A/N: Thank you, ArtimuosJackson, Ricky Pine, chapiadita, jdcocoagirl, Aryan229 and HELLACRE13 for reading and leaving a review!
ArtimuosJackson - Jealous Batsy is jealous! XD
Ricky Pine - Oh Ricky, wait till you read this chapter! It's not Cisco. It was never him. But someone... hmmm... your favorite! :D
chapiadita - Oh yes! It's quiet a relief now that Clark 2 accepts the truth. Maybe because that Diana is different from Clark's Diana? :)
jdcocoagirl - They are big boys! :D
Aryan229 - I know right? Clarence! :) I'm sure I stole that from Supernatural. My friend Ricky must remember.
HELLACRE13 - It's truly an honor that you are reading my story! I got into the whole SMWW thing because of you. And yes, Bruce finally realizing Superman is the strongest here. Henner and Tyler's team up? I would pay to watch that!
Alright folks, I hope you enjoy this chapter! I know most of you think Cisco is the 'key' or something like that. But... I'm gonna make one of my favorites the real 'key'. Hold on, the whole key thing is creepy thanks to BvS and Miss Lame. :D
Enjoy!
Chapter 15 - No Lames, Thank You
Life had gone back to normal for Clark, Diana and the Kents. Clark 2 had moved back to Clark and Diana's apartment, and he was staying in the guest bedroom without any complaints. Clark was happy to be back in his own room, with his Diana.
Diana had talked to Hippolyta and explained how multiverse worked and why Clark 2 thought she was dead. Hippolyta had extended an invitation to both Clarks to come and visit her at Themyscira. Clark 2 was excited, he had never seen Paradise Island.
But that morning, he was home alone and awfully bored. Clark 2 decided to go check out the place where the barrier had first opened. If there was any chance of finding how to open it, he could start from there. Cisco was working on his powers, but he wasn't capable of opening a portal to another dimension yet. Harrison Wells was able to help him with his special vibe goggles and they had been constantly working on how to fix this.
The League made Green Lantern release a statement that Superman was affected when he was on a space mission, that was the only reason why he looked different. People seemed to buy it, so they didn't have to worry about that.
Clark 2 had reached the place where he had fallen from when the portal opened to this world. A part of him wished that his Diana didn't come through this portal, but he was scared that she could have been lost in some other dimension. He would find out soon.
Seeing as he was near Daily Planet, he decided to go say hi to Clark.
Meanwhile, Clark was working on a new article when he heard Lois yell again. "I cannot believe Iris West got the scoop! I should have been there. I should have seen this other Superman."
"There's no other Superman, Lo," Jimmy said. Lois turned around to glare at him.
"Yes, there was. And I have to see him. Why can't we just get that stupid Bat Light with a 'S' symbol on it? This was we can call Superman whenever we want!"
Clark was listening to her quietly, but this was bothering him. "He's not your servant," he ended up saying. "And if you really want to see him, go fall off a building."
Lois's looked at him dumbstruck. Clark had never spoken to her like this before. Jimmy was chuckling as Clark frowned at Lois and walked away.
He had heard Clark 2's heartbeat downstairs and it wasn't safe for him to be here. So Clark had to make sure Clarence went back home. When he ran down the stairs and out of the building, he saw Clark 2 standing there, smiling lightly.
"Hey, there!" Clark 2 greeted him.
"What are you doing here, Clarence? You cannot be seen here."
"I know. I was just heading back, but I thought I should say hi."
Clark nodded. "Hi. Great to see you again. But you really have to go now."
Clark 2 was about to turn away when they heard someone call their names.
"Clark!"
Both Clarks turned to see Lois running towards them.
"That's Lois Lane!" Clark 2 exclaimed as he grabbed Clark's coat.
"Yeah. Problem?"
"I hate her! She's mean, arrogant and a total bully!"
Clark just smiled and shook his head. Lois hadn't seen Clark 2 yet, so she said to Clark, "Look, I don't understand why it bothered you when I talked about Superman like that, but this is a scoop, Smallville. What if he's another person altogether? Another alien pretending to be him!"
"That's impossible," Clark said just as Lois's eyes fell on Clark 2.
She flattened her skirt and ran a hand through her hair. Giving him her brightest smile, she asked Clark, "Smallville, a friend of yours?"
Clark 2 looked at Clark, his eyes pleading him to say no. Clark shrugged and said, "My cousin. Clarence Kent from Canada."
"Oh, such a beautiful name! Are you visiting?" she asked with much interest.
"Yes. For a couple of days."
"Clarence was staying at Smallville, he just came to Metropolis," Clark explained. "I told him where I worked, so he came to visit me. He was just leaving."
"Oh! You can come upstairs, Clarence." Lois smiled. "Or if Clark is too busy, like he always is, I could show you around. I know some great places. Oh wait, I just remembered, there's a new nightclub downtown, would you like to go tonight?"
Clark's phone rang. He picked it up to see Kara's name. Kara was upstairs, so why was she calling? Or else she wasn't there. Clark excused himself and went to attend the call, but he could clearly hear what Lois was saying to Clark 2.
"So, do you want to hang out tonight?" Lois asked again, giving him a shy smile.
Clark 2 shook his head. "No offence, but you really are not my type. See ya!" Waving goodbye to Clark, Clark 2 walked away.
Clark quickly finished his call and turned to see Lois's expression. She was trying her hardest to hide her disappointment.
"Everything okay?" Clark asked as they made their way back into the office. Lois nodded without a word. She really wasn't used to any rejections.
Once reaching his office, Clark made his way towards Kara's desk. He pulled his own chair and sat down, waiting for her to speak.
"You wanted to talk?" he asked, looking at all the files scattered on her table.
"I think I know what happened," Kara replied in a low voice.
"What?"
"So, Vibe is capable of opening and closing portals, right? And right now we are depending only on Cisco and we have no idea when his powers will finally grow and he opens a portal."
Clark nodded. "It's not really easy for him."
"Yes. But there's one guy who has been doing almost impossible stuff for the past few years!" Kara grinned.
"Okay. Are we talking about Bruce by any chance?"
Kara's grin faded. "No! I was talking about Barry!"
"He can run, sure. But what else has he done?" Clark asked in confusion.
"He ran so fast that he broke the sound barrier once. I know, I know, you have done it before, too. But what if Barry runs fast enough to force open a portal to another dimension?"
Clark sat still and processed all she had said. Barry had run back in time before. But he was still on their earth.
"Kara, even if he can run fast, will he be fast enough?"
"I don't know. We have to talk to him and see if he can run his fastest this time. This gives us a great chance, Clark. And that's all we need right now." Kara patted his shoulder and shooed him away so she could work. Smiling, Clark told her to meet him for lunch and went back to his own desk to work.
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