Superman and the Rumpelstiltskin Ruse by Sarah Hines Stephens
Author:Sarah Hines Stephens [Stephens, Sarah Hines]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Batman; books for boys; books for girls; Capstone; chapter books; comic books; DC Comics; DC Super Hero Fairy Tales; DC Super Heroes; graphic novels; media tie-in; Superheroes; Superman; Wonder Woman; fractured fairy tale
Publisher: Capstone
Published: 2021-10-25T00:00:00+00:00
The next day, Superman awoke to a hill of riches glittering beside him and the sound of Luthorâs laughter echoing in the vault.
âI guess you are super after all,â Luthor said when he spotted the diamonds. âYouâre super good at making me richer.â
Superman struggled to stand. He felt worse than before. âLuthor. You have what you want, not that you needed more wealth. Now release the hostages and let me go!â
âYouâre right,â Luthor agreed. âI donât need more money. But diamonds are so pretty! And keeping you locked up in my vault is absolutely priceless.â
Luthor snapped his fingers. His cronies raked up the new diamonds and dumped in more coal. When they were finished, there was hardly any room left for Superman.
âBetter get busy,â Luthor said over his shoulder. Thenâ
SLAM! CLACK! WHIRRRR!
The vault door closed and was locked from the outside.
Superman sighed and fell back against the mountain of coal. This is never going to end, he realized. The guard will keep taking my powers one by one. Luthor will keep getting richer, and the hostages will stay locked up!
Supermanâs hands tightened into fists.
Iâve got to do something, he thought. Whatever it takes to make sure the hostages go free! If I canât do it myself, then maybeâ¦
âGuard!â Superman shouted. âGuard!â
Once more, the guard appeared from out of nowhere. âMore diamonds?â he asked with a wicked grin.
âNo,â Superman said. âI donât care about making Luthorâs diamonds. I care about freeing the hostages. I donât know who or what you are, or how you fit into all this. But I do know youâre more than human.â
Superman took a deep breath. This strange man, with his even stranger magic, was only helpful if there was an exchange. And the Man of Steel was about to make an irreversible deal!
âIf you can promise the safe release of the hostages,â he continued, âI will give up anything. In fact, I will give up everything.â
Mr. Mxyzptlk paused. Everything? Now that was an offer! He paced back and forth as he considered it. The whole point of this game was to play with the hero. Mxy wanted to watch him struggle. Simply taking the rest of Supermanâs powers without giving him a fighting chance just didnât seem fairâor fun.
The magical mischief-maker stopped in front of the hero. He decided to make Superman a new offer. After all, there was nothing as exciting as a good twist!
âVery well. Give up all your powers, and I will free the hostages and you,â the guard said. âBut, to keep things interesting, I will give you a chance to get your powers back.â
Superman looked up.
âYou will have three days to guess who I am,â the small man continued. âIf you can discover my name, all your powers will be restored. But if you canât, theyâll be gone for good. What do you say?â
The guard looked at the Man of Steel with a pleased expression.
Then Superman did what he had to do. With a nod, he gave up every last one of his superpowers.
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