"I'm glad I still get to see you!" Thor beamed as he hugged Atticus as he came by school again, lifting him up off the floor.
"Don't squish him, Storm Cloud." Lionel chuckled bashfully.
"Just let me hold onto him a little bit longer." Thor smiled as he kept Atticus in the hug for a few more moments.
"Alright." Lionel shrugged.
Thor eventually let go of Atticus and even brushed some of his hair back.
"You three sure are getting close." Atticus said to Cherry, Lionel, and Thor.
"Closer than you know." Thor smirked as Cherry nudged him and shushed him.
"Good to see that you're back in school... Even if you live somewhere else now." Cherry said to Atticus.
"Well, Sombra was good on his word." Lionel said.
"Yeah... I'm so... Happy for you..." Cherry tried to smile, though she felt unsure about Sombra.
"Thanks, guys!" Atticus smiled. "I bet we can find my parents even faster with Uncle Sombra on our side."
"Yeah," Thor smiled back. "Maybe."
"I'm just so excited," Atticus smiled. "Oh, Cherry, this might interest you."
Cherry gave a look.
"My new powers are from Ancient Egypt," Atticus smiled. "Isn't that cool?"
"...Well, that is something else." Cherry admitted.
"I know." Atticus smiled.
"It's great, Atticus," Cherry said softly. "I'm glad you found a way to cope after losing Superman."
"I wonder if we'll get a new student?" Lionel said randomly.
"Well, only one way to find out," Atticus replied. "Off to class."
"Just remember," Lionel smirked. "My name is Pietro around here. Can I trust you to call me that, Atticus, even if you're not the world's best liar?"
"Yes, Lionel, I'll remember." Atticus promised.
"Great." Lionel said.
They soon walked off to class together before they would get caught by the tardy bell and Mr. Kraft scolding them for being late for class.
"Alright, class, now that you're all here; we have two new students today." Mr. Kraft said.
"This should be interesting." Cherry remarked to herself.
"Couple of newbies?" A mean girl smirked innocently. "Oh, Mr. Kraft, I didn't know we'd have two new students."
"Yes, yes, settle down," Mr. Kraft replied. "Now first we have... Uh... Are you a boy or a girl?" he then asked the brown-haired student.
"Girl." The tomboy narrowed her eyes.
"Ah! Right!" Mr. Kraft then said. "This new student is named Mo... Are you sure you're a girl?" he then asked. "I thought Moe was a boy's name."
"I'm a girl, sir." Mo said like she was annoyed with him already.
Atticus looked as if he was in love with Mo, but did his best to hide it.
"Welcome to our school, Mo Hughes." Mr. Kraft said.
"Thank you, sir." Mo replied.
"And our other student... Uh... Um..." Mr. Kraft then said. "I'm sorry, what was it again?"
"Conner Kent." The black-haired boy replied.
"Ah, yes, right." Mr. Kraft then nodded as everybody else instinctively looked over at Atticus like the two had to be related somehow.
"Did not see that coming." Lionel said.
"Hey." Conner waved to his future classmates.
"Well, that was a nice introduction," Mr. Kraft said to the students. "Please, children, find some seats."
Mo and Conner then went to sit down, though Mo seemed to sit close to where Atticus, Cherry, Lionel, and Thor sat.
"Now let us continue from where we left off." Mr. Kraft said.
"Uh, where's Mr. Morningstar?" Cherry asked the school's vice-principal.
"I believe he said something about a migraine," Mr. Kraft replied. "I keep telling him that's what happens when you have to work at a public high school with a very low pay with low respect from the ones you look after."
The students grumbled before Mr. Kraft turned his head to give the students a lesson plan on the chalkboard as a temporary teacher in the former teacher's absence.
'I hope Mr. Morningstar comes back soon.' Thor thought to himself.
Of course, everybody knew with Mr. Kraft as a temporary teacher, that meant a big workload as well as visiting Sabrina's house as he always tried to flirt with or hit on Hilda, but she obviously wasn't interested in him. The students did their best to put up with him before Mo looked back at Atticus with a small smile. Atticus smiled back bashfully and waved at her. Mo soon waved back. Lionel didn't pay attention to the lesson as he began to doodle in his notebook. Atticus smiled bashfully as he watched Mo from his desk.
"Mwah, mwah, mwah~" Thor made kissing sounds at Atticus to tease him with a chuckle.
"Shush." Atticus smiled bashfully.
"How about reading the first 20 chapters of your new books?" Mr. Kraft then announced.
The class groaned a bit from their homework assignment.
"But first, we'll have a lecture and I don't wanna see any falling asleep," Mr. Kraft then said. "That goes double for you, Mr. Moltenscar."
Thor blinked, a bit deadpan and unimpressed from that remark as he sat in his desk quietly.
'I can already tell this guy's a barrel of laughs.' Conner thought to himself.
"Man, I wish I could go outside and test out my new abilities again or maybe we could do something fun." Atticus muttered to himself as he stared out the classroom window about him and his close friends.
After that class, they went to the gym. The boys and girls split up to get in the showers and then changed into their gym clothes.
"Glad that's over," Atticus said as he played with a ball while waiting for Thor with a small sigh. "I still miss Superman, but I really think I'm actually gonna be okay."
"Aw, I'm glad, buddy!" Thor beamed, sticking his hand out for a thumb's up while he changed in the shower. "I felt so worried 'bout ya during that day you had to say goodbye."
"What are you guys talking about?" Conner asked.
"...Stuff." Atticus and Thor replied.
Conner gave them a bit of a look.
Thor soon opened the curtain and came out in his gym clothes as he swiped the ball from Atticus with a smirk before running. "Yoink!"
"Hey!" Atticus smirked.
"Come and get it, Bookworm!" Thor laughed as he ran off, dribbling the ball.
"I gotta go." Atticus told Conner as he chased after his best guy friend.
After a short time in gym class, Atticus and the others began to notice how Mo and Conner seemed to keep to themselves.
"Gosh, and I thought I stuck out like a sore thumb." Lionel smirked at himself as he came to class.
"Yeah, they certainly are... Different..." Cherry remarked. "Like... They feel like they don't need to be with the others."
"Kinda like you," Lionel smirked. "That's why I like you so much. Though Bruce wants to know when you're coming back to the Manor."
"Probably later, I have personal stuff going on." Cherry said softly.
"Right," Lionel said before seeing Atticus going over to Mo and Conner. "And there he goes, doing his usual thing."
"Yeah, I guess he's gotta be Mr. Nice Guy to everybody." Cherry replied.
Lionel nodded before a dodgeball flew in the air and he caught it and threw it back at a bully who threw it at Cherry on purpose, so he glared and growled protectively.
"Hey." Atticus smiled as he came to meet Mo and Conner.
"Hi." Mo smiled back.
"Hey." Conner added.
"So... Uh... You like Baxter High?" Atticus asked.
"It's okay," Mo replied softly. "This is actually my first time in a school."
"Same here." Conner said.
"Home-schooled kids, huh?" Atticus asked.
Mo and Conner nodded from that.
"Well, either way," Atticus smiled warmly. "Welcome to our school. I hope that you have fun."
"Well, we'll see." Conner said.
"Yeah," Atticus smiled. "Just hope you have fun and have a great time in our school."
"Maybe," Mo replied with a smirk. "You always this friendly around new people?"
"I try." Atticus said bashfully from that, rubbing his arm.
"Well, I have to say you're doing pretty good." Conner smiled.
"It's what my father would've wanted." Atticus said, still smiling, but looked a bit soft as he said that.
A ball then hit him in the head, but he barely noticed it.
"...Did someone just throw a piece of paper at me?" Atticus asked before turning around which made him gasp before narrowing his eyes.
Cherry was flat on the floor as the girl's school bully, Courtney, was throwing and bouncing a ball against the weaker girl's head. Atticus glared as he couldn't stand bullies and where he soon looked surprised when Mo went up to Courtney, looking angry at her.
"Come on!" Courtney smirked. "Get up! Stand up for yourself! Betcha can't do it!"
"Hey!" Mo glared which made Courtney turn around. "Leave her alone."
"Or what?" Courtney rolled her eyes. "You wanna be next, New Girl?"
"I'll take care of you myself," Mo glared. "I can't stand bullies."
"Oh, this, I gotta see." Courtney smirked.
Mo soon narrowed her eyes as she lunged out and pounced on top of Courtney to get back at her for trying to hurt Cherry.
"Hey, uh, are you okay?" Atticus asked Cherry before helping her off of the floor.
"I should've thrown a Baterang at her..." Cherry sulked as she stood up. "I wanted to do what Batman usually does against bad guys... But he says I shouldn't do that unless I'm with him."
"Hey! Get off me!" Courtney told Mo.
"Oh, come on; this isn't fair!" Courtney complained.
"How is this not fair?" Conner asked her.
"She's beating up on me and she's smaller than me!" Courtney glared as a crowd of the other students began to form all around Mo and Courtney. "This is my school!"
"You don't own this school!" Mo glared back. "This school is for everyone!"
The other students gasped as that almost sounded like a death wish.
"Do you have any idea who I am?!" Courtney glared at Mo.
"A big, fat bully crybaby?" Mo glared back.
"WHAT?! You're dead!" Courtney snapped as she began to fight Mo back as the two girls went at it as the other students watched.
"Whoa." Lionel said.
"I wish there was a distraction to get us out of school." Atticus groaned, referring to himself and his friends like for important magical training.
"Yeah, like that would happen right away." Cherry said,
"Be careful what you wish for..." Lionel slanted his eyes mysteriously.
Drell watched through a window on the doors outside of the gym before he decided to come inside, looking a bit innocent and casual as the gym teacher tried to stop Mo and Courtney.
"Miss Hughes... Miss Williams... Both of you calm yourselves..." The gym teacher nervously told the girls as he stood between them. "There's no need to get in a fight at this very fine school."
"She started it when she was bullying her." Mo said as she pointed at Cherry.
"Get lost!" Courtney glared.
Cherry backed up a bit from the scene.
"She hurt me for no reason!" Courtney told the teacher. "You believe me, right, Coach Jordan?"
"I should've been a tree surgeon like my mother wanted," The teacher groaned to himself. "Did anyone see Courtney bully Cherry?"
Courtney glared and growled at the other students who looked too scared to answer.
"She did it." Thor spoke out loud.
"Hey!" Courtney glared.
"I'm not afraid of you," Thor smirked. "My uncle's scarier than you. You hurt Cherry just for funsies."
"It's true." Lionel said.
"Yep." Atticus nodded.
"Why, you-!" Courtney glared.
"While you take her to detention, I'll handle some of your students for you." Drell told Coach Jordan innocently.
"Great." Coach Jordan said before taking Courtney to detention.
Drell looked at the other students who stared at him. "Uh... Um... Recess!" he then told them as he opened the door to outside.
The students soon rushed outside of the school gym, but the door shut before Cherry, Atticus, Lionel, or Thor could go out the door.
"I have to talk to you." Drell told them.
"Not surprised in the latest." Cherry replied.
"But won't one of the students notice us missing?" Atticus asked.
"This is more important." Drell replied.
"Fine..." Cherry sighed.
"Yeah, yeah," Lionel rolled his eyes before he poofed back into his normal clothes, out of his gym clothes. "What's the deal?"
"Well, for one thing, it's about a new classmate of yours." Drell replied.
"Which one? Mo or Conner?" Atticus asked.
"Conner," Drell replied. "This is very crucial for you, Atticus, out of everybody else."
"Don't tell us, he's some sort of enemy." Cherry deadpanned.
"...Well..." Drell bit his lip. "...He's probably not gonna be someone's best friend for a while."
"Oh, come on," Atticus said. "He seems like a nice guy."
"Hmm... I dunno if I should tell you this or not, but it might be important..." Drell said, warily.
"Come on, I'll show you." Atticus smiled, going towards Conner.
Conner was seen playing basketball by himself.
"Um, hey," Atticus said, coming up to Conner. "What's the score?" he then asked jokingly.
"You're funny, I'm sure." Conner playfully rolled his eyes from that.
"I try," Atticus smirked playfully. "Anyways, I have something to show you, but in private."
"Hm?" Conner asked.
"Trust me," Atticus smiled. "I trust you."
"Atticus, no!" Drell face-palmed.
"Uh, you know that fat, sweaty guy who made everybody else go outside?" Conner asked Atticus.
"It's a long story, but just trust me about this secret that I wanna show you." Atticus told him.
"Well, okay." Conner said.
"That boy better know what he's doing." Drell glared.
"What's so wrong with that kid anyway?" Cherry asked. "It's not like he's pure evil..." she then looked concerned. "Is he?"
"In a way, he could be," Drell stated. "Conner has a deep, dark secret of his own."
"Oh, and Atticus having a unicorn uncle who's evil isn't a dark secret itself?" Lionel asked him rhetorically.
Drell gave him a bit of a sharp-eyed look.
"Not that I'm judging," Lionel smirked. "You know it's true, such as me coming from another dimension~"
Drell then flicked him away into the wall like a bug while Cherry and Thor felt concerned for Lionel as Atticus began to bond with Conner.
Once they were alone, Conner soon waited to see what Atticus had to show him.
"So, Atticus, what's this about?" Conner asked.
"I'll show you, but you gotta promise not to tell any of the other students except for a certain few." Atticus advised.
"I promise." Conner told him.
Atticus smiled before he looked around and stepped back. "You see..." he then began before he floated off the ground to show that he could fly. "I have superpowers."
"Cool!" Conner smiled. "You have powers too."
"Too?" Atticus asked. "You have superpowers?"
"Totally," Conner smirked. "I should show you mine too. I mean, it's only fair."
"Yeah, I guess that's true," Atticus replied before he landed beside Conner. "I guess that name Kent isn't just for show... I mean, that's my last name too actually."
"Cool," Conner smirked. "So does that mean you have super-strength too?"
"Yes, sir!" Atticus smirked back. "Also one of Coach Jordan's strongest boys."
"One of?" Conner asked.
"I try not to go too far." Atticus said sheepishly from that.
"Hmm... Does the coach need one more member for the football team?" Conner asked.
"I could ask," Atticus replied. "I heard that one boy on the team moved to Riverdale, but I dunno if that's true or not."
"If he does, count me in then," Conner smirked. "It'll be a cooler team with me on it."
"Oh! Cheeky!" Atticus smirked back.
"I do my best." Conner grinned.
"But yeah, I'll talk with the coach," Atticus smiled. "Guess you're strong and speedy... Maybe we oughta have a race sometime."
"I'd like that." Conner smiled back.
Eventually, the class bell rang.
"Class is over already? Wow." Conner then said.
"Time flies while you're having fun," Drell said before facing Atticus. "Now-"
"Now we gotta hit the showers." Atticus told Conner, seeming to ignore the warlock.
"Right." Conner said.
Atticus and Conner soon went to take their showers.
"Hey! Get back here!" Drell called out before groaning. "Ugh... What do I have to do to get that boy's attention?! Become a schoolteacher here?!"
"Please don't," Cherry mumbled as she walked by. "I have enough nightmares of you being in my closet at night when I'm sleeping."
"Everything will be okay." Thor told his uncle.
"Oh, I hope so, Shorty," Drell replied. "That Conner Kent is not like other kids and I don't just mean on account of the superpowers."
"What do you mean by that?" Thor asked.
"Well, like I said, Conner has a bit of a deep, dark secret," Drell said. "Atticus won't listen to me, can I trust you to listen to me?"
"I always listen to you, Uncle," Thor smiled before narrowing his eyes. "Even whenever you fake that you're quitting during our pre-dinner wrestling matches when you come to visit on Sundays just so you can pin me."
"I had a good reason," Drell huffed from that before explaining. "Anyway... Conner is a bit of a... Well... He actually comes from LexCorp."
"Wait, what?" Thor asked.
"Conner is not who he appears to be." Drell said.
"But he seems so nice!" Thor replied.
"That's what Luthor would want you to think," Drell told his nephew. "I'm positive this will be bad for Atticus and all of you too if you get too chummy with that boy."
"But if he became friends with Atticus, then he'll turn out good for real." Thor said.
"You really think friendship will mend the broken evil inside of that kid?" Drell asked his nephew.
"Friendship is magic, Uncle," Thor replied. "I felt so lonely and sad in middle school 'cuz everybody made fun of me for bein' small until I hit my growth spurt after graduation. Then they got scared of me 'cuz I was big and made me sound like a bully... But then I met Atticus and the others and they're the bestest friends I've ever had!"
"Yeah, I guess that's true." Drell said.
"So?" Thor asked.
"...Fine... I'll let Atticus befriend him," Drell replied. "But if you're wrong and I'm right! ...Which is common... You have to come work with me in the Council every day after school for three months."
"Deal." Thor rolled his eyes before they shook on it.
"I'll get started on your line of work." Drell smirked.
Thor let out a small growl at his uncle, but didn't get too angry. Throughout the school day, Atticus and Conner began to bond, almost becoming the very best of friends, almost like Super Friends.