Superman 1978

by Vigilante Bardock

You will travel far, my little Kal-El. But we will never leave you... even in the face of our death. The richness of our lives shall be yours. All that I have, all that I've learned, everything I feel... all this, and more, I... I bequeath you, my son. You will carry me inside you, all the days of your life. Read and Review!

2. The Kryptonian Council

The Kryptonian Council had just assembled in the chamber. A member, Izuku-El's childhood friend, Katsuki-Ze, spoke. "An unpleasant duty has been masterly performed, Deku-El. They have received the fate they deserve: isolation in the Phantom Zone, an eternal living death."

"A chance for survival, nonetheless…" Izuku-El replied, " as opposed to us, if we continue to ignore these facts. It's suicide!" He screamed. "No, it's worse. It's GENOCIDE!"

"Be warned, Izuku-El." Minoru-Ek commented, "The Council has already evaluated this outlandish theory of yours."

Izuku-El looked towards the council, "My friends," he said. " you know me to be neither rash nor impulsive. I'm not given to wild, unsupported statements. And I tell you that we must evacuate this planet immediately!"

"Izuku-El, you are one of Krypton's greatest scientists." Tsuyu-Em spoke.

`"Yes, but so is Momo-Ah." Shoto-Vex commented as he looked at another female Kryptonian.

Momo-Ah walked until she was in front of Izuku-El. She seemed to tower over him. "It isn't that we question your data." She said, "The facts you speak of are undeniable. It's only your conclusions which we find unsupportable. I tell you, Krypton is merely shifting its orbit."

Izuku-El looked up at her. "This planet, and its red sun with it, will destabilize and burst within 30 days... very likely, within seven."

" Deku," Katsuki grunted, "be REASONABLE."

Izuku-El put hand on Katsuki-Ze's shoulder. "Kacchan my old friend," he said, "I've never been otherwise. This madness is yours."

After the Council of Elders had voted unanimously against Izuku-El's desperate proposal, Shoto-Vex opened his mouth. "Any attempt by you to create a climate of fear and panic among the populace must be deemed by us an act of insurrection."

Izuku-El looked around in shock. "You would accuse me of insurrection?" He inquired, "Has it now become a crime to cherish life?"

"You would be banished to endless imprisonment in the Phantom Zone," Denki-Kan spoke, "the eternal void which you yourself discovered."

Izuku-El was quiet for a few minutes before speaking. "I shall remain silent,"he said. "Neither my wife, nor I, will leave Krypton." Everyone except for Izuku-El slowly left the room. The data that Izuku-El had presented faded away as well. The Council had doomed everyone to extinction.