LVTF2
Terlena Yresi's beautiful eyes began to glow a devilish red as her impeccably maintained brows knitted themselves into a frown.
"Well, Botan?" she demanded. "What do you have to report?"
"Calm yourself, darling," replied the teenage boy with the hairless, misshapen skull, "I'll have something to report in just a...ah, here we go. Yes, that is indeed a Legion cruiser making its way towards this seemingly abandoned space platform, and among the Legionnaires on board is our main quarry, Brainiac 5."
Terlena's exquisite lips formed a wicked smile. "Excellent." she said.
The third member of their party, the towering and hideously ugly Lupo, merely cracked his knuckles and made a guttural growl, sounding like a wild animal closing in on its prey.
EARLIER THAT DAY...
Saturn Girl and Phantom Girl watched as a formidable team of Legionnaires – Brainiac 5, Ultra Boy, Tellus, Quislet, Sun Boy, and Shadow Lass – boarded the first available Legion cruiser. Dawnstar would be leading the ship to its destination, with Wildfire at her side for backup.
"I should be going with them," sniffled Phantom Girl to Saturn Girl, "really, Imra, I'm fine."
"You need to recuperate." was Saturn Girl's firm reply.
As the ship launched, Phantom Girl flinched when she saw Sensor Girl approaching. This did not escape Saturn Girl's attention.
"You have been through so much, Phantom Girl," said Sensor Girl serenely, "and I want you to know I am here to help you in any way that I can."
"Th-thanks." stammered Phantom Girl.
"I offer you the hand of sisterly solidarity." said Sensor Girl, extending her hand.
Phantom Girl awkwardly put her hand in Sensor Girl's hand...
...and then, without warning, Sensor Girl brutally twisted Phantom Girl's arm behind her back and put her in a headlock.
"Brainy was right!" snarled Sensor Girl, "She's an imposter!"
"I have to say, your powers of illusion are impressive." declared Saturn Girl with her hands on her hips. "You were even able to block my telepathy. If Sensor Girl hadn't returned from off-world today, you might have been able to accomplish whatever your evil plan is."
"Now," hissed Sensor Girl, "reveal to us your true self."
Sensor Girl and Saturn Girl were expecting the imposter to have some kind of monstrous appearance. They were surprised when she turned out to be a 14-year-old girl of average appearance except for her hair, which was dyed magenta.
"You can't stop us!" sneered the impostor defiantly.
Outside the Legion headquarters, an unremarkable-looking teenage boy and his pet Protean were having no trouble blending into the crowd. Little did the citizenry know that the two were allied with the imposter within the Legion's sanctum, and through the communication device in the imposter's contact lenses, he was witnessing their plan going askew.
He dialed a special number on his cellphone and promptly heard a wary male voice inquire, "Yes?"
"Eva's been compromised!" said the boy. "What do I do now?"
"Abort." came the stoic reply.
"N-no! I can't leave her! They'll send her to prison!"
"Domingo, you moron, do as I say!"
Domingo impulsively cut off the conversation and gave the Protean the signal. As Domingo ran towards Legion headquarters and unconcealed his blaster, the Protean shape-shifted into a monstrous canine-lizard-ish Dekai and followed Domingo.
The deadly duo used aggression and agility to overcome the SP guards outside and the automated self-defense systems at the entrance. But they could not prevent the intruder alarm from sounding off.
The alarm caught Saturn Girl and Sensor Girl by surprise. This was all the opportunity Eva needed to knock both of the Legionnaires unconscious with some spectacular martial arts moves and dash away. It now looked like the evildoers' mysterious plan against the Legion might be a success after all.