Superflash:Collison Course (Volume 2)

Chapter 10: First Attack

It had been difficult for J’onn and M’Gann to avoid being spotted by the White Martians as they departed the cave for his ship.  Upon arriving after multiple detours both were thankful to see that their transportation away from Mars had been ignored by their enemies.  While the journey would only be a few hours at top speed, J’onn wanted to learn more about his newfound niece and made the trip last a couple of days.  M’Gann was grateful for the time as she wanted to know more about her Uncle.  But it was when they entered Earth’s stratosphere that a new danger presented itself by firing on their vessel.

“Brainiac…what are you doing?”

“Ending a potential threat, Reign.  The sensors in my vessel detected a ship of Martian origin.  I have little doubt that they detected us as well.”

“Then I’d say you failed.  From what I can see, you only managed to destroy the ship’s engines.”

“I did far more than that.  That single blast disabled the vessel’s heat shields.  Without them it will burn up on reentry.  And I have seen this vessel before.  The pilot is an ally of Kal-El of Krypton.”

“Then this was a foolish attack.  If this ally of Kal-El; whom I presume is related to Zor-El; learns of this attack, he will come looking for you.  We are not ready to face this last son of Krypton.”

“You need not worry; Reign.  Kal-El will be none the wiser as my vessel has detected the pilot ejecting.  It will only take moments before my tractor beam captures him.”

While J’onn had been forcibly ejected from his ship, he set the coordinates for the D.E.O. before entering Earth’s orbit.  Just enough of the shields stayed intact to protect M’Gann.  While he was leaving his niece alone against his will, protecting her was his only concern.  While she screamed for him, she couldn’t override the controls as what remained of the ship flew towards a large building before crashing through the high rise balcony entrance.  All the D.E.O. agents on that level ran for cover before the ship came to a halt.

“Steady guys…we don’t know who or what is in this spaceship.  Be cautious…”

Alex came running into the room as the exterior sensors alerted her to the incoming projectile while she was in video conference with the President.  While still acting Director, she knew that J’onn was due back any day and came to an abrupt stop as she recognized the ship. 

“Stand down, Agents.  That’s J’onn’s ship.”

All the agents lowered their weapons but remained in a state of readiness for whatever came out of the vessel.  The impact with the building had been violent and no one knew what to expect next.  While they all hoped that J’onn was back, when the hatch opened the young woman who fell to the floor was shocking as she was shapeshifting between both a green and white Martian form.  Weapons were raised again just before she collapsed into unconsciousness.

While this strange turn of events had the entire D.E.O. searching for answers, J’onn was waking up aboard a vessel he was unfamiliar with.  He tried to move, but soon found that his arms were bound with strong restraints above his head.  What was worse was that when he looked down, he could see a strange heat source beneath his feet.  In that instant he knew he was a prisoner and could only hope that M’Gann had made it to the D.E.O. 

“Greetings Martian.  I trust that you are comfortable?”

“Comfortable is the last word I would use to describe my current situation.  Why are you keeping me prisoner?  What have I done to you?”