"Thanks again for letting me host my party here Mr. and Mrs. Kent." Karen said to Jonathan and Martha Kent as she and Connor finished the last of the decorations for the holiday party in the barn.

"Please Karen, I told you to call me Martha and we're happy to host this party. Especially since it allows us to meet all of Connor's new friends." Martha said with a smile, since just like Kara, Martha saw Karen as family.

"How's he settling in by the way?" Karen asked, since while Clark had brought his clone/brother to live with his parents, she hadn't heard much about him since.

"Pretty well. He's enrolled at Smallville High and he seems to be adapting well to the outside world." Martha said.

"And he's a huge help here on the farm. I'd forgotten how helpful having a super can be when it comes to farmwork." Jonathan said with a smile as Connor landed next to Karen, who he'd decided to refer to as his cousin, since despite the fact that they were created the same way, it was too weird for them to think of themselves as siblings.

"So they're putting you to work huh?" Karen asked, teasing her younger cousin.

"Yeah, but I don't mind. It's been good training to help me learn to control my powers." Connor said.

"Clark's been helping you with that right? Because if he's not, Kara will kick his." Karen said, but stopped before she could finish that statement out of respect for the Kents.

"She won't need to kick our son's ass, because either Lois or I will do it for her." Martha said and Karen chuckled, since she knew that the only two people on the planet that Superman was actually afraid of were his wife and his mother.

"And he has been helping me. He comes out here every weekend and we either train here on the farm or he takes me to his Fortress of Solitude. I met the AI of his father Jor-El the last time I was there." Connor said.

"And how'd that go?" Karen asked, since she'd also met the AI of Alura Zor-El that was on the Island and despite how weird it was, she'd come to see the AI as another mother, though Eliza Danvers would always be her first and true mother, the Alura AI helped her learn more about Krypton's history, helped Karen feel more like a member of the house of El.

"He doesn't really care for me, since my DNA is half human. Though he was impressed that despite it, I have full Kryptonian powers and that while my powers aren't as strong as Superman's or even yours yet, given time, they will be." Connor said.

"Well, at least you have plenty of family who do care about you." Karen said.

"Yeah, but that doesn't mean it doesn't hurt." Connor said.

"Well remember, it's just an AI, not the real guy. Based on everything Kara told me about Jor-El, the real him would probably have a better reaction and Lara Lor-Van would probably react even better." Karen said.

"Anyways, who is coming to this party? Both guests and chaperones?" Martha asked, changing the topic.

"Well, Krypto's gonna be here since Kara has her company holiday party tonight and along with him, Clark and Lois are coming with their kids, along with Wonder Woman and her fiance, since between the four of them, Krypto, and you two, we should have enough chaperones. As for the guestlist, aside from myself and Connor obviously, it's pretty much going to be all the sidekicks, since no matter how our mentors try to discourage that term, that doesn't make it untrue." Karen said.

"So, who is it exactly and I want real names, not their codenames, since if they're coming to this party, then their identities are not secret here." Martha said and Karen chuckled.

"Well, from National City aside from me are my best friends Donna Troy and M'gann M'orzz, along with Lena's younger sister Zatanna, even though she's not a sidekick, she's still basically family at this point and it would be rude to leave her out. Clark's kids are coming from Metropolis, since I think that he and Lois are starting to suspect that at least one of the boys has started to develop powers and Lara loves playing with Krypto. From Gotham we're getting Tim Drake and Stephanie Brown, from Freeland Jennifer Pierce and Jefferson Jackson and from Atlantis, we're getting a guy named Kaldur-Ahm." Karen said.

"An Atlantean?" Jonathan asked a bit nervously.

"Don't worry, Kaldur's one of the good ones. He was one of the few Atlanteans on the League's side during the war and he's actually become Aquaman's sidekick, Aqualad. I'm hoping to use this as an opportunity to recruit him to our new team. I'd ask Zatanna, but I think that she'd say she's too old for it, though not old enough for the Justice League." Karen said.

"I can't help but notice that there isn't anyone coming from Central City or Star City." Martha said.

"Flash and Green Arrow don't have sidekicks we can recruit yet." Karen said, since while there were rumors that Green Arrow was taking on his own protege, it was nothing official yet, so Karen had held off on inviting the girl until it was official.

But before they could continue their conversation, Karen was tackled back by a very excited Krypto.

"Welcome back." Karen said with a grin in between Krypto's slobbery dog kisses.

"I think he likes it here. There's plenty of room for him to run and play." Jonathan said with a smile as he watched Karen play with Krypto.

"Well, it looks like we're not the first ones to arrive." Clark said as he drove his truck up the driveway with Lois and his kids in tow.

"Since when do you drive here?" Martha asked as she moved to hug her older son.

"Since I can't risk flying all my kids and my wife here without risking dropping one of them." Clark answered as he then hugged his dad.

"Still no sign of powers yet?" Connor asked his brother as he greeted his nephews and niece.

"No. It seems that being Superman's son means I don't get his powers." Jordan said as he stormed away.

"I thought he was okay with not having powers?" Martha asked as her husband became preoccupied with the truck, since it had originally been his before he passed it on Clark.

"He was until he got an uncle who's half human with full kryptonian powers and takes up what little free time his father does have between work and being Superman." Lois said with a sigh.

"I'm not trying to take time away from your family." Connor was quick to reassure him.

"It's not your fault Connor and they're your family too. Jordan's always been a bit of a handful, but he's gotten worse since we told him, Jon and Lara about my being Superman." Clark said.

"You had to tell them, Clark. Keeping that secret for too long would've blown up in your face." Martha said.

"I know and I don't regret it. I just hope that Jordan will come around before his attitude becomes too much of a problem." Clark said.

"I'm sure he will. But for now, let's get ready to enjoy the party once the rest of the guests arrive." Karen said as Lois picked a napping Lara up from out of the backseat.

"I'm going to take her upstairs to let her get a little more rest before the party." Lois said and they all nodded as they continued talking.

Jonathan Kent Sr. is played by Clark Gregg and Martha Kent is played by Constance Zimmer.