Superman: The Ark of Krypton
Chapter 57
by
Jason Richard
Superman couldn't stop in time. He collided with the side of the truck, knocking it over. Finally he managed to lose some momentum, giving him time to catch the truck before it started rolling. He put it down and looked inside. Pa Kent looked fine, if a little rattled. Ma Kent, however, wasn't conscious.
"No," said Superman, flying around and ripping the door off. He quickly scanned her with his X-Ray vision. There didn't seem to be any broken bones, but he wasn't a doctor, so he didn't trust his assessment, X-Ray vision or no.
"Martha," said Pa Kent, looking around with a confused look, until he saw her. "Martha! Is she okay!?"
"Seems fine," said Superman, "But I need to get her to a doctor. Are you okay?"
"I'm fine," said Jonathan. "Go!"
Superman did give him the once over with X-Ray vision, and then flew her away.
Bizarro, meanwhile, watched the scene while flying high above, and felt his heart breaking, knowing he had done this. He very slowly descended until his feet touched the pavement, and then he sank to his knees, tears forming under his eyes.
It was in that state that Lois Lane first got a good look at the Clone. Hearing about the commotion she had of course rushed to the scene, knowing that this would be a big story...though part of her hoped this wouldn't distract from the corrupt Lexcorp story she was already running with. Then she saw the poor creature. She almost didn't have the heart to remain professional. Almost.
Jimmy Olson also approached the scene with his camera as a crowd began to gather around the scene, everyone both intrigued and frightened by the clone's appearance. They both watched as Bizarro very slowly approached Jonathan Kent, who was still in a daze.
"Me sorry," said the Clone. "Me sorry, Me not mean it...Me sorry…"
"Look...slow down," said Jonathan, who still wasn't sure what happened. "What do you…"
"Me make it better, me promise," said Bizarro. "Me powerful! Me find way to turn back time and make her not hurt anymore!"
"Whoa! Whoa!" said Jonathan. "Let's not do anything reckless now! Not even Cla...Superman can turn back time."
"He never try!" cried the Clone, getting excited. "I know! Time of day is where sun is in sky! If I make sun set backwards, I set back time of day!"
"Please," said Jonathan. "It doesn't work like that. Besides, how…"
"Turn Earth away from sun!" cried the Clone. "That will make sun go backwards!"
And frustratingly Bizarro flew upside down, put his hands on the pavement, and tried to push the earth away from the sun. It was a rather embarrassing sight as all the Clone accomplished was breaking the pavement beneath his hands. When the Clone realized this he hung upside down in the air and started to cry again.
"Uh…" said Jonathan, feeling nervous with more people crowding around this scene. "Listen…"
"I know!" cried Bizarro suddenly, spinning around. "Me know how to make Earth go backwards! Just wait!"
And with that the Clone flew off, blasting into the distance, leaving Jonathan Kent very confused. Lois Lane, not understanding at all what was going on, hoped to find learn more about this as she stepped up with her tape recorder.
"Excuse me sir," said Lois. "Would you like to give a statement…"
"No, I need to go see to my wife," said Jonathan, walking off. It would be a great story either way, but Lois still found herself frustrated. Who was this man, and how did this clone seem to know him?
…
Little did Lois or Jonathan Kent realize that Bizarro could do more harm than anyone realized. Desperate to undo his mistake, he thought about how to enact this plan of his.
When he flew he disturbed the air in his path, making things fly after him, if only for a moment. Perhaps if he flew around the Earth fast enough the earth would follow him in the same way, and then he could turn it back and turn back time. Of course Superman would have told him that such a thing was impossible, but Superman wasn't there. Bizarro figured that since the sun rose brought the morning, flying away from the sun would turn the Earth away from the sun, so that's what he decided to do.
So off he flew, flying as fast as he could, and within moments he broke the sound barrier, sending a shockwave that shattered glass within several miles radius, faster and faster he flew, to the point where he could be at the ocean within moments.. Little did he know it, but that small bit of destruction was just a prelude to the calamity his actions had the potential to cause.
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A message from the Author.
Hey everyone,
I just wanted to make this clear. Yes the Clone's plan here is a reference to the original 1978 film starring Christopher Reeves, which is still an enjoyable film after all these years. Of course I'm taking this version in a very different direction. Bizarro won't actually be turning back time, but he will end up doing something else. Anyway, I knew people would probably make the connection, so I wanted to make my feelings on the movie clear. I don't think that ending makes sense, but the rest of the movie is a lot of fun.
As always, thanks for reading.