A/N: A shout out to Jennifer Baratta. Thanks so much!
Chapter 17
Alarms were ringing throughout the DEO and Kelly knew that J'onn wasn't getting the rest he needed. She didn't overly panic at first because Supergirl, Dreamer, Alex, and a team of agents were out there fighting. It wasn't until she saw Brainy race by the door and into the armory that she started to get nervous. Lena walked into the lab, she looked like she had something to say but wasn't sure if she should. Quickly, Kelly pulled her aside near the doorway, not letting her reach J'onn. She knew that he'd want to know everything that was going on but he was in no shape to help.
"What is going on?" The psychologist asked.
"The White Martian is dead, Midnight disappeared, and the Green Martian just intercepted Supergirl and Dreamer. They've called for backup," Lena was sure how much Kelly knew about secret identities and she didn't want to be the one to blow the secret.
"That's not good. I'm not going to be able to keep J'onn in bed for too much longer. We can't let him try to use his powers or have the other Martian get into his head. Psychically, things are not back to normal yet," Kelly was concerned.
"Brainy is taking a team and heading out. That just leaves us and the remaining agents. My guess is that Midnight will try to strike while we're not at one-hundred percent," Lena didn't bother to sugarcoat it.
"Her target is J'onn. Can we get him back to his place?" Kelly wondered.
"I don't think so. Midnight will still come here, figuring that's where he'll be. Besides we stand a better chance of making a stand here. We should get J'onn moved to a more secure location though. I'm sure they have a spot where J'onn could be less exposed," Lena pointed out.
"A good thought. Ask Ricky and I'll see if Doctor Rodgers can help get J'onn moved," Kelly nodded. Lena nodded back before heading out of the room.
"There is no point in hiding me. If the team has run into difficulties, then I will do what I have to," J'onn gave the psychologist a look.
"No you won't. You're in no shape and you know it. I won't be the one to explain to Alex why you aren't you," Kelly put her foot down. She was stubborn when it came to her patient's care.
"Ricky said that there's a plan in place. Apparently, Brainy finished Supergirl's new suit and then managed to switch the polarity on the Phantom Zone Projector," Lena said, walking back into the medical lab. The alarms were silenced moments after her entrance into the room. However, a phone rang in the lab and Doctor Rodgers answered it.
"So we could send Midnight back to where she came from," Kelly said.
"Exactly. If she comes this way, then we'll have her," the raven-haired woman tried to sound confident but she had some big concerns.
"Then you expect us to wait?" J'onn raised an eyebrow.
"Alex's orders are to sit tight. We don't even know if Midnight is coming to look for you. That would only be worst case scenario, especially since she was fighting with Supergirl just a few minutes ago," Lena said.
"We should prep nonetheless," J'onn told her.
"Everything is in place, according to Ricky," Lena let them know and with that she left the room and headed for the aforementioned agent. Doctor Rodgers and his assistants helped J'onn up and out of bed and down the hallway behind the medical lab. Down that hall was a secure room, where no psychic energy could get through. J'onn had given them a look, knowing what they were doing but he also knew it would do no good to argue. He didn't work at the DEO anymore and he was a guest under their supervision.
"Brainy is only one minute out to help Supergirl," he said.
"Good, then let's cross our fingers that nothing happens," Lena heaved a sigh.
"Yeah that's not going to work. I've got a weird signal on the radar," Ricky told her as the alarms came back on.
To Be Continued…
