A/N: A shout out to Jennifer Baratta. Glad you liked the last chapter. Hope you like this one too! Thanks!
Chapter 24
"Imagine my surprise when I get told I'm leaving my cell for a little while only to find Supergirl there," Lillian Luthor gave her daughter a look. Kara had delivered the woman to L Corp., despite the elder Luthor's misgivings.
"I hope you didn't put up a fight. Supergirl had my permission to drop you on the way over if need be," Lena shot her adoptive mother a look before Brainy stepped in.
"While this is a fascinating display in what not to do as a family, we really need to be fixing this serum," he told them.
"Supergirl explained on the way. You threw your lot in with the DEO. Surprising," Lillian shook her head before taking a look at the sample of serum on the computer screen and all of the diagnostics that Brainy had run.
"Well we may have had our misunderstandings but they aren't bent on world domination, unlike some members of this family," Lena frowned.
"I hear we have someone not playing nice," Dreamer stepped off the elevator with a medium-sized metal and glass canister in her hand.
"Ah I see you were able to procure one, well done Dreamer," Brainy smiled at her.
"I do what I can," she smiled back before handing him the canister. Brainy deftly extracted the baby Truth-seeker and looked to Lena, who nodded. Before Lillian could register what was going on, the Truth-seeker had found its needed body.
"What is my impetus to try and help you? It's not like James and I, are best friends," Lillian pointed out.
"If you ever want to leave your cell again, you'll do as I ask. Otherwise it's twenty-four hours in a cell for you for the foreseeable future. Test me and you'll be in solitary confinement until you crack like a walnut," Lena gave her a look. While that didn't seem like a huge threat, it must have been enough.
"Fine but what do I get for helping you with your Teschmacher problem?" Lillian asked without looking up.
"Worry about her later. There was a riot at Stryker's Island Penitentiary. Lex has escaped," Supergirl frowned upon receiving the message over the comms. Ricky was quick to inform her of the situation and that Colonel Haley was on her way back to the DEO. He also said that James was still in surgery, which was making Alex nervous. It had been awhile and that was not a good sign.
"Then we'd better go," Dreamer said. Kara nodded and the two started heading for the elevator.
"Seems too convenient wouldn't you say?" Lillian asked before they reached the elevator.
"James getting shot and Lex getting out? Much too convenient. Seems we answered the question of who Eve was working for," Supergirl admitted.
"Then he could have the unstable version of the Harun-El and that…" Lena wasn't thrilled with the prospect.
"The bigger problem would be if Eve figured out what you could not. If he has the superpower portion or even just the healing portion, he will not be normal," Lillian pointed out.
"When was he ever normal?" Her adopted daughter asked.
"Good point," the elder Luthor frowned. The Truth-seeker was obviously working. Supergirl and Dreamer entered the elevator and waited for the doors to close.
"We need to reach J'onn," Kara said.
"Yes we do. A superpowered Lex Luthor and your doppelganger don't sound like a good combination," Nia shook her head.
To Be Continued…