Chapter 2
When Kara awoke, she didn't know what time it was, or how much time had passed since she was taken, or what exactly was going on. Even though she was incredibly powerful, she felt truly powerless.
She looked around to try to gauge where she was and why she felt so bad, but she only managed to see a dark surrounding that looked to be a warehouse before her head started to spin. She took a breath and tried again, slowly. She managed to see the tell-tale green glow of kryptonite all around her. At least the sickly color explained her pain.
"Well, well, the mighty Supergirl, brought to her knees in a cage by a Luthor. What a surprise." Kara lifted her head against the pain to see a woman, presumably the one who had spoken.
Luthor ... Lena. What happened to Lena? I never made it to her office, and her entire family has a grudge against her. Is she okay? Wondered Kara.
"Who-who are you?" She managed to choke out.
Then the woman stepped into the evil green light, and Kara gasped.
"My name is Lillian Luthor, mother to Lex and adoptive mother to Lena Luthor. Your cousin hurt my son, and you, my dear Kara Danvers, have tricked my daughter into thinking Kryptonians are friends."
Kara gasped at the realization that, of course, Lillian knew her name, her human one. How else would she have been attacked in her own apartment? She began to subtly search for ways out of her predicament while keeping one eye on Lillian as she continued her tirade against Kara.
"Now I suppose you must be wondering 'Why me? Why not my cousin?'" Lillian said hatefully. "Quite simply, Lex never betrayed his family for Superman. To be honest, I'm now not sure if I should be more disappointed in you or Lena."
"H-h-how long have I been gone? I was supposed to go to-" Kara began, but Lillian cut her off. "Supposed to go to L-Corp to meet my daughter? It's been 46 hours."
Kara's mind reeled at this information. Lena must have been incredibly distressed and confused. She flinched as Lillian got closer and closer.
"And do you know why I waited those precious hours for you to wake up? I want yo be able to savor your pain." Lillian whispered in Kara's ear. She stepped aside and flicked a switch, and Kara winced as bright light flooded the large, mostly empty. 'Mostly empty' because to Kara's right, the side Lillian entered from, was a large table she hadn't seen before. Kara felt her heart rate go up as she saw rows upon rows of unspeakable weapons, all with the same menacing glow of green.
Lena was getting desperate at this point. Kara had been gone for 46 hours. She had tried calling Alex but had only gotten voice mail. Her stomach had dropped as she realized that voice mail meant that the DEO wouldn't help her or answer her because they probably suspected her. After all, she was a Luthor.
Come on, Lena. Think! She obviously was forcibly kidnapped. Who would do that, and why?Then Lena's blood ran cold as she realized that there was only one person capable of producing kryptonite. Her brain settled into cold fury beyond almost any she'd ever known before.
"Jess? Yes, it's me. Will you call the car for me, please? I need to go to L-Corp. Yes, I know that it is -" she looked at her red digital clock "-three in the morning. I need to help a friend. Thank you." Lena hung up her phone and resolved to do whatever she had to do to help her friend, even at her own peril.
She rushed to get dressed, deciding on a pair of black leggins and a black athletic tank top. That would be the best outfit for what she needed to do. She heard a soft chime as her driver rang her doorbell. She grabbed her duffel bag filled with information on her family and ran out the door. She hopped in the backseat before her driver was even able to open her door for her.
"L-Corp, correct, ma'am?" asked Lucas, the driver.
"Yes, please, Lucas," Lena felt sick to her stomach.
After what felt like an eternity, the car pulled up at the curb by her building. Lena jumped out and ran upstairs, again before Lucas even had a chance to assist her. She ran up the stairs and barged into her office, only stopping to accept the cup of coffee Jess had offered her. She pulled a case from underneath her desk and opened it to reveal the nanite suit.