DC Universe: Superboy/Supergirl - 2.11 - Reunion

It doesn't take me all that long to reach the Fortress, especially with how fast I'm flying. Entering the Fortress, I see Clark and Kara laughing, with Kelex on sleep mode. It's nice to see her smiling again, given all the pain she's endured recently.

 

"Kara!" I exclaim, almost shrieking, as I run towards her, with arms wide open. Seconds later, we're hugging each other, with me holding on for dear life. Clark waves goodbye, before flying off to save the day once more.

 

"Hi to you too! Hug me any tighter, and I might actually break." She says meekly.

 

"Right.. Sorry.. I'm just glad to have you back." I say, pulling back from the hug.

 

"I know you are, and it's nice to be back, once again. Seems to be a recurring theme, almost dying and all. Blanque, Bloodsport, and evil doppelganger. Anyways, what do we know about those two anyway?" She asks, getting straight to business.

 

"Not much. They've been posing as us at school, and playing hero. Clark told me about his past with a clone partially made from his DNA , which brought me to Cadmus. Guardian showed me around, and there's nothing out of the ordinary there. No one's been in the cloning lab for years, given it was covered in cobwebs." I answer, recalling what's happened over the past few days.

 

"Oh, well back to square one I guess." Kara says with a sigh, looking down at the ground.

 

"Not quite.. There's still a lead we can follow up on. Doctor Sterling Roquette." I pause for a couple of seconds, before continuing. "She's a geneticist, that used to work for Cadmus Labs. When the cloning project was shut down, the board of directors blamed her, and was quickly fired. If anyone knows what's going on with these new clones, its gotta be her." I reply, trying to reassure her.

 

"Do you have a former address?" Kara asks, with newfound hope in her eyes as she looks back up at me.

 

"No. At least, not yet anyway. Guardian's taking a look now though, and if he finds anything useful, he'll let me know."

 

"Sounds like you and Guardian are already pretty close. Should Alicia be worried?" Kara giggles, nudging my shoulder with her elbow.

 

"You already know the answer's no. Speaking of.. Hope you don't mind, but I told Alicia everything.." I answer, not giving her much of a reaction.

 

"When you say everything--" I interrupt her before she can say any more.

 

"I mean everything. Krypton, our parents, my name being Cry-El, all of it. I love her Kara. She was so open with her parents about being a metahuman, that I felt comfortable opening up. You want to know what the best part about it is? It didn't change anything in her eyes. She loves me for me.. Alien and all." I say, my voice filled with happiness.

 

"It's about time!! Wait, did you think I would get mad at you for telling her? C'mon, you know me better than that! I'm so happy for the two of you!" Kara cheers. I can't help but smile. I have my sister back. It's then that my phone vibrates. Turning it on after pulling it out of my pocket, it's a text from a unknown number. I'm assuming it's from Guardian, as all that's written down is an address.

 

"It's from Guardian.. Got Roquette's old address." I say with a grin, showing her the message.

 

"Awesome, let's go check it out."

 

"Woah, not so fast there sis. While I appreciate you wanting to dive headfirst back into this, I can't, as a good brother, let you come along. You should go home, see dad, and get some sleep. You're still recovering, after all."

 

"I've been getting sleep for a few weeks now, but alright.. If things go sideways though-"

 

"It'll probably be nothing.. But yes, on the off chance that it does go sideways, I'll call you." I give Kara one last hug, before floating off the ground, and flying away.

 

 

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Former Home of Serling Roquette

 

This is the place. Floating in the air, scanning through the apartment with my x-ray vision, there's someone inside. But it isn't Doctor Roquette. Moving closer to the window, I notice it's someone dressed in red and black body armour. My first thought is Stinger, but he's dead.. Besides, this guy's wearing a helmet, not a ninja mask. The armored man's looking for something, as he's making a mess of the apartment. Left the window open too. He's not expecting any surprises. Guess he'll be pretty disappointed to see me. Making my way out of the bedroom, I follow the sound of his footsteps, which lead me to the kitchen, and what do I find? Him, making a sandwhich. When you gotta eat, you gotta eat, I guess. He looks up, to see me standing there, and is about to pick up his gun from the table.

 

"I wouldn't do that, if I were you." Unfortunately, he doesn't listen to my advice, and unloads round after round. I'm able to catch them in mid-air pretty easily, freezing his gun and smashing it in one swift movement. His arm recoils upon trying to punch me. He curses at me soon after, but I just shrug.

 

"Hey, I told you it wasn't a good idea. Not my fault that you didn't listen. No one ever does.. Anyways, what are you doing here, and where's Doctor Roquette?"

 

"I aint telling you nothing Superboy!" He yells, in between groans.

 

"You do realize that's a double negative, right? Guess we have to do this the hard way." But before I can raise my fist, he faints.

 

It's then, that the front door opens, and it's Tycho.. What is he doing here?

 

"Tych-o what are you doing here?" Crapp, why'd I say his name? Chris Danvers knows him, not Superboy.

 

"Ooops.. Probably shouldn't of said that.. Loose lips sink ships you know?" Tycho replies with a smirk, walking out of the entryway, into the kitchen where I'm standing.

 

"Okay? But what are you doing here Tycho?" I ask, still confused as to why he's here.

 

"Oh, now you care. It was always Alicia this, Alicia that.. Always too busy to hang out. Do you even know a thing about me?" He answers, taunting me.

 

"Umm." Is all I'm able to say, as I think about my friendship with Tycho. I honestly don't know anything.. Except.. "Your dad was murdered.."

 

"You only know that because I mentioned it when we talked about Flux! You've known me for a few months now, and didn't make any effort to get to know me! Well, get to know Tycho, anyway.." Tycho scoffs.

 

 

"Why did you talk about yourself in the third person there?" I ask, baffled at his response.

 

"Do I really have to spell it out for you? Fine.. Your 'friend' Tycho? Never existed. He was a role, to be played. Always in the background, never stepping on anyone's toes. Such an easy way to gain everyone's trust.. But unfortunately, this guise has grown useless, now that you've see Tycho here." That's when it hits me, and no, it's not me remembering key moments or something. It feels like a scorpion's tail or something jabbing itself right into my back.. Within seconds, Tycho's gone, and turned into something else.. Something more monstrous, and reptilian in nature. Sharp, pointed teeth, and yellow eyes, with scales covering his entire body, and a tail, which I realize is what stabbed me. It doesn't take long before I'm fully paralyzed.. Must've been some special type of poison or something, to be able to immobilize a Kryptonian.. But now I'm unable to move, or even call for help. Tycho, was actually this creature, the whole time.. I can't wrap my head around it.. How did I not figure this out sooner?

 

"I know, I know... You have a lot to think about, but unfortunately it's time for you to sleep now. After all, the master has big plans for you." It sneers, crawling on all fours. Those are the last words I hear, before my vision blurs, blacking out mere moments after.

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