Chapter 91

Zor-El smiled as the ship was parked in the hangar of his daughter's island, right next to what he recognized as a Martian ship.

"This place looks just as beautiful as Krypton did." Zor-El said, since while he'd designed the Island back on Krypton, the designs did not do the place justice.

"It's the only remnant of home I have besides Krypto. I just wish I'd known about this sooner." Kara said, since she hadn't known about the Island until she became Supergirl.

"I created it based on my brother's designs for Kal-El's fortress, only with a few tweaks to make this place feel more like a home for you." Zor-El said to his daughter.

"And I definitely appreciate that, since having to fly out to the Arctic circle every time I want to connect with Krypton, not exactly convenient, not to mention the fortress is so bland. It's a stronghold, but not much more. Unlike this place." Kara said with a smile, since her Island felt like a true shrine to Krypton, more than the Fortress ever had.

"Yeah, I'll admit, the Island is a lot cooler than the Fortress, but for a long time, the Fortress was the only place we had to go to when we wanted to learn about Krypton and you avoided going there for a long time." Clark reminded her, since every time he'd invited her to come to the Fortress with him, she'd found a reason not to.

"I thought it would make me homesick. And then after I became Supergirl, I got this place." Kara said.

"Yeah, why couldn't my Fortress be more like her Island?" Clark now asked his father, since he'd been wondering that ever since he found out about the Island and now he could finally ask his father about that.

"Because when I was building the Fortress for you, you were only a baby with no interest beyond your toys while Kara was a teenager with actual interests and memories on Krypton, so my brother was able to tailor the Island a bit more to suit her personality, while you didn't have one yet." Jor-El answered with a chuckle.

"Fair enough." Clark said.

"Can I see your Fortress?" Tim-El asked his big brother.

"Of course. I'll take you there before you leave, since I'm guessing you're not all staying here indefinitely." Clark said.

"No, we all have responsibilities in Argo City." Tim-El said.

"Yes, in fact, your brother is one of the chief peacekeepers in Argo City." Lara said proudly.

"Runs in the family. But speaking of brothers, there is something else we need to talk about." Clark said.

"What do you mean?" Lara asked.

"Tal-Rho is here on Earth and he's just as much a creep as his father. Is Zeta Rho alive?" Kara asked.

"And currently rotting in a maximum security cell in Argo City. But both of my long lost sons are on this planet." Lara said in shock, since she'd assumed that Zeta had left Tal to die on Krypton.

"Kara told me about how you were forced to be with Zeta." Clark said and Lara nodded.

"And since Kryptonians could genetically engineer children, Zeta created our son behind my back and I didn't know of him until it was too late for me to save him. But perhaps now I have a chance to undo whatever damage Zeta inflicted on Tal and get my son back. Where is he?" Lara asked.

"He's locked up in a high security government prison for his crimes against humanity in a cell that keeps his system flooded with red sun radiation to negate his powers at all times." Clark said.

"Kal visits him every once and awhile to try and talk some sense into him." Kara said.

"He's still my brother. And until now, I thought he was the only Kryptonian family I had aside from you." Clark said.

"I want to see him before I leave. Maybe I can convince him to come home with us. Give me a chance to be the mother to him that I wanted to be originally." Lara said.

"We'll make it happen. But Tal's not the only family reunion you're going to have." Kara said as J'onn returned to the Island with someone Alura never thought she'd see again.

"Astra." Alura said in shock at seeing her twin sister alive and well again.

"Alura." Astra said as her sister rushed up and hugged her.

"I've missed you so much." Alura said.

"Can you ever forgive me for what I did Alura?" Astra asked, surprised that her sister was so quick to welcome her back to the family.

"I forgave you a long time ago Astra. Can you forgive me for sending you to the Phantom Zone?" Alura asked.

"You were just doing your job, since no matter how righteous my cause was, it doesn't change the fact that people were dead because of me. And doing that saved my life." Astra said.

"And you're coming back to Argo City with me, since your criminal record died with Krypton." Alura said.

"Are you sure?" Astra asked, looking over at her niece.

"On Earth, you're still on probation, but on Argo, you can have a clean slate. Besides, now that I know that a piece of Krypton still exists, don't think I won't visit." Kara said.

"Actually, if you'll have me, I'd like to stay here on Earth with you and Kal-El." Sam said.

"Really?" Kara asked, since while she wasn't opposed to the idea, she was surprised.

"I never really fit in on Argo. But I've seen all the things you can do here on Earth and I want to get to spend time with my big sister. Even if she looks younger than me." Sam said.

"The reason for that is because when Krypton exploded, the shockwave knocked my pod off course and I got stuck in the phantom zone for years. It's a long story." Kara said.

"Will Earth accept her?" Alura asked.

"Once she proves herself, yes." Kara said.

"I don't get why you don't just come back to Argo with us? It's not like this planet is very impressive aside from the powers we get." Zak-El said.

"Because Kal-El and I have built lives for ourselves here. We may have been born on Krypton, but we've chosen Earth to become our home." Kara snapped, right as Clark rejoined the group.

"Sorry to break this up, but we have orders to bring everyone to my family farm in Smallville now." Clark said.

"Are those orders from Lois or Martha?" Kara asked.

"Ma, but Lois agrees." Clark said.

"Who?" Jor-El asked.

"Jonathan and Martha Kent are my adoptive parents here on Earth and Lois Lane is my wife and the mother of my children, Jonathan, Jordan and Lara Kent." Clark said.

"We have grandchildren." Lara asked, overjoyed by the news.

"Yes and you'll get to meet them at the farm." Clark said.

"Then why are we still here? Let's go." Lara said, happy to hear that her son had built such a happy life for himself on Earth and eager to not only meet her grandchildren, but also the woman who's stolen her son's heart and the people who'd raised her son as their own, since she owed them a debt she could never repay.

"Karen, can you and Donna go pick up Jeremiah and Eliza, since I want them there too." Kara asked her other sister.

"Yeah, I'm always eager to have a reason to blow off homework." Karen said as she and Donna flew out.

"I was going to ask about her." Zor-El said.

"She's a clone of me. I'll explain later. But in a way, she's also your daughter. Karen Zor-El." Kara said.

"Then we'll try to welcome her into the family accordingly." Alura said and Kara smiled.

"I'll fly the ship to the farm and fill you in on everything on the way." Kara said and her parents nodded.

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