Disappointment From Beyond
Part 2
Disclaimer: Hello all! Been a long while (and not just with this fic) and I'm sorry about that as there hasn't been a lot of motivation to write. That, and adjusting to working morning shifts and getting my attention sucked in by Stardew Valley on the Nintendo Switch. I will say though that my health is doing a lot better. Takes place post-Crisis and I was going to loosely use chapter 58 of TurboMagnus' 'Women Are From Earth, Men Are From Krypton' fic to help shape this chapter but then I read said chapter and realized it wouldn't work for this.
Hiram Clarke, or rather, Clark 'Kal-El' Kent, blinked as memories flooded through his mind thanks to one J'onn Jones. Though not the one he was familiar with and hadn't spoken too in years thanks to the fact he'd chosen to wear a Blue Kryptonite ring to ensure his relationship with Lana could continue after her Super Suit had been infused with a heavy amount of Kryptonite thanks in part to Lex Luthor. Clark hadn't been about to lose her from his life again and at first she had tried to argue with him about it but gradually… Lana had come to see how right he'd been as they deserved a life together and to Hell with everyone and thing else that wanted to keep them apart. His selfishness (so claimed by everyone they knew) had led to J'onn and the others not having much to do with them and Kara had been the one who had to step up in his place in order to protect the world. But when Crisis began and others had shown up to warn Clark, he had refused to help and even hadn't really believed in what he was being told. Thinking it was Lois and the others or even Kyla and Alicia from beyond trying to interfere with him again to make him do things he didn't want to do.
And sure, he used his powers on occasion, if only so that he could get through work on the Farm faster and back to being with Lana, but that was about it unless something or someone was directly threatening their life together. But when the Anti-Monitor's Wave came, Clark was none too happy and in the Post-Crisis world, it'd been decided to give him a new life as Hiram Clarke. Someone who'd had a happy life even if he did need therapy to deal with certain obsessive issues he'd had. And it was because of this that there was the thought that it would be safe to restore his Pre-Crisis memories in the belief he'd be more serious and willing to take on his Destiny. Albeit, one he'd be sharing with the Clark Kent of Earth-38 that now resided on the new Earth Prime. "Wha… Where's Lana!? Our daughters!?" Got out Clark through ragged breathing as he dealt with the information swimming around in his head.
J'onn frowned at this and hoped it didn't mean things were about to go in a bad way. "Not here, Mr. Kent. None of them exist in this new take on our Reality. I am truly sorry."
Sure, there is A Lana Lang, but she was more tied with the Earth he himself had been part of until now. Clark looked at him angrily with red, tearful eyes, though thankfully, the red was no indicator of his Heat Vision about to flare up thanks to his Powers not being restored just yet. Clark grabbed the other man by the lapels of his jacket with that angry look of his. "They can't be gone! They just can't be! That's MY family! Now bring them back!" Roared the distraught man who'd turned his back on his Destiny oh so long ago.
That frown of J'onn's deepened as he felt uneasy and troubled by this. "As I said, Mr. Kent, I am sorry but here they don't exist. Not everything was brought over to this new version of Earth when the Universe was re-started. It had been hoped that your life as Hiram Clarke would've helped you to see things in a different manner."
With a yell, Clark punched him, sending J'onn stumbling back in surprised shock more then any pain he might have actually felt given it was essentially a Human punching him. "WELL YOU THOUGHT WRONG, J'ONN! YOU THOUGHT WRONG! AND I'M GOING TO FIND A WAY TO GET BACK LANA AND OUR DAUGHTERS AND I DON'T CARE WHAT I HAVE TO DO IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN! DO YOU HEAR ME!? I'LL DO ANYTHING TO GET THEM AND OUR LIFE BACK! I DON'T WANT TO BE SOME SUPER POWERED BEING THAT HAS TO GIVE UP WHAT HE TRULY WANTS!" Screamed out Clark as he started to advance on J'onn with a crazed look about him.
"Then you leave me no choice, Mr. Kent." Intoned the Last Martian gravely and with the use of his powers, took away Clark's memories.
"Oh, oh my wow, thanks for keeping me from getting ran over like that!" Gushed a gasping Hiram Clarke with a hand to his chest seconds later.
J'onn smiled kindly at him. "Its no problem, just be sure to look in front of you next time instead of staying so focused on your phone, sir."
Hiram nodded quickly. "Definitely! I will definitely be doing that from now on! You have a good day, sir!"
"And to you too!"
And with that, Hiram was gone with J'onn watching him with a troubled look on his face as he sighed deeply. "That… Did not go well."
"No… Sadly it didn't." Added in the sad voice of Kara of the former Smallville universe, who went by Powergirl on this new Earth. Or rather… She does in its future timeline.
Thankfully no boob window being part of her uniform as well for that matter. J'onn looked at her and gave her a nod and the two soon made their leave afterwards.
Author's Notes: Damn, it felt good to do some writing! Might do more with this, I might not, who knows what the future holds!