This one is for kakashixangela who wanted to see how Conner would react to having a little sister.
"Now we contact the league." Said Kaldur.
Robin shook his head "No signal."
Kid Flash groaned "We're literally in too deep!"
Robin quickly typed up a message to Batman that would send out as soon as his holo-watch got service.
'Urgent. Cadmus. S-Man's kid.'
A couple hours and a few battles later, the group of four escaped Cadmus. They were just in time to see members of the Justice League make their decent.
The moment Superman landed he made his way to Robin, completely ignoring everything about him.
"Where is she? Is she okay?" he asked quickly, panic in his eyes.
It took a moment to understand what he meant before Robin's eyes went wide, remembering his message. "Oh, no, I didn't mean that. Sorry Superman, I spaced out. I didn't mean to make you worry. No I meant, uh…" he trailed off pointing towards Superboy.
Superman's eyes went wide at the sight of Superboy.
"Is that what I think it is?" Batman asked.
"He doesn't like being called an it." Kid Flash said quickly.
"I'm superman's clone!" Superboy shouted.
"…Start talking." He said looking at Robin.
As Robin got done explaining to Batman, Superboy watched Superman approach them again.
"We'll, ah, we'll figure something out for you. The League will I mean. For now, I better make sure they get the Blockbuster creature squared away." Then he flew away fast. As soon as Blockbuster was put away he had someone to check up on as soon as possible. Robin's message had scared him much more than it should have.
As soon as Superman disappeared Kid Flash turned to Robin "Who's she?" he asked finally.
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Five months later the question was all but forgotten. Robin had fired off a quick excuse that appeased Kid Flash. Superboy, now known as Conner, had never really forgotten though. He still thinks about it every once and a while watching the static-y TV. Little did anyone know the answer would be coming soon.
It was a normal day off for the team. Megan was finishing up a batch of cookies, while everyone else was hanging out in the living room area. Artemis and Wally were arguing. Superboy was staring at the static on the television. Robing was fiddling with his holo-watch, really who knows what he gets into with that. Kaldur was enjoying the company of his friends.
Suddenly the computerized voice announced a new arrival "Recognized C-01 Krypta."
Robin's eyes went wide behind his sunglasses and his jaw dropped slightly. No way! Superman was bringing her here? Robin's eyebrow raised when a second ID was never called. Okay then, what in the world is she doing here by herself? Robin quickly got up and made his way to the zeta tube. The rest of the team following him.
"Robin, who is Krypta? I have never heard of her before." Kaldur asked.
"Yeah and what does the C in the ID code stand for?" Artemis asked.
Robin didn't know how much he should answer. Once he realized it was all going to come out since she was here anyway he decided to explain. "Well the C stands for children. You wouldn't have heard of Krypta before, she's a pretty well-kept secret. The only reason I know her is because Superman and Batman are friends in civilian life. That and I babysit her a bunch."
He could see that most of the others didn't quite get it yet. Artemis's eyes were slowly growing wide in understanding. As they turned the corner they saw a small five-year-old who was of Japanese descent. She was wearing a fluffy tutu over a pair of jean shorts. She had on a yellow t-shirt with a butterfly on it. A black domino mask and a pink sheet that was obviously supposed to be a cape completed her look. Her long black hair was tied back in a low ponytail. They could all see her blue eyes despite the mask. As soon as the little girl saw Robin her eyes lit up.
"Robbie!" she shouted excitedly and ran over to him, giving him a hug. Robin caught the girl and hid a wince at the strength she was hugging him. Looks like she still didn't know how to control her strength. A second later he was hugging her back.
"Hey K, how've you been?" Robin asked.
Krypta backed up and smiled at Robin "Good! Look what I can do now!" she said excitedly. She then, very wobbly, started hovering barely an inch off the floor. She held herself up for a few more seconds before falling to the ground. A toothy smile took over her face.
Robin gave her a grin "That's amazing K! When did you start hovering?"
"A few months ago, it's really hard, and I have to focus really hard, but I practice lots and lots."
"Good for you K. What are you doing here though? I'm pretty sure you dad doesn't want you being here. Especially alone." Robing said, folding his arms over his chest like he was scolding his younger sister.
Krypta shifted slightly "I was staying with Gramma and Grandpa and I took the zeta tube in the barn. I head Daddy talking with Uncle B last night. They were talking about…" her eyes had been shifting around the room as she had been talking. The moment her eyes landed on Conner her eyes lit up.
"Big brother Conner!" she shouted excitedly. She launched herself at him, using her hovering ability to boost herself.
On pure instinct, he caught the child that leapt into his arms. He looked to Robin for help "Um…" he said uncertainly.
Krypta didn't even notice "Hi, you don't know me. My name is Kagome Kent and we share a Daddy! Do you wanna play with me?"
Robin's hand met his forehead, she hadn't hesitated for a moment to give her real name. He let out a sigh and approached the two "Kagome come here, I think you put everyone in this room into shock."
Kagome jumped from Conner's arms to Robin's and pouted "Did I do something wrong Robbie?"
Robin looked at Conner who was looking at Kagome with eyes full of questions "We'll talk about it later. Now please explain what you are doing here." He asked as he set her down on the ground.
"I heard Daddy talking to Uncle B. Uncle B said something to Daddy about Conner and how he should take him in because he was his son. That got me really excited, I've always wanted an older brother!"
Robin faked it like his feelings were hurt "What I'm not enough of an older brother to you?"
Kagome immediately became panicked "No Robbie you're a great big brother!"
Robin let out a laugh "Relax Gome I was just kidding."
"Wait a minute Superman has a daughter!" Kid Flash yelled out.
"Yup, Superman is my Daddy!" she told Kid Flash before promptly ignoring him and turning back to Conner. She pulled something from behind her back "I've brought my favorite game. Will you play with me?" She held out a checker board and a bag of checkers.
Conner rubbed the back of his neck, he really wasn't used to this "I, uh, don't know how to play." It wasn't exactly something Cadmus had thought relevant to teach him. His friends had taught him how to play a couple games, but checkers was not one of them.
Kagome smiled at him "It's not that hard to learn and once you get the hang of it you can practice strategy with it. It's really fun to play. Please?"
Robin elbowed Conner to knock him out of his stupor. Conner blinked quickly before giving a nod "Oh, sure."
Kagome's smile got even bigger. She let out a little squeal and grabbed her big brother's hand before pulling him along to a table she saw. She set up the checker board and energetically started teaching Conner how to play. Robin gave them a grin as he watched the two interact. He had been wanting to tell Kagome about Conner, and Conner about Kagome but Superman didn't want them knowing about each other. Robin's grin widened as he realized that Superman was going to be bringing not just one, but two children home today. Now that Kagome knew about Conner, she was not going to let him go that is for sure. She was just that kind of kid.
Time passed and Conner was having more fun than he had since he escaped Cadmus. Kagome had decided to stop playing checkers after a few rounds and play something else so everyone could join in. That is how, a few hours later, Superman arrived at the cave to see seven kids completely soaked. Kagome had suggested a friendly water balloon fight and the teens had readily agreed. Since she had gotten there she had taken off her domino mask, complaining that it was itchy and uncomfortable.
With a frown on his face he approached the kids "Kagome." He said a bit louder than a normal speaking voice.
Kagome finished throwing the water balloon in her hand, it connected with Artemis. Then as she was giggling she turned around and saw her dad. Kagome's eyes lit up "Daddy!" she exclaimed and ran over to him. In her excitement, she hovered slightly as she approached him.
Superman picked Kagome up and looked at her sternly "What are you doing here Kagome? You are supposed to be at your grandparents."
Kagome pouted "I told them I was coming here before I left. I used the beta port in the barn."
Superman's eyes went wide "They let you come here by yourself?"
Kagome gave a cheeky grin before saying "I told them I wanted to meet my big brother and that I would bring him back for supper. Gramma's making pas-ghetti!" she turned her head to look at Conner "Gramma makes the best pas-ghetti, you'll love it."
Robin gave a chuckle as Superman visibly paled "You told your grandparents about him? How did you even find out?"
Kagome gave her dad a tiny glare that made Robin laugh even more, though he tried to hide it as a cough "I heard you talking to Uncle B last night. He's right you know; big brother Conner should be at home with us. Uncle B is always right." She finished with a smug smile.
This time Robin couldn't hide his laughter and it bubbled out. The rest of the team were trying to hide their own laughter.
"Superman, is Kagome truly your child?" Kaldur asked.
Superman looked over at the curious eyes of the team and let out a sigh. "Yes, Kagome is my daughter. Her mother was the most amazing Japanese woman, she had won my heart almost immediately. However, she died due to a complication during birth. She had told me beforehand that is the child was born a girl that she loved the name Kagome. Even though I had no idea how to raise a child I couldn't just abandon her. So, I brought her home with me, my parents adore her."
Kagome nodded with a grin "It's sad that I didn't get to meet my mommy, but Ms. L is a lot like a mommy so I'm okay."
A large blush formed over Superman's cheeks and Robin laughed even harder. Just wait until Batman saw what happened here, this was great!
Kagome wiggled out of her Dad's grip and skipped over to Conner. She grabbed his hand and started pulling him along. "Come on Conner, if we don't leave now we're going to be late for supper."
Conner sent a half hesitant, half pleading look towards Superman. No matter how much he wished to go, he wouldn't if Superman didn't want him there.
Superman sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose, this was the exact reason he had been trying to keep the two apart. He knew Kagome would adopt him immediately. He looked at the younger version of himself and felt a pang of guilt at the look in the boy's eyes. "Alright then, you win Gome. Let's bring him home."
"YAY! Let's go to Gramma's!" Kagome shouted and pulled twice as fast towards the beta portal.
Superman looked at the rest of the team "It's late, the rest of you should head home. Robin tell Batman to call me later tonight as I have things I need to discuss with him."
Robin sent him a smirk "Can do Sup's."
A few moments later the computerized voice called out "Recognized 01 Superman, B-04 Superboy, C-01 Krypta."
The rest of the team slowly split apart, heading for their own homes. Robin smiled to himself as he picked up Kagome's checkers and board. He had a feeling Bruce had planned that phone call last night just perfectly. It really had been time for Superman to take responsibility for Conner. He made his way to the Beta portal with Kagome's game, he figured he could give it back to her next weekend. They were planning on getting together then, now there would be an extra person at the table. Robin's last thought before entering the Beta transporter was he better let Alfred know about cooking for the extra Kent family member.