{"id":26,"date":"2021-10-17T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-17T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2021-11-16T03:13:43","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T03:13:43","slug":"superman-rides-lightning-epilogue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldofgaysuperheroes.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/17\/superman-rides-lightning-epilogue\/","title":{"rendered":"Superman Rides \u201cThe Lightning!\u201d Epilogue"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"yasr-auto-insert-overall\"><!--Yasr Overall Rating Shortcode--><div class='yasr-container-custom-text-and-overall'>\n                   <span id='yasr-custom-text-before-overall'>Our Score<\/span>\n                <\/div><div class=\"yasr-overall-rating\"><div class=' yasr-rater-stars'\n                           id='yasr-overall-rating-rater-d6cb1695f6456'\n                           data-rating='0'\n                           data-rater-starsize='24'>\n                       <\/div><\/div><!--End Yasr Overall Rating Shortcode--><\/div><div style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"yasr-auto-insert-visitor\"><!--Yasr Visitor Votes Shortcode--><div id='yasr_visitor_votes_f696b65456ccd' class='yasr-visitor-votes'><div class=\"yasr-custom-text-vv-before yasr-custom-text-vv-before-26\">Click to rate this post!<\/div><div id='yasr-vv-second-row-container-f696b65456ccd' \n                                        class='yasr-vv-second-row-container'><div id='yasr-visitor-votes-rater-f696b65456ccd'\n                                      class='yasr-rater-stars-vv'\n                                      data-rater-postid='26' \n                                      data-rating='5'\n                                      data-rater-starsize='24'\n                                      data-rater-readonly='false'\n                                      data-rater-nonce='3488f5453b' \n                                      data-issingular='false'\n                                    ><\/div><div class=\"yasr-vv-stats-text-container\" id=\"yasr-vv-stats-text-container-f696b65456ccd\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" \n                                   class=\"yasr-dashicons-visitor-stats\"\n                                   data-postid=\"26\" \n                                   id=\"yasr-stats-dashicon-f696b65456ccd\">\n                                   <path d=\"M18 18v-16h-4v16h4zM12 18v-11h-4v11h4zM6 18v-8h-4v8h4z\"><\/path>\n                               <\/svg><span id=\"yasr-vv-text-container-f696b65456ccd\" class=\"yasr-vv-text-container\">[Total: <span id=\"yasr-vv-votes-number-container-f696b65456ccd\">1<\/span>  Average: <span id=\"yasr-vv-average-container-f696b65456ccd\">5<\/span>]<\/span><\/div><div id='yasr-vv-loader-f696b65456ccd' class='yasr-vv-container-loader'><\/div><\/div><div id='yasr-vv-bottom-container-f696b65456ccd' \n                              class='yasr-vv-bottom-container'\n                              style='display:none'><\/div><\/div><!--End Yasr Visitor Votes Shortcode--><\/div>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"26\" class=\"elementor elementor-26\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20bb5fff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20bb5fff\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c4e0c45\" data-id=\"1c4e0c45\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22985f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22985f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.8 - 02-10-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Superman Rides \u201cThe Lightning!\u201d<\/span><\/h1><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Author: Lcross<\/span><\/h2><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Epilogue<\/span><\/h3><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">After departing the English manor house Clark Kent investigated the property and discovered the sprawling manor house and the accompanying estate is \u201cFor Sale.\u201d The manor house has been vacant for several months. Clark contacted the estate\u2019s realtor who informed him the elderly Lord Melbourne died last year and had no heirs. Clark reported that he received reports of suspicious activity at the manor house. In turn the realtor promised to have a constable check the estate. Hours later she called back reporting that the area\u2019s constables had checked the mansion and it was \u201cship shape.\u201d The mansion was found locked up tight and empty. She informed Clark that the upstairs west drawing room he specifically inquired about was used a house arrest late last century. Apparently 30 years ago one of Lord Melbourne\u2019s cousins had a run in with the law and was confined to the mansion to serve his sentence, thus the barred windows. Oddly someone appeared to have snapped a padlock on one set of bars leaving the window open. Otherwise the room was completely empty and everything appeared to be in order.\u00a0 Calls to the third party charity that engaged Superman to appear at the estate were meant with a recording that explained the number was no longer in service!<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Superman put the matter aside; several weeks later Clark Kent arrives for work as usual at the Daily planet. The reporter\u2019s pool is abuzz with activity as Clark takes his seat behind his desk. Strangely set between two rows of his computer\u2019s keyboard is a medium sized purple envelop. The same shade of garish purple as the madman\u2019s robe who posed as a head master!\u00a0 Clark looks around anxiously as the memories of Superman\u2019s capture, humiliation and torture return to the forefront of his mind. He cranes his neck looking frantically around the reporter\u2019s pool but can find nothing out of the ordinary. He nervously insures he is out of everyone\u2019s eyeshot before breaking the envelope\u2019s seal. Amid the din of ringing phones and jumbled conversations Clark pulls out two photos, one oversized playing card and a type written note on a piece of purple paper. Clark swallows hard as he looks at the first photo. It is the BEFORE photo the masquerading head master insisted on! It is a black and white picture of Superman standing before a large wooden electric chair labeled \u201cThe Lightning\u201d set below a large faded electric bolt! Superman is standing behind a group of three shirtless ragtag boys dressed in bib overalls with shoulder suspenders.\u00a0 All are expressionless and have their hands shoved deep into their overall pockets. A very tall ghastly looking man in long sleeved robes and a square academic cap has a long lanky arm around Superman\u2019s big broad shoulders. <\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The second photo sends a shiver down Clark\u2019s spine! That photo black and white too.\u00a0 The picture is almost incomprehensible! Mighty Superman\u2026.unconscious and a held captive! He has been stripped of his costume. Superman sits naked, displayed, glistening in sweat with his powerful legs restrained open. His junk is exposed for all to see as he sits tightly strapped into the same big wooded electric chair in the previous photo. Superman is wired up to the big chair in a most degrading and horrible manner! Two of the same ragtag boys stand to one side of \u201cThe Lightning, smiling ear to seemly quite pleased with Superman\u2019s state; all the boys and the head master display pieces of Superman\u2019s costume like trophies before the camera! One boy holds up one of Superman\u2019s big red boots; the other boy displays the chest piece of Superman\u2019s jumpsuit bearing the letter \u201cS!\u201d The third smiling boy sits on the floor in front of the big chair between Superman\u2019s legs holding Superman\u2019s other big boot up for the camera to capture.\u00a0 On the other side of the chair is the same head master displaying Superman\u2019s cape with a companion letter \u201cS\u201d by its elastic shoulder.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Clark swears under his breath at the photo. What does that madman want? He brings up the oversized card from the bottom of the items Clark pulled from the purple envelop.\u00a0 Clark sighs as places the card atop the second photo. It is a deck of card\u2019s Joker card. All that is left is the note. Clark places the note atop the Joker card and sullenly reads:<\/span><\/p><p><em><span lang=\"EN-US\">Dear Mr. Kent; it is my expressed hope that you will kindly see that this envelop and its contents find their way to your good pal Superman. Also please inform Superman that I want him to meet me alone at the Metropolis Museum, Medieval Art Section, precisely at the stroke of midnight this coming Halloween so that I might present him the photo\u2019s negatives. I swear I have made only one print each that you now possess. If Superman does not appear the photos of him will be posted on the internet to be circulated worldwide! Have a nice day Mr. Kent. You and Superman are to tell no one! <\/span><\/em><\/p><p><em><span lang=\"EN-US\">The Joker<\/span><\/em><\/p><p><em><span lang=\"EN-US\">P.S. Please tell Superman I am sorry for what Harry and the gang did to him; the youngsters tend to get carried away.<\/span><\/em><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Clark crumples the paper angrily into a ball within his hand vowing silently, Superman will be there even though it\u2019s surely a trap. But I\u2019ll be ready for the clown this time. 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[Total: 1 Average: 5] Superman Rides \u201cThe Lightning!\u201d Author: Lcross Epilogue \u00a0 After departing the English manor house Clark Kent investigated the property and discovered the sprawling manor house and the accompanying estate is \u201cFor Sale.\u201d The manor house has been vacant for several months. 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