Jo Kent/Supergirl (maidofmight) wrote,
@ 2011-02-08 21:39:00

Just Trying to Help (Test Scene B)
Jo breaks up her seventh mugging of the evening, sprinting out of the alley and along the streets of Metropolis, trying to ease her brother's workload. Jon's been working overtime since Dad died and he's had some other things on his mind, but he wouldn't ask for help, not from her at least.

So Jo Kent is out on the streets as...whoever she's supposed to be, trying to help her big brother one of the few ways she knows how.

She comes home to find that Mom is still sound asleep upstairs and hopes that she beat Jon home, because it wouldn't do any good to have avoided Mom waiting up for her only to have her brother doing the same.

(Post a new comment)

	first_son 2011-02-09 04:31 am UTC (link)
	She catches him... on his way back out. Home to check on their mother, see if there was any new leads in the midst of the chaos - he noticed Jo wasn't there, a bit of a concern given the attacks, but heard her footsteps approaching well down the hall. "Hey." (Reply to this)(Thread)

maidofmight
2011-02-09 04:35 am UTC (link)

"Crap." Jo says, trying not to yelp aloud. All it would take was one loud sound and then Mom would be up and burning the midnight oil waiting for Jon to come home under the guise of "needed to do some research, anyway...".

"Hey, Jon. I was just working on a project for school." Jo says.

When it doubt, use school as an excuse. It was natural.

"How are things on the streets?" she asks.

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2011-02-09 04:43 am UTC (link)
	"Late hours for stuff for school, what were you up to?" he pauses, considering. "You're not trying to dig up the evidence mom is looking for, trying to crack the case yourself?" He knows quite well that she takes after their mom as much as he always did their father, after all. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	maidofmight 2011-02-09 04:59 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, just...trying to help out a friend who's running for Freshman Council. Nothing crazy. And Mom would kill me if she thought I was trying to help her on a story." Jo says knowingly. So I waited until /after/ she went to bed to do it. she thought to herself. "Is everything okay out there? You look like you're leaving again." she says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2011-02-09 04:59 am UTC (link)
	He nods. "Yeah, just came in to check on you guys, and check Mom's notes to see if her video review had turned up anything. You sure you're doing ok?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	maidofmight 2011-02-09 05:01 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah, I'm fine." Jo says, offering her brother a smile. There's a pause and her next question is as much of a shock to her as it probably will be to him. "Do you miss Dad?" she asks, but she wants to kick herself the moment the words leave her mouth. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2011-02-09 05:06 am UTC (link)
	That gets a pause. How do you answer a question like that. "Of course." he finally agrees. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

maidofmight
2011-02-09 05:15 am UTC (link)

"I'm sorry. That wasn't supposed to sound as insensitive as it came out." Jo says, sighing deeply.

"I /know/ you miss Dad, Jon. But you've stepped into his shoes because you have to. So many people need you right now that you don't have time to sit back and think about it.

I, on the other hand, can barely make it through a day at school without bursting into tears. I know it's dumb, but...I keep expecting to see him flying overhead on my way to school or on my way home." Jo says sadly, turning away from Jon so he can't see the tears that are starting to fill her eyes.

"I was standing at his desk this afternoon at the Planet. My feet just took me there; I was there before I realized what happened. He liked it when he found me sitting at his desk. He'd always have a cup of coffee and a donut waiting for me when I got there and...then it hit me that he wasn't there. He wasn't going to /be/ there anymore, Jon.

I had to get out of there. I just...I couldn't..." Jo says, her sentence dying in her throat as her voice breaks.

"I'm not brave like you or him, but I'm trying." she says between sobs.

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

first_son
2011-02-09 05:30 am UTC (link)

Jon hugs his sister tight.
"I know. Its so hard... but you can't be so hard on yourself, Jo. I... never did... all of this because I had to, or thought I had to. I don't remember a time that I didn't want to try and live up to... what he built. I became Superboy because I wanted it more than I wanted everything... because the only time things make sense is when I'm in the middle of everything. And lately... its even more true. When I'm out there, I feel like I'm doing something. Maybe I can find the killer, or at least help some of the other people missing him and all he meant to this city and more. Its when I'm not out there that I have trouble handling it... being here when its so quiet, that's when I can't... can't handle it long."

He takes a breath. "Don't ever say you're not brave, Jo. You don't have to be like dad, don't have to be like me to be brave. The brave people are policemen... firemen...investigative reporters. The people who stick their neck out to do what's right, because its right, no matter what they can or can't do. Its hard right now... for all of us. But follow your heart, Jo-jo." he hasn't called her that in years, since they were kids.

"You're one of the best, most noble people I know. I know it sounds corny, and Petra and the new gods sisters would be making fun of me, but its true... I know you'll do the right thing, going your own way. You don't have to be anything you're not - you're still one of my heroes."

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

maidofmight
2011-02-09 06:39 pm UTC (link)

"You always know the right thing to say, Jon. Just like Dad." Jo says, hugging him close. She'd had no idea that her brother ever felt anything other than confident or brave. Jon not only looked like their father, he reacted to things in the same way. He didn't take shortcuts and he always did the right thing by those around him.

"I never want to let you, Mom or Dad down. Somedays, I think I really could be happy just being a reporter or an anchorwoman or even a writer and going around the world and telling people about things they need to know, but don't.

But then...sometimes I help save someone or I go for a run to Egypt just because I can and I want to help that way, too." she says.

"What was it like for you when you went to learn about Krypton? Do you feel like it helped you decide about what to do when you came home? Did you ever think about /not/ coming back?" she asks.

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

first_son
2011-02-10 12:24 am UTC (link)

He nods. "You're a great journalist. And telling people about the things that Lex Luthor, or whoever is doing and trying to hide... that's brave too... and someone needs to do it. If that's what makes you happy - do it."

He pauses after that.
"No. It helped in that I got some time away, to kind of see more of the universe past Earth. But where Krypton was... there's no answers there. I don't know why I thought there might be - but going to Tamaran, visiting the New Gods, a lot of that - helped with some perspective. Still, it was never going to be permanent. This is my home, and I've always wanted to be a super hero."

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

maidofmight
2011-02-10 02:04 am UTC (link)

Jo nods at Jon's words, thinking things over as they talk. She used to wonder if Jon would ever come back some days and she was glad when he did. The world needed him the same way it needed Dad.

"It suits you, you know." she says. "You're okay with being part-Kryptonian and everything that comes with it. There were a lot of things I didn't get to ask Dad and now...I probably never will." she says.

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2011-02-11 04:16 am UTC (link)
	He nods. "Me too." he agrees. "I was just never sure what to ask. With no Krypton, its hard to say just what being half-Kryptonian means... that's part of why I went out there. And I never really did get any answers." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	maidofmight 2011-02-11 05:20 am UTC (link)
	"Were they any other races out there that ever knew the Kryptonians and what they were like? Some besides Dad has to have some records or something, right?" Jo asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2011-02-11 06:52 am UTC (link)
	"The Kryptonians... weren't xenophobic, precisely, but they were pretty.... well, for all their science, they had a small town mentality as far as I could figure. Considering there weren't any off-planet when it blew up? Other than exiles in other dimensions and all. Not a lot of galactic contact, seemingly by choice. I couldn't find any." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

maidofmight
2011-02-11 06:59 am UTC (link)

"I guess that makes sense, though with a few notable exceptions, all the Kryptonians Earth has ever seen usually want to take it over. Grandpa Sam isn't fond of meta-humans and the like, even after everything Dad did to save the world over and over again, after everything the Justice League has done, it's like he just can see past Superman being an alien.

I'm glad the rest of the world doesn't think the same way." she says.

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

first_son
2011-02-11 08:59 am UTC (link)

"True, but then a number of those were considered criminals on Krypton too, so they're not a very good measuring stick. You're right though, some people are always going to see things through whatever lens they've decided fits. Really, that's part of why people like you and mom are so important - you change and shape the world every bit as much as people in costume do."

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

maidofmight
2011-02-12 06:02 pm UTC (link)

Jo thought that over. Mom and Dad had shown that words did have real power. Their articles over the years had both raised and brought down many businessmen and politicians who thought they either had no chance or that they were untouchable and Mom's words had helped the heroes a lot over the years.

Maybe Jo could do the same for Jon and everyone else.

"So, do I get an interview with Superboy in the near future?" she asks.

(Reply to this)(Parent)

scribbld is part of the horse.13 network
Design by Jimmy B.
Logo created by hitsuzen.
Scribbld System Status