Disclaimer: I don't Superman. If I did, why would I waste my time writing this fanfic?

Chapter Seven: Unexpected Guest

After the awkward day at school, Jason was glad to come home. Since Friday, Rebeca hasn't talked to him. She knew his secret; he knew hers. Holding Adam's hand, Jason solemnly walked on the longer route to his house. Adam looked up at his brother with concern. He hated to see one of his role models sad. They finally reached home. Jason pulled out his set of keys from his pockets and unlocked the door. He straighted his glasses.

The two brothers gasped at what they saw.

"Hey".

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Meanwhile

With a cigar in his hand, Lex anxiously waited for the results.

"Doctor, are you done yet?" The bald man asked impatiently.

A short, grey haired man turned his chair.

"W-well, this may take a while. I-I only tried cloning on animals. Human cloning was never tested before. This may be more complicated since this is alien DNA", Dr. Granter explained, cowering at the presence of Lex.

"I made the formula. I hired you to execute the formula", Lex said in dangerously low voice. "Do want me to take back the money to pay for your research?".

"N-no sir, I have him ready...in a hour", The older man murmured.

Lex seemed to be satisfied and put the cigar in his mouth. Kitty was standing near the door in the underground lab with her pooch. She didn't understand all this science stuff, but Kitty knew it wasn't good.

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Back to the Kent residence, Jason was starring at the intruder. The intruder happens to be Joesph.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE!" Jason yelled, shaking his arms in the air.

Adam and Joesph starred at him. Jason calmed down and just realised that he cursed in front of his brother.

"Uh, person-I-don't-know", Jason said quickly.

"Nice try", Joesph smirked.

"Huh?" Jason said.

"Sit down", Joesph commended.

Jason hesitated for a moment, but pulled out a chair and sat down. He gave Joesph a icy glare. Adam stood by Jason.

"First of all, let me introduce myself, Joesph Hellsing, but my code name is Shadow", Joesph said.

Jason put on a confused expression.

"How do you know me?" Jason asked.

Joesph smirked as if he knew something Jason doesn't. The young assassin got up and walked over to Jason. The boys were now face-to-face.

"I know".

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Hours Later... (In a Different Location)

A lifeless male body lied on cold and sliver examining bed. Lex Luther strode around the bed.

"H-he's ready", the doctor announced nervously.

Lex ignored him. He examined the body, looking for any imperfections. Kitty, out of curiosity, stood by Lex.

"Wow! He sure does look like Superman", Kitty declared.

"Of course he does, Kitty, that's why they're called clones", Lex replied patronizingly.

Kitty just starred with infatuation at the clone, ignoring Lex's condescending remark. The ditsy woman then slowly reached her hand to the body. With a swift move, the supposedly lifeless body grabbed her wrist. Everyone gasped. The doppelganger raised up with blank stare. Strangely, Lex had a sudden burst of jubilee.

"Son!" He cried with his arms spread apart as if he expected a hug from the clone.

Kitty put on a puzzled look. "Wait, doesn't he have Superman's D-", She began.

"Most of it. I slipped some of my DNA into the mixture", Lex interrupted.

"How?" Kitty asked, but she was ignored.

"Granter! The clothes!" Lex hissed.

The doctor clumsily grabbed an exact copy of Superman' s costume. He fumbled across the room and handed the costume to Kitty.

"Can you stand?" Lex asked the doppelganger like a concerned parent.

Reluctantly, the clone planted his bare feet on the ground and stood up.

"I knew my formula would work!" The madman boasted. He grabbed the costume from Kitty and handed them to the clone.

"Put these on", Lex gently commanded.

The clone stared at the costume. He then grabbed it. In a matter of minutes, the clone was clad in Superman's costume. Lex pulled out a Daily Planet newspaper from his pocket. It had a picture of Superman in the front page.

"This is you, Superman", Lex said as he pointed to the picture.

The clone stared at the newspaper for a moment. He put his hand on it.

"Superman...", He pondered.


Meanwhlie

Rebeca sat on a large, comfortable arm chair with a baby boy on her lap. The toddler appeared to be 1 or 2 years of age with longish black hair. Rebeca gently bounced the youngster on her lap. The girl smiled as the toddler laughed.

"Rebeca?" a female voice called. A tall, well-built woman with long black silky hair walked into the room.

"Oh, Diana", Rebeca replied as she gave the eager boy to his mother.

"Thank you for watching Tommy," the woman, Diana said, while she cuddled Tommy.

Diana noticed Rebeca's depressed mood. "Is something troubling you, Rebeca?" She inquired.

Rebeca sighed. "You and Bruce are probably going to be mad", She warned.

Diana sat in a chair to listen to Rebeca. "You can tell me anything", the woman said with a warm smile.

"I... Rebeca began. "I kinda...revealed my secret...to two guys by accident", She admitted.

Diana was speechless. Tommy stared at his mother with big blue eyes. "Who were they?" The older woman asked.

"One of them was Jason Kent, the boy I kinda like", Rebeca informed with a slight blush.

'Jason Kent', Diana thought. 'Could he be Clark's--' . Her thoughts were interrupted by Rebeca's voice.

"The other boy, was trying to kill him", Rebeca said.

"Kill him? Why?" Diana questioned.

"Well, this may sound stupid, but... I think Jason is Superboy and vise-versa", Rebeca claimed.

'Ah, so he is Superman's son! Diana cried mentally. 'The apple doesn't fall from the tree'.

"But enough about that, I should have told you earlier", The young girl frowned.

"Yes you should have", admonished Diana. "Are you going to talk to Jason?".

"I'm not sure. I wanted to talk to him at school, but I don't what to say", Rebeca replied.

"We talk about this later, when Bruce is present", Diana announced.

With Tommy in her arms, Diana strolled out of the room.

"Wait! Diana! ", Rebeca called out.

"Yes?" Diana asked.

"Where's Bruce anyway?" the young girl wondered.

Diana smiled. "You know Bruce, focusing in his work".


"Wait, I'm still confused", Jason stated. "So Lex Luthor hired you to kill Superman, my dad?".

Joesph nodded.

"Okay, but how did you get your powers?" Jason asked.

"Born with them", The older boy replied.

Jason just responded with a puzzled look.

"Long story", Joesph muttered. "Anyway, I'm gonna call Luthor to call off the hit. I decided not to kill Big Blue".

Joesph pulled out his cellphone from his pocket. He dialed the number and put the phone to his ear. Jason didn't know what to think about all this. For all he know, the older boy could be lying. But how could Joesph know about his and his father's secret without telepathy?

oOo

Just as Luthor marveled at the Superman clone, his cell rang. The bald villain thought his day might get better.

"Ah, Hellsing. I hope you accomplished your job", Lex said, smirking with confidence.

"About that", Joesph said on the other line. "I want to cancel the hit".

"What! You didn't kill Superman?" Lex cried on his phone.

"No. Are you gonna call it off or what?" Said Joesph in a monotone voice.

Lex, not used to someone disobeying him, gripped his phone tighter.

"I ordered you to kill Superman! Do your job or else!" Lex hissed.

"Do you know who you're talking to, baldy? I could crash your little secret lair and rip your shiny head from your body, with or without my hands", Joesph threatened, then hanged up.

Lex's eye twitched as he squeezed his poor phone. He took deep breathes, trying to calm himself.

"Now what?" Kitty asked, almost happy that someone other than Superman stood up to Lex.

"I wasn't expecting that stupid kid to actually kill Superman, just to distract him", Lex admitted. "My real plan is to send my Superman to do some good deeds here and there, convince him that the current Boy Scout is an impostor, then have them fight each other until the clone wins!".

Kitty glanced over to the clone. "Is he really going to obey everything you say?" Asked the girlfriend.

"My Kitty, you underestimate me again", Lex said with a cold smile as strolled to the clone. "You see, I implanted a small chip in his brain so do as I say. In a sense, I'm like a father to him, right Big Guy?" He patted the Superman copy's chest.

"Yes, Father", The impostor Man of Steel confirmed.

Suddenly, the clone doubled over and sank to the floor. He turned into a plasma slime.

"Dammit! No!", Lex roared. He shot an icy glare to Granter.

"You! Make another clone! NOW!", Lex exploded. Then he slipped on the goo.

oOo

Jason stilled didn't trust Joesph. His phone conversation could have been a trick to get Jason to trust him.

"You better get outta here soon. My parents are are coming in a couple of hours", Jason informed.

Joesph shrugged. "Whatever", He muttered.

The older boy started to walk towards the front door. He flashed Adam a chilling smile.

"Tomorrow's your birthday, right?" Joesph addressed.

Jason, bewildered, didn't say anything. Finally, the Shadow left.


Rebeca laid in her bed, trying to sleep. She suddenly say strange images:

A brief scene of a bulky, frightening robot laughing manically. Shortly after, A battered Superman was lying on the ground, barely moving. A image of a glowing green rock appeared.

Rebeca shot up, panting. 'Not again', She thought.


A/N: That's Chapter 7. Sorry to leave with a cliffhanger. You know the drill, R&R.