Its a Supercorp Life.

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Chapter 12: Supers in Training

Summary:

everyone needs a little support and guidance. Lex needs to be treated, sam needs training, ads does Kon, J'onn needs some medical help and a old friend returns to give it. Lena had been busy and everyone will reep the rewards of her focused mind.

Notes:

Hey all just a quick note, I have been having some trouble writing due to a problem with migraines of late, I am going to keep going and hopefully there will continue to be two chapters a week but it is a little slower than normal. please bare with me ok.

thanks so much for the comments and Kudos it means alot, it helps motivated me to write even on days i am not feeling my best.

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The next few weeks seemed to fly past, Kara was spending time with Kon, busy with work and supergirl duties, not to mention the time spent with J'onn, they had found the route of the issue. His cerebral cortex had been flooded by the telepathic energy, Kon used to having to try so hard to communicate while sedated had not modified the strength of his projections. Unfortunately for J'onn such a high amount of telepathic energy in such close quarters had overloaded the martian.

Kon had been taken in by Kara and he had understood that his telepathy was a little too strong and that he would need to learn how to use it now he was awake. Much like all of his abilities, that seemed to vary in strength and control. He had agreed to work with the others to manage his abilities and learn how to use them without hurting others. Alex had managed to work with Sam to get her used to casual touches and moving around without concern, she had helped her control her stronger emotions getting used to how they affected her powers, and she was ready for some help from Kara.

Nia and Brainy had made their way back to Maeve to help with additional training for Nia. Brainy had been requested to go as he was able to learn how to guide Nia through the necessary meditations and was able to help her focus her powers. The past few months had shown them that Nia's gift could not only give them clear warnings and directions but also give a multitude of options that they needed to work through. It was becoming apparent that the more they understood about the visions and dreams the more they could work out what was going to cause the issues. The more information and control that Nia had the more secure the super friends were and the more good they could do.

Lena had been working more and more, no one but Kara had seen her in the past two weeks, and the only reason that Kara had seen her is because she could track her anywhere and no one stopped Kara getting to Lena especially after she had not gone home in three days. She had been working hard over seeing multiple projects problem solving and working out various kinks in things. In the part two weeks she had managed to sort out the prosthetic kidney, create suits for Kon and Sam that would help with masking their identities. She had created not one but two suits, battle suits like Lex's only more aerodynamic and without the issues Lex's had, using Nano tech. Working with the suit could produce the weapons needed there was ability to fly and there was also shielding.

Lena walked into the DEO and everyone was a little surprised to see her, but none more excited than Kara who had sped over to her the moment she got off the elevator. Wrapping her arms around her and smiling brightly, the next was Kon who also wrapped his arms around her. Lena was a little taken by surprise but moved to hug both of them, she was not used to receiving such a welcome but she was starting to think that she could get used to it. Kon was family after all and for the first time a family member that actually seemed to like her for who she is not what she could do for them.

"I have a little something for you Kon, and i have something for Alex and Sam too, but first I need to see Lex's doctor. Once I have done that can we all meet in the conference room and I will show you what I have."

Lena made her way to the Med bay, they had agreed for now to Keep Lex there sedated and her mother in a cell it was putting strain on the DEO but not for space but for a increase in agents requesting therapy, so much so there was a permanent therapist brought in to deal with the fall out, Lena was not surprised she always knew that her mother had the ability to be more scary than any Alien invader, and the worst thing was that the way she did it, you didnt realise that you were down the rabbit hole before there was no escape. Lena wanted to get Lex's new Kidneys in place and then both of the luthors were due to be moved. Lena had spent a considerable amount of resources to create a secure location for them.

She opened one of the cases that she had, with in the case was three Kidneys, two sterile and ready for implantation and the other so Lena could show the doctor how to use the prosthetics. Once implanted and hooked up the Kidneys needed programming on the computer to balance the water and toxins in Lex's body. Handing over the thumb drive in her pocket to Doctor Lena fully explained the processes needed to save her brother's life. She had managed to link the power of the heart to the kidneys meaning that there would never be a problem with them running out of power, this was the issue with the prosthetics, that Lena could never manage to get around. She wasn't going to advise people needing transplants to have a Kryptonite heart but as her brother already had one it took care of the little glitch.

The Doctor had Lex prepped and was going to perform the operation immediately, so Lena left the meds bay and headed back towards the conference room, when the alarms went off due to someone or something infiltrating the DEO. Lena's heart rate jumped worrying that it was a plan of her mothers to get out. The sound of Lena's heart increasing had Kara and Kon standing in front of her protecting her from whatever was coming towards them. Lena was not impressed; there were others here not just her. Then kara smiled. She placed her arm around Lena and kissed her temple.

"It's Meghan, she is here to help J'onn although I am not sure how she knows there is a problem, but she is here to restabilize him."

Kon started to shrink back nervous and wanting to get away, he didn't know who this Meghan was but if she was here for J'onn she wouldn't like him. He had never meant to hurt J'onn he was just so happy that he was out he had tried to thank him and it had not worked as he had meant it to. Lena noticed him moving and reached out to pull him into her. She felt so protective of the boy, her and Kara both, they were all standing arms around each other, they were looking like a family. Lena smiled at the thought, a super Luthor family.

"You do not need to worry or hide, everyone knows that it was an accident Kon. no one is going to hurt you."

Alex had led Meghan back to the Med bay where J'onn was lying unconscious still, she wasn't sure what Meghan was going to be able to do but she said that she was there to help so Alex took her back. After all J'onn loved and trusted her, and no one knew better than Megham how green martians worked, after all she was once part of the army destroying them. They looked at J'onn in the bed and the monitors, there had been no change since the initial overload and Alex had not been able to find anything to help him.

"The overload has depleted essential neurotransmitters meaning that his brain had suffered a psychic shock serious enough for it to shut down, his mind needs to be stabilized and there is only one way that I can help with that. I need to join our minds, as J'onn once did for me. I need to bond us. The process will take some time, and I would like privacy"

Alex nodded to the others in the room and after a small hug for Meghan and a thank you for coming back to help her headed back to the conference room, leaving her to help J'onn and find out what it is that Lena has for them. As she walked into the conference room she couldn't help but smile, Sam had arrived and for the first time she was out of the loft and socialising with her friends and family. Maybe it was because Kara and Kon were not so breakable but they were playing around and Lena was Laughing at the buffoonery. It was the first time in a very long time that Alex could remember them just messing about as a family, and Kon was actually a sweet and very welcomed addition as far as Alex was concerned. She started to feel that the vision that Nia had of the future was going to be more likely. Them all in Kara's loft laughing and joking, it made everything worthwhile.

Once Alex was situated in the room next to Sam with her arm around her shoulder she looked at the group and smiled. She didn't want to pull them out of the fun, it had been too long. However with her entrance things slowed and everyone took their seats.

"I have a few things to show you all and I thought that as i needed to be here to give the doctor the prosthetic kidneys for Lex it would make sense to do it all together."

Lena smiled opening up the case that she had and took out the first item handing it over to Sam. She took the mall box and looked at Lena. She wasn't sure what it was but once in her hand the box morphed around her and covered her in a super suit. Not as dark as the Reign one but different for Kara's it wrapped around her effortlessly and created a super suit with pants and a cape.

"The Suit will change if you need it to, the Nano tech will create a helmet if needed, the cape can be removed, and it had in built Kryptonite shielding it will only activate to your DNA and the panel on the front is currently vacant as I was not sure what you wanted in there."

Sam looked at the suit. It was hard for her to see herself in a suit, especially since she was not Reign, Lena had made it for her to be comfortable and it was currently quite plain. A simple navy suit with some red trim. She was happy to have something that didn't stand out but also wasn't the old suit. It didn't stop her being very nervous about putting on a suit, the public wouldn't accept her easily. Alex had been really supportive as was Kon, and Kara. She wanted to make up for her past but she was just not sure that the people of the national city would be so easy to accept that. She smiled and nodded to Lena.

"This is for you Kon, I have modeled it on a mix of Kryptonian style and human, to reflect you"

She smiled and handed over the box. As he took it the suit melded around him, she looked at him proud as his black and green suit molded around him, a modified version of the kryptonian symbol on his chest with the L of Lcorp within it. The S like character was vibrant green and the L was a dark grey. It could be seen but it was not clear, Kon looked at the suit and grinned brightly tracing the two symbols.

"Alex I have something for you too but I will need to work with you when testing it, maybe while Sam and Kara are training I can help you with what I have for you."

Kara looked at Lena and smiled tilting her head a little questioningly and waited for Lena to respond. Alex was already intrigued and excited and trying to edge closer to look in the case in which Lena shut there was something else that she didn't want anyone seeing and smiled at them both.

"With the way things are going we are facing more and more difficult situations and i know that Kara worries about you Alex and so will sam and Ruby, it is just a suit, based on the Lex-o-suit that my brother created, a Luthor suit with Lena flare and finesse, meaning that it will protect you and give you additional abilities so that you can even the field a little."

The look that Lena got from Sam and Kara was a mixture of grateful, and loving, they both worried about Alex and even though Lena knew that she was a badass agent in her own right and that much like Lena she didn't like to be side lined and treated like she was a fragile thing that needed protecting, the additional powers from the suit wouldn't be a bad thing. She also had other things in mind and Alex would be needed for that, the suit may make her a little more agreeable. She wasn't a Luthor as such but she wasn't above a little gentle persuasion. Kara squeezed Lena's hand and leaned over giving her a kiss.

The group broke apart, Kon back to the sun room, they had found that due to the fast development and the lack of sun his Kryptonian cells had not had enough exposure to the sun's radiation and his powers were not stable he was invulnerable and fast, but the heat vision, arctic breath and flight seemed to be intermittent and he could flare easily. Sam and Kara headed over to the desert to train at the old facility leaving Lena and Alex at the DEO.

Landing in the training area Kara looked at Sam, he flight was getting there although she didn't have as much control as Kara, she was still holding herself to rigid and nor using her body to push into the corners, but that wouldn't take too long to correct. Kara knew that Sam was not conscious when she was Reign but there should be some muscle memory that will help with the training. Kara decided to start with some basics' target practice for the heat vision. Kara threw small boulders at her and she used her vision to break them apart. Sam was doing quite well to start but as Kara started to speed up and choose smaller boulders Sam found it harder to be accurate. Kara could hear the increase in her heart rate and she stopped.

"Are you ok Sam, your doing well you have pretty good control and your targeting is not bad"

"I think that it is just a little anxiety Kara, everything is coming at me so fast and I don't want to cause any collateral damage, trying to just hit the boulders, you know I don't want to hit something that isn't the target."

Kara smiled that was why they were here practicing, they would work with other training to at some point to help Sam look before blasting but still working quickly but just for now it was about accuracy. She moved on to speed for a while, something different helping Sam move around at superspeed following her and stopping at points to create an accuracy in her ability to stop without colliding with other things. Kara would pull in front and stop, forcing Sam to stop. The first few times Sam swerved and missed her, then after Kara pointed out that this was not the point, she tried to stop before hitting her the first couple of times, Sam collided with Kara knocking her back a few paces. Each time Sam apologised and worried more about her lack of control. A few more tired and she was able to stop.

"See you're getting better already you just need to relax a little, ready for some hand to hand combat?"

Sam's heart rate spiked and she looked at Kara, she was most nervous about this, what if she hurt Kara, she couldn't take that look on Alex's face, she had seen what it was like when Kara was hurt by the look that Alex had. The absolute devastation with so much worry and pain, she wouldn't be the cause of that. As much as Kara had proved to be the superior Kryptonian and taken over the leadership of the house of El from Clark, Reign had almost killed her. She would have, if it had not been for Lena and the others. She knew that she had to start and she was better off here with Kara than in the Kryptonite room with Alex. Sam nodded and took a stance.

The fists and feet were flying fast at each other, Kara deflecting everything that Sam threw at her, and then catching her with a few good blows knocking her back a little. Sam tried a spinning kick and Kara caught her foot spinning her and throwing her to the ground, she skidded along the floor and Kara speed to where she would end up stopping just before she would have landed a punch to her face.

"Sam you are holding back, there is no power, no commitment and no speed behind anything that you are doing. What is wrong? Why are you holding back?"

Kara pulled her up and looked at her as Sam's face crumpled and she started to cry. Kara's eyes went wide. She had not meant to shout at her, she didn't want to upset her she was trying, but she wouldn't want her out in the field holding back like this. Pulling Sam close to her Kara held her guiding her to the ground where they both sat, Kara holding Sam and stroking her back as she cried, had she pushed her too much, she had been easier on her than Alex had been when she first started. After a few more sobs Sam finally got control of herself and pulled back.

"I don't want to hurt you. I have seen the fight between you and her, I have all the memories of what I did, thanks to that horrible wood. I saw as I punched you over and over and dropped you from a building, and I am scared, what if I let go and instead of just fighting you, I end up being her, what if allowing my powers out completely allows her out and I cant stop her, what if she kills you, Alex, Ruby, Lena, what if I go full world killer?"

Kara understood now, she remembered what it was like when she was on red K and how she had done things that were terrible she hated herself and couldn't forgive herself, she had hurt Alex and Cat she had damaged the city and been so evil, but she had not killed anyone, she had not gone after people she loved specifically. She could emphasise with Sam but she realised just how much harder this was for her, she had hurt people on a colossal scale had almost destroyed the world, of course having powers again was harder for her.

"Sam, you are not her, you are not. When you were Reign you were two different people, you defeated her in mind and the Haronel took away your powers and split them from you. You never had powers as Sam, you never hurt me or anyone else. It wasn't you, I understand that you feel responsible, I really do, I have been where you are, and I didn't mean to push you. We have forgiven the actions that you took under the influence of Reign, but you haven't and I see that now. I believe in you and so does Alex, we need to find out who you are, maybe that will help you"

Sam looked at her and smiled, she had not thought about Kara ever being able to forgive her, or needing to forgive herself, they talked for a few hours about the way that they had both been overtaken by something that they didn't have control over and Kara's idea about finding out more about her heritage on Krypton, maybe knowing who she was would help her to understand who she is, she also agreed that she would have some time with the DEO therapist.

Lena and Alex had waited for the others to leave and then moved to Lena, guiding her to the training area, she ensured that they would have privacy and closed the gallery, locking the door using her director override authorisation. Once inside she hit the privacy shield so that no one outside of the room, even Kara or Kon would be able to hear what was going on. She didn't know what Lena was upto but whatever it was she knew Lena well enough to know that if she was being this cagy about it, this was serious.

"Ok Lena, the room is on lock down, what is going on?"

Lena smiled at her and opened up the case again showing her two more small boxes, Alex tilted her head and looked at Lena, why were there two, what was Lena planning here? Lena picked one out and held it in her hand smiling at Alex.

"This is a version of the Lex-O-suit tailored to your DNA, it will surround you like a supersuit, it has the ability to give you Flight, increased strength, can mold into different weapons, shield you and deliver energy pulses, it has none of the weaknesses of Lex's it is lightweight and durable, there is a helmet to protect you when flying and it is yours, i just want one thing from you. I will help you learn how you use the suit, if you train me."

Alex's excitement was growing as Lena was talking her mouth practically watering at the idea of being able to work with Kara and her agents protecting them with the suit, being able to get to Kara or Sam or anyone with ease. Her eyes were getting wider and she was loving everything that Lena was saying right up until the condition. She snapped back to herself and looked at Lena, had she just heard that correctly. She shook her head, now was she getting involved in this, Lena was hard enough to keep safe, with all her own enemies, she never listened, never took precautions and with training she would be even more stubborn. Lena could see that she was losing Alex and bit her lip.

"Look Alex, I have no desire to go rushing into battle, I don't want to be on the super team, I am not going to be joining the DEO on the front lines, I am much happier in the Lab's. Kara spent enough time saving me before we were together, and now she is even more worried, and so is Sam. did you not see what happened when the alarms went off? I was surrounded by super powered people like the most fragile object in the world, what if they had been needed? With a suit and the ability to defend myself they won't be constantly looking to protect me, they won't be distracted, they trust you and your training Alex, but I am a distraction, I won't be the reason anyone is hurt, I wont lose someone else I love."

Alex looked at her and she understood the feeling, before Kara knew that she was in the DEO she was the same with her, she still was to a point but she did trust Alex. She didn't like the idea of training Lena in combat but defence she would do, if Lena could defend herself and had a suit she could get away. Not that she thought for a moment that the young Luthor would run, she wasnt that stupid, but as the number of hero's increased Alex knew how it felt to be the one people saw as needing protecting.

"I will help you learn defence, but I will not teach you to kill or use weapons that have fatal consequences. Have you got any training at all in anything?"

Lena smiled and looked at Alex, she could see that she was going to get her way, she needed support to train and she wanted someone that she trusted.

"I have some Kickboxing, Karate, Fencing, and Archery, they were all approved Luthor activities, I don't want Kara knowing she will stop you helping me, we can train when Sam and Kara are off training."

Lena handed over the suit and smiled as the black suit moulded around Alex grey accentuation in places giving the look of her old DEO uniform, she looked great, Lena pulled out the other box and the suit melded around her, hers was mostly green, with a small amount of white and black, the central panel had a LCorp, L on it. Lena smiled, and looked at Alex.

She spent the next few hours showing Alex the control panel within the suit, it allowed her to control the way the suit and her interacted, giving her the ability to create shortcuts with movements to change the suit as needed, on top of this the suit was smart enough to create a shield when there was a proximity threat and a helmet when needed for flying or toxic atmospheres. She showed Alex the flight and the weapon production and smiled as Alex became more and more comfortable with the different options to the suit. They agreed that the next training session they would meet and train in the suits, that way Lena wouldn't have to learn twice. Neither of them liked hiding things from Kara, but they both knew that this would only cause worry and arguments, and if Alex was honest with herself she was happier knowing that she was the one training Lena, she knew that meant that she would have a high level of skill.

Nia and Brainy were spending time with Maeve, she had been going through years and years of training with Nia and Brainy. When Nia was working on one thing Maeve was teaching Brainy the techniques for meditation for the Naldorians. He was the first non-Naldorian that had been shown them. He didn't have the powers to do things quite the way her mother did but then neither did Maeve. She wanted to help Nia but the information and the practice took time and she knew that they didn't have the years of practice that she did, however with Brainy on board she was able to give more information than if it was just Nia, so he would be able to continue the practice when they returned.

Brainy not needed for the current training found himself checking in with Alex, there wasn't much to report on their end but he had noticed that the super friends checked in with each other, it was a social convention that he was not sure that he understood but Nia had tried to explain it helped people feel connected. Alex was panting when she answered the phone.

"Brainy, is everything alright has Nia had a new vision?"

"Well yes, she has had many Alex, that is what we are here for to create visions, she has seen many things. I have many detailed notes and hypotheses that pertain to each of the visions. She is here to practice and to focus her energies on her gift, it has been very interesting there seems to be a scientific aspect to this power that I didn't realise. Although I have to say there are a lot of spiritual aspects that I don't understand, and the symbolism is a cacophony of different things from a lot of different cultures depending on the route of the vision and the people in them. I have to say as much as I am learning here. I am not sure that I am going to be able to help her interpret things better. There appears to be no logical structure to the interpretations; it is all about perception and the way that the individual sees the imagery. We have noted this too, I have the ability to upload all the information that we have so far to you if you are interested in looking for yourself."

Alex rolled her eyes in her head and looked at the phone in disbelief, why was it that even at this distance Brainy was able to irritate her with his long and explanatory way of conveying information, it was almost mansplaining but not quite, he just didn't seem to understand the difference between what needed sharing and what didn't. Lena looked at Alex and saw the eye roll, she couldn't help but smirk, Brainy was not very good at small talk or concise information, he either gave way too little or way too much he didn't know how to moderate. Alex rubbed her hand over the back of her neck.

"That won't be necessary Brainy, has there been anything that we should be concerned about here at the DEO?"

Brainy could hear the tone of Alex's voice, he didn't know what he had done this time but that was definitely her annoyed voice, again he shook his head why was this so important to do if all checking in did was cause the Director to be annoyed. He really didn't understand this particular part of human interactions and clearly had conducted himself inappropriately, he needed to study this aspect of human interaction better.

"I am sorry director, have I called at a bad time? I was checking in with a progress report to the group, we are making progress and will need to be here or a few more weeks yet, if i can be spared from the DEO"

Alex felt bad, she was not used to Brainy checking in and had assumed that it was something bad that he was calling about. She let out a breath, she forgot that Brainy was working on being more human and being more socially present, and this was just that, he was calling his friends, and she had gone straight to Director Danvers on him.

"Hey Brainy I am sorry I was training, I am glad things are going well there, and yes getting Nia the support she needs is important, you have your ring with you so we can call if we need you, don't worry take care of Nia ok."

Lena and Alex left the training room after the call with Brainy and headed to the Med's bay, the Doctor confirmed that the operation was a success and that in a few weeks Lex would be able to be moved to the new location. Lena had nodded and smiled; she didn't want to see Lex and suggested that he remained sedated. They then checked on J'onn who was now awake and sat up in the bed looking at Alex and Lena as they entered the bay. Alex was so happy to see J'onn she had gone straight to him and grabbed him for a hug.

"Alex, it's ok I am fine. There is nothing to worry about. I am stable and I am going to be fine. Thanks to Meghan. Now I have been out for a few weeks, do you want to catch me up?"

They talked for a while about what had been happening, J'onn was concerned about moving Lex and Lillian, he didn't like the idea of them being somewhere that they were not contained, he was more concerned about Kon, he explained that Kon had essentially tried to communicate everything at once, it was not something that was possible for his martian physiology, the process took months and that was why he had lost so much of his father, when he had delayed it. Kon had been suppressing his abilities and it had created an interesting side effect or, uncovered another power they were not sure, it was some kind of telekinesis and he was struggling with it, J'onn and Meghan had agreed to help him with this and would train him with his mental abilities.

Kon was finished with his sun treatments and was walking through the DEO, when he saw Alex and J'onn, he wanted to go and hug him, he had been his friend when he was stuck but he had hurt him and wasn't sure how he would be received. Shyly he stood by the door and watched. When Lena saw him she held out her hand and Kon moved to her side taking her hand for comfort. Lena was his favorite, he didn't understand the way other people treated her, she was so sweet, he liked being with her more than anyone. She squeezed his hand, it had not hurt but he felt it and squeezed back.

"I am sorry J'onn I didn't mean to hurt you, I just didn't know that it would hurt you."

J'onn looked at him and smiled, he had failed his brother once when he had a gift that he couldn't control and would not fail Kon, the boy had been through enough. He wanted to help him understand all his gifts and between him and Meghan they had enough training and ability to do so.

"I am fine, my young friend, if you are willing Meghan and myself will help you so that you can be in control and feel more comfortable. Fearing your gifts will only make them harder to control, I am happy to help you"

The next few weeks passed with training being the main focus for everyone, Kon learned to let people in his mind, and to communicate without hurting people, he also learned to channel his telekinesis better, he had to be touching an object to transfer the energy to move it but he was getting better. The parameters of his powers were better defined and his training with Sam and Kara had been modified to correct for the instability in his abilities. Brainy had continued to check in every few days with Nia updates and Alex had been doing better with the friend part of their relationship, and Lena was surprisingly good when it came to training, a lot of the muscle memory from her youth was still there and she was quite formidable.

It was time to move the Luthor's from the DEO and Lillian had been surprisingly gracious to be moved, Lena was not overly comfortable with this. Especially as her mother had been displaying unusually kind sentiments with her, helping, and even standing up for her. She was sure that there would be some plan ticking away in her mother's twisted mind. She found the nicer version of Lillian that she had always hoped was in their scarier than the old one. She was used to her mother putting her down and being critical and harsh in every way, this, well she knew that she loved her but this was almost loving behaviour from the Luthor matriarch and Lena just didn't have the tools to deal with that. Once they were settled in the facility Lena looked at her mother.

"He has two new kidneys, they are prosthetic and fully functional, they are powered through the heart matrix you created and will not be rejected. He has been kept sedated and will be weak, everything you need is here should you decide that you want to wake him."

Lillian looked at her daughter, she couldn't help but feel proud of her daughter, as much as Lillian herself would have just killed the boy and taken his Kidneys for Lex, Lena found another way. She really was quite something. Although she was definitely happy about being free of the DEO this was just a different kind of cell and she would not be happy staying put, the only reason she had not extradited herself from the DEO was she wanted Lex, now she had that she would be sure to put plans in motion to get out of here, although a cell devised by her daughter, would most definitely take more thought. It was time to wake up her golden boy.

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