Hi. Sorry it took me this long to write another chapter. I'm sick. Again. It's pissing me off. I feel like shit. And I had a writer's block - well, have is the better term.

Sorry this chapter is short, I'll try to write a longer one next time.

Disclaimer: I don't own Superman. Yet. Muhahaha.


Chapter 29 - Landing

„So, how was the press conference?" asked Sarah, as she and Clark walked through Smallville, hand in hand.

He looked at her, a bit puzzled. „I thought you watched it on TV?" he asked.

„I did," she rolled her eyes, „but I want to know how you thought it went. There were some.. good questions the reporters have asked you."

Clark started laughing, much to Sarah's enjoyment.

„Yeah, some of the questions were a bit.. personal. Like, what kind of reporter would ask me if I have a girlfriend?" he asked rhetorically.

Sarah smiled. „Yeah, your no comment seemed to start some rumors. Some people say you are dating Zatanna, or even Wonder Woman."

Clark choked on his own spit, while Sarah started to laugh her ass off. She rubbed his back gently and waited patiently until he regained his bearings.

„W-What the hell?" he choked out, his eyes wide.

„I thought you had super-hearing, babe," she said with a twinkle in her eye.

Clark shook his head and gave her a grin, showing his pearly whites.

„I have, babe," he said, intentionally highliting the babe. „But I just... why does everyone think a superhero has to date a superhero? And why do they think I'm dating anyone in the first place? Granted, I am dating someone," he said while giving her a look, „but that doesn't mean they should pry into my personal life, does it?"

„Clark, the fact that you are the newest member of the League, and the fact that you are probably the most powerful superhero in the world, means that you are going to be under the microscope, not just by the government, but by ordinary people, too," she said, her voice getting a little softer with each word. „Besides, Superman is a celebrity now, just like the rest of the heroes."

Clark thought about it for a minute. She was right. As usual. He stopped walking, and at her questioning glance, he turned her around and brought his lips to hers, to which she responded almost immediately.

„PDA, guys!" someone yelled. They quickly broke apart from the surprise, and when they looked at the source of the yell, they weren't the least bit surprised when they saw Chloe Sullivan stroding towards them, along with Pete and Lana.

„Hey, guys," said Sarah, while Clark's cheeks reddened. When Sarah noticed it, she couldn't help but giggle.

The most powerful superhero in the world getting embarassed by being caught kissing his girlfriend in front of his friends.

„Hey, lovebirds," teased Lana, though her smile was genuine.

„Hey," said Clark after regaining his bearings, though his voice sounded a little higher than usual. „What are you guys doing here?"

„Ah, you know, the usual, taking a walk, gossiping – did you know Jodi Melville finally got herself a boyfriend? – and, of course, talking about the newest addition to the Justice League," said Chloe enthusiastically.

„Superman?" asked Sarah with a smile.

„Yep," answered Lana while giving Clark a pointed look. He just smiled innocently in response.

„Rumors are he is dating Zatanna," said Pete, and Clark's eyes widened yet again. Sarah barely held back a laugh.

Let this boy never change, she thought, while giving him a love-struck look. She prided herself in being strong and independent, but damn, this boy.. he broke through her walls in what.. a week, maybe? And she couldn't be happier for that.

They started walking together – Clark and Sarah hand in hand, Chloe to Clark's right and Pete and Lana to Sarah's left – and the conversation went from there.

Clark missed his friends.

„By the way, Clark, shouldn't you be in Metropolis? You know, the internship?" asked Chloe, as if realizing he wasn't supposed to be in Smallville in the first place.

„Uh, I got the weekend off," he said, while scratching the back of his neck.

„Clark.. it's Monday," she said.

„And Monday, too," Sarah added. For someone with super-speed and Kryptonian intellect, Clark was a very bad liar.

Clark just nodded.

They walked for a little while before they got to a shop with televisions behind the window – all of them were playing the same LIVE feed. The feed was the thing that caught Clark's attention.

„—irbus A380, flight LH370 of Singapoure Airlines seemed to have trouble right after the take-off, and now it looks like its engines are damaged. There are currently more than 600 people on board. The plane is currently flying over the Pacific Ocean..."

Clark didn't need to hear anything else. He looked down at Sarah, who seemed to realize what's going on. With a gentle nod, he turned around and looked at his friends.

„I forgot I left my, uh, phone at home. Be here in a sec," he said, before quickly pecking Sarah on the lips and running down the street.

Once he was out of sight, he unbuttoned his shirt, revealing the crest of the House of El on his chest. He touched the symbol, and with that, the nanobots took over. Once he was fully suited, he took off into the skies with a mighty sonic boom.


„He's a terrible liar, isn't he?" asked Chloe. All of them, except for Sarah, whose eyes widened, nodded.

„Y-You know?" she asked disbelievingly.

They shrugged. „Of course we know. We saw his face on the news. We've known him since we were kids. Do you really think we won't recognize our friend just because he is wearing a blue suit and has a different hairstyle?" said Chloe.

„Why didn't you tell him something? Or gave him a hint?"

„Because we want him to trust us enough for him to tell us himself," said Pete with a gentle smile.

Sarah nodded, and with that, the conversation ended. Instead, they all looked at the televisions, waiting for the message that a certain alien hero appeared.


It took Clark a few minutes to locate the plane, as he only knew its estimated location. After finally finding it, Clark saw that the engines were on fire, and unless he helps them, the plane will come crashing into the ocean sooner or later.

With that in mind, Clark rocketed into the direction of the plane – he was still a few miles away.

When he reached the plane, he saw that all of the pilots had panicked looks on their faces, and he knew, in that moment, that there was nothing they could do.

The key word being they. Not him.

Clark flew over to the cockpit. When the pilots noticed him, their eyes widened. He gestured for them to turn off the engines. One of the pilots took out a piece of paper and wrote Are you going to land us?

Clark nodded. They nodded in response while saluting him. Clark gave them a thumbs-up.

Inside the cockpit, Captain Joshua Reynolds contacted the nearest airport, which is, coincidentally, Metropolis.

„This is Captain Joshua Reynolds of the Singapoure Airlines Flight LH370. Superman is going to land us at the Metropolis Airport. Please, be ready. Over," he said.

Singapoure Airlines Flight LH370, did you just say Superman is going to land you? Over."

„Yes, I did. Over."

Very well, LH370. We're prepared for your arrival. Over."

Clark flew under the plane, and took the entire weight of the plane on his shoulders. The plane wasn't that heavy, maybe 600 tons, but he also knew he had to be extremely careful, as there were many people inside.

Metropolis Airport was almost 400 miles away, and with the current speed of 600 mph, they were going to arrive at Metropolis Airport in about 40 minutes. He could live with that.


45 minutes later, Clark finally saw the outline of Metropolis Airport – he saw a clear runway, apparently for them, and a few emergency vehicles, such as ambulances, firetrucks and such. He also saw some reporters next to the emergency vehicles, but he couldn't care less at the moment.

Clark slowly started to descend, trying to be as gentle as possible. The pilots seemed to take a hint and deployed the landing gear. Slowly, and as gently as he possibly could, he managed to put the plane on the ground.

He x-rayed the plane and noticed that nothing else was damaged except for the engines, which meant that his job here was almost done.

Once the plane stopped, he checked if anyone was hurt. Fortunately, no one was.

„Superman, do you have the time to answer some of our questions?" he heard someone ask. The voice was very familiar. When he turned around, Clark knew exactly the reason why the voice sounded so familiar.

In front of him stood no other than the Daily Planet star reporter, Lois Lane.

„I'm sorry, Ms. Lane, but I do not have the time to answer any of your questions. Maybe some other time," said Clark as he started floating.

He gave everyone a warm smile and rocketed into the sky, into the direction of his hometown.


„Took you long enough, Clark. Couldn't find the phone?" asked Lana teasingly as Clark finally made his way over to them.

„I wasn't gone that long.. was I?" asked Clark. In fact, he knew exactly how long he was gone.

„Nope, just an hour. No biggie," said Sarah, her silvery-blue eyes alight with happiness. And a little mischief.

„Yeah, sorry about that," he said. Sarah pecked him on the cheek.

„It's alright," she said.

„Good. Now, shall we continue?"

„Lead the way," said Sarah, as she took a hold of his hand. „Or, you know what? I'll lead the way."

Clark rolled his eyes and gestured for the others to follow them. This is going to be an interesting day.


So, this is it.

400 miles - 644 kilometers

600 mph - 965 kmh

See ya around:)