Harley Quinn stared wide-eyed at the enormous steaming hot tub. It was the size of a small swimming pool.
"I'm taking a bath! For a whole hour! Ha!"
Right in front of Homelander, she cheered as she stripped off her filthy, tattered clothes, then dove into the water like a mermaid.
"Coming in, Mr. Milk Candy?"
Harley Quinn leaned against the edge of the tub and gave Homelander a flirtatious look. Her wet hair clung to her face, making her all the more alluring.
"In a bit."
Homelander smiled. The sight was tempting, but he had something more important to do.
"Fine... But hurry up." Harley Quinn pouted and slipped beneath the water.
Carrying Superman, Homelander went to an empty room inside the shelter.
"Come out, Ego." He waved a hand, and the Master Ball opened.
A flash of white light later, Ego's brain floated before him.
"Master, your loyal servant is always at your service." Ego's tone was fawning and deferential.
"Cut the crap."
Homelander pointed at Superman's corpse.
"This is an alien from a planet called Krypton. He can absorb radiation from a yellow star and turn it into immense power."
"I want to know how he turns sunlight into strength."
"As you wish, my master."
Ego's blue brain pulsed faintly, and countless hair-thin tendrils of energy slowly probed Superman's body on the floor.
"This... this is a work of art."
A note of greedy admiration rippled through Ego's psychic voice.
"Even without the spark of life, this body remains astonishingly active at the microscopic level. Master, I must admit that in all my long life, I have rarely seen such a perfect biological vessel."
"Enough, Ego," Homelander said impatiently. "I don't want your impressions. What's the result?"
"I need more time. This species... His biology is a