Lex Corp. Labs, Metropolis
At Lex Corp. the crate was taken off the truck and placed inside the lab. Lex opened the case revealing a large number of ordinary rocks. "Half my men died for this?" the lead goon asked.
"This was just a decoy. I used a helicopter to bring the real sample here. Lex tower has a helipad, you know," Lex said.
The lead goon was not convinced of this plan. "I'm not stupid. I was hoping there would be a confrontation between Supergirl and Batman and it did not disappoint," Lex said pleased.
"So, did they kill each other?" the lead goon asked.
"Well no, but she did destroy his car. This is just the beginning," Lex said.
"Sounds really convoluted," the lead goon said. "And by the way, he put a tracking device on our truck," he said pointing out the black device.
"Oh, that's not good," Lex frowned.
The lights in the lab suddenly went dark. "That's not good at all."
US Capital Building, Washington DC
Senator Finch held a press conference with Wallace Keef in a wheel chair by her side. "I have more platitudes to say," she said as she continued her speech.
"There are tens of thousands of injured victims of the Kryptonian attack. Why is Wallace Keef so special?" a reporter asked.
"Well, he has suffered the loss of his legs, his livlihood," Senator Finch replied.
"Yes, but there are others who have also lost their legs that didn't commit vandalism on federal property," the reporter continued.
"The squeaky wheel gets the oil," Senator Finch replied.
"Doesn't this reward more civil disobedience?" another report accused.
"The world is at stake. I am doing what I can to encourage Supergirl to attend this hearing," Senator Finch argued.
"Isn't having a witness that called her a "whore" more discouraging than encouraging?" another reporter questioned.
Senator Finch became more and more flustered until she finally departed from the podium. Inside the capital building, she was met by Lex Luther. "You are opposing the funding of my project," he accused.
"My constitutes and I don't trust the executive to give Supergirl a fair hearing. I am not going to wake up one morning and see that Supergirl has been killed by radioactive poison. That's what the Russians do," Senator Finch said.
"When the world burns, it will be your fault!" Lex said outraged.
Senator Finch stormed off leaving Lex behind. Lex's Asian assistant came over to comfort him. Lex took out a jar from his pocket. "I need you fill this up," he requested.
Supergirl slowly lowered herself down a short distance away from the capital. Behind her were hundreds of protesters holding signs against her. She turned to see their chanting and shouting and eyed their signs with amusement. She walked up to the crowd making the police restraining them nervous. The crowd became even more defiant against her.
"I saved you. I saved your planet and all your worthless lives. I should have let Zod kill you all," she began silencing the crowd for the moment.
"I wish I was the monster you think I am. I wish I could destroy the whole lot of you. I would gladly do it...,," she let it hang.
The crowd was silent for a brief moment. "That illegal alien took our jobs," one of them shouted.
"Yeah, she took'er jobs," another agreed. "Took'er jer," said another.
Kara shook her head and walked away. "All of them are idiots."
Kara was escorted by the police through the capital to the hearing room. Upon entering, she made her way to the witness podium. There were several rows of journalists and interested parties watching her as she made her way. She then glanced at Wallace Keef sitting in his new wheelchair. He looked stunned. Kara smirked at his apparent fear.
"Let me begin by first saying that we appreciate the witness for coming here today," Senator Finch said waving her hand towards Keef.
Kara did a double-take. She was referring to him? What about her? "This is how democracy works. We talk to each other. We act by the consent of the governed. Today is a day for truth," Senator Finch continued.
"Is this mic on?" Kara asked interrupting and touching the microphone. "Thank you," she said smirking. "What is it that you want from me?" she asked bluntly.
"You're speaking out of turn, ma'am," Senator Finch objected.
"You have my ship. I want it back," Kara said ignoring her.
"That ship crashed into several city blocks, violated our airspace, and has been impounded due to an ongoing investigation," Senator Finch answered.
"The investigation is at a close. The facts of the case are known," Kara refuted.
"Do you have proof of ownership of that ship?" Senator Finch asked.
"I am the only Kryptonian left on the planet. It is therefore mine," Kara argued.
"That any of us know of," Senator Finch replied. "Do you have a key to operate that ship?"
"The key was destroyed trying to save Metropolis," Kara said.
"The key we did recover came from General Zod, did it not?" Senator Finch asked.
"Yes," Kara answered becoming uncomfortable. "He stole that ship from me."
"Or perhaps he commandeered the ship, because he was your superior ranking officer," Senator Finch said. "We have evidence that the ship is at least twenty-thousand years old. Are you twenty-thousand years old?"
"No," Kara said stumped.
"We keep the ship," Senator Finch concluded.
"I am going to take that ship," Kara promised.
"Perhaps we should change the subject," an older male Senator suggested.
Kara turned to the witness. "Look man, I'm sorry about your legs. You should get some robot legs, so you can walk around again and get a job. I don't have any money."
The witness was about to speak when Senator Finch cut him off. "Will you promise not to take unilateral action?"
"Nope," Kara said after an uncomfortable pause.
"We may have no choice but to revoke your legal residency," Senator Finch threatened.
"You can't do that. You have nowhere else to deport me too. You can't deport me without a deportation hearing and that isn't up to you to decide. And why would you want me deported? You think the Russians or the Chinese wouldn't want me on their side?" Kara said obnoxiously.
"You do not want to test our resolve, ma'am," Senator Finch said darkly.
"You going to have me arrested by Mr. 'who doesn't exist'?" Kara asked amused.
Senator Finch gave an irritated sigh and then noticed a large jar of yellow liquid on her desk. She turned the jar to see the words "lemon tea" on it. "Who put this on my desk?" she asked her colleagues.
"I didn't do it," her fellow Senator said.
"Well, someone did," Senator Finch said annoyed.
"Perhaps we can review the CSPAN footage," another Senator suggested.
"We may very well have to do so," Senator Finch said appreciatively.
"Is this real? Is this happening?" Kara asked stunned by the exchange.
Wallace Keef suddenly spoke up. "I have something to say," he said boldly. "And it is that...," he began and then suddenly the whole room exploded in fire.
Fire swarmed around Kara and a sudden splash of liquid suddenly hit her in the face. "Really?"
Downtown, Washington DC
Kara landed on the hotel balcony and immediately made her way into the room. "What the hell happened?" Lois asked shocked.
"Not right now, Lois. I need a shower. I have to get all this smoke and piss out of my hair," she said annoyed.
"Piss?" Lois wondered.
"Yes, piss," Kara confirmed entering the bathroom.
Lois patiently waited for Kara to finish showering and change into civilian clothes. "Are you okay?" Lois asked.
"Oh, you mean the bomb? It felt like nothing. I have been hit with far worse," Kara said.
"But all those people are dead," Lois brought up.
"Yeah, no one is walking away from that," Kara said nonchalantly while watching news footage of the bombing on TV.
"The bomb was in Wallace Keef's wheel chair. Why didn't you see it with your X-ray vision?" Lois asked.
"I don't use my X-ray vision all the time. I didn't think to look. This isn't my fault," Kara said defensively.
"Those people are dead because you were at that hearing," Lois pointed out.
"It was your idea that I should go," Kara shot back.
"You could have made yourself more civil. You squabbled with that senator over the ship you don't even care about," Lois argued.
"It's my ship," Kara repeated.
Jimmy then entered the hotel room. "Kara, are you okay? I mean, emotionally anyway," he asked.
Kara immediately got teary eyed. "I need a hug," she said allowing Jimmy to embrace her and pat her on the head.
"I won't let those mean men get to you," Jimmy promised.
"They wouldn't give me back my ship and then they hit me with a bomb," Kara fake sobbed.
"Now...now," Jimmy said soothingly. He touched her breasts inappropriately. "This means hope," he reminded her referring to her S shield.
"Thanks Jimmy," Kara said appreciatively.
"Unbelievable," Lois said disgusted.
Wayne Manor, Gotham
Bruce Wayne stormed into the bat cave. "I'm going to kill that bitch," he said resolved.
"Wallace Keef, a former Wayne employee, did the bombing. You are more responsible for the bombing than her, Master Wayne," Alfred pointed out.
"If I had been there, I would have thrown a batarang at him and tied him up," Bruce said.
"And what of the bomb?" Alfred asked.
"I would have used an electro-magnetic pulse device on my utility belt," Bruce said obviously.
"Really, Master Wayne?" Alfred doubted.
"The point is she lived and everyone else died. She's a freak of nature. I have to put her down," Bruce said.
"Very well, Sir. Shall we begin," Alfred smiled.
"I am going to work out," Bruce said and promptly took off his shirt.
Bruce did his daily workout routine of hitting a tire with a hammer, rolling said tire around, picking said tire up and dropping it, and doing pull ups with said tire hanging onto his legs. His entire workout routine revolved around that tire.
Meanwhile, Alfred was using a particle beam to slice into the Kryptonite rock. A sweaty shirt-less Bruce walked over to Alfred while he was cutting into the rock. "This looks really dangerous. Why don't we turn this into a weapon to kill Supergirl?" Bruce asked.
"Why not, indeed?" Alfred replied.
"Nah, too easy. This has to be fun," Bruce rejected.
"What do you have in mind, Sir?" Alfred asked.
"I want kryptonite in my gloves, so I can give her a knuckle sandwich," Bruce requested.
"Consider it done, Sir," Alfred agreed.
"I need a suit, like Iron Man, only black," Bruce continued. "The eyes need to glow too."
"How about I give you a spear with Kryptonite on the end," Alfred said showing Bruce his finished work.
"This is bad ass," Bruce complimented.
Later, Bruce sat at his computer and looked over the "meta-human" folder in Lex's files. He clocked on the "W" folder first and saw a picture of Diana Prince only it was in a different time period decades ago. Since it wasn't a nude photo, Bruce lost interest and went to the next folder. It showed a picture of Diana in armor and a coat in 1918 Belgium.
"Wow, she's old. If I bang her, I'll surpass my record," Bruce considered.
Lex's Lab, Metropolis
Lex Luther placed Zod's nude dead body in a yellowish pool inside the Kryptonian ship. "This has to be the second weirdest thing I have ever done," he said aloud.
"Subject identified: General Zod," the computer said.
Lex then cut his hand and let the blood sprinkle on Zod's face. A computer hologram of Zod appeared inside the ship. "What the fuck is this?" he asked outraged.
"Look, I have to use your DNA and mine to create a monster that can destroy Supergirl," Lex said defensively.
"So, instead of using modern medical equipment, you're just going to put my nude dead body in this pool and sprinkle blood on me?" Zod asked incredulously.
"If it works, it works," Lex said unconcerned.
"The end result is going to be a clone of me with red wild hair," Zod said unimpressed.
"You're right. I need a third ingredient," Lex agreed. He took a turtle out of his pocket and dumped it into the pool.
"That doesn't make it better," Zod said.
"I'm sorry, General, but I am going to have to override your programming," Lex said to the hologram. A new image appeared before Lex.
"How may I serve you?" it asked in a robotic tone.