Chapter 4 So Not Good

Connor's POV

I couldn't move the pain was too intense, there is something wrong about all of this. I felt the cool metal straps restrain me, holding me tight against the table as my eyelids struggled to open. With a great amount of effort, I could just barely make out the shape of a man.

He looked to be in his mid-30s with brown hair and a few streaks of gray coming in. Behind him was none other than Lex Luthor the man who had just kidnap me. The man whose only goal in life seemed to be ruining my dad's life.

"Where am I?" I groaned as I felt a large amount of pain shoot through my body. My throat is dry and cracked, ragged with exhaustion so I deluded myself into think that is the source of my pain. But as my gaze began to lie down I could see a green laser beam workings its way into my skin.

I moaned at the burning shooting pain began to spread to the rest of my body. All of this is so lame, how is it that our people's biggest weakness is a stupid ass rock. That I have to endure all this pain and torture because of one rock.

I bit back the screams, while I stared down Luthor and the unknown man. He was wearing a crisp white lab coat so I had to assume that he was the one in charge of this lab. "I told you that he is a feisty one, something like this always made his father scream out in pain the great Superman." He sneered at the thought or mention of my father like it physically pained him to speak about him.

His arrogance and disgusted tone told me everything that I needed to know about him. He is envious and hates him all in one shot what a twisted man. As I turned my cold gaze to Lex, he had this devious smile as the doc came over and turned the beam up but I refused to scream.

I am an El and we didn't scum to torture not like this, not now, not ever. I knew that defence was shining in my eyes with Luthor's eyes gleam with both curiosity and rage.

"You're right this is definitely a new thing for me, maybe it just isn't as effective or his blood is more potent than his father's." I could feel myself losing conscious I was surprised that I lasted this long before I finally got knocked out.

But even in my sleep, I could still feel the pain of that beam. Searing and hot unlike anything I had ever felt before it was enough to drive me mad.

"Conner wake up your disk has been going off all morning and Wally won't stop complaining about it." I groaned at the sound of Mal'ganis gently voice. As my eyes slowly opened I could see a green girl with a bright pink tint on her face looking at me. At first, I didn't really get it till I notice that she wasn't looking at me per say and more like looking at my bare chest.

I groaned as I slowly sat up, my muscle seemed to tenths as I noticed she wasn't the only one in the room. Out of the concern of my eye, I could see Wally leaning firmly against the door. This frown on his face as his eyebrows slipped down as he studies my communication device from Krypton.

He walked over and grabbed it throwing it around like a frisbee. "Could you not do that there are only 3 of those in existence and I would like the number to stay that way. Give it back before I hit you with my heat vision."I knew that my voice had to seem meaning but this early in the morning. With my flashbacks being more frequent. It is almost like I never left that hell hole.

Wally yelped at the sound of my throat before handing me the disk, the cold feel of the slim disk seemed to wake me up a little more as I hit the answer button. No image appears but a demanding voice rang out into the silent morning air.

"Kon El you late get your ass down here to happy harbor port. It has only been a couple days since your returned and you are already going back into bad habits." I groaned and looked at the clock it was 8 am the hell did she expect me to wake up at the butt crack of dawn to meet her. Was she always this demanding or is it a new quirk she got while I was gone.

"When I said our usual spot I didn't mean at 8 in the morning," I growled angrily under my breath as a small hologram took form in my hand. Even in the hologram, I could see the rage glowing in her eyes.

"You're not even dressed you are such a bum no wonder my parents say Kryptonians aren't worth the hassle." I sighed she so didn't just go there. Fine to the port I go if only to prove her wrong and get her off of my back all in one shot.

"Be there in 10" I hung up and looked to Wally who seems star stuck while Megan looked like she was about to rip Maira's head off. What is with the two of them they both act so strange to me.

One is always happy the other is always blushing madly and getting flustered around me. As I took in a deep breath I tried to push all of them out of my mind as I jogged into the bathroom.

I took a quick shower, the boiling water felt warm against my skin it has been so long since I have taken a shower, and this water did the trick to waking me up. While releasing all the tension and pain from my muscles.

I only stayed in for a few minute before slipping on a black tee-shirt and blue jeans before putting on my combat boots and grabbed my human cellphone.

I didn't find much use for it but it's not like I would carry around an alien holographic phone and media device. I sighed heavily as I walked into the kitchen, the low hum of the fluorescent lights seemed to block out the dripping sound from the leaky forest down the hall.

But as my hunger grew it was hard to focus on controlling my hearing when all I could think about is eating something. I stumbled slowly into the kitchen as I put on a pot of coffee and slowly made my way around the kitchen trying to find the sugar and creamer. But even as I moved silently around I could feel the eyes of the team on me.

I would have said something but that would take way more energy than I had at the moment. The annoying high pitched beeping from the coffee pot told me that it was done. So as I stared down the tar-like liquid adding my sugar and cream I could hear my phone ringing. Damn, would that girl give me a break?

"Maria I am on my way hold up it's only been 5 minutes since you called the last time." The line was quiet for a moment then an angry and vengeful voice began to yell. "I told you not to talk to that Draxton girl ever again her species is full of savages."

Great I should have looked at my caller id before answering the phone. "I was talking about a different Maria, not the Draxton girl I get it her species and my species don't coexist I got that. So just lay off of me would you" I swear my parents are stuck in their ways.

As she sighed deeply into the phone receiver I swear it was like I could see her. Her shoulder hunching in defeat and frustration as she relinquished the fight and gave into default.

"Fine just be careful with Lex still on the loose you can never be too safe." I nodded my head to myself as if she could even see me. "Alright I just wanted to check to see how you are doing the mission is coming along fine so we might not be here as long as projected."

I smiled to myself for all their fault I loved my parents and to be honest I am eager to have them here bugging the living shit out of me. "Your father would like to talk to you" I didn't even wait to hear his voice I know that he cant hear me.

"Hey dad" I waited for him to respond and for a moment he didn't say a thing. "I don't want you leaving the cave without an escort and by that I mean if Bruce isn't with you, then you don't leave. He is the only one that I trust to look after you while we are gone." I growled under my breath I wasn't a child, so why is he so persistent in treating me like one.

"Don't give me an attitude young man, the last time you went off on your own I didn't see you for 2 years." I grumbled under my breath "Then you shouldn't have let me fly you should have gotten your lazy out of bed and drove me." "What was that Kon?"

I groaned I forgot that he had super hearing sometimes. "Nothing dad" I rolled my eyes angrily as I turned to see the team sitting on the couch perfectly still. They could at least make it a little less obvious that they were listening to me.

"Just don't do anything stupid we should be home in a month I am going to call you later on the disk." I sighed and looked at the time "alright I will see you later" I hung up the phone before chugging the rest of my coffee the only women scarier then my mother is Maria when I am late.

Even with the burning sensation that was running down my throat surely soaring ever patch of flesh, it hit on its way down to my gullet. The only thing I am truly worried about is to begin late. She would kill me and then bring me back to life to clean up the mess.

My body moved on instinct as I started to fly towards the back door of the cave which just so happens to be a beach. I could see happy harbor port off in the distance. I was about to take off when I felt eyes on me one of them being red tornado.

"Conner is it not wise for you to leave the cave, in fact, your father has insisted on it." I looked at Red Tornado his voice was emotionless as always. "All due respect to you I don't have to listen to my father's wishes he's off-world and I got someone I got to meet." "A hot date maybe" I looked over to Wally and Robin there eyebrows were raised.

"Old friend from before I got kidnap, our planets inhabit the same sun right before it exploded. Her parents escaped from their planet around the same time mine did." I looked at them and looked at Megan she had this relieved look on her face.

I shook my head sadly and flew off toward happy harbor I was there within a few minutes and met Maria at the hot dog stand we usually go to. The scent of overcooked meat filtered into the air as an exuberant voice filtered into my ears.

"OMG its really you Kon." She ran into my arms and hugged me tight using her super strength so that I couldn't break free. I laughed and simply hugged her back it was good to see her again. She pulled away and got a good look at my face. "You haven't changed a bit, well you are a little taller but that is about it, oh and you're way more rebellious not afraid of what your father thinks anymore?"

I rolled my eyes at her and placed an arm around her shoulder. "Yeah well, it would drive me crazy if I had to live up to the standards of Superman. Your lucky your parents chose not to become superheroes in the public eye."She laughed at me and I forgot how much I love the sound of it, like a symphony of violins.

"So tell me about your team who are they and what are they like. I don't want to have to come in there and bust some and living with my parents isn't that easy they are FBI and CIA I get to hear all about how they save people day after day" She rolled her eyes while I laughed at her and steered her towards the first shop we came to which happened to be a video game store.

"There's Kid Flash a total smartass and he loves to flirt with pretty girls, then there is Robin my dad's friends kid, of course, he was going to make it onto the team. He is pretty chill but he has this thing about finding the opposite of words. Then there was Aqualad he is calm and easy to get along with he is the same age as me the other two I mentioned are 13 and 15 I think. Then there's Megan she is great, but she is a little off" She noticed how my voice changed as we walked the allies of the store looking for a good game to buy.

"Off how" I look at her and sighed she had this knowing smile on her face. "She is always staring off into space and blushing which is weird considering that she is green. Then when she saw you appear on the halo disk she freaked but when I told her that you were just an old friend she seemed to calm down."

I looked at her and she smiles wide and picked out the game that she wanted. "Simple she is head over heels for the teen of steel." She laughed at the way she phrased it before walking over to cash register.

Once we were out of the store I looked at her and she smiled to herself she has this look of pure joy on her face. I smiled "You look like a little kid in a candy shop"

She ground madly at me as this doe-eyed expression took over her usually piercing gaze. "I'm just glad to have my best friend back I was worried that they were never going to find you but they did I owe your team a big thanks."

I stared in shock for a moment as a smile crept slowly onto my face without my consent as she began to tug me out of the shop. I sighed and turned a corner and was met with an amusement park. She looked at me with this wide eyed expression on her face. "Come on Kon for old times sake please." I looked at her and nodded my head before paying the entrance fee for the both of us and going in.

We went on plenty of rides, the vomit comet, the Superman roller coaster. I rolled my eyes the whole way on that one but she insisted on it. Once off we played a few games and her phone begins to ring. "Hey daddy what's up" I tried not to use my super hearing but it was too hard to resist.

"Where are you? It's getting late you said you were going out with some friends from school but it is a school night and you have to be at happy harbor high early tomorrow."

She looked at me and smiled before placing a hand on my head and wiping off some icing she had flicked at me. "I'm will be home in a little while dad it's only 8 and I want to spend some more time with my friends."

I heard him sighed before telling her that it was fine and hanging up the phone. She turned to me wide-eyed and smiled before running off hiding in the shadows I simply followed after her and she turned back and looked at me.

"For old times sake let's see who is faster." I rolled my eyes as her puppy eyes bore deeply into me. Even though she always lost expect for once but I let her win. Which actually made her madder then when she lost. But she is right this is the first time that I had seen her in 2 years.

"1,2,3" She shot off into the sky and I followed after her hang back for a little while just enjoying the wind ripping through my hair and the sight of the night stars. Then I kicked it up a notch and broke the speed barrier passing Maria in a flash. I could hear her whining from here as we landed on the beaches of Mount Justice.

She looked in awe at the Mount before turning to me and I smiled at her I was really glad to see her again. "You coming back to school soon I miss my best friend and I miss people thinking that we were going out so that they would stop hitting on me."

She flipped her wind-tossed hair out of the way. "I have no clue they want to make sure that Luthor won't try that stunt again." I looked at her and she sighed heavily before kissing me on the cheek and flying into the air.

"Alright Kon but I won't stay patience for very long." I laughed at her and then waved goodbye before walking into the cave a large goofy smile on my face that quickly dropped when I got the bat glare from the dark knight. I smiled at him and he glared Robin was standing behind him this apologetic look on his face.

"Sorry SB if you were in my position you would do the same thing." There was no one else around just the three of us and me grateful for that it would allow me to save face in front of the team. "Robin leave us" He looked at him and shook his head no like he is ready to defend me. But a few words from Bats took that defeince and fire right out of him.

"Dick this isn't up for debate go home now." He grumbled something under his breath like fine dad before running off taking one last look at me before leaving. I sighed heavily and look at Batman, "Uncle Bruce you're not going to tell him are you"

I watched him as he softened for a moment before walking over to the couch and sitting down I stood against the wall really not wanting to have this discussion.

"Did I tell him you were out with the Draxton girl your mother doesn't want you anywhere near. No, but I did tell them what you said to red tornado and how you left the cave without permission. I get that you being here makes you restless but if you could take care of yourself then you wouldn't have been taken in the first place."

I simply stared at him shock how could he even dare to stay that to me, "That's not true and you know it. I wouldn't have been able to fight any way they used Kryptonite. As for taking care of myself, I can fight just as well as dad."

I watched him look at me this look that told me he wasn't believing anything I had to say. "Your father is less than pleased and your mother was hysterical she thought she was going to lose you again. They almost compromise their mission just to get back here I had to tell them otherwise. Listen to me Conner unless you are with me or the team I don't want you leaving this mountain."

I groaned this sucked I was the one on locked down instead of Luthor what a load of shit. I looked at him and he could see the anger in my eyes. "Calm down Conner it will be fine you go on your first mission tomorrow so get some rest and try not to sneak out again. If you want to leave just tell me and I will come and get you."

I didn't want to ask for permission I'm not a toddler yet everyone keeps treating me like a child. I nodded my head and walked back into my room collapsing on the bed. Worst way to end a perfect day, my phone started to ring and I had to correct myself. This was about to be the worst ending to a perfect day. I turned on the holo-phone and my dad appeared.

The anger in his eyes is evident and the way that his body shook in anger told me that I am really in for it. "Kon El I told you not to leave this cave and what did you do, you left. You grounded and when I get home me and you are going to have some exchanges of words." I didn't want to hear this not right now I was exhausted and at this point, I wanted nothing more than to get some sleep.

I hit the hang up the bottom and turned it off before drifting off to sleep. I'm sure he will have something to say about that when he gets home to but that was the last thing on my mind right now.

"Come Superboy it is time that you got up we are about to go on our mission and you are about to miss the briefing." I opened my eyes to see Megan looking at me I simply nodded my head groggily and got out of bed switch into my black shirt with the Els coat of arms on it along it black combat pants and combat boots.

I sighed and walked out of the room and looked over to see Megan waiting for me I remembered what Maria and told me and I had to admit Megan was really cute. I smiled at her and we walked over to the mission briefing and Batman looks at me for a moment before looking back at the rest of the team.

He went over the mission briefing but I didn't pay attention much I just thought about how I wanted to hit something, anything. I started to walk towards the bioship when I felt a hand and on my shoulder and turned to see Bruce, not Batman since everyone else was gone he took on his mask.

"You should tread carefully and look out for Robin okay?" I looked at him and for a moment worry flashed into his eyes. "Don't worry uncle Bruce I got Dicks back." I looked at him and he sighed before nodding his head and pulling his hood back on. I walked into the bioship and sat on the right of Megan as she flew us all the way to Santa Prisca. The ride was silent and I could hear all of their steady heartbeats.

"Hey, Supey I just wanted to say that I am sorry for ratting you out to Batman." I rolled my eyes at him like it was no big thing. "Don't worry about it I get it to trust me I understand." I looked at him and he smiled gradually before going back to talk to KF. I sighed and simply stared out of the window. Once we stopped to drop off Aqualad, KF started playing with his stealth tech.

"Hey, Superboy it's not too late for you to put on the new stealth tech." I laughed at him and then thought about how dorky my dad looks all the time. "No tights no caps no offense." I looked at him and then Megan turned doe-eyed on me again.

"That totally works for you." I smiled at her and she shook her head and created a hole for all of us to get out of. I flew through and landed on the ground looking at KF and Robin. "Told you that I don't need a line."

The rest of the mission went okay I got my ass handed to me a couple of times but that was about to. I was on the bioship on the way home when everyone was congratulating Kaldur on his new promotion to team leader. I didn't really see the big deal, I really didn't really care that much."Hey so tell me what is Superman like."

I look over to see KF looking at me this intense look in his eyes and now he wasn't the only one. I rolled my eyes at the thought of my father. "He's just as righteous as he acts he has never gone all out not even on a meta-human. He is pretty uptight on rules and Kryptonians culture and he loves to joke around except for in serious situations."

Kid Flash look at me and nodded his head before turning back to Megan. "Now tell me beautiful what do I have to do to get you to go on a date with me." I laughed to myself, just be me dumbass.

I look over to Megan and her eyes widen she must have been reading my thoughts. I smiled smugly before looking out the window. We touched down at the cave in no time at all.

I sighed and as we handed in our reports and I headed to the kitchen to get something to eat when someone spoke up. "Hey what is that sound doesn't anybody else hear that." I turned to look at Wally he was in his civilian clothes and he was staring right at me. Then Robin noticed and soon Megan and Kaldur to.

I put my hand in my pocket and noticed that my phone has been going off there was a 100 missed calls from my parents and 2 coming from Maria. I clicked on her name and put it on speaker as I looked in the fridge for food. After burning up that much energy I needed some food.

"Kon what took you so long you need to get down to Metropolis right now. The Atomic Skull is rampaging and your dad and mom are both off world. An El need to take care of this and quick there getting close to your's and my house."

I groaned as I began to rummage through the Tupperware bowls in the fridge. What I wouldn't give to have my mom's cooking. She could make these traditional Kryptioan dishes that could blow you away. Not that Megan isn't a good cook but moms is a thousand times better.

"Hey, would you just look at the news." Damn, I slowly moved out of the fridge before making my way into the living room. Flipping through the channels till the news came on.

A petite blond woman with deep blue eye and a red outfit was at the scene. "This is Kat Grant and where's Superman when you need him? He is nowhere in sight and neither is superwoman. I don't think that the city can hold out for much longer."

The camera showed the city and I could see the atomic skull blasting building and anything in sight really. Smoke filtered into the air as the sound of explosion coached against the glass skyscrapers of matropolis. "I'm on lockdown in the cave you take care of it."

She laughed harshly before turning back to the phone "Other then my flight and super strength I am a bit out of practice, my freezer breath is out of control and my heat vision is way too hot and unpredictable I could kill someone if I got out there. Like I said they need an El to help them." I growled and looked at the back door using my X-ray vision and then on the phone.

"Fly down here and create a distraction by the back door where I left you last night. I'm on my way." I waited for her to respond but all I heard was the alert coming from the sound system." I smiled before rushing out of the mountain and flying out of sight on my top speed. Maria was glowing behind me and I reached the concrete jungle of metropolis. I missed the smell and the sounds of the city below and how even at night there was still noise coming off of them.

I noticed that the skull was about to destroy a large Waynetech build I use my heat vision to get his attention blasting him in the head. The bright red beam sizzling as they came in contact with his skin but did little to stop him or put him out of commission.

His skull is glowing from the energy he was just giving off. "Hey heard you were looking for Superman well you got me instead." He laughed maniacally and glared at me "You're nothing more than a sad replacement of Superman a failure."This arrogance seemed to roll off of him in waves as this disappointed shined in his eyes.

I growled under my breath and punch the ground causing shocks waves forcing the ground to open up. The ground split and opened up under the weight of my punch. But even so the atomic skull just barely jumped out of the way. His green jumpsuit had the blood of someone innocent on it.

Forcing anger to take over my brain as a red haze started to take over my rational thoughts. I sucked in a large amount of air making my lungs expand as far as I could get them before exhaling below 0 air.

The temp spurring the two of us dropped to below zero as pure blue ice shot out towards his feet. He looked down, trying his best to break the ice. But before he could notice his mistake I flew towards him punching him straight in the sky. I watch him soar through the air I flew up to him and used my laser vision one last time froing him to the moaned as I grabbed some metal and wrapped it around his hands like handcuffs.

I flew out of sight before the cameras got there but there were a few witnesses. I sighed and flew back to the cave with Maria by my side. She smiled at me

"Thanks, I know you're going to catch some serious heat from your dad when he gets back." I rolled my head and flew on my back so that my eyes were on the stars.

"It's fine that is a month from now he can't stay mad that long not when his long-lost son has returned to him."

I laughed to myself and looked at her she smiled at me deviously before turning back towards the stars. Then something occurred to me "Where are your parents they have the same powers and unlike you, they train with them so they know how to use them."

She sighed and looked at me "That is the best part they are gone for the weekend on official business. They didn't want to tell me what it which means that they will be gone for a while." She smiled shyly at me as we flew through the night sky. I couldn't help but enjoy myself no matter how much trouble I was going to be in when I got back to the cave it's about time that I got to be me for once and not what everyone expects me to be.

I sighed and looked back to the cave but when I got there half the league was here. Green Lantern all three of them, and one of them wasn't even in the league and they get called for when aliens attack. Batman was there glaring at me from a distance, Aquaman, and the Flash along with Green Arrow were there.

I growled, watching them all for a moment trying to gauge their reaction if I let her into the cave. But you know what it isn't even worth it to risk it. "Maria you better go top speed and head home they might think that you are hostile and attack." She nodded her head she gave me one last wary look before I saw her fly off and I descend to the ground.

As soon as I did Batman had me by my neck. "What were you thinking having that girl attack Mount Justice she or the kids, your team would have been hurt. What were you thinking." I had tried to break free of his hold but that wasn't happening.

"I was thinking that Metropolis was under attack and I didn't see a single league member there. I was thinking about my friend's life when she called and told me that the atomic skull was attacking the city don't you idiots watch the news" He let my neck go and glared at me before dragging me back into the cave and watching the news.

Thank Roa all the angles that got on me weren't very good because I was fighting. But it was still good enough that they there really was a Superboy out in the city. I sighed and watched the expression of the league members as they saw the fight unfold.

Batman sighed as a ringing sound started to form in the cave and an image of my father appeared on the screen. Wrong it wasn't an image it was a live feed on of him great. I groaned and cursed under my breath as I watched as one by one the league members left the room not wanting to feel the wrath of Superman.

I groaned and looked at him and he had his face full of rage. "Hey dad" I place a hand behind my neck rubbing it sheepishly as I stared at the ground trying hard to avoid his her gaze. "You wait until I get home Conner Kon El Kent." I groaned, even more, he never said both names unless he was really pisted at me.

"Clark the boy did save the city from attack." I look at Batman and Dad sighed at him "This isn't what that is about I was the one trying to call him to get him to defend the city. But it seems that he blocked my number and turned off his holo-disk not to mention that way that he has been acting, rude and disorderly."

"But nonetheless, I saw you on the new that was great work but don't think that this is over with. Bed now and I better not get a call from your uncle saying that you snuck out again or left without permission. Understood?"

He looked at me but I refused to answer so he tried his luck with the language of the Kryptonians. "Is that understood Kon El." I yawned and nodded my head before heading back to my room to go to bed. I could hear dad and uncle Bruce talking in the background.

"Just keep my boy safe I don't think I could bear lose him a second time even if he is acting like a pain in the ass." I smiled to myself as I walked into my room and laid down on the bed sliding my shoes off for a moment. I stared at the wall and looked at the ceilings until I drifted off to sleep this was one hell of a day.