"Oh come on, just a little taste."
"What did I tell you?"
"But she looks so good."
The voices seemed so far away as Martha tried her best to wipe the cobwebs from her mind. The last thing she could remember was walking up the steps to the senate building in Topeka, on her way to meet with some friends before she got ready for her dinner with Clark and Lana.
"I know you, and a little taste will lead to a whole lot more."
"She's asleep, she won't even know."
Martha's eyes fluttered open and she groaned slightly when the sunlight hit her squarely in the eyes.
"She isn't anymore."
A shadow fell over her and she was able to open her eyes without being blinded. With the sun behind him she couldn't make out his features. Something wrapped around her waist and hauled her into the air, her feet dangling two feet from the ground. Now inches away from his face her eyes widened and she inhaled sharply.
He had the features of a man, but his skin was green with the texture of what looked like crocodile skin. His eyes were putrid yellow and he had no hair whatsoever. When he opened his mouth to speak his tongue slithered around like a lizard's would and his breath smelled like rotten meat.
"You smell sweet." The creature said and smiled showing sharp pointed teeth. "What's your name?"
Martha fought the urge to gag. His breath was so foul and the way that his tongue darted around made her sick to her stomach, making it hard for her to breathe.
"Put her down Hooshnak. We don't want to frighten our guest." The other creature stepped forward and put a restraining arm on the one holding Martha. This one had pale green skin, his smell was almost normal, but otherwise he looked almost exactly like this Hooshnak fellow.
Hooshnak obeyed, grudgingly placing Martha back on the ground. It was then that she noticed what exactly had wrapped around her waist; it was Hooshnak's tail. She shivered slightly and wanted to wipe herself off to get rid of anything he might have left behind.
"What is your name?" The second creature asked.
"Martha." She responded shakily. "What do you want?" Martha managed to ask, barely more than a whisper.
The two creatures looked at each other. Hooshnak shrugged his shoulders.
"Couldn't hurt to tell her."
The leader, or whom Martha assumed was the leader, looked at her and cocked his head to the side. "Do you want to know what we want with you or in general?"
Her eyes widened in fear and she heard Hooshnak cackle.
"Both." She said as more of a question. In her current state of fear she could barely manage to speak let alone sound strong. The creature smiled and answered her calmly as though they were talking about the weather.
"We're going to conquer this planet and then Hooshnak is going to do whatever he wants with you."
Clark and Chloe rode up to Oliver's apartment in silence, each thinking of the space ship that had landed. It was clear that they would have to go looking for it seeing as whomever was in it wouldn't know where to look for Clark. If in fact they were even looking for him.
"Clark." Oliver greeted. "And Watchtower." He added after seeing Chloe emerge from the elevator right after Clark.
"I have a name you know." She said half heartedly. In all honesty it felt good to be included in this little league they had going.
"I'll have to remember that. Anyone for a drink?" Oliver offered. Both shook their heads no.
"I'd rather talk about what we're going to do." Clark said.
"Alright then, I've gathered the troops in case we need all the help we can get."
As if on cue, Aquaman, Impulse and Cyborg walked into the room. After all the greetings were made they all took a seat on the sofa and began to discuss what the game plan was going to be. After a while Chloe felt a breeze suddenly and looked up to see a man coming in from the balcony. She almost yelped but instead grabbed the closest knee in shock.
"Hey there." Impulse began but stopped when he followed her line of vision. Everyone stopped talking and looked at the stranger.
Oliver stood and everyone followed. "Who are you and what the hell do you think you're doing?"
"It's alright Oliver, he's a friend." Clark spoke up. He walked up to the stranger and shook hands. "Everyone this is J'onn J'onnzz."
J'onn nodded but looked at Clark heavily. "Kal-El we need to speak."
"Is this about the space ship that landed near Topeka?"Clark asked.
"Yes, and I know that you are all here trying to come up with ways to approach them. You will need my help and my knowledge in order to stop them and protect Earth."
"So they are bad guys." Impulse said. J'onn looked at him and nodded gravely.
"Yes they are very evil creatures known as Repkomians and come from the planet Repkom. They are here looking for a new planet on which to live. They know that you are here Kal-El and will most likely try to destroy you in order to complete their task."
"Alright, what do we do first?" Oliver asked.
"That is why I'm here." J'onn answered and then looked at Clark gravely. "Kal-El they've taken your mother."