Elseworld/What-If

Stories that veer away from the generally accepted Superman legend, exploring "what if" scenarios.

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Only You: If Only 108Kb
Brignell, Margaret
From the author who has brought us several excellent fanfics about Clark's pre-Metropolis days comes a companion story -- the story of the Alternate Universe's Clark's childhood.

Only You: Promise 123Kb
Brignell, Margaret
What was the Alternate Universe Clark's life like before joining the Daily Planet? The second part in the author's "Only You" series, and a continuation of part one, "Only You: If Only."

SoulMates Chronicles: The Falcon 57Kb
Round Robin (Enhanced) - From the IRC
HG Wells is our guide as we trace the souls of our favorite couple through time. "The Falcon" takes us to Italy during the Renaissance, where a bookish young nobleman and his beautiful wife struggle to triumph over evil in 1507. This is the first story in a continuing series of fanfics called The SoulMates Chronicles.

Counter Clark-Wise 68Kb
Zoomway
A dejected Clark Kent, who despairs of ever getting Lois Lane to notice him, wakes up one morning in bed beside her. Supposedly, he's been married to her for years. He's in heaven. Meanwhile, a much-married Clark is sent mysteriously five years into his past. He wants back, really bad. Can the two switch places, and does the younger Clark even want to return to his proper but uncertain present?

Nightmare Revelation 11Kb
Stone, Susan
While on a stakeout with Clark, Lois falls asleep and dreams she had married Lex Luthor. In the dream, things go from bad to worse to as horrible as could be imagined.

Lois & Clark - In The Congo 53Kb
Donckers, Jill
What if Lois and Clark had met earlier? Say, in the Congo, where the Nigerian princess of Clark's past happened to be at hand?

Nemesis 80kb
Walden, Georgia
In this continuation of "Alt Shook Up" we discover who was behind Lois's disappearance in the Congo, and see Lex Luthor meet his nemesis.

A New Discovery 5Kb
Anonymous (various)
A clever poem, in the style and meter of Hiawatha, that tells of Superwatha ("Faster than a speeding arrow!"), who came to earth many moons ago.

Three Grandmothers 18Kb
Piper
The moment Lois has been dreading -- when her son realizes he has more sets of grandparents than all his other friends do -- finally arrives, but her husband handles the explanations well.

Fated: An Elseworld Story 7Kb
Zoomway
A what-if story in which Jor-El provides his son with more than just passage to a new life on another world.

Another Bolt From the Blue 16Kb
Richard, Leanne
A continuation of the episode "And the Answer Is..." which takes an electrifying turn.

If You Can't Beat 'Em (Joe's Story) 23Kb
Zoomway
A what-if story that explores what might have happened if Superman, not Clark, had first pursued a relationship with Lois.

Join 'Em 14Kb
Urberg, Kari
A continuation of Zoomway's fanfic "If You Can't Beat 'Em," in which Lois, already in a seemingly perfect relationship with Superman, finds herself dangerously attracted to her partner, Clark.

President Kent 12Kb
Jernigan, Pam
All rise for the President of the United States ... President Kent. A whimsical (and highly improbable) look into Lois and Clark's future. This is the story that started the series.

[Ed. note: Be sure to check out other stories in the series -- "All the President's Men" and "Presidential Party".]

A Purebred Superhero 6Kb
Wiener, Paul-Gabriel
Martha and Jonathan Kent never expected to find a space pod in a field -- and they certainly didn't expect what popped out of it. An amusing takeoff on the Superman legend.

Topa 13Kb
Wiener, Paul-Gabriel
A what-if story that has Kal-El landing in a remote jungle of South America, where he is discovered by a tribe descended from the Incas.

The End 11Kb
Penter, Elizabeth
What might the last episode of Lois & clark be like had the show run for 8 seasons? the author gives her suggestion.