In case you're concerned about Heretic, don't worry. I'm not stopping it, I'm just taking some time to consider how I want to proceed. I'll try to update Heretic next.

But now let's continue.

Chapter 2: Past Is Prologue

Kara flew through the fortress looking for Von or Alex or anything that would suggest they were here, but found nothing.

She then landed in front of the computer and asked. "Was anyone been in the fortress recently?"

"There have been no recent visitor." the computer responded.

Kara groaned. "Von said he was looking for the fortress, he must've needed something. Computer, were any items or files accessed recently?"

"One file was access three hours ago." the computer responded, getting Kara's attention.

"What was it?"

"Unknown, the file was deleted immediately after use."

"Damn it." Kara said groaning. "How could he have even accessed the computer? It's locked everyone but me and Clark."

Unknown

Alex didn't know where Von brought her, but when she got a good look at the scenery, she knew she was in some lab.

"Alex?" the dark haired girl heard someone say. She turned around to see Eliza.

"Mom?" Alex asked in confusion.

Eliza made her way to Alex and was about to engulf the girl in a hug, until Von aimed his heat vision near her.

"No family reunions until I get what I want." he announced.

Anger appeared on Alex's face. "Where are we?"

"This place? It's one of Lex Luthor's old laboratories. It should have everything you need for what I want."

"What the hell do you want?"

Von smiled. "This." he said holding some kind serum in his hand. "During the war for Krypton, Zod tried to conquer the planet by creating a super serum that would enable kryptonians to have extraordinary abilities, he called it Doomsday."

Confusion appeared on Eliza's face. "But Earth's sun already allows you to have amazing abilities, why would you care about an old serum?"

"I maybe powerful because of your yellow sun, but I'm not a God. However if this super serum could give kryptonians unnatural abilities without a yellow sun, just imagine how powerful I could become while absorbing one."

"Why do you need us?" Eliza asked.

"Zod failed to perfect the formula. But thankfully you two are probably the most experienced with kryptonian DNA. If anyone could perfect it, it would be you two."

Alex was about to open her mouth to protest, but was interrupted by Von.

"Oh and before you say no, I'd like to remind you that I will kill the two of you if you fail."

Alex sighed in defeat.

"I've given you a lab, the incomplete serum and now I expect results, so get to work." Von demanded.

DEO

Kara ran through the DEO, straight to Winn. Winn looking back at her not seeing Alex concluded that she didn't find her.

"Now what?" Winn asked.

"I don't know."

J'onn walked up to them, with worry on his face.

"Is something wrong?" asked Kara.

J'onn sighed. "I heard, Eliza never made it to Alex's apartment." Worry immediately appeared on Kara's face. "I looked over the security footage, and I did see Von at the airport when Eliza landed."

"Why would he want Eliza?" Winn asked.

"He must need her and Alex for something." Kara responded.

"For what?" J'onn asked.

"I don't know. He deleted one of the files, and..." Realization appeared on Kara's face. "If he needed a secret kryptonian file, then it has to somehow involve it right?"

J'onn and Winn nodded in agreement, but were still confused. "Maybe, but it doesn't tell us what he was after."

"Maybe not specifically, but if it had anything to do with Krypton then he'd need a base specialized in it."

"Got something." Winn announced.

J'onn and Kara immediately went up to his computer. "The DEO's been monitoring every known laboratory involving aliens. And power was just activated for an old lab of Lex Luthor's."

Kara immediately ran out of the DEO.

Lab

Alex and Eliza were by the computers working on the serum.

"Is it finished?" Von demanded to know.

"Almost." Eliza replied.

Alex getting annoyed asked. "You still haven't given us a good explanation about why you want this Doomsday serum, so why not tell us?"

Von chuckled. "I'm not one to brag about my master plan, but honestly you wouldn't believe me."

"Let me guess, become more powerful than Superman and Supergirl, beat them, take over world, am I in the ball park?"

Von with an annoyed look on his face grabbed Alex by the throat and lifted her in the air. Eliza seeing this immediately stopped working, but stopped moving entirely when Von looked at her with his eyes glowing red, preparing to use his heat vision.

"Continue." he demanded, but Eliza refused.

"Let go of my daughter." she demanded back.

Von rolled his eyes and let Alex go.

"To answer your question, no. I don't want to rule the world. I want the one thing that was denied to me my whole life."

Alex rubbing her throat asked. "Which is?"

Von smiled. "I'm not planning on sharing my life story with you just yet Ms. Danvers."

A beep came from the computer.

"The serum will be finished in a minute." Eliza said wanting to leave.

"Excellent." he said.

Right after that comment, Kara came through the roof of the lab.

"Kara." both Alex and Eliza yelled.

"It's over Von." Kara yelled.

But Von just smiled. "Over? Please, I'm just getting started."

"What are you even after?"

"Would you believe that I just want a family?" Von replied.

Kara scoffed. "If that was the case, then why did you steal a file from the fortress? And how did you access it?"

"I already told you Kara, you wouldn't believe."

"Try me."

Von sighed. "Fine, but don't say I didn't warn you." the two began to circle each other. "When I told you I was from the House of Em, I wasn't lying, but that wasn't the whole truth. You see, my mother was from the House of Em, but my father, well I didn't even know who my father was until I was eight."

Confusion stuck Kara's face. "Why would I find that hard to believe?"

"I'm getting there!" Von yelled annoyed. "Anyway, I soon discovered I was the product of an affair between my mother and a man from the House of El."

Kara's face then evolved from confusion, to what could only be described as worry. "What was his name?" she asked.

Von smiled at her question. "His name was Zor-El."

Kara's eyes widened at hearing that name.

"No." she said refusing to accept what Von told her. "You're lying."

"How do you explain me gaining access to the computer? It's locked to everyone unless they're from the House of El. Zor-El was and his blood runs through my veins, just like his runs through yours... sister."

"Don't call me that!" Kara yelled with so many emotion flowing through her right now.

Just then, the computer dinged.

"Serum's done." Von said smiling as he walked to the computer, taking the vial from it.

Tears were sprouting from Kara's eyes after hearing this news, but her attention was taken by Von with a vial in his hand.

"What is that?" she asked.

"Everything I need to get what I want." Von replied as he opened it and drank the serum.

Von took a step back, looking like he was preparing for something to happen. But his expectations were immediately destroyed when Alex from behind shot him three times in the chest with kryptonite bullets.

He fell to the floor instantly, and Alex said. "You can't bring us to Lex Luthor's old lab and not expect there to be any kryptonite."

Kara seeing this immediately ran to Von on the floor.

"Von!" she yelled, but his eyes were closed and he wasn't responding. Kara then looked up at Alex and said. "You didn't have to kill him."

Alex sighed. "I'm sorry, but I did. He took something called a Doomsday serum. Now I may not know much about it, but I can imagine something being called Doomsday is bad thing."

Just then, Von grabbed Alex's throat and easily threw her across the lab.

"Alex!" Kara yelled running to her.

"I'm fine." Alex said getting up.

The two watched in horror and Von stood up from the ground, looking completely healed from the kryptonite bullets.

"But that's impossible the kryptonite..." Alex began, but was interrupted by Von.

"Yeah... sorry to disappoint you but I don't think kryptonite can kill me anymore."

Kara afraid of what he might do next quickly launched herself at him, and landed a punch on his face. But it did nothing. It didn't even move him back an inch. After seeing this, disbelief appeared on Kara's face after witnessing this.

Von smiled and said. "My turn."

He then punched Kara in her chest, and she went flying back through the wall. Kara got up, but was caught off guard when Von immediately showed up in front of her. She tried punching him again, but he easily caught her punch. He then started twisting her arm, and Kara went down to the ground on her knees screaming in pain.

"Wow." Von said out loud. "The serum worked better than I thought." Von let go of Kara arm, leaving Kara on the ground holding her arm in pain. "Don't worry. I'm not going to hurt you... anymore. After all, your my sister. We'll talk more later." Von then flew up in the air and in an instant, he was gone.

"Kara!" Eliza and Alex yelled running towards the girl.

"I'm fine." she responded getting up. "It's just that he's a lot more powerful now."

DEO

Kara and Alex walked into the DEO and headed towards J'onn and Winn.

"What happened out there?" J'onn asked.

"A lot." Kara said not sheading much light on the situation.

Alex understanding why Kara was like this responded. "Von forced me and mom to create some serum that would make him stronger."

"Did it work?" J'onn asked.

"Just saying it worked would be putting it mildly. I fired three kryptonite bullets into him, twenty seconds later he heals like it was nothing more than some minor accident."

"He's immune to kryptonite?" Winn asked.

Alex nodded. "He didn't even have the protection Astra and her soldiers used against it."

"If we're dealing with a kryptonian that's immune to the one weakness we have, then we're going to need to find away to even the scales."

"You guys do that." Kara added. "But I think I'm going to turn it."

Kara began to leave.

"Is something wrong with Kara?" Winn asked.

Alex sighed. "Let's just say Von revealed something Kara wasn't prepared for."

Bar

Winn was drinking alone in a bar, when someone asked from behind him. "You're Winn Schott right?"

"Yeah." Winn responded. "Who's asking?"

The man showed himself in Winn's view to be Von. Winn's eyes widened after this, but before he could react Von said. "Now you're going to walk into the alleyway with me or else I'll break your legs and carry you there myself. Understand?"

Winn nodded afraid of what Von might do to him.

The two made there way outside the bar into the alley, where Winn asked. "Why did you bring me out here?"

Von smiled. "I need you to tell me what the DEO's planning when it concerns me."

"Yeah... sorry but I can't really do that."

Von sighed. "I'm sorry if you think I'm giving you a choice." he grabbed Winn's shoulders and Von's eyes glowed blue.

"You're going to do exactly as I say." Winn's eyes reflected the glowing blue eyes of Von's. "You are going to keep me updated on the DEO's plans of bringing me down, oh and no telling anyone what I asked of you. Do you understand?"

Winn nodded. "Yes." he responded.

Von let go of Winn's arms and he immediately came out of his trance.

"What was that?" Winn asked.

"Hypnosis, mind control, brainwashing whatever you want to call it."

"But... how?"

Von smiled. "The Doomsday serum gave me powers I wasn't even expecting. Got to say, I like this one. But anyway, remember what I asked you to do."

Von walked away.

Like I said in the beginning of the chapter, I'm going to try to update Heretic next. But I hope you enjoyed this chapter nevertheless, and I'll see you in the next one.