Inside the new fortress, the three witches walked downstairs to the ground level. "Welcome, sisters," Selena said to her two associates: Ayala and Vita.
"We, three, together on Earth, just as the prophecy foretold," Ayala said.
"Wait, our Kryptonian prophecy mentioned Earth?" Vita wondered.
"It is open to interpretation," Selena admitted. "Do you doubt?"
"I only doubted that I would live to see this moment," Vita said.
"Well, you are pretty old," Selena agreed. "But do not worry. The Earth's sun shall restore you. You will be stronger than you have ever dreamed of."
"I can feel it," Ayala agreed. "The power coursing through my veins."
Ayala then fired heat vision from her eyes into the fortress' wall. "We have powers beyond reason here."
"We must summon Reign," Vita said determinedly.
"Let us begin," Ayala said enthusiastically. "Give me the Harun-El."
Ayala cried out in pain as she held the sample. "The Earth's atmosphere has made the Harun-El toxic to us," Selena realized.
"What will we do?" Ayala wondered.
"We require a human to assist us, and I know just the one," Selena smiled.
On Argo, Alura, Kara, Mon, and Thara investigated Selena's house. "This is Selena's house. There must be a back-way in," Alura said looking around.
"I think I found it," Kara said punching a large hole through the wall. She proceeded to step inside and look around.
Inside the room were swords, a fire pit, BDMS gear, and Earth atlases. Thara and Alura went over the atlases and notes Selena had written. "Pretty sloppy leaving all this evidence out in the open," Kara critiqued.
"Kryptonian rights protect from these kinds of home invasions. Is that not the case on Earth?" Thara asked.
"You know...it really depends," Kara said thoughtfully.
"I suppose we should make the DEO aware that Selena is on her way to Earth," Mon said lazily.
"Yeah, probably should," Kara said without enthusiasm.
"This is religious literature on the angels of Rao: Reign, Purity, Pestilence, and Famine. According to the myth, they divided the innocent from the guilty and decimated our population. We recovered in due time but there was a prophecy of their final return," Alura said looking over the pages.
"Yeah, they returned, alright. I felt their punches," Kara said dryly.
"According to Mara, the World-Killers had been tricked by an unknown source into plaguing Earth. Once they realized they had been fooled, they left Earth leaving their hosts behind. Selena could be that unknown source," Mon speculated.
"Who is this Mara?" Alura wondered.
"She's a Supergirl trainee," Kara said vaguely.
"Another Kryptonian?" Alura wondered.
"Kind of, sort of, it really doesn't matter," Kara said trying to change the subject.
"If the World-Killers have left Earth, then what does Selena hope to achieve? She can't trick them again into doing her bidding," Thara figured.
"Well, you gals continue looking. I'm going to alert the DEO," Mon said and then instantly disappeared.
"He can do that?" Thara said amazed.
"Yeah. I have no idea how he does it," Kara admitted.
The priestess that had attacked Kara before was placed on a medical table and strapped down. "Did you bring me a good one this time? I must remind you that jaywalking is not a capital offense," Brainiac 5 asked Kon.
"Check it out," Kon said giving him his sunglasses.
Brainiac 5 put on the black sunglasses and saw everything Kon had witnessed. Taking them off, he turned to Kon. "Good work. She will do."
"What is this? Who are you people?" the priestess shouted at them.
"That won't do," Brainiac 5 said and proceeded to put a ball gag in her mouth.
"What's next?" Kon asked grinning.
"We begin the insemination process. Using sperm from our previous prisoner, we will mix it with black liquid, and then impregnate her with it," Brainiac 5 explained.
Kon snapped gloves on. "Let's do this."
Speaking of children, Alex was spending time at work investigating adoption agencies. "Hello, Alex," M'yrnn said to her.
"Holy shit!" Alex said startled and slammed her laptop shut.
"Have I disturbed you?" M'yrnn asked concerned.
"No, that was perfect," Hank smiled.
"So, you're back from the forest. How are the kids?" Alex asked.
"They are doing well. I wish to see you again, to say goodbye," M'yrnn said.
"But you just got here," Alex said confused.
"Really?" Hank asked her.
"Your antics have brought me great joy while I have been on Earth, Alex, you and your friends. You've shown me very queer and wonderful things," M'yrnn smiled.
"Thanks...I guess," Alex said awkwardly.
"You have a rare talent to be able to detect and understand others' emotions and feelings. You would have made an excellent Green Martian," M'yrnn said to her.
"Is that really possible?" Alex wondered.
"Too bad you're not straight," M'yrnn said sadly.
"Yeah, too bad. Let's move this along," Hank said impatiently.
"Most of all, you have given me the great gift of showing me your love for my son," M'yrnn continued.
"This fucker? I hate him with all my being. I only save his ass out of duty," Alex clarified.
"Love you, too, Alex," Hank smirked.
"I can now depart this world in peace because I know my son is home," M'yrnn said.
"Well, he better feel at home after spending government money to build his vacation home in the Bahamas," Alex said resentfully.
"When you're director, you can be shady as fuck, too," Hank told her.
"So, you going back to Mars? Isn't that a little dangerous?" Alex asked concernedly, not understanding the situation.
"He's leaving this plane of existence," Hank said.
Alex gave him a blank look. "He's going to be dead soon," Hank said bluntly.
"Oh my God!" Alex said stunned.
"There is no need to water the eyes. Doing the Reach allows me to live on forever," M'yrnn told her.
"The Reach?" Alex wondered.
"I will be absorbing all of his memories and dramatically increasing my power level," Hank explained.
"Why aren't you more upset?" Alex asked him.
"Unlike you weak as fuck humans, Martians don't cry," Hank said proudly.
"Could you maybe do the Reach with some other Green Martian?" Alex suggested giving Hank a dirty look. "Maybe, we can fix whatever is wrong with your mind," she said crying.
M'yrnn gave her a sympathetic look as he touched her face. "I know now why you cry, but it is something I can never do."
"Let's go," Hank said somberly.
"Goodbye," M'yrnn said to Alex.
"Alex, you're in charge," Hank said to her.
"Do you need anything...like emotional support?" Alex asked him.
Hank smiled amused. "Just do your job," he said and then left with M'yrnn. As Hank left, Mon then suddenly appeared in the DEO.
"Mon, what is it?" Alex asked upon seeing his concerned face.
On Argo, Kara and Thara looked over Selena's sword collection. "Look at this, Kara," Thara showed her a broken sword.
"Whoever yields this sword shall bathe in the blood of the Old World and have might over the New," Kara read the inscription. "That's pretty badass. Kon would love it if it weren't broken."
"Who's Kon?" Alura asked suspiciously.
"He's one of Mon's trainees," Kara lied.
"Look at this," Alura said of a crystal.
"Is that a hologram crystal? Play it," Kara said enthusiastically.
A hologram of Selena then appeared before them. "Hello to you all. Sorry, I couldn't say goodbye. I was in a rush. If you're listening to this, Alura, I want you to know that you're the one that doomed Krypton. Those of us who followed the Darkside knew Krypton needed drastic action if it were to survive. You betrayed us. You stopped the coup. You sent the conspirators to the Phantom Zone. You...fucked us over," Selena said angrily.
"Damn, that was an impressive burn," Kara smiled amused.
"I will now use the angels of Rao, the World Killers, to terraform Earth into Krypton. We will escape this prison and form a new home for Kryptonians. A home where we will never wound, never get sick, and never grow old. We will be like gods," Selena said.
"Really? That's the master-plan? This is what this was all about?" Kara said unimpressed.
"As for you, Kara Zor-El, you think of yourself as a goddess but even you have limits. I will tire out your body and destroy your spirit. I will rip up the abomination you call a family," Selena glared and then disappeared.
"You hear that beeping noise?" Kara asked.
"It's a bomb!" Thara realized.
Kara saw the bomb with her X-ray vision and rushed it. It exploded destroying much of the room. Kara absorbed much of the blast but Alura and Thara were on the floor. Thara was in bad shape from the blast. "She's hurt very badly," Alura said looking her over.
"I'll take her to the ship," Kara said picking her up in her arms.
Winn whistled as he worked. "Hey, man, punch me," Winn said to perpetually Pissed-off Asian agent.
"Really?" he asked eagerly getting out of his chair.
"Yep," Winn said confidently.
Pissed-off Asian agent struck Winn hard to the gut like Bruce Lee. Winn was on the floor devastated. "I've been waiting a long time for this."
"Okay, let's try to this again," Winn said painfully as he got back up and worked on his belt.
Pissed-off Asian agent struck him again but this time it bounced off Winn's shield. "Well, that wasn't very satisfying."
"Now you can't give me a whirly anymore," Winn said to him.
"Oh really? I bet that device sterilizes your sperm. You better have it on at all times," Pissed-off Asian agent said to him.
Hank joined M'yrnn in ceremonial robes in his shitty apartment. "I am ready, my son," M'yrnn said.
"I'm not sure I want you to know all the shady stuff I have done since coming to Earth. In your last moments, you'll think of me as an asshole," Hank said anxiously.
"That ship has already sailed, my son," M'yrnn assured him.
"Fuck you, man," Hank said to him as he released his wrist band that had been moderating his psychic powers.
"My mind is free again," M'yrnn said pleased.
"Yeah, enjoy it while it lasts," Hank said dryly.
"Now, kneel, my son," M'yrnn ordered him.
Hank rolled his eyes and got on his knees. "This may be painful for you to experience," M'yrnn warned.
"I ain't no bitch. I'm not afraid," Hank assured him.
"No? You will be," M'yrnn told him.
Kara brought Thara to the Vindicator cruiser parked in the park. Brainiac 5 and Kon were busy at work on their patient. "Alright, make sure to put the anti-septic on the abdomen and numb the area," Brainiac 5 told him.
"This would be a lot easier if I just used my sword," Kon said.
"She's not a fish, Kon," Brainiac 5 reminded him.
Kon did as he was told. "Ready," he said.
"Now, position the laser here," Brainiac 5 pointed.
Kon used the laser to cut into the skin exposing the muscle. "Now, use the clamps," Brainiac 5 instructed.
Kon used the clamps to spread the skin back over the muscle creating a large exposed hole. "Now, pull the muscles aside, so we can access the uterus," Brainiac 5 told him.
Kon used his gloved hands to move the muscles aside. "So gross," he said immaturely.
"Have more respect, Kon. This is the miracle of life," Brainiac 5 reminded him.
"Now what?" Kon asked.
"Use the scalpel and cut very lightly," Brainiac 5 said.
Kon expertly used the scalpel to open the uterus. Immediately, something inside was shifting around like a snake. "Now, use the claw to extract it," Brainiac 5 ordered.
"Just like the arcade," Kon said as he positioned the claw and had it go inside the woman's body. He then extracted a pale three tentacled squid-looking thing. It still remained in its amniotic sack but then suddenly tore through it dumping fluid onto the woman's body. The claw shook as it struggled to control the moving creature.
Brainiac 5 turned to the freaked-out priestess who was still awake but gagged. "Congratulations, my dear, it's a squid,"
"Wicked," Kon smiled as he placed the squid in a container.
"Now, begin stitching her up," Brainiac 5 ordered.
"Why?" Kon wondered.
"Because you need more practice at it," Brainiac 5 said impatiently.
"Fine," Kon said without enthusiasm and began stitching her up.
Brainiac 5 then noticed a bang on the door. Taking his pistol, he looked at the surveillance video. "Open up, asshole. I know you're in there," Kara ordered.
Brainiac 5 eyed his lab and remotely locked the door. He then opened the door letting Kara inside. "She's injured. I need you to heal her."
Brainiac 5 ignored Thara and eyed Alura. With his human appearance, Alura had no idea he was a Brainiac. He then looked at the injured Thara. "Of course, I will heal your girlfriend," he said knowingly.
Kara eyed Brainiac 5 not appreciating that he already knew of her mother's plans for her. Brainiac 5 placed Thara on a table and used the ship's computer to analyze her injuries. "She has internal bleeding," Brainiac 5 said vaguely.
"How long does she have?" Kara asked.
Brainiac 5 eyed Kara. "She will be fine, actually." Brainiac 5 gave Thara an injection and placed pads on her abdomen. "She should remain with me...for observation."
Kon then exited the lab with bloody gloves. "Bitches get stitches," he said immaturely.
"Kon...what the fuck are you doing?" Kara asked him.
Kon froze upon seeing his mother. "Rescuing a baby deer," he lied.
"So, this is Mon's trainee," Alura said looking him over.
Kon stared at Alura not sure what to say or do. "Clean up, Kon," Brainiac 5 ordered him as he dripped blood on the floor.
Kon quickly ran off to wash up. Kara then turned to Brainiac 5. "Is there anything you wish to tell me?" Kara asked him.
"No," Brainiac 5 replied.
"This is quite an advanced ship," Alura remarked.
Brainiac 5 took a seat as he pondered Alura's presence. "This is my mother, Alura Zor-El," Kara introduced.
"I'm aware," Brainiac 5 replied.
"Well, okay then," Kara said annoyed.
"And who are you?" Alura asked Brainiac 5.
"My name is Barney. I am a human associate of Kara," Brainiac 5 lied.
"The atmosphere in Argo can support your lungs," Alura assured him.
"I prefer to remain inside, thank you," Brainiac 5 replied coldly.
"Selena has taken a ship and will soon arrive on Earth. She intends to summon the angels of Rao to do her bidding," Kara told Brainiac 5.
"I know," he replied.
"So, I sent Mon back to Earth to warn the DEO. He should be back soon," Kara said.
"I know," he repeated.
"You know what, Barney? You can go fuck yourself," Kara said scornfully.
"Language, Kara," Alura scolded.
"Yes, this negativity is quite unnecessary," Brainiac 5 agreed.
Kara paced around the room. "What if something happened to Mon? We would never know."
"That's true. Argo's shield prevents any transmissions. Of course, any such transmissions would take five years to get there and another five to get back to us," Brainiac 5 said unconcernedly.
"Maybe, we should leave to Earth without him," Kara considered.
"Quite the dilemma. If we leave, it will take a few days to get to Earth and by then it could be too late. However, if Mon is dead or incapacitated, he will not be able to get here in time to take us away," Brainiac 5 considered.
There was a long awkward pause. "So, what's the solution, smart-ass?" Kara asked.
"I don't know," Brainiac 5 replied honestly.
"You will need the shield frequency to get through the shield," Alura brought up.
"I know the frequency," Brainiac 5 told her.
"You know, you could have been a great help in determining if the crane accident was, in fact, an accident," Kara said pissed-off.
"Was there any doubt?" Brainiac 5 asked condescendingly.
Kon came back from the bathroom making a mess of things as he did. He stood by Brainiac 5 across from Kara and Alura. "You look so similar to Zor-El," Alura said of him and for a brief moment felt genuine emotion for him.
"A curious observation," Brainiac 5 allowed.
"And you look like Katelyn Jenner," Kon joked. "Like if she were younger but still a...," Kon trailed off.
"We understand what you mean," Brainiac 5 interrupted.
"Who is this woman?" Alura asked.
"Don't ask," Kara rolled her eyes.
Selena threw Thomas Coville to the ground. "As the cult leader of Rao, you will be perfect for the ceremony," Selena said to him.
"Look, lady, it was all a joke that just went a little too far," Thomas said apologetically.
"Silence!" Vita shouted at him.
The three of them used their heat vision and ignited a pit. "Bone of the father, unwittingly given," Selena said dropping the femur of her father into the pit.
"Flesh of the servant, willingly sacrificed," Selena recited as the three of them advanced on Thomas.
"I wouldn't call myself willing," Thomas said freaked out by them.
Selena fired heat vision on his wrist slicing his hand off. "Oh, fuck," Thomas said stunned. Selena took the severed hand and dropped it into the fiery pit.
"Blood of the enemy, forcibly taken," Selena continued.
"We require the missing ingredient, the blood of Supergirl," Vita sneered.
"Then we shall have it. All of it if necessary," Selena said to them. She then turned to Thomas who was clutching his severed limb. "We have no more use for you now," she said and then struck him to the heart with her heat vision.
Mon met up with Alex at the DEO. "Where's Hank?" Mon asked urgently.
"He's conducting an...end of life ceremony," Alex said to him. "Is there something I can do for you?"
"A Kryptonian witch named Selena arrived on Earth recently. We need to find her," Mon said urgently.
"We've detected no alien ships coming in," Alex said.
"We believe Selena is responsible for the World-Killers. We think she tricked them into fighting for her side," Mon said to her.
"For what purpose?" Alex asked.
"To make Earth like Krypton. She plans to exterminate the human population and terraform the planet," Mon said.
"Like Zod. Oh my God," Alex realized.
Alex went over to Winn. "Activate the BAT. We need to find a Kryptonian priestess. What did she look like?" Alex asked Mon.
"Indian...," Mon guessed.
"That actually narrows it down a bit," Alex said.
"BAT activated," Winn said and began using every cell-phone in the world to look for Selena.
"She might be off the grid. Look for any unusual structures on the Earth's surface like a Kryptonian fortress," Alex ordered Winn.
"That could take a while," Winn said as satellites scanned the Earth's surface.
Hank and M'yrnn, oblivious to the situation, continued the Reach. "How does it feel, my son, to know all five hundred million moves of the Okra board?" M'yrnn asked him.
"Well, I had no idea how shitty a player you were until now," Hank said enjoying the knowledge dump.
"Just don't share them with your imaginary friends," M'yrnn told him.
"Fuck you, father. That was over two hundred years ago," Hank said.
"And yet, I remember it like it was yesterday," M'yrnn smiled.
Hank then experienced happy memories but it made him feel sad instead. "Why are you sad, my son?" M'yrnn asked.
"I will always cherish shitting on you, father, but it reminds me how I am going to miss you," Hank said somberly.
"By the end of this, you will not feel loss, J'onn. You will feel complete," M'yrnn said to him.
"Tall order," Hank replied.
"I know how it feels to lose someone and not have the opportunity to do the Reach. I felt it when your mother was taken from me. I felt it when you and your family was taken away from me. Be patient. Let the memories fill you up as they have filled me up.
As they continued the Reach, Hank's cell phone continued to vibrate.
Mara came into the DEO as Supergirl and embraced her father. "Where are mother and Kon?" Mara asked concerned.
"They're still on Argo. I'm going to go back to get them. Just wait for me here," Mon said to her.
"Is mother still mad I decided to stay here?" Mara asked.
"No, she respects your decision," Mon lied.
Mara smiled at that. "I shall await your return, father."
"I'll be back in a flash," Mon said and then disappeared.
As soon as he left, the three Kryptonian witches crashed through the ceiling and began firing heat vision beams at DEO personnel creating fires everywhere. "Alex! I think I found her!" Winn shouted as he took cover.
Vita advanced on Winn and smashed his computers. She then fired heat vision on Winn, but it was deflected by his energy shield. "Ha!" Winn said impressed with himself.
Vita threw Winn against a wall knocking him out.
DEO personnel charged into the hall with weapons loaded. They aimed and fired Kryptonite bullets at them. Selena raised her hand. The bullets stopped abruptly a few feet from them and became suspended in the air. Selena then dropped the bullets harmlessly on the ground.
The DEO agents then threw grenades at them, but Selena used her telekinetic powers to throw the grenades back at the DEO agents scattering them as they exploded. Selena extended her ten fingers sending ten white beams towards ten DEO agents. The two other Kryptonian witches fired heat vision on the ten paralyzed agents dropping them.
"Where is our foe, the so-called Supergirl?" Selena asked Alex and Pissed-off Asian agent. "Hand her over, and we will spare you."
"Didn't they teach you to say please on Krypton?" Alex mocked as she fired a bullet at them.
Selena pushed the bullet back on Alex creating an energy net around her. Alex fell to the ground unconscious as the energy net zapped her.
Mara then appeared before them. "I'm the one you want," she said to them.
"A half-breed pretending to be the ancient protector of the House of El," Selena smirked upon seeing her Supergirl uniform.
"My half-blood can defeat three pure-bloods," Mara said as she went Super Insane.
"Not confident to fight us as a Kryptonian, you resort to your filthy Insane nature," Selena scoffed.
The three Kryptonian witches fired heat vision at her in one spot. Mara blocked their beams with her right hand. There was a brief struggle between all four of them before Mara forced them back to the floor. "Get her!" Selena shouted at the other two.
Mara fought Vita and Ayala in hand-to-hand combat evenly. Selena watched as the three punched at each other. Looking down on the floor, she saw the Kryptonite bullets. Raising them off the ground, Selena sent them towards Mara getting glancing blows on her arms and legs.
Vita and Ayala took advantage of Mara's pain punching her to the face and gut in coordinated attacks. Selena raised her hand and summoned Mara's blood through the air towards her. Taking out a vial, she collected the blood. Mara then blasted Vita and Ayala away from her. The two of them crashed into the walls going in opposite directions.
Alex got up and shook her head. She saw Selena place the blood vial in her coat. She then walked away towards the exit. "Stop her!" Alex shouted to anyone.
Pissed-off Asian agent got in Selena's way and activated his belt shield. "You want to fuck on me?" he asked Selena.
"Please," Selena said dismissively.
Pissed-off Asian agent leaped up into the air and scissor kicked Selena to the face. Selena didn't even flinch and punched him onto the stairs. Pissed-off Asian agent got up and blocked Selena's attacks with his shield. He then got passed her and ran off. Selena quickly realized he had taken her vial.
"Not so fast," Selena said paralyzing him in place.
Vita and Ayala tossed Mara into the DEO television screens wrecking the place. They then turned to the paralyzed agent. With their heat vision, all three fired on him. Pissed-off Asian agent's shield overloaded and fell. He fell to the floor toasted. Selena then summoned the blood vial back to her hand.
"You can't hurt us with your fists. You can't reach us with your weapons," Selena said to the fallen DEO personnel.
"What are you planning?" Alex demanded of her.
"The end of your world and the beginning of ours," Selena replied. She then shattered the large window at the DEO entrance and then threw the glass shards towards the DEO personnel.
Mara put her hands together and created an energy shield. The glass shards disintegrated as it hit the shield. Mara then saw that Selena, Ayala, and Vita were gone. She then ran over to Pissed-off Asian agent and with her X-ray vision determined that he was already dead.
"I failed," Mara said tearfully.
Mon came back to the Vindicator cruiser. "About time," Kara said impatiently.
"It isn't easy teleporting across time and space," Mon said defensively.
Thara got off the medical bed feeling better. "Thanks. I thought I was going to die," she said appreciatively.
"You should go home to your kids," Kara said sincerely.
"Yeah, sure. I just need to use your restroom," she said.
Before Brainiac 5 could stop her, she opened the door to the lab. A giant squid monster immediately latched onto her. "Help!" she screamed as the squid suctioned onto her body.
The squid monster then wrapped around Thara's unconscious body on the floor. Kara and Mon turned to Brainiac 5. "So, this is what you do in your free time?" Kara asked.
"To be fair, it only took me a few minutes to download all the information from Argo's database. I had to spend the rest of my time here productively," Brainiac 5 said.
"And creating a giant squid monster was a productive use of your time?" Kara asked skeptically.
"It was created from the Harun-El. Its reactions with humanoids when it is in liquid form is extraordinary," Brainiac 5 said.
"You took the Harun-El," Alura said concernedly.
"Only a small piece. It's removal from the main mass was simple enough," Brainiac 5 said.
"Why did you even go to the council if you were going to have your teammate steal it?" Alura scolded Kara.
"I didn't know he was going to do that. He's the one that did it," Kara excused.
"It's true. She wasn't aware of my plans," Brainiac 5 said defending her.
"What exactly are you?" Alura asked.
Brainiac 5 dropped his hologram revealing his true nature. "You're...," Alura realized.
"Brainiac 5, a descendant of the original model," Brainiac 5 said to her.
"Brainiac tried to conquer our world. He nearly succeeded if not for your grandfather, Seg-El," Alura said to Kara.
"He did succeed in destroying your world though. It is true that you used your core in an irresponsible manner. However, it was Brainiac that triggered the core's collapse after he had downloaded all of Krypton's information. He then hacked into Krypton's energy banks to give the false impression Krypton was not in danger," Brainiac 5 revealed.
Kara eyed Alura. "So, it was not your fault. You didn't know until it was too late."
"This is quite enlightening," Alura said keeping her distance from Brainiac 5. "So, you have partnered with an Insane and a Brainiac. Is there anything else you wish to tell me?" Alura asked Kara.
Kara and Mon sighed. "We're married and have two kids," Kara revealed.
Alura looked upon Kara and Mon with a mixture of horror and intrigue. "You actually found someone that accepted you...willingly."
"I'm surprised, myself," Mon agreed.
Alura then turned to Kon and realized the truth. "Is this my grandson?" she asked.
"Yeah," Kara said embarrassed.
"Come. Let me take a good look at you," Alura smiled at Kon.
Kon complied allowing Alura to get a good look at him. "I see it now," Alura said. "Did you reproduce naturally?"
"No, we didn't go that far," Kara admitted.
"Thank, Rao," Alura said relieved.
"I really don't get it. An Insane woman would be proud to give birth to twin sons or more," Mon said confused.
"Disgusting," Alura said shaking her head.
"So...Brainiac, you going to fix that?" Kara asked pointing to Thara.
"The squid has acid for blood. Any attempt to remove it will cover Thara in acid killing her," Brainiac 5 said.
"I assume you have a plan," Kara said impatiently.
"I am hopeful the squid will remove itself from the host once it has finished implanting its embryo in her body," Brainiac 5 said calmly.
"What happens once the embryo grows inside her?" Kara asked.
"I have a theory that it will go through a rapid growth spurt and burst from her chest cavity in several hours," Brainiac 5 said unconcernedly.
"Oddly specific, almost like you have witnessed it already happen," Kara said accusingly.
Brainiac 5 said nothing to that. "Do you have a plan for removing the embryo? She is hawt, after all," Mon said.
"Of course. I will give her a treatment that targets the foreign DNA. I just have to wait until the squid releases itself from her," Brainiac 5 assured him.
"Well, we don't have time for this bullshit," Kara said impatiently. "Mon, Kon, and Brainiac 5: Go to Earth and deal with Selena. I will stay here with Thara and my mother in case Selena comes back."
"Too easy," Mon said confidently.
"My instructions are in the medical logs," Brainiac 5 said to Kara.
"I think I can handle it," Kara said to him.
Mon linked arms with Kon and Brainiac 5 and instantly disappeared.
Hank and M'yrnn continued their Reach even through the chaos at the DEO. Hank witnessed the slaughter of his people through M'yrnn's memories. "This is like reliving the horror. Maybe, we should take a break," Hank said disturbed by the images.
"You going to be a bitch on me?" M'yrnn asked him.
"Fuck you, father," Hank said regaining his resolve.
"I had hoped to intertwine our consciousness and for me to penetrate your mind thoroughly," M'yrnn said.
"Not going to lie, this is sounding really...," Hank remarked.
"Silence! We are near the climax!" M'yrnn told him.
Selena, Ayala, and Vita entered their fortress. "Now, blood of our enemy, forcibly taken," Selena recited and then poured Mara's blood into the fiery pit. The fire roared as the angel Reign was summoned. As Reign appeared, Purity, Pestilence, and Famine followed. The four angelic spirits took form in the fire and eyed the three Kryptonian witches.
"Why have you summoned us?" Reign asked them.
"To complete what you have started," Selena said. "To bring justice to Earth in accordance with Rao's will," Selena said.
"I recognize your voice. You impersonated the voice of Rao to have us do your bidding. You made fools out of us," Reign said angrily.
"I did what I had to do," Selena said to her.
"Then allow me to do the same," Reign glared as she formed her bow. Purity formed a sword in her hand, Pestilence formed a scythe blade, and Famine formed balancing scales in her hand.
"What have we done?" Vita asked anxiously.
"Have faith, sisters," Selena said to them.
"How dare you use angels of Rao for your petty purposes. A mere mortal, you tried to make angels of Rao slaves to your will!" Reign said furiously.
"I will purify them by slicing their wickedness out of them," Purity said.
"I will inflict disease that shall bring boils and sores on your body. You will suffer in agony but never die," Pestilence said.
"I will starve you until you are nothing but bones," Famine said.
"You can do none of these things unless you possess a body," Selena pointed out.
Reign smiled and motioned for Purity and Pestilence to move on Ayala and Vita. Selena eyed their movements as they descended upon them. Ayala and Vita suddenly turned towards one another and blasted their heads off with heat vision. Their headless bodies fell to the ground.
"Impressive. You would rather have them dead than be controlled by us. However, it is too simple for us to possess a body, hunt you down, and kill you," Reign said to Selena.
"Oh, you're not going to kill me," Selena said confidently.
"You think we would possess someone as weak and frail as you?" Reign asked her.
"It wasn't my blood I put in the pit," Selena smiled.
Reign sensed her connection to the blood. "The half-breed Kryptonian child? I will take possession of her body and make you scream for death."
"I don't think so," Selena said to her. "You will do as I say. No more tricks this time. You will become my perfect servant," Selena said to her.
"You're delusional. A mortal cannot control us. We are answerable only to Rao," Reign said to her.
"Rao is dead. Selena is your god now," Selena said casting her spell on them. The four angels resisted Selena but eventually succumbed to her power.
"Possess the girl and begin the terraforming process. Kill anyone that gets in your way," Selena ordered.
"Yes, mistress," the four angels said to her and then departed through the fortress into the air.
Mon, Kon, and Brainiac 5 arrived at the ruined DEO. "What the fuck happened here?" Mon wondered.
"Heat vision markings," Brainiac 5 detected.
Mara walked over to Mon. "I failed to stop them, father," she said embarrassed.
"Failure is giving up. Your mother and even some of the villains on Earth kicked my ass many times. I'm still not as strong as your mother, but I keep trying," Mon told her.
"I thought it was 'do or do not'," Mara asked.
"That's right. When you try and never give up, you're doing it," Mon said to her.
"We've been trying to find Selena's location but our equipment is smashed," Alex said.
"Can you hack the news networks to send a message?" Brainiac 5 asked.
"Yeah, we can do that," Winn said wondering what Brainiac 5 was up to.
"I wish to send a message to the entire human population. We will use the people of this planet to find Selena," Brainiac 5 said.
"Alright," Alex agreed. "We got camera equipment in the back."
"That's not necessary. An Internet connection will do," Brainiac 5 said.
"Here's an Internet cable," Winn said.
Brainiac 5 took the Internet cable and plugged it into his scalp. He then accessed all the computers on Earth and hacked into the news networks. "People of Earth: hear me. You do not know me, but I know you. I have enjoyed studying your intriguing cultures and do not wish to see it threatened. You will help me find this woman," Brainiac 5 said showing all Earth computers a picture of Selena's face.
"You will find this woman for me, or I will take control of your nuclear stockpile and destroy all of your major cities. You have twenty-four hours. That is all," Brainiac 5 said.
Brainiac 5 then disconnected the Internet cable. "That was a bluff, right?" Winn hoped.
"Soon, the militaries of each of the nuclear powers will realize they are no longer in control of their ICBMs," Brainiac 5 said.
"You're serious," Alex said stunned.
"Do not worry. I will not actually launch the missiles," Brainiac 5 assured her.
In the panic, humans across the planet began looking for Selena. Seven billion freaked-out people began searching and using every tool they had to find her. "Let's rebuild this lab," Brainiac 5 said taking command of the DEO.
On Argo, Kara monitored Thara's condition. As predicted, the squid creature detached from Thara's body. Kara used her heat vision to burn the squid monster to ash. She then examined Thara's condition and found the embryo in her chest cavity. Injecting her with Brainiac 5's cure, the alien embryo died inside her.
"She will remain unconscious for a while longer," Kara said to Alura.
"Not bad," Alura allowed.
Kara went to the ship's computer and monitored for any ships coming or going from Argo. Seeing nothing, Kara sat in her chair and waited for news.
"You didn't tell me the truth about your marriage and children," Alura said finally.
"Yep, I'm a bad girl," Kara sighed.
"That's not what I wanted to say. You knew my feelings about the Insane and you having children. You lied to make me feel comfortable. You cared about my feelings," Alura said touched.
"Are you complimenting me or scolding me?" Kara wondered.
"A little of each," Alura answered. "You must know that I would never deny my grandchildren. I'll resign from the council and become an exile before I would do that."
"Thanks," Kara said awkwardly.
"I want you to tell me all about your adventures: the good, the bad, and the ugly," Alura requested.
"Brainiac 5 has them logged," Kara said dismissively.
"I want to hear these stories from you," Alura said.
"Alright, when I landed, Kal-El rescued me. He told me...statistically speaking, flying is still the safest way to travel'," Kara began.
As the DEO went to work under Brainiac 5's direction, Mara suddenly shuddered. Brainiac 5 turned in his chair as he saw Mara tense up. "They're here...in my head," Mara said freaking out.
"What's going on?" Alex asked concernedly.
"I don't know," Brainiac 5 said honestly.
"I can't resist them. All four of them are in my head," Mara said clutching her head.
"Mara, what are you talking about?" Mon asked.
In a flash of golden light, Mara became Super Insane. "It's happening again. I can't stop them!" Mara shrieked.
"What's going on?" Kon asked, concerned for his sister.
Brainiac 5 fired Kryptonite darts into Mara from his pistol. Mara blasted them off her suit. "Control her!" Brainiac 5 shouted to Mon.
Mon took hold of Mara in a bear-hug. He went Super Insane as well as he tried to control her. "I'm so sorry. I can't stop them," Mara said as she shed tears.
"It's going to be okay. We'll find Selena and end this once and for all," Mon assured her.
Mara gave a scream as red flames erupted around her. Mon gritted his teeth as he felt his skin burning from the power. DEO personnel fell to the floor from the intense force of Mara's aura. Alex and Winn could barely move as they experienced Mara's power. Brainiac 5 watched calmly as Mara's pulsed with light.
Finally, Mon was blasted off of Mara and fell to the floor. After a final surge of energy, Mara became calm. A red aura flowed around her body. Her hair, eyebrows, and eyes were bright red. Mara looked over her hands as she felt the awesome power radiating from her.
"So, this is Super Insane god," Reign smiled.