"Get down, Pol!" Brainiac 5 stretched his fingers out over the robots and electrocuted them as Danielle and Zyx woke up. Magnetic Kid rolled out of the way as they toppled down into a heap. "You guys okay?"
"Yeah," he got up as Light Lass slipped of Brainy's back, "now that you're, you know, no longer trying to digitize us…uh, you don't want to digitize us, right?"
"He's fine," Danielle assured them as they regrouped, "…well, aside from the whole being a robot problem. Not really sure how to fix that."
Zyx sighed. "I don't have any kind of magic that could help, either."
"I'll deal with that later," Brainiac 5 led them out into the hall, "Danielle, do you remember where Supergirl is?"
"Third room from the back of the ship."
He sighed. "Then, and I can't believe I'm saying this...it's up to your guys to save them from Brainiac's clutches. Can I trust you with this responsibility?"
They all nodded. "You can count on us!" The group flew down the hall towards the back of the ship as Brainy looked towards the other end, where more robots were roaming around to survey the damage.
"Let's give this ship shutdown a second try, shall we?"
Supergirl was just coming to when the doors of the dark room crashed open. Magnetic Kid and Light Lass shot robots out of the way as Zyx led Danielle to the computers. "Can you free them?"
She gave him a look before typing in multiple codes in until the screens blinked at her. "I memorized the passcodes when we were inside Brainiac 5's brain." She pressed the enter button as the glass tubes began to slide back into the ceiling. "See? I've got this."
"Thanks for the save, you four," Supergirl told them as Danielle moved to Invisible Kid's side, "good work on your…what, second mission for the Legion?"
"Ooh, my head," Invisible Kid blinked a few times before realizing who was standing next to him, "…Danielle? Is that you?"
"Yeah, big bro, it's me."
"…What are you doing on Brainiac's ship?! You should be home, safe, and…," he felt the metal on her neck as the other legionnaires were helped out of their tubes, "uh, what's that?"
"Um…a piece of C.O.M.P.U.T.O I?"
He smacked his forehead. "You're so grounded. No, beyond grounded. Forget ever moving out, because you're going to be locked away in your room for decades!"
"There won't be a room to be locked in if we don't stop Brainiac!"
"Sensor Girl, Gates," Supergirl turned to the group, "take Magnetic Kid and Zyx back to Earth and tell the others that we're on our way. The rest of you are with me here on the ship."
Gates nodded and opened a portal, allowing the legionnaires to fly through. "Jacques," she glanced at him, "I know it's not suitable, but like it or not Danielle is a major asset to this team now. With her new powers she can hack into the ship and guide us through right to Brainiac. We need her."
"I can do this, Jacques," Danielle agreed, "trust me. I got this far with the others, right?"
"Look on the bright side," Wildfire reminded him, "what's the one thing Brainiac isn't going to digitize? The very ship we're on."
"…," He looked back to his sister and her pleading eyes, "…Okay. I trust you."
"Yes!" She gave him a big smile and wrapped him in an even bigger hug. "I won't disappoint you."
"Trust me, that's the least of my worries right now."
"You are far weaker than I ever dreamed," Drax taunted Mon-el as he tossed him into Phantom Girl, "such a waste of my own strength, Mon-el."
It was hard to see White Witch's force field in the sky past the crowds of Phantom Zone prisoners and robot soldiers. Chameleon Boy and Sun Boy threw robots around and blasted prisoners back but there was no end to them. General Zod watched from above by the portal into the zone, jeering at them as they continued to fight. "It will all be over soon, Legion of Superheroes."
Gates portaled him and the others beside Ferro. "Gracious," Projectra looked around at the chaos, "this is disgusting."
"Nice of you guys to show up," Ferro turned to them, "mind lending a hand?"
Zyx rolled his eyes. "You guys are hopeless." He clapped his hands together, and when he pulled them apart they were as big as hover cars. "Here. Enough hand for you?"
Ferro's eyes widened. "…Uh…"
"Ha-ha," Zyx clapped prisoners together and whipped them back through the portal, "it's cleanup time!"
Mon-el caught sight of Zyx's work. "…The portal," he smirked at Drax, "Brainiac's using you as decoys for the Legion – which means that he doesn't really want to keep you here! The portal brought you, and it's going to send you back! Legionnaires," he called out over the crowds, "throw them back to where they came from, and don't be afraid to send a few robots in as playmates!"
Magnetic Kid gazed up at the bird field. "…Hey, Sensor Girl," he whispered his plan into her ear as a smile spread over her face, "…what do you think?"
"I think it'll buy us just enough time," she flew up to White Witch, Polar Boy and Shrinking Violet as fast as she could, "find Superman and tell him about Kara!"
He nodded and flew back down into New Metropolis as Gates helped clear the prisoners back into the portal behind General Zod. "Superman, Superman," he looked around, "…where am I going to find him?"
He noticed the Legion Cruiser on the ground and flew towards it to find no one inside. "Dang," he turned around to find robots coming towards it, "and double dang!" He tried to control the metal but they were invulnerable to his powers.
"Triple dang."
He had no choice. He flew back into the cruiser, looking for a place to hide as the robots flew up close past him. There was no way out for now.
Now how will his message reach Superman and the other's? Looks like Sensor Girl is just going to have to put his plan into action without backup. Let's hope it does the trick, because time is running out for Earth and the Legion, and any minute now Brainiac's patience program is going to run out. It's time for Supergirl to act!
Until the next chapter!
