Katt Girl, Robin, & The Harley-Kidd: Chapter 33: Son of Krypton by Chad Sheefel 12/12/19

It took days to recover all of the tainted beauty supplies from Janice Cosmetics. A few deaths had occurred because some of the beauty supplies had already been used. The victims that unfortunately used the products, were found dead after having uncontrollable laughter as their faces began turning white. It could have been much worse. Bruce had to sell off all of the stock, due to the bad name connected with Janice Cosmetics. Since all of the blame fell on Joker and Harley Quinn, that allowed Roman Sionis the opportunity to regain control of the company. Bruce was smart enough of a businessman to realize a sinking ship when he saw one. He figured that Roman probably had other plans for the company. Perhaps he could do like Donald Trump, which was to use our current laws to declare bankruptcy, then figure out a way to take advantage of the system all over again. Now that Ace Chemical was freed from the strong hold that the Joker had on them, they could operate as a legit business again. Bruce took his sold shares from Janice Cosmetics and put them into shares of Ace Chemicals stock. With his help, they could become a booming company. Plus, Bruce knew that Roman was still out for his blood. Bruce would constantly need to stay on his toes.

Meanwhile, in Metropolis, Selina, Gabby, and Lola were comfortably getting settled into their new home. Selina allowed them to be homeschooled until the next school year started up in September. Gabby and Lola found new friends, plus they patrolled their block at night as Katt Girl & The Harley-Kidd. Metropolis wasn't too much different than Gotham. It had its wealthy side of town, and its poor side, with everyone else in the middle. They had been trying to keep a crime syndicate out of their neighborhood. The head honchos names were Bruno Mannheim and his father Boss Moxie. Apparently, they had been running things in Metropolis for quite some time. Selina didn't allow them to patrol beyond their neighborhood because she was afraid of what the ripple effect could change. Selina ran the security team at LexCorp. If anyone ever got out of line, she would be there to catch them in the act. She worried that catching certain crooks could possibly change timelines, but the money was good, and she was great at her job. Selina could remember certain stories about Lex Luthor's past, but she hadn't noticed anything out of the ordinary yet. He was your average billionaire corporate stockholder ... until this day. The day Lex saw the man in blue tights and a red cape, flying through the air.

Lex was sitting in his office, which had a complete view of Metropolis. His office also had a balcony, where a helicopter would land and pick him up from time-to-time. As soon as he saw the flying man, Lex ran out onto the balcony. He could see him fighting against another flying man, who seemed to be wearing a black outfit. Their punches would send each other flying halfway across the city. It looked as if the God's were fighting in the sky. Lex could only dream about having that much power. The fighting seemed to only last seconds before they were out of his sight. He called for his helicopter because he wanted to see the fight from a better view. The helicopter landed a few minutes later. Lex was ready to board as soon as it landed on the balcony. He didn't even buckle up before he ordered the men to ascend into the sky. They took off into the air to search for the battle of the gods. Finally, Lex spotted them, then ordered the pilot to get as close as possible. The flying man wearing black saw the helicopter, then flew in their direction. Just before he made it to them, the man in blue intervened, punching the flying man in black across the sky. The helicopter continued in their direction. For a moment, the flying man in black managed to get the best of the flying man in blue. Then, the man in black flew towards the helicopter again. He stopped just before he made it to the windshield, then looked in at the passengers. Lex put his hands on the glass of the windshield to try to get as good of a look at the God as he possibly could. The flying man in black saw the man in blue coming towards him. The man in black, grabbed the propellers of the helicopter as they were spinning, ripping them off, then throwing them at the man in blue. The man in blue dodged out of the way. After that, the man in black dropped the helicopter. Lex knew he was about to die, but he didn't seem to care. At that point, it was as if he saw everything he needed to see in life. Just before the helicopter could crash into the ground, the flying man in blue saved them, then lowered them safely to the ground. After that, he flew back off to battle the other. Lex jumped out of the helicopter to watch as the fight continued until they were completely out of sight.

When the evening newspaper came out, the headlines read, "Battle of the Super Men." The article was written by a woman named Lois Lane. She worked for The Daily Planet. The young photographer named, Jimmy Olsen, had only gotten a glimpse of them on camera. All you could see in the picture was a blur of a black and blue streak in the sky. Lex had gotten a much better view than that. He began imagining what it would be like to have powers like that. At that moment, a revelation stormed his brain. What if he could harness their powers? And, how would he ever get close enough to try? There was so much to do, but he didn't know where to start. He needed more information.

Nearly a week went by, and there still wasn't any sight of the Super Men. Lex Luthor had a search party out in full force. They were covering everything from Gotham to Smallville. The people of Metropolis figured it must have been a hoax. Lex knew better. He could only wonder if they had killed each other. At that moment, he remembered the malice in the face of the Superman wearing black. Then, he remembered the concern in the eyes of the one in blue. That gave Lex an idea. He thought of a plan to crash a plane in Metropolis. If the blue Superman was still alive, he would surely show up and save the day. If the Superman in black was still alive, the plane would most likely plunge into the ground.

Two days later, the Metropolis control tower received a mayday call from one of their 747 jumbo planes. It was carrying 250 passengers. The plane had lost both engines due to a mechanical malfunction. It began to nosedive straight towards the Metropolis baseball diamond. A baseball game was being played at the time, and the stadium was packed. The people in the stadium could hear the thunder of the plane as it came into their sight. Then, everyone in the stands began to scream and scatter as the plane hurled down towards them. Lex Luther watched from a building just out of the blast distance. As the plane got closer to the ballpark, Lex felt certain that the blue Superman must have been dead. Suddenly, the plane was slowing down, then it came to a complete stop. Underneath the plane was the Superman in blue keeping the plane hovering over the ballpark. After that, he managed to gently set the plane down in a nearby field. He ripped off the plane door, then began helping the passengers down. That was when he saw Lois Lane for the first time. When he was helping her down, she asked him if she could do an interview with him. He sat her down, then gave her a smile.

After all the people on board the plane was safely on the ground, he looked back at Lois, then said, "I'll think it over." Then he flew away.

Lex Luthor tried getting to the ballpark, but he only managed to get there as the Superman was flying away. Lex began asking everyone from the plane if they had spoken to the Superman. Many of them pointed to Lois. He questioned Lois, but she wasn't able to reveal very much. Only that he had wavy black hair, which curled in the front, and she couldn't forget his clear blue eyes. She also remembered seeing an "S" on his chest. Lex remembered seeing that insignia on the other Superman. He thought it must be a symbol from whatever planet they were from. He decided to start doing some homework.

Meanwhile, in Gotham, Bruce Wayne was doing his own research. If the newspaper was correct, this man was the most powerful human on the planet. If he was to ever use those powers for evil, a lot of people could die. Bruce wanted to know if he had any weaknesses. He zoomed in on the picture someone took of the Superman as he lowered the plane. The Superman looked like he might be about thirty years old. Then Bruce remembered a story that Alfred told him about when he was younger. Something regarding a rocket ship he saw screaming across the sky of Gotham heading in the trajectory of Metropolis. Everyone thought it was a meteor, but Alfred claimed he could see it through a telescope. He swore it was a ship. Alfred also told him that a town called Smallville was where the ship landed because it left a trench in the ground nearly a mile long. Reporters couldn't find a meteor or a ship once they made it to the site of the landing. Later that night, after the ship landed, spectators witnessed a meteor shower. Some of the meteor fragments were being kept at a local museum in Metropolis. Bruce decided it was time to make another trip to Metropolis, then try to find out what these meteor fragments were made out of. Lex had already thought of the same thing. By the time Bruce made it Metropolis, the meteor fragments had already been reported stolen. At that time, Bruce only had one choice, he would need to ask future Selina what she knew about the Superman.

Before he made it to Selina, he noticed a special news report showing live on a television in a cafe. "We bring you this special breaking news bulletin about the interview, reporter Lois Lane had with Superman."

Then, Lois began talking. "Well, he said his name is Cal El, and he was from the planet Krypton. So, he is definitely an alien, a cute one if I might add. He said that he comes in peace. He also told me that the other Superman he was fighting was named Zod. Apparently, Zod was banished from Krypton. He and Superman fought to the death. Luckily, the good guy won. I asked him about the "S" symbol on his chest, he told me that the symbol on his planet stood for hope. I told him on this planet that hope started with an "H." Lois laughed. "Then he told me that his planet had blown up, which explained the meteor shower nearly thirty years ago. I also asked him why he thought somebody might have stolen those meteor fragments from the museum, but he said he didn't know. He didn't tell me a whole lot more than that, but I could tell he was here to protect us. When I asked him why he just now decided to become Superman, he said it was because he wanted to fight for truth, justice, and the American way."

Everyone in Metropolis wasn't sure what to think of him. They mostly feared him. Bruce also feared him. He knew that if ever someone was able to harness his super power, it could be the end of the world.

Chapter Recap: (Katt Girl & The Harley-Kidd tried protecting their block in Metropolis against a crime syndicate ran by Bruno Mannheim and his father Boss Moxie. Future Selina became head of security at LexCorp. Lex Luther saw Superman for the first time. Superman was fighting Zod to the death. After that, Lex tried crashing a plane to see if Superman would show up, which he did show up, then he saved the day. Later on, Lex stole the meteor fragments known as Kryptonite. Bruce Wayne also wanted to find out more about Superman.)