Mara floated above the city of Metropolis listening to anything that could be an emergency. In her meditation, she ignored all those below her that now feared her. "Could I have resisted you?" Mara asked Reign in her head.
"No," she said flatly.
"Could you have resisted Selena?" Mara asked fearing the answer.
"No, her power over me was complete. It will forever be my shame that I was tricked and controlled by a mere mortal," she replied.
Mara then heard something from a police radio. "Hostage in progress at the fission manufacturing plant," it said.
Mara flew towards the fission plant and grabbed a bullet that was just about to kill Manchester Black. Mara then grabbed the AK-47 from the Liberty goon. Black apprehended the Liberty goon and took off his mask.
"You're safe now," Mara said to the three scientists. They ran off terrified of her. "Bring him outside," Mara said to Black.
Outside, Mara and Black interrogated the Liberty goon. "What do your friends want with the fission rods?" Mara asked.
"Tell her what you told me," Black insisted.
"I don't know anything," he lied.
Black began to manhandle the Liberty goon in front of Mara. She did nothing to stop him. "Alright, I was given a choice to either steal fission rods or wait around for some cargo shipment. I thought stealing fission rods would be a lot cooler."
"Was it, though?" Black asked rhetorically.
"Fuck yeah, getting my ass kicked by Supergirl is a dream come true," the Liberty goon smiled.
"I'm done here," Mara said walking away. The police then took custody of the Liberty goon.
"Hey, hold up," Black said following after her. "Agent Liberty took everything from me. I'll do anything to see that justice is done. Let me help. I'm resourceful. I caught this guy, didn't I?"
"You do make things a little more interesting," Mara allowed. "I'll call you if I need you," she said and then flew off.
James was taken in a van to see Agent Liberty. He was blindfolded and placed in a chair. "I'm sorry for the blindfold. It was a necessary precaution," Agent Liberty told him.
"Well, it ended up being a lot better than the last time I was blindfolded," James recalled. "I came here on my own accord to talk to you. I'm prepared to listen to your side of the story no matter how bat-shit crazy it may be. I understand you got an agenda. So, what the fuck happened to you?
"I saw men struggling to provide for their families. People being treated less than they deserve," Agent Liberty said.
"So, you're a Blue Collar working man's hero? I get it. I really do. Just write the script, and I'll publish it," James said.
"I don't really care what you write for Catco. You people think you're so important that a random editorial will change the world. No, you're going to go in front of the camera and become the story. Guardian represents human exceptionalism," Agent Liberty said.
"You want me to inspire your followers? How?" James asked.
"By blowing shit up," Agent Liberty said vaguely.
"Not really my style. I'm into the ass-kicking style," James said.
"I understand you're not a willing participant, not yet, but you will be. I believe in you, Mr. Olsen," Agent Liberty said to him.
In a church, a bunch of weird-ass aliens got together not wearing their facial inducers. A skinny humanoid was on the stage. "We must get organized and bring our complaints to the right people. We need to form a committee and start talking to the government," he said.
There was murmuring in the crowd. "They don't understand what it means to be an alien. What it means to have your world destroyed, to be hunted and persecuted, and to have no other way to survive. We need to educate the humans. Let them know we intend to stay. People, listen, they won't take us seriously...," he continued.
"They want to exterminate us," a paranoid Asian alien woman said.
"These are random beatings and vandalism. No one is talking extermination," the leader doubted.
"No one ever talks about it. They just do it, and you people go about your lives ignoring the signs around you, and then one day when the night has fallen, they come for you. The extermination has already begun. The Children of Liberty are already responsible for alien deaths. Supergirl and her government lackeys have killed scores of us," Eric Eisenhardt said to the crowd.
"Will you join me and fight or will you sit on your ass and wait for the inevitable genocide?" Eric asked them.
"Who will you stand with? The humans or us?" Eric asked.
"Who the fuck are you? What can you do?" the crowd asked him.
Eric took out two metal balls and began to suspend them over his hand rotating them with perfect control. "I come from a planet where we consume metal to survive. Unfortunately, metal was sparse on the surface, so we had to adapt and overcome. As it happens, on this planet, metal is everywhere," Max said to them.
Mad scientist Lena looked out the window of her office as Eve entered. "Your first test subject is here. He seems like a really nice guy with adorable green eyes, like yours," Eve said.
"Are you coming onto me?" Lena asked suspiciously wondering if Eve needed the "cure."
"No, of course not," Eve said awkwardly.
"Don't humanize the test subjects. It makes this even harder," Lena lectured.
"I'm sorry, of course," Eve agreed. "If you can make humans super, you could prevent a civil war."
"Or start one," Lena considered. "Have you prepared the subject?"
"Yes, his name is...," Eve said.
"Don't tell me his name. From now on, you shall refer to him as Patient X," Lena ordered.
Lena then went down to the basement floor and found her patient resting on a medical bed. He was lean, a military haircut, and had a light beard. "You must be the lab tech," Wade Wilson said as she came in.
"I'm Lena Luthor. I'm kind of a big deal," she corrected.
"Oh, well, then I'm really fucked," Wade realized.
"If you don't like the terms, you can get your clothes back on and get the fuck out of my building," Lena said to him.
"What if I prefer to leave without my clothes," Wade smiled.
"Don't be crude," Lena lectured.
"So, what kind of lab is this? The hot one told me this is a big secret," Wade said as Lena stuck him.
"Mr. Wilson, you have terminal cancer. It has spread all over your body. You're on the verge of organ failure any day now. So, I'm your only option," Lena said to him.
"I knew you cared," Wade mocked. "So, do I get to see the man responsible for all this?"
"You've met him. I'm the scientist," Lena told him.
Wade stared at Lena in horror. "You're a guy?"
"No, idiot. What I meant is...you know what? Fuck it," Lena said walking out of the lab.
"Nice talk," Wade said after her as she left.
Mara then flew into the DEO only to be immediately stopped by Alex. With her was a DEO squad ready for action. "I'm sorry, Supergirl. You can't be here anymore," Alex said to her.
"Why?" Mara asked surprised.
"After the revelation that you and Reign were the same person, you're too hot. Col. Haley has...," Alex said delicately.
"Fired you," Col. Haley interrupted with Brainiac 5 by her side.
"Does this come from the president?" Mara asked her.
"It does," Col. Haley answered.
Mara looked around at all the DEO men that were scared of her. "You can no longer be associated with the DEO or the US government," Col. Haley said to her.
"You know what happened, don't you? You know that I am innocent?" Mara asked her.
"I don't know what to think. Until the president says otherwise, you can't be here," Col. Haley said to her.
"You're making a mistake," Mara said and then stormed off.
Alex shook her head dismayed. "I'll talk to her," Brainiac 5 said to Alex.
Mara heard a knock on her door as she watched TV. She opened her door and let Brainiac 5 inside. "Are you behind this?" Mara accused.
"The president is under a lot of pressure lately. He has lost Congress and will be subject to many congressional hearings and investigations. Your situation is difficult to explain to the American people," Brainiac 5 told her.
"So much for the greatest president of all time," Mara scoffed.
"Greatness arises from adversity, my dear," Brainiac 5 replied.
Mara then saw Ben Lockwood on his new show: The Lockdown. "On Thanksgiving night, four men peacefully protesting the alien take-over of their home-planet were run over by a bus. Coincidence? I think not," Ben said.
"Just between you and me, it wasn't," Brainiac 5 told her.
"Please stop killing humans," Mara scolded.
"I didn't kill them. The bus did," Brainiac 5 replied.
"Additionally, four others are still missing," Ben continued.
"I didn't do that," Brainiac 5 assured Mara.
"It's plain to see that if she wanted to, Supergirl could eradicate the human race," Ben said showing footage of Mara as Reign fighting Mon in the city.
Mara turned away from the TV as if she had been stabbed. "Reign," she said softly.
"Are you alright?" Brainiac 5 asked concernedly.
"Yes, I'm fine," Reign replied.
"Well, good, because you have a phone call from J'onn," Brainiac 5 said giving her the phone.
"Yes," Reign answered.
"Manchester Black said you two were working together," Hank said.
"That's a little too strong a term for it," Reign said dismissively.
"Yeah, well, he has information on a cargo shipment," Hank said.
"Send me the details," Reign requested and then hung up.
Reign then eyed the TV and saw herself fighting Mon on loop. "You were a definite improvement over Sam. No wonder Reign was able to reach new heights of power," Brainiac 5 noted.
"Sam was weak," Reign said resentfully. "Tell me, do you know where Sam and Ruby live?"
"Of course," Brainiac 5 said.
There was a long awkward pause. "Give me their address," Reign said forcefully.
James tried to find a way out of the room he was in without success. Todd then came in with James' gauntlet. "I know you're not into this. That you were playing me," Todd said becoming emotional.
"I'm not sorry," James said honestly.
"I wish I could quit you, but I can't," Todd shook his head. "I'll help you get out of here."
"Sweet," James smiled.
"But I want one last kiss," Todd insisted.
"Damn," James said realizing his freedom was on the line.
A few minutes later, James was handed back his gauntlet and a gold mask. The two of them exited the building and realized they were on Shelley Island. "Well...shit," James realized he was still trapped. He then saw a familiar face.
"Welcome to Earth. You are about to be processed for immigration. The island will damper your weak-ass powers but be rest assured, they will return as soon as you leave the island. Earth is not a friendly place. Expect to be persecuted by human gangs and spied on by unaccountable government agencies. You are not safe here. You should probably go back the way you came. If you think you're going to be some kind of supervillain criminal mastermind, think again, because I will fuck you up. Welcome to Shelley Island," Kara as Supergirl said on the video.
James stared at the video as it repeated the same message. "Did you know her?" Todd asked seeing James' grieved face.
"Yeah, I knew her quite well, in fact," James replied. "So, why gather here?"
"It's the perfect place. Right under their nose. They would never expect it," Todd said.
The two headed to the dock only to be ambushed by Agent Liberty and his men. The two put their hands up. "I'll do whatever you want. Just don't shoot me," James said to him.
"I knew you would heed the call," Agent Liberty said pleased.
Mara flew over to a collection of shipping containers at the dock. Manchester Black was already there waiting for her. "This is the shipping container those Liberty guys were after," he pointed out.
Mara opened the shipping container and saw nothing inside. "Really?"
"It's sub-zero in there," Black pointed out.
"Maybe they were shipping cold turkeys," Mara said unimpressed.
"Okay, dead-end," Black said disappointed.
Mara used her X-ray vision and noticed a shipping label underneath the floor. "Maybe not," she said and then lifted the shipping container off the ground. As Mara took her time getting the label, Black beat the shit out of a random goon keeping watch. Mara took a few tries to get the label and then finally got it. Looking it over, she noticed it was incomplete.
Mara then walked over to Black who was beating a man senseless. "I found this shipping label. I'll have it checked out," Mara said to Black.
"Sure," he said still beating the man with brass knuckles.
"I'll have you know those are illegal in New York," Mara said to him referring to his brass knuckles.
"You really like to bust my balls on these technicalities," Black said annoyed.
"It all adds up," Mara said.
The goon ran off as they talked." Now, you see what you've done?" Black asked her.
"I'm incredibly busy. Next time you call me, have something good," Mara scolded and then flew off.
Lena continued to inject a shit-load of drugs into Wade. "So, what's next?" Wade asked curiously.
"We wait," Lena said simply.
"So, you must have a lot of subjects, right?" Wade asked.
"Actually, you're my only one," Lena replied.
"Wow, I'm so fucked," Wade realized.
"Out of one hundred applicants, only twelve were accepted as low-risk," Lena said.
"So, why me?" Wade wondered.
"You remind me of Ryan Reynolds. I had a crush on him," Lena admitted.
"Wow, that's amazingly unprofessional," Wade criticized.
"You answered C on the multiple-choice question about spiders," Lena told him.
"The one about the spider in the tub. Why? Because I don't give a shit whether there is a spider in the tub?" Wade asked confused.
"That's why you picked C? Because you didn't give a shit?" Lena asked surprised.
"Yeah, the spider did nothing wrong to me. You should be worried about real bad guys. Those are the mother-fuckers that need to die," Wade said.
"What exactly did you use to do?" Lena asked.
"I worked in security," Wade said vaguely. "Occasionally, I get hired out to kill a bad guy."
"You're a mercenary?" Lena asked stunned.
"Yeah," Wade said nonchalantly.
"Well, at least you won't be a hero if this works," Lena muttered.
"That's for sure. Count me out with that superhero bullshit," Wade smiled.
Mara opened up the oven, reached for the burned pie with her bare hands, and carried it over to the table. Alex then entered the apartment. "Doesn't look too bad," she winced at the pie.
"It's chocolate pecan," Mara told her.
"Never-mind," Alex turned away from it. "Barney is still testing the label you brought to me. They did find the missing bodies of the Children of Liberty. There is no evidence they were killed by aliens. They were shot and then beaten. They had broken jaws and had stab wounds. Someone went full-blown OJ Simpson on them," Alex told her.
"Do you think brass knuckles could have done it?" Mara asked curiously.
"With a strong enough arm, sure," Alex answered.
There was a long awkward pause between them. "Why?" Alex asked concernedly.
There was a knock on the door interrupting them. Hank strolled inside wearing a cowboy hat. "I brought wings."
"My God!" Alex's eyes went wide as she took them.
"I saw Manchester at the bar. He wanted me to tell you how sorry he was," Hank said to Mara.
"Did he say for?" Mara asked.
"He didn't, actually," Hank said embarrassed.
"He wasted my time at the docks," Mara said annoyed. "Do you think he's capable of killing four Children of Liberty members in brutal fashion?"
"Yeah, I could see him doing that," Hank nodded. "He's angry as fuck, right now, but he's got a good heart. He's resourceful and stubborn. When he wants something, he goes after it. I admire that kind of tenacity. He could be useful," Hank said.
"Sure, tell me where he resides," Mara requested.
The next morning, Mara flew through Black's window. "Supergirl? Good to know you know where I live," he said suddenly paranoid.
"I come in peace," Mara said handing him some KFC.
"You know, it's not as funny in Britain," Black told her.
"Well, this is America. Get used to it," Mara told him. "I know you want justice for Fiona. I'm going to help you find that."
"Supergirl," Brainiac 5 called.
"What is it?" Mara asked through her earpiece.
"The shipping container label was too destroyed, but I found a salt residue on it that could be used to create a nuclear weapon," Brainiac 5 told her.
"Keep me informed," Mara said hanging up.
"I can't go back to the DEO so maybe together we can do something useful," Mara said to Black.
Lena dropped off a fast-food bag to Wade. "Is this a chimichanga? You are the best," Wade said excitedly as he ate it. "So...what the fuck are we doing here?"
"I'm looking to cure cancer and make a shit-load of money," Lena told him.
"That, I can understand," Wade said stuffing his face. Wade then felt suddenly sick. "Oh, God," he said as his body began to convulse.
Lena watched as Wade began to shake and change. His hair fell out, his skin began to crack, and his body started mutating internally. When he was done transforming, he looked like a burn victim. Lena checked his vital signs and found him still alive. She immediately went to work to see if his cancer had disappeared.
James and Todd stayed in a locked room. "I thought if I joined the Children of Liberty, I would score. I mean, it's a total sausage fest," Todd said. "This is what I get for letting my dick do the thinking."
"Wait, so you don't even believe in this?" James asked.
"Oh, I believe in what they're saying, don't get me wrong. It's just that I wanted to get a man at the same time," Todd clarified.
"How can you persecute aliens being a persecuted minority yourself?" James asked.
"I'm a Log Cabin Republican," he explained.
"Gotcha," James immediately understood. "Look, don't worry about anything. I'll set everything straight with Agent Liberty. He'll see I'm loyal to the cause."
Mara casually looked over some of Black's documents. "What I don't get it is this: There was something in the container but now it's gone but it had just arrived. Where the fuck did they take what was in there?" Black wondered.
"Maybe an island," Mara figured. "Barney, can you search Shelley Island for a radiation signature."
"Certainly," Brainiac 5 replied.
Mara waited for Brainiac 5 to make the check. "It's there," he confirmed.
"I fought the island was shut down," Black said.
"Someone turned it back on," Mara said obviously.
"If this is their home base, Agent Liberty will be there," Black said excitedly.
"You don't say?" Mara mocked. "I'll have the DEO storm it."
"You do that and he'll see it coming. We have to infiltrate," Black objected.
"The DEO can do that too," Mara said.
"Look, I really need this kill. If the DEO is there, he could be killed in the cross-fire," Black said seriously.
"I'll bring Agent Liberty to you. What you do with him is your business," Mara said to him.
"Agreed," Black smiled.
"There are power dampeners on the island. Fortunately, I came prepared with this sun grenade. It will restore my powers while we're on the island," Mara said showing it to him.
"Can I see that shit?" Black asked amazed.
"Sure," Mara said unconcernedly and looked away putting the papers back in order. Black then handed her back the grenade. "Ready?" she asked him.
"Absolutely," Black nodded.
Lena and Eve looked over the unconscious Wade. "Is he dead?" Eve asked.
"No, quite the contrary. His body regenerates faster than the cancer can kill. It's not a cure, but he will be able to survive indefinitely," Lena said pleased with herself.
"Great, you just cured cancer...except he looks like a freak," Eve grimaced.
"We'll have to test others to see if they also have the same symptoms," Lena said thoughtfully. "In the meantime, I'm going to give this guy a shit-load of powers. He's going to be my super-soldier," Lena said ecstatically.
Lena then turned to Eve. "Prep him for surgery."
Eric and his squad of weird-ass aliens came upon the US Senator from New Jersey. They included Mystique, Sabertooth, Toad, Pyro, Shockwave, and Spike. "Prostitution with under-aged girls? Really?" Eric asked the strapped down senator.
"They never convicted me," he said defensively.
"And yet, never acquitted," Eric said disgustedly.
Eric went over to his machine that was a chair with rotating rings. Sitting down, Eric activated the machine and then used his own power of magnetism to rotate the rings. The machine then created a white energy field that flowed over them. Eric became fatigued and stopped the machine.
Mystique and Sabertooth helped Eric get back to his feet. "What the fuck was that?" the senator asked.
"I require more power. I cannot do it alone," Eric admitted to his squad.
"We will find what you need," Mystique assured him.
"I know you will," Eric said. He looked out the window and saw the tower on Shelley Island. "I know the perfect location for it."
The senator then began gasping for air and then liquefied on the medical table. "See how it killed him but none of us. This is the final solution, my friends. This is the end of the human race and a new beginning for alien kind."
Hank was minding his own business at the bar when he was suddenly attacked. Mystique appeared as Black and begin beating the shit out of Hank. "Black, what's gotten into you?" Hank wondered as Mystique aggressively attacked him. Hank turned into J'onn and beat Black back. Sabertooth then leaped onto J'onn sending him to the floor. The two struggled until J'onn threw Sabertooth out the window. Pyro then created a ring of fire around J'onn.
"Fuck," J'onn said as he tried to stay away from the fire.
Mystique jumped up, did a flip, injected J'onn with a serum, and then fell outside the circle of fire. J'onn then collapsed on the floor and passed out.
Pyro was about to kill J'onn when Eric stopped him. "We don't kill our own kind, brother," Eric said gently. "However, we can't have a telepath interfering with our plans."
Mara flew Manchester Black to Shelley Island's dock. "Wow, it's beautiful," Black said referring to the tower monument.
"Yeah, you should have seen this place when it was fully operational," Mara said as they walked closer to it.
"There are the power dampeners," Black said seeing the posts placed in the sand.
Mara casually threw the sun grenade through the force-field and then walked in with him. Mara then noticed the sun grenade didn't go off as planned. Black noticed Mara becoming weaker. Several Liberty goons rushed in with rifles. "Sorry, Supergirl," Black said showing her the battery that would have activated the sun grenade.
"I saw an opportunity. My new mates here were willing to give me an audience with their king. So, I delivered," Black said simply.
"You set me up?" Mara glared at Black."All this time you were playing me?"
"Pain is a great motivator. I told you I would do anything," Black said.
The Liberty goons then threw chains around Mara's wrists and her ankles to keep her from moving. "I held my end of the bargain. Take me to your leader," Black said to one of the goons.
"He'll be here soon," the Liberty goon assured him.
"Really?" Mara said unimpressed. "Barney, turn off the power dampeners."
"You got it," Brainiac 5 said turning them off remotely.
The power dampeners then deactivated. Mara smirked at the horrified Black. She quickly pulled the chains from the Liberty goons and threw them on the deck. The Liberty goons pointed their rifles at her but then found the rifles snatched out of their hands. The rifles turned around and aimed back at the Liberty goons. They then fired killing all of the Liberty goons with headshots. The rifles then fell on the deck.
Mara turned around and saw Eric with his alien crew. "This was not part of the plan," Black muttered.
Mara grabbed Black by the throat and lifted him off the ground. "The DEO built these power dampeners, stupid," Mara told him. "Did you think we wouldn't be able to turn them off remotely?"
"I'm just trying to find Agent Liberty. We could work together," Black said to her.
"I don't need your help," Mara said dismissively.
"I know you. You don't kill," Black said to her.
"I don't, but I can't say what she'll do," Mara said as her eyes glowed red.
"Oh, shit!" Black realized.
The chains then came off the ground and wrapped around Mara pinning her limbs to her side. Mara was then slammed to the deck. Eric then pointed to the power dampeners reactivating them. Mara felt herself become weaker. Mystique placed Kryptonite handcuffs on Mara. Mystique then took on Black's appearance. Eric took control of Black's belt buckle and threw him out to sea. Eric then deactivated the power dampeners and walked up to the fallen Mara.
"Now, we can begin our plans," Eric smiled.
Wade woke up with a start and realized something was really wrong. He felt his crinkled face and bald scalp. "What the fuck did you do to me?" he asked Lena.
"I have coated your bones with metal, given you extendable blades in your arms, instant regeneration, and heat vision," Lena said pleased with herself.
"What about my face?" Wade asked horrified.
"There were some unfortunate side effects," Lena admitted.
"You better fix this," Wade told her.
"In time. Right now, your cancer is being kept at bay by your regenerative abilities," Lena said.
Wade got off the medical table and grabbed Lena by the throat. "You some kind of mad scientist? You've turned me into a living weapon."
"A weapon for good," Lena insisted.
"Do you have any idea how irresponsible this is? I'm the last person that should be given powers," Wade told her.
"I know your girlfriend is a stripper. I know which club it is. If anything happens to me...," Lena let it hang.
"You bitch," Wade realized.
Lena then received a phone call. "I have to take this," Lena said ignoring Wade. "Hello, Barney. How can I help you?" she asked pleasantly.
"Is weapon X complete?" Brainiac 5 asked.
"How the fuck do you know about that?" Lena asked outraged.
"Please," Brainiac 5 scoffed.
"He's kind of, sort of," Lena told him.
"I haven't been able to contact Supergirl or Hank. We may need him," Brainiac 5 said.
Lena looked at Wade. "I'll send him over."
Eric looked over the strapped-in Mara. Her hands and feet were bound to a metal chair with Kryptonite. "What is this all about?" Mara asked him.
"I'm going to use your incredible power to power my machine. With my machine, I can kill all the humans in the city leaving aliens unaffected. If the test is successful, I will do the same to the entire planet. We will no longer be persecuted by humanity because humanity will cease to exist," Eric said to her.
"You're just confirming everything Agent Liberty believes," Mara said to him.
"I don't give a shit. Soon, Agent Liberty and his goons will be no more. They shouldn't have fucked with me," Eric said angrily.
"Look, I'm already getting a bad rap for this Reign business so helping you kill all of humanity is just going to make it worse," Mara said dryly.
"I understand completely what happened but the humans are too stupid to understand it. You'll never convince them all. There will always be people that will blame you for what happened," Eric said sympathetically.
"Nice to have a fan," Mara muttered.
"Once all the humans are gone, you can be the new queen of this world," Eric said to her.
The DEO put together strike teams and then took off in Black-hawk helicopters. Alex was in all of her gear inside of the helicopters. "So, it begins," Eric said as he saw them approaching. "Take up your positions," he told the others.
As the helicopters came within range, Eric extended his hands out and crushed the helicopters. They quickly fell into the sea. The DEO personnel worked to get out of the helicopter and stay afloat. "Well...shit," Alex muttered.
A plane then approached Shelley Island. A lone parachutist exited the plane and descended towards the island. Eric watched as Wade dropped to the ground and went inside the visitor center. "We have company," he radioed to his men.
Inside the visitor center, Wade extended his sword blades and looked around for any potential threats. A version of himself then appeared to him. "Well, hello beautiful," Wade smiled at himself.
The two immediately dueled with their blades. Mystique's blades easily shattered. Wade went for the kill when Toad used his tongue to leap up and kick Wade into a display case. He quickly retracted his tongue back into his mouth.
"What the fuck was that?" Wade wondered.
Wade quickly got back up and waited for Toad to get closer to him. "Got you," Wade said going in for an attack.
Toad then splattered his face with sticky vomit. "Really? In the face?" Wade cried out as he tried to pull it off him. Toad hunched low like an actual toad and then sprung out at Wade punching him back. He then flipped kicking Wade to the face.
Wade blasted the sticky goo off his face with his heat vision. Toad shot out his tongue to trip him up. Wade used his bladed arm to cut Toad's tongue off and then blasted Toad through the visitor center and out to sea. Wade then pulled the rest of the goo off his face. "Now that's just gross."
Mystique then got the best of Wade with her superior martial arts and flexibility. Wade slashed at her missing each time. "You are one sexy blue monkey," Wade complimented as he got his ass kicked.
Seeing the futility of their fight, Mystique retreated deeper inside the visitor center. Shockwave then clapped her hands together shattering all the glass cases. Wade was on the ground devastated. He took out a pistol and fired at her. Shockwave clapped again sending the bullets in random directions away from her.
Wade fired heat vision at her but lost control of himself collapsing the ceiling and creating a fire. Pyro then used the available fire and blasted Wade. "And now I'm on fire," Wade said displeased. He emerged from the flames with his skin quickly regenerated.
"What?" Pyro asked amazed.
Wade shot him dead to the forehead and reloaded. Spike then sneaked up on Wade and then activated all his quills at once stabbing Wade all over his back. "Holy shit, that hurt," Wade said wincing.
Spike then grabbed Wade's chest and then unleashed his spikes into this chest. "Watch for the nipples, man," Wade complained and then extended his own blades out his elbows into Spike killing him.
Wade detached himself from Spike and rapidly healed. "I bet you thought these babies could only go forward but then you would be wrong. They can go backward and forwards," Wade explained to him.
Shockwave then emerged from the debris and shock-wave blasted the debris onto Wade. Shockwave then readied her hands for another clap when a grenade rolled near her feet. She gave it a horrified look as it exploded taking her with it. Wade then threw the debris off him.
"All about the timing," he smirked.
"Thank God you're here. He's on the top," Supergirl told him.
"Alright, let's go," Wade said enthusiastically and then stabbed her through.
Supergirl then turned back into Mystique. "How did you know?" she asked stunned.
"I figured the real Supergirl could take it," Wade said and then withdrew his blade from her.
Wade then took the stairs to get to the top. As he got closer to the top, pieces of metal wrapped around his arms. Sabertooth then dropped in and began smacking Wade around. "Fuck, this is going to hurt," Wade said to himself as he sliced his arms off with his blades.
Wade then kicked Sabertooth away from him as his arms quickly regenerated. He then reached for his holsters, pulled out two pistols, and fired everything he had into Sabertooth's torso. He roared at Wade and then quickly regenerated from the wounds.
"So, you can do that, too? Great," Wade rolled his eyes.
Wade and Sabertooth slammed each other into the walls as they fought. Wade sliced up Sabertooth with his blades while Sabertooth used his claws to rip into Wade's flesh. "Well, it's been fun, but I'm good now," Wade said blasting Sabertooth out of the tower with his heat vision.
Wade finally leaped up to the flame on top of the tower. Eric took hold of the metal inside his body. "You may have defeated my men, but I can control the metal in your skeleton."
"Too bad you can't control my eyes," Wade said as he blasted Eric to the gut with his heat vision dropping him. Free of Eric's control, Wade considered the machine.
Using his blades, he tried to tear apart the rotating rings without success. "You have to kill me," Mara said weakly.
"I'm not going to kill Supergirl. That's fucked up," Wade protested.
"If you don't, every human in Metropolis will die," Mara said to him.
Wade slashed at the wires connecting to the machine, but it continued to run. "It's self-sustaining now. It's too late," Eric told him.
"Do it, please," Mara said to him as she grew weaker.
Wade gave a frustrated look as he tried to figure out what to do without killing her. Finally, a white energy umbrella formed over the machine and then descended down to the ground. It spread rapidly over the island. "There's no time," Mara said to him.
James and Todd came upon the detonator console to a small dirty bomb inside the tower. They both saw the white flash coming from the tower and then the energy field approaching them. "We have to blow that thing," Todd said freaked out.
"Just wait a sec," James said putting his finger on the button.
Ben Lockwood watched the news live as an unknown light appeared on the tower. He called up one of his close lieutenants. Unfortunately, the phone that rang was one of the dead on the deck. He then quickly called up his wife. "Get yourself and George out of the city, right now," he ordered Lydia.
Wade gave Mara a painful look and then extended his right arm blade. Eric used his powers to try to keep Wade from stabbing Mara through. Wade tensed up in effort as he pushed forward and then stabbed Mara through the heart. Mara gasped, closed her eyes, and passed out dead.
The machine then suddenly stopped working and the energy field dissipated before it could reach the city. "You're going to pay for making me do that," Wade said angrily to Eric.
"It's pointless talking to you, human," Eric sneered.
Mara then shook and then the machine exploded in a flash of golden light. Mara tore her chair apart and the rings of the machine. Her body then ignited in red flames as her hair became a bright red. The tear in her suit was now gone. Reign eyed Eric.
"No cage can hold me!" he spat at her.
"You're right," Reign said and then fired heat vision through his heart killing him. She then turned to Wade.
"I thought I had killed you," Wade said stunned by her appearance.
"You did," Reign replied.
Wade then looked sickly. Reign watched as his body seemed to be trying to fight something but was losing the battle. "Is it the cancer?" he wondered.
"No, I'm sorry," Reign said to him.
"I don't feel so good," Wade said collapsing on her.
Reign kept him up as his legs felt like jelly. "I saved the city, so it's worth it, right?" Wade asked painfully.
"Yes," Reign allowed.
"Tell Lena, thanks...for allowing me to make a difference," Wade said and then his body lost the fight. He then liquefied in her arms. His metal skeleton fell to the floor.
"I will," Reign promised him.
James and Todd looked upon Reign in shock. "It's her," Todd gasped.
"Yeah," James agreed.
"Trigger the detonator before she kills us all," Todd said panicked.
"No, man, we don't know for sure," James told him.
"She'll kill us all!" Todd said and then pushed the button.
James smacked Todd hard with his shield sending him to the deck. The bomb then exploded destroying the tower and all the bodies inside. "No," James said horrified.
Reign was engulfed in the flames as the tower was completely obliterated. James was thrown to the deck from the force of the explosion. The flames roared around the entire island destroying the defunct alien immigration center. Reign emerged from the flames and landed near James and Todd.
"You thought that weak-ass explosion could kill me?" Reign scoffed.
"Reign? You're back," James said stunned.
"I never left. I am eternal," Reign told him.
"You killed Supergirl and Mon," James said angrily and tried to attack her.
Reign easily blocked his shield, got close to him, and then kissed him hard. James then went into a trance as he forgot what he had seen. Reign then powered down to her normal Super Insane mode. She went up to Todd, grabbed him by the throat, and suspended him over the water.
"I want you to tell your friends about me. I want you to tell them that no matter what explosive or ultimate weapon you come up with, I will never die. I am forever. So, don't fuck with me," Reign said to him.
"Okay," he said meekly.
Reign threw him down on the deck and then shot off into the air. Meanwhile, Alex saw the whole thing. "Barney, we have a problem. Reign is back."
Black rode on his motorcycle to a new place to live after betraying Supergirl. Mara suddenly dropped down forcing him to swerve out of the way. "You betrayed me," Mara said pissed-off.
"I would have had Agent Liberty if those aliens hadn't stopped me," Black said defensively.
"And what if you had? Let's say you killed him. What would stop me from killing you, afterward?" Mara asked him.
"After killing Agent Liberty, I have no other purpose," Black admitted.
"I value your tenacity and your spirit. Work with me instead of against me," Mara said to him and extended her hand.
"Alright," Black nodded shaking her hand.
Mara then blasted his Harley Davidson to scrap. "What the fuck?" Black complained. "How am I supposed to get home now?"
"Walk," Mara told him and then flew off.
James came into Lena's office as she recorded herself. She stopped recording as James entered. "I had one fucked up day," James said to her.
"Couldn't have been worse than mine," Lena frowned.
"I want to write an editorial about my experience with the Children of Liberty. This whole infiltration plan is a bust. I've ruined my reputation as James Olsen and that of Guardian," James said sadly.
"Hate to break it to you but no one gives a fuck about James Olsen," Lena said bluntly.
"Damn, well, what about Guardian?" James asked.
"I think we should retire Guardian," Lena said.
"But I love kicking ass," James shook his head dismayed.
"And you still can but when you've tarnished your reputation as badly as you have, there's only one solution: re-branding," Lena smiled.
"What do you mean?" James asked confused.
"Come with me," Lena said and the two took the elevator to her lab. Lena then showed him a fully armored body-suit. Its armor was significantly heavier and stronger than Guardian. Off to the side was a large hammer. James looked upon it in awe.
"I've been working on this for some time. It can withstand even a punch from Superman. It's immune to heat vision. It's mostly made of titanium, but I call it Steel," Lena said.
"For me?" James asked her.
"Of course," Lena said obviously.
"You're the best," James said and then kissed Lena passionately.
Mara landed inside the DEO and was immediately harassed by Col. Haley. "You're not allowed to be here."
"I'm here for J'onn. Try to stop me, and I'll destroy this floor," Mara said creating an energy sphere in her hand.
"Alright," Col. Haley allowed.
Mara extinguished the energy sphere and then went to see Hank. "I failed," Hank said hurt. "I got my ass kicked."
"It's not the first time," Mara told him.
"Fuck you," Hank smiled and then coughed. He then started tearing up. "I'm so sorry...for not finding Selena quicker."
"There's nothing to be sorry for. I'm sorry for accusing you. It's not your fault. You're like a grandfather to me, if he were Black, a Martian, and a jerk. I never want to lose you," Mara said to him.
"While I recover, work with Manchester. He's a badass," Hank advised.
"Sure," Mara agreed.