Space battle
"It's here," Mary informed Lex who was scribbling on a notebook. He did not need to keep a to-do list, but the satisfaction of cutting through them when the task was complete was enough to motivate him to keep a record of his tasks in such a way.
Mostly, it was because he did not want to start any task before leaving to rescue Liz. Now that he had received the item he could use to connect to the relevant planet, he suited up and disappeared.
Despite his confidence that everything would go fine, Lex could not help but feel a hint of nervousness. The last time he had gone out like this, he discovered Moon in a really bad state. If Vera hadn't urged him to go, he might have missed the critical timing to save her. Although he had no such warnings from Vera this time, he could not help being nervous.