Chapter 4: The New Willa

Ever since my mother and sister have died I have thought nothing else, but of how I wasn't going to let Luke Luthor get away with this. I found out that I have powers, not my mother's but my father's, who happens to be Clark Kent. Ever since I found out about these powers I forgot about school and focused more on training. I have been swimming with Josh, weight and weaponry training with the newly found Oliver Queen, and running with Henry. I have been getting better at using my powers, but there was something holding me back. I couldn't use my full speed or strength because of something… I just don't know what that something was.

I was running through the now warm Smallville, faster than lightning, but not as fast as Barry. I was trying to catch up with Henry, which was strange because I thought I would be training more with Barry than Henry with how our last encounter went. But Barry has been trying to chase Luke's tail to tire him out and get him back to Metropolis. Henry has been different without Barry around, he has been more helpful and back to how he was before I met Barry. I liked it, but I was scared because I thought if I started to like being around Henry I might fall back in love with him. He was ten feet ahead of me now and I was getting tired so I slowed down and tripped. I was already a clumsy person but it seemed worse when I was using my speed.

"You alright?" Henry heard me fall.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I don't know why I keep stopping myself." He handed me a towel, to wipe off my sweat.

"It's ok you were doing a lot better, it took me a while before I could get used to my speed." You see Henry wasn't born like this, he was in an accident when he was ten years old. His car crashed in the river in Metropolis City after running through electrical wires. The river had traces of meteorites, changing him to one of the fastest men alive. "You just have to go into it without thinking." We were now at the Talon, a popular café in Smallville, one that my mother used to work at as a high school student and partly owned with Lex Luthor. It still makes me shiver to even think that they were every married. Henry ordered a coffee with skim milk, as usual, I ordered a white mocha. "So how are you?" We were still out of breath, we had been running for hours and probably stunk of body odor.

"I'm fine."

"I mean over the loss of your mother and sister?" Just in the nick of time I got a call, it was from Barry.

"Hold on I have to answer this." I haven't spoken to Barry since the day of the funeral, when he told me who my father was.

"Hey Willa? How's it going?" I got up from my seat and headed outside.

"Good, just training. How are you?"

"Good, I'm on a small island near Bermuda right now. You would love it here, too bad this place is going to be nothing but dust in a few days."

"What?"

"It has a LuthorCorp facility, we are trying to clear out all of them. Hoping this will force Luke to come back to Metropolis, you know to get revenge on him."

"Right, right." I was being very awkward right now, because he had no idea I was hanging out with Henry. "So this little island has cell service?"

"Yeah apparently even the most third world places have first world service." He chuckled, I noticed our drinks were ready and Henry was starting to get up. "So how have you really been?" Everyone seems to be asking me that question.

"I'm fine, never been better. Look sorry Barry, it was lovely to talk to you but I should go. I have to meet up with Josh soon for swimming." With that I hung up before he could say anything else. Barry was standing in the middle of a small studio apartment on a beautiful island near Bermuda with Caitlin in Cisco, it looked just like Star Labs.

"How is she?" Caitlin asked.

"She seems good, a little weird."

"Weird how?"

"She just seemed so quick to hang up on me."

"Maybe she's busy?" Cisco suggested.

"Yeah maybe, or maybe there is something else." They went back to planning their bomb brigade on a LuthorCorp plant.

"Who was that?" Henry asked, handing me my coffee.

"Oh no one just Josh. He wanted to see what time I wanted to meet up with him." Henry put his arms around me, it felt really comforting.

"You know you should take it easy. You don't want to over-train."

"I thought we were invincible from everything, including burning out…"

"No one is invincible from everything, even Superman had a weakness." Hearing that name made me stop in my tracks. It was so weird to think that such a heroine to the city, could be my real father, but I would never get to know him because he is dead. The story was that he was trying to save a woman from a meteor infected person, one who was stronger than him. Not only was the legendary Superman dead now, but the small town farmer Clark Kent was gone as well. We pulled up to my house, Oliver's BMW was in my driveway, I was wondering what he was doing here. I wondered at the homey yellow house that Clark Kent once lived in with the kind and generous Jonathan and Martha Kent. I had always wanted to know why my mother went back to this place. When she was younger she wanted to get out so badly, she loved the city, but when I was going into school we moved back to her childhood home. Was it because she thought Clark would take her back? "Hello? Willa?" I realized I had spaced out. "You ok, where did you go?"

"Sorry I was just thinking. Let's go see why Oliver is here!" Even though I was getting used to the fact that Henry was around, I still didn't trust him enough to tell him everything. We went inside the kitchen to see that Oliver was talking to my father very seriously, I was beginning to worry.

"Oh there she is! With Henry…" My father didn't know that I was hanging out with Henry again. "Darling look who is here!" I ran up to Oliver and hugged him, even though I loved my tight-knit group of friends, Oliver was the one person I could trust. I told him everything, even when I cheated on Henry with Barry, because I knew he would never judge me. He also is the only one who knows everything about my father, Clark, they were best friends. "Henry do you mind helping me out with the horses, their sheds need cleaning?" My father suggested.

"Yeah of course." I was shocked, Henry never liked to get his shoes dirty, unless he was fighting bad guys. They left and I was beginning to worry as to what was so serious that my father and Henry needed to leave.

"Hey Ollie, why are you here? Shouldn't you be off in the island of Bermuda somewhere with Barry?"

"I'd figure Barry could deal with that himself, I've actually been in Metropolis this entire time."

"And you didn't think to tell me? I could've been training with you this entire week!"

"I thought I should give you a break, you don't need to be pushing yourself so hard." He paused sitting down. "You need time to cope with the death of your mother and sister. Leave Luke to the team and I!" By the team he means the famed Justice League, which includes Oliver, Barry, Kara (my father's sister), my mother, and a few of my closest friends.

"Did you ever think that this is my way of coping? Luke Luthor deserves to die, he has hurt so many people in his past he needs to be put away for good!"

"I just don't want your anger for him to get in the way of yourself. That is exactly what happened to your father and look where he ended up." My phone rang and it was the most exciting sound I have heard all day. I was tired of everyone asking how I was feeling and that I should take time to cope with everything that has happened. I thought Oliver would be the last person to be concerned for my feelings. I looked at the caller id and it was Josh, the one person who has left me alone about everything. I answered, he wanted me to get to Smallville High right away, that is where I have been practicing my speed swimming.

"I have to go Oliver!" I sped out of there and went straight to the high school, realizing I left Henry to my father alone. My father wasn't the biggest fan of Henry after what he did to me, which was the biggest reason as to why I cheated on him with Barry.

One Year Ago…

I was walking through the halls of Smallville High just getting out of cheer practice. I was so excited because today was Henry and I's two year anniversary, we were going to spend the entire day in Metropolis. The halls were completely empty, the classrooms and desk chairs unoccupied by chattering high school students. Across the way I heard a door slam, wondering who else could be here besides the football and cheer team. I walked closer, it was the laboratory room. I looked through the small window on the door and saw Henry in his football uniform, having his mask taken off by Ariana, one of the other cheerleaders. She was leaning with her back against one of the lab tables, her right leg running up and down Henry's leg. She took off his practice jersey, they were making out, about to do the dirty deed.

I was absolutely furious, I wanted so badly to go in there and break it off with Henry right there and then. But I was too upset and thought of only one thing that could hurt Henry back. I didn't even change out of my cheer outfit, grabbed my stuff from the lockers not saying a word to anyone. I drove off into the cold dark mid afternoon, all the way to Metropolis. My driving was out of control, I was hydroplaning and going 95 MPH, good thing there was never any cops in this area at this time. It was about a three hour drive and luckily Barry was in town working on a forensics case with Oliver in Metropolis City, or else I would've had to gone all the way to Star City.

I got out of the car, still in my cheer outfit, which made me shiver because it was now raining. Whenever Barry was in town he would always stay at Oliver's apartment in downtown, so I was hoping when I knocked on the door he would answer and not Oliver. I had feelings for Barry ever since I have met him, and I know he has for me ever since his friend Iris died in the tragic car accident. It was just always bad timing, I was seeing Henry and he was always off running around saving people. I rang the doorbell to get buzzed inside, went up the elevator and saw Barry standing in the middle of the living room with nothing but a towel covering his man parts. I stared at him in shock, I looked like a hot mess and he could tell something terrible has happened.

"Willa, are you alright?" I couldn't talk right now as my mouth and throat were dry from the cold. So I dropped my things, went up to him and kissed him, he was completely shocked. "Wait, what about Henry?" I pushed him to the desk and continued to making out with him, hoping that was clear enough that I didn't care about Henry at this moment.

Present…

"So what are your intentions with my daughter?" My father asked Henry as they were shoveling horse crap in the shed.

"Sorry, sir?"

"You two have been hanging out with each other a lot lately. I just wanted to know if you plan on getting back together with her."

"I honestly don't know, she is being very closed off. But I am find with just being friends, I miss having her around and I know what I did to her a year ago was the worst thing I could've ever done. So I understand if she never forgives me for that ever again."

"I mean I wouldn't oppose to you two getting back together. She was at her best when she was with you, and I know she could use all the love she can get right now. I just want her to be happy and if that means spending more time with you, then so be it." Henry was extremely freaked out by my father's generosity. I arrived at the high school, something weird seemed to be going on. There were cops, EMT's, and high school authority figures and students standing around the front entrance of the high school. Everybody seemed to be worried and in shock at the current events, I saw Josh bent down on the floor being comforted by Sean, I ran over to them.

"Sean, what's wrong?" I noticed a bunch of cheerleaders and football players were around and the only thing that popped in my mind. Something bad happened to Brianna, she was the only cheerleader not standing out here with her eyes wide open and mouth covered in shock. Sean was clearly upset and Josh had broken down.

"There is something wrong with Brianna, I tried to go inside, but they wouldn't let me." Suddenly everybody's head turned as an EMT came out with Brianna sprawled out on a rolling bed. She was bruised up and battered as if she was in a mugging, she was unconscious. The handsome EMT was holding an IV bag up, which was being sent through to her veins. Josh got up and held her purple arm, Sean was right behind him. "Is she ok?"

"Who are you?"

"Her brother…"

"Alright you can come with me… Who are you?" He was asking Josh.

"This is her husband." The young EMT looked confused because they were only high school students.

"Ok you can come with us too." With that Josh and Sean were pulled away in an ambulance, I got back in my car and followed. We were in the hospital for hours, with no one giving any of us updates on what happened. This was looking much too like when my sister was sent to the hospital to the first time before she was announced brain dead.

Two Years Ago…

I was sitting in the middle of all my friends; to the right of me, Henry, Josh and Brianna (not so much my friend), and to the left of me, Barry, Sean, and my dad. My mother was pacing around the waiting room holding a cup of disgusting hospital coffee and my father was sitting with his head perched on his crossed hands and tapping his foot. It had been two hours since my sister was rushed into the ER from a deadly car crash. It was the end of summer and she had just come back from her summer abroad in Paris, about to come home to a full meal of roasted chicken, potatoes, and lemon asparagus, her favorite meal. I was excited to see her and hear all about her amazing stories abroad. But just as she was entering town a drunk high school student drove right into her.

The doctor had blood all over his white robe, he was sweating profusely, and arms were limp. This didn't look good. He thankfully came at the perfect time, as Barry and Henry were just about to put their hand on my back at the exact same time. My father and I got up, before that awkward moment was about to take place. I was surrounded by my mother and father, I have never seen my mother so sad until today, she was always the happiest in our family. Just as the doctor spoke I went deaf, everything was muffled and all I heard was "Nina…Dead…" My mother burst out crying, having difficulty breathing, the doctor continued to tell my father what was supposed to happen next as my sister was only brain dead. Hearing that was the worst thing I have ever been through my entire life.

Present…

I looked over at Sean and Josh, knowing that they must be feeling the same way I felt when I heard about my sister's state of being and then finding out that my mother and sister had died. For some reason when your loved ones are in the hospital everything takes longer than it seems. What was only thirty minutes, seemed like two hours, finally the doctor came out. Luckily it was good news, Brianna experiences serious trauma, but will be awake within a few days. Josh and Sean went into the ICU room to see Brianna, I wasn't really her friend and was pissed that she ruined my audition. All I wanted to know was what did this to her, so the only person who I could think of that could possibly figure that out was Barry.

It was the next morning, I stayed the night at the hospital sleeping on the uncomfortable orange chairs outside the ICU. Barry said he would be back by mid-afternoon to take a look at Brianna. I saw that he was in there now scanning her, I looked at the clock it was just around noon. I noticed Sean and Josh weren't around, Henry came back with two cups of coffee and sat right next to me.

"Morning sleeping beauty."

"When did you get here?"

"Last night after work."

"How is she?" I grabbed the second coffee from him.

"She's good, what is Barry doing here though?" The way he asked that shockingly didn't have an undertone of hatred.

"I asked him to come and see if he can get any sign of what might've done this to her. You know he is a forensic scientist."

"Yes, I do know that. Among other things." He was talking about his powers. He finally came out of the hospital room.

"Henry…" Barry acknowledged Henry, without any form of jealousy. Something weird was going on between them.

"So did you find anything?"

"Well the only thing strange was the fact that her bones were shattered, not broken."

"What does that mean?"

"That means whatever hit her weighs more than a 25,000 pound weight. The only thing that I know that is stronger than that is Rocky." By Rocky he meant the thing that supposedly killed my father, not Rocky Balboa or the Rock. Cisco came up with the name, which is why it is a horrible name.

I was now sitting in my dining room eating scrambled eggs seasoned with rosemary, toast, and turkey bacon, with a side of coffee from the Talon. My father was being awfully quiet this morning reading the sports section of the newspaper, sipping on his coffee, eating a bowl of cereal, his second breakfast. I was watching the TV which was hanging on the wall above the door to the kitchen, my mother liked to have a TV in there to watch the food network as she was cooking, to get inspiration.

"So are you excited for your first day of school?"

"As excited as I can be…" It was my last first day of school, as I was about to enter my senior year of high school. It seems like forever ago since I was a freshman, considering so much has happened in my high school career. My father even made me the breakfast my mother would always make Nina and I on our first day of school.

"So, do you think I'll be seeing Henry around more?"

"Maybe, he seems to be enjoying training." I looked at the TV and noticed Lois Lane, the woman who used to be married to my other father, was on the news. I turned up the radio, my father was confused and turned around to see what was so interesting.

"It is true, the same thing that killed my husband hurt this poor girl. The meta-human Rocky, escaped Star Labs after being captured five years ago by the Justice League. I am saying this now with warning, everybody in Smallville, Metropolis, and Star City be careful. This man is not only strong but fast and can kill you in an instant as he did with my husband." After Clark was killed he was found in his Superman costume with his mask off, that night it was revealed that small town farm boy Clark Kent was the Savior, Superman.

"With that warning from legendary Daily Planet reporter, all schools in Smallville, Metropolis, and Star City have been shut down for the week for extra protection. Everybody should proceed with caution before doing anything, to be extra save." The reporter politely informed the viewers. I had to get to Metropolis as soon as possible.

"Well I guess it isn't your first day of senior year."

"Right, thanks for breakfast dad. I have to go now!" I finished my orange juice and sped off to Metropolis, as my dad was in mid sentence.

"I guess not…" It took about five minutes but I was now in Oliver Queen's apartment. The entire gang was there; Barry, Oliver, Caitlin, Cisco, and Felicity, planning out how they are going to kill Rocky.

"Wow! You are getting better at that!" Cisco commented at my speed, everybody was shocked to see me here.

"Willa! Hey!" Felicity went up to hug me, I haven't seen her in ages. "How are you! I see you are getting better at your speed, how long did it take you to get here?"

"Five minutes."

"Wow, you are almost at Barry's best record!" Caitlin butted in, hugging me.

"Which we all know is not going to happen." Barry sat up from his chair and gave me a half hug. "What are you doing here?"

"I wanted to see what I can help with in killing Rocky."

"What makes you think we are killing him?" Barry asked.

"Well he killed my dad, he almost killed Brianna, and from those red spots on the tracking wall I can see that he is killing or trying to kill innocent civilians." They all stared at my blankly.

"We don't think you should be a part of this Willa. You are still new with your powers, and plus we aren't even killing him." Oliver replied.

"Clearly since I got here in five minutes I am getting better at my powers! And why aren't you killing him?"

"For the same reason we don't kill all the other Meta-Humans… They might be of use to us someday." Barry continued. I didn't understand why they wouldn't let me help them, I didn't understand why they weren't going to kill him. They spent pretty much all day to help me understand but I wasn't coming to grips with it. Roy, Oliver's partner in crime came over as it was almost time to capture Rocky. I was now standing outside overlooking the city, fall was approaching and the night air was chilly, you could see my breath.

"Hey, are you alright?" I turned around and saw that Barry was now standing next to me in his red and yellow leather suit.

"You know, you guys have to stop asking me that question! I'm fine, I'm pissed that I can't go, but I'm fine."

"You know Cisco is in their trying to bribe us to have you be a part of this."

"Well you should listen to him."

"I don't think you understand… Ever day we fight creatures like these, every day we risk our lives. The possibility that Oliver or I might not come out of this alive is even greater than when Rocky killed your father. We just don't want the chance of another Lang dying, to be that much greater." I now understood as to why they were being so protective of me, but I still didn't want to believe it.

"Alright you two lovebirds ready? It's time to move!" Oliver barged in. "Everybody knows their jobs right!" They all nodded at each other, I just sat down pissed at the world. "Alright then let's get this sucker back to where he belongs!" Oliver, Bart, and Roy all left in their tight leather outfits, the last place Rocky was spotted was at a popular bar in the Chinatown district of Metropolis. College students liked to come here, Rocky fit right in as he was only 22 years old.

"Alright should we show her?" Cisco asked Caitlin, Felicity was just as confused as I was as Caitlin nodded her head. I was now in the closet, which was where Cisco came up with his new suit designs for the Justice League members. There was a hidden closet door which Caitlin excitedly opened. Standing there in front of me was a black leather suit, boots and a black laced mask, it was an exact replica of my mother's costume. "What do you think?"

"What is this guys?"

"That is my latest creation, it is the exact same suit your mother would wear, but with a few modern touches. It can protect you from all kinds of weather, the boots won't ware out from your running, and it won't give you a wedgy like Barry and Oliver's suits." I was in complete shock, my favorite part was the mask. It was my mother's favorite part of her suit, she could be anyone she wanted to be with the mask on, but still be herself. "Caitlin thought you might like that part…" I realized it had been a few minutes since I said anything, I was now crying. "Why is she crying, do you not like it?"

"No I love it, but when will I ever be able to wear it?"

"Well that possibility might come sooner than you think."

"You see the only way Rock can be captured is if Barry and someone else was coming at him with full speed, to cause a frontal wave to knock him down. He is too strong for Roy and Oliver to stop him on their own and Barry can only distract him for so long. You need to run into Rocky at the exact same time as Barry." Felicity explained.

"But Oliver and Barry don't want me there."

"Who said that we told them about this plan?"

"Hey, Cisco we need help! This guy is crazy, we can't control him. Roy passed out and Oliver is wearing down, I don't know if my speed alone will help any longer." It was crazy back at the club, lights were flickering everywhere, civilians were cut and bruised sitting under tables watching members of the Justice League try to stop the Meta-Human.

"Ok Barry, what I need you to do is what we did for Greg. Do you remember what we did?"

"Yeah." Rocky threw Oliver up against the wall, Oliver was now passed out cold. "Dammit, now it's just me."

"Alright, Barry go!" With that Barry sped 15 miles away from the club getting ready to go at full speed in a few seconds. Cisco turned off his blue tooth for a moment, just as I came out of the changing room in my new super hero costume, everything was now getting real. Everybody stared at me in awe.

"What? Is it too much?"

"No, it's perfect…" Caitlin replied.

"Ok you ready for this Willa?"

"Yes!"

"Remember the only way that this can work is if you and Barry reach to the site at the same exact time. Meaning you have to go at full speed too." That was a lot of pressure considering I have only been practicing my speed for a couple of weeks.

"Cisco, where did you go?"

"Alright Barry." He looked at me for reassurance. "One…Two… Three…" With that Barry and I sped off at the exact same time. Running this fast in my new outfit was the most exhilarating thing I have ever felt, the wind in my hair, and the blood pumping to my legs. I have never gone this fast and it felt so good. Barry and I reached the club at the exact same time, but one thing faltered. For some reason Rocky knew of our plan, throwing Barry like a discuss and throwing him into me. We fell to the ground having the wind knocked out of us, Barry looked into my eyes and knew it was me right away.

"Willa?" I didn't say anything as he passed out.

"Willa? Willa what happened?" I heard Cisco's voice in my ear and turned on the button which looked like the blue tooth connected to my suit.

"Rocky knew of the plan, it didn't work."

"Dammit!"

"It's ok, Willa you can still get him. You can run into him again, but this time faster than the other time!" I slowly got up, I wasn't hurt, just extremely sore. I ran out of there and took a deep breath, at the exact same spot Barry was before, close to the harbor.

"You got this Willa! All it takes is a little speed…" With that I ran as fast as I could, faster than before. I was almost flying and ran into Rocky, only there was someone else there. I just couldn't tell if I was seeing things, because it looked exactly like my father, Clark Kent. He nodded at me, we were spinning around in the air grabbing hold of Rocky who was now unconscious. Suddenly I was on the ground lying on my arm, which I think broke, Rocky was now on the, Oliver and Roy were regaining consciousness and everything was finally over and done with. Rocky was back at Star Labs, where he should be. But there was just one last thing I still couldn't come to grips with, was Clark Kent still alive?