Teen Titans: Return of Kon-El

Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans, Superboy, or Robin. They all belong to DC.

Summary:A year and half after Infinite Crisis, Cassie is still mourning Conner, while the rest of the Titans are unaware that one of their fellow teammate and friend is still alive

Tim stared after Cassie as she flew off crying. "Great," he muttered to himself, picking up the broken picture frame Conner gave him. Looking at the photo of his best friend, the Boy Wonder thought about what it would be like if Conner was still alive.

All of a sudden he feels a hand on his shoulder and turns to see nothing.

The next morning Tim thought he saw Conner outside his window. "Oh well," he says, shaking his head as he got up to see if he got any mail. When Robin got to his mailbox he found a note with the initials C.K. 'Odd,' he thought. 'C.K.? Could Conner still be alive? Impossible, Cassie said he died in her arms.' The young hero scans thee skies for his friend and sees a cloud in the shape of an s-shield. 'Weird,' he thought as he went back into the tower.

Back in the tower's kitchen Vic, Gar, Kory, Rose, and Cassie were eating breakfast when Tim came in, grabbed a Hot-Pocket and went down to his lab without saying one word to the rest of the Titans. "Boy, what's up with him?" asked Bart as he sped into the kitchen. The rest just shrugged. "Okay. Hey has anyone seen Raven?" "No," answered Vic. "Good," replied Bart. "Now I can eat her cereal."

'Home,' he thought while staring at the Titans tower. H knew he couldn't go in there yet, but he missed her and his friends. He heard glass shattering and looked up to see her fly off. "I miss you," he said to himself, stuffing his hands in his pockets. Deciding to follow her, he looks for a secluded place before taking to the air.

Back at the Titan's tower, Tim paced up and down in his lab wondering where the mysterious letter came from. Deep in thought he didn't hear shattering glass as someone stole Superboy's uniform, yet he heard whispering. As he went to go check it out, he found an open window on his way to check on Superboy's costume. "OH NO!" Robin gasps as he sees broken glass leading to the empty tank that once held his friend's costume.

Mean while at the Kent Farm in Smallville, Kansas, two couples were talking when a note slipped through the door. "Jonathan," said Martha Kent looking at her husband. "Can you please get that?" "Sure," replied Jonathon as he got up to see what it was and found an envelope on the floor. He picked it up and saw the initials C.K. written on it. Wondering what it meant, Jonathon headed back to the living room to rejoin his family.

As he flew over the Kent Farm, he aimed his telekinesis to push the note through the door. He recalled the day he wrote both notes and hoped that both recipients understood what the letters meant. He was glad that it was almost dark, because Nightwing told him to be careful when he went out. He was also supposed to be back in Gotham by now, but he didn't care.

"C.K.?" Lois Lane asked as she read the letter. "What does that mean?" She looked at her husband and in-laws, who just shrugged. "C.K.," mused Clark. "Maybe Conner is still alive and is trying to tell us something." Martha watched her son thoughtfully as he paced. "Oh Clark," she said. "We all miss Conner, especially Cassie and Tim, but do you really think it's possible for him to still be alive?" "I don't know Ma." Clark went to the window and saw a constellation in the shape of the s-shield. 'It's possible,' he thought starting to believe that his son was still alive. "Maybe I'll go visit the Titans tomorrow," Clark sighed.

"No way!" shouted Kid Flash as he sped thru the tower's lounge. "What's Superman doing here?" He looks at his fellow Titans and back to Superman who answered, "Simple. I was wondering if any of you noticed anything strange happening." Cyborg stepped forward and replied, "No, we haven't seen anything odd unless you call Wondergirl and The Ravenger bickering odd." He glared at the two girls, who immediately became quiet. "We will keep you posted if anything does happen," Cyborg reassured the Kryptonian. "Thank you. By the way has anyone received a letter with the initials C.K.?" "No." "Okay. Thank you once again." Superman flew out of the tower and back to Smallville.

Robin stared at the letter, itching to open it, yet afraid of what it would say. "Oh please! Quit staring at it and open the stupid letter! It'll make the both of us happy," came a very familiar voice. "Huh?" Tim turned around and sees a figure on the shadows. "Conner?" he asks. "Is that you?" The figure emerges from his hiding place revealing himself to be the young Teen of Steel. "Yeah, so?" he answers as he walks around Tim's lab. "Nice, weird but nice." He tapped on one of the green tubes. "You've gotta be insane if you were trying to reclone me. And I hope Cass hasn't found out or she'll pummel you." Conner saw a guilty look spread across his friend's face. "Oh. Great. She found out didn't she?" Tim nodded, still in shock over seeing his best friend. Conner went over to an empty, broken tank and asked what was in it. Finally finding his voice, Tim replied, " It held your costume. Until someone stole it." Scratching the back of his neck, Kon gave Tim a sheepish look and unbuttoned his blue shirt revealing the famous black t-shirt with a red s-shield. "You mean this?" "Yep." "Oh sorry." Conner gives a smile.

To be continued...