Chloe glanced in awe at the displays as red flashed over the clearing for a couple seconds, after which all enemy targets were gone. She shot Oliver an excited glanced before getting the signal up, "This is Watchtower, report?"
Lois answered first with disbelief, "Someone or something just cleaned Blonsky's clock and blurred away."
Tony answered, "And an unknown agent just wiped out the entire Hammer Drone army." He paused, "Whiplash is still unaccounted for. I suggest that War Machine and I take a look around the city for him. We stopped him before, so we should be able to handle it."
Chloe pulled up a display of the area and noted a rapidly approaching signal, "I believe the fight is coming to you. Signal is three minutes out."
The Hulk and Captain America walked toward the white figure. They stopped when the newcomer sped forward to them, drawing a warning roar from the Hulk. The figure stopped and put their hands up unthreateningly. A female voice said calmly, "I'm not an enemy." She pulled off the mask she wore, revealing Lana Lang. "You can call me Prometheus. I'm here to help, I promise."
America asked skeptically, "Why should we believe you?"
Lana replied, "I'm friends with Watchtower. Tell her Lana Lang is here."
He did so and after a moment, he commented, "Well, Watchtower is suggesting that we bring you to Base if it is really you."
She gave a wondering glance at the Hulk and noted, "I can take you no problem, but even with my strength, I haven't tried to run with someone that size. Is there a way we can calm him down?"
He thought about it, "I don't know." He pressed his earpiece, "This is Captain America. We need to tame the Hulk. Any suggestions?"
Lois replied, "Here, let me put Dr. Ross on the line."
Captain America pulled out his earpiece and went to the Hulk and moved the earpiece up to the Hulk. He growled warningly and backed away from him. He stopped and looked annoyed, "He won't let me near him."
Lana offered, "Here, let me try?" She took it and walked to the Hulk, "We won't hurt you." She put the piece by her ear, "We want you to listen, and that's all."
He seemed to calm down and stood still. She walked forward and assured, "Its okay." She reached up to put the earpiece to his ear. When her hand got near his face, a green glow covered her hand and the green skin began glowing. He backed away in alarm and growled at her. Lana was shocked at the reaction, "I didn't expect that." She looked curious, "Have you been exposed to kryptonite?" She got a look of thought and told him, "Trust me. I want to test a theory." She took both hands and grabbed his shoulders. The glow intensified and after a few seconds, the green glow flowed from the Hulk into Lana's body. The effect lasted for about thirty seconds before it finally stopped leaving the Hulk with a grayish skin color. Lana stepped back and glowed green for a few seconds.
The Hulk shook his head and blinked in confusion. "What did you just do? I can think clearly now."
Lana commented, "I have a suit on that absorbs meteor radiation. I just drained it from your body."
Bruce replied, "Meteor radiation? I was exposed to gamma radiation."
She looked puzzled, "Maybe the two types are similar enough to each other that the suit reacted the same way." She changed the subject, "Are you able to change to human size so we can get back to Watchtower? They're going to need help."
He relaxed and after a few seconds, he was back to normal size. She commented, "Okay, hold on to me." The two men did so and a second later, all three blurred away.
Chloe listened to the radio chatter and was growing more excited by the second, "You're saying the Blue Knight used The Blur's calling card? Is he still there? Where is he?"
She froze when a familiar voice answered, "He's back where he belongs."
She spoke with hope in her voice, "Is it really you? You're still here?"
"Yes. And I'm not going anywhere."
She turned to see Clark standing in the lobby watching her and Oliver. Oliver gave a smirk at him, "Welcome back, Boy Scout."
She gave a cry of relief as she ran forward and hugged him tightly. He winced and told her, "Easy, Chloe."
She looked concerned, "What? Are you hurt?"
He replied, "I'm back to normal, but the wound from the blue k dagger is still kinda sore. I'll get out in the sun tomorrow to recharge."
She smirked, "Well, in the meantime, do you want to go take care of a super powered psycho with energy whips? He won't stand a chance against you."
He answered, "Well, Lana wanted to do it, so she's on the way there now."
Chloe looked troubled, "Clark, those energy whips are extremely powerful. I know the Prometheus layer is powerful, but I wouldn't guarantee it 100 percent against focused repulsor technology."
He sighed, "Then I better give her a hand." He turned and speeds out.
Lana stopped in the clearing where Ironman and War Machine were waiting. Tony looked over skeptically at Lana and his helmet opened, "Okay, I thought the Abomination was stopped by someone with super strength."
Lana glanced over to where Whiplash slammed into the ground near them and told him, "If he's half the strength of the Abomination, he'll be down in a second." She walked over and stood in front of him. He paused and opened his mask to look at her closely.
He commented, "I have no quarrel with you, girl. I want Stark to face me."
She smiled at him sweetly before she stepped forward and driving her fist hard at his chest. He flew backwards and rolled over 40 feet through the piles of metal left by the drones. Lana turned back to the four men and gave a smug expression, "Let's see him get up from that."
Tony's urgent voice warned, "He's getting up from that. Look out!"
Lana turned around in time to barely avoid a lash from one energy whip. She couldn't avoid the second and screamed as the whip slapped at her back and she arched her back in agony. She screamed again as a third impact knocked her to her back. She whimpered painfully and looked down at her stomach in shock to see a large gash in her stomach which was beginning to bleed heavily. She glanced back at Whiplash to see a pulse of heat impact with the white glow on his chest and the energy whips suddenly went dead. She let her head fall and her eyes slowly closed as she distantly heard her name being shouted in terror.
Clark sped into the clearing and watched as Lana took the two hits from Whiplash and collapsed to the ground. His eyes widened in fear and anger and his eyes flashed red before a large bolt of heat slammed into the mans chest at the white glow. He sped forward toward Lana but stopped when he felt the kryptonite radiation hit him. He screamed, "Lana!" He shouted to the other heroes, "Get her to Watchtower now!"
Chloe and Oliver turned worried as Ironman came roaring in quickly. Chloe looked at her injured friend and paled, "Oh no!" She ran to a table and hastily pushed everything off. "Put her here, Tony! Oliver, get the trauma kit!"
She rushed over and spoke to Lana urgently, "Lana, come on, wake up!" She looked hopeful when Lana's eyes opened and she looked at her unfocused.
She blinked in confusion, "Chl…Chloe?"
She nodded, "Yeah, I'm here! Stay with me, okay?"
Lana whimpered scared, "It hurts! It really hurts!"
Chloe felt her eyes watering as she nodded, "I know." She shouted urgently, "Where's the trauma kit?"
Tony spoke up, "I have to look at the damage." He looked at Lana, "Don't take this the wrong way, but I have to rip off your shirt, and it would be helpful to know what gave you this ability."
Chloe answered for her, "It's a biotechnology developed by Lex Luthor. It's a second skin that maintains the host's nervous system while giving them incredible strength and speed."
He ripped off the bloody shirt and looked amazed, "Whoa. That's unusual." Chloe glanced over and understood his reaction; where the skin was torn, a line of greenish wire like tendrils were flashing erratically. He guessed, "It looks like the repulsors energy damaged the circuitry of this skin."
Chloe demanded, "Can you fix it?"
He looked unsure, "I've never seen a technology like this before! I would be need access to the original files to see if I could even repair damage like this!"
Chloe was near tears, "We don't have them, and even if we did, we don't have time for you to skim over the notes! She needs help now!" She shouted panicked, "She's my friend, and I won't let her die! You have to do something!"
Oliver suggested, "What about Clark's blood? It brought Zod back to life."
Chloe shook her head, "He can't get close enough to do that."
Clark spoke up from the far wall, "Even if I could, it would do more harm to her than good. We can't take the suit off and my blood would make her like me."
Chloe glanced down panicked as Lana gave another pained scream and demanded pleadingly, "Someone please do something!"
Everyone looked at her dejected, "I don't think there's anything we can do, Chloe."
Chloe covered her mouth anxiously and looked down at Lana firmly and said comfortingly, "It's going to be okay, Lana. You'll be fine."
Lana gave her a tight smile, "I'm hurt, not deaf, Chloe. Not your fault. Just glad to help."
Chloe gave a choked sob, "No, Lana! You fight it! Don't give up, please!"
Lana grew still and said softly, "Don't blame you. Grow stronger from sacrifice."
Chloe practically screamed, "Lana, stay with me!" Lana gave a gasping breath and stop moving. Chloe paled in horror and gently shook her friend's body, "Lana. Wake up. Wake up, Lana!" She broke down in tears and leaned over her still body. Everyone looked shocked and let her stay there for a minute before Oliver moved forward. "Chloe, there was nothing…" He stopped talking as a white glow suddenly came from Chloe's sobbing frame and filled the room with a white field of energy that briefly obscured the grieving blonde. It stayed there for several moments before everyone heard something fall to the floor and the field quickly faded. Everyone looked curious as they saw Chloe's body lying motionless on the floor. Clark looked stunned and suggested urgently, "Check on Lana."
Tony looked at him funny, "She's dead, kid. That isn't going…" He suddenly jumped back startled as Lana's body arched suddenly and she sat up panicked.
She exhaled several times, "What happened?"
Clark walked up but stopped as he felt the kryptonite emanating from her. "You're okay now. That's the important thing." He glanced at Oliver and at Chloe's body and suggested, "Oliver, get Chloe to Dr. Hamilton and have him supervise her until she wakes up."
Tony and Rhodey both asked alarmed, "What just happened?"
Oliver went to pick up Chloe's body, "It's a long story, but right now, we need to get her to the hospital. We will explain everything later."
