The White House
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE'S GONE?" The president shouted as he slammed his hand on the desk next to the file he was given about Kal-El from the league.
Standing across from him was Batman, Wonder Woman, Martain Manhunter and Hal Jordon. All standing with their arms behind their backs and a solemn look on their faces. Standing on the president's right was General Lane with his arms crossed and a smug look on his face, next to Lex Luther who had his hands in his pockets and fat smirk. On the president's left was Amanda Waller with a calm and almost emotionless face, next to her was Steve Trevor with his hands behind his back and a sad expression mainly focused on Diana. In short, apart from Trevor they were the league's biggest protesters.
"Mr. President he caught us off guard" Batman argued.
"I don't see how he could have" Waller pointed out "the Watch Tower has some of the most advanced technology on the planet. How exactly could he have caught you off guard?" She asked.
"it was the lack of knowing he coming" J'onn pointed out "we underestimated what he was capable and willing to do, we had no way to predict he would be that determined to take back what was his, it was as if he tried to get himself killed" he finished.
"you know I can't help but notice that despite him getting through your defenses. You still don't know where he is now" Lex pointed out earning a scowl from all league members "especially you Lantern" he said pointing at Hal "aren't you the one always boasting that your ring is the most powerful weapon in creation, and yet you can't find one alien" he said with a smug smile.
Hal crossed his arms "he's not just some alien Luther, he's smart, powerful and has some stealth tech that my ring can't detect"
"well at least the aliens left, he's no longer our problem" Steve spoke looking at Diana with a small smile.
Diana smiled back but it quickly left her face as she looked back at the president "actually Mr. President, we have reason to believe he's still here some were" she said quietly.
The president frowned "explain that sentence" he stated firmly.
"according to the data Cyborg acquired when he connected with the alien's ship, the power that was being given to keep the lights on, on that ship wasn't enough to keep it going for long. The ship only had enough power to have a controlled crash, some were on earth" Batman informed the others.
"how can you let this happen?" Lane spat stepping forward "that alien should have been locked up at one of our own facilities"
"I agree and his ship should have been turned over to my custody" Lex agreed.
"speaking from experience of being held in one of your facilities General" J'onn said stepping closer to him "I think Kal-El would not have liked your treatment any more than I did" he said crossing his arms. It was common knowledge within the government that J'onn was captured by Lane and tortured extensively when he first arrived on earth.
"do you have any idea where he landed?" Waller asked remaining calm.
"well, Kal-El seemed smart. I would guess he landed some were remote, isolated..." Hal listed.
"Kal-El is not a threat" Diana interrupted "I don't know how but he knew we were planning to hand over his ship, that's why he left Themyscira. I believe that he isn't a threat" she boldly stated earning an eye from Batman and everyone on the president's side of the room "I think that if we leave him alone he'll just try to live his life in peace"
"and when where you going to mention that you were giving your ship away to the lanterns?" Lex asked.
"the lantern corps wanted the ship" Hal said stepping forward "humanity is in no state to say no to that, weather you had the ship already or not doesn't matter" Hal said firmly "that ship is beyond you and the guardians feel that the knowledge that ship will possess is too much for humanity to handle"
"well I don't give a dam about what the Lanterns want, this alien took down your league" he said pointing at the leaguers in front of him "weather you want to admit that or not he has shown that the league isn't enough to stop him and until I have solid proof that he is not a threat your word isn't enough" he pointed at Diana. He picked up the file and opened it and the first thing he saw was a picture that was taken of Kal-El when he was knocked out after he first woke up. He picked the picture up and handed it to Waller who took it "General Lane I want you to alert every military base we have and all personal, I want this alien found and captured. Luthor help him in any way he requires to find him. Waller, I want Argus to do everything in its power to find him and if you do, activate task force X to bring him in. Trevor, I want you working with what's left of the league to do the same" he ordered everyone who all nodded in agreement "Until then Kal-El is now public enemy number one, I want every police station, every embassy, every government we are aligned with to know who he is and how dangerous he is. Understood?"
"yes sir" they all said before leaving to follow their orders, though the league was an independent organization they still had to follow some chain of command form the multiple governments.
As everyone filed out of the office they went their separate way "Diana, a word" Diana heard Steve say behind her. She smiled to the rest of the leaguers who stood still in front of her, she nodded to them as they turned to leave.
"yes, Steve?" She said smiling as the two stood together.
"yes, Steve? That's all" he asked sounding a little insulted "are you ok?" He asked as he grabbed both her hands.
Diana sighed at him "yes, Steve I'm fine. I wasn't on the watch tower when he attacked it" she informed.
"yet he still did some damage when you decided you wanted a challenge didn't he" he said back angry.
"Steve, I asked him for that spar. It's not his fault" she said trying to defend Kal.
"of course, it is, he didn't have to go that far during the spar but he did. Why do you keep defending him?" He asked.
"I have my reasons..." she said sighing "I have to go" Diana finished before turning around and leaving.
The Antarctic
Six Months Later.
Kal sat in the middle his now completely built home. He worked tirelessly to complete his new home, thankfully along with all the embryos that his father had hid from him in the ship he also had created a terraform crystal for Kal to use. It didn't take long, all he had to do was use what was left of his ships energy to power it up and program it to his specifications. Once the main structure was completed which was two miles in diameter, one mile above the ice and the other below ground. Kal wasted no time in building the Kryptonation's ultimate power, what rose them up and what ultimately brought them down. Taking his ship apart peace by peace in order to do it but Kal was able to build an 'Alpha-Level Power Generator'.
Connecting it to his new home Kal was able to transfer Kelex into the fortress's computer network. After the generator was complete, Kal used what was left over to build a 'Matter Forge'. It was a device that was twenty feet large, The Matter Forge is a device that creates matter from something, anything else, thankfully Kal was surrounded by rock and snow, all he had to do was place a large rock inside it and program the Matter Forge to turn it into nails, screws, wiring, all he would need to continue to build and furnish his home.
Now six months in everything within Kal's fortress was complete, he had over twenty rooms within it. All in different sizes and different purposes, there was a laboratory, a workshop, an armory, a gym, a simulator for combat training. A central command room where the rest of the fortress was controlled, including Kelex himself who was housed in that room. Kelex was put in command of the fortress systems which included a shield generator, a stealth field, defenses, etc.
Though all of these rooms where above ground, below was Kal's favorite. He called it The Sanctuary and it occupied the entire mile that was below ground, for good reason too, they needed that much room in order to live in comfort.
After the sanctuary was completed Kal took some time to try and understand himself and the changes his body was going through, the new abilities he had acquired, which he had begun to get better control over. Using the laboratory, he was able to scan himself and determine how much more change he had to expect. After a couple of days of tests and training he was able to get a good idea about what was going to happen to him and how to control these new abilities as well as advance them. Kal couldn't believe it when he learned what he was capable of, if he had these powers during the war...
Kal sat back in his chair as he looked at the large holographic screens in front of him. He was in the surveillance room, a month ago Kal had Kelex quietly hack into the earth satellite's and monitor them and that is what Kal has been doing this past month, researching humanity, what they were like, how they acted, what was their history. Kal had to admit he did enjoy reading on them, they were a fascinating race. His research had inevitably led him to the Justice League, that was a favored topic. Despite what they tried to do to him he couldn't help but admire them, risking their lives so people they don't even know can live in peace "Master" Kelex said as his hologram appeared next to Kal.
"Yes Kelex" he answered.
"I feel I must inform you that the fortress has been completed for over a month and all of the wildlife in the sanctuary is healthy and happy" Kelex informed.
Kal turned to face Kelex with a bemused look "yes Kelex, I am aware of that"
"master, I must point out that in order to for fill your father's wishes. You must leave this place they call the artic and give humanity hope, to teach and guide them" he pointed out.
Kal sighed as he rested his head on his hand "I know Kelex, I know. The problem is that I don't think they want me to help them right now" Kal replied as he gestured to an old news report on one of the holographic screens and saw an old news report that showed a picture of his face when he was at the Justice League Station when he first woke up.
"and in a shocking turn of events this individual known as Kal-El has been declared the most wanted man in America by the president, we have not been told who this man is, only that he is armed and extremely dangerous" the news reporter was shocked when he first learnt that the president had made Kal the most wanted man in country.
"while it is surprising that you are a wanted criminal in that section of this world, I would like to inform you that there are others where you would be welcomed" Kelex pointed out as a large holographic image of the planet appeared behind him.
Kal turned and stood up before walking towards the hologram "it's not just being wanted be this America, if studying humanity has taught us anything it's that they're a young, immature and violent race. Perhaps it would be best if I simply observe them for now, try and establish a base line. Where would you suggest I start?" He asked.
Kelex paused for a moment "well, the United Kingdom is one of the older governments on the planet and is considerably less violent than their American cousins" Kelex said as the holo highlighted a small island across the ocean from America.
"cousins?" Kal asked.
"yes, it would seem that around four hundred years ago America was colonized by British Empire" he informed.
"and it was occupied by the empire until the... American revolution. Right?" Kal continued.
"correct master, though over time the land they claimed was taken back by the lands natives. Now the British empire is non-existent, only history"
"perhaps it wouldn't be the worst place to start being among them, it does seem safer considering the dramatically different military strength, suspiring considering the large amount wars they have been involved in. If I am caught by the arthurites, I'll have a much better chance of getting away without any harm" Kal said thinking out loud.
"the chances of getting away without harm would be no different" Kelex pointed out "according to the tests you have undertaken and the information I have gathered on humanity the only weapon they have at their disposal that can do damage to you is weapons of nuclear nature and the chances of them using them on you while in the middle of a populated area is zero-point zero five percent"
"ok, the United Kingdom it is. Though it is smaller than America by far, it's still quite large, any particular area in mind?" He asked.
Kelex paused again "in my research of the country I believe that the most populated and famous city in the United Kingdom would be England's capital city. London"
"well then, I would need some items in order to pass as human don't you think" he said standing up and leaving for the workshop.
"of course, master" Kelex said as his hologram followed Kal as he walked down the crystal halls of the fortress "I have something that you can use in order to purchases item's and several options for clothing that you can use in order to blend in quite well"
Kal walked into the workshop and removed his suit "Ok Kelex. What options do we have?" He asked as stood in front of the Matter Forge. The device itself was under the floor, above it was an open half cylinder facing the door about ten feet high.
In front of Kal a holographic screen appeared and Kal saw all the different options for clothing "that's a lot of options Kelex, just pick out what you think would work best" he said as he walked over to the wall and picked up one of the spare boulders he's collected for it to use and placed it in the half Cylinder and turned on the machine. The other half of it lit up with a blue field that covered the side facing Kal. The boulder split in half and one half was lifted off the floor and it began to break apart and reform. Kal crossed his arms as he saw the pieces of the broken boulder reshape into a pair of brown boots, blue jeans, a white shirt, a gray hoodie and a brown leather jacket.
"hopefully that works. And what did you say about being able to buy item's?" He asked.
Kelex didn't respond at first. A small sample of the boulder was broken off from what was left and was lifted up into the air. It was flattened and shaped to make a small rectangle. Kal frowned in confusion as numbers appeared on it as well as some patterns. A bright blue laser fired and fired and hit the back of it "the humans call these credit cards, they are used to make payments for various things. I have hacked into a number of banks stationed within the city, whenever you make a payment the currency well be taken out of all the different banks in the area, so long as you don't make any large purchases you won't develop any suspicion. When you use this, you will be asked for a pin number, the number of this card is two nine four six" Kelex finished.
"well than, I should get dressed" Kal said as he grabbed the jeans.
London
"Come on Lois, we did a good thing. We got the lead and the proof. We should be celebrating" Cat Grant said as she walked beside Lois down the river Thames towards big ben.
"yeah Lois, I've already made a backup copy of the pictures. We have everything we need to expose that fraud. We should have some fun" Jimmy agreed.
Lois sighed as she felt a little outnumbered "I don't know guys" she started.
"oh, come on Lois" Cat started "I know your still upset about you and Richard being over but come on, we've earned some fun and all the English accents around here are literally driving me crazy. Come on, I know it's been a while for you. It's time to get some action" she argued.
Lois couldn't help but roll her eyes. The worst part was she was right, Lois hasn't been with anyone since she and Richard broke up over five months ago. She couldn't help but admit that she loved an English accent, who didn't, they were the most loved and sexist, they turned Lois on just as much as they did Cat and Jimmy "ok Cat, what did you have in mind?" She asked.
Cat and Jimmy both beamed "Well, I heard from one of those guys selling newspapers that there is a new night club opening tonight" Jimmy pointed out "and I know that you must have packed something for that occasion in case you had to flirt with that source of yours" he finished.
"really" Cat smiled "oh, was it the nice blue one?" She asked.
"…...Maybe" Lois said quietly.
Cat saw her chance and took it "oh come on Lois, I know if you brought that then you want this. Come on, picture it" she said wrapping her arm around Lois's shoulder "finding some handsome guy. Him taking you back to his flat and talking to you in that accent of his while he plows you" she said, not failing to notice the small smirk on her face "or when you plow her, in Jimmy's case"
"thank you" Jimmy said happy that she remembered him.
"ok screw it" Lois said turning to face Jimmy and Cat as they crossed the bridge and neared their hotel "let's all get laid" she said smiling.
"YEAH!" Cat and Jimmy shouted as they high fived each other.
Twenty feet behind them a group of five men where following them while watching closely. One pulled his phone and called their boss "yeah, we got them" he said and paused "…. understood, they won't get the chance to expose you sir. The woman our gonna make good trade. The man they're with won't live to see tomorrow" he said hanging up the phone.
He put the phone back in his pocket "excuse me" someone said on the right, he turned his head to see the man on the right of the group had just bumped into someone. He looked back to the rest of the group and shrugged as the man he bumped into kept on walking in the opposite direction.
On the other side of the bridge Kal walked calmly with his hood up and his hands in his pockets. He's been walking around the city for a half hour now, just observing everything. He didn't know what to think about it, Kal can't help but think that he has ever been outside for this long and not fired his weapon or been under fire. He had to admit, he liked it. Once he left the bridge and walked down the side of the river he turned and rested his hands on the bridges railings and he just looked out over the water. He smiled as he realized something, he was living a life a peace, that was exactly what his father wanted for him, what he wanted with Loana.
Loana. Kal sighed and looked down at the mention of her name, his eyes slightly watered as he thought about her. He finally found a life of peace and she wasn't there with him to experience it "rough day pal?" He heard a voice say behind him.
Kal wiped his eye and turned around, he saw a middle aged dark-skinned man wearing dirty and cut clothes "excuse me?" Kal asked.
"you've been starring at the water for a full two minutes, not even batting an eye" he said as he moved over towards him and rested his arms on the railing beside him "you must have a lot on your mind"
Kal turned his head back to the water "that... is an accurate assumption" he said back.
"I'm Jack" he said reaching his hand out to him.
Kal reached out and took the hand "I'm Kal" he the two shook hands.
"oh, you must not be from around here" Jack said.
"why do you say that?" Kal asked as he turned to face Jack and leaned against the railing.
"well, you haven't got an English accent and the name Kal must be foreign. Where are you from?" He asked.
"Kryp..." Kal started but stopped himself as he realized how foolish he would sound to him "far away, a very long way away" he said quietly.
"it's ok pal. You don't have to tell me" Jack said "so, do you mind me asking? What were you thinking about?"
Kal sighed "my... late wife" Kal informed. He needed to remind himself that the human word for life mate is husband and wife, he needed to get used to that.
"oh, I'm sorry for your loss" Jack said sincerely.
"thank you" Kal smiled back "I used to dream of coming here with her. And now I'm here but she's not" he continued.
"I know how you feel" Jack pointed out "I didn't lose my wife, I've never been married but I lost my sister five years ago and that still hurts" he said sadly.
"I'm sorry" Kal said "losing family is never easy"
"true, so true brother" Jack said as he placed a hand on Kal's shoulder "I don't want to pry but how long ago was it when you lost her?"
Kal new straight away not the include the two-billion-year gap he was asleep "three months ago"
"oh man, I'm so sorry" Jack sighed as he looked back over the water, the two stood there for a good five minutes in a comfortable silence.
"oh no" Kal heard Jack say. He turned to face him and he saw Jack looking to his right as a group of six men visibly holding blunt weapons like golf clubs and pipes coming towards them looking right at Jack.
"heyyyy Jacky. Me and the lads have been looking for you all week" the one in the middle of the group. Jack didn't say anything but took a couple of steps back in fear. Kal couldn't help but be concerned for his safety, it was clear that they meant to do harm to him "you think you can testify against our friend and expect to get away with it!" He spat as he reached Kal and Jack.
Jack was taking steps back with a face full of fear as Kal remained unmoving "your friend beat his girlfriend in front of me, he deserved his prison sentence" Jack replied still taking steps back.
"yeah, well now we're going to break your legs!" He said as he lifted the pipe he held in his hand and swung it at Jack, who lifted his arms to defend himself.
Before the pipe made contact with Jack, Kal grabbed the end of it with his hand. The group of men frowned and Jacks eyes widened, he never expected Kal to risk anything for him.
"and who the hell are you?" The man asked.
Kal narrowed his eyes as he snatched the pipe from his hand "I'm his friend" Kal answered as he lifted his right leg and pushed it down the middle of his, completely snapping it in half. The man screamed in agony as he fell backwards. The others didn't waste any time and rushed Kal. A golf club was swung and broke when it collided with his head, Kal just back handed him and he smashed into a nearby car.
Two others moved in towards him Kal simply grabbed their heads and bashed them into each other knocking them both out. With only two left, one pulled out a knife from his back pocket thinking he needed something more lethal. He pounced in a stabbing motion towards Kal's gut, Kal just lifted his hand and the blade snapped and broke against it. Before he could do anything else Kal grabbed his coat and through him over the railing fifty feet away right into the center of the river.
Kal looked over to the last man standing as he shook in fear. His eyes glowed red and he could feel the heat coming off of him "Leave" Kal hissed.
The man simply nodded before turning and running away as fast as he could. Kal turned to face Jack as he eyes returned to their normal blue color. Jack was torn in a way, on the one hand he was grateful that Kal defended him against Liam and his mates but now he was slightly scared of Kal himself "oh...I err... I didn't know you were one of those... Meta-Humans" Jack stuttered.
Kal looked into Jacks eyes and he saw the same fear he had for those men Kal just dispensed of "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to startle you" he said calmly.
Jack looked around him and saw dozens of people walking towards him looking concerned at the four bodies by their feet, three unconscious and one holding his leg grunting in agony "come on, we gotta go before the police get here" he said as he turned and jogged away. Kal didn't waste any time and followed after him.
Krypton-Two Billion Years Ago
Kal stood eagerly as Lok was almost done cutting through the ships full. Lok took a step back as he finished cutting through the ship's hull and square peace of the full fell to the ground at their feet. The El brothers just looked at each in silence as the sound of the air leaving the dark hole into The Shadow of Intent. Lok placed his sword back in the holster on his back as Kal pulled his hood and face mask up first now completely wearing the black stealth suit of the Shadow's, Lok looked over to him and did the same.
Nodding too each other they both activated their wrist console's and turned on their stealth systems, it bends the light around them creating the illusion of invisibly but it also cancel's out their vitals and heart beats making them completely undetectable to sensors. Lok was the lead Shadow of the two and Kal has only had some training from him, enough to be capable in some missions but not enough to lead a mission.
Kal climbed into the ship right behind Lok and followed him as they crawled through the exhaust port towards the engines of the primary thrusters. Kal looked through his masks visor as he received a message from Lok who was in front of him, following protocol they were not to open their mouths to talk while they on mission so they had to message each other.
'remember to focus on your metal barriers' Kal read. Lok was right, the Scar had powerful Psychic abilities that they used in battle.
Kal used his hands holographic interface and began to type a response 'I remember brother' he responded.
'Once we get out of here we need to find a terminal to hack into'
'agreed, it's the best way to find Loana and the rest of the prisoners' Kal agreed.
'and the ships primary reactor' Lok added.
'once everyone is free and safe' Kal reminded him.
'so be it, we have an opening twenty feet ahead' Lok informed.
London
Kal had been following Jack for ten minutes now down dozens of different back alleys and small path ways. Jack was completely out of breath but Kal was unfazed, he doubted that he would ever be out of breath again but that wasn't necessarily a bad thing. They turned one more corner and Jack stopped resting his arms on his legs taking heavy breaths "look...Kal. I'm thankful that you did that for me but now Liam is going to get his whole gang on me and you both now, not to mention government, Meta-humans aren't just ignored"
"I'm not afraid Jack, they were going to hurt you and I stopped them. Besides I can disappear if I need to" Kal calmly said back.
Jack looked at Kal he was talking in another language "where did you say you were from again?" He asked.
"up north" Kal answered as he turned and looked down the alley they were in "where are we?" He asked.
"a place where me and some of the friends I've made over the past two years come to for the night" Jack answered as he turned around another corner and smiled at the familiar sight. Kal came up behind him and was surprised to see four other people of different ethnicities all wearing dirty and cut clothes, some with hoods, sitting on some sleeping bags and wet blankets around a fire sharing one small bag of take out.
One of the four looked towards them, pulling her hood down reviling her face and blonde hair "JACK!" She yelled as she jumped to her feet and ran towards Jack, the others turned and smiled at him as the girl practically jumped on Jack hugging him fiercely "oh my god, I was so worried" he quietly said as Kal heard a sob come from her.
"come on Clara, I told you nothing would happen" Jack smiled as he and Clara separated from each other.
Clara's eyes turned to Kal and she smiled "who's you friend?" She asked.
"oh" Jack said embarrassed as he forgot Kal was right next to him, he placed a hand on Kal's shoulder as the three walked forward "guys, this is my new friend Kal and the reason why I'm still in one peace" Jack smiled as Kal looked to the other three individuals, he saw two men and another woman "Kal these are my friends Clara, Luke, Jacob, Samantha and Marcus. Guys, this is Kal" Jack said as he sat down next to the fire and Kal did the same.
"so Kal" Clara started as she sat down next to Jack "why are you the reason Jacks still in one peace, did you buy Liam off or something?" She asked.
"oh, not at all" Jack said laughing slightly "Kal is a Meta-Human. And he just beat up five of Liam's guys including Liam himself and left the last one running with his tail between his legs" he said smiling.
"piss off" Marcus said in disbelief as he leaned forward wanting to know more.
"you're a Meta-Human Kal?" Samantha asked "what are your... you know... differences" she asked trying to be delicate.
"what she means is, what are your abilities" Jacob said plainly "because don't Meta-Humans have those?"
"Guys, let's not hound him" Clara said to the others as she turned to face Kal "thank you, for not letting them hurt him" she said as Kal nodded back to her.
"so, what are you doing to London Kal" Marcus said as he grabbed some newspaper and through it on the fire "you're clearly not from around here"
"I've been trying to find a good place to learn about humanity and this seemed like a good place to start" Kal answered honestly.
"oh, you've been doing a little soul searching" Samantha realized. She chuckled at the situation he was in "I'm not sure you'll get that hanging round us"
Kal frowned at her confused "why wouldn't I get some enlightenment by being around all of you"
Jack laughed "Kal, where not that smart or experienced. We're just a bunch of homeless people" he said.
"why are you all homeless?" Kal asked.
They all looked at him confused "is that a really question?" Marcus asked.
"where homeless because we can't afford a place to live" Jack informed.
Kal nodded in understanding "so you need money in order to solve that problem?" Kal asked.
The others just looked at him again as if he grew another head "I can't tell if your serious or just stupid" Jacob said "yes Kal, if we had money we would be happy"
"not even money" Clara started "I would be fine with just getting a job" she said as she rested her head on Jacks shoulder.
Kal's eyes widened as a thought occurred to him "I could give you a job"
Once again, all eyes turned to face him, even more shocked than before "what did you just say?" Clara asked.
"I have a job I could use help with, it's a big job so you could all help. If you're all looking for employment" Kal started.
"are you joking with us?" Jacob asked angry as he began to stand up.
Samantha placed her hand his shoulder stopping him "Kal, I know you're not from here but that is not something to joke about"
"I'm not lying" Kal said as he looked to the others around him "I do have work that could be done by all of you, I was going to get the workers myself but if your open to the idea it would save me the time"
"what kind of work?" Jack asked.
Kal took a long pause to think about the answer, he if had to give the work a classification "exotic animal care" Kal answered.
Now they all looked to each other confused "what would the pay be?" Clara asked.
"we can work that out later but if you're open to the idea I could provide you with living quarters, medical care, freedom..." Kal listed before his hearing picked up something he couldn't ignore.
"no wait, please" he heard a woman say scared.
"SHUT UP" a deep voice yelled as he heard what sounded like a grunt.
"JIMMY" he heard a different woman shout.
"LET GO OF ME!" The same woman said again before the sound of another grunt came.
Kal stood up and turned around to face the direction the sound was coming from "Kal, what is it?" Jack asked as he looked down the alley where Kal was facing.
Kal turned to face "I have to go, think about my offer. I'll be back" Kal said before he bent his legs and jumped off the ground as hard as he could and he fired himself into the air two hundred feet off the ground.
"uh" Marcus said as they all saw Kal... jump away "I guess that's his ability"
The London Docks
Lois and Cat where being dragged with their hands behind their backs by a group of men carrying loaded weapons. Lois was wearing a strapless blue silk dress and Cat was wearing a single strap red dress with a gun barrel to her back. Both where completely terrified, they tried to hide it but where failing. The group of men ambushed them when they stepped out if the club. Jimmy was punched across the face three times when they entered the docks and taken away some were else.
They didn't know what was going to happen but Lois could guess that it was something to do with the lead and proof they required about the corrupt businessman "where are you taking us?" Lois asked.
The man behind her twisted her hand more "where the rest of the trade go" he answered as the group made their way to large area of the docks full of shipping containers and more men with guns.
"trade?" Cat asked nervously as they all stopped in front of one of the containers. A couple of the men smiled as one of them opened the container.
Lois's and Cat's hearts both stopped as they saw that it was full of dozens of women, good looking woman, they all looked terrified and the smell was disgusting. Lois guessed that they had been in there for a very long time, and without a bathroom break.
"alright get them in there" the man said as Lois and Cat started to get pushed in there.
"NO! NO PLEASE!" They both shouted as they were forced into the container.
On the edge of the dock Kal narrowed his eyes at the sight before him. Slavery. The very word enraged Kal, using his vision he could see that the three containers on the ground next to the one the two women where just thrown into. All of them, full of woman huddled together in their own waste scared out of their minds.
He looked to the edge of the docks and he could see a man on his knees with his hands up right on the edge of the water and a gun barrel aimed at the back of his head held by one man who had two others with him. They were going to kill him.
Kal didn't waste any time and he lunged forward towards the man first, he eliminates the immediate danger to innocent life and then takes care of the rest. Flying through the air towards the three men Kal lands next to one and before he could turn around to see what he was, Kal grabbed his weapon and fired it with perfect accuracy at the man who held the weapons against the innocent's and hit him right in the center of his forehead killing him instantly. Kal snapped the neck of the man he took the gun from and used his heat vision completely vaporize the last man's head.
"JACOBS, WHATS GOING ON!" Kal heard a man shout as someone turned the corner but froze at the sight before him.
Kal quickly pounced on him before he could react and grabbed him by the neck lifting him off the ground. He didn't waste any time and through him full force back the way he came, when he collided with the container it was like a bug hitting a windshield. He was nothing but cuts and bone dust "HEY, WE GOT INCOMING" Kal heard someone yell, he didn't need his vision to tell that everyone was coming towards him. Kal punched the container next to him causing it to fly off the ground towards the others charging at them.
Lois and Cat where breathing heavily in fear, they both looked around but couldn't see anything, the container was pitch black "is everyone alright?" Lois asked as she turned face the rest of the woman in the container, only to see darkness.
The two could see nothing but black but they could tell they were surrounded by scared woman by the sound of their heavy breathing, sound of crying and the smell "who are you two?" Someone asked from the dark.
"where reporters" Cat answered "what about all of you?" She asked back.
"were nobody, just people who wanted to have a fun night with are friends" another voice said.
"Lois, do you think Jimmy's going to be ok?" Cat asked worried. Sure, she admitted that she and Jimmy argued all the time but that doesn't mean she wanted him hurt.
"I don't know Cat" Lois answered "but I think it's safe to say who did this" she continued.
"JACOBS, WHATS GOING ON!" They heard a voice say outside.
"oh, please tell me Jimmy's done something really unexpected and heroic, so we can get out of this" Cat mumbled to herself.
BANG
Everyone jumped back in fear as they heard something loudly hit the outside of the container they were in "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU. AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH" everyone backed away from the doors to the container and huddled together as they all shacked in fear.
"OK, ok. You want the merchandize, they're in those containers. No wait, WAIT... AAAAAHHHHH" They all heard some man scream on horror.
Then there was nothing, just silence. Lois could swear she could hear her own heartbeat. The only sound was the breathing of herself and everyone around her, these women must only be in there teenage years or early twenties, their whole lives ahead of them. Now it looks like they were going to be taken or killed by the same thing that might have killed all the guards outside. Lois's heartbeat quickened even more as the sound of footsteps grew louder and louder, it didn't take a genius to tell they stopped right outside the doors.
Lois felt someone's hand grab her shoulder in fear as they all could hear the doors lock opening, she grabbed in the hand and held it tight. Everyone took a step back as the doors opened but Lois did not expect to see one guys with a hood up and no weapons just stand next to the open door.
He didn't say anything, just opened the second door wide open and moved away to the right "hey, wait" Lois said as she let go of the hand on her shoulder as well as Cats and moved after him but once she stepped outside he put her hand over her mouth and couldn't help but widen her eyes at the sigh before her.
All around her was carnage, bodies literally ripped apart all around her, Containers knocked on their sides with holes in them. She turned her head and saw what she could only describe as their rescuer opening two other containers. It didn't take long for more woman to step put as well and scream at the sight before them.
"JIMMY" Lois heard Cat shout as she ran past her right into Jimmy's arms who just came out from around the corner of the docks "are you ok?" She asked as she moved her hand to touch his black eye.
Lois turned and moved forward towards the man who saved them as he kneeled down next to one of the guards who was still alive and spitting up blood. He didn't say anything just reached in his coat pocket and took out his phone. He stood back up and slammed his foot down on the man's head turning it into paste, she could some of the woman behind her scream and some vomit at the gruesome sight.
The man turned to face Lois and even with the hood up, she was surprised by how handsome he looked but that didn't stop her from taking a step back in fear as he slowly walked towards her. He reached and gently grabbed her hand, lifting it up he placed the phone in it "call the authorities" he instructed as he let go of her hand and walked past her.
Faster then she could blink her journalistic instincts took over and she turned to see him walk away "Wait. Who are you?" She asked.
The man stopped walking and turned his head to face her "my name is Kal-El" he answered before turning ad jumping into the air away from all of them.
Lois was in shock as she saw Cat and Jimmy run towards her 'that was Kal-El. The Kal-El. The most wanted man in America' Lois thought to herself as Cat and Jimmy reached her.
"Lois, are you alright?" Jimmy asked.
"yeah, I'm fine" she answered with a smile on her face "but you two are going to have to cover this one. I think I just found my next story" she said with a smile as she dialed on the phone and lifted it to her ear.
"this is the emergency service. What is your emergency?" the operator asked.
Ok guys, thanks for reading. Let me know what you think about this chapter in the review. I know there was not much of the League in this chapter but don't worry, there coming next.
If you have any questions just let me know in the review, oh and tell me what you think about my killer superman... Oh, and if you have any ideas let me know and if I do it I'll give whoever gave me the idea will get a shout out.
Until then, I'll see you in the next chapter.