"So let me get this straight," Lois said. "Clark Kent is not only an alien with extraordinary powers but he's my future husband and you, both Lillys, and the baby are our children?"

"That sums it up. Do you believe it?" Carol asked.

"Strangely enough I do."

"Are you mad at Dad for keeping it from you?"

"Yes, but I'm holding back my anger for when I see him face to face. Now I know why you look a little like my cousin, Chloe."

"Yeah, people say we look alike."

"How did she feel about me marrying your dad? Are we still on good terms?"

"Of course you are and don't feel too badly about taking her old crush. She took one of your old boyfriends."

"Who?"

"Uncle Oliver."

"Oliver Queen?"

"How many Olivers did you go out with?"

"Just one so far."

"It's funny actually. She only went out with him, so that you wouldn't feel bad about going out with Dad. You're so loyal, you probably wouldn't have otherwise. It turns out though that she and Oliver really hit it off, got married, and had cousin Edward."

"It's so weird to know what's going to happen in the future. So this Zod from Krypton, Clark's home planet, has taken over someone's body?"

"And we don't know whose. I say we go all around Smallville making threats until somebody confesses."

"I like your thinking. Aren't you going to get your sister to help though?"

"I've changed my mind, I'm sticking with you. If I catch up with Dad and Lilly, they're sure to send me back."

"Because you don't have powers? Don't worry. I'm your mother, which means I have last word on the matter."

"You were cooler as young person, Mom."

"Thanks, I think."

"I mean it's not that you never let me do anything dangerous. Sometimes when Dad forbids us to get involved, we do anyway and you're okay with that. Other times you go into protective mother hen mode and this was one of those times but now young you is okay with it."

Clark and Lilly walked through the unlocked door.

"I knew you were in here, Carol," Lilly said.

"How?" Carol asked. "No, don't tell me. You heard my voice and then x-rayed the place. Stupid superpowers!"

"We weren't spying," Clark assured the angry-looking Lois and Carol. "We were looking for suspicious people."

"I don't want to hear your lying excuses ever again, Clark Kent!"

"Uh-oh," Lilly said. "I think that's our cue to leave, Carol."

"And miss the fight?" Carol asked. "No way."

Lilly grabbed her little sister and pulled her out the door. Clark handed Lilly some money and whispered for them to get something to drink.

Carol could hear yelling but couldn't make out the words. "It's times like these a person wishes they inherited super hearing," she said, as they sat down at a table with their coffee.

"It's your fault they're fighting. You shouldn't have told Mom everything. Do you realize you could've messed things up? We may not have to worry about Zod."

"As long as we exist, things are fine."

"And when they're not fine, there's nothing we can do about it then."

"Hey, I'm on your side. I want to help. Speaking of Mom and Dad fighting, you should've seen how mad Mom was at Dad when I left. I don't think I've ever seen her that mad."

"What'd he do?"

"I'm not going to tell you. I don't want to ruin the surprise."

"Then why'd you bring it up?"

"Have you ever heard the expression 'so mad, I could spit'?"

"Yeah, it never made much sense to me. I've never seen anyone spit when they get mad."

"You've never seen anyone mad enough. Mom was spitting."

"You're making that up."

"I'd swear on a stack of holy Bibles."

"You would be sinning. The Bible says your word should be enough."

"Don't go all preacher on me."

"If you behaved yourself every now and then, I wouldn't have to. So Mom spit?"

"Yep, every time Dad gets near her and she won't let him touch her."

"Why?"

"Wouldn't you like to know? What are you looking at?" she directed the last question to a man in his forties, who was sitting at one of the tables. He blushed, when he realized he had been caught staring and went back to writing in a notebook. "Pervert," Carol muttered.

"Give me a hint."

"Okay but only one. It isn't the first time it's happened. It's happened 3 times before."

"Why won't you just tell me?"

"Maybe I will if I'm allowed to stay."

"Nice try but you're crazy if you think Mom and Dad are going to let you stay."

"They're too busy fighting," she said, pointing up to the apartment, "and Mom already said yes."

"Not this Mom and Dad. The ones from our time."

"I covered my tracks. They'll never know I left and Jor-El will send me back to the same exact time I left."

"That might be but you forget that the future is based on what is happening in the past. The future is happening without you in it right now. That's fine for me but they'll figure out where you went. Mom and Dad will come to this time and get you."

"Then why aren't they here?"

Lilly smiled.

"They're on their way, aren't they?"

"Dad is flying here with Mom in his arms, as we speak."

TBC