(letās see. I like this re-blog, and this re-blog, and that re-blog. So Iām just gonna mush them all together in one post ok? Contains re-blogs from @fantasticstoryteller, @raventao, and @sayatumbles)
The truly ironic thing here is that Danny would, just by virtue of Not GAFing, stop almost 80% of Lexās evil plans. See, most of those plans depend on the fact that theyāre not on paper anywhere--there is no trail to tie them to Luthor.
And Danny is getting paid to do one thing, and one thing only: make sure Luthor follows his officially penned schedule. Clandestine meetings are a thing of the past. And any meeting that Dannyās in on? Yeah, heās cutting right through the double talk and circular āYou know what I mean.ā
Lex attempting to plan an attack with other members of the Light: Children are so precious, arenāt they?
Another Light member: They are. Shame if something were to happen to them.
Danny: Are you suggesting or in any way shape or form attempting to suggest that Mr. Luthor should hurt children? I need to know.
Both members are horrified. Because, yes, that is exactly whatās happening, and the important thing is there is supposed to be plausible deniability. Ignoring this consternation, Danny continues.
Danny: Because I for one cannot condone any implied message that Mr. Luthor--who is already having PR issues, by the way--should hurt children. Do you have any idea what that would do to stocks if it got out? I thought not. Now, Mr. Luthor has to go; he has a more important appointment to get to.
Danny: Youāre volunteering at the childrenās hospital today, to prevent any backlash should any part of this attempted conversation be made public.
Danny, absolutely not giving a fuck about The Light: what are they going to do? Kill me? Been there, done that. Now, about your new PR campaign.
Lex hired Danny with the intention to manipulate him into selling his patents. Instead he got himself a secretary who won't put up with his shit and will boss him around if necessary. Lex got scolded to hell and back when Danny learned about Kon (probably right after he was made).
If neither Lex or Superman is willing to treat their kid right, Danny's just gonna have to do it himself. Dani will be ecstatic to have a new clone brother. Kon is still reeling over having a new, third dad- one that loves him unconditionally and treats him like his own person instead of just a clone. And for some reason his new dad can help him with his developing powers? He's not a super, though? Oh well, Kon's still pretty happy where he's at.
(Now for my own addition)
Danny doesn't use his powers. Not because heās actively trying to hide them but because he doesnāt need them. Heās fought gods, ancients, beings more powerful than these heroes could possibly imagine. These guys? He can take care of them with just his parents inventions. With his own improvements of course. So Iām just kinda imagining mad scientist Danny who will be found in a lab whenever he isnāt forcing Luthor to be in a meeting (some employees wonder if Danny ever sleeps. And he doesnāt. Because he doesnāt actually need to anymore.
When Luthor first hired Danny, he tried to buy the patents but was turned down. So he figured if Danny wouldnāt give them legally, he could just take them by force. Wouldnāt be the worst thing heās done. The only problem is, for some reason mind reading doesnāt work (he tried hiring people), the guy is immune to drugs (since Luthor tried various forms of truth serum). And when he hired Danny, it was as an assistant. Not an inventor. He couldnāt even con the man into making a new contract with him. So when he gives Danny a lab to work on his personal projects as a āgiftā for his hard work, itās with the full intention of spying on him. Onlyā¦for some reason, all the cameras and bugging devices Luthor put in the lab are filled with static and disrupted. Heās tried to send Danny an assistant to find how the inventions are built, but each person has no idea whatās going on and canāt keep up. What they can keep up with doesnāt make sense and they canāt even try to explain it. Luthor himself even tried to walk in and watch but Danny just sat there, drinking coffee while staring at him because he āwasnāt in an inventing mood that day.ā And the most frustrating thing? Danny made many inventions. He made a way to get clean water by taking in the moisture in the air. He made some type of completely clean green energy source. He made a small device that when attached to something, can make it weightless which had increased debris rescue attempts and worker efficiently when moving large objects. And has somehow made the new phones have infinite WiFi signals even from space. They literally tested it by giving the next astronaut a phone and while on the moon, that person was watching YouTube videos with perfect internet.
His company was reproducing revolutionary technology and Luthor had no idea how they were being made.
It was mind boggling. It didnāt make sense. Even when he ripped apart and dissected the inventions to find out how they worked, nothing added up. And when he tried putting them back together they never worked right. He couldnāt even try and use them to capture Superman. All of the inventions were unable to be twisted to do harm. It was infuriating.
Danny just goes on and on making more and more inventions. He becomes famous in the company for being able to fix anything and everything and becomes the go-to guy. Yet he is always focused on making sure Luthor makes his meetings. And thatās when his real inventions come out. Because Danny does have weapons. Luthor has seen them. (Or at least, he thought he saw the guy weld a kryptonite blade against Superman? Sure it wasnāt green but how else could it cut the man of steel?)
Then Danny finds out about Kon and practically takes him under his wing. If Luthor is too busy for the boy, Danny schedules time with him and teaches him all kinds of things like how to read and write and even takes him out to the movies and to try different foods and desserts. Kon learns he likes the ice cream stand down by the corner and also enjoys spicy food. Danny does not like spicy food but is willing to sit down and eat it for the boy. Kon appreciates that Danny was so willing to do something he didnāt like just because it made Kon happy. Kon really likes Luthorās new assistant. Heās nice, spends time with him, and actually treats him like a person. He even gave tips on controlling his powers!
Danny for all intents an purposes, seems like a normal guy, until someone attempts to mess with one of Luthorās scheduled meetings. Thatās when the mad scientist comes out. Just imagine, thereās a super hard battle against Darkseid where Luthor attempted to make a deal but was double crossed and now he and the heroes have to put their differences aside to fight. Only suddenly, Danny shows up with a ballpoint pen and notepad telling them that he has to take Luthor for his 7:30 pm appointment. Darkseid looks down at the puny human and says that Luthor was not going anywhere. Danny locks eyes with him, pulls out the ballpoint pen, clicks the end, and like Percy Jackson it turns into a Fenton blaster about the size of his forearm. Danny takes aim and shoots off Darkseidās arm, then before anyone can do anything, Danny rushes over, grabs his keychain necklace which switches into a long glowing green chain and shoots it out the improved Jack-o-nine tails which wraps the overlord up while binding his mouth so he canāt speak. Then Danny walks over to the downed giant and points the still smoking blaster under his chin and says that Mr. Luthor was coming with him.
Danny looks so bored as he goes over to Luthor and says he needs to come with him for his appointment. Luthor decides not to argue.
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