Chapter 94

That night found the Kent farm in full on party mode with everyone scattered around the farm. Jonathan was teaching Jor-El and Zor-El how to grill while Jeremiah supervised with Krypto waiting eagerly by the grill, wagging his tail and had his mouth wide open, especially since Jonathan occasionally indulged him and tossed him a burger or hot dog, Alura, Lara, Eliza and Martha were sitting on the porch, going over photo albums and telling stories about when Clark and Kara were kids.

Karen, Connor, Donna, M'gann, Jon, Jordan, Sarah and Lara were in the living room, having a Mario Kart tournament while Clark, Kara and Lana were out in the field, teaching Sam and Tim how to use their powers while Zak just kind of skulked around in the barn, clearly thinking that this whole thing was beneath them and and wondering why they weren't all just going home.

"Dinner's ready." Jonathan called out, since he'd made enough food to feed a whole army of kryptonians, which was good, because that was exactly what he had.

"Let's go." Clark said, since few things were better than his dad's barbecue.

"I have to admit, I'm very impressed with everything you've accomplished here Kara. Based on what Eliza has told me, your company has ventures in nearly every field of science on this planet." Alura said to her daughter as they ate.

"And facilities in nearly every major city, each one specifically designed to handle one of her company's divisions, with smaller facilities scattered throughout the country and the world." Alex said.

"Really." Zor-El asked, impressed.

"Don't even try to say she's exaggerating, since it's true." Lena said to Kara.

"Okay yes. My company's primary headquarters is in National City, which is where we do our primary research, specifically into our satellite and research into extraterrestrials, which we're constantly scanning for, considering the fact that Earth has somehow gained a reputation for being a refuge for aliens. Which I think dates back to Clark's arrival, since as far as we know, he was Earth's first known alien refugee, though I think J'onn's been here longer." Kara said.

"It's true." J'onn confirmed.

"Anyways, because of that, we work closely with the Coast City branch of Argo Enterprises, since that focuses more on the aerospace division, as in air and space travel. It's actually where we launched the Justice League's Watchtower from. Though that was a combined effort of my company and two others that are run by fellow league members." Kara said.

"Though the only ones at this table who've actually seen it are Kara, Alex, J'onn and Clark." Karen said.

"It's protocol that only League members are allowed on the station unless it's an emergency situation. You get to see the Watchtower either when you make it into the League or the world is ending." Alex reminded her.

"Anyways, we also work closely with the Central City branch of my company, which also does research into alien technology, along with metahuman research, since Central City has kind of become known as a meta heaven, along with alternative transportation initiatives to find ways of reducing fossil fuels. Including maintaining the Zeta tube technology the league uses for teleportation. One day we'll find a way to market that to the public, along with robotics, since one thing about Krypton that I definitely miss here on Earth are the robots and we're making more and more breakthroughs on that everyday, including a new project, automated drones that will patrol the ocean floor to clean up all the trash down there. I'm already in talks with the King of Atlantis to test them in his city once they're perfected. But anyways, Metropolis is the location of our new medical and biotechnology, working on new cutting edge medical treatments and maybe someday finding cures to diseases like cancer and curing paralysis, even cutting edge prosthetics and who knows, maybe even going beyond that to regenerate lost limbs." Kara said.

"Impressive. What else does your company work on?" Sam asked, particularly interested in the Coast City facility.

"There isn't much she doesn't do these days. It's hard to believe that it all started with Kara basically working out of a garage less than a decade ago." Felicity said.

"I honestly thought that she might become a reporter like me, but clearly science is where she belongs." Clark added.

"Anyways, our facility in Palermo City is the one that actually gets a lot of government funding, since it's our weapon's manufacturing division and it's the one that I actually hire ex military personnel to guard it and have extreme security measures in place, including alien and metahuman power dampeners covering every inch of it. I have a device that allows me to bypass that if needed, but considering how dangerous those facilities are, I try to avoid taking chances. It's also all isolated and hidden from the general public. It's all legal." Kara said.

"And she takes serious precautions. The person who can show up for a surprise inspection is her. Even the president would have to go through incredibly complex channels to schedule a visit." J'onn said.

"Which is exactly why you and every other branch of the military have contracts with me. Because you know the lengths I go to in order to make sure that none of the guns, bombs and missiles I design for you don't go running off." Kara said.

"I never said it was a bad thing." J'onn said.

"Yeah, and I actually need someone new to take over that facility, since the current head is getting ready to retire. And there's no one I trust to run that division more than you Felicity. Besides, I think it's time that Blue Beetle and Green Lantern got out of my shadow." Kara said, looking at her sister and her girlfriend.

"I know you applied for the position, but still." Alex said.

"You can both take some time to think about it and let me know later." Kara assured them.

"Thank you." Felicity said, taken aback, but interested.

"What else does your company do?" Tim-El asked his cousin.

"Our entertainment division, which is basically video games, cell phones, televisions, basically anything the public can use to distract themselves from their lives, is located in Happy Harbor. Keystone is home to our energy research division, looking into new and cleaner sources of energy, including cold fusion and I think that we might get there in this lifetime. Ivy Town is home to our nanotech and AI division, working on developing artificial intelligences that won't go the way they always go in the movies. We're a long way from sentient AIs like Coluans. And my newest venture is actually here in Smallville. I've broken into the agriculture industry by contracting with farmers here to help them grow more crops by giving them more advanced technology. We're also working on clearing out the Schuester Mines, since whatever Tal wanted from there, it can't be good." Kara said.

"She's saved Smallville without even having to put on her cape, since her company coming here brought in a lot of jobs." Lana said.

"Not to mention all the charities she runs and sponsors. Honestly, considering how much money she spends helping people, it sometimes amazes me that she's still the richest woman on Earth." Alex said they continued the discussion, moving it away from Kara's business and onto more personal matters.

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