Kelly strolled down the street in Metropolis alone just asking to be attacked. Malefic suddenly landed in front of her as a Green Martian. "You can run but you can't hide, human," Malefic said to her.
"I'm not human, brother," Kelly replied and then morphed into Hank. "Come with me peacefully, and I'll give you a nice comfortable cell after I kick your ass. I promise I will be the only one to hurt you from now on."
"What do you know of hurt when the ones you love turn their backs on you? That's pain, but you'll see when I make you suffer the way you made me suffer," Malefic said.
"That was hundreds of years ago. Just let it go," Hank said condescendingly.
"And have you let your wife and children go?" Malefic mocked.
Hank frowned. "Alright, I'm done talking."
"You can't hurt me without hurting yourself," Malefic reminded him.
A random construction worker's hologram suddenly dropped revealing Supergirl wearing pants. "That's why he brought me," she said as she backhanded Malefic into a billboard sign.
Brainiac 5, Alex, and another DEO 'redshirt" decloaked cornering Malefic. "You can't take us all," Alex said to him.
"Don't be so sure," Malefic said as he used his power to take over the DEO 'redshirt'. She immediately fired her pistol on Alex. Brainiac 5 intervened blocking the bullet with his hand. Kara blasted Malefic with heat vision in a killer strike. He disappeared under the sidewalk just in time. The beam went through the wall and caused a massive explosion inside the building.
"Holy shit!" Alex said stunned.
Alex, Hank, and the DEO 'redshirt' went into the building to treat the wounded. "Thank God no one was killed," Alex said looking around.
"Always make sure there is nothing of value behind your target," Brainiac 5 lectured Kara.
"I will remember next time. It was a mistake," Kara shrugged.
"It's fine, my dear," Brainiac 5 consoled her.
"Well, I've assessed the situation and I'm leaving," Kara said and then flew off.
James and the real Kelly were driving back home. "We'll be at Calvintown soon," James assured her. "Coming here, after Dad died, that's what saved me. I don't know what would have happened if Aunt Vi hadn't taken us in."
"I know," Kelly said not caring for his exposition.
The two passed by a Calvintown sign along with a broken-in car with graffiti painted all over it proving the sign's claim of being a nice place to live was a complete lie. They passed by a number of poverty cliches like an out-in-the-open soup kitchen and wrecked houses.
"What happened to this place?" Kelly wondered.
"The town's basis for being, its manufacturing sector, was outsourced to China along with white flight and a high crime rate as the public school system slowly but surely declined," James detailed.
"Oh my God, is that a prison?" Kelly asked astounded.
"Yes, yes it is. That prison doesn't actually hold prisoners from this town but it does provide law-enforcement, construction, maintenance, health, and food service jobs to this town. It's the only thing keeping this town from going totally bankrupt," James pointed out.
At the DEO, Brainiac 5, Supergirl (wearing a skirt), and Hank strolled down the halls as DEO squad leaders scanned the eyes of their people to ensure they weren't Malefic. "The Martian Protocol is in effect," Brainiac 5 informed them.
"At least we know Malefic won't get in here," Hank said feeling secure.
"Except you're a Green Martian and we just strolled right in like we owned the place," Kara pointed out.
"What the fuck happened out there, Barney? Malefic managed to fry the psychic inhibitors you made," Alex said pissed-off.
"Oh, you're in trouble now," Kara smirked.
"And you, you nearly took out an entire building. How irresponsible can you be?" Alex asked Kara.
"Do you have a video of it? I'd like to see it," Kara asked Brainiac 5.
"Of course," he said showing the battle. It showed Supergirl using heat vision against Malefic missing him and blasting a hole through the building.
"Damn," Kara said amused.
"It's not funny. Someone could have been killed," Alex lectured.
"No one got killed, right?" Kara asked concernedly.
"There were zero deaths but over two dozen reported injuries," Brainiac 5 said.
"Oh, good," Kara said relieved.
"Director, Malefic's brain is unique and it will require trial-and-error to determine how to best neutralize him," Brainiac 5 said patiently.
"That was our one chance to trick him. He could be after the real Kelly, my Kelly, right now," Alex said alarmed.
"I assure you, Kelly is in the best of hands," Brainiac 5 said dismissively.
"We'll just find another way to lure the bastard out. It can't be too hard. He pops up all the time like a game of whack-a-mole," Kara chuckled.
"We can't afford any missteps. I'm getting the Master Blaster brought up from the armory," Alex said seriously.
"What? Is she serious? She can't do that," Kara said outraged. "Wait, what the fuck is the Master Blaster?"
"It was designed by Hank Henshaw to kill Martians," Hank said nonchalantly.
"Just figured you would be a little more upset about this," Kara said confused.
"A hero doesn't fear a weapon that keeps his ass in check. It's the same thing with Kryptonite weapons for you. These weapons not only keep us safe from hostile Martians and Kryptonians but they also keep ourselves in check should we become evil and try to take over the world," Hank said.
"That is very mature of you, Hank," Kara agreed. "But what stops Malefic from impersonating one of us, getting the Master Blaster, and then taking out Hank?"
"The Master Blaster requires a DNA scan to become operational," Brainiac 5 replied.
"Well, he can take over people's minds now. Thanks a lot for that," Kara scolded him.
"Which is why the Master Blaster requires Director Danvers' DNA scan to turn on and will henceforth be in my possession. I am immune to Malefic's psychic powers, obviously," Brainiac 5 said to her.
"We good?" Alex asked them all.
"I don't know. Maybe we should call Lena for backup," Kara grinned.
"Have you told her, yet?" Alex asked.
"I'm trying to find the right moment," Kara said sheepishly. "Hey, Nia, what's up?" she greeted picking up her phone.
"I did some research on William Dey. His wife being a successful lawyer is a lie. The picture of his wife on his desk is a stock-photo he got off the web," Nia revealed. She proceeded to prattle on about William's adventures all over the world.
"Nia, I don't give a shit about William Dey and neither should you," Kara hung up. "The nerve of that guy pretending to be married when he's not. Chicks dig married guys," Kara said knowingly.
"Almost as bad as someone who is married pretending to be single," Alex pointed out.
"Bite me," Kara shot back.
"I will casually look into this William Dey," Brainiac 5 offered. "Supergirl, if you would come with me."
"Fine," Kara sighed walking with him to his special room.
Brainiac 5 placed a helmet on his head with three glowing orbs as he sat in his chair. "Do you want an update on Kelly Olsen?"
"Is she still alive?" Kara asked already bored.
"Yes, for now," Brainiac 5 answered.
"That's all I needed to know," Kara rolled her eyes.
The two then watched a video of Lena interacting with Eve who had been taken over by the computer program Hope which in turn had been taken over by Brainiac 5. "This is in real-time, so I don't know how interesting this may be," Brainiac 5 warned her.
"Great," Kara said sarcastically.
"The journals we gave to Lena Luthor are full of engineering miscalculations by design. Hope will then fix those problems giving Lena greater trust and confidence in her program. The more she is dependant on Hope, the more dependent she is on me," Brainiac 5 said.
"This is so fucked up," Kara smiled.
Eve addressed Lena in the L Tower lab. "I believe I have isolated the problem, Miss Luthor. Lex's journals spell out how to use inception into the brain but the specific frequency is incorrect. Unfortunately, that leaves us hundreds of thousands of variables."
"I trust you have an expedited solution, Hope," Lena assumed. "Alex has asked for my assistance in apprehending a rogue Green Martian."
"The brother of J'onn J'onzz," Eve identified.
"Apparently, he has the ability to override a person's thoughts with his own," Lena said.
"Mind control using Q-waves," Eve replied.
"If we could harness Malefic's abilities, we could use them to discover the right frequency to introduce thoughts into the brain," Lena said ambitiously.
"We would have to detain the subject. I doubt Supergirl or her friends would approve," Eve said knowingly.
"No, I doubt they would," Lena agreed.
Brainiac 5 ended the video and turned to face Kara. "The Q waves Lena plans to harness have the potential to penetrate Superman's bio-field and damage his skin. However, it would not be enough to get through your bio-field, not even close."
"Then why tell her about it?" Kara asked.
"Because Lex Luthor's modified journals claim that these Q waves could actually hurt you, a fact Hope will not contradict. It's only a matter of time before Lena Luthor tries to use that weapon against you and fails," Brainiac 5 said.
Kara laughed at that. "Oh, that's perfect. Keep up the good work, Barney."
James and Kelly came upon Aunt Vi's house. "Stay close," James said seeing figures inside the house. With a pistol in hand, James entered the house with Kelly behind him. The teenagers inside the house bolted leaving uneaten pizza and books behind.
"What were they doing here?" Kelly wondered.
"It would appear they were working on their homework," James said.
Supergirl (wearing pants) dropped down in Mexico City looking for Ellena Torres, a contact of William Dey. As soon as she landed, she deactivated the nanomachines that made up her suit revealing her civilian clothes underneath. "Excuse me, where is Elenna Torres?" Kara asked a police officer in Spanish.
He pointed out a car accident where she had been killed by hitting a powerline. "How horrible," Kara said to him and then eyed William Dey leaving the scene in his car.
Kara called up Brainiac 5. "Elenna Torres is dead. What now?"
"Was William Dey there?" he asked.
"He just drove off," Kara said unconcernedly.
"What is his license plate?" Brainiac 5 asked.
Kara texted the license plate to him. "That license plate is associated with a Mexican cartel gang."
"William Dey is involved in organized crime?" Kara asked aghast.
"They specialize in international assassinations. I'll give you Elenna Torres' apartment address. Search it thoroughly," Brainiac 5 ordered.
James and Kelly walked down the streets of Calvintown. "Isn't Nelson Stuart the guy you interned with?" Kelly asked picking up a newspaper.
"Yes," James confirmed.
They then entered a store and witnessed an altercation between the store owner and a teenager. "That's it. I'm calling the cops," the store owner told the kid.
"I'll pay for it," the kid said.
"Hey, hands off him. Last time I checked, it's not stealing until he's outside the store," Kelly said.
"That's technically incorrect in the state of New York. Concealing merchandise alone is a misdemeanor even if they haven't left the store yet," James said.
"Wow, James, I hereby revoke your black card," Kelly said pissed at him.
"Where was I going to conceal this can. Up my ass?" the kid asked rhetorically.
"I'll pay for it," Kelly offered. "Now, give him back the can."
The store owner reluctantly agreed to the transaction. "You were at our house. What's your name?" James ordered.
"Simon," he said apprehensively.
"Nice to meet you, Simon. I'm Kelly and this is my brother, James," Kelly introduced themselves.
"I know who you are. I read the news, Catco," Simon said awkwardly.
"Then you know not to fuck around in the Guardian's house," James told him off.
"James, the fuck?" Kelly said outraged. "I'm sorry for him. I'm going to invite you to dinner."
"That is tactically dangerous," James disagreed.
"Lighten up, James. I'm a great cook," Kelly told Simon.
"That's debatable," James doubted.
"Sure," Simon said gratefully.
Supergirl (wearing pants) entered Elenna Torres' apartment and started looking around. She then heard a noise as someone entered. Kara quickly went back to civilian clothes. "Elenna Torres?" she asked her.
"Si'," Kara nodded.
"Don't take this personally," the woman said in Spanish and then blasted Kara with powerful wind sending her out of the house.
Kara came back as Supergirl kicking the door off its hinges and advancing on the alien woman. "You should choose your targets more wisely," Kara said in Spanish.
The alien woman blasted Kara with wind. Kara remained standing and planted on the floor. "I wonder. Do you need to breathe?" the alien woman asked as she sucked all the air out of the room.
Kara took a table and threw it at the alien woman slamming her into the wall at the waist stunning her. "And to answer your question, no," Kara smirked. "Brainy, I have a new specimen for you."
Kara flew into the DEO and dropped off the alien woman prisoner in handcuffs. "She wasn't interested in talking," Kara shrugged.
"I'm surprised she's still alive," Alex remarked.
"Well, Brainy gave me strict orders not to kill her," Kara said.
"I wasn't aware you followed his orders," Alex said interested.
"Well, more like requests. I can't refuse him," Kara clarified. "Any news on this Malefic?"
"Nothing," Alex said fearfully of her.
"What's wrong, Alex? You look...a little pale," Kara noticed.
"I'm fine, really," Alex lied.
"Very well," Kara said and then flew out of the DEO.
Brainiac 5 was busy torturing Hank with his phantom projector he had no real intention of using. Lena was present as an assistant. In his mind, Malefic was to be either killed and dissected or imprisoned for interrogation. After another failed experiment, Brainiac 5 coldly remarked that they should try again.
"Just give me a minute, shit," Hank said painfully getting back up.
"J'onn, you can't put yourself through this punishment. You can barely stand," Lena noted. "We need you at full strength if we are to find your brother. I want to help you so Alex doesn't need to use the blaster."
"I honestly don't give a shit if she does," Hank said unconcernedly.
"How about you clear your head," Lena said trying to get rid of him.
"Yeah, sure, whatever," Hank said walking off.
Lena then approached Brainiac 5 who was busy working on the device. "Look, Barney, I know you haven't asked for help but you're getting it anyway."
"No, I must fully engage my mind on this project to get my head off Nia," Brainiac 5 lied.
"What happened to your little boxes, your compartmentalization?" Lena mocked.
"It would appear Nia does not think the same way I do. She does not appreciate my talents," Brainiac 5 said. "But do not worry. I have been self-diagnosing the problem and I have discovered it's not me, it's her."
"Sounds like you might have some compatibility issues," Lena said.
"I can easily modulate myself to whatever it is she desires with an occasional push-back. I just wanted to see what her limits were. She will be back with me shortly...or not," Brainiac 5 said callously.
"Well, I'm not going to give you relationship advice," Lena said.
"Your track record is shockingly appalling," Brainiac 5 agreed.
"But as a scientist, it sounds like you're in an endless loop and if you don't escape you're headed for a crash," Lena said lacking all self-awareness.
"Lena, do you have an endless loop of your own? An obsession that prevents you from sleeping, eating, enjoying the things you love to do, and isolating yourself from those that care about you? Do you think that maybe you're headed for a crash?" Brainiac 5 asked knowingly.
"Let's keep this on you, shall we?" Lena asked peeved. "What variable haven't you tried yet? Asking for help maybe?"
"Will you, Lena Luthor, help me to become more human?" Brainiac 5 asked.
"Yes, now let's get back to work," Lena said.
"I'll be right back. Don't touch anything," Brainiac 5 said to her and then left the room.
Lena eyed the phantom projector and put a small disc inside it. Brainiac 5 watched her do it as he accessed the surveillance footage of the room.
Kara entered Catco super-late and went over to Nia's desk. "So, I found out more about the body and what William Dey is up to," Nia said looking at her computer.
"And I still don't give a shit," Kara informed her. "Let's talk about something a little bit more juicier. How are you and Barney hitting it off?"
"I was afraid this would happen. I thought if I was honest with Barney, it would solve all of our problems but it only made things worse. I know we can work on it together but he thinks it's his problem to solve. Now, he won't even talk to me," Nia said distressed.
"You know how Barney is. He's just fucking with you," Kara said obviously. "He has no feelings, no emotions, no attachments. He's a fucking machine. He's no different than a really cool vibrator. Now, you can have a good or bad relationship with your vibrator. It's up to you," Kara told her.
"I don't use a vibrator. I wouldn't even know what to do with it," Nia said embarrassed.
"The point still stands. You want something from Barney, he'll give it to you but there will always be a cost," Kara said to her.
"I tell him everything I know about myself. What else does he want?" Nia asked incredulously.
"He's not interested in known knowns or even known unknowns about you, Nia. He wants to know about the unknown unknowns," Kara told her. "Now, I'm going to ditch this lame-ass place and go back to the DEO. You do whatever it is that you were doing."
"Sure, boss," Nia rolled her eyes.
Hank was on the balcony of the DEO chilling and getting his head straight. Alex came up to see him. "On a clear day on Mars, you could see both moons in the sky. This is not a clear day. It's a shitty day," Hank mused.
"I found out what you did, J'onn. You lied to all of us. You put us in jeopardy so you could protect yourself. To keep your secret safe. That you mind-wiped the existence of your own brother...," Alex accused.
"Are you expecting an apology?" Hank asked dismissively.
"I confided in you how this was tearing me apart. How I thought I was the one putting Kelly in danger and you just stood there knowing it wasn't my fault. That it was yours. You had me convinced that Malefic was just a villain of the week, just some alien asshole like the rest. He was a villain you created coming after your family and again you just stood there and you let us suffer the consequences," Alex said passionately.
"You know, I think you need to get yourself a soapbox, Alex, so you can just stand there and act all high and mighty. I wasn't aware I mind-wiped the existence of Malefic until last week and I have put in a shit-ton of volunteer hours working to track his ass down. Some asshole, some cosmic being brought Malefic to Earth. There's more at play here. I can sense it. Now, before you come at me with an attitude, know that I can get President Trump to sack your leftist progressive ass and give the DEO back to me. You're way over your head, little girl," Hank said to her.
"Malefic isn't the monster here. You are," Alex pointed out.
"That's right and you better not forget it," Hank told her off as she stormed off.
Brainiac 5 waited in a special room with a portal opener. The portal became active and Supergirl (wearing pants) walked through. "Status report?" Brainiac 5 requested.
"Earth-2 was saved as is Oliver Queen for the time being. He's back on Earth-1 doing the Monitor's bidding like a dog," Kara said.
"What of our enemy?" Brainiac 5 asked.
"Earth-2 was nearly wiped out by an anti-matter probe. As soon as it exits its interdimensional portal, it becomes annihilated from the reaction with matter. I was lucky to have witnessed it, reversed time, and pushed the Earth out of the way. These probes are not targeting the Earth specifically. They just happen to enter our dimension on the Earth. Our enemy must lack the ability to see into our universe. He's just sending probes to what he thinks are the right coordinates," Kara reported.
"If we could move all of the Earths collectively a short distance in their orbits, these probes would end up in space instead of on land," Brainiac 5 considered.
"Even I'm not that powerful," Kara admitted.
"We can at least keep a few of the Earths safe," Brainiac 5 considered.
"My Earth is a priority," Kara told him.
"Of course," Brainiac 5 allowed. "Why is Oliver Queen of Earth-1 of such great importance?"
"I don't know. I think the Monitor is just fucking with him. Normally, I would approve of such childishness but countless people are in danger. If I do not get an answer out of the Monitor soon, I'll force it out of him," Kara said.
"Tread carefully with him. We do not know the full extent of his abilities," Brainiac 5 warned.
"I'm willing to die to find out," Kara said seriously.
"I have a problem of minor importance. Do you wish to assist me?" Brainiac 5 asked.
"I know better than to refuse you," Kara replied.
Kara, Brainiac 5, and Hank met up in the hall. "Alex has switched off her coms and her phone," Brainiac 5 reported.
"What about her implant chip?" Hank asked.
"It's also offline. It's within Malefic's abilities to phase the chip out of her body," Brainiac 5 reminded him.
"Where are we on the psychic dampeners?" Hank asked Lena.
"They've been reconfigured and recalibrated," Lena replied.
"The Master Blaster is missing from the armory," a DEO agent reported.
"There is a way. I could reach her psychically," Hank said.
"A good plan. I await your results," Brainiac 5 said, unconcerned with whether Hank would get injured in the process.
"You know where she is, don't you?" Kara assumed once Hank had left.
"I don't know for sure but the Master Blaster has a GPS chip in it that Malefic did not remove," Brainiac 5 replied.
"Why not volunteer that?" Kara asked curiously.
"In my experience, it is important to allow friends and colleagues to assist even when they're not necessary. It helps boost their self-esteem and builds comradery," Brainiac 5 said.
"Ah, you're a natural leader," Kara smiled. "So, where is Alex?"
"At the planetarium," Brainiac 5 said nonchalantly.
Hank then rushed in and met up with them. "I know where Alex is. She's at the planetarium."
"Your psychic skills are unmatched on this world, J'onn," Brainiac 5 complimented.
"I think you have this handled," Kara said and walked off.
Hank entered the planetarium and saw a movie on a big screen where Malefic was talking mad-shit about him. In the seats were several zombie-looking humans just staring at the screen. Hank smiled amused not taking Malefic seriously. He then saw Alex with the Master Blaster. Hank came forward undeterred. Alex fired on him with the Master Blaster but it was deflected off an energy shield. Alex tried a few more times with each blast bouncing off him. Hank kept getting closer unaffected and then reached out forcing the Master Blaster out of her hands to his own with a magnetic pull.
Hank's hologram went down revealing Brainiac 5. He quickly sprouted cables wrapping Alex up in them. He then placed a psychic dampener in her ear freeing her of Malefic's influence.
"No!" Malefic shouted revealing himself in the front seat.
Heat vision beams hit Malefic to the gut dropping him. "You want him dead or alive?" Supergirl (wearing a skirt) asked Brainiac 5.
"Preferably alive, of course," Brainiac 5 said obviously.
"Tell that to my friends," Malefic said ordering the zombie humans to fire on them with laser guns they had found somewhere.
Kara extended an energy field around Hank and Alex blocking the intense laser fire. "I hear something ticking," Kara said concernedly.
Alex took off her jacket and saw the suicide vest on her. The planetarium roof began to collapse as laser bolts deflected off Kara's shield into the ceiling. "If we don't do something, it's going to collapse and all these people are going to die," Alex pressed.
"I'll remind you that they're shooting at us," Kara said dryly.
Hank and Guardian emerged from the stage floor together and looked over the bomb. "What the fuck is that?" James wondered.
Kara extended her shield out stunning the human crowd. She then used her super-speed to confiscate all the weapons. "Do you trust me?" Hank asked Alex.
"I guess I don't have a choice," Alex rolled her eyes.
Hank phased Alex out of her suicide vest just in time. Kara took the bomb and wrapped it between her and her cape. The vest exploded harmlessly. Guardian took care of the dazed zombies opening a can of whoop-ass on them all. "Where's Kelly?" Alex asked alarmed.
"She's fine," Brainiac 5 assured her and then stunned Malefic repeatedly with his pistol as he tried to flee taking on different human forms.
Kara blasted Malefic with heat vision lighting him on fire. Brainiac 5 and Kara slowly advanced on Malefic firing as they did to keep him from phasing. "James, get your ass over here," Kara called him over.
"What can I do?" he asked.
"Kick his ass," Kara said to him.
Guardian cautiously approached the weakened Malefic and then began beating his ass senseless with punches to the face and body. Kara and Brainiac 5 stayed close to both combatants preventing Malefic from escaping or harming James. The two combatants dueled with punches at each other. James was having the time of his life fighting an opponent that would ordinarily be beyond his level. Finally, James punched Malefic to the floor devastating him. Kara fired heat vision on Malefic turning him into a puddle of green goo. He screamed as he was slowly liquified.
James took his helmet off and stared at the puddle in amazement. "Is he dead?"
"Not quite. He's gone into a protective hibernation," Brainiac 5 said.
"That was so cool," Kara said giving James a high-five.
"Well, nothing tops that. I think my Guardian days are over," James said finally fulfilled.
"Have you decided what you're going to do now?" Kara asked tearfully.
"We'll talk about it over drinks," James assured her.
At the DEO, Alex came up to Hank. "I know I was under inception but I was still there seeing and hearing everything that I said and you said. I just wanted to apologize. It wasn't my place to interfere in your family matters," Alex said to him.
"No apologies necessary, Alex. You weren't in control," Hank allowed.
"You once told me that true character comes out during times of hardship. I know who you really are," Alex said. "You are and always will be an asshole, but you're the boss."
"And don't you forget it," Hank smiled.
Meanwhile, Kara as Supergirl visited Lena in the DEO lab. "You really came through, Lena. You got the psychic inhibitors to work. That's really something."
"I just enjoyed being part of the team, feeling included," Lena said.
"Well, how about we make you officially a Super-Friend. It comes with a t-shirt, a handshake, and a really affordable life insurance policy," Kara joked. "Hey, do you want to go for drinks and get drunk as fuck?"
"I would but I need to get back to L Tower. My R&D is definitely up to no good," Lena chuckled.
Kara froze at that. "Well...no rest for the wicked, huh?"
"Exactly," Lena smiled.
At the alien gay bar, James and Kelly came in. "The way you handled that kid, wanting to create your own newspaper, and revitalizing the town was just so stunning and brave of you," Kelly said of him.
"I know," James smiled. "I'll be right back," he said walking off to the restroom.
Alex then met up with Kelly. "Now that Malefic is gone, how about we spend some quality time together? Maybe even...cuddle?" Alex suggested.
"I'd like that," Kelly said giving Alex a kiss. "You know, when I was with James he showed a side of himself I've never seen before. He was so protective, kind, and understanding."
"Wait...James was at the planetarium as Guardian," Alex said confused.
"That's impossible. We've spent the last few hours in the car," Kelly said.
Brainiac 5 then exited the restroom and met up with Nia. "I will be whatever you wish for me to be whether it be at 100% efficiency or 10%. It's all up to you," he said.
"You know what? Just be yourself. Don't try to impress me. Just be you," Nia said to him.
"Then I shall," Brainiac 5 readily agreed. "So, what shall it be? Top or bottom?"
"Let's just keep to the kissing phase. How about that?" Nia asked.
"Very well then," Brainiac 5 allowed.
Kara and James were already really drunk at their table. Kelly, Alex, Brainiac 5, and Nia came by their table. "James, how are you already drunk? We just got here."
"He's a lightweight," Kara smiled.
"You shut your whore mouth," James scolded her.
"Unbelievable and what is this I hear about you being Guardian at the planetarium?" Kelly questioned.
"I hired a guy to dress up as Guardian. Did he kick ass?" James asked.
"He sure did," Kara agreed
"Well, okay then," Kelly said satisfied.
Alex was about to object but decided to keep her mouth shut to keep the peace. Kara and James waited to be alone to continue their discussion. "So, what's next for James Olsen? Does he go back home to that shithole town and start up a newspaper so he can talk shit about a town that everyone already knows is shit?" Kara asked.
"Fuck no. If anything, Calvintown needs national attention. There are towns like Calvintown all over the US, forgotten communities still suffering from the recession and haven't recovered yet," James said.
"Well, you can't work in journalism so how are you going to reach a national audience to talk shit?" Kara wondered.
"I'm going to run for US Senate and you're going to help me," James ordered.
"Andrea is going to be so pissed," Kara smiled.
"I know she will," James grinned.
"Even if I pour millions of dollars out of Wayne Enterprises, write favorable articles that somehow get past Andrea's desk, and give you Supergirl appearances your odds are not good," Kara told him.
"I know but did that ever stop you from kicking ass and talking shit?" James asked her.
"Nope," Kara agreed."If you lose, maybe we can start our own media empire."
"I'd like that. Do you think we could ever be together like before, so many years ago?" James asked touching her hand.
Kara pulled her hand away. "I made a sacred vow, James, to never be with another man. But...that doesn't stop us from being each others' wingmen to score chicks."
"Behave," James mock scolded her.
"I thought for a moment I had lost you forever, James. I mean, I'm on borrowed time as it is. Someday, I have to go back to the future, and I get the impression you're not going to want to come with me," Kara said sadly.
"Don't think about it. That could be years from now," James said to her.
"I kind of took your presence at Catco for granted. When I was gone in the future for seven years, I missed you so much," Kara said tearfully.
"I remember our first date," James recalled. "Alex's plane was going to crash and I told you to go out there and save that plane."
"I remember what you told me: Fuck the Law," Kara smiled.
"To passing laws, we don't intend to follow," James toasted her.
"I'll drink to that," Kara said clinking bottles with him.
Author's Notes: James Olsen will be sticking around for a while longer in Season 5, 6, and then 7. Kudos if you realized James was acting strangely and guessed it was Brainiac 5 impersonating him. Adventures of Supergirl follows the movies where Superman and Supergirl can live in space and don't require air for extended periods of time. CW Hank is being unreasonable about Alex using the "Master Blaster" as a check on one's own power is not only honorable but a necessity. Similarly, Kara encouraged the DEO to have stockpiles of Kryptonite to put a check on her. The special US Senate election in the CW version is never brought up again after James left, but I'm keeping it in play.