Chapter 25
"So, before we go in there, I need to say something," Dreamer swallowed as she and Brainy climbed out of the SUV. Kara landed nearby and approached them. They agreed that a quiet sneak approach would be best.
"Good luck?" Kara asked.
"Yeah let's go with that," Nia was obviously nervous. Kara gave her a hug and whispered into her ear,
"I'm nervous too." That made the human-Naltorian hybrid feel a little better. Fact of the matter was Kara wasn't sure that she could survive a blast of a nuclear bomb that size. Even if she did, everyone she loved would be gone, and life wouldn't be worth living.
"So, what's the play?" Brainy wanted to know.
"We get the ship at all costs. Use the Projector on it while I distract Midnight. Then hopefully we can use the Projector on her," Kara nodded.
"Can we send both of them there? They'll be frozen in time, right? I didn't know it worked on inanimate objects," Nia said.
"I would assume so. Not sure anyone has tried it before but even if it blows up, it won't be here," Kara told them.
"Nia could be onto something. The vibration caused by sending the ship through the Projector's beam could cause it to explode prior to reaching its final destination," Brainy said.
"Which could mean the Projector would cease to function and Midnight…" Kara frowned.
"Midnight would be free to continue her reign of terror," Brainy nodded.
"Ok you aim for Midnight and I'll worry about the ship," with that Kara took off. Nia and Brainy made for the nearby entrance when they heard Supergirl make her entrance – through the roof. The two busted in to find the two battling it out. The ship was sitting on the ground and Nia began to wonder if the unstable nuclear engine had survived the trip it was sent on by Midnight, why the Projector wouldn't work. Of course, having been shaken already perhaps it would be best to not find out.
Looking at Brainy, Nia nodded before aiming her powers at the alien. Midnight whirled and Brainy fired the Projector. It missed as Midnight moved away. She re-aimed at them and the three began trading shots.
With Midnight distracted, Kara landed next to the ship. She intended to fly it back to the black site, but she suddenly felt a wave of energy. It would seem that the trip that Midnight put it on activated something. There was no way to tell how long they had. Kara dug her hands into the frame of the ship and lifted it off the floor. No one was safe.
Her strength was tested as she lifted the ship further into the air. She had to clear the planet's atmosphere. Any fallout from an explosion would rain down on the innocent civilians and that could not happen. Regrettably, her movements could not be hidden as well as she'd hoped. Midnight turned to see the blonde trying to leave. However, it also allowed Nia to get off a shot and hit her in the back. The fact was, Midnight was outnumbered, but that wasn't something she was unused to. She shot at both groups, knowing that she'd get at least one of them.
Midnight's aim was a little off, but her beam hit the ship that Kara was trying to get out of there. It could not handle the hit and began to fall apart which was the last thing the blonde wanted. She grabbed the portion that remained containing the engine. Kara could feel the energy growing, they were running on borrowed time.
Midnight's other shot caused Nia and Brainy to scatter leaving the window open to attack Supergirl. Kara made for the roof, the weight she was carrying, now less physically heavy. Midnight was on her and she knew it. However, the alien killing machine's back was to Brainy and he fired the Projector.
His aim was true, and Midnight screamed as she disappeared. Her scream caused Kara to lose altitude. Luckily, the Projector worked quickly enough that she was able to regain her composure and fly higher toward the planet's atmosphere. Her comms however were dead. There was no way for her to tell anyone what she was doing. She just hoped the remainder of the ship was strong enough to withstand breaking the atmosphere.
"Supergirl! Come in Supergirl!" Nia tried but was getting no answer.
"Her comms are down. Headquarters come in," Brainy said.
"We're tracking Supergirl heading for the planet's atmosphere. She must be trying to get rid of the ship. The core must be more unstable than we thought," Alex responded.
"Midnight is gone. Where is J'onn?" Brainy wanted to know.
"No word from him. Our scans aren't showing him or Malefic anywhere," Alex told him.
"Supergirl has no back up," Nia swallowed.
To Be Continued…
