Disclaimer: I do not own any part of Smallville or the Justice League. I am just borrowing the characters for a bit of amusement. So, please don't sue because I have nothing you want. Oh yeah, "speech" and 'thoughts'.

Saving Superman

Clark awakened from his forced slumber to find both women standing over him looking concerned, "Finally, I thought Diana had overdone it or something."

"I am terribly sorry Clark, I did not know that the nerve pinch would cause you to stay under for so long. Please accept my deepest apologies." Staggering toward his feet Clark approached the closer of the two and then collapsed on top of her.

"Jeez kid, I may be strong but you weigh a ton. So would you mind getting off me?" With a Herculean effort Clark removed himself from Shayera's body, "Why have you done this to me? Why have you taken me away from all that is important? Have I done something to anger you two?"

"Of course not Clark, don't ever think that, we just have more important business to discuss with you is all." Comforting the young superhero Diana pulled Clark into a full body hug, relishing the feel of the man of her dreams in her arms. "Hh…hhemm…When you two are done with your family moment, can we get on with the discussion?" Extricating themselves from each other Diana and Clark blushed a bright crimson, "What discussion are you guys talking about? And what does it have to do with me?"

"Well, I believe it is time to tell him the truth Shayera, don't you?"

"Fine, but let me, I won't suger coat it."

"Fine, but don't confuse him either."

"Alright, do you know who you are Clark?"

"I'm Clark Kent, son to Martha and Jonathan Kent. That is all you need to know."

"Well, that is not all we know, we know that you have superspeed, heat vision, x-ray vision, and multitudes of other talents. You see, we know this because you told us all this, or we have witnessed it firsthand."

"That's impossible, nobody knows about that but my parents. I ask you again who are you women?"

"We are your friends Clark, don't be afraid of us, we would never dream of revealing your secret."

"Diana? Let me handle this…Anyways, what Diana said is true, we won't ever speak a word of this to anyone of this world. Now as to who we are…well we are superheroes just like you."

"Superheroes? What you got some sort of club? A League of Nations kind of thing?"

"No, you see, you were our leader until you died. Then we came back to find you."

"What do you mean? I don't know you two, and I sure as heck didn't lead you."

"Not in this time Clark, but latter on in life you will form a group of friends that protects the very universe itself."

"What are you saying? You came from the future?"

"That is exactly what I am trying to say, you are our leader 10 years from now. We fought together and would have died together if not for your sense of duty."

"I'm sorry but this is too impossible for words, there is no such thing as time travel!"

"That may be true in this era but where we come from a being called the Watcher gave us a choice between going back in time to change something or leaving it as it was. As you can see we chose the former."

"That still doesn't prove anything, I mean you could just be strong women who can hurt me a little…"

"You thought the little exercise before was just a little pain? Well I guess we will have to try harder next time, now won't we Diana?"

"Shayera, I don't want to hurt Clark again, as I have stated many times before. Now can we please just focus on the here and now?"

"Fine, Clark you will be our leader whether you like it or not, but before then we must train you and make you a stronger being."

"Hey Diana, which activities should we start out with? You were a pretty good trainer in your time right?"

"Thank you for the compliment Shayera, I think? Anyways, we should first start by training him in some form of martial arts, I believe you can handle that Shayera." Nodding her head Shayera took a closer look at the young teen and headed into the forest to find some "dummies".

"Where is she off to? Diana, be reasonable, would you believe the story Shayera just told?"

"Well, no, I don't think so. It is a lot to take in and seems horribly farfetched, but it is the truth Clark whether you want to believe it or not."

Shaking his head in disbelief at the words coming from Diana's mouth, Clark took a seat on a nearby boulder. "This must be hard for you, but it won't be all training, we can teach you literature and tactics which will enable you to become a wonderful leader."

With a resounding crash two tons of wood landed in the spot where Clark was last standing. "Well that should be enough for our training purposes, we can't really go all out but at least they will withstand a few blows." Shayera floated down to the ground to find a perturbed Diana and an awestruck Clark. "What? Never seen a woman fly before?"

"As a matter of fact, it hasn't happened to my knowledge. How are you doing that?"

"It is simple with wings and such, never seen a bird do it before?"

"Of course I've seen birds do it, but you don't have any wings."

"What are you talking about? Of course I do, are you blind?" With that one sentence the spell was broken and Clark could see the women in their true forms. "Whoa…you do have wings, and a matching mask to go with it."

"You mean you have not seen Shayera's wings until now Clark?"

"No, I mean, I just saw it 5 seconds ago."

"That's why Clark wasn't hitting your wings Shayera, he couldn't see them. The Watcher must've cloaked us in an illusion of normalcy."

"Whatever. Does it matter? Let's get to training Clark, we have a long way to go before your ready." Planting the tremendous trunks of wood into the ground, Shayera motioned Clark to stand in front of one of them. "The secret to a good martial artist is repetition, so let's work on a few easy moves before we do the fun stuff."

Training Clark seemed to come easily to Shayera, she loved the feeling of bossing her former leader around. "No, no, no. You are doing it all wrong, first you must punch him in the face, then in the torso, and lastly in the kneecaps. Now do it again."

Diana watched with amusement the ferocity that Shayera took to imbed the knowledge into Clark's thick skull. 'It is good to see Shayera smiling again, it has been too long since it last happened. Coincidently, it was Clark that got her to start smiling in the first place, hmm…what are the odds?'

"That is fine for today Clark, we will work on more tomorrow. Now get some sleep, were going to be sparring tomorrow to test your newfound skills." Walking over to Diana, Shayera couldn't help but notice the big grin plastered on Diana's face. "What?"

"Oh nothing, it's just that you seem to be having a good time teaching Clark."

"You mean I am having fun yelling at my boss, who wouldn't like to do that once in a while?"

"True, but you are still having fun. So what's next on the agenda drill sergeant?"

"Well a bath would be nice, how bout we head to the lake we passed coming into this clearing?"

"Sounds good, but what about Clark? Won't he run away? Or worse, what if he sees me…uh I mean us?"

"Don't worry about it, he's out like a light. That technique with the index and thumb worked wonders, too bad he'll have a headache in the morning."

"When did I teach you?"

"Oh I just kind of picked it up, no big deal."

"Right, and what if you had killed him?"

"Don't worry so much, he is the man of steel right?"

"Yes, but I just wish you wouldn't try it out so much."

"Fine, now can we go?"

"Okay, but keep a lookout on Clark will you?"

"Fine, but you owe me one."

"Let's just go, alright?" With that said both women headed east to find the lake they passed on the way in.

Author's Notes: Well that is chapter 4, hoped you liked it. Read and review, please? Peace, I'm out.