Disclaimer – I own nothing, if I did, the Imra and Mon-El thing would never have happened.

AN – So, I watched season 2 before I watched season 1, I know, I should've done it the other way around. But doing that really made me want to know what all went down when Clark found Kara and the beginning of their relationship before she went to live with the Danvers and their relationship before the start of the show and during it, so I thought I would write about it. Took me a little while to figure out how to start it, but when I heard Kara mention Chloe and her wall of weird in season 3, I knew exactly how to do it, or at least, how I wanted to do it. Love that they connected the show to Smallville. I'm not exactly sure of the ages, but in this story, when Kara arrives, she is 13 and Clark is 25, as Clark said he is 12 years older than Kara.

Also, this was supposed to be a one-shot, but it started getting way too long and I decided to split it up. That way, I can add more detail. Also, not sure about the Clark timeline though, so in this story, Zod hasn't shown up yet, for all of you Superman and Smallville fans out there. Hope you guys like it.

Reviews and constructive criticism are always welcome!

Enjoy!

Chloe held on tight to Clark as they flew through the sky towards the place where the calculations said that the large spaceship had crashed on earth. Since Superman and the DEO had a very tenuous relationship, they didn't communicate much. But when they found that something large and alien was approaching the planet and the trajectory showed it had come from Krypton, they contacted him. With his, and Chloe's help, they realized it was a giant spaceship of some kind and they left to check it out the minute it arrived.

Once they reached the spot, Clark flew down to the ground, landing gracefully on his feet. Chloe then let go as her best friend since childhood set her down as well. They weren't that close to the ship. Since the DEO insisted on making sure that it was safe and that anyone who was possibly on board wasn't a threat, the alien known to the public as Superman landed on the edge of a hill at least 200 feet away, making sure that the DEO agents didn't hurt any aliens who weren't dangerous while also making sure that they were attacked either.

"Wow. Look at that thing." Chloe remarked as she studied the giant spaceship that covered almost half of the valley.

"It's huge." Clark stated, completely shocked by the Kryptonian ship. Even though he had seen it on the DEO's scanners, it was completely different from seeing it in person.

"Do you have any idea what this was for? Or why it took so long to get here?" Chloe asked as she turned to face Clark, who was already shaking his head and walking closer to the edge to get a better look. Being the only survivor from Krypton, or at least, that they knew of, he know next to nothing about his alien heritage and culture.

Chloe was about to turn back around and watch what was happening below like the Kryptonian was doing, when something caught her eye. It looked silver and was shining bright as it reflected the sunlight that was hitting it. She took a step closer, thinking that maybe it was some debris of something, but it looked familiar to her somehow.

"Hey Clark?" Chloe called out, keeping her eyes on the object in the distance.

"Yeah?" Clark replied, though he wasn't looking at her. His attention was still on the large contraption that the DEO was investigating.

"There's something up there." When Clark heard that, he turned around and walked over to the journalist. Seeing the object that Chloe was pointing at, he started walking towards it. Chloe followed right behind him. Once they got closer though and saw what it was, they both stopped and stared.

"Is that what I think it is?" Chloe asked, seeing the design of the machine. She had only seen something like that once, in one of the sheds on Clark's farm. Before it was destroyed that is.

"That's, that's a Kryptonian ship." Clark confirmed, his voice filled with shock but also absolute certainty. There was no mistaking it. The ship was identical to the one he traveled to Earth in. Together, they walked over to it.

"Oh my G*d." Chloe stated the second she saw that there was someone inside. Clark took another step closer then pulled the top right off, revealing a young, blonde, girl, inside. She was wide awake and stared up at Clark. Seeing that she was watching him, Clark gave her a small smile and held out his hand.

"Hey, let me help you out of there." Though she appeared to be in a bit of a daze or in shock, the young girl lifted her hand and grabbed his, letting him help her out of the ship.

"Jor-El?" The little girl questioned with thoughtful yet fearful eyes as she stood on the ground. Clark dropped her hand in surprise.

The alien immediately looked over at Chloe who had the exact same stunned expression that he knew he had on his face. How was it possible that this little girl knew his father? He had died when Clark left Krypton and the planet was destroyed. How was it possible that someone from Krypton would arrive now? Clark then turned back to the girl, hoping he could get some answers.

"No, no I'm not Jor-El. Jor-El is my father. My name is Kal-El." Clark gave her his Kryptonian name, figuring that if she knew his biological father enough to see the apparent family resemblance, she might recognize his real name. She must've because she suddenly started shaking her head and backed away from him.

"No, no, no. Kal-El is a baby." The girl said, voice filled with horror and denial.

"Clark, look at her shirt." Chloe suddenly chimed in. While Clark and the young girl had been talking, Chloe had been studying the new Kryptonian and quickly spotted the crest on her shirt.

Clark turned his attention to the white shirt, also quickly seeing what his best friend had seen. A silver crest decorated the shirt, and it was identical to the one on his own chest. But that crest was his Kryptonian's family crest. Why would she have that on her clothes? Was it possible that they were related?

Before Clark could say or do anything though, a bird flying above let out a loud screech. The blonde screamed and walked backwards fast enough that she fell down on her bottom. She then immediately crawled behind the space ship and stared up at the sky.

"Easy, easy. It's okay. It's just a bird." Clark tried to calm her down. If anything, she looked more terrified though. Not sure exactly what to do, he looked over at Chloe, who had come over to him. Seeing the terrified look in the young girl's eyes and the pleading-for-help look in Clark's, Chloe came closer and crouched down beside her friend.

"Hey sweetie, my name is Chloe. What's your name?" Chloe asked with a sweet smile, trying not to scare the blonde anymore than she already was. The blonde had barely given her any attention until now and stared at her before deciding to answer.

"Kara." Chloe's smile widened at the response, glad that she answered her.

"That's a beautiful name." Chloe told her. The girl, Kara, slowly gave the older blonde a small smile of her own, causing Clark to grin that she seemed comfortable with at least one of them now.

"I know you're probably really scared right now, but you're safe, we're not going to hurt you." Clark assured her. Kara immediately turned to look at him again with the same confusion as before, maybe even stronger as she remembered who he said he was and what they were talking about before she got scared of the bird.

"I left just after Kal-El. How can you be him?" Kara wondered with a confused and scared tone. Clark was just as confused as she was. If she had left right after his parents sent him off, she should've arrived on Earth at the same time as him. And seeing her still so scared, confused, and vulnerable deeply unsettled Clark. While he had always hated seeing others in pain or scared, which was part of the reason he decided to use his powers to protect people, for some reason, he felt a protectiveness over the young girl that he never really felt before.

"How about you come with us, and we'll figure it out, okay?" Clark suggested, holding out his hand to help her stand up. With extreme caution, Kara lifted her hand and took his. Clark helped her stand up and gently led her away from the ship.

Chloe, who had moved back over to the ship while they were talking, pulled out a small device that she knew held the data recorded from the ship's flight. She knew where it was from studying Clark's ship and also knew there was a pretty good chance they would need it. The second she realized that Clark and Kara were moving away from the ship, she went over to them and once they were a few feet away, Clark bent down to look at Kara.

"I'm going to pick you up, and you need to wrap your arms around my neck and hold on tight, okay?" Clark informed her, not wanting to surprise or scare Kara anymore than she already was. Kara nodded and let him wrap one arm underneath her so he could pick her up while she wrapped her own arms around his neck tightly. Chloe, seeing that he had a hold of the young girl, then came forward and hugged him while he placed his free arms around her waist tightly.

"You two ready?" Clark asked, not willing to start flying unless they were. Seeing them both nod, Clark said, "Hold on tight."

Feeling their hold on him tighten even more, Clark held them close and pushed off the ground with his feet. He heard Kara gasp and whispered, "It's okay," then started flying home.

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Soon, the three of them landed safely behind the large, red, barn on the Kent farm. Chloe immediately let go of him once she felt steady on the ground and backed away slightly to give Clark room to put Kara down. The minute Kara was down though, she grabbed Clark's hand and held it tightly as she looked at her new surroundings.

"It's alright. We're safe here." Clark told her, squeezing her hand reassuringly. Kara looked up at him, giving him a small, brave smile and nodded. Clark smiled back, then looked over at Chloe.

"I'm just going to talk to my Mom, then we'll head to the fortress." Clark explained. Chloe nodded and started walking towards the barn to grab her winter coat that she had stashed on the property ever since she learned about the Fortress of Solitude while Clark gently led Kara towards the house.

"Mom? Mom are you here?" Clark called out as he opened the door, still holding Kara's hand.

"In the kitchen Clark." He heard his mother call out. With Kara right behind him, they entered the house and headed to the kitchen.

"What are you doing home already? I thought that you and Lois were coming on the weekend?" Martha suddenly stopped her sentence as she came into the room and saw the young girl with her son, "Oh. Who's this?"

"Her name is Kara. We found her, in a Kryptonian spaceship." Clark added the last part with the slight shock he was still feeling from that bit of information.

"She's from Krypton?" Martha questioned, looking just as shocked as Clark still felt.

"Yeah, she is." Clark confirmed, looking down at the girl. Quickly hiding her shock, Martha smiled and came closer to the two and crouched down so she was more eye level with the young girl.

"Hi Kara, my name is Martha. Nice to meet you." Martha introduced herself, lifting her hand so she could shake Kara's. The blonde however, only moved closer to Clark, pressing her small body against his, staring at the older woman's hand.

Clark then crouched down, which caused Kara to look at him. When he saw that he had her attention, he said, "It's okay. Here on Earth, shaking hands with others is a sign of greeting, or saying 'hello'."

Kara turned her head to look at Martha again and very hesitantly, she lifted her own, much smaller hand, and took Martha's. After a small shake, Kara immediately pulled her hand away and backed into Clark a little more, clearing showing that she still wasn't sure about the new woman. Martha however, gave her smile, still trying to assure the young girl that she was friendly, that she wasn't going to hurt her.

"Mom, we have something we got to go do, questions that need answering. Is it okay if Kara stays here with you while we're gone?" Clark asked. He didn't want to take Kara up to the Fortress of Solitude just yet. He knew that she had to be overwhelmed with everything already and he wasn't sure how she would react to the fortress or the cold.

"Of course she can." Martha agreed. Kara, realizing what was going, immediately pushed even harder against Clark, squeezing his hand do tightly that he knew if he was a human, it would be broken. The older Kryptonian then crouched down so Kara was actually looking down at him now.

"Hey, it's alright. This woman raised me, took care of me when I arrived. She'll take good care of you while I'm gone. And don't worry. I'll be back soon." Clark tried to reassure the younger Kryptonian. Kara stared at him for a moment before glancing back at Martha. Seeing the redheaded woman still smiling at her, the blonde looked back at Clark and nodded.

"I'll see you soon." Clark told her as he stood back up. Kara however surprised him by throwing her arms around his waist and hugged him tightly. He returned the hug, then pulled away and headed back outside the house where Chloe was waiting.

"Ready to go?" Clark asked, seeing that she was already wearing her jacket.

"Yup." Chloe replied. Once her friend reached her side, she wrapped her arms around his neck while he wrapped his around her waist and shot up into the sky.

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Within minutes, the two young adults were in the Arctic, landing gracefully on the snow. Well, Clark landed gracefully. Chloe stumbled a little as she tried to get her balance, but Clark held on to her arm to make sure she didn't fall while she steadied herself. Once she was good, he let go and approached the door while Chloe blew hot air onto her already freezing fingers.

"You okay?" Clark asked when he saw Chloe wrapped her arms around herself.

"I always forget to bring mitts when we come up here. The jacket I always remember, but I never think of the mitts." Chloe complained, placing her hands under her arms to warm her fingers. Clark only smiled as he opened the door and let her go inside first, coming up right behind her.

"Kal-El, welcome back." The robot greeted with programed politeness once he saw that they were there.

"Thanks Kelex. I need to ask you something." Clark told him.

"Of course Kal-El. How can I be of service?" Kelex asked, moving to stand in front of the alien.

"Another Kryptonian spaceship landed here, on Earth. There was a young girl inside, her shirt had the same symbol as I wear, the symbol of my family. She said her name was Kara. Who is she?" Clark explained the situation.

"Kara is the daughter of Zor-El and Alura. Her father is Jor-El's younger brother, making you her cousin." Kelex answered immediately, and Clark suddenly felt at a loss for breath.

"We're related?" Clark said with surprise and shock. The minute his Dad had told him he was alien, every bit of information about his own family and planet all told him that he was the only survivor of Krypton. He never thought that he had family out there.

"Indeed. Her parents sent her to come with you so that she will keep you safe here on Earth while you grew up. Though, since she hadn't arrived when you did, I had assumed that she had perished along with the other Kryptonians before she could leave." As Kelex spoke, he brought up a hologram of what appeared to be a family tree. The Kryptonian quickly realized that it was his own, and followed it to his father, then to Zor-El, and ultimately Kara.

"Kelex. Here is the data I took from the ship Kara was on. Can you find out why she is only arriving now?" Chloe asked, handing the robot the device she had taken early that morning.

"Of course." Kelex replied, then hurried off to go do it. Chloe turned back to Clark, only to see her best friend still staring at the family tree that was still up.

"Clark?" Chloe tried to get the alien's attention as she came over to his side. It wasn't until she touched his shoulder that he spoke.

"I'm not the only one of my family to survive." He said, finally looking at her, relief and joy in his blue eyes. Chloe couldn't help but smile at the sight.

She had known Clark ever since they were kids, and knew from an early age that he had been adopted. Before Chloe found out that he was actually from another planet, she had also wondered why he somewhat felt alone. After all, adoption records could be easily tracked so he could find his biological family. Especially if he had her help him out, but when she found out he was from another planet that had been destroyed, that he was the last of his entire people to live, then she finally understood. A part of him would always feel alone because he was alone, in a sense at least. Now though, he wasn't.

"No, you're not." Chloe confirmed with a smile.

AN – Hope you guys liked this chapter. Next one will be Kara's first night on Earth, but I'm just letting you all know this now, this story has no set schedule for when updates will occur. I will try to do it at least once every two weeks, but I make no promises as I'm pretty busy with my other writings and other stuff in my life. See you guys next time!