Chapter 8

"Oh my god. Thank goodness you're both safe." Iris said as she hugged her father and Cecille when they came out of the breach.

"We are thanks to her." Joe said, looking at Kara.

"Thank you so much Kara." Iris said as she hugged her next.

"No problem. But I have a feeling that the ASA will now know I'm helping you guys and they'll likely try to adapt." Kara said.

"Which is why we're going to hit them before they have a chance to do so. Barry and Jesse are doing reconnaissance on the suspected meta detainment facility now. Once they get back, we can make a plan to take it down." Iris said.

"We should get all soft targets out of the city now as a precaution. Joe and Cecille can stay here since they know the truth, but we should get any other family members of this team out of the city." Kara said.

"I agree. That means Barry and Jesse's dad, Caitlin's mom, Cisco's parents and brother and Ralph's mom. The rest of our families are outside of the city." Iris said and Kara nodded.

"Let's go." Kara said.

"Sir, we have a new problem." an agent said to Odell.

"What is it now?" Odell asked in his usual emotionless tone.

"Joseph West and Cecille Horton were broken out of our custody about five minutes ago." the agent said.

"Wonderful. How?" Odell asked.

"By her." the agent said as he showed him a video of Supergirl springing Joe and Cecille.

"Great. Now on top of everything else, we have to deal with the most powerful woman on the planet." Grey said.

"This isn't relevant." Odell said.

"The hell it is. Sir, with all due respect, we are already spreading ourselves thin between maintaining watch over Freeland and this operation here in Central City, we do not have enough resources to divert to trying to kill a kryptonian. Not to mention, aliens are outside of our jurisdiction. If we try and kill her, it'll bring a lot of heat on us." Grey said.

"She is jeopardizing our operation, which gives us authority to deal with her. As for resources, I believe I may know someone who can help us level the playing field against her." Odell said, not caring about the potential risks of this operation.

"Who?" Grey asked, getting a hold of herself, reminding herself that if Odell wasn't sure of what he was doing, then he wouldn't be doing it. She'd just have to have faith that they'd come out on top.

"A man who will likely do anything to keep his actions hidden from the rest of the world. Lex Luthor." Odell said as he pulled out his phone to make a call.

"Who is this and how did you get this number?" Lex Luthor asked when he picked up.

"Mr. Luthor, my name is Percy Odell and I have a mutually beneficial business proposal for you." Odell said.

"You have five seconds before I end this call and you with it." Lex said.

"I have proof of every one of your crimes and battles with Superman. Terminate this call and it will be released to every news outlet in the country." Odell said.

"Keep talking." Lex said, not willing to risk that Odell was bluffing.

"I run a government organization called the ASA." Odell said.

"Ah yes, I'm aware of your organization. You should've led with that, I'm a fan of your organization's work. How can I help you?" Lex asked.

"One of my operations is being impeded by a certain woman in blue. I was hoping that you could provide some assistance to resolve that problem." Odell said.

"Of course. As long as it can't be traced back to me." Lex said immediately, since he knew that Superman was keeping a close eye on him, so he needed to ensure that any criminal activities he partook in couldn't be traced back to him.

"Agreed. I'll send you a location for a drop." Odell said.

"Agreed." Lex said as both parties hung up.

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