Clark was...well, there was no other way to put it. He was shocked. Caught completely off-guard. When Brainiac 5 very uncharacteristically leapt through the air, aided by the spring-like joints in his legs, and powered into his stomach, almost knocking the wind out of the Kansas teen, future Superman's first thought was that this wasn't Brainy, or it was a different Brainiac, and he was being attacked. At the feel of the Coluan's arms circling his middle, though, he gradually realized the truth of his situation. A truth that quickly became slightly awkward.
Without knowing the reason for Brainy's flying tackle, it was hard to know how to rea