The DEO stormed L Corp. tower and found Lena passed out at her desk. "Lena," Alex said concernedly as she touched for vital signs. "She's alive. Get the EMTs up here now," Alex ordered.
"Director, there's a letter. It's from Lex Luthor," an agent discovered.
"Stay with her while I compromise this valuable piece of evidence," Alex ordered her and then opened the letter. "Lex is working with Eve Tesschmacher? Well...shit," Alex realized as she read the letter.
Lena then started to wake up. "Hey, Lena, I need you to tell me what happened, like, right now, okay," Alex said condescendingly.
"Alex, I got to tell you about Lex," Lena said weakly.
"He escaped from prison, he attacked you, and he stole your research. We know," Alex said.
"Why did you even ask then?" Lena asked confused.
"Don't move. And yes, we also know that Eve was his spy," Alex said.
"I want you to know that none of this is my fault," Lena deflected.
"You've been through trauma. Please, try to shut up," Alex advised. "Supergirl is searching for Lex. We'll find him."
Mara eyed Metropolis scanning every building and street for Lex and found nothing. J'onn arrived at her side. "I searched the South Pacific but there's no sign of Lex or his helicopter."
"The whole South Pacific, huh? That sounds...far-fetched," Mara doubted. "A helicopter doesn't even have enough fuel to get there. What were you even doing there? Mara asked.
"I don't have to explain myself," J'onn deflected.
"I let the arch-nemesis of my...," Mara said and then tried to figure out her relation to Superman.
"First cousin once removed," J'onn answered for her.
"Yes, I let the arch-nemesis of my first cousin once removed slip through my fingers," Mara said embarrassed.
"Well, no shit," J'onn agreed.
"Everything Lex does is now a result of my failure," Mara said full of self-pity.
"Must I repeat myself?" J'onn asked. "I'm going to cast a psychic net. I may be able to detect them."
"Was there a reason why you didn't do this earlier?" Mara asked annoyed. J'onn then seized up and fell towards the ground.
Mara flew after him and caught him before he could hit the ground. "J'onn, are you okay?" Mara asked worriedly. "J'onn!"
The next morning, Mara hung out with Hank at his house. In plain view of anyone and everyone, the staff of Kalor glowed with lethal intensity. "Thank you for saving me," Hank said appreciatively.
"Why do you think this happened?" Mara asked curiously.
"I told you the other night, I am not a man of peace," Hank said seriously.
"Well, I figured that the moment I met you," Mara said obviously.
"When I took Manchester's life, I stopped trying to be my father," Hank said visibly torn.
"Good for you," Mara said happy for him.
"There was once an ancient race of shape-shifters that lost their identity as to who they were. They created a peaceful society without prejudice of race, gender, or sexual orientation. I, too, am a shape-shifter," Hank said worriedly.
"There must be something we can do," Mara said confidently.
"I heard my father's voice coming from the staff of Kalor. Maybe, I could use its power to summon him to counsel me," Hank wondered.
"That sounds...far-fetched," Mara doubted
"This is all bullshit. I need to help find Lex," Hank said dismissively.
"Nah, I got it covered. He's just a human, after all," Mara said arrogantly.
"Alright, you go have fun," Hank said to her.
At the DEO, it was a code red as an intruder landed on the balcony. Supergirl dropped down and casually walked into the DEO with a box of doughnuts. "Supergirl? What does she want?" Col. Haley wondered scornfully.
"I forgot how loud those alarms are," Mara said annoyed.
"Stand down," Col. Haley said to her men.
"Thank God," an agent said under his breath as Mara walked up to Col. Haley, Alex, and Brainiac 5.
"I come offering doughnuts," Mara said condescendingly. "And my help."
Col. Haley motioned for Mara to come closer to her. "I know we've had our differences, but I could use you to take down Lex," Mara said.
"While I do appreciate a cinnamon cruller, Supergirl, the president has redirected all manpower to Washington DC," Col. Haley said.
"For security in case of unrest after the impeachment vote," Alex added.
"So, who's looking for Lex?" Mara wondered.
"The FBI, CIA, NSA, and a dozen other agencies with random letters of the alphabet," Col. Haley said obviously.
"Lex had super-powers when I fought him. They're all going to get their butts kicked," Mara said seriously. "He's more dangerous than ever, and he will strike."
"Director Danvers and Agent Dox, you will help find Lex," she told them. "Don't make me this regret this," Col. Haley said taking Mara's doughnuts.
"I guarantee you will regret it if you eat all those doughnuts yourself," Mara advised. Col. Haley ignored Mara and walked off with them.
"So...I have been scanning the skies and streets for him. I can't find him," Mara admitted.
"All criminal organizations have a weak link," Brainiac 5 brought up.
"Eve Tesschmacher," Alex assumed. "Lena Luthor knows how to find her, but she's been through a lot."
"When did you start to care?" Mara asked coldly.
"You know what? I'll talk with her," Alex said seeing Mara's fierce expression.
"Take this. If you need my help, open the watch and press the button inside," Mara gave to Alex. Alex took the watch and walked off.
Brainiac 5 and Mara then walked together towards the balcony. "Will you be a match against the most intelligent human on the planet?" Mara asked him.
"The Earth's smartest human is no more a threat to me than its smartest termite," Brainiac 5 replied dismissively.
"Let's see who finds him first," Mara smiled.
"The game has begun," Brainiac 5 agreed giving Mara a fist-bump.
Hank was in deep meditation as he attempted to create a psychic net to find Lex Luthor. Instead of Lex, he saw an image of Kara. "What the fuck?" he wondered.
There was a knock on the door. "The sign says we're closed, asshole!" Hank shouted over his shoulder.
The knocking continued ending Hank's meditation. "Shit," Hank said annoyed and went over to the door. "The sign says we're closed," Hank pointed it out.
"Oh, J'onn. I don't give a fuck," M'yrnn smiled at him. "Let's have a little chat, shall we."
M'yrnn walked around the office looking around. "This is a very nice office," he complimented.
"You only think so, because I gave you a shitty apartment," Hank reminded him. "So, how are you here, and what the fuck do you want?"
"You seemed confused about your place on this world, so I came," M'yrnn said simply.
"After killing Black, I feel I have clarity now, thank you," Hank said dismissively.
"You failed, J'onn. You took your sweet time killing Black allowing him to kill scores of people. You allowed Agent Liberty to roam the streets for months. And now, there is an even greater threat out there that could destroy the world in an instant. Your laziness and apathy have resulted in you needing to mind-wipe several people. You have cast your burden onto others, J'onn," M'yrnn lectured.
"You are not a true man of war, so I'm taking the sacred symbols back," M'yrnn said simply.
"Over my dead body, old man," Hank glared.
"I am taking them. I'm a ghost, so try to fucking stop me," M'yrnn challenged.
"The sacred symbols are in my mind so good luck," Hank scoffed.
"Oh really? I see them right here," M'yrnn said showing him the sacred scrolls on the table. "Goodbye," he said taking off with them.
Hank frowned as M'yrnn left. "Well...shit."
Washington DC
Lex explained his master-plan with Eve, Alina, and Kara in an abandoned warehouse. They were all in casual American clothing. "This suit is powered with Kryptonite. I will have Eve lure Supergirl into a trap. The suit will cover Supergirl's body making her unable to move," Lex said.
"How will you get Supergirl's attention?" Alina asked.
"We will have this vehicle emit a scatter-field around it. It will prevent Supergirl from seeing the suit inside the vehicle while also making it a tempting target. Supergirl will immediately zero in on Eve," Lex said pointing to the SUV.
Kara eyed the SUV as the scatter-field was activated. She then rubbed her eyes uncomfortably. "It works," she confirmed.
"Of course it does," Lex said impressed with himself.
"This suit will only keep Supergirl immobilized for a short time. What's the next part of your plan?" Alina asked.
"While Supergirl is immobilized, Karina will enter the White House from the ground and slaughter everyone inside the Oval Office including a prominent senator. The press will then blame Supergirl for the massacre," Lex said.
"I will avenge Mikhail," Kara agreed.
Alina gave Kara a look and tried not to smile. "While they are related, they do not look the same. What's your plan for that?"
"I'm a great make-up artist. I can make Karina look just like Supergirl. We'll put her in the Supergirl uniform. No one will know the difference," Eve said brightly.
"Supergirl will be removed as an American hero by the US Senate and then vilified as a villain," Lex smiled.
"I like it," Kara grinned.
Alina and Kara walked away from the warehouse. "What do you think of this plan?" Alina asked her seriously.
"It sounds like a Hollywood trope I have seen many times before. I have my own plan," Kara smiled.
Metropolis
A recovered Lena went to the Metropolis prison to visit her mother, Lillian. "Lena, I wasn't expecting you." Lillian gave her a fake smile.
"What were you expecting? Lex?" Lena asked scornfully.
"I heard you came down with a heavy case of the unconscious," Lillian smirked.
"Spare me the concern, mother. Just tell me where Lex is," Lena demanded.
"Do you have to be so emotional? How disappointing," Lillian replied.
"It's been an emotional week with my boyfriend shot, me having to use an experimental treatment with an alien rock to save his life, Lex returning only to escape, my secretary betraying me, my network hacked into, and I now have the worst headache," Lena complained.
"You were always prone to migraines," Lillian noted.
"I think it has more to do with the fact that I had a mini-stroke," Lena rejected.
"You're pissed-off that Lex outsmarted you. No matter how close your friendship with Eve may have been, she will always go for a man she loves," Lillian revealed.
"So, Eve was in love with Lex? That's so fucked up," Lena said befuddled.
"You had every opportunity to take Eve's place as Lex's partner...and lover," Lillian said to her.
"We're half-siblings," Lena reminded her.
"All the better to keep the Luthor blood pure," Lillian said seriously.
"What the fuck is wrong with this family?" Lena wondered.
"Please," Lillian rolled her eyes. "The only side you will ever be on is on the side of your friends: the Danvers sisters, Jimmy Olsen. What they would all think if they knew what you were really up to: Weeks helping Lex and using your miracle cure that was supposed to save humanity to save him" she sneered.
"You two working side-by-side. I can smell your fear, Lena," Lillian antagonized.
"The only thing I smell is bullshit. My friends, if one can even call them such, don't give a shit. Even if they did, I have so much dirt on them all. We're all dysfunctional, corrupt, and insane people," Lena said unimpressed.
"You are utterly alone, Lena," Lillian said to her.
"Well, when you're right, you're right," Lena admitted wiping away a tear. "Lex had the chance to free you. He deserted you. Think about that," Lena said as she left the room.
Washington DC
Mara as Supergirl floated down to the capitol building in DC and dismissed the protesters shouting at her with their signs. Mara was escorted by an armed guard squad to the US Senate Trial Committee. Mara came before the committee and smiled awkwardly.
"Can we make certain no one has a bomb hidden anywhere? Thank God I wasn't there when it happened, last time," Sen. Grassley said to the officers on duty.
"If a bomb does go off, it's your fault," Sen. Harris said to Mara.
"My fault?" Mara doubted pointing to herself.
"You want some South Carolina tea?" Sen. Graham offered.
"That looks like piss," Sen. Harris said disgustedly.
"Like what comes out of a faucet in LA?" Sen. Graham quipped.
"Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, so help you, God?" Sen. Grassley swore Mara in.
"I do," Mara replied holding her hand up.
"You are aware that the House of Representatives has voted to impeach you from our nation's registered superheroes," Chairman Sen. Grassly asked bored.
"I wasn't aware a superhero could be impeached in the first place," Mara admitted.
"Well, yes, that did happen," Sen. Grassley muttered and looked like he was about to fall asleep.
"The US Senate will soon decide whether to vote to remove you from the nation's registered list of superheroes. Do you understand the seriousness of this?" Sen. Harris asked.
"I suppose," Mara said not taking them seriously.
"Your reputation and standing in America are on trial," Sen. Harris added.
"I understand...the seriousness of my situation," Mara allowed.
"State for the record your age," Sen. Cruz requested.
"I just turned nine," Mara smiled adorably.
"Let the record show that Supergirl has had accelerated growth," Sen. Harris said obviously.
"Now, I've been a deputy attorney general, solicitor general, and a law professor from the great state of Texas, and I can say with certainty I would never and have never charged a nine-year-old with domestic terrorism," Sen. Cruz said favorably.
"Yet, you have no problem sending them to juvi for marijuana possession," Sen. Harris rolled her eyes.
"Sounds like you're projecting. We all know how much of a pot-head you are," Sen. Cruz shot back.
"I'm proud I inhaled," Sen. Harris said to him.
"I know you are," Sen. Cruz replied back.
"Is this real? Is this happening, right now?" Mara wondered.
"Let's get back on topic," Sen. Grassley said to them both.
"Were you of sound mind when you killed those people in Metropolis?" Sen. Cruz asked.
"No, I was possessed by a demonic spirit," Mara answered.
"So, you were positively insane?" Sen. Cruz asked.
"Truth be told, I am always Insane," Mara told him.
"I rest my case," Sen. Cruz said victoriously.
"Since the incident in question, have you ever had any contact with the demonic spirit known as Reign?" Sen. Harris asked.
"None," Mara lied.
"Has Reign contacted you in any form or fashion since the incident in question?" Sen. Harris grilled.
"No," Mara lied.
"Do you have the ability to summon Reign?" Sen. Harris continued.
"No," Mara lied.
"And you are aware that perjury before congress is a felony?" Sen. Harris asked.
"No...I mean yes," Mara said almost tripped up.
"Do you have an alias or secret identity?" Sen. Harris asked.
"Yes...," Mara said not sure where she was going with this.
"And what are those aliases?" Sen. Harris asked.
Mara hesitated to answer. "I'm not going to tell," she said finally.
Sen. Harris looked at Mara smugly. "We can compel you to answer," she threatened.
"I plead the fifth," Mara said awkwardly.
"She's obviously concerned that revealing her secret identity to the public could jeopardize the safety of those close to her," Sen. Cruz interjected.
"Would you be willing to tell us your secret identity in a closed session?" Sen. Harris asked.
"No, one of you or one of your staff would leak it," Mara refused.
"I'm not going to vote to acquit if I don't have that secret identity," Sen. Harris said to her.
"Well, okay then," Mara allowed.
"Having Supergirl reveal her secret identity is like asking a CIA spy to reveal themselves to the public. You just don't do it," Sen. Cruz argued.
"Unless you're Scooter Libby, apparently. Maybe her secret identity has been donating generously to your campaign," Sen. Harris shot back.
"I'm offended by what you're implying here," Sen. Cruz responded.
"I'm not implying anything. I'm downright stating it," Sen. Harris said fiercely.
Mara watched as the two senators fought each other as the chairman fell asleep in his chair. The chairman finally woke up. "With Superman gone, the Justice League broke up, and half the Avengers in a dust-heap, we must rely on you, Supergirl, to keep America and the world at large safe. Now, I believe you when you say you were possessed by a demonic spirit. We have expert testimony from another victim who told us everything we need to know about this Reign. So, I will be voting to bring this issue to the floor of the entire US Senate, but I will vote to acquit you," Sen. Grassley said to her.
"Thank you, Senator," Mara said gratefully.
Metropolis
Hank suddenly awoke on his couch in his PI office. "Oh, shit!" he realized.
"You're awake, you lazy son-of-a-bitch," M'yrnn noticed.
"And you're still here," Hank muttered.
"I only stayed because you fainted...like a bitch. Now, I have assessed the situation and I'm leaving," M'yrnn said getting up to leave.
"Fine, whatever," Hank said apathetically.
"You have no idea how disappointed I was when I saw how you lost your way. You care more about money and recognition in alien circles, now," M'yrnn critiqued.
"I passed the torch," Hank said defensively.
"You did no such thing and now Alex is under the thumb of Colonel Haley. Was that part of the plan, J'onn?" M'yrnn asked.
"I'm Mr. DEO man? Is that my fate for all eternity?" Hank asked incredulously.
"You're the smart one. You figure it out," M'yrnn said sarcastically.
"Fuck you, old man," Hank said scornfully. "Look, I'm...one of the last Green Martians left. If you want to keep our culture, traditions, and religion alive, you better shit out some useful wisdom."
"So, this is urgent?" M'yrnn considered.
"Well...no shit," Hank replied.
"I know what will solve this problem. A nice cup of coffee," M'yrnn said.
"We negotiating?" Hank wondered.
"Always, my son," M'yrnn smiled.
Alex and Lena arrived at Eve's aunt's house with two SWAT teams. The SWAT team kicked open the door and found a shocked Bitsie. She used her newfound super-powers to resist but ultimately got her ass tasered to the floor. The SWAT team took out electrified batons as they began their enhanced interrogation. Alex kept Lena outside as they heard Bitsie's screams.
"So, how is James?" Alex asked conversationally.
"Good...good, he's back to work," Lena said.
"How's your mother holding up," Alex asked.
"Well, you know, she's still a bitch," Lena replied.
The SWAT team leader then came up to Alex. "The only useful information we got out of her is that Eve Tesschmacher had a secret lab at Metropolis University."
"You know the drill, tag and bag her," Alex ordered.
"Right away, director," the SWAT leader said going back inside the house.
Washington DC
"I feel superheroes should pay more in taxes. They need to pay their fair share," Sen. Sanders said to Mara.
"I pay more in taxes in one year than most Americans do in their total lifetime. My income tax bracket is also at a higher rate than most Americans," Mara disagreed.
"You benefit from the American legal system that allows you to acquire your great wealth," Sen. Sanders replied.
"Believe me, if the US government were to somehow shut down completely, I would be making even more money," Mara said.
"Is that your goal? To shut down the government?" Sen. Sander accused.
"No, but it appears that it is your goal," Mara shot back.
"Look, you don't intimidate this body even with your super-powers. I'm fucking Spartacus," Sen. Booker said suddenly.
"You want to rephrase that?" Mara asked him.
"It is the inalienable right of every man...," Sen. Graham began.
"Or woman," Sen. Harris interjected.
"Or woman," Sen. Graham rolled his eyes. "To rid himself..."
"Or herself," Sen. Harris and Sen. Cruz said at the same time.
"Or herself," Sen. Graham agreed. "Thank you, brother," he said to Sen. Cruz.
"Or sister," Sen. Harris said annoyed at the exclusion.
"Or sister," Sen. Graham added. "Now, where was I?
"I think you were finished," Sen. Cruz said after a long pause. "Now, I believe every man...,"
"Or woman," Sen. Harris interrupted.
"Or woman...should have the opportunity to be a super-hero...," Sen. Cruz said.
"Or super-heroine," Sen. Harris added.
"What's with you and women? You're putting us off," Sen. Cruz said annoyed.
"Excuse me if I don't want an entire gender ignored in this important discussion," Sen. Harris said.
"Oh yeah? Should we discuss the other 99 genders as well?" Sen. Cruz mocked.
"As a cisgender male, you wouldn't understand," Sen. Harris said dismissively.
"You assume too much. I'm actually a cosmic gender: A gender so vast that it can only be processed a bit at a time, a gender you cannot experience all at once. Infinite in its possibilities, it may contain relevant sub-genders that define a part of the vast whole," Sen. Cruz said seriously.
"I think I speak for the people of California when I say you're full of shit, Ted," Sen. Harris said scornfully.
"In the future, there's only one gender, FYI," Mara said helpfully.
Metropolis
At Catco, Kelly came to bother her brother at work. "Wow, I could fit ten of my apartments into this office," Kelly remarked.
"You sound poor. Let me write you a check," James said helpfully. "What you got there?"
"Referrals for a post-trauma psychologist," Kelly said showing him the folder. "All in Metropolis."
"Nice. For whom?" James wondered.
"You, dummy," Kelly said obviously.
"I don't need that. I ain't no bitch," James said.
"Lex has tried to kill you at least two times now," Kelly reminded him.
"This has nothing to do with Lex," James assured her.
"Oh really? Turn on your TVs," she said skeptically.
"Fine, whatever," James said dismissively and turned them on. The news media was all about Lex Luthor showing his face everywhere.
"You see? I don't give a shit if he's on TV or not," James said to her. "Manchester Black was the one that shot me. Now, he dead."
"But you are irritable," Kelly pressed.
"I'm irritable because you're being a total BITCH!" James shouted. He then winced realizing he had gone too far. "Sorry, that came out wrong."
"Wow," Kelly said amazed.
"You know what? I'm not sorry. The only times you came to visit me were when I was in the hospital. Because I was weak, and you could tell me what to do," James accused.
"Just trying to help," Kelly evaded.
"I think its time you sent your ass back home," James suggested.
"I can't...I've met someone," Kelly admitted. "In Metropolis."
James frowned at that. "Well...shit."
Washington DC
Eve and Kara went down the tunnel system underneath the White House as a rehearsal for their plan. "Ah-ha!" Eve said reaching the spot with her GPS. "It's amazing there isn't more security down here. When you get the signal, you go that way exactly 900 meters," Eve said slowly for her benefit.
"Can...you...explain...again?" Kara asked sounding each word out.
"You're fucking with me, right?" Eve wondered.
"No, no, no," Kara shook her head.
"Remember to put this on," Eve said condescendingly handing Kara the Supergirl uniform. Eve then stared at Kara with an odd look.
"What?" Kara asked her.
"You really do look like her," Eve said with a hint of sadness.
Metropolis
Alex and Lena found Eve's lab at Metropolis University. "She may be untidy but at least she was smart," Alex considered.
"I'm not sure about that," Lena said zeroing in on an obviously placed safe.
Alex went over to the safe, put a hearing aid on, and listened as she dialed the lock. Within a minute, she had the safe open revealing papers and a sample of the Harun-El. "Is that what I think it is?" Alex asked Lena.
"I was able to replicate it and apparently Eve took some of it," Lena said sheepishly.
"This is something that needs to be really secure, Lena. This is like having plutonium in an office safe," Alex lectured.
"I've had a rough day. Can you get off my back?" Lena requested.
"So this is how Lex has super-powers. Was that part of the plan?" Alex asked.
"No," Lena said flatly.
"But...you could make super-humans from this," Alex considered.
"Right," Lena agreed.
"We can't rely on super-heroes like Supergirl forever. We have to rely on ourselves," Alex said seriously. "Take it."
Hank stared up at the ceiling as M'yrnn talked his ear off. "So what's the answer?" he asked exasperated.
"Why should I help you?" M'yrnn asked. "You failed to find Selena in time. You failed to stop the Children of Liberty before they began. You failed to save Fiona creating Manchester Black's reign of terror."
"Oh, fuck off. I'm not responsible for any of that shit," Hank said angrily.
"You're running away from this just as you ran away from Mars," M'yrnn pointed out.
"It was a tactical retreat. I'll go back to Mars one day, and I'll kick ass on those White Martian bastards," Hank promised him.
"Always tomorrow with you," M'yrnn criticized. "There is a threat to this world far beyond anything you have ever faced. A power that could destroy this solar system in an instant. This is not a time for peace or sloth. It is a time for war," M'yrnn told him.
"What the fuck are you talking about?" Hank asked him.
"Search your feelings, J'onn. Have you not seen the signs?" M'yrnn asked him. "The threat comes from the East and now it is here. So, I ask you, who are you?"
"I am Martian Manhunter!" Hank shouted.
"Yes, you are," M'yrnn embraced him.
"What about the sacred symbols?" Hank asked concernedly.
"Oh, that? I was just fucking with you," M'yrnn smiled.
"I hate you so much," Hank hugged his father tightly.
"I know, son. I know," M'yrnn replied.
Alex looked over Eve's computer and typed "I love Lex" into the password bar. It actually worked giving Alex and Lena access to a number of files. A Metallo prototype then crashed through the wall. Alex took out her pistol and fired a headshot at the man dropping him. She then went over to the Metallo prototype and took out the Kryptonite from his suit.
Alex and Lena brought the Kryptonite to the DEO and handed it over to Brainiac 5. "Not doughnuts, I assume," Brainiac 5 said to them.
Brainiac 5 opened the case and saw the Kryptonite sample. He then closed the case. "Lex and Black are connected through the Russians, and it was a Russian agent that knocked me unconscious and killed the guards at the mansion. It was that very Russian agent that freed Ben Lockwood. It all has created chaos and discord in America, exactly what the Russians want," Lena said.
"An interesting theory," Brainiac 5 said condescendingly.
"You have a better one?" Alex asked suspiciously.
"We are but moths headed towards a flame. If we get too close to this, we could burn," Brainiac 5 warned.
"I'm not afraid of the Ruskies," Alex said to him. Lena nodded in agreement and left with Alex.
Brainiac 5 considered the case in front of him. "You should be."
Washington DC
Mara sighed as she continued to be asked questions by the US Senators. "What is your view on the Russian threat?" Sen. Durbin asked.
PATRIOT analysts watched intensely as Mara prepared to answer on live television. "I will confront all illegal activities by any actor regardless of their nationality on American soil," Mara answered diplomatically.
"If we went to war against Russian, would you participate?" Sen. Durbin asked.
"I would do whatever the president asked of me assuming the order was legal in accordance with International Law, the US Constitution, and Federal law," Mara answered.
"So, you would never take the initiative to declare war on a country without an order from the president?" Sen. Durbin asked.
"Correct," Mara answered.
"Do you believe the president can fight a war without a declaration of war from Congress?" Sen. Durbin asked.
"No," Mara replied. "I leave the definition of what is and what is not 'war' to the Courts," she added.
"What if congress declared war on a nation and the president refused to fight it, assuming, of course, we override his veto?" Sen. Durbin asked.
"I would then do the will of Congress," Mara assured him. "With or without the US military behind me."
"Thank you, Supergirl," Sen. Durbin smiled.
PATRIOT analysts stared at the screen stunned. Mara's cold expression appeared on their large screens. "The mission is a go," Nikolai called Alina.
Metropolis
Lena went back to the Metropolis prison and met with her mother. "I came to give you this," Lena said giving Lillian blueprints to the prison.
"The blueprints to the prison? How thoughtful," Lillian mocked.
"Lex is coming for you," Lena warned.
"I would hope so," Lillian said obviously.
"You see your name, written in red, in Lex's handwriting," Lena pointed out.
"So?" Lillian scoffed. "This could be a plan to break me out."
"But the color is red," Lena pointed to it.
"What are you? Five? You think he would use red to indicate murder? Lex always uses a red pen when he makes corrections on papers. Does he plan on murdering everyone and anything he writes about?" Lillian asked.
"He plans to murder you," Lena insisted.
"How do I know you got this from Lex? How do I know you didn't write this by mimicking Lex's handwriting?" Lillian asked.
"Those...are all valid questions," Lena admitted.
"Yeah, no shit," Lillian rolled her eyes.
"Where is Lex? Where could he be hiding?" Lena demanded.
"Despite our differences, I always believed you held some love for me. Lex cannot love. He is incapable of it. You didn't need to threaten me with this forgery to gain my cooperation. I'll tell you what you want to know," Lillian offered.
Air Force One
President Trump watched Mara's performance in front of the Senate while in his office on the plane. "Your coke, Mr. President," a stewardess said to him.
"Thank you," Trump said appreciatively as he ate a pizza crust first.
"We will be landing soon, Sir," she said to him.
Trump nodded and then got a phone call from Vice President Pence. "Don't go to the White House. Redirect the plane to Camp David," he said.
"Alright," Trump agreed.
Air Force One then deviated away from Washington DC.
Washington DC
Kara, Alina, and the three Guardians were in a club in downtown DC. Kara danced with Ursus and Khan showing off their dancing skills. Ler remained with Alina awkwardly looking on. Kara came back to the table and had a shot of vodka. "Get on the dance floor. Have some fun," Kara said to Alina.
"No, we're on mission," Alina refused.
"The mission doesn't even start for a few hours," Kara said. "Lighten up."
The DJ then played "Not Gonna Get Us" by tATu. "Oh, I love this song," Kara said as the song played.
Alina gave her a disgusted look. "It's a song about two Lesbian lovers that won't be separated due to the oppression of society. It gives hope to every young person that love shall overcome all obstacles," Kara said.
"Both singers went on to marry men and had children with them," Alina pointed out.
"Don't...be...a...hater," Kara said to her as she finished a vodka bottle.
"One of them converted to Islam," Khan said pleased.
"She converted back to Orthodoxy," Alina corrected.
"Damn apostate," Khan said scornfully.
"You drink, you dance, and you hire prostitutes. You are the worst Muslim I have ever heard of," Kara said to him.
"But you have heard of me," Khan grinned. "Besides, I drink, dance, and bed prostitutes only as a cover to undermine the American infidel government."
"Yeah, bullshit," Kara doubted. Kara then turned to Ler. "You want to dance? Get those stones moving again?"
"No," he refused, looking away.
"How about you Ursus? I have always wanted to see a dancing bear," Kara said to him.
"I'm not a circus animal for your amusement," Ursus said crossly.
"You guys suck. Let's go, Khan," Kara said taking him to the dance floor. The two danced with perfect choreography and at a fast speed. The other club dancers looked upon them in awe as Khan expertly swung and spun Kara around at fast speed.
A drunk guy came up to Alina as she sulked and looked at her watch repeatedly. "You're hawt. Want to go to my place?" he asked super-forward.
Alina sighed and then the man collapsed on the floor unconscious.
After a short flight, James entered the capitol building and met with Mara as she exited the Senate chambers with an armed escort around her. "I watched the whole thing. You looked great," James complimented.
"That was exhausting," Mara said. "Give me a decent fight any day."
Mara and James then encountered a wave of protesters outside the capitol with signs against aliens or against Supergirl. "Well, I'm off to the White House. Good luck," James said to Mara.
Mara flew off to the White House and looked over the crowd for potential threats. As she scanned the city, she found a black SUV that was emitting a painful scatter-field that blocked her X-ray vision. "Too easy," Mara grinned and then shot towards the SUV. Mara ripped the passenger door off and found Eve. "Supergirl? How on Earth did you find me?" she wondered surprised.
"The only car protected with a scatter-field?" Mara said unimpressed. "Nice hologram though."
"Oh, you figured everything out," Eve said disappointedly.
"Well, yeah," Mara said impatiently.
"Enjoy the show, then," Eve smiled and then disappeared.
Cyborg limbs then flung out of the SUV and attached to Mara like she were Iron Man. The cyborg limbs were powered with Kryptonite weakening Mara's powers. The suit parts covered all of Mara's body except her face and chest seal. The suit then started to force Mara to move.
"This isn't good," Mara said as she tried to resist the suit.
Mara then rocketed towards the White House and crashed through the ceiling. The SS was on her in a flash. "Not again," they muttered as they confronted her.
Mara's suit went to work blasting each SS agent with energy beams. "Supergirl, stand down!" the SS agents told her.
"I'm not doing this! I can't stop it!" Mara shouted as she blasted each one and raced through the halls of the White House towards the Oval Office.
Mara's suit charged through the Oval Office door and began slaughtering fools. The SS agents fired on her suit without effect. James watched in horror as Mara's suit killed all the SS agents and a number of politicians.
The floor then began to shake and the power went out. Mara's suit stopped its killing spree for the moment as it assessed the situation. The floor then ripped open. Supergirl emerged from a hole in the floor and confronted Mara. She wore the old Supergirl uniform but had Kara's face. Mara stared at her mother's face in horror and confusion.
"Hello, daughter," Kara smirked finally meeting her face-to-face.
"You're dead. I...," Mara stammered.
"Killed you," Kara finished for her. "Sorry to disappoint," Kara smiled and then looked around the room. "Quite the body count. I'm not even mad. I'm actually impressed," she mocked.
"Oh, James, nice to see you alive and well. After I saw you shot on live TV, I was a little concerned," Kara said to him.
"Where have you been this entire time?" James asked stunned.
"Taking a well-deserved vacation," Kara said vaguely.
Mara's suit then fired Kryptonite beams at Kara knocking her off her feet. "I'm so sorry, mother. I can't stop it."
Kara didn't reply. She got back up and used super-speed to avoid Mara's beams. Kara then got close to Mara in a flash and punched her suit hard creating craters in the armor. Mara's suit retaliated with punches and kicks on Kara. James watched helplessly as Kara and Mara battled in the Oval Office. Kara finally ripped Mara's suit off her sending the broken metal pieces to the floor.
"Thank you, mother," Mara said appreciatively.
"No sweat, kid," Kara smiled.
"This is going to be a public relations disaster," Mara realized as she saw how many were dead.
"Yeah," Kara agreed, nodding.
Mara then turned to Kara and looked over her wondering and hoping it was all a dream come true. With her X-ray vision, she was blocked out as per usual of a Kryptonian. Mara put her hands on Kara's face as if she were a child again. "It is you," she said stunned.
"Of course it is," Kara said obviously.
Mara embraced Kara. "How could you leave me like that? How could you make me believe I had killed you? I missed you so much. I did horrible things to myself in my grief and sorrow. I tried to carry on, but I couldn't."
"Like allying with Reign, my killer?" Kara asked.
Mara stepped away from Kara. "I had to. I couldn't cope with your loss. I saw you everywhere. I shut down the moment I even saw your picture. I needed someone to take control when I could not."
"What the fuck?" James mouthed.
"Don't worry, daughter. I'm going to put it all right," Kara assured her. "I'm going to clear your name and then together we can kick ass on Lockwood and Lex Luthor. I will never leave you again."
Mara wiped away her tears and then stared at Kara. Suddenly, she extended her arm against Kara with her palm open. An energy orb formed on her palm. "You want to spar now? In here?" Kara asked incredulously.
"You're not my mother. She doesn't have a Russian accent," Mara glared at Kara.
"Okay, you got me," Kara admitted putting her hands up. "I really worked hard on the American accent. I really did," Kara said sheepishly.
"What the hell are you?" Mara asked horrified.
"It's a little hard to explain. Let's talk over coffee," Kara suggested.
"You're with Lex," Mara realized.
"Let's not jump to conclusions," Kara suggested.
"No, let's," Mara said furiously and then blasted Kara with everything she had. The beam went around Kara and blasted a hole through the White House behind them. The White House halls were blasted out with windows all over the building shattering.
"Impressive light show," Kara applauded as the smoke settled.
"You have all her powers," Mara realized.
"Bitch, I just might," Kara smirked and then punched Mara hard to the gut. Mara fell to the floor devastated.
"Just kill me. I've seen my mother's face again. It is enough," Mara said crossing herself and closing her eyes.
Kara gave Mara a sympathetic look and then kicked Mara out the window. Mara was then cast into the bay with a depth charge explosion upon impact. Kara then turned to the remaining witness in the room. "Should I kill you or show you how truly irrelevant you are?" she asked him.
James got back to his feet. "You're not my Kara."
"Well, when you're right, you're right," Kara smirked.
James took the bust of MLK and tossed it at Kara's face without effect. "Really?" Kara rolled her eyes. She advanced on James and kissed him on the lips putting him in a daze.
"Not bad. I can see why she liked you," Kara smiled and then flew out of the White House.
She landed on the street and was promptly swarmed by reporters. "What the fuck happened in there?" a reporter asked her.
"It's alright now. The threat is over," Kara assured them.
"Is it really you?" a reporter asked.
"Yeah, who the fuck else would it be?" Kara shook her head incredulously.
"Where have you been this entire time?" a reporter asked.
"Enjoying death. You should try it sometime," Kara said to him.
"Don't you think it irresponsible for you to disappear while your daughter has been on a killing spree?" a reporter asked.
"Yeah, my bad, my bad," Kara admitted. "On a serious note, I want the American people to know that I am back to defend the values of truth, justice, and all that good stuff. My half-Insane daughter will no longer threaten the world again. She will face justice for her crimes. She killed my husband...her father, and I will never forgive her for that," Kara said wiping away a tear.
Kara then smiled for the cameras as they flashed continuously.
President Trump addressed the nation from an undisclosed location. "As you must have heard, the heart of our great nation was attacked. By someone, many of you, trust with your security and your hopes: Supergirl. She attacked, in retaliation, to the repeal of the Alien Amnesty Act ignoring our democracy in favor of her own alien brute form of justice. The American people have welcomed these aliens. They have repaid our hospitality with violence. But we are not weak. We are Americans. We are humans. Supergirl, if you are watching, make no mistake. This act of horrific terrorism will not go unanswered. You are now public enemy number one," Trump declared.
Kara then walked up to Trump as the broadcast concluded. "Your simple way of talking really communicates to the common folk. It's a true gift," Kara complimented.
"I do this now to save American lives," Trump said to her.
"It will, starting with your own," Kara assured him. "I don't demand a total take-over. I just want to even the playing field between our two great nations. You're going to give me access to all classified material. You may say whatever you want about Venezuela, but you're not going to do shit over there. You're going to end the sanctions, recognize our claim on Crimea, and whatever else comes to my mind."
"I just got exonerated from colluding with you guys," Trump said peeved.
"Exonerated is too strong a word," Kara said knowingly. "We're going to do this gradually and secretly. But let me be clear: From this time onward, you and your country are my bitches."
Trump gave her a frustrated look. "Now, kneel," Kara ordered him.
Trump sighed and then walked around his desk. With a heavy heart, he fell to a knee and bowed his head in defeat.
Metropolis
Mara came back to her apartment and quickly put on civilian clothes. She took out a Ben&Jerry and ate ice cream to deal with her sorrow. She turned on the TV and saw the biased news reports against her and the president's declaration. "Back to square one, I see," Reign said standing over her.
"She was holding back before. Even at your full power, you couldn't defeat her without that handicap. Even together, we're defeated," Mara said to her.
"We're defeated because your body is weak," Reign chided.
"You're right. I can't match my mother's strength. Not in a thousand years," Mara said depressed. "And now, she has the US and Russian military at her call. She can use the whole world as a human shield against me."
"Whenever I have possessed someone, I have always taken complete control of them. Perhaps, we should train ourselves to work together as a true mind-meld," Reign suggested.
"If that is what it takes," Mara agreed.
As soon as Hank saw what was happening on TV, he tore out of his office and got into his ship. Using the last coordinates available, Hank flew into space and then used a hyperspace portal to Argo.
In Metropolis, Brainiac 5 inputted a code to a secret warehouse. The lights went on as he entered. He looked over two dozen Brainiac cyborgs all powered with the Kryptonite he had been given by Lena and Alex. "You have elected to make the first move. Allow me to retort...Kara Zor-El," Brainiac 5 smiled as he looked over his robot army.