Clark ran down to Watchtower's infirmary and saw Tess laid out on the hospital bed with a little squiggly line the only indication that she's still alive. She used it. Why the hell did she have to use it? He knew it was a risk but she ensured him that it would be plan Z.

Jonathon went down with his son and touched him on the shoulder. He was never a fan of Tess but he'd have to be blind not to see how much those two care for each other. "If there's anything we can do…"

"Why didn't she just call me?" Clark asked. "I was in Metropolis not a shout away why didn't she just call for help or even shout I could have heard her and be here in under a second."

"Because you had an important job Clark." Jonathon reminded him. "You weren't just saving Tess and Conner you were saving six billion other people. A whole planet still exists because of what you and the others did today."

"Yeah but couldn't she have just stopped her for today with a bullet. She didn't have to go all out like that." Clark pointed out.

Jonathon frowned this is where he wishes Clark was normal there's not exactly a lecture for something like this. "Clark, I could see it in that woman's eyes she never would have stopped until she had Conner and Lindsey. Tess chose to end it today and she knew what that dagger was capable of."

"I just wish I could have stopped her." Clark said somberly. "It's just first Jor El and now…"

Jonathon just hugged his son not knowing what to do. "There was nothing you could have done…nothing."

Lex came down to see Clark staying with his sister and never leaving her side. "So I just got done talking to Emil."

Clark kept his focus on Tess' eyes. "Very little chance of recovery but there's still a chance."

Lex sat down next to him. "I respect what you're trying to do but the simple fact is that right now Conner needs you more then Tess."

"I won't leave her." Clark replied.

Lex frowned not knowing what to say here. "Clark fate has already taken Conner's mother away... for now. Don't let it take his father too."

"I'm not." Clark nearly shouted. "Tess is too stubborn to be taken down by this, at least not for long."

Lex could see this was a lost fight Clark is the bravest person out there but he's also one of the most stubborn. "Just be careful how long you spend down here."

Kara and Raya were walking through the streets of Metropolis where Lionel told her to go. Kara sees Granny's dead body and pulls out the knife. "How can something so tiny cause so much damage?"

Raya shrugged not really knowing what to say. "It is what it is. I hate it I wish Tess would have just called someone back. I hate that we lost Jor El I feel like I lost him all over again. Honestly I just wish we could burn that thing."

Their conversation is cut off by a flash of pink light as a trio of people comes out if it. A blond haired girl in red, two boys one a red headed boy in a blue coat and a man dressed in black.

The man in black looked at the two. He understands why the Legion has to do what it does but why do they have to show up now. "We're looking for Kara Zor El."

"What business do you have with her?" Kara asked.

"I am Rokk and this is Imra and Garth we represent the Leigion. Are you Kara?" Rokk asked.

Raya rolls her eyes her eyes not trusting these people. "One of us is Kara Zor El and the other is Kara Zor L what do you want?"

Rokk frowned. "We want you to come with us. There is a fight in the future 1,000 years away and we need your help."

Kara rolled her eyes. "There is a fight going on right here that just ended. You expect either of us to leave one war zone for another."

Imra read her mind. "I know you are nervous about leaving Kara, but I assure you we are in a dire situation."

"What kind of dire situation?" Raya asked.

"Brainiac" Rokk answered.

Both kryptonians roll their eyes and respond simultaneously. "Brainiac is dead."

The Legion shakes their heads no collectively as Rokk starts to explain. "Jor El and Kal El destroyed every trace of the brain interactive construct that came to earth in this time. However Brainiac has proven to be very tricky to kill he usually leaves a piece of himself in deep space to regenerate. He's showed up in 2015, 2155, and 2270 all the way up to the year 3000. And this time we need your help to stop it."

"Look it's not like I don't want to help it's just. We just got done saving the world and the end of the world came within a heartbeat. My brain is still too busy processing this apocalypse to go fight another one."

Rokk nodded in understanding. He can't count how many times the world had nearly ended for them. "Kara I know it's tiring but you know what Brainiac is capable of more then anyone."

Kara sighed yes she does. Her, Clark, and Raya only to have to look up at the one eyed wolf in the sky and know the missing eye was once their home. "It's just not fair."

"Kara, fate rarely calls upon us at a moment of our choosing." Rokk pointed out.

Kara had her arms across her chest she won't deny it the year 3000 actually does sound tempting. Clark was raised on earth so he's not used to the advanced technology of krypton. Raya was from krypton but she enjoys the flora and fauna of earth so much more and is forging her own identity as a Karen Starr. Kara just sort of clung on this whole time. She was meant to watch over Kal El this whole time but Clark was old enough to look out for himself. And now even if he does get in trouble there's a whole army of heroes willing to watch his back. If she stays in this time she'll be miserable always living in Kal's shadow and she doesn't want that especially if they really need her help.

"Can I at least say goodbye to Kal El before I go?" Kara pleaded.

Rokk simply nodded. "Of course."

Kara walked down with to see Clark with Tess. "How's she doing?"

"There's no change." Clark informed her.

Kara looked at her and gave her only thought. "She'll pull through."

"What makes you so sure?" Clark asked.

Kara smirked at her rationalization. "Easy even if she's an in law she's still a member of the House of El. She's too stubborn to quit." Kara wished there was more time but she only has so long. "Clark I'm leaving. I'm leaving Smallville."

"Where are you going?" Clark asked.

"Where I'm needed." Kara answered. "Tess took on granny because she knew that as much as Conner needed you in that moment this world needed you more."

Clark can't believe this how much more is he going to lose today? "You're not coming back are you?"

Kara sadly shakes he head no. "Where I'm going I can make a big difference and find somewhere I belong."

"I can go with you." Clark offered.

"We can't." Kara replied with a tear running down her eye. "We're family but there was a reason Jor El sent you to the Kents on earth. Your path is on Earth living amongst the humans and inspiring mankind. That's who you became today. A person myself, Lara, and Jor El could all be proud of. I love you Kal El but I don't want to live in your shadow."

Clark just hugs her he's actually starting to cry. "I am going to miss you."

Kara broke the hug and took out a necklace with a house of El symbol on it. "See, you're always with me. Close to my heart."

The cousins share one last smile as Kara takes off into the air Clark waving goodbye to his cousin.

Rokk waited patiently. Garth was a rookie he didn't want him foaming at the mouth if they had met Superman. He watches as Kara comes down. "Are you ready to go?"

Kara silently nods before turning to Raya. "You'll take care of him right."

Raya hugged her. "Of course."

"Think of something nice to say to the others and tell them I said it." Kara asked as a favor.

Raya nodded. "I will you just take care of yourself."

Kara broke the hug and grabbed the star blade as she approached the Legion. "I'm ready."

The four disappear in a flash of light and Kara is standing a thousand years out of time standing next to a raven haired beauty in a red top with two stylized golden Ws shaped belt, black pants covering all the way down to the boots at her feet.

"Are you Kara Zor El?" The woman asked.

"Who are you?" Kara asked.

The woman offered her hand being warned she'd be like this. "I am Diana the leader of the Legion's defense force against Brainiac. Welcome to the future Kara."

Kara shook her hand and started following her when she walked away. "Great, so why do you need me here. I figure with a name like the Legion you have a healthy supply of heroes."

"We're spread thin." Diana replied. "My team is in charge of protecting the temporal technology from Brainiac. He intends to go back in time and kill Kal El as a baby."

"Over my dead body" Kara replied even in the future it is still her job to protect Clark.

Diana had a quiet smirk on her face all the stories she heard over the years were true. "Well while we do that my husband leads his portion of the Legion against the Human Supremacist movement."

"When do I get to meet him?" Kara asked looking around there's a lot of technology here she's familiar with it's almost like home.

"In time" Diana replied. She doesn't know why Kal wants to wait so long but that's up to him. It was her job to just bring his cousin here.

Tess looked around and saw that she was on the Kent Farm. Well this isn't where she passed out. She watched as the barn doors open and revealed the original Conner. Tess just frowned she never makes it past the planet showing up.

"Am I dead?" Tess asked.

"Not yet" Conner replied.

Tess had a nervous look. "Am I going to?"

"Yes" Conner answered. "But not today"

Tess looked him over and he was like he was years ago when she introduced him to Clark. "So are you here to haunt me over killing you?"

Conner had a Luthor esque smirk. "What are you kidding me there's this girl Donna here and…"

Tess instantly stopped him. If he's from the original timeline he was her nephew and in this timeline even worse. "I get the picture. So what happens now?"

"Beats me I say you live. You've fought seven years to save the world and for your redemption. Why don't you try to live in it now?" Conner said as the barn door opened to reveal a light.

Tess hugged him. "Thank you"

Conner hugged her back watched Tess as she walked out that door. "Hey Tess."

Tess turned around.

"Thanks for naming your son after me."

Tess smiled and went for the door.

Tess got her eyes to focus and saw a shade of blue as she started to regain consciousness. She looked close and saw two blue eyes staring directly at her and just screamed a bit frightened. A frightened Lindsey hopped off the bed screaming and disappeared in a blur coming back in with Clark.

Clark smiled and hugged her and Tess smiled wide and hugged him right back.

"Welcome back"

Tess just smiled thrilled to hear that voice. "How long was I gone?"

"Three weeks"

"Conner?"

Clark disappeared in a blur and came walking down with Conner in his arms as Tess smiled seeing her boys together.

"So what else happened while I slept?"

Clark frowned as Tess held Conner and he ran down everything and who they lost. "We were waiting for you to wake up for the funerals."

Clark stood with Tess as they each stood by Tina for the funeral. All the Kandorians stood in a sad stance as some of them are being buried by them as well. Andrea walked over to where Tess had told her to go. She sees a blond haired girl that looks she's still in grade school and talks to her.

"You're Courtney right?" Andrea asked.

The girl nodded wiping a tear from her eyes. She started dressing up to mess with her stepfather but Sylvester actually showed her a thing or two.

Andrea summoned the cosmic staff and held it out for her. "I think Sylvester would want you to have this for when you're older."

Courtney took the staff as her step father hugged her.

Andrea went with the others as they mourned for Jor El, Sylvester, and Davis as the coffins were lowered. Alicia and Kyla both stayed close to Tina wanting to be there for anything she might want. Tess stood next to Clark in a black dress she guesses three is better then how many was lost originally but she never planned to lose anyone.

They are all taken back when there's a pink flash of light and see two people in it one is a red headed woman and a bald Davis.

The red headed woman looked around. "I'm looking a human here called Tess Mercer."

Tess walked forward with Clark right behind her which caused the red headed woman to smile seeing Clark.

"I'm Maxima and I believe this is yours." Maxima throws Davis at the floor to them.

Clark helps Davis up and Tina runs over and helps Clark pick him up. "I though you got shot into the sun?" Tina asked

Davis nodded. "Almost but not quite Maxima's cruiser saved me I spent weeks trying to convince her we're not soul mates."

Maxima frowned looking him over she was so close. "Yes I thought he was a kryptonian if he had transformed into that abomination earlier we could have avoided all of this. Now I know a whole bunch of them are here. Show me them."

Tess just pointed to the Kandorians. "Take your pick. Zod I think this woman would like to talk to you."

Clark watched as the funeral emptied out and they all went back to watchtower. He can honestly say he has never seen a set of negotiations go like this. Clark turned to Tess and whispered in her ear. "I thought this was supposed to be talking about a marriage why do I feel like I'm in a board meeting?"

Tess shrugged not sure what to say honestly. This could actually be a good thing. Maxima gets her Kryptonian king Zod gets his throne and earth gets one hell of a partner if this crap ever happens again. "Sometimes they're the same." She said as she walked away remembering her own brief fling with the Major.

Hours passed and they reached in agreement. Thanks to Darkseid none of the Kandorians would probably ever be welcome on Earth anymore. The easiest way to appease them would be to get rid of them. Zod and the other Kandorians will return with Maxima to Almerac but Clark and Raya will stay on Earth and honor Jor El's wishes to stop mankind's own self destruction. If Clark finds out Zod is abusing power he'll be dealt with immediately.

Clark watches as the Kandorians all gather around Maxima getting ready to leave this planet maybe on Almerac they can have a normal life that some of them actually seek knowing these people would never yield to a king. Faora and Vala are even going as well. They will call earth if they are in trouble or Zod and Maxima are causing it. Earth's heroes watch as the Kandorians and Maxima leave this planet once and for all.

Clark looked around and chuckled.

"Something wrong?" Tess asked.

"Rioters" Clark answered. "Some people will never learn."

Tess simply nodded and kissed him on the cheek.. "Go to work." She can't say she's surprised seeing all the heroes starting to suit up as Clark rips open his suit revealing the S.

"And so on that day Kal El fully embraced his destiny as Superman and led the heroes of old and new in a new age of heroism." Chloe said as the hand drawn story book comes to an end.

"Again."

A little girl says from her lap. Chloe shakes her head at the three year old. "Artemis Moira Queen its bed time and you know it." Chloe admonishes her three year old daughter as she gets under the covers and Chloe gently kisses her on the forehead. She can't believe that was almost 5 years ago now. She leaves the room and sees a report about the Dark arrow being brought in.

The five years after Freaky Friday were kind to her at times but cruel in others. A student Lex and Oliver greatly wronged in Excelsior attacked and nearly killed them both until he fried his brain trying to hit Clark with one of Ollie's EMP bursts. Oliver took up the bottle after that and didn't put it down for three months and there was still fighting even after he put it down. Chloe almost divorced him from the constant fighting. Then D-Day happened and there was nothing like the results of that to show what really mattered. Chloe went to work on her laptop and started typing the story the Star City Post isn't exactly the Daily Planet but it's where she wants to be.

Oliver opens the door with a little toy bow and arrow. "You put her to sleep already didn't you?"

Chloe simply nodded. "11 o clock is pushing it even for the daughter of heroes. Glad to see you didn't kill Vordigan by the way."

"Yeah that whole no one but your self is his belief not mine." Oliver replied kissing his wife.

Dinah was walking with Bruce in Gotham wondering what he's up to. Dinah didn't mind helping but she's pretty certain Bruce would never ask for help even with a knife in him.

"Why did you ask me to come here?" Dinah asked.

"I didn't." Batman replied walking the new Black Canary through Gotham after Carolyn resigned to just train the new heroes.

Dinah looked at him then who called her here?

Batman opened the door to a clock tower and Dinah saw a redheaded woman. Dinah rolled her eyes not exactly thrilled to see her. "You have to kidding me. I'm not teaming up with Batkid."

Barbara growled when Bruce said he would get her help this isn't what she had in mind. "You expect me work with her. And for the record it was… Batgirl."

"Yeah too afraid to grow up." Dinah quipped at her name and suddenly realized she was sitting funny behind a table. "Wait what do you mean was?"

Batman just calmly exited the clock tower. "I'll let you two talk."

Kyla put flowers on the graves of two of her friends. Well one friend one former friend. She placed the flowers on the headstone that read Tina Greer with one next to her for Davis Bloom though he wasn't really in it. Kyla still can't believe she's gone. How can someone fight super villains for seven years and be taken away by a dunk behind the wheel.

Kyla still can't get the image of Tina's broken body out of her head. And then came the news report a week later that the guy was a senator's son and got a suspended sentence, mandatory AA meetings, and an apology to Davis for killing his wife and that was it. Looking back they really shouldn't be surprised a week later when they found his dead body along with 30 others including the senator's and that all their bones were crushed.

Clark tried to confront Davis but Tina's death had already destroyed him. Davis didn't want to even exist anymore and Doomsday gave him a way out if the pain as the old programming took over when he saw Clark and the two came to blows despite Clark's best efforts. Doomsday nearly beat him to death and Oliver had no choice but to put a blue K arrow into the creature's skull to save Clark's life. Tess knowing they were out of kryptonite solutions and not wanting to risk a drop of Clark's blood in the phantom zone had no choice but to put Doomsday into the Source Wall fearing if the bullet was ever removed.

Kyla guesses that sometimes there are just no happy endings no matter what you want.

She smiles smelling familiar cologne approaching her. She looks up and sees Pete. "You're late."

"Had to fly in from DC." Pete said seeing the graves she's looking at. "Take your time."

Kyla shakes her head. "No, no there's nothing left here."

She gently kisses Pete as the two walk away from the graves. Don't ask her to explain the two of them because she can't. A year after Davis' descent or D-Day as they called it Pete was in town from Washington. He still works with Clark's father who is now a US Senator. They met up for drinks and those drinks have led to a two year relationship so far. Last time she checked AC had married Mera and she was happy for them especially since they keep their distance by living under the sea.

Kyla wrapped Pete's arm around hers. "Let's go"

Alicia was in the lab studying a file for notes. Clark got her a job at Star Labs and she's not complaining. She's always been a physics geek and it's nice to put that to work.

He hears a breeze of wind and just smiles as two arms grab her from the waist and pull her away from her work.

Alicia smiled and kissed Bart on the cheek. "I was working with smallpox."

Bart just looked at the plate and let her go. "Oh I didn't really know that."

Alicia smiled he is far too easy sometimes. "Not really Barry."

Bart groaned. "You know I did a pretty good job of keeping your nickname for me hidden. Can you not say it in front of everyone?"

Alicia just pointed at Bart and started. "We have Barry, Barry is right here, Barry Bartholomew Allen is standing right in front of me… See no one cares."

"Thanks Ali, I feel a whole lot better now." Bart deadpans. "So where's my amigo I only saw Patricia in the big office?"

Alicia thought on it and realized the day. "Oh yeah Clark called in to have this day off months ago."

"Does this have something to do with the year 3,000?" Bart asked.

Alicia shakes her head no. "Nah he would have told us for whatever reason he wanted today off. So are we going to lunch?"

"Oh yeah" Bart says smiling as she disappear in a haze and he runs off after her.

Carter is watching as Carolyn takes down Plastique and Ted teaches Bruce's newest prodigy Tim some boxing skills. They fight when it's all or nothing now but with the exception of Alan and Kent they rarely see field work as they train the next generation to take over where they left off.

Carter looks up and sees Powergirl come down for a landing as Raya enters the building. Raya smiled seeing Carter here. They're talking it slow. Carter still isn't sure in his head he thinks he'll always be married to Shayera. However a couple times back Carter died and Shayera lived a full happy life with a Green Lantern on a planet called Thanigar. It doesn't mean he doesn't love her it just means he doesn't want to be alone until they are reborn again specially if she's with someone else already.

Raya came in with a smile. She's not sure what she has with Carter it might be love but it's just a really, really, good friend someone to make sure she's not alone if even just for a little while in her very long life. "Am I late did we miss the movie?"

Carter shakes his head no. "Still have time."

Raya nods her head as the two walk out the door.

Lex looks over the report in his paper. Lana comes down holding a two year old baby boy in her arms. Lex smiled seeing his dream had come true and he was now living it. Also Lionel was a lot more supportive then he thought he would be. Lionel cut him off in his dream but he's still supportive of him, Lana, and Alex.

Lana simply kissed Lex. "You're up late."

"Just going through some ideas" Lex informed her

Lana rolled her eyes last time Lex had some ideas he did some on his own and caused a rift with his friendship with Clark. "Please tell me they're just ideas and not the Bart powers a city thing again."

"Guy wants to power an entire city for nothing and that's the thanks he gets." Lex quipped. If their powers can be replicated they can be energy dependent and on their own in no time.

Lana rolled her eyes this is the guy she married unethical but very well intentioned. "Lex I know you want to save the world and have a problem with how Clark does it but it's his life and his choice."

"A choice I'm well aware of." Lex pointed out. "I'm just thinking of some of my own." He doesn't always agree with Clark's methods and sometimes he has to do things behind his back like working with the DA to bring Intergang down on a RICO deal that got their boss in jail for 3 years, doing so put pretty Bruno Manheim at the helm and he effectively ran the whole gang to the police in 6 months.

"Besides." Lex said as he looked at Alex. "I'm exactly where I want to be."

Lana gently kissed him and was forever thankful to that pickpocket years ago. Yes she had a thing for Clark but he never trusted her completely and by the time he did they had both already moved on and she was far more in love with Lex, just as he was with Tess. Though Lana doesn't regret it those feelings for Clark showed her that she didn't want a jerk jock or to be defined as a cheerleader and showed that she just wanted a nice guy which Lex became after he was robbed. She loves running her finger over that scar because it is a constant reminder of the thing that changed Lex from into the man she loved.

Lana saw that Alex was asleep again and Lex walked upstairs with her as they passed numerous pictures on the wall. From their time when they just met, from their time as a couple, to their wedding day with Clark and Tess as the best man and maid of honor, to Alex's birth, Lana Luthor has had an incredible life and she wouldn't trade any of it if this is what it led to.

Lana put Alex down in his crib and turned to Lex and grabbed his hand.

Lex smiled. "Figured you'd be tired of me by now"

Lana led him to their bedroom. "Never"

On the Kent Farm a seven year old girl with blond hair is humming a little song in her head. A four year old boy hears the song and glares at the girl knowing full well what she's humming.

"Quit it." The boy ordered arms across his chest.

"Quit what?" The girl asked in a sickeningly sweet tone knowing full well what she's doing.

"Dad said you can't sing that song anymore. Not after we knocked the barn down last time Lindsey." The boy reminded her.

The girl shrugged. "Clark is my brother not my dad Conner."

"He and Tess are still in charge of you until Grandma and Grandpa come home this weekend." Conner pointed out.

"Fine" Lindsey said sitting on the couch until she gets the idea to just say it anyway. "Conner loves Donna"

Conner growls as Lindsey takes off in a blur and he runs after her.

The two little blurs run around the house as Conner tries to catch his aunt. The two little blurs are caught by a much bigger blur as Clark lift up his baby sister and son respectively. "So who wants too start?"

"Auntie Lindsey was picking on me." Conner started.

"I do not have ants." Lindsey shouted.

Clark sighed well at least nothing's broken this time. "OK" He throws Conner on the couch. "You over there." He throws Lindsey on the chair. "You over there."

He looks at Lindsey. "OK you have to stop picking on your nephew."

"But he said I'm full of ants." Lindsey protested.

Clark looked her in the eyes and started to explain. "Lindsey when he says ant he says it A-U-N-T. It has a completely different meaning."

"Like what?" Lindsey asked curious.

Clark smiled as he started to explain. "It's a fancy word that means you're my sister and you'll always be there for Conner. You'll always be his friend. So can you still be his A-U-N-T ant?"

Lindsey nodded. "Yes"

"Good girl, now why were you picking on Conner." Clark asked.

"I was just saying Conner loves Donna." Lindsey replied he doesn't exactly keep it a secret.

Clark thought this one over this wasn't going to be easy because technically Lindsey is not lying. Even the blind Amazons would know Conner had a thing for her. Diana showed up about a year after Darkseid the gods considered it a sign of good faith to the mortals and a way to regain some of what they have lost by giving Wonder Woman to the world. Diana offered to take Lindsey and Conner to Themyscira as a preview for when they're older to show what they could learn from the Amazons. Well technically what Lindsey could learn and she wouldn't go without Conner. So Hypollyta decreed Conner and Clark could come given Clark was willing to assist Themyscira should they ever need it knowing of his power and he has no quarrels with the request. Conner was instantly smitten with Diana's little sister even if the child didn't know what the word meant as he did everything for her.

"Well Lindsey Conner might like Donna but it's mean to tease anyone about something like that. You made him feel bad so that you two would run across the house right."

Lindsey simply nodded. "I was just bored I didn't mean to hurt him. I'm sorry."

"I'm not the one you need to apologize too." Clark reminded her.

Lindsey turned to Conner and saw how upset she got him. "I'm sorry Conner."

Conner went to stick his tongue out at her but saw his father looking too and sighed. "I forgive you and I don't like Donna."

"OK I just thought you did." Lindsey replied.

"Of course not it's obvious." Clark added as he hugged and kissed each of the kids as he walked them upstairs and put them to bed.

Clark walked in and saw Tess staring at the window. "Two hours left"

Tess rolled her eyes. "Don't jinx it."

Clark smirked as two loud wails came from Bassinets at the foot of their bed. Jonathon and Martha essentially live in Washington now and they asked the two of them to look after Lindsey to keep her life off camera. However being around Lindsey made Tess realize how much she wanted to have another baby. She tried to have Zatanna fix up the drink again but Clark learned the scent of the ingredients. And after what it took to put Granny down Clark doubted Tess' body could take the stress of a pregnancy. Tess still wasn't about to give this up so they talked about adoption but quickly realized with Lindsey and Conner running like they do it's bound to draw unwanted attention so that was out.

Tess was down to one shot but seen a potentially beneficial agreement. Surrogate not Tess' first choice but it was one that would keep Clark off her back. Tess sat down with Raya and they discussed it. Over time Raya was curious about a pregnant kryptonian under a yellow sun and felt like she owed Tess and Clark for freeing her from the Phantom Zone. She agreed to be their surrogate since they gave her a life on earth, however no one expected the egg to split and as a result Raya gave birth to twin girls with red hair and blue eyes.

Clark sat down taking one of the babies. "Come on Kara, you got to sleep through the night at some point."

Tess smiled as she gives it five seconds. 5, 4, 3, a wail is heard from the other bassinet as Tess picks up Lara and gently rocks her. She finds it hard to believe that their names actually come from two different people. She's not complaining she's just hoping they don't get picked on when their older for the bully's sake. Maybe she can just be Laura and have Lara as a kryptonian name.

Tess looked at Clark he now runs STAR labs as 50% shareholder with Patricia as laid out in Dr. Swann's will. He went peacefully in his sleep as opposed to being poisoned by someone you thought of as a life long friend she guesses that's something. Lionel has made his home in Smallville and still runs Luthorcorp and is trying his hand at the overdoing grandfather to make up for his failures as a father. He says he knows where he's going but it doesn't mean he can't enjoy the time he has left.

Clark has gotten frighteningly good at controlling his life. As a scientist, father, devoted husband; Tess has to admit she never thought that her life would be like this. Her second life is going a lot more peaceful then the first one did. There was a reason she didn't want to be alone today. This was originally the day that Apokalips nearly collided with Earth originally the day she died. She didn't want to be alone with the kids in case her death was fate.

Tess watches as the clock strikes midnight as a smile spreads across her face. May 14 2011 everyday from here on out is a gift to her now. She'll live her life with Clark and her children all of whom she loves dearly.

Clark smiled seeing her face. "Are you OK? I haven't seen you so happy since the twins were born."

Tess simply nodded as they put the girls in their Bassinets. "I'm free each day from here on out is a gift and I intend to use every single one of them to the best of my ability."

Clark and Tess kiss celebrating the new life at the end of Tess' journey. Now she'll live to see a whole new set of adventures, new friends new enemies, new trials and victories and they'll stand together ready for whatever comes their way next.

The End

Author's Notes

Thanks to everyone who read and reviewed this story I appreciate everyone who took the time to.