Chapter 96: What?!
"How are you coping with all of this?" Courtney asked the man standing in front of her.
"What do you mean?" He replied.
"All of this?" Courtney said gesturing at the room they were in. "We're miles from anywhere, living as fugitives in our own country and we're trying to remove someone who was until recently our friend. How are you coping with it?"
"By thinking everything through." J'onn said.
"And?" Courtney asked.
"I can see why Superman is doing what he is doing. That does not mean I agree with it." J'onn said.
"And why do you think he's doing what he's doing?" Courtney asked.
"Because he is scared. He killed his wife and he is scared. He didn't act when he should have to deal with the Joker and Harley Quinn and the countless others who caused the world so much pain. So, now he is using his powers to do just that." J'onn said.
"And what gives him the right to do that?" Courtney demanded.
"The fact that the people seem to support him and that he has the ability to do it." J'onn said.
"And do you think he is right?" Courtney asked.
"No." J'onn said. "I think he has gone the wrong way. He should have continued using his powers to bring justice, not take justice."
"There's a difference?" Courtney asked.
"Yes." J'onn said. "The difference is that taking justice means you are the law, bringing justice means enforcing the law. Superman has gone too far the other way."
"So, what's the solution?" Courtney asked.
"We must get Superman to see sense and we must remove the toxic influences around him." J'onn said.
"How?" Courtney asked.
"By any means necessary." J'onn said.
"Even if that means murder?" Courtney asked.
"Perhaps." J'onn said, he walked out of the room then, leaving her feeling distinctly uncomfortable.
