Disclaimer: I do not own any part of Smallville or the Justice League. I am just borrowing the characters for a bit of amusement. So, please don't sue because I have nothing you want. Oh yeah, "speech" and 'thoughts'.
Saving Superman
A normal day starts anew at the home of the Justice League, The Watchtower, but darkness waits on the horizon. The darkness is in truth a menagerie of ships and creatures that number well into the billions. But all are ignorant in the home of the Justice League; the heroes go on with their lives never once thinking that their lives would be taken away from them.
Hawkgirl, a.k.a. Shayera Hol, is busy practicing for the next battle which would crop up at any time. 'Man, how come there are only two women in this damn league? I mean women are the stronger gender, they endure the most pain, but why are they so ill-represented?' pondered Hawkgirl. Becoming enraged by her own wanderings, Hawkgirl redoubled her efforts to show the whole universe that women were greater.
While Hawkgirl was busy training for the next big battle, the other female member of the Justice League was having problems of her own. Diana is a beautiful woman, but her fierce, warrior-like attributes deter men from ever growing close to her. Diana is known as the Amazonian Warrior Princess, also called WonderWoman; she is currently watching a certain Kryptonian individual who does not know her intentions. 'I am strong, beautiful and smart; any man would want to be with me. Yep, got to keep telling myself that, I am strong, beautiful and smart….' thought WonderWoman.
"Excuse me, Diana. Are you alright? You seem to be a bit flushed, do you need to go to clinic?" spoke Superman. Startled out of her reverie Diana blushed even more profusely and turned her head to hide her crimson face. "Oh it's nothing Superman, just a mild case of exhaustion. I have been working myself too hard these past few days, that's all." responded Diana.
"If that is all, then okay, but please go to the clinic anyway. I do not want our most beautiful Amazonian Princess fainting from exhaustion. Eh?" teased Superman. Turning a shade that a tomato would be proud of Diana vigorously nodded her assent while leaving the room. 'Damn, that man and his hold on me. I should feel no feelings toward the opposite sex; I mean that was what I have been taught all my life. It must be correct, right?' Confused by her emotions and logic Diana wandered the Watchtower in search of answers.
(Back to Superman)
Superman was your average man of steel; broad shoulders, muscular frame, intelligent beyond compare, and possessing super speed and strength. He also was a normal man, which means he did notice that both of the women who are in the league are drop dead gorgeous. And as any normal man he found the view of women appeasing. Thus when he came upon Hawkgirl working out he could not help but watch her in motion. 'Damn, she is really a beautiful woman. With those glimmering wings she could pose as an angel in disguise. I wonder why I have not noticed it before.' (AN: What a buffoon! How stupid can he be? But he is the man of steel so I guess it takes him awhile to notice things.*sigh* Numbskull.)
While Superman has been watching Hawkgirl, Hawkgirl has been watching him from the corner of her eyes. 'What is he doing? Is he watching me like a pervert? No, he seems calm, but what is that stupid grin on his face for? I better talk to him about that.' Delivering a last swing of her spiked club Hawkgirl fluttered toward Superman with a rather emotionless face. "Superman, it's a coincidence that you would be here right when I am training. Although I am concerned to know why you had a stupid grin on your face during the whole time you were watching me." stated Hawkgirl. Not prepared for the bluntness from her words Superman told the truth "Well you see, Shayera, I won't lie to you. The stupid grin was caused by your angelic performance,, when you were training I thought I saw an angel." blubbered Superman.
"That was the worst excuse I have ever heard, do you think I was born yesterday? I mean you could have said I was daydreaming of a naked woman but instead that stupid line about angels." snapped Hawkgirl. "That was not a lie Shayera, I did really believe that you were an angel. Come on, can't you see the resemblance when you have wings just like and angel?" questioned Superman. "That is enough Superman, I am sick and tired of your stupid lies. If you didn't want to tell me what the stupid grin on your face was; then you should have just said so." huffed Hawkgirl.
Clearly agitated by Superman's statements Hawkgirl exited the room and mulled over the conversation in her head. While she was walking away Superman could not help but steal one last glance at his "angel".
'What did he mean by angelic, I mean I am a hawk for god's sake. He must have bumped his head hard to actually see me as a guardian angel. But his words did cause a few mixed emotions in me; I better speak to him again later.'
If she only knew how little time she had to speak to the man of steel, the evil that bordered the horizon was coming ever closer to the Justice League's home.
(30 minutes before the destruction of the Watchtower.)
'Damn, why did I make a fool of myself back there? I mean he only asked out of concern, I should have told him my feelings outright. Now I'll never know when I'll get another chance.' worried Diana. During her little self-examination Hawkgirl had arrived and was currently studying the troubled princess. 'Wonder what's up with warrior princess over there? Maybe Superman called her an angel too. Ha…ha ..ha…now that would be funny. Oh well, better find out what's on her mind.'
"Hey, Diana what are you doing here? And why the long face?"
"Oh, Shayera you startled me. What was your question again?"
"I asked what the devil are you doing in the mess hall?" snapped Hawkgirl. "Mess hall? Oh that's where I am, I thought I smelled food. So how about it, want to get something to eat?" suggested Diana. "Sure, but don't get off the subject okay?" warned Hawkgirl. Laughing nervously Diana nodded her head and headed to the kitchen to fix something for Hawkgirl and herself.
Diana was thinking a mile a minute, thinking of a way to fool Hawkgirl and leave her privacy in tact. Unfortunately, Hawkgirl could not be swayed from her investigation quite so easily; and she would learn the inner workings of the warrior princess. While chopping lettuce and tomato's into a salad bowl, Diana started off the conversation once more "So how's everything Shayera? Nothing too big happening on Earth, no warlords bent on world domination, any leaders ready to nuke each other, right?"
Shayera knowing when she is being stalled put on her most menacing attitude to cow Wonder Woman into giving her information. "Now enough of this Diana, there is no reason to stall. All I want is the truth from you, I mean is that too much to ask?"
Exasperated at her teammate's persistence Diana released the sigh she had been holding in and told Shayera about her troubles. "Very well, since you seem so bent on my actions then I must ask you to never tell a soul. I mean it; there will be no one in this tower that will find out what is said in this room. Do you understand Shayera?" Waiting for confirmation before proceeding Diana gave Shayera a mighty fine death glare. "Fine, fine, but this better be worth it Diana."
"It will be trust me, alright I have been feeling down these past few days because of a certain individual on this tower. I really like this individual but he does not seem to notice."
"Oh, oh is it Green Lantern? Or Batman? Or maybe Flash?" questioned an eager Shayera.
"Stop, stop it's not them. I really like Superman, there are you happy now." sighed Diana.
"Oh well, that was a surprise. Not, I knew you had liked him for a long time now. What I don't understand is how he is causing your sudden mood swings?" responded Shayera.
"He does not return my affections. He seems too dense to even know about them."
"Diana, Diana did you actually tell him straight out that you love him? Or is it that you want him to make the first move? If he doesn't know how can he make a move?"
"Well I haven't actually said I love you to him but the signs are there. I am not a person that will actually tell the man I love that I actually love him."
"Then how do you expect him to find out? You have to do something Diana and quick, I mean we are only on this tower a few times a year. There is no better chance than right now to tell him about your feelings."
"Your right, but still I cannot help that I am a coward at such things. Maybe if I write him a letter, expressing my feelings. Yeah, that could work. What do you think Shayera?"
(But while the women were chatting away the invasion had begun, and both women were thrown off their feet.)
(15 minutes to Watchtower destruction)
"What the fuck was that? We better get out there and check Shayera. Shayera are you alright?" screamed Diana. The scene was chaos in a room; the air was filled with debris and dust. All Diana could see were the hands in front of her face; she went in search of her teammate.
Unfortunately, for Shayera she was trapped under a humongous block of ceiling. She could not move and breathing was a laboring process for her; Shayera tried to shout out and gain assistance but her voice was cluttered with dust. 'Am I going to die like this? I wanted a warrior's death, not this encased tomb of rubble and dirt. Why must life be so cruel, I have done all I can to right wrongs and champion justice. Why must I be killed in such an embarrassing way?'
(Back to the Man of Steel)
"What the fuck was that? Who would dare attack the Watchtower? I better go check on the others?" Racing at speeds that would make Flash jealous Superman went in search of Hawkgirl and Wonder Woman. Racing through the ruins of the Watchtower Superman came upon some odd creatures that seemed to be the cause of the disturbance. 'What are these things? And why does it seem that they are sucking energy from the Watchtower? Better pry them off now.' Reaching toward the black masses Superman was in for a surprise, the creatures came together and launched themselves at him. "What the hell? Get the fuck off me! Damn, no use and they are draining me. Got to get out of here!"
Racing again but now to rid himself of the parasites Superman collided with an injured Wonder Woman. "Oh no, not more of them. I can't take it. Damn you black bastards."
"Hold on, I'm not one of them Superman. It's me Diana."
"Diana, oh thank god! Could you help me with these wretches? They seem to be stuck to me."
"Alright hold still. Persistent little things aren't they? Alright that should be all of them." The masses of darkness retreated back down the corridor in search of easier prey. "What the hell were those things Superman? And why were they attached to you?"
"I don't know but let's talk later. First we got to find the others."
Splitting up in search of the group both Wonder Woman and Superman encountered more of the little bastards. Wonder Woman was the first to find a member of the Justice League; it was Green Lantern and he was covered with the parasites. She was too late he had been drained and now seemed to become a meal for the bastards. Turning away in disgust of both the smell and sight Wonder Woman tried walking along but was stopped but a bright green light. It seemed that Green Lanterns ring survived the encounter and floated toward Wonder Woman.
'My god, Green Lantern; I promise to give your ring to one who is worthy.' Holding back tears Wonder Woman continued her search for the remaining members of the Justice League.
The next victim of the parasitic vermin was Batman; he had no way to stop the onslaught due to the fact that he had no superpowers. (AN: Sorry, but as you can see I don't like Batman. He didn't deserve to be a Justice Leaguer. But oh well, he's dead now, that's that.) Superman found him in the hangar already rotting due to the amount of gastric acid that had enveloped him. 'My god! Sorry Bruce, guess you weren't cut out to be a superhero after all. Hope you are having a wild time in heaven, or wherever you are.' Hoping and praying that his other comrades were not food for the swarms of darkness Superman found each and everyone just like Batman.
"My god, I hope Shayera isn't in this kind of shape. I better use my x-ray vision to spy through the whole tower, hopefully I will see some movement." hoped Superman. Engaging his x-ray vision Superman scanned the whole tower for the elusive Hawkgirl. 'Come on, come on. Shayera show me something; show me that you are still alive. A shake, a shiver, anything to show me that you are still alive; come on Shayera don't scare me so much.' Growing more and more anxious by the minute Superman almost missed the slight movement in the right-hand corner of the tower.
"Great, that must be her, no time to go around this debris. Might as well just bust through these stupid walls and get to her in time to save her." Making good on his promise Superman pierced through the tower like a hot knife through butter.
'Come on, come on. Almost there and here we are, what the fuck? Why is she unconscious, oh the debris is causing a tough situation for her.' Removing the huge piece of ceiling that is currently crushing Hawkgirl; "Hey Shayera, Shayera. Are you alright? Come on answer me, don't die on me." Shayera stirs slightly and gazes around the room, soon settling on the figure holding her close.
"Is that you Superman? What are you doing here? And why do I feel like a 18 wheeler ran over me?" questioned Hawkgirl.
"Oh thank god your okay! I'll explain later right now we have to get out of here."
"Hey what are you doing? I can walk for myself, put me down this instance!" screeched Hawkgirl. Ignoring his comrade's whines Superman hurried to find Wonder Woman and leave the Watchtower before it was too late. 'Got to keep up my spirits, now that there are only me, Hawkgirl and Diana we have to use our combined might to stop these godforsaken wretches.'
Running quickly Superman searched for traces of the warrior princesses presence but came up empty wherever he went. 'Damn where are you Diana? Don't tell me they got you too? Come on, Clark don't think like that. I got to calm down and reevaluate this situation. Alright I can use my x-ray vision to find her.' Scanning franticly Superman soon located the female warrior she was currently fending off more legions of the bastards.
'Damn these things won't stop until they take the whole tower down, I got to help her.' Removing the irritated Hawkgirl, Superman again hurtled through the walls of the once glorious Watchtower and came face to face with the menaces. "Seems you could use some help here Diana, I'll finish these little nuisances off and you get Hawkgirl and yourself out of here."
"What are you talking about? I will not leave you to these beasts while I run away with my tail between my legs. I will help you fight these things or die trying." declared Diana. Shaking his head but knowing that her mind was made up Superman continued his onslaught against the disgusting wretches.
"Who the hell does he think he is, leaving me here while he goes to save Diana? I mean I can fight too, just because I have a few broken bones does not mean that I am a cripple." raged Shayera. Trying to walk toward the battle between the remaining members of the Justice League and the dark forces assailing the Watchtower, Shayera was surprised to find that both Superman and Wonder Woman running toward her.
"Hey Shayera, how are you doing? Good, well no time to talk we have to get out of here." shouted Diana in a hurried pace. Grabbing Hawkgirl Superman again slung her over his shoulder and made his escape with the two remaining members of the famous Justice League.
(30 seconds until the destruction of the Watchtower)
Running toward the hanger Superman, Hawkgirl and Wonder Woman were sad to leave their home away from home, but understood it was for the best. 'Once we find a way to destroy these abominations we will build a new Watchtower. Then we can again become the Justice League once more.' hoped Superman. Piling into Wonder Woman's infamous jet they took off and watched as their once beautiful home was blown to smithereens.
"It is a shame that the Watchtower is destroyed but at least we got out, while the stupid black things stayed in that rumble." exclaimed Shayera. "True, but I can't help feeling that those things were not the only one's of their kind. Maybe we should go back and check to see that all. . ." stated Superman.
But his request was cut off abruptly by the distraction of seeing millions upon millions of black dots in the space directly in front of them. "Oh my god, there are millions of them, how will we ever defeat them all?" queried Shayera. "By Zeus's beard, there is no way in the 7 seas we can defeat such a magnitude of opponents. What shall we do?" questioned Diana.
"You two will stay aboard this jet and fly down to earth. I will hurtle myself into that mass of death and go after it's leader. Once I have destroyed their leader they shall have no idea where to go and no one to guide them." stated a calm Superman. "Are you insane? If you go we will go to, we are after all the Justice League and we die together or not at all." screamed Hawkgirl. Nodding her affirmation Diana stared at the man that she loved with a most determined glare.
Sensing that the situation was turning on him Superman pretended to be swayed by their arguments while mentally forming a plan. "That is all well and good, but I am sorry to inform you that you two will not be conscious to stop me."
With that said Superman quickly incapacitated both women with a short jab to their right temples. "I am truly sorry, I did not want to hurt either of you but you left me no choice in the matter. I could not live with myself if either one of you were to die in the ensuing fight." Engaging the jet into autopilot Superman set its course for his home town of Smallville, Kansas and walked to the air lock hatch. He kissed both women knowing that this would be last he ever saw them again; holding back tears Superman started his journey to his impending doom.
'There is no way in hell I will be able to defeat all those monsters, but at the very least I can take out their leader and maybe buy the girls some time. Hopefully they will be safe and sound when they reach Earth.' With that final thought Superman flew toward the mass of darkness near the event horizon.
(Many hours later. . . in a small town called Smallville)
The women have awakened from their injury induced slumber to find themselves 1) in Smallville, Kansas, 2) in need of aspirin for their splitting headaches, and 3) without the resident man of steel Superman.
"He did not just do what I think he did, did he?" questioned Shayera. "He did and we must hurry, maybe we can help him before it is too late." stated Diana.
"It is already too late my dears, Superman is no more and the tide of darkness has gone with him." stated an anonymous voice right outside the ship. Running outside the ship what both Hawkgirl and Wonder Woman saw was enough to faint the mortal heart. A short creature, pale green in color, and equipped with a above average head was staring down upon them from the very heavens.
Diana was the first to snap out of her reverie "Who are you and what do you know of Superman? What do you mean that he is no more?"
"Just what I said, Superman has left this plane of existence. He was slain during his last battle with the darkness."
"No that cannot be true he is the Man of Steel, he can't be dead. You are lying and I will not listen to another word." screamed Diana.
"I am deeply sorry but all I say is the truth, I am called The Watcher. I watch over civilizations and record the most notable events in their era; the death of Superman was a most notable event."
"Superman cannot be dead, he just can't. There is no way I will believe this crap." exclaimed Shayera. "Although I have watched many generations come and go, it is with utmost sadness that I watch one the greatest creatures in the universe die before his time. He was meant for much more things, and although he is dead I have a proposition for you."
"Although I am a spectator and should not get involved in this manner I cannot help but feel that he has died before his prime. With that said, this is the proposal, I will send you both back in time to erase this mess and hopefully save Superman's life." boomed The Watcher.
"You can! Then send me back and I promise you that I will right the injustice that has happened." stated an eager Diana. "Hey don't forget me; he said both of us have to go. Right Watcher?" queried a distinctly changed Shayera.
"So it will be so it is, I will send both of you through time and space; you must right the wrongs that have been printed onto the scheme of life. Brace yourselves this will be the most harrowing experience of your lives." calmly stated the Watcher.
The Watcher raised his head just slightly and a vortex of space and time was formed; it was a miniature black hole contained in a force field of some sort. "Are you ready? Then so be it, may you be safe on your travels and save the life of Superman."
The Watcher lowered his head and the vortex sucked both Diana and Hawkgirl into it's maul of mystery. There was only one thought going through both women 'Where the fuck is this Watcher sending me?'
(The year 2003 in a small town called Smallville, Kansas)'
The women again woke up to splitting headaches (Hey space and time travel are tough on your mind haha) starring around their surroundings they saw the same trees and plants that were there when they left. 'What the fuck? That stupid bastard was probably a con-artist, time travel what a joke! This looks exactly like it did just a minute ago.' Stomping around the clearing Hawkgirl was none to happy with her surroundings, 'What happened? Did we go back in time? And why is she stomping across the clearing like that? It is driving me insane.'
` "Shayera stop your giving me a headache worse than the stupid trip. What are you doing? Shouldn't we be searching for Superman? Why are you just standing there?"
"Oh so the princess has woken from her slumber, well what you don't know is we got hosed that stupid Watcher was just a con-artist who probably mugged us while we were sleeping. There is no Superman, this is the same place we were before that stupid light show about a vortex into time. What a load of crap, damn when I get my hands on that bastard I am going to rip him a new one."
"This can't be! We must have traveled through time, have you looked around other than around this small clearing? You didn't did you? So how do you know we haven't gone back in time?"
"Alright, so I didn't check around; I was too busy thinking of ways to tan that stupid bastard. Let's look around then Diana maybe we can find someone to tell us how long we were out for."
Both women lifted themselves from the ground and dragged their tired, sore bodies to the nearest residence they could find. What they did not know was that they had actually gone back in time, but with a few small adjustments. Instead of going to the start of the evil invasion they returned all the way back into the Clark's teenage days.
The small adjustments were the effects of having The Watcher fling you back into time; he also clothed them in a dense illusion. This illusion forces the beholder to see not two of the world's greatest heroines but two normal young women who had no signs of anything extraordinary.
"Man, how far is it to a house in this town? There must be acres of crops, how will we ever find a house in this bountiful desert?" exclaimed a exhausted and cranky Hawkgirl. "Calm down, we will get there when we can. It's not like. . . see there is a house right on the horizon." stated an equally weary Wonder Woman.
"Finally a place to rest and recuperate ourselves, let's hurry maybe we can make it there before they wake up."
"True, with our current garments it would be unwise to just waltz up to the front door and proclaim our search. We have to find some more decent clothes then these rags that we are currently sporting."
(1 hour since their time traveling adventure began)
Finally reaching the house both women agreed that the barn was the best place to hide for now. The home was a modest estate with a house, a barn and stables to keep a few work horses. The farm gave off a homey feeling toward all who entered almost like a mother welcoming her forgotten children.
The barn was warm and damp, due to all the grass that was so recently cut. The women thought the loft was the best place to recuperate and plan their next move. When they reached the top of the stairs they were surprised to find a whole collection of oddities from a telescope, papers strewn all over the floor, and even a few snacks that they allowed themselves to partake in.
"Well it's not the Ritz but it will have to do for now. . . What are we going to do Shayera? Are we really in the past?"
"I don't know Diana but whatever comes we will conquer it and find our friends once again. Now if you don't mind I think a good night's rest is most overdue; we will start scouring this place first thing in the morning."
"A wise decision, I am exhausted and need time to calm the nerves that have riddled me since the event. Good-night Shayera, sweet dreams."
"Good-night Diana you to."
Both women fell asleep not knowing what the morrow would bring; but both hoping that their search would not be in vain.
(The next morning)
Clark Kent was a normal teenage boy; he could toss boulders to and fro, run faster then the speed of sound, and peer through walls like they were not there at all. Okay, okay so he is not the most normal of individuals, but you got to admit is fun to be him. This day was the same as any other day, Clark was doing his regular chores and hoping against hope that he would not miss the bus once again. But when Clark ascended the stairs located to his loft he found a few surprises were in store for him. Two beautiful women were sleeping in his loft; 1)Scream like a man and run, 2)Run quietly and then scream his mind off, or 3)Gently wake the strangers up and tell them to leave. (I know, I know that a normal teenager would even think of running but hey this is Clark for god's sake.)
He was saved the trouble of waking them up when one of the women spoke his name; "Clark, is that you? What happened to you?" cried a half-asleep Diana. "How do you know my name? And what do you mean what happened to me?" responded Clark.
"Holy shit, he did do it! That bastard really did do it, but he sent us way to far. Were not in our Kansas anymore Diana. Diana? Diana?"
Too bad for Hawkgirl that Diana had already collapsed back in her bed and was oblivious to the world. "Oh great, now what do I do?"
Author's Notes:
So how did you like my first attempt at a Justice League and Smallville crossover? I know that killing Superman off was a really bummer but he's back and now he's younger haha. Oh and about all the dead Justice Leaguers, I just didn't like any of them, and since this is a story centered around Superman they were not needed. Anyways R & R please? And don't forget to check out some of my other stories on this site. Well I'm out peace.