I really, really loved this first part. As a matter of fact, I find the premise very intriguing, having Kal grow up as Kal - and not as Clark. This should have quite an effect on his personality (stand-offish instead of approachable, serious instead of playful et cetera).
One other thing that has me wondering is what is happening on and with the Flying Palace. After all, it shouldn't be possible for anyone to just fly away with it without its rightful owner, much less without even letting said owner know. Was this really just a panicked reaction, or was it foul play by another house trying to gain supremacy among the few survivors of Krypton? (Maybe that's why several hundred people were not on the Palace - people who would have supported the House of El?) It would also neatly explain why the Palace didn't answer the hails of Jor-El's little ship.
But let me stop with speculation and congratulate you on another outstanding story - which I'm sure this one will be.
