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The team quickly made their way out of the facility and back to the DEO headquarters. Once they were at the DEO - in an interrogation room - Aura questioned the scientists about what they had confessed in their lab.

Aura took a step forward, her eyes blazing. "Who gave you these orders?" she demanded.

The lead scientist hesitated for a moment before answering. "Lillian Luthor. We were just told to clone the DNA and make it as powerful as possible. Then, we were given a buyer who was willing to pay top dollar for it."

Aura could feel her anger building. "You can't just do something like this without thinking about the consequences. You've put everyone in danger."

The scientist looked down, shamefaced. "I know. And I'm sorry. I didn't know what else to do."

Aura took a deep breath, trying to control her emotions. "Do you have any information about the buyer?"

The scientist hesitated again before finally speaking. "All I know is that the buyer's name was Project Zeus. I don't know anything else."

Aura looked at J'onn, and he nodded. "Thank you for your cooperation. We'll take it from here."

They knew that they needed to find out everything they could about Project Zeus if they were going to stop them from using the cloned DNA for their own purposes.

Lena and Alex had been watching the interrogation from the other side of the glass. As soon as Lena heard her mother's name and the mention of Project Zeus, she excused herself and headed down to the DEO prison cell where her mother was locked up.

Lena entered the prison cell and stood before her mother, who was sitting on the bed, reading a book.

"Mother," Lena said firmly. "What do you know about Project Zeus?"

Lillian raised her eyebrow. "Why do you ask?"

Lena didn't hesitate. "Because I just overheard your scientists confess that they were cloning DNA for Project Zeus. I need to know what's going on."

Lillian sighed. "You always were too curious for your own good, Lena. But fine, I'll tell you what I know. Project Zeus is a black ops program run by ARGUS. The project was created to develop genetically enhanced soldiers for covert operations."

Lena's eyes widened. "And you sold them the cloned DNA?"

Lillian shrugged. "Business is business, Lena. And I must say, the money they offered was quite enticing."

Lena shook her head in disgust. "You don't care about the consequences, do you? You're just in it for the money."

Lillian smiled. "Oh, Lena. Don't be so naïve. The world runs on money and power. And I have plenty of both."

Lena couldn't believe what she was hearing. "You're willing to put innocent people's lives at risk just for your own gain? How can you live with yourself?"

Lillian just shrugged again. "It's simple, Lena. I don't let my conscience get in the way of my ambitions. That's why I'm successful."

Lena shook her head, feeling sick. "I can't believe you're my mother."

Lillian just smiled. "Believe it, my dear. And remember, knowledge is power. Use this information wisely."

As soon as Lena turned away from her mother, she found herself face to face with Kara. This stunned Lena for a moment, but she quickly recovered.

"How much of that did you hear?" Lena asked

"Enough to wonder about the motives of ARGUS, and if that agency can be trusted." Kara replied

Lena sighed. "I don't know what to think anymore. It seems like nothing is as it seems."

Kara nodded. "I agree. Now let's go talk to the others and figure out our next move."

Lena met back up with Alex, J'onn and Aura in the main OPs center, while Kara walked up to the lab to talk with Jeremiah. Kara walked into the lab where her adoptive father was working on some equipment.

"Hey, Dad. Can I talk to you for a minute?"

Jeremiah turned around and smiled at Kara. "Of course, Kara. What's on your mind?"

Kara took a deep breath. "I need to know if Cadmus ever worked with ARGUS."

Jeremiah's smile faded. "Why do you ask?"

Kara explained everything that had happened with Project Zeus and Lillian Luthor's involvement. "We need to know if we can trust ARGUS. And we need to know if Cadmus has any connections to them."

Jeremiah thought for a moment before answering. "As far as I know, Cadmus has never officially worked with ARGUS. But there have been rumors of some covert operations between the two agencies in the past."

Kara's eyes widened. "Covert operations? What kind of operations?"

Jeremiah hesitated. "I'm not sure. It's all speculation, really. But I do know that ARGUS has been known to use less-than-ethical methods in the past. You should be careful, Kara."

Kara nodded. "Thank you, Dad. I will be."

As Kara left the lab, she knew that she needed to share this information with the others.

Down in the main Ops center, the team waited anxiously as Lena worked her magic on the DEO's computers. After a few minutes, she spoke. "I've managed to hack into ARGUS' database. Project Zeus is a highly secretive organization that specializes in developing advanced technologies for military use."

Aura's heart sank. "So they're a military organization? That's even worse than we thought."

J'onn nodded. "We need to find out everything we can about them. We can't let them use Aura's DNA to create this army of super soldiers that Lillian mentioned."

Lena continued to work, her fingers flying over the keyboard. After a few more minutes, she spoke again. "I've managed to track down the location of their main headquarters. It's heavily fortified, but I think we can break in if we plan carefully."

The team immediately went into planning mode, devising a strategy to take down ARGUS and their Project Zeus and destroy the cloned DNA. Aura knew that this was going to be the fight of their lives, but she was determined to stop Project Zeus from using her DNA for evil.

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