New Earth: Superman and Lois

Chapter 9

Lois was currently sitting in the bathroom of her apartment, waiting for the result of one of the most important tests of her life. She still didn't know how this was possible, but considering the way she'd been feeling lately, there was only one explanation that she could think of for it. When the timer on her phone went off, Lois took a deep breath as she hesitantly reached for the test and her eyes nearly popped in surprise at the results.

There were two pink lines on the stick. She was pregnant. Again. And she had no idea how that was possible, since the only way she and Clark had managed this before was when they'd had sex on Argo and while that had been an accident, they'd learned that because Clark didn't have his powers on Argo, it was easier for them to conceive than it had been on Earth.

Lois tried to recall when this could've happened, since Clark had not solar flared recently, but she just couldn't figure it out. So she decided that after she told Clark, they'd have to go to the Fortress to figure it out. So for now, she just needed to figure out how to tell Clark, who was currently dealing with a situation in Madagascar.

When Clark got home that night, he was exhausted. Not physically of course, that was almost impossible on Earth, but mentally, he was fried. While he'd managed to get everything settled in Madagascar, it was very tiring work, since the nation had been rocked by several earthquakes and since he'd been told that Kara was indisposed at the moment, it was all on him. But of course, every life he saved made it worth it, but honestly, he was a bit more concerned about how many earthquakes had popped up, since it was not common for so many earthquakes to follow each other. Something else that he'd have to look into. But he'd look into it tomorrow. Tonight, he just wanted to eat, sleep and relax with his fiance.

"Hey, you're home." Lois said as she walked out of their bedroom to greet him.

"Yeah, you feeling any better?" Clark asked, since while he had his own suspicions about the cause of Lois's strange behavior, but he wanted to let her tell him if he was right instead of making assumptions, since he did not want to have to spend any time on the couch this close to their wedding.

"A little, but I did learn why I've been feeling so off lately." Lois said and Clark nodded, waiting for her to continue.

"I'm pregnant." Lois said.

"You don't seem very surprised." Lois noticed.

"I've had my own suspicions for a while, but I wanted to let you tell me on your own. I didn't want to make assumptions and end up being wrong." Clark said and Lois nodded.

"Smart man. But I still can't figure out how this happened." Lois said.

"Neither can I. The only way it happened last time was while we were on argo and I had no powers, but that hasn't happened lately." Clark said.

"I know. But I was hoping that maybe we could go to the Fortress and maybe Kelex can tell us how this is possible." Lois said and Clark nodded in agreement as he got up to take them both to the Fortress.

"Hello Master Kal, Mistress Lois, how can I help you today?" Kelex asked as Clark and Lois arrived in the Fortress.

"Kelex, I need to run a scan on Lois to confirm if she is pregnant." Clark said.

"As you wish." Kelex said as he scanned Lois's whole body.

"Scan complete. It appears that Mistress Lois is indeed pregnant with your offspring Master Kal." Kelex said.

"How is that possible? I thought that Kryptonians couldn't get humans pregnant on Earth while they had their powers." Lois asked.

"According to scientific records, while it is very uncommon and unlikely, there is enough compatibility between human and kryptonian physiology to allow for procreation, however, it is very rare for this to happen while Kal-El still possessed his powers." Kelex said.

"So what you're saying is that this is just a one and a million sort of thing." Clark said.

"Correct. And based on my scans, I'd say that Mistress Lois is about 2 months into her pregnancy." Kelex said.

"Thank you Kelex." Clark said as the robot floated away.

"So, what do we do now?" Lois asked.

"We get married and then while I'd prefer to stay here on Earth, I know that you'll be safer on New Krypton. I'll tell Kara first when she and her family get to Smallville for the wedding." Clark said, since they'd chosen to hold their wedding on the Kent family farm, that way, Johnathan Kent would be able to be in attendance of the wedding too in a way.

Lois nodded at that as Clark flew them back to Metropolis.