The Deadly Dream Machine by J.E. Bright

Author:J.E. Bright
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: 9781434219787, 9781434227591, Fiction, Superman, Action & Adventure/General, Comics & Graphic Novels/Superheroes, Science Fiction
Publisher: Capstone
Published: 2011-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

“We have to block all sunlight from reaching me,” Clark said. “Is there sunscreen in your bag?”

Lois dug around in her beach bag. She pulled out a bottle and read the label. “SPF 40,” she said. “That should help. Wrap the towels around yourself, too.”

Clark covered himself in the sunscreen. Then he draped the towels over his body.

“One more thing,” Lois said. She pulled off her hat and placed it on Clark’s head.

“There,” Lois said with a smile. “Don’t you look cute!”

Lois sat back and waited. After a while, she asked, “Do you feel any weaker?”

“No,” Clark replied. “It will take years this way. I’ve been charging with solar energy my entire life.”

“We need a better way to weaken you,” Lois said. “We can’t just wait for your batteries to run down. If you exercise, will it drain your energy?”

“Good idea,” Clark said. Keeping the hat on and the towels wrapped around him, Clark stood. He jumped up and down, waving his arms and legs, doing superpowered jumping jacks. Clark exercised so fast that his limbs blurred like a hummingbird’s wings.

After an hour of jumping jacks, Clark stopped. “I feel a little weaker,” he told Lois. “I’m not draining fast enough, though. I have to break out of this dream before Abra Kadabra finishes building his machine.”

“Use your heat vision,” Lois suggested. “That burns up a lot of energy, doesn’t it?”

“Another good idea,” Clark replied. He let loose a stream of heat vision into the ocean while he continued jumping jacks.

The water sizzled, evaporating where his heat vision hit it. It was a good thing this ocean was imaginary and endless!

After many hours of draining himself, Clark only felt about halfway drained. He stopped and sighed. “There has to be a way to make this go faster,” he complained.

“Hmm,” Lois said. “Well, maybe you’re still getting too much sunlight. That would recharge you while you’re trying to empty yourself. Even with SPF 40 and the towels and hat, some sunlight gets through.”

Clark nodded. Then he smiled, struck with an idea. He spun around in place as fast as he could.

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