Bruce
Chapter One
Chloe Sullivan looked out the window of the 4x4 as she daydreamed about what her new life might have in store.
"It's all right honey you're doing the right thing." Her father broke into her thoughts.
"I know dad, I just wish there was another way…" she didn't finish, the 4x4 was just passing a fuel station and Chloe's eyes were drawn to a tall and strikingly muscular kid filling a powerful motor cycle with gas.
The kid looked each of the 4x4's occupants straight in the eye. When he looked at Chloe it felt like he was looking into her very soul, then suddenly he was out of sight as the 4x4 left the garage behind.
The kid, Bruce Wayne, was his real name saw something he did not like in the eyes of the 4x4's front seat passenger. The girl and the man with her, probably her father were in danger. Bruce had seen eyes like that many times most importantly on the man who had murdered his parents.
Bruce ran into the station's shop threw a $100 bill onto the counter and ran back to his bike saying "keep the change" to the shocked attendant. As he ran Bruce took three breathing masks, three Shurikens (throwing stars) and his shock, bullet and flameproof protection blanket out of his backpack. He attached the stars and the breathers to his belt and the blanket to the cargo rack of his bike, this all took about five-second during which time he was on the bike, starting it he wheeled and roared off in pursuit of the 4x4.
Meanwhile Chloe was just following her father into their new home. She had a bad feeling after seeing the look of the wpp agent as he left, but she didn't have time to dwell on it. Suddenly she heard a strange roar from out the back of the house, her father must have heard it too, because he came out of the bedroom to stand beside her. Before they could focus on anything outside, something large and fast came flying through the window.
Chloe barely had time to realise that it was the kid from the gas station before he leaped off the bike, slammed into them and knocked them to the floor. On the way down Chloe saw him force something over her father's face then she he did the same to her. As they landed the kid wrapped them up in what appeared to be a blanket. Chloe tried to struggle free but the kid was immensely strong, so strong he was able to hold her and her father in place.
"It's a breathing mask leave it on" the kid told them "and stay still"
Chloe stopped struggling and was about to respond when a huge explosion ripped through the house. She screamed but after a few seconds she realised that the blanket was protecting them.
The kid spoke to them in soft reassuring tones and after a few minutes Chloe started to calm down. As she calmed down she began to notice thing about their saviour, most notably his amazing muscle tone.
No wonder he's so strong" Chloe thought.
After about five minutes, which seemed a lot longer to Chloe, the kid lifted her and her father and making sure they were still protected by the 'blanket' half carried them out of the house. There was that strength again Once they were out the kid checked they were uninjured, he also spoke gently to them and told them to keep breathing in an attempt to prevent them going into shock. Then after promising to be back soon, he went back into the wrecked house.
He returned about two minutes later and after checked Chloe and her father were OK, Chloe noticed he seemed more concerned about her father than her, he took out a kind of remote control from his jacket pocket and press in a code. About five seconds later the bike came roaring up to them and stopped right in front of the kid.
"Who are you" Chloe asked in a stunned voice as the kid repacked his equipment, helped them onto the bike. "My name in John Smith" replied the kid as he took out a mobile phone. Chloe only heard bit of the conversation she heard the name Alfred and the phrase "bring the car".
The kid then spoke to Chloe "Miss Sullivan, you appear to be handling the shock better than your father so I'll tell you what's happening, I'm not taking you to a hospital because of the attempt on your life, however we are going to get help.
With that the kid started the bike and sped off in what Chloe recognised as the way to Gotham. After about an hour's ride on the very fast bike they were just short if a quarter of the way to Gotham, when the kid came of the road and stopped in a field. It took Chloe a few seconds to spot the plane they had stopped beside. She realise it must have some kind of stealth technology. It looked like a cross between a small cargo plane and a jet fighter.
As Chloe watched a sleek black car was being driven out the back of the plane. The car stopped at the bottom of the ramp and a very fit looking man in his late forties got out a walk towards them. As he did so 'John' Chloe was not sure she believed that was his name, help her father off the bike, he was about to help her but she managed herself. The kid then went to speak to the man. Chloe heard the end of the conversation.
"…the man is in shock but the girl seems to be doing much better, so cheek him first."
"Yes 'John' The man replied, Chloe could almost hear the inverted commas.
When they had finished talking the man went to Mr Sullivan and helped him into the plane. As he did so the kid continued to talk.
Like I said I would rather take them to the cave but something strange is going on in Smallville. I think I should look into it. About an hour ago the bike's sensors detected a large EM spike in this area. It had to have been caused by something.I intend to find out what. The also appears to be a lot of background radiation. Possibly from the meteor rocks, don't you agree Miss Sullivan."
Chloe was confused, "How do you know me."
"I have read a lot of your work, very impressive"
"You've read the Torch" asked Chloe amazed.
"Yes," said the kid "It very well researched and well written, very insightful.
"'John'" Alfred interrupted, Chloe again almost hear the inverted commas "I have taken the liberty of renting a motel-room in the nearby town. I will take Mr Sullivan there and look after him" "OK" replied the kid as Alfred turned to Chloe " Miss Sullivan I have observed you closely for a while and you appear to be fine, I must say I am impressed. Your father how ever is still in shook but will be all right."
"Thanks Alfred" said the kid as Alfred drove another car out off the back of the plane helped her father into it. He was about to get in himself when the kid shouted to him" Alfred have you checked for tracking devices.
As Alfred shook his head he and the kid pulled small radio receivers out of their pockets and started running them up and down Chloe's then her father's back and front.
"Three" said Alfred who had scanned her father
"Four said the kid after scanning Chloe
"Company may be coming, go" said the kid as he destroyed all seven tracers
Alfred quickly got into the car with Chloe's father and drove away. They had just been out of sight for one minute when two black vans drove up. Four large men armed with P90s leaped out of each van. The kid already had his kevlar blanket covering himself and Chloe as they started to fire. The firestorm was cut short as the kid throw three sets of five Shurikens from under the blanket. The kid's aim was incredible each star struck one of the gunmen in the arm or hand. Once they were disarmed the kid was on them.
Chloe watched the fight from under the blanket. The kid was amazing, he was fast and strong and he moved like a snake. Fluid movements slid together as he weaved through them, kicking punching and throwing. There were 8 of them, within one minute all but one were unconscious.
The kid was already asking him questions as Chloe removed the kevlar blanket and went over. The kid was very persuasive. The hitman confirmed that he had been ordered to kill Chloe and her father after the explosion had failed, he also confirmed that Lionel Luthor had ordered both attempts. He also confirmed the involvement of several witness protection agents in the blast.
Once the hitman had finished telling his story the kid knocked him out with one punch, them he handcuffed they hitmen to each other and to a nearby tree. Once done he returned to Chloe and reassured her that her father would be all right. She believed him and said thanks then a thought struck her.
"What size of EMP and how did you detect an track it"
Bruce Wayne felt himself smile, he liked this girl she was just as he thought she would be as he had read the Torch. With this respect came wariness, this girl was very observant, very curious and very intelligent; he would have to been careful he did not give too much away. However he was also sure he could trust her.
"A fairly big one almost as if a nuke had gone off. As for tracking I was just able to detect it with a modified police scanner. Because it works on radio, which is part on the EM spectrum, it was easy to widen its bandwidth. I may be able to track it using the EM disruptions it left it I can get close enough to the source. First I want to get you to a safe place we can track the EMP from there later. I need to get you some place safe but I don't know this area. Somewhere Luthor won't think to look"
"Take me o the Kent farm" said Chloe after a moments thought "Where my friend Clark lives"
"Are you sure, if Luthor knows of your friendship?"
"Clark and I are having problems at the moment no-one would expect me to go there however I'm sure he and his parents will help.
"OK the Kent Farm it is."
To be Cont.