What Could've Been.. Finale:

Looking Back and Walking Ahead

1 week later...

Monday, June 23, 2005: 6:00 pm

The Kent farm is buzzing with activity. In the back of the house, a large concert platform sits in front of ten chairs, set neatly in two groups. Three cars are parked in the driveway, belonging to Alicia, Kailey and Justin. The men of Kal's former army are dressed up in black and white tuxedos, while Kailey and Alicia are wearing purple dresses. Shane is helping Martha move the cake that she made to celebrate the Life Partner Ceremony into the freezer in the garage. It is a four layer cake lined with pink and blue frosting, and two miniature figures of Kal and Cara, kissing. Justin and Adam are practicing their abilities, and are helping Johnathon by 'staying out of the way.'

Kal walks down the stairs, and enters the kitchen. On the counter next to the stove, Kal spots what he asked Johnathon to get on Friday. A large lump of coal sits next to the microwave, and Kal picks it up. Adam spies at what Kal is holding and walks over.

"What are you doing, Kal?"

"I'm making my Ceremony present for Cara."

"Well, I don't think coal is the best thing that women want for a present."

"Oh, I know, but watch this."

Kal holds tight on the large piece of coal, and starts to add pressure to it. Johnathon walks over and watches as the coal starts to glow red from the pressure. Fire shoots from Kal's eyes onto the coal, making it glow even more. The coal then starts to shrink, until Kal was covering it with both of his hands. The red glow darkens, and Kal uncovers his hands. Instead of coal, resting on Kal's hand sits a large diamond. Kal pulls out of his pocket a golden ring. He presses the diamond's tip into the gold ring, and stops, handing it to Johnathon.

"Try pulling it off. I want to see if I need to press it in more." Kal states.

As told, Johnathon tries to pull it off, but can't. He gives it back to Kal, and he puts it in his pocket.

"That's one heck of a present, Kal. You gotta teach me how to do that." Adam states.

"Gladly. I'll show you after the Ceremony."

Martha walks into the kitchen, and helps fix Johnathon's tie, while Kal straightens the wrinkles out of his ceremonial blue robe. Kara enters the kitchen, a bright smile on her face. She is wearing a ceremonial robe, also blue, showing that she belongs in the same family as Kal. Kara hugs Kal, then fixes his robes.

"Cara is almost ready, Kal-El. She needs to finish a few preperations, and then she'll come down."

"Thank you, Kara. What will you do after the Ceremony?"

"I don't know. I guess I'll find out when the time comes."

Cara walks into the kitchen. She is wearing a purple ceremonial robe, and has a red rose in her hair. Kal looks at her, and smiles. Cara smiles back, and walks up to him. She holds his hand, and they latch their fingers. A blue aura encompasses Kal, while a pink aura covers Cara. At their hands, the two auras touch, the two colors swirl, until a pink and blue aura covers both of them.

"It is time," Kara states.

"Well, lets sit in our spots, then." Martha instructs. The group leaves, except for Kal and Cara. They stand their ground, and then leave the house, and up to the platform. The group sits below them, Johnathon and Martha in the center, Adam and Justin sitting next to them. Lara, Shane and Alicia sit right behind them. Kailey and Kara sit next to each other, and Krypto lies down on the red carpet between the two groups of chairs. The second group of chairs are empty with the exception of Lois and Steve, who are taping the whole Ceremony.

Kal pulls out the Octagonal disc, and then Cara holds it with him. The disc glows blue, red, and yellow again, and the holographic images appear, with the exception of Zor-EL. In place of Zor-El, it is Jara-Lan, Cara's mother. Jor-El "stands" next to Kal, while Exe-Lo and Jara-Lan "stand" next to Cara.

ARE YOU READY, KAL-EL?

"Yes."

ARE YOU WILLING ENOUGH, CARA?

Cara looks at, Kal, and smiles. He smiles back, and she nods her head.

GOOD. LET THE CEREMONY BEGIN!

The aura that Cara and Kal share now shoots straight up, into the atmopshere. As it increases in height, it twirls around, mixing both colors. Jara smiles as the beam of light breaks apart, and starts falling down as drizzle. Kal and Cara walk closer until they are holding each other around their waists, and the beam of light intensifies. Kal and Cara smile, and Jor-El pulls out a large book from his robes. He opens it, and clears his throat.

BOTH THE WORLDS OF KRYPTON AND EARTH HAVE ENTERED TODAY TO JOIN THESE TWO KRYPTONIANS TO BECOME LIFE PARTNERS. THE MALE, MY SON, KAL-EL AND THE FEMALE, CARA-LO, THE CHILD OF EXE-LO AND JARA-LAN, HAVE DECIDED TO SPEND ALL OF ETERNITY WITH EACH OTHER ON THIS PLANET. KAL-EL, RECITE TO CARA YOUR VOWS OF CONTINUANCY.

Kal and Cara lock eyes, and Kal holds her hand.

"Cara-Lo. I have loved you since we first met 200 years ago. When Darkseid had you by your throat, I thought that if I didn't save you in time, Allah would have taken you away from me. I love you Cara, and I couldn't live with myself if you died. That's why I vow to love you, and protect you from anything or anybody that could hurt you. I vow to share the same feelings that you have. To be with you during the bad times and the good times. I want to be with you for all eternity."

Cara starts to cry, and she hugs Kal, who also has tears falling down his cheeks.

KAL-EL. IT IS TIME TO GIVE CARA HER PRESENT.

Kal pulls out of his pocket the golden diamond ring that he made for Cara, and slides it on her right ring finger. Cara kisses Kal, and hugs him again.

"This is such a beautiful event. I wonder if it was better on Krypton." Martha says.

"I think it would be. I guess the only people that would know would be Kara, Cara and Kal." Johnathon anwsers.

"Don't forget Krypto." Martha says.

"Oh yeah, I forgot about him."

The beam of light that erupts from Cara and Kal increases in power, and it explodes into millions of different colored lights. The sky turns into a giant Aurora Boriales. The lights shine, and then dissappear into nothingness. The beam emminating from Kal and Cara dissappears, and only their shared aura remains. Cara and Kal share a deep, passionate kiss, and the aura dissappears.

THE CEREMONY IS OVER. I NOW PRONOUNCE KAL-EL AND CARA-LO LIFE PARTNERS, AND WILL LOVE EACH OTHER FOR ALL ETERNITY. CONGRADULATIONS.

The group, including Jor-El and Cara's parents begin to clap, and the sun shines brightly down on the couple. Cara's blonde hair shines out in the sunlight, and she smiles as Kal hugs her.

"I love you Kal-El, and I always will."

"I love you too, Cara."

Cara and Kal-El look over at Jor-El, Jara-Lan and Exe-Lo.

LARA. COME WITH ME, AND WE WILL BE TOGETHER FOREVER.

Lara stands up, and walks up to the stage. She stands in front of Jor-El, and smiles. She looks at Kal-El.

"I have to leave now, Kal-El. It is better that I be with your father, than here, alone without anybody."

"I understand, mother. I will miss you."

"I will miss you, too."

Jor-El holds out his hand, and Lara takes it. Her body transforms into another hologram, and stands next to Jor-El. Jor-El puts his right arm around her waist, and 1 tear escapes his left eye.

GOODBYE, KAL-EL. WE WILL MISS YOU. KARA, YOUR PARENTS SAID THAT THEY MISS YOU, ALSO.

WE WILL MISS YOU TOO, CARA AND KAL-EL. WE HOPE THE LOVE YOU HAVE FOR EACH OTHER WILL OVERCOME ANY OBSTACLE.

"Thank you, Mother and Father. I will miss you." Cara says.

Jor-El, Lara, Exe-Lo and Jara wave goodbye, and dissappear into the octagonal disc. Kal and Cara look out into the group, and notice that almost everyone is crying. The exception is Justin, who claps his hands. Krypto stands up, and walks up to the couple, and starts licking Cara's hand. She laughs despite her tears, and starts petting Krypto. Johnathon and Martha stand up, and walk over to Kal and Cara.

"Do you two have any plans on where your going to live?" Johnathon asks.

"Where should we live, Kal?"

"I don't know. I guess we could get an apartment in that city, Metropolis."

"Well, if you want, you could live with us...we have an extra room, that is, if you want to..."

"Thank you, Johnathon. We'd love that." Kal answers, smiling at Cara. She beams back, and stands back up.

"Well, let's celebrate. We can fire up the grill, and party!" Johnathon yells.

The group stands up, and walks down towards the house. Eric and Kara stay with Johnathon, Martha, Kal and Cara.

"That was incredible." Eric states.

"That was what you call a wedding. Except it lasts forever." Kal explains.

"Well, weddings last forever." Martha states.

"Yes, but Kal and I can't die, without Kryptonite being involved. Therefore, we will live forever."

Cara hugs Kal again, and she kisses him. Kal smiles again, showing the love he has for Cara. They head inside the house, and Kal cuts the cake. Cara and Kal share the top piece, and after the meal, the group gets ready to leave. Kailey, Alicia, Justin, Adam, Eric and Shane hug the small group of kryptonians, and slowly leave.

Most of the group is gone, except for Eric. kal looks at him and smiles.

"Did you destroy the Kryptonite?" Kal asks.

"Yep. I froze all of the green kryptonite, and threw it into an old abandoned mine."

"Thank you for this, and all of your help. I couldn't have killed him without you."

"That's okay. Man, Darkseid was a real asshole."

"Yeah. Well, thanks for your help. Thank the rest of them, also." Cara states.

"I will. Don't worry. Bye." Eric says, waving his hand as he leaves.

Martha looks at the small band of kryptonians, and smiles. Kal and Cara kiss, and Kara starts playing with Krypto.

"It's time." Cara states. She smiles at Kal, and he smiles back, awaiting the anticipation.

"Time for what?" Johnathon asks, and thinks, answering his own question.

Kara stands up, and watches as Kal looks over at his family, including Johnathon and Martha.

"Uhh, we will be back in...6 hours." Kal states.

"Six hours?" Martha states, shocked that any man can last that long.

"7 if we take our time." Cara states, and starts to giggle at her own remark.

Kal picks up Cara, and superspeeds to the loft. The anticipation between Kal and Cara is up to it's boiling point. They superspeed up the stairs, and Kal gently sets Cara on the couch.

"You know, if we do this... there's a good chance I could become pregnant."

"Yes, I know. And if you do get pregnant, we can start a family on Earth. We would be parents, and I would be very proud of both of us, and our child."

"So would I. I would love to concieve our child, Kal-El." Cara says, smiling her greatest smile yet.

Kal smiles back, and gently lays down next to Cara. They kiss passionatly, and Cara unbuttons Kal's robes. Kal does the same to Cara, and both of them slip underneath the covers.

The Next Morning
The morning sunshine was beaming through the loft windows. The sounds of Johnathon's tractor wakes up Kal. Lying on the bed is Cara sleeping silently, her head lying on a pillow next to him. Both of their bodies lay beneath the purple sheets. There's a beautiful innocence when two virgins lose themselves to each other. Kal could feel her every breath hitting his hair. He caresses Cara's back softly as she sleeps soundly next to him. He looked at Cara and gently brushes her hair away from her face so he could see her. He softly touches her face, careful not to awaken her. She breathes in, and moves her hand onto Kal's chest. He feels her warm body against his and he smiles. Cara stirs, and opens her eyes. She looks up at Kal, tired and smiling.

"Good morning, husband." Cara states, smiling at her own words.

"Good morning, wife."

Cara kisses Kal on the lips, and sets her head on Kal's chest. Her hair tickles Kal, and he sets his hand around her waist. The summer sun enters through the loft window, and falls on Kal and Cara. They can feel the warmth of the sun hitting them, and they bathe in it. The sun powers them up again after the long night of sharing themselves.

Cara sits up, the sheets covering her. Her blonde hair is a mess, but to Kal she still looks beautiful. She superspeeds to the Kent house, a white blur seen only to Kal. Kal sits up, and follows her to the spare bedroom. Martha notices the sound of the door opening, but by the time she turns toward it, both Kal and Cara are already upstairs. Kal enters the bedroom, and sees Cara already dressed. Kal quickly puts on his clothes, and they superspeed down to the kitchen. The kitchen table is full with pancakes, syrup, fruit salad and scrambled eggs. Kara is waiting as Martha and Johnathon sit down, and so do Kal and Cara. Krypto sits next to Kal, and stares at the food. Kal gives him some bacon, and Krypto eats it.

"So...you two had a good time last night?" Johnathon asks, embarressed that he did.

"Oh, it was wonderful, right Kal?"

"Yes, it was quite spectacular. We should be getting a sign soon." Kal answers.

Martha looks up at Kal.

"A sign? What sign?"

"A sign that if Cara is pregnant or not. That is one of the ways the men of Krypton could tell if their life partner was pregnant."

"How else would you know? Didn't Krypton have pregnancy tests?" Johnathon asks.

"No, we didn't have pregnancy tests, but another way we could tell was to X-ray our Life Partner, but if I did that, it would be extremely hazardous to Cara and the baby, that is, if she's pregnant. We will just have to wait."

Cara and Kal continue to eat, but Jonathon looks worried.

"What are you going to do if she is pregnant? How are you going to pay for the hospital bill?" Johnathon asks.

"What hospital bill? If Cara is pregnant, I will help her to concieve it."

"How are you going to pay for the baby's things? It needs diapers, and bottles, and it gets quite expensive." Martha asks.

"We have it taken cared of. And this is only if Cara is pregnant."

Cara continues eating, until her aura glows again, but sparks of gold encompass her purple aura. Cara looks at Kal, and both of them smile.

"What's happening?" Martha asks.

"Do not worry, Martha. This is the sign. Cara is pregnant with our child."

Kal and Cara kiss, and the aura covers Kal. Kara smiles, and continues eating. Cara and Kal hold hands, and her aura dissappears.

"It sure is going to be great to be a father." Kal states, as Cara starts to eat again.

A man walks down a deserted alley, carrying a large suitcase. He is wearing a black tuxedo, and he is wearing sunglasses. Near the end of the alley, stands a phone booth. The man walks inside, and closes the door. He sets his suitcase down, and picks up the phone. There is no dial tone, as he punches in the numbers- 555-0947. The phone rings, and a woman's voice answers.

Hello, and welcome to NSBC Headquarters. Please state your name and occupation.

"Roger Strongston, Rock and Mineral Experimentation 224."

Thank you, please keep hold of all personnel items on your descent.

Roger picks up his suitcase, and the floor of the phone booth glows. Roger is transported into a secret base under the city of Metropolis. Hundreds of scientists walk around, holding earth minerals, and Roger walks towards a large door. He opens it, and walks inside. A man sits behind a laptop computer and is typing furiously. Roger walks up, and sets his suitcase on the table.

"Is that what I think it is?" the man asks.

"Yes, as per your request."

The man reaches for the suitcase, but it's pulled back by Roger.

"It will cost you 20 grand."

"But I already paid you 50!"

"Well, it was really hard to get this from the CDC..."

The man frowns at Roger, and throws another suitcase at him. He catches it, and the man grabs Roger's suitcase.

"Thank you Mr. Strongston, you may leave."

Roger exits the room , leaving the man to his thoughts, and to the suitcase in front of him. The man unhooks the latches, and opens up the top of the suitcase. A strange red and green glow emmits from the suitcase. In the light from the suitcase, a smile creeps froth from the man's face, a sign of evil in it's mist.

THE END