Yeah, I did say I was going to take a break but… my mind had other ideas. This is based on 1x13. That damn plant-parasite gave me the creeps!

Chapter 1: Fantasy Becomes Reality

Night…

(Scene: Kendrix' and Elizabeth's Apartment, Terra Venture City, Mirinoi/Kendrix' POV)

I entered my apartment after doing reconnaissance over the city. The problem was a late night robbery. So bank robbers are playing smart now, instead of stealing in broad daylight, they are starting to go uncover at night, where visibility is low. Too bad, I have superior vision, I may not have Night Vision, but X-ray Vision does the job. I managed to intercept them and allow enough time for Terra Venture Security to arrive and cuff them. Then, we'll see how the Justice System plays out for them, they'll obviously receive a fair trial, perhaps a year or two prison sentence. If they are really lucky, Community Service.

Elizabeth; Eliza, my adoptive sister, the best sister I ever had, is doing a late shift at the lab. She won't be home till morning. Whatever it is, I hope it's nothing to do with synthesising Kryptonite, not after the Red K Incident. The title was dubbed courtesy of Damon. I still have nightmares about it, I blamed myself so much. I hurt my friends and my sister especially. Not just physically, yes I broke her arm and nearly killed her, but I damaged her psychologically. I can hear my own words echoing through my head:

"We were never sisters! We don't share blood!" Remembering those words send chills through my veins. The evil thoughts I have buried deep into the darkest pit of my conscience, just… surfaced like a flash flood. It brought out a dangerous and malicious side of me that I never want to experience again. Ever. The nightmares I have are images replaying in my mind, different scenarios or what could've happened if my brother and cousin: Kal-El (Clark Kent) and Kara Zor-El (Kara Danvers) hadn't made it in time. What if Kal didn't reach me fast enough? What if I killed Eliza by burning her to death with my Heat Vision?

I'm not alone though, I have Leo, who's my boyfriend, my close friends: Mike, Kai, Damon and Maya. They were all there for me when I was at my lowest, but it's my lowest point that made me strong. I changed out of my armour into more normal civilian clothes. I decided to wait for Eliza, I don't need to sleep as much as humans, the rays of the Yellow Sun have more recharging power, tenfold. Yup, every single cell in my body is a microscopic solar battery. In human terms, I'm a 'walking solar panel' my sister puts it.

I headed for the fridge to grab a bottle of water, I at least need to rehydrate every now and then. Opening the fridge, I grabbed the bottle, while deciding what to do to kill time. I can do a marathon of The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones or watch Captain America: Civil War. Eliza wouldn't be happy if I watched Marvel's Daredevil without her. To be fair, blind lawyer or super sense enhanced hero, Matt Murdock is handsome! Eliza likes to poke fun at me over my little Marvel crush.

As I headed to the sitting room, my eye caught something strange on the counter where my sister usually dumps her bags and keys. I frowned, looking at it. Judging by the mysterious organism, whatever was inside it, hatched. There's something in our home! Who would have the guts to violate that!? I put down my water bottle and took off my lead-framed glasses, preparing to fry anything that will jump on me. The apartment was quiet, too quiet for my comfort, until I heard a noise. It was coming from above! I looked up, narrowly dodging a sneak attack from my unknown attacker.

I saw my opponent, it was… a plant!? It's not like any other plant I've seen, nor on Krypton. The strange plant did have a parasitic behaviour. The plant rushed at me with a speed that would rival my own. It leaped again, I side-stepped, activating my Heat Vision to burn this creature. The plant dodged them, one pair of lasers after the other, leaving several burn marks on the floor. That Rao forsaken creature jumped, trying to latch onto me, I gave it a quick, but hard jab, sending it flying into the wall, into the sitting room and smashing the coffee table.

After a hit like that, it still got up as if nothing fazed it! How!? I did a shoulder roll, before speeding into the damaged sitting room. I quickly blocked off the hole in the wall with the furniture and locked the door, hoping it will buy me some time to text an SOS to Eliza on my phone. Before I could even hit the send button, I twirled around to see the parasitic plant behind me and then, it jumped on me, latched onto me and finally, darkness.

Afternoon…

(Scene: Kendrix' Room, House of El, Krypton/Kendrix' POV)

I woke up, not finding myself on the wooden floor, but a soft, large bed. I looked around, unsure of my surroundings. Where am I? What happened? I found myself wearing a familiar white clothing. The standard wear of… Krypton!? That was when a robot entered. I gasped in shock, unsure what to do. Why do I feel human? Why does it feel like I don't have any of my… my powers! The robot spoke.

"Hello Kendrix. It is good to see you are up.",

"What? Who are you?" My voice was full of suspicion,

"Do you not remember me Kendrix Jor-El? I am Kelex, I was designed by your father and uncle to aid around the House of El.",

"What are you talking about?" I could hear the shakiness of my voice, I was trying to wrap my brain around this. Kelex left and I was met by another figure. My heart was about to leap from my throat. I wasn't sure if I wanted to lash out, deny all this is real, but another part of me wanted to get up, embrace her and cry. It was my mother: Lara Lor-Van, married to my father Jor-El.

"I see you have recovered from that awful Argo fever. You had myself and your father so worried, nearly scared us to death. You're lucky it is curable now." Wait! Father is alive too!? My mom approached me as I got off the bed. I looked into her eyes, she looked… so real. Her face, her eyes, her hair… her scent. She gave me a warm smile.

"Mom?",

"Yes Brave One, it is me." She said, as she pulled me in for a hug. It felt like the hug before I broke away from her to enter the pod. I freed myself from her as I was drawn to the… recognisable environment through the window. My jaw dropped, what on… Earth or Rao's name or… why am I not thinking straight? The only thing that came out of my mouth was:

"Oh my Rao! I'm on Krypton!" My gaze looked out over the futuristic city, a brighter, happier and more peaceful version of The Matrix. I stared out as Rao's red rays wrapped the city in gentle warmth and danced off the glistening silver infrastructure of a planet I thought was lost forever.

Don't worry, I'm just getting warmed up!