Kara and Non clashed at the fists and took each other up through the ceiling into the sky. The two punched at each other as they circled each other all the while going higher into the air. A jetliner suddenly interrupted their fight.
"Wow, what are the odds?" Kara said amused.
Non took hold of Kara and flew straight towards the ground. The two hit, making a crater near Lord Technologies. Non recovered quickly and grabbed Kara by the throat. "Astra was wrong about you. You're as weak as any human," Non said as he choked her.
"Harder," Kara gasped.
"What?" Non wondered.
"Harder," Kara repeated.
Non dropped Kara as he realized he was being played. Kara smirked as she dropped down to the ground. "Alright, the warm-up is over."
Non glared at Kara and put a wrestling hold on her. Kara casually pulled Non's hands off her and then controlled his arms. Non exerted all of his strength to free himself. His feet dug into the ground from the force of his efforts. Kara continued to smile amused as Non tried to free himself.
"I thought you were the strongest of our race," Kara mocked.
"What are you?" Non spat.
DEO soldiers led by Hank and Alex reached the scene and aimed at Non. "I got this," Kara told them.
Non managed to escape Kara's grip and went straight for Hank. Kara hesitated on firing on Non as it would presumably incinerate Hank. Non fired his heat vision on the DEO soldiers keeping them at bay. Non then took Hank into the air and sped away.
"Well...shit," Kara realized.
Kara and Alex casually strolled through Lord Technologies as bodies were taken away. "Don't go up there," Maxwell said to a soldier looking to go upstairs.
"Max, we need to secure the area," Alex told him."This is an active crime scene."
"And you have no jurisdiction seeing as how you don't exist," Maxwell replied.
"Come on, man. This has been traumatic for all of us. They have my commanding officer," Alex pleaded.
Kara confronted Maxwell. "I'm not the government. I can do whatever I want. I can see through this building and all of its floors as if it were glass."
"The walls have lead in them," Maxwell replied.
"I could snap your neck," Kara threatened.
"I have Kryptonite on me. Can you feel its effects, yet?" Maxwell asked.
Kara smiled at Maxwell. "Good."
"Glad I could impress you, Supergirl," Maxwell smirked as he walked off with his shit-throwing gun.
"What's up with you, two?" Alex wondered.
"We have a thing going on," Kara said vaguely.
Alex and Kara entered DEO headquarters as the injured were rolled around. "So, who's in charge now?" Kara wondered.
"I don't know. Hank classified the line of succession," Alex said.
"That sounds like a significant design flaw," Kara criticized.
"We're implementing emergency protocols now," Alex said to her staff. The TV screens showed the line of succession unlocking with Agent Alexandra Danvers' name.
"Is that really surprising?" Kara scoffed.
"I finally get to play with toys Hank wasn't comfortable using," Alex said happily. "Initiate the BAT."
"What's the BAT?" Kara wondered.
"Using every cell phone in the city, I can use sound waves that create an active sonar around the city. I can get a visual on everything in the city," Alex explained.
"That would have been really helpful before," Kara said impressed.
"I know, right?" Alex grinned.
"Hank nor any of the Kryptonians are in the city," a female staff member reported.
"Well...shit," Alex said disappointed.
Kara entered Astra's cell. "You missed a hell of a fight. I killed all of your associates."
Astra stared at Kara wondering if it were true. "Bullshit," she said as she saw Kara crack up.
"Oh, you should have seen the look on your face," Kara laughed amused.
"Have you come to mock me?" Astra asked angrily.
"Well, yeah, but I'm also wondering where Non would have taken Director Henshaw. You got a secret base I can fly over to?" Kara asked.
"It's going to take more than a stern voice to scare me," Astra replied.
"How about Taylor Swift on loop," Kara threatened.
"You are the true heir of Krypton," Astra tried to flatter her.
"So, if I kill you I will be made queen?" Kara asked skeptically.
"You're afraid, Kara. I can sense it," Astra said.
"Of you? I don't think so," Kara said stubbornly.
"Of the truth, I hold...of your mother," Astra clarified.
"I have come to terms with the fact that my mother abandoned me and doomed our planet. But that doesn't make us friends," Kara said.
"Do you wonder why Non didn't kill you when he had the chance?" Astra asked.
"Oh, you weren't there. Non didn't kill me, because he had no chance. I kicked his ass and he fled with Director Henshaw," Kara smirked.
"Then you have chosen your side. With the humans," Astra realized.
"Well, not all humans. I stand for truth, justice, and the American Way...not always in that order," Kara told her. "Director Henshaw is an American and that's good enough for me."
Astra was about to reveal something but decided not to. "You would side with this America over your own blood?" Astra asked her.
"Fuck yeah," Kara replied.
Kara, James, and Winn watched a video of Maxwell Lord on a laptop in a news report. "I was, in fact, attacked by aliens last night. But thanks to my security personnel, we repelled them," Maxwell said pleased with himself.
"Why did they attack you?" the reporter asked him.
"Well, the aliens know as you know that I'm kind of a big deal," Maxwell said smiling.
"I wonder what he is up to," Kara said curiously.
"I could look into it," James offered.
"Oh, thank you. That would be great," Kara said pleased and noticed Cat Grant was approaching. Kara took off her glasses and super-heated the coffee. She then went over to Cat as she exited the elevator.
"Getting a little bolder, I see," Cat said disgruntled.
"Why, because it's a normal coffee instead of a latte?" Kara asked.
"No, you're not wearing your glasses, ditz," Cat scolded.
"Fuck," Kara realized as she scrambled to put them on.
Cat entered her office and motioned for Kara to close the doors. "I need a really juicy story about Krypton."
"Well, I can find out why and how Krypton was destroyed," Kara suggested.
"That sounds good but you were only fourteen when it happened. What could you know of it?" Cat asked condescendingly.
"I have my aunt captured in my dungeon. I could ask her," Kara offered.
"Good. Give me all you got, and I'll put out a teaser," Cat ordered.
Kara flew to the DEO headquarters with a bag in her hand. "I got you lunch," Kara said placing the Carl's Jr. bag on the table.
"Really?" Alex frowned.
"If it doesn't get all over the place, it doesn't belong in your face," Kara grinned.
"Grow up," Alex scolded.
The video screen suddenly shifted to Non. "This is Commander Non of Krypton. We each possess someone of great value to one another." Non said.
"Well, at least our side does," Kara joked.
"Fuck you, Kara," a voice was heard in the background.
"I propose a trade," Non offered.
"This is Acting Director Alex Danvers, we need proof of life," Alex said following protocol.
Non shifted his stance revealing Hank in chains in a chair. "Congrats on the promotion," Hank said bitterly.
"I'll bring you back, Sir," Alex said resolved.
"I won't hold my breath," Hank rolled his eyes.
"If you want him back alive, you will return General Astra safely to me. You have 48 hours or your man dies," Non said and then signed off.
"We can get rid of Astra and Hank at the same time, two birds with one stone," Kara grinned.
"Kara, behave," Alex scolded but was smiling inside.
An hour later, Alex found General Lane and his men in her headquarters room. "General Lane," Alex realized.
"Nice to see you again, Agent Danvers," Gen. Lee said mockingly.
"It's Director Danvers, ass," Kara corrected
"What the fuck did you say to my general?!" a pissed off Sergent barked at Kara.
"I'm sorry. It was just a joke," Kara backed down.
"Start pushing!" the pissed-off Sergent ordered.
"Okay," Kara said apologetically and began doing push-ups on the floor.
"I've been granted authority over the DEO by the president," Gen. Lane told her.
"Can I get back up?" Kara asked pathetically.
"Keep pushing," the pissed-off Sergent ordered.
"This is such bullshit," Alex muttered as she took the file with the order.
"Washington thinks you're all emotionally compromised. I can assure you, I don't give a fuck if Hank Henshaw lives or dies," Gen. Lane said.
"You and me both, man," Kara said as she got up.
"You address my general as Sir! Do flutter kicks!" the pissed-off Sergent ordered her.
"The base is yours," Alex relented.
"Now, if you'll excuse me, ladies," Gen. Lane smirked and went back to his business.
Kara got back up. "Well, how was being in charged for an hour?"
"Fuck you, Kara," Alex grumbled.
Maxwell Lord frowned as he saw James taking pictures around his property. He approached a police officer working the scene. "Don't you think that man should be stopped and frisked?"
The police officer turned and saw James harmlessly taking pictures of a hole in the ground. "My God, you're right, Mr. Lord," the police officer agreed.
James quickly found himself surrounded by cops. "Come on, man," James said as he was quickly tackled.
Cat called Kara into her office for a random prep talk. "Yes, Miss Grant," Kara said as she closed the doors behind her.
"Sit. I have some questions about your past," Cat said.
"Oh, shit," Kara realized.
"Nothing too personal," Cat promised and opened a notebook. "You're 24 years old?"
Kara counted on her fingers. "Am I?" she wondered. "It's confusing switching one calendar to another."
"What age were you when the movie Titanic came out?" Cat continued.
"No idea. I don't watch shit," Kara replied.
"How old were you when you started first grade?" Cat questioned.
"Oh, I got this. I was one," Kara smirked.
Cat gave her a dumbfounded look. "And your teacher's name was?"
"Mr. Zarzyzoozizz," Kara answered.
"You made that up," Cat said unimpressed.
"It's a killer on Scrabble," Kara pointed out.
"You need a better backstory. If someone were to ever question you, your true identity would be revealed," Cat warned.
"Whatever happened to 'no comment'," Kara wondered.
"That doesn't work in media. Fix yourself," Cat ordered.
Non attempted to interrogate Hank using an alien with several eyeballs on his forehead. "I don't understand. I can't read his mind," the alien interrogator told Hank.
"I thought that's what your race was famous for?" Non asked annoyed.
"Don't be too hard on him. After all, I am a badass," Hank said.
"If you were, you would have freed yourself already," Non sneered.
"Maybe I'm biding my time," Hank smirked.
"Perhaps I will snap your neck before you get the chance," Non threatened.
"No balls," Hank challenged.
Non then snapped the neck of his interrogator dropping him. "What did you say about my balls?" Non asked him.
At the DEO, General Lane entered Astra's cell. "I'm General Samuel Lane of the United States Army," he introduced himself.
"I wonder how many of your fellow humans you had to kill to achieve that rank," Astra said insultingly.
"A shit ton," Gen. Lane answered. "When I was a little boy, I watched The Day the Earth Stood Still. It was about an alien that threatened to destroy the Earth if we didn't change our wicked ways."
"Did you understand the environmental message of the film?" Astra asked.
"Fuck no. I understood that we need to beef up our defenses and have no mercy," Gen. Lane said. He opened a case holding Kryptonite liquid and syringes.
Two army guys entered the cell and held Astra to her knees as another prepared the needle. "Now, you are going to tell me the location of your base. You can either tell me now or later," Gen. Lane said to her.
Kara strolled into the cell as Gen. Lane was about to inject Astra. "Sup?" she asked.
"I'm torturing your aunt. You got a problem with that?" Gen. Lane asked her.
"As a matter of fact, I do," Kara said narrowing her eyes to Alex's approving gaze. "Why didn't you invite me to see it?" Kara asked disappointedly.
"Oh, God damn it," Alex shook her head.
"That's my girl," Gen Lane smiled and injected the serum into Astra. She immediately started screaming in pain.
"Hope this works better than my idea," Kara said as Astra shuddered uncontrollably.
"Oh yeah, what was your technique?" Gen. Lane asked curiously.
"Taylor Swift on loop," Kara said and then turned the stereo system on with her remote.
"You're a monster," Gen. Lane said disgustedly.
"I know," Kara acknowledged.
Kara came out to the balcony and found Cat already sitting. "Sit," she ordered Kara. She already had a glass in her hand.
"Look into my eyes, Kara. What do you see?" Cat asked her getting close and personal.
"A lot of plastic," Kara said honestly.
Cat let the comment slide. "I stayed up until dawn watching the news coverage of Supergirl."
"You must be really bored," Kara remarked.
"You kidding me? So many muggings, car crashes, and disasters," Cat said enthralled. "But then I noticed how many terrible things happen while you're here at work."
"So?" Kara wondered if there was a point to this.
"Every minute that you spend being my assistant, someone out there is not being saved," Cat said becoming emotional.
"Miss Grant, I don't save people. I kill people and kick ass. The time I spend in your office is time someone's ass isn't being kicked. Rest easy, Miss Grant. I need this job like crazy people need shrinks. It's therapeutic to have purpose, co-workers, and friends. It makes me feel less alien," Kara said.
"Oh, that's such a relief," Cat said wiping tears away.
"Let's go back inside, Miss Grant. There's big money to be made," Kara said bringing her back inside.
That night, James entered Maxwell Lord's compound. As he got inside, he saw red lasers everywhere. "It's positively Resident Evil in here," James said through his earpiece.
James looked at the door locks and found one with an unusual locking mechanism. "It's bio-diagnostic," Winn said as he saw it.
"Can you hack it?" James asked.
"No, that's the point. We need Maxwell's fingerprints," Winn said.
James was suddenly knocked out. "James?" Winn wondered.
Maxwell motioned for his men to carry James away to another room. "Well...shit," Winn realized.
Astra finally confessed the location under stress. Kara immediately flew over to a warehouse to do some reconnaissance. Seeing no one around, Kara walked up to a container alone. "It's lined with lead. I can't see through it," Kara said through her earpiece.
"But we can," Gen. Lane smiled.
Satellites using infrared scanned the container. "There's a heat signature inside the container. It could be a bomb. Let EOD take care of it," Gen. Lane said.
"It's no big deal. I'll see what it is," Kara said using her heat vision on the container. Unlocking it, she entered finding Hank towards the back.
Kara quickly scanned Hank with her X-ray vision and saw nothing biological. Hank's hologram disappeared revealing a high-tech bomb.
Kara looked around wondering if she was being watched. "Go ahead, detonate it."
"You have been led to your doom, daughter of El," Non said over the speaker.
"Nah, that bomb is nothing," Kara said.
"It will completely destroy you," Non said confidently.
"Oh really? Trigger it," Kara challenged.
"I shall," Non said passive-aggressively.
"Let's see it. I'm getting bored now," Kara said.
"I don't want to kill a fellow Kryptonian but if you force my hand," Non threatened.
"I'll make it easy for you," Kara said cupping the bomb in her hand.
"What the fuck?" Non wondered.
"Come on! Do it already!" Kara shouted.
"Fine," Non said incredulously and triggered the bomb.
The bomb exploded ripping apart the container and surrounding Kara in fire. "Kara!" Alex shouted through the earpiece.
Kara basked in the explosion with her eyes closed. When the fire passed away, Kara dusted off her hands. "You call that a bomb? Get real," Kara said unimpressed.
"What is she doing?" Gen. Lane asked Alex.
"She has this thing where she enjoys explosions and car crashes. She gets off on it," Alex explained.
Maxwell Lord casually went over to a chained James Olsen. "My security system isn't state of the art. It is the art," he said. "Who helped you get past it?" he asked holding James' earpiece.
"It was Winn," James said immediately.
"Who's Winn?" Maxwell wondered.
"Just admit your evil plan to me, Maxwell," James said persuasively.
"What do you think I am, some kind of Bond villain?" Maxwell said unimpressed.
"Fight me like a man," James challenged.
"You are just full of cliche's today," Maxwell said.
"It's also a cliche to point out other cliches," James reminded him.
"Damn, he's right," Maxwell realized. "Alright, I'll uncuff you."
James felt Maxwell uncuff him. "Biggest mistake of your life, Maxwell," James said as he readied his fists.
"Oh really?" Maxwell doubted.
Within a few short moments, James was on his ass bleeding and totally beaten while Maxwell was in his usual chill-mode. "Here's another cliche I'm not going to do, Jimmy. I'm not going to break it to pieces. I'm keeping this camera. It looks really expensive. I could use it the next time I vacation in Switzerland."
"Fuck you, man," James gasped.
Maxwell put on a medical glove. "Jimmy, you're going to find that I'm extremely thorough."
Kara came into her secret office and found James bruised, broken, and bleeding at the mouth. "What the fuck happened to you?"
"I don't really want to talk about it," James said still shell-shocked.
"Was it Maxwell Lord? It was, wasn't it?" Kara asked sympathetically.
James nodded and held back a tear. Winn entered the office and gave James a shocked look. "You were in on this, too?" Kara assumed. "Now, you know better than to do anything without me," she said condescendingly.
"You going to take down Maxwell Lord?" Winn asked hopefully.
"I can't," Kara shook her head.
"Why the fuck not?" James wondered. "He put his entire fist...up my ass."
"Wow," Kara mouthed silently. "Well, you act like I haven't done worse to you," Kara smirked.
"This makes me very uncomfortable," Winn said lamely.
"Not the time," James shook his head.
"Look, guys, I need a villain that's physically weak but really smart, alright. I need my own Lex Luther. I can't take him down," Kara explained.
"So, countless innocents have to suffer for your fun?" James accused.
"When you say it like that, it sounds really bad," Kara objected. "You saying I should kill him?"
"Yes," James said immediately.
"No, you can't," Winn told her. "You have to be better like...,"
"My cousin. Got it," Kara said annoyed. "My aunt is the leader of an alien terrorist organization. My mom dumped me on this planet. My adopted mother doesn't appreciate who I am and my sister thinks she's better than me. And then there's my female boss that won't give me a raise," Kara raged.
"Kara, listen to me. I'm not really an orphan. My father's a toy-maker and...," Winn said seriously.
"That doesn't sound too bad," Kara wiped away a tear.
"A toy-maker that kills people...with toys," Winn finished.
"The fuck?" Kara gave Winn an odd look. Even James looked up.
"It's true," Winn said sadly.
"I had no idea," Kara said astounded.
"There's always someone out there worse off than you, Kara," Winn reminded her.
"You're so right, Winn," Kara said giving him a hug. "You're a great friend."
"Damn...it," Winn gritted his teeth.
At the DEO, Kara decided to have one last chat with her aunt. "You are one tough cookie," Kara complimented as she turned off the Taylor Swift music.
"Kara, join me," Astra pleaded. "I can be the mother you never had."
"Here's the thing: you and Non are a package deal and Non is an asshole," Kara told her.
"I can get rid of him if you like," Astra offered.
"I don't know if that's enough," Kara considered. "Do you have a cute guy around my age under you?"
"I think we might," Astra recalled. "Would you really free me and join our cause for a boy?"
"Nah, I'm just fucking with you," Kara giggled.
Alex then entered the room. "I'm going to exchange her for Hank."
"Why?" Kara asked confused.
"I can't deal with the pressure. I've been dealing with paperwork all day. I hate this job," Alex complained. "And then I have to deal with General Lane being an asshole all day."
"Alex, just tell him no," Kara said obviously.
Alex gave Kara an annoyed condescending look. "Alright, you know the drill," Alex said to Astra as she got the cuffs out.
Kara and Alex escorted Astra out of her cell to the headquarters room. "What the fuck is this?" Gen. Lane objected.
"Making a prisoner exchange," Alex said simply.
"The hell you are," Gen. Lane said as his men raised their rifles on them.
"I might be weakened by these cuffs, but I'm still bulletproof," Astra reminded Alex.
"Shut the fuck up," Alex spat at her.
"General, Hank Henshaw is an American is he not?" Kara said.
"Yes," Gen. Lane agreed.
"Every POW must come home," Kara said softly.
Gen. Lane stared at Kara and then a single tear appeared. "Damn it, you're right," he said and motioned for his men to stand down. "How do you know Non won't betray you?"
"I hope he does," Kara smiled dangerously. "Keep an eye on me, will you, general."
A black SUV holding Alex, Astra, and three soldiers came up to the meeting point at an oil plant. "You seem conflicted about this deal," Astra sensed.
"Well, it was great being acting director with all that power," Alex remarked.
Kara landed near the SUV. "They're here," she announced.
Non landed with Hank in his grip. Alex took off Astra's Kryptonite cuffs and let her walk forward. Non turned to Hank. "Move your black ass," he sneered.
Hank shook his head in annoyance and walked forward. The two went past each other to their respective camps. "When I get out of here, I'll remind you about our policy on negotiating with terrorists," Hank scolded.
"Love you, too," Alex mocked.
"Something doesn't feel right," Kara said as she looked around. A dozen Kryptonian criminals arrived on the scene and floated mid-air surrounding them.
"We're surrounded," Alex realized.
"Well...shit," Hank muttered.
"You have to transform," Alex told Hank in clear earshot of Kara.
"Prepare to attack!" Non announced betraying the deal.
Kara took a few steps away from the SUV. Alex placed a glowing green device on the hood of the SUV creating a small Kryptonite force field. "Let's do this," Kara grinned.
"She's more powerful than you know," Astra warned Non.
"I think we can handle her now. We have the numbers," Non said confidently.
Kara unleashed heat vision towards Non. He met her in the middle in a beam war. Non tried to hold on but was gradually pushed back until he was blasted a few miles through the plant causing massive explosions as the oil ignited. The other Kryptonians fired their heat vision on Kara from all directions. The beams came together creating a bright flash. When they were done with their attack, Kara remained unaffected.
"Really? Is that all you got?" Kara smirked. "I didn't even get a tan."
Kara then turned to her own people. "You might want some ear protection." The DEO men quickly put on ear protection.
Kara took in a deep breath and let loose a scream that devastated the Kryptonians due to their super-hearing. One-by-one, they dropped out of the sky. Before they could recover, Kara punched each of the Kryptonians breaking ribs and skulls as she did.
One Kryptonian tried to charge her. Kara grabbed her chest seal and created an illusion of one that wrapped around the Kryptonian's body confusing him. "The fuck?" he wondered. Kara took the opportunity to kick him into the plant creating another explosion.
Another Kryptonian went to tackle Kara only for him to leap through her. Multiple images of Kara appeared on the battlefield confusing the Kryptonians as to which one was real. Kara casually punched and chopped each of the Kryptonians as her illusions faded. Using her frost breath, she froze a Kryptonian solid.
"Hasta la vista, Baby," Kara smirked as she fired heat vision at him causing him to shatter into a million ice shards.
Kara then advanced on the shell-shocked Astra. "My men," she stammered.
"Yeah, I've had some practice using my powers. Kicking ass is really the only thing I'm good at," Kara told her.
"But you lost your powers fighting a robot," Astra said confused.
"Yeah, truth be told, I just wanted a vacation. Unlike my cousin, I can increase or decrease my power level whenever I want," Kara revealed.
"You're inhuman," Astra said of her.
"But not en-cryptic," Kara smiled at her little joke. "General: you have ten seconds to get your men out of here before I open another can of whoop-ass and believe me when I say, I'm still thirsty."
Astra simply nodded and within seconds all of the injured Kryptonians were gone from the battlefield. Kara closed her eyes as she enjoyed the heat of oil drums on fire. "This is heaven."
Alex stared at the devastation as she got out of the SUV. "Good work team," she said to the others.
Kara, Alex, and Hank marched into the DEO headquarters victoriously. "You've only delayed the inevitable. This enemy cannot be reasoned with," Gen. Lane said.
"Don't be such a kill-joy, general. We got our director back, killed or severely injured several of them, and with no causalities," Alex said.
"No shit?" Gen. Lane said surprised.
"Your presence is no longer required, general," Hank said.
Alex turned on the stereo intercom system to Apple Bottom Jeans. The DEO headquarters quickly became a dance floor. Kara got out some bottles of champagne and spilled some of it all over the high-tech visual table. Gen. Lane and his men didn't know what to make of all this.
"Well, can my men and I have a drink for the road?" Gen. Lane asked.
"Of course, general. We're all on the same team," Hank smiled. And they all celebrated together as a family, an American family.