Millma Verse Tales

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Ignorance is Bliss

"Slowing down, Krypton is within sight," the male sitting on the helm of a ship said looking out at the stars. "I'll be home in a few hours." The man looked down at the panel and pushed a button. "Start a personal log."

There was a noise that told the man he was starting a log. "I've never done this before, but I have some things I need to get off my head. My name is Gal-El, the youngest son to Jor and Lara." Gal stopped. "Okay here's the story. Years before I was born Krypton was going through a disaster event. It was going to blow up. In a last-minute effort to save their children my parents and Aunt Alura and Uncle Zor sent my older brother Kal-El and cousins Kaylar Zor-El and Kandar El to a primitive planet called Earth. At last minute, right before the planet blew a young scientist managed to save it. Krypton was saved but my brother and cousins were gone."

Gal took a breath. "And then Krypton made new laws. The planet might have been saved but earth quakes caused major damaged and death. Cities were destroyed. So, Krypton isolated itself. No one was allowed to leave the planet. Security systems posted around the planet to make sure no one left or came in without permission. My parents tried to get them to allow them to get their children but Krypton refused. Said they needed them there to rebuild. I was born a few years later and always heard of my brother and cousins sent away. A few months ago, Krypton finally gave permission for us to go to Earth to get them. Almost 40 years after they were sent. My parents and aunt and uncle were too old so I made the trip."

"Krypton defensive systems. Identity yourself," a voice said and Gal sent over his code. "Gal-El of the House of El. You may land in Argo."

"Now I have to tell them what I found," Gal spoke into the computer again. "End log. Transfer to my personal computer."

….

"Gal," Lara said hugging her son as Gal came into the house. The ancestral home of the house of El where her Aunt and Uncle lived. "Where is Kal? Where is your brother?"

"And Kandar and Kaylar?" Alura said coming up to hug her nephew.

"They….. they are on Earth,' Gal said surprising the four.

"They did not come back?" Zor asked confused.

"When you told them we were alive they should have been….."

"I never told them," Gal told the group.

"WHAT?" The four yelled out and Gal raised a hand.

"Let me show you what I found out," Gal said putting a device down. "Kal-El." A holographic image of his brother showed up. He had black hair and blue eyes. They were clearly brothers, but Kal was wearing glasses. "He goes by Clark Kent. He's a reporter, a newsman, for a place called the Daily Planet." Gal took a breath. "And he's married. To a fellow reporter called Lois. Their kids are named Jason and Ella." The holograms of Lois and the kids appeared. "They were…. Happy."

Gal remembered when he was on Earth and he saw them telling his family the memory.

…..

Gal was almost stunned looking at the man who looked so much like their father. He was in a park playing with two little kids. He was laughing and smiling as he picked up the boy who was laughing himself. "Daddy," Jason called out as Clark picked them up.

"Your mine," Clark joked kissing the top of his sons' head.

"Clark," Lois said holding up a phone and showing Clark what was on it. Clark gave a nod.

"Sorry buddy. I got to go," Clark said putting his son down and kissing his wife and then daughter. Clark turned and walked right towards Gal.

Gal went to talk to him causing them to bump into each other. "Sorry my bad," Clark said giving Gal a smile before running off. Gal looked at him and then turned back at the family. The boy who was his nephew and the girl who was his niece. They didn't know him at all.

…..

"Kal…. Clark, is a man who never knew Krypton. He's human basically," Gal said. "And he's happy." Lara and Jor were still looking at the images of their grandchildren. Almost not believing it.

"What of Kandar and Kaylar?" Alura asked wanting to know of her children. Why they were not here. They were teenagers when they were sent away. They would remember the planet. Their home.

"According to information in the fortress they made with the technology you sent with them their pod got off course. It ended up in the ocean and for their safety they were frozen in status until they were found by a science expedition from a place called STAR Labs. The head of STAR labs took them in."

The hologram of Clark and his family disappeared. To be replaced by Kandar and Kaylar. Two blonds wearing glasses. Around them came an older man and woman. Then a boy around their age and a younger girl. "They are Kandar and Kayla Wells now. Their adoptive parents are Harrison and Tess Wells. They also have siblings. A brother named Jess Wells and sister named Belle Wells." Gal pointed out the hologram of the people who he was mentioning as he said their names. "Kandar is to be wed to a girl named Bailey Allen." Bailey hologram took the place of the other Wells and Gal remembered when he saw them.

….

Gal had gone into the little coffee shop called Jitter. Sitting at the table was Kandar. His blonde hair and a smile on his face as he talked to his soon to be wife. Gal ordered a drink and sat at a table near to them.

"Boo," a new female said to the two Gal taking a seat close enough he could listen. She was around the same age as them only a bit younger. She had brown hair. She was wearing a uniform and a name tag. "What's my favorite couple doing?"

"What do you think Rae?" Bailey asked. "Talking locations. Who's being invited. Cake."

"You're not doing the cake tasting without your maid of honor," Rae warned and Bailey laughed at that. "I could probably make a better one, but I got something to ask you Kandy," Rae was looking at Kandar. Kandy clearly a nickname for him. "Who's the best man?"

"My cousin Clark," Kandar said.

"Nice," Rae said with a smile.

"He's married," Bailey reminded Rae who had to laugh. "And too old for you."

"I know that," Rae said with an eye roll. "But I prefer to be dancing with someone I like for the dance and me and Clark have gotten along well for a long time." There was a hidden meaning there Gal did not get. Why would this girl know Clark for a long time?

"If you're looking for a date I think Frankie likes you," Kandar commented to an eye roll from Rae

"I'll find my own date." Rae commented back. "Anyway, my break is over."

"Don't want to get fire from Jitters," Bailey joked.

"Haha," Rae said. "Soon, hopefully, thanks to your fiancée and his sister I will be out of here."

Rae walked away from the two and Bailey turned her head to Kandar. "Cat Grant is looking for a personal chief. Me and Kayla have some connections there. Brought Cat some leftovers from Rae. She wants to meet Rae and have her cook a meal for her."

"Ah that's sweet," Bailey said leaning over and kissing Kandar cheek as her cell rang. "But I got to get back to work. New crime."

"Why did you become a CSI again?" Kandar asked. "You could have been great working for Harry."

"Oh, a lab job would be interesting," Bailey said putting her arms around Kandar and kissing his cheek. "But I want to help people. Besides figuring out what happened to Rae dad is important to me and her." Bailey whispered that part into Kandar ear and if it weren't for Gal advance hearing he wouldn't have heard it. Bailey kissed Kandar one more time and headed out the door.

Now with Kandar alone Gal turned around. He was about to say something, but Kandar was looking down at his phone. "Rae," Kandar called out. Rae was by a table writing down an order. "Got to go. Bye."

"See you Kandy," Rae said with a wave as Kandar took out money and tossed it down on the table.

Rae finished with her table and then collected the money Kandar left. "Can I get you anything else?" Rae asked and it took Gal a moment to realized Rae was talking to him.

"Um….no," Gal said shaking his head. "I don't have much money." Gal took the money he had out of his pocket. Krypton didn't use money in this way so it had been weird for him to find some and know what to do with it.

"You know what it's on me," Rae said smiling at Gal and then took her pen. She wrote something on a piece of paper in her little book and ripped it out. "Give me a call sometime." Rae handed the piece of paper to Gal who was confused as Rae walked away.

"Did she just try to court me," Gal mumbled looking at it.

….

"A human tried to court you," Jor said almost giving a smile at that as Gal shrugged. "But what does Kandar do for a job?"

"He's a photographer for a news company called Catco," Gal told them. "They all work for news companies." The four elder Els look at each other. The house of El was known for their scientist and not one of their kids became a scientist. They instead all went into reporting. "Kaylar, now known as Kayla, also works for Catco. She's what they call an adventure blogger. She does extremely dangerous activates…. Well at least dangerous for a human and does video reports about them. She also has a mate or as they call it boyfriend. A Winn Schott." A hologram of Winn showed as Gal remembered seeing them inside the Catco offices telling the group of the event.

….

"I hate when you leave," Winn said using Kayla hand he was holding to bring her closer. "Going river rafting. Traveling to Africa for safaris. Your barely here."

"I know," Kayla said kissing Winn. "But it's my job."

"And you love it," Winn said knowing how much Kayla loved going on these adventures. She was an adventurous woman. Gal watched them not sure what to say.

"Why don't you come?" Kayla asked a smile on her face. "Nerd Goes to Wild. People will love it. Me showing you the ropes."

"Mountain climbing," Winn said knowing Kayla current blog was her climbing up a mountain.

"Okay, maybe something smaller. A camping trip. I will run this idea by Cat when I get back. But I need to pack," Kayla said kissing Winn cheek and grabbing some papers off a desk.

Kayla came walking right towards Gal and Gal went towards her. The two bumped into each other and Kayla dropped her papers. "I'm sorry," Gal said going to help Kayla pick them up. Kayla bent down.

"It's okay. Was an accident," Kayla said not looking at Gal as they picked up the paper. Kayla then looked at him. "Do I know you?"

"No, but I do…."

"I got it. You look a little like my cousin," Kayla said as she straightens out her paper.

"Yeah and…."

"Kara," a voice called out and Kayla turned around. "You have to be out by tonight. Get going."

"Yes Ms. Grant," Kayla said with a nod and Cat Grant went back into her office. "If your meeting with Cat Grant she never calls anyone by their right name. Uses the right first letter and sometimes the last. For some reason I am Kara. My brother is Kyle. Just go with it. Don't correct her." Kayla gave Gal a smile. "Maybe I'll see you around I'm Kayla Wells. But I got to go. Bye." Kayla turned to head to the elevator leaving Gal alone in the offices he had no business in.

…..

"So, you just gave up?" Zor asked. "Never told them."

"I didn't tell them because they are happy," Gal said. "And I know this doesn't make you happy, but when you put them in those pods their life on Krypton ended. They started a new life on Earth. If I told them Krypton was alive there were two possibilities. One they come back and never able to leave. Their kids and love ones on Earth are lost to them since only pure Kryptonian are allowed on Krypton and they spend the rest of their lives miserable here without them. Or they stay on Earth and are miserable because they know family is on Krypton they will never see. There was no win for them telling them we were alive. Besides taking away Earths greatest heroes could be a crime in itself."

"What?" the four said.

"Clark, Kayla, and Kandar are superheroes. They use the powers the yellow sun gives them to protect the planet," Gal pushed a button and the hologram changed to show Clark, Kandar, and Kayla all in similar blue and red outfits with the house of El symbol on and capes. "Superman, Superboy, and Supergirl." Two other holograms appeared. "Kandar fiancée is a meta human, a human with an ability, she can teleport. They call her Blink. And her cousin, basically sister, there Rae has super speed and is called the Flash. They keep Earth safe."

"Heroes," Lara whispered looking at them.

"I didn't see them being heroes, but I got videos and news articles from Earth for you to see what they do," Gal said. "Can't you see. This is better for them. Let them live happily in ignorance bliss not knowing Krypton exists. Let Earth have their heroes. And now you know they are safe and happy. You can live knowing your kids are good people. Honoring our family and having a happy life."

There was a moment of silent before Jor spoke up. "You did the right thing son," Jor said with a nod. "They are happy. It would be selfish of us to take them away from that and if you had told them they would have returned to a Krypton out of duty. Krypton so different from the one they knew. The one who they remember or heard about. Krypton is not what it once was. They would have been miserable. Your right. They can live in peace."

Those words from the head of the house seemed to get the other three to agree and want to see the articles about their heroics. "Ignorance is bliss," Gal said.

"I like that," Alura said with a smile as she and her husband looked at the hologram of Bailey again. "Interesting saying."

"Yeah," Gal said stepping away remembering when he heard that quote.

…..

Clark walked into the fortress. "Kandar," Clark said seeing his cousin there. "What's going on?"

"Well I guess Kayla will tell us," Kandar said as the door opened again and Kayla walked in.

"What's the big emergency," Kayla said. "I was getting ready to start climbing a mountain tomorrow."

"You can fly," Clark said blinking at that.

"Got to do things the human way for my blog," Kayla said with a smirk. "So why did you call me here?" Her eyes were on Clark.

"Kandar called us here," Clark said pointing at his cousin.

"No Kayla did," Kandar said.

"No I didn't," Kayla said all three starting to get something was up.

"I called you here," Gal said from his hiding place where he had been able to remain unseen and he came out to see the three. "Do not be alarmed. I mean you no harm." Gal held up his hands as he talked. "My name is Gal-El. I am the younger son of Jor and Lara and Krypton lives."

The three looked at each other. "We know," they said together surprising Gal.

"You know," Gal said his mouth going up.

"We fight aliens sometimes," Clark said. "A Daxamite a few years ago told us about how it was a near destruction. How Krypton is still there."

"About the security not allowing people to leave the planet or come in. Rebuilding. The giant differences," Kayla said.

"Our parents and yours managed to finally get them to allow me to come and get you. Our ship awaits," Gal said.

"I'm not going anywhere," Clark said. "From what that Daxamite said only Kryptonian are allowed on. I cannot leave Lois or my kids for a planet I never knew. I am the son of Martha and John Kent. They raised me here on Earth. I will not leave my home."

"Neither will I," Kayla said. "Krypton is not what we remember. It's not home. This is. This beautiful planet I love exploring and blogging about and then there's Winn. Things are going well with us. I love him. I'm not leaving him."

Gal eyes desperately turned to Kandar who had been quiet. "I got a fiancée I am completely in love with," Kandar said. "I will not leave her."

"Your parents….."

"Are old," Kayla said. "And we haven't seen them in so long. We will not leave our lives for them. To go to a planet that is not home."

"You can live here knowing Krypton is still there. That home is still there," Gal said.

"You're not getting it brother. This is home," Clark said putting a hand on Gal. "Not Krypton."

"Clark is right," Kandar said with a nod.

"We've known Krypton was there for years and it barely came to our minds," Kayla said. "We are home. With our families."

"You can stay," Clark said offering his brother the chance to live with them, but Gal shook his head.

"I must go home. To our parents," Gal said wanting to meet Clark's kid and be able to stay but he had to tell them what he had found. He could not leave them not knowing what happened to four kids.

"I got to go," Clark said. "Got an article to hand in and kids to put to bed."

"I got to get back too," Kayla said giving Gal a nod and the two left the sad Gal behind without even looking around.

"I don't know how to tell them this. It will break their hearts knowing you know and did not care. Did not want back," Gal said.

"You know," Kandar said stopping before he left. "There's a saying around here. Ignorance is bliss."

Gal looked at his cousin. "I am sorry," Gal said not understanding.

"What they don't know won't hurt them," Kandar said. "Tell them something that will make them happy. That they can live not knowing the truth."

"Lie to them," Gal said staring at this cousin.

"Or tell them the truth and hurt them," Kandar said with a shrug. "Your choice." Kandar turned and walked away leaving Gal to think.

…..

Gal sighed looking at the four happy and knew Kandar had been right. Lying to them and telling them he never told them was the way to make them happy. They can live in happy ignorance thinking if the three knew they would have come back. Gal had saved them from being sad by not telling them. The three can live their lives happily on Earth. It was just him who had to deal with the burden. Something told Gal he would be making a lot more personal logs.

"Ignorance is bliss," Gal whispered wishing he had it now as he walked out of the room.

Post Chapter Note 1: so obviously this Millma Verse Tale has introduced you to a new Earth. There are some Earths that me and Sigma make and cannot do too much with but we want to have a lot of differences in the system. Krypton not dying but them being on Earth was an interesting concept. We also wanted an Earth without Kara but with Kandar and Kaylar/Kayla

Post Chapter Note 2: before you argue Kayla is Kara there are always some differences between them besides name. For example, Kaylar is more adventurous then Kara. The different job.

Karry Master OUT!