A long time ago I asked why there were no superboy x ppg material because in my mind it just w o r k s . So here I am doing it myself. This is more of an outline.
Superboy escapes the lab early.
How? There was an attack. Giant space alien flattening the facility. Casualties everywhere yet superboy is alive. The alien is subdued but news hasnt gotten out that the facility is Luther's. Or that its a Cadmus Lab.
So.
So…
Left alone to his own devices and the downloaded data in his head superboy knows three things:
Lex wants him to be a weapon.
Superboy doesnt know if he wants to be a weapon. He has all of superman's moves downloaded into his head. They have yet to be put to practice. He knows hes no where near as strong as superman right now.
According to the downloaded data clones are considered abominations to kryptonians.
Superboy doesn't have enough data to disapprove this. There isnt enough data from superman interactions to prove if the statement is true or not. There is a fifty percent chance the man will discard him. Superboy does not want to take that chance.
He is not completely stable.
The scientists always talked around him while he was in his tube. They thought he couldn't hear but he could. Superboy knows that the binding agent used to stabilize him- chemical x- was in its prototype phase. Not only that, they didn't have enough of it. They used it on all the clones at different dosages. Superboy is alive and stable because he had the highest dosage. However the scientists had hypothesized that he wouldnt live long on such a short amount.
Superboy… Kinda wants to live…
So.
So…
Current objective: find the maker of chemical X.
The facility is half on fire. Lucky for superboy- the floor he's held in isn't entirely on fire. He knows the floor plan of the entire facility. There's a computer further down. And if he cant access that he knows there's documents down there because of one scientist insisting that they keep hard copies.
With a few awkward steps and lunges he runs down the hall. His motor skills akin to a kid. He nearly slams into a wall that looks close to falling over. He doesnt care.
He jumps down the stairs until he gets to the correct floor. He stops when he hears several heartbeats in the place he needs to go. Well.
Well.
Its easy prying the door open, though he cringes at the loud screaming. Someone opens fire at him and he flinches back. The scientists all stop once they realise its him.
"What-"
"How- its still alive-?"
Superboy doesnt have time for this. "The buildings going down." He hears himself say. Its weird but he has a mission.
"Who made chemical x?" He asks when the scientists stay quiet.
"What-"
"Why does it want to know."
Superboy grinds his teeth. "Who made chemical x?" He asks stepping forward. A gun won't work on him, and he isnt restrained anymore.
"We're not allowed-"
"This building is going to collapse. I can get us out. Who. Made. It?"
Superboy dumps them right on the edge of the property . He ignores their commands and shouts. He has a name now. He has an objective. Find one Professor Utonium.
It takes a lot of scrambling. Superboy has no resources. He steals some clothes from the first store he sees that says "Connor's" im the front. Then he finds a library. When he has to sign his name he writes CONNOR in blocky letters. He finds a computer and searches up Professor Utonium.
Finding info on the man is easy. Getting to him? That's the hurdle. The man is in Townsville Illinois. Superboy is in metropolis with no money, no car and he doesnt even know how to fly yet.
Superboy ends up hitchhiking.
His first ride is with a college freshmen named Johnny who's visiting his twin sisters. The blonde is loud and sarcastic but superboy takes the ride because he has nothing else. When Johnny asks his name he lied and says Connor. When Johnny asks why he needs to get to Illinois he lies and sees hes looking for his dad (donor?) . Johnny gets him a third way there, wishes him luck and slips his number to Connor (get a phone dude and call me when you get there. You're kinda weird)
superboy wants to be offended.
His next ride is with four college students and their dog in a van. The van makes superboy's eyes hurt and its called the mystery machine. They're nice enough to get superboy more than halfway there after he tells them the story he's made up. He… does feel a bit guilty about it. The group is apparently chasing a ghost story in hopes of solving a cold case. Superboy doesnt call them crazy because… well he is a clone. Even if their great dane has too much personality.
They have to spend the night in the van but the next morning they have a flat tire and no jack. So…
So…
superboy, half asleep, lifts the van. In unspoken solidarity the group says nothing, switches the wheel and they all head to a diner for breakfast. They dont ask superboy questions (like- dude you should see the stuff we come across. You being a meta is a regular Monday to us).
They pay for him, they leave him a small backpack filled with a few necessities. In one of its inside pockets is a small wad of cash and all their numbers.
Superboy is three hours away from Illinois.
His last ride with with a family and hes sure the parents are mad scientists. They're on their way back to Illinois from a science convention. The son and daughter seem to be more sane than their parents and superboy nearly jumps out the window at the dad's insane driving. He toughs it out. Their daughter apologizes when he finally gets out and their son waves. Their parents shout out a "come by Fenton works!" Before speeding off and committing so many traffic violations in under a minute.
Conne takes a buss to Townsville. It is surprisingly the most calm he has had.
He spoke too soon.
Because as soon as he exits the bus station there's a car flying at him and the people around him and on instinct he stops it. People run out the way as he tries to put the automobile down.
"Ms. Bellum! Are you alright." Superboy overhears from above. And oh shit, it's a hero. He hasnt been here for more than three minutes and hes gonna be had.
"Im fine", the woman in the car says. "Thank you for catching me...?"
Connor sees an afro of ginger hair in the window as he sets the car down. But above the car hood is a blonde teenage girl looking at him with wide eyes.
"I wasn't aware the professor has a son…?" The woman speeks, surprisingly calm.
"he doesn't." The blonde continues to stare a hole im his head. Some part of superboy wants to run far far away from her.
Well, superboy came this far. He isn't going to back down now.
