A mother and her two kids were driving along in Metropolis minding their own business when a pedestrian texting on her phone walked out onto the street. The mother put on the brakes and swerved to not hit her. In doing so, a large cargo truck was on the path to slamming into the mother's car. Supergirl landed between the two vehicles abruptly stopping the truck and keeping the two vehicles from hitting each other.
"Thank you, Supergirl," the truck driver said gratefully.
"You both suck at driving. This is Metropolis. Pedestrians are always on the streets like they own the place here. You both need to slow the fuck down," Kara lectured both drivers.
Kara then smiled at the kids in the back and noticed a video screen billboard for Obsidian North. "Obsidian Contact Lenses: They let you do you whenever, wherever, and whatever you want," a woman advertised.
"Okay, we get it now. Technology is bad," Kara rolled her eyes and then flew off.
Kelly visited Alex's cramped apartment, so much so that her actual bed was in the living room. "As if you weren't amazing enough, you're also a gourmet chef?" Kelly asked surprised by the early morning breakfast.
"You're mocking me, right?" Alex sensed.
"I'm not your sister, Alex. When I give you a compliment I mean it from my heart, not mocking or sarcasm," Kelly assured her.
"Oh, well, I only perfected this particular recipe: pouched eggs, crispy bacon, fresh whip cream, and Danvers' blueberry pancakes," Alex said enthusiastically.
"It looks great, Alex, but I'm vegan," Kelly said awkwardly.
"Well...shit," Alex realized nothing qualified.
"I'm also deathly allergic to blueberry," Kelly reminded her.
"Damn, I almost killed you," Alex said stunned.
"Alex, it's the thought that counts. For you, today, I can make an exception for the eggs and bacon," Kelly said giving Alex a kiss. "Thank you."
Nia woke up groggily. "I need breakfast and coffee."
"Yes, this is your pattern which is why I have prepared accordingly," Brainiac 5 said uncovering breakfast burritos.
"Breakfast burritos!" Nia said amazed.
"And your coffee," Brainiac 5 pointed out.
"This is the best morning ever," Nia said overwhelmed.
"Best morning ever? But that would include eons before and after this moment. I think you're misusing the term," Brainiac 5 lectured sitting on her bed.
"I know you're fucking with me...and it's cute," Nia said giving him a kiss on the cheek.
"So, have you made a decision?" Brainiac 5 asked.
"What decision?" Nia wondered.
"Whether to be top or bottom?" Brainiac 5 asked her.
"Err...no," Nia said sheepishly.
"I will ask again tomorrow morning," Brainiac 5 smiled.
Kara and James walked around Metropolis drinking coffee. "So, Andrea bought Catco to give her Obsidian North company free advertising. I'm actually impressed," Kara said conversationally. "Instead of lame-ass political ads, I can see Obsidian North commercials wherever I go."
"Speaking of which, I got some calls from some people that want to back me for US Senator," James said.
"Senator, huh? James, you have no political experience whatsoever," Kara said.
"Didn't stop our God-Emperor," James reminded her.
"Alright, alright," Kara allowed. "You in Washington would be hilarious. I might actually watch CSPAN then," Kara encouraged him.
"I also have an offer to be the media director at the Smithsonian," James said.
"You leave Catco for twelve hours and you're getting job offers left-and-right?" Kara asked surprised.
"It's the universe telling me I'm on the right path," James said optimistically.
"Fate is a fickle bitch, James," Kara warned him. "James, you quit even after I tried to save your ass. If you had just gone with the flow, you could still be there."
"I'm not going to be a photographer man again," James resisted becoming serious.
"It's not just about your job. It's about friendship and comradery. It's about having insider knowledge of the world, seeing events happen before anyone knows about it. It's about us," Kara said.
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you. I left you hanging but I want to make my own mark on the world as you have," James said.
"Just get a job in Metropolis. We can have lunch, kick-ass on bad-guys. I mean, what's going to happen to Guardian now?" Kara asked.
"Retired," James said bluntly.
Kara stared at James with a serious expression. "You can't do this to me, James. I...need you here."
"You don't need me to fight petty criminals," James said dismissively.
"I don't physically, okay, but you keep me sane and balanced. You have always been my conscience," Kara told him.
"And you ignore everything I say," James reminded her.
"Cat, Winn, and now you? I mean...fuck, who's next?" Kara said becoming distressed.
James gave her a hug. "What about Lena?" Kara asked.
"Ever since her brother was defeated again, she's become bitter, angry, and hostile. She's obsessed with work. It's not working out between us," James said.
"Is this about Kelly? I'll find a way to send her back if it means you stay," Kara offered.
"I mean, it is a factor, not going to lie," James admitted. "But can you really do that to Alex?"
"I've done worse," Kara frowned.
"This is happening. This has been building for some time now. Andrea was just the straw that broke the camel's back. It was a sign for me that I need to move on," James told her.
"Well, we should visit Hank before you leave," Kara said seriously contemplating Hank giving James a lobotomy.
Kara and James entered Hank's PI office only to find him on his ass. "Holy shit, dude. Have too much to drink and you didn't even invite me?" Kara asked offended.
"He looks fucked up," James said.
"Well...shit," Kara said looking around and realizing he had been attacked.
Alex and Brainiac 5 quickly arrived on the scene. "This should help with your pain temporarily," Alex said giving Hank an injection.
Kara showed him a Martian Manhunter action figure. "Who attacked you and where did he touch you?"
"Kara, that isn't helping," Alex scolded her.
"He was the asshole that released Midnight. He said he was my brother. At first, I didn't believe him but now I know it must be true," Hank said seriously.
"How do you know?" James asked.
"This is a specific form of Martian agony. In the early days of Mars, there were two brothers, Phoebus and Demos. Their rivalry and bloodshed caused the split between the Green and White Martians. To prevent this ever happening again, a curse was placed on the Green Martians. It is the punishment for brother attacking brother," Hank explained.
"I don't recall you ever mentioning a brother," Kara said.
"I never knew I had one. It seems unthinkable but perhaps his existence was hidden from me by my parents," Hank said thoughtfully.
"I don't know, Hank, that sounds like bullshit," Kara doubted.
"I agree, he would have to be hidden from the entire Martian community's hive mind," Alex seconded.
"I didn't write the script!" Hank exploded.
"We're going to find him and kick his ass," Kara said resolved.
"There is no cure for this on the planet," Hank said miserably.
"There is in the future," Brainiac 5 brought up.
Everyone stared at him. "And...when were you going to bring this up?" Alex asked pissed-off.
"Kara also knew of this treatment," Brainiac 5 snitched.
"You little shit," Kara shook her head dismayed.
"Hate you, hate you both," Hank said painfully.
"What's the treatment?" Alex asked impatiently.
"Q-rays, they're waves between X-rays and Gamma rays," Brainiac 5 explained. "You haven't heard of them because they were discovered after the dark ages."
"Actually, Kelly's been using Q-rays for some time at Obsidian for her brain-computer interface," Alex brought up.
"Well, no time like the present to create the future," Brainiac 5 said awkwardly.
Kara then got a phone call from Nia. "You need to get here immediately. Andrea is on a rampage and she won't start the meeting until everyone is present."
"That sounds like a serious design flaw," Kara said and then hung up. "Where were we?"
"I'll have the DEO scan for Green Martians and get Hank over to Kelly," Alex said.
Kara pulled Brainiac 5 aside. "You fucking with the future again?"
"I may have suggested a few ideas to Kelly over brunch," Brainiac 5 said.
Kara tensed up upon hearing that word. "Why? What's your play?"
"It doesn't matter how technologically advanced this society becomes. In four hundred years, it will all be gone anyway. I just want to perform some experiments and improve the quality of life around here until we go back," Brainiac 5 said.
"Fine, whatever, you do you," Kara allowed and then left to see what was so important at Catco.
Kara entered the meeting fashionably late. "Kara, we can finally get started," Andrea said pissed-off.
"Did I hold you all up? I...am...so...sorry," Kara said with false sincerity.
Kara and Nia sat down in front of a tablet. "What's this?" Nia asked of it.
"These tablets come from Obsidian North. All work will be filed through a portal only accessible through these tablets," Andrea said.
"Back in England, where I'm from, we'd be lucky to get legal pads," William Dey joked.
"Isn't your wife a lawyer? Shouldn't you have legal pads all over your house?" a co-worker asked skeptically.
"Get all the way off my back," William glared at him.
"So, if someone hacks even one of these tablets, we're all fucked, basically," Kara brought up.
"So, for writing assignments, I need interesting takes," Andrea ordered ignoring Kara's warning. "Kara, you're on the fashion beat."
"Am I being punished?" Kara wondered.
"I want to see how low you can go. Let's see if you can stretch that muscle," Andrea said.
"No one beats me at limbo, no one," Kara said competitively. "By the way, I personally know someone who may or may not have worked here that may or may not be running for US Senate as a Republican," Kara brought up.
"Why is that an interesting take?" Andrea asked unimpressed.
"He's black," Kara added.
"What the fuck?" several co-workers said all at once. Andrea had a stupified expression on her face. "You know what? I think you should do both."
"Did I just volunteer to do extra work?" Kara kicked herself.
"But mine first, and I want it on my desk by lunch," Andrea ordered.
"Yeah, but it's already ten," Kara reminded her.
"Thank you," Andrea said ending the meeting.
"Good thing I finally got here because that meeting was all about me," Kara remarked.
Kara made photocopies of pages Brainiac 5 had already given her for her fashion assignment as per usual. Having a friend that could access the entire Internet, surveillance cameras, web-cameras, phones, and any other electronic device had its benefits.
"I'm so sorry, Alex. I'm stuck here for a while. Andrea has been riding my ass hard today but the second you get a hit, I'll blow out of here," Kara assured her.
Kara then noticed Nia surrounded by sushi containers. "Nia?"
"Have one," Nia offered.
"Let me guess, this is Barney," Kara assumed.
"He brought me my favorite breakfast. It was perfect," Nia said.
"You really have low standards," Kara rolled her eyes.
"Don't you find this a bit excessive?" Nia asked concerning the three dozen boxes around her desk.
"Food is Barney's language of love," Kara lied.
"I think I need to tell Barney that this is thirty-five boxes of sushi too much," Nia said assertively.
"It's always best to be blunt, to the point, and honest with your partners. But until then, I'm going to enjoy this while it lasts," Kara said taking two boxes and declining to tell her she was in on it.
At the DEO, Brainiac 5 reported to Alex. "I just configured all possible energy signatures based on J'onn's DNA."
"You really are on top of everything, Barney," Alex said impressed.
"Well, not everything," Brainiac 5 said referring to Nia. "I began this morning by executing a perfect breakfast for Nia Nall based on her previous order history. She called it the best morning ever."
"You're fucking with me, aren't you? You know what went down between me and Kelly, don't you?" Alex said scornfully.
"I have no idea what you're talking about," Brainiac 5 lied. "I have also provided her favorite lunch also based on her previous order history. The key to a successful relationship is knowing your partner fully."
"I don't know if that's really true," Alex said defensively. "You spy on Nia gathering data on all of her purchases and eating habits. For you, there is no mystery. You perfectly align yourself with your target because you don't have any needs in this area. A healthy relationship has to have compromise, push-and-shove, and you are just spoon-feeding Nia what she wants."
"Then we shall see which of us is successful in the end," Brainiac 5 challenged.
"I was successful with Maggie until I wasn't. Relationships are not a game you win or lose," Alex told him.
"How enlightening," Brainiac 5 said condescendingly. "Would poisoning Kelly this morning not be considered a loss?"
"Fuck you, Barney. How do you know about that?" Alex hissed.
"I know of your Internet search history," Brainiac 5 said giving her a half-truth.
"I got to thinking, what else could I kill her with?" Alex said distressed.
"Is that a trick question?" Brainiac 5 wondered knowing all of Kelly's allergies on her medical file.
"I really like her, Barney, like a lot. And I don't want to kill her," Alex said.
"Loving someone and wanting to kill them are not mutually exclusive," Brainiac 5 said.
"You are one creepy fuck," Alex remarked.
"Kelly and you are still in the beginning stages," Brainiac 5 allowed.
"That's what I am talking about. When did this happen?" Alex wondered. "When did my feelings for Kelly become this strong? And how I can feel this way about someone I barely know?"
"You want the truth?" Brainiac 5 asked slyly.
"I can handle it," Alex said.
"James Olsen has been considering leaving our circle for some time causing Kara some distress. In order to keep him here in Metropolis, I had to set the stage, so to speak, to give him personal reasons to stay. That reason was the arrival of his sister, who I knew to be just like you, and therefore I have created an environment in which both of them do not wish to leave," Brainiac 5 said.
Alex gave him a stupified look. "However, it appears James may be leaving anyway, despite my best efforts, and therefore your relationship with Kelly is profitable only in so far as it has shifted towards her insider knowledge of Obsidian North," Brainiac 5 continued.
"You son-of-a-bitch, you planned this whole thing out," Alex realized.
"Did you really think all of this was a coincidence?" Brainiac 5 smirked. "I am the master match-maker."
"You're just fucking with me. You didn't really do that, did you? You're just trying to get me to break up with her or maybe push me forward. This is all a manipulation, isn't it?" Alex tried to figure it out.
"You trying to figure me out is like trying to figure out God. Don't try, just live your life under the illusion you have free will," Brainiac 5 advised.
"Why are you doing this?" Alex asked pissed-off.
"To preserve what little sanity Kara has left. With each passing day, she is without her real family, hating her job, realizing the futility of all her heroics, and protecting you from one disaster after another. I have to ensure she never breaks or we are all fucked," Brainiac 5 replied.
Suddenly an alarm went off as Malefic was detected breaking the tension. "I found him, five miles from here," Brainiac 5 said to Alex.
"Great, get everyone out there. I'll call Supergirl," Alex said getting back to real business.
Kara was busy surfing the web and not doing her job when she got a call from Alex. "Oh really? Don't make contact with him until I get there," she said and then hung up.
"Where are you going?" William asked her as she left.
"Piss-off," Kara said walking past him.
As soon as she left, William called up a mysterious man. "I know I have said I wasn't going to do this anymore, but I need a favor tracking someone in Metropolis: Kara Danvers."
Kara overheard William on his phone and then pushed a button on her watch.
Supergirl created sonic booms as she perfectly landed in a sewer underneath a factory plant. Alex and Brainiac 5 were already present. "I'm glad you decided to use the new suit," Brainiac 5 said appreciatively.
"It is very comfortable, thank you," Kara said pleased with it.
"What about all that bullshit about you wearing the '50s look to mock your enemies?" Alex reminded her.
"Alex, what's the point of mocking someone if you're just going to kill them in the end," Kara smiled.
"Where's J'onn's brother?" Alex asked.
"Close," Brainiac 5 replied.
"Take your time. I have all day," Kara told him.
"There's some interference. There's someone else in here," Brainiac 5 detected.
Suddenly, a White Martian dropped down and roared at them. Alex immediately shot at him with her laser pistol. "I'll remind you, director, there are gas lines around here," Brainiac 5 told her.
William Dey climbed down into the sewer looking for Kara. "Are you sure she's down here?" he asked his mysterious colleague.
"I'm sure," he replied.
A White Martian nearly took him out as he battled Kara. "Holy fuck!" William shouted as he saw the snarling White Martian.
"What are you doing here?" Kara asked confused. "Get out, now!"
The White Martian got away from the distracted Kara and went straight for Alex. Brainiac 5 got in the way and entangled the White Martian in cables. "Now, to see what you know," Brainiac 5 said as a cable opened up into a blade pointed at his forehead.
"No!" Malefic intervened grabbing the White Martian and sending them both through the wall. Brainiac 5 snapped off his cables as they were embedded in the wall.
Kara eyed the wall but couldn't see past it with her X-ray vision. "They're gone," she said.
"Well...shit," Alex sighed.
The three of them got back on the surface and casually strolled away. "That was Kelly on the phone. Hank is okay. His pain is gone," Alex said.
"Why is Hank in pain?" Kara asked curiously.
"Don't play dumb, Kara," Alex scolded her.
"So, where did that creature go?" Kara asked Brainiac 5.
"I do not know. His signal disappeared when he went through that wall," Brainiac 5 admitted. "You could have saved us both some trouble by not saving William Dey. He is a liability."
"Your messages are not always clear as to who to kill and who to save," Kara excused.
"I was the one that called you," Alex corrected.
"I received your call and his messages at the same time, alright," Kara said defensively.
"I have to get back to the DEO," Alex said urgently.
"I recommend you take a shower and a change of clothes," Brainiac 5 advised.
"Can I talk to you for a moment," Alex said pulling Kara aside.
"What is the problem now?" Kara asked impatiently.
"Barney has been manipulating Kelly and me to keep you from going crazy. You need to get your shit together because I can't be holding your hand forever," Alex scolded.
"Where is this coming from? You call me, I'm here," Kara said annoyed.
"Kelly's happy, I'm happy, is that why you're doing this? You don't want Kelly and me to be happy?" Alex accused.
"No," Kara denied.
"Then get your shit together, get it all together, and put it in a backpack. All your shit so it's together and if you have to take it somewhere, take it to the shit store and sell it or something or put it in the shit museum. I don't care what you do. You just have to get it together, alright," Alex told her off.
Kara simply stared speechless as Brainiac 5 came to her side. "I'm sorry you had to witness that," he said.
"I think I like the other Alex better," Kara said wiping away a tear.
At Catco, Kara was hauled before Andrea. "I got your article. Very impressive, well researched. I may need William to edit it though."
"And that's okay. Where is William, by the way?" Kara wondered.
"You're right, I haven't seen him this last hour," Andrea said looking around the office. "Well, since you're so good, here's more work. The pile on the right is for you."
Kara frowned at the pile. She then confronted Willam as he came in. "Where have you been?" Kara asked him.
"Wait, where were you?" he asked confused.
"I was here the whole time. What's your excuse?" Kara asked.
William gave her a confused look. "I just stole all your stories and made them my own because that's what friends do. We journalists have to support each other," Kara added.
"There's been some kind of mistake," William said not understanding what had just happened.
"Clearly," Kara rolled her eyes and walked away.
At the DEO, Brainiac 5 walked with Supergirl. "I have my fingers in both L Corp and Obsidian North and have given them both the impression they are spying on each other."
"You intend to have them destroy each other," Kara grinned amusedly.
"Precisely. As it happens, Lena has a valuable prisoner, Eve Tesschmacher. Lena has been experimenting with her mind to extract information and gain her compliance. Once she successfully links Eve to her computer program, Hope, I will then have access to that information as well," Brainiac 5 said.
"What is the point?" Kara asked curiously.
"We are a Holy Trinity of all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-good. I just wish to fulfill my role of the three," Brainiac 5.
"If you are all-knowledgable, then who is all-good?" Kara asked him.
"That, my dear, is you," Brainiac 5 said kissing her hand.
"You flatter me, Brainy," Kara laughed.
Brainiac 5 then got a phone call from Nia and became serious. "Nia, you are welcome. I assume you received the pizza delivery."
"Thank you for the pizzas but my dress is bursting at the seams. I'm pretty sure I have heartburn," Nia told him.
"Yes, my heart burns for you, too," Brainiac 5 replied as Kara smiled overhearing the conversation.
"You're not listening to me," Nia said frustrated.
"But you said you loved this. Remember, best morning ever," Brainiac 5 reminded her.
"I do, I did, I love all the things you do to make me happy. But I love lots of things, stupid buddy comedies, and Taylor Swift, and quiet nights, poetry, and just spending time with you," Nia said.
"Don't feel like you're being demanding. I love those things, too," Brainiac 5 lied.
"So, you'll chill on the food," Nia requested.
"Indeed," Brainiac 5 agreed and then hung up.
"What are you doing with that thing?" Kara asked curiously.
"It's reverse psychology, my dear. Today, I have given her too much food. For a long time afterward, she will never ask it of me again," Brainiac 5 said coldly.
"You train her like a dog," Kara smiled amusedly.
"I suppose so," Brainiac 5 considered.
Kara hosted a still suffering Hank at her apartment giving him some coffee. "Thank you. Knowing I am linked to someone that betrayed my people so violently is unsettling," Hank said. "It makes me worry. If this memory was taken from me, what else about myself good or bad may I not know about myself."
"My mother sent patriots to the Phantom Zone and my father worked on a biological weapon that can kill an entire sentient species on a planet in mass genocide. We don't get to decide our family, but we do decide our friends," Kara told him.
"Then, I'm fucked," Hank joked.
"Yeah, you are," Kara pushed him playfully.
"I appreciate you letting me be here. Shouldn't you be working?" Hank asked.
"Trying to get rid of me, already? Please, I welcome the distraction. Andrea is on my ass and this William guy is trying to follow me," Kara said.
"Kick his ass," Hank advised.
"I couldn't," Kara said vaguely. "He's sneaky and I think he's sabotaging me. He's got this smug British accent. I feel sorry for his wife. I don't know how much longer I can put up with this shit. James and Cat never made me work and everything has changed."
"Well, the Kara Danvers I know quits everything when it gets too hard," Hank said knowingly.
"Thanks, asshole," Kara rolled her eyes.
"If someone is trying to sabotage you, make them fall into your trap," Hank told her.
Alex came out of her shower with a towel around her. "Did I leave the door unlocked?" she wondered as she saw Kelly standing there in the kitchen.
"Yep," Kelly replied.
"I'm going to get some clothes on. You open the wine," Alex said to her.
"Isn't it a little early to drink?" Kelly wondered.
"I'm no longer an alcoholic," Alex insisted dropping her towel on the floor.
Kelly squeezed the wine bottle a little too hard sending the cork flying. Alex finally got dressed warmly and came over to her. "To a successful day," Kelly said.
"To an exhausting day," Alex said clinking wine glasses. "And thank you for helping J'onn. You are a miracle worker."
"It was nothing. You're the real hero, almost catching J'onn's brother. I feel like I barely understand what you guys do," Kelly said putting her hand on Alex's. "How did you find him?"
"You know what, let's not order out. I still have that blueberry pancake batter still in the fridge," Alex tested her.
"You eat pancakes...for dinner?" Kelly questioned.
"Well, you know, I don't want it to go to waste or anything," Alex said opening the fridge.
"Well, okay then," Kelly allowed.
Alex pushed a button on her watch alerting Supergirl. Kelly was on her in a flash. "You're not my girlfriend," Alex accused.
"No shit," Kelly replied.
Supergirl kicked the door open to Alex's apartment and found Alex coming out of the bathroom. "You in trouble?" Kara asked.
"I must have bumped it," Alex said referring to her watch.
"Well, I'm not apologizing," Kara said referring to the door.
"What's with the suit change? You're not wearing pants," Alex pointed out.
"It still needs to be washed from being in the sewer," Kara said.
"That makes sense," Alex allowed.
"So, I might as well hang out with you then," Kara said drinking Kelly's wine glass and opening the fridge. She then closed it unimpressed. "Why would you make blueberry pancakes? Don't you know Kelly is deathly allergic? Knowing your partner's weaknesses is the first thing you learn about someone."
"Sure," Alex replied awkwardly.
"Alex, just because your relationship with Kelly was a contrived machination of Barney doesn't mean it's broken. Every day is a new day where you decide whether you love someone or not. You know, forget about the past. Make this day a brand new start," Kara told her.
"If you say so," Alex replied.
"I do say so," Kara said and then fired heat vision blasting away the left side of her face. Alex fell to the floor in a heap.
"X-ray vision: It is a bitch," Kara smirked. "Alex, did you get all that back there? It was meant for you," Kara said to Alex taped up in the bathroom.
Malefic, still disguised as Alex, suddenly escaped out the window as his wound had regenerated. "Oh snap," Kara said, pleased she could get another round with him.
Kara flew after him, tackled him, and then hit the street pavement hard buckling it. Kara and Malefic got back up quickly. "So, you think disguising yourself as Alex will keep me from killing your ass? You're quite mistaken," Kara said to him.
Malefic backhanded Kara to the face, kicked her leg, and went for another punch. Kara easily cast him into the air where he fell near a truck. Kara went for another lethal heat vision strike. Malefic tore off the mirror of the truck to deflect her. Kara aimed slightly lower than the mirror blasting a hole in his chest.
Kara laughed as she casually walked towards Malefic. Hank then arrived on the scene. Malefic quickly recovered and threw the truck at some civilians. Kara ignored the civilians as the truck was thrown their way. "I got this. Get my brother," Hank said blocking the falling truck from hitting the bystanders.
Malefic punched at Kara with no effect. Kara lazily punched him back devastating him. "You have no idea how therapeutic this is," Kara mocked as Malefic still appeared as Alex.
Guardian and Kelly arrived on the scene on a motorcycle. "I'm going to help those people...with something," James said taking off. "Move your ass," he ordered the scared shit-less civilians.
Kara cocked her right hand for a killing blow when Kelly got in between them. "Why are you fighting?" she shouted at them. Kara stopped herself just in time. "That's not Alex, that's Malefic," Hank told her.
"Oh, shit," Kelly realized.
Malefic went for a lethal punch to Kelly's back. Kara got there just in time backhanding Kelly to the pavement saving her. Kara and Malefic went into a wrestling hold. The real Alex looked out the window and saw Kelly on the pavement hurt. She then saw herself fighting Kara.
"Really?" Kara said unimpressed with Malefic. She took hold of him and smashed his face through a car window. She then flung his body on top of the car's hood where he dropped down to the pavement groaning.
"Come on, show me what a real Martian can do," Kara said to him.
Malefic got up and phased his fist into her chest. Kara suddenly disappeared, an illusion. The real Kara punched Malefic to the pavement. Malefic then fired heat vision at her. Kara quickly overpowered him with her own sending him right back down. "Bitch, please," Kara mocked.
Malefic took to the air with Kara in hot pursuit. The two traded blows in the air as Malefic was pummeled. Alex and Kelly watched as Kara and Malefic fought in the air. "She's just toying with him," Alex frowned.
Kara backhanded Malefic back to the ground where he hit the pavement hard creating a crater. Alex and Kelly lost their footing from the impact. Alex got up and noticed two Kellys in front of her. "Oh shit," she realized pulling out her pistol.
"Alex, it's me," Kelly (1) said.
"Alex, listen to me, hold us both here until help comes," Kelly (2) said.
"He's just stalling. Shoot him" Kelly (1) said.
Alex went back-and-forth between them. Kara landed and casually walked up to all three of them. Alex suddenly fired at Kelly (1) forcing her to change back to Malefic. "Get back," Kara told them both.
Alex took Kelly away from the injured Malefic. Kara cocked her right hand back and then punched Malefic hard to the gut. The impact shattered the skyscraper and car windows all down the street. Civilians fell to the ground stunned. Kara smirked as she saw the result. Malefic grunted in agony as his left side, arm, and shoulder were blown off.
"Welcome to Earth," Kara mocked.
Malefic glared at her and then sank into the ground escaping. "Well...shit," Kara recalled he could do that.
That night, Supergirl dropped into Alex's apartment. "Your landlord will be pleased to know that the building is sound, but I can't speak for your reputation with your neighbors," Kara smiled amused.
"So, that was your brother, the traitor?" James asked for clarification.
"Yes, and I think this is far from over," Hank said.
"Nice," Kara said wanting another round.
"If I dig deeper into my mind, I might know his next move. Kelly, do you think it could be possible to do that with Obsidian Tech?" Hank asked her.
"Any higher on the setting and your brain could reset for good. We can't take that chance," Kelly objected.
"Oh really? That sounds like bullshit," Kara doubted.
"You could have killed Malefic without trouble. This isn't a game," Alex exploded on Kara.
"We don't know who sent him. There could be a bigger threat behind him," Kara said obviously.
You risked people's lives," Alex chided her.
"It's not the first time, it won't be the last," Kara mocked.
"Not when it involves Kelly," Alex yelled at her.
"I don't have to take this. I've assessed the situation and I'm leaving," Kara stormed out.
Later that evening, Kelly gave Alex a list of things she was allergic to. "Blueberries, hazelnut, bees, and cats," she listed off.
"Good God, how did you survive?" Alex wondered.
"Very carefully," Kelly said.
"Listen, we haven't been together for very long and someone told me a long time ago to be more inductive about who I am with. I didn't follow his advice and I was very passionately in love with someone I wasn't compatible with, never could be compatible with. I know now that I should get to know everything about you, your beliefs, your ideals, your goals, your hobbies, and your needs before we go deeper with this," Alex said cautiously.
"How very mature of you. Is there something you want to ask me?" Kelly asked.
Alex took a deep breath. "Kelly...how do you feel about kids?"
At the DEO, Brainiac 5 entered a secure room and placed a helmet over his head with three glowing dots. A hologram appeared to him of one of his drones discussing poetry to Nia. Another hologram appeared of a drone in Obsidian North watching Andrea, another drone spied on James as he looked over Smithsonian history pictures in a bar, another drone acted as a homeless man as he witnessed Willam Dey help at a soup kitchen, and finally, the last drone suddenly became operational.
"Hope," Lena addressed as Eve approached her inside her lab.
"Good morning, Miss Luthor," Brainiac 5 greeted inside Eve's body.
"Since Andrea has taken my lenses, we need a new plan. We don't need Andrea's tech. With your help, we can build our own, and together we can rebuild humanity," Lena said ambitiously.
"Very good, Miss Luthor," Brainiac 5 nodded.
Author's Notes: Kelly's arrival and being gay was super convenient in giving Alex a love interest at the end of season 4. Here, it's retconned that Brainiac 5 put them together by design. Alex's dialogue about Kelly to Brainiac 5 reminds me that she has the emotional maturity of a teenage girl. Brainiac 5's ignorance of dating is also made more sinister here as my version knows perfectly well what he's doing. This is actually the first episode in Adventures with Kara using the new suit but there is a twist to it. Kara being able to detect Green/White Martians with X-ray vision was established in season 1.