June's sight may have been cut off, but that merely enhanced her ability to hear and smell around her as Grundy carried her. The smell of rust, oil, dust and heavy air filled her nostrils as the distant ocean and echoing footsteps of the Injustice Gang reached her ears. These elements making her guess that they were in an abandoned building close to the ocean.
The footsteps and movement stopped before she was settled onto a metal chair as Shade removed his power from her, giving back her vision that met a smirking bald man sitting across from her with a table between them.
"Lex Luthor." June said, confirming her thoughts as the man in front of her smirked even more at her cleverness.
"So you heard of me." Luthor said weaving his fingers together as he leaned forward as though to challenge her.
June remained impassive, "Hard not to, you've been on the news." she said crossing her arms, "Now what was it that you needed to talk to me about?" she asked, glaring at him.
Luthor smirked, "Well, it has come to my attention that you've been…"borrowing" isotopes and other forms of chemicals from various labs in Metropolis." he said, observing her as her eyes widened behind her sunglasses.
"How?" June questioned, wondering how her activities were discovered.
Luthor's smirk widened, "I have my ways. However, I'm quite surprised that it happens to be a child who was able to get past security by herself."
June glared at him, "I'll take that as a compliment."
Luthor had a gleam in his eye, "You should, which is why I'm here to offer you something for your service." he said leaning back in his chair.
June scoffed before he could make his offer, "Thanks, but no thanks, I don't want your blood money." she said before standing up from the chair, "Excuse me while I find an exit." she said as she walked away from from the Injustice Gang and Luthor.
"What if I were to tell you that I have the formula that will make you human again?"
That single sentence made her stop in her tracks, standing frozen on the spot before turning her head to look at Luthor, "How can you make me human again?" she questioned the bald man with distrust.
"Like I said, I have my ways, or rather, I have my own set of scientists that work for every penny I offer them. You see, you have stealth capabilities but you were not careful in keeping yourself in one piece." Luthor said, hinting her injuries that she sustained in one of her heists.
June held up her left arm where her wrist was bandaged due to her miscalculations when using the air vents to escape.
Luthor continued, "My scientists were able to get a sample of your blood and was able to isolate it, removing the hybrid cells and leaving behind the parts that are human." he said, explaining the process.
June had spent months trying to find a cure to her condition, yet this man was able to create one in a matter of weeks? Then a thought struck her, "Wait a minute, how did you know I want to become human?" she questioned the bald man, finding it hard to believe that someone like him could have that kind of intel.
Luthor smirked before answering, "It wasn't that hard, most of the chemicals that you steal are mostly found in medicine and you always avoid anything related to poison." He then stood up and walked around the table until he was in front of her, "I also know what girls your age go through when they want to fit into a crowd." He circled her as though she was prey, "Whatever it is you look like, you will find now judgements here. But society is quite the opposite when it comes to how people look." he stopped in front of her again, "So tell me, do you want to fit into society again?" he said, raising an eyebrow at her, waiting for her answer.
June remained frozen in place as Luthor's words played in her head. What he said is true, she wants to fit in with the humans, she wants to return to who she used to be. Wordlessly, she removed her sunglasses, revealing expressionless cat-like eyes before taking off her hat and wig, letting her black and white hair flow down her back and behind her pointed ears. Finally, she took off her trench coat, letting it pool at her feet, allowing her tail to move about freely.
Looking up at the bald man, she said, "I assume that this doesn't come cheap."
Luthor smirked, happy that he got her right where he wanted her, "You assume correctly."
June said the words she knew she would regret, "So what do you need?"
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Justice League will come in the next chapter.
