Chapter Forty Five Part Two

Watchtower's doors opened and within seconds Bruce was forced against the wall with Clark towering over him, "You want to tell me what the hell you were thinking? Do you have any idea what you've done?"

"I did what you couldn't do" Bruce argued and fell the ground when Clark released him, "Luthor would've destroyed us all so I made the call"

"It wasn't your call to make"

"Yes it was especially since Lex had your memories altered and wiped." Clark looked at him confused, "The day I was visiting Metropolis was a front so I could bug one of LuthorCorp's subsidiaries and I'm glad I did or we wouldn't have known what Prometheus is…a weapon that needed to be destroyed and I knew you would never be the one to do it even if Lex had let you leave with your memories intact"

"You still put innocent lives at risks"

"People that choose to work for that monster aren't innocent. They knew exactly what they were building and willingly participated in its construction." Bruce took a minute to pause in order to calm down, "Besides I made sure that everyone was gone before executing the plan. It all worked out perfectly in the end"

"Except now there are targets on our backs"

"We'll survive"

Clark stood there staring at Bruce with disbelief, "That's all you have to say that we'll survive"

"I did what I do in order to protect us and god knows who else would've suffered at the hands of Lex Luthor"

Before Clark could say anything else Oliver appeared, "Hate to break up this little lover's quarrel but you guys might want to see this" Clark glared at Bruce before following the archer down the spiral stairs to see the rest of the league gathered around the television where Lex Luthor was making another statement.

"We have suffered at the hands of these vigilantes for too long. The attack on my facility was just the first in what will surely be an escalation of violence from this so called league."

"You really stepped in it this time Bruce" Oliver commented earning a jab to the ribs from Dinah as they continued watching the screen.

"I opened my doors to them in hopes that we could have peace but now it seems they want a war and as the mayor of this fine city I am making it my personal mission to hunt down these masked vigilantes and unveil them to the world for the cowards they really are. This kind of recklessness will no longer be tolerated" Lex looks directly into the camera almost as if he was looking directly at the league through the television, "You can't hide"

The screen was clicked off and everything turned to look towards Bruce and Clark for guidance, "What do we do?"

"We stay the course and show them that we are not who the press or Lex makes us out to be, that we are not to be feared for the actions of a few." Clark sends a glare at Bruce then turns back to the rest of the league, "That through acceptance we can achieve peace"

"Well then…you better break out your mom's pie because there's no way in hell that'll happen" Oliver responds earning yet another jab from Dinah, "Would you quit that you're starting to bruise my ribcage"

"What Ollie is trying to say is that it's going to be hard to earn back the public's trust" Dinah stood up from the couch, "Not to sound negative Clark but not everyone is as accepting to all the capes and masks like Metropolis was with you"

"Then we earn it back"

Hours later after the rest of the league had left and Clark was about to head home if it weren't for Bruce standing in the way, "You may not see what I did as right but at least Prometheus is no longer useable, Luthor will have no choice but to have it destroyed"

"That still doesn't make up for it. The whole point of this team was so we could all work together despite our differences and if you're going to continue going lone wolf and not involve any of us then maybe you shouldn't be apart of this team"

Bruce moves to stand in front of Clark's way again when he tried to move around, "Don't forget who played leader for three years while you were busy being mister white picket fence"

Resisting the urge to send Bruce flying into the nearby wall Clark just clenched his fists and responded, "That's the difference between you and me. I don't let this life consume my own" he bumps into Bruce's shoulder rather forcefully, "We may have different views and what you did was reckless but I would never force you out of the team. Your family Bruce even if you don't see it that way"

The kryptonian left with a colder than usual gust of wind leaving Bruce to the shadows he loved so much.

Clark had been pacing for a good fifteen minutes after relaying the day's events to Lois who found herself staring off in disbelief that someone especially Bruce would go behind the league's back like that.

"Not to sound like a negative Nancy but how exactly do you plan for the league to earn back the people's trust?" He stopped and sat back at her side running his hands through his over and over his face, "I don't know. Lex is playing victim to whole city and it's only going to get worse"

Her hand reached out to his intertwining their fingers and that smile appeared on her face, it was a look he had only seen when she began formulating a plan which often ended in her ending up in the hospital or dangling from a rooftop.

"There may be a way I can help you fix this but you aren't going to like it"

"Do I ever like your ideas" he retorted earning a jab to the shoulder.

"Trust me Smallville. I know what I'm doing"

TBC

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