Sorry for the wait! School happened but I am working on another story as a second present, depending if you like it or not… but anyways Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
[Superboy's Room, Mount Justice]
Black Canary sat on the edge of the bed with Conner on her lap, he was facing sideways so he could lean onto her. She bounced the boy on her lap while the trio picked up the scattered books, being ever so careful as to not step on any of them.
"I see. So Superman is babysitting him without knowing that-", "Yup, that's pretty much it" Robin answered.
"And what are you and Batman going to do if he finds out?" she gave a worried expression. They all knew that Superboy was a touchy subject for Superman, as to why nobody knows, maybe Batman… because he's Batman.
"If you keep mum and we keep mum, nobody got's to know, okay?" Robin arched his eyebrow, no one could see through his mask though.
"We'll cross the bridge when we get to it…Supey's kinda attached to him and if anybody told the truth now , nobody wins" Wally did not want Conner to be upset over something like that, just thinking about it hurt. There was something definitely wrong with Superm-jerk, he was sure of it.
Conner was totally oblivious to the conversation, he was more interested in the blond hair that kept tickling his nose. He grinned in satisfaction when he finally got hold of a few locks and giggled as he stroked the silky smooth hair. They all just looked at him, such a happy child yet such a sad story. When the mess was cleared they headed for the living room.
[In a warehouse somewhere in Metropolis]
"Lois, I don't think-", "Shut up Smallville, you want us to get caught?!" this trio was hiding behind crates, they had followed a man that was suspiciously leaving the crime scene back in down town Metropolis. He seemed to be waiting for someone or something…
"Ahh! Let me go!" Jimmy was hoisted up in the air by a larger man, their cover had been blown and Clark had already ran off.
"Typical Smallville!" Lois' arms was grabbed by another man, then she and Jimmy were brought to the man they had been tailing.
"Ah, Miss Lane, it's been so long" a man with green eyes greeted her with a cynical smile. His hand gesture indicated to his henchmen not to chase after Clark.
"Metallo!" Lois struggled with all her might to break free of the henchmen's grasp to no avail, now they were hostages and Clark had probably fled the area as fast as his wimpy legs could carry him.
Now as any bad guy would, he explained his evil plan. He made a big heist in the Metropolis Bank to lure Lois and or Jimmy to the scene, kidnap them then wait for Superman to show. The scared-shitless Clark was of no use to him as the man had never showed signs of being friends with Superman, much less know how to contact him. The hostages were tied up to chairs and placed in the middle of the warehouse, they were surrounded by dozens of shipping containers.
"I thought this place was supposed to be empty?" Jimmy looked around and wondered what they were for, Lois' glare had turned awry.
The henchmen surrounded them in a circle but facing away from them, giving their boss 'privacy' with his hostages. As Metallo continued his 'evil plan speech', Jimmy tried to reach the button on his watch discreetly and hoped that Superman was in the city to hear the frequency it gave off.
[Living Room, Mount Justice]
Robin was flipping through TV channels, trying to find something suitable for Conner while Wally made snacks to share. Conner was playing with the toys from the duffel bag, Canary sighed and wondered whether to pity the toys, some were dismantled while others were chewed to bits. It was hard to stop him from putting random stuff in his mouth, super strength and all, even as a baby. Aqualad was reading a baby manual, there were written notes by Batman, those were the important ones since they were babysitting a meta-baby.
"We are live here in Metropolis as Superman and Metallo head face on-" Conner looked up from where he was and crawled as fast as he could towards the TV, he looked back to Robin wanting him to switch the channel back to the news.
"We have two hostages: Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen of the Daily Planet, their locations unknown at the moment- Woah!" The helicopter swerves to the side, dodging Superman and Metallo who were fighting intensely. The lady in the TV nearly fell off, Conner wished she did so he could see Superman in action. He stood up and plastered his hands to the screen and kept looking for Superman, squealing delightfully whenever Superman landed a punch on the bad guy.
"Lady, go away!" He was getting more and more ticked off as that lady was still blocking most of the fight, from his point of view, he wanted to see the entire fight but she was in the way. So he "pushed" her.
"Supey!" Wally managed to reach there in time before the entire thing fell. If anything happened to it, Batman would probably not pay for a new one… no TV in Mount Justice forever and it had the best game graphic displays.
"I wanna see Daddy!" Conner crossed his arms angrily and pouted, he did this pose all the time when he was a teen and even when he wasn't angry. Wally carried him to Robin on the couch however Conner wanted to watch up close and squirmed in protest. Then he stopped, Robin had connected his wrist computer to the TV wirelessly, now they could see the fight from many different views. The TV would now display the camera footage with the best angle of the fight thanks to the "Prince of Hacking". Conner settled down on the couch and watched the TV with intense eyes, he never looked away fearing he would miss something.
"Recognised, Batman, 02", "Recognised, Wolf, C02" Robin whipped his head to the direction of the computer generated voice. Wolf impatiently ran to the living room to seek Conner but was stopped by Batman before it could pounce on him.
"No, remember what I said" Wolf whimpered and backed down.
"Wolf!" Conner scrambled to the large canine and gave it a hug. He then returned to the sofa with Wolf in tow and when Conner sat on the floor, Wolf curled around him and let the boy lie on him.
"Where Sphere?" Conner asked.
"With Flash" Batman was paranoid, so there was no way he would let an unknown alien tech/motorcycle into his cave. Also, the League was still trying to figure out where it came from and how to "communicate" with it as it was an A.I. of sorts. On the other hand, Ace didn't take to having another canine in the cave lightly and kept growling. It seemed to be "jealous" that Wolf took all of Batman's attention, he was quite amused with this. That amusement would die down as Batman tried to train Wolf to be "baby-safe". The large animal's strength and behaviour had to be controlled since Superboy's abilities had reduced, including his invulnerability.
"Daddy!" Superman had been beaten quite badly but managed to subdue Metallo. The kryptonite in his chest had been removed but was still in the area, Superman winced in pain as he flew off the scene while Green Lantern(John) went to help with clean up and kryptonite removal. Conner ran to the transporters, waiting for Superman to come for medical attention. The apprentices had a hard time trying to convince Conner that Superman wasn't coming until after work, they told him that Superman would be fine and he would heal with the sunlight. A bit of crying later and Conner fell asleep, they put him in his room with Wolf, trusting that the canine wouldn't accidentally crush him.
[Newsroom, Daily Planet]
"CLARK KENT! HOW CAN YOU LIVE WITH YOURSELF?!" Clark cringed as Lois slapped a hand onto his desk.
"At least I called the authorities…" Clark swore that if Lois had heat vision, his head would have been melted to mush. He shrunk in his chair as she kept drilling him about his cowardice that afternoon, he wished he could just sink his entire body into the chair and never come out.
"C'mon Lois, let him off, if it were me I'd run and call the cops too you know" that just earned Jimmy a death glare from Mad Dog Lane, Clark thought "note-to-self: buy Jimmy some iced coffee later". Lois just went on and on, saying that given his size he'd be able to fight off the thugs and prevented the hostage situation.
"B-but Lois, Metallo… h-he's a super villain with super strength, I can't beat that…" He looked down, suddenly talking to his shoes and his fallen pen. Lois walked off to her desk in a huff, Jimmy just gave a small pat on Clack's back and left to check on his camera images. Clark sighed and continued on his article, wanting nothing more but to finish work and retrieve the little bundle of joy he left at Mount Justice.
To be Continued…