Lois Lane Apartment, Metropolis, NY
Boxes were everywhere as Lois looked through Chloe's belongings for the 100 time before she sighed in annoyance as she tossed a bag away but the bag hit the floor with a thud, and she frowned
Crawling over Lois began to feel the bag and felt a small square object hidden before she began to look over the bag and reached inside and upon feeling another zipper inside a picket she smiled and unzipped the secret pocket and reached inside and grabbed an I'm small camcorder tape,
Lois quickly grabbed the camera and played the tape, and grew teary-eyed upon seeing Chloe, "I don't even know where to start. I know you must have a million questions, but I don't know how many answers I can give you. If you're watching this, it means I'm probably dead. You were always the one good thing in my life, and if I didn't tell you enough, I care about you more than you'll ever know. Please find out who did this, Nate. You're the only one who can."
The video ended as Powerman who floated outside the window frowned before he landed on the balcony, "Hello?" He called
Lois looked up wiping her eyes as she got up and she saw Powerman standing there and frowned before she stormed over, and pushed him or tried to as he didn't move and he lightly held her side so she didn't stumble back and fall, "How do you know Chloe?"
"She was someone I cared about a lot." Powerman said
"So you keep saying." Lois said
"When there's a little more trust between us, then I'll feel more comfortable sharing with you." Powerman said
"She's my cousin."
"I know, but I don't know you, and you don't know me." Powerman said
"Then why are you here?" Lois asked
"I was told I need to share more about myself and I debated doing an Interview with Breakfast Club or you. The fact that Chloe was your cousin made me choose to come to you. The world has questions and I hope to answer them." Naruto said as Lois frowned before she sighed and nodded and noted her hands were still on his chest and blushed
"Wait here." Lois said walking into her home and grabbing her things before she returned outside to see Powerman sitting on the balcony rail looking down at the city as she with reporter's pad and pencil, took a seat at the terrace table, and lit a cigarette from a box on the table
"You really shouldn't smoke, you know." Powerman said
"Don't tell me. Lung cancer, right?" Lois asked taking the cigarette from her lips as she remembered she was trying to quit
A flashing X-Ray look of Lois' lungs, caused Powerman to nod, "Not yet."
"Let's...ah...start with are you married?" Lois asked causing Powerman to chuckle
"Not yet." Powerman said
"Girlfriend?"
"No, but if that changes I'll make sure you're the first to know." Powerman said causing Lois to smile and blush
"Okay, your vital statistics, age?" Lois asked picking up her pad and pencil
"Over Twenty-one." Powerman said
"Oh, I get it you don't want anyone to know it all, and how big are you?" Lois asked causing Powerman to laugh as she blushed, "I meant how tall are you?"
"Six-one." Powerman chuckled as Lois admired his well-built body
"Weight?"
"One ninety-five."
"And I take it the rest of your bodily functions
are what we'd consider...normal?" Lois asked in a daze as she leaned on the table
"Hm?" Powerman asked tilting his head slightly
"Well - putting it delicately - do you eat?" Lois asked
"When I'm hungry, which is a lot."
"Would you like a cookie?"
"Oreos or Soft baked Chips Ahoy?" Powerman asked
"I have Macadamia."
"I'm good.' Powerman said
"A glass of wine?"
"Alcohol doesn't affect me." Powerman said causing Lois to smack her lips
"Lucky." Lois stood up and walked away a bit with Powerman watching her, "Rumor has it that you can see through anything?"
"Pretty much." Powerman shrugged
"And you're totally impervious to pain?"
"Physically yes."
"What color underwear am I wearing?" Lois asked not looking up as Powerman raised an eyebrow and smiled
"Black thong. Racy." Powerman answered as Lois blushed
"Ah...do you have a first name?"
"You can call me Nar, or Powerman." Powerman said
"Where are you from?"
"Georgia, my mom gave birth to me there before she passed." Powerman said looking out toward the city, 'Was taken in by an old couple when they passed I began to drift from place to place."
"How Long have you had your power?"
"Can't remember a time that I didn't have my powers."
Powerman and Lois talked for about 2 hours before Powerman left and returned home,
Next Day, Kent Industries
Naruto and his team were working on synthesizing the element, "Sir, are you sure we should be doing this? S.T.A.R. Labs couldn't even get their particle accelerator to work?" A scientist said
"This isn't S.T.A.R Labs." Naruto said as he placed on fingerless gloves, "You all crunched the numbers correct?" He asked loudly getting nods from the scientists, "How confident are you all in your work?"
"Very."
"Then don't think negatively. Clear the area." Naruto said walking to the wheel and grasping the lever as everyone left, for the viewing area to look down into the lab, as he secured the wheel atop of the lever
"Initialising prismatic accelerator." Naruto cracked his knuckles
"Sir, are you sure you don't need help steering the beam?"
"I grew up on a farm, not in a country club. I like to get my hands dirty." Naruto smiled before he grasped the wheel and began to turn the wheel with a grunt, "Approaching maximum power." The beam began to cut into a wall until Naruto stopped it onto the core for the Arc Reactor which began to glow blue."
"Congratulations sir. You have created a new element." Gideon announced as the scientists cheered before Naruto with safety gloves picked up the core and placed it into the Reactor, "Sir, the reactor has accepted the modified core. I will begin running diagnostics."
"Thank you, Gideon."
Naruto walked up to the viewing room and over to a bucket of ice and reached into to you'll out a bottle of champagne, "Let's celebrate!" Naruto said
Cheering resounded through the room,
Later,
Naruto was smiling on his way to his 2014 Mclaren mp4-12c spider when he saw Lois waiting, "And what does the Daily Planet's number 1 reporter need today?' He asked
"It's time we start looking into Chloe's death." Lois said causing Naruto to frown,
"Lois, "
"Lionel Luthor had her killed we know that we just need to prove it. He's returning to Metropolis from his sabbatical, let's nail the bastard this time." Lois said
Naruto nodded, "Okay, but we do this we both need to be prepared to go to places that were uncomfortable for us the first time."
"I got it, I'm ready. Just make sure you are." Lois said handing Naruto a bag, "Chloe's computer, use that nerd's brain and see if you can find anything of use, Smallville."
"Hm." Naruto smiled with a twitching eyebrow, "You know I used to wonder why we never became a real couple, with the great sex we had, then I remember you are your father's daughter."
Lois scoffed watching as Naruto got into his car, "See you in Smallville." He said before he drove off
Later, Naruto's Home
Skin slapping against the skin was heard as well as moaning over the shower as Cyn's breasts were mashed up against the glass wall while Naruto took her from behind
After a while, the two finished and washed each other off before moving to the dining room as Cyn began to prepare dinner while Naruto walked to a table and placed Chloe's laptop onto it causing the table to light up, "Gideon, I need you to transfer all files from this laptop to your systems. Every deleted email, search, anything that was ever on this computer I need you to retrieve."
"Yes, sir." Gideon said
"Are you sure you want to look into this again?" Cyn asked worriedly as Naruto walked to the bar and poured himself some Scotch,
"For the past 5 years since Chloe died, every time I have tried to investigate her murder I get cold feet, and began to blame myself. Not knowing has caused my mind to make up things and I need to know the truth." Naruto said frowning
Cyn sighed, "I'll come with you."
"What about the shop?" Naruto asked raising an eyebrow
"That's why I hired a manager." Cyn smiled getting a nod before a 3D model of every file on Chloe's computer appeared
"Okay Gideon, what do we got?" Naruto asked sipping his glass,
"Research into the deaths of Lachlan and Eliza Luthor."
"Lex's grandparents? I thought they died in a tenement fire?" Naruto asked with a raised eyebrow
"According to Chloe's research Lionel Luthor conspired with Morgan Edge to kill his parents for the insurance money to start LuthorCorp." Gideon said causing Naruto to frown, 'Chloe began to look into the Luthor's to blackmail Lionel in the hope that he would rehire her father after he was fired and blacklisted."
"Chloe." Naruto frowned
"She exchanged emails with Alexander Luthor and was placed in witness protection with the FBI."
"How didn't murder come up in Lionel Luthor's trail?" Cyn asked walking up
"Chloe was pronounced dead before she could give her statement." Gideon said
Naruto frowned
Morning, Smallville, Kansas
Lois was at Chloe's grave and digging it up, finally following through on her nagging gut feeling, that she's been putting off the last few years, atop of the grave Lois took a deep breath, "Just please let me be right." She said opening the casket to find it empty causing Lois to smile as tears welled up in her eyes
"Where's Chloe Sullivan?" A man said behind Lois
"Who the hell are you?" Lois asked with a raised eyebrow as she got out of the grave and grabbed her mace as the man began to walk closer
"You'd better tell me where she is."
"You can kiss my ass." Lois glared before her eyes widened when the man's arm morphed into a metal sword and he took a swing at her
Raising her hands to block with the mace still clutched tightly, Lois grunted as she was knocked onto her ass and lost her grip on the mace before she rolled away when the man slashed at her again and cleaved the tombstone in two
The man grunted and tried to attack again but he was bashed in the back of the head by a shovel causing him to kneel over and look to see Lana who sprayed him with the mace
The man fell so Lana ran over to Lois and helped her up, "Are you okay?" Lana asked before the two looked around and saw the man had got away
"Where the hell did he go? Medieval psychopath."
"I guess you'd have to be in order to dig up a grave in the middle of the day." Lana nodded
"Actually, that was me." Lois said causing Lana to look after with a raised eyebrow "It's my cousin's grave. Lois Lane."
"Lana Lang."
Kent Farm
Naruto was tuning the tractor when he heard a car approaching and looked to see Lana and smiled, Lana got out of the car and with a squeal ran around and the two hugged, with Naruto lifting Lana into the air, "Oh, I've missed you."
"I've missed you too." Lana smiled as the two released each other and smiled before Naruto saw Lois
"Lois. How did you two-" he began pointing between the two
"We just met. I, uh, stopped by the cemetery to pay my respects to Chloe." Lana said getting a nod
"I think you're forgetting about the part where you saved my life." Lois said looking to a curious Naruto, "Some Ginsu boy came after us at Chloe's grave which is empty by the way."
"Empty?" Naruto asked surprised getting a nod from Lois, "So Chloe's been alive this entire time and hasn't reached out, why would she do something like that?'
"Let's find her and find out." Lana nodded
"Okay, so how long are you back in the states for?" Naruto asked
"I don't see why she would, she's been getting wined and dined by the heir to the Teague family." Lois said as the two looked at her, "I'm going to go put up my things."
The duo watched as she walked away as Naruto sighed and looked to Lana, "I was going to tell you." She said
"It's okay. When I told you to follow your dreams to be in fashion I wanted you to live your life, and not wait for me. You deserve to be happy even if it isn't with me." Naruto smiled
Lana smiled and kissed his cheek, "That's why I will always love you." She said
"I know." Naruto smiled before they walked into the house to see Lois on her computer,
"Listen, I really think we're onto something here. I did my research, and it turns out LuthorCorp paid for Chloe's funeral. Why would they do that? It doesn't make any sense. I guess the real question to ask would be, why would somebody bury an empty casket for nothing?"
Naruto sighed, "Looks like I have to go talk with Lex."
Later, Luthor Mansion
Lex was looking at an Egyptian statue he found that may be connected to the stones of power his father has been hunting for his entire life, he was on the phone to have the statue examined and to find out what was so special about it when Naruto knocked on the door causing Lex to look at in surprise
"Does this mean you're talking to me again?"
"Only because I don't have a choice." Naruto said
"Relegated from friend to last resort. I guess I'll have to accept it if it's my only chance to prove myself." Lex said as Naruto nodded
"Good. 'Cause I want you to help me find Chloe." Naruto said
"Look, I'd like to set things straight between us, Nate, but don't you think raising someone from the grave is setting the bar a little high?"
"Lex, Chloe's not in her grave. She was the linchpin in your father's trial. You would've had investigators crawling all over that area.
What'd they find?" Naruto asked
"I pulled some strings and asked the FBI not to release all the morbid details. The fact is, that explosion took out an entire acre, and the reason Chloe's casket is empty is... It's because there wasn't anything left. I'm sorry, Nate."
"That look on your face is the same you had when you neglected to tell me about your friend with the flower. You said you wanted to prove yourself, so tell me the truth." Naruto frowned as Lex sighed
"My father skipped town after the explosion and hired an assassin to kill Chloe. He failed and Chloe didn't want to put anyone else in danger so she had surgery to change her face, she was given a completely new identity." Lex said
"But she's safe?"
"Yes. She is an I.T in Starling City at Queen Consolidated." Lex nodded
Naruto frowned and nodded, "Thanks." He said turning and walking off as Lex sighed
"Nate!" Lex said causing Naruto to pause and look at him, "Be careful with Powerman. He can't be trusted."
"You know everyone said the same thing about you, right?" Naruto asked
"I'm human, he's an alien."
"Sounds a lot like people saying he's a Luthor. I don't care about someone else views, that isn't my own. If Powerman shows he's not a friend to me, then I will take action until then, I have no reason to not believe that he can be a symbol of hope for us to look forward to the future." Naruto said before he walked away as Lex frowned
In the hallway, Naruto tapped his watch, "What is it?'
"That statue houses one of the Kryptonian stones of Power." Gideon said and immediately Naruto zipped back
Lex turned back to the statue but slowed to a crawl and froze as Naruto sped in and phased his hand through the statue and grabbed a clear stone with the Kryptonian symbol for 'P' that was hidden within it before he placed the statue back and left as Lex unaware of what just happened picked up the statue before he received a call about his presentation in Metropolis
With Naruto, Kent Farm
Naruto looked over the stone, "What does it do?" Cyn asked
"Once activated, it can heal humans, restore a Kryptonian's powers and abilities, and possibly break spells." Gideon said
"I'll look further into this later." Naruto said before he hid the stone as Lois walked in
*So she's alive and in Starling City?" Lois asked
*That is what Lex said. Her dad dying traumatized her enough to say goodbye to everyone and start a new life somewhere else." Naruto frowned
"So what now?' Lana asked
"She let us think she was dead when in reality she was living her best life somewhere else. Let her stay where she's at." Naruto said getting up and leaving as Lois frowned and shook her head
"You can't be serious. Chloe is in danger."
"She's been under the radar this entire time if we go snooping for her that will lead her assassins to her." Lana said sighing before she shook her head, "Plus Nate's right, if Chloe wanted to be with us she'd be here."
With Naruto, Kawatche Caves
Naruto looked around at the Kryptonian symbols on the walls of the caves, before he left for college he made sure that the walls didn't have any hidden sections and destroyed anything a command key could activate, looking over his shoulder he smiled at Lana and Cyn
"Hey."
"Hey, you doing okay?'
" Just a lot of things are happening. I revealed myself to the world. One of my best friends faked her death and my cousin Is in a coma thanks to the speedster from the future who blew a hole in Central City." Naruto sighed walking up to a wall, "When I left for college, I met with an old man named Virgil Swann. He. himself Kryptonese, he got a lot wrong of course but it was fun teaching him about my culture. He reminded me of my dad. Just miss him so much."
"I know. Not a day goes by where I don't wish my parents."
"Or my brother." Cyn said as Naruto looked between them, "All we can do is carry their memory and continue to live our lives the best we can."
Lana saw a symbol on the wall and walked over to it, "Do you believe in destiny?'
"I don't want to." Naruto said truthfully as based on the future article he read Barry was destined to vanish
"But you can't escape it can you?" Lana said looking to Naruto and Cyn, "Even if you don't know what it is yet?'
"Your afraid." Cyn noted as Lana frowned
"Did something happen in Paris?" Naruto asked
*Yea." Lana nodded, looking at the two, "Okay. There is this Church in Paris. I went there on my birthday and while I was there I noticed something strange on the tomb of Countess Theroux. There were these symbols etched into the rock like the ones in this cave."
Naruto raised an eyebrow
"And when I touched them, there was this blinding light and then pain. And all I remember is waking up 12 hours later. And I had this." Lana said turning around and lifting her shirt to reveal the symbol etched on her skin
"Okay, wait a second. So you're saying that some strange symbols on the tomb of a dead countess gave you a tattoo?" Cyn asked
"I know how it sounds, but, " Lana pointed to Naruto who smiled, "Do you know what this symbol means?"
"It's the Symbol of Water and Transference."
"Transference of what?"
"I don't know." Naruto frowned which Lana returned, "But we will help you figure it out."