Clark was still thinking about the meaning of the new symbol when he was opening his apartment door that night. Therefore, it wasn't surprising that he was startled at the sight of his eldest son, Jon, who was sitting on the couch and waiting for his arrival.

"Dad, we were worried! Where have you been?"

"Son, if you haven't noticed, I am way over the age of 21 and I don't need to tell you my every move."

"Aunt Chloe and Uncle Bruce were concerned that you didn't answer their invitation. I know you miss Mom. We all do and that's why we need to stick together."

Clark's son got a strange look on his face.

"I know that look. I used to get a whole lot of them when my ears were younger. Go help whoever needs it."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes. If I need anything, Martha is on a superhero break. I'll call her if it's necessary. I'm not the young man I once was, but I'm only slightly below you in powers."

His son leaped out the window and flew away. Clark shut the window back that had been his son's entrance and exit. He smiled. Lois had always gotten mad when he left the window to their apartment open. She had always said, 'Even superheroes have to shut windows!' She hadn't been able to say it for over 20 years because that's how long it had been since he had been able to fly, but he still remembered her telling him that.

Clark noticed a letter addressed to him on the coffee table. The envelope said Kal-El Clark Jonathan Kent Superman in sparkling gold letters and in the prettiest handwriting he had ever seen. He opened it and the letter was in the same style. It had a time and place to meet and merely said it concerned his future.

He had to find out what it was about. The place was on a deserted island that few people, other than superheroes, knew about or could get to. The time was in an hour.

It was a good thing he still had his powers, no matter how limited, or he might not have made it. In fact, because of his powers he even had the time to stop an out-of-control car. Why were his kids so worried? He was still super. He'd like to see them do this when they were 95. They were only half Kryptonian. He guessed all kids worried about their aging parents.

A building had somehow been placed on the island and it was packed. It was packed with superheroes and not just any superheroes but elderly superheroes and a few spouses. Up in the front was Chloe, Bruce, and Kara and they had saved him a spot.

"Hey, cousin! I knew you'd be here," said Kara, also known as Linda Lee or Supergirl.

"Hi, guys. Sorry, if I've been worrying you all."

"It's okay, Clark. I'd be the same way if I lost Chloe," said Bruce Wayne.

Clark looked around. Almost everybody in the room was wearing black. He appreciated the gesture in Lois's memory. It was a tight knit group. Most of them had alternate identities and they didn't have to hide them around each other. A lot of them were married, but he and Kara were about the only ones who had children and when they had found out their kids had inherited their superpowers, they had gotten a pretend super spouse, so their kids could fight in public without the truth being exposed.

"Do you all know what this is about?" asked Clark.

"Everybody we've asked has gotten the same mysterious letter but no answers," responded Chloe. "Oh, no! I left my heart pill at home. Boy, do I wish Alfred was still around to remind me about my medicine. He was such a wonderful man."

"Don't worry, Chloe. I could probably get it before the letter person shows up. We've got 15 minutes and Gotham City isn't that far away," said Clark.

"I can wait," she replied.

"No, you can't," insisted Bruce, "the doctor told you to take your medicine at the same time everyday. Go get one, Clark!"

Clark did and got back with 2 minutes to spare.

"Thanks, Clark," said Chloe, "Bart couldn't have gotten back faster!"

"He could have been faster if it was land all the way. He's not fast enough to run across water anymore. It's lucky that I can swim so fast. Speaking of Bart, I see him in that back corner," said Clark.

"Every old superhero we know is here from Spiderman to the Hulk," said Bruce, "it's kind of creepy."

"Tell me about it," said Kara.

A hush fell over the crowd as a bearded, robed man appeared in the front.

"I am Elijah," he said.