The Man of Steel: Superman vs. the Demons of Deep Space
Thanks Superman he said The Man of Steel could hear the cheers of the crew from inside the sub He heard something else too Mayday Mayday came a distant call Superman turned his gaze toward the blue sky above He used his super-hearing to focus on the faint sound Then he used his super-vision to spot the falling jet That plane can’t fly without engines Superman said But I can The Man of Steel decided to put the sub down on a nearby beach He waited for the sunbathing and swimming tourists to get out of the way before he set it down gently on the sand Sorry folks I’ll come back later and move this Superman promised But right now someone else needs my help Superman leaped into the sky He used his super-speed to fly faster than a bullet Soon he could see the damaged airplane It was falling closer and closer to the ground In a matter of moments the plane would smash into the Earth Superman put on an extra burst of speed WOOOOSH He grabbed the front of one of the wings with his iron grip Superman pulled back on the wing very carefully The plane came out of its nosedive straightening out bit by bit until it was once again flying straight Then Superman flew under the plane He put it on his back and carried the plane safely to the Metropolis Airport He was almost on the runway when he heard a loud BOOOOOM At first Superman thought something on the plane had exploded
Then he saw a fiery trail streaking overhead Strange thought Superman It looks like a meteor Superman put the plane down on the runway of the airport I can’t stay he told the pilots There’s another emergency that needs my immediate attention Superman quickly flew in the direction of the line of fire that had been scratched across the sky Wow Superman sure is busy today one of the pilots said I think it’s a pretty normal day for the Man of Steel the other pilot replied Superman chased the mysterious streak through the sky It moved almost as fast as he did The Man of Steel didn’t know what it was Superman was worried that it might crash into a city and hurt people Even if it collided with the Earth in an uninhabited area it would be a severe ecological disaster He had to stop the unidentified object from reaching the surface Suddenly the fireball changed direction It went straight up into the air Then it went sideways This was not an ordinary object Whatever that thing is someone is controlling it Superman said He used his super-vision to get a closer look He was surprised at what he saw POWWWWWW Something smashed into the Man of Steel He was knocked through the air He went twirling like a toy pinwheel for a few moments before he was able to regain his balance Is this what happened to the airplane Superman wondered Superman floated in midair and looked around for what had hit him That was when he saw them A hundred alien soldiers in anti-gravity armor rushing toward the Man of Steel ZAP ZAP ZAP They fired energy weapons at him Bolts of destructive energy sizzled through the air like red lightning Superman let the beams strike him square on the S-shield on his
chest The energy bolts bounced off his invulnerable body Parademons from Apokolips Superman said They were the shock troops of Darkseid the god-like dictator of a savage world You might be Darkseid’s invasion force but you won’t get past me The alien soldiers did not speak They were trained to fight and nothing else One of the drones pointed his weapon at a man hovering in midair behind him The man stood on a flying platform that had an alien design But Superman recognized the platform and the warrior who controlled it Hello Orion Superman said Welcome back to Earth The Man of Steel instantly recognized the second son of Darkseid Unlike Kalibak Darkseid’s evil son Orion walked the path of good Having left home at an early age Darkseid’s dark influence had not been able to influence the heroic Orion Several Parademons were aiming their weapons at Orion now Need some help old friend Superman asked I am not the one in trouble Orion shouted I have come to warn ZIRRRRRRRRRRRRT Several Parademon energy weapons blasted Orion at once Orion fell onto the flying platform in a heap Orion Superman shouted Faster than the eye could see the Man of Steel used his heat vision like a laser to make the Parademons weapons explode The soldier drones scattered powerless without their blasters Superman landed next to his friend Orion are you hurt Superman asked Orion straightened up in his Astro Harness the device which allowed him to travel across great distances even space He grinned at Superman I am a warrior of the New Gods Orion said It will take more than a few energy blasts to defeat me Glad to hear it Superman said
