Hero

“Perfect!” The boy exclaimed.

Billy looked at the bold lightning bolt jack-o-lantern he just carved. It wasn’t much, but he was really proud of it. Halloween was around the corner, and he couldn’t wait to start carving pumpkins. He had bought several pumpkin with plans of carving the Justice League’s insignias onto each. “One down, and a million more to go.”

Adjusting his glasses, Clark picked up a knife and sat down opposite the young man who was working on a pumpkin. “I think those million would go faster with some help, right?” he smiled, stabbing the knife downwards into the top of the gourd and starting to cut around. “Sorry, Mr. Pumpkin,” he mumbled, then looked back over to Billy. “Haven’t had anyone else join you in this little quest yet?” 

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