PREVIOUSLY

Clark Kent's spaceship landed in Smallville, radioactive pieces of his home world crashed all over the Earth. The unique radiation affected people differently, granting them aura and semblances. Unfortunately, the phantom drive in Clark's spaceship malfunctioned when entering the planets atmosphere and portals in the sky were opened and creatures of Grim fell out.

Clark Kent raised by Johnathan and Martha Kent grew up keeping his powers a secret. However, he didn't let that stop him from saving people. One night a stranger came to their door and offered Clark a place at his school, Beacon Academy. There he became the leader of a team consisting of Ruby Rose, Yang Xiao Long, Blake Belladona, Weiss Schnee and Bart Allen. Together they were team CRWBBY. During his time in Beacon much had happened. Ruby and Weiss found out about his secret, Bart and he had become vigilantes known as Impulse and the Blur, Lex Luthor and Weiss had been possessed by alien phantoms and that was just the beginning.

They'd stopped multiple escaped criminals from the Phantom Zone only to learn that a creature from Krypton was on Earth, known as Doomsday. Clark met another Kryptonian, Raya, Weiss fell in love, even Yang started dating Oliver Queen. However, Doomsday destroyed Vale, killing dozens of heroes and hundreds of civilians. A week after that, the city was destroyed by an escaped prisoner known as Norv-Ex. However, as everyone he knew died in a giant nuclear explosion Bart managed to run back in time, before Doomsday ever attacked. Given a second chance they loured Doomsday to the Fortress of Solitude and separated him from Davis Bloome. In the attempt to send him to the Phantom Zone, Doomsday killed Raya and Crimson. Dealing with the loss of their friends Clark left behind his old life and began Jor-El's training, finally embracing his Kryptonian side.

Three Weeks Later

Impulse raced through the streets of Vale, appearing as a streak of yellow lightning. Sirens wailed in the distance and smoke rose high into the air. Bart ran towards all the commotion, discovering an apartment building ablaze. Without hesitating he sprinted inside the burning building, no concern for his own safety. One by one be began to carry civilians trapped inside the building outside to safety. He looked around, the firefighters were still minutes away and by then there'd be nothing left.

Bart ran back inside saving as many people as he could.

"Is anyone in here?" He called out, believing everyone had now been evacuated. Just as he was about to leave he heard the faint sounds of crying. Racing through the building checking every room, wardrobe and cupboard, he came across a little girl, no older than five or six, lying under her bed. "It's okay, I've got you," he comforted the girl as he picked her up.

Just as he was about to leave the building the ceiling collapsed. Luckily, he managed to dodge the debris, however, it was now blocking his exit. With only seconds left before the building came down on them, Bart tried to come up with a plan. Suddenly, a tremendous gust of wind blew through the entire building, extinguishing the flames. "It's him," Bart mumbled, looking around hopefully. He was disrupted from his thoughts as the girl in his arms began to cough violently. In an instant he was outside handing the girl to her parents.

"Thank you," they thanked him as they held their daughter tight. Impulse gave them a small smile before vanishing in a blur. He came to a halt on a nearby rooftop, desperately looking around. But no one was there. Impulse clenched his fists in frustration. "Where are you Clark?"

One Week Ago

Bart walked through the halls of Beacon, not paying attention to where he was going. Ever since Doomsday things had been depressing. Raya and Crimson's deaths had left his friends devastated. They still weren't able to make contact with Clark, who was embracing his Kryptonian side. Finally, Bart blamed himself for all of it. There's no doubt this was a better timeline then the one where Doomsday killed everyone and the town was destroyed by the Phantom Zone prisoner but Bart still felt guilty. He knew he had the ability to travel through time, so why couldn't he do it again. He'd tried every day, but every time he tried he achieved the same result, nothing. If he could just go back once more he could stop Crimson and Raya from dying and stop Clark from leaving.

Sighing, Bart turned around and began to walk back to his dorm room. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew past him. He looked up in excitement and was overwhelmed to see Clark standing in front of him.

"Clark!" he cried. "Your back." However, Clark simply shook his head, much to Barts disappointment.

"I'm here because I believe I've found the Zoner you fought before going back in time. The one that blew up the city. I can't take any chances. I need your help," he requested.

"Of course. I'm here for you," Bart immediately responded. Having already fought this Zoner once, Bart knew how serious the situation was.

"Meet me on top of the LuthorCorp building as soon as possible," Clark ordered, before disappearing in a blur. Bart immediately raced to his room and grabbed his Impulse suit.

LuthorCorp Building

Bart came to a stop beside Clark, dressed in his Impulse suit. They peered over the side of the building, seeing Norv-Ex blasting energy beams from his hands.

"What's the plan?" Bart asked.

"Same as the last time you fought him," Clark responded handing Bart, Raya's crystal.

"But last time I wasn't fast enough to send him back to the zone. He destroyed the city…"

"That's why I brought this." Clark reached into his pocket and pulled out Raya's crystal from his pocket. Bart remembered that one of the crystals was the one he brought back in time with him whilst the other was the one that already existed in this timeline. "You said last time you were just too slow to stop him. With the two of us we should be able to capture him without a problem." Without another word Clark jumped off of the building, followed closely by Bart.

The phantom had possessed a young man, purple energy swirling around his body. Norv immediately recognised the symbol on Clark's chest.

"Ah, the last son of Krypton. I'm going to have lots of fun killing you." A sinister smile spread across his face and he shot a beam of energy, nearly hitting Clark. Norv cried in pain as he was nearly ripped from his host body. He spun around to see Bart smiling at him. He attacked Bart and as the energy surrounding body travelled to his arm and shot at Bart, Clark raced up and used his crystal. Repeating the process, they managed to send Norv back to the Phantom Zone with relative ease. After dropping off the host at a hospital they ran to the top of a nearby building.

"That was awesome!" Bart cried with excitement, grateful the city wasn't destroyed. Seriousness filled his face as he turned to Clark. "We miss you." Clark turned to face the teen.

"It's not that I don't want to come by and see you all."

"I know."

"Leaving everyone behind, it's not what I wanted."

"It's not what any of us wanted."

"I've started the training Jor-El always planned for me. Everything that I've learned and everything that he's shone me, my old life seems very far away."

"Clark please. You have to come home. We need you, it's not the same without you."

"I'm sorry, but by letting go of everyone I care about I'm staying focussed, objective. Goodbye Bart." Clark blurred past Bart who was about to chase after him. However, as he began to run a burst of air hit his chest and sent him falling on his ass. By the time Bart got to his feet Clark was gone.

Present

Ruby laid on her bed, textbook in hand. She'd been attempting to study for a few hours now, but hadn't been able to take in any information. She was to distracted to concentrate. Everyday her mind would think about Doomsday, about Raya, Crimson and what happened to them. And how Clark left them.

Two Weeks Ago

Ruby stood amongst her friends and teammates. Rain poured from the sky as they attended Crimson's funeral. She noticed Crimson's parents ahead, they were both crying their eyes out, holding each other for comfort. Ruby immediately sympathised with them. She knew what it was like to lose a family member, someone you love more than anything in the world. To her right stood Yang, comforted by Oliver. Beside Yang stood Blake along with Arthur. Arthur tried to comfort her but Blake blocked him out. Bart stood to her left starring at the coffin. Despite her attempts he still blamed himself. He knew the dangers and he knew what could happen and despite been given a second chance Crimson and Raya still died. He tried to hide it but she knew that was how he felt. Finally, beside Crimson's parents were team JNPCR. They were just as emotional as Crimson's parents. Guilt flooded over Ruby. They had told Crimson's parents that their daughter had died fighting a Grimm, that she died a hero. But other than that they didn't know the full truth and they never would. Eventually, as the service went on all the depressing emotions and thoughts became too much for Ruby and she began to make her way through the crowd. As she pushed through she noticed a man in the distance. Her eye's widened in shock as she realised who it was. 'Clark!'

She began to race through the crowd, desperate to get to her friend. Despite trying to keep him insight she kept losing him between all the people. Finally, she made her way out of the crowd only for Clark to have disappeared.

Present

"Come back to us Clark, please," she begged.

Weiss stood in the training hall practicing her sparring techniques. She'd been training for hours and was starting to feel the exhaustion of her exercise. She attempted a complex move but was so tired she tripped over her own feet.

"Wrong you dolt!" she shouted to herself as she chucked her rapier to the side. 'God dammit Clark!' she thought to herself. 'Why did you leave us, right when we needed you the most? When I needed you the most?' she grabbed her rapier off the ground and continued training.

Blake sat atop the roof of the dorm building. This is where she spent most of her nights now. She came here for the peace and quiet, away from distractions and annoyances. Not only had her friends died but her team mate had left them without a word. The only thing she knew was from what Bart had told her. Apparently Clark had dropped out of Beacon. She couldn't believe he would just leave without telling them, without saying goodbye.

"Blake?" a voice queried. Blake grit her teeth in annoyance. "Blake you alright?" the voice asked. The cat Faunus remained silent, hoping the annoyance would go away. Unfortunately for her he didn't and Arthur Curry sat down next to her. "You might feel better if you talk to someone. You can trust me," he offered. Blake remained silent. He'd been trying to get Blake to open up for two week now but no matter how hard he tried she wouldn't budge.

"Blake, please…"

"I'd feel better if you stopped pestering me and left me alone!" she screamed at him. Stunned by her reaction Arthur wordlessly stood up and left the roof. As soon as he left Blake broke into tears, hugging her knees to her chest.

Yang cruised down the streets of Vale atop her motorcycle. Like the rest of her team she was devastated about Crimson and missed Clark just as much as the others. Except, she was doing something about it. Listening into the police scanner she had installed into her helmet, she rode around Vale, trying to get to crimes as quick as possible so she could find the Blur. Despite driving around for two weeks now, she still hadn't been able to meet him. But she was determined and wasn't going to give up.

As she cruised through the shady part of town she noticed a mugging in progress down a dark alley. Blur or no Blur, it was her responsibility as a Huntress to stop crime. She climbed off her bike and began approaching the mugging when suddenly a black blur raced past her, blowing her hair about. As she pushed her hair out of her eyes she noticed the mugger unconscious on the ground and the lady being mugged running away. Her eye's widened in surprise as standing over the mugger was a man in black.

"Your him. You're the Blur." Clark froze, only now realising it was Yang standing behind him. Remaining in the shadows Clark was about to run away when he was stopped by Yang's voice. "Please, I just need a minute of your time," She begged. For some unknown reason Clark stopped. Every instinct told him to run but instead he stood still. "I need your help. My friend, he's gone missing. Everyone says he quit Beacon but I find that hard to believe. He left without a word, without saying goodbye. To be honest I thought he was just dealing with the loss of his friends…" Yang trailed off remembering the hard nights they'd had after discovering Crimson's death. "I was just wandering if you could keep an eye out for him and if you see him tell him Yang misses him. We all miss him." She reached into her pocket and pulled out a small photograph. "I have a photo here so you know what he looks like. I don't know how you want me to give it to you…" She was interrupted as a gust of wind blew her hair across her face again. As she brushed it back she realised the photo was gone. When she looked up the Blur had it in his hands. "That works. He's the one in the middle, with the glasses."

Clark looked down in absolute shock. The photo was of the team, his team. They were standing in their dorm room, smiling and having fun together. All of a sudden feelings Clark had been trying to supress for the last three weeks came erupting to the surface. Feelings of regret, sorrow, loneliness, feelings of humanity. "If you see him please, bring him home." Police sirens began to wail in the distance causing Yang to spin around. "I guess they're playing your tune," she joked. When she spun back around the Blur was nowhere in sight. A small smile came to her face and she whispered, "Thank you."

Author's Note:

There we go, first chapter done, hope you enjoyed it. I'm super excited about writing this volume and can't wait for you all to read it. I added that previously part at the start because it's been awhile since I've written a story in this series and I thought it would be a good reminder of what happened previously. In the last story I kind of went big, you know with Doomsday and the Phantoms and everything that went on. For this story I'm going to take things easier. I'm hoping to focus on developing the characters this volume as they continue their journey together. If you have any thoughts, comments or ideas on where you want this story to go please feel free to leave a review or message me. Thanks for reading.