chapter 8 Chapter 9:
“ I am wearing a mask, pretending someone less than I am when I am not wearing it, I fear the moment Victoria will find out the real man behind the mask, so I think that your secret is safe with me,” Zorro answered while they followed the tracks of the bandits.
Clark sighed, “ Here goes nothing! I am from living in the future, Tempus is a bandit from an even further future who wants to rule the world, but there for he needs to destroy two enemy's, you and Superman.”
“ Superman?” asked Zorro in confusion, still following the tracks of the bandits.
Clark took a deep breath, “Yes, Superman, you see, Zorro I am not only from another timeline, but I am also not born on this planet.”
Zorro pulled Toronado's reigns to stop the horse immediately and looked towards Clark in confusion.
Clark and Wells did the same.
“ You are serious?” asked Zorro, the scientist in him being awake now.
“ Yes, I am serious about this. I am a human from the planet Krypton, my birth parents brought me to earth the only other place we are able to live just before my home-planet exploded, some good people by the name Kent brought me into their home and raised me like a normal human like you and Herbert over here, the only thing that is different is that I have certain ability's that separate me from the rest. The yellow sun makes that I have those ability's, that is why I have an alter-ego named Superman, the man of steel, that way I can lead a normal life, because unlike you, I am only haunted by the ones I capture, I help the police, something like here the lancers.”
“ How do you move, do you have a Toronado too and what are those ability's?” asked Zorro still confused but the scientist in him wanted to know everything.
Clark smiled, “ here goes telling the hard part, no I have no partner like you have in Toronado, I move through the air!”
Zorro shook his head, “ Did I hear you right? Do you move through the air? How?”
“ It is better than I show you!" Clark said before giving the reigns of his horse to Wells, he dismounted the horse look around, " this part must stay a secret,"
Zorro nodded, still in unbelief, but what he saw next shocked him really, Clark started to float in the air, before coming back down and remount his horse.
“ Did I just see that right? You can fly?” Zorro was still shocked.
“ Yes, but don't be afraid of me I am not some evil being that wants to rule the world, I live by your values, that is the only thing I can't reveal, that is your story, I hope we can still work together to find Lois and Victoria?” Clark prayed he would say yes.
“ Amigo, there is nothing I am afraid of, I can feel that I can trust you and yes I will help you, we need to work together though,” Zorro answered something triggered him to wanting to learn more about this human from another planet.
“ I noticed that day that you are a very strong man, is that one of the ability's too?” Zorro asked while they restarted in following the tracks.
“ nothing will hurt me, as long as there is no Kryptonite near me. Bullets will bounce right of my chest and I lift even the largest rock above my head, but enough about that I want you to know that I admire you and that you are an example to live by, you are a human without any special power, a man that can be killed by a bullet and that doesn't stop you to ride out and put your life on the line for those who need your help, I am honored doing this rescue with you, thank you, Zorro,.”
Zorro smiled, this was the best compliment he ever got, coming from someone who knew what it was like leading a double life.
“ This Lois you are trying to find is she from another planet too?” Zorro asked curiously
Clark shook his head, " no she is from earth, but she is the love of my life and like your Victoria, she doesn't know anything about me being Superman. I will tell her in time but not here not now.
Zorro nodded in understanding he knew this all too well.
They kept following the tracks in silent, afraid to give themselves away.
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Abandon farm...
“ Trust me I know how it feels being the bait for a hero.”
This caught Victoria's attention, “ You are not from here are you?”
Lois smiled but thought about how many of the truth she could tell Victoria without losing the little trust she had managed to earn.
“ I am from America, in our city, there is a man that helps the people who need help. He is a good friend of mine and bandits know that I am the only thing they can connect our hero with.”
“ I think that is what connects us, our enemy has help from your enemy and they are working together to try and destroy them, but it is Clark who is coming to save me so their plan will not work, I hope he could reach your local hero Zorro, in order to work together, we will be out of here in no time!”
Victoria nodded before something green and glowing caught her attention, making her breath harder out of fear, Victoria was a strong woman but this was something she never saw before.
“ Lois, am I right?”
Lois nodded and heard the fear in Victoria's voice, “ Yes, Lois is my name. What is wrong?”
Victoria turned her face towards the green and glowing stones behind them, “ What... what are they?”
Lois smiled, “ Those rocks called Kryptonite, they are the only thing that can hurt the hero from my town.”
“ What about bullets or a knife?” asked Victoria, who became curious now
Lois shook her head, “ bullets bounce off his chest, he is so strong that he can lift the biggest rock you can Imagen.”
“ How is that possible? I know Zorro is a strong man but even he can't do that.” Victoria grew more curious by the minute forgetting her fear for the unknown.
“ Superman, nobody knows who he really is, is a human being from another planet with another sun, they have a red sun on their planet, is brought here on earth for safety, we don't know how long he had been on earth, due to out yellow sun he is almost unbeatable, we call him the man of steel. Only this small thing can turn his ability to bounce bullets off his chest off and that way he can be killed. That is the only thing we know and that he helps people and values life, just like Zorro.”
“ From another planet? You are not afraid of him?” Victoria wanted to know.
Lois shook her head again, “ No, he would never hurt somebody on purpose”
Victoria sighed, “ I hope they will be here soon, I want to go home.”
Lois sighed “ Me too.”
TBC
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