So don't really know how this happened but this part got missed so oops! This is the real second chapter sorry! :)
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Reefside, CA- Dr. Oliver's Lab
"Hey Dr. O! You're late," Conner called out as Tommy walked into the lab.
"You so missed it," Ethan interjected. "Someone just tried to hack Hayley."
Tommy raised an eyebrow and looked over at Hayley.
"Is that true? What happened?"
"Well, they didn't get anything, that's for sure," she said with a very self-satisfied grin. "But I know who she is now."
Kira, Trent, Ethan, and Conner were all grouped around Hayley at the computer as they searched through the data she had just acquired. Tommy walked over to join them.
"So whose head are you messing with this time then?" he asked Hayley. "Humans, aliens, mutants? Friend or foe?"
"Well, I think most of the above. It actually looks like a mix of humans, aliens, and superhumans. And I'm pretty sure they're friendly. Although not too happy right now I would guess. I snuck in around the back while she was trying to get through my decoy firewalls and then shut her down before she could retaliate."
"So they got nothing from us then. Good. Now," he said, directing his attention to the teens. "Shouldn't all of you be practicing? I distinctly remember saying this was a training afternoon. And I'm sure you all have some homework to work on too. Something about a science project due in two days?"
The four kids scattered, grabbing their backpacks and heading out into the woods.
"See you later Dr. O!" they yelled as they disappeared out the door.
"So what do you think they were looking for?" he asked, walking over to study the computer.
"Tyranadrones. Remember the fight last week when the Rangers corned some Tyranadrones in that warehouse? Well, we thought they used an invisi-portal to get away. Turns out, they got caught in a crate and shipped off to Kansas. The broke out of a warehouse in Metropolis and caught the attention of our new friends, a fledgling group who are considering calling themselves the Justice League. They're a mixed group. There are a few humans with extreme skills, some superhumans, and a few aliens. I saw three of them on camera when I hacked them, and my guess is they'll be the ones who retaliate."
Hayley pulled up some pictures on the screen.
"Chloe Sullivan, aka Watchtower, is the hacker. She's pretty good, but her skills are rough. She never had any real training. The two who fought the Tyranadrones are Oliver Queen, aka Green Arrow, and Clark Kent, aka The Blur. Sullivan and Queen are human, but Kent is an alien. His list of abilities includes super strength and super speed. He's pretty much invulnerable. Queen is a master archer, likes to hang out on roof tops. Sullivan appears to be the brains behind the operation. Like what I do for you here, just on a smaller scale. And even better, the group seems to have close ties with reporter Lois Lane, whose name is in the byline of all of the major hero stories published by the Daily Planet. Her name is often accompanied by Kent's, so she's definitely got an inside scoop. Lane has a reputation for being nosy, so if she catches wind she could be a problem."
"Do you think they pose any real threat?"
"No, not really. They just wanted to know what it was they were fighting, and I don't blame them. I would expect to see them soon, and wouldn't be surprised if they approached you."
"And why would I have caught their attention?" Tommy asked. "I'm a high school science teacher."
"Your old research. Sullivan dug up some remnants of it and traced you here. Me hacking her is just going to give her more motivation to come track you down."
"Well, then I guess we'd better be ready. After all, we don't want to let them in our back door."
Hayley laughed and Tommy headed after the teens.
"Fire up a training sequence, Hayley. Let's be ready just in case our impending guests don't stay friendly."
Metropolis, KS- Oliver's Private Jet
"So why are we flying out to California again, just to isolate ourselves in some Podunk town in the middle of nowhere?" Lois asked as she made herself comfortable by a window. "Couldn't we just go to Smallville if we wanted to get out of the city? When I think California, I think beaches and Hollywood, not high schools and mutant freaks. We get enough of that at home."
Chloe, Oliver, Clark, and Lois had all just boarded Oliver's private jet for a trip out to Reefside. They had all decided to bring Lois along because an interview would make for a better cover story than anything else they had come up with.
"Because Dr. Oliver is the only lead we have with the lizard-men and the hack," Chloe answered. "We can't let whoever erased Watchtower's data just get away with it. That information could be really dangerous in the wrong hands."
"So what does that have to do with me? Can't you just send Clark in to smash their computers?"
"We probably could, but I want to make sure we find the source of the hack so it never happens again. I'm also hoping to recover my data from their files before we erase them. That way I can replace what they erased."
"We're clear to make the call now," Oliver interrupted. "We'd better get it over with so we can spend the rest of the flight making plans."
"Got it," Clark answered. "Lois and I will make the call, but we'll put it on speaker so you can both listen in."
Clark dialed the phone and then hit the speaker button, waiting for someone to pick up.
"Hello," a man's voice answered. "This is Dr. Oliver."
"Dr. Oliver," Clark said. "This is Clark Kent. I'm an investigative reporter from the Daily Planet in Metropolis. My partner and I found some connections between you and a recent incident in Metropolis and wanted to know if we could meet you for an interview. Hoping you could clear some things up for us."
"Well, I'm not really su—"
"Dr. Oliver," Lois interrupted. "Lois Lane, Daily Planet. We would really like to meet with you. We dug up some information on some old research project of yours. Something to do with dinosaurs and technology. Well, it seems as though it has come back to life in the streets of Metropolis and we want to know more about where those things came from. You have to meet with us."
"I guess I can probably answer a few ques—"
"Great!" she exclaimed. "Does tomorrow work for you? I know it's a school day, but we can swing by the high school at the end of the day and do the interview right there in your classroom. It'll be a little more comfortable for you that way."
"That should work just fine. But I—"
"Wonderful! We'll see you then!"
With that, Lois triumphantly ended the call.
"Well that wasn't hard. And I'll bet he suspects nothing."
"Sure, Lo," Chloe said. "And he's also super excited to meet you. That wasn't exactly the phone call I was thinking of."
"We got a meeting with him didn't we?"
"No, you and Clark have a meeting with Dr. Oliver," said Chloe with a grin. "Oliver and I have an appointment elsewhere. We're going to sneak into his house while you two keep him occupied at the school. If he's the hacker, the computer is bound to be at his house and I want a chance to take a look at it."
"I don't think that's such a good idea, Chloe," Clark said. "It could be dangerous for just the two of you. What if there are more of those things around?"
"Don't worry, Clark. I have a small EMP emitter in my purse. If anything like that gets too close, it won't stay upright for long."
"Just be careful and stay in touch. This place is a long ways from home and I don't want anyone getting in trouble."
"Lighten up, Smallville," Lois said. "We'll do the interview, find and stop the hacker, then book it back to Metropolis by the weekend. What's the worst that could happen?"
