13394/Walk of Hope

Walk of Hope
Date of Scene:	28 May 2021
Location:	Racine, Park Ridge
Synopsis:	What starts out as a peaceful fundraising event devolves into chaos as a girl loses control of her powers.
Cast of Characters:	Supergirl, Captain Boomerang, Mon-El, Superboy, Lex Luthor

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Supergirl has posed:
It's really quite gorgeous weather when the marathon kicks off early in the morning. Those participating would have the option of walking the river front all the way around the city, which would take all day and end at night, although others could choose to start hallways through.

The circuit is quite the scenic trail, winding around the riverside, through numerous parks and across bridges and eventually aiming to end in a bbq and live music in a park downtown at nightfall.

Kara had invited some friends along, determined to do her part to help out, and it's now mid afternoon and they're about halfway through the marathon..It's getting pretty hot now, and it's a good thing she packed some cold water. There are of course several stop points in the form of large tents with shade, water coolers, seats, and first aid stations.

"Phew, almost there! I'm so glad I came out today!" she exclaims cheerfully as she pauses at a rest point, not because she couldn't go on all day but because she has to at least pretend to be a normal human. She's dressed today in red shorts and a blue tshirt, hair pulled back in a high ponytail as she sips on some ice water.

Captain Boomerang has posed:
Sometimes trying to maintain a secret identity was harder than others. Today was one of those for Owen Mercer. He was in great shape, being an athlete, without ever actually turning pro in any field, and on top of that, he was capable of harnessing the speed force over short bursts. This walk wasn't really tiring him. He wasn't perspiring like most of the other people.

So he had to make liberal use of his water bottle to facilitate approximations of sweat stains and water on his face. He wore green shorts, a yellow top, with green rings around the end of his short sleeves, a green collar, a green Nike swoosh over his left breast, and the crest of the Australian National Soccer Team on his right. On the back, it said Mercer with the number 6, although he had to tape the competitor number over top in white, which said he was 113.

Coming to a stop next to Kara, he filled up his water bottle, and playfully squirted some her way, laughing as he did, "it's great to get out and get some exercise." Even if it was endurance training.

Mon-El has posed:
    This pretending to be human thing is kind of a foreign concept to Lar, but he can't deny that it's sort of fun at times. Especially when sharing it with good friends. Friends like Kara. And Owen. Well he doesn't know Owen -that- well yet, but the man seems nice enough.

    "It is a beautiful day." he remarks to Kara as she approaches a rest stop. He wasn't sweaty either, and watches curiously as Owen kept dumping water on himself. Was it really that hot, or did they feel dirty for some reason? When you are someone who flies by stars to soak up radiation, any level of heat on a planet like Earth doesn't exactly get to you. "Are you trying to give yourselves a shower?" he asks, chuckling.

Superboy has posed:
This is the last time Conner comes to one of Kara's 'great' ideas. Seriously.

Spend a whole afternoon feigning they are running and sweating and need water... yeah, it is for a good cause. But surely the Titans can organize a charity, spend an afternoon signing autographs or talking to kids about social issue, or even a fundraising selling old stuff.

"We are not getting any exercise," he points out. "Unless we are exercising our patience, in which case I am exhausted." He grumps. "At least it is sunny. But seriously..." He is wearing dark colored shorts and a t-shirt. And sunglasses. Because. "I vote for a movie marathon next weekend."

Lex Luthor has posed:
Meanwhile, there's a 'guest' along for the ride, maintaining a comfortable distance.

Up above, on the rooftops, a green and purple powered armor suit has been keeping just ahead of the marathon and out of visual range, doing it's best to be stealthy as it keeps up with the group. You would think it would be spotted easy... but the sensors on the LexKnight system are some of the best in the world... and it has access to LexCorp Satellites for a top down view.

Lex doesn't need to be nearby the marathon runners to monitor them.

Nonetheless, it stays in range for the warsuit itself to scan when necessary.

Supergirl has posed:
Kara Danvers chuckles and playfully sprays water back at Owen, "Hey, you! Having fun yet?" she's not sure of his reserves as he seems a little bit more than human but the water was refreshing either way.

She just smirks at Lar and shrugs, "Well, you know the water feels pretty good, although I'm dying to dive right into that river too!" of course, such a strong current would carry away a normal human so maybe not a good idea to make a scene.

Glancing at Conner she just shrugs and smiles patiently. "Learning to control your abilities and understand what it's like to be a normal human is just as important." she speaks more quietly to him, not wanting to alert her superness to others who might be listening. "Come on Conner, it's for a good cause, isn't it?"

She doesn't notice the suit..Not yet."Come on, let's run a little faster, maybe get home before it gets too dark, hmm?"

Captain Boomerang has posed:
The playful water fight with Kara doesn't really have a winner. They both get pretty wet. But that's the fun of it. It's just one of life's fun little interruptions. Kind of sad that neither Connor, nor Mon-El decide to join in, but they haven't seemed to acclimatize to Earth like Kara has. Well, Connor was made here, but he still had an unusual upbringing.

"Oh, no," Owen said to Lar, a little surprised by the question, but he didn't know just how recently Lar had come to Earth. It was one of those things that you would only get after living here for a few months to a year. He would smile to Kara, "how about we go swimming afterwards? The Outsiders have an amazing pool." Then he leaned in to whisper to Lar, not really wanting it to be overheard by the regular people. "This is sweaty work for regular people. See how everyone else is perspiring: the discoloration under their arms? You look out of place if you don't have them."

And now Conner was at it. He really did need to start a class on how to act like a human being. But then Conner had the brilliant idea of a movie marathon, which Owen moved over, draping an arm around the guy, "see, he gets it." He had only met Conner earlier in the day, so this could be off putting. "Movie Marathon next time, we could watch the Fast and the Furious, Police Academy, Pirates of the Caribbean, the Cornetto Trilogy, anything but Twilight."

"And if anyone here would like to attend my cultural indoctrination to the... American existence," it did sound weird coming from him with his accent, as Kara, Lar, and Conner all sounded more American than he did, "it starts with a movie marathon of the Back to the Future Trilogy. Who's in?" He did not know anything about the ominous threat from above.

Superboy has posed:
"Yeeeah," Conner doesn't look very convinced. "Contrarily to you, dear cousin, I didn't get my powers right away. They came slowly, and I know what is to be physically tired and that entire human-ish stuff that you..." he bites his tongue. Mentioning she wasn't super in Krypton would bring her some painful memories. "Anyway. My control is fine."

Then Owen provides an opportune distraction. "All good choices. I have not seen Back to the Future yet." He smirks. "I am American, dude. Fact is, technically I am the only American here. Which is hilarious." Then he glances to Kara, "you gave Kara a wet t-shirt?" He is not sure if he should laugh or be outraged.

Mon-El has posed:
    "I guess." Lar replies, still smirking at the comment about the water. He glances at Conner, who seems to not be in the greatest of moods. "Hey, we all appreciate you coming." he encourages. "I had to do these kinds of things to learn how to control myself, too."

    Suddenly, he frowns, noticing what looks like a robot or suit of armor high in the sky and likely beyond the visible range of a normal Terran. He tries to determine if there is someone inside of it or not, and if he can identify who it is, though at this distance that might not be possible. Not wanting to make a scene either, he taps Kara on the shoulder and points in the suit's direction.

    He nods at Owen. "Oh, I didn't realize this was that hard for you Terrans. Shouldn't you be well-adapted to your own planet's atmosphere?" he says teasingly. After all, it was just walking, right? Then in response to the movie comment, a brow goes up slightly. "What's wrong with this 'Twilight'?"

Lex Luthor has posed:
As he moves along the rooftops, someone pointing in his general direction gets Lex's attention... and a PIP pops up in his vision zooming in on the person. The Daxamite? Well, this just got a bit more interesting.

What's more interesting... is that the suit has a thin layer of lead in it. Just enough that Lar can't penetrate inside of it with his vision... and once he does try it, the suit looks /directly at him through the buildings/. Whoever or whatever is directing that suit, they just stopped and looked at Lar looking at him. It's a clear 'I know what you just did' from it.

Then, it continues on it's way... ignoring Lar entirely.

Supergirl has posed:
Kara Danvers isn't drenched enough to make her tshirt transparently wet, and happily her tshirt is not white either. She just shrugs and chuckles. "Well if it bugs you too much, just focus on the fact that you're doing this for a good cause. Owen's got the right idea...Cmon, let's race to the end.."

Of course they can't go all out, but they can still put on a show right? She arches a brow at Lar, peering at the rooftop with a slight frown. "Hmm..lIf he's looking for us, he won't find anything but human runners here.." well one can only hope that he doesn't have sophisticated scanners in his armour. It's possible he does however.

"Come on, let's hurry to the end, looks like he's following the marathon either way, could just be a coincidence?" and with a playful smile, Kara starts off down the rest of the route, quickening her pace, trying to outrun her friends..

Bringing up the rear of the runners and walkers is a tall thin figure in black jogging pants and a black hoodie. He must be sweltering in that gear but doesn't seem to mind. He's also got his eye on a twelve year old girl with a shirt red Bob, running with her mom nearby..

Captain Boomerang has posed:
"It's a long walk, on a very hot day. I imagine you'd be sweaty too if we were... in your home town. And Lar, it's humans, or people," this guy was going to be the death of Owen if he kept this up. There was so much to teach. Thankfully nobody around them had taken notice yet of the strange visitor from beyond the stars.

"And, I'm having to fake it to blend in, mate." This wasn't an issue for him personally. He just didn't want to draw undue attention to himself. Although at the brow over Twilight, Owen rolled his eyes, "oh, I have so much to teach you."

"Hey, me mum's American," Owen replied in an upbeat manner as his biological one was, or will be anyway, "And so was me dad." As George 'Digger' Harkness got citizenship before he died. "I have dual citizenship, mate." And looking a bit sheepish when Connor described Kara's blue top as a 'wet t-shirt', he corrected the Human-Kryptonian hybrid, "it's a slightly damp t-shirt, not a wet-shirt. There's a difference... I deny everything. I claim the, bugger, what do they call it in this country. I plead the fifth!"

With Lar having looked up, Owen didn't immediately think anything of it. Sometimes people just admired the skyline. But with Lar tapping Kara on the shoulder, and her looking up, Owen would now take an interest, peering at the rooftops.

Setting off with the group, he would quicken his pace, doing his best to keep pace with Kara since she was doing her utmost to outrun their group, save for using her powers. And if it came to that, it would prove quite interesting with this assortment.

Superboy has posed:
Conner lacks of the x-ray vision, so he can't see the armored figure. "What are you looking for?" He asks, briefly confused. But as Kara starts running, he figures it must be unimportant.

No comments about the workings of human biology for Lars. It is all in the wikipedia, really. "Oh, fine. Yeah, lets finish this semi-quick. Or something."

Mon-El has posed:
    Lar nods, he'd just figured he'd bring it to her attention. It seemed odd, such a powerful weapon monitoring such an everyday sort of event. Was someone expecting something to go -that- terribly wrong? The fact that he can't see into it also usettles him because that means it's either magical, has some kind of special shielding, or has lead lining, none of which are good news. But since it hasn't taken any further action besides having looked at him, he moves on.

    He keeps the pace with Kara, also thinking about how much more interesting this could be if it actually was a -real- race between Owen, Lar, and Conner. "Too bad this isn't a real race, huh?" he remarks playfully as he jogs alongside her.

    "Not all people are human." he corrects Owen. "Human, Terran, it's the same thing. For the most part, anyway. As in, a sapient creature from the planet Earth, in the Sol system of sector 2814. Hm, come to think of it I think Drake may have mentioned Twilight once or twice."

Supergirl has posed:
The trail continues on, amid laughter, some more playful splashing of water, cheering onlookers and of course, the black hooded figure bringing up the rear but remaining quiet now. He could be familiar from somewhere, or it could be someone else. Not like there is only one person in black hood right?

As they near the end a few hours later, the light is starting to leave the sky and a barbecue, live music and lit pathways and a nice refreshing wading pool awash in bright colorful lights awaits the Marathoners. Oh and lots of cool refreshing water.

Theres a lot of cheering and clapping from onlookers. But this is no race, it's more of a fundraiser. Everyone is a winner. There are of course lots of sponsors and big names set up but this is mostly a non profit event. Now it's time to relax and dig in.

"Yeah we did it! Nice job everyone, let's have some fun!"

Captain Boomerang has posed:
"We'll have to try that out some day," Owen replied to Lar at the mention of a real race. Who would come out on top? If it were over a short distance, Owen fully believed his access to the speed force would suit him well. He knew that he could run at super speed while being opposed by Mach 1 winds, that he could use his speed to collect up poison gas from a space station and jettison it out into space, and that he was faster than Jay Garrick. But where did he compare to Kryptonians?

"Actually, it's not, Lar. While all humans are Terrans, not all Terrans are humans. Atlanteans, Inhumans, whatever Gorilla Grodd's species is called, Super Gorilla I think. Not a very cool name. Not like Aerians... There are a lot of sentient species native to Earth that aren't human." Although that wasn't all said in one go. He was speaking while running alongside his friends.

Coming to rest after crossing the finish line with the others, Owen had tried his level best to cross it equally with whomever finished first, he would go to a clearing, grabbing an energy bar that was on offer, and some water, Gatorade, or whatever the sponsored drink was. "This was a lot of fun, although I'm not sure how much I like this idea of participation medals. Competition is what pushes us to improve. Participation medals relegate us to the lowest common denominator."

Since he was closest to the table, he would hand Kara a drink, her favorite flavor, then a random one to Conner, and Lar, as he didn't know what they liked.

Superboy has posed:
"Terran sounds slightly better than 'Earthling', I guess," comments Conner. He is Terran but not human too, right? Bah, silly classifications.

And finally the finishing line. If he had to 'run' sloooowly for another minute he would have had a stroke. Much sympathy for Bart now, for once. He accepts the bottle from Owen. Any soda is good. Water... okay. Not that he is really thirsty, but a little more acting he can tolerate.

There is a brief glance to the black-clad runner. Suspicious much? But what makes him curious is something else. "What did you see beyond those buildings?"

Lex Luthor has posed:
For anyone still looking it's way, that green and purple powered suit is still there, a couple blocks away... It's kneeling on the rooftop, out of the way... and doing absolutely nothing to the naked eye even as it keeps facing the marathon.

Inside that suit... Lex is watching a top down overview of the afterparty, with a PIP of his local area. Direct neural connections have their uses.

Mon-El has posed:
    "Right, I knew that. I guess I don't spend as much time here as I wish I could." Lar admits. "But Terrans are native to Earth, that was my original point."

    He reaches the end of the course with the others, accepting the drink and sitting down with them. He doesn't take note of the black hooded figure yet, there are a lot of people out. And besides, he usually doesn't take preemptive action, even if he recognizes a threat. Not much point to it anyway, with how fast he can move. And how fast Kara, Owen, and Conner also no doubt can move.

    "Not exactly sure." he answers Conner. "It appeared to be some kind of humanoid shaped robot or suit of armor. I couldn't tell if there was someone inside of it or not." He glances over in the suit's direction again, seeing that it is still there. "It appears to be watching the festivities for some reason."

Supergirl has posed:
Kara Danvers smiles and nods to Owen, gratefully accepting the Cream Soda. "Thanks!" she takes a long sip of the bubbly pink stuff. "Hmm, I thought I saw the armoured man who had attacked us in the past. Was prepared to fight us with Kryptonite and what not. Winder if he's looking for us again. Dunno what he had against us.."

She glances at Lar, still thoughtful. "You should spend more time on earth with us, get a feel for the place." with a shrug, Kara fills her plate with a hit dog and salad. "Mmm this looks good, makes it all worth while.." she smiles and taps her foot to chill country music playing on the stage. Earth music was so odd, she always found it curious.

As they chat, the black hooded figure is glimpsed once or twice then vanishes again. And then things happen..Suddenly a spark lights up the stage, short-circuiting the equipment, causing the amps and microphones to shriek painfully then explode. The colorful lights surrounding the park, trees and fountain explode too.

And a stray bolt of lightning hits Kara in the chest as she climbs to her feet, strong enough to stun her and send her flying a few feet into the air and into the nearby river.

Captain Boomerang has posed:
Owen smiled back to Kara as she gratefully accepted the Cream Soda, "you're welcome." He would give Conner a 7-Up, as it was the next thing he grabbed, Mon-El got a Pepsi, and he took a Dr. Pepper for himself. If the green and purpled armored man who had attacked us in the past did so now with Kryoptoniate and what not, he'd have a good chance at eliminating half or more of the Kryptonian population on Earth. And likely the entirety of the Daxamite. "That would be bad," he agreed.

"It does," Terran sounds slightly better than Earthling, "although on Futurama, they called us Earthicans," which had always amused Owen. "Don't worry Lar, we'll learn you," which probably confused him even more, as shouldn't it be teach you? It was an Australian thing, likely brought over from Britain, the people who invited the language.

As he got his food, he would explain to those around, "oh, this is..." he tapped his chin, thinking, "I know this voice. It's... oh, what..." and then he snapped his fingers, "Marty Robbins." A song called Big Iron was playing over the speakers.

He would get himself a beefburger, and as he put cheese, bacon, barbecue sauce, and mayonnaise, he would comment, "this is a cheeseburger, but without cheese, it's a beefburger, no matter what people in this country think. There's no ham in it. And these are chips," as he got his French fries, though he was playful in his tone as he made fun of two countries separated by a common language.

His plate of food is dropped on the ground as the bolt of lightning arcs across towards Kara, striking her in her chest. Owen watched it in slow motion, forgetting his secret identity, forgetting that they are in public, immediately moves at super speed to catch her, mid air, as they go crashing into the nearby river. If he weren't wearing a wet t-shirt before, he is now, but he might have managed to save her from it, "are you okay?" He would ask, more worried about her than himself.

Mon-El has posed:
    "I try to, but the galaxy usually refuses to behave whenever I do." Lar remarks jokingly. "Apparently there's been some rumors that the Brood have been getting more aggressive than usual out there." If anyone else knows what that means, it's definitely not good news. No adequately civilized race considered the demonic insectoid aliens to be friendly or up to any good whatsoever.

    He watches Owen as he describes the burger, nodding. "I have heard about burgers, yes." he says, chuckling. "But I thought those were called 'fries'." He doesn't get a chance to get an answer though, as lightning suddenly hits Kara. Unlike Owen, he doesn't actually try to catch her or do anything because well--she's Kryptonian. Unless the attack had kryptonite in it, she should be fine in a moment, and might even get annoyed if she felt he was being too clingy. It's the more vulnerable Terrans around here that are his first concern. Quickly, he searches for the source of the attack, as well as any humans who might have become injured, trapped, or otherwise in desperate need of help.

Superboy has posed:
"Hmm, it could be just a drone," guesses Conner. Although something of that size is impractical, very expensive and probably illegal. Then Kara mentions someone who attacked her. That rings a bell. "I think I better check it out," he offers. Even if that means he is going to miss the party. It is hard to be a hero. But maybe he can grab a hot dog along the way.

But he didn't need to worry. As someone else is blow up the party. And it starts with Kara, although to be honest he is pretty sure the Girl of Steel is going to be in much better shape than anyone else that gets hit by exploding microphones and trees. "Holy..." he starts, but instead of finishing the curse, he moves quickly to see if someone has been seriously injured and needs help.

Lex Luthor has posed:
It doesn't take long for Lex to analyze the situation. Another test? Nothing localized... no source to track down... but at least he knew what was being used. Pushing him this time might get him to make mistakes. Get careless.

Moments after the 'lightshow' started, the warsuit takes off, beelining right for the transformer station that feeds the area. With his top speed, it doesn't take very long... and Lex lands directly in front of the controls for it.

Then, he starts to set the controls for it to turn off the flow to that specific area of Metropolis, cutting off power to the couple blocks around. Without a moment to spare, he takes back off, heading towards the 'party' again.

Supergirl has posed:
Kara Danvers misses landing in the river thanks to Owen'a quick reflexes. Of course, the lightning didn't kill her like it might a normal person, but she did get stunned, just a little. "Woow, that was...Stimulating..Thanks, Owen." she smiles faintly, climbing to her feet, a bit ruffled, hair sticking up at an odd angle.

But as people stare at her shocked, she doubles over in feigned pain, clutching her stomach. "Oh..Ughhhh, don't feel so good..Let's find a quiet place so I can recover.." and maybe change into costume.

The bolts of lightning cause mass panic. People start screaming and running around in a disorganized chaos. As the armoured figure cuts off power, the remaining lights go out against the rapidly darkening sky, casting the area into an eerie twilight shade of greys and purples.

And then a woman cries out, "No, Roberta!" there, standing on the edge of the park is the girl with the bright red bob hair cut..Only she doesn't seem quite all there, staggering forward as if upset, scared, glowing eyes darting around anxiously. "Leave me alone! I know you're out there, trying to get me! Go awaaay!"

She raises- her arms, unleashing more random bolts-of high level electricity in every direction, causing random cars and fire hydrants to explode, and the occasional tree as more people flee in fear.

Captain Boomerang has posed:
The entire back of Owen's shirt was wet as he had brushed up against the river, with most of his body hitting the embankment. That probably hurt him a lot more than it would have her, but he wasn't thinking in terms of durability. His first thought was a woman just got hit by lighting. The second thought was a loved one got hit by lighting. The third was, oh, right, she's a Kryptonian. He would have done the same thing had Conner, Lar, or anyone else here been the only person to get struck in the chest with a bolt of lightning and been sent flying towards the river. It was what heroic people did.

"No worries, though, you might want to comb your hair when you get the chance," he couldn't resist the verbal joke, even as his back was aching from the rocks and water he had landed against. It was so cute to see her double over in pain, clutching her stomach, and he had to play along too, "yeah, not to worry, I've got you," and they would do their best to get to a covered area where she could change and he could... well, turn paperclips in his pocket into miniature boomrangers? He really should start wearing a mask or something if he was going to keep doing this hero thing.

While he made his way behind something of a rocky overhang in the park, he did spy out of the corner of his eye that Conner grab a hot dog along the way to checking out if it might be a drone. When you gotta eat, you gotta eat. He was 'helping' Kara behind cover so she could change into costume, as she had an identity to maintain, whereas his was far more precarious. He would spend his time back there furiously bending paperclips into miniature boomerangs. It wasn't the size after all, but how you used it. Hopefully Conner and Lar could handle things while they prepped.

Superboy has posed:
Meanwhile Conner has been trying to help some civilians, forgetting about the hotdog and... who turned off the lights? That doesn't help him, he has enhanced-senses, but they are better than it is not dark!

Finally, he sees the redhead throwing lightning and moves towards her, trying to tackle her down before she hits someone that is not invulnerable. "Er... hello, and stop with killing trees!"

Lex Luthor has posed:
The warsuit comes back, the topview having informed him in the problem mutant... and as he lands on the rooftop next to the commotion, Lex gets to scanning the various men in the area, hoping to find something, anything that can point him to the controller.

Supergirl has posed:
Kara Danvers does her best to straighten out her hair though she still looks like her hair is made of straw or something. She grimaces. "Heh, guess I'll worry about fashion later..For now..Woah, are you alright, Owen?" she frowns, looking him over, so busy with her own state that she didn't notice how bruised he git trying to catch her and absorb the impact.

But as more screams ring out, Kara climbs to her feet, pulling off her shirt and shorts, revealing her costume underneath. "Come on! Let's go!" she's already fishing off, trying to put out a fire from an exploded tree or two.

The girl seems quite fast, and barely darts out of Conner's well timed tackle, veering to the side, eyes flaring madly. "I won't let you take me, not like you took my dad!" with a yell she unleashes multiple branches of fork lightning from her arms, each hitting with a surprising large amount of energy, far more than any normal human could possibly survive, good thing there are metas around to stop her.

Captain Boomerang has posed:
"I'll be fine, luv, just get out there and do your thing," he said as she took off her clothing, revealing her costume beneath. He would gather up the clothes, quickly run out, hiding them in a bag he found, then move back behind the rock formation, before emerging a second time at normal speed, a stack of paperclip boomerangs in his short pockets, while he had one available in each hand. Not that anyone could tell unless they were fairly close to him.

Perhaps it was the aches and bruises, but today, he was in little mood for dealing with another psycho. So, he takes the easy route, running at super speed for the bottles of liquid, where he would prepare to throw a bottle at her the next time she used that lightining attack, and a boomerang to open it above her, hoping that he could electrocute her with her own attack. It seemed like a good idea at the time.

Superboy has posed:
Conner wasn't tackling at super-speed as he is not trying to hurt the girl, but apparently the niceness is not reciprocated as he finds himself getting hit with a lot of lightning. Owowow. But his forcefield keeps away most of it, and his Kryptonian resistance allow him to survive the rest.

"What about your dad... ack!" He is not really trying to avoid the blasts. Better him than some random human. "Stop! I just want to talk!" Well, maybe she will run out of juice soon!

Lex Luthor has posed:
Still nothing, and the girl is still going. Bother.

Lex glances over in the direction of the transformer... then looks back towards the people below again. Where is he?!

Supergirl has posed:
Black Hoodie guy steps out from the crowd and a bit to the side, glowing eyes focused on the girl. No one seems to notice him, all eyes on the crazed lightning girl..But as Conner tries talking rather than fighting, she calms down just a bit.

"Lab accident..They called him Megavolt..Took him away, said he was dangerous..They, they won't let me see daddy! They wanna hurt me too!" she sobs, lowering her hands.

And then Boomer launches metal boomerang paper clips and water bottles at her with enough force that she's a bit surprised and distracted. Of course, everyone knows that water and electricity don't mix.

"Gah!" she cries out in pain, dropping to her knees, momentarily stunned. Her eyes flash white, sobbing, confused, tired..But something compels her to stagger painfully to her feet, albeit more slowly, confused, blindly aiming bolts of lightning in Boomer's general direction. "Go away!"

Captain Boomerang has posed:
So much for any semblance of a secret identity. Owen Mercer was full on in Captain Boomerang mode now, having to move back and forth, trying to avoid the lightning bolts, and what's worse, he had to make sure that she wasn't accidentally hitting anyone else. It was a very delicate effort. If only he had an overhead view like Lex, and would know where to go, what to do. Mostly, he was just trying to stay alive without endangering anybody else. No more boomerangs came though, as it seemed like Conner was getting through to her. Though, in his movements, he spotted glowing eyes coming from the black hoodie guy, and he recognized him from before. "Not this time," he said to himself, and he would try to grab the Black Hoodie guy from behind, wrapping his arms around the man. This could be monumentally stupid...

Superboy has posed:
Conner is hoping the darkness and moving quickly will protect his secret identity. But actually, he doesn't wear a mask or anything. His secret identity is pretty flimsy anyway.

He has never heard of Megavolt. But if he has a codename it is probably a bad thing. Maybe the girl's dad is a criminal or something. Still, he has to try. "Well, that sounds fishy. Illegal too. And it doesn't explain why are you blowing up stuff now. So... hey, is that guy in black the one chasing you?"

Lex Luthor has posed:
And so the perp is found. Unfortunately, one of the 'heroes' is being stupid again. A repulsor blast would take too much time to aim now.

Instead, a hand closes into a fist, and out of the top of the gauntlet comes a small barrel. Target acquired... and the small tracer dart is fired just at the man's armpit, concealing the tracer putty he's trying to get on before he teleports away. Hopefully, it will be enough for Lex to find him later.

Now just to wait for him to run.

Supergirl has posed:
Owen grabs the hoodie guy before he can dart away. It's enough of a distraction to break his concentration on the girl, but he moves quickly, attempting back up to slam Owen into a nearby dumpster with surprising strength before teleporting away...Only after Lex successfully attaches a tracer on him.

The girl blinks in confusion, rubbing her eyes. "Huh...Mommy..?" the crying girl's mother runs up to her, scooping her into her arms, "Oh Roberta, don't worry, I'm here.."she hurries away then, trying to avoid any attention as police and ambulances start to arrive.

But with all the other chaos going on which Supergirl is still busy trying to handle, will anyone notice a crying girl running away with her mom?

Captain Boomerang has posed:
Owen fought with the hoodie guy, even as he was slammed into a dumpster, more fun for his back after having landed on rocks protecting Kara earlier, so this was going to be a fun night for him. And the man... teleported away. "Okay, next time, get one of the aliens to wrestle with that guy." He said to himself, as he tried to get over the pain and surprise of what just happened.

Lex Luthor has posed:
The tracer is brought up in his vision, and the satellite network is tasked with keeping track of it. Good, one task done.

Time for the next one. This was as good a time as any for the test run of the prototype.

The warsuit looks around, scanning for Supergirl... and upon finding her, Lex takes out the focusing crystal in the wrist section of his gauntlet, replacing it with the kryptonite laced injector. Charging up a blast, Lex aims the palm projector at Supergirl... and fires just around the neck.

A bean of pure Kryptonite energy lances for Supergirl, with the injection vehicle ready to take advantage of the temporary vulnerability of her skin.

Supergirl has posed:
As the chaos slowly calms down, Supergirl continues to put out little fires here and there, turning dumpsters upright and generally helping to put things back in order. It looks like her team mates have worked together well to stop a catastrophe from happening.

She glances around to check on her team mates, about to walk over to Boomer, when the shot hits her out of nowhere. "Ack!" eyes widen in sudden surprise and pain, totally caught off-guard, even more surprised that someone knew to pack kryptonite bullets. Wait, could that be...?

She glances towards the armoured figure, but is in no shape to fight back, collapsing instead on the ground.