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This Chapter contains: Character Ressurection and Re-empowerment,
Ten Worlds: The Return
Chapter Four of Ten
“I hope you don’t mind but I have to ask how did you get a Tattoo in one night.” He said as he landed where a shirtless Connor was working in the field. He had seen him last night briefly in Metropolis when he stopped by to ask Lois what she knew about the woman who was scheduled to interview him this afternoon.
Connor glanced down at the generic banded tattoo on his left bicep that hundreds of thousands of other young men sported. “Oh this is a souvenir from krypton it is basically a nanobot infused ink that is one of the few things that can tattoo us.” He said and then shrugged. “I just wanted something to set me apart from the other six guys with my face and remembered I had this stuff with me.” Connor must have seen the direction his thoughts were going because he went on. “Don’t worry about secret identities when I’m in character as Superboy it will look like this.” He said and then to his surprise the ink moved and ran forming into a large S shield that reached to his shoulder. “The ink is movable with a control or with my TK.” The design returned to the generic tattoo again. “So what are you doing here Clark?”
“I just stopped by to make sure you were really sure about this interview today.” He personally thought it was a little soon for Connor to be going on TV and talking about things. “It won’t kill the press to wait a few more days.”
“I just want it over with Clark, so I can start to get back on with my life without folks constantly asking me about things.” Connor said sounding tired. “Just the other day on my way to see Tana and her husband I stopped a bank robbery and all folks kept asking about was where I’d been.” He recalled seeing Connor angrily tell the reporters to wait for the interview before flying off.
“You haven’t spoken with anyone else about what happened on that alternate Krypton.” He knew that everyone had noticed how reluctant Connor was to talk about it. “What will you do if she asks a question that you don’t want to answer?”
“I’ll politely refuse and as long as she gets the message then things will be fine.” Connor said with a shrug. “I will only get up and walk out if they keep going like Krypto with that bone you gave him from that mutated alien dinosaur thing.” Connor then smiled. “You really have got to tell me about that one some day.” He then got very quiet and almost sad again. “I should finish this up so I can go take a shower and get to the studio a bit early.”
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She let herself into their home quickly wishing she’d made it back in time for the start of the interview. She hadn’t expected to get caught up in that bit of trouble with the armored soldiers robbing a bank She found Amanda sitting there in her Ultragirl persona which wasn’t surprising unless they had company her sister never wore her civilian disguise. “Where’s Micheal?”
“He said he was going to watch it up stairs in his room,” Amanda said with a shrug. “It has been really boring so far just the usual generic questions, the only interesting moment was when the reporter asked about the rumors Wondergirl dating Ultraboy.” Amanda shrugged. “I’ll have to find out how he got a tattoo though I have been wanting one.”
“How did Kon El handle the question about the rumors?” She asked glancing at the tv where he was currently telling her a generic story about life on the alternate Krypton. She could tell the interviewer was getting annoyed at Kon for being so evasive about details.
“He did alright I guess he just said that it wasn’t any of his business and that if they were dating he wished them well.” Amanda said and then brighted up. “Oh look at her face she’s really annoyed at him I wonder what she’s going to ask now.”
She glanced back at the screen as the interviewer asked him if leaving that other world had been difficult. “Of course there were things that made it hard to leave,” Kon said calmly. “I had gotten close to people and knowing I’d never see them again made it difficult.”
“You mention getting close to people,” The interviewer said almost smiling for the first time since she’d started watching. “I have to ask does that mean you were romantically involved with someone on that world?”
“I was, he was killed during the battle against the threat I was sent there to stop.” Kon said casually as he leaned back. She could tell that it took a few seconds for the interviewer to catch what he’d said and she glanced over at Amanda to see a look of pure glee on her face.
“I take it that you were involved with a man then?” The flustered interviewer asked and when Kon nodded she looked like she could barely keep form smiling. “So your saying that your gay?” She really hoped Kon wasn’t about to mention pheromones on national tv.
“No bisexual, I just never saw any need to discuss it with anyone other than the people I’m close to before now.” She once again hoped that Kon wasn’t going to bring up the pheromone thing on television. She wasn’t surprised that in response to that the interview called for a brief commercial break.
“Oh boy the Connors are going to be pissed he just outed them all.” Amanda said with a big smile. “I mean no one is going to forget that Black Zero revealed they all started form the same place mentally as Superboy at the time of his death.” She then looked thoughtful. “I wonder if they’ll connect the dots to the Kryptonian thing if they start thinking about the rumors about me.” She had forgotten all about how often her sister was in the tabliod with wild rumors that were often true being printed. “So how long do you think it will take before they ask if Superman knows?”
“Probably as soon as the commercial break is over,” Micheal said from behind them as he entered the room and settled on the couch. She didn’t know why he’d decided to come join them but she was glad that he had.
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He opened his eyes as he climbed out of a pod and collapsed on the ground. He had his tail back he could feel and looking down at his hands they were red again. “How in the hell?” The last thing he remembered had been going to confront that radioactive man.
“Hell had nothing to do with this,” a female voice said and he turned to see a beutiful blond woman standing there. “Hello Red Devil you may call me Angel K and I am the one who saved you form death and restored your powers.” She walked over and touched him. “I used Caulder’s data to alter your dormant meta-gene to give you an approximation of your original powers so your soul is in no danger.” He was still staring at her. “I require your assistance now you must take us to Gotham to the place I will show you.” She put her hands on him and images of an alley began to appear and he found they were teleporting she’d hijacked his powers.
He dropped to the ground as they emerged he felt incredibly weak. “It will be some time before you are up to teleporting this distance regularly.” She said leaning down. “Rest now while I save the one I came here to save.” He heard it then grunting and to his shock Batman crashe down near them. He could see blood leaking from his nose and mouth.
“Look at this guys this fool is human just like I said.” A man with what looked like rock for skin said as he came around. “I told you boys work for me and I’ll take care of the big bad Bat.” He tried to get up again but he still couldn’t move when he noticed that the woman Angel K had put herself between Batman and the rock guy.
“Back away new Meta Human or I will be forced to take action the Batman is under the protection of Angel K.” She said as huge white wings exploded out of her back. “Now leave I am not allowed to kill but there are things I can do to you.”
“Listen to this chick, sorry lady but unlike you I do kill.” He tried to get to his feet to help her but suddenly she had a grip on the guys face. “Let me go,” the man said and then screamed as light poured out of him. She dropped him then and he stepped backwards looking like a normal human. “What did you do to me?”
“I cured you,” She said and glanced over towards where he was watching. “I can give and take Metahuman powers so while I cannot kill I can cure.” She then smiled. “Now do like your gang and leave or learn what else I can do that doesn’t kill you.” The man turned and ran then and she turned toward Batman who was still laying there. “Have you recovered enough to get to your feet yet Eddie?” She asked.
He tried again and managed to get back to his feet. “We should get him some help.” He said even though he had a lot of questions about how she’d done all this. “I can probably manage a short hop to where he can get some help.”
“That will not be necessary Eddie after absorbing that cretin’s metagene I can power my own teleportation.” She said leaning down. “Call this number and tell them that Batman is with Angel K.” She threw a card to him and then she was gone. He picked up the slip of paper and stared at it. He had no money and he was in the middle of Gotham. He had no idea how he was going to get to a phone let alone how to call anyone.
To be continued.
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This Chapter contains: Character Ressurection and Re-empowerment,
Ten Worlds: The Return
Chapter Four of Ten
“I hope you don’t mind but I have to ask how did you get a Tattoo in one night.” He said as he landed where a shirtless Connor was working in the field. He had seen him last night briefly in Metropolis when he stopped by to ask Lois what she knew about the woman who was scheduled to interview him this afternoon.
Connor glanced down at the generic banded tattoo on his left bicep that hundreds of thousands of other young men sported. “Oh this is a souvenir from krypton it is basically a nanobot infused ink that is one of the few things that can tattoo us.” He said and then shrugged. “I just wanted something to set me apart from the other six guys with my face and remembered I had this stuff with me.” Connor must have seen the direction his thoughts were going because he went on. “Don’t worry about secret identities when I’m in character as Superboy it will look like this.” He said and then to his surprise the ink moved and ran forming into a large S shield that reached to his shoulder. “The ink is movable with a control or with my TK.” The design returned to the generic tattoo again. “So what are you doing here Clark?”
“I just stopped by to make sure you were really sure about this interview today.” He personally thought it was a little soon for Connor to be going on TV and talking about things. “It won’t kill the press to wait a few more days.”
“I just want it over with Clark, so I can start to get back on with my life without folks constantly asking me about things.” Connor said sounding tired. “Just the other day on my way to see Tana and her husband I stopped a bank robbery and all folks kept asking about was where I’d been.” He recalled seeing Connor angrily tell the reporters to wait for the interview before flying off.
“You haven’t spoken with anyone else about what happened on that alternate Krypton.” He knew that everyone had noticed how reluctant Connor was to talk about it. “What will you do if she asks a question that you don’t want to answer?”
“I’ll politely refuse and as long as she gets the message then things will be fine.” Connor said with a shrug. “I will only get up and walk out if they keep going like Krypto with that bone you gave him from that mutated alien dinosaur thing.” Connor then smiled. “You really have got to tell me about that one some day.” He then got very quiet and almost sad again. “I should finish this up so I can go take a shower and get to the studio a bit early.”
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She let herself into their home quickly wishing she’d made it back in time for the start of the interview. She hadn’t expected to get caught up in that bit of trouble with the armored soldiers robbing a bank She found Amanda sitting there in her Ultragirl persona which wasn’t surprising unless they had company her sister never wore her civilian disguise. “Where’s Micheal?”
“He said he was going to watch it up stairs in his room,” Amanda said with a shrug. “It has been really boring so far just the usual generic questions, the only interesting moment was when the reporter asked about the rumors Wondergirl dating Ultraboy.” Amanda shrugged. “I’ll have to find out how he got a tattoo though I have been wanting one.”
“How did Kon El handle the question about the rumors?” She asked glancing at the tv where he was currently telling her a generic story about life on the alternate Krypton. She could tell the interviewer was getting annoyed at Kon for being so evasive about details.
“He did alright I guess he just said that it wasn’t any of his business and that if they were dating he wished them well.” Amanda said and then brighted up. “Oh look at her face she’s really annoyed at him I wonder what she’s going to ask now.”
She glanced back at the screen as the interviewer asked him if leaving that other world had been difficult. “Of course there were things that made it hard to leave,” Kon said calmly. “I had gotten close to people and knowing I’d never see them again made it difficult.”
“You mention getting close to people,” The interviewer said almost smiling for the first time since she’d started watching. “I have to ask does that mean you were romantically involved with someone on that world?”
“I was, he was killed during the battle against the threat I was sent there to stop.” Kon said casually as he leaned back. She could tell that it took a few seconds for the interviewer to catch what he’d said and she glanced over at Amanda to see a look of pure glee on her face.
“I take it that you were involved with a man then?” The flustered interviewer asked and when Kon nodded she looked like she could barely keep form smiling. “So your saying that your gay?” She really hoped Kon wasn’t about to mention pheromones on national tv.
“No bisexual, I just never saw any need to discuss it with anyone other than the people I’m close to before now.” She once again hoped that Kon wasn’t going to bring up the pheromone thing on television. She wasn’t surprised that in response to that the interview called for a brief commercial break.
“Oh boy the Connors are going to be pissed he just outed them all.” Amanda said with a big smile. “I mean no one is going to forget that Black Zero revealed they all started form the same place mentally as Superboy at the time of his death.” She then looked thoughtful. “I wonder if they’ll connect the dots to the Kryptonian thing if they start thinking about the rumors about me.” She had forgotten all about how often her sister was in the tabliod with wild rumors that were often true being printed. “So how long do you think it will take before they ask if Superman knows?”
“Probably as soon as the commercial break is over,” Micheal said from behind them as he entered the room and settled on the couch. She didn’t know why he’d decided to come join them but she was glad that he had.
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He opened his eyes as he climbed out of a pod and collapsed on the ground. He had his tail back he could feel and looking down at his hands they were red again. “How in the hell?” The last thing he remembered had been going to confront that radioactive man.
“Hell had nothing to do with this,” a female voice said and he turned to see a beutiful blond woman standing there. “Hello Red Devil you may call me Angel K and I am the one who saved you form death and restored your powers.” She walked over and touched him. “I used Caulder’s data to alter your dormant meta-gene to give you an approximation of your original powers so your soul is in no danger.” He was still staring at her. “I require your assistance now you must take us to Gotham to the place I will show you.” She put her hands on him and images of an alley began to appear and he found they were teleporting she’d hijacked his powers.
He dropped to the ground as they emerged he felt incredibly weak. “It will be some time before you are up to teleporting this distance regularly.” She said leaning down. “Rest now while I save the one I came here to save.” He heard it then grunting and to his shock Batman crashe down near them. He could see blood leaking from his nose and mouth.
“Look at this guys this fool is human just like I said.” A man with what looked like rock for skin said as he came around. “I told you boys work for me and I’ll take care of the big bad Bat.” He tried to get up again but he still couldn’t move when he noticed that the woman Angel K had put herself between Batman and the rock guy.
“Back away new Meta Human or I will be forced to take action the Batman is under the protection of Angel K.” She said as huge white wings exploded out of her back. “Now leave I am not allowed to kill but there are things I can do to you.”
“Listen to this chick, sorry lady but unlike you I do kill.” He tried to get to his feet to help her but suddenly she had a grip on the guys face. “Let me go,” the man said and then screamed as light poured out of him. She dropped him then and he stepped backwards looking like a normal human. “What did you do to me?”
“I cured you,” She said and glanced over towards where he was watching. “I can give and take Metahuman powers so while I cannot kill I can cure.” She then smiled. “Now do like your gang and leave or learn what else I can do that doesn’t kill you.” The man turned and ran then and she turned toward Batman who was still laying there. “Have you recovered enough to get to your feet yet Eddie?” She asked.
He tried again and managed to get back to his feet. “We should get him some help.” He said even though he had a lot of questions about how she’d done all this. “I can probably manage a short hop to where he can get some help.”
“That will not be necessary Eddie after absorbing that cretin’s metagene I can power my own teleportation.” She said leaning down. “Call this number and tell them that Batman is with Angel K.” She threw a card to him and then she was gone. He picked up the slip of paper and stared at it. He had no money and he was in the middle of Gotham. He had no idea how he was going to get to a phone let alone how to call anyone.
To be continued.
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