"Alex, something is wrong with Kara," Cat says as soon as Alex answers the phone.
"What are you talking about? She's fine, she was just here an hour ago," Alex replies.
"Well, she was just here and trust me she is nowhere close to fine," Cat retorts.
"Cat, she was exposed to something after the fire today and I'm trying to identify it, but I'm not sure yet what it is. Now just tell me what's going on?" Alex responds.
"She came in here dressed like an extra from Twilight, all in black with heavy eyeliner, no glasses and her hair was down," Cat replies. "And Alex she said that Kara Danvers is gone and now I belong to Kara Zor-El."
"Wait, she said that Kara Danvers is gone?" Alex asks carefully repeating it back to Cat.
"Yes. And she was intense and possessive, definitely not herself. What the hell happened out there today?" Cat asks.
"Where is she now?" Alex asks.
"She took off from the balcony," Cat exclaims, "She's flying without the suit," she adds.
"I'm on my way, I'll find her," Alex replies with a confidence that she doesn't feel.
"Here to threaten me, Ms Danvers?" Max replies when she storms into his office unannounced. He looks up concerned, he's never seen her like this, what the hell is going on, he wonders to himself. Rising to his feet he comes around his desk to lean on it. His way of showing that he's not scared of her.
"Ms Danvers is gone. And I'm not here to threaten you, Mr Lord," Kara says glaring at him dangerously as she crosses the room. "I am here to promise you that if you don't stay away from Cat and Carter Grant, you will spend what remains of your life in a cave on a remote mountain top in a country that you've never heard off," she snarls angrily as she pokes him in the chest.
"Wow, this act is impressive," he remarks trying to keep his calm, cool demeanor, though he does involuntarily take a step back, rubbing the spot where she poked him. "Channeling your inner Cat Grant?" He asks sarcastically glancing nervously at his cell phone, willing his security team to text him that they're on their way.
"I protect what's mine," Kara says firmly, picking up his cell phone, crushing it in her hand and setting it back down casually. "And just so we're clear...Cat is mine, Carter is mine... you know what, everything in National City is mine Max, so just watch your step and maybe you won't get hurt, or maybe you will. I don't really care," she says as she prowls around the room.
"Look Danvers, I don't know why you think that you can just burst into my office and threaten me", he counters loudly, stepping on the panic button to summon his security team.
"Kara Danvers is gone," she repeats. "And so is your security system," she adds, flashing her laser eyes up to take out the last camera in his office. "And Mr Lord, you can stop stepping on that button, no one is coming," she says punching out a window before flying off.
"Alex what are you doing here?" Supergirl asks landing on the roof of CATCO beside the DEO helicopter.
"I came to... where have you been?" Alex asks not answering the question and completely confused because her sister looks totally normal.
"I'm coming to work," Supergirl replies, but Alex can see the slight confused look in her eyes.
The roof door opens and Cat steps out. "Supergirl," Cat gasps softly.
"Oh Cat, I'm sorry that I'm running late, I'll change and be right down," Kara says looking down at her supersuit a little confused, because the last thing she remembers is going into her apartment to change clothes.
Noting that Supergirl seems to be her normal self, Cat carefully asks, "Darling, you've already been to the office, don't you remember?"
"No, I just got here," Supergirl replies. "At least I think that I just got here," she adds confused.
"Supergirl, look at me," Alex says nodding to Vasquez to sneak up on her and slip on the Kryptonite cuffs. "Something is off, I think it has to do with the incident earlier with the campfire, so I need you to trust me and let me help you," she says calmly as Agent Vasquez steps up behind the hero and slips a cuff on her arm.
"What the hell is this?" Kara yells and right before their eyes, she's the Kara that Cat described over the phone. Her eyes flash a dark dangerous shade of blue. Angrily, she jerks her arm away from Agent Vasquez. "Trust you? Why would Kara Zor El trust you? I am the most powerful being on this planet and it's time that everyone knows it!" She exclaims crushing the cuff in her hand and tossing it aside before flying off.
"What the hell was that? Alex exclaims, "Agent Vasquez, those were the right cuffs? " She asks.
Picking up the crushed metal, Vasquez examines it and nods. "They're the Kryptonite cuffs Agent Danvers," she confirms. "But it had no effect on her."
"Hank, we have an emergency situation here," Alex says into the comms, "We need to switch to Sat Com secure," she adds as Vasquez hands her the bag with the Sat com in it.
Turning it on and setting it to protection mode, Alex describes to Hank what just happened.
After a few minutes of discussion, Alex hands the bag back to Vasquez, then motions for Cat to come over to her.
"This is a comms link, put it in your ear and stay in touch with me today. If you see her again, just tap it here and you'll instantly be connected to us," Alex says handing her the small device and watching as Cat fits it into her ear. "But be careful what you say because she can hear us."
"Alex, what the hell happened to her this morning?" Cat asks worriedly.
"I'm not sure yet, but I need to get back to the lab and see if I can figure it out," she says heading back to the helicopter.
"I'm at her place now, Alex it looks like it was ransacked," Lucy exclaims. "Her clothes are shredded like she tore them from the hanger and then just ripped them apart."
"Get out of there Lucy, I don't know what's wrong with her, but it's like she's two people. Kara is dangerous and angry, but Supergirl is normal, but confused," Alex replies.
"Sounds like we need to find her. Where else would she go?" Lucy asks.
"I'm not sure, but we need to find her so that I can figure out what's wrong," Alex replies rushing back into the lab. "Hold on Maxwell Lord is calling me," she adds.
Lucy enters Max's office and looks at the broken window before contacting Alex. "Well obviously Kara isn't a fan of Maxwell Lord," she says when Alex connects.
"Is Lord okay?" Alex asks.
"He's fine, but from the look on his face he may be reconsidering his life right now," Lucy says with a smile.
"She's a menace! She took out my entire security system and threatened my life," he yells at Lucy so Alex can hear him.
"What have you done to piss her off like this?" Lucy asks sauntering over to him.
"It's personal and it doesn't involve her," he replies. "But you can bet that I'm going to..." his voice trails off as Supergirl lands in his office.
"Mr Lord, are you okay?" Supergirl asks concerned.
"Don't just stand there, Lane. Grab her!" Max hisses at her under his breath.
"Lucy, what is he talking about? I was just flying by and I saw the broken window" she says glancing around the room. "Another meta human?" She asks.
"No, it was your..." Max begins and Lucy cuts him off.
"Supergirl, we really need your help at the DEO. Beta team captured a Khund today but they are having trouble getting him into a cell," Lucy says thinking quickly.
"Okay, I'll head there now," Supergirl replies and is about to take off, when Max interjects.
"You're just going to let her go? She threatened me!" Max says angrily approaching Lucy.
And suddenly Max is dangling in the air. Supergirl is gone and Kara Zor-El is holding him up by his throat. "She's mine too," she says nodding towards Lucy Lane. "Are you too slow witted to understand that I am more powerful than anyone on Earth?" She asks as he dangles from her hand gasping for air.
The DEO agents look at her, unsure of what's going on. The supersuit is gone and Supergirl is now wearing an all black tac suit like theirs.
"You're going to shoot me?" Kara taunts them and Lucy motions for them to lower their weapons.
"No, they're not going to shoot you. But I need you to put him down and come with us, there's something wrong," Lucy says calmly to her.
"I'll tell you what's wrong, this piece of human garbage is still breathing, that's what's wrong," she says throwing him across the room.
He lands with a thud and sits up slowly. "I thought you people were here to protect me!" Max yells at the agents.
Ignoring Lord, Lucy takes a step towards her, "You're not this person Kara," she says calmly. Come back to base with us, let Alex check you out again," she adds softly.
"No." She replies before advancing on Max again, "But I am going to do us all a favor and take that garbage out," she adds angrily.
"Hey, you don't want to do that," Lucy says moving quickly to stand in front of Max. Her hands outstretched palms facing Kara. "Kara, you're the good guy. This isn't what you do," she reminds her.
Kara hesitates and looks confused a moment at the smaller woman standing in front of her defenselessly, before swiftly taking off through the broken window.
"Alex," Lucy says covering her mouth to speak directly to her girlfriend.
"Is everyone okay?" Alex asks.
"For now, but I think I should bring Lord in for his own protection. He has really pissed her off," Lucy replies.
"He'll be bait if nothing else," Alex points out.
"Good point Danvers," Lucy says turning around. "Mr Lord, I think that you should come with us back to headquarters, we can protect you there," she explains.
"Nice try Lane, I'm not going anywhere with you," he says angrily.
"You really want to take your chances with her? She seems really unhappy with you right now," Lucy points out. "And the DEO is probably the safest place for you," she adds.
"I'll agree to this but just until she's captured," he says looking around at the other agents.
"Cat are you okay?" Supergirl asks entering the office from the balcony.
"Supergirl," Cat says softly as she reaches up to tap the comms on. "I'm fine, Supergirl. But how are you?" She asks concerned.
"Fine. Why wouldn't I be?" Supergirl asks, "Cat you're acting very strangely. Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Don't say anything to upset her Cat, just keep her calm," Alex says softly into the coms link.
"Is that Alex? Why do you have a comms link? Cat what's going on?" She questions.
"Darling, do you remember the fires from this morning?" Cat asks going over and laying her hand on Supergirl's arm.
"Yes, I put them out. Why?" Supergirl asks suddenly.
"It seems that something is affecting you adversely. Alex thinks it's from the second fire," Cat explains carefully.
"Cat, I feel fine," she says looking around the office. "But there are many strange things going on today, someone attacked Maxwell Lord and Lucy said that they need help with a Khund at the base. Oh, I forgot that I was going to help with that," she says distractedly moving back out to the balcony and taking off.
"She's gone again," Cat says, "but she said that she was going to help with a Hund?"
"A Khund, it's an alien from... oh it doesn't matter, hopefully she'll show up here," Alex replies. "Unfortunately, I still don't know what's causing this," she says frustratedly.
"Alex, I don't like this at all. What the hell is going on with Kara?" Cat asks angrily.
Supergirl is flying out to the DEO when she hears the tell tale sound of a plane with engine trouble, she quickly surveys the sky and locates the small jet about to make an emergency water landing. She swoops down and under it, just before it touches the water and then she returns it to the airport setting it down gently.
"Thanks Supergirl!" The pilot says looking relieved as she flies away.
"Supergirl, where are you?" Alex asks switching back to the other frequency.
"The airport, I just saved a small jet from a water landing," she replies proudly.
"That's great," Alex replies. "Any chance that you can come out to the DEO right away, there's something that I need to talk to you about," she adds.
"Sure, I'll be right there," Supergirl replies.
A few minutes later she lands at the DEO and immediately staggers and collapses on the ground.
"Alex what's happening?" Supergirl cries out confused about her weakened state.
"I'm sorry," Alex replies. "I had to do it, I had no choice."
As Supergirl goes unconscious Hank moves in with a gurney and two agents, they pick her up and place her on the bed and take her to the medbay.
"This is for her own good," Hank reminds Alex.
"I know, but what if I can't figure it out?" Alex asks tearfully.
"You will, you always do," Hank replies confidently.
"What do you know about Lilith rising?" Alex asks her mother over the phone.
"Hmm, Kryptonian astrology. I wish your father were here, he knew everything about it. Why are you asking?" Eliza responds curiously.
"Mom, something is wrong with Kara. It's like she's been split into two people. Supergirl, who is well, Supergirl, and Kara Zor-El, who apparently is stronger than Supergirl and immune to Kryptonite," Alex explains.
"Alex, this doesn't make any sense. Back up and tell me what happened," Eliza replies confused.
"On her way back from the wildfire this morning she encountered another fire up above the treeline. She said that the stones were arranged in a Kryptonian symbol and that when she put out the fire, it turned into a smoke form and wrapped around her, she flew mach 1 to get out of it," Alex answers.
"After this exposure, she's been acting like two separate people?" Eliza questions.
"Yes and I took samples of her nasal secretions and I'm analyzing them, there appears to be an unknown substance in her system that shares similar molecular structure as Kryptonite," Alex replies.
"Alex where is she now?" Eliza asks.
"We used Kryptonite to subdue her and I have her sedated here in the medbay as Supergirl," Alex answers.
"I'm on my way, we should work together on this. Alex, I seem to recall it's called Night of the Black Moon and it occurs on a ten or twelve year cycle," Eliza explains.
"Wait, you think there's something to this astrology business?" Alex asks incredulously.
"Alex, I'm looking at your father's notes and the last time Lilith was in the Ninth House, Kara's pod landed on Earth," Eliza replies.