Introduction Part III

Brainiac 5 looked really happy at what he had just discovered. Almost too happy. Kara saw this. Immediately the enthusiasm he brought forth reminded of her of the true machine she hated. Brainiac had done something to Argo City that she had yet to discover what it was and was about to destroy the Earth that one time. Kara then almost destroyed him. Kal-El had been disappointed that Kara had used brute force on a villain. It eventually made her feel that she was just as destructive as any other vilain she came across. It took several months and later battles for Brainiac 5 to gain Kara's trust. But right now, he looked a tad...maniacal to Kara.

When she arrived to this place and time, Kara seriously did not know what to expect. The people were different and the planet was surely different as well. Everything was bright and active. When it came time to meet the Legion, Kara again, felt like an outsider all over again. They greeted her warmly and yet they all wore strange colors to their costumes which made them stand out. Kara on the other hand, felt inferior with just a t-shirt and jeans. As soon as she saw Brainiac among them, she was full of fury. The Legion explained that Brainiac 5 was completely different than the one she had faced. He was entirely kind then. Now, at the moment, Brainiac 5's enthusiasm over the new being in front of her made her feel agitated.

Kara continued to look at the being in the container. Her arms were crossed and circled around the exquisite woman in front of her. Studying things were Kara's specialty, even she knew that. It gave her advantage when it came to unnecessary situations. Somehow Kara gave a slight shudder as she got closer to the woman laying comatose in the container. She waited to know more about this 'annihilator.' When Brainiac 5 told her what that it was called such a name, Kara gave a surprised expression. In other words, with a name like the Annihilator, meant a great threat. Curious, she wished to know more as Brainiac 5 remained fixated on the woman as well.

"So...just the 'annihilator'?" she asked him raising an eyebrow.

"I apologize for remaining silent. It's just that...this cyborg was created by my ancestor." Brainiac 5 then hesitated before looking at the ground in embarassment. "Brainiac."

"What?" she asked outrageously.

"Devyra. She was based upon a Kryptonian woman prior to Krypton's destruction. This Kryptonian woman in question was a beautiful warrior herself until she met a tragic demise. Because of her beauty, the people could not allow her to be burned and buried. As you know, my ancestor Brainiac, was once in charge of all technology on Krypton and before he was corrupted, he chose to make a powerful cyborg for the next war to approach Krypton. In other words, her skeleton was infused with a metallic skeletal structure fit for her body. She was reborn, in a sense. Although no memory of her past life stayed within her."

In awe, Kara tried as best she could to take all this in. "Where has she been all this time?"

"I found her while patrolling a week ago." Brainiac 5 explained. "Scanner readouts had pointed me to bizarre location in the galaxy. I made my way to a large chunk rock that had once been part of Krypton. Interested, I explored it. Through thermal readings, I found her underneath the ground. She has long since been buried. I am still fascinated that Krypton's ultimate warrior is found at last. No one ever knew where she was buried." he said frowning.

"Why was she buried?"

"She..." Brainiac 5 shook his head in disbelief. "...rebelled against the military guild then. Tried to take over Krypton. Of course, you weren't born then. It took a large army and yet when no weapons seemed to work against her, they went with the next alternative. They froze her and buried her. It seems as Devyra was too unstable. She could not be controlled."

"Why couldn't Brainiac do something then?"

"By the time Devyra was captured, it was also the same time he turned evil."

Kara gasped at this revelation.

"I cannot believe my father didn't tell me this!" she said with frustration. "He knew about this destructive thing and never told me. We need to lock that thing up again, by the way." Kara said as she turned to face him.

"There is a way for her to be reprogrammed. I need -"

"I don't care. See to it that she never wakes up. This 'annihilator' must not be re-activated!"

"Believe me, I don't want her to come back to life unless we can find some use for her. She can be good. We just have to find out how. It's all about making people better, remember?" Brainiac added. "People need to be saved."

Kara tried hard not to roll her eyes at everything Brainiac 5 just said. "When will everyone understand? Some people just aren't meant to be saved." She told him sadly. After a while of thinking, Brainiac 5 spoke.

"We need red kryptonite, then." he said crossing his arms to his chest.

"Why red kryptonite?" she asked.

"It will help her remain in a coma state. I cannot go over the details without you getting confused as always, just please take my word for it. If you want her contained, that Red K is the only way to put her in a permanent state."

"Isn't she already?"

"Not entirely. According to my calculations, she uh...will wake in about a week." he said sheepishly.

Kara was now in a panic mode. But eventually she had calmed down. She knew she had to take the obvious course of action. Nodding, she was then in a serious manner once again.

"I need to get back to Rokk then." Kara then sped off within a blink of an eye, leaving Brainiac 5 alone.

"The problem is there is no kryptonite on this planet anymore. Only the enemies of Kal-El may know and several are in a vegetative state or have long since been deceased." Rokk explained.

"Couldn't we synthesize it?" Saturn Girl spoke

"Can't. Several elements cannot be identified to make a mineral such as Kryptonite." Rokk stated.

"Great. So all we're going to do now is wait until the ultra psycho wakes up." Garth said sarcastically.

"I believe I know of a way we can acquire a piece of Red Kryptonite." Kara spoke up.

"Where?" Rokk said frowning.

"It's not a matter of where. It's when." Kara said simply while raising an eyebrow.

Back to the Past

Arriving back to the time she had left made Kara a bit like she was back home. It was nighttime. Unfortunately she was not to take her presence too seriously. Kara was not to make any other superhero know she was back home. Along with Saturn Girl, Kara knew that she would be the only one unaffected by Kryptonite. Kara had explained that there were different types of Red K and all of them had different effects on Kryptonian behavior and physiology.

"So where is this place exactly?" she asked Kara as they flew.

"At a jewelry store just in the city. There have been ripoffs from the distributors. They put Red K on the settings instead of real rubies." Kara said.

"So they swindle?" Imra said frowning.

"They do what they want for a decent income."

They landed in front of the star. Kara and Imra were about to discuss how they were going in when they heard a sound of glass breaking from behind the store.

"What was that?" Kara asked. Both looked in the direction of the alleyway and they saw a slender figure taking off.

"Let's find out." Imra suggested.

The figure with her wild blonde hair ran and looked back as she was sure no one was following her. As she turned back to her front, the figure spotted two women in front of her.

"Can I help you two?"

"Is there a reason you're out here by yourself?"

"Is there a reason you should know?" the woman bit back.

"You've stolen something." Imra pointed out. Indeed the window behind them was smashed.

"It was like that when I got here." the woman said smiling.

"We may need to apprehend you." Imra said.

"Oh yeah?" the woman pulled her chest and opened her mouth letting out a horrific scream that caused both Kara and Imra to collapse on the ground. They held on tightly to their ears. She stopped and chuckled as she saw Kara and Imra subdued.

"Sorry about that. But a girl wants what a girl wants."

As Kara was on the floor writhing in pain, Kara saw a stone inside the woman's bag. It glowed red as she saw it. She then smiled and looked at a confused looking Dinah.

Two Hours Later

Somewhere in the city of Metropolis, a truck made its way down an empty street. It was stopped all of a sudden. The driver in the ski mask did not know what the problem was until he saw it outside the window. A few nails were scattered in the street.

"Dammit!" he banged the steering wheel in frustration.

Just then a blur past by and he was out cold.

Kara and the woman known as Dinah immediately approached the van. Kara yanked the trailer door opened with just one hand. Several thugs were seated and looked at both Kara and Dinah with surprised looks.

"Hey what the hell is this?" one asked.

"You girls cops?" another shouted. Instantly the gang took out their weapons and pointed them at both Kara and Dinah.

"Not entirely." Kara replied.

Smiling, Kara quickly put her special plugs in her ears as Dinah came in and with her mouth opened, a terrible shriek came out. It was so powerful that the men soon started to scream in pain. They held their eyes tight in their hands. They then fell down unconscious. Dinah stopped.

"Looks like we're good to go."

Kara started to like the red rock she held in her hand which continued to glow. "Whoo! 'bout time!" she cried in excitement.

Luthor Triumphant

A bald figure walked along the corridor that lead to his office. He walked with purpose. His black suit and black tie indicated that he had finished some fortunate business. As of the moment, 'Luthorcorp' along with its subsidiaries was now his. He smirked as he continued to think about what he had just gained an hour ago. Lex Luthor was finally the most powerful man in Metropolis. Opening the doors that lead to a large office the size of a lobby. He sat down by the desk which was in front of the window.

Sitting by his table, Lex gave a smirk as he saw the top news headline on the plasma screen on the wall. The news reporter gave his report.

"Tonight a burglary, which at first was brought upon by jewel thieves trying to make off with three million dollars' worth of diamonds and rubies. Police and detectives had arrived on the scene as they apprehended the criminals responsible for the heist. However, the jewelry was not recovered from the scene. Police say the perpetrators no longer know where the diamonds were but that two unknown women, they say incapacitated them and took off with the jewelry.

Luthor now looked on with keen interest. He took a sip of wine as he watched.

"The robbers gave a detailed description to the sketch artist. This may or may not look like the actual women." The news reporter disappeared and two drawings of both women were shown. They looked accurate enough. It was indeed Kara and Dinah.

"Second phase of the plan is a go, then." Lex replied.