Chapter 75

When Kara came to, she found herself lying on a bed in the SuperFlash caves medical bay, which was equipped with special yellow sun lamps.

"Welcome back to the land of the living." Barry said as she noticed he was sitting next to her.

"What happened?" Kara asked, since her memory was a little groggy about what had happened.

"It was a trap. Lex lured you and Clark to the mountain vault and sealed you in and then tried to gas you with kryptonite. Thankfully Wally and I were able to get you both back here in time to heal." Barry said.

"So, Lex got away again?" Kara asked.

"I didn't say that. Turns out Lex was so focused on taking down Kryptonians that he didn't bother trying to figure out a way to take down speedsters. Wally and I took him down. I actually phased into his suit and vibrated it until it shattered." Barry said and Kara was surprised.

"Where is Lex now?" Kara asked.

"The DEO took him into custody." Barry said.

"Are they sending him back to Stryker Island?" Kara asked.

"You can ask J'onn yourself. He and Clark are getting into it in the main base about the Kryptonite." Barry said.

"I better go make sure they don't kill each other." Kara said and Barry nodded as he helped her up.

"You told me that only the DEO had access to Kryptonite. So how do you want to explain how Lex Luthor had enough of it to turn into gas and fill up that vault to kill me and Kara?" Clark shouted at J'onn as Kara came in.

"I don't know where he got it from. I had every inch of kryptonite in the DEO's possession checked and it's all accounted for so don't blame me for what happened out there. Might I remind you that Lex Luthor had access to all different kinds of Kryptonite before you put him away. You're the one who didn't think to destroy it." J'onn countered.

"Enough." Kara shouted as she got their attention.

"Kara, you know how dangerous kryptonite is, how can you not condemn J'onn continuing to use it?" Clark asked.

"Because unlike you apparently, I don't have a god complex. We're not gods Kal. And honestly, as much as I hate kryptonite, I think that the public feels better knowing that if we get out of hand, then the government will be able to protect them." Kara said and both J'onn and Clark looked at her, both shocked and impressed.

"I didn't think you'd see this our way?" J'onn asked.

"I'm not a fan of you using kryptonite J'onn, but I understand why you're using it. And as long as you don't give me a real reason to have a problem with it, I'll tolerate it, even if Clark can't." Kara said and J'onn nodded at her grateful that at least one of the kryptonian heroes on this planet understood why he kept kryptonite.

"J'onn, before you go, where exactly are you sending Lex?" Kara asked and Clark also looked curious.

"Since Stryker Island wasn't able to contain Lex, we're sending him to an off book DEO prison called the Ravine." J'onn said.

"And what's to stop him from escaping there?" Clark asked.

"The Ravine was designed to hold the most dangerous criminals on the planet, both human and alien, since it's utilized by both the DEO and Argus. It's only got a handful of prisoners and the way we keep them from escaping is that we use virtual reality based technology to put each inmate in a simulated environment. That way while they're still safely locked up, they don't get any ideas about breaking out. And even if they did, the facility is located in the middle of the atlantic ocean, it runs on hydroelectric power thanks to that location so it never runs out of energy and using a modified version of the stealth tech we found in Fort Rozz, we've managed to cloak it. It's inescapable." J'onn said.

"How do these simulations keep the prisoners docile?" Kara asked curiously.

"We make them think they're living their greatest fantasy and the way the technology is designed, they don't even realize it's not real. Every sim starts the same way, the sedative we give them fails, they escape and then carry out their dreams, whatever they maybe, while in reality, they're safely contained." J'onn said.

"What's to stop the place's location from being hacked from the DEO mainframe?" Clark asked.

"It's not stored on the mainframe. The only people who know it's location are the people who work there." J'onn said.

"So you don't even know where it is?" Kara said.

"No I know where it is to, but you know what I mean." J'onn said and they both nodded.

"I'm sure you both have mixed feelings about what we're doing to these prisoners." J'onn said.

"Kind of yes. But at the same time, you're not actually hurting them and they can't hurt anyone else, so I'll learn to adjust to it." Clark said and Kara nodded and J'onn nodded at them gratefully as he walked out and Clark soon flew out after them.

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