<div class="floatleft">(http://www.dccomics.com/sites/default/files/GalleryChar_1900x900_SUPUN4_3_52ab8fd51b5a34.80060929.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Superman<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Metropolis<br/><strong>Date/Time:</strong>October 19, 2017, 1700<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>The League, Open<br/><strong>Content:</strong>N/A<br/><hr/><br/>Superman had just been about to advise Shazam on transparency when Captain Atom suddenly spoke,<strong>You two need to explain what you just said. What has this got to do with the Batman? And why are you suggesting concealing things?</strong>Had that only been what he heard? For a second, Superman feared he had heard Shazam exposing the name of his alter ego so carelessly. He was going to ground the teenager from the next mission until he was able to demonstrate operational security. While Atom hadn’t mentioned it, there was no telling if he had heard or not. As Superman faced Atom and parted his lips to speak, his mouth closed as he started to feel the wave of weakness again. He frowned, turning his head as though he might vomit. Kal-El quickly turned his back to Atom and attempted to play off his repulsion by walking over to a downed terrorist. Superman ripped the body armor from his chest as though it had been made from cardboard and held it up for Captain Atom to observe. He didn’t approach the man, and while he spoke, he was briefly regarded the green orb.<br/><br/><em>That fluid…</em>, Superman thought. It had been the fluid that came out of the robot. The situation on the ground was growing worse by the second. The machine, the casualties, Shazam’s slip-up, and now the green anomaly. If Atom kept waving that thing around him, then he would find out its effects on him.<em>J’onn, can you hear me?</em>he attempted to reach out to J’onn with his mind. He wasn’t a telepath, but the Martian was. He hoped the Manhunter would hear his thoughts.<em>We have a problem. That fluid Atom has saps my strength. We can’t allow the government to know that. If he tries to get any closer to me with it, teleport it to the Watchtower and hold onto it for me.</em><br/><br/>“The Justice League does not intend to cover up what we do not understand,” Superman said pointedly, giving Shazam a mild glare. “The terrorists are donning gear supposedly supplied by Wayne Enterprises. Bruce Wayne is a good man. I cannot imagine him funding the destruction of Metropolis. Batman had informed us that he was investigating something, but he hadn’t quite told us what. I am sure this has something to do with it. Shazam was just worried that one of the members of the Justice League would be cross with Batman for withholding any information about this situation. If we had known about this sooner, then we might have been able to prevent the terrorists from trying to deface Bruce Wayne. I believe someone is trying to frame Mr. Wayne. Why? I can’t say, but I plan to get to the bottom of it as soon as I can.”<br/><br/>It was a stretch and Superman didn’t like to lie, and it disgusted him that he had to in order to cover up the blunders of others—of his own team. Billy was so grounded. Superman then attempted a smooth change of subject. He glanced about the city, and then asked Atom, “Are you and Major Force ready with the machine? We’ve done our part here. J’onn is ready to teleport us to the Watchtower.”