The View
"She's the founder and CEO of a media empire who was recently named number one on the Metropolis tribune's annual power list. Please welcome our next guest, Cat Grant!" Whoopie Goldberg introduced.
"Wow, you look so much younger than I thought you would," guest host Sharon Osbourne said.
"Well, coming from you...," Cat began and then had to stop herself. "That means a lot. So do you," Cat said with a fake smile.
"Cat, how does it feel to be the most powerful woman in Metropolis?" Sunny Hustin asked.
"Well, I think it would be better said to say I was simply the most powerful person in Metropolis," Cat said arrogantly.
"Well said," Joy Behar chimed in.
"Having a platform like mine is only worthwhile if I can use it to bring attention to the people who are really making a difference," Cat said proudly.
"Well, Cat, that brings us to our next question: Supergirl," Anna Navara began. "You've been associated with her since she came out to the Metropolis scene. You've been mostly a critic of hers. How do you manage to keep your journalistic integrity under such pressure?"
"It takes real courage and tenacity to go head-to-head with the strongest being on the planet," Cat said.
"Even stronger than Superman?" Joy Behar questioned.
"Oh, yes," Cat nodded.
"How can anyone stop such power? I mean, what if she ever turned evil?" Meghan McCain asked.
"Well, we have our brave men and women in uniform and the might of the Justice League to keep any rogue so-called hero in check," Cat said confidently.
"As if," Kara smirked as she watched the TV.
"We can learn a lot about ourselves by whether we rely on these unaccountable superheroes or whether we rely on ourselves," Cat concluded.
Kara smiled amused. "Enraptured, are we?" Cat asked from behind.
"This isn't live?" Kara wondered.
"Of course not. I always allow my interviews to be edited by my people," Cat said obviously.
"Well, I think you threw a home-run out there," Kara complimented.
Cat sighed at Kara and shook her head. "Where is my computer droid?"
"Making out with Siohban," Kara answered.
"No accounting for tastes," Cat frowned. "And are you okay with this?"
"Sure, I'm cheating on him with James," Kara said nonchalantly.
"Is that why I lost my best lawyer within the span of a few weeks?" Cat asked annoyed.
"Wow, when you say it like that, it makes it seem like it was all my fault," Kara rolled her eyes.
"Tell those two fools I need them back here actually working," Cat ordered.
Kara strolled through the halls until she found the right closet. Using her X-ray vision, she could see everything. Taking a chair, Kara enjoyed the show. Suddenly, the door opened as a frazzled Siobhan quickly walked off. A disoriented Winn managed to get out of the closet as supplies fell on him.
"It's a good thing my X-ray vision doesn't give me color or otherwise I would be truly scandalized," Kara mocked.
"You didn't have to," Winn said sheepishly.
"Oh, but I did. Cat requires your services," Kara grinned.
"You're not mad?" Winn asked fearfully.
"If I were mad, you would have already been vaporized. In fact, I'm proud of you, Winn. She's not doing this out of pity, right?" Kara asked.
"I don't think so," Winn said thoughtfully. "All of this feels wrong."
"That's because it is wrong," Kara said giving him a hug.
Kara then strolled over to Jame's office. "So, I heard Lucy quit."
"Yeah," James said without explanation.
"Did you tell her I was Supergirl?" Kara asked concerned.
"I didn't get the chance to," James sighed.
"Sounds like a win-win," Kara said pleased.
"Maybe for you. She was so hawt when she was angry. She really tore into me," James said reflectively.
"Is it because you stood her up when we went to the Fortress of Solitude?" Kara asked curiously.
"She thinks that we are in love," James said.
"Love is really too strong a word for it," Kara disagreed.
"Maybe, we should change that," James suggested.
"Yes, let's get married, have kids, get a house, and have a lot of not-sex," Kara said sarcastically.
"Fuck that," James rejected.
Kara heard her phone ring. "It's Alex."
Alex and Kara engaged in girl talk in the halls of the DEO. "So, she broke up with him. I always knew those two were headed to a bust. Do you feel guilty?" Alex said.
"Fuck no," Kara said.
"Weren't you the cause?" Alex asked.
"Maybe I was and maybe I wasn't," Kara said unconcernedly.
"Well, don't be his rebound girl," Alex advised.
"Typically a rebound shot goes in the basket after the first one failed," Kara rolled her eyes. Kara turned to Sen. Crane. "Its good to see you not in a sewer."
"Be nice," Hank warned. "The senator came by to tell us that she's been working with the budget committee to get the DEO more money. With that, more resources to fight Non," Hank said.
"A lot more," Sen. Crane agreed.
"That's great. We can use it," Alex said appreciatively.
"Is anyone going to stand up for the taxpayers? No one? Really?" Kara asked inappropriately.
"I also came by because I wanted to personally thank Director Henshaw for the amazing work he's been doing to keep this planet safe," Sen. Crane said.
"Bullshit," Kara coughed.
"Well, it's not just me. It's my team," Hank said with humility.
"Well, it starts at the top," Sen. Crane said knowingly. "This agency deals with the unknown and is often forced to make up rules as it goes."
"That's for sure," Kara agreed.
Alex gave Kara a kick to the shin and ended up injuring her own foot. "You don't have the same oversight as other military branches. It's important to me that there's someone I know and trust making sure justice is meted out in a way that is consistent with our ideals, and I'm glad that person is you," Sen. Crane said pleased.
"Ma'am, there's a fire," an analyst interrupted.
"What do I look like? The global fire department?" Kara asked.
"Do it," Hank ordered.
Kara sighed and took off. Reaching the fire, Kara found a firefighter trapped under a metal frame of a nearly destroyed second story.
"Really?" Kara considered. "I bet if you all just helped, you could have moved it without me," Kara said annoyed.
"Have mercy on us, pathetic souls," the firefighter leader said to her while on his knees.
"That's more like it," Kara said pleased and easily lifted it off the man.
"You want to come over to the station for some poker, beer, and pizza?" the firefighter leader offered.
"Of course, I would," Kara smiled and then felt a weird sensation go to her head. She couldn't have known that Red Kryptonite happened to be in that very condo.
Kara woke up the following morning crushing her alarm. Looking over her clothes, she wondered what to wear. "I just realized...somehow...that I give a shit what I look like at work," she realized.
She decided to come in wearing a black dress with streaks of color. Her co-workers eyeballed her up-and-down as she strolled into the office. Cat even stopped to look her over. "Well, this is promising. So, I demanded a list of replacements for Lucy, like, yesterday," Cat reminded her.
"I already check referenced them in order of most annoying to least," Kara said handing the list to Cat.
"Wow, you actually did your job," Cat said impressed. "Here are some tickets to club Apocalypse for Friday night."
"Thank you. I will put them to good use," Kara said appreciatively.
"No snarky comeback? This is unlike you, Kara," Cat said suspiciously.
Kara shrugged. "Do you even know how to dance?" Siobhan mocked as Cat left.
"Please, I dance at least once a week," Kara smirked.
With Kara gone, Hank could get down to real business. "Two armored vehicles have been attacked in the last six hours both carrying hundreds of thousands worth of gold," Hank said.
"So, we're talking basically a few dozen pounds of gold," an analyst pointed out.
"Shut the fuck up," Hank said not wanting to be sidetracked. "Now, these two goons managed to take out highly trained and heavily armed security personnel."
"Alien weapons?" Alex asked.
"Almost. An alien is their weapon. A k'hund," Hank introduced. "Stronger than your average escapee."
"It looks like a terminator," the same analyst noted.
"Are you finished?" Hank asked rhetorically. "Now, we've obtained intel on their next heist, but we have to move fast. Lucky for us, we have an alien of our own."
Supergirl looked around for one. "Oh, you mean me?" she realized.
"Let's move," Hank said to his men. "Did you get all that?" Hank asked Kara.
"Kick alien ass. I got it," Kara nodded.
The DEO engaged the terminator alien as it tried to take over a bank truck. The k'hund leaped away before they could get a shot on it. "Supergirl, you're up," Alex radioed.
The k'hund came down only to be smacked to the ground. "So, what's your deal?" Kara asked curiously as she put her red boot on his throat.
"I was hired to steal gold. I don't want to hurt anyone," he said.
"Your terminator eye would make me think otherwise," Kara scoffed.
"I suffered an eye injury in the crash to this world. I am only trying to provide for my family," the k'hund said.
"Yeah, well, I don't give a...," Kara said as she readied her boot to stomp his head in.
"Please," the k'hund begged.
"Alright, just promise me you'll only rob rich people like Robin Hood," Kara said compassionately.
"I promise," the k'hund said and ran off.
Soon thereafter, Alex came by with her DEO men. "Where did he go?" she asked.
"That way," Kara said vaguely pointing in the opposite direction.
"Are you hurt?" Alex asked.
"As if," Kara smiled amused. "So, he got away," she said flatly.
Hank, Alex, and Kara came back to DEO headquarters. "Senator Crane wants an update on the k'hund search," an analyst said to Hank.
"The promise of extra funding has made you her bitch," Kara said disrespectfully to Hank.
"A word," Hank said to her and then dragged her over to the armory. Hank closed the door once Kara and Alex were inside.
"I know you just came back, but to be clear, our mission is to either kill or capture escaped alien prisoners. Not let them escape," Hank said obviously.
"I love having our fights in a room filled with weapons, ammunition, and explosives," Kara mused. "Get off my back, Hank. I do more for the DEO than all of your agents combined."
"I thought we were in a good place," Hank said offended.
"We're in a good place when I do what I'm told. When I don't you come down on me. I'm tired of it," Kara said pissed off.
"Why did you let the k'hund escape?" Alex asked.
"He said he was stealing from the rich to provide for his family. He lost his eye in the crash. I felt sorry for him," Kara admitted.
"The Kara I know doesn't give a shit about such things," Hank said rudely.
"Well, somehow I did in this case," Kara said confused.
"You know that it was a total lie. He doesn't have a family, he's not stealing from just the rich, and he voluntarily underwent cybernetic surgery on his eye," Hank informed her.
"You mean...he lied," Kara wondered.
"You make all blonds proud," Hank muttered.
"Maybe I want to do more with my life than killing and capturing aliens. Maybe I want something more. Now, I have to go before I'm late to work," Kara said and then stormed out of the room.
Alex and Hank gave Kara a concerned look. "Since when did she give a shit about that?" Alex wondered.
Kara went for the Scarlett Johansson look as she entered the office. Cat approached Kara concerned. "Your latte," Kara said handing it to her.
"You're on time, you're dressed for success, and you got me my latte," Cat said suspiciously. "What have you done to my Kara?"
"Wow, low bar," Siobhan remarked. "I have a scoop for you. I need to talk to you in private."
"Very well," Cat allowed eyeing Kara knowing full well whatever they said would be overheard by her.
Siobhan showed security camera footage of Kara letting the k'hund go. "Put this under your hat until we know what's going on," Cat ordered.
"What's going on is that Supergirl is not the hero she claims to be," Siobhan argued.
"She's never really claimed to be a hero," Cat corrected.
"Supergirl has turned bad. This is exactly the type of reporting you want," Siobhan said confused.
"Are you suggesting I have a bias against Supergirl?" Cat asked.
"Of course not," Siobhan back-tracked. "But I know you would want the truth to come out."
"What is the truth? Maybe Supergirl is letting him go, so he leads her to an even bigger den. Maybe this alien is not the threat we think he is. I don't know. You don't know. For all I know this was all staged to make me look stupid," Cat said.
"But," Siobhan said lamely.
"That will be all," Cat dismissed her out of the office.
Kara tensed up as she heard her name being called. "Kara, my office!" Cat ordered.
"Yes, Ms. Grant," Kara said politely.
"What the fuck happened last night?" Cat demanded.
"I was trying to be a nice guy and now everyone under the sun is shitting on me," Kara said annoyed.
"You let go of a dangerous alien fugitive. What if he kills someone?" Cat lectured.
"My sister, Alex, already captured him," Kara said dismissively. "He claimed he was providing for his family."
"Fine, whatever. I was going to run a story on how you've become a super-villain but now I know you were just being stupid," Cat said condescendingly.
Kara noticed something with her super-hearing. "And...Siobhan just called the Daily Planet to give them the story you just denied."
Cat sighed in frustration. "Well...shit."
"What are you going to do about it?" Kara smirked.
"Send her off to get flowers while I write her termination letter," Cat ordered.
"Told you I would win by default," Kara said victoriously.
"Get out," Cat snapped angrily.
Kara exited Cat's office delighted but then felt overwhelming guilt. "What's wrong?" James asked.
"I just got Siobhan fired. She was capable and competent. She is the assistant Ms. Grant really needs. I, on the other hand, am useless at this. I used my powers to bargain my way to this job. I don't even need this job. I can get everything I want on my own, but I took a job suited for someone else and now I have deprived another the same opportunity," Kara realized.
"You're being too hard on yourself. Siobhan made her own decision," James said.
"But I took the video. I sent it to Siobhan knowing what she would do with it. I set her up all so I could get rid of her," Kara said.
"Wow, that's pretty fucked up. You are a terrible person," James judged.
"I'm a monster," Kara said devastated.
"Kara, you have saved so many lives by ending other people's lives," James consoled her.
"I destroyed your relationship with Lucy. I nearly destroyed Hank with the DEO because of my self-centered behavior," Kara confessed.
"It's more complicated than that," James said. "But it sounds like you need Jesus."
Kara exited Jame's office and headed over to Winn. "Give the second one to Siobhan and comfort her the best you can," Kara told him.
"Okay, I'll try," Winn said confused.
Kara entered a church unannounced and sat down in her Supergirl uniform. "Can I help you?" the priest asked.
"My adopted father taught me that you guys are heretics and the whore of Babylon, but you're across the street from my apartment, so I decided to come here," Kara said.
"That's fair," the priest allowed.
"I have overwhelming guilt and desire to serve the common good. But I don't want to be a false idol and make people complacent," Kara said.
"We both serve the people. We provide a service and the people are the customers," the priest said.
"I suppose," Kara agreed.
"The customer is always right," the priest said.
"Yes," Kara nodded.
"They must be punished for their arrogance," the priest concluded.
"I understand now," Kara realized.
"Help people in need like our Lord did to the sick and lame but occasionally kick their ass like when he tossed out the money changers. Be this world's mother. Nourish the world but don't be afraid to discipline it," the priest recommended.
"Of course," Kara agreed.
A blind man with a cane walked into the church with red sunglasses on. "I'm here for confession," he said to the priest.
Kara gave the man an odd look as they both entered the confessional. With her super-hearing, she could hear what they were talking about. "Who did you kill this time, Matthew? Holy fuck!" the priest whispered.
Kara decided it was her time to sneak away before she could hear more.
The news media covered Supergirl using her powers to help people around the world. Kara grinned as she helped build shelters, feed children, and help the sick. Cat watched in amazement as Supergirl used her powers for good for the first time. Kara landed on an aircraft carrier off the coast of Africa.
"What's the problem, admiral?" Kara asked with her hands on her hips.
"We got some Navy SEALs working to bring refugees across the Cameron border. They're being pursued by a large rebel army," the admiral said.
"I'll take care of it," Kara said.
"I had this impression you didn't give a shit about American global interests in West Africa," the admiral said while smoking a large cigar.
"Things have changed, admiral. I give a shit now," Kara assured him.
Kara lifted off the aircraft carrier and sped over Nigerian airspace. Finding the rebel army, she blasted them with heat vision that torched the plains destroying the entire rebel army. Kara landed on the ground and walked towards the refugees with the roaring fire behind her.
"Not bad. Not bad at all," the Navy SEAL Lt. smiled as he saw the destruction.
"From this time hence, I will be there for America," Kara said to him.
"Fuck yeah," the Lt. replied.
James and Winn entered the DEO headquarters to meet with Hank and Alex. "Something's weird about Supergirl. She just gave me and Siobhan dance club tickets and now she's helping children in Africa," Winn noticed.
"It's positively queer," Hank agreed. "Give me all of Supergirl's missions within the last 48 hours."
Hank then saw the fire Kara had put out. There was an intense radiation signature coming from the burned condo. "It's Kryptonite," Alex said.
"Not quite. It's man-made," Hank said.
"It didn't damage her cells but it might explain the erratic behavior," Alex said concernedly.
"Who would make Kryptonite?" James wondered.
"Yeah, my bad...my bad," Maxwell admitted.
Maxwell was quickly escorted to a cell. "You guys have Kryptonite. I have Kryptonite. What's the big deal?"
"You're out of your mind," James said.
"Non and his army of Kryptonians will return. We need a silver bullet to take them down, so I took it upon myself to create synthetic Kryptonite," Maxwell explained.
"You created a trap for Non," Alex realized. "You placed Kryptonite on one of your satellite dishes hoping Non would take the bait."
"Yeah, but it didn't work out right. I didn't start the fire. I didn't mean to endanger anyone," Maxwell said honestly.
"Maxwell, you've already killed a lot of people. We don't care that you didn't kill more this time. The only reason you're not in jail is because you would expose Kara's identity," Alex said.
"I didn't know Supergirl would show up. Why would she waste her time fighting a common fire? The Supergirl I know wouldn't give a shit about such a small thing," Maxwell said.
"I ordered her to do it to get her out of the DEO, so she wouldn't embarrass me in front of the senator," Hank said feeling guilty.
"I realized after seeing all the recent news footage that the red Kryptonite is having a mental and emotional effect on her. She's actually showing compassion and initiative towards other people. She's more than just a killing machine," Maxwell said.
"It sounds like you're proud of yourself, Max," Alex said impatiently.
"It means Supergirl gives a shit about our world and that could be more dangerous than anything Non is up to," Maxwell said concernedly. "I'm sorry, Alex. I fucked up."
"You better be able to make an antidote," Alex told him as she released him.
Billionaire Donald Trump smiled as he spoke to a large crowd of people at his presidential rally. "I am proud to announce my VP choice: Supergirl!" Trump announced.
Supergirl came onto the stage as the crowd roared in applause. She awkwardly waved to the crowd as she approached the microphone next to Trump. "Isn't she great," Trump said as he shook her hand.
"This isn't about what party you are for. This is about truth, justice, and the American Way," Kara said to the crowd.
"Couldn't have said it better myself, well I could, but she said it first," Trump said amused as he put a MAGA hat on Supergirl's head.
Cat, James, and Winn stared at the TV screen stunned. "We are so fucked," Cat said breaking the silence.
Cat got together a camera crew to make an address to the nation. "Citizens of Metropolis, this is Cat Grant. Live from Catco plaza. As you know, I have been Supergirl's fiercest critic. So, you can imagine how easy it is for me to denounce her latest actions. Supergirl is unstable and extremely dangerous. Under the cover of patriotism, she has unilaterally intervened in world affairs destroying whole armies, threatening world leaders, and creating an atmosphere of fear."
"Never before has a superhero taken a side in world conflicts. Never before has a superhero engaged in politics whatever it may be. A superhero must encourage and motivate us, the little people, to rise up and do the right thing. They must allow us to fall and learn from our mistakes. They cannot do everything for us under threat of annihilation. Instead, heroes should inspire us all to make our communities a little better each day," Cat concluded.
Trump nodded thoughtfully as he saw Cat Grant on his large television screen at his rally. "What do you think about that?" he asked Supergirl.
"Sounds like fake news to me," Kara smiled to the crowd's delight.
Later that night, Alex came into Kara's room with a pistol ready. "Kara? I just want to talk," she said as she moved around the apartment.
"Sup?" Kara said in her uniform unconcerned with Alex's pistol.
"Kara, this isn't you," Alex said swiping off her silly MAGA hat.
"Why do you always assume I vote the same way you do?" Kara asked.
"I always assumed you never voted, because you never gave a shit," Alex said to her. "You have been exposed to Red Kryptonite. It's changed your mental state."
"Maybe, its for the better. It's clear to me now that I was a total bitch to you, to your family, to my co-workers, to...," Kara listed off.
"What you're doing now is too much in the opposite direction, Kara. You can't decide global policy by yourself," Alex said.
"You humans have done a wonderful job with the place," Kara mocked. "Maybe a world government under one person is what's needed."
"You just agreed to be VP. That's like the most powerless position on the planet," Alex scoffed.
"Oh really? What happens if the president should...I don't know...perish unexpectedly," Kara suggested.
"Oh fuck," Alex realized.
"In my dreams, Zod's coup succeeded and Krypton was saved under his leadership. At first, I thought it was only a dream but now I see the truth in it. Democracy failed my planet. I lost everything to democracy, my home, my family, my future," Kara said wiping a tear away.
"You can't live forever, Kara. Who will succeed you after you are gone? Can that person be trusted to be as benevolent as you?" Alex asked.
"Who knows how long I will live on this planet," Kara said thoughtfully. "Join me, Alex. Together we can make this world how we want it to be. Side-by-side, we will fix this planet. You can be my conscience."
"I can't let you do this," Alex said raising her pistol at her.
"You going to shoot me with your harmless bullets?" Kara said dismissively as they circled each other.
"America is about freedom and democracy," Alex said to her.
"America is about power and security," Kara replied.
"Don't make me do it," Alex said with tears in her eyes.
"I appreciate your convictions, Alex. I really do," Kara told her.
"Don't say that. Ridicule me. Tell me my ideas are stupid. Mock me," Alex shouted at her.
Kara snatched the gun away, crushed it in her hand, and let the one Kryptonite bullet fall to the ground. Kara sighed as she threw the broken metal pieces away. "You would kill me over politics?" Kara asked.
"I would kill you to save my country," Alex said softly.
"That is so beautiful," Kara shed a tear. "I'll show you that you have nothing to fear." Kara then opened the window and flew out.
Alex rushed back to the DEO. "She's gone, Hank. I don't know what she's going to do next. She's talking crazy. She wants to form a one-world government with her in charge. It's insane."
"It's the exact opposite of her true personality," Hank mused.
"Is that thing ready, yet?" Alex yelled at Maxwell.
"Almost. Sci-fi bullshit takes time to make," Maxwell told her.
"You need to stop her. This is beyond politics now. If she intends to sack the US government on her own, that's treason," Sen. Crane interjected.
"It's worse than that. She intends to have America control the world with her at the head," Alex revealed.
"I'll kick her ass, but I won't kill her," Hank refused.
"This should cure her, or kill her, or tickle her. Who the fuck knows?" Maxwell said handing Alex a sci-fi laser gun.
"Fuck you, Max," she said taking it. "Lock him up."
"Oh, come on. What the fuck?" Maxwell shouted as he was taken away.
Kara waltzed into the UN to address ambassadors from all over the world. "Alright, listen up. Metropolis nearly got nuked the other day. I have finally decided that it's high time we get rid of nuclear missiles worldwide. I call upon world governments to proactively dismantle their nuclear missile stockpiles," Kara said.
The UN ambassadors politely applauded. "I don't think you understand me fully. You will disarm or I will do it for you. I'll annihilate your conventional forces, execute your leaders, and turn your countries into parking lots. The very ground you stand on will be turned to glass," Kara clarified.
The ambassadors murmured among themselves. "Without nuclear weapons, which we refuse to acknowledge we have, Arab states will invade and destroy us," the Israeli ambassador said.
"Is this true?" Kara asked the Arab ambassadors.
There were a few seconds of denials before they all nodded awkwardly. "The only reason we're not at war with each other is because of our nuclear deterrent," the Pakistani ambassador said to the nodding agreement of the Indian ambassador.
"We will never allow France to be invaded again by a country that shall not be named," the French ambassador declared.
"Hey, you can go fuck yourself," the German ambassador shot back.
"We completely support nuclear weapons being removed from Western Europe," the shady Russian ambassador agreed.
"Will you be disarming the United States of America?" the British ambassador asked skeptically.
"What the fuck do you think?" Kara rolled her eyes.
The UN suddenly was in an uproar. "Okay, this isn't going as well as I thought it would. I'm not here to negotiate, alright. I don't talk. I kick ass. Consider this your courtesy notice," Kara said and then dropped the mic.
Ambassadors argued with each other as Kara walked out. Outside the UN building, Kara found herself confronted by a large NYPD police force with pistols ready. "I don't want to hurt any of you but if you fire at me it could ricochet and hurt someone," Kara told them.
"You're under arrest for insurrection," the police captain said through a speakerphone.
"Please," Kara snickered. "Okay, have it your way. She readied her fingers and clapped her hands knocking the officers to the ground and blasting out car windows."
"Return fire!" the captain ordered.
The NYPD blasted Kara with pistol, shotgun, and rifle fire. Kara folded her arms unimpressed as she was hit from every angle. Kara then let loose frost breath on the cops forcing their retreat. Cops coughed as their lungs were filled with super-cold air. The wind picked up blowing the cloud away. Figures emerged from the fog.
Kara eyed the assembled team in front of her: Hal Jordan in his Green Lantern uniform, Hawkman with his mace, Wonder Woman with her shield and sword ready, Aquaman with a trident in hand, and Cyborg. "I feel a little slighted you didn't invite me to join your club," Kara smirked.
"We can't let you dictate policy on the entire surface," Aquaman said.
"Oh, but you can be king of the entire oceans covering two-thirds of the planet?" Kara mocked.
"It is not our place," Wonder Woman said.
"Except when your boyfriend, Steve, is involved," Kara shot back.
"With awesome power comes awesome responsibility," Hal told her.
"Too bad for Coast City. Should have given a shit there," Kara hit back.
Hal powered up his ring and sent a green train at Kara. The green construct shattered as it hit her hand. Kara blasted Hal with heat vision. He created a green shield to protect himself. Hawkman leaped up and slammed his mace on Kara's chest. The air cracked on impact. "Really?" Kara said unimpressed and swatted him away.
Kara took hold of the mace, broke it in two, and threw the pieces aside. Aquaman slammed down on Kara's shoulders forcing her through the pavement to the sewer level. The two fought violently until Aquaman was blasted through the pavement, into the air, and through a building where he eventually fell into the bay. Kara flexed her fingers in slight pain.
Wonder Woman attacked her with her sword. Kara used her palm and shattered the sword to the hilt. Kara then kicked Wonder Woman's shield sending her a distance away. Green chains wrapped around Kara. "We have to work together!" Hal said to the others.
Cyborg fired his plasma cannon on Kara continuously as Hal held her with his chains. Kara broke the green chains, sped towards Hal before he could even react, and broke his arm. Kara gently took the ring off his finger and threw it aside. Hal suddenly became a normal man. Kara gave Hal a light hit to the head knocking him out.
Wonder Woman hit Kara hard with her shield releasing Hal. Kara fired her heat vision at Wonder Woman, but she used her shield to block her. "Eventually, even that shield will melt," Kara said as Wonder Woman's shield became red hot.
"I do not wish to fight a fellow sister," Wonder Woman told Kara.
"Yeah, I'm not into feminist bullshit," Kara said dismissively and then blasted Wonder Woman to the ground. In a desperate attempt, Wonder Woman cast her lasso over Kara.
"You're all still fucked," Kara said. "Well, what do you know? I'm not lying," Kara said as she pulled the lasso. Wonder Woman was forced forward into Kara's grip.
Wonder Woman attempted to put her bracelets together. "Yeah, no," Kara said as she kept her arms from coming together. She then headbutted Wonder Woman to the ground.
"What happened to you? You never cared until now. Why start now?" Wonder Woman asked from the ground.
"I don't know. Something came over me. I suddenly feel like I should give a fuck, you know," Kara said bewildered by this feeling.
Cyborg activated his sonic gun playing Taylor Swift on maximum volume. "You mechanical monster!" Kara shrieked clutching her ears.
Cyborg went over to the fallen Kara and powered up his main gun. "How about I show you my plasma cannon?" he said ready to fire.
Kara giggled in spite of herself as she was hit point-blank. Cyborg scanned for life signs but saw nothing through the smoke. "I guess I did it," he said sadly.
Kara sprung from the smoke and gave Cyborg a sweeping kick that cut him in half at the waist. "Oh, fuck!" Cyborg realized as he went down. Kara then stomped on his plasma cannon disabling it.
"I'm going to start ripping pieces off. Tell me if any of them are vital," Kara said as she tore off the other arm.
Hank suddenly intervened punching Kara to the face. The blow actually forced Kara's head to the side. Hank then transformed into the Martian Manhunter. "Don't do this," J'onn said as he held Kara.
Kara tossed J'onn into a skyscraper blasting out several floor windows. J'onn punched Kara back sending her through another skyscraper. The two fought evenly in the air for a few moments with kicks and punches. J'onn slammed Kara to the ground creating a crater in the street.
J'onn landed injured and fatigued from the fight. Kara calmly dusted herself off. "Now I know why Superman only fears you."
"Come back to us," J'onn said to her.
Kara used her super-speed to punch J'onn hard to gut dropping him. "I'm so fast that you can't react in time to ghost," Kara told him.
A dark figure suddenly landed on the scene. Kara turned away from J'onn and gave the figure genuine fear. His black cape flowed in the wind, his black boots calmly walked towards her, his face was stern without fear. He was a demon of the night, the epitome of terror. Kara back away as he came closer to her. He extended black blades with green lining, his knuckles became bright green, and the symbol on his chest became green, as well.
"I don't mean any trouble," Kara stammered as a black glove grabbed her by the throat.
"Trouble found you," he said gruffly. "Do you know what your problem is? You got sloppy, you know? You're starting to lose it. Your head is full of bad wiring. You can't keep it straight up here. You're the kind that can't hear the train until its two feet from you," he told her.
"That's fair," Kara said meekly.
"You know what will happen to you? You'll make mistakes and then lights out. You want to get nuts? Let's get nuts," he said calmly but forcefully.
"I am so sorry," Kara said apologetically.
"I know you are," he said as he punched her hard to the gut. Kara fell over but he still held a good grip on her. "I want you to do a favor for me. I want you to tell all your DEO friends about me," he said.
"Who are you?" Kara asked terrified.
"I'm Batman," he replied getting close to her face.
"Oh God," Kara realized. Alex suddenly hit her in the back with a red beam taking her down. The effects of the red Kryptonite vanished.
J'onn looked around as DEO and police surrounded him. He returned to his human form, went to his knees, and put his hands on his head. The DEO then arrested him on the spot. Alex took charge of a dazed and confused Kara. Looking around, Alex couldn't find Batman anywhere.
At the DEO, Kara was on a medical table with monitors on her head. "Did I kill anyone?" she asked.
"No. You must be losing your touch," Alex smiled.
"It was so horrible, Alex. Giving a shit about the world, about other people, it was just too much for me to handle," Kara said becoming emotional.
"Whatever I said to you, I didn't mean it," Kara said to her.
"There was some truth to what you said," Alex said reflectively.
"Really? What part?" Kara wondered.
"It doesn't matter," Alex deflected. "We're just going to have to work on us."
"What about J'onn?" Kara asked.
Sen. Crane came to see Hank in his glass cell. "What do I call you?" she asked.
"You can call me J'onn J'onzz," Hank said.
"Jon Jones? Seriously?" Sen. Crane asked skeptically. "Is Hank Henshaw dead?"
"Yep," Hank answered.
"Did you kill him?" Sen. Crane continued.
"Maybe," Hank replied.
"I used to be scared of aliens my whole life until I met you. Now, I realize everything you told me was a lie," Sen. Crane said disappointed.
"I'm not apologizing. The real Hank Henshaw was a xenophobic piece of shit. He was a murderer, a liar, a thief, and, worst of all, he couldn't organize his desk for shit," Hank revealed.
Sen. Crane shook her head and left the room as Alex entered. "Why didn't you run?" she asked.
"Because I can do this," Hank said phasing through the cell.
"How?" Alex wondered.
"It helps to be a badass. Also, I invented these cells," Hank said obviously.
Kara came to work in an awful pink cardigan sweater. Cat eyed Kara and gestured her to her office. "I assume you're cured," Cat said.
"Yeah...," Kara said awkwardly.
"You put an entire police force in the hospital and humiliated the Justice League," Cat said.
"The League of their own could have fought better," Kara rolled her eyes.
"Are you going to apologize to the world?" Cat asked.
"Fuck no," Kara shot down immediately. "But...I will apologize to you. I was...weird," Kara admitted.
"You afraid the world won't accept you like before? That you will be hated forever?" Cat asked.
"Nope," Kara said resting her feet on the balcony ledge. "But I can use your help to set the record straight."
"Of course," Cat nodded.
Kara, dressed as Supergirl, walked up to a podium with Cat Grant off to the side. "So, I'm not running for VP. I've decided not to get rid of your nuclear missiles. You guys can keep them, you know, in case Armageddon ever happens. I'm the hero you deserve but not the one you need. You know why? Because you guys suck. You all need to get your shit together. I'll help here and there, but in all reality, I do this just for fun. I don't give one shit about this planet. Oh, and next time, Justice League, bring your A-game," Kara said to the press.
"Do you have anything to say to the NYPD?" a reporter asked.
"Yeah, I'm really sorry about that. I'll send some care packages or something," Kara said awkwardly.
"And the Justice League?" another reporter followed up.
"No, fuck those guys," Kara said instantly.
Author's Notes: Superman is the epitome of always wanting to do more for the world while Kara is the opposite. With Red Kryptonite, it was a little challenging to determine how I would turn Kara "bad" and decided to take the Adventures' cynical approach by having her newfound altruism be a serious threat to the world. It's a shame Red Kryptonite is only used one time so far in the series. The closest CW Kara ever got to being like normal Adventures Kara is in this episode. For those of you following along Adventures of Batwoman, this first real encounter between Supergirl and Batman shows how far they both have come to respect each other over the next few years.