Part IX: Dawn

( He marveled at Lois’ ability to be confusing and comforting at the same time. When nothing else in the world made sense, she some how managed to... )

Part VIII: Mobius

( Clark watched as his mother set the picture down and fought to maintain her composure. He appreciated the brave face she was keeping up for his sake, but part of him wanted to tell her it was okay to let go - that she had lost a daughter. A larger part, however, was glad that she didn’t know the full extent of her loss and would be spared his kind of pain... )

Part VII: Minus

( Chloe stared at the picture of Lois and couldn’t for the life of her see how constant reminders were comforting... )

PART II: DESTINATIONS

Part VI:

( Chloe took a sip, and a tangy, metallic taste assaulted her tongue. Warm and viscous. She struggled to cough up the small amount that hadn’t already slipped down her throat... )

Part V: Cassandra

( As she cleared the line, the meteor-splashed welcome sign passing by in a blur, Lois had no way of knowing that the world’s greatest love story had just went out with a whimper... )

Part III: Augury

( And it’s here, towards the end of act I, that Chloe makes her entrance in the narrative. Because, according to the woman in front of her - the time traveler - the sole survivor of a lost world - Chloe had committed the screw up to end all screw ups. With one simple request, the life Lana knew and loved warped into something unrecognizable... )

Part II: Invisible Hand

( He smiled brightly and made their friendship seem effortless. As usual, he didn’t have a clue... )

Part I: Chaos

( She rested her head against the seat, and gazed out the window. Outside the rain came down in sheets. She was beginning to wonder if the storm would ever pass... )

Title: The Guardian
Author: Marcy (VisionGirl)
Summary: The sequel to Future Tense. If you don’t read that - this will be really, really confusing.

PART I: THROUGH A GLASS, DARKLY

Prologue

( It started, as most life-changing events tend to, with a split-second decision... )