Chapter 2 - Reunions, the Scout Ship, and First Flight!
As James edited the seating arrangement for everyone, he, however, did not change the seats for the villains wanting to keep them in the same exact spot they all were at. He kept the film about his father's timeline paused as he waited for everyone to ask their questions about Krypton, who he exactly is and why he's brought them all here.
The first to speak was Captain America of the Avengers from the Sacred Timeline, and he didn't seem like he wanted to be here with all of these different super-powered individuals that weren't apart of his world.
"Who are you exactly, kid? You claim to be the son of Natasha and Clark, but I'm not too sure that it's even possible." Said the First Avenger.
"That's because I've not been born yet, Captain. I'm a Time Traveler, I was conceived by my time... thousands of years ago, but as for the actual date for which I was actually conceived; December 9th 2004 and was put in a cryogenic chamber for years..."James said as he looked at the ground, not wanting to look at his mother and father, not wanting to explain why he remembers things differently from what his father remembers. New Timeline, new memories.
"How...?" Melina asked Natasha as she looked at daughter with wide eyes and happiness as she had a feeling that the Red Room would've done something like this.
"I believe I can answer that, Miss Vostokoff. A year after my father died in 1999, I started to wander the whole world in search for answers about my past, I started to work the occasional odd jobs here and there, for a while stayed in South Africa and helped the people who lived there under the employment of a Humanitarian effort to help the people of many tribes build a multiple water wells. While I was there I encountered a woman, she never told me her name but I now know that she was a member of the Widows, one day after she and I had uh... well sex, she told me to not come to work that day and a massacre happened at the Humanitarian workers camp while I was at the airport. I never saw her again after that. I guess that's how the Red Room makes more soldiers from their Widows. They inseminated Natasha to see where it would lead is my best guess." Said the Man of Steel as he stroked his bearded face in thought.
Natasha then looked confused for a moment before she gripped her head as the memories she knew from her original timeline were changed as she saw the birth of her son and him being taken from her by the Red Room after James was of the age of 2. She can somehow hear his crys for her as she opened her eyes and looked at her son.
"It's okay, Ma, I'm here. And I won't be going anywhere anytime soon." James said as he hugged his mother and lightly pecked her forehead as he then waited for more questions.
"How is that a supposedly advanced species than ours could let their own General plan a coup against it's leaders?" Asked Iron Man as he recalled how technologically advanced Krypton was when they watched Kal-El's birth and sent off of the dying world.
"The Council of Five were blinded by their own hubris, Mr...?" Said Jor-El as he turned to look at the human with an Arc Reactor in his chest.
Tony then stuck out his hand for the brightest mind of Krypton to shake. "Tony Stark, Billionaire, Philanthropist and one of the brightest minds on Earth. I made this Arc Reactor in my chest to save my own life." Said Tony as he waited for Jor-El to shake his hand.
Jor-El looked at the human and raised an eyebrow as he was confused by the gesture but thankfully Kal-El stepped in to explain some of Earth's customs to his father, mother and cousin that he had no idea even existed. "Dad, it's what they call a hand shake, a greeting if you will. Kinda like how you nod your head sometimes as acknowledgment for some people in the past we just watched." Clark said to his father as he shook Tony's hand to demonstrate how the greeting gesture is done.
Jor-El nodded as he copied what his son did but a bit gently as he knew about Kryptonian strength under a yellow star and greeted Tony Stark. "It is good to meet one of my son's friends, Mr. Stark. I trust he hasn't been too much trouble?" Said Jor as he was curious about what his son has done for 33 years since he last saw Kal as a baby.
It was Martha Kent's turn to speak and respond to her son's biological mother and father. "Clark was a good boy growing up, his father and I worked so hard to give him a normal childhood, Jonathan would take Clark fishing and taught him how to work on vehicles." Martha said as she shyly waved a hand at the biological parents of her son. Finding their gazes to be intimidating but with some level of comfort in them, knowing their son was taken in by good people.
Martha's eyes then widened as she remembered that she was baking an apple pie and other various foods to send to Clark in New York and to Natasha, who also was in New York. She then clutched her head as she saw memories of two different timelines. One where it was her son and a redhead reporter and this new unique universe that her family seemed to be apart of. "Oh... my head..." Martha said with pain for a moment before it subsided.
"I see that some people here is experiencing some headaches and seeing two different timelines, yes?"Asked Lord Lui Kang as he had his hands in a neat folded position by his waist. The responses were simply head nods as he continued to explain what was happening to them."As young James already said, all of you have died. The entire Multiverse has ended and we are standing in the NEW universe. Known as the Sacred Timeline by most interdimensional Titans or Gods of Time. James approached me with the idea of saving not one universe, but all of them. Some of you are from alternate universes but all follow the Sacred Timeline's path. Towards a Multiversal War with Kang the Conquerer and his inevitable victory against all universes till his universe remains. Oh and worry not, Miss Kent, I finished cooking your food and multiplied it by the thousands for everyone here. It is a simple press of the little blue button near where most would put their drinks in, press it, and a Kryptonian Service Drone will come by with your food. And yes, Miss Jones, there is strong alcohol for you and those who can drink a lot." Said Lord Lui Kang as he then summoned food or shielded radiation for the Titans of Earthrealm to consume and made them like the infinite refills he placed on all drinks, alcohol or normal things like soda and water.
The King of Skull Island didn't understand what the small yet seemingly powerful man was talking about but once the mention of food was brought up he wondered what it would be for himself and his fellow Titans of Earthrealm. Kong saw small cows that were the same size as his hand appear in a small holding pin in front of his cross-legged position in front of the King of the Monsters and picked up one of the animals and instead of eating it, Kong pet the small animal and placed it back with it's brethren. Even a King has standards when it comes to his food, and Kong prefers to hunt his food instead of killing a defenseless animal.