Season 4.5 Episode 18

Early morning, Laura, dressed as Superwoman, punched through a window and entered the Daily Planet newsroom. Perry White and all of the Daily Planet staff stopped what they were doing as Laura looked around scanning the building for her target.

Frustrated, she punched through glass walls of offices, kicked over desks, and threw filing cabinets on the floor. "So...how can I help you?" Perry White asked her.

"Where's Lois Lane?" Laura demanded.

"She went with Superman off-planet," Perry answered

"How do I get ahold of her?" Laura asked.

"I don't know," Perry said honestly.

Laura's eyes glowed red and then she blasted Perry's head off. "Anyone else know?" Laura asked of everyone else.

With no one knowing, Laura blasted the office with heat vision incinerating Daily Planet reporters and compromising the structural integrity of the building itself.

"Care to take this outside?" Kara, dressed as Supergirl, called from the street level.

Laura eyed Kara and then slaughtered the entire Daily Planet newsroom. "Well...shit," Kara realized as heat beams sliced through the building at different angles causing the entire building to collapse.

Laura then emerged from the dust ready for action. "What do you want?" Kara asked her.

"I want Lois. I'm going to tear her apart just like Lucy," Laura said.

"So, my twin theory was right, after all," Kara realized.

"I was neglected and discarded by my parents. I killed my mother but my father covered it up. He sent me away for it. Do you know what it's like to be called a lost cause?" Laura asked angrily.

"I do," Kara said seriously. "We're the same. Let me help you."

"All I need is this," Laura said and then injected Harun-El into her flesh. Laura then flexed as she felt her power level rise.

"If you don't allow me to help you, it's all over for you," Kara told her.

"You won't fight me in the middle of the city," Laura challenged.

"If Superman can do it, so can I," Kara smirked.

"It ends today," Laura told her.

"I know it does. I've seen it. That's why the rest of me is just going to enjoy the show," Kara replied. Instantly, thousands of Kara illusion clones appeared on the sidewalks on either side of the street going down several blocks in both directions. Illusion clones were also present looking down upon them from the skyscrapers.

Laura looked around apprehensively at the smirking and jeering Kara illusion clones. "Cause we already know that I'm the one that beats you," Kara said to her.

"You can't intimidate me with this bullshit. I've been trained well and now I'm going to be the one to kick your ass," Laura said.

Laura and Kara rushed each other and the fight was on. Laura came out swinging quickly getting jabs on Kara's head and torso faster than Kara could dodge. She then started kicking Kara to the midsection while coordinating her punches to her face. The two of them finally hit each other at the same time in the face forcing themselves backward. Kara hit the pavement hard buckling it while Laura landed gracefully.

Kara and Laura then took to the air creating an air shock-wave as they hit blasting out skyscraper windows. As thousands of Kara illusion clones looked on inside the buildings, Kara and Laura fought in the air with punches and kicks that got them tangled up. Laura finally head-butted Kara hard sending her through a skyscraper window and through multiple walls. Kara fell to the floor and finally stopped with debris on top of her. Laura flew into the building and landed near Kara waiting for her to stand back up.

"Can you feel it, Supergirl? Closing in on you? Oh, I can. I really should thank you. After all, it was your life that inspired me and taught me the meaning of life. The purpose of life is to end," Laura said.

"I'm not going to take credit for that bullshit," Kara said wiping the blood from her lip.

Laura sped towards Kara with combination punches and kicks hitting their marks each time. Laura blocked all of Kara's punches and continued to pummel her. Kara took hold of Laura flipping her. Laura quickly recovered kicking Kara to the face in rapid succession forcing Kara's head to the side. Laura then rotated on her leg gracefully as she kicked Kara out the window of the building.

Kara slowed herself down from Laura's kick and waited for Laura to attack again. She inevitably did so with them clashing at the fists creating another air shock-wave. The two went at it with punches and kicks in the air in a glorious dance as thousands of Kara illusion clones watched passively.

The two got higher in the air as they continued their fight. Laura kicked Kara away and felt a little optimistic as to how the fight was going. Supergirl was supposed to be the ultimate hero that could never be defeated and yet she was holding her own. Kara sped towards Laura and the two clashed creating an air shock-wave that blasted every window out in Metropolis and stunned the civilian population.

Kara appeared stunned by the attack. Laura took advantage, taking Kara's body and slamming her down to the surface shattering buildings around them as she created a crater in the ground. As the dust settled, Kara was on her back with Laura standing over her. Kara groaned as she got back up.

"Why, Supergirl? Who do you give a shit?" Laura asked her. "Why, why, why? Why do you do it? Why get up? Why keep fighting? Do you believe you're fighting for something, for more than your survival? Can you tell me what it is? Do you even know? Is it freedom or truth? Perhaps peace? Could it be for love?" Laura asked her.

"Life has no meaning or purpose. You must be able to see it, Supergirl. You must know it by now. Everything passes away. Everything dies. You saw it yourself on your own home planet. What's the point of any of this? To be born, to live, to reproduce, and to die only for the cycle to continue itself forever. I didn't ask to be born. I didn't ask to be crazy as fuck! What objective reason can you give me to carry on? Why do you give a shit about any of these people?" Laura continued.

"Why Supergirl? Why do you persist?" Laura shouted at her.

Kara gave Laura an exhausted face. "Because it's fun," Kara replied finally.

Laura glared at Kara angrily and tried to punch at her. Kara easily blocked her punches and then punched Laura to the jaw, breaking it and stunning her. Kara then reached for her throat, picked her off the ground, and snapped her neck with a slight twitch of her wrist. Laura fell to the ground dead at her feet. Kara looked up and saw her illusion clones fading to nothing.

Kara got out of the crater and dusted herself off. "Alright, people, the show is over," Kara said to the gawking civilians huddled around.

Kara flew over to the CIA office in Metropolis. As she came to the entrance, she called up Brainiac 5. "Do it," she ordered. "No, I'm not joking," she said and hung up.

Kara entered the building and met the security guards at the metal detector. "Do I look like I have pockets with this outfit?" she mocked them as they were about to stop her.

Kara then strolled into Alex's office. "I don't recall you making an appointment to see me," Alex said dryly.

"Lena and Lucy are dead. I don't even know where Hank is," Kara said sadly.

"Don't tell me you suddenly give a shit now," Alex said impatiently. "You played your little game pretending to be Starlight and now everything has gone to shit. We're still counting the dead in Metropolis because you decided it was a good idea to fight in the city."

"Superman did it," Kara said dismissively.

"Superman was up against an evenly matched opponent that would not surrender. You have no fucking excuse," Alex said scornfully.

"Well, it's over. You're safe in a job that's suited for you," Kara said.

"Is that all that matters to you? That I'm safe and comfortable? Fuck everyone else?" Alex asked.

"Yeah," Kara said nonchalantly.

"I'm done enabling you. Either you find yourself a real purpose to be a hero or just fucking leave the planet," Alex said fed up.

"You're breaking up with me? You can't do that," Kara frowned.

"I can and I did. Consider us estranged," Alex said to her.

"Damn," Kara said dismayed.

"If you really care about this planet, you will take out Captain Jihad and his followers. But if all you care about is yourself, you won't do it. You'll just sit on your ass in your cheap apartment and wait as dozens of Special Forces personnel come back home in caskets," Alex said.

"I'm not the villain here. You're acting entitled. I help whenever I fucking please and if I don't that's up to me. I could be a fucking Catco reporter and not lift a finger, and I would be completely justified," Kara said angrily.

"Does that include prolonging fights you could win in five seconds causing thousands of civilian casualties all so you can be a show-off?" Alex asked.

"Without me, this city would have been fucked," Kara shot back.

"Look, professionally, we can still work together when you feel an urge to volunteer. But we're done, Kara. I'm done with you making everything a joke. I'm done with your insults. I'm done with you mocking my relationships and who I am. I should have done this a long time ago when we went to school together in Midvale," Alex said, furious.

"Is this really about these last few months?" Kara asked rolling her eyes.

"I just looked up Vicki Donaghue. She lives in Paris, married, and with kids," Alex said.

"Good for her," Kara said disinterestedly.

"She's married to a French woman. You fucked me, Kara. You kept us apart and I couldn't form any meaningful relationships for ten fucking years because of you and Bob Rickman," Alex glared.

"It's not like I had any permanent relationships either during that time," Kara said dismissively.

"Right, because you were engaged to Lex-fucking-Luthor. For all I know, he went nuts because of you," Alex said.

"That's not fair," Kara said becoming seriously.

"Oh, you don't like it when it gets personal for you. Here's where Captain Jihad was last seen," Alex said giving Kara a map.

"Kill him or don't. I don't give a fuck what you do. Just get out of my office," Alex ordered.

Kara sighed. "None of it matters anyway."

Syria

Kara flew off from Metropolis and landed in Syria in an ISIS stronghold where Captain Jihad was last seen. Kara looked around as people stared at her in the city square. Terrorist militants arrived quickly and aimed their weapons on her. "You know, it's a little hot here," Kara said and then blasted them with frost breath freezing them solid. Kara then clapped her hands shattered the militants, their weapon systems, and their vehicles.

Civilians fled the scene upon seeing her power. One of the militants escaped her frost breath and got back to his feet. "Captain Jihad, I presume," Kara eyed him.

"Inside me is the power of ten thousand suicide vests. Do anything to me and everyone in the city dies," he threatened.

"You must be mistaking me for someone who gives a shit," Kara replied.

Alex and her analysts watched a screen of Supergirl and Captain Jihad squaring off in the city square from a live satellite feed. "Population is around one hundred thousand," an analyst informed Alex.

"I'll do it," Captain Jihad said to her.

"In that case, let me show you how it's done," Kara said ruthlessly.

The CIA video feed became blindingly bright as Kara released her energy on the city. Captain Jihad glowed briefly and was then incinerated. The entire city was completely destroyed in seconds, the people were vaporized, and the sand became hot glass.

Kara then powered down and saw that the entire city was gone. Scanning the area, she found a woman survivor. "Tell the others what you saw here," Kara said to her in Arabic.

She nodded and then limped away with severe burns.

Alex sat back in her chair stunned. She then saw Supergirl fly off from the destroyed city.

What quickly followed was Kara going around the world threatening to annihilate cities and villages unless they renounced terrorism. Any city that failed to comply got nuked by her awesome power. Within a week, Islamic terrorist cells surrendered as Kara casually marched into Mecca.

Kara then entered the Vindicator Cruiser and chatted with Brainiac 5. "Are you done, yet?" she asked.

"It will take time to process all the information," he replied.

"Let me know when you're finished," Kara said and went to her bedroom where she spent her days watching TV and getting drunk.

Metropolis

At the CIA, Alex had a meeting with the CIA Director. "Thanks to Supergirl, Islamic terrorism is at an all-time low," he said pleased.

"Hundreds of thousands died worldwide to achieve that," Alex reminded him.

"Yeah, but we don't really give a shit. Supergirl isn't a member of the military, so we're in the clear," the director said unconcernedly.

"Okay," Alex said uncomfortably.

"We've been working on a new shuttle program. As far as anyone knows, we shut down the shuttle program years ago. But this prototype has been under the radar for years. Unfortunately, a solar flare knocked out its power. NASA is working to send a rescue mission. However, we feel we need a CIA agent on the team to ensure it remains classified. You're the only one in the CIA that has significant space experience," the director said.

"You want me to go?" Alex asked surprised. "I'd love to."

"Glad to hear it. I don't suppose you can contact Supergirl. It would save us a lot of trouble," the director requested.

"She's not answering my calls," Alex said flatly.

"Might as well. We need to be able to do this on our own without her help," the director said.

"When do we leave?" Alex asked.

"In a few hours," the director smiled. "You up for it?"

"Absolutely," Alex answered.

Alex assembled a team of special people. They included A-Train and The Deep from the defunct Seven, Shazam, Nia, and a Brainiac 5 drone. "It's a simple extraction. We get the astronauts. We bring them home," Alex told them all.

"So, we're going into space?" Shazam asked immaturely.

"No shit, Sherlock. Try to keep up," Alex said annoyed.

"So, we're doing a space mission. Cool," James smiled.

"Will the jet even get us that high?" Nia asked concernedly.

"It will get us there," Alex said quickly. "Let's go."

The team got onto the black-colored jet and strapped in. Brainiac 5 piloted the ship taking it into the upper atmosphere using powerful jet engines. The jet then activated rocket engines as it entered outer space and went straight for the damaged shuttle.

"It's going to be okay, Alex," Brainiac 5 said holding her shoulder.

"Fuck off. I don't need your condescension," Alex snapped at him.

"That's a solar flare?" Nia asked seeing a large reddish energetic object flowing in space.

"I've never seen anything like this," Brainiac 5 said intrigued.

As they got closer, Brainiac 5 analyzed the situation. "Orientation thrusters are misfiring. It will not hold for long."

"Shazam, can you get us in there?" Alex asked.

"It's spinning way too fast," Shazaam replied.

"Nia, take hold of the shuttle," Alex ordered.

"Got it," Nia said and then focused. Energy cables went forth from the jet to the shuttle slowing its spin to an eventual stop.

"Shazam, take A-Train, go!" Alex ordered. "Deep, seal those leaks."

Garth used his power of water manipulation to freeze the leaks on the shuttle keeping the cabin pressurized.

Shazaam took hold of James and then zapped himself over to the shuttle using electrical energy. Once onboard the shuttle, James used his quick speed to unlock the restraints of all the astronauts and then tossed them together near Shazaam. Once he was done, Shazam zapped everyone back onto the jet.

"Strap in, we're headed home," Alex said to everyone.

"Wait, our commander. He isn't here," one of the astronauts said.

"How could you two fuck this up?" Alex glared at them.

"He was in the airlock working on the thrusters," the astronaut told her.

"Fuck it. I'll do it. Shazam, get me on that shuttle," Alex ordered.

"That's not advisable," Brainiac 5 said to her.

"If I'm not back in thirty seconds, you leave without us," Alex ordered him.

Shazam took hold of Alex and zapped themselves over to the shuttle. Alex quickly went to work to self-destruct the shuttle so a foreign nation couldn't get a hold of the data. As she worked, the plasma storm came upon them. Shazam took hold of the astronaut commander and zapped them both back onto the jet leaving Alex behind.

"Where is Alex?" James demanded of him.

"I'm sorry," Shazam said helplessly.

"Brace for impact," Brainiac 5 warned the crew as the plasma storm came closer.

The plasma storm redirected itself towards Alex as if it had a mind of its own away from the jet. Alex cried out as the plasma storm consolidated inside her body and then the shuttle exploded in a fireball of energy.