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Chapter 3: Set In Motion
"Where are we with the Doomsday serum?" J'onn asked.
"I've done the best I could to recreate it." Alex said by her computer. "But it's proving difficult without the original formula."
"We need to know what Von is capable of, and if there is a way we can detain him." J'onn replied.
"I am fully aware of that." Alex annoyingly responded.
"Got anything?" Winn asked stepping into the conversation.
"Not yet, but I believe that at the very least all of his powers as a kryptonian under a yellow sun have been increased. It could explain why the kryptonite didn't kill him, because now he heals faster than the kryptonite can kill him." Alex listed.
"So... do you know if he has any other powers?" Winn asked.
"Why the sudden interest?" J'onn asked.
Winn tried to tell them what Von did to him, but nothing came out.
"I can't tell you." Winn said honestly not being able to tell them what happened.
J'onn and Alex both looked at him with confused faces.
"Sorry." Winn replied. "It's just... stuff."
Not knowing what else to say, Winn left.
"Okay... that was not weird at all." Alex said sarcastically.
"Something's off about him." J'onn stated.
"Yeah, he was more awkward than usual."
"And there's the fact that I couldn't read his mind."
This got Alex's attention. "You couldn't read him mind?"
J'onn nodded. "It was like there was some sort of interference with my connection."
"You think Von has something to do with it?"
"Considering the timing of it, I'd be surprised if he wasn't involved one way or another."
CatCo Tower
Kara walked up to Lena and said. "Hi Lena, I've got the interview from the captain at the police station."
Lena turned around and replied. "Thanks." But then something grabbed Lena's attention from behind Kara. "Um... do you know him?"
Kara turned around and saw Von. Shock appeared on her face as he made his way to her and Lena.
"Hi." he said reaching out his hand to Lena. "I'm Von."
Lena shock his hand and asked. "Von? May I ask what kind of name is that?"
"Well, let's just say my parents kind of hated me."
Lena lightly chuckled. "Yeah, well at least your parents weren't Luthors. But if you don't mind me asking, who are you exactly?"
Kara was about to say something, until Von answered for her. "I'm Kara's brother."
Shock appeared on Lena's face. "You never told me you had a brother."
"Half-brother." Kara replied, already annoyed with Von.
"Different mommies but same daddy." Von added.
"Excuse me a minute while I have a talk with my brother." Kara said to Lena as she grabbed Von and pulled him into a another room.
"What are you doing here?" she asked.
"Isn't it obvious. I want to be a part of my sister's life. See where she works, meet some of her friends."
"Forgive me if I have trouble believing that after you tried to murder my sister."
"Okay firstly, I did not try to murder Alex, I just threatened to do that. Secondly, unlike me she's not your real your sibling."
"She is the most important person in my life, of course she is my sister."
Von rolled his eyes. "Whatever you say." he said as he handed Kara a card.
"What is this?" she asked.
"My phone number, in case you try to reach me."
Von then made his way to the door and left.
DEO
Kara made her way to J'onn and Alex, and announced. "Von just showed up at CatCo today." This got both of their attentions.
"Why would he do that?" J'onn asked.
"He claimed that he wanted to get to know me." Kara responded.
"He has to have some ulterior motive." Alex stated.
"But why would he care about a news outlet?" Kara asked.
"I don't know." J'onn contributed. "But right now we may have other issues regarding Von."
"What do you mean?" Kara asked.
"Earlier Winn was acting strange... er." Alex replied.
"And?"
"And I couldn't read his mind read his mind." J'onn added, getting Kara's attention.
"So what, you think Von replaced Winn with an alien or something?"
J'onn shock his head. "It wasn't that I could get a reading, it was that there was something interfering with it."
"What could have caused it?"
"Honestly, a number of things. The only way to know for sure is by examining Winn."
"What do you mean by 'examining'?"
CatCo Tower
Lena was by her desk, packing up for the night when something entered and stood by her side. Sensing this, she immediately got up and turned to her side to see Von.
"Von?" she asked. "What are you doing here? How did you get in?"
"I flew in." Von responded. Confusion overflowed Lena's face, Von seeing this replied with. "Oh right, I'm kryptonian."
"What?" Lena said, now more shocked than confused.
"Yep, and I need your help."
DEO
Winn walked into the room with J'onn and Kara.
"Did you want to talk to me about something?" Winn asked.
"Yes." J'onn replied. "But not exactly as you might expect."
Confusion struck Winn's face, but it was immediately replaced by fear when Alex came from behind him and started chocking him out until he passed out.
"Was that really necessary?" Kara asked concerned for Winn.
"I did try to make it as painless as possible." Alex responded. "So what are we going to do know?"
Warehouse
Von and Lena walked into a warehouse filled with alien invention and devices.
"This is one of L-Corp's warehouses of alien artifacts from by brother's reign of terror." Lena commented.
Von looked around and said. "This is nice and all, but I'm looking for something more... flyable."
Lena then lead Von further into the warehouse, and revealed the remains of and old alien ship.
"Is this what you want?" Lena asked.
Von smiled. "It is. But it doesn't exactly look... safe. Can you repair it?"
Lena shrugged. "I could try, but it will take time."
"How much time?"
"Four months, maybe more."
Von shock his head. "No. I need this ship running in one. If it helps, I only need it to support three people including myself."
Confusion stuck Lena's face. "Why three people?"
"That's not important."
At that moment, Von's phone buzzed. He picked it up and sighed at what he saw.
"What is it?" Lena asked.
"Let's just say my spy has been compromised."
Von then walked up to Lena, and his eyes glowing blue eyes stared into hers. "You will forget everything I have told you and everything you have done for me." he said as Lena's eyes reflected the same glowing blue properties. "But you are going to get this ship ready in one month."
"I will get the ship ready." Lena said.
"Excellent." Von said ending the hypnotism. "Now if you'll excuse me, I need to talk with my sister."
Von then exited the warehouse.
DEO
Winn was strapped to a chair, while J'onn was examining his mind using his telepathy.
"Anything?" Kara asked.
"It's hard to say." J'onn replied. "But I'm getting the sense that someone implemented some sort of hypnotic suggestion."
"Hypnotic suggestion?" Kara asked. "How is that possible?"
"It must be a power he got from the serum." Alex added. "Can you undo it?"
"Possibly, but it won't be easy and I'll need time." J'onn replied.
Kara then got on her phone and started texting.
"What are you doing?" Alex asked.
"Texting Von." Kara replied. "He gave me his number, I'm going to confront him about this."
"No you're not." Alex demanded. "He's more powerful than you."
"He won't hurt me, I'm his sister."
"Half-sister, and we have no idea what he's capable of."
"Only more reason why I need to go." Kara grabbed Alex's shoulders and said. "I'll be fine, I promise."
Kara then left the room.
"You know, I don't need to be a telepath to know that you're uncomfortable with Kara going to see Von." J'onn added.
"I'm just afraid of what he might do to her." Alex responded.
"Or, you're afraid that Kara might see him as more of sibling than you." J'onn suggested.
Alex sighed.
Kara's Apartment
Kara walked into her apartment to see Von on her couch watching TV.
"Hey sis." he said looking up. "Hope you don't mind, I sort of made myself at home."
Kara angrily walked up to him, turned off the TV and said. "What did you do to Winn?"
Von sighed. "So you really did find out." he said getting up from the couch. "I was hoping it would last at least a little longer, but that life."
Kara getting angrier grabbed his shirt and pushed him against the wall.
"What's that for?" Von asked.
"For messing with my friends."
"For Winn or for Lena?"
Kara's eyes widened after hearing that. "What did you do?"
"First, let me go." Kara reluctantly let go of Von's shirt. "Thank you. Now I only asked Lena for help."
Kara scoffed. "Let me guess, you hypnotized her so that she would help you take over the world?"
"Okay, yes I did do a little... persuasion, but not to take over the world."
"Really? You don't want to do anything like destroy or enslave the human race?"
"Sister, do you really think that low of me?" Von said pretending to be hurt. "I don't care about ruling this planet. And even if I did, considering that Zod, Astra and Non all failed to conquer the planet, I'd rather not test my luck."
"Then what do you want?"
"I want a family." Confusion appeared on Kara's face at this comment. "Think about it, you, me, Kal-El, leaving this world and finding what we've all lacked in life, happiness."
"Sorry to tell you, but I am happy here on Earth."
Von scoffed at the comment. "No you're not Kara. Maybe you think you are, but you're honestly not."
"Even if I did want to leave Earth, I have ties to this planet. Alex, Eliza, Lena, Winn, J'onn, James."
Von's eyes rolled at that comment. "They aren't even your real family."
"They are, and if you hurt them then I promise you, I will not hold back."
Von sighed. "I really didn't want to have to do this sister, but you've left me no choice."
Confusion appeared on Kara's face after her said that. But she was caught off guard when Von grabbed her, and had her against the wall.
His eyes glowed blue. "You are going to do exactly what I say." Kara tried to look away, but was instantly entranced by his eyes. "You will not remember any of this, but once you leave your apartment, you are going to kill everyone who you consider to be a tie to this planet."
Kara nodded. "I will kill my ties to Earth."
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