Chapter 2: Who am I?
Conner and Clark begin to realize who they truly are and what awaits them.
As soon as Clark touched the sword, he felt his mind pass through his entire life and more. He saw entire galaxies passing by until he was consumed by blinding light.
He was standing in a blank white world. As far as his eye could see, it was empty.
"Welcome." Clark turned and he now saw a white outline of someone.
"Where are we? And who are you?" Clark asked.
"We are inside your deepest subconsciousness." The outline stated. "This is where nobody, not even you, can reach without help. In this place, time flows much slower than in the real world."
Clark frowned. "Who are you?"
"That is not important right now. What is important is that you realize who you truly are."
"Who I am?" Clark sighed. "I am son of Jor-El and Lara Van-El, adoptive son of Jonathan and Martha Kent. I am Kal-El , Clark Kent, and Superman."
"Is that all you are?" The outline chuckled. "You are all those, and much more."
"Enlighten me." Clark asked.
"You are a descendant of an ancient bloodline that starts all the way from the beginning of the universe." The outline continued.
Conner himself entered a blank space and met the outline as well. He had just heard of his birthright and their family's past.
"I am just a genomorph created from Kal-El and Lex Luthor's DNA, Conner Kent, and adopted brother of Clark Kent." Conner stammered.
"You are much more than that. And it is up to you realize your full potential." The outline noted.
"You said you can help me become my own being." Conner asked.
"Indeed. Your body may have been created artificially, but your soul is your own. Your soul is strong, full of fire and will to fight." Outline chuckled. "I can help you become yourself, but the change could drastically change who you are at heart. Are you willing to risk it?"
Conner looked at his fist. "I have always felt that I was incomplete. That I was...in a borrowed body. I was fortunate to have met open minded people, but the rest of the world, no the universe, is not. I want to live my own life, free from manipulation."
"Then you shall have your wish. Know however that great power seldom comes with happiness, My Third Son."
Outside Conner's mind, the Team saw a blinding golden light emanating from the spear and engulfing Conner.
"Conner!" M'gann shouted, worried to her bones that something happened to him.
Then a large column of energy was shot up into the air, as if a massive proclamation was being sent to the universe.
Slowly energy dissipated and revealed Conner. But Conner looked different. Very different.
He was taller and leaner. He still had black hair and blue eyes, but his face was much sharper and his hair longer.
"Conner?" Garfield asked. "Is that you?"
"Who else would I be?" Conner spoke. His voice was still the same.
"Uh...you look different." Garfield spoke. M'gann was agape.
"How different?" Conner asked. Garfield ran and got a mirror. Conner yelled when he saw his new face. "What the hell!"
Aqualad was amazed. "Superboy...are you really superboy?"
"I am!" Conner said. "But, why do I look like this?" He looked at himself from head to toe.
"Maybe it isn't really him." La'gann offered. "He looks better than Superboy did."
Superboy growled at the Atlantean. "You want to turn into sushi, fish brain?!"
"Yeah, that is him." La'gann crossed his arms. Fish brain was a name Conner made for him.
Karen walked around Conner while Mal frowned.
"I have to say, your new look doesn't look so bad." Karen smiled. "It is different, but I can definitely see some resemblance. You didn't change that much."
"Yeah, but it is still unsettling." Mal commented and Conner twitched.
Wolf and Sphere appeared.
"Come here boy." Conner kneeled down and offered a hand. Wolf looked at him weird and approached slowly. It sniffed Conner's hand and looked at Conner's face. It finally acknowledge that this was Conner and licked Conner's hand.
Sphere gave no hesitation and rolled around Conner enthusiastically.
Impulse did the same thing. "Wow, this is your new look! I really like it. I mean not that I didn't like your previous face. But you look cool, you look really cool!" Impulse blasted his mouth off and Conner put his hand over his mouth.
Cassie whistled. "You look hot." Tim Drake looked at Wonder Girl funny and Cassie shrugged. "What? I am just saying the truth."
Conner sighed. "What the hell..."
Aqualad contacted Batman through his earpiece. "Aqualad to Batman. We have a situation."
"Acknowledged, what is it?" Batman's voice rang.
"Superboy has just...transformed..." Kaldur uncomfortably said and there was a silence.
"Repeat that again." Batman asked. What in god's name happened now?
"Superboy has just transformed. We confirmed that he is still Superboy...but he looks different now..."
Batman rubbed his temples. He was in the Batcave doing work when this happened. "Change of plans. Have the Team go to the Watchtower immediately. What caused the change?"
Aqualad looked questioningly at Conner and Conner sighed. "I touched the spear."
"He touched the spear." Aqualad commented.
"What of the spear now?" Batman asked.
Kaldur looked at the spear and it was in Conner's hand. He was holding in sideways.
"Superboy is carrying it as we speak." The Atlantean noted.
"Go to the Watchtower immediately and initiate self destruct sequence of Mount Justice." Batman ordered. He then got up from his computer.
"Going somewhere, Master Bruce?" Alfred approached with a tray of tea.
"Something has happened to Superboy." Batman said as he jumped into the batjet. He began to check the status. "I will be away for the night."
"Yes, Master Bruce. And please send Master Conner my regards." Alfred curtly noted.
"I will." Bruce closed the cockpit and flew his jet from the cave to the Watchtower.
Clark was amazed by what he just learned. "I still have so many questions."
The Outline nodded. "You have heard. But You have not listened, child. There is time and place for every answers. "
Clark cleared his throat. "So what must I do with the sword?"
"That is up to you." the Outline noted. "It is now yours. Wield it with honor, Kal-El, My Second Son."
Back in the really world, Clark awakened again and lifted the sword with ease. He held it upright and looked at it.
Apollo and the Amazons were all stupefied by what happened. Strife laughed manically at what happened and Diana smiled triumphantly.
"You did it." Diana spoke and ran to Clark. she hugged him and Clark hugged her as well.
"Impossible." Apollo muttered. "Blasphemous. He succeeded where a god-king failed..."
Hera smiled confidently. "I knew this would happen." She walked up to the couple. "Apollo has lost his bet. I, Hera the Goddess of Marriage and Monogamy, bless your union if you decide upon it."
Diana smiled at Clark and he returned it. "Sure."
"But tell me." Hera asked. "How does it feel, to wield one of the most powerful weapons in existence, one that makes even Zeus's thunderbolts seem inconsequential?"
Clark held the sword with one hand. "It is light...much lighter than I thought." He then saw the Kryptonian runes and read them. "The one who wields this sword shall wield its power to protect all the helpless from domination."
"What does that mean?" Strife pouted.
"It means I am to protect the weak by fighting the strongest." Clark explained. "This blade is called...the Omni-blade the Unyielding."
"Yes, that is its name." Hera noted. "It is one of a quadrivirate of weapons used by the greatest warrior in history."
"Rao-El." Clark stated.
"Even you know his name?" Hera asked.
"He is the patriarch of my House." The Kryptonian placed the sword on the ground once more. "His son Jor-El founded the House of El."
"He is also the reason why every race in the universe hold Kryptonians in such high regard." Hera continued.
"You know surprisingly much about Kryptonian history." Clark turned to Hera. "Even I don't know much about my people."
Hera smirked. "My fool of a husband challenged your ancestor several thousand times, and came back with tail between his legs every time."
Hippolyta was amazed. Zeus, her one-time lover and King of the Gods was no match for the boy's ancestor?
"The story of Rao-El is well known by every pantheon, for he was the mortal who became a god all on his own."
"He reached apotheosis on his own?" Diana asked. "Is that even possible?"
"He remains the only mortal to have done so fully." Hera continued. "He also remains the only being to have conquered the entire universe, an unmatched feat by mortal or immortal. And his bloodline is undoubtedly the strongest. The same blood that flows in your veins." Hera noted. "That symbol on your chest, Kal-El, is known by all."
"Humans don't know what kryptonians are." Clark argued.
"That is because Zeus wanted at least one world that wouldn't be in awe of his greatest rival." Hera smirked. "Zeus had his bruised ego to look after."
Clark frowned. That was the same story he heard from the mysterious outline, but something did not add up.
"If Rao was so powerful, where is he now?" Clark asked.
Hera shook her head. "No one knows. My husband spend millennia looking for the one he proclaimed would defeat one day. But to no avail. Instead, he dedicated himself into surpassing Rao in another way."
"Which was to create bloodline stronger than the House of El." Strife added. "Hence you see why Zeus has so many kids like me and Diana."
Diana scowled. "So I was created...out of Zeus's need to surpass his rival?" Zeus sired hundreds of children over the centuries. Some believed that he made his children to serve a specific purpose. But in reality it was his ego and selfishness.
"Oh yes, partially." Strife snickered. "He was still lustful; he merely justified his actions with his obsession."
Apollo looked at Clark. "It would seem that our little duel is just beginning, son of Rao." Apollo walked close to Clark. "I refuse to believe that I am best by a mortal, no matter how strong he is or what weapon he wields." He disdainfully looked at the Omni-blade. "I shall have my due, Kryptonian." Apollo flew to the sky and disappeared.
Strife walked to Clark and winked. "Don't mind him, my delicious mortal. I still like you." She lightly touched his chest and disappeared before Diana unsheathed her sword. .
Hera sighed. "Like Father, like son." she turned back to Clark and Diana. "My husband never showed it, but he deeply respected your ancestor, Kal-El. Admired him, even looked up to him. That is why Zeus desperately tried to surpass him. In a way, surpassing Rao was perhaps the only thing Zeus ever wanted and never got."
Clark was silent.
"After Rao disappeared the universe again fell into pieces." Hera stated. "No one was powerful enough to take his place and no one was respected enough to unify the universe. The-self appointed Guardians of the Universe try, but they don't want to admit that they have failed."
Hera turned to leave.
"Wait." Clark stepped forward. "What was he like?"
Without turning to him, Hera spoke. "He was...a good person. I really have no words to describe him in short time. Good luck, Son of Rao, for the time of darkness may arrive soon." She teleported away.
"What did she mean?" Clark whispered.
"I don't know. Perhaps a terrible event is going to happen?" Diana looked worried. Clark was silent. Then he got a call from Batman through the Trinity's personal communicator.
"Bruce, what is it?" Clark asked.
"Something has happened to Conner." Batman said. "Come to Watchtower."
Clark sighed. "Never a dull moment." He turned to Hippolyta. "I am sorry, your highness, but I am afraid I have to leave now. Something has happened to my younger brother."
Hippolyta stiffly nodded. "We shall continue this another time." The queen was still trying to process what had just happened.
"I will come with you." Diana told her lover.
"Mother, can I go?" Donna asked.
"No, you stay here as the princess." Hippolyta barked and Donna groaned.
The two hero couple left Themyscira and flew toward space. Clark placed the huge sword on his back.
"Well that ended strangely." Clark commented.
"Indeed." Diana looked at the sword. "It is a grand weapon, perhaps the finest I have seen. How does it feel to know a bit of your past?"
"Frankly it raises more questions than answers." Clark sighed. "I always knew very little about my history, my people's history. I thought that I could slowly peel away the knowledge of my people. Then this thing literally falls on me." Clark motioned on his back. "There is more. There will always be more."
The couple landed on Watchtower, meeting with Captain Marvel and Red Tornado.
"Hey, nice sword!" Captain Marvel exclaimed. "Where did you get it?"
"It crashed near me." Clark answered. Red Tornado and Marvel looked at each other.
"Why, what has happened to Conner?" Clark asked.
"It is better to show you." The four of them walked to the infirmary at the center of the station.
"A strange spear crashed into Mount Justice and Superboy touched it." Red Tornado stated. Clark and Diana exchanged looks.
They reached the infirmary, where Batman was using advanced computer to scan someone. Around him were Black Canary, Green Arrow, and several members of the Team.
The scanning machine opened and revealed the new Conner.
Conner shook his head to get used to the light. When he opened his eyes, he saw his adopted older brother looking at him shocked.
"Hey, Kal-El." Conner spoke.
"Conner?" Kal-El gasped.
"One and only." Conner sighed. "It is me, Kon-El. I don't know what happened, but I am still Conner Kent." Conner spoke in Kryptonian.
Clark walked up to him and used supervision to look at Conner's DNA and further to look at his soul. Clark sighed in relief.
"It is Conner. Your soul is the same." Clark spoke and members of the room all breathed in relief. "But your DNA is different. There are no traces of human DNA."
Conner nodded. "I know. I saw it as well."
"You have supervision?" Clark asked.
"Super-hearing, super-senses, you name it." Conner noted.
"How is this possible?" Clark asked.
"His cellular structure is much like your own." Batman showed Clark by uploading visuals in a hologram. "His solar cells are slightly denser than yours. Could be his youth. Could be something else. Bottom line, he is at least as strong as you are."
The Team gasped, silently or loudly.
"He is strong as Superman?" Garfield muttered.
"So I became a pure kryptonian." Conner stated.
"Indeed. You DNA has some semblance to Superman's but not as nearly as before. You share about 50% similarity, which is sibling-similar in humans." Batman said.
"So I am Superman's real brother now, with my own body." Conner smirked and clenched his fist.
"Where is the spear?" Clark asked and Conner pointed at the adjacent table. As Clark walked to it, Conner noticed the sword on Superman's back.
"Nice sword." Conner commented. Clark pulled it off his back and rest of the people in the room looked at the giant sword in amazement." Clark put it next to the spear.
"Is that the second projectile?" Batman asked and Clark nodded. Clark looked at the spear's runes. "Those are Kryptonian, alright."
"So what is the story behind all this?" Conner asked.
"A very long story. I will tell you later." Clark sighed. Conner nodded and got off the chair. "So, what do we do now?"
"We will have you under observation." Batman said. "We still don't know the extent of this transformation, if it is permanent or not. We will also have to keep those weapons under lock."
"I don't think so." Conner growled and everybody looked at him in shock. "I will not be a lab rat or prisoner."
Batman gave him the batglare. "You will do as I say. You are an unknown right now."
"I WON'T." Conner declared firmly. Suddenly, the air around Conner seemed to change. It was as if every word he spoke just became a undeniable force of nature. Even Batman flinched considerably.
"Conner." M'gann whispered.
"I will not be manipulated any longer." Conner ignored her. His words hit M'gann in the heart and she teared up. Karen hugged her.
"Conner." Clark touched his younger brother's shoulder. "You have to admit that this is a strange situation that we are in. I touched my sword as well and I don't know if I have gone through an unknown transformation."
"I will not be a prisoner." Conner glared at his brother and Clark held him tighter.
"You won't be. We first need to know what you are capable of. Then you will need further training in mastering your newfound power. Your former restraints are not going to be enough."
Superboy sighed deeply. "So be it." He walked away with Clark and Batman walked to Diana.
"Something has happened to Superboy's mind as well." Bruce told her.
"You noticed." Diana said. "He seemed to get angry more easily."
"He does not have the fine control Superman has. And since he is a teenager, he will need much more discipline." Batman noted.
"I will help him as well." Diana confirmed. "He will need amazonian discipline if he continues to react like that."She looked at M'gann who was crying softly. She walked up to Miss Martian.
"Are you okay?" She asked.
M'gann sniffed. "Yes...I am just...worried...if Conner changed too much." It was really because she knew Conner has not forgiven her for her past actions.
Diana gave a reassuring smile. "I am sure Conner is just going through a lot right now. He did just get a body change."
M'gann wiped her eyes. "You are right. I suppose I shouldn't worry too much."
"Where did Superboy go?" Kaldur asked.
"To the training room." Batman said as he searched for them.
"Perhaps to blow off some steam." Mal shrugged. "Let's go watch them."
The Team walked to the training room, a customized room reinforced with several alien technology. It could provide simulations, war drills, and it held a specially designed weight lifting machine of Superman. Clark and Conner walked to the room.
"Dr. Veritos built this room specifically for me." Clark noted. "Here, I can use weights that would theoretically be equal to Earth's weight in Earth's gravity."
Conner was silent as he looked at the training room.
"It can also raise the gravity of a specific area 1,000,000 times." Clark continued. "So, which one do you want to go first?"
"I will probably try the gravity." Conner answered. Clark left the room and entered the control observation room above. "What gravity do you want, Conner?" Clark asked through the mike.
"Give me 100 right now." Conner wanted to compare his new body to his old one. Clark raised the gravity to 100x.
Conner frowned. "Did you increase it yet."
"I already did." Clark answered.
"What?" Conner yelled. "But I don't feel anything yet."
"That is because your new body is stronger." Clark answered.
Fascinated, Conner sped through the room, running as quickly as he could under the gravity.
He is running as fast as me or Flash is under those conditions. Clark thought. Conner stopped and smiled. He flexed his body slightly.
"100x gravity doesn't affect me at all, when before it would just ground me." The younger kryptonian sighed. "Increase it to 10,000 times." He asked Clark and Clark did the same thing. Conner then felt the increase in gravity, but it didn't not hinder his movements. Conner jumped and performed punches and kicks in the air.
"Try floating, Conner." Clark said and Conner landed on the ground. He closed his eyes to concentrate on flying and he slowly levitated from the ground. Conner tried to remember what flying felt like when he was use SHIELDS in the past. He then levitated even further. Conner then flew around the training room with ease.
He mastered flying already? Either he is a prodigy or some form of super-kryptonian. Clark wondered. The Team entered the observation room as well.
"Conner can fly?" Jaime watched Conner flying effortlessly.
"Well of course he can, now that he is a kryptonian." Garfield said and took the mike. "Conner!"
"Garfield?" Conner stopped and looked up.
"Do you also have heat vision?" The Beast boy asked excitedly.
Conner frowned. "I don't know."
Clark released drones into the room. "Try hitting them, Conner."
Clark saw about a dozen drones circling him. He focused his vision, but nothing came out.
"Think of something that excites you." Clark suggested. "Food, games, or such."
"Anything that excites me?" Conner asked.
"Anything that provokes a serious emotion." Clark said and Conner smirked.
"Serious emotion? Oh I got some." Conner focused on his anger and immediately, heat vision kicked in. He turned his neck and all of the drones were fried instantly. But Conner couldn't turned them off and ending up burning a hole in the room. He closed his eyes and cover them with his hands. "How do I turn them off?"
Clark sighed. "I thought this would happen. Calm yourself down. Think that you are on an island. Concentrate on that island." That was the mantra he used to calm himself.
Conner took a deep breathe and did just that. Slowly the heat disappeared and his eyes were back to normal.
"That was close." Jason remarked and looked at the gravity sign. "10,000 times gravity!?"
"He barely feels it." Clark added. "Okay, Conner. Get out of the room. I will have the mech droids fix it for you later."
"Sorry about that." Conner apologized and left the room. After Clark deactivated the room, he and the Team went down to meet Conner.
"Feel exhausted?" Clark asked.
"Not in the slightest." Conner smiled. "This new body is really awesome. It is everything I wanted it to be. No half-ass super-strength or speed. And even room for improvement."
"Conner. Don't get too caught up in your power." Clark said. "Your recklessness may cause damage to others."
"I will master myself so that I can continue to get stronger and still be my own master." Superboy said. "I will not make such mistakes."
"So are you coming back with us to Bludhaven?" Garfield jumped on Conner's back.
"I don't see why not." Conner shrugged. "I mean, I am still Superboy."
Kaldur clapped Conner's shoulder. "It is good to have you still with us."
"It is good to stay." Conner did the same. M'gann sighed in relief mentally at the news; Conner, despite his new body, was still Conner, and she didn't lose him. La'gann grunted and looked away in disappointment. Tim crossed his arms and smirked. Mal and Karen leaned back and just basked in the warm team moment.
"Hey Conner." Cassie asked and Conner looked at her. "If you want, I can spar with you to help you control your body." She smiled radiantly. Tim looked at his girlfriend strangely and M'gann clenched her jaw. Conner raised an eyebrow. If they didn't know better, she was flirting with Conner.
M'gann knew that before dating Tim, Cassie had a little crush on Conner, but left him be because he was always brodding. Cassie asked other team members some facts about Conner; she was too scared to ask him personally.
She already has Tim and she is flirting with Conner? That...girl! M'gann screamed in her head. If she takes Conner from me, I will never forgive her, or myself.
"I will consider it." Conner smiled awkwardly.
"Before that..." Superman interjected. "We have to move our weapons." He smiled slightly. "Apparently no one can lift them, not even Captain Marvel or Jonn."
"Where are we going to put them?" Conner asked. "Ancient krytonian weapons are not going to be safe in the Watchtower."
"We are going to put them in the Fortress of Solitude." Clark answered.
"Now that I think about it." Conner sighed. "Isn't it time that I get my own? I mean, Kara got hers before she left for the Red Lantern Corp."
Clark pondered for a minute. "You do need a place of your own. I will start on building yours."
"Excellent." Conner's dady couldn't have gone better.
When the kryptonians left the Team went back toward Zeta tubes. Karen walked next to Cassie.
"Hey, what is wrong with you?" Karen berated Cassie.
"What do you mean?" Cassie asked innocently.
"Girl, you already have Tim. Why are you trying to get M'gann's boy?" Karen snapped.
Cassie gave her teammate a sad look. "Tim and I broke up few months ago, though he doesn't want to admit it."
"What do you mean?" Karen looked slightly at Tim, who was scowling.
"Tim and I got into multiple arguments about his bailing out on dates. Do you know how many times he bailed out on our dates our last month alone?" Cassie softly spoke. "Ten times! It got so bad that I didn't both rescheduling and he didn't even care."
Tim sighed. It was true that he was busy with other work.
"He keeps saying that it is not a big deal and he has more important things to do in gotham and such." Cassie said. "I understand his situation; he is part of the bat family and he has his training and duties. I just knew that our relationship would break sooner or later, so we broke it." Cassie said.
"And you think Conner is better?" Karen said. "You know very well that M'gann is trying to get back with him!" Karen had helped several times to get Conner and M'gann back. Her plans were not successful, as Conner was still awkward and M'gann too eager.
"Maybe Conner needs someone else." Cassie shrugged. "I am not saying I want to spite M'gann. But I always had a crush on him, so it doesn't hurt to try."
"It does hurt others." Karen scolded. "M'gann doesn't need a competitor right now. So think with your head and not with your vagina."
Cassie pouted and said nothing. Karen looked at her martian friend and M'gann gave her a silent thank you. When they were going to use the teleporter, Karen and M'gann stepped to the side. Karen kissed Mal on the cheek and motioned she would follow him.
"M'gann..." Karen spoke worriedly for her friend.
"Thanks for your support." M'gann gaver Karen a watery smile. "I really needed it."
"Look. Conner is holding his grudge thing too far. I mean, maybe I should talk to him." Karen said.
"No!" M'gann screamed and Karen flinched. "This is between me and him. And the main problem is not that he is holding a grudge."
"Then what is his problem?" Karen put her hands on her hips.
"He is scared." M'gann sadly noted. "He is scared that I would hurt him again without him knowing. His fear is preventing him from trusting me and ultimately being with me. I just fish I would convince him that I would never brainwash him again."
"The fact that he was hurting when you were with fish-boy just adds to his fear." Karen said and M'gann nodded.
"Being with La'gann was a mistake...one that I wish I could rectify. There is no easy way for me to solve this." M'gann sighed. "Conner and I probably will never have the same relationship we had before. Perhaps something better..."
"Or something non-existent if Cassie gets to him first." Karen muttered.
"Cassie is innocent and full of spirit. And she is not bad, merely opportunistic." M'gann tried to alleviate her own worries.
"If this were any other situation, I would say make Conner jealous, but that obvious went very wrong." Karen rolled her eyes.
"Karen, it is fine. We are slowly, but surely getting back together. It may take months, even years. But I think we are going to come out of this stronger than ever." Miss Martian hoped deeply.
"I hope so." Karen and M'gann walked to the teleport pad and left the watchtower.
Conner and Clark were flying to the arctic with their weapons.
"So, tell me what is going on." Conner asked. "What are these weapons?"
They landed at the Gates of the Fortress. Clark had a DNA scan and the two of them entered the huge fortress of ice.
Inside, they walked through a grand collection of things Clark collected over the years. Fauna and Flora of alien life, kryptonian artifacts and technology, statues, etc.
They walked even further into the vaults.
"Our ancestor was called Rao-El." Clark started. "He was descended from the original sun god Rao, who is called the Father of the Universe. The God Rao pushed away the chaos and forged all of the stars in the universe."
Conner continued to listen.
"Anyway, Rao-El is regarded universally as the strongest warriors in universe's history. No god or mortal could match him and he conquered the entire universe."
"He did what?" Conner gasped. "He conquered the universe?!"
Clark nodded. "Hard to believe, I know. Anyway he wielded four weapons during his life. Two of which are here." He motioned to his sword and Conner's Spear.
"Mine is named the Omni-blade the Unyielding."
"I know mine for some reason." Conner frowned. "The Over-spear of Supremacy. I didn't know that before. I just remembered it."
They entered the vault and placed their weapons inside.
"They will be safe here; no one can break this vault open." Clark said confidently.
"How about magic?" Conner asked.
"This vault is made of the strongest alloy with Nth metal." Conner said. "Nth metal is an excellent magic dampner. Combined with kryptonian technology, it is nearly unbreakable."
"Well, it is the best we can do for now." Conner said and suddenly he smelled something weird. "Clark, I didn't know you used perfume."
"Perfume?" Clark smelled and he immediately knew what it was.
"I didn't know you were into Laven-"
"You better go!" Clark literally dragged the confused Conner outside. "I will see you tomorrow." Clark said and shut the Fortress Gates in front of Conner.
"Well that was rude." Conner sniffed. "Diana smelled like lavender...Oh..." Conner smirked. "Man, those two can't keep their hands off each other." Conner flew away.
Meanwhile, inside, Clark followed the smell of lavender to his master bedroom. He entered and saw Diana in a black lingerie and see-through sleeping robe sitting at his bed. Around the bedroom were scent candles and incense.
"When do you prepare all this?" Clark asked as he slowly walked to Diana.
"While you were at the Watchtower." Diana whispered seductively. "So, how did it go?" She stood up and swayed her hips walking to her lover.
"It went well." Clark smiled as Diana traced her hands over his chest. She deactivated Clark's kryptonian armor. The armor retreated into the El-symbol chest piece, revealing Clark's god-like body. Diana took her robe off and swung it over Clark's neck. She slowly pulled him to her as they walked to bed.
"So much happened today." Diana kissed Clark softly. First kiss was soft. Second was longer, more caring. Third was full making out. Clark gently placed her down on their bed and kissed. Diana wrapped her legs around his waist and lightly raked her fingers along his back. Clark's hands traveled down Diana's sides to her hips.
Then Diana quickly flipped their positions so that she was straddling him. "Your mate demands that you please her, to give her the strongest orgasm she ever had. Do you accept my challenge, my sun?"
Clark pulled her head down and gave her a powerful kiss. "Yes, my moon." They joined each other in a night of passionate love.
Conner was leisurely flying when he heard the Earth quake. "Oh my god." He face-palmed himself. "They are going to break more icebergs than global warming."
Gottham, Wayne Mansion
Bruce sighed as he tried to concentrate on his work. He was doing well until pebbles fell from the ceiling. He checked for earthquakes and eventually traced them to the Arctic.
"Damn it, Kent." The billionaire grunted. "You are going to split the North pole in half."
"You can't blame everything on him." A female voice rang in the cave. Bruce did not turn; he already knew who the intruder was.
Selina Kyle-Wayne, his secret wife, walked behind and wrapped her arms around his shoulders. She had wore black leather pants with white blouse. "It takes two to tango. Diana is partially to blame."
Bruce grumbled. "Couldn't they have gone off planet and dance? They could seriously split the planet in half."
The former Catwoman giggled. "They are two of the strongest beings in the world. They can't be subtle about that. And that reminds me." She sultry whispered in Bruce's ear. "Your wife misses you."
Bruce gave her his batglare and Selina swatted his head. "Your face will stay that way if you keep doing that. Dick is gone and Tim is out."
"What about the girls?" Bruce asked.
"Sleeping, Master Wayne." Alfred arrived with a twin stroller and a tray of coffee. Inside them were two babies in pink clothing. Helena and Martha Wayne were sleeping quietly. "Miss Helena fell asleep an hour ago while Miss Martha three hours ago."
Helena looked like her mother, with brownish black hair. She had cute small nose and slightly larger lips, much like her mother. Martha was just as cute but had raven black hair and Martha Wayne's features, hence her name. Born only a few months ago, the twins quickly became their father's center of attention. When Bruce found out from Selina, his behavior and attitude changed. He was very attentive about the security of Wayne Mansion, tripling its security. He even asked Clark for Kryptonian technology for his mansion, something he never did before due to his pride. Bruce never thought about being a husband before, much less a husband. He had married Selina after he nearly lost her in an event with League of Shadows. He wouldn't be able to forgive himself if his daughters were hurt as well.
Bruce sighed. He typed as quickly as he could for 10 minutes as Selina cooed her twin girls. Satisfied, Bruce got off the bat computer. He then took the mike.
"Dick, Tim, Barbara. It is your night." Bruce ordered.
"Roger." Dick's voice came. "We will be fine, Bruce. Take care of the girls." He said jokingly.
Bruce sighed and got off his computer. He took Martha from the stroller and Selina took Helena.
"These days I get more afraid." Bruce spoke softly. Selina looked at her husband. "Like the calm of a storm. Something bad always happens." His face pensive, Bruce traced his daughter's face.
"Bruce, bad things always happen. what matters is if we get up again." Selina kissed her husband's cheek.
"Easy for you to say. You have nine lives." Bruce joked and Selina giggled.
"Being a cat has its advantages. Perhaps you should be Catman." Selina gave him a evil-joke look.
"No thanks." Bruce's tone gave finality. Martha opened her eyes and gurgled. Bruce gave his daughter a small smile and held her against his chest. The couple walked back up to the mansion as Alfred watched with silent pride. Master wayne finally opened himself to raise a family. Alfred was afraid that his adopted son figure would wither away without any children and burden himself with more darkness. But fatherhood changed Bruce Wayne. He has become a more flexible, yet a stronger man who can withstand more.
Alfred finally knew that he could pass away in peace, for he was happy for this family.
Batman didn't change. Bruce Wayne did. And for this family, that was enough.
So this is the second chapter. This is a filler so there is not much action. But don't worry. Conner is going to show off his skills to the world.
I had hard time with showcasing the love making between Clark and Diana. I have read plenty of fanfiction and I can't really do lemons. (I am just not good at it.) If anybody is willing to offer suggestions about that, then msg me. Earthshaking sex must be good.
When people ask me why Clark Kent and Diana Prince should be together, I say one word: 'Equals'. They are equals in every way. They are nobody's slaves nor would they enslave the other in a relationship. They are not rivals, but rather equally strong pillars in a relationship. And they know other's responsibility and react to them pretty well. Clark is patient with Diana's Olympian family and their power struggle (well mostly) and Diana is patient with Clark's mishaps in alien situations. They could go through each other's experiences and persevere. That is why Steve Trevor, in my opinion, is not a good partner for Diana. He is a good man, without doubt; he is a soldier fighting for his country. But there is no way that he can go through the same things Clark or Diana does. It would change him as a human being. And his loyalty will always be to the government, never to his own beliefs. His involvements with Sam Lane and Amanda Waller are proof of that; he has at very few times fought against the government, but even those times were questionable. The same thing applies to Lois Lane. She is one hell of a woman, a man's lady if you will. But could she go through what Clark goes through? Understand? Fight beside him? She is not mentally strong enough nor open minded. And while her morals are not questionable, she is willing to bend them at times. (New 52, when Daily Planet is under new management)
Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle have always been a guilty pleasure to read and explore. In several depictions, they have a child name Helena, who becomes Huntress. I decided to add Huntress as a separate character later (Maybe). Anyway, I see them not as opposites, but as two lonely people who came together and for some unknown reason they stayed together. Selina calms Bruce Wayne down like no one else, not even Talia. Talia is, in my opinion, Bruce's opposite and they can never have a relationship without compromise, and we know that they do not compromise in their beliefs.
M'gannxConnerXCassie. This relationship I have always been a huge fan of. I know that in New 52 they don't have that sort of a relationship, so I decided to use them instead. Compared to M'gann, Cassie is naive, yet good hearted. Being the rash person she is, she would not backstab. She would directly punch the person. In a way, that is what Conner needs. Some reason not to doubt her. M'gann already gave Conner reasons to doubt her; she mind-raped him and when he wanted her to stop, she wouldn't. Her going to La'gann was pretty much the final nail in the coffin for them. If they are going to have a relationship, it is going to be a very slow healing process. It pretty much mirrors a relationship I had before, though Conner will go through much more experience than I do because he is Superboy.