Chapter 125: Confusion Again

"You did what?" Courtney demanded staring at J'onn.

"I went and met Hal Jordan and made him and offer." J'onn replied calmly.

"And then what happened?" Courtney asked.

"He refused, so I killed him." J'onn said.

"You killed him?" Courtney asked, wanting to make sure she hadn't misheard.

"Yes." J'onn replied.

"Why?" Courtney demanded, she thought J'onn didn't kill people.

J'onn didn't blink. "because he was a threat. The man was a guardian. If he had been allowed to go unchecked, we'd all be doomed."

"So, you decided to kill him?" Courtney asked, still trying to process this.

"Yes." J'onn said.

Courtney was about to reply, but before she could, Atom spoke. "Well good riddance to bad rubbish."

Courtney wheeled around and looked at him. "You can't be serious?!"

"I am." Atom said.

"Why?" Courtney asked. "You know what this means right? The Regime is going to come down hard on us."

Atom smiled. "That's the point."

"What?" Courtney demanded.

"We need to force things through. Enough waiting around. This is the moment to strike." Atom said.

"So, we're going to make some sort of suicidal last stand?" Courtney demanded.

"The door is right there," Atom said pointing at it. "If you want to go."

Courtney thought about it. She wanted out, she was tired, but where would she go? She had no partner like Canary and Arrow, she had no family, not anymore. She might as well die with the only friends she had left. She sighed. "Fine I will stay."