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Story Title: The Traveler

Chapter 22

Watchtower – Low Earth Orbit

Valor stood before Superman, Wonder Woman, and Supergirl; he explained his plan to assist the children of the world. He explained his reasoning; to help children have a better future, which in turn would make them better citizens later on.

"So, do you agree?" Valor asked.

Wonder Woman nodded. "It is a noble effort. For my part, I agree."

Superman smiled. "You know where we stand," Kal-El said as he motioned toward Kara-Zor-El, who nodded in agreement.

Valor nodded, unable to smile since his jaw was robotic. "Very good, I will setup the needed equipment, but I need technical access to the mainframe and space station communications array."

Superman sighed. "I will contact Batman; he has control over those systems."

Valor nodded, but Wonder Woman got a distinct impression that Valor didn't like the idea.

"Batman has that much sway over your headquarters?" Valor asked.

Superman's expression grew grim. "Yes, he designed the station and all of the systems on board."

Valor touched his metal chin with his organic hand. "Very well, contact me when the access is available and I will install the needed subsystems. Again, thank you for agreeing to this partnership" He walked to the nearest airlock and entered before flying off into space toward the planet below.

Wonder Woman turned to her boyfriend and Supergirl. "Was it just me or did he seem apprehensive about Batman's involvement?"

Superman chuckled. "Batman isn't the easiest person to work with. I'm sure that fact wasn't lost on my brother."

Kara stood near the window looking down at the planet, watching Valor fly back to Earth. "He's so different. Don't you think it odd that he didn't even tell us goodbye? He just thanks us and left."

"Kara, he's gone through so much. He's been through a traumatic event and of course, he's different. We don't even know how much of him is a machine," Kal-El replied.

Kara sighed. "I miss him, Clark."

Clark wrapped his arm around her shoulders. "I'm sorry, Kara. I know it's hard on you. Please be patient, let him get acclimated to everything. He needs to find his place. Maybe working with the League will help him."

Wonder Woman smiled at the interaction between the two cousins. "I hate to break this up, Kal, but you need to call Batman."

Superman sighed in defeat, removing his arm from around Kara's shoulders. "I'll need to visit Gotham."

Kara looked at her cousin curiously. "I thought he banned all metas from his city?"

"He has, but Kal is going to visit his alter ego," Diana explained.

Kara stared at her cousin in shock. "You know who Batman is?"

Kal blushed a little, a sheepish look on his face. "Yes, but I can't tell you."

Kara's shoulders sagged. "Why not?"

"I promised that I'd keep his secret, just like he keeps mine."

Kara's eyes widened. "He knows you're Clark?"

"Yes, Kara, he knows everything. He's a good friend that way, even though he's a pain in the ass."

Diana chuckled. "You can say that again."

Clark smiled at his girlfriend. "You're coming with me."

"You know too?"

Diana smiled. "Yes, I found out a little while after Clark."

Kara frowned. "It's not fair."

"Don't worry about it," Clark said. "It's better if you don't know, sometimes it can be a hard secret to keep."

Diana nodded. "Especially when he's being an ass."

Clark chuckled. "Yeah, especially then." He reached out and grabbed Diana's hand. "We're going to go Kara. You can stay up here as long as you want. GL is up here if you need anything." Clark and Diana walked to the transporter pad, punched in a few coordinates before the two disappeared in a white light.

Kara walked back to the window, looking down on the Earth. Her thoughts preoccupied with Mon-El. She couldn't get over the feeling that she was missing something. That there was more to this new Valor. She walked back into the Watchtower, taking the lift down to the main level, walking into the commissary, wanting to get a drink before she left, as she entered the room she saw a large screen television on the wall, showing a news report from Cat Grant. The room was empty; Kara rushed over to the screen and turned up the volume. She listened intently as Cat discussed the ordeal she went through with the mugger, and then the confrontation with the Eradicator. Kara couldn't look away from the screen; she knew Cat well and she could tell that her boss was really shaken up by the confrontation. Once the report was done, Kara finished her drink quickly, leaving the commissary before heading to the transporter. She needed to get to the DEO and find out what they know. Was there another Valor? This guy didn't say that his name was Valor. Who was this Eradicator?

As soon as Kara left the Watchtower, the hatch to the airlock opened. Valor walked out, looking around and checking a readout on his metal arm. His organic eye narrowed as he stalked toward the monitor room. There was only one person on the Watchtower now. Valor entered the monitor room. The Green Lantern Hal Jordan sat in a desk chair, completely bored as he looked at the group of monitors that looked out over the world. He sat up straight when he saw Valor.

"Valor, can I help you?" Hal asked.

Valor nodded, walking to the Green Lantern. "Yes, you can." He raised his metal arm just before it morphed into a blaster, firing an intense beam that launched Hal Jordan from his seat and sent him crashing into the wall. He slumped to the floor unconscious. The attack had been a complete surprise and was so powerful that the energy ring had no time to stop it. Valor sat down in the seat that was just forcibly vacated by the Green Lantern. He extended his mechanical arm, wires and cables extended before they entered the computer system of the Watchtower. "It is time."

DEO Headquarters

Kara appeared on the balcony of the DEO Headquarters. She walked inside and was greeted with the sounds and activity usually associated with a response to a threat. She saw Alex and rushed to her side.

"Alex," Kara said.

Alex turned, sighing in relief at the sight of her sister. "We've been trying to contact you."

"I was on the Watchtower."

Alex would have normally grilled her sister on that experience, but today was not one of those days. "Since that Cat Grant report, we've been responding to multiple inquiries from NCPD about several killings of criminals in the city. It appears that this Eradicator has been busy. There was a bank robbery in the city this morning, the Eradicator thwarted it and all the hostages were freed. However, the four robbers were brutally killed by the Eradicator."

Kara's eyes widened in shock. "We need to stop him."

Alex smiled. "We've been on it, but as you know it's hard to track someone who can fly at supersonic speeds."

Kara blushed. "So, have there been any reports outside of National City?"

"That's the thing, his activity is centered here. We don't know why."

"I think we do now," J'onn said as he approached Kara and Alex. Winn followed close behind the DEO Director. "Put it on the screen Agent Schott."

"Yes, sir," Winn replied as he punched a few keys and clicked a few times with his mouse before a map of the city appeared before them. An arrow moved across the screen before half a dozen red dots appeared. They looked like they were randomly scattered around the city. "These are not random." He zoomed in, connected the dots, and placed a blue circle that was almost directly in the center of the scattered red dots.

"There's a pattern," Kara observed.

Alex smiled. "What is that blue dot?"

J'onn smiled. "We're standing in it."

Kara turned to look at J'onn. "The DEO?"

"Yes, it appears this Eradicator is actively pursuing and killing criminals in a radius no greater than a few miles around the DEO headquarters," J'onn explained.

Alex's smile grew. "We set a trap," she said. Earning an approving smile and nod from the Director. "We fake a crime and when he intervenes we intercept."

Kara shook her head. "I will intercept. We don't want any agents to get hurt. This guy kills, remember?"

"This is the DEO, this is our job Kara; we'll be careful and you will be there too," Alex replied.

Kara sighed before she nodded. She was scared, but she wouldn't say it. She didn't want to lose another person close to her. "Okay, but if he gets violent; you'll leave it to me, correct?"

Alex narrowed her eyes. "Alex, she's right, if this guy even acts like he's going to attack you need to let Supergirl handle it and if she needs an assist I will step in, understood?"

Alex sighed. "Yes, sir."

"Good, now get your team ready. Winn, I want you to monitor the area and provide information to the team in the field," J'onn said.

"Yes, sir," Winn replied, running off to the control room to prepare his systems.

Watchtower

Hal Jordan's head hurt, a lot. He opened his eyes groaning. He tried to move, but he couldn't he willed his ring to work, but he couldn't feel it. That familiar connection with the alien device was gone. He opened his eyes his vision was fuzzy. He looked down and saw that his arms were tied to his side and he was propped up against the wall of the monitor room. He looked at his right hand and the ring was gone.

"Looking for that?" a familiar voice asked.

He looked up to see Valor sitting in the chair in front of the monitors. His mechanical arm was connected to the computers and data was running across the screens. He looked at the desk next to Valor and spotted his ring, but it was encased in some type of energy field. He tried to call out to it, but his connection was blocked. "What have you done?"

"I think it's quite clear. I have captured you. I have immobilized your ring. I have taken this facility. Any other dumb questions?"

Hal narrowed his eyes. "Why am I still alive?"

The cyborg turned to look at the human. "I could kill you, but I'm not here to do that."

"Why are you here?" Hal looked around, but he couldn't find anything that could help him.

"You heroes are so predictable. Mention a plan to save children from poverty, from hunger, from abuse; you all just roll over to help. So easy to take over this facility. You see, the DEO is looking for threats from aliens on the Earth, threats to aliens on the Earth, and now threats from out in space, but they would never suspect that a threat would come from Earth orbit. That the Justice League would be that threat. You all have given us the tool we need to achieve our goal."

"What goal? Who is we?"

The Cyborg-Valor looked at the screens, his eye moving rapidly to process the data. "I have reconfigured your sensor array to emit light, a beam of light, a laser so intense that it can vaporize a target from orbit. Think about it. A weapon that can kill in a millisecond, it's untraceable and the victim doesn't know what hit them. What a perfect way to end the threat."

"What threat?"

"The alien disease that is infecting the Earth. These alien invaders that you and the DEO call refugees."

Hal's eyes widened. "You're going to kill the aliens?"

"Of course, that is our plan."

"CADMUS, you're working for them."

The Cyborg chuckled; it sounded strange and made a shiver run down Hal's spine. "I am CADMUS. The name is Hank Henshaw. This time I'm known as the Cyborg-Valor."

AN: Cybor-Valor is Henshaw… Who is the Eradicator? Stay locked on target.