A hiding place too.
"What's taking Lex so long?" Lena grumbled as she cuddled up against my side. I was naked, but I didn't feel cold at all. On the other hand, the little girl was shivering. Even in her pajamas, she was still cold in this weather. Although it was still warm in Kansas, it was already an icy hell up north. Autumn is like that.
"I have no idea." I didn't wanna tell her the very real possibility that her brother was the one responsible for this shit, or that her brother might be dead, or that we might be in some hell dimension and all of this was just an illusion… Fucking DC Universe.
I'm also not dumb enough to expect Lex Luthor to be an evil piece of shit just because he's usually the antagonist in Superman and DC Comics in general. This is obviously not a main universe that I'm familiar with and there are more than a few good or at least morally gray Lex Luthors out there. In fact, in Smallville, a big part of what turned Lex into a bad guy was Clark not trusting him and hiding so much shit from the bald bastard. The fact that he was a 21 year old man hanging around with a bunch of teenagers is relatively mundane compared to the absolute evil fuckery he's responsible for in other universes.
"I'm so hungry." Lena muttered, "And sleepy."
*Chuck-chuck-chuck-chuck~!* The helicopters circling overhead made it a little difficult for me to go find her some food, "Just take a nap. I'll go hunt for something when it gets dark."
"Woof~! Woof-woof~!" And there were the dogs.
"Clark!" Lena teared up, hugging me tightly, "What do we do?!"
"Well, yelling probably won't help us hide better." I was thinking about going out and killing everyone, though I wasn't sure how realistic that option would be… They might have superhuman monsters that are stronger than me-
*Boom~!* Something exploded. Then there was a lot of shouting, another explosion or two, followed by more gunshots and screaming. I hugged the trembling girl who was terrified, but had a smile on my face.
"Seems like your brother finally arrived." As I said that, I could hear a large group of people approaching rapidly.
"Lex is here?!" Lena shouted excitedly and wanted to peek outside, but I pulled her back.
"Wait. Just in case it's not them." I whispered and then poked my bulletproof head out instead. There was a tall, obviously handsome clean-shaven bald dude in a gray suit. Well, it's debatable whether he shaved his face or if it was naturally like that. His cold green eyes stared down at me for a moment, then moved to the little girl that crawled out next to me.
"Lex!" She screamed and ran over to jump into the smiling man's arms.
"Lena! I'm so glad you're safe!" He hugged her and I couldn't tell if he was faking it or actually cared about the little girl. Either way, his fancy suit was definitely ruined.
"Uh, hi, thanks for rescuing us!" I crawled out and smiled up at the giant man. Well, he was probably only 6'2", but he looked giant from my perspective. I looked around at his entourage, a bunch of random men and women in black combat gear. Honestly not that different-looking than the fuckers that kidnapped Lena, but I wasn't gonna say anything about it. Black was pretty common for combat gear used at night. Though it was the middle of the day.
"Thank you for helping me find and save my precious sister, Clark." Lex leaned down and picked me up just as easily as he did his sister. It was a little weird being carried like a baby by Lex Luthor, but hey, I'm not complaining. I'd rather he treated me like a baby brother than a potential enemy.
Also, realistically speaking, when the Kryptonians eventually arrive to fuck with me, I'd rather have him on my side than unnecessarily against me. The question is whether I can actually manipulate someone that's supposed to be one of the smartest people in the multiverse?
Oh well, better not to worry about this kinda shit now. I'm only four fucking years old!
What I should be worrying about is going to kindergarten next year!
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On the helicopter ride home, Lena was sleeping against her brother's chest, while I was sitting on his left. They cleaned us both off and gave us a change of clothes. I was actually wearing my own brown shorts and white t-shirt. Lena was in blue pajamas now.
"How much did you tell my parents?" I looked up and saw that he was staring at me, like he was looking at a strange creature. Or maybe he had bad eyesight, like I did in my last life. No, he's Lex Luthor, he'd just get Lasik or invent some super awesome eyeball repair nanites.
"That you were kidnapped like my sister. We found where you were being held and rescued you both." He raised an eyebrow, "How much do they know about your abilities?"
"You're trying to get me to reveal my superpowers." I rolled my eyes, "I'm super strong and super durable, and super uh…"
"Endurance, vitality, speed, reflexes, your powers are quite rare." He smirked, "I'm more interested in your… Ruthlessness. And the maturity of your mind."
"Don't tell my parents I killed people." I frowned, "And don't tell them I told you about my powers. They're gonna be angry enough as it is… I don't want them to treat me like a monster."
I know they wouldn't. I'm their precious baby. But having secrets is a form of bonding, right? At least it seems to work pretty well in most cases. Unless the secret is something super fucked up and the other person is a little bitch.
"You did what needed to be done." Lex wrapped his left arm around me and pulled me against his chest, "Get some rest. I'll wake you up when we get home."
Umm, am I being kidnapped this time?
Either way, I couldn't sleep. I was still full of energy and the sun was shining in the windows of the helicopter. But at the very least, I could still close my eyes and pretend like I'm sleeping. Though Lex would probably be able to tell, because he's too smart to fall for a trick like that.
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