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SUPERMAN: AN ELSEWORLD STORY
by: SimaoVaz
Based upon characters appearing in comic books published by DC Entertainment.
Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster
PROLOGUE
LAST SON
Five years earlier and things could have been different. Had we not spent them fighting amongst ourselves for useless causes, false ideals, and perhaps we could still have a chance.
There were many ways this could come to pass. We could've had a meteor shower, the planet core could've become unstable and explode, the Phantom Zone could've consumed us or we could've had a civil war due to the limited resources here. But something far simple has happen. It's the sun, our sun. Like all of us, like Krypton, like our customs, the red sun, the star that gives us life, that feeds us, is dying. And like all living things, like us, like Krypton, stubborn and relentless, our sun refuses to die. In a final act of defiance against time, it grows, expands as if by occupying more space that will spare the inevitable end that awaits it. And it's this expansion, this desire of looking bigger and better than ever, that will destroy Krypton.
It's ironic, in its own way, that the very star allowing us to live will be the instrument of our doom. But you knew this all along didn't you? You, the man who told me, six years ago, that we should have a plan, that we should ensure that Krypton survived in case of a disaster. You, Jor-El, were a genius. Always looking forward, to the future. A future neither you nor I will be able to live.
But he will. Flying off the planet now, in a little pod designed by me, I was always more proficient engineer out of the two of us. You would dream the instruments, I would make them reality. We were the perfect couple, and we'll soon be back together, my love.
This planet is already gone. The sun expands at an alarming rate. Temperatures have gone up all over Krypton, water is drying, crops and plants are burning up, all that's left is wait until we are the ones burning. No one will stand a chance.
But he will. Flying off the planet now. Our son, Jor-El, is not ours anymore. He will be the only kryptonian in the universe. Our son, Jor-El, is the last son of Krypton.