Daddy's darling boy

[Gothicruby]

"Child!"
"My City!"
"I'm their protector!"
"Old Man!"
"Do I...Do I have to die...?"

Bits and pieces dithered in and out of focus, leaning out from under a dull glow...splintering softly out before words could find a home to make sense against these dotting clips.

Everything ached. Even coughing sounded no stronger than a whimper.

"Hnngh...Oh...man..."

The last thing Kon remembered was flopping face-first into the dirt; trying for any more than that dipping into the old energy reserves, a feat he just couldn't muster without poking this already vicious headache.

"What...aggh...hell..."

Ok; breathe, Kon, just breathe. A second or two to let the worst of this pass, let it roll off into the distance, before he attempted the impossible. Slowly, a gloved thumb found its way to the corner of his mouth and, without too much trouble, brushed a few bloody grains out of his lip.

"Ok..." he groaned quietly, bracing himself in three short breaths and...finally...hefting himself up to sit dizzily in the dirt.

The world spun wildly. A dirtied cape lay off to the side and, drunkenly, Kon tried to pull himself towards it; there had to be some kind of ledge, crutch, pole, anything that he could lean against but the world just seemed to roll on and on like an endless ribbon. In the end, the best the teen could do was let his hips fall back into the dirt and lay there; disoriented and weak.

"Ah...hell."

There was no way that he was going to be able to walk this off, was there? Great. Just perfect. This was exactly what he didn't need right now.

Superman was not going to be happy.

With a stubborn huff, Kon eventually swallowed his pride and groaned out into the sky.

"Help..."

[Bandit Keith]

Clark who had to deal with another mess instead of taking Kon somewhere to treat Kons injuries as he may have had to fight Kon rather harshly

Clark admittingly was upset a clone of him had been protecting Metropolis which given Clarks history with defective clones made by someone its understandable and yet not understandable at the same time

So while he was reflecting on how callus he was to Kon for what Kon was doing yet still fighting a pain in the ass main antagonist he heard the cry for help from Kon darting back when he got there he felt fear for Kon the main reason? Cadmus vehicles and airplanes was on route to Kons location so he picked up the pace landing by Kon

[Gothicruby]

Even with blood pounding through his ears and his skull feeling as if it were cracking apart, there was no mistaking the tell tale skid of the Cadmus' 'ambulance' already on route; no doubt ready to whisk him off down to the labs for their usual barrage of tests. The thought sent a chill down his very spine; already he could see himself strapped to the gurney and heading towards his old pod.

'Still needs incubation' the doctors would say, even over a few scratches, just for an excuse to take another liver or tissue sample while he had no idea if he'd ever see daylight again.

'You're expensive,' they'd say 'You're important research.'

Never mind how many times those tests would hurt...how many times he'd scream...

"Just breathe, Kon El." Dubbilex's voice echoed through the back of his mind "We'll be there soon. Just stay where you are and everything will be fine. Stay there."

Kon shuddered terribly as he felt the voice drawing deeper and deeper into his very brain. Try as he might he'd never been able to fight the spoken orders, as if his very will were taken from his being while the world continued to act around him. He had no say, no options; no way to turn his back on the life he was manufactured into.

"Go 'way..." he tried not to squeak, pulling his hands over his ears as if it would somehow help block out the DN-Alien's incessant chatter "Go away, I don't wanna go back, just lemme die here...go 'way..."

The heavy thud of boots, ordinarily, wouldn't have caught Kon's attention; but if not for the gentle breeze across his face and unmistakable flap of a cape then he never would have lifted his head to greet the remarkable sight.

"S-Superman...?" bright blue eyes practically popped out of the young head; he actually came?


"Superman." A coarse voice sounded from across the way.

Amanda Waller shone a gaze that could cut through diamond, fiercely, right into the man of steel's eye. As she made her way over, the only sound that passed between them was the methodical 'click, clack,' of her smart, practical heels.

Unapologetically and without an ounce of fear, the portly woman came to a halt right infront of Superman; peering down the bridge of her nose as if he were little more than a rowdy rioter.

"Stand aside, now. We'll take it from here." she told him rather bluntly "Just a simple collection and we'll be on our way."

[Bandit Keith]

Superman even with all the times hes dealt with Cadmus experiments or people who went rogue he couldn't help finally reaching his breaking point Gealeta and the Ultimen was close but this time he sees a fatherly duty and this time he had nothing against afew harmless burns on people no disfiguring ones but rather something like sun burn with blisters if he must

''No''Clark stated simply as he rather swiftly moved Kon away from the situation but where he could keep a eye on Kon encase Cadmus or villains tried snatching him''I've stood aside countless times well I've had enough of you and Cadmus playing god then throwing away failures or those you can't control if not using them like a tool''

Clark heard from batman about Amanda Waller Knowing the Bats true identity and possibly most of the Leagues true identity but he could care less at this time given how if his secret gets out Doctor Fate could set something up for his parents to farm in one of Fates dimensions .

''You want him? Well you'll have to go through me first''Clark cracked his neck''And trust me I'm still rather testy about Questions torture ''

''Release it now''came from someone Amanda Waller had already been planning to fire for stupid chooses

The beast looks like it was something of a mythical Chimera with glowing red teeth and some hightech fake tail

''Care to explain what that is? Thats Charging this way, You know besides the obvious being a Chimera?''Clark rhythmically asked not expecting any kind of answer from Amanda Waller

[Gothicruby]

"Well," The powerful woman humourlessly sighed "It was supposed to be a sneak attack, but..."

And with all the expertise that being Cadmus' project leader had owed, did miss Amanda Waller shoulder-roll all 250 pounds of herself out of harms way before the Chimera could dive at its' prey.

Skidding rather miraculously to a halt, not half a foot from the ensuing battle at that, Miss Waller was quick to turn that piercing glare from what was bound to be a disastrous loss straight towards the usual suspect.

Darren Grey. The moron.

"You."

With clinical precision, a hand snapped out; manicured nails dug straight the bumbling man's throat.

"Go out there and get that boy--" came the seering seethe "Or I'll personally show you to hell's door!"

Promise made, Amanda flung the man from her sight and towards the hellish scene unfolding.


Springing from its' powerful haunches, the Chimera launched itself against the man of steel's chest while Kon could only watch uselessly from the sidelines. With the extremes the young body had been pushed to not a few hours before it was a wonder he could even lift his head, much less be expected to jump into the middle of a battle; yet, the teen still cursed his legs for refusing to move on his command...

This couldn't be real; Superman was actually defending him for once and here he was frozen in terror! There was no way he could just let that...thing...tear him apart!

"W-watch out for the tail!" he all but screamed, heart leaping into his chest when he saw its prosthetic stinger furling into view with an ominous green glow "That's Kryptonite! Superman, that's liquid Kryptonite!!"

[Bandit Keith]

Clark who doesn't wish to kill the creature yet he was weakening each time it sunk its red sun energy like wavelength teeth into his flesh

Clark took the chance granted when it paused and used his heat vision to attempt severing the tail and sadly it had a red sun wavelength energy shield that rendered the beams nearly harmless to the tail so he quickly moved his head out of the way several times before pushing the beast off

''Well now ''Clark muttered as he was scanning for something he could use as a weapon to sever the fake tail thats when he seen a sword not really suitable for metal cutting but it might work if he gets between the metal sheets so he was flying towards the weapon


Darren Grey had by the time Clark got the Chimera off for a moment had gotten to Kon and started to try getting Kon over his shoulder

[Gothicruby]

It was embarrassing, really, how easily Darren Grey was able to sneak up on Kon; with his eyes practically glued to the fight before him, it was probably child's play for the man to secure him in such a body lock. Worse still, the teen hadn't nearly the energies needed to summon his tactile telekinesis; before he could even think to yell, Grey had him scrambling to find a foot hold amongst the debris lest he be dragged off back to the gurney being prepped.

"No, get off!" the boy tried to snarl, legs suddenly bracing against the concrete "You can't make me go back! I'll--I'll--!!"

Super powers may have been beyond Kon's current stamina, but adrenaline was truly a powerful thing in and of itself. With a lurch forward, the young clone forced Grey's grip to break and felt himself propelled forwards by sheer will alone. With thighs burning and muscles screaming at the rising lactic acid, the boy hadn't a clue of just where he was sprinting until it was too late; a glowing set of jaws had turned and were already lurching towards the scrambling lad.


"Grey, you stupid fool!!" Waller screamed from the sidelines; staring in horror as the Chimera suddenly rounded on her currently prized clone. Unlike Galatea, project Superboy was meant less as a 'weapon' and more as a figurehead for Cadmus research; something to work the small time crowds and fund some spare cash. The last thing they expected was for it to think it had a purpose, much less a legacy. The last thing they needed was for it to be torn to pieces by the goddamn B-project!!

[Bandit Keith]

And ironically for Waller it was Superman that saved Kon as he had dived in and unlike himself likely do to Cadmus being there aggravating him, Clark grabbing the Chimera and gave what to a normal animal would be a deadly headbutt repeatedly in a brutal fashion but to the genetically made beast it'll end up with skull fractures and knocked out thanks to Supermans weakened state

''You''headbutt'' Do'' headbutt'' Not''Headbutt'' Try'' Headbutt'' To ''Headbutt ''Kill'' Headbutt ''My'' Headbutt ''Son'' and theres the final headbutt with Clark dropping the now knocked out creature down still Kon had gotten bite and was bleeding pissing Clark off

''Waller I'm taking both Kon and the Chimera unless you have anything else up your sleeve try at this time''Clark said as he used his cape to put try abit of first aid to Kon

[Gothicruby]

Though hardly fatal, the bite was bleeding quite profusely; yet, despite the pain he should have been in here Kon was, well and truly unable to to take his eyes off of Superman.

Had that...happened? Had he just heard what he thought he'd heard? No, surely not?...Surely that knock to the head must've made him delirious? Still, he couldn't help but shuffle just a little closer towards the man when Waller came stalking up the beaten path, looking ready for all the world to rip Kon from the man's side with her bare hands.


"They're legal property of Cadmus." Waller snarled through gritted teeth "Try and take them, but mark my words, Superman; you won't have a stake to claim once I'm through with you. Both the Chimera and project Superboy--" she emphasised for the clone's benefit "Will be back in Cadmus labs by the end of the week."

[Bandit Keith]

''Waller, no humaniod is anyones property by the Geneva rules the USA follows, remember it was updated when proof of aliens came about?''Superman counter with a smirk at Waller for Cadmus is on thin ice with the government as is thanks to that rogue person that took the Nazi super solder serum and became a insane metahuman

''Would you like me to bring to light some of the things we've keep quiet about that Cadmus has been up to?''Clark really was being honest on such things he wasn't bluffing