Here's chapter two. Enjoy and Review.

Chapter 2: No Fear

"Terry..."

"I know, Matt."

Terry didn't look up from the book he had to read for his English class before Thanksgiving break ended as he walked home from the park, holding his little brother's hand. He knew that they were being followed by a black car for the past few blocks. It could be nothing, but never be safe than sorry. He was remaining calm and trying to think of a way to lose it before reaching their house.

Whatever this guy wanted, he will never get. No one messes with him and his baby brother.

Besides if anything gets out of control, he could easily alert Conner and problem solved. There was certain quirks in having a meta hero boyfriend, especially one that loves you as much as you love him.

"Matt, act natural. Escape ploy number three," Terry said.

"Terry, I'm tired. Can I have piggy-back ride? Please! Please! Please!" Matt asked with puppy eyes, playing his part easily.

"All right, all right, squirt," Terry said, putting on his act as he put his book into his backpack, let it hang on one shoulder, and let Matt climb onto his back.

The pace he walking didn't change as they went around the corner. Before the car could, Terry jumped into action literally into the trees. He hid among the leaves and branches as he traveled with Matt safe on his back to their house where they would lock up tightly until possibly tomorrow the next morning.

Once the house was in sight and the car was long out of sight, Terry pushed a button on his belt, opening the disguised hatch. Terry jumped and landed on his bottom gracefully on the couch. He pushed the button to close the hatch and then another to instantly lock as doors, windows, and openings to the outside. Then he pushed one last button to turn on the high-tech security system that guards against both normal people and metas.

Thank you, Warren McGinnis.

Matt and Terry's father went all out to make sure that his sons were safe from any harm since he found about Project Batman Beyond. He wasn't going to let anyone lay a hand on his eldest or his youngest. Matt may be safe from the project, but he still needed security.

Matt did feel safe with the help of his father's precautions and his brother's apparently-inherited paranoid trait.

"There, we should be okay now. Good thing we went grocery shopping this morning," Terry said, letting go Matt and his backpack.

"Do we tell Conner?" asked Matt, sitting down next to his brother.

"I won't keep this from him, but it should be nothing if we don't see that car again."

"Terry, is Conner going to be my brother-in-law?" Matt couldn't help but question, making his brother laugh. He liked Conner and he made Terry happy.

"Let's just see what happens, Matt, but let me tell you this, I hope Conner and I stay together for a very, very long time."

Terry could take the smile off his face. What he and Conner had was unique, even Matt could see that.

Suddenly, the doorbell rang. The two brothers looked at each other. Who could that be?

Terry stood up and looked out through the front door's peep hole. "What the heck?"

"Who is it?" Matt asked as he held on his brother's pant leg behind him.

"Two people, Bruce Wayne and Richard Grayson," Terry answered.

"Why are they here?"

"I don't know. If something is up, run to the basement or your room."

"Kay."

"In a minute!" Terry called through the door as he quickly found and put on his belt that pocketed weapons and gadgets he made for emergencies.

He then unlocked the door and opened to the two people waiting. "May I help you two?"

"Terrence McGinnis?" asked Mr. Wayne.

Terry blinked. Terrence? That was the name on his birth certificate, but he always had been Terry by everyone as long as he could remember.

Terry looked over the man. His dark hair. His eye color. He looked a lot like him. Could he be…?

"Yes?"

"We need to talk."

"Where is it?"

Superboy was looking through his room at Mt. Justice. He couldn't find not one, but two objects. It was pathetic too. He had very little.

Those two objects needed to be found before someone else came across them. He couldn't find the case of shields from Luthor and the framed picture of Terry, Matt, and himself.

He had to find them. He wasn't ready for someone to find out about him being half-human and having Luthor for a human father. He wasn't ready for someone to find out about Terry. He didn't know what to do.

He had no idea how this could've happened. He had put down the case on his desk a second before Artemis called him out to ask if he could help her set up the targets to train. The job took about five minutes. When he went into his room, the case was gone, along with his picture.

"Uh, Superboy?" called a familiar voice, one deeper than his own again, while he was looking under his bed . He knew that voice. What was he doing? He didn't even know he knew where his room was.

Conner pulled his head out from under the bed and turned around to his bedroom door. He didn't even hear it open.

There stood at the door was an awkward Superman. In his hand was the case.

Conner froze. Superman was the last person to find out about this. Now he will never be accepted by the Man of Steel.

"C-Can we talk?" he asked.

'Oh, now you want to talk,' Conner thought bitterly. He wanted to talk way before this. He wanted to truly get to know this man and for him to get to know his clone... er, somewhat child. Now he had to talk to him with the fact of Luthor being in his blood in the air.

Conner put his hand over his sweatband and nodded to Superman. 'Whatever happens, I have Terry.'

Superman took a step forward into the room. He took a look around. This place was almost empty. Of course, the boy may be sixteen, but he was still under a year old. Even with that, he had someone who loved him.

"If they take you away, they will see a force greater than Batman and Superman put together."

Someone loved this boy. This boy was a protector while he was practically an infant still in Cadmus.

Was it really so hard to get to know him when the evidence was there that he was more than just weapon to destroy and replace him? He didn't want to be him. He wanted more and a family.

Bruce had accepted the fact that he had a son, who was given a similar mission, and Robin was excited that he had a brother or two. Shouldn't it have been easy to accept Superboy?

Conner stood stiff with his eyes never leaving Superman. How did he get that case? Did he know what it contained?

Superman took a deep breath. "I know about Thanksgiving with you and Luthor."

Conner took on an offensive stance, ready to defend himself verbally or physically. Superboy only held up his hands in surrender.

"Easy, easy, I just want to talk. Let's talk about it peacefully. I'm not here to hurt you or banish you or anything, I promise."

Conner relaxed a little, only a little bit. "So, what about it?"

"I just... I want to apologize... for not even giving you a chance," Superman said, shocking Conner.

"I know I didn't react well and had pretty much left you stranded when everything was new to you. I'm sorry."

There was a few minutes before Conner spoke up.

"The genomorphs taught me a lot about you. How good you were. How much you care about this planet and the people in it. I saw myself as someone who could live from that... as a part of your family. I saw you as a father figure, but I had only wanted you to mentor me if anything. When you just turned away from me so quickly, I thought I was evil, a bad thing. A friend in Cadmus warned me about it though, so I was prepared," Conner admitted. He had to be honest about how he felt to make him understand his point of view, just like Terry told him.

Superman couldn't stop the stab of guilt he was feeling. This boy held him up as a center of good. He took the rejection meaning that he wasn't good. It was only because of his boyfriend he didn't destroy himself.

"I'm sorry that you felt that way. I should've been more open-minded about it. All I was thinking about that someone took my DNA and created... someone with it to do as they pleased. I felt violated and I wasn't thinking about it meant for you. It wasn't your fault you were created like you were. I was just... a coward."

Superman thought of what Terry McGinnis said. He couldn't help but shiver whenever he thought of meeting the boy face to face. If he was anything like Batman, and he seemed to be a lot like him, he had to be very careful. Being hit with kryptonite did not sound pleasant.

"I would like to ask a favor," Superman said. He received a look saying "So, you're doing this because you need something?"

"I would like another chance with you. I can give you a proper name."

"I-I have one, though," Conner told him insecurely, "It's Conner Kent."

Superman's eyes only soften. "My secret identity is Clark Kent," he said, holding up a hand when he saw a panicking Superboy was about to speak of innocence that he didn't know, "It's all right. I know that you didn't know the relation. Martian Manhunter knew and did it anyway. It's a good name, one that should be kept. It's just that I should have been the one to do it, but I can give you a Krytonian name, like I am Kal-El. And I would like you to be Kon-El as a member of my family."

Conner remained quiet. He couldn't believe that this was happening. Superman just gave him a name and letting him become a part of his family. "Are you sure? I mean, I'm happy for it, but half of me is Luthor, and I may not get all of my powers."

"I'm very sure. And don't worry about being half-human and having half of Lex Luthor's DNA. I'm sure the abilities are all inside you. Even, if you don't achieve them all, it's all right," Superman told him putting a firm hand on Superboy's shoulder, "Just like your boyfriend said."

"Yeah... wait, boyfriend! You know about Terry!" Conner exclaimed shocked and worried. Superman pulled out his picture frame and handed it back to him.

"Yeah, we kinda spied on you when you went on your date the other night."

"You spied on me!"

"Sorry, sorry, I, at least, should've not been there. Batman, Black Canary, the other mentors, and the team were worried. We kinda forced M'gann come with us too. We promise that Terry McGinnis and his brother will be no harms away. We see how he is to you, and we won't separate you two."

"R-Really? You won't make me choose between the team or him either?"

"We won't make you choose, but I have a feeling that you would have chosen Terry in a heartbeat."

Conner smiled, telling his answer. Yes, he would love to be Kon-El and be a member of Superman's family.

Superman pulled him into a hug as an apology and a welcome. Conner couldn't feel happier.

"Conner! Hey Conner," shouted a young boy's voice, making Superman and Superboy pull away from each other.

"Matt?" Conner said confused. What was Terry's younger brother doing here in the Cave?

Conner and Clark left the room to where the zeta tubes were. The team and the mentors were there too. Conner spotted the little boy as he ran to him and started climbing on him like a jungle gym.

Superman, the heroes, and his friends watched amused as Conner allowed the boy to sit on his shoulders. Robin was looking ecstatic. He looked over at Batman who had a guiding arm on the shoulders of a shocked and dazed Terry.

"Matt, Terry, what are you two doing here? Are you all right?" asked Conner, walking over to Terry. He put a hand on the smaller boy's cheek.

"We... Matt and I... we got..." Terry stuttered, looking like he was on a verge of a breakdown.

"We got adopted!" Matt cheered.

"Huh?"

Terry just pointed to Batman. His face didn't change. The cape crusader didn't even twitch.

"Your friends spied on us! Then he and Robin came to our house maskless! We talked and the next thing I knew, we were adopted!" Terry explained.

"And Terry fainted twice!" Matt added. Robin got his signature laugh. He was liking his new little brother more and more.

"Wow, they really got you," Conner commented as Terry shook his head to snap out of it.

"You got that right. Crazy day," Terry told him calming down. He had never really expected this. If Batman ever found out about him, he was going to tell him that he didn't have to do anything. Terry was planning on not burdening Batman with him, especially since he already had a father and Batman had Robin. But now Batman insisted on taking not only him but his brother, Matt.

"Yeah, crazy but good," Conner agreed, sending a smile over to Superman, his father.

Terry looked up at him questionably. Conner shook his head, smiled, and placing a loving kiss on Terry's forehead. He went over to Superman and took the case of shields back, only to crash it into a ball. He didn't need them anymore.

He was happy. Terry and his brother were with family now. He didn't have to worry about the league finding out and going after him. Superman finally accepted him and gave him a name, Kon-El.

There was nothing to fear.

~ The End