▁a ▁younger ▁clone ▁of ▁himself ▁to ▁escape ▁the ▁cancer ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁killing ▁him ▁after ▁prolong ed ▁expos ure ▁to ▁his ▁k rypt on ite ▁ring ). ▁Again ▁don ning ▁the ▁uniform ▁her ▁reality ' s ▁Lex ▁had ▁given ▁her ▁( and ▁once ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁young ▁bl onde ▁woman ), ▁she ▁assumed ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Super g irl ▁in ▁the ▁main stream ▁DC ▁Un iverse , ▁determined ▁to ▁make ▁this ▁Earth ▁a ▁better ▁one ▁than ▁the ▁one ▁she ▁left . ▁One ▁of ▁her ▁first ▁acts ▁was ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Small ville , ▁Kansas , ▁and ▁reun ite ▁with ▁her ▁" par ents ", ▁Jonathan ▁and ▁Mar tha ▁Kent . ▁ ▁Her ▁parents ▁and ▁Super man ▁were ▁shock ed ▁when ▁they ▁learned ▁that ▁their ▁dear ▁Ma e ▁was ▁now ▁d ating ▁L ut hor . ▁Ma e ▁began ▁living ▁with ▁Lex , ▁and ▁even ▁had ▁an ▁alter cation ▁with ▁her ▁" bro ther " ▁Super man ▁over ▁it , ▁although ▁she ▁did ▁ass ure ▁him ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁keep ▁his ▁secret ▁regardless . ▁ ▁During ▁The ▁Death ▁of ▁Super man ▁story ▁arc , ▁Matrix ▁was ▁eager ▁to ▁help ▁in ▁the ▁fight ▁against ▁the ▁men acing ▁Do oms day , ▁but ▁Lex ▁kept ▁her ▁at ▁bay , ▁keeping ▁her ▁with ▁him ▁by ▁arg uing ▁that ▁the ▁city ▁needed ▁her ▁there ▁while ▁Super man ▁was ▁otherwise ▁occupied ▁( although ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁secret ly ▁convinced ▁that ▁Super man ▁was ▁in ▁no ▁real ▁danger ▁after ▁all ▁the ▁times ▁L ut hor ' s