Chapter 6
Chloe stared at the Gotham Globe. The young boy eye filled with rage. This was the same person she had seen last night. This was the real Bruce Wayne. The man she had been dating was a fake someone who never existed. She had spent the night going over the events of last night. Bruce Wayne a ninja hellbent on revenge.
"Something wrong."Lana asked.
"Finding out things about a person you really like is tough."Chloe said.
"Clark or Bruce."Lana said.
"Bruce,he's a completely different person than I though he was."Chloe said.
"Is that good or bad thing."Lana said.
"He's a lot like Clark."Chloe said.
"You mean other than the baby-blues and winning smile."Lana said.
"He's like Clark ,they both want to make sure that the right thing is done."Chloe said.
"That's not a bad thing then. Two guys wanting to see that justice is done. The world needs more of those kind of guys."Lana said.
Lex was in his office when Bruce walked in. He had done some homework on Bruce and was surprised to find the Wayne's a more that enough money to reveal Bill Gates. But now most of the money was frozen,no one could touch it. Not even Bruce Wayne.
"You wanted to see me."Bruce said.
"Do you know that you assets are frozen?"Lex asked.
"Yes I know that in fact I know that only one person can use that money."Bruce said.
"Who would that be your only other know relative is a uncle named Phillip and he is in Arkham Asylum."Lex said.
"My money and my company are in good hands until I return to Gotham."Bruce said.
"What my father said was true you don't have a lot of time before your company becomes a publicly traded company."Lex said.
"Your right my company will become a publicly traded company. However I own forty-nine percent of the stock and the other forty-eight is held by the employees and will be the public stock."Bruce said.
"That leaves one percent unaccounted for."Lex said.
"You want to know who owns that one percent."Bruce said.
"I do because I want to own your company."Lex said.
"That will never happen."Bruce said.
"Why is that."Lex said.
"You'll never get that one percent."Bruce said.
"You know that for sure."Lex said.
"I know because he won't even sell it to me and he's known me all my life."Bruce said. Bruce walked out. Lex would get that stock no matter what.
Clark found Chloe outside the Talon. She looked tried.
"Did you get any sleep last night."Clark asked.
"Not a wink. Do you know how vile it is to hear the first song of the birds when you've been crying all night."Chloe said.
"He had good reason for keeping his secret."Clark said.
"I want to be with him,but I know that it will never work."Chloe said.
"You may not want to hear this right Chloe."Clark said
"Don't say it,don't say that I'll meet someone."Chloe said.
"It may not work out with Bruce,but you still have me,if that's okay."Clark said.
"Where do you come from?"Chloe said.
"What do you mean."Clark said.
"You always say the right things to make me feel better."Chloe said.
"It's gift."Clark said.
"I wonder what else you can do"Chloe said.
"Here comes Bruce."Clark said.
Later in the Torch. Bruce,Chloe and Clark were working on trying to id some of the gun runners from last night. By using some of her contacts at the sheriff's department and MPD,she had gotten her hands on a couple of mug books. Chloe,Clark and Bruce were going though the books as look at the files that Chloe had on her computer of the gun runners.
"I don't think these guys are in here."Chloe said.
"What makes you say that."Clark said.
"Because, They just don't look like the type that would come to Smallville."Chloe said.
"You can't find them because your looking for someone that looks like a criminal. You need to look for the people who don't look like a criminal."Bruce said.
"How would we do that?"Chloe asked.
"By hacking into the Interpol files."Bruce said.
"Interpol files can't be hacked."Clark said.
"Give me five minutes."Bruce said. Chloe and Clark watched as Bruce's hands moved over the keyboard. They watched the screen as Bruce was able to break down the defenses of interpol. A few seconds later Bruce was in the site and looking at the on line mug book.
"How did you do this."Chloe said.
"When I was over seas I spent some time with some some computer hackers. The only thing they ever really hacked into was porn sites."Bruce said.
"But that goes against everything you stand for."Clark said.
"Your going to have to learn Clark that the world is not black and white but shades of gray."Bruce said.
"I don't think so. There is only right and wrong."Clark said.
"You are naive."Bruce said.
I'm naive because I don't share your share your outlook on the world."Clark said.
"Exactly."Bruce said.
"You two and see who has the longer cape later, right now we have work to do."Chloe said. It was the only way she could keep them from fighting because that was were it was headed. Bruce and Clark glared at each other then turned to the screen and began to look for a face.
It had seemed like the whole day had gone by. Clark, Chloe and Bruce had each taken turns going though the book. Bruce was at the computer looking thought the book. He was like a machine he just kept going.
"Bruce maybe you should take a brake."Chloe said.
"This is what real detective work is all about."Bruce said.
"Maybe there not in there."Clark said.
"Trust me thiner in here."Bruce said. Chloe looked at the screen. She looked again.
"Wait, that's one of them."She said.
On the screen was man about Clark's age, he had red hair and a scar on his face.
"His name is Jared Keller. He's been in jail for petty crimes. He lives her in Smallville."Bruce said.
"1938 June drive. That's near Johnson bridge."Clark said.
"Let's go."Chloe said.
They drove out to Johnson bridge and found the old house that Keller lived. The house was more of a shack than a house. The windows were busted out and sheets doubled as curtains.
"Why do I feel like this is out of Deliverance."Chloe said
"I don't think anyone is home."Clark said.
"This will give a chance to look around." Bruce said. He walked to the door and opened it,Clark and Chloe followed him inside. The inside was just like the outside. It had a small hole in the floor that was no doubt used for a fire. There was empty cans of soup and bottles of water.
"I don't think will find anything here."Chloe said.
"We still need to look around anyway."Bruce said.
They were looking around when Clark saw Jared. Jared saw Clark and ran away.
"There's Jared."Clark said.
Bruce and Clark tore off after him. Chloe followed. They ran thought the woods after Jared. Bruce cut thought the woods. Jared tried everything to slow Clark down but it did not work. They came out of the woods, Jared headed for the bridge. He was almost across. He turned to see if Clark and Chloe were still chasing him. When he turned he ran right into Bruce's fist. Jared head snapped back and he hit the ground.
"Get up"Bruce growled. Bruce picked up Jared by the shirt."Now your going to talk to us."
"Who are you working for."Clark said
"I'm not saying anything."Jared said.
"We know that you were at the steel mill last night."Chloe said.
"I don't know what your talking about."Jared said.
"My turn."Bruce said. He spun Jared around and whipped of Jared's belt off and tied Jared's feet. Bruce held on to the end of the belt then backhanded Jared. Jared went over the rail. Bruce held on to the other end of the belt. Clark and Chloe were stunned.
"Bruce no."Chloe said.
"We tried it your way let's try it mine."Bruce said.
"Let me up."Jared screamed.
"Tell me who your working for."Bruce demanded
"I just set up the meeting that's all."Jared said.
"Your lying."Bruce said.
"Okay I help get the weapons."Jared said.
"Who the supplier."Bruce said.
"Please let me up."Jared begged.
"The name."Bruce said.
"IT LUTHOR!"Jared screamed. Chloe and Clark could not believe what they had just heard. One of the Luthor's was in on the gunrunners. Bruce pulled Jared up over the rail. Jared was crying. Bruce punched him, it knocked him out. Bruce headed back to the car. Chloe and Clark followed him.
"Where are you going."Chloe said.
"To talk to Lex Luthor."Bruce said.
"You don't even know if Lex has anything to do with this."Clark said. Bruce turned and faced Clark.
"Wake up boy scout, Lex Luthor is not who you think he is."Bruce said.
"You don't know him like I do."Clark said.
"Then you don't know him at all."Bruce said.
"I know he wouldn't do something like this."Clark said.
"Why to you protect him."Bruce asked.
"You would understand."Clark said then headed for the car.
"Why does he protect him,Chloe."Bruce asked.
"Clark saved Lex's life. That's how they met."Chloe said.
"Then Clark made a huge mistake."Bruce said.
"Why."Chloe asked.
Chloe,Lex Luthor isn't worth saving."Bruce said then headed for the car.
Lex opened the file that he had gotten from the Gotham Social Services. It was Bruce's file. It was think file. He began going thought it. The first part of the file was personal information about Bruce. He quickly scan it and then moved on. They next part was about Bruce's parents murder and the events that followed. Next came the guardianship of Bruce Wayne. The file stated that Bruce had no other living relatives other than his uncle Phillip who was declared insane. How there was butler named Alfred Pennyworth a Englishmen. Pennyworth had join to stay and take care of the boy until he turned eighteen. Pennyworth agreeing to care for the boy made it possible for him to stay out of the system. Lex flipped to the final part of the file. It was Wayne psychiatric report.
It was done by two doctors named Bob Kane and Bill Finger. According to the report. Wayne was in a unknown state of shock. He had shown no signs of a boy who had just witnessed the horrible and violent death of this parents. The boy had not cried or shown any sign of grief. Instead cold and calculating. The result of Wayne holding his grief would cause him to become a time bomb. When he went off he would hurt himself and anyone in his path. In other words Bruce Wayne was crazy.
Lex took a drink of his scotch. This was the perfect barging chip to use against Wayne. The lights went out a moment later. Lex stood up and looked out the window. He could see that the lights in Smallville were still on. Only the power at the mansion was out. He picked up the phone and got no dial tone. He went back to his desk and open the bottom drawer. He was about to grab the nickel plated pistol when a black throwing star landed in the desk.
"Don't"said a voice from the shadows.
"Is this a joke."Lex said.
"No,it's your nightmare." said a low menacing voice. Lex looked at were the voice had come from. Something landed of Lex's desk. He looked down and saw a small black disk a fine mist shot from it and Lex fell to the floor.
Lex opened his eyes and saw ground far below him. He could tell that he was on the roof of the mansion. He looked to see who was holding him. It was a man dressed in a black ninja suit and mask.
"oh god."Lex said.
"No not god, the devil."the ninja said.
TO BE COUNTIED...