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Chapter 10 - Bruce hates Clarence
"Clark, please. I'm not kidding. Bruce Wayne hates me, and he would never help me!"
"But that's the Bruce from your earth, Clarence."
Clark 2 frowned. "Why are you still calling me Clarence?"
Clark simply shrugged as he quickly used Kelex to send Kara a message, asking her to fly over to the Fortress as soon as possible. He then made his way towards the kitchen, followed by Clark 2, who was still not happy with his new fake name.
"Clarence sounds like a girl's name! Couldn't you have come up with something better?!"
"Do you want some coffee or grandfather Lor-Van's fruit juice?" Clark asked as he pulled the refrigerator open and grabbed a bottle of orange juice.
"Grandfather's juice? You really are crazy!" Clark 2 rolled his eyes as he sat down and waited for Clark to explain.
"Kara found seeds of Kryptonian plants at the Fortress few years ago. We have been trying to grow them. Two of them were successful but only one produced a fruit. It's more like a mango and orange hybrid. And it tastes delicious. Kara remembered my grandfather making her some juice when she was a child. So she started calling it Lor-Van's juice. Here, try some."
Placing a tall glass in front of him, Clark moved away and flew out of the kitchen. Clark 2 sipped on his drink and smiled lightly. It really was delicious. He sat quietly listening to someone enter the Fortress.
"Welcome, Kara Zor-El," Kelex greeted as Kara walked in with Clark. "He's right. It's too soon to let Batman know," she spoke.
"But Bruce will have an idea what to do."
"Clark, last time I checked, Bruce Wayne didn't open any barriers to a different world. Barry thinks if he can run fast enough, he might just force open a portal. Cisco has been working on his powers too. So we have hope."
"He has some weird theory about Diana," Clark said in a low voice. "Talk to him, please. I have the monitor duty at the Watchtower in ten minutes. If I don't show up, Bruce will start suspecting."
"Where's Diana?" Kara asked as they walked into the kitchen together.
"She's going to Themyscira. She might stay there for a day or two. Her mother isn't really happy with what happened," Clark explained.
Kara simply nodded and turned to face Clark 2. "Hey there, Clarence," she called with a bright smile. And that's when Clark 2 noticed how she resembled Kara back on his earth. He had failed to notice that before.
"Hey, Kara!" he said with a small smile.
"Alright, I really have to get going. Clarence, you might have to stay here till I get back. Kara will be here. If you need anything, ask her. And no, you can't meet Diana anytime soon."
"Bye," Clark 2 replied and turned away. Clark waved to Kara and flew out of the Fortress.
"What was that about?" Kara asked in surprise once her cousin left.
"Diana's mom saw me. And I might have questioned her state of being alive. Long story short, things on my earth are far more different than they are here now!"
"How different? Tell me something about me from your earth."
Clark 2 nodded quietly. He finished his glass of juice and began to speak, "First of all, you are… how do I put this? Like a big sister to me. Something that I don't see here with you and Clark."
Kara smiled at that. "I was ten when I landed on earth, and he was already in his 20s. I know he's younger, but he loves being the older cousin."
"And I see you are dating Barry Allen."
"Yeah! Why? Aren't Barry and I dating on your earth?" Kara asked curiously.
"Not really, no. You guys aren't even friends there."
Kara looked at him dumbstruck. How could she not be friends with Barry! Let alone not be in a relationship with him. Kara let out a sigh before asking, "Why isn't Barry my friend? Is he your friend?"
"No, Kara. Barry Allen is more of an acquaintance. We don't see him that often," Clark 2 confessed.
"But he's the Flash! You guys are on the same team. Justice League!"
"Allen is not the Flash, Kara. Wally West is. Allen left the team very early, and Wally took his place. You are with Mon."
"Who the hell is Mon?" Kara grimaced.
"Mon-El, he's a Daxamite. From the planet Daxam."
"But that's… wasn't that destroyed with Krypton?"
Clark 2 nodded quickly. "It was. But like you and I, Mon was a survivor. His real name is Lar Gand. We call him Mike. He works at Daily Planet with us."
"What?" Kara's jaw dropped at the revelation. She was with someone else who wasn't Barry. How the hell did that happen? "Wait, go back. How can I be with a Daxamite? Our planets never got along!"
"That's true, Kara, but we got over our aversion. You got along great with Mike. I was really surprised to see you with Allen here."
"So is Mon-El on this earth too? How can I be with Barry on this earth and some stranger on the other earth? I mean you are with Diana on both earths!"
"What if Allen isn't your soulmate? What if Mon-El isn't here yet and you are with Allen because of that?" Clark 2 asked quickly.
"This is stupid!" Kara threw her arms up in defeat and stood up. "Look, I don't know who this Mon-El guy is. I don't even care. I love Barry Allen. And I think even on your earth, your Kara is dying to be with Barry. Not some Daxamite!"
"Kara, wai—" Clark 2 was cut off when the Fortress announced a visitor approaching. In a matter of few minutes, Barry had run in, kissed her rather loudly and ran off to one of the rooms. When he came back, he was wearing a Kryptonian suit, something that Clark 2 remembered seeing at the Fortress on his earth.
"How does that fit you?" he asked Barry. Only Kryptonians had full access to the Fortress and all the things that were present here. There were obviously exceptions, like Mon-El, for instance.
"Oh, Clark did something with the suit so it modifies with my DNA. It keeps me warm out here!" Grinning, Barry started raiding the kitchen for some food.
The suit Barry wore was all black, with a single house of El symbol in red on his chest.
"Okay, so let's get to business," Barry spoke once he emptied a whole carton of orange juice. "As a founding member of the Justice League, I invite you, Clark Kent, to our Watchtower. It is time you meet… our kind."
Clark 2 looked at Kara for some help. "He means Superheroes," Kara explained, taking a seat next to Barry. "Bar, don't you think he should meet Bruce first?" Kara asked in concern. If her cousin reacted so badly to this alien's arrival, Bruce wouldn't be welcoming at all.
"I think it will be better if he's introduced to Bruce in presence of the rest of the league, Kara. At least, the founders. I'm sure J'onn and Hal will be very welcoming."
"Maybe this is the best time to tell you that Bruce Wayne on my earth hates me," Clark 2 deadpanned.
Kara simply smiled at that.
"Care to tell us why you aren't Bruce's favorite?" Barry asked with a grin.
"Because Diana left him for me. And that hurt his big, fat ego!" Clark shrugged.
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