The Vindicator cruiser landed on Argo transporting Alura, Thara, Kon, and Winn. As they exited, Winn looked around in amazement at the city. "So, this is Krypton?"
"What it looked like before the planet was destroyed," Alura confirmed for him.
"There's so much to absorb," Winn said overwhelmed.
Kon gave the city a blank look disinterested. Alura turned to Thara. "I intend to go back to the High Council and nominate you to replace Selena on the council."
"You honor me but how can I run the police force and be on the council at the same time?" Thara asked.
"Another will take your position. I doubt the police force will be needed for a great while," Alura assured her.
"How can I thank you for your support during your time of loss?" Thara asked.
"I will have this human male assigned to you. He will be a burden for you at first, but I believe he will prove valuable in time. Your children need another parental unit," Alura said to her.
Thara eyed the awkward Winn. "It is the least I can do," she said to Alura.
"On Earth, courtship is done differently. They have a popular saying: Better to ask forgiveness than permission. Make him believe he hasn't already been assigned," Alura said to her.
"As you say," Thara agreed.
"Winn Schott, I require your print," Alura said taking out a data-pad.
"What's this?" Winn asked curiously.
"This will make you an official citizen of Argo. You will reside at Thara's place for the time being. She's the police chief in Argo," Alura said giving him the pad.
Winn looked over the Kryptonian symbols not understanding any of it. Kon glanced at the pad, smiled briefly, and then turned away. Winn put his thumb on the pad allowing it to record the print. He then gave it back to Alura.
"On Argo, you will be no different than anyone else. We all have the same strength as humans here," Alura told him.
"That's a relief," Winn smiled awkwardly.
"Come with me. I'll give you refreshments," Thara said taking Winn away. Little did he know that he had just signed a marriage license with Thara that could only be revoked by the High Council.
"That man had no game," Kon smirked.
"He has already won the game. He can now enjoy playing it," Alura smiled.
Kon then used his super-vision to look at the Kryptonian crowds far away. He saw a blond woman that resembled Kara. Kon then backed away in grief. "What's wrong, Kon?" Alura asked concerned by the way he was acting.
Kon gave her a blank look and then went Super Insane shaking the ground and swaying the grass away from him. Alura looked over the crowd and with her own super-vision saw what he had seen. Alura then walked over to Kon who was still in shock. "It's going to be alright," she told him.
"I saw her," Kon muttered.
"You will see her everywhere. In the clouds, in the water, in people you meet, and even in your dreams," Alura told him as she embraced him.
"I want to be strong enough to overcome this pain," Kon cried in her arms.
"The stronger we are, the more painful it becomes," Alura said to him.
Kon powered-down and sobbed on Alura's shoulder. In spite of her Kryptonian conditioning, Alura cried with him.
Metropolis
At Catco, Mara came into the office and met with James. "I'm so sorry about your parents," James said sincerely.
"No one is sorrier than I," Mara said in a monotone voice.
"If you need anything, just ask," James said to her.
"I'll need you to convince Lena about something," Mara said vaguely.
"Convince me about what?" Lena asked, smiling to see James.
"I want a job," Mara said to her.
Lena closed the glass doors of the office. "What job?" Lena asked.
"I want to be the editorial chief for Catco's news division," Mara said.
"That was...Kara Danvers' job," James pointed out.
"I'm aware of that," Mara said giving nothing away.
"I'm sorry. I don't think we have been properly introduced," Lena said not recognizing Mara in her civilian clothes.
"I'm Mara Jade," Mara said to her.
"Really? We finally meet. You're the executor of the Edge estate," Lena realized.
"That's right," Mara confirmed.
"So, why would the richest woman in Metropolis want to be the editor for Catco?" Lena asked skeptically.
"For fun," Mara replied.
"Do you have a degree in journalism or any journalist experience?" Lena asked.
"Did the last one have it?" Mara asked rhetorically.
"Kara Danvers...was a good friend of mine. I could trust her," Lena said.
"Look, Catco stock has plummeted since you took over. I can buy Catco and sell it off in scraps," Mara said to Lena.
"Is that a threat?" Lena asked pissed-off.
"Yeah," Mara said nonchalantly.
"Well, you got confidence. I'll give you that. No wonder Morgan Edge trusted you," Lena said. "Alright, be my editor. Once our stock rises again, I'll take pleasure in firing your ass. You deal with her," Lena said walking out in a huff.
"She's going to be so pissed when she finds out the truth," James said to Mara.
"When and if," Mara replied.
At the DEO, Brainiac 5 rapidly assessed information that was coming in from satellites. A map of Kazakhstan was on the screen. Alex came up behind Brainiac 5. "What are you looking at?" Alex asked him.
"Just an earthquake. Nothing that would interest you," Brainiac 5 said to her.
"Oh really?" Alex said suspiciously. "I want to look at it myself."
"Of course, director," Brainiac 5 said to her as he had already deleted most of the files.
Ukraine/Russia Border
On the Ukrainian/Russian border, Alina was called to report to the general in charge of the tunnel operation. "Our productivity has actually decreased since the asset arrived," the general said annoyed.
"I'll talk with her," Alina said and went inside the tunnel.
She quickly found many of the workers enjoying beer with Kara. She was positively filthy with dirt in her hair and smudges on her face and hands. "What the fuck is this?" Alina asked crossly.
"Just a little fun for these hard-working people," Kara said.
"How did you get all this alcohol in here? The nearest town is several kilometers away," Alina questioned.
"It's called super-speed," Kara smirked.
"You used your government card to buy all this beer," Alina realized.
"Guilty," Kara admitted sheepishly.
"I hope you're happy with yourself. As a result of this loss in productivity, they will be forced to work longer hours to make up for it. If the rebels do not get these weapons and supplies in time, many of them will die," Alina said to her.
"Alright, alright, I just wanted to improve morale around here. You treat your men like shit, you know that?" Kara said.
"We're the government. It's what we do," Alina said obviously.
"God damn," Kara said amused.
"Are you going to help us or not?" Alina asked impatiently.
Kara faced the end of the tunnel and fired heat vision. The beam sliced into the tunnel wall and blasted a straight line forward. Kara kept it up rapidly clearing the tunnel through. The rock started to melt as it gave way. In short order, Kara had created a red-hot molten tunnel pathway.
As they waited for the tunnel to cool down, Alina took Kara out to the shooting range. Kara went Prime for a brief moment incinerating the dirt off her body and uniform. Her Russian uniform was also incinerated. Alina gave a look of alarm. "Get me a uniform now," she snapped at a soldier.
Kara smiled amused as she put on the new uniform. "When can I promote to corporal?" she asked.
"Why do you care?" Alina asked.
"Corporals are in all the cool movies like Corporal Hicks in Aliens, Corporal Megan Leavey with the dogs, and Corporal, the polar bear, from Madagascar," Kara listed off.
"You watch a lot of American movies," Alina noted suspiciously.
"Make a movie that isn't shit, and I'll watch it," Kara promised her.
Alina ignored her and got out a rifle. "The original Supergirl fought alone and was overexposed. Since you are a state secret, you need to learn to fight with a team. Watch as I disassemble this," Alina instructed as she quickly dissembled the rifle.
"Is that an AK-47?" Kara asked as she looked at it.
"The AK-47 is trash we sell to shit-hole countries. We use the AK-12 now," Alina corrected her as she put the weapon back together.
Kara disassembled the weapon and put it together in a similar amount of time. "You learn quickly," Alina noted.
"Almost like I have an alien brain," Kara smirked.
"This is a GP-30 rocket launcher. It attaches to the rifle like this," Alina said placing it on the bottom of the barrel. She then attached a scope to the rifle. "Try to shoot the target now."
"I appreciate you trusting me with this 'lethal as fuck' weapon," Kara said amused.
"If you wanted to kill us all, you already would have," Alina said as she came to the shooting line. "You might want to shoot in the prone."
"Why bother?" Kara said as she fired a perfect shot into the target standing. The rifle's recoil didn't even move her body. Kara then switched to automatic and started firing non-stop at the target, all hitting in the same spot. Once she was out of ammunition, she cleared the rifle and handed it over to Alina.
"You don't need any training, do you?" Alina realized.
"No, but I appreciate you trying to teach me," Kara said sincerely.
Alina watched passively as Kara practiced firing machine-guns, launching explosive shells, throwing grenades, and using a sniper rifle. She was excellent with every weapon system. She then worked with Russian special forces as they cleared buildings. At first, she was too fast and ended up creating a human pile.
"My bad, guys. My bad," Kara admitted.
In time, she matched her speed with the team leader and cleared rooms like an expert. "What's the point? I can clear any building within a few seconds," Kara said to Alina.
"And what if someone saw that or recorded it?" Alina asked impatiently.
"It's going to come out eventually," Kara rolled her eyes.
"You would be surprised what we can keep secret," Alina said darkly.
Metropolis
Hank came to visit Alex at the DEO wearing civilian clothes. Upon seeing Alex, he smiled amused. "What?" Alex asked him.
"With that haircut, you've truly gone full-blown gay," Hank smirked.
"It's within regulation," Alex said scornfully. "Maybe, I just wanted to express myself a little."
"Or conform with existing stereotypes," Hank said.
"I have no problem kicking you out of my building, mother-fucker," Alex said getting close to him.
"I am an ex-officio of the DEO which means I can visit anytime I want for any reason. So, you can go fuck yourself, director," Hank replied.
The two stared each other down and then hugged. "Still in Metropolis?" Alex asked him.
"I got a private investigations business set up. It's amazing what you can find out when you can be anyone," Hank said. "I'm also getting a little political too; something I could never do at the DEO."
"Yeah, bullshit," Alex rolled her eyes.
Brainiac 5 approached Alex and Hank. "Pleased to see you again, J'onn J'onzz," he said respectfully.
"Did Winn actually go to Argo?" Hank asked.
"He did," Alex said a little sad.
"You kicked him off the planet. Nice one," Hank said laughing.
"He volunteered to go," Alex corrected.
"Well, finally he's going to score," Hank said knowingly.
"Assuming there is a female available. He could very well be paired off with a man," Alex smiled.
"And there's no Kryptonian divorce," Hank added.
"It's interesting to see how shitting on your former co-worker amuses you," Brainiac 5 noted.
"Don't be like that, Barney. I bet Alex here has been talking shit about me since I left these doors," Hank figured.
"That is correct," Brainiac 5 confirmed.
"What the fuck, Alex?" Hank asked suddenly becoming serious.
"For the first time in my life, I don't have to deal with your bullshit anymore. I'm free. I can do whatever the fuck I want now," Alex said becoming power-mad.
"With this president? We'll see," Hank said concernedly.
"You do have a visit from the Vice President coming up," Brainiac 5 reminded Alex.
"Who the fuck cares?" Alex said dismissively.
"Well, okay then," Brainiac 5 acknowledged.
"You mind if I use your training room alone for an hour," Hank asked Alex.
Alex gave him a haunted look. "Sure."
Hank then walked into the training room, closed the door behind him, and then activated the hologram program. "What do you want to know?" Kara asked him as she formed in front of him.
"Tell me about Mars," Hank requested and then meditated on the floor as he heard her voice.
Mara worked non-stop as she organized her mother's desk. As she expected, it was a totally disorganized mess. Every so often, she froze as she saw Kara Danvers' name on a file. James came in to check up on her. "Doing busywork? You should leave that to interns," he told her.
"I don't have interns," Mara pointed out.
"Oh, I'll get you some. The cool thing about interns is that you can make them do anything you want, and you don't have to pay them," James smiled.
"Like slaves," Mara considered.
"Exactly," James agreed.
"I don't need them," Mara said dismissively.
"I know you don't, but I see you in pain. This is your mother's office and every little piece of paper must be a stab to your heart," James said knowingly.
"I requested this job knowing that," Mara replied.
"You don't have to deal with this alone," James told her.
"The last time I wasn't alone, it didn't work out well," Mara said referring to the angels.
James frowned sadly and then gave her space.
A large muscular hairy man entered the Catco building. He wore black boots, pants, and a vest that was open in the front. His skin was deathly pale, his hair was long and black, and he wore black sunglasses. He strolled into the Catco office occasionally looking at his unusual watch.
"Looking good, bro," an obviously gay man said to him.
"Thanks, man. You, too," he replied back.
The alien bounty hunter looked around the office and was confronted by James. "Can I help you, Sir?" James asked.
"I'm just here to pick up my girl," he replied.
"Oh, it's just you don't look the type," James said surprised.
"Really? What the fuck is wrong with this planet?" the alien asked annoyed.
"It's just how you look," James excused.
"I modeled my look after your biker gangs. There's nothing more masculine than a biker man," the alien said offended.
"Hey, I'm not judging," James said defensively. "What's your name by the way?"
"Oh, here's my card," Lobo said as he punched James across the office and into Mara's office blasting out the window.
Lobo then unfolded a rifle in his right hand and held a pistol in his left. He cautiously approached his target and found Mara sitting in her office. "How can I help you?" Mara asked him.
Lobo stared at Mara and then considered his wrist band. "Well, half is better than nothing," he figured. "You're coming with me, girly."
"What for?" Mara asked.
"No idea. I don't ask," Lobo admitted.
"I'm going to have to say no," Mara told him off.
"I love it when a girl is feisty," Lobo said as he picked Mara up and threw her against the wall. Mara tore through the wall and found herself outside the skyscraper in the open air. She quickly fell to the pavement below. Lobo leaped out the hole he had made and caught her before she could hit the pavement.
"You got a death-wish, lady?" Lobo asked.
"No, but you do," Mara said now in her Supergirl uniform.
"Oh...fuck me," Lobo realized.
Mara went Super Insane and punched Lobo down the street impacting several cars. Mara then went after Lobo punching him into a Bath&Beyond store. Lobo found himself in a bed of destroyed perfume bottles. "What the fuck?" he asked looking around.
Lobo got back on his feet and walked towards Mara. "Alright, we can do this the hard way or the easy way. Just between you and me, I prefer it hard," Lobo grinned.
Mara fell out of Super and backed away stunned. Lobo gave Mara a solid kick and a punch to the face sending her to the pavement. Lobo then took a car and slammed her with it. Removing the car, Mara struggled to get back up. "I wouldn't get back up if I were you," Lobo said as he rammed his rifle into her gut bending her over and then blasting her with his pistol.
Mara put up no defense as she stayed on the ground. Crowds looked upon the two in wonder. "Honestly, I figured this would be a lot more difficult," Lobo said disappointedly.
Mara looked down resigned to her fate. Lobo charged his sci-fi rifle and aimed at Mara. "Net," he ordered his rifle. The rifle then fired a net around Mara. Lobo then whistled for his space bike to arrive. The motorcycle, of sort, arrived shortly thereafter. Putting Mara on his bike, he flew off and created a portal. The two went through the portal and were gone.
An injured James called up Alex at the DEO. "They took Mara," he said to her.
Alex turned to Brainiac 5. "I already tracked his ion trail. I know where they're going," he said getting out of his chair.
"I'm coming with you," Alex said determinedly.
"No, you are the director of the DEO. You must remain here," Brainiac 5 told her.
"Hank went on plenty of missions. This is bullshit," Alex objected.
"Hank was not nearly as fragile as you are, and he trusted you to take charge if anything were to happen to you. Also, he was a poor example to follow," Brainiac 5 said to her.
"You take that back," Alex said offended.
Brainiac 5 walked off not bothering to respond. Within a short time, Brainiac 5 took Hank's ship into space and opened a wormhole towards Warworld.
Warworld
Mara was placed in a chair and bound down. She didn't bother to resist the restraints. A seven-foot-tall alien in a purple one-piece suit looked upon Mara. "This isn't her," Mongul said disappointedly.
"Apparently, she's dead. This is the next best thing. She's half-Kryptonian, half-Insane," Lobo excused.
"Interesting but can she fight? Kryptonians without a yellow sun are weak as fuck," Mongul said.
"She punched me really good," Lobo argued.
"Very well. We shall see how this Supergirl fares against my champion," Mongul said and then sent Mara away.
Mara was placed in a cell with other challengers. She sat in a corner lost in thought. "Wow, it's Supergirl!" a teenage boy said to her.
Mara stared at the brown-haired boy in a red-shirt. "Why are you here?" she asked him.
"No idea. I was just picked up by Lobo and brought here. He probably sensed my awesome power. Too bad he knocked me out before I could use them," Billy said to her.
"What is your power?" Kara asked.
"My power is that I have lots of powers," Billy grinned.
Mara froze and then walked backward away from him. "I'm sorry. I'm not trying to gloat or anything," Billy said apologetically.
"It's not you, it's me," Mara told him.
"Heard that before," Billy frowned.
"It's just something my mother used to say," Mara explained.
"Oh, well, she can rescue us, right? No one is stronger than Supergirl," Billy said hopefully.
"How long have you been here?" Mara asked.
"A few months," Billy replied.
"Supergirl isn't coming," Mara said and began breaking down.
Billy gave her a concerned look and sat down with her. "What's wrong?"
"She's dead and so is my father," Mara said.
"Hey, I'm an orphan, too. I know how it feels," Billy said to her.
"I killed them. I killed them both," Mara said miserably.
Billy got up and backed away from her. "Well, no one's perfect," he said scared of her.
"Just leave me alone," Mara said to him.
Russia
Alina took Kara over to an empty field. "From what I understand, your body emits an energy field over your clothes that keeps your suit from being destroyed. We know that your suit was never as strong as you. I want you to try to keep your uniform from being shredded."
"This cheap-ass uniform?" Kara doubted.
"Yes, this cheap-ass uniform made by dedicated Russian workers in sweat-shop factories," Alina said offended.
"Alright, sorry," Kara apologized. "What do you want me to do?"
"Just stand here," Alina told her and walked off.
Russian artillery fired on Kara with everything they had. "Holy shit!" Kara said as she was shot at. Explosions blasted the dirt around her spraying her with shrapnel. After the first wave, the Russians were more accurate with the next wave getting close to Kara with their shots. As the dirt settled on the ground, Kara was still there with her uniform still intact.
Russian helicopters then came in and targeted Kara directly. "Bring it," Kara smirked as they fired all of their missiles at her.
Kara was hit with continuous explosions from the hovering Russian helicopters. When the smoke dissipated, Kara's uniform was a little frayed but otherwise intact. The helicopters then switched to Gatling guns and fired non-stop at her. The bullets bounced off the uniform but occasionally tearing a hole here and there. The helicopters then flew back as they ran out of ammunition.
Kara walked calmly back to Alina. "Well?"
Alina looked over Kara's uniform and saw a number of holes and cuts. "It's not perfect, but it will do," she allowed.
"That was fun. We should do it again," Kara smiled amused.
"I need a new uniform," Alina ordered a soldier. She then turned to Kara. "Your power appears to be infinite."
"Finally, some respect," Kara said pleased.
"But can you lower your strength and speed to human level?" Alina asked.
"Why would I do that?" Kara asked.
"You must be a team player. You must be at the same level as your peers or else someone will notice. Also, since the end of the Cold War, our pride received a major blow," Alina told her.
"Because you lost," Kara snorted.
Alina bristled at that. "What's more important than killing the enemy is that you inspire others to be better men. That is what it means to be a hero. Our army has poor morale and many are conscripts. They just want to go back home and drink themselves to death. You need to be someone they can relate to."
"I got them beer," Kara pointed out.
"No, that's not how you do it," Alina scolded.
"Well, treating them like shit isn't working either," Kara argued.
"Perhaps, there is a middle ground," Alina said and then smiled in spite of herself.
"There it is," Kara said pointing at her. "Come on, don't be such a hard-ass," Kara said giving her a beer.
"Alright, just one," Alina allowed.
Warworld
Mara passed by the armory and entered the large stadium. Tens of thousands of aliens from all across the galaxy were in attendance. Mongul and Lobo were present in a special box. "Do you think she can defeat my champion?" Mongol asked Lobo.
"Not a chance in hell," Lobo smiled as he smoked a fat cigar.
"This better be interesting," Mongul warned Lobo.
The crowd chanted for the champion. Mara wondered what it could be: a tall giant, a slippery tentacle monster, a master swordsman ninja. The doors then opened revealing Billy. He was still in his red shirt and jeans and wasn't holding a weapon. "Shazam! Shazam!" the crowd chanted.
Billy waved to the crowd as he walked towards the center of the ring. "Your champion: Billy, the Son of the Bat!" Mongul introduced.
Billy smiled amused by his own wit. "It's really Billy Batson, but I'm a big fan," he said to Mara.
Mara lowered her hands not taking Billy seriously. "I don't want to hurt you," she said to him.
"Like your parents?" Billy mocked not understanding the situation. Mara gave him a blank look. "You ready because I'm about to open a can of whoop-ass."
The crowd continued to chant "Shazam" at him. "Begin!" Mongul ordered.
"Shazam!" Billy shouted and then suddenly a streak of lightning hit him. Billy instantly became a grown man wearing a red suit with a yellow lightning bolt on his chest. Mara gave him a look of wonder not having encountered him before.
Shazam flew low to the ground and punched Mara hard to the face. Mara was blasted into the stadium wall creating a crater. The crowd roared in approval. Mongul sat on this throne disappointed. "Is that it?"
Shazam waved to the crowd thinking he had already won. Mara slowly moved out of the crater and stumbled back into the ring. The crowd became silent not expecting this development. Shazam gave Mara a frustrated look and then fired lightning at her. Mara was shocked hard and fell to the ground toasted.
"These fights are to the death, so I would start taking this seriously," Shazam told Mara.
Mara struggled to get back to her feet. She then nodded to Shazam for them to continue. What followed was a total beat down as Shazam punched and kicked her all over the ring. Shazam took hold of Mara's shoulders and head-butted her hard.
"Come on, fight me," Shazam said to her.
"I won't kill you. Just finish me," Mara said weakly.
"Odd for a parent murderer to say," Shazam remarked.
"You're right. I deserve to die," Mara said sadly.
Shazam gave her a sympathetic look and then dropped her. Mongul gave Lobo a dirty look and then made himself visible to the crowd. He extended his arm out and gave Mara the thumbs down motion. Shazam saw the gesture and powered up a lightning bolt in his hands.
"This is for Supergirl. The real one," Shazam said as he was about to destroy her.
Mara didn't even try to move as she lay on her back looking up at the crowd. They were all chanting for her death. "Forgive me," she prayed as she was about to be executed.
Mara then saw Kara in the stands at the lowest level looking at her. She was shouting at her to get back up. "Mother?" Mara wondered.
Kara continued to encourage her daughter to get up and fight. Shazam leaped up into the air to deliver the killing blow. Mara stared at her mother hearing her voice with her super-hearing. "Mara, get up! Fight!" Kara said to her.
Shazam fired everything he had down on Mara creating an explosion of sand and dirt. The crowd went wild in approval. Once the dust settled, Mara was standing and glowing gold. "That ain't right," Shazam said confused.
Mara shot towards Shazam and punched him so hard he impacted one of the orbiting moons above the stadium. Shazam hit the moon cracking its surface. "Holy fuck!" Mongul said enthralled.
"Do I pick'em or do I pick'em," Lobo grinned.
Shazam shook his head befuddled and then shot back towards the stadium. Mara looked around for her mother, but she was gone in the crowd. Shazam landed in the stadium creating a crater in the sand. Mara went into a fighting stance and then blasted Shazam into the wall of the stadium. Shazam fired lightning back at her. Mara absorbed the electrical energy in her aura and fired it right back at him. Putting her hands together, Mara fired continuous energy bursts at Shazam while also using her heat vision. Shazam braced himself as he created an electrical energy shield around him.
Mara stopped her attacks and punched the distracted Shazam with devastating blows. "Holy shit, you're stronger than Superman," Shazam said to her.
"Low bar," Mara replied and then kicked him hard to the gut. As he fell over, Mara blasted his face with an energy blast. Shazam fell to the ground dumbfounded.
Mongul came out once again and gave Shazam the thumbs down. Mara considered the hurt Shazam on the ground. "I refuse," she said to him.
"What the fuck did I just hear?" Mongul asked outraged.
"She said no, dude. It happens," Lobo allowed.
"Bitch, you kill his ass," Mongul ordered Mara.
Mara aimed her hand at Mongul and fired an energy beam at him. The beam hit Mongul and blasted him through the stadium. He sailed past the mega-city around the stadium and into the desert miles away. Lobo took out a cigar, put it in his mouth, and leaned over to light it with the flames Mara had just made.
Mara then turned to Shazam who was now Billy-the-kid. She offered him her hand. "Let's find a way out of here," she said to him pulling him to his feet.
The power in the stadium suddenly went out. Brainiac 5 approached Mara and Billy. "A most excellent idea, Mara," he complimented.
"You have a ship?" Mara asked.
"Indeed," Brainiac 5 replied.
"What about mother?" Mara asked.
"She can handle herself," Brainiac 5 told her.
"Alright, let's move," Mara said taking Billy with her out of the stadium. As they went down the halls, Mara used her glowing aura to light their way. Brainiac 5 would occasionally fire his pistol at random aliens that would try to stop them.
"That's non-lethal, right?" Mara asked him.
"Of course," Brainiac 5 lied as he continued to shoot.
The three of them came upon Hank's ship. "Wicked," Billy smiled as he saw the Martian ship.
"We have to wait for mother," Mara said to Brainiac 5 as Billy went inside.
"She's not coming, Mara," Brainiac 5 said bluntly.
Mara gave him a bewildered look and then glared at him with tearful eyes. She slapped Brainiac 5 to the face. "Do you have any idea what you've done to me?"
"I saved your life. I promised your mother to keep you safe," Brainiac 5 said to her.
"Maybe, I don't want to be saved," Mara said breaking down.
"Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted," Brainiac 5 said to her.
"You don't even believe in that. You're just a machine. You have no soul. They're just words to you!" Mara shouted at him.
"But good words none-the-less," Brainiac 5 said to her.
"Why does it hurt so bad?" Mara asked him.
"The stronger you are, the more it hurts," Brainiac 5 said embracing her. A crowd of angry aliens started rushing them. Brainiac 5 eyed the crowd and then at the sobbing girl.
"I will not force you to live, Mara," he said to her.
Mara nodded and then went inside the ship. Before the alien crowd could get to them, the ship had already taken off. Billy came over to Brainiac 5. "What's your name?" he asked.
"You may call me Barney," he said to him.
"Cool. I'm Billy Batson," he introduced himself.
"I know," Brainiac 5 replied.
Russia
Kara and Alina watched as weapon crates were shipped through the tunnel to the rebels on the other side. "This is going to cause a lot of death and destruction. You know that, right?" Kara asked Alina.
"Our intent is for the Russian-speaking Ukrainians to have their own voice," Alina said to her.
"I don't know. That sounds like bullshit," Kara doubted.
"If you don't believe in any of this, then why do you still help us?" Alina asked.
"Because it makes you happy and fulfilled. Look at all these guys being apart of something bigger than themselves. I made that happen today," Kara said pleased with herself.
"You will find that good people often follow the orders of evil men," Alina said to her.
"I leave the political bullshit to you. I trust you to not be a total Nazi," Kara said to her.
Alina shuddered at that. "Very well. We have many more tunnels to construct."
"What? You mean there are more?" Kara said stunned.
"Yes, Private Snowball. Let's move," Alina ordered.
Argo City
On Argo, Kon wore the bad-ass Insane armor of his father. In front of him were men and women in formation to his right and left. "As your new chief of police, I am going to train you all to be lethal as fuck against all enemies, foreign and domestic. I am in need of a second-in-command. You will fight each other and whoever is left standing shall have the position. But since I know you're all docile as fuck, I have an incentive for you: Whoever does become my second-in-command will accompany me back to Earth and get some of that sweet yellow sun," Kon said to the group.
"Make it quick," Kon ordered.
The Kryptonian police officers began fighting each other in front of Kon. "Beautiful," Kon said memorized.
Meanwhile, Winn played with Thara's small children with Kryptonian toys. "You certainly know how to play with toys," Thara said to him.
"Well, my father built toys often based on what I liked," Winn recalled.
"Is that all he did: built toys?" Thara asked curiously
"Yes," Winn lied.
"You know, I can always get a babysitter, so I can show you around the city," Thara offered.
"If it's not too much trouble," Winn said politely.
"I would like to get to know you better," Thara smiled at him.
"Like a date?" Winn wondered.
"Something like that," Thara replied.
"Sure," Winn said eagerly.
Thara handed Winn a ring. "With this, I can find you anywhere in the city. I want you to have it just in case you get lost."
"Thank you, Thara. It will probably come in handy. This is a huge city, after all," Winn said completely oblivious.
"Well, I'll let you get back to playing with toys," Thara smiled condescendingly.
"I will, thanks again," Winn said awkwardly referring to the ring. He then turned back to the children and helped them solve a puzzle.
Thara stared at Winn playing with her children and imagined her deceased husband in the same position. She quickly swallowed a pill and then instantly felt better.
Metropolis
Alex wore all-black as she approached the large tomb in the Metropolis cemetery. The tomb's grounds were covered in flowers from grateful citizens and fans. "Even in death, you had to be the center of attention," Alex muttered as she went inside. In front of her were two stone sarcophaguses. Alex approached the one with the Kryptonian symbol.
"Who knew you had millions in your bank accounts spread all over the world? It took me forever to track them all down. I hope you appreciated me spending a little on your tomb," Alex said to her.
Hank then entered the tomb wearing a black trench-coat. "I figured I would find you here. You have to stop beating yourself up like this."
"Don't tell me what to do," Alex said stubbornly.
"You know, if you need some time off...," Hank began.
"You'll come in?" Alex finished for him.
"Fuck no," Hank scowled. "I mean, put Barney to work," Hank recommended.
"I don't trust that shady fucker. He's a machine. He doesn't have a soul," Alex said disdainfully.
"Well, we know he won't do anything that would compromise his own existence in the future," Hank reminded her.
Alex shrugged at that. "I feel better when I work. It dulls the pain."
"You are more than just your work, Alex. Remember that," Hank said to her.
Alex nodded. "Sleep well, Kara...and you too, Mon."
Alex then exited the tomb and went back to her car. Hank walked out of the tomb and waited for Alex to leave. Once she was out of view, Hank touched his watch. The hologram faded away revealing Brainiac 5. Brainiac 5 looked over the tomb, took out two roses, and placed them at the base of the tomb.
"Yes, Kara, sleep well."
Author's Notes: Bonus episode was based on Thor Ragnarok and an animated Justice League episode. It highlights the different ways each of the characters deal with grief which will be an ongoing theme of this season. Winn's exit from the series was changed to give me more flexibility to have him come back in later episodes. Red Daughter will become the main character of this season, not the cameo-lite treatment CW gave us.