Lois is back at the Talon apartment for some strange reason, getting ready for bed and looking very pleased with herself. She climbs into bed with a smile. As soon as her eyes close, though, she gets a disjointed vision of the future. The images include a silhouette of Clark wearing the Zod symbol, fiery skies and destroyed buildings, Lois and Clark getting it on, a woman (maybe Tess?) kneeling and getting bestowed with a Kryptonian dog tag, another woman (Alia) unsheathing a sword, something being buried or unearthed, blood-drenched hands (from a Lois POV, it would seem), Oliver with a shovel under a red sun, Chloe running, and then Chloe lying seemingly dead on the ground. All the while, voices whisper Zod's name. Lois sits up in bed with a gasp. How many of these images will make sense by the end of the season? How many will be retconned or forgotten? Place your bets now!

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Tippi Blevins is a lapsed comic book writer. She used to want to be Wonder Woman when she grew up, but now thinks it'd be way too much work to fit into the outfit for any length of time. You can reach her at b_tippi@yahoo.com.