Season 4.5 Episode 12

After Hank and Bombshell phased through the floor, Winn stared at that spot intently. "What the fuck just happened?" he wondered.

"Don't worry about it, lad. Hank has it covered," Manchester said unconcernedly.

"Well, okay," Winn said uncertainly.

"Just relax," Manchester advised him.

"I think I need to get back to my ship and go home," Winn said nervously.

"You're human. This is your home," Manchester reminded him. "Besides, we don't have your precious Harun-El yet."

At L Tower, Brainiac 5 and a team of L Corp analysts eyed the explosion in the Pacific. "We calculate the explosive power at 200 megatons, four times more powerful than the largest nuclear explosion in human history," an analyst told Brainiac 5.

"I know," he replied condescendingly. "Alert nearby countries to anticipate tsunami waves. Report it as an underwater volcanic eruption."

Brainiac 5 then left the room to meet with Lena. Entering her office, Lena was flustered by all the work piling up on her desk. "There was a massive explosion in the Pacific. It would do us a credit to send The Deep over there to help with the humanitarian relief."

"Sure," Lena said distractedly. "Have you found Bombshell, yet?"

"Not yet," Brainiac 5 replied.

The two then heard a knock at the door. Brainiac 5 opened the door allowing Annie to enter. "Miss Luthor. Hello," Annie said politely to Lena.

"Please sit," Lena offered. "That video of you kicking ass on those two men went viral. At first, I was about to shit myself but then the girl you saved came forward. She wants to thank you."

"That's good, right?" Annie figured.

"Your approval rating has dramatically gone up," Brainiac 5 told her.

"Nice," Annie smiled.

"This is so good for you...and for us. We are a partnership, after all," Lena smiled.

"Right," Annie agreed.

"Marketing has some new ideas for your costume," Lena said pointing to a mannequin of an obviously slutty uniform.

"Yeah, thanks but no thanks," Annie rejected immediately.

"Starlight, you're beautiful. Is that okay to say that?" Lena smiled condescendingly. "We want to show off your obvious sex appeal to make lots...of...money."

"I get what you're saying, but Dark Angel already has a slutty costume. What I can represent to you is the Evangelical Right socially conservative demographic that loves President Trump. In order for me to do that, I have to dress conservatively," Annie said.

The wheels in Lena's brain turned on that. "She has a point. If we make all of our female superheroes look slutty, it could appear misogynist," Brainiac 5 warned.

"You have to be completely perfect morally. No scandals, no romantic affairs, nothing that could be perceived as being corrupt," Lena warned.

"I can do it and the moment I fall from grace, I will go full slut for you," Annie promised her.

"Well, good, I think we have an understanding then," Lena said pleased.

At the Metropolis Penitentiary, The Question was looked upon with hatred and suspicion by the other inmates. At the lunch line, a fellow prisoner attempted to antagonize him. "Hey, Question, you're pretty famous, right?" he asked rhetorically.

"And you know what? I'm pretty famous, too. Maybe, I can give you an autograph. What do you say, big boy?" the fellow prisoner continued.

The prisoner then took out a blade to stab Question. With lightning-fast reflexes, Question used his plate to block the prisoner's blade and then slammed it on his head. Question then broke through the glass separating him from the cooks, took a bowl of frying oil, and poured it on the prisoner's face burning him something fierce. The prisoner cried out in total agony.

"None of you seem to understand. I'm not locked in here with you. You're locked in here with me!" Question told the assembled group of prisoners.

"Alright, Question, let's go," the prison guards took him away.

Question was placed in a room with the prison shrink. "Question, what the fuck?" the shrink asked.

"He had it coming," Question replied unapologetically.

"You're not guilty of any crimes. You asked to go to prison for your research and ever since you have injured at least a dozen inmates in horrifying ways," the shrink said. "One of these days, those inmates are going to beat your ass."

"Tall order," Question disagreed.

"You're not even a superhero. You're just a man," the shrink told him.

"I'm more than a man. I'm an idea," Question rejected.

"And what is that?" the shrink asked.

"To question...everything," Question replied.

"Some confuse your curiosity and skepticism for just being an asshole," the shrink said.

"They're not mutually exclusive," Question said dismissively.

"Alright, have it your way. You have a visitor. Try to be nice," the shrink said opening the door.

Manchester then strolled in. "Hey, Question."

"The fuck you want, Black?" Question asked unimpressed.

"I'm just happy to see you, old buddy," Manchester said sitting down across from him.

"That's a lie," Question detected. "Why are you here?"

"I need your help to take down some Supes," Manchester said bluntly.

"I'm happy where I am," Question rejected.

"So, I see," Manchester grinned looking at the prison environment.

"I'm making progress understanding the human condition," Question said. "What makes criminals tick."

"A man of your talents is wasted on these fucks. A man like you should be unraveling the mysteries of government/corporate corruption and superheroes run amok. L Corp and The Seven is your territory, mate," Manchester said.

"What's the point of finding all the answers if you're dead?" Question asked.

"We killed one of the fuckers. They're not invincible. We can take the whole lot of them down, you, me, the Martian Manhunter, and some nerd," Manchester said to him.

"J'onn is involved?" Question asked incredulously.

"That's right," Manchester confirmed.

"What about Supergirl?" Question asked.

"I don't know. She's still in Latin America kicking ass," Manchester said.

"That's what the press wants you to believe. The truth is no one knows where she is," Question said.

"Look, Supergirl, if anything, is going to be on our side. I got her DEO boss and her best friend on my side," Manchester said.

"But her friend, Lena Luthor, owns L Corp and The Seven. Her ex-boyfriend, James Olsen, is one of the Seven," Question pointed out.

"What are you? A pussy? Is that what I'm hearing?" Manchester antagonized.

"You shut your whore mouth," Question said angrily standing up.

"Come with me and let's go question some real shit," Manchester said wide-eyed.

"Fine, but I'm going to need to get back my clothes...and my face," Question agreed.

Question made his way to a closet. Unlocking it, he put on his trenchcoat, his hat, and a plastic mask that he put on his face. The plastic mask creating for him a new face disguising his real appearance. "Let's go," Question said ready to kick ass.

At L Tower, Lena had a meeting with Lucy. "I heard there was an explosion in the Pacific. A really big one."

"I have The Deep looking into it," Lena assured her.

"It could be Bombshell. She could be hurt," Lucy said concernedly.

"How? She has metal skin tougher than diamond. She will be fine," Lena said unconcernedly. "We don't even know if the explosion is related."

"If we didn't detonate that explosion, who did?" Lucy asked.

"The Chinese," Lena guessed. "These are your new talking points. Our bill just got out of committee. Now, we have to sell the shit out of it to get it to the floor."

"This is crap," Lucy said looking them over.

"Look, you handle the team, I'll handle the politics," Lena said condescendingly.

"I'm a West Point grad. Don't treat me like a child," Lucy said irritably.

"You may be smart, but I have the connections. I know how to twist public opinion to my side. I got the public to believe I am the good Luthor," Lena reminded her.

"Fine, whatever," Lucy rolled her eyes leaving the office.

Manchester parked a Uhaul van across the street from his target. Drilling holes into the side of the van, he placed a camera out, so he could do surveillance without anyone knowing. "Not bad," Question approved.

"I know, right?" Manchester smiled.

Winn then entered the van and eyed Question. "Question meet Winn Schott," Manchester introduced them to each other.

"The son of the Toy Maker," Question recalled.

"Well, he's not making toys anymore," Winn said awkwardly.

"Because he's dead," Question said bluntly.

"You know, it's an honor to meet you. I have heard so little about you," Winn said star-struck.

"I like to keep it that way. No identity, no fingerprints, and no face," Question said. "Now, where's J'onn?"

"He'll meet up with us later," Manchester assured him.

"So, what are we doing here?" Winn asked.

"This is the apartment of Red Hood's girlfriend, Donna Troy, an Amazonian girl. Our mission is to get a bug in there and see what's going on," Manchester said.

"How does this get us the Harun-El?" Winn wondered.

Manchester rolled his eyes. "It's possible that Jason is taking the stuff home with him."

"Take down two birds with one stone," Question agreed.

"You know, we don't actually need to plant a bug. We could link all of the electronic devices that have cameras to our computer network. Then, we can actually see what's inside at all times," Winn suggested.

"Brilliant," Question said impressed.

"I just need to get her IP number," Winn said.

"How do you plan to get that?" Question asked.

"We pretend to be cable guys," Winn said brightly.

Winn and Question came to Donna's apartment door and knocked. "We're with Infinity. We're here with the new router," Winn said awkwardly to her. "I'm Gary and this is...Johnny."

"I didn't order anything," Donna said skeptically.

"Right, but your landlord did," Winn said thinking quickly.

"I just saw my landlord. He didn't mention it," Donna replied.

"We have a work order, right here," Question showed her the bogus paper.

"Only takes a second," Winn assured her.

"Okay, come on in," Donna invited.

Winn tried to stay undistracted by all of Donna's Amazonian portraits all over the apartment. "Call me if you need anything," Donna offered, exiting the living room.

Winn went to work on Donna's computer hacking into her network. In no time, Manchester had cameras in all four rooms of the apartment. "Nice," Manchester grinned.

"Alright, all done," Winn said to Donna.

"Thank you, guys," Donna said appreciatively as they left.

Winn left the apartment and ran straight into Jason not wearing his uniform. Jason stared at Winn with menacing eyes. Wnn froze thinking Jason recognized him. "Get the fuck out of my way," Jason said to him after an awkward silence between them.

"We were just leaving," Question said grabbing Winn and taking him outside.

At L Tower, Paula battled several muscular men with thick metal baseball bats. She easily dodged their swings and kicked on all of them until they were all beaten down. Paula then answered her phone. "There's a hostage situation in Metropolis. Meet up with Superwoman and take him down," Lena ordered.

"Yes, boss," Paula said with little enthusiasm.

Dark Angel and Superwoman arrived on the scene where cops had surrounded a skyscraper with an active shooter. "It's been two days. I'm really concerned for her," Lucy said.

"You're too big on this accountability thing. This isn't the army," Paula said dismissively.

"Why is no one concerned about this?" Lucy asked dismayed.

"If anyone finds out one of the Seven is missing, everyone loses their minds," Paula said as bullets rained down upon them.

"Give'em hell, Superwoman," one of the cops said to her.

"I will," Lucy smiled back giving him the thumbs up.

Lucy turned back to Paula. "If something happened to Bombshell, it's a direct attack on the Seven. A strike against one is a strike against all."

"Superwoman, Dark Angel, I'm sure glad you're here," the police captain said freaked out.

"You guys are the true heroes," Lucy said sincerely. "Where's the shooter?"

"Thirty-first floor," the captain answered.

"Sit tight, I got this," Lucy said and then flew up to the correct floor and went through the window. Paula rolled her eyes and took the elevator.

Lucy waited patiently for Paula to exit the elevator. "I got carried away. I forgot," she said sheepishly. "All I'm saying is that a missing team member is more important than James' race."

"Lena wants us both at the race to roll out the new talking points," Paula reminded her.

"She really needs to relax. She is so close to getting an aneurysm," Lucy said concerned.

Lucy eyed the right door, scanned the room with her X-ray vision, and then pushed the door open. Paula then rushed through, noticed the shooter surrendering his weapon, and punched him to the floor. Paula then brought him back to his feet, took out her sword, and ran it through his heart.

"The fuck?" Lucy protested.

Paula dropped the dead shooter to the floor. "He shot at police. He shot at us."

"He surrendered," Lucy pointed out.

"Supergirl wouldn't have given a shit," Paula reminded her.

"We're not Supergirl or the DEO anymore. We're the Seven," Lucy stressed.

"Fine," Paula rolled her eyes.

Paula took the shooter's rifle and fired it at Lucy. The bullets merely bounced off her. "Now, it's self-defense."

Manchester, Winn, and Question watched diligently as Jason and Donna made out on their couch. "Oh, you dirty bird," Donna said to Jason.

"I'm not a bird anymore. I'm the Red Hood," Jason corrected her.

"I'm sorry. Did I touch a nerve?" she teased. "You want me to do that thing to you?"

The three watched intently as Donna got lower on Jason's body and then started sucking his...toes. "Girl, get me my juice," Jason ordered.

"You sure? It makes you really wild," Donna reminded him.

"I'm sure," Jason nodded. "I need this stuff. I don't want to be some washed-up B-squader."

"Like me?" Donna asked offended.

"Why are you going crazy on me?" Jason asked. "Just tell me where it is. I have to go. I'll see you after the race."

"Wait, I'm not going to be with you?" Donna asked offended.

"I've been meaning to tell you," Jason winced.

"What the fuck, Jason? I've been getting my hair done and waxing my whole body, so we could stand up there together as a couple," Donna said pissed off.

"I'm the Red Hood. I'm supposed to be the Batman that kills people...with guns. I'm supposed to be silent with a mask on. I'm mysterious and dangerous. I can't be having some girlfriend at my side. It will ruin my image as an emo loner," Jason told her.

"Batman fucks girls all the time and no one cares," Donna pointed out.

"That's right? He fucks them. He doesn't love them or keep them. He uses them and then throws them out like trash the same way he does to everyone including his sidekicks," Jason said bitterly. "Now, I will gladly go out in public with you as Jason Todd but not as Red Hood."

"When are you going to take off the mask?" Donna asked impatiently.

"Our time will come," Jason promised.

Donna sighed and handed him a bag. Jason took out some capsules and looked them over, a black liquid vial of Harun-El.

"So, the Supes are a bunch of juicers," Manchester said amused.

"That's why Lena can't give me the Harun-El she owes us," Winn realized.

"We need to get a hold of that stuff and test it," Question said resolved.

At the race stadium, Manchester took up a position in the stands, Winn was at the entrance acting as a reporter, and Question was in the ventilation system looking to spy on James in the locker room. Question eyed James as he did some stretches and then took out a black vial. Taking a needle, he injected the substance into his body. James then felt a physical rush as his powers dramatically increased.

As soon as James left the locker room, Question came down and found the other vials in the bag. Before he could be discovered, he went back into the ventilation system.

The stadium loudspeakers then introduced Starlight. "The newest addition to the Seven: Starlight!" Annie walked out with Red Hood and began waving and smiling to the crowd.

Meanwhile, reporters interviewed Dark Angel. "I'm tired of the red-tape. If the people want Supes in the armed forces, the people can force Congress to do it, am I right?" she asked the crowd.

"Fuck yeah!" the crowd shouted.

Superwoman then made a super-hero landing cracking the concrete and earning enthusiastic applause from the crowd. "Who's ready to see a race?" Lucy said to the cameras. "Let's hear it for A-Train."

Inside the stadium, Annie and Jason signed autographs. A little girl came up wearing Annie's costume. "Aren't you cute?" Annie smiled upon seeing the fan.

"Is it okay if I get a selfie?" the girl asked.

Brainiac 5 shook his head. "Of course," Annie said and then took a selfie with the kid.

"Starlight, show us your tits!" a drunk fan requested.

Annie and the girl gave him shocked and appalled looks. "Don't do anything rash," Brainiac 5 said to Annie.

"Give me a minute," Annie said taking off from the booth.

A-Train strolled on the race track with his entourage not noticing Winn with his camera. James waved to the crowds and then did some posses. Annie also passed by the reporters with cameras. She then noticed Winn. "What are you doing here?" she asked him.

"I'm sorry?" Winn asked confused.

"Come with me. I'll give you an exclusive," Annie offered.

"Alright," Winn said delighted and followed her to the upper levels of the stadium. Annie got themselves some beer and nachos.

"So, this is a surprise," Winn said awkwardly.

"It sure is. When did you arrive on Earth?" Annie asked.

"Excuse me?" Winn wondered.

Annie looked around and then peeled away the mask revealing herself as Kara. "Holy shit," Winn realized. She then quickly put the facial mask back on.

"That mask looks perfect," Winn complimented.

"It better. It's technology invented by Barney," Kara said. "How's your Kryptonian? I don't want to be overheard by Lucy."

"The universal translator allows me to understand, but I need work on my speaking," Winn admitted.

"Alright," Kara allowed.

"Thought you were in Latin America," Winn said in Kryptonian.

"I got bored, so I came up with a devious plot so devious I don't even know what will happen," Kara smiled insanely.

"Can you get me some Harun-El?" Winn asked.

"Is that why you're here? Lena used it all on this super-hero business, so you'll have to wait around a while," Kara shrugged.

"Can I be with you? Manchester is crazy," Winn said.

"Manchester Black? Damn, this is the second time poor Fiona has been killed," Kara rolled her eyes.

"He killed Bombshell. I don't even know what happened to J'onn," Winn said.

"It's all going to work itself out. I just want Lena to learn an important life lesson," Kara said.

"Which is?" Winn wondered.

"Never fuck with me," Kara smiled. "Look, I can't have you around me all the time. It would blow my super-duper secret cover."

"Oh," Winn said disappointedly.

"But as Kara Danvers, we can totally get a drink together," Kara offered.

"I'd like that," Winn said.

"I have so many questions about Thara and your new life on Argo," Kara said.

"How about your mom?" Winn asked.

"Not really," Kara shook her head. "I have to get back before they send out a search party for me."

"Sure," Winn nodded.

"Nice seeing you again," Kara said sincerely and then walked off to rejoin the other Seven.

On the field, the Justice League members: Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Flash, Cyborg, and Hawkgirl came together. "Remember, this is just for fun," John Stewart told Barry.

"Right," Barry said nervously.

"You'll do fine," Diana assured him with a smile.

"This is stupid. How can you judge a person's speed with just one lap?" Hawkgirl rolled her eyes.

"Any additional labs and you threatened all these people with energy discharges," Cyborg warned.

"Put it in," John ordered the group. The Justice League members put all of their hands in. "Justice!" they shouted.

"So gay," Kara shook her head dismayed.

James and Barry came to the track. "Good luck," Barry said to him.

"I don't need luck," James pushed back.

"Oh, ok," Barry said awkwardly.

The two got into running stances and listened for the sound of a gun going off to start. James tensed up knowing a lot was riding on this race: his relationship, his place on the Seven, and getting more Harun-El. Barry was grinning like an idiot not taking the race seriously.

"The Seven Vs the Justice League. Let the Race Begin!" the intercom announced.

The crowd cheered enthusiastically for both sides. The gun went off and the two were off. Faster than the eye could see, the two went around the quarter-mile track. The cameras were able to see who got to the finishing line first: It was James.

Lucy and Paula sighed with relief. James felt like all of his muscles had turned to mush. "Another record! A-Train!" the intercom boomed.

"He beat me. Good race," Barry smiled sheepishly, hardly affected at all by the race.

"It's not who wins but how you play the game," Diana said adorably.

"I got to tell you a little secret," Barry said to her. "I let him win," he whispered.

Superwoman, Dark Angel, A-Train, Red Hood, and Starlight confronted the Justice League on the field. "What the fuck did he just say?" Lucy demanded.

"It was nothing," Diana downplayed.

"Sounds like bullshit. We won fair and square," Paula glared.

"It's really not that big a deal," Barry said.

"Looks like you need a lesson in respect," Jason said.

"Don't make us beat your ass in front of all these people," John told him off.

"Without Superman, you're no match for us," Paula challenged.

"Is that a fact?" John shot back.

"There's like a lot of people here," Barry said anxiously.

"Let's do this," Jason said ready to go.

"You got this?" Lucy asked James who hadn't recovered yet.

"Yeah, I got this," James said painfully.

The two sides got ready to fight on the field in front of thousands of spectators to see who would reign supreme as the greatest league on Earth. Lena watched horrified. "What the fuck is this?" she wondered as she watched TV in her office.

"Lock and Load!" James said as The Seven put on black sunglasses all at once.

"What?" John said confused.

Kara activated her White Lantern ring and blasted the field in white light that blinded the Justice League. The protected Seven took the offensive getting punches and kicks on the Justice League before they could recover. The crowd groaned painfully from the flash but then started cheering as they saw the fight in front of them. As the Justice League recovered, Kara blasted them again with another flash of light.

"So bright," Barry said painfully as he kept his eyes closed.

"This is some bullshit," John said and then unleashed his green ring on Kara. Green chains went straight for her but dissolved before reaching her. John then formed a hammer above Kara's head and slammed it down on her. The green energy construct broke apart before it could hit her. John then formed a green box around her to contain her. Kara merely touched the green wall shattering it.

Kara smiled and then raised her right hand at him. "I'm going to make you the first black man to visit the moon."

"Wait...what?" John wondered.

Kara fired white light at John blasting him into the air, into space, and impacting the moon forming a crater. James subdued Barry with quick punches to the face knocking him out. Jason threw EMP bombs on Cyborg deactivating his suit keeping him perfectly still. Jason then took out his sword and sliced off Cyborg's cannon arm. Paula and Diana clashed with their swords but the nearly blind Diana couldn't keep up. Paula sliced at her right arm and then left arm dropping her. Hawkgirl swung her mace at Lucy only for it to break apart as it hit her face. Lucy smiled amused and then punched Hawkgirl down to the field knocking her out with one punch.

The crowd was speechless as the Justice League was thoroughly defeated. "Ladies and Gentlemen, The Seven!" the intercom announced the winner.

The crowd roared in applause. Lena sat back in her chair relieved her team had won.

In the Uhaul van, Manchester, Question, and Winn went back to the safehouse. "Well, that was a cluster-fuck," Manchester mused.

"How do you know Starlight?" Question asked suspiciously.

"We met...on a park bench," Winn lied.

"You get her number?" Question asked.

"Yeah," Winn said not sure where he was going with this.

"Good," Question said pleased.

Superwoman and The Deep were present in the Seven conference room as Lena came in. "It was risky to have that race. It was even riskier if we had lost the fight. I'm trying to put together military contracts and introduce meta-humans into the army. What do you think would have happened if you had lost? L Corp stock would have plummeted, and we would have lost everything!" Lena said pissed off.

"But we won," Lucy said dismissively.

"All because of Starlight," Lena said.

"Because of our teamwork. We knew Starlight's power, so we prepared for it by having these awesome Oakley sunglasses," Lucy said.

"The fuck? Are you getting paid to say that?" Lena asked her.

"Yeah," Lucy admitted.

"Look, I'm happy we won but that can never happen again. We must be in control of the narrative at all times. Everything must be scripted," Lena lectured.

"I'll tell you what isn't scripted," Lucy said and then pointed to a chest. "Show her," she ordered Garth.

Garth opened the chest and took out some metallic body parts. "Is that?" Lena asked horrified.

"I got all the fish in the ocean to find these pieces around the blast area in the Pacific. It's her," Garth confirmed.

"Jesus," Lena crossed herself.

"Still think we have nothing to worry about?" Lucy asked Lena.

"How did they even get through her skin?" Lena demanded. "What kind of maniac..."

"Not a maniac," Lucy interrupted. "Someone smart, very smart. They blew her up from the inside and managed to move her across the planet away from civilian casualties. Whoever they are, they've declared war on us."