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Chapter 9 - Hello, Clarence Kent

"Oh!" Jimmy's eyes lit up in excitement. "Clark's cousin, huh? Are you from around here?"

Before Clark 2 could reply, Clark blurted, "No! He's from… from Vancouver!"

"That's nice! Washington is nice. Does it get cold there?" Jimmy asked, interested. And once again before Clark 2 could speak, Clark uttered, "From where he's around, it does. I was talking about Canada. He's from Canada."

Clark 2 sighed loudly and rolled his eyes. But seeing as a fake story had already been created, he just had to go with it. "Yes. I am from Canada. And yes, it does get rather chilly there. I'm just visiting. Never been to Metropolis before."

Clark nodded quickly. Jimmy just smiled and asked, "Where are you staying at? Clark's place?"

"Ye—"

"NO!" Clark cut the other guy off again and covered it up with an awkward laugh. "No, you see, he's staying with my parents at Smallville. Like he said, he's just here to visit."'

"Oh! If you are here for another weekend, maybe we should all grab some drinks sometime? It would be nice to get to know you, Clarence." Clark 2 winced at Jimmy's words. "I barely know Clark's family. I did meet his parents once. Great people! And Diana's… she's just amazing!"

"Yeah, she is," Clark 2 agreed, his face reddening a little.

Clark glared at him. But Jimmy just chuckled before asking, "You fancy her, do you? I'm sure many men do! She's like Wonder Woman! Only more gentle, perhaps. And they do share their first names."

"Really?" Clark 2 asked curiously. "Who else fancies her? I'm sure Clark would beat them all up!" His eyes glowed, and Clark knew well that he was talking about himself.

Placing his hand on Clark 2's shoulder, Clark spoke, "Jimmy, we got to get going. We've lunch plans and then we are off to explore the city."

"Oh yeah! You guys have fun, okay? Let's hang out sometime, Clarence! See you later. Bye, C.K.!"

Waving Jimmy goodbye, both Clarks turned to face each other, scowling. "How dare you talk about Diana like that!" Clark gritted, grabbing a fistful of Clark 2's shirt, who did the same with him and growled, "Clarence? CLARENCE? That's the best you could come up with?! You're a jerk, that's what you are!"

"And you are a proper lunatic?! No one goes off talking about their cousin's girlfriend like you did!"

Clark 2 snarled, "Cousin? Jerk, she's my girlfriend!"

"No! She's my girlfriend!"

"No, mine!"

Clark growled at him. "MINE!"

"Excuse me, is everything alright?" Someone asked loudly, making them step away from each other. Clark nodded at the concerned employee before he headed off to pay for the shoes and socks Clark 2 had wanted.

Neither spoke as they left the store. They were in no mood for food. So when Clark simply took to an alley and flew straight to Diana's office, Clark 2 followed.

Diana had just finished her meeting and was returning to her office. She had stepped in and as she stood removing her jacket, she felt a sudden breeze hit her through the window she assumed was closed. Turning around sharply, she saw Clark making his way towards her.

His deep blue eyes burned, almost red as he grabbed her by her shoulders and pulled her to him, locking lips with hers. Diana tried to push him away but his passionate embrace engulfed her as he deepened the kiss and quickly began to undo her shirt.

"No, Kal," she whispered, breathing heavily. "Not here!"

"I. Need. You." Clark said, passion burning through his veins as he pulled her back for another kiss.

"STOP IT!" A loud voice roared and the next thing Clark felt was sharp pain as something hit his back, something that was very much like his own laser vision. He growled and fell on the floor not before turning around and using his own laser vision that sent Clark 2 flying.

Diana let out a loud sigh as she summoned her lasso. And within seconds, both Clarks were bound to each other. They shouted and tried their hardest to get out, but Diana remained calm. And before they could even react, Hippolyta stepped into the room, her eyes widened at the sight.

She turned towards her daughter before scowling at the two struggling Supermen. "And you said they were civil towards each other, Diana."

Clark blurted out an apology, but Hippolyta was not pleased. She gracefully sat down on the couch and looked at Clark 2, who was looking at her in surprise.

"Hey," Clark 2 whispered to Clark. "Is that… is that really Diana's mom?"

"Who else were you expecting?"

"But, isn't she… dead?"

Diana's eyes shot to Clark 2. Her eyes narrowed as she approached him. If he thought she couldn't hear a word, he was terribly wrong. She freed them from her lasso and asked, "What were you saying about my mother?"

"I just…" Clark 2 let out a huge sigh. "So this is the real reason you want to live here? It's not because of him." He looked at Clark quickly before turning to face Diana. "It's because your mother is alive here."

Diana's eyes met Clark's and he let out a sigh. "I told you he was crazy!"

"Hey!" Clark 2 was about to punch Clark, but Diana stopped him and quickly sat him down on the couch.

"Either you behave or I swear, I'll make sure a barrier opens to your earth, and I will be the one sending you back!" She glared at him.

"You know what, Di, let me have a word with him alone," Clark spoke. He turned to face Hippolyta and gave her a quick bow. "Your Highness, excuse us, we will take our leave."

Hippolyta nodded as Clark grabbed Clark 2 and flew out of the window. He flew straight to the Fortress followed by Clark 2, who was not the least surprised to see the place.


Flying in, they were greeted by Kelex. "Welcome, Kal-El," Kelex said to Clark, then turning towards Clark 2, it repeated, "Welcome, Kal-El."

"See, we are the same," Clark 2 called out as Clark simply walked away towards the observation room. "Look, I'm not lying. Diana's mother is not alive."

"Fine, I believe you," Clark said, surprising the other guy. "Maybe on your earth Hippolyta isn't alive. But here she is, and Diana is happy here."

"That's it! Don't you see? She came to this world, she saw that her mother was alive, so she stayed back. It was never because of you!"

Clark let out a loud sigh. "Listen, Diana has been here all along. She came to our world from Themyscira and never went back. She has absolutely no connection with any other earth."

"Clark, you need to hear me out. How old was Diana when you first met her?"

"Eighteen. Why?"

Clark 2 gave him a small smile. "Diana doesn't age. She looks eighteen even now. What if the black hole managed to send her back to the past? She went to Themyscira first, saw that her mother and all her sisters were alive and stayed back. Then she travelled to this world, met you and the other League members and decided to stay back? She could have easily forgotten me and our life back at my world!"

"What exactly happened to her mother and her sisters?" Clark asked curiously. If this guy was speaking the truth, then he didn't know what to do.

"Zeus found out that Diana was his daughter. And then he stupidly bragged about it to the whole of Olympus. Hera was not happy. She cursed Hippolyta, turning her into a stone and turning the rest of the Amazons into snakes. Diana doesn't go back to the island because she doesn't want to see her mother like that. So it's logical how she got another chance at life where her mother was alive and all her sisters were well. She just took it."

Clark sat back and looked away. He did meet Diana when she first came to the Man's world. He had no idea about her past. What if Clark 2 was speaking the truth?

Clark stood up and turned to face Clark 2. "You need to come with me. I know a person who would be able to help."

"Who?"

"Bruce Wayne."

Clark 2's face fell. "But that guy hates me!"


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