Uncanny Superman

Chapter 4: We're Gonna Need A Bigger Boat!

By

The Uncanny R-Man

Disclaimer- All familiar characters belong to DC.

Shout Outs-

Todd fan- I'm glad to hear that you like this story so far. Hopefully you'll like this chapter too.

Mimato-4eva- Thanks for the reviews, I hope you'll like this chapter too.

DarkKnight92- I'm glad that you liked J'onn's little cameo, hopefully you'll like Green Lantern's little appearance too.

Aaron- Hmm, Superboy meeting the Titans… Sounds like a god idea. I'm sure that Kara with forgive Connor for leching on her. It's not like he knew they were related. Just wait until you see his reaction to Power Girl… Hoo-boy!

Metropolis Harbour-

It was a beautifully warm night in the city of Metropolis and Jack Brody was fishing with a few of his buddies. Quite surprisingly for a city with a bustling port, Metropolis was a haven for fishermen.

Brody popped open a can of beer and set his rod to rest while we waited for a bite.

'Man, this is the life…' Brody sighed happily. 'The sun on my face, some nice chilled beer and perfectly clear water for fishing. What more could a guy want?'

'Holy crap!' One of Brody's buddies spat out his beer in surprise. 'Look at the size of that baby!'

Brody put his beer down and looked in the direction his buddy had indicated. His mouth fell open at the sight. There was a triangular fin heading straight for the boat!

'It's a shark!' Brody sputtered in disbelief as he scrambled about for his gun. 'I have to get myself a piece of this!'

'But Metropolis is too cold for sharks, isn't it?' Another buddy asked.

'Who cares?' Brody shrugged as he locked and loaded his gun. 'I'm gonna be the toast of the fishermen's club tonight!'

Brody took aim and prepared to fire. That was when something rammed into the boat with alarming speed, making Brody lose his grip on the gun. Brody cursed out loud as the gun tumbled over the side.

'Sonova…' Brody hissed. 'That was my shark gun!'

At that moment, another buddy ran up from the lower levels of the boat.

'Whatever that was, it made us spring a leak!' The guy explained. 'We're sinking.'

'Aww, dammit!' Brody muttered. 'That's all we need…'

Brody scrambled over to the lower levels. Unfortunately, something rammed into the side of the boat again, making Brody lose his footing and fall over the side.

Brody's buddies ran to the side to see if they could help their friend.

'Jack! Come back to us, man!' One buddy yelled. 'Are you okay? Speak to us!'

Fortunately, Brody's head popped out of the water with a gasp of breath.

'What the Hell was that?' One of Brody's buddies sputtered.

Brody slicked back his sodden hair.

'I think it was that sha…'

Brody's words were cut short as he was pulled back in to the water.

'Jack! JACK!' The buddies yelled. 'Something's got him!'

The rest of the fishing buddies scrambled to grab weapons to fend off the shark that had attacked them. Unfortunately for them, the shark rammed into the side of the boat once more, tipping them all in to the water. One-by-one, they were all pulled down to the depths in cascades of blood and water. The shark would certainly be fulfilled tonight…

The next morning-

Unaware of the events of the night before, Clark Kent was preparing for a new workday at the Daily Planet. His fiancée, Lois Lane, was also rushing about in preparation for the workday. Krypto just watched them in bemusement.

Lois ran to the bathroom and hammered on the door.

'Connor! Get your Kryptonian butt out here before I bust that door down and go army brat on your ass!'

'You'd better do what she says, Connor…' Clark smirked as he sat on the bed and laced his shoes. 'You won't like Lois when she's angry.'

'Bite me, Smallville.' Lois responded.

'Perhaps later.' Clark responded cheekily.

The door to the bathroom opened up as the teenage Superman clone known as Kon-El, or Connor Kent to the general populous, stepped out.

'Its all yours…' Connor stepped out of the way so Lois could step in.

Lois simply barged her way inside and slammed the door.

'Y'know, the way Lois ran in there, people would start to think that she's pregnant, or something.' Connor pointed out.

'Lois is just in a hurry to sort out her hair.' Clark responded. 'I guess she's a little manic-obsessive like that. Her hair has to be just right to she doesn't go out at all.'

'Lovely lady you got there, Blue.' Connor smirked.

'What have you got planned for your day?' Clark asked as he toasted some break with his heat vision.

'Oh, I don't know, really…' Connor shrugged as he vaulted over the back of the sofa and took a seat. 'I guess I'll just check out a little TV. Perhaps I'll go see what Tana's up to.'

'That Tana seems like a nice girl…' Clark nodded as he chewed on his toast. 'When do we get to meet her?'

'We haven't even started to date and you already want to inspect her.' Connor rolled his eyes as Krypto jumped up on to the sofa with him.

'Krypto, off the couch.' Clark ordered.

Krypto whined in response and looked at his master with a begging expression.

'Krypto…' Clark warned.

Krypto slumped his shoulders and slunk into the kitchen.

'You wouldn't mind talking Krypto for a walk, do you?' Clark asked. 'I'd do it but my day is busy enough. I'm going up to the Watchtower straight after work. I need to pick up your DNA results.'

'I wonder whose DNA I had merged with yours…' Connor thought out loud. 'Wouldn't it be insane if I had Lex Luthor's DNA?'

'Don't even laugh about that, Connor.' Clark frowned.

'Oh, come on, Blue…' Connor snorted. 'As if I'm gonna have Lex Luthor's DNA in with mine. How retarded is that?'

'Yes, I guess it is rather silly.' Clark chuckled. 'Lex Luthor's DNA indeed…'

Clark turned his head as he heard something knocking on the window. Krypto stood up and barked at the stranger.

'Down, Krypto…' Clark responded. 'I'm sure it's nothing.'

Clark moved over to the screen windows that lea don to the balcony and pulled back the curtains to reveal John Stewart and Shayera Hol standing outside.

Clark quickly opened the windows and pulled the pair inside.

'Don't you two have any sense of decorum?' Clark hissed. 'What if somebody saw you? Do secret identities have any meaning to you?'

'Sorry about the unannounced drop in, Clark…' John apologised. 'But there was a situation down at the harbour last night.'

'I'm surprised that you weren't there straight away.' Shayera pointed out. 'Just what were you doing last night, anyway?'

Clark blushed slightly in embarrassment.

Shayera grinned mischievously as she saw Lois walk out of the bathroom.

'Oh, I see…' The exiled Thanagarian chuckled. 'Never mind.'

'John. Shayera.' Lois nodded in greeting as she threw on her coat. 'You just caught us on the way out. Can I interest you in breakfast?'

'Ooh! Are those blueberry muffins?' Shayera asked hopefully.

'Help yourself.' Lois smiled as she tossed a muffin at Shayera, who dug in to it gratefully.

'I take it that I have to cover for you again, Smallville.' Lois sighed. 'Justice League stuff, right?'

'The remains of a couple of amateur fishermen washed up nearby early this morning…' John explained. 'They looked like they had been eaten.'

'Any clues?' Lois asked.

'The bite marks looked like they came from a shark.' Shayera pointed out. 'But I've never seen a shark that had such a big mouth. It was like those guys were bitten in two!'

'This reminds me of a story that Hal Jordan told me once…' Clark remembered, referring to John's predecessor as Green Lantern. 'He once told me of a battle he had against a giant mutant shark that had been responsible for several deaths near and around Coast City.'

'But California has plenty of shark attacks anyway, right?' Connor asked. 'What's so different about those ones?'

'The victims were bitten clean in two, just like these guys.' John remembered. 'Hal told me that story as well. But it can't be the same creature, it died during the fight.'

'Perhaps the creature had offspring.' Clark suggested.

'There's only one way to find out…' John said. 'We're going for a swim…'

'Shouldn't we call Aquaman in on this?' Clark asked. 'This concerns him as well, don't you think?'

'We already tried that.' Shayera responded. 'He was busy. But Aqualad's come in from Steel City to lend us his expertise.'

'I guess we'd better go then.' Clark nodded. 'I'm sorry to put you on the spot again Lois, I really am.'

'Don't worry about it, Smallville.' Lois smiled. 'I should think I'm used to it now.'

Clark changed in to his familiar red-and-blues before giving Lois a goodbye kiss and flying off after John and Shayera.

Lois watched them leave with a heavy sigh.

Connor walked up beside her with a cheeky smirk.

'I think they're going to need a bigger boat…'

TBC…

Next: The Jaws of Death

Aqualad guest stars as Superman, Green Lantern and Hawkgirl take on the giant mutant shark. Also, Connor takes Krypto walkies and, oh look, Tana's in trouble again. This looks like a job for… Superboy!