Freeman's Odyssey
Chapter: 56
Old school Steel
Disclaimer: Superman is primarily owned and created by someone else, along with it's versions as well. I don't own it; this is just for fan fiction purposes only.
Paris, France: 1980
Looming over the city is a famous landmark known as the Eiffel tower Out of all the cities in the world, Paris France stands out among them as one of the most beautiful cities in the world and known as the city of lights as well. For its beauty at night as the lights can been seen from space. This is the capital and most populous city of France. Situated on the Seine River, in the north of the country, it is in the centre of the Île-de-France region, also known as the région parisienne.
Paris was founded in the 3rd century BC by a Celtic people called the Parisii, who gave the city its name. By the 12th century, Paris was the largest city in the western world, a prosperous trading centre, and the home of the University of Paris, one of the first in Europe. In the 18th century, it was the centre stage for the French Revolution, and became an important centre of finance, commerce, fashion, science, and the arts.
It's a bright and sunny day with no clouds in the sky on this summer day. Tourists kept on looking at a strange looking man dressed in armor and a symbol upon his chest as he walked from out of an alleyway in Paris. Gordon Freeman found himself in another dimension once again; only this time he found himself in Paris, France. He had never been to Paris before, although he had seen pictures and heard stories from freedom fighters back in his own dimension about this place.
Know as City three back in his home dimension; this city according to the stories was heavily bombarded by combine forces in which no one survived the slaughter. Those who did survive were either hunted down or went into hiding. Paris is just a lake now with a suppression tower in the middle of the lake for it once stood the Eiffel tower. Which he can see looming in the background as its shadow remains transparent for everyone to see.
Gordon is getting awkward and strange looks from people as if he is wearing some sort of Halloween costume, it is warm out but his hazmat suit protects him from such elements. He wasn't in a hurry for he felt like a tourist himself, but first things first he leaned against the way and does a dimensional scan for any Combine activity or influence. After a minute or so there appears to be none and so he went over a newspaper stand to see something odd.
He learned to read French in collage just in case he went overseas, the newspaper tells about a city called Metropolis, an alien called Superman and a criminal called Lex Luthor which this newspaper itself is the Daily Planet. That alone is strange he has never heard of a Superman or even met a Lex Luthor, or a newspaper called the Daily Planet or a city called Metropolis. Could it be this Metropolis is known as Chicago, he tossed the paper aside for the time being and as there is no useful information.
So he felt like a tourist so why not is one before he leaves, although this Metropolis seems like an interesting place to be and so he decided he will visit it first. But for now Gordon is walking over to the Arc de Triomphe, once he got closer and looked up at the structure for it is beautiful in person, so he continued on ward for several blocks until he came across the Pyramid of the Louvre, he doesn't have a camera but he marveled in it's beauty and went inside to look around.
It is an hour later as he exited the place for it was beautiful so he wandered over to the Palace of Versailles, he has heard stories of this place and there are a lot of tourists going inside, so he joined the tourist group and went inside to observed the marvelous place it is inside, once the tour is done with he headed his own way as he wanted to see the Eiffel tower by crossing the Pont des Arts bridge in which these waters are crystal clear.
Until a glowing green rock is floating in the waters as his suit picked up low level radiation and so he went down to shore to pick it up as it was no bigger than a golf ball his suit protects him from radiation, he decided to keep it with him and store it away in his suit for later. Having gone back to the bridge he heard police sirens in the background towards the Eiffel tower, this could mean trouble as Gordon started to head towards the tower.
Paris, France: Eiffel Tower
1980
Having arrived, the local police had cordoned off the area and the media the one thing Gordon truly never liked to begin with as it is being reported that terrorists have seized control of the tower, taking hostages and threatening to blow up the tower if their demands are not met. Gordon is unaware that a nosey spit fire reporter as sneaked on the inside already and so the one-free-man went nearby to use the omni-tool to get a holographic representation layout of the place, along with determining the location of the terrorists he figured they are on the designated floor.
Time to give them a little surprise, he shut off the omni-tool and used the teleportation program in his suit to input in the coordinates as he is simply teleports to that location with a mixture of color and sounds. One minute he is in one place and another he is in the tower at the designated floor, the hostages are there and the terrorists don't seem to notice his appearance. Until one of them turned around as he is met with a right cross to the face and is knocked out cold.
Another one turned around as he hit in the stomach as the air escaped his body, then flipping him over he is judo trusted in the chest by Gordon. Then two more primed their weapons and opened fired upon Gordon as his shields are up and the barrage of bullets defected off of his shields, the one-free-man then attacked them both as one of them is thrown down stairs as the terrorist hits his head upon impact and the last terrorist is hit several times as he stumbles in which he is thrown off the tower.
His body plummets to his death as a sickening splat sound can be heard from the ground below as police rushed to check it out and while the media is swarming like vultures in the desert. With the terrorist taken care of he frees the hostages as one of them told them the bomb is in the elevator. He nodded and told them to take the stares and quickly, Gordon watched them leave as he went over to the elevator and opened it as he looked down to see the bomb, along with a woman hanging on for dear life.
First he noticed it is a hydrogen bomb, Gordon has had some experience handling bombs and knew how to disable this. So he does but it is still counting down as it must of have a backup timer and so he stepped out of the elevator. In pressing the button for the elevator to go up so he can rescue the damsel in distress, for he does not know she is the woman who gets herself into trouble and a certain alien comes to her rescue.
"Jump I will catch you," said Gordon
"Are you sure," asked the woman "What about the terrorists?"
"They've been taken care of," said Gordon "Yes I am sure, jump."
The woman lets go and falls but Gordon catches her in which she is on top of him, at the same time a certain flying alien in a red and blue suit along with a symbol shows up. He is perplexed at this and has a little jealous look at the both of them look up at him in which the alien known as Superman shakes his head at this.
"You know you can get off of me now," said Gordon "And don't worry….uh Superman isn't it, I have no intention of stealing your girl friend."
"Uh, right!" said Superman "Lois are you all right,"
"I'm fine thanks to this guy," said Lois
"Was it really necessary to harm these terrorists," said Superman
"Never mind that now," said Gordon "The bomb is still going to go off as it has a back-up timer,"
Superman nodded as he went into the elevator shaft and picked up the elevator with the bomb inside, sailed upwards until reaching the skies and finally space as he throws it and explodes. Not realizing an evil is about to is unleashed and so Superman headed back to Earth. At that time Gordon decided to leave as Lois Lane wanted to interview the man but Gordon just refused and walked away leaving her alone.
Metropolis, New York
1980 two days later
Gordon Freeman decided to head to this city called Metropolis by normal means of an air plane as the plane had landed an hour ago and he walked into the city itself. At first surprisingly this place looks almost identical to New York City, except for many differences. He leaned against the wall and is about to make a log.
Freeman's log
It has been two days since thwarting a terrorist attack in Paris, saving a damsel in distress named Lois Lane who happens to be a reporter for the daily planet and was previously saved by the alien known as Superman in this city itself. I will learn more about this place.
End log.
He is unaware that three phantom zone criminals are wreaking havoc across the country and that Superman alias Clark Kent decided to give up his powers to be with Lois Lane, of course much to the alien's charge he got beat up by a tough guy in a diner and is about to get his powers back. Gordon is walking the streets as people are busy to their own affairs.
But the people looked scared and nervous for some reason, along with being glued to television sets at the store windows as some live broadcast is being showed all across the country. Also he is unaware that the master criminal has escaped from prison named Lex Luthor who has hatred for Superman and is in Metropolis as the criminal mastermind is fully aware of the broadcast as it is his chance to form an alliance with these criminals. I which Luthor has already
All four of them will be in Metropolis soon; Gordon watched the live and pre-recorded broadcasts to know this isn't good. Three alien criminals wanting to take over the world, until Gordon left in knowing the next place they would go is the Daily planet considering they run story after story about the alien like some mascot. Walking for several blocks he has found the daily planet but at the same time the evil aliens with Luthor arrive as well crashing the place also.
Gordon slipped in quietly as he came upon the floor of the news room as the man known as Perry White is being talked to by Luthor and those alien criminals, until one of them happens to notice his symbol as it is the alien woman Ursa dressed in black as she looks like a fashion model and she glares at Gordon who is leaning against the wall.
"What is that symbol," asked Ursa
"It means freedom," said Gordon
Give it to me," said Ursa "I want it now,"
"Hell no," said Gordon
She goes to grab him as Gordon takes her arm and judo throws her right out of the building as she crashes into the brick wall and into the street below by slamming into an ice cream truck. Luthor and the other two look on as the criminal master mind chuckled at this while Zod gave him an evil look.
"I am Zod," said the criminal "You will kneel before me,"
"Screw you," said Gordon
"Kill him," commanded Zod
Non flies right towards Gordon as he muttered something under his breath as the alien known as Non bounces right off of Gordon's invisible shield as he is propelled backwards right out of the Daily planet building and crashes to the street below right on top of Ursa who is about to get up to attack. Zod blinked as he almost looked impressed, while Luthor looked in awe in wondering how he did that.
"You maybe a challenge after all," said Zod "But you are only as puny as I am powerful, I offer you one chance kneel before Zod."
Zod goes on his long monologue of this and that. Until Gordon just shook his head takes out his gravity gun and fired right at Zod as the force of the gravity of the shot sends Zod flying out of the building, crashing into several more until finally landing hard upon the street with a sickening thud as Ursa and Non went to go check on him. Luthor stands up in figuring he made a mistaking allying himself to these aliens and perhaps he can learn more about this man.
He fixes his tie, strengthens his suit and walks over to Gordon with a sinister smile along with a hand shake as the one-free-man had put away his weapon and looks at Luthor's hand as he slaps his hand away and pushed him to the ground. Luthor guessed the direct approach doesn't work on this man as Gordon grabs him by the collar and pins him against the wall in which he looks at him directly in the eye.
"I want to know everything about Superman and his alien friends," said Gordon "Strengths and weaknesses,"
"Why should I," said Luthor "The greatest criminal mind in all history, tell you anything."
"If you don't I will throw you out the window as I heard it's a long drop," said Gordon "Tell me what is the greatest so-called criminal mind life really worth,"
"I uh…." said Luthor "If you put it that way," he explained all about it as Gordon pondered on this for a moment.
"A green rock huh," said Gordon "Glowing radiation that weakens and kills him, something like this." He shows him.
"Where did you get that," asked Luthor with a gasp
"None of your business," said Gordon "Now you're staying here,"
Gordon slammed him to the floor and found some rope to tie him up as he is struggling to break free, along with ranting as well. Until Gordon found a sock and put it in his mouth to shut him up for awhile as there are voices outside in which that Superman has arrived in confronting the three alien criminals. But first he will do some modifications to this glowing green rock as he has an idea
Outside the Daily planet
"You will kneel before Zod," said Zod "Then your human ally will die as well."
"Lois," said Superman
"No the other one with the ridiculous suit," said Ursa "He'll pay a thousand fold and I want his symbol, I will crush this freedom."
"Three against one," said Gordon "Sounds like unfair odds, how about three against two,"
"He will pay first," said Zod "Then you human, non let's take care of the son of Jo'rel" non just nodded as both
"You'll get killed," said Superman
"I know what I am doing," said Gordon
Non and Zod went to go attack Superman as it is ability against ability as Ursa does not want to make the same mistake in touching him as she fired her heat ray beams at Gordon as his shield deflected right back at her and burned her hair a bit as he laughed at her and she put out the flames, she figured some type of invisible force field. She picked up a man hole cover and throws it at him in which she excepted him to move out of the way. But to her surprise it bounced off of his shields.
"Typical of a woman to throw stuff at a man," said Gordon "What's the matter scared to throw something bigger at me,"
"If you insist," she laughed as she picked up an empty city bus "See if you can stop this,"
Gordon pulls out a 357 colt python as it has special bullets inside and Ursa just laughed at this whole holding the bus above her head.
"I've been shot with those before," said Ursa "So go ahead and try,"
Gordon didn't hesitate and fired as the green special bullet hits her right in the chest and hits her in the heart. Ursa's body is in utter shock and blood is dripping from her mouth, she gasped as well to the point as her in which her body weakens to she no longer can hold the bush as it crushes her with a sickening squishing sound as a pool of blood is scene. And Gordon then went to go check on the Superman.
Non seems to be holding Lois hostage as Superman is kneeling before Zod as the man is basking in the glory as his hated enemy is kneeling before him. Non smiles as well whole holding Lois until a fair whistle is heard and non turns around as a green bullet hits him in the forehead and is stuck in his head, blood drips down as his body is in shock and Lois is let go as she runs for safety as Superman lands a hard punch to Zod's stomach. Now Zod is kneeling.
"Kill her I said kill her," said Zod "The son of Jor'el will pay for this," as Zod gets up
As Zod is about to attack Superman, Zod is shot from behind from a shot of a green bullet, blood spews out of his mouth and his body is weakened by the green bullet. Until another green bullet finishes the job as Zod dies upon the ground as Superman notices the man standing there, Lois is freed, non is dead, Ursa is dead and now Zod this is insane.
"Do you have any idea of what you done," shouted Superman
"They hurt a lot of people today," said Gordon "So they got it coming to them,"
"You have no right to do that," said Superman "This isn't justice,"
"There is no prison that can hold them," said Gordon "So don't waste your breath,"
Superman clenched his first as he wanted to hit the man so hard for killing these criminals but the one-free-man stood his ground and pointed his weapon at Superman.
"I have one shot let as it is green and slightly radioactive," said Gordon "As I believe you know what it is, then you know what it does,"
"Kryptonite," said Superman
"Give that man a prize," said Gordon "Your not as dumb as you look, the world is saved so deal with it,"
Gordon starts to walk away.
"I can't let you leave," said Superman
"I can and I will," said Gordon "Go enjoy your life Clark, Lois needs you,"
"How did you-"gasped Superman
"It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that one out," said Gordon "Luthor told me," he pointed out "There are far worse evils that you are unaware of and it is best for you not to know."
Gordon uses his teleportation device to teleport away as Superman is alone as he is really angry and slams his first into the ground several times, the ground shook, glass shatters until Lois came to comfort him, then they left. Unknown to Superman Gordon had no green bullets left as he was just bluffing and he stands upon a rooftop in the shadows.
Freeman's log
No Combine or Influence here, that includes activity and I helped put a stop to three alien criminals. This superman seems too much of a boy scout and well there is nothing more for me to do here.
End log
Gordon creates a portal by way of his suit as a portal opens up and he simply vanishes with the portal as well. All the while the G-man looks at the remains of the three dead alien criminals as he grins, fixes his tie and simply walks away as he has been monitoring him for awhile as he vanished as well.
Chapter: 57
Old school Amazon