Hi Morgana,
Thanks for the FDK!
Yes, the New Kryptonians - why are they there - indeed.
It would have been so easy to say, congratulations, it's a .... And they lived happily ever after ... The end, but you and I both know that is never the case with our favorite couple.
Ending the story on a cliffie like this, well I had to end it somewhere or it would wind up being hundreds of chapters long.
About Carrie's powers - they are a result of the surgery that saved her life. They just might come in handy at some point. You never can tell about those things.