Life can change || Invincible x DC

Disappointment

Mark and Nolan stood facing each other on the building in utter silence after Mark had uttered those words. The only sounds were those from the streets below as people still screamed and cars honked their horns trying to get away from the epicentre of the fight.

"Mark"

"Dad"

Mark flew at Nolan and hugged him tightly which Nolan accepted with open arms and even laughed a bit. Diana who was breathing heavily on the floor watched as father and son embraced each other and any hope she felt before Mark's arrival was quickly shattered. Nothing was stopping them now from calling down a full viltrumite invasion.

Nolan pulled away from the hug and smiled at his son "It truly makes me happy that rumours of your death were exaggerated" he said as he had his arms on Mark's shoulders.

Mark smiled back and nodded "It was a close thing but I managed to survive, Dad where have you been all this time" Mark asked as he lost the smile on his face. Nolan sighed "Ten years ago the Justice League managed to get the drop on me, I underestimated them and it cost me years of freedom, but that doesn't matter, I am free now and you are alive and your powers have come in," he said as he clapped him on the back.

Mark nodded as they walked to the edge of the building overlooking the city "What are your plans now that you've escaped" he then looked at the broken and bruised bodies of the league on the roof "I don't think the Justice League will be much of a problem anymore" he commented.

Nolan nodded "Mark how much do you know about yourself... and your powers" he asked.

Mark shrugged "Not much, I know I'm an alien, and something called a Viltrumite" he responded getting a nod from Nolan "The reason I came to this planet was to prepare it to join the empire, I was going to wait until you'd reached adulthood and your powers had come in so that the transition would be easier but the league caught me digging around and you know what happened after that"

Diana tried to push herself up to her feet as she listened to Mark and Nolan talk. They lost against Nolan, they wouldn't stand a chance against both of them, she didn't know what she was going to do but she knew she needed to do something. She looked across the roof and saw Billy who was still limp on the roof with only his eyes and mouth moving, Diana reached for her communicator which was on her waist but as she did Nolan was already in front of her and he grabbed her wrist tightly squeezing which made her scream "They'll thank us Mark, everything new is tough at first but when they see how we transform this shit stain planet into something great they'll thank us" he said as he kept squeezing.

Diana looked at Mark who had an emotionless look on his face as he looked at her bruised form "Was this always the plan Dad? To take control" Mark asked in a calm tone.

"Of course..." he said before looking up at Mark's face, he dropped Diana roughly on the ground "Mark don't feel sorry for these people, didn't they hunt you down like a dog just for being my son, they aren't worth your sympathy" Nolan stated firmly.

Mark looked down at Diana "You're right... they aren't, none of what they've done over the past few months is what I grew up believing heroes should do" he simply said making Nolan smile and nod his head.

Mark then turned to his dad and smiled "But there are a lot of people who are worth it" Mark said as he thought about everyone in Gotham who had helped him get to this point 'If it wasn't for them I might not even be here' he thought to himself.

Nolan's smile faded "So it's like that then..." he simply said as he stood there and Mark nodded resolutely "You never had any intention of joining me... why even let me talk" he asked.

Mark smiled at him "I've missed you so much Dad, these years without you were hard on me and Mom, so I just wanted to talk to you even if it was just one last time" he replied, he then approached the shocked Nolan and embraced him once again before letting him go. Nolan's shock quickly vanished from his face and he frowned "Is that the way it is..." he said to Mark.