Chapter 12: Fire!
Bruce was in the ringmaster uniform telling people goodbye as they left.
"Thank you for coming!" Bruce exclaimed with a smile. "Be sure to tell your friends!" He had been enjoying himself a lot while Clark was gone. He was still disappointed about Diana but other than that he really liked his current predicament.
"It was a wonderful show," said a woman on her way out.
"Did you have fun?" Bruce asked a young girl. She nodded her head. "Well come again! And tell everyone how much fun you had at the circus!"
"Hey! Ringmaster!" Bruce turned to see a small group of sketchy looking men. His smile dropped and he walked towards them. Jonn' joined him.
"Gentlemen," Bruce started. "Would you please leave?"
"This is our town, son," one of them said as he stood up. "We're thinking you should leave. You, your freaks, and your spooks."
"Sir, last warning, LEAVE," Bruce said.
"Then what boy?" the man asked. Bruce waited for Jonn' to punch him but he didn't. So he punched the man hard in the jaw. The group went wild and started attacking Jonn' and Bruce. Bruce was fine in defending himself and Jonn' was too.
"Charge!" Shayera exclaimed. The entire troop came running in and started taking out the men. Shayera was having a grand time punching some of those guys and now that she was in her element again. But that changed quickly when they saw...
Clark was off the train station and was looking for his girls. But he didn't have to look long since they found him.
"Daddy!" the two girls exclaimed. He knelt down just in time for them to hug him.
"Oh, girls, it's so good to see you again," Clark said. He then stood up and hugged Charity.
"Oooh," Charity said. He released her. They started walking away from the station. "What made you decide to come back early?"
"I missed you girls," Clark responded.
"That's sounds an awful lot like humbug," Charity said teasingly. They then saw some men run by.
"Fire!" one man exclaimed.
"Out of the way. Fire!" another exclaimed.
"Hurry, it's coming from the circus!" the last one exclaimed. Clark felt terror grip his heart.
"Girls stay close to me," Clark said. He ran to the circus building where he saw it on fire.
"Everyone stay close!" Bruce yelled as he helped Shayera out.
"This is embarrassing," Shayera muttered. They were in the crowd now. Clark ran up to Bruce.
"Bruce, is everyone out?!" Clark demanded. Bruce nodded. "Is everyone okay?!" Bruce nodded again. Clark turned to O'Malley. "What about the animals?"
"We set them free. What else were we suppose to do?" O'Malley told him.
"Jonn', where's Diana?" Bruce asked. Jonn' froze. Bruce ran back into the circus building without another second thought.
"Bruce! No!" Clark yelled. Bruce didn't hear and continued to go inside. Jonn' tried to follow after but Clark held him back.
"You can't go in there," a firefighter said.
"Keep pumping," another firefighter said.
"Jonn'!" Diana exclaimed as she ran towards the crowd.
"There she is! There she is!" Clark said. Diana ran into Jonn's arms and hugged him. Clark turned back to look at the building. "Bruce! Bruce!" Bruce wasn't coming out.
"Daddy!" Helen said. Clark then ran inside to get Bruce at normal speed. The rest of the league was terrified.
"Why was Bruce in there?" Diana asked.
"He was going to find you," Wally answered.
"What?" Diana questioned. "Why did he do that?" Then a dome fell into the entrance of the museum. They all gasped in horror. Then Clark walked out with Bruce in his arms.
"Daddy!" Helen exclaimed. They all gasped in relief. Clark walked up to them and put Bruce down in front of them.
"He's taken in a lot of smoke but he's still breathing," Clark responded.
"Let's get him on," a firefighter said. Diana watched in horror as they put ash covered Bruce onto a stretch.
Diana was sitting on Bruce's bed. She was holding his hand tightly in hers.
"What if we...rewrite the stars?" Diana sang quietly through a cracking voice. "Say you were made to be mine. Nothing can keep us apart. Cause you are the one I was meant to find." Diana cried. "You can't do this, Bruce. You can't tell me you love me and then leave. You can't. I...I love you too."