Chapter 2
His eyes searched the surrounding buildings as the Daily Planets globe came into view. When he saw the no one was looking and that those of who that were were at the moment looking in the complete other direction, he put on a burst of speed and landed on the roof of the newspaper building. He turned quickly when he heard the access door to the roof open only ready to launch himself back into the sky at any second, however he found that it was only Lois that was making her way onto the roof.
"So, I see your dad finally took the stick out of his ass and gave you back your suit." Lois said as she made her way towards him, her eyes scanning him from head to toe as she did.
Clark only smiled in response.
"I mean seriously Clark, I can understand him being a hard ass on you, most fathers are, it's how they show affection. But your dad makes mine look like a kitten."
"He was only trying to keep the world safe. I see that now."
"I still don't understand that. The guy sent you here to help protect us, and then he tells you that you cant do it. What type of messed up logic is that?" Lois asked raising an eyebrow and cocking her head to the side.
"As much as I hate to admit it Lois he was right. I didn't deserve to be Earths savior, I was carrying too much baggage, blaming myself for too much. I had to much hate and anger in side of me that this guy, whoever he is could have easily taken advantage of." Clark said, remembering everything that Kara and Brainiac 5 and shown him.
"And now? What's so different, because honestly Clark I never saw those things in you, and I haven't seen that much of a change in you lately either." Lois said as she raised her eyebrow even higher.
"My father's death, it hunted me for years. It always will. I blamed myself for his death, I believed for the longest time that it was my fault that he died. That ever single bad thing that has happened to the people that I care about is my fault. But I cant feel that way, I cant think like that. I cant stop everything from happening, I cant shield everyone no matter how hard that is. I have to do what I can, where I can, when I can. Nothing else."
"Nothing else?" Lois asked.
"Nothing else except be with you for the rest of my life." Clark said as he lifted her left hand and placed a small kiss on the engagement ring on her finger.
"Ow, you are smooth Mister Kent, so very smooth." Lois smirked as she placed her arms around her fiancé and placed a kiss on his lips which recuperated.
They pulled apart a couple of seconds later, and when they did Lois smirked. "As much as I'm loving seeing you in this, I don't think that it would be such a great idea to walk into the bullpen dressed as Superman."
"Superman?" Clark asked as he nodded, and quickly changed back into his suit.
"Hey your friend Carter called you Ubermensch, and its German for Superman. And you are a Superman Clark. You've taken everything that life has thrown at you, and you've made it so much better for so many people. Besides I think it suits you better than calling you the Blur."
"I don't know Lois, don't you think it sounds a little conceited to call me a Superman." Clark asked as they descended the stairs of the Planet.
"Not at all Smallville. It makes you sound like what you are." Lois said with a smirk as she opened the door to the Daily Planets bullpen.
The moment the door had opened the bellowing voice of the Perry White was heard across the office. "Lane, Kent get in here!"
"Duty calls." Lois said to Clark then raising her own voice called "Yeah Chief?"
Apokolips
"Ha-ha-hee! Darkseids will, Darkseids way." A sadistic woman said as she licked the blood from her long bladed fingernails.
"Come my Furies, Lord Darkseid has need of you." An older woman clad in armor said before turning down a dark hallway and out of sight.
The four woman known as the Female Furies, nodded as they made their way after Granny Goodness and towards their ruler, the Great Darkseid.
Once outside the training arena they found themselves surrounded by Apokolips' Parademons, Hell Hounds, and others that called Apololips their home. Dr Bedlam was surrounded by his Animates.
And at the forefront of the assembled soldiers of Apololips stood Darkseid, raised above everyone on platform.
"The people of earths hearts are ripe for our taking. Their faith in their "heroes" has been shaken. And their Savior, the Kryptonian is full of doubt. Now is the time to take this mudball for our own. Now the people of Earth shall understand what it means to be Darkseid. Now it is time they suffer."
With that said Darkseid turned and activated a Boom Tube. The many soldiers of Apokolips rushed forward and through the portal, and Darkseid watched them all go, an evil smirk covering his rock like face.