Batman v Superwoman
Dawn of Justice
Chapter 1
Metropolis, 2 months after Black Zero Event
Claire looked out the window of her apartment, she was currently living in a small apartment is one of the lower class districts of Metropolis it was the only place she could afford and one of the few places not effected by her fight with Zod. She just finished her shower and was drying off she sat on her bed and picked up a small pile of paper on the nightstand it was filled with her personal information and on the bottom a recommendation from Lois Lane. This would be her first day at the Daily Planet, she let out a sigh as she thought back to how she got here.
After the fight she stayed at her home with her mom for a month and made no attempt to communicate with anyone. Her mother was her only vent from the recent events and the act she committed, the news wasn't really building up her spirit either. Many people were blaming her for the attack and she couldn't say that they were wrong, she's the reason that they found this planet and it was her bright idea to fight them in populated areas not that she had any control of the fights. Smallville got hit but it wasn't anything a few months of hard work couldn't fix, but Metropolis this event would be engrained in the city for the rest of history and she would be forever infamous because of it. She finally managed to walk out of her house after about two weeks and helped out around town to rebuild. After the first month Lois finally showed up and provided her own support for her which was appreciated, it was during that time that Claire thought the events over and her next step. And after another month she decided that she would move to Metropolis, she had a passion in Journalism during her travels and even wrote about the battle in Smallville to get some extra cash. She could put together a pretty good resume and even asked Lois to put in a good word for her at the Daily Planet.
She put the application down and got up from the bed, she walked over to her closet in it there were only two outfits her Kryptonian battle suit and a loose fitting work outfit. She reached into the pocket of the work outfit and pulled out a pair of glasses, they were Ray-ban style with large lenses and when she put them on they easily over took her face. She smiled remembering conversation that led her to wearing these.
Back in Kansas a few days before she left, she and her mother were talking while they prepared for her to leave.
"Are you sure you want to go to Metropolis, you're not exactly popular there" Martha said concerned for her daughter
"I feel like I owe it to them Ma, I want to show them that I want to help" Claire said as she continued to pack her things.
"I just want you to do this because you want to, not because of your guilt" Martha said placing a hand on Claire's shoulder
"I do want to help Ma it feels right with everything I can do, but it hard not to keep guilt out of it since I am responsible" Claire said sadly taking a seat on her bed.
"Claire Josephine Kent there was no way we could tell that this was all going to happen you just wanted to learn more about where you came from and you handled the situation the best you could, and based on the alternative if you didn't intervene I say were better off" Martha said in a strict motherly tone
"I don't think that was best was enough, people still died" Claire said sadly.
"You had to fight people as strong as you and with military training, the best was all you had to offer and you did it, you won, were all still here" Martha said to encourage her
"Yeah were here… and I'm alone, I single handily banished my own race and destroyed any chance of the Kryptonians ever coming back… and I…." Claire said as her eyes began to water.
Martha embraced Claire "Just because they were Kryptonians, doesn't mean they were your people from what you told me they were the worst of the worst and had no interest in change or compromise, you did what you had to do, and as for Zod…. I don't really know what to say, I can only tell you that it will be weigh on you for the rest of your life, you'll mind will wander to that moment in your most private thoughts, all I can say is that you should use that moment and those feelings to guide you and push yourself to better, just make sure that moment is not what defines you and make sure it doesn't push you do something you know deep down that you'll regret" Martha said lifting Claire's chin so they're eyes met.
Claire smiled and hugged Martha back
"Thanks Ma, I won't let you down" Claire said smiling.
"Well if you really want to do this whole superhero thing I think we should start thinking about your costume, maybe you could put on a mask with the suit" Martha aske inquisitively
"No masks Ma, people are already scared of me if I hide my face they'll think I'm hiding something else, I want them to see my eyes, I want them to see that they can trust me" Claire said.
"Well if Superwoman won't wear a mask, Claire Kent will" Martha said as she walked into the hallway
Superwoman the name the world had given her based on her feats and the S on her chest though she told Lois it wasn't an S in Kryptonian, but she knew that it basically was an S. The name itself she was quite fond of, it was simple and did explain what she was what she liked the most that it said she was a super-"woman", woman, human, it made her feel good. Martha walked back into the room with some clothes and told Claire to put them on, she wore a dark blue business jacket with a white dress shirt and a red tie, she wore a skirt that was the same color as her jacket and went past her knees, and pair of black dress shoes.
"It's really loose Ma" Claire said pulling a sleeve to show all the extra space she had
"You're built like a statue of a Greek goddess and you're already pretty tall, you can at least hide your figure" Martha said enthusiastically.
It did make sense as Claire looked at herself in the mirror she could buy clothes more her style while still being loose
"Oh it's perfect Claire…there's just one problem…. Your eyes" Martha said examining her face
"What about my eyes" Claire asked confused
Martha went closer to Claire looking deep into her eyes
"They're Blue, and I don't mean normal blue or sky blue, this blue is… different… other worldly, wait I think I may have something" Martha said excitedly as she reached into her pocket.
She pulled out an old worn glasses case and opened it revealing the pair to Claire, Claire looked at the pair of glasses with a bored expression
"Wow, glasses that'll fool them"
"Oh hush now they were your fathers, they'll dim your eye color and change the shape of your face" Martha said as she placed the glasses on Claire's face.
"Whoa strong prescription" Claire said surprised
"Your eyes will adjust" Martha replied
And Claire eyes did adjust right at that minute to be exact. Claire looked at herself in the mirror it was her but at the same time it wasn't,
Martha walked up to her and gave her a hug "It'll have to be more than a suit and tie, but I'm sure you'll think of something, just remember Claire and Superwoman maybe totally different people but they share the same core".
Claire smiled thinking back to the discussion, she grabbed her battle suit and put it on, she then put on her work clothes. Due to how loose they were she was easily able to put them on over her suit and hide it, she was glad this would work since the idea of changing back and forth sounded kinda annoying to her. She finally put on her glasses and gave herself one last quick look in the mirror
"Look out Daily Planet, here comes Claire Kent" she said with bravado as she grabbed her messenger bag and walked out the door.
Claire was glad she purchased a bike before coming here Lois suggested a car, but who buys a car in the city. She also liked biking it was her second favorite thing from flying and she had to keep up appearances. She biked happily down the streets of Metropolis obeying the laws of the road and saying hello to people she passed, even though nobody bothered to return he greetings, guess country charms didn't work in the city. After a few minutes of biking she came to a spot she knew too well, the demolished building from when Zod learned how to use his heat vision. This was the first place she visited when she came to Metropolis she learned that this was a business building for Wayne Enterprise, it was a name she had heard before mostly from her travels a lot of ships, buildings, and other things she saw with that name, she also believes that Zod threw a satellite with a Wayne logo at her. She stopped in front of where the building was all the debris was swept away and it appeared that a new building was to be built there the sign said Lexcorp. There was a small memorial to the victims in front of the area filled with photos and flowers, Claire took a flower out of her bag, placed it down with the rest, and gave a small prayer
"I'm Sorry" Claire whispered as she biked away.
Claire finally rode up to the Daily Planet she looked up at the building in awe, she took in a deep breath as she entered the building through the revolving door. As she entered she marveled at the statue of a globe the words Daily Planet on a ring that surrounded the globe and sat in the middle of the lobby
"Excuse me Miss, can I help you" a voice said.
Claire turned around to see a security guard at a desk
"Oh yes, Claire Kent I'm here for an interview" Claire said as she showed him a piece of paper.
The guard looked at the paper then began to type on the computer
"Okay Ms. Kent, Mr. White is expecting you, he's on the top floor Bullpen" the guard said kindly.
Claire thanked the guard as she made her way to the elevator she was the only one in there and she took the time to straighten her dress and tie, she took the glasses out of her breast pocket and looked them over, she smiled and put them on
"Alright Claire Showtime" Claire said with a smile as the elevator opened.
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