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Chaos Sorcerer: Thanks for the review. Yes, a no-brainer indeed, and glad the chess match was a nice choice. Damn! Forgot to include that. He is called Alexander many times so I called him that. Oh yes, Rosenbaum got all the better roles. Oh yeah, Vegeta would. His review sure was. Glad my joke and the lyrics gave you a good laugh. No kidding on the gender-bent stuff. That should be Supergirl's description now- "Takes everything from Smallville, gender-bends it, and then presents it in an inferior way." No kidding. The obsession with "L" is unhealthy. HAHAHAHAHA! That was a hilarious bit you did there. Loved it so much! Awesome job! Yes, everyone stay safe. Thanks for the review on 'Trolling Diaz' and 'Accidental heroes' as well. Glad you loved him taking down Diaz. Glad it was a laugh. I wish that too. I haven't seen much of Super but I heard Vegito almost took down Zamasu until the fusion wore off so Future Trunks finished the job, which was fitting as Zamasu erased his timeline. Maybe he can react to Arrow. That would be awesome. Glad that was a great way of taking down Diaz and glad it is forever etched into your brain. You're welcome. As for a million, damn! I wonder if even I can think that many ways to murder her. But all those three scenarios were hilarious. Thank you for them all. Well, Iris' evilness, toxicity and wickedness together killed poor Cell. Yes, I'd choose Cell over Iris too. Oh yes, it was that painful for her. Thanks for the title suggestion too. Enjoy the chapter.
Guest 1: Thanks for the review and title suggestion. Agreed on the winner and thanks for that suggestion too. I used it.
Guest 2: Thanks for the review. Thank you! It was stupid. Yes, we could have had one version. I did write a Thor/Supergirl/Smallville crossover which ignores everything after Season 7 and in that, Lex knows Superman is Clark.
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Chapter 31- Hell hath no fury like a sister scorned
"And we're back people", Wade said as he walked to the podium on the stage and all applauded for him. "Last time we were here, Alexander was showing Lex that he is the best live-action Lex Luthor and even Lex can't do much to him because he is just that good."
All nodded and applauded again as Wade said. "And this time, it is the scorned sisters of these two who will talk to see who is the better one out of them."
All applauded again as Wade said. "So on one side, we have Tess Mercer from Smallville, played by the lovely and hot Cassidy Freeman, side note, I think I said this before but why wasn't she Triss Merigold in The Witcher? All she has to do is learn a British accent. Maybe I'm looking too much into the red hair. Anyway, she was introduced in Season 8 as Lex's protégé who became acting CEO after his disappearance. From all the notes of Lex and Lionel, she figure out who Clark was but unlike Lex who saw him as a threat to humanity, she saw him as a hero and was devoted to him in a very twisted way. She was deeply loyal to Lex and considered him a mentor, until Lana revealed he had been monitoring her so she decided to spite him after that, merging with Queen Industries. She also released the Kandorian clones from the Orb, thinking they would help in saving the world. But she was horribly disappointed when the Kandorians came. She used them to further her own plans but Checkmate ruined it all and then everyone she knew rejected her, including Oliver whom she trusted the most, because he had saved her on the island and they had been in a relationship until he had cheated on her. But he was less mature back then. She tried to kill Zod for redemption but he burnt her and she died, but not before telling Clark how to use the Book of Rao and apologizing. Then Granny Goodness revived her and she woke up in Cadmus Labs, where she met Lex's clones and adopted one, being like a mother to him. This clone eventually became Superboy. Now she joined Clark's and Oliver's team, and managed to earn their trust, becoming Watchtower. She later found out she had been resurrected to serve Darkseid and Lionel of Earth-2. She also found out she was Lionel's daughter, and her real name was Lutessa Lena Luthor, making her a Luthor, so she had to battle her own dark side. Eventually, she chose the good guys but the resurrected Lex killed her. However, she wiped his mind before dying, which we discussed in the previous chapter, and she completed her redemption this way. But the Neurotoxin had a property that made her consciousness survive within Lex. When the heroes found out, they rescued her from within him and gave her a cybernetic body to live again, and she became Watchtower due to Chloe being on maternity leave. And later, she became Red Tornado to help fight the Monitors. She's actually a combination of Lena Luthor, Mercy Graves and Eve Teschmacher, which makes her even more compelling. And that's it for Tess Mercer."
All applauded as images of Freeman's Tess Mercer appeared on the screen behind Wade while he continued. "On the other side, we have Lena Kieran Luthor from Supergirl in Arrowverse, played by the lovely and 'shippable with anyone' Katie McGrath, who also played Morgana in Merlin. She is Lionel's illegitimate but unlike Tess, adopted daughter. After Lex was arrested, she took over the company to atone for his sins, and became friends with Kara and Supergirl, unaware they were the same person. They became allies to battle her mother Lillian and Cadmus. She was deceived by Rhea into helping the Daxamite Invasion and joined a temporary truce with mommy dearest to drive them off. She also tried to help free Samantha Arias from Reign upon learning of them, and she had to use her Green Kryptonite, which put her and Supergirl at odds, though they had to team up to stop the Worldkillers. Kara did send her own boyfriend James to raid her Kryptonite stock, making her distrust the heroine. She also researched Harun-El with Eve's help until her betrayal. When Lex escaped, she joined the good guys in beating him and even killed him, but not before he revealed Supergirl was Kara and that everyone had hid it from her, severing her friendship with them all. So she tried to use Myriad to alter people's emotions, but was thwarted with help from Malefic. She did help out in the Crisis by evacuating people, and when Earth-Prime was created, she retained her memories due to Lex's deal with the Monitor. Kara reminded her of what was between them and told her what happened now was up to her. No idea what happened next. That's it for Lena Luthor."
All applauded as images of McGrath's Lena Luthor appeared on the screen behind Wade while he said. "And now let them decide who is the superior Luthor sister."
Tess Mercer and Lena Luthor were sitting in a conference room, looking at each other, simply regarding the other person.
After some time, Lena spoke first. "Considering we're joining up, we should judge each other properly. And I think that because you're a combination of three characters, you're a confused character."
"You sure about that?" Tess asked nonchalantly. "My motivations were made pretty clear. I had a twisted devotion to Clark which made me do bad stuff in Seasons 8 and 9, but in Season 10 I redeemed myself."
"I was a good person from the start", Lena countered. "I was trying to clear the Luthor family's name from all the bad things associated with it. I helped out the good guys against my own mother. You were tricked by the Kandorians and Checkmate."
"And you were tricked by the Daxamite. Your point being?" Tess asked and Lena was silent. "And even I helped the good guys against my dad's evil doppelganger, and I chose the right side eventually."
"So what? Kara is a hypocrite who lied to me", Lena said. "She was angry at me due to my Kryptonite stash, which I had just in case. She even sent my boyfriend James to take a look at it. All the while not telling me who she was. I wasn't a villain. She shouldn't have treated me like one. None of them should have."
"And what about the fact that the stash was secret? Or keeping Samantha secret from everyone? Or Harun-El?" Tess countered and Lena was silent. "I did some pretty bad things too. But I apologized for them and redeemed myself. I even wiped Lex's memory to prevent him from going after Clark, though it didn't work out in the best way. And I was even brought back as an android who eventually became Red Tornado."
Lena had no words as Tess continued. "And Kara has given you a choice. Do not forget that. And I'm also sure what they're doing with you and Kara is a gender-bent version of what happened with my brother and Clark on Smallville. I think that proves who's better."
"I think you're right", Lena said as she looked at Tess. "While Kara was a hypocrite, so was I. And I'm going deeper down my villainous path in this Season. I should choose wisely, which is what Kara would want. Both of us can be friends again."
"That is a good thing. In that case, I am willing to work with you", Tess said as she got up. "But I'm sure the round goes to me."
"Considering how good you were and how much I have been ruined, you deserve it", Lena said begrudgingly as both women shook hands.
"Well, this was a no-brainer", Wade said as all applauded. "Lena started good but is not that good now. Tess started bad or ambiguous but became very good and redeemed herself. Good thing Tess brought Lena back to the light. Nothing like your redeemed doppelganger talking sense into you."
All laughed and applauded as Wade said. "Scoreboard!"
Smallville: 19
Arrowverse: 10
"And Smallville just needs one more to reach a 20", Wade said as all applauded again. "And we will see if that happens in next round or not where the two Luthor parents clash."
All applauded hysterically as Wade said. "Until next time."
I did like Lena, but from what I've heard of the latest Season, she is definitely gonna lose this round to Tess. And while I didn't bring it up, the show paints her as smarter than both Lex and Lillian. So how come they know Kara is Supergirl but she doesn't, even though she is Kara's best friend?
Tess was ambiguous in the beginning but she definitely redeemed herself and earned this victory.
Also, bad writing for Lena aside, anyone else find her shippable with Oliver? Specifically the Season 2 versions of both characters, as those versions of the both of them would connect nicely.
Anyway, hope everyone enjoyed and see you all next time where Lionel and Lillian clash to see who is the more evil Luthor parent. Until then, stay safe from the coronavirus ya all!
