Smallville

Clark blocks every punch. They were at this sparring session for hours already and Clark never moved an inch. Kara finally asks for a break. Clark passes the towel and water bottle. None of the punches today produced the usual bang. It never happened before.

The crows resting on telephone wires are lusting for the raspberry pie. Lois is helping in the kitchen. She never worked in a kitchen before. Clark is the chef in their house in Metropolis. She almost drops the plates after being startled by the 'bang' produced from the farm house.

It was Clark's turn to punch out. Despite her efforts, Kara couldn't block the punches. Instead, she is pushed back, and her back almost touches the wall which Mr. Kent fixed just a few days ago.

"Time out?"

"Okay Kara, what is bothering you?"

"Nothing. Why would you think that?"

"Because you twitch your right eyes, whenever you are lying."

"I do?" She asks and touches her right eyes.

"Caught you."

"Very mature."

Clark starts to laugh and flies away. "You come back." She leaps into the air to chase him, but it is cut short.

"Connor?" She shouts his name,

He jumps on Clark and tackled him onto the ground. Kent family rushes out of the hut. Connor keeps punching Clark, with the motive of burying his head in the mud.

"You went too far."

Kara pulls his t-shirt and throws him away. "TRY!" she shouts.

Mr. and Mrs. Kent comes running in the middle of the field. Mr. Kent helps Clark to get up. Lois arrives later with first aid kit.

"Who bruised you so badly?" Lois asks.

"He was Connor."

"An enemy?"

"He is Superboy."

"WHAT?" All three of them yells in utter shock. "Why will a friend of yours attack you?"

"Well-"

Connor pulls Kara away. "I thought you can't fly."

"I am jumping."

Connor crashes lands and smashes her on the ground, which is followed by a minor earthquake. With his eyes furiously burning, Superman screams, "That's' it." firing heat rays and knocking him out.

He then picks her up and asks, "Why are you doing this?"

"Why am I doing this? Why are you doing this?" Connor asks. He gets up and cleans his wounds. "Unlike me, you have everything Clark- a wife, a family, and friends. What right do you have to interfere with Titan's affair?"

"What right do I have? Your leader just killed a senior member of our team. You guys are at the age where you can be manipulated. This makes you dangerous. Your ignorance-"

"Ignorance?" Superboy shouts at top of his voice. "Like you ignored the fact of my existence. You gave me a name but you never accepted me. You find me disgusting, don't you?"

Superman says nothing. He couldn't look at him in the eyes. He clenches his fist and turns away. "Symbol of Hope? My ass." Connor leaps away.

"Oh my goodness. Kara." Mrs. Kent cries. "Dear, please call the Danvers."

"I am alright." She pushes herself off the ground. She tries to stand but she is trembling.

"Let's get you home." Mr. Kent says. He helps her walk to the house.

"Well, he was right."

"Don't start this Louis."

"What was his fault? It was not his choice to be created."

"It is not that I am embarrassed to be around him. I am just a constant reminder of what he can never be. I just don't know how to approach him. Now, this ignorance turns into a misunderstanding. Sometimes I really think if I am a symbol of Justice." Superman flies off to space to cool off his brain.

Metropolis

Lex is enjoying his new status as the liaison between the two factions of Justice League. He never thought being a hero has its benefits. He pours a glass of champagne for himself and walks away to the balcony gazing the night sky and wondering if the world is any different than this if the man of steel never landed on Earth.

It is when Superboy falls on his balcony breaking the expensive timber tiles.

"A guest. You should have called. I am not even ready to attend you."

Superboy gets up but falls again and punch the floor in anger. "I am weaker than before." Connor grunts.

"Excuse me?"

"I am weaker than I was yesterday. I can't find the heat signatures anymore."

"Well, I won't blame you. I never got the opportunity to finish you." Luthor says taking a sip of his champagne. He then takes out a ring. "Try this son."

"Don't call me that." Superboy is shivering, puffing and is feeling dizzy. "What is it?"

"If the yellow sun gave him power, and red sun blocks it then what will the Black Sun do?" Luthor asks. He kicks the ring away from Superboy.

Superboy cannot speak anymore. "When Project Cadmus created you, it was to provide Earth with a Superman without weakness. Whenever we exposed a Kryptonian DNA to Kryptonite-A, the former vaporized. So we killed the weakness by injecting a small amount of Kryptonite to alter your human-Kryptonian DNA."

"But it is- it is not."
"Yes your human side failed to give an impressive result we expected but now it is totally opposite. Now you cannot live without releasing the energy that hurting your body at cellular level."

"Hel-Help help me!"

"And why will I do that until you-" Luthor turns. Superboy has fainted. He has got a high fever.

"Micheal, please arrange a room in our biotech facility."

"Yes, sir."

Luthor dials another number and says with a handsome evil grin, "We are resuming me the Red Son project." He walks into the shadow leaving Connor alone.

National City

Kara says, "Krypton orbits around a red sun."

"Ruining a complete romantic night." He jokes. Jimmy tries everything. He bakes her favorite cupcakes, bought her favorite movies- 'My super ex-girlfriend' and even bought her a giant teddy bear. "Are you still upset about Titans."

"No."

Jimmy gives her a stare. She sighs.

"Well, it is good then. You won't be upset about the news I am about to share."

"Yeah."

"As you know Justice League is inviting teenage superheroes for Titans."

"Yeah. So?"

"Guess what? They are rebranding the team."

"Okay." She finally understands the meaning of the words a few seconds ago and turns her blonde head upon him. "Wait. What!?"

"They are calling them the Young Justice now. They are reducing their status to a covert ops team."

"Covert Ops!?" She shouts

"Covert Ops is a type of teams-"

"I know what is a covert ops team? Damn now I know why Connor is angry. Wait why do you know all this?"

"Well-"

Kara widens her eyes and stares at him. "Jimmy..."

He sighs and rolls her to a side. "I am invited to join the team."

"WHAT!?"

He puts his hand on her shoulder and continues, "Aren't you happy? I am finally working with you."

"WHY!?"

"Black Canary recruited me. She thinks my investigation and tracking skills make me a good backup support for the team." Jimmy says. Every word makes his cheeks go red and Supergirl's face paler.

"I am going for a flight."

She climbs the fence but Jimmy stops. "What is wrong babe? You don't seem so happy about this offer?"

"Because I am not happy."

"Why Kara? You know this is a chance I may never get again so if there is a reason for not accepting this invite, I want it on the table now."

Jimmy was never so dead serious before. If he was, Kara doesn't remember. Ske knows her charming smile and puppy stare can't save her this time.

"I am being selfish but I don't think that I have enough courage to lose the only person who makes me feel normal."

Kara closes her eyes. She does not know what will be Jimmy's reaction. He hugs her and says.

"Believe me, Babe. Nothing will change."

She hugs him back. She cries. She doesn't want to leave him and wishes for this moment to never end.