Clark swallowed hard and nodded before stepping forward and putting his hand gently on Lois's shoulder. She winced a little, then winced for wincing, and the pain of seeing it was written all over Clark's face.
"I'll be all right," Lois said softly, looking up at him. Clark nodded and let his forehead rest lightly against hers since it seemed like one of the few spots on her that wasn't injured. She smiled just a little and leaned in to kiss his lips ever so gently.
"Go get 'em, tiger. Your way."
He'd been starting to nod at the first part but when he heard the second part, he paused.
His way. The right way.
He wanted... he wanted to run rampant all over this place, rip and tear and warn the world against ever trying to take the people he cared about hostage again. But she was right, she was always right, and if he did any of that... if he did that, HYDRA would win whether they ruined this base or not.
There was a right way to do this, a way that would help more than just HIM, that would benefit more than just his little family. This base didn't just have to be destroyed, it needed to be exposed. Queen Bee's lies of peaceful conquest and her claim that she had no association with HYDRA on the world stage... he needed to make the lie plain. He needed to help Lois with her work and he needed to do it the way that he was supposed to.
He had the power to rip this place to pieces, kryptonite or no. But what he needed to do was shine a light on it: infinitely harder, but deeply important.
But he could do it. Because Lois believed he could.
He turned to Kara.
"Get her back to Metropolis and bring her to Tony; he'll get her the medical care she needs. Jim, Diana, Steve, Sandy, and I are going to make a spectacle of this place... and bring ample evidence of Bialya's HYDRA associations right out where people can see and question them."
Lois smiled just a little before looking to Jim.
"Don't worry, Uncle Jim. I was more than they could handle and then some. I'll be okay."
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"I'll be all right," Lois said softly, looking up at him. Clark nodded and let his forehead rest lightly against hers since it seemed like one of the few spots on her that wasn't injured. She smiled just a little and leaned in to kiss his lips ever so gently.
"Go get 'em, tiger. Your way."
He'd been starting to nod at the first part but when he heard the second part, he paused.
His way. The right way.
He wanted... he wanted to run rampant all over this place, rip and tear and warn the world against ever trying to take the people he cared about hostage again. But she was right, she was always right, and if he did any of that... if he did that, HYDRA would win whether they ruined this base or not.
There was a right way to do this, a way that would help more than just HIM, that would benefit more than just his little family. This base didn't just have to be destroyed, it needed to be exposed. Queen Bee's lies of peaceful conquest and her claim that she had no association with HYDRA on the world stage... he needed to make the lie plain. He needed to help Lois with her work and he needed to do it the way that he was supposed to.
He had the power to rip this place to pieces, kryptonite or no. But what he needed to do was shine a light on it: infinitely harder, but deeply important.
But he could do it. Because Lois believed he could.
He turned to Kara.
"Get her back to Metropolis and bring her to Tony; he'll get her the medical care she needs. Jim, Diana, Steve, Sandy, and I are going to make a spectacle of this place... and bring ample evidence of Bialya's HYDRA associations right out where people can see and question them."
Lois smiled just a little before looking to Jim.
"Don't worry, Uncle Jim. I was more than they could handle and then some. I'll be okay."