A/N: Shout outs to SuperFlashFan101 and Jennifer Baratta! Glad you liked the last chapter. More on Lex ahead. :) Thanks!
Chapter 14
He had been disappointed that Superman had showed up. His intention had been just to get the Martians and Batwoman distracted by having to help Supergirl. Admittedly, the plan had been thrown together fast and didn't exactly work but it had unexpected results. Now both Kryptonians were in National City. Perhaps not all was lost.
"The Lexosuit was a weak attempt, but there are bigger fish to fry," Lillian said. They were in his lab, trying to stay under the radar.
"Gemma is still alive, but she's gone into hiding. Her human form has basically disintegrated," Lex told her. He was so glad that he'd put security cameras all over CatCo. after Lena bought it. Andrea had not disabled them, so he was able to see what had happened until the screens went dark.
"With the others shrunk, she is on her own. It would be best to strike now," Lillian was trying to get him focused.
"We need the others in order to bring down the Kryptonians," Lex reminded her.
"Leviathan is a bigger problem than you realize. We may need the Kryptonians to take down the ones above Gemma. Do you really think they won't come looking for you? After allowing a human into their inner circle, everything they've been doing for hundreds of years has been thrown out with the bath water," his mother gave him a look.
"The only way to prove to Leviathan that we are a formidable enemy is to prove that we can take out Kryptonians!" Lex was losing his cool.
"You're just trying to make an excuse for your obsession. Stay focused. That is one thing I wish I could have taught you to overcome. Even as a child, you had a tendency toward obsession. You seem to forget what happened to Captain Ahab," Lillian reminded him of the classic novel by Herman Melville. Lex clenched his fists but knew that his mother was probably right. They had no idea how powerful the ones in power above Gemma were. In fact, given what happened, they might eliminate Gemma on their own.
"Let's get to work," he finally said. The two set about trying to figure out how to get to Gemma and what to do once they found her.
The heroes had regrouped and now were all at the Tower. They had even made Nia come with them. Lena had promised to get Dr. Rodgers some lunch and that they would keep an eye on Brainy.
"So, you sent the tube to the Phantom Zone," Superman said.
"Was the safest place we could think of," J'onn told him.
"I had suggested Argo, but I think the Phantom Zone sounds like a better place. You guys were keeping that in your back pocket," Kate said.
"It's usually a last resort but I think that it was the right choice. Lex can't get his hands on it. He doesn't know that though so he will try something," Kara spoke up.
"Definitely… What about… Andrea?" Alex asked. Her sister had been upset that she'd gotten herself to J'onn's and ordered her to rest on a cot that J'onn had retrieved from his office downstairs.
"That is our next focus. There is a good chance that Leviathan has captured her or is forcing her to do things she doesn't want to do," M'gann said.
"Lena told me that she gained her powers from medallion of Acrata. We know that Leviathan is using her on some level but with the others gone, that only leaves Gemma left. How do we find her?" Kara wondered.
"The first place to start is the Lair and we have a key," Nia said pointing to the brooch that M'gann still wore.
"Let's go," Kara said.
To Be Continued…