As Kon's Kryptonian powers begin manifesting, he gains one that is more complicated than heat vision. Clark never mentioned anything like this, so why can he suddenly communicate mentally with his best friend?

Between super-teams, Tim and Kon keep in touch.

After the Enterprise has a successful first contact with the planet Krypton, they bring aboard Ambassador Kal-El and his son Kon-El. Captain Kirk becomes quite fond of the young man who reminds him of himself, so when Kon-El falls hard for Lieutenant Timothy Drake, he enlists his bondmate's assistance in getting the two together. But various factors make this easier said than done...

Vicki Vale has really, really poor timing.