Title: AU Superman
Author: Christina
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Description: What if Superman was with a different woman? What if he was accused of murder? Is he really a hero? I want to address those questions and show you an alternate Superman.
Time Frame: Prologue starts with the Season 8 episode, Turbulence. The story itself takes place in 2012
Rating: PG-13
This is my first fan fic. I’ve written it in play/screenwriting style and of course, my own style. Are the quotation marks unnecessary? Enjoy!
PROLOGUE
In the airplane lounge, a dark haired man and a woman chattered as the plane to Los Angeles lurched forward. Taking a large gulp of champagne, the woman heard sudden rumbling in the cockpit.
Tess: "What's happening?"
Stumbling up front, she saw the cockpit. The front of the plane was ripped off. The pilot controls deafeningly screeched in alarm.
Tess: "There's a hole in the cockpit, and the pilot's gone!"
Tess used the walls to hold herself up. Urgently, she stumbled to the cabin locker and ripped it open. Two parachutes sat inside. Staring at them for a moment, she slammed the locker shut and returned to the airplane lounge.
Tess: (gasping and coughing) "I looked everywhere, and I can't find the parachutes!"
Clark: "You're gonna be okay!"
Tess: "Clark, do something."
Clark: (Snatching a breathing mask from the ceiling) "Here. Put this on! Just breathe! Keep breathing! You're gonna be okay!"
(Purposefully, he pinched the mask’s airway tube and she fell unconscious.)
(He pushed the side door open. The wind ripped the door off its hinges and smoke billowed out of the cockpit.)
(Returning to Tess, he took off her mask and checked that she is still alive. He picked her up and without a parachute, he jumped out of the plane.)
(The jet exploded behind them.)
Scene in the Luthor Mansion:
Tess: "Well, there he is - the prince who came to my rescue."
Clark: "I would think parachuting out of a jet and landing in the Arizona desert would've slowed you down, but you seem to be doing just fine."
Tess: "I knew I was fine the moment that I woke up in that Phoenix emergency room, to see you... standing by my side."
Clark: "Did you figure out what brought down the jet? Someone may have been trying to kill you."
Tess: "It is a dangerous world we live in. The NTSB is still investigating the explosion."
Clark: "Have they found the pilot's body?"
Tess: "No. And I feel terrible. Why is it that he's dead and we're still alive? I guess I'm just lucky that you were in the right place at the right time."
Clark: "I guess the lucky part was finding that parachute."
Tess: "Yeah, about that parachute - where was that? I looked everywhere."
Clark: "I found it in… (Irritated) Yeah, I’m tired of this."
Tess: "What?"
Clark: "I’ve lied to people for years. I lied to Lex and he betrayed me. I lied to Lana and she married someone else. I lied to my friend Chloe and she discovered the truth herself."
Tess: "What are you saying?"
Clark: "I’m saying, I've been lying to you… and now I am going to speak the truth. My entire life I’ve lived as normally as I could. I lived on a farm and adopted the Kent family. But I am not normal. I was born on the planet Krypton. I was sent here by my father, Jor El, when I was a child. I can jump over tall buildings and catch bullets with my teeth. I’m faster than a locomotive. I didn't use a parachute when I jumped out of that plane. I can prove it."
He ran to the fireplace and plunged his hands into the snarling fire. Not even the blistering flames could harm that body. It was a body capable of enormous leverage – a powerful body. He turned around and showed her an iron rod. At any rate, he was going through with this, and he bent the rod in front of her.
Clark: “Do you see?
Tess: "I've waited so long for you to admit your Kryptonian heritage. I knew there was something different about you the first time we met. I've always wanted you to tell me because you trusted me."
Clark: "I don’t want to live in fear anymore! I want to lead this world into a new generation of hope!"
Tess: (Chuckles lightly) “What took you so long?”
Scene with Clark and Chloe in Kent House:
Chloe: "You told Tess your secret? Wow, you are really going out on a limb for her. But Clark, she is dangerous! You cannot trust her!"
Clark: "Chloe, we’ve been friends since middle school. No matter what happens, we will still be friends, but I am doing this. Whatever happens let it happen. I'm not going to hide my face from the public. I cannot hesitate any longer. I'm creating a secret identity - with glasses - and taking my life in my own hands."
Chloe: "Are you sure you want to do this? We could take extreme measures to combat this. You could quit working at the Daily Planet and put the red-blue blur back in the closet."
Clark: "I am sure, Chloe. I know what I want."
Chloe: "Well, your ability to trust others and always see the good in people is what makes you so special, but it's also what keeps getting you in trouble. You need to be careful."
Clark: "I need to take a chance. I want to live. I’m going to start my future and walk on a new path. Goodbye, Chloe."
He walked outside and he saw it now – the wide sweep of the horizon, the corn crops, the wealth of green infinite and varied, the sky blue like the sky of an everlasting life, the summits of tall mountain ranges, the blaze of vivid color – the windows reflecting it all.
And he smiled at everything – the land where he was raised, the place he first loved, the town and its people, the field he was discovered in, and the high school he attended. Then he flew. And he was free, free from the old, free from the past, and free from the romance of illusions.
Author: Christina
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Description: What if Superman was with a different woman? What if he was accused of murder? Is he really a hero? I want to address those questions and show you an alternate Superman.
Time Frame: Prologue starts with the Season 8 episode, Turbulence. The story itself takes place in 2012
Rating: PG-13
This is my first fan fic. I’ve written it in play/screenwriting style and of course, my own style. Are the quotation marks unnecessary? Enjoy!
Tess: "What's happening?"
Stumbling up front, she saw the cockpit. The front of the plane was ripped off. The pilot controls deafeningly screeched in alarm.
Tess: "There's a hole in the cockpit, and the pilot's gone!"
Tess used the walls to hold herself up. Urgently, she stumbled to the cabin locker and ripped it open. Two parachutes sat inside. Staring at them for a moment, she slammed the locker shut and returned to the airplane lounge.
Tess: (gasping and coughing) "I looked everywhere, and I can't find the parachutes!"
Clark: "You're gonna be okay!"
Tess: "Clark, do something."
Clark: (Snatching a breathing mask from the ceiling) "Here. Put this on! Just breathe! Keep breathing! You're gonna be okay!"
(Purposefully, he pinched the mask’s airway tube and she fell unconscious.)
(He pushed the side door open. The wind ripped the door off its hinges and smoke billowed out of the cockpit.)
(Returning to Tess, he took off her mask and checked that she is still alive. He picked her up and without a parachute, he jumped out of the plane.)
(The jet exploded behind them.)
Scene in the Luthor Mansion:
Tess: "Well, there he is - the prince who came to my rescue."
Clark: "I would think parachuting out of a jet and landing in the Arizona desert would've slowed you down, but you seem to be doing just fine."
Tess: "I knew I was fine the moment that I woke up in that Phoenix emergency room, to see you... standing by my side."
Clark: "Did you figure out what brought down the jet? Someone may have been trying to kill you."
Tess: "It is a dangerous world we live in. The NTSB is still investigating the explosion."
Clark: "Have they found the pilot's body?"
Tess: "No. And I feel terrible. Why is it that he's dead and we're still alive? I guess I'm just lucky that you were in the right place at the right time."
Clark: "I guess the lucky part was finding that parachute."
Tess: "Yeah, about that parachute - where was that? I looked everywhere."
Clark: "I found it in… (Irritated) Yeah, I’m tired of this."
Tess: "What?"
Clark: "I’ve lied to people for years. I lied to Lex and he betrayed me. I lied to Lana and she married someone else. I lied to my friend Chloe and she discovered the truth herself."
Tess: "What are you saying?"
Clark: "I’m saying, I've been lying to you… and now I am going to speak the truth. My entire life I’ve lived as normally as I could. I lived on a farm and adopted the Kent family. But I am not normal. I was born on the planet Krypton. I was sent here by my father, Jor El, when I was a child. I can jump over tall buildings and catch bullets with my teeth. I’m faster than a locomotive. I didn't use a parachute when I jumped out of that plane. I can prove it."
He ran to the fireplace and plunged his hands into the snarling fire. Not even the blistering flames could harm that body. It was a body capable of enormous leverage – a powerful body. He turned around and showed her an iron rod. At any rate, he was going through with this, and he bent the rod in front of her.
Clark: “Do you see?
Tess: "I've waited so long for you to admit your Kryptonian heritage. I knew there was something different about you the first time we met. I've always wanted you to tell me because you trusted me."
Clark: "I don’t want to live in fear anymore! I want to lead this world into a new generation of hope!"
Tess: (Chuckles lightly) “What took you so long?”
Scene with Clark and Chloe in Kent House:
Chloe: "You told Tess your secret? Wow, you are really going out on a limb for her. But Clark, she is dangerous! You cannot trust her!"
Clark: "Chloe, we’ve been friends since middle school. No matter what happens, we will still be friends, but I am doing this. Whatever happens let it happen. I'm not going to hide my face from the public. I cannot hesitate any longer. I'm creating a secret identity - with glasses - and taking my life in my own hands."
Chloe: "Are you sure you want to do this? We could take extreme measures to combat this. You could quit working at the Daily Planet and put the red-blue blur back in the closet."
Clark: "I am sure, Chloe. I know what I want."
Chloe: "Well, your ability to trust others and always see the good in people is what makes you so special, but it's also what keeps getting you in trouble. You need to be careful."
Clark: "I need to take a chance. I want to live. I’m going to start my future and walk on a new path. Goodbye, Chloe."
He walked outside and he saw it now – the wide sweep of the horizon, the corn crops, the wealth of green infinite and varied, the sky blue like the sky of an everlasting life, the summits of tall mountain ranges, the blaze of vivid color – the windows reflecting it all.
And he smiled at everything – the land where he was raised, the place he first loved, the town and its people, the field he was discovered in, and the high school he attended. Then he flew. And he was free, free from the old, free from the past, and free from the romance of illusions.
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