless. = He'd thought he was helping her, but it turned out that they were helping= each other. Hand-in-hand they moved further into the building, heading for the elevators and the hearing rooms upstairs. About half way there Constance= came up to them. = "I've just heard that we'll have a different judge than we thought we would. Judge Pender is very sick, and had to be rushed to the hospital a= t ten last night." "What's wrong with him?" Clark wanted to know. "They're not sure, apparently. It might be his heart." "Who's the new judge?" Lois asked, her tone getting increasingly worried with each new sentence. "What's he like? I don't like this last minute change. It could be a set up of some kind." "Set up?" Constance repeated. "I haven't uncovered anything that points = to a plot or conspiracy of some kind. Have you?" Lois and Clark looked at each other, then shook their heads. If there was some kind of conspiracy, it was well obscured. They always came back= to the same question: if the point of this exercise had been to take thei= r child away, then why hadn't Laura been taken? "Okay, then this is just one of those things. It happens. Now, about this new judge--" = The clock on the front of the building suddenly began to chime, a reminder that time was slipping away from them. "Come on," Constance told them, "I'll fill you in on the way to the hearing room. We'll have time for you to get Laura settled before things= get started." They moved towards the elevators once again, talking amongst themselves, their minds completely occupied with the upcoming hearing. None of them noticed the person who'd stood watching from the corner of the lobby. (to be continued in part 6) !^NavFont02F360E0006MGHH}VC4AE Distribution: Ficlist INTERNET:LOISCLA-GENERAL-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 6 Dec 1998 16:15:46 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Pam Jernigan Subject: S6> For the Good of the Child (6/8) Comments: To: Blind.Copy.Receiver@compuserve.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Season 6/Episode 2/Part 6 of 8 FOR THE GOOD OF THE CHILD ****** "This is the *worst* day of my life!" "Ellen, honey--" Sam tried to console her, while trying to unlock Lois and Clark's front door. Her time on the witness stand had been physicall= y and emotionally draining for her, and so he'd insisted that she get some rest. Since Lois and Clark's brownstone was closer than both her place a= nd his, they had come here. = "You can't make me feel better, Sam. All I want to do right now is have a helluva good cry and maybe hit something. Preferably that prosecuting attorney." By now Sam had the door unlocked and was holding it open for her. Once she'd passed through, he bent to pick up a manila envelope that had been leaning against the door. It was addressed to Clark and stamped with the= words, "Daily Planet Research Department" and "Courier." = "Who does he think he is, trying to make me sound like some kind of deviant or-or criminal, or something?" Sam followed his ex-wife into the living room, watching her as she paced about, venting her frustration and anger. She dropped her purse in= the vicinity of a table, not bothering to see if it found its mark, nor seeming to care when it missed and fell to the floor. Her coat had slightly more success, although half of it, too, wound up on the floor. = He went behind her, straightening or picking up her belongings, then placed the Daily Planet envelope and Lois's key ring on the coffee table beside Clark's other papers. Ellen was continuing her tirade. "He took everything I said and twisted it around to the point where I was made to look like a liar, and my daughter like some stupid, heartless female who would leave her child with anyone so long as she can pursue her career without interference. We all look like idiots or-or child murderers, and= ..." Suddenly she stopped and turned to face him. He could see the anguish in= her eyes and reached for her before she could finish the rest of her sentence. "... and Lois and Clark are going to lose that baby and it wil= l be all my fault!" Holding her, he walked with her over to one of the sofas and pushed her gently down onto it. He didn't know what he could say to comfort her, so= he just held her and let her cry. "Lois w-will never speak t-to me a-again," she sobbed. "Sure she will, Ellen." "Why should sh-she?" "Because she's your daughter and she loves you. Besides," he added, tryi= ng to reassure her, "your testimony was only one little part of the hearing,= Ellen. We can't know what the judge thought of it, either. She's got to= be used to the tricks lawyers play by now." Her crying had slowed, and she was looking around for a tissue. Sam handed her his handkerchief. "And another thing," he added, "when I was here last night, Lois and the rest of them all had lots of plans for what they could say and do today."= = Worried yet hopeful, she wanted to know what they had planned. "Well, Penny, Jimmy and Perry are all going to be testifying. Dr. Klein is still helping me with the drug searches. And don't forget the pediatrician, not to mention that Jimmy has only two more neighbors to interview. He's going to try and do that when the hearing breaks for lunch." "That's a longshot and we both know it," she interrupted glumly, focusing= in on the last thing he'd mentioned. "Hey, longshots have come in before." He gave her a quick hug and then moved to stand up. "Come on, I brought you here so you could rest. Do y= ou want anything to eat, or some tea or--" "No, I'm not hungry, and I don't think I could rest right now either. = You'd better get back to the courthouse; just promise that you'll call me= the minute you know something. I'm going to straighten things up a bit a= nd then maybe I'll feel like resting. This place looks like they left in a hurry this morning," commented, glancing around her at the cups, glasses,= papers, file folders and pens which seem to be on every available surface= . "Actually," Sam observed, "I think most of this is from last night. At least, I think it is. Clark was working when we arrived. All of this is= for a story he's doing." He stood beside her as she began organizing things--putting the dishes at one end of the coffee table and sliding the= piles of papers towards the other end--and thinking that Clark probably wouldn't like having his stuff rearranged. "I really think you should ta= ke it easy, Ellen." "I can take it easy later, Sam. I feel better having something to do. I= f you could just get a tray from the kitchen for me, I can collect these dishes and wash them up for Lois." Recognizing a lost cause when he saw one, Sam gave in and went to fetch the tray. He had his hands on it when he heard Ellen shout out his name.= = "Sam! Sam, come here!" He came running. "Ellen, what in the world--?" She was looking pale and excited, and shoved some papers into his hands the moment he got clos= e to her. He could see that a Research Department envelope was among them a= nd started to chastise her. "Ellen, you shouldn't have opened--" "I didn't. I wouldn't--! Who do you think I am? Lois? No, it was already opened. That's not important. Look at this photo." A quick glance in the direction of the coffee table showed him that she was telling the truth. The envelope he'd put there was still lying there, unopened. Now he looked at the stack she'd handed him and thought= he saw the problem. "Ellen, I know this must have been upsetting for you= . = These are photos from those murder cases Clark is working on. Here, let = me put these away so you--" "No, Sam! Look at this woman. She's the one." It was beginning to get through to him what she was saying. He looked up= to see Ellen nodding and grinning at him in anticipation. Her eyes were tearing up again at the thought of being able to prove her story was true= . = "Are you sure? "Of course I'm sure. I keep telling everyone that I've seen her three or= four times, but no one believes me. Here's the proof that I wasn't makin= g it up. She-she's real. *She's* the woman who was here with me last Friday." She pulled the photograph from his hand and grabbed her purse a= nd coat. "So," she asked him impatiently, "are you going to drive me to the= police station or not?" ****** Lois and Clark listened while Perry was sworn in as a witness for the defense. It had been a long, wearying day for them, full of emotional hig= hs and lows. = The state had come out swinging. In his opening remarks, the attorney for Child Services, Mr. Tregor, had pointed out that, as a long-time alcoholic, Ellen had had no business being put in charge of a child at al= l, and that Lois and Clark had shown poor judgement by allowing her to stay with Laura. Then he'd begun calling his witnesses. Ms. Bailey--Ms. Gladys Hortense Bailey--had testified about what she'd found in the Kent townhouse on the evening in question. Tregor had had some problems keeping her on track, because she seemed to want to wander off into her own personal opinions of Lois and Clark. That tendency did lessen her professional image somewhat, but there was no doubt that her description of the crying baby and the stuporous grandmother had painted = a damning picture. = Then it was Ellen's turn. She had tried her best, but Tregor had been ab= le to fluster and confuse her to the point where her testimony had done more= harm than good. Later, under Constance's more gentler handling, Ellen ha= d been able to give a more coherent account of herself, which made it easie= r to see why Lois and Clark would have left Laura in her care. It was pointed out to the court that Ellen had been an outstanding nurse and was= now in a position of trust with the Superman Foundation. When Constance had concluded her cross examination, Tregor had stood back= up to ask Ellen two more questions. "Are you, or are you not, an alcoholic?" There was, unfortunately, only one answer to that. "And wasn't alcohol found in your bloodstream, Mrs. Lane?" There was only one answer for that as well. Constance had countered with a final question of her own. "Mrs. Lane, would you please tell the court how long, before this alleged incident, y= ou had refrained from drinking alcoholic beverages?" "Six years and ten months," Ellen had replied, her voice trembling and her eyes brimming with tears. "Thank you, Mrs. Lane. I have no further questions for this witness, Your Honor." The hearing had recessed at that point to give Lois a chance to tend to Laura, and for Constance to give her clients a pep talk. It was early in= the day. They shouldn't let this one partial set-back discourage them. = It wasn't over 'til it was over. = They listened, and thanked her, and tried to draw heart from her words, but handing Laura back to the aide assigned to care for her while they we= re in court was a reminder that, at the end of the day, they might be told t= o hand her over to foster care, and for a much longer time. Constance had already told them about the phone call she'd received the night before, but the private detective looking into it for her hadn't be= en back in touch, yet. It would give a motive for Ms. Bailey's extreme actions as well as her persistent butting into Lois and Clark's private lives, but it wasn't the kind of evidence that any of them was comfortabl= e using. They'd all agreed, however, that if necessary, they would use it and anything else they had to, in order to protect Laura. When the hearing had resumed, the two "mystery" witnesses had made their appearances. They turned out to be people who claimed to have seen= Lois leaving her baby alone in a parked car while she'd run into a store,= and to have overheard Lois and Clark arguing while the baby cried in her stroller. Tregor had managed to intimate that these instances were probably just the tip of the iceberg and that these two well-known reporters--reporters who must work incredibly long hours to be able to ge= t all the exclusives they do--weren't taking their parenting duties seriously. = Child Services, Tregor asserted, wasn't advocating permanent removal of the child from the home, but rather they believed that Laura would be better off in a foster home while the parents were attending court-mandat= ed classes and therapy sessions. The days were past when Social Services would try to keep a family together no matter what. What mattered--what should always matter--was the good of the child. "It's like he's running for office or something," Clark whispered to Lois= . Constance, for her part, had made each witness go over every part of their testimony again. They stuck by their stories, but she was able to trip them up a bit over a couple of the details. Enough, anyway, to cast= some doubt over their testimony. Mr. Tregor asked them again if they wer= e sure it had been Lois and Clark whom they'd seen. They each said yes, on= e of them, this time, with just a trace of hesitancy in her voice. The Sta= te rested, and it was the Defense's turn. = Dr. Langdon, Laura's pediatrician, stated that Mr. and Mrs. Kent had always kept all the necessary "well baby" appointments, and that Laura wa= s the picture of health, with no evidence of neglect. = The neighbor who had stayed with Laura while Lois and Clark had gone out a couple of times, said that she'd never noticed anything that would be a= cause for alarm: the baby's things were all clean and just as they should= be, and Laura herself seemed to be a healthy, happy little girl. "In fact," she asserted, "I wish I could sit with her more often, but I have grandchildren of my own, you see, and I also like to take trips with my friends. We went to Niagara Falls in June." When the judge adjourned the hearing for lunch, Sam--rather surprisingly--hadn't yet returned from driving Ellen to Lois and Clark's house. Perry and the others were still waiting for their tur= n in the witness stand, and listened anxiously to the progress report given= by Clark. Jimmy, after hearing how things had gone so far, was even more= determined than ever to try and interview the two remaining neighbors on Hyperion. He'd dashed off, forgoing lunch, but vowing to return in time for his turn as a witness. Constance had gone to her office for a while,= to check on something, so that left Perry and Penny to take a subdued Loi= s and Clark out for a bite to eat. With the best will in the world, neither Lois nor Clark could tell the other two which way the judge seemed to be leaning. She was the most poker-faced woman Lois claimed to have ever seen. "All she does," Lois said gloomily, "is look over the top of her glasses at people, and take notes. Lots of notes. She spends so much time looking down at her notes= , that you can't tell what she's thinking." "Constance told us that Judge Rice is considered to be kind of tough, but fair," Clark added, trying to be as positive as he could. "I hope she's right," Lois muttered. At two o'clock the hearing had reconvened. Penny had been summoned and had told of stopping by the Kents' house a few times with her boyfriend, Jimmy Olsen. She'd never seen Lois or Clark be anything but good parents= to Laura. Then Jimmy's name had been called. = "The Defense calls James B. Olsen to the stand, please." No Jimmy. = Lois leaned over and whispered to Clark, "Wouldn't you know ... the one time we *want* Jimmy to pop into a room, he's no where to be found." = After a brief consultation, it was decided to skip Jimmy's testimony for the time being, and move on to the next witness, Perry White, Chief Edito= r of the Daily Planet. He was a good witness; not nervous as Penny had bee= n or meandering like Ms. Bailey, but direct and to the point, answering the questions Constance put to him in a voice full of conviction. If his expression softened when he mentioned Laura, then so much the better.= = It showed the depth of his feelings for that little girl. Surely someone= who cared that much for the child would want what was best for her. Then Mr. Tregor got up to cross examine. His technique was quite different from Constance's. His first few questions were asked in a rapid-fire manner, barely giving Perry a chance to answer. As a method o= f unsettling a witness, it was superb: The Daily Planet was a great newspaper. He was sure that Mr. White must be proud of the work they do there. Wouldn't he say that reporters--if they want to get good stories--have to work incredibly long hours? Wouldn't it be fair to say that it's difficult to have a good family life under such circumstances? = Mr. White, isn't it true that your own family life suffered because of yo= ur work? "Objection!" Constance's voice rang out. "Sustained. Mr. Prosecutor, let's not badger the witnesses today, understood?" "Certainly, Your Honor. I was only trying to show that reporters, who ar= e as good at their jobs as Mr. and Mrs. Kent obviously are, might have a difficult time being good parents, too." "You are allowed to make your points, Mr. Tregor, but you can't do it-- i= n my courtroom--by badgering witnesses. Have I made myself clear?" "Perfectly clear, Your Honor." "Then proceed." Mr. Tregor reached up to straighten his already perfectly straight tie, and thought about his next move. "Mr. White. Would you say that a reporter's job is a dangerous one? When I think of some of the stories Clark Kent and Lois Lane have written about, I'm impressed at their courage: Intergang, terrorists, deranged scientists--" "Now just a minute here! Surely you're not trying to say that Lois and Clark would ever endanger their child, or anyone else's for that matter, just to get a story!" "No, of course not, although that's an interesting point you've brought u= p. However, what I was referring to was how much personal danger they must be subjected to in order to get the kinds of headlines that they do." "Well, there is a certain amount of danger involved, but they're real pro= s and don't put themselves in danger just for the heck of it. They're not Evel Kneivel, for pete's sake!" "No one is implying that they are, Mr. White. But, since they are involv= ed in such potentially dangerous work, such high stress work, wouldn't it be= fair to say that that same stress might manifest itself in ways that are-= -" "Now hold on there, buster!" "Don't you think that they might, understandably, need some help in handling that stress? That they can't be the parents I'm sure they want = to be because--?" "Why you--!" Judge Rice pounded her gavel. "Order, please! Gentlemen, I see no reaso= n to shout. We are none of us deaf." Both men began to speak at once. "Judge, I--" "Your Honor--" She pounded her gavel again. "I believe, Counselor, that you had asked Mr. White a question. I would like to hear his answer." She turned her attention to Perry. "Mr. White, would you like the court recorder to rea= d the question out to you?" (to be continued in part 7) !^NavFont02F35790007MGHH|7AF2B2 Distribution: Ficlist INTERNET:LOISCLA-GENERAL-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 6 Dec 1998 16:15:55 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Pam Jernigan Subject: S6> For the Good of the Child (8/8) Comments: To: Blind.Copy.Receiver@compuserve.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Season 6/Episode 2/Part 8 of 8 FOR THE GOOD OF THE CHILD ****** Removing her black robe in her chambers, Judge Rice could still hear the sounds of jubilation from the courtroom. She could grin now about ho= w the hearing had ended, something she would never allow herself to do whil= e she was on the bench. She'd had her doubts about this case from the beginning, but after watching the Kents from a corner of the courthouse lobby that morning, she'd been nearly certain that the charges against th= em were unfounded. Further observation of the couple throughout the day, especially how attuned Lois was to the baby's needs, made her even more doubtful about neglect. Being a judge, however, carried with it certain responsibilities, and she was not a woman who took those responsibilities= lightly. It was with relief that she'd been able to render a judgement which backed up her instincts. = "Come in!" she called out, in response to a knock on the door, and wasn't= too surprised to see Lois and Clark enter, carrying baby Laura with them.= "Judge Rice," Clark began, "we're sorry if we're interrupting you, but we= just wanted to say thank you." "You're welcome, Mr. Kent, but the real credit goes to both of you, you know." She reached forward to lightly caress the baby's head. "You're doing a fine job with this little lady. I want to say again how sorry I = am for what you've been through. I suppose, in your line of work, you must = be used to being front-page news, but this can't have been pleasant for you.= " Lois smiled. "I think Perry is going to take care of that. He's got big plans for the Daily Planet's front page tomorrow." [End of Part Four] ****** [Conclusion] "PLANET REPORTERS COMPLETELY VINDICATED" "KENTS NOT GUILTY OF NEGLECT" "KENTS KEEP KID" Thursday morning's newspapers lay untouched on Lex Luthor's desk. He hadn't needed to look at them; the bad news had been all over the various= media with distressing comprehensiveness since yesterday evening. It was= really quite sad when one thought of how easily the news of disasters cou= ld be spread. = Luthor sighed. Didn't anyone report good news anymore? The last two days had been perfectly miserable for him, especially since Monday had been so full of promise. But Tuesday had brought with i= t the unpleasant information that the old LexLabs' computer files about cloning had been accessed. That shouldn't have happened; those files wer= e supposed to be secure! Even though the information in them was encrypted= , he'd still put one of his best people onto creating better firewalls to keep out intruders, and had learned in the process that this particular intruder had been none other than Clark Kent. Furious, and at the same time frightened, he'd been in no mood to hear that Ellen Lane's memories were more intact than he'd been led to believe they would be. Things had gone downhill from there. His sources told him that Ms. Baile= y had been investigated by a person or persons unknown, and he could only assume that whatever was found would be turned over to the Kents or their= lawyer. He was worried that if they were investigating Ms. Bailey, it might not be too much longer before they discovered his contact. The jud= ge he'd had in his pocket had turned out to have a weak heart--or was it a weak stomach--and Ms. Hunter had proved unmoveable. Thus, the young woma= n who'd helped to drug Ellen Lane had had to be disposed of, although ... h= e had to admit he'd been able to turn that to good account. Her "suicide" would be reason enough for investigators to cease searching for other motives--or possible "accomplices." For most of the day, however, it had been just one damned thing after another. He'd watched helplessly as the case he'd created against Lois an= d Clark had collapsed into dust. = To add insult to injury, he might now have to dispose of one of his best computer people, if that young man got curious enough to try to deco= de the files he'd been ordered to secure. Luthor hated waste, but he would have hated being exposed even more. So, the young man from the computer lab would have to be carefully watched. As for the two operatives he'd h= ad lined up to be temporary foster parents, well he was having them dealt wi= th next week. They believed they were being relocated, and, when you though= t about it, they were ... just not in the way they were expecting. He'd decided that they would need to disappear, but not from Metropolis. Thin= gs needed to die down a bit after all the recent "excitement," but he was basically satisfied that, for the time being, he'd gotten his message across to the people who'd needed it, and who would understand it. Not even that thought could reconcile him to his current situation for long. Cursing all unbribable judges, attorneys who were too full of themselves to seek a postponement, and a world where the only pawns available were those who were too stupid to truly be of use, Luthor pulle= d furiously on his cigar until the end of it glowed as white-hot as his anger. = ****** Lois sensed, rather than felt, Clark getting out of bed. She was used to= his nocturnal comings and goings, however, and so probably would have bee= n able to fall right back to sleep, if the last few days weren't still so fresh in her mind. As it was, the same thoughts which couldn't keep her awake a few hours earlier, were now able to force her to full wakefulness= because she'd had some sleep. = A week ago tomorrow ... that's when it had all begun, and now it was over= . Laura was safe at home with them, and they'd been completely vindicated = of the charges against them. It had all worked out so well, and everything was so much like it had been before, that the entire incident carried wit= h it a sense of unreality--more like a vivid nightmare, than an actual peri= od of time in her life. Even Martha and Jonathan had finally been accounted for, having phoned last night to tell them about the Native American sites they had been visiting. They'd been astounded, then dismayed, and finally elated at th= e news Clark had to tell them, and had felt guilty about having had a good time while such awful things had been happening in Metropolis. Clark, wi= th Lois on the extension, had had a difficult time easing their minds, not t= o mention talking them out of turning the RV around and heading for home. Everything was fine, they'd told them. Enjoy your trip--you've earned it= . We'll see you for Christmas. Except ... everything wasn't completely fine, Lois thought as she lay in bed. There were still too many loose ends for her taste. Too many unanswered questions left lying around out there, for her peace of mind. = But, as Perry had pointed out, "Life ain't always as neat as we would lik= e it to be. Sometimes, Lois, you're going to have ragged edges." "But I don't like ragged edges," Lois muttered into the dark room. = Fully awake now, she decided to get up and check on Laura. It would be time to feed her again in another hour, if she didn't wake up before then= , that is. All the craziness of the last few days had affected her, too, an= d had interfered with her normal routine. She'd handled it pretty well, po= or little thing, but it would probably be a few more days before she was bac= k on schedule. Lois slipped on her robe and walked barefoot towards Laura's room, turnin= g on the hallway light as she went. When she got to the doorway, she was surprised to find her husband standing beside the crib, watching the baby--she'd been so sure he was off being Superman. He looked a bit embarrassed to be caught this way, but Lois thought it was sweet. This w= as just the sort of thing that made her fall in love with him all over again= . He smiled and came towards her. "Hi," she whispered. "I thought you'd left for a rescue, and here I find= you just hanging around. Was she stirring?" He shook his head before gathering her into his arms. "No. I couldn't sleep, that's all. So, I thought I'd see how she was doing." Nodding ba= ck towards the sleeping baby, he added, "I never get tired of watching her. = It's almost as if she changes from moment to moment." "I know what you mean. I love watching her, too. I'm so afraid I'm goin= g to miss something. One of those 'first' things, you know: first smile, first word, first step, that I want to be with her every moment I can." "Me, too." They held each other a little longer, just content to be together and to have things peaceful for a while. "Mmm," Lois murmured, "this is so nice. It can't last, you know. = Either Laura is going to wake up or someone will yell, 'Help, Superman!,'= or--" "Well, maybe," he whispered, grinning at her resigned but humorous tone, "we should take advantage of it while we can." She looked at him suspiciously. "And just what did you have in mind?" she asked, certain that she knew the answer already. "Hot chocolate," he replied promptly. "I've never heard it called *that* before," she muttered. "Ms. Lane! I'm surprised at you!" he chastised her, looking both shocked= and innocent at the same time. Her eyebrows went up in disbelief, and his expression became even more innocent than before, if that was possible. "I don't see why you should be surprised, Clark Kent. You know perfectly well what you were talking about." "No, I don't think I do. What did you think I was talking about?" "Nothing, at all," she replied grandly, seeing that he was bent on continuing this charade. "Huh-uh." He eyes twinkled down at her, making her grin. = "Okay, hot chocolate sounds good, so I'll play along. You can start it, since it was your idea, and I'll go put my slippers on." "Yes, ma'am." When she got downstairs, he already had a pan of milk on the stove and was measuring the cocoa and sugar into two mugs. "Do you want something = to eat, too?" he asked. "No, thanks. The cocoa will be plenty. You've got to give me your secret recipe some day. Your hot chocolate always tastes about ten times= better than the instant I have to make." "I'd be happy to give you private lessons in anything at all, my dear." "I bet you would." "As for the recipe, it was given to me by a very kind and generous Dutch woman I met in The Hague." "Oh ... was she pretty?" "Pretty? Yes, she was pretty." He grinned at her. "She was also old enough to be my grandmother." "Oh." Lois had to laugh at herself, and her reaction to the thought of Clark with any other woman but her. Even after all this time, and even though she was absolutely sure of him, she could still get these feelings= . = It didn't appear that Clark was bothered by her moments of jealousy or possessiveness. In fact, he seemed to take it as a compliment. The milk was hot now and Clark poured it into the mugs, stirring the mixtures carefully. Lois could feel that he was preoccupied about something, even though he'd been doing a good job of covering it up with all his teasing and joking around. She waited until he'd brought the mug= s to the table, and they'd had a couple of sips, before she asked him about= it. "So ... how come you couldn't sleep?" "Oh, you know ... just thinking about things." "What things?" "Mostly that there are just too many unanswered questions." "Too many loose ends." "Exactly. That young woman who's supposed to have drugged your mom, for example. I'm not completely convinced that her death was a suicide."= "Neither is Henderson, but there's not much more anyone can do on that. = You read the coroner's report, Clark, just as I did. What bugs *me* abou= t her is where she would have gotten the drugs she used on mom. There's nothing in her preliminary profile which would indicate that she could ha= ve access to such things, let alone know how to use them." "I agree, which makes her death even more suspicious. And, as far as wanting to steal a baby as a means to keeping her boyfriend by her side ..." he added, in a tone of disbelief. "Well, sometimes love brings out the best in people, and sometimes it brings out the worst. Not every woman can find a great guy like I did. = I'm one of the lucky ones." She watched as his expression softened, then he leaned over and kissed he= r. "Thank you." He took his free hand and reached for hers, playing with her fingers in a way that told her he wasn't completely ready to let go o= f this problem. "I guess you're right. Sometimes people do crazy things f= or the people they love. But, doing crazy things and being crazy enough to kill yourself are two different things, Lois." "But, honey, the coroner said that while it was unusual for a suicide to shoot themselves in the back of the head, it wasn't entirely unprecedente= d. The angle was achievable and they did find gunpowder traces on her hands= and the gun beside the body, remember." "They also found a bruise on her cheek and another on her arm." "Which she could have gotten in that fight with her boyfriend." "Ah, yes," Clark replied skeptically. "The fight she mentioned in her suicide note. But what if that note was phoney? Then those bruises coul= d have been caused by her murderer." "I thought of that, too, but if her boyfriend was the murderer then why would he leave a note lying around that could incriminate him?" "Maybe he didn't know about it.". "Maybe ..." Lois thought of another point. "Henderson said they haven't= been able to ID any boyfriend for her, anyway. Maybe she imagined him because she wanted one so badly." "And gave herself those bruises, too?" Lois frowned as she thought over the various possibilities. "I know it doesn't make much sense, Clark, but we've seen even stranger things th= an this before." They were silent for a moment or two, sipping their hot drinks. "This whole situation just bugs me," Clark said eventually. "I feel like we're= missing some vital bit of information that would make it all fall right into place." "I know what you mean. Sometimes I almost think I've got the missing pie= ce of the puzzle, but then it turns out that it doesn't quite fit after all.= = We both know how good I am at sniffing out conspiracies, but I just can't= see it here ... at least not with what we've been able to learn so far. = There's just this one pathetic girl who wanted someone love her, and another even more pathetic woman who couldn't give up her fantasies about= a married man." "Even that theory about there being something fishy behind the sudden change in judges turned out to be wrong. Judge Rice was completely hones= t and on the level." "I didn't like that prosecutor, though, Clark. He liked his job way too much. Even though the judge says she would have ruled in our favor, I'm still grateful Mom saw that photo when she did and took it to Henderson."= "Yes, that was one of those incredibly lucky things that happens once in a while. If Perry hadn't assigned me to that story, and told Research to forward copies of everything to me right away, and--" "If Laura hadn't spit up on me at the last minute so that I'd have to go change my blouse ..." "Then we would have already have left the house before that envelope was delivered, and I would never have opened it that morning." "Kind of gives you a different perspective on being spit up on, doesn't it?" Clark thought about that one for a moment, and then shook his head. Lois= was shaking hers, too. "Nah," they said in chorus, and laughed. "It's good that we suggested Mom come here instead of going all the way o= ut to her place to rest." Lois grew quiet suddenly, as another thought abou= t her mother came back to her. "Mom could have been killed by the combination of the drugs and the alcohol. From what Dr. Klein told me, we're lucky she passed out when she did, and scared the woman away." Clark reached for her hand, comforting her. "I feel really bad about not believing her sooner, Clark. Maybe if I had= , we could have asked to have her blood tested for drugs and not just alcohol. But even though she was so sick, we all just thought it was the= alcohol and her medications. No one thought about other drugs." "Don't blame yourself, Lois," he pleaded gently. "None of us believed her, remember? It wasn't just you." She smiled at him gratefully. "Thanks, sweetheart." "For my part, I'm glad we didn't have to use that information about Ms. Bailey in the hearing. Constance has promised to turn it over to someone= who's in a better position to help that poor woman, and that's a much better use of it than dragging it all out in court." = "Ugh. I knew she'd taken a shine to you, Clark, but I never dreamed she would do what she did. Did you hear that they've put her on administrati= ve leave while she's getting treatment?" He nodded. "Anyone who would risk a child's future by using their job to= get closer to the person they're fantasizing about ... well, she's a sick= woman, that's for sure." "Well, at least we won't have to worry about Social Services turning up o= n our doorstep anymore. Thank goodness we had good news for your parents when they called." "Thank goodness they finally called! And, I guess that's another loose end, isn't it? What happened to the other message Mom said she left?" "I don't know. Maybe she actually dialed the wrong number and left it on someone else's machine by mistake." Clark looked sceptical. "If the reception was bad, she might not have heard the message correctly= when the machine answered." "Maybe, but--" He suddenly broke off and glanced towards the second floo= r. Lois smiled. "You're better than a baby monitor, did you know that? Is she crying?" Lois asked as she stood up. "No, but she's definitely waking up." He got up, too, and carried the mugs over to the sink. "She's making those cute little noises like the ones you make when you're thinking about getting some chocolate." "I don't make cute little noises when I'm getting chocolate!" "Oh yes, you do! But not as cute as the ones you make when--" "That's enough out of you, buster! Since you're so smart, let's see what= kind of diaper-changer you are." "A super one, of course!" Lois groaned dramatically while trying not to laugh. "That's so bad, Clark." They started up the stairs. "What? You don't like my jokes?" "You have a great many wonderful qualities, Clark, but I did not marry yo= u for your joke telling capabilities." "Oh? And which ones did you marry me for?" She laughed at him, glancing over her shoulder as she reached the top of the stairs. "Wouldn't you like to know!" THE END !^NavFont02F3A710008MGHH3A72E842 Distribution: Ficlist INTERNET:LOISCLA-GENERAL-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 6 Dec 1998 16:15:50 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Pam Jernigan Subject: S6> For the Good of the Child (7/8) Comments: To: Blind.Copy.Receiver@compuserve.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Season 6/Episode 2/Part 7 of 8 FOR THE GOOD OF THE CHILD "No, thank you. I remember the question. That rascal," he said, pointin= g to the prosecutor, "was asking if I thought Lois and Clark were being good parents as well as good reporters." "Very well. Please proceed." Tregor appeared to be weighing the pros and cons of arguing with a judge,= but then he bowed slightly and stepped back towards his table, giving the= floor to Perry. Unnoticed in all this commotion, Constance's secretary quietly slipped into the room to hand her a large envelope. "Thank you, Judge." Perry cleared his throat slightly, using this time t= o get his thoughts together. He was still angry at how Tregor had tried to manipulate him, but all his years of editing for a deadline came to hi= s aid, and in less time than anyone could have thought possible, he was master of himself again and ready to do battle. "Yes, it's true that Lois and Clark have gotten a lot of exclusives for the Daily Planet. But, if anyone thinks that they do what they do just f= or the headlines, then that person would be wrong. It's not just about headlines. It's about searching for the truth. It's about being a voice= for people who have no voice, and about trying to make the place you live= in a better, safer place for everyone. It's about caring and commitment,= even when it may seem like no one else cares if you have a commitment." Perry paused for a moment, and Tregor opened his mouth as if he were goin= g to ask another question, but he caught the judge's warning glance, and wisely changed his mind. "Lois and Clark are the best reporters it's ever been my privilege to work with. They are dedicated and hard-working, and yes they have put in= some long hours, and they have put themselves in dangerous situations before. But ... and this is a big 'but,' they are also the best parents I've seen in a long time. Lois there has been fighting for an in-house day-care facility in the Planet building. They have both decided to work= reduced schedules while Laura is so young so that they can spend more tim= e with her. = "As far as that stress thing goes ... well, if there's anyone who knows about stress and how not to handle it, it's me. I've done a lot of thing= s wrong in my life, not the least of which was burying myself in my work wh= en I should have been spending time with my family. Maybe Lois and Clark ha= ve learned from my mistakes, or maybe," he stopped long enough to smile in their direction "they're just plain smarter than I was, but whatever the reason, I'd say they're doing all the right things. Now, I don't know wh= at happened in their house last Friday afternoon, but I do know two things f= or sure: that they love each other and they love that little girl." Perry stopped and, taking a deep breath, relaxed back into his chair. = Lois and Clark smiled at each other, relieved and grateful to Perry for what he'd just said. Surely, this would help to turn the tide in their favor. Mr. Tregor, getting a nod from Judge Rice, stepped forward again.= "Mr. White, I have listened very carefully to all that you have said, and= I can truly appreciate that you care for this young couple before us here= today. I can also see that you care very much what happens to Laura Kent.= = I think we all do, and that's why we are here. Having said that, I must point out that none of this changes the fact that the Kents allowed a wom= an with a history of alcoholism to watch over their child, and that because = of it the child was left unattended while that same woman--the child's own grandmother--drank herself into a stupor." He paused, allowing that seemingly indisputable fact to hang in the air, then added. "I have no further questions for this witness, Your Honor." Into the heavy silence, the judge thanked Perry for his time and told him= he might step down. She then turned towards Constance. "Counselor, will= you call your next witness?" Constance stood to address the court. "Actually, Your Honor, I was going= to ask for a short recess. Mrs. Kent needs to feed the baby again." As if on cue, the distinctive sound of a baby's cry could be heard getting ever closer, and then the door to the courtroom opened just far enough for the aide to peer around its edge. The judge smiled. "It would seem that we are in recess, ladies and gentlemen." She banged the gavel, but not too loudly, and exited int= o her own chambers. Once they had moved into the small interview room down the hall, which Lois had been using when she needed to feed Laura, Lois and Clark turned worried faces toward their lawyer. = "That Tregor is hanging on to mother's alcoholism the way I hang on to a story. He's not letting up. What are we going to do?" Clark had been holding Laura while Lois draped a small blanket over one shoulder and the front of her blouse. Now he handed the baby to his wife. "The envelope that arrived during Perry's testimony ... is that wh= at I think it is?" Constance nodded. "It is, and it could deal a real blow to their side. = So we need to decide what to do. I can put each of you on the stand as soon= as we reconvene, or we can start with this." She laid the envelope down = on the table between them. "Strategy-wise, I think it would be better to us= e this first, then put Clark on the stand, then Lois. Lois, you, as the mother, will carry a lot of emotional weight with the judge. It would gi= ve us a good, strong finish." She pulled out a chair and sat down. "Let's plan our next step." = ****** Back in the hearing room once again, with the shadows lengthening as the day drew to a close, Judge Rice addressed them, "It's getting late, ladie= s and gentlemen, and I know we are all getting tired. However, I think we have time for one more witness." She nodded to Constance. "Counselor, y= ou may proceed." Constance rose from her chair. "Thank you, Your Honor." She looked over= at Lois and Clark, as if to see if what she was about to do still had their blessing. They both looked unhappy, but grimly determined, and nodded for her to continue. "I would like to re-call Ms. Gladys Bailey t= o the stand." Mr. Tregor turned quickly to his two assistants, a question in his eyes, but they could only shake their heads. They didn't understand this tacti= c either. The request for Ms. Bailey's presence was relayed to the anteroom, but before she could respond, the door to the hearing room suddenly burst ope= n and an extraordinary number of people poured into the room: Inspector Henderson, Sam and Ellen Lane, Jimmy with an unknown person in tow, Perry= , Penny and even Dr. Klein were all there and all talking at once. The attorneys, assistants, defendants and court personnel were all on their feet, astounded by this untoward interruption. Only Judge Rice kept her seat, observing and listening, but keeping her gavel ready, just in case things really got out of hand. = Clark, glancing her way, thought he saw a twinkle in her eye, and was heartened by it. So, there was more to this lady than just toughness= ! "We have new evidence, Your Honor ..." "... and then I found Mr. Chase. He's been out of town ..." "There was this photograph of the woman who ..." "And our investigation turned up an address where she had ..." "... the combination of these drugs would render someone helpless to resist ..." "... a suicide note and a bottle of pills, Your Honor." "... he saw the blonde woman knocking on Lois and Clark's door." "She apparently killed herself out of remorse for what she'd done." The several individual tales came to an end, gradually petering out like a round sung by a classroom choir, and they all looked at the judge expectantly. She took a moment to carefully place her gavel back on its stand before folding her hands in front of her and facing the assembled crowd. "Everyone take a seat, please." She noticed Ms. Bailey hovering undecided near the door, and motioned for her to come into the room. Whe= n everyone was settled again, she pointed at Henderson. "You are Inspector= Henderson, of the Metropolis Police Department, is that correct?" He came forward. "Yes, Your Honor, I am." "Good. Now, can you give a clear account of what everyone was so enthusiastically trying to tell me just now?" "I will certainly try to, Your Honor." He then proceeded to explain how Sam and Ellen Lane had brought in the photograph of the woman they said h= ad been in the Kents' house last Friday. Unfortunately, the young woman in question was now dead, a victim, it had first been thought, of the same person who'd been murdering so many of Metropolis's citizens over the pas= t few weeks. However, subsequent--and very hurried--investigations had turned up an address for her, and there they'd discovered notes which explained why she drugged Ellen Lane. Apparently, she had planned to tak= e the Kents' baby, but panicked when Mrs. Lane became unconscious. Pills were also discovered in this young woman's apartment which could incapacitate a victim as well as make them powerless to prevent anyone fr= om making them do anything ... such as drink something they wouldn't ordinarily have drunk. In addition, Jimmy Olsen had finally tracked down= a neighbor of Lois and Clark's who had seen the young woman enter the Kents= ' townhouse on Friday afternoon. This man had been out of town on family matters and had only just returned today. "Thank you, Inspector. You may sit down. Ms. Hunter, do you still wish to question Ms. Bailey?" Constance looked to Lois and Clark, seeing the answer to that question in their eyes. "No, Your Honor, in light of this new evidence, I don't think that will be necessary now." "Do you wish to call any other witnesses?" "Just one, Your Honor. Lois Lane Kent." There was a hush in the courtroom as Lois was sworn in. Constance, aware= of the tension in the air, didn't wait long before asking her questions. = "Mrs. Kent, for the record, do you love your daughter, Laura?" "Very much." "Would you ever do anything to deliberately harm her in any way?" "No. I would not." "Did you ever leave your child alone in your car while you went into a store?" "No. Never." "Did you ever neglect your child in order to pursue your own interests," a slight smile appeared on Constance's face, "such as arguing with your husband?" "No. We never did anything like that. We wouldn't do anything like that= ." Constance nodded for her to continue. "Clark is the best person I know. He's a wonderful father, and a wonderful husband. We wanted this baby very much--had even been afraid w= e might not be able to have children--so there is no way that we'd neglect her or hurt her." Lois's voice was trembling slightly now, making her lo= ok to Clark as if for support, and he didn't fail her. His eyes were moist,= but on his face was a look so expressive of the love he had for her, and faith he had in her, that anyone who saw it could not fail to believe in their rightness as a couple. Not taking her eyes off of him, but addressing everyone in the room, she said, "Laura is a part of us ... a part of the love we have for each other. We could never do anything to harm that." Constance let the room grow silent, then she looked towards the bench and= knew the judge had seen what she'd wanted her to see. She turned to the prosecutor. "Your witness, Mr. Tregor." He thought about it for a moment, then shook his head. "You may step down, Mrs. Kent," Judge Rice stated. "Your Honor," Constance announced, "the Defense rests." "Very well, Ms. Hunter," the judge replied. She took a moment to arrange= the papers on her desk, and to remove her glasses. Folding her hands in her customary gesture, and making sure she had everyone's attention she continued, "I want to thank the attorneys on both sides, and also to exte= nd my appreciation to the witnesses for everyone's efforts today on behalf o= f young Laura Kent. As Mr. Tregor has so ably pointed out, that is what we= are all here for ... the good of the child. "I have listened attentively to all the evidence presented today, and everything that has been said, denied, contradicted or substantiated.= = It all comes down to one thing: are Clark and Lois Kent being good parent= s to their daughter, Laura, or are they neglecting her? This has been an interesting case, and not just for the dramatic, last second rescue effor= ts by Mr. and Mrs. Kent's own personal cavalry." There was a low murmur of laughter at this sally, but most of those present were too keyed up with suspense to be able to fully enjoy it. "And, while I enjoy drama, I must say that the evidence they brought, although most interesting and informative, did not actually change my opinion on this case." Lois and Clark turned to each other with frightened eyes and held hands a little tighter, while many of the others began whispering to each other= , and Mr. Tregor began to look pleased with himself once again. Judge Rice held up a hand for silence, and the whispering died down. "It= has been pointed out that Mrs. Lane is an alcoholic and that Mr. and Mrs.= Kent should not have left their daughter with her. That by doing so they= were being neglectful, and should therefore be made to place their child = in foster care. With this opinion I must say that ..." Everyone seemed to hold their breath. "... I do *not* concur." The room erupted in shouts of joy. Lois and Clark hugged each other and Constance, as did Sam and Ellen. Henderson and Perry shook hands, an= d Jimmy, after first hugging Penny, wanted to hug everybody else. When he reached Perry's side however, he suddenly remembered that he'd had strict= orders not to do any such thing. Perry, seeing the uncertainty on his face, grinned and pulled the younger man into a giant bear hug. Judge Rice let this state of affairs continue for a few minutes and then banged her gavel to restore order. "Neglect is much more serious th= an a single lapse of judgement, such as letting people one barely knows into= one's home. Neglect involves a pattern of irresponsibility, or even intentional harm, that frankly I do not see in this case. And so, I woul= d have found for the defendants even without the new evidence supplied by Inspector Henderson ... and his troops." This time the joke could be better appreciated by most of the people in the room. If Tregor's smile was a bit forced, well, that was understandable. "I want to say now, for the record, that this new evidence completely exonerates Mrs. Lane from blame as far as the charge of neglecting her granddaughter through wilful drunkenness. She might, however, want to be more careful in the future about whom she allows insi= de the house when the child's parents are not at home." Ellen nodded emphatically, a beatific smile on her face. "I certainly will, Your Honor, ma'am." Sam reached out and put an arm around her. "I am pleased that your reputation as a baby-sitter, and a grandmother, has been restored, Mrs. Lane." "Thank you, Your Honor." Judge Rice smiled back, and then turned her full attention to Lois and Clark. "Mr. and Mrs. Kent, this court apologizes to you most sincerely f= or the ordeal you have had to endure today. There was no cause for you to b= e subjected to this hearing, and I want to personally assure you that certa= in current procedures will be investigated thoroughly, in hopes that other good parents will not have to endure this same kind of suffering." = She directed a glare in Ms. Bailey's direction, which caused that lady to shrink a bit in her seat. Mr. Tregor was busy putting his papers together and avoiding the judge's eye, but when he heard her clearing her= throat he felt compelled to look up. What he saw on her face didn't make= him feel any better. Having made her point to her complete satisfaction, Judge Rice looked once more in Lois and Clark's direction. "Mr. and Mrs. Kent, this judgement completely absolves you of the charge of wilful neglect of your= daughter, Laura." She banged the gavel once more. "This hearing is adjourned," she declared in a formal judge-like tone, then added in a mor= e gentle voice to Lois and Clark, "Go get your little girl." (to be concluded in part 8) !^NavFont02F334A0007MGHHz4B7EF8 Distribution: Ficlist INTERNET:LOISCLA-GENERAL-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 6 Dec 1998 16:15:56 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Pam Jernigan Subject: S6 ALERT: "For the Good of the Child" Comments: To: Blind.Copy.Receiver@compuserve.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 The moment you've been desperately waiting for is here I'm pleased to present episode #2 of Season 6, "For the Good of the Child" by Chris Mulder. This is coming at you in 8 parts (I don't think most S6 eps will be this long, btw). = I hope everyone receives all the parts intact; if not, remember that the episode will also be posted to our website at: http://www.tempus.simplenet.com/season6/ (the web version has embedded pictures to enhance your viewing pleasure ) (although there's also a plain-text version if you don't want to me= ss with fonts and pictures) Remember, we welcome feedback, either to the author, to this list, or on the website -- let us know what you think! enjoy... :-) PJ !^NavFont02F02420007MGHHI44E537 Distribution: Ficlist INTERNET:LOISCLA-GENERAL-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 6 Dec 1998 19:40:27 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Pam Jernigan Subject: Re: fanfic joy Comments: To: Blind.Copy.Receiver@compuserve.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > (Maggie wrote:) > > > >Maggie > >who is now wondering, does everyone remember their first fanfic > experience > >with such glee? I've been meaning to answer this one... I don't remember the exact first story I read (it was over 3 years ago! ack!) but I do remember being ecstatic at finding fanfic. I think Dave Lane sent me one of the L&CMetropolis Club Compendiums (one big file with 4-5 stories), which I blazed through in no time (there may have been one about L&C stranded on = a desert island?). After that, I found out about Rhen's fanfic majordomo server, and signed up for that... ahh, the bliss of seeing that listing o= f fanfic (what was it, 300 stories? ). The trouble was, I read really fast, and I had to make these stories last *all* summer before the third season would start up... so I tried to ration myself. It was torture, sometimes! I remember reading Leigh Raglan's Reminiscing a *bunch* of times (I print= ed it out & took it on a trip) -- I was a bit disappointed at the ending, bu= t the first three parts were terrific and I loved how she did the revelatio= n And I remember reading Love Beyond All Measure and adoring it ... I wrote to Chris about it, and she hasn't been able to get rid of me yet Then I started writing fanfic, and I've just been a lost cause ever since= :-) PJ !^NavFont02F042E0006MGHHKw5E51 Pam Jernigan (jernigan@compuserve.com) ChiefPam/PregrPam on the IRC ~~~~~ http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jernigan/folc.html Find all the IRC roundrobin fanfic -- Featuring recommended fanfics ~~~~~ Read L&C Season 6 (S6) at: http://tempus.simplenet.com/season6/ Distribution: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of S INTERNET:LOISCLA-GENERAL-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 6 Dec 1998 19:50:21 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Annette Ciotola Subject: S6 - For the Good of the Child Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Chris, Pam (and the rest of the staff ) You guys have done a great job with getting S6 off to a great start. The way the first two episodes have been written, you can almost see Dean, Teri and the rest of the cast play it out in your head. I can only look forward to what ya'll have in store for us next .... Thanks Again!! Anne :) ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 6 Dec 1998 17:05:58 PST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Sue Modolo Subject: For the SAke of the Child MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Just finished reading S6, Ep 2 Loved it - made me hate Lex Luthor even more. I began to dislike the guy during the clone storyline, but I now loathe him even more. LOved the interaction between chocolate also - giving private hot chocoate lessons. That idea of the way Clark settled Laura down was great too. Can hardly wait for Ep 3 - keep up the goof work. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 6 Dec 1998 20:07:59 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Lansbury 1 Subject: Writer's Showcase Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Hi, It's that time again. The Writer's Showcase has a new Featured Writer of the Week. I hope you will enjoy reading about this wonderfully talented writer. You can check out the interview at the following URL. http://www.simplyorganized.simplenet.com/showcase.html If you would like to suggest someone for the Writer's Showcase please do so. Annie Lansbury ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 6 Dec 1998 19:45:38 -0600 Reply-To: alyssam@earthlink.net Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Alyssa Mondelli Organization: Deceive, Inveigle, & Obfuscate, Attorneys-at-Law Subject: S6: Episode 2 now playing on the website Comments: To: loiscla@vm.ege.edu.tr MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit You've waited all week to find out. ...Will Lois and Clark get to keep baby Laura? ...Can Ellen prove her innocence? ...What's Lex Luthor up to? And now all your questions will be answered, in Episode 2: "For the Good of the Child", written by Chris Mulder. Check it out on the web at: http://tempus.simplenet.com/season6/ or http://tempus.simplenet.com/season6/s6text.htm for the text-only page. Remember, writers live for feedback; send me a review and you may win an all-expenses paid trip to be in a future S6 episode, or at least some measure of fame when your review appears on the website. ==Alyssa in St. Paul== (alyssam@earthlink.net) Webmistress, Tempus Expeditions - http://tempus.simplenet.com Well, you try to love her but she's so contrary Like a chainsaw through a dictionary (Elvis Costello) ========================================================================= Date: Sun, 6 Dec 1998 23:06:52 -0600 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Melissa Day Hall Subject: Re: S6: "For the Good of the Child" In-Reply-To: <199812061616_MC2-62AB-3AE5@compuserve.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Okay- I think this is the point at which I throw myself on my knees, thanking the author of Episode 2 for rescuing me from the hellish cliffhanger at the end of Episode 1. In all seriousness, I think that the authors of Season 6 are doing a wonderful job of pulling me into the series. I laugh, I cry, I scream in frustration when I see the three most evil words in the English language: 'To Be Continued'. Thank you, Barbara and Pam, for putting me in the thick of things. And thank you Chris, for rescuing Lois and Clark and Laura (and my sanity! ;) Misha (mhall@sound.net) - - - - - "Writing is easy. All you do is stare at a blank piece of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead." -- Gene Fowler ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 7 Dec 1998 15:52:16 -0500 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Pam Jernigan Subject: Re: S6: "For the Good of the Child" Comments: To: Blind.Copy.Receiver@compuserve.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Misha wrote: >> Okay- I think this is the point at which I throw myself on my knees, thanking the author of Episode 2 for rescuing me from the hellish cliffhanger at the end of Episode 1. << Mwa-ha-ha... I suppose, as the author of said hellish cliffhanger, this i= s the point at which I should beg everyone's forgiveness... but I just had way too much fun (I was in close consultation with the author of Ep #2, so *I* knew how it was gonna come out ) >> Thank you, Barbara and Pam, for putting me in the thick of things. << You're welcome. It was a challenge to set everything up *and* do a semi-coherent A-plot, which is why we needed two writers >> And thank you Chris, for rescuing Lois and Clark and Laura << I want to second this; Chris did a fantastic job against you-wouldn't-believe-how-many difficulties. And now that we have your attention I know you'll enjoy the rest of Season 6, as well; there are great stories yet to come. PJ !^NavFont02F0309002CMGUHG98MG9AHH72MH74HHAAMHACHI\MI^HI47MI49HJRA872 Pam Jernigan (jernigan@compuserve.com) ChiefPam on the IRC ~~~~~ http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jernigan/folc.html Find all the IRC roundrobin fanfic -- Featuring recommended fanfics ~~~~~ Read L&C Season 6 (S6) at: http://tempus.simplenet.com/season6/ --I'd turn off the NavFont garbage if I could -- Distribution: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of S INTERNET:LOISCLA-GENERAL-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 7 Dec 1998 19:55:10 +0500 Reply-To: mulders@mindspring.com Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Bob or Chris Mulder Subject: Re: For the SAke of the Child In-Reply-To: <19981207010559.11363.qmail@hotmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Hi Sue, Glad to hear you enjoyed the episode. :-) As far as Lex goes, I can't stand him either. He's the villain we all love to hate. Keep "tuning in," 'cause we've got some great stuff planned for you all. --Chris Date sent: Sun, 6 Dec 1998 17:05:58 PST Send reply to: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Sue Modolo Subject: For the SAke of the Child To: LOISCLA-GENERAL-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU > Just finished reading S6, Ep 2 > Loved it - made me hate Lex Luthor even more. I began to dislike the > guy during the clone storyline, but I now loathe him even more. > LOved the interaction between chocolate also - giving private hot > chocoate lessons. > That idea of the way Clark settled Laura down was great too. > Can hardly wait for Ep 3 - keep up the goof work. > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com mailto:mulders@mindspring.com ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 7 Dec 1998 19:55:13 +0500 Reply-To: mulders@mindspring.com Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Bob or Chris Mulder Subject: Re: S6: "For the Good of the Child" In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Hi, Misha, > Okay- I think this is the point at which I throw myself on my knees, > thanking the author of Episode 2 for rescuing me from the hellish > cliffhanger at the end of Episode 1. LOL! You are most welcome. Glad to be of service. > > In all seriousness, I think that the authors of Season 6 are doing a > wonderful job of pulling me into the series. I laugh, I cry, I scream in > frustration when I see the three most evil words in the English language: > 'To Be Continued'. Thank you, Barbara and Pam, for putting me in the thick > of things. And thank you Chris, for rescuing Lois and Clark and Laura (and > my sanity! ;) Barb and Pam were a hard act to follow, that's for sure. Our plotting sessions were quite interesting, too ;-) but it was great fun working with them on the season opener. I couldn't have asked for better writing partners. --Chris mailto:mulders@mindspring.com ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 7 Dec 1998 19:55:12 +0500 Reply-To: mulders@mindspring.com Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Bob or Chris Mulder Subject: Re: S6 - For the Good of the Child In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Hi, Anne, Looking forward to seeing you on IRC now that I've got my ep finished. :-) Thanks for letting us know what you thought of our first efforts. We're pleased to hear that you enjoyed them. I think you'll also like what we've got in store for the rest of the season. --Chris Date sent: Sun, 6 Dec 1998 19:50:21 EST Send reply to: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Annette Ciotola Subject: S6 - For the Good of the Child To: LOISCLA-GENERAL-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU > Chris, Pam (and the rest of the staff ) > > You guys have done a great job with getting S6 off to a great start. The way > the first two episodes have been written, you can almost see Dean, Teri and > the rest of the cast play it out in your head. > > I can only look forward to what ya'll have in store for us next .... > > Thanks Again!! > Anne :) mailto:mulders@mindspring.com ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 7 Dec 1998 20:22:31 +0500 Reply-To: mulders@mindspring.com Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Bob or Chris Mulder Subject: Re: fanfic joy In-Reply-To: <199812061940_MC2-62AD-ED06@compuserve.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT This is a fun thread that Maggie has started, and now that I have a bit of free time on my hands again, I'm going to share my first fanfic experiences with everyone. > > > > (Maggie wrote:) > > > > > > >Maggie > > >who is now wondering, does everyone remember their first fanfic > > experience > > >with such glee? > Pam responded: > I've been meaning to answer this one... I don't remember the exact first > story I read (it was over 3 years ago! ack!) but I do remember being > ecstatic at finding fanfic. I think Dave Lane sent me one of the > L&CMetropolis Club Compendiums (one big file with 4-5 stories), which I > blazed through in no time (there may have been one about L&C stranded on a > desert island?). It was different for me. I didn't find out about the Compendiums until much later, after I'd been online for a while. I remember reading an article in TV Guide about how some fans were getting together online to discuss their favorite shows, and one of the shows mentioned was L&C. At that time I had a computer but no internet access, email, etc., so I visited the library and asked the nice librarian how to do searches on the Web. He showed me how to get started on one of the library's computers and before long I had found the L&C Homepage. There was some pretty cool stuff on it, even way back then, altho we've got much more cool stuff available to FoLCs now. Anyway, that's where I found my first fanfic: Zoom's Counter Clarkwise. I was in heaven! Stories about my favorite show! I could hardly believe it. I was tempted to move into the library, but decided to try and talk my husband into getting us a modem for our own computer at home instead. >After that, I found out about Rhen's fanfic majordomo > server, and signed up for that... ahh, the bliss of seeing that listing of > fanfic (what was it, 300 stories? ). The trouble was, I read really > fast, and I had to make these stories last *all* summer before the third > season would start up... so I tried to ration myself. It was torture, > sometimes! I know what you mean, Pam. I'd read story after story and then try not to read one for a few days, so I could make them last. Nearly impossible tho, cause you can't read just one! > > I remember reading Leigh Raglan's Reminiscing a *bunch* of times (I printed > it out & took it on a trip) -- I was a bit disappointed at the ending, but > the first three parts were terrific and I loved how she did the revelation > And I remember reading Love Beyond All Measure and adoring it ... I > wrote to Chris about it, and she hasn't been able to get rid of me yet LOL! Pam. You haven't been able to get rid of me yet, either. I noticed you didn't tell the FoLCs how we finally met. Whenever people tell me L&C was just a TV show, I can tell them about the great friends I've made that I would never have known if not for that TV show, and about all the fun I've had both reading and writing about these characters. I wouldn't have missed all this for anything. :-) --Chris ... really, really, really glad that she's a FoLC! mailto:mulders@mindspring.com ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 7 Dec 1998 20:45:54 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Annette Ciotola Subject: Re: fanfic joy Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit In a message dated 12/7/98 8:24:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, mulders@mindspring.com writes: << LOL! Pam. You haven't been able to get rid of me yet, either. I noticed you didn't tell the FoLCs how we finally met. >> Now this would be an interesting thread How many people out there have met (besides the LAFFs and the couples who have been brought together (still want to hear Kat and Rich's story though ) I've had the opportunity to fest with the NC crew including ChrisM, Pam and Barb!! I also traveled to Boston and met a great group up there, not to mention Crystal (from Cali) and Misha (from Smallville ). I am planning another trip this summer to meet even more FoLCs ... I'd love to hear more stories on how Lois & Clark has brought about so many friendships and not just on-line, but off-line!! Pam? Chris? who's gonna spill the beans?? Anne :) ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 7 Dec 1998 22:27:02 -0800 Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Pat Subject: OT: Ralph's Pagoda merchandise Comments: To: "Lois and Clark:The New Adventures of Superman" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi FoLCs, Sorry to send out yet another Ralph's message, but I'm afraid it's become necessary. Please don't send me any more orders for Christmas delivery of Ralph's merchandise. The deadline for getting Christmas orders to me was November 24th, as I'd mentioned in previous posts. I'm sorry if this is going to disappoint anyone over the holidays, but our supplier just can't fill any more orders in time for holiday delivery. She's queued us ahead of some of her other customers, and squeezed in a couple late received orders as a favor, but at this point the company is running their equipment flat out to meet the holiday orders they've already received. If FoLCs are still interested in ordering after the holidays, I'll be glad to accept orders after January 1st, 1999. Pat peabody@mcs.com pattijean@aol.com ========================================================================= Date: Mon, 7 Dec 1998 23:23:44 EST Reply-To: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" Sender: "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Fanfic" From: Norman Mayes Subject: Word wrap screwups Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit For those of you like me bothered by the screw ups of word wrap and broken paragraphs messing up files you've downloaded and don't know how to fix it, I've come up with a few simple ways to do that. This only works if you have an edit and replace on the menu bar that can replace paragraph marks and tab marks. Works 4.0 and 4.5 have buttons for these for example. If you don't have these buttons you might be able to type ^P or ^p in place of ¶ and ^T or ^t in place of the tab mark arrow. 1. Tell your word processor to show all characters - space marks, tab marks and paragraph marks. 2. If you have text like this: When Mother started drinking, I remember eating take-out a lot. Especially Chinese/Japanese. Of the rare times that my sister actually spoke during that time, she said that she could never get tired of Chinese/Japanese. But when she woke up the next morning with appendicitis, she changed her mind before you could say "sweet 'n sour." Though I doubt it was the food that caused the infection, she didn't know that, so I didn't tell her. It was too much fun to see her run out of the house screaming bloody murder every time we got Chinese/Japanese after that. We got a dog when I was 9 and Lucy was 6. It was an interesting cocker spaniel, and I say interesting because she was probably the dumbest animal I had ever seen in my entire 9 years. I swear she was. She was the hardest thing to crate-train. It took her almost 4 months before she finally caught on. Note whether there are space marks or tab marks at the beginning of each paragraph. Replace the indentation space bar marks with a single tab mark, ^T. Replace All of them. Note: If the story doesn't have tabs or spaces to indent each paragraph but instead double spaces each paragraph from the next, then mark that space by replacing ^P^P with ^T^P^T^P and skip part 3. 3. If there are spots where there are several paragraph marks in a row to seperate scene changes replace the paragraph mark,^P^P , with a tab mark followed by a tab paragraph mark,^T^P^T^P. 4. Replace all paragraph marks with single space mark. When Mother started drinking, I remember eating take-out a lot. Especially Chinese/Japanese. Of the rare times that my sister actually spoke during that time, she said that she could never get tired of Chinese/Japanese. But when she woke up the next morning with appendicitis, she changed her mind before you could say "sweet 'n sour." Though I doubt it was the food that caused the infection, she didn't know that, so I didn't tell her. It was too much fun to see her run out of the house screaming bloody murder every time we got Chinese/Japanese after that. We got a dog when I was 9 and Lucy was 6. It was an interesting cocker spaniel, and I say interesting because she was probably the dumbest animal I had ever seen in my entire 9 years. I swear she was. She was the hardest thing to crate-train. It took her almost 4 months before she finally caught on. This will create a run on paragraph with tab marks marking the site where every paragraph should start. And several tab marks in a row will mark where scene breaks should go. 5. Replace all instances of two or more space bar marks with a single space bar mark to clean up the text. 6. Replace every tab mark , ^T, with a paragraph mark followed by a tab mark or several space bar marks, ^P^T or ^Pspacespacespacespace. or If the original text did not have paragraph indents but used double spacing to seperate paragraphs , replace every ^T with ^P^P. or use which ever format which you want to change to. 7. This will break the text back up into the proper format. This will also remove the paragraph mark from the end of every sentence. The word wrap on your word processor will wrap it to fit. When Mother started drinking, I remember eating take-out a lot. Especially Chinese/Japanese. Of the rare times that my sister actually spoke during that time, she said that she could never get tired of Chinese/Japanese. But when she woke up the next morning with appendicitis, she changed her mind before you could say "sweet 'n sour." Though I doubt it was the food that caused the infection, she didn't know that, so I didn't tell her. It was too much fun to see her run out of the house screaming bloody murder every time we got Chinese/Japanese after that. We got a dog when I was 9 and Lucy was 6. It was an interesting cocker spaniel, and I say interesting because she was probably the dumbest animal I had ever seen in my entire 9 years. I swear she was. She was the hardest thing to crate-train. It took her almost 4 months before she finally caught on. That's it.