Chapter 23 Caught Red handed
Sean groaned as he sat in his hospital bed in Metropolis as Korra held his hand as Tsunade and Retsu examined him.
"Is he gonna be ok?" Korra asked.
"He should be back to his old self in a few days." Tsunade said.
"But using the blade of Olympus drained him considerably. He'll have to take a leave of absence in the field until he fully recovers." Retsu said.
"How long will that take?" Korra asked.
"A couple weeks at best. Once he wakes up he can move around but his plans and what not are gonna have to be put on hold until he's fully recovered." Tsunade said.
"Uh does that also include..." Korra tried to ask making them giggle.
"Um just to be on the safe side I would wait a couple days. Better to be safe than sorry." Tsunade said making her giggle.
"Good." Korra said before Saya walked in.
"How is he?" Saya asked.
"He'll live. He just needs a couple more days to partially recover." Korra said.
"I don't understand though. He's got all the powers of gods. Why did it take such a heavy toll on him?" Saya asked concerned.
"Your partially correct. He has all the powers of every god In Earth realm. They just aren't all fully evolved is the problem. And that kind of power will take years maybe even a full decade before they do." Retsu said.
"So in other words he needs to master all his power before he can avoid situations like this." Tsunade said.
"Oh I get it." Saya said.
"Any word on what happened that caused this Zombie infection?" Korra asked.
"No. The others are still looking. Whatever happened this was no accident." Saya said.
Meanwhile
"So any idea what happened?" Turok asked.
"Captain Toshiro and Kakashi are leading their forces to investigate what happened." Batman said.
"But Sean was right about one thing. This was no accident. This was a virus that was infecting people into zombie like conditions. One bite and the virus spreads through anyone quickly." Lantern said.
"But who would want to do this and why? Theres nothing to gain." Reznov said.
"Nothing that we see. This might be a demonstration of biological warfare. In which case someone plans to use this stuff for profit. It's sickening." Asami said disgusted.
"That makes sense to be honest. Considering how quickly it spread and killed hundreds of thousands in less than an hour. How can people not want to buy that kind of weapon?" Julia asked.
"Indeed. Humanities thirst for power and fortune creates events such as these." Raiden said.
"So how do we find the one who made this stuff and stop them?" Asuma asked before an alert came up before Renji appeared.
"Something to report Lieutenant?" Raiden asked.
"Yeah Lord Raiden. We think we might have found something. We found some canisters that are giving some some strange readings. We think this might be the origin of the Outbreak." Renji said.
"So someone did plan this out. Most likely as a demonstration." Batman said.
"Yeah...And thats not even the scary part." Renji said.
"Oh yeah? Whats the scary part?" Turok asked.
Later
Sean rested in his bed as he recovered from using the blade of Olympus to destroy the infection that killed so many innocents.
As he was completely alone however though the doors slowly began to open up before someone walked in making him open his eyes seeing none other than.
"You surprise me my friend." Lex said grinning as Mercy was also in the room.
"What...Are you...Doin here?" Sean asked weakly.
"Paying a visit of course though it will be the last one you ever get once we bring to a more...Secure facility." Lex said.
"You mean you want to take me to your labs to dissect me to replicate my abilities." Sean said making him smirk.
"True. Besides since you destroyed my virus I need to have an edge incase things go sideways." Lex said making him glare.
"So you did make that Abomination. The blood of thousands are on your hands." Sean said angered.
"Hundreds, Thousands...Millions. Who cares? Money is money after all. Besides...The government would approve of it if it meant its enemies were long gone." Lex said making him glare harder.
"Lex, we really should get going." Mercy said.
"In a minute. Since I own this hospital that means I can say and do whatever I want. And since now your no longer a threat to me as you are I intend to keep my promise in hurting the Avatar by killing her family since you refused my offer to kill Superman. You should have taken it when you had the chance." Lex said.
"And you need to be more careful about what you say in front of an audience." Sean said confusing him as suddenly Korra and some of the others appeared shocking him.
"You slimy little." Korra said pissed off.
"But...How?" Lex asked.
"It's called Camouflage magic you fool. Look it up. And as for being in your hospital...You might wanna look outside." Sean said making him rush to the window and gasped in shock seeing they were in Gotham.
"I don't understand! We were just in Metropolis in my hospital!" Lex yelled as Mercy was restrained.
"The door was casted with magic to make it a portal to here. It only works one way. Renji had found your canisters and honestly I'm annoyed at you. If your gonna plan to use a virus as a test somewhere the least you could do is remove your company name from the canister." Sean said. (Lex would do something that stupid)
Lex growled in rage seeing he was caught before pulling out a knife.
"YOU FREAK!" Lex yelled stabbing him but the knife broke apart on contact with his neck making him gasp in shock.
"Conventional weapons have no effect on me even in this state." Sean said as Reznov restrained Lex who struggled. "I would kill you but I think the courts should decide on that. Besides. I have plans for your company. While under your leadership it's completely worthless. Under someone else I know it has great potential." Sean said making him seethe in rage as they were dragged out.
"That worked better than I thought possible." Superman said.
"Mmm. Dealing with him is easy since his arrogance set him up for failure. Now all we need to do is take control of his company. And to make sure that the evidence sticks...I have something else to do." Sean said.
Later
Mercy sat in her cell with a conflicted look.
She knew going up against Ghost and his allies was a bad idea but Lex wouldn't listen.
And she hated the idea of using that Virus on innocent people like that.
"I knew this was a mistake." Mercy said.
"So you do have a mind of your own." Ghost said as he sat in a wheelchair as Korra pushed him to her cell.
"What do you want? Are you here to kill me?" Mercy asked expecting it.
"No. What I am here for is to offer you a deal. A way out of this completely if you tell us everything." Ghost said.
"About what?" Mercy asked.
"Everything Lex has done that is no different than this. Where all the bodies are buried. His allies who cover up the evidence that can be used against in. The list of people he's bought off. And everything else that will put him away for life." Ghost said making her frown.
"Just do yourself a favor and tell us." Korra said.
"You don't understand. I was a nobody before Lex made me who I am today." Mercy said.
"And that gives him the right to do whatever he pleases? You know what he's done is wrong. And you have a chance to clean your hands of the blood thats on them." Ghost said making her look away.
"If I do tell you everything...What happens to me?" Mercy asked.
"That is completely up to you. You can work with the person I have in mind to take over the company into something more helpful to people. Or you can decide what you want to do. The choice is yours." Ghost said making her sigh.
Later
Mercy had given Ghost and the others everything. Every dead body, Everyone on Lex's payroll and even secret criminal business partners all over the world.
It had actually buried Luthor into the ground sealing his reputation as a legitimate businessman forever.
The courts were so mortified by the overwhelming amount of Evidence that they were unsure what to do with him. Either give him the Death Penalty or place him in the smallest cell imaginable.
So until an official punishment could be issued he would remain under heavy guard on Stryker's island.
As for the company however though.
Asami grinned as she sat in her new office that was being remodeled.
"Please get that shark out of here." Asami said to two workers who looked nervous. (WHO KEEPS A SHARK IN THIER OFFICE!)
"Luthor is more idiotic than I thought if he keeps that in here." Sean said.
"You have no idea. That thing has tried to eat him on a couple occasions." Superman said.
"Now that the company is under Asami's control what do you plan to do with it?" Tenzin asked.
"Simple. First thing we're gonna do is get rid of all his weapon projects. And destroy anything relating to it like that Virus. The sooner we get rid of them the better." Sean said.
"I agree." Raiden said.
"Secondly, we're gonna go over background check to make sure only those who's intentions are good remain. Anyone else is fired and will be investigated." Sean said.
"Think I can just go down and beat some of them up?" Korra asked jokingly making him chuckle.
"Funny. In all seriousness you wouldn't be that entertained by that at all. So why bother?" Sean asked.
"Good point." Korra said.
"Anyway the Tournament is in a couple days so you should take it easy until then." Asami said.
"I have not forgotten. And I have to take it easy for the next month as I recover." Sean said.
"I think thats a good thing. Means we can have some normal time together for a change." Korra said making him smile softly as she rolled him out.
"So does that mean his plans are also on hold?" Asami asked Raiden.
"Regretfully yes. The gods are not happy about this but know they can't push him when he's in a vulnerable state. And Turok is still learning his own abilities. So they reluctantly agreed to put those plans on hold to continue remerging the realms." Raiden said.
"Why are they in such a rush to remerge all the realms?" Kurenai asked.
"Because they present opportunity. Magic, Science, Order, Medicine. Theres much to gain from merging them back to Earth Realm. And when Shao Kahn is defeated Outworld and all the realms it merged will come back to Earth Realm as well." Raiden said.
"I've also noticed something when the realms merge back. The mass of the planet also increases." Batman said.
"Indeed. Before the Realms merged back the Planet was only a tenth of its original size." Raiden said.
"What was Earth like before the Realms split?" Asami asked.
"Very different. Not only was it larger than it currently is now but unified. Creatures that looked human coexisting with regular humans. Magic in every corner and some even had technology that rivaled Atlantis." Raiden said.
"What exactly caused this split?" Hawkgirl asked.
"Arrogant humans had persuaded mankind to stop obeying the will of the gods. This in turn caused wars and chaos. The realms splintered to try and avoid this. Some were successful and others were not." Raiden said.
"Like Order Realm." Superman said.
"Indeed. However the Gods also had to splinter some to avoid them being destroyed. Like the next realm which is where creatures of different forms exist. Monsters as appearance judging humans would say. To the Gods these are different species of living beings." Raiden said.
"And with People like Luthor around he would try to convince others to have them put down." Batman said.
"Exactly. But we had a plan for that. Thankfully Luthor ruined himself when he got caught and now he'll never have the same amount of influence ever again." Raiden said.
Later
Sean sighed as he sat on a couch with Korra next to him watching a movie.
"Why do I feel like you're enjoying this more than the others?" Sean asked making her grin.
"Hey I have a month to spend with you without interruption and so do the other girls. Like Saeko for example." Korra said.
"Hmm?" Sean asked as she placed a tray of food down...In Nothing but an Apron as she winked at him. "Oh." Sean said chuckling.
"Of course Tsunade said to not do anything sexual for a few days so...Call it teasing if you will." Korra said as Saeko turned away showing her naked ass making him chuckle lightly.
"You girls are gonna be the death of me." Sean said making her giggle.
"You make it sound like a bad thing." Korra said as she kissed him.
Authors Note: Luthor is officially screwed over. And now Asami controls his company to put it to some real good use. I was gonna do a lemon this chapter but then an idea came to mind. Next one will have a Lemon that will be special. Now my main focus is on the Avatar's guardian which is becoming pretty popular right now but I still will work on other stories during the weekends like now. Read, Review, Fav and Follow. REVIEW MY LOYAL FANS! SEE YA!
