The Return

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- Hey Stefan, how was work? - I asked the guy after I got to the police station this morning. I got a call a few minutes ago reporting that the FBI agents who are to supervise the surveillance of the Joker until the brass officially organise his transfer to the right place where we will have his trial and immediately afterwards the death penalty.

- Not bad, after your performance the city's been pretty quiet, especially among the various freaks," he said cheerfully, sipping his coffee.

- Okay, walk me to the FBI agents who are here to meet me," I told him, getting serious.

- Okay," he replied simply.

After that we walked briskly to the right place, which was a small office, near the temporary detention cells. That's where the agents were right now, watching Joker.

- Major Kent? I'm Agent Stephen Derran, FBI," a rather large man spoke up, showing me his ID and extending his hand.

- Nice to meet you, Agent Derran," I told him, shaking his hand.

- You already know why we're here, don't you? - he asked me, glancing seriously at the glass behind which a second agent was now interrogating the Joker, albeit not very successfully.

- You'll keep an eye on him until he's transported," I told him calmly.

- And not only that, but we've been tasked with beating the hell out of him. He's got enough sins as it is, but he could use some more evidence," he told me.

- That's right, this clown is long overdue for the afterlife, so do your best. He won't tell anything just like that, even under torture, so it's better just to join his game, and the main thing... You're all mentally tough people by profession, I understand, but it's better to be checked by a psychiatrist after every interrogation, still this criminal is a very dangerous manipulator, - I said, once again looking at the glass, through which I saw the laughing Joker.

- We'll take your advice, Major Kent, and now I think it's time to say goodbye, - he said to me.

- Indeed, goodbye, gentlemen. He'll be accompanied by members of my squad. And if I can't find free men, I'll come myself," I said as I left the room. Finally, I can leave this place. I'm going back to my native Metropolis, even though it's not so native. But at least it's a little more peaceful.Except that when I was halfway home, I had to stop because someone called me. Stopping at the edge of the skyscraper roof, I looked down and pulled out my phone. And it was a rather familiar number calling me. It was the one my brother had given me last time. Apparently he was very curious about my new job.

- Hi, brother," I said, answering it.

- Hello to you, too, Ed," he said in a rather grim tone. Yeah, well, today was the day the rest of the states were supposed to be showing news of my heroics in Gotham, because the criminals had damaged the city's communications that day, just before I'd arrived, so the rest of the states couldn't know what had happened.

- Why are you calling? - I asked, knowing the answer to his question.

- It's just that you forgot to tell me about your new job and your new abilities last time. I was surprised, to say the least, when I heard on the news about what happened in Gotham the other day," he said, his tone as if he were reprimanding me. I remembered it from Ed's memories; it was the way Clark always started talking when I did something bad.

- Sorry, bro, military secrecy. I just had no right to say that, and in such a public place, you know," I mumbled.

- Mmm, I understand, but you could have at least hinted that your job was going to be dangerous," he said, still not quite satisfied, but calming down.

- And you didn't ask," I replied defiantly.

- As usual, you're bickering. You haven't changed much on the inside," he said, even a little kindly. It's really hard to tell people's emotions from their voice alone, and even through a phone.

- Okay, enough of the bad stuff. I'm planning a housewarming party in three days. So I'm going to ask you straight out, are you coming? - I said.

- Housewarming party? That's right, you'll be living in Metropolis now. Hmmm, I'll be there, but what about a couple more guests? - he asked in a rather dangerous tone. As I recall, every time he started talking like that, he had a less than clever idea.

- Who, exactly? - I asked, already sensing a catch.

- I'd take Kara with me, and her older sister that we were able to find a few months ago, Karen," he said, confusing me a little. How did I not immediately realise he'd want to bring them with him in the first place? Kara wouldn't be keen to come either, though. We'll meet someday, though, so I shouldn't be so afraid of meeting her.

- Hmmmm, well, fine, let them come, we'd still meet someday," I said, with a sigh.

- Fine, and say hi to your parents when you go to see them, and I know you'll definitely check on them," he said, hanging up the phone.

I still have to check on my parents. Well, once I get home, I'll do the summoning, and then I'll go to them. I'll probably need to drop someone useful so I can leave that one as their guard. Perfect plan.

For now, I need to hurry back home and pack. I'll have to go to the general's office and report back to him in person.

- Honey, are you going? - I asked the girl who was sitting in the room.

- Yeah, we don't have anything much, what to pack? - she answered, looking at me sceptically.

- Right, well, let's go," I said, grabbing her hand. On the way I also grabbed the bag in which Semilia had put our only belongings.

- Where are you in such a hurry? - She asked, perplexed as she followed me.

- As it turned out, I still had a lot to do. My brother and sisters are coming to our housewarming party in three days, and I have to go to my parents' house, not to mention the fact that I wanted to call on a few more of my mates," I said as I got into the car.

- Yeah, it seems like work is over and we have a few days off, and you've already crammed them full of things to do. Why can't you just lie in bed, play games and eat pizza? That would be great," Semilia said, making me tempted. It would be nice to do that, but... we still have to get things sorted out. We'll still have time to rest.

- Eh, stop seducing me, we need to settle things before we can rest," I said, sighing.

After that, the girl decided to just snooze on my shoulder for a while, while I was studying the latest news and talking to my father, whose questions were very similar to Clark's. He also asked me what I'd forgotten about the war, and why I was doing such a dangerous job. I assured them not to worry and told them I'd be fine. I don't think my parents will stop worrying, but they will feel a little better for my words.

Besides, after I told my father that I was going to visit them, he also got a little excited and said that my mother missed me a lot. And after I told him I was going to be with a girl, he sounded overjoyed, and I even heard him tell my mother.

But the journey from Gotham to Metropolis wasn't too long, and we were soon at the base. I went straight to the general's office when Semilia went home. Except I got a surprise in the general's office.

- I told you everything! I'll never do it! I'm an honest reporter, and I won't write any lies even if you ask me to," I heard a slightly familiar voice from the General's office, and then the door opened and Lois Lane appeared before my eyes. General Lane... Lois Lane... How did I never realise this beforehand? Although their last name isn't that rare. so it's not that strange that I didn't have any idea that they were related.

The girl just looked at me with a frown on her face and then quickly left, while I looked at the rather upset general who also saw me.

- Oh Edmont, you've already arrived. I'm sorry about the scene, but I don't have the best relationship with my daughter," he said, inviting me into his office.

- It's okay, I understand that myself. I don't have the best relationship with some of my relatives either. And the generational difference does have an effect. But I would advise you to get a little insight into your daughter's life if you want to improve your relationship with her," I said, sitting down next to the general and lighting a cigarette.

- You're right in some ways, but now we need to talk about something else. Your superiors are very pleased with you. Even that man and the president himself are praising how well you did on your first mission. The president's ratings have already risen in just one day, so you can see that everyone is very happy with the government's actions such as the creation of the Argent Squad. However, there are also a lot of dissatisfied people, so you'll have to try harder," the general told me, giving me a small report that praised me and told me to keep up the good work, in short.

- I tried very hard to make everything perfect. After the Joker's trial, people will love us even more, especially in Gotham," I said, taking a drag on my cigarette.

- You're right, that psycho has been causing us all a lot of problems for a long time. I don't know why they didn't execute him sooner. - Sam said, also lighting up.

After that we moved on to much more peaceful topics, and also discussed the fact that my squad would soon be replenished. I told the general that I was planning on going out on the canary soon, and also spoke a bit murkily about a few new recruits I was thinking of recruiting, but wasn't sure if I could yet.

After that little chat we said our goodbyes, and I went to my flat. It's time for the draft.

I wonder if I'll be able to summon a level eight? And how many level 9s will I be able to summon? It's time to start...

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