An alien man went out on a date with a human woman out at night in a park. "I like apple pie best because I'm an American. I also love the American holiday, Thanks Giving," he said to her.
"Well, I hope you appreciate American history," she said to him.
"Oh, but I do," he said convincingly.
"Even this?" she asked as a thug in a mask with a German Shepherd appeared before him.
"Oh, shit," he realized.
"You're a man. You better protect me," the woman told her date.
"I'm actually a feminist," he said timidly.
"This used to be a nice neighborhood until you infested it," the thug said to him.
"Please don't hurt me," he said falling to the ground before he was even hit.
"Really? We're worried about these guys?" the thug asked the other thugs.
"Nice is overrated, mother-fuckers," Black said as he beat the shit out of the four thugs. However, he became over-confident and the thugs got the better of him putting a baseball bat to his neck.
Mara, dressed as Supergirl, landed in the park. "I'm out of here, man," three of four thugs said taking off.
"Take a step closer and I break his neck," the remaining thug said to Mara.
Mara used her heat vision to split the bat in half. Black then tossed the thug into the fountain where he scurried off. "Thanks, but I had it under control," he said to Mara.
"Clearly," Mara mocked. "Manchester, right? So, what are you doing here?"
"Just going on enthusiastic walks," Black said with a crazy wide-eyed expression.
"I mean, in this country. No doubt your visa has expired by now," Mara clarified.
"Wow, you're busting my balls on that technicality?" Black wondered.
Mara then became distracted by leaflets that fell on the ground from an overhead drone. She grabbed one from the air and glanced at it. She then turned to the beat thug on the ground. Picking him up, she took off his mask. "Who is this Agent Liberty?" she demanded.
"We all are," he replied.
"No, really. I'm being serious," Mara said with her eyes glowing white-hot.
"I don't know. I've never seen his face. I don't know his name," the thug stammered.
At L Corp, Lena was working on a new medical breakthrough. She placed her Harun-El sample on a cancerous smoker's lung inside a case filled with electrodes. Eve came in with one of the leaflets. "A bunch of these got stuck to the windshield of my car," she complained.
"And you thought to bring them to the lab?" Lena wondered.
"Well, it is a conversation starter," Eve said lamely.
Lena glanced at the leaflet. "I can't wait for James to finally denounce them. Hopefully, he'll do it on Counterpoint."
"I love that show," Eve said turning on the TV in the room.
"Obama was a stuttering communist!" one debater screamed.
"Well, at least he wasn't a fascist like Trump!" the other debater shouted back.
Lena turned off the TV. "As much as I would love to continue watching them make fools of themselves, I have to cure cancer."
Like a mad scientist, Lena activated electricity to the cancerous black lung through the Harun-El. Suddenly, an identical healthy lung appeared in a jar nearby. "It's a miracle," Eve said astounded.
"It's science," Lena corrected. "I'll have to test this lung to see if its a genetic match and completely healthy."
"If this works, you'll have created a medical breakthrough that will save millions of lives," Eve said happy for her.
"I know," Lena smiled.
Mara and Alex stood before Col. Haley. Mara placed the mask on a table in front of her. "The Children of Liberty have revealed themselves to the world. The mask is coated in lead," Mara said.
"Agent Barney has been working to determine the identity of Agent Liberty and if there is a deeper message behind these leaflets," Alex added.
"Why? These are the rantings of a human hate group. The FBI can deal with this," Col. Haley said dismissively.
"This could be the beginning of an uprising," Alex insisted.
"It's not our jurisdiction, director. Speaking of which, where were you when you found this?" Col. Haley asked.
"At the park," Mara said simply.
"Were you ordered to patrol there?" Col. Haley asked skeptically.
"No," Mara replied flatly. "I often go on enthusiastic walks in the park."
"You may have done your way in the past but things are different now," Col. Haley said to her.
"As you wish, ma'am," Mara submitted.
"Wait...what?" Alex asked her.
"I expect the same from you as well, director," Col. Haley told Alex. "Our resources will not be used to investigate this matter."
"I may not be a woman of steel, but you will find I do not bend," Col. Haley said fiercely. "Dismissed."
As the two left, Brainiac 5 entered the room and met with Col. Haley. "I examined the fingerprints on the leaflets. None came up in the criminal database. I'm also looking into the printing company that made the leaflets, so we can squeeze them if necessary."
"Very good. Why must Director Danvers and Supergirl be held away from this?" Col. Haley asked confused.
"Their efforts will only be redundant and compromise them emotionally. Additionally, I am concerned they will discover that Russia has the same problem. An equivalent group has risen up in Russian cities inciting mob violence. I do not know yet how the Russians will handle the situation," Brainiac 5 said.
"Are they likely to follow my orders?" Col. Haley asked.
"Based on their past history, no," Brainiac 5 replied honestly. "However, you might be able to gain favor with the men if you bring them pie."
"Well, okay then," Col Haley nodded.
Alex and Mara immediately began to plan on how to undermine Col. Haley. "What the fuck was that?" Alex asked Mara.
"There's no point in arguing with her," Mara said simply.
"So, you do intend to investigate this further?" Alex realized.
"Yeah," Mara said nonchalantly.
Brainiac 5 came out to meet them with two plates of pie. "I have determined the type of drone that dropped the manifesto. Unfortunately, they are untraceable as of yet. You should let me handle this investigation."
"Col. Haley has officially asked you to stop your investigation," Alex said to him.
"Oh really?" Brainiac 5 asked surprised. "Okay."
"I'm serious," Alex said.
Brainiac 5 gave her a wink. "Our communication issues are in the past. Consider my investigation...terminated."
There was a long awkward pause. "So, you're going to do it, right?" Alex asked him.
"Have some chocolate pecan pie," Brainiac 5 offered them both.
Mara quickly consumed it while Alex simply stared at it. "You want this?" Alex asked Mara.
"Absolutely," Mara said taking her plate as well.
"I see you've regained your appetite. That's good," Brainiac 5 said pleased with Mara.
"Wait, there was a problem?" Alex wondered. Mara didn't reply as she finished her second plate.
Brainiac 5 didn't answer and walked off. "I wonder if he will follow the order," Alex said.
Mara shrugged unconcernedly. "Grandmother Eliza has given you the task of getting the cranberry sauce."
"I don't have time for this shit," Alex grumbled.
"Get an agent to do it for you. Delegate," Mara advised.
Lena came to James at Catco with a new suit jacket. "Is that what I think it is?" James asked her.
"It is," Lena said allowing him to open it.
James looked over the new suit. "This is the sexiest thing you could ever give me," James said impressed. "Wait, what's the catch?"
"I booked you on Counterpoint," Lena informed him.
"Wait...what?" James wondered.
"You need to go on TV and disavow the Children of Liberty. Things have escalated. Their leaflets are filled with grammatical mistakes," Lena said pointing them out to him.
"I just kind of wished you had checked in with me before you fucked me," James said to her.
"Don't be like that. You're full of charisma and you love to write," Lena pointed out.
"Well, the other problem is that I'm actually a Liberty member," James revealed.
"What?" Lena questioned.
"I'm deep undercover. I saw an opening to use my new reputation to get deep inside that bitch," James said to her.
"You've joined a domestic terrorist group?" Lena asked incredulously.
"Well, when you say it like that, it makes me feel like an asshole," James frowned. "I'm going to eventually find out who Agent Liberty is and then I'm going to kick his ass."
"You joining them could embolden them to violence," Lena pointed out.
"Good, it gets them out in the open. It's the perfect plan, Lena. I find out who Agent Liberty is and Supergirl can take out those who start trouble," James said reasonably.
"But what of the poor aliens in the crossfire?" Lena asked.
"Fuck'em," James replied.
"You're going to get yourself killed," Lena said concernedly.
"I don't know how to put this...but I'm kind of a badass," James reminded her.
"So, it doesn't matter what I think?" Lena asked offended with a crazy girlfriend expression.
"Oh, shit," James realized. "Honey, this is just work."
"And I'm your boss so figure out how you're going to deal with this," Lena ordered him.
Black had his own divinely inspired mission. In his bathroom, he had a corrupt cop hanging from the ceiling. He took the tape off the cop's mouth. "Scream and I'll kill you," Black said to him.
"When I get out of here, I'm going to get all my cop buddies and when I do we're going to kick your black ass, Black," he said angrily.
"I always enjoy our conversations," Black said and then punched him to the face. "Here's the deal. I'm going to torture you until you tell me who Agent Liberty is."
Black then opened a sash filled with torture devices. "Really, dude? Where did you get those relics?" the cop asked unimpressed.
"This is great stuff," Black said defensively.
"Yeah, for the seventies," the cop scoffed.
"You won't be talking so much smack when you have this up your ass," Black said taking out a pole that released spikes at the end.
"You're going to end up getting shit all over your British flag t-shirt. Oh wait, that would be an improvement," the cop said to him.
"What the fuck did you say about our flag?" Black asked with a crazed expression. "Alright, whatever, what about this one?"
Black then took out a ball-crusher. "Yeah, that's banned in Saudi Arabia for being too safe," the cop said dismissively.
"This is damn depressing," Black shook his head.
"Show me another one," the cop said sympathetically.
"Honestly, I don't want to show you anything anymore," Black said depressed. "You're taking all the fun out of this."
"I thought this was all about revenge?" the cop asked confused.
"It is, but I want to have fun while I am at it," Black said to him.
"You want the truth or compliments?" the cop asked.
"All I wanted was some positive feedback on my tools," Black said bitterly.
"I will love the next one. I promise," the cop assured him.
Black took out a flame-thrower device. "Oh good, you'll get the fire department here in five minutes," the cop rolled his eyes.
"You know what? Fuck it," Black said tossing it aside. He put the tape back on the cop's mouth and grabbed some pliers.
James strolled over to Mara who was at her desk. "You going to write an article about the assault you witnessed?" James asked curiously.
"No, that would out me," Mara said obviously.
"Right," James nodded.
"Is everything alright?" Mara asked concerned.
"I need a favor from you. Lena signed me up for this Counterpoint show. You're the fastest wit I know. You're just like your...," Jame said and stopped himself.
"I'll do it," Mara obliged.
"Thank you so much. It's just that I am undercover, and I have this window of opportunity to find out who Agent Liberty is," James explained.
"You don't need to explain anything, James. I'll do anything for you," Mara said.
"You're a life-saver. Just don't tell Lena," James said seriously. "By the way, are you going to fix that?" he pointed to Nia.
"Which part?" Mara asked knowingly.
"Look, I didn't know," James said honestly. "And it shouldn't matter anyway."
"It doesn't matter to you, James. She's my intern. I have to deal with it," Mara said annoyed.
"I figured you would be more understanding," James said surprised.
"I remove myself from the equation when it comes to my beliefs," Mara said.
"Well, you can't fire her without cause," James told her.
"I think I just found my cause," Mara said obviously and walked over to her. "Nia!"
Nia suddenly woke up. "Please don't fire me," she said startled.
"Well, she did say please," Mara allowed.
"No worries. You do amazing work when you're awake," James smiled.
"I have narcolepsy," Nia admitted.
"That's a serious illness. So serious that if I fire you now, you'll try to sue me," Mara said annoyed.
"I would never do that," Nia said defensively.
"Have you found a doctor...for this particular problem?" Mara asked.
"Yeah, in DC. They couldn't figure it out," she answered.
"Well...shit," James said sorry for her.
Alex went over to Brainiac 5. "Found anything, yet?" she whispered.
"I've created an algorithm to look for codes in the leaflet. I've discovered this: ham sandwich," Brainiac 5 discovered.
"Are you fucking with me?" Alex asked suspiciously.
"Thanks Giving is soon. It could be a plan for an attack," Brainiac 5 considered. While Alex wasn't looking, Brainiac 5 called Col. Haley by touching his phone.
Col. Haley then came over. "Your briefing, Director Danvers."
"Right," Alex said walking away from Brainiac 5.
James went to the designated spot and waited for a black van to come up on him. A white blond man got out and walked over to James. "James Olsen?" Todd asked.
"In the flesh," James replied.
"In...the...flesh, I like that," Todd smiled. "You look bigger in person. What do you bench?"
"Mostly drug dealers," James joked.
Todd chuckled at that. "You're funny, too."
"My subscribers say otherwise," James said sadly.
"It's such an honor to meet you. You've inspired me to get off my ass and work out," Todd said.
"I'm flattered...I guess," James allowed. "What's your name?"
"Todd, sorry, I'm a little nervous," he said embarrassed.
"Nice to meet you, Todd," James said politely.
"You ready to go," Todd said hopefully.
"Sure," James followed Todd over to the van. Upon opening the van, James noticed the seats were removed and a bed was placed inside. "Nice."
"I know, right," Todd smiled. "Why don't you sit with me up here?"
"Thanks, man," James said getting in.
At her lab, Lena looked over a heart. She lit it on fire making it completely black and lifeless. She then charged the Harun-El creating a perfectly healthy heart. "What has science done?" Lena wondered amazed.
She then noticed the time and turned on the TV. "We have two special guests for Counterpoint tonight. On one side, Professor and popular Youtube sensation Ben Lockwood," Sean Chui said and then showed a clip of Ben Lockwood.
"How do you think the debate will go?" a reporter asked Ben.
"My former colleagues say I'm the best when it comes to debate, so I think I'll kick ass. In fact, I'm often called the 'Master Debater'," Ben smiled.
"Would you like to rephrase that?" the reporter asked him.
"Why? Oh. Shit! You better edit that out," Ben realized. The clip ended and then the show went back to Chui. "He'll be facing off against the Girl of Steel, Supergirl."
"What the fuck?" Lena wondered.
"I'm just happy to promote the contributions of alien residents and fight the recent acts of domestic terrorism in our streets," Supergirl said.
"Do you think you will win against Professor Lockwood?" the reporter asked.
"It's not about winning. It's about having a conversation," Mara replied.
"There you have it. Lockwood Vs Supergirl at 7," Sean Chui smiled.
"That son-of-a-bitch," Lena said scornfully and then turned off the TV.
Mara, as Supergirl, showed up to Counterpoint hosted by CNN's host Sean Chiu. "Thanks for showing up," Chiu said shaking her hand.
"Thanks for having me," Mara said awkwardly.
"And this is your counterpoint," Chiu introduced.
Ben Lockwood twirled in his chair like a perfect villain. "Hi, Ben Lockwood," he smiled. "Very nice to meet you."
Mara gave nothing away. With her blond hair and blue eyes, Ben didn't recognize her. The studio became filled up with audience members and reporters eager to hear the both of them. "Most aliens want to live peacefully like you and me," Mara began.
"Okay, where's the proof in that because there have been numerous alien attacks and human lives have been lost," Ben said.
"The proof is that aliens have provided society with numerous technological and artistic contributions. Based on our statistical estimate of the alien population, I can infer that the criminal element is below human levels," Mara said calmly.
"You have only estimates because there are many aliens that are not registered, correct?" Ben asked rhetorically.
"Correct," Mara allowed.
"Okay, is it not true that James Olsen was supposed to be here, tonight?" Ben asked.
"That's true. I don't see how that's relevant," Mara said confused.
"If the Children of Liberty are such a problem, why hasn't Guardian renounced them? In fact, rumor has it, he's meeting with them, right now. It would seem James Olsen realizes these people have something valuable to say," Ben argued.
"I can't speak for James Olsen or to his motives. Guardian is not important. I am, and I renounce the Children of Liberty. Whatever the Children of Liberty have to say has already been said by peaceful demonstrators and commentators," Mara said.
"Thanks Giving is coming up. Isn't it true that the colonists spread diseases and waged war against the Native people while taking their land?" Ben asked.
"It's true," Mara replied without emotion.
"We need to learn from American history and realize the danger we are in. We must have the means to defend ourselves from alien invasions. We even need to be able to defend ourselves against you. Should you turn on us, could we ever hope to stop you?" Ben asked.
"Is that a serious question?" Mara wondered.
"It is," Ben confirmed.
"I have created and made available stockpiles of Kryptonite to the US government, corporations, and private individuals. I have made it so that I have no idea who has it at any one time. I have done this to give assurances to the world that I will never work to overthrow it," Mara said.
"Very noble of you but the fact of the matter is that you did go out of control, and we humans couldn't respond in time. You nearly destroyed the Earth and killed thousands of people in Metropolis," Ben accused.
"Excuse me?" Mara asked him.
Ben took out two photographs. The camera zoomed on them both. The screen then showed a picture of Mara as Reign with red hair and another picture of Mara as her usual Super Insane self. "As you can see with facial recognition software, the two are identical," Ben pointed out.
"Of course, we would need to verify that," Chiu interjected.
"Do you deny it?" Ben challenged Mara.
"I do not deny it," Mara said honestly.
The audience began to murmur and security had to be called in as some of the audience members become upset. A woman stood up and confronted Mara. "My son died in Metropolis that day. He was crushed to death in the building you destroyed," she said angrily.
"I cannot undo what has been done," Mara said lamely.
"Damn you, Supergirl. God damn you!" she said furiously and left the studio.
"Okay...that's all the time we have," Chui said attempting to end the debate.
Reporters got out of their seats and swarmed around Supergirl as Ben smiled victoriously. "Please stand back. I just want to be left alone," Mara said softly to the obnoxious reporters. "Leave me alone," she repeated to them.
"I said...LEAVE ME ALONE!" Mara shouted enraged blasting the reporters back into the stands with her golden aura. Mara then lifted off the floor and punched through the ceiling exiting the building.
"You got that on tape, right?" Ben grinned.
At the DEO, Alex and Brainiac 5 were watching the interview on the TV screens. "Holy shit," Alex said stunned.
Moscow, PATRIOT
Nikolai, Alina, and Kara watched the debate on the big screen. "The cat is out of the bag, so to speak," Nikolai said. "We should begin the campaign against Supergirl unless you have a problem with that."
"No," Kara said softly.
Alina gave Kara a look of concern and then turned to her army of analysts. "Start connecting Supergirl to Reign and the attack on Metropolis. I want pictures, videos, testimonies, and obituaries. I want the faces of those killed. I want pictures of the injured. No misinformation this time. The truth will damn her."
The analysts furiously went to work. "How will this bring her to us?" Kara asked Nikolai.
"Once the Americans hate her, we will offer her asylum here," Nikolai said. "The two of you can work for PATRIOT side-by-side."
"I hope you're right," Kara allowed seeing Mara's outburst on repeat on all the news channels.
Metropolis
An oblivious James walked with Todd in a suburban neighborhood. "I've seen you kick ass on so many aliens," Todd said impressed.
"I kick everyone's ass. I'm an equal opportunity offender," James told him.
"I understand," Todd said as he walked his dog. The dog started barking as they went past a house. Todd then sent out a text.
"Your wife?" James guessed.
"I'm not married. I've never been good with women," Todd admitted.
"Well, let's talk about it. I'll set you straight," James said.
"Good luck, man," Todd smiled.
Black continued to torture the corrupt cop by pouring cold water from the shower on him. "Is that the best you got? Getting me wet?" he asked.
"Who is Agent Liberty and how can I find him?" Black demanded.
"Eat shit," the cop told him.
Black punched him hard to the gut. "You call that a punch?" the cop rolled his eyes.
"I'm going to find out what is inside your head one way or another," Black said showing him a metal saw.
Fortress of Solitude
Mara entered the Fortress of Solitude and walked over to the computer. "What do you wish to know?" Kara's hologram asked her.
"How do I rid myself of these powers?" Mara asked.
"There is a process to extract the solar radiation from your cells weakening your Kryptonian physiology, but your Insane strength will remain," Kara said to her.
"That's good enough for me. Tell me how to do it," Mara requested.
"No," Kara replied to her.
"You can't tell me no," Mara said confused.
"That information is restricted," Kara said to her.
"End the restriction then," Mara ordered.
"My daughter, I can't do that," Kara said warmly. "There was a time when I killed the Justice League and even my own sister, Alex. I was under Maxwell Lord's mind control. I thought I was killing villains but instead I was killing heroes. I came to the fortress and stripped myself of my powers. As soon as I did, Brainiac attacked the Earth seeing it defenseless. I had to reverse the process to stop Brainiac before he destroyed the planet," Kara told her.
"You reversed time to bring everyone back to life. I can't do that," Mara said to her.
"Which is why it is even more important that you stay as you are," Kara told her.
Mara got on her knees and cried. "I killed you and father. The whole world knows now."
"I never cared what the world thought of me. Do it for the fun of it," Kara advised.
"I'm not having fun, right now," Mara said to her.
"Then quit. You don't owe the world a thing. You can be their guardian angel or be nothing at all," Kara said to her.
As Todd and James walked around, a car came up behind them. The occupants got out, spray painted the door, and then left in a hurry. "That was weird," James remarked.
"They're just marking the doors, so we can beat the shit out of them later," Todd said nonchalantly.
"No shit?" James wondered.
"Yeah, it's a common intimidation tactic. In the beginning, we would emasculate the father by giving him a good beating in front of his wife and kids. But then we discovered that some alien cultures are a matriarchy," Todd explained.
"So, you beat her ass then?" James figured.
"That's right. And sometimes there are polyamory cultures where you don't know what the fuck is going on, so we beat everyone," Todd said.
"Makes sense," James allowed.
"Want to come in?" Todd asked as they got to his house.
"Sure," James said coming in.
"I have to go kick ass in an hour. You're welcome to stay and have a beer in the meantime," Todd said handing James a beer.
Todd got out his white sweatshirt and mask. "You want one?" he asked James.
"Already got an outfit but thanks," James said appreciatively.
"That's right. I keep forgetting you're Guardian," Todd smiled.
"While you're kicking ass, do you ever worry about the cops?" James wondered.
"Not really. What worries is meeting her. There's something screwy with her," Todd said showing James the news. James had to hide his surprise and horror as he saw Mara erupt on TV.
"She could burn the whole place down if she wanted to. This is what we're fighting against. She killed thousands of people, men, women, and children. She even killed her own parents. And for months, she acted like she wasn't involved pretending to be our protector," Todd said.
"It is pretty shitty," James said trying to understand the situation.
"She could kill us all, but I'm okay being a martyr for the cause," Todd said.
"Then what are you afraid of?" James asked.
"I'm not afraid of death. Just the pain that comes with it," Todd admitted.
"Got you," James said understanding.
"Only Agent Liberty has the will and the means to take her down," Todd said.
"When can I meet him?" James asked curiously.
"It's a long process. You have to fill out some forms, pay membership dues, become subjected to a hazing ritual, and then prove yourself by kicking an alien's ass," Todd said.
"Well, I got the ass-kicking part down," James smiled.
"Well, its been fun being with you, James, but I have to go out now," Todd said.
"Is there anything I can do to persuade you not to go out? You seem really cool. I would hate for anything to happen to you," James said sincerely.
"Well, you must know by now," Todd said taking a seat next to him.
"I'm sorry?" James wondered.
"I adore you, James. It would be my dream come true to share the evening with you," Todd said seriously.
"Wait...what?" James thought he misheard.
"Not just the evening but my bed as well," Todd invited.
"You're saying if I sleep with you, you won't go out kicking ass on innocent alien families?" James questioned.
"That's exactly what I'm saying. I'm a true believer but a man has needs," Todd said to him.
"Fuck me," James said stunned.
"If you insist," Todd said as he leaned towards him.
Brainiac 5 walked around the city wearing his black Vindicator uniform. Using his infrared vision, he spotted a number of "A" letters on buildings. He proceeded to wipe it away. "Hey, what are you doing?" a group of Liberty thugs said to him.
"Return to your homes or there will be...trouble," Brainiac 5 told them.
"Yeah right," the thug leader said skeptically.
"Don't make me beat you up," Brainiac 5 threatened.
"How?" they wondered.
"With physics," Brainiac 5 said simply whipping all four into the streets with his cables. The four were suddenly slammed by a bus killing all four of them.
Brainiac 5 then calmly walked away from the bloody scene.
Meanwhile, other thugs with torches attacked a branded house. Black opened the door wearing their mask. "The fuck?" the thugs wondered.
Black took out a pistol and shot them all dead. "Where is your sense of honor? What do you believe in?" a wounded thug asked him.
"I believe that whatever doesn't kill you...makes you stranger," Black said taking off his mask. He then put the gun to the thug's head and shot him.
Other thugs barged into a house and beat the shit out of the father. Their iguana became released from his case as the father was thrown through it. "Spike, protect us," the daughter said to the reptile. The iguana then turned into a dragon and roared at the thugs.
"Holy shit," they said fleeing the house.
Alex was on the scene riding her motorcycle as the dragon got loose. "You have to be fucking kidding me," she said as she was hit with the dragon's tail. The dragon then advanced on Alex ready to devour her.
Supergirl suddenly dropped in and pulled the dragon away from Alex. The dragon roared at Supergirl and blasted her with fire. Mara emerged from the flames and shot up into the air. The dragon quickly followed. The two battled in the air. The dragon's fire breath was canceled out by Mara's frost breath.
"The dragon's name is Spike. He's trained to protect the family," Alex radioed to Mara.
Mara ignored Alex and punched through the dragon splitting in half. Mara then landed on the ground with dragon blood all over her. "You were loyal. You were true. And now you're dead," Mara said as her eyes glowed red.
Col. Haley raged at Alex. "This is a public relations disaster of the highest order!"
"She wasn't in control. Reign was," Alex said defending Mara.
"I know that. The president knows that but the American people are not going to understand that. How am I to explain to the American people that an angel of Rao, under the control of a Kryptonian witch, possessed Supergirl and made her kill all those people?" Col. Haley asked.
"Just tell them the truth," Alex said lamely.
"Like that's going to work. The Russians are already flooding social media with articles saying Supergirl murdered those people for all sorts of outlandish reasons," Col. Haley said angrily.
"She can rebuild her reputation," Alex insisted.
"No, you can't kill thousands of people and nearly destroy the planet, and be redeemed in the eyes of the public," Col. Haley said obviously. "That's like redeeming the 9/11 hijackers. It ain't going to happen."
"So, we get her a new costume and a new look," Alex said simply.
"No, she's fired. Her association with the DEO is over. The American government cannot be associated with her under any circumstances," Col. Haley said.
"You can't do that. She's our greatest asset," Alex objected.
"She was our greatest asset. Now, she is our greatest liability. After the incident on Counterpoint, she is not to enter this facility. If we are meet with her, it will be outside on neutral ground. This order comes from the president," Col. Haley told her.
"Understood," Alex said defeated.
"The Children of Liberty are now a national security issue. As seen tonight, their actions could cause aliens to defend themselves or counter-attack in violent ways. Now, we have jurisdiction to monitor and even stop Liberty attacks. And Director Danvers, don't disobey my orders again," Col. Haley said to her.
"Yes, ma'am," Alex said leaving the conference room.
Brainiac 5 then decloaked behind Col. Haley. "I'm losing control of this situation," she said to him.
"I know," Brainiac 5 replied.
A visibly shell-shocked James was given a lift back to his car by Todd. "Hey, man. You saved my life. The guys I was supposed to be with never returned. I love you, man," Todd said embracing James.
"Yeah, no problem," James croaked.
"I don't communicate with Agent Liberty directly, but I know people who do. I'll get you an audience with him soon," Todd promised.
"Thanks," James said awkwardly.
Moscow
President Putin addressed the Russian people in a televised address. "The alien people residing in Russia shall register with the state. We will know where they live and what abilities they possess. As I have said, Russia doesn't need immigrants. Rather, immigrants need Russia. In this regard, I have invited aliens who can prove they can contribute to our society in our most needed fields. Since I was reelected, aliens have been integrated into our energy, space, transportation, medical, and educational institutions. For a peaceful and stable society, they are to always wear image inducers but be assured that the state knows each and every one of them," Putin began.
"For those who would commit violence against our alien residents, we will hunt you down and punish you. Vigilantism will not be tolerated in Russia. The Children of Liberty shall cease to exist in Russia," Putin declared.
At the same time as the address, Kara was in Saint Basil's Cathedral in Red Square. She was dressed in white with Alina and Nikolai by her side acting as her "godparents." "Do you, Karina Elizabeth Zharkov, believe in God, the creator of Heaven and Earth?" Patriarch Kiril asked her.
"I do," Kara answered.
Meanwhile, PATRIOT agents were storming through homes arresting suspected members of the Children of Liberty. Those who resisted were promptly beaten and taken away in black vans.
"Do you believe in Jesus Christ, His only son, our Lord?" Kiril asked.
"I do," Kara replied.
A number of Children of Liberty members resisted and were shot by PATRIOT agents. Their bodies were dragged away while other family members were arrested.
"Do you believe in the Holy Ghost, the Holy Orthodox Church?" Kiril asked.
"I do," Kara answered.
A few blocks away, a car suddenly exploded as a Children of Liberty leader was assassinated.
"Karina Elizabeth, do you renounce Satan?"
"I do renounce him," Kara replied.
A firefight raged inside an apartment building as PATRIOT agents stormed multiple apartments. In the thick of battle, grenades were thrown into the windows killing everyone inside. Other Children of Liberty were beaten to death as they resisted and some were thrown out the window.
"And all his works?" Kiril continued.
"I do renounce them," Kara repeated.
"And all his empty promises?" Kiril asked.
"I do renounce him," Kara said.
PATRIOT agents took a few dozen bodies away and placed them in body bags as they were taken to the underground headquarters. Scores of others were thrown into prison for later interrogation.
"Karina Elizabeth, will you be baptized?" Kiril asked.
"I will," Kara replied.
"In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, I baptize you," Kiril said pouring water on Kara's head three times.
"Karina Elizabeth, go in peace, and may the Lord be with you," Kiril concluded.
"Amen," Kara said to him.