Jason smiled. They arrived at the church and Clark appeared.
"Sorry I'm late!" he remarked. "Got diverted. A
story lead that didn't pan out. Oh! A friend of mine, Professor
Twaddle. I'm helping him arrange some aide for some South
American natives. I invited him to come along. I hope you don't
mind!"
"He's more than welcome!" Richard answered. "Any
friend of Clark's! My God! He looks just like Lex Luthor!"
Twaddle raised his eyebrows and looked away. Everyone got in
their places. The wedding march started, and Lois had started
down the aisle, when a man in a long coat not fitted for the
season burst in a side door. "Glory be to God!" the man
screamed "Glory be to God!"
"Oh, no!" Lois cried, and dove for the floor. Everybody
in the church did likewise.
Suddenly there was a blue flash. The screaming man disappeared
and the door shattered he had come through. A few moments later
there was an horrendous explosion and a few moments after that
the man reappeared, minus his coat. He collapsed into a heap onto
the floor. Several guests that were also police officers soon had
him subdued.
Lois looked to Jason who still sat beside his grandmother. A man
rushed in. "That was Superboy!" he cried, "I saw
him flying away! I think he was hurt!"
Lois was totally bewildered, but they finished the ceremony and
headed home. Everybody was celebrating downstairs when Lois
slipped up to Jason's room. There were stains by the window and
on the floor. They disappeared by the wall.
"Jor-El?" Lois growled, "Open it!"
"It's all right," Jor-El answered.
"Open it!" Lois snapped.
Richard appeared in the doorway and shut it. A panel in the wall
slid open. Jason stood in the metal frame, naked from the waist
up. Mechanical arms were repairing a damaged arm. "My
God!" Richard moaned, "A robot!"
"No," Jor-El answered, "an android!"
"Is it all right?" Lois asked.
"Repairs will be successful," Jor-El answered. It is
shut down right now."
"It's been in the house, hasn't it," Lois remarked,
"When we've been gone?"
"Yes," Jor-El answered.
"As soon as it's functional again," Lois continued,
"I wish to speak with it. Of course wait until we're
alone!"
"Of course!" Jor-El answered.
The panel shut. "I'd look really conspicuous," Lois
remarked "getting cleaning stuff and cleaning up that
whatever it is! You'd better do it!"
Richard nodded. They returned to their guests but Lois was
irritated. She was really irritated and everybody was going to
understand that! They were REALLY going to understand that!
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