Kara withdrew the picture from the window, and stared at it. Long and hard. She engraved it into her memory. With it firmly imprinted in her mind, she placed it carefully into her pocket.
It was then that Hank pulled out a small metal box. He handed it to Kara.
"Here. A gift for your compliance. You didn't have to come, but you chose to willingly. Shows a lot of character. Go ahead, open it," Hank encouraged.
Kara eyed the box suspiciously, deciding whether or not to open it up. When she finally did, she was blinded by a flash of green and was thrown into darkness.
Later
Kara woke laying on the ground feeling sick, noticing her hands cuffed with green-laced metal. She briefly wondered what the green was, but deemed it unimportant at the moment. Kara then looked around to find herself in a sealed containment module. It only took up a small corner of the rather large room she was in. When she looked past her "cell," she saw the walls glowing a sickening shade of green.
She thought to herself. There's that green again... Why is there so much in here? And why do I feel so sick? I thought I couldn't get sick on this planet.
As she inspected the large room a little closer, she noticed some suspicious looking objects. She saw a metal table with straps, some kind of electrical stimulation machine, an open briefcase with green weapons, and various other frightening machines. She wondered what it was all for. Or maybe... Who it was all for.
Kara then refocused her attention on the cuffs and tried to get them off, but they wouldn't budge. She then tried to stand, when she noticed her ankles were cuffed together as well. Right as she fell after a third attempt at standing, a large door in the opposite corner of the room opened.
In walked a tall blonde woman, looking to be in about her mid-thirties, followed by none other than Hank Henshaw. Kara immediately asked,"Who are you and where are we? Is this the DEO?"
"Well, hello to you too, Kara. My name is Lillian Luthor, and I am the head of an organization called Cadmus. We work towards world peace through the worldwide extermination of alien species. Welcome."
Those words struck fear into Kara's heart, and led her to wonder what kind of pain was in store for her and she immediately thought back to the machines she had seen. Though she was growing increasingly terrified, she did her best not to show it. "Hank, I thought you said you worked for the DEO, not Cadmus. What is going on, and where am I? This isn't the DEO, is it?"
"Girl, you need to learn to have some patience," Lillian chided condescendingly. "All your questions will be answered in due time. For now, all you need to know is that you are in a secure underground Cadmus facility, where no one, and I mean no one, will find you." She grinned evilly.
Kara's heart clenched at these words, but then she felt the picture burning a hole through her pocket. Alex will find me. I just gotta stay strong until then.
Lillian continued,"As for Hank over here, he does indeed direct the DEO. However, he answers to me. Now, little Kara, it seems like we're going to have a lot of fun together. I hope you're ready."
"I don't know who you are, lady. But you have no right to touch me. I came willingly, thinking you were only going to research me, not harm me," Kara replied, determined to keep her voice steady.
"Well. There are three things you should learn, little girl. First of all, a lesson you will learn quite quickly, I have the right to do anything I want. Because in here, anything I say goes. You're an alien, so therefore you do not have human rights. I hope you learn that making demands will only make your time here much less enjoyable. Secondly, I will hurt you if the situation calls for it. Or if I'm in a bad mood. Or if I feel as if you deserve it. I will do anything necessary to complete my research. So, I can and will hurt you whenever I want to, and you will have no say. Does that not sound like fun?" she asked with a sickening smile.
"Third, you did not willingly do anything when you chose to give yourself up. It was all orchestrated. I hope you realize that you have no will or choice anymore. You do not do things willingly. You now do what I say. Not what you want."
Kara's fear heightened with each word she spoke. When she saw Hank approaching, she instinctively backed up slowly. He reached over to a panel on the outside and opened up her cell.
"Kara, I think we've had enough chitchat. It's time for the experiments to really begin. Hank, take it away. Whenever you're ready," Lillian laughed maniacally.
That's when Hank pulled out a green knife.