Here you go the next chapter of the story of "Like Father like son". I'll try harder to get more chapters in as fast as I can. But I also have another story called "The choices we make as heroes" and I also want to work on that one too. I only have 2 chapters for that story! I'll feel like a bad writer if I just leave it like that. So I'll try to work on them both. For those of you like this story I have another idea coming into my head about Superboy. It was sort of an idea that someone gave me. So here is the next chapter! Hope you all enjoy and don't forget to review!
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It was at that time that Superboy threw up and his body went numb. He was vomiting everything that he ate today. And he could not feel his body; all he could feel was this numbing sensation.
"Oh my god Conner!" cried Canary in shock of who the teen reacted.
Superman was at the teen's side in minutes along with Canary.
"Easy Conner, easy." whispered Clark saying calming words.
"Conner" Robin cried.
The teen of steel had stopped vomiting and was now trying to more catch his breath because it feels like he hadn't took a solid breathe in days.
It was amazing luck that there was a bucket sitting right near him or he would have thrown up on the carpet. Well the adults thought it was luck but the team knew it was there because when M'gann was cooking and giving them food they were afraid they'll throw up.
"Conner you okay?" M'gann asks the boy mentally.
"I'm okay" he final chokes out.
Conner lifts his head up and stares at all the faces around him. Most were of concern faces others were of shock but he couldn't blame any of them. It's not easy to find out that the thing you took in is made to kill you. His team mates seemed to have gotten closer to him the last time he checked. Now he had Superman, Canary and his team all cowered around him.
It was making him nervous, he never noticed that Red Tornado took the bucket and left it in the kitchen to handle it later. Guardian was away from the group of people waiting for the Teen of steel to look at him. Wally zoomed out of the room and came back with a glass of water for Conner. KF gave it to Robin who handed it to Conner.
"Conner, here drink this." spoke the 14 year old.
"Thank you" he said as he drank the water, he didn't realize that Clark had left his side for that moment till he heard the voices of Superman and Wonder Woman yelling at Guardian.
"Why would you tell him something like that?" shouted Superman.
"I just told him the truth, what were you expecting?" defended Guardian.
"You should have thought before you told him something like this or at least told just us first before coming to him." yelled Wonder Woman.
"This was about him; I didn't think I was supposed to keep him in the dark about himself." said Guardian.
"It's okay you guys." called Superboy.
Both Wonder Woman and Superman looked at the teen concern; they wanted to protest but decided against it.
"I still have more to tell all of you." Guardian said.
"What more bad news do you have to share with us?" asked Artemis.
Everyone just glared at her except for Superboy.
"What?"
"Now that the Light is beginning to make their move their going to try and get you back." explained Guardian.
"They already have tried and failed." said Batman.
Everyone glanced at the Dark night with confusion.
"What do you mean?" asked Robin.
"I mean that in most of your missions involved the plans of the Light." the Dark knight pointed out.
Now everyone was shock.
"And how do you know this?" asked Kaldur.
"You really think that I have not been reading your reports?" asked the Dark knight.
"Yes" answered Conner, Artemis and Wally.
Batman tried to ignore that last comment. "Think about it all your missions; all have one thing in common."
"They were all trying to build some kind of army." said Robin putting it all together.
"Yes, they were getting ready to fight us." informed Batman.
"Wait does that mean when Amazo came to break Luthor free it was working for the Light." asked Wally.
"Than that means that Lex Luthor is also working for the Light." announced M'gann.
"So wait a minute, was it Luthor that ordered Amazo to attack Conner or was it the Light." asked Flash.
"It was the Light." replied Guardian.
"So what's the plan now that we know?" questioned Wally.
"We should discuss this more before we decide on anything." suggested J'ohn.
"Good idea in the mean time you kids stay here." ordered Superman.
"What you're leaving us out in the dark again?" cried Robin.
"You're not in the dark you know what's going on." said Aquaman.
"Not really if you're going to decide what to do without our say, your treating us like a bunch of kids." yelled Artemis.
"We will tell you what we have decided what to do but until then stay here." ordered Batman.
The team watched as each League heroes walked out leaving the six teens and Guardian.
"I have stayed here long enough I must go." announced Guardian walking out of the room.
"You're not going to stay?" said the Martian girl.
"I'm afraid not, I have warned you all and done my part now I must be on my way. I will leave you all to handle this." Before the man walked out he turned to the teen of steel still sitting on the couch with Robin.
"I'm sorry there is nothing more I can do for you Superboy."
"Don't be, I'm grateful for what you have already done, thank you Guardian." said Superboy.
"Good luck Superboy." He whispers the last part.
When Guardian walked out the room and headed to the teleports, Superboy went after him. There was something that he wanted to ask the man.
"Hey Guardian" he shouted when he reached the man.
The man turned around "What is it?"
"I just wanted to ask you, where is Double X and the other Gnomes?"
Guardian showed a minute of shock and pain in his face before closing his eyes like he was too ashamed to look at the teen.
"What is it what's wrong?" There was a panic in the teen's voice when he asked this, because he didn't like the look on Guardians face. He didn't like how the man reacted to his question.
"Guardian….what happened to them?" he whispered but the man heard him anyway.
"They were killed…they were killed by the Light, all of them." He answered.
There was no response from the teen, he just stood there silent.
"Superboy" The man got worried when there was no reply from the boy.
"Thank you…thank you for telling me this, goodbye Guardian." said Superboy, you could tell that there was paining sound coming from his voice but Guardian chose to ignore it. He didn't have the right to tell Superboy how truly sorry he was for everything, not after taking part in Cadmus. He just didn't have the right too.
So after Guardian left and Superboy was alone he did the only thing he could do, he ran. He ran out of the base like he was being chase by a crazy man with a knife, and Conner could only hope because all he wanted now was to die, was to fall in the bottom of a ditch and just die there. During the whole time Guardian was telling them everything, he was screaming on the inside, but he would never let anyone see that. He broke down once infornt of Batman, Canary and Superman and he promised he never let that happened again. He didn't like to feel so helpless and useless, but that's how he felt right now. Helpless, and he wasn't supposed to be, be was Superboy. The clone of Superman was not supposed to be helpless but here he was running far away from Mount Justice.
When his legs couldn't run any more he stopped and let gravity do its thing, he dropped to the ground and just laid there. He didn't move, he just laid there and thought of everything that's happened in his life, He seems to do that a lot. Reflect on his life and think about the things he should have done or could have done but didn't because back than he didn't know any better.
He's only been alive on Earth for one year and he already hates it that just sucks.
With the League
It had been an hour or so until everyone had revived the bad news about the Light and Superboy. The Justice League was trying to decide what to do but it was a difficult choice.
"That poor boy has already been through so much it's not fair for the child to go through this." said Wonder Woman.
"I agree with Diana, it's not fair to make Conner have to go through anymore of this." spoke Dinah.
"I know, but I doubt the kid is going to sit by and let us take care of It." said Barry.
"Conner is a stubborn child; he will not listen to reason with us." Red Tornado explained.
"Maybe if we just hold him in Justice League custody long enough for us to handle It." suggest Ollie.
"Handle what?" "Do we know exactly what were up against?" questioned Arthur.
"We know that what were up against is making an army to fight us and their after Superboy. So we have to be ready at all cost." said Bruce.
Clark who was sitting there listen to the whole conversation decide to final speak.
"I will take Conner with me to the Fortress of solitude."
All the Leaguer members looked at the Man of steel with a face of shock.
"Are you serious?" asked Barry.
"Yes, this will be good for us both, I think Conner needs this." answered Clark.
Bruce nodded. "Do it, this is the best course of action."
With the team
Five teens were sitting there waiting for the League to come out and tell the plan. Honestly they hated it. They hated how they were being treated like kids. Nobody said anything, and nobody went to go check on Superboy. They thought that he needed time to think about everything's that's happen. Nobody realized that the teen of steel had left the base, mostly because everyone was in their own thoughts and because Conner escaped out the back door.
"I can't believe it." said Wally.
"This whole time he was created to kill the Justice League and we never knew." said Artemis.
"None of us knew, not even Conner. It just kind of came up and exploded in our faces, you know." replied Robin.
"And now there is a war against the Justice League and Superboy is in danger." spoke Kaldur.
Everyone again was quite until M'gann spoke up. "But this still doesn't change anything. Conner is still our friend and still apart of this family."
"M'gann is right, we'll stick together get through this and kick some ass while doing It." cheered Robin
Everyone nodded in agreement; it was at that minute that Red Tornado walked into the room.
"We have decided on what action to take, come to the main room with me, all of you." declared the robot.
Red Tornado looked at the five teens and noticed one was missing. "Where is Superboy?"
The young heroes looked between themselves before back at the robot.
"He was in the main room last time we checked." answered Kaldur.
"Isn't he there now?" asked Wally.
"No he is not" replied Red Tornado before turning on his comma link.
"Red Tornado to Superman, Superboy is not with the team."
Superman in the main room heard Red Tornado's call. "Understood, we will look for him."
"He is not in the cave, he is in town now." said J'ohn.
Superman and Batman both gave each other a glance before both nodding.
"I will go get him, the rest of us will stay here and make sure the kids stay here." said Superman before he flew out of the base.
When Superman left Batman got a call from the watch tower.
"Green Lantern to Batman, do you hear me?"
"I hear you Lantern, what is it?"
"We have just heard word that the block buster monster has broken free from jail and is now heading towards your way to Happy Harbor city."
Batman's eyes widen, that was where Superboy and Superman were.
With Superboy
Conner had always wanted to fly; he thought that flying would be the greatest thing. Superman could fly, yet he couldn't which was strange because he was supposed to be the clone of Superman. It seemed like he couldn't do anything right; he even failed at being Superman's clone! A clone is supposed to be exactly like the original, but he can't fly. He has no heat vision or x-ray stuff. He has the super strength stuff down, and he can jump over tall buildings. But in the end he just fails down. Conner was lost in his thoughts that he didn't notice that he soon fell asleep.
We are trying to help you!"
"I live because of Cadmus it is my home!"
"Your home is a test tube"
"My purpose is to replace Superman if he is gone. Or take him down if he were ever to turn from the light."
"You're not a real boy, you're a weapon and you belong to Cadmus."
"Ask yourself what Superman would do."
"You are the start of our freedom"
"The choice is yours brother. Do you choose freedom?"
"I choose freedom!"
"Is that what I think it is?"
"The league will find a place for you"
"Superboy huh, and who is your mentor?"
"Do you have any parents?"
"Oh am sure you do, everybody has parents even if they're not in our lives. Who is your father?"
"What I want from you my boy is to learn more about you."
"Luthor knows who you are doesn't he?"
"Who is the light?"
"Like how you thought it was right to just give up."
"You have to let someone, if not me than whom."
"I NEED TO KNOW WHO I AM!"
"Conner Kent, my earth name is Clark Kent, my real name is Kal-El. Superboy I would be happy if you would join my family and be Conner Kent, Kon-El."
"I mean if you Superboy had failed, you were not created to be just the replacement of Superman. You Project Kr were meant to kill the Justice League."
"Enjoy freedom for now Project Kr, soon you will be brought to your really home and fulfill your real supposed to Cadmus."
The sound of his own breathing woke up him up, it was heavy but he had gotten used to it so many times now that this breathing had become natural to him even if he knew that it was not.
But what wasn't normal for him was the sound of something breathing behind him and it wasn't a gentle breathing either, it was a harsh scary breathing. Like the one in that scary movie they all watched and Wally hides under the couch because of it. It was that kind of breathing, the sound of a killer animal.
Conner turned around to see the last thing he wanted to see. There standing behind him was the Blockbuster monster. And last thing Conner can remember is being thrown like a little rock into the ocean and his name being screamed out by the man he wants to call father.
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