She was lured into a trap.

Outside an abandoned warehouse.

Power Girl silently landed in front of the dilapidated warehouse. Crumbled walls were leaving big holes. A partially caved-in roof. Broken and cracked windows. She clutched a note in her fist, crumpling it into a ball.

'Meet me at these coordinates. We should talk. Diana.'

"Why would she meet here? This smells like a trap."

It had been several months since Diana, or Wonder Woman as most people knew her, severed all ties with the Justice League. Most just assumed she was tired of fighting, and retired to her home island for a break. But something in the back of Power Girl's head said otherwise. She approached the nearest door, a heavy rusted sliding door big enough to allow trucks to enter and leave, and slid it open with a casual wave of her hand.

The inside of the warehouse was spacious, dusty, and littered with discarded bits and pieces. Immediately, she saw who she was looking for. Diana was sitting on a crate in the middle of the room. One leg crossed over the other. She was drinking from a cup, and judging from the steam coming from the cup, it was probably hot. A thermos stood beside her, as well as a second cup. She looked exactly as she remembered. Long curly black hair. A straight Greek-styled longsword on her back. A lasso made from softly glowing golden rope hung at her waist. The only difference was the clothes she wore. Gone was the revealing red blue and gold armour she was known for. Instead, it was a more practical set of modern-styled armour akin to those worn by spec-ops commandos. And the colours were not red blue or gold. They were the colours of Pravum.

Diana looked towards the door, and upon seeing Powergirl, a small smile formed on her lips.

"Karen. Glad you could join me. Please, sit. Have some tea."

Karen cautiously walked towards her fellow crime fighter. She never dropped her guard, even as she watched Diana take the thermos and fill the second cup. Pravum's reputation was well-known by now. She took the cup, and the scent of sweet expertly brewn tea wafted up from it. She remained standing though, something still felt off.

"I was wondering why you called me here, after all this time. But seeing you now. I guess the rumours were true. You switched sides. Why? You were so adamant against them at the start. What changed?"

Seeing as Power Girl was not going to sit, nor drink her tea, Diana put her cup down and got to her feet.

"What changed, was that they showed me what they could do. When they captured me, I resisted their attempts to break me. Successfully, I might add. So instead, they made a promise. My allegiance, my loyalty. In exchange for Themyscira's protection. And you know me, everything for my sister's safety. Besides, once you get to know the organisation a bit better, they're not all bad. Sure, you can argue and debate about how they go about it, but they always act with the safety and protection of regular people in mind. And you can't deny that many a world has become a better place since they rose to power."

"So you sold out? And I'm not saying you're wrong. But more than a few of us have been taken against their will. Good people. Good friends. YOUR friends. Or have you forgotten?"

"I have not, believe me. But we only take people by **** if they refuse to see reason. So please, Karen, see some reason and join us. You'll still be fighting crime. You'll still be protecting the innocent. You'll just be doing it officially and with plenty of good people at your side."

Karen looked at Wonder Woman. Then down at the smoking cup of tea still in her hand.

"You know, as tempting as that all sounds."

She took the cup and downed the searing hot beverage.

"But I'm not one to follow orders. As you well know. And I doubt an organisation like Pravum would tolerate someone like me going off alone. So I'll have to decline."

Karen walked towards the crate and put the cup down next to Diana's. The two locked eyes for a moment, and she could see the disappointment in Wonderwoman's eyes.

"I'm sorry you think that way. I guess I should have expected it, but it was at least worth a try."

"Yeah, well. Points for trying I guess. But if that's all, then I'll be going now."

Power Girl turned around and rose in the air, intent to fly away through one of the many holes in the roof. She was stopped when Diana grabbed her wrist.

"I'm sorry Karen, but I can't let that happen. This was your one chance to come along peacefully."

With a practised throw, Diana threw Power Girl across the room, against an old forklift. The machine dented from the ****, leaving a distinct Powergirl-shaped indentation. Eyes filled with rage and betrayal, Power Girl flew across the room straight for Wonder Woman. Taking her fighting stance, Diana drew her sword from her back and readied herself for the coming fight.

Nearby, on the roof of a building.

"So how long are we supposed to wait?"

"Until we have confirmation whether or not miss big tits is going to cooperate or not."

A loud crash came from the old warehouse across the street, drawing the two Female soldier's attention.

"You'd think that's a no?"

The other one snorted and readied a large calibre sniper rifle on the balustrade of the rooftop.

"I'd be seriously surprised if it isn't."

She looked through the scope and switched to the thermal setting. Immediately, she saw the heat signatures of two individuals fighting each other.

"Oh yeah, that's a no. Get ready Ghost, it's more than possible blondie's girlfriend is around to help."

The other woman got up and straightened out to stretch out the kinks from sitting in hiding for so long. Afterwards, she did a glance around the area, her light blue eyes scanning her surroundings but finding nothing out of the ordinary. A loud bang drowned out all other sounds, as the sniper took a shot at the two combatants. The calibre of the rifle was big enough that the large anti-tank bullet took out a sizeable chunk of the crumbling wall. Normally, bullets this size weren't allowed to be used on living creatures, their power strong enough to brutally maim and dismember anything it was shot at. But when dealing with Kryptonians, Anti-tank rounds are where you start. And usually, those weren't enough. But they had a plan, and the sniper was an integral part of it.

Inside the warehouse, Power Girl's enhanced hearing picked up the rifle fire and she briefly turned her head to look in the direction of the sound. Her infravision saw the two female soldiers on the top of a building, and she was just in time to see the rifle flare up and a bullet was coming her way at high speed. She jumped back to avoid it, and the bullet hit the ground with enough **** to strike a crater in the concrete foundation of the warehouse.

"Really, princess? Backup? Can't handle me on your own?"

Keeping her ears trained on the sniper, she heard the distinct sound of a bullet being loaded and from the corner of her eye, saw the sniper pulling back the bolt to complete the reloading before aiming. At the same time, Diana launched herself at Power Girl, and the two once more engaged in a dangerous high-speed flurry of blows and sword strikes.

*BANG*

Again the sniper fired, and this time, the bullet managed to hit the blonde superheroine. It did no damage of course, but the high calibre round still managed to sting slightly, and the **** of the impact was enough to throw her off balance. A distraction her opponent capitalized on by pressing her attack.

"This is getting us nowhere. I need to get rid of that sniper, and then put Diana down so I can get her some help."

*BANG*

Again, the sniper fired a shot. Power Girl had to admit, the woman was a good shot. Quick on the reload, and equally quick to aim at a moving target. Too bad her target had superhuman reflexes and senses. She grabbed Diana's sword arm and moved the blade in the path of the bullet with a quick tug. It hit with a resounding *CLANG*, and the **** of it blew the blade from Diana's hand. Both women jumped back, each taking a moment to regain their bearings and take in their opponent.

"You sure you want to keep doing this Diana? You know you can't defeat me like this?"

Across from her, Wonder Woman gave a soft smile.

"You know I will. Like you, I can be quite stubborn as well. Besides, this shouldn't be much longer."

"Why, because of your friends across the street? You know they can't hurt me."

*BANG*

To emphasize her point, Power Girl's hand shot up with lightning speed, and she snatched the bullet from the air before it could hit her in the side of her head. Looking at it briefly, she noticed it was almost as large as her hand, and would be quite lethal under normal circumstances. Using her thumb, she flicked the bullet back towards where she knew the sniper team was and smirked when her enhanced vision saw them jump away as their spot was obliterated by the bullet.

On the roof, the soldier identified as "Ghost" suddenly jumped into action, and pulled her partner out of the way as the spot she just occupied became a crumbling hole when the bullet she just fired was "shot" back.

"Whoef. Thanks, ghost. That was pretty close. But we got her where we want."

She gave the other woman a quick peck on the cheek, before taking another position and aiming her rifle. This time, though, she pulled out a special canister from her belt. She emptied it into her hand, to reveal a special kind of bullet.

Instead of brass and tungsten, it was made from crystallized stone and shone faintly with a soft golden light. She loaded the bullet into her rifle and aimed once again.

Power Girl and Wonder Woman were still eyeing each other up. Neither woman was eager to jump back into the fight, but both were too proud to give up. Power Girl heard the sniper load another bullet, and the loud deafening sound of the shot echoed through the night. Again, her hand shot out to snatch the bullet out of the air.

She realized her mistake a split second after her hand closed around the bullet. In an instant, her powers left her. She screamed in pain as the last bits of momentum from the bullet tore through her hand, leaving deep burning gashes in her palm. She sank to her knees, clutching her now bleeding hand while gasping for air. The feeling of helplessness stayed with her, and she looked around for its source. She found it lying on the floor between herself and Wonder Woman.

A bullet made from golden kryptonite. It's rare depowering abilities the reason for her sudden wounds and pain. She had to get out, now. Using the last bits of her rapidly fading powers, she rose into the air in a panicked attempt to escape the warehouse. Something wrapped around her foot, stopping her ascend. As she looked down, she saw Diana's lasso snagged around her foot, its golden glow softly glowing. With a sharp pull, she was pulled back down, landing painfully on the concrete. Diana approached the downed Kryptonian, and squeezed the partially shattered kryptonite bullet between Powergirl's tits, causing the blonde woman to groan softly.

"You should have taken me up on our offer when you had the chance, Karen. Now it is too late."

With a final kick to the face, Power Girl's world went black as she lost consciousness.

The doors opened once again, and a tall muscular black woman walked in followed shortly by the two women from across the street. The black woman retrieved the collar from her belt and placed it quickly around the **** Powergirl's neck. The collar blinked red once, before turning green indicating its power suppressing was now active. Thick heavy cuffs locked her arms and legs together, further ensuring the depowered superheroine would be going nowhere in the unlikely event she would wake up before being secured for transport.

They were just about ready to leave when the ground around them began to rumble and stone pillars broke through the concrete creating sharp spears where the four soldiers stood.

They all managed to jump away in time, courtesy of Ghost's precognitive abilities to sense danger.

"You get away from her. Right now."

Coming from the hole in the roof, was Powergirl's friend and ally, Atlee. Standing on a slab of stone, levitated by her earth-controlling powers, she floated down. A large block of stone hung around her, poised to strike whoever posed a threat to her or her friends.

"Leave, before I crush you all."

The black woman, clearly the leader of the group, instead grabbed Powergirl by her hair and lifted her face off the ground.

"Now we could do that. Or..."

A sharp knife appeared in her other hand and was held against the sleeping woman's exposed neck.

"You surrender now before something unfortunate happens to your friend."

Atlee hesitated briefly, and that was all the opening the rest needed. Diana flew towards her and delivered a jaw-shattering punch to Atlee's face, blowing the young woman off her pedestal. In mid-air, sticky webbing began to encase her arms and feet. By the time the black-haired woman hit the ground painfully, she was almost fully encased in webbing, and no amount of struggling could help her escape. She looked at the soldiers around her, and a stone block rose in the air, determined to go down fighting if nothing else. Something closed around her neck, and a second later, she felt all her power leave her. The stone block fell to the ground with a loud crash and a wave of painful electricity surged through her body when she tried to lift it again.

"Good job girls. I've already contacted headquarters and evac is on the way."

The leader looked at Atlee, still struggling futilely against the webbing holding her.

"Guess we got two for the price of one today."

Atlee looked towards her **** friend with fear, before a sharp pain to the side of her head knocked her out as well.