matchmadeinhell: (Conner Kent)
Superboy / Kon-El ([personal profile] matchmadeinhell) wrote in [community profile] ya_assemble2015-05-12 10:19 pm

"You have to start out learning to believe the little lies to believe the big ones."

They had to try their best to do this thing incognito. After all, the plan was get in, get the shard, get out, and while several of them were total unknowns in this world, three of them ran the risk of being recognized by some of the resident superheroes and supervillains since they were from a similar dimension and had equivalents here.

Nightwing, not so much since he usually wore a mask, but Cassie and Kon didn't wear masks as part of their costumes, and Kon especially wore a very familiar face. He was younger than Kal but still approaching adulthood now and that meant his cloney resemblance to the current de facto ruler of the world was pretty uncanny now.

That was why Kon was in disguise. He was wearing his usual jeans, black long-sleeved shirt, black boots, and black gloves. But he had a dumpy, shapeless, brown jacket over top of it all, a blue baseball cap, and a pair of dorky, large-framed glasses. Fortunately, spring was only just starting in this world and hadn't quite chased away the chill of winter so they could all bundle up with clothes that made them look innocuous.

The magical door had appeared in an alley, against a nondescript wall. As soon as they were all through and had closed it behind then, Kon peered around a corner to see if he could recognize where they were by the city's night-time skyline.

"Looks like Gotham." A pause. "It's hardly recognizable, though. I've never seen Gotham this clean."

He squinted instinctually, trying to peer around some more with his X-ray vision and found it working in full when he usually struggled with it back in the Guardians' universe. He held up his hand and poured on the teke, creating a field around it.

"My powers seem to be stronger here for some reason. The ones that are limited in the Guardians' universe are back, like my teke. You guys feeling the same? Most of us are superheroes or equivalents in our worlds. Being in a superhero universe might be amping up our powers or something. Maybe making the belief stronger."

It all ran on narratives, right? Stories? This was a story superheroes were supposed to be in.
injustice_npcs: (Pa Kent)

[personal profile] injustice_npcs 2015-06-30 07:30 am (UTC)(link)
"What do you plan to do?" asked Pa. "If you're anything like the Conner and Cassie we know, I know you won't stand for this."

He looked afraid to hear the answer but also hopeful, like he was desperate to hear something would be done.
mark_in_the_sands: (Anticipation)

[personal profile] mark_in_the_sands 2015-06-30 07:47 am (UTC)(link)
"We barely even sit for this," Cassie quipped before sobering again. "We came here because we wanted to make sure you were safe. We just told you what he did to your Conner, and this one-" she jerked her thumb at Kon, "-knows you two well enough to know that you wouldn't stand for this kind of thing either. So we wanted to check in and make sure you were staying safe while trying to talk him down...and help keep you safe, if we can."

Which they damn well couldn't do in Superman's childhood home.
holynpcsbatman: (Ma Kent)

[personal profile] holynpcsbatman 2015-06-30 08:34 am (UTC)(link)
"We won't tell him," Ma promised. "Even if - I know you might have to do something drastic. Lord knows what he'd do to you if he were warned, and you're - well, you're family, even if you're from another world."

She was still crying, because she had to say the words and actually admit her son might kill them.
injustice_npcs: (Pa Kent)

[personal profile] injustice_npcs 2015-06-30 08:37 am (UTC)(link)
Pa was far colder.

"As far as I'm concerned, at this point, anything that happens to Clark, he brought down on his own head."

There was no reasoning with his son and he refused to admit anything he'd done was wrong.

"He's our son and nothing'll change that, but he's dug himself into this hole he's in. I won't do anything that helps him hurt more people so he digs himself deeper."
mark_in_the_sands: (neutral)

[personal profile] mark_in_the_sands 2015-06-30 08:52 am (UTC)(link)
Cassie put a hand on Kon's forearm and squeezed it reassuringly before looking at the Kents again.

"We want you to come with us, if you're willing," she said softly. "I won't pretend that we didn't consider that having you somewhere he can't find would be a substantial psychological blow, but we mostly want you along because we want you to be safe." She smile humorlessly. "I'm sure he promised you safety too, but if you feel at all inclined, we'd like to have you along."
holynpcsbatman: (Ma Kent)

[personal profile] holynpcsbatman 2015-06-30 09:12 am (UTC)(link)
"We can't," Martha said, shaking her head furiously, looking at her husband. "Oh Jonathan, we can't. We just can't."
injustice_npcs: (Pa Kent)

[personal profile] injustice_npcs 2015-06-30 09:15 am (UTC)(link)
"Martha, we need to at least consider it. Look at all he's done - all he'll do. Land sakes, what he did to Conner - are we supposed to just nod along and act like nothing's changed? He's our boy, but from the sound of it he was willing to hurt our other boy and lock him away without a care in the world."

He shook his head.

"He didn't care about Conner or what it'd do to us, thinking he might be dead."

He jutted out his jaw.

"There's lines, Martha. There's so many lines he's crossed. He killed poor Oliver right in front of us. Why, he even left me there in the Fortress with that arrow in my arm so he could run off after Bruce. All of it shows what he thinks of this family. Not a care for anything we ever taught him, any of the values this family holds dear, for Conner, for us, for anything but his crusade."

Pa was not a man of many words but right now he had more to say than he probably ever had before.

"A crusade it'd break Lois's heart to see, God rest her soul."
Edited 2015-06-30 09:20 (UTC)
holynpcsbatman: (Ma Kent)

[personal profile] holynpcsbatman 2015-06-30 09:25 am (UTC)(link)
"If there's any chance at all of him listening to a word we say, of getting through to him, getting him to stand down and turn himself in, that chance'll be gone the minute we leave this house for Batman's bunker."

She was still crying, tears plopping down.

"And I know the chances of that are - well, they're a damn sight near impossible at this point - but I still can't... He's our son. And Lord knows I think every single choice he's made lately is wrong. Cruel. Even evil sometimes. But if there's any chance at all of reaching the boy we raised in there, it's going to be in this home, probably in this kitchen."

She looked over to Kon and Cassie.

"I won't get in your way. You need to do what you need to do," she said. "But so do I."

She turned to look at her husband.

"We'd do the same for Conner if it was him. Try to get through. They're our boys, Jonathan. They're both our boys and you don't give up on your children, even if they've done wrong. And we need to be here to do that."
Edited 2015-06-30 09:26 (UTC)
injustice_npcs: (Pa Kent)

[personal profile] injustice_npcs 2015-06-30 09:30 am (UTC)(link)
Jon considered all this.

"I can't say I agree entirely but there is no moving her when her mind's set and I'm not leaving without Martha."

He looked at his wife lovingly, admiringly, as if even though it was clear he didn't entirely agree, he admired the love tenacity she was showing. Then he turned to look at Cassie and Kon.

"You've done what you can - more than anyone could've asked of you, considering we're not even your Kents. And we appreciate you looking out for our family, Conner. I can tell you're a good boy just like our Conner us. But we're going to stay and we're going to keep trying and if that sets off his temper, well...that's our risk to take."
mark_in_the_sands: (Sadness)

[personal profile] mark_in_the_sands 2015-06-30 09:44 am (UTC)(link)
Cassie's eyes were damp as well, to see all these good people so upset, but she scrubbed at them with the heel of her hand and nodded to the Kents before putting her hand on Kon's arm.

"We should probably get going," she said, flashing a sympathetic look at Mrs. Kent. "If my hearing was as good as his, I'd definitely come to see why my mother was crying."
holynpcsbatman: (Ma Kent)

[personal profile] holynpcsbatman 2015-06-30 09:54 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh, Conner, the same right back to you. I can tell you're every bit the brave young man our Conner is."

Ma hugged him in a fierce hug.

"Please, when you get the other Titans out, let him know you're coming for him after it's all over. I don't want him alone in there, not knowing if he's getting out. And you tell him we love and him can't wait to get him home."

Then she let go of Kon to gently hug Cassie.

"And you, young lady, I'm so glad to see Conner's found you in another universe, too. Bless your heart for coming out here for us."
injustice_npcs: (Pa Kent)

[personal profile] injustice_npcs 2015-06-30 09:57 am (UTC)(link)
Jon went in to hug Kon now.

"You're the ones that need to be careful. Please take care, son. You're not the only one that can't stand the thought of something bad happening to family and Martha's right - we can barely tell you and our Conner apart, other than the age."

He drew back and nodded firmly.

"We'll keep your secrets. You do what you need to. He won't hear a word of it from us. And just like Martha said, you tell our Conner he's coming home and we'll be waiting for him when he does."

He gripped Kon's shoulder.

"Thank you for telling us he's alright and for helping get him back. Be careful out there."
Edited 2015-06-30 09:58 (UTC)
mark_in_the_sands: (Affection)

[personal profile] mark_in_the_sands 2015-06-30 10:05 am (UTC)(link)
Cassie hugged Mrs. Kent back, trying not to wonder about her counterpart's mother in this universe. She just had to believe that, with her daughter out of the picture, Helena Sandsmark was considered to not be any kind of threat.

"Stay safe," she said with a smile for both of them, and jerked her thumb in Kon's direction. "I'll do my best to keep him safe, too."
holynpcsbatman: (Ma Kent)

[personal profile] holynpcsbatman 2015-06-30 10:11 am (UTC)(link)
"You keep each other safe," said Martha, leaning into Jonathan, looking over at him with a smile, the meaning very clear.

Whatever came next, they'd stand up to it together and they hoped Cassie and Conner would do the same.

The Kents saw Cassie and Kon to the door, their expressions wistful as they left. The ache Ma felt in her chest was almost a visible thing as they flew off.
mark_in_the_sands: (Seriousness)

[personal profile] mark_in_the_sands 2015-06-30 10:18 am (UTC)(link)
"No you're not," Cassie answered calmly. "If it has to be done, I'm doing it."

Because the last thing Kon needed was the blood of any version of Superman on his hands.

Even a shitty, awful Superman who made his mother cry.
mark_in_the_sands: (Seriousness)

[personal profile] mark_in_the_sands 2015-06-30 11:42 am (UTC)(link)
"I've seen the way you fight now, don't sell yourself short."

Cassie turned in the air so that she could rub her knuckles across Kon's cheek.

"And don't do that to yourself unless you have to."
mark_in_the_sands: (neutral)

[personal profile] mark_in_the_sands 2015-06-30 09:17 pm (UTC)(link)
It made her heart break, hearing him say that about himself. Cassie looked at him, struggling to find a way to verbalize what she felt he needed to hear, but words weren't going to cut it, were they? Diana could tell him he was still worthy of wearing the 'S' and he was still reeling too hard to believe it.

And Batman, Persephone damn him, had hurt him again, in the wound he was still recovering from.

"Object lesson," she said calmly, and stopped flying and started falling; momentum carrying her forward as she allowed gravity to reclaim her. They were low enough that the fall probably wouldn't kill her, not with her durability, but hitting the ground wasn't going to be fun.

But she wasn't going to hit the ground. Kon was going to catch her.

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