Batman v Superwoman
Dawn of Justice
(Note: Surprise another update sooner than expected. This was originally supposed to be longer, but I decided that the next part would be best saved for another chapter. That and the release of this Chapter is me kinda celebrating the release of the Wonder Woman film. Me and the family will probably check it out on Saturday, but I like all the things I'm hearing so far. Despite all the negative reviews I like the DCEU though I will admit they could do alot better. As it stands now my favorite film in the entire line up is Man of Steel, followed by BvS ,and ending with Suicide squad. Let's see what spot Wonder Woman will take, and let's also see if my theories about her are right for how I'm writing her in the story. As a final thing for fun I want to ask who would you have play Superwoman/Claire Kent in the DCEU. Which actress can pull of the look and the emotion for how I am writing her right now, leave you idea in a review. Now enjoy.) :)
Chapter 7
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
The building was a raging inferno, the fire lit up the night sky as panicked screams filled the streets. The emergency services of the area were doing their best. Police were holding back the civilians while the firemen tried to douse the flame, of to the side were three ambulances working to help the people who were pulled out of the inferno. Most of the people rescued were unharmed with a few suffering from minor burns. There were two fire trucks in front of the building both had their hoses out and were trying to put out the flame to no avail.
"Dammit where are those other trucks" one of the firemen said
"They won't be here for another 5 minutes" the one next to him said
"We don't have five minutes. At this rate the fire is going to spread to the other buildings, the whole block might go up in flames maybe worse" the firemen said
Suddenly a woman was running up to the two firemen, she was being chased by one of the ambulance workers. She ran up to one of the grabbing him and shaking him with a look of pure terror on her face.
"Please, please you must help me! My daughter she's still in there! She's on the third floor, you must save her!" The woman said terrified
Before the fireman could answer his friend butted in "The stairs have already been destroyed there's no way up. And the building is going to come down any second it's impossible" He said
"ARE YOU JUST GOING TO LET MY DAUGHTER DIE?!" The woman screamed tears forming in the corner of her eyes
The man looked at the woman she was in hysterics, she was begging him to save her daughter. But his friend was right attempting a rescue at this point would be a suicide mission, he had a family to get back to. Was he about to resign this woman's only child to death?
"M-ma'am I….." The man said sorrowfully
Suddenly a boom was heard and a blue blur shot through the air above them crashing through one of the windows on the third floor. Everyone simply gawked at the strange occurrence wondering what it was that just flew into the building, though a good portion of the crowd already knew who it was. The front doors of the building were blasted off its hinges landing in front of the crowd. Within the flames a lone figure could be seen and it slowly walked through the flames as if they were nothing. The figure finally exited the flames it was covered itself in a red cloak. The figure lifted its head revealing her face a kind blue eyes as she slowly approached the crowd, the crowd held its breath with each step she made towards them. Once a good distance away from the fire the female figure opened her cloak allowing it to flow behind her like a pair of majestic wings. Everyone gasped when they saw her blue suit, the red 'S' on her chest, and the little black haired girl she was holding in her arms. The girl was clutching the woman's chest for dear life burying her head into it.
"Don't worry your safe now" Superwoman said in the child's native tongue
All the emergency workers stopped what they were doing to look at the blue angel that saved the little girl. The people in front of the woman parted allowing Superwoman a path to approach her. The woman fell to her knees with a smile on her face as Superwoman knelt down still holding the child.
"She's a little shaken, but she isn't hurt. Your daughter's okay ma'am" Superwoman said kindly as she handed the girl to the weeping mother
"Oh my baby. My precious, precious child. Thank you, Thank you, God bless you" The woman said happily as she hugged and kissed her child
Superwoman smiled at the tender moment between mother and daughter as she stood up and faced the burning building. She turned to one of the firemen.
"Tell everyone to get back" Superwoman said as she began to float into the air
Almost instinctively everyone who was watching began to look up and slowly back away from where they currently were. Once Superwoman was a good distance above the burning building she looked down on it. She then inhaled a huge amount of air puffing out her chest. Once she reached the maximum capacity of her lungs, she blew out all the air she took in. Storm force winds came out of her pursed lips focused solely on the building. The winds blew down to the earth blowing back people's hair, sending hats flying, and forcing them to cover they're eyes. Within seconds the fire encasing the building was extinguished like a candle, Superwoman stopped once the fire was gone taking in a few breaths. The building was charred and unstable nobody would be able to live in it ever again, but the reason she did it was because the fire would've spread to the other buildings if not stopped. She then began to lower herself to the ground all the eyes were still on her as she gently touched the ground and faced the crowd.
"Does anyone need help, is everyone okay" Superwoman spoke out to the crowd
Everyone could only stare at her in awe, Superwoman was used to this. It happened everytime she came on the scene she was used to it. From what she saw most of the people were okay and those who weren't were in the capable hands of the emergency services. She was prepared to leave until one voice broke out through the crowd.
"SHE HAS COME TO SAVE US" A male voice yelled making Superwoman stop and turn around
"E-excuse me" Superwoman whispered
"We prayed and she came. She saved this child, she performed a miracle before all of us." The man said happily looking at Superwoman
"S-sir please I…." Superman tried to speak
"She is the one. She has come to deliver us to salvation" The man said as he got on his knees and bowed before Superwoman reaching out to her
Superwoman felt her heart freeze as the man bowed before her and soon a good amount of the crowd began to follow him. Kneeling before Superwoman looking up to her and reaching out to her.
"E-everyone please, I just wanted to help, I'm not….." Superwoman stammered out raising her hands
"WHY THE HELL ARE YOU BOWING TO HER, SHE JUST DESTROYED OUR HOME" a female yelled out angrily pointing to Superwoman, then the people who weren't bowing were agreeing with the woman as angry murmurs began to grow
"How dare you spew such a vile tongue before our savior" Someone yelled angrily
"She's no savior, she's a monster" Someone else yelled making Superwoman's heart twinge in sadness
Then a huge argument began to erupt in the crowd with the two side yelling at the top of they're lungs
"Everyone please calm down" Superwoman pleaded
Then it got bad as the crowds came to blows and a few fights were breaking out. Superwoman felt ice in her veins as she watched the people fight. She started this, she had to stop this, and she was ready to jump in there. But a hand touched her shoulder and she stopped, she turned to see the fireman.
"L-listen Miss, you've done your job we got this" The man said as other emergency workers ran in and started breaking up the fight
"Miss I want to thank you for what you did. You saved that girl when the rest of us could only do nothing, but watch. You took an impossible situation and turned it into a miracle, so Thank you. But I think you should probably leave now things are a bit hectic now, n-not that you did anything bad" The fireman said nervously
Claire could tell the man was genuine with what he said but also very wary. He was unsure of her, but saw what she did and was thinking about it. Claire smiled and nodded, she prepared to fly away until she remembered something. She walked up to the mother who was still holding her daughter. The woman gasped as Superwoman approached them and she bowed her head. Then a gentle hand touched the woman's chin gently pushing it up so she could look into Superwoman's eyes.
"Please Ma'am, don't" Superwoman asked kindly as she reached into her cape and pulled out a small stuffed rabbit
"Hoppy" the little girl said happily reaching for the bunny and hugging it
"I'm sorry this was the only stuffed animal in your room that wasn't burned in the fire. I thought you might want at least one of them saved" Superwoman said with a nervous smile
"Hoppy's my favorite, thank you" the girl said happily
"It was a gift from her father before he died, she treasures it. Thank you" the mother said amazed
"Just happy to help Ma'am" Superwoman said as she stepped back and floated into the air
The girl waved goodbye to Superwoman as she flew into the air leaving behind a boom as she rocketed away.
"Mommy, was that lady in the red cape one of god's angels" the girl asked her mother curiously
"No dear, she's just a person who wants to help" the mother said looking down happily at her daughter and the toy she held hugging her tightly
Daily Planet, The Next Day
It was early in the morning, Claire yawned as she continued to type away at the computer, and she had just started working on the Library piece. After the party she spent the good part of the night flying around helping out wherever she could as Superwoman. She got back home around 4am. Needless to say she wasn't tired, she never really got physically tired, but mental exhaustion sure was a thing she felt. She stared at the screen rather bored as she typed away at each line of words. Soon Jenny walked up to Claire holding two cups of coffee
"Morning Claire looks like you could use a pick me up" Jenny said kindly handing Claire a cup of coffee
"Thanks Jenny, just what I needed" Claire said gratefully taking the cup
Again Claire never really got tired and didn't need coffee, but good god if that warm liquid didn't feel good going down her throat. And the taste was just divine, times like this she enjoyed her enhanced sense taking in every flavor'
"Dang Claire that's fresh coffee, you are chugging it like a champ" Jenny said surprised
"You call this hot, every morning when I was a kid my dad would drink a cup so hot your eyes would water. Sometimes he'd just eat the beans and run off to work." Claire joked
"Guess you inherited some of that, huh. I gotta get back to the phone, but let's do lunch guessing you're a bit lonely without Jimmy or Lois" Jenny said
"Thanks Jen I appreciated that" Claire said with a small nod as Jenny walked away
Claire drank from the cup while also typing on the computer, Perry came with a pleased look on his face
"Good to see you back on task Kent" Perry said
"Yeah it wasn't very eventful, but I got what sells" Claire said swallowing the coffee, receiving a nod from Perry as Steve Lombard walked up
"Hey have you all watched the news Superwoman was busy last night. Fire in Mexico, bank robbery in Paris, Hostage situation back in the U.S. she's been everywhere" Steve said looking at his phone
"The woman can out fly a jet what do you expect" Perry said unimpressed
"But doesn't she have anytime to herself. I wonder what she does when she not saving the day" Steve wondered
"Like anybody who has a demanding job, she probably knows it's a never ending struggle. And like any woman I've met whatever she does in her free time is her own business" Perry continued bored
Perry's comment made Claire smile and she continued to type away. She suddenly heard a surprised gasp, she recognized it as Jenny's. Then Jenny stood up holding the phone
"Mr. White you need to take this now" Jenny said amazed, Perry was surprised and walked over
Claire and Steve looked at Perry as he talked on the phone. As the conversation continued Perry became visibly more surprised. He then handed the phone back to Jenny
"He's on hold when I tell you send the call to my office. CLAIRE-MY OFFICE-NOW" Perry yelled walking to his office
Claire was slightly worried was she in trouble again. She got up and walked into Perry's office getting a surprised gaze from Jenny as she walked past her.
"Uh Mister White is something wrong" Claire asked sticking her head inside the office
"Fully inside Kent" Perry ordered as Claire fully stepped inside
"So uh Mister White…." Claire said nervously
"Why didn't you tell me that you managed to get an interview with Bruce Wayne" Perry asked
"E-excuse me, Sir" Claire asked confused
"Bruce Wayne's personal butler is on the phone right now asking to schedule an interview with Claire Kent. How did you not tell me about this" Perry said shocked
Claire's mind wandered back to the previous night and she remembered the interaction with billionaire playboy. She mentally slapped her forehead upon realizing she forgot all about him due to the events following they're meeting.
"Heh, heh sorry Mr. White I guess I…. forgot" Claire said nervously scratching the back of her head
"You met the wealthiest man in Gotham City…. Face to face….. Talked to him and somehow convinced him to schedule with you… and you-forgot" Perry said deadpanned
"I…uh…. Heh heh, I had a busy night. Something's I needed to do after the party" Claire said with nervous laughter
"What could you be doing that… you know what forget it. What does he want to talk about" Perry said annoyed
"Well I remember that he wanted to talk about what he doing during the Black Zero Event. He was apparently in Metropolis when it happened" Claire said digging into her memories
"Yes he was Claire, he owned one of the buildings that went down during the battle. He helped in the rescue of the survivors. He hasn't told any news outlet about what he went through when everything went down. And you're getting an exclusive…. Claire…. What did you…?" Perry asked a bit concerned
"P-Perry nothing happened, we just talked. I swear we didn't…. he didn't….." Claire stammered out understanding what Mr. White was insinuating
"Of course Claire, I'm sorry I know you're not that kind of girl" Perry said apologetically, there was an awkward silence between the two for a few seconds
"Uuuuh, Mr. White the phone call" Claire spoke up
"Oh right phone call. He's still on hold, I'm gonna tell Jenny to send the call to my office, then you are going to talk to him and setup this interview ASAP" Perry said
Claire simply nodded as Perry gestured to Jenny outside. She nodded and pressed a button, the phone in Perry's office started to ring. Perry picked up the phone immediately
"Hello thank you for holding Mr. Pennyworth…. Yes she is here….. You will have to talk with her to setup the appropriate time….. Thank you" Perry said as he handed the phone to Claire
Claire stared at the phone for a second, then took it and put it to her ear.
"Hello this is Claire Josephine Kent" Claire said politely
"Ah, Good Morning Ms. Kent, My name is Alfred Pennyworth. I'm Bruce Wayne's personal Butler, I'm calling on his behalf to setup an interview with you and Master Wayne" Alfred said just as politely
His voice had a British accent, it was strong, and proud. He sounded like he lived a life with now regrets and had lessons to give and stories to tell. It reminded Claire of her dad.
"Well Mr. Pennyworth I have to say I wasn't expecting this call to happen. I mean it was just a small conversation I had with Mr. Wayne, I assumed he would be too busy to act on that request" Claire responded
"Oh trust me Ms. Kent he has nothing but free time. Master Wayne believes that he has been holding on to this for much too long and it's time for the world to know what he saw" Alfred said
"Oh I understand Mr. Pennyworth, Mr. Wayne said that when he suggested the interview. I just have to ask why me, there must be more qualified reporters, he could even setup a TV interview or a press conference" Claire said curious for Alfred's response
"Yes he could Ms. Kent, but he admits that you impressed him last night when you two spoke. From what I understand you're not the type to play around when you're on the job, much like the Lane woman who I believes works with you. He has read some of your previous works for the planet and before that and see's that you are an experienced reporter who writes nothing but the truth. Also the Daily Planet is one of the best papers in the country and is perfect for making sure everyone reads this story. So are you interested?" Alfred asked
Claire thought for a moment, the interaction she had with Bruce Wayne was interesting. He went from a stereotypical rich playboy to someone who seemed kind and well read. She still didn't rule out the chance that this whole thing might be scam to get to her, she's read stories about instances like this with rich people luring in naïve newcomers to the big city with false promises. Claire sure as hell wasn't Naïve and she was ready if this turned out to be one of those instances, but if it wasn't this would be a great story for planet.
"Yes I am interested Mr. Pennyworth. What time would be good for Mr. Wayne" Claire asked
"Excellent to hear Ms. Kent. Master Wayne believes three days from now would be an excellent time, does that work for you" Alfred asked
Claire brought the phone away from her ear and covered the speakers
"He said he wants to do this in three days is that good" Claire whispered
"He could set this up two months from now, you are doing this interview" Perry whispered back
Claire nodded and put the phone back to her ear
"Three days is good Mr. Pennyworth" Claire replied
"Good to hear, you should take the 11am ferry to Gotham, I will be there to pick you up and bring you to Wayne Manor. You'll know me when you see me, I'll be the stressed out old man driving the most expensive car in the parking lot" Alfred joked actually getting a laugh from Claire
"I can't wait to meet you in person Mr. Pennyworth" Claire said happily
"Likewise Ms. Kent, till we meet again. Have a good day" Alfred replied happily and then hung up
Claire handed to phone back to Perry with a smile on her face
Wayne Manor, Same Time
Alfred hung up the phone with a sigh and a smile he turned around to see a shirtless Bruce Wayne exiting his bedroom.
"Ah you're actually up and walking about while the suns still up, truly a rare occurrence around here" Alfred said receiving only a grunt from Bruce who flopped onto a chair
Alfred walked to the kitchen and proceeded to make coffee. Bruce yawned as he stretched his arms on the chair, it put a lot of emphasis on his muscular and toned body. Alfred holding a black steaming mug walked over to where Bruce was sitting.
"I called the Daily Planet, the interview is setup for three days from now. I was sure to put it right before noon knowing your schedule" Alfred said placing the mug on the table in front of him
"Thank you Alfred, that's perfect" Bruce said tiredly taking the mug and drinking from it.
Bruce drank the hot liquid in one sitting taking it all down, once he was done he slammed the mug on the table and gave a relieved sigh. He then stood his full height and craned his neck loosening it up.
"You know your gonna kill your insides if you keep doing that" Alfred said as he picked up a newspaper and began to read from it
"Need the energy Al, a lot to do today" Bruce said as he dropped to the floor and began doing rapid fire push ups
"So if I may ask, how exactly do you plan on approaching Ms. Kent? Having only heard her voice I have to say you were right she's a no nonsense girl, a bit on the timid side but strong and respectful. That and she does have a very cute voice" Alfred mused still reading the paper, Bruce only looked at him and continued to do his push-ups
"My point being that she's not going to fall for the rich billionaire playboy routine, she's on a mission and she wants to complete it. So what exactly are you going to do…. Dear god don't tell me your gonna get the poor girl drunk" Alfred said disappointed looking down at Bruce
"No Alfred I'm not going to get her drunk…. she'd never give me the chance anyway. No I'm going to give her the interview she came for" Bruce said as he finally stopped his push up's and sat on the ground Indian style. What Bruce said made Alfred raise an eyebrow
"Just like that" Alfred asked skeptically
"Yep" Bruce replied blatantly as he stood up
The two stared at each other for a few minutes in complete silence
"Okay what's the angle here, your gonna play up the sympathetic side or…." Alfred asked
"I'm going to talk to her like a human being Alfred, despite everything I remember what that is and how to do it" Bruce said
"Your actually going to open up and tell someone how you feel about something… are you sure you recovered from the blow a few nights ago" Alfred asked a little freaked out
"This will be the quickest way to gain her trust, also Bruce Wayne has been quiet for a good while the party helped, but this should keep the press off my back for a while. I gain Kent's trust I get closer to Lois Lane, I get closer to Lois Lane I get closer to…..her" Bruce said grimly looking at the newspaper Alfred was reading
'Superwoman stops catastrophic fire in Juarez' the paper said and on the cover was a picture of Superwoman floating above the smoldering remains of the building she put out. Alfred noticed his gaze at the paper and felt Bruce's anger bubbling inside him, Al thought it would be best to change the subject quickly
"You're usually not this quick to talk about personal things, even if this is just a ruse. I must say this Claire Kent must've made an impression on you" Alfred said
"She's a reporter Alfred and a tough one at that. If I want to make any progress in the mission I need to gain her trust and this is the quickest way" Bruce said as he walked off
"Maybe or is it something else" Alfred said with a coy smile
Bruce simply turned around and gave him a really look making Alfred laugh.
"Yeah, Yeah I know never happening. Wishful thinking" Alfred said and once again received a grumble
"I guess I'll have to get this place tidied up we're gonna have company" Alfred said as he looked around
Suddenly a small yawn echoed through the room and both men turned to the room Bruce emerged from. Standing in the doorway was a beautiful blonde woman covered in bedsheets rubbing her tired eyes.
"Oh yeah we already have company" Alfred said exhausted
"Bruce are you coming back to bed" The woman said seductively giving Bruce bedroom eyes and leaning on the door frame
Both men just looked at the woman blankly for a few seconds
"I'll get her bags and the car ready, you however can deal with that minefield" Alfred said as he walked off leaving Bruce and the woman alone
Claire's Apartment
Claire sat on her bed, her laptop in front of her and papers strewn around her. She was wearing a blue tank top, red underwear, and was barefoot. Her hair was no longer in its bun and was allowed to flow freely on her neck and her glasses sat atop her head. She was currently typing the questions she was going to ask Bruce Wayne three days from now and around her was her research into the Batman. Once Claire was done with typing she let out an exhausted sigh and flopped onto her pillow. She had written the preliminary questions for the Wayne interview the rest she'll come up on the fly (like Lois taught her), she had organized her research and hadn't gotten any new information on the Bat, and this was one of the rare occasions when the city was silent. Claire was so bored and she thought that should probably be a good thing. Still she wanted to do something, her eyes wandered to the side and to the phone on the nightstand a small smile growing on her face. Claire quickly picked up the phone and dialed the numbers, she held the phone to her ear as it rang.
"Hey sorry, Miss Lane isn't here right now can I take a message" Jimmy said from the other side of the line
"Yeah tell her to take a second off the computer and talk to her friend" Claire said playfully
"CLAIRE, it's so good to hear your voice. Oh alright give me a minute I'll put this on speaker. Hey Lois… Yeah I know you're working, take a break… because Claire is on the phone" Jimmy said happily
After a few seconds of silence the phone spoke up again
"Howdy Smallville, any reason for the call" Lois said bored
"Come on Lois, its Claire you can stop being a reporter for a few minutes" Jimmy said annoyed
"Don't worry Jimmy I'm used to it, I actually wanted to ask how things were on your end" Claire said
"Well we've been hitting up STAR Labs, apparently Lois here kept a souvenir from our Africa Trip" Jimmy said coyly
"A…. souvenir" Claire asked curiously
"A Bullet…. Lodged in my notebook. None of my sources were able to identify it so I had to go to the best one I had. I made a few friends at STAR Labs since the events, she offered to examine it. Should take a couple days" Lois said Claire nodded remembering that from days ago
"STAR Labs was pretty cool and the scientist lady was nice and cute, but other than that I don't really have much to do here. I mean I have been enjoying DC, but mostly Lois goes off to her other contacts 'ALONE' leaving me behind" Jimmy said annoyed
"These contacts prefer discreetness Jimmy and they trust me, if you came in it would mess up the thing we have going on. No offense Olsen" Lois said
Claire could feel Jimmy's frown on the phone
"So what going happening on your end" Jimmy said wanting to change the subject
"Oh I just finished covering the Metropolis Library Benefit" Claire said happily
"Oh yeah I remember that, hope you didn't get to bored there I know those things can be a drag" Jimmy said
"Oh it was boring, but I was able to into some….. Interesting conversations with some….. Interesting people. I was also able to get an interview out of it three days from now" Claire said
"Atta girl, just like I taught ya. You take one small story and use it to reel in a bigger story. I bet those rich suits weren't expecting a hard hitting Country girl, huh? So who did you strong arm to get this interview was it Queen" Lois said proudly
"I don't think he was there Lois, but the interview I got was with Bruce Wayne the CEO of Wayne Enterprise. He wants to meet with me in three days to talk about what he went through during the black zero event" Claire said nonchalantly
For the next Minute and a half there was nothing but silence
"Uuuuuh… Lois….. Jimmy?" Claire asked a bit concerned
"BRUCE WAYNE!" both Lois and Jimmy screamed at the same time making Claire recoil back and cover her ear
"The CEO of Wayne Enterprise, millionaire playboy, women want him, men want to be him! That Bruce Wayne!" Jimmy shouted shocked
Claire wanted to reply, but was cut off by Lois
"He's going to talk to you about the Black Zero Event, he never told any news outlet about the Event! Even I tried taking a swing at it he wouldn't budge, how, how did you do it!" Lois screamed equally shocked
"We, uh, just talked… we sat and talked and I guess I impressed him somehow" Claire said nervously
Again for another minute and a half there was silence
"That-is-AWESOME! Way to go Claire climbing up the ranks with that Smallville charm" Jimmy said making Claire smile, but Lois was silent
"Jimmy…. I want to talk to Claire alone for a bit please" Lois asked gently
"Oh…. Okay, I'll call you later Claire" Jimmy said
"Call you later Jimmy" Claire replied
After another minute of silence Lois was the only one speaking to Claire
"Alright how did you really get this interview" Lois asked seriously
"Why is it so hard to believe that we just talked, that's all that happened not whatever you're dirty mind is thinking right now" Claire said offended
"I would never think that about you Claire, I just want to know….. Why?" Lois asked concerned
"He under estimated me Claire, he tried that Billionaire playboy routine and I wasn't taking it. To be honest I think for a moment I saw the real him, when I brought up Superwoman it was like he was dropping an act. His voice, his demeanor, his….aura everything change about him on the spot, he felt….. Dark. I think he was surprised that I was able to bring that side of him out, I think he wants to see what I'm really made of" Claire said curiously
"Poor sap doesn't know what he's getting himself into. But, seriously Claire I want you to be careful, Bruce Wayne is different from the rest of the rich boys. Your right in saying that there's another side of him, aside from his secretive private life there's an entire section of his life that is a total mystery. And with what happened to him he has a large shadow and god knows what's in there" Lois said concerned for her friend
"What do you mean, are you talking about Black Zero" Claire said when she heard a ringing from the other end of the line
"Sorry Claire that's one of my contacts I have to take this, I'll send you everything I have on Bruce Wayne tonight you'll need it. Just…. Be careful Claire" Lois said sadly
"Thanks Lois I appreciate it, and come on it's me I think I can take him" Claire said playfully making Lois giggle
"See ya Later Smallville" Lois said kindly as she then hung up
Claire looked at the phone and sighed as she thought about what Lois said. Claire was about to hang up the phone when another thought crossed her mind. Once again Claire dialed on the phone and held it to her ear. Allowing it to ring until a voice was heard
"Hello" the voice of Martha Kent said on the other line
"Mommy" Claire said nervously fiddling with her hair a bit
"Claire, what is it, what's wrong" Martha asked concerned
"Oh, no, no, nothing it… it's just….Hi" Claire said embarrassed by her own words
"Hi" Martha said with a smile
"I was just sitting around at home…. Nothing to do and I just thought….. How come Pa never left Smallville…. How come he never left Kansas?" Claire asked like a child talking to her parent
"Well, he just…. You know how he was. What do I need to travel for he'd say, I'm already there" Martha said with a small laugh
"He made things simple….. I wish this was simple" Claire said solemnly
"Oh my baby girl, just because he made it sound simple doesn't mean it was. He had tough choices to make, he could only do what he thought was right and hope for the best" Martha said sympathetically
"I bet his choices didn't shape the entire world" Claire said doubtfully
"This family was his world Claire, you were his world, and your mine. You are a good person people are just…. Skeptical. They always think there's a catch and I'm gonna be honest you're a too good to be true deal. But, with time people will see where you stand. If he could see you, I know he'd be proud of you" Martha said proud of her girl
"… I really miss him Ma" Claire said tear welling up in her eyes
"…. I miss him to" Martha replied
"Thank you, I love you" Claire said
"Love you to dear" Martha said and they hanged up the phone
Claire sat on her bed staring at the sheets, but not really looking at them. Images flashed in her mind
Grey skies
Traffic
A bridge
A little girl
A dog
Tornado
Ma
Pa, far but so easy to reach
People staring
So easy just reach but….
A ringing from her computer snapped her out of her daze, she looked at her screen to see an email from Lois Lane titled 'Bruce Wayne File'. Claire took a breath as she opened the file, she had a job to do and she had to be prepared for whatever came her way.
(Note: I hope you all liked this chapter, If you did leave a review it means a lot. The next chapter may take awhile before it can be posted and I still have my Superman X Steven Universe story, as well as a collaborative work with Mysterious Mr M on his story The Marvelous Eleven. These are more fun easy going stories I like to write to take a break from the drama, so if you like me give them a read. But there may be a Superwoman side story I'll release later. Until the next chapter thank you for all your support) :)