A/N: A shout out to Jennifer Baratta! Glad you liked the last chapter! Thanks!

Chapter 19

"How?" Was all Kara managed. This woman looked exactly like her and the only differences she could make note of were the Kasnian accent and suit.

"Does that matter? All that matters is what happens next," the Eastern European copy smirked before charging at Kara. She ducked as the woman in the dark suit flew past her.

"We have the same powers! This isn't going to end! We'll just keep going at it until we're both dead!" National City's hero tried to get her foe to understand. The sun was sinking below the horizon and that meant that they both would feel every bit of the impending fight.

"To protect Kasnia from you and the American pig dogs you serve, I will do what I have to!" This time instead of charging, she shot her heat vision at her foe in the lighter colored suit.

"Why does Kasnia need protection from us? I have no beef with Kasnia and I can't imagine the American government does either!" The original Kara Zor-El narrowly avoided the beams while she was trying to process what the woman was saying. Why a small country like Kasnia would even care what the United States was up to?

"Lies! Mikhail died from an American bomb!" The copy was not having any of it and this time collided with her dodging foe. They exchanged blows, neither one gaining an inch for until they were both almost out of breath. One of Snowbird's punches landed on Kara's chest, pushing her back and at that moment, the copy turned and headed for the DEO plane. It had managed to get away during the struggle but it would not be hard for either Kryptonian to catch it. Kara saw her foe's intentions and went after her. As Snowbird neared the plane, she used her heat vision to take out one of the engines on the right side. Then she turned toward Kara and hurled a ball of purple lightning at her. The lighting surprised Kara and the shot hit her squarely in the midsection. Pain seared through National City's hero and Snowbird smirked,

"Two birds, one stone. You will get to watch your precious Alex die while you fall to your death. Then Alex and I will have no one to stop us." Kara made a move to get away from her attacker before it was too late. The plane still had three engines so for the moment it was in better shape than Snowbird realized. However, in her move to get toward the plane, Kara caught another ball of purple lightning, this time in the back, and she started to drop toward the ground below. Satisfied with her work, Snowbird took out the second engine on the right side. Now doomed, the only way for everyone in the plane to survive would be Kara.

Pain was shooting through her body and she could taste blood but she wasn't about to give up. Forcing herself to fly upwards, Kara pushed the right wing of the plane up and tried to put out the flames with her super breath. Something was off as she couldn't manage to get a deep breath but she succeeded in getting the engines out after a few minutes.

"Alex…" Kara could feel her strength fading but she had to keep the plane upright at least until they could land nearby.

"Hang in there Supergirl. Help is on the way," Hearing Alex's voice in her ear helped, knowing that her sister and the others inside the plane had to be terrified despite her presence.

"I've got the plane Supergirl. Just keep an eye out front for me," J'onn was there, in front of her, facing the rear of the plane and he was holding onto the wing, pushing it in the direction as the rudder indicated. The sound of sirens could be heard in the distance; the pilots must have called in the emergency. There was a cornfield not far now that would suffice as a runway but it was obvious to J'onn that Kara was struggling, especially since she didn't answer him. She needed some sunlight but that would have to wait. If this plane didn't make it to the ground safely, innocent lives would be lost and so would the evidence of the larger troubles plaguing the planet.

"You're strong Kara," J'onn tried to prop her up as best he could in given the situation. The field was fast approaching and J'onn knew that if Kara fell now it would do some serious damage in her weakened state. For a fraction of a second, he let go of the plane and flipped positions. Now he was behind her, holding onto her with one arm, and holding the plane with the other. There was a reason Clark called him "the most powerful being on Earth".

"Brace for impact!" Alex's voice came in over the comms. The other two engines were giving out and the pilots were doing everything they could to force the plane into a glide.

"Let go of me," Kara told J'onn.

"I can't do that," he said.

"Do it!" She said it as forcefully as she could. He shook his head.

"Save Alex!" The blonde demanded. They were running out of time and he did as she asked and let go.

To Be Continued…