Author's note: To answer any questions about what is going on so far-Lois Lane is married to Richard White (who she was married to in Superman Returns) I gave their son the first name Conner instead of Jason (also from superman returns) because Superboy's name is Conner Kent. I'm going off of Clark having a son with Lois as a result of them "hanging out" when he was de-powered. I also gave Lex Luthor a fictional son named Landon (Yeah I know it's corny) As for what happened to Superman, you're going to have to read on to find out ;).

Anyhow, on with the story!

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Conner snapped out of his daydream,"Yes ?"

"I would pay attention if I were you. The exam is only one week away." she said rolling her eyes.

Conner sunk in his chair until class ended.

"Hey wait up!"

He turned to see Rebecca jogging after him,"What's up?"

She started running backwards to ensure that he would pay attention,"Are you okay? Ever since what happened outside you've been quiet...well MORE quiet."

He struggled to think of a spontaneous alibi,"I'm fine, honestly."

"Fine, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt on this one. See you at lunch." she headed off to her next class. Conner was only half telling the truth. He had always been somewhat stronger and faster than everybody else, but not to the point where he's been able to catch and squish footballs with one hand.

"Maybe I just got lucky, that's all." he thought to himself, not wanting to think about it anymore, and went about the rest of his day.

He got home and was greeted with the smell of his mom cooking dinner,"Hey Conner, dinner is almost ready." she said with little reaction,"Are you okay?"

"Huh? Oh yeah I'm fine it's just that..." Conner's mind trailed off.

"What is it sweetheart?"

He hesitated,"Well today I caught a football...with one hand."

His mom looked confused,"Well...alright. Is that a bad thing?"

Conner shook his head,"No that's not it. I like...crushed it, and caught it while barely even looking. I've always been pretty strong, but nothing like this. It just makes me feel weird ya know? Like an outsider or something."

His mom was quiet for a moment,"Honey you have nothing to worry about. You're just growing that's all. You're on your way to becoming a man." she joked to try and lighten the mood.

Conner sighed. After all, what else could he really do?,"Yea you're probably right." he faslely agreed, not buying her explanation, but still hoping that she was right.

"Good. Now wash up the food is almost ready and you should get your fill before your father comes home." she said with a laugh.

He nodded and made himself a plate of food.

"And in other news, officials at NASA have collected satellite footage of an erupting solar flare that they are saying could very well be the cause of the sudden heat wave.

Conner looked up at his mom, who was staring at the tv with a look of concern, as if she had some sort of sudden revelation,"Are you alright mom?"

His words brought her back to reality like a slap to the face,"Huh? Oh yea I'm fine. It's just crazy what's been happening with the weather isn't it?" she brushed it off and walked to the living room.

Landon Luthor's mansion:

Don't worry about a thing , I'll do everything in my power to ensure that this proposal works, you have my honest word." Landon assured one of his board members,"I know there's always concerns, but this is our ticket to a better future. Superheroes are a thing of the past sir, humanity has moved on, all we're trying to do is help them realize it." he paused and listened,"Well that's a risk we're going to have to take isn't it? Okay fine fine...I'll talk to you later Phil, bye bye!" he ended the call on his cell phone and paced back and forth,"Why can't anything ever be easy!?" he stopped and looked at a picture of his father. Sadly he never got to see the success of his empire. One of the greatest minds in the world, gone. A casualty of the very revolution that he started to better mankind,"I will avenge you dad. Soon you're vision will be realized, whatever it takes."

A/N: Let me know if I can improve anything. Sometimes I feel like my plot points are forced, so any advice relating to stuff like that is appreciated. Hopefully the suspense doesn't annoy you lol, I'm gradually going to reveal the plot little by little.