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I'm going to talk right up here this is for the Archive Of Our Own readers, I use italics and bolds in this story to make things easier but I can’t seem to get it to work on that website easily[ this is fixed ] because when I go into Rich Text which is where I add them it deletes all my spaces and on Wattpad and FanFiction.Net I just add it all manually with the apps so if anyone knows an app that allows me to copy and pay on all 3 it would be great help anyways let’s start chapter two.
And for Fanficiton.net readers I didn’t notice till it was to late but my breakers didn’t show up at all, So that means Wattpad user has the best experience lmaoo
Also the storyline for this chapter is from a chapter off the young justice comics that tie in with the show, (for the first part)
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“In this cave there’s everything you could need from living space to food. Every month you’ll have a new league member coming in to keep watch over everything as well” Batman says, staring at the four young heroes.
“This is great! While it does suck a little to have to be a covert team with us four I’m sure it’ll be a blast!”
“Five” Batman says looking at Wally
“Five?”
“Hello” says a girl stepping from behind Martian manhunter she has green skin, freckles and red hair.
“Hey beautiful, what's your name?” Wally says walking over
“Well my name is M'gann M'orzz but seeing as I’m on earth call me Megan Morse”
“She is my niece, i wish for her to stay here and learn with the rest of you”
“Ah, of course we got it. My name is Wally. There is Robin, Aqualad and Superboy. It's cool if you forget their names”
“Please call me Kaldur we are among friends”
“…I like your shirt” Megan says to superboy forming his shirt colors over her previous white and red matching his black and red Superman T-shirt he got from a clothing shop they went to. It sort of reminds him of his solar suit as the black absorbs the sun.
“Hn” Superboy says in response, not showing much of anything.
Bbbrrrooottthhheeerrr
Suddenly Superboy's face goes into alert after hearing someone talking to him telepathically but he’s sure he heard that voice before… then it hits, it’s the same voice that he used to hear in his mind the same voice that implanted Images and explained what was what.. but why is he hearing him?
And then the people around superboy vanish and his mind starts ringing. Something is very, very wrong. He can feel it, it almost feels like a string to a yarn connecting him to the yarn which is the illusion and he’s confident he can break a string.
With that Image in his mind he breaks the illusion and sees the other hero’s staring at him, mostly Martian Manhunter and Megan.
“Superboy, excuse me for asking but what just happened in your mind?” The male Martian asked
“Uhm well when I was in Cadmus their was this little Genomoprh that taught me everything I know and i felt him talking out to me before putting me under an illusion and I just broke it”
“What’s a Genomorph?” Batman asked the young clone
“Their genetically cloned servants pretty much the big guys and little guys we fought in Cadmus were types of Genomorphs”
“Hm there’s different types, how many?”
“It doesn't matter, we don't have to worry about them anymore” Superboy says, earning him a glare from the Bat.
“Still how did you manage to bre-“ Megan starts just to be cut off as her uncle makes a new discovery.
“I found him” and floating in the sky is the same Genomorph Superboy was talking about only a few moments ago. He's very small and gray with horns on his forehead.
“Give him to me!” Superboy says freaking out just a little.
I missed you
Oh well I guess you can stay…
Only now did Superboy realize how much he wants someone he could talk to and how much he wants a father figure because he’s pretty sure Superman doesn't like him..and at Cadmus this would technically be his father right?
“Can he stay?” Superboy ask
“Are you sure you can keep him under control?” Martian manhunter ask interrupting Batman who was about to deliver a no
“I’m sure of it,” Superboy replies, staring at the little gray creature.
Batman glares at the Manhunter who then links him up with a physic link.
What are you thinking manhunter allowing this thing to stay here, the risk far out way any reward.
Your problem with it is its physic capabilities correct?
Yes…
Well I believe I can fix that
“Superboy, the only way we can allow him to stay here is if you allow me to place barriers on his mind”
“What?”
“To be more specific I will block most of his physic capabilities only allowing him to keep his physic voice so he can communicate and to turn this on and off I will link the barrier to your mind giving you the power to turn it on and off. That is if you can handle this responsibly I’m sure you know how much of a risk this is”
What do you think?
It is fine I understand
“I accept your terms”
Then the Martian’s eyes glow as he enters the genomorphs mind doing what he said he would.
“It’s done”
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Now in his room Superboy stares at his new…companion giving it a little pat on the head.
“I guess you need a name”
That I do
“What do you think of..Gnome”
Isn’t it a bit genetic considering that is my species name
“It’ll work though right?”
It will
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*knock* *knock*
Hearing the knocks Superboy gets up opening the door before he’s completely frozen in shock.
“Hello there” Superman says standing there with a smile on his face one Superboy thought he would never see.
“Superman…” Superboy says with widened eyes completely shocked that he would willingly come to see him. He did come willingly, right?
“I came here to talk, I don’t think we started off on the right foot and if you would like I can take you with me to my fortress of solitude I have something I wish to give you”
“Oh um of course”
“Can you fly?”
“I think”
And superboy begins focusing and he hovers off the ground and then hovers back down.
“Alright then let’s go” Superman replies with another smile on his face.
Hey Gnome can you stay here?
Sure
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Superboy could fly…but his top speed they realized was 35mph to Superboy that makes sense as his flying ability came from a bug who’s main power wasn't flying but to Superman it was a little strange how slow it was but he didn’t even expect him to be able to fly because he couldn’t until he was 18.
“Maybe we should test how fast you can run,” Superman says while they were both in the sky.
“I can’t fly fast enough can I?” Superboy ask sadly
“Oh that’s not the issue, I'm frankly surprised you can fly. I couldn't till I was an adult so right now you're doing better than I was” Superman says with a little laugh as they begin going to the ground.
“Well just give it your all” Superman says
Tensing up Superboy begins to run while comparing himself to a human the fastest a human reached was 27 mph but scientists believe if they are juiced to the max the human body could handle 40mph at most.
Come on at least 50mph! I can reach that
Then he begins to run quickly passing 30mph and at his best speed reaching 100mph.
“Well it seems your powers are weaker versions of mine perhaps minus your strength and durability they seem up to par” Superman says with a curious expression.
“Superman…” Superboy says preparing himself to talk about his… alternate set of powers I mean he can surely trust Superman, Right?
“Yes?” Superman asks, staring at the young teen.
“My flight didn’t come from you that’s probably why it’s so slow”
“What?”
“What I mean is I only actually gained half your powers and flight wasn't included and I assume you heard about gnomorphs?”
“Yes Batman told me what Genomorphs were when I came”
“Well when I was let out my pod for the first time the scientist that created me copied powers from other Genomorphs and made some type of tube filled with the powers of them and had me drink it” Superboy explains the nervousness on his face easily readable as he wonders if Superman will think less of him.
“Oh, Flight wasn't the only power you gained from the Gnomorphs was it? And what powers did you get from me?”
“Well the Gnomorphs gave me better speed, strength and endurance but compared to what I got from you minus the speed I could barely tell the difference but I also gained Telekinesis and Telepathic powers but I’m not to sure on how to control them completely and I can grow my fingers and claws, I can also shoot electricity from anywhere on my body, I think” Superboy finishes
“Ah okay, and the powers you gained from me?”
“Infrared vision, Super strength, speed, endurance and super hearing”
“Well, you're in need of training aren’t you?”
“I am” Superboy says trying to not show how excited he is.
“Well then let’s get a move on, though do you mind if I carry you to where we are going?”
“No I don’t”
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After that embarrassing ride for superboy they arrived at the fortress of solitude.
“I think I have two suits that should fit you, the rest are probably too big” Superman says with the biggest smile yet.
“You know I’m so excited to have another kryptonian. I once thought Wonder Woman was a kryptonian and Shazam” Superman says with a small smile thinking back.
“Oh really?”
Inside the fortress there were many things and trophies but Superman led him to his armory where there were many suits but only two he saw could fit him.
[if you wish to see these suits the photos are on this story in wattpad under the same name here’s a link]
There was a red and black suit that pulled him in but then there was another suit that he wondered if he should wear to show respect to his…father?
“Well, which one do you feel calling out to you, you can have the one colorful one the dark one or both”
“Well the dark one I honestly like better but the colorful one jus-.. wait both?”
“Sure the fortress can combine the two suits and make it possible to switch between the two i'm pretty sure Batman already done that with Robins and I heard Kidflash is going to get his to have that feature as well”
“Um I think I would like that but how long would it take?”
“Maybe a hour at most and during that time we can begin training”
“In here?”
“Sure theres a training room built to be strong enough and it’s cold outside”
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Standing in the massive space Superboy can’t help but gawk at it.
“Well Superbo- Hey do you have a name?”
“Yes it’s Superboy”
“I mean like a name that’s not your hero one like my Earth name is Clark Kent and my Kryptonian name is Kal-el”
“I don’t have three names like you”
“Well let’s change that, what do you think of the name Conner?”
“It sounds good”
“Alright your earth name will be Conner Kent and for a Kryptonian name, do you like Kon-el?”
“I do” Superboy says hiding his shock that Superman trusts him enough to give him a name two at that!
“Well then let’s see what you got” Clark says smiling
“We’re gonna fight?”
“Not yet but eventually sure, First I want to see you shoot out electricity and pick up those boxes over there and bring them to you and put them back”
“That last one doesn't seem hard to do”
“I meant with your telekinesis”
“Oh”
Doing it in the order in which Superman said he began producing electricity in his palm but he could not shoot it out from his body.
“The Genomorph that has this ability can they shoot it out?” Superman asked
“Oh right, no they can’t all they can do is produce it”
“Well then what your doing right now is fine now try to move on to telekinesis then we can try that growing finger and claw thing before we start with the powers I’m familiar with”
Focusing on the barrel superboy tries to lift it up and when he feels a mental grab with it he sends it in the air but it doesn't move forward just up and down and when he tries to go any other way his brain starts hurting causing him to lose focus and drop it.
“So considering how hard you're trying to do this I’m guessing the Genomorph can move it in all directions”
“Yes they can and I feel like I can do it..I don’t know why I can’t” Superboy says looking down at the ground.
“It’s fine now first try to grow your claws”
The first thing superboy does is stare at his fingernails, imaging them getting longer and that they do growing to a little bit smaller than a giant armadillo's length.
“Now before we try retracting check if you can alter the length and what the durability is”
Conner then tries to grow it longer even by a centimeter but he discovers it’s impossible but he can shrink them as from his normal length to the length he is at now then he tries to break them by slamming them on the ground but they don’t so much as crack.
“If you're comfortable can you hold them out away from you and I can try to use my heat vision on them?”
“Uh sure”
With his hands held away from his face and his nails/claws being above his finger by quite a bit he’s not really afraid of being hit and even if he is he knows it wouldn’t cut him.
When the lasers make contact with the nails there’s a spark as it hits and the lasers slowly make their way through the claws slowly but they do. Stopping the lasers before he cuts them off Superman looks at Con-el with a smile.
“I wasn't using everything but even then they were still holding up very nicely. We can assume they can hold up to alot of things but now try to retract them”
Imagining his hands normally without insane nails they quickly go away without much trouble.
I wonder where they go…
“Well let’s try fingers now huh?” Superman says
“In a few minutes your suit should be done”
“Alright” Conner says
Using the same way he did to make his claws, his fingers grew to an absolutely insane length; it was around the same length as 4 straws directly after another.
“Wow” And this time Superman didn’t ask him about durability or if he could retract and alter length as one it was still his fingers so the durability didn’t change and he altered the length right after to around the length of one straw and then put his fingers to normal.
“Well let’s go get your suit now before we start the second part of the test” Superman says eagerly wondering if he should combine his Normal suit and his black one.
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Now with the suit on it strangely reminded him a little of the suit he wore in Cadmus but this one is more home-like almost.
“Now switch it to the darker one you should only have to click the house of El symbol”
And after clicking the Giant ‘S’ his suit changed to the red and black version which he loved more than the one that almost looked like a copy of Superman’s.
“I like this one a lot”
“Well you can pick whichever one you wish to and as currently you're a covert hero the red and black is probably the best choice but if you ever want to become a more public hero the colors will attract them around you. But I’m sure you could get people to support you no matter what you wear” Superman says, giving his own little advice.
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Now back in the training room wearing his new black and red suit he stands across from Superman who placed a table and chair between them.
“To test your strength we will be having an arm wrestle!”
“Seriously? I thought we would fight”
“Well to be honest I don’t really know how to professionally fight so it would just be a test of strength anyways, unless you know how to fight”
“Cadmus put the techniques in my head but no I can’t perform them”
“Alright then this will be the best way”
With both the kryptonians sitting down they start quickly with Superboy holding out against Superman’s bigger hand and better strength but it is very even, The longer it goes the worse the table gets unbeknown to both of them and eventually it breaks ending their match prematurely.
“Well you shouldn’t have to worry about strength. I think you're the strongest person I’ve met strength wise or maybe Shazam…” Superman says
“Well now we don’t really have to test anything else as if your defense and endurance was low you wouldn’t have been able to arm wrestle me in the first place”
“So now what?”
“I think you should go back to the mountain I’ll come visit daily maybe I’ll be able to hook up the fortress with a teleporter to make visits easier and I’ll have to introduce you to Lois, My parents and-“
“I’ll get to see your parents?” Superboy asks not knowing why that simple act matters so much to him.
“Ah of course,” Superman says, giving him a smile.
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Arriving at the base unexpectedly Megan is there to greet him.
“Hey Superboy, we saw Superman come in here, what did he say? but uh if you don’t want to talk about it that’s fine too, oh did he give you that suit!” Megan says asking multiple questions at once.
“Well he just helped me learn how to use my powers and yes he gave me this suit it actually has two forms” Superboy says and then he touches the middle as it changes to colors that are easily related to Superman’s making him really look like Superman’s sidekick.
“Woah” Megan replies
“Anyways, where's the rest of the team?”
“Well they went to try to recruit Green Arrow's sidekick or previous sidekick and then they came back after he said no and left shortly after”
“Oh so you're living here too?” Superboy asks done with this conversation if he’s being honest though it isn’t her fault.
“Yes I am, I don't have anywhere else to go after all..”
“Oh alright well goodnight” Conner says, waking away.
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Welcome back
Oh hey Gnome I have a name now
What is it?
Conner
Ah it fits your but if you excuse me I like sleeping even if I don’t necessarily need a lot of it.
Yeah me to goodnight Gnome
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END CHAPTER
Word count: 3200
I think this chapter is going up the day after the last one. don't expect that to be too common. I'm updating this story weekly but it’s actually whenever I finish a chapter which is usually a week's time but for some reason my hands wrote themselves.
I was reviewing this story on FanFiction.Net and saw that my line breaks didn’t show up on that website so I added a period between.