Chapter 50

Well, we made it to 50 chapters. I can't remember the last time I hit this milestone, but I'm very proud of it. I hope you guys like the chapter and I'm sure you'll recognize some elements in it, since chapter 50 felt like a good place to start this arc. Enjoy.

Supergirl stood in the meeting room of the Hall of Justice to look at all the Justice League members who'd responded to the alert Batman had sent out once they got the tip about Cadmus. In addition to the League members who'd been there when the alert arrived, meaning herself, Batman and Wonder Woman, also in attendance were Superman, Martian Manhunter, Vixen and the last one to arrive was Black Lightning, since all other League members were busy on other missions. But it wasn't just League members there, since all in attendance were the proteges of the current Justice League members. Powergirl, Wonder Girl, Robin and Spoiler. Along with another teenage girl that Supergirl had never seen, but had come with Black Lightning and she assumed that this was essentially a bring your daughter to work day.

"Sorry I'm late, I had to pick up my daughter. Jennifer. She's recently developed powers of her own." Black Lightning said.

"I assumed as much and I'm guessing based on the suit she's wearing that you've followed the lead set by Batman, myself and Wonder Woman." Supergirl said.

"Since I already trained her sister to become Thunder." Black Lightning said, causing both Batman and Vixen to look at him.

"Thunder. As in my former Titans teammate Thunder?" Vixen asked, since she and Thunder had joined the original Titans.

"Yes. I wasn't sure you'd remember her, since she never really talks about what caused the Titans to shatter, since I thought that she worked well with that team." Black Lightning said.

"We did. Until things went bad. But I tried to stay in touch with her, not that she really let me." Vixen said.

"And thank you for making peace with Nightwing about what happened." Batman said to Vixen.

"Unlike the others, I never blamed him for what happened. It was just circumstances and I wish that he would've accepted the offer to join the League." Vixen said and Batman nodded.

"He made his choice." Batman said.

"Anyways, back on track, what name does your daughter go by in the field?" Supergirl asked, getting them back on track.

"They call me Lightning." Lightning said, proudly displaying her gold and silver suit.

"So, why have we been summoned and where are the others?" Black Lightning asked.

"Green Arrow has his own situation to deal with in Star City that takes priority for him, Flash is investigating a rogue general's office at Fort Kirby on my orders, Doctor Fate is currently inactive, Batwoman is in the middle of a turf war between criminal gangs in Hub City, both Green Lanterns are offworld and Aquaman is busy stamping out a few of Orm's loyalists that have been evading capture since the war ended. And those of us here now will be enough to handle this situation." Supergirl said.

"What is the situation?" Superman asked.

"We've finally got a genuine lead on Project Cadmus and more importantly, the Superman clone they're still holding prisoner there." Batman said.

"Where is he?" Superman asked, taking an even greater interest in than he already was.

"That's the thing. The intel we intercepted reported Cadmus planning to transfer what they're calling project Kr in a secure convoy from their headquarters here in DC to a remote offsite facility." Batman said.

"Wait, Cadmus is based here in DC?" Vixen asked.

"Yes, though they present themselves to the world as a respected genetic research facility, even though it's really just a cover for the government's off the books experimental laboratories to treat aliens like lab rats. However, we've never been able to prove it, since Jeremiah Danvers' testimony isn't enough to condemn them." Supergirl explained.

"Lois and I have been investigating Cadmus ever since Jeremiah and Power Girl escaped from there and thanks to J'onn, we've seen the federal budget and there's no mention of Project Cadmus, which raises the question of where their funding comes from?" Superman asked.

"The answer to that is obvious. It's either Lex or Lillian Luthor who's funding Cadmus out of their own pockets and countless shell corporations. We're still working on proving a direct connection." Batman said and Supergirl nodded.

"However, the point is that the fact that we were suddenly able to intercept a top secret Cadmus communication out of nowhere about exactly what we've been looking for after months of radio silence, seems too easy." Supergirl said.

"You think it's a trap." Batman said.

"I think that if Lex or Lillian Luthor is bankrolling Cadmus, then its true purpose is to find a way to take out every member of the Justice League, which is something that we have Batman for in case any of us go rogue." Supergirl said, shortly after they'd formed the League, she'd asked him to begin developing contingency plans to take down every member of the league in case they went rogue, since she wanted to make sure they were prepared for the worst.

"And there's a good chance that this is just a wild goose chase that'll end in an ambush of some kind." Batman said and Supergirl nodded.

"So, what do we do?" Black Lightning asked.

"We make them think their trick worked. Especially since if a majority of Cadmus's resources are focused on us, then the main facility will be understaffed and easier to infiltrate." Supergirl said.

"By who?" Vixen asked.

"By our teenaged heroes, who will serve as a covert strike team to infiltrate Cadmus, since no one would expect that." Supergirl said.

"Wait, we get to go out on our own." Power Girl asked eagerly, since she and Wonder Girl had just debuted themselves five minutes ago.

"Are you sure that's a good idea?" Black Lightning asked, concerned for his daughter.

"It's a one time thing and it's only because we don't have a lot of options right now. Since Robin has the most experience, not to mention the most training for stealth, he'll be running point on the mission. The team will consist of him, Spoiler, Power Girl, Wonder Girl and Lightning. The other four are to follow Robin's lead without complaints. You'll go into Cadmus, find Superboy, free him, then get us the proof we need to expose Cadmus for what it is. Is that clear." Supergirl said.

"And if we run into complications?" Robin asked.

"You've been trained for that. Be careful and don't take any unnecessary risks." Supergirl ordered and all the teenagers nodded.

"Let's get moving. We'll meet you at Cadmus once we've dealt with their trap." Supergirl said and Robin nodded as he led his team out of the meeting room while League wrapped up their meeting.

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