While thinking about how to do the story, he felt a hand on his face, covering his eyes "guess who it is?"
Clark knew it was, but he pretended not to know, "Is it JJ Jameson?" He asked, pretending innocence. That answer made she pinched her belly, which he pretended to feel "ah, it hurts" "this is for his daring answer" said Betty as she smiled and watched at the TV that was watching Superman video for hours. 'She looks happy' Clark thought.
"What do you think of him?" She asked and Clark said "who?" "Superman," Clark watched at the TV and said "he looks like a good man, I think he just wants to help, you look really excited"
"Of course I am, Clark. He's the first hero in decades, do you know what was the last hero that appeared? It was Captain America, and yet he didn't have half of those skills and he changed the world for the better, imagine what this superman can do, this is a new time, Clark. From the moment he showed himself, he ushered in an era of wonders, and if my idea of what he looks like, from his little conversation with Captain Stacy is correct, he is a blessing for everyone who values justice. Ahh! How I wanted to have the chance to interview him "
Clark looked at her strangely, he didn't expect such a positive opinion from her. Thinking deeply, he said "how about we make a deal? Jameson gave me the mission to do a story about him, but I want something more, and for some reason I think I will have a chance to talk to him, but I have no experience. In interviews, how about, if I get an interview, you are the interviewer and I the editor of the text? "
Betty looked at him and said "seriously? Would you do that, Clark? Of course, I accept, you don't even have to give me the credits"
Clark smiled with his excitement and said "well, I hope I can find him, bye Betty, I have to go looking for information about Superman"
Clark stepped out of the bugle and went discreetly into an alley and put on his suit and shot into the blue New York sky, flying across the sky, he looked down, searching the city for crimes, and he sees. A bank robbery, Clark used his x-ray vision and saw that it was 5 robbers who had taken 31 people hostage, with the employees included.
Clark looked at the officers who were talking on the radio and had not seen him, as he was too tall, Clark saw a person familiar with the officers, Captain George Stacy who was directing the hostage rescue operation. Clark accelerated and got down to where the cops were. Everyone looked up at the sky when they heard the Sonic boom, the cops aimed their guns at the black spot in the sky that was increasingly taking shape until they realized that it was New York's young hero, Superman.
Clark slowed down and landed slowly on the ground, he looked at the policemen, who were looking at him with wide eyes and then looked at Captain Stacy "Captain, it is a pleasure to see you again. Too bad the situation is not so good"
Captain Stacy looked deeply into Clark's eyes and put his gun away Slowly "superman ... I hope you're here to help, I hate to say it, but your help would be ... Helpful. And if what Gwen told me is true, your powers are useful in this situation "
Clark nodded and looked at the entrance to the bank "there are 5 robbers and 31 hostages, three are with the hostages at the moment and two are trying to break into the safe"
Captain Stacy looked at him confusedly and said "how do you know that?"
"I have x-ray vision" Clark simply replied
With which the captain only whispered "of course there is…."
"I'm going in now" said the superman
"Be careful and prioritize, above all, the lives of the hostages," said Captain Stacy.
Clark nodded and said "I'm going"
Clark walked to the front of the bank door, he concentrated as much as possible and used his x-ray and super-senses with all his strength, he would act at once and immobilize all threats, but he had to concentrate, He couldn't give the assailants a chance to react, it could put the hostages in danger, so he counted 10… 9… 8… 7…
Captain Stacy looked at Superman and did not understand what he was doing, a police officer who was on his side, whose name was Monica Rambeau said "what the hell is he doing?" Captain Stacy looked at the superman's lips and said, kind of finding it hard to believe "he looks like he's counting" "but why is he" when Monica was going to finish talking Superman acted, using all his speed, he walked through the door so fast, that the door was shaped like his body.
Clark put his senses to the maximum, he saw the world in super slow motion, it was strange, he had never used that maximum power before, he saw the attackers and hostages with a prototype expression of astonishment, a reaction that would take less than a second, was being seen in super slow motion by Clark. Putting his surprise aside, Clark ran to the first mugger, smashed his gun and touched the back of the neck and went to the others, and in exactly a second he hit all the muggers, including those in the safe.
Destroying all the weapons he found, he deactivated his super perception and incredibly…. He was tired, he had never been tired before, but at that moment he almost fell on his knee, he realized that he used a lot of his solar energy in this movement, almost falling, but holding on to not appear weak to the hostages he looked at everyone in the bank lobby.
It was at that moment that the hostages realized what was happening, and looked at the door, shaped like a man and then at the assailants who were passed out in the middle of the lobby. After leaving the stupor, everyone looked at the same time to Superman, who was in front of the assailants.
Clark looked at everyone, who looked at him with shock and smiled in a friendly way and said "good afternoon to everyone, I see that no one is hurt, how nice…" said Clark, after using his x-ray vision on everyone "the police already is coming, have a good afternoon "said Clark, as he left through the same hole he entered, not wanting to destroy more private property. He went out and looked at the captain and nodded and saw a shocked expression on everyone, after all, it wasn't even 3 min from the moment he entered.
Monica looked at him like she was mesmerized and said "wow, he's really super…" Something that made the captain look at her and say in a playful way "he doesn't seem to be over 18, Rambeau. Don't do anything that makes me have that arrest you"
Monica looked at her boss, who always looked so serious and said with a red tone on his face "sir, I didn't mean super like that" "Okay, Rambeau, come on, we have to at least arrest the suspects since the superman is already did everything "
Then the policemen entered the bank, passing by Superman who was discreetly recovering his energy in a pillar outside the bank. The passing policemen looked at him in wonder, which Superman just waved and smiled at.
5 minutes later the hostages left the bank, all of them, without exception, went to Superman, who got up quickly when he saw dozens of people coming towards him. Everyone hugged him for a long time, some more indecently than others, like a very pretty blonde who hugged him and touched him, something that made his eyes widen in a comical way by her boldness.
After greeting all the hostages, and saying goodbye to Captain Stacy and saying goodbye to a police officer who was looking at him intently, he prepared to leave, until he heard applause ... Looking around, he realized that people were applauding him and shouting words of encouragement to him, even most of the cops were applauding and he felt something in his heart, not that he likes fame or anything, but knowing that people didn't see him as a threat, but they accepted him and they liked him made him emotional, he was going to take off, until he saw many people calling him, including reporters and he had an idea.
He went to the police barrier that prevented people from passing, the police looked surprised when they saw him approaching, the audience was going even more crazy, when they saw that his hero was going towards him.
Clark looked at the crowd as he smiled and shook hands with many people until reporters asked them questions,
"Superman, why do you do that?" Asked a woman from a broadcaster unknown to him.
Clark looked at the woman and said "I have these powers, if I don't act when people need me, a lot of the blame would be on me"
"Superman, who are you really?" Asked a man with a mustache
Clark looked at this man, and as if thinking about something, he replied after a while "I know that many of you have doubts and questions, I spoke to a reporter shortly and I will give an interview for the daily bugle soon and many questions will be answered "and with that, Clark took off and in second disappeared from view