As Clark recalled his past, his father approached him and saw him with that expression and asked "Clark, is everything okay?"
Clark turned to his father, who had already heard the footsteps, and said "I'm fine, Dad. I'm just having doubts"
"What kinds of questions, maybe I can help you"
"Dad, these powers, why do I have them? I know that, biologically, it is because of solar radiation, but looking at it from a more philosophical point of view, why do I have them?"
"I didn't understand your question, Son"
"Dad, I don't think that falling to the ground and being raised by you, who are the most noble and fair people I've ever met, is just a coincidence, I feel I should do something bigger, I should help people and stop hiding and using my powers for the good of all "
"That is a very noble thought, Clark. But I don't know if they would accept you, son"
"Dad, do you know what I heard when my super hearing woke up?… I heard screams, calls for help, children crying and being silenced by gunshot noises. At the time I didn't understand or maybe did and didn't want to believe it, but I saw, or rather, I heard the world, the world that nobody likes to see. I have the power to change that, Dad, I have the power to help those voices that ask for help and I, with all these powers, not to help these people and just ignore those voices, the big blame for these misfortunes would be mine "
Jonathan looked at his son intently and smiled "we really raised you Well, right, Clark ?!! Come with me"
Jonathan and Clark went to the basement and when they arrived in front of the ship, Jhonatan gave him an object, with a strange shape, and said "we found it on top of you, when we found it on the ship and it fits perfectly in the control support , we didn't, because we were afraid of something and we were waiting for you to mature more to give it to you, but with this brief conversation we had, I'm sure you became the man that your mother and I raised you to be. I will leave you alone "
Jonathan left while leaving a thoughtful Clark
Clark took the object and while thinking about his father's words, after reflecting for a while, he went to the ship and placed the object that, when it entered the support, lit up and a hologram of a man and a woman, in clothes elegant, but unknown, appeared on the screen.
"My son, my kal-el, I know that you must have many questions, many doubts. My name is Lara and he is jor-el, we are your parents. I know that, maybe you are hurt by us for having him sent to that planet, but it was necessary.
Krypton, our planet and your planet, had its days numbered, our sun, the great red Sun Rao, is dying and will explode and take krypton along, very likely that the moment you see this message krypton no longer exists, that's why we sent you here, but i want you to know, my little kal, we love you very much, and sending you to earth, made a part of my heart die. I felt death, even before the end of krypton, but knowing that you are safe, fills my heart with joy "
Clark heard it with wide eyes and almost did not believe what he heard and before he could properly Process that the man, his biological father, started to speak.
"Kal, you are a member of the great house of el, a noble house of krypton and just in origin. When your mother and I found out that krypton was doomed to destruction, we felt sad, but you, my son, brought us joy where we only thought there was sadness. We cannot leave krypton, our race evolved by absorbing the red sun and we would not survive by absorbing another sun, our body has already become accustomed to the red sun, and the fact that krypton abandon sexual reproduction and focus on reproducing in shape of clones, and, consequently, passed our dependence on the red sun for future generations, that cut the possibility of a future for our race, but you are different, kal, you are the first to be born naturally and correctly in thousands of years , then your body is like a blank board, and unlike our sun, which only nourished us, the earth's sun will strengthen and protect you. Look, son, I know it may seem sad to know that you are the only Kryptonian alive, believe me I would give you to save krypton and have you by my side, but fate makes men silly ... You were chosen, kal.
The human race is young, be patient with them, they need a guide, a North ... A sun to guide them, be that guide, kal. Do not lead them by force or fear, but by love, hope and a better future. Be that person kal, we count on you "
The hologram disappeared and without knowing it, tears were streaming from his eyes, thinking about everything that happened, he cried, after a while, he went home and found his family, his mother, who was making lunch, saw his face and ran up to him, knowing that he had seen something on the ship, something that she knew would happen today after talking to Jonathan "Clark, what happened, my son "
"My race, my whole race died…." And he cried even more, he cried because he realized that he would never find another like him.
His mother hugged him tightly and waved to Jonathan who was looking at Clark in shock, and the two hugged him and comforted him "Clark, we are here, we are here and we are never going to leave you, ok ?! Don't cry, come sit here with us and tell us what happened in more detail "said Martha
And Clark said everything he saw and his parents listened and were silent.
"Clark, your birth parents loved you very much, they did this to save you. About being a guide for the human race, isn't that what you talked to your father about today? I know it may seem difficult, but we will always be here for you, got it "Martha said as she hugged him.
Clark with wet eyes, nodded
"Thank you, mom, dad, I wouldn't know what would become of me without you, really."
"You would have done well, you are a very smart boy, you would not have finished high school and won a scholarship for 16-year-old Daily Bugle," said his father, trying to lighten the mood.
Clark gave his parents a small smile as he picked up a bracelet that he found in a secret compartment on the ship, something that jor-el said in the form of a hologram. Seeing her son with an 'S' bracelet, Martha asked what it was and Clark said what he heard from his biological father
"It is a Kryptonian armor created with nanotechnology, made specifically for me and to suit my size, jor-el said it was made with the most resistant and flexible material known to the Kryptonians, the Supermanium, resistant enough to withstand the temperature of the sun "
"Well, that's impressive" said Jonathan and Martha agreed
Clark smiled and put it on his wrist and bracelet kind of merged with his arm, something that scared him, but after a few seconds the knowledge about how to wear the bracelet entered his brain and with a thought, mini robots came out of his arm and covered her body in a blue suit with an 'S' on her chest, something that shocked everyone in the room for a few seconds until Martha asked "what does that 'S' on her chest mean?"
"It is not an 'S', it is the symbol of the house El,
It means hope "
"Well, here on earth it's an 'S'" said Jonathan
Martha, who was staring at the 'S' said
"How about… Superman ?!"
"What?" Clark and Jonathan said at the same time
"Superman, well, you are a man and you are super, and it matches the letter on your chest. You want to help people, right ?! You need to have a secret identity, just like the fox, otherwise people will go after you"
Clark thought for a while and said "It's a good name…. Well, I'm a Superman RS" Clark laughed, a little embarrassed.
"But I feel something is missing" said Martha "ahh I know" she ran to her room and came back with a red cover and said "this is the cover we found on your ship when we met you, I bet the material is more resistant that found them here on earth "she said while putting the cloak on it.
Jonathan and Martha saw how he looked and were amazed and took him to the bedroom so he could see himself in the mirror.
Clark was surprised by what he saw, he looked good in that costume, and the cape was the icing on the cake, he kept looking at himself in the mirror until his mother got tired and said "Okay, Clark. You already admired yourself too much, take this off pajamas and put on normal clothes that lunch is almost ready and get ready next week you will go to new york to start your purse in the daily bugle "
Clark was embarrassed and said "mom, it's not a pajama, and okay, I'm going"
Jonathan and Martha watched as their son left the room a little embarrassed, but with a big smile on his face and Jonathan said "he grew up"
And Martha nodded and said "it looks like we can't leave him under our wings forever"