The Man

Chapter 35 // Losing

Lena was holding on. Kyle knew it, the woman was slowly getting better and better again. He also knew she had the feeling of guilt buried inside her, which made the chance of it coming back quite high. The last couple of days had been hell for Kyle, the only good thing he did was saving Alex and not interfering with the armed robbery. But Alex almost had died, which made Kyle fall fifteen steps backwards. Lost in his own mind.

Kyle just sat on his bed on the middle of the day, he had taken a couple days off, leaving James with the company. He couldn't anymore, everywhere he walked made him think about Alex- and what happened to her. Suddenly Kyle heard a knock on the door, he had almost all of his super hearing 'turned off' but still he heard that. So he quickly stood up and walked to the door.

When he opened the door a man hugged him tight, Mon-El. Kyle sighed and put his arms around Mon-El. Mon-El rubbed his back and said "I'm sorry for all of this, Lena said she didn't know how to help you-So she asked me."

Kyle nodded against Mon-El's shoulder. It felt comforting, somebody close. Kyle just held onto Mon-El like there was no tomorrow as he slowly started to cry, everything built up in him slowly coming out. He might have felt terrible before- but crying made it even worse. With that Kyle heard something, he quickly let go of Mon-El and ran towards a window- ships where flying into National City. 

He gasped. He wasn't prepared for this, he looked at Mon-El, who was standing beside him, and asked "I-I think your parents invaded our planet." Mon-El nodded and with that Kyle got pushed forward, against the glass. He slowly slid down... as his head hurt like hell. He groaned and with that his eyes fell close.

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Kyle felt somebody touch his hair, a smile played on his lips as he opened his eyes. He quickly sat up when he saw that it was Rhea. "Hello, Kyle."

Kyle looked around, he saw Lar Gand stand beside the door. Kyle felt different, but he had to show power so he said, his voice filled with steel "Where the hell am I?"

"We have been taking care of you, son," Lar Gand said "We had to protect you from everything," Kyle glanced at his wrist and saw a bracelet... the same on Lar Gand wore since he was king... "We have made you our successor. We must inform you we have changed your genes, not all of them of course. Since you being a Kryptonian has his better sides. But, son. We are retrieving your fiancee from that wasted potential of a planet. So you will reunited with her shortly." Kyle slowly nodded, he was shocked.

He stood up and paced around the room "Why are you doing this?"

"Kyle," Rhea said "We want what's best for you. That means keeping you safe and giving you everything we have to offer."

Kyle stared outside at the city underneath them, it was being attacked by the Daxamites... where he now was a part of. "What did you do with my genes?"

He felt a hand being placed on his shoulder, he wanted to shrug it off but he knew he couldn't do that. "We just made sure you are a Kryptonian but have most of our genes," Kyle slowly nodded and kept staring outside. "But for now you must come with us. We have plans to prepare."

Kyle slowly nodded again and followed them outside. They where immediately accompanied by guards who surrounded Kyle. He stopped mid walking and asked "Rhea, Lar Gand. Why do I need guards?"

Rhea looked at him and said "You can call us mother and father, son. But for now we must keep you safe, meaning you need guards."

Kyle nodded again and asked the next question that came into his mind "What did you do to Mon-El?"

"We took care of him. He is in one of the cells on this ship." Kyle blinked in surprise and just followed them again to the main hall, where three thrones where placed.

Both Rhea and Lar Gand guided him to a seat which was placed one step lower than the others and urged him to sit down. So he did. When both of them were seated a man walked in, probably a military leader. He bowed before them and said "What can I do for you, your majesties."

Rhea was the one to speak up "Set up a blockade and arrest any resisters. I don't want anyone getting in or out of the cities we attacked."

Kyle mumbled in confusion "Cities?"

"We're receiving a communication from Earth."

Lar Gand put his hand up and said "Put it up."

"Yes, my lord." And with that president Marsdin appeared on the screen.

"King Lar Gand and Queen Rhea of Daxam. My name is President Olivia Marsdin."

Lar Gand stood up "You present planet Earth?"

"I represent the United States, but today I speak for all humanity when I demand that you abandon your siege on National City, New York and Metropolis"

Rhea walked up to stand beside Lar Gand and said "Well, I'd be happy to move my invasion force to Washington, D.C., if you prefer."

"Oh, I'm not in Washington. I'm heading straight for you."

"The world is ours and you can do nothing to take it away from us."

"The militaries of Earth will unite against you."

Rhea spoke up "I'm not afraid of you trembling little militaries."

"Stand down."

Lar Gand spoke up "'Stand down'? I think you are confusing this situation with one in which you have any sort of negotiating leverage."

"This is not a negotiation, this is a demand."

"You speak like that to us again and you will feel the consequences."

"Oh, my god," Kyle sat to the front of his throne when he heard Cat speak up "enough. Alright ladies and gentleman! If I wanted to listen to this adolescent macho-posturing, I would have stayed in D.C. Is this really who you want to be? Testosterone-driven windbags boasting about your big guns?" Kyle slowly stood up "Surely we don't need to measure anything."

"And who are you?"

"I'm Cat Grant. Known on Earth as Queen of All Media."

"Oh," Rhea chuckled "Well, Cat Grant, I'm Rhea and Earth has a new King and Queen."

"Oh. Oh, well, let me just give you a little bit of friendly advice, Rhea. That tiara that you have on top of your head, it's overkill.  Real royals, they don't need to try that hard. The thing is, is that I have brokered peace between Kanye and Taylor Swift, so I think mediating peace between our two worlds should be a piece of cake. So let's just talk it out and come up with a harmonious solution, shall we?"

"As I said before, we are the King and Queen now. We don't confab, we command."

"NO!" Rhea and Lar Gand both looked at Kyle "Please- don't. Cat- Cat has done everything she could for me. She was like a mother to me. So please- let them live."

Cat spoke up in disbelief "Kyle? What are you doing there?"

Kyle rushed to stand in front of the screen and said "I got kidnapped. They- messed with my genes and stuff. So please- return to Washington D.C. I-I don't know-" With that the screen went black and he fell to his knees. 

A large hand got placed on his shoulder "Son, we didn't do anything." Kyle blinked his tears away and slowly nodded.

In a very broken voice he whispered "Thank you."

His shoulder got squeezed and with that he slowly stood up, maybe there was still a tomorrow.