Chapter 11
"Damn it Lena! You promised James that you got rid of that Kryptonite! Here we find out that the same Kryptonite that had supposedly been destroyed was used to attempt to murder Supergirl! I know the Luthors have a rocky relationship with our heroes but I thought you were better than that! You come here, pretending to want to help – why? You want to finish the job that Mercy Graves started?" Alex was in no mood.
"Supergirl and I may not see eye to eye on things but I would never hurt her. I was trying to use the Kryptonite for science!" Lena bit back.
"Oh well that makes it all better," the redhead replied sarcastically.
"I was trying to cure Sam!" Lena said.
"That was months ago! When Reign was dispatched, why did you keep it? Why did you come here today? Is curing Supergirl just another experiment for you?" There was nothing that the raven haired woman could say that would make Alex feel better about the situation.
"Now Mercy Graves is still on the loose, God only knows what else she and her brother stole from L Corp that you've been covering up. We raided the warehouse of the Kryptonite seller. There's enough missing for more Kryptonite bombs. I'm holding you personally responsible. We already know that Kryptonite mutates human DNA. While they used it this time on Supergirl, there is no way to know what would happen if they inject it into someone's blood stream or a gas someone with it. We could be looking at Mercy making super soldiers. Why didn't you alert someone once you knew what was missing?" Alex pressed.
"We hadn't finished compiling what was missing. I was hoping to have my security teams track down Mercy and Otis. We weren't fast enough," Lena admitted.
"You weren't fast enough and now an untold number of innocent people are in danger," the redhead pointed her finger at her. Agent Dox, you will take Miss Luthor back to L Corp with a team and you will come back with a full list of everything that was taken in the robbery. You'll also get any instructions so that if we are faced with something we know how to defeat it," Alex ordered.
"You can't do that!" Lena objected.
"Consider it your get out of jail free card. It is the last favor you will receive from us. From this moment forward, you are persona non-grata," with that Alex walked out of the room. She blew past Colonel Haley and headed for the medical lab. The redhead arrived just in time to see her sister attempting to get up off of the bed, despite the arguments of the aides.
"Whoa, whoa, where do you think you're going?" Alex rushed over to her. The burns on the blonde's hands were already gone but it was obvious that she wasn't totally better.
"Mercy is still out there. I can't be lying down," Kara told her.
"You can and you will. Mercy could still have Kryptonite. You face her while you're not one hundred percent and you won't come back," forcing her younger sister to lie back down.
"Well it won't matter what how I'm feeling if she still has Kryptonite," Kara pointed out.
"Brainy and I are working on it. Now get some rest and in the morning, we'll kick some ass," Alex smirked. Kara smirked and asked in a low volume,
"Did J'onn get out before your visitor saw him?"
"He did. Doctor Rodgers snuck him out the back," Alex winked. The blonde smiled slightly and her sister could tell she was tired.
"Sleep kiddo. I'll stay with you," Alex whispered, taking hold of Kara's hand and giving it a squeeze. Once she was sure that the blonde was sleeping, the redhead ducked out of the room and headed for the command center.
"What do we have Agent Smith?" She asked the man temporarily in Brainy's seat.
"It would seem Agent Dox and the team are making progress. May I speak freely ma'am?" He wanted to know.
"Of course," Alex said.
"What if we let Otis go? He's not the sharpest knife in the drawer. He might lead us to Mercy," Smith suggested.
"That thought had crossed my mind but given how we came to be in our custody, he'd have to be really dumb to believe we just let him go," the Director frowned.
"What if we give him a phone call then?" Smith wondered.
"He may call the pizza joint up the street but it might be worth a shot. Set it up," Alex ordered.
To Be Continued…