In the middle of the desert, Supergirl (wearing pants) and Hank battled it out shaking the ground as they did. J'onn gave Kara a strong kick which she easily blocked with her forearm. J'onn then went for another kick that Kara barely dodged. J'onn did a series of kicks that Kara all dodged. J'onn finally kicked her to the chin sending her high into the air. He then slammed her back down to the ground creating an explosion of dust. J'onn then landed on her shoulders and kneed her hard to the ground burying her.
Kara casually burst out of the ground and faced him. "You're off your game, Supergirl," J'onn mocked. Kara cocked her left fist back and hit Hank hard before he could react, shredding his black tunic and stunning him.
"I could say the same about you," Kara smirked.
Hank tossed his ruined shirt away and faced her shirtless with his hands up like a boxer. Kara gestured for him to attack. Faster-than-before, Hank sliced at her with his hand creating a deep chasm in the ground as he missed her. Hank then stomped the ground hard causing a large slab of rock to fold up. Hank then punched at her as fast as he could missing each time.
Kara and Hank dropped down as the slab came crashing to the ground. Hank sliced the air with his hand connecting with Kara's face for a solid hit. Hank then punched her several times to the face in quick succession, cocked his fist back, and punched her as hard as he could to her gut.
Kara skipped a distance away after the blow. "I need to be ready. I don't know when Leviathan will strike next," she said conversationally. "We don't even know what it is and what they're after. These unknowns make me feel anxious."
"Focus on the here and now," Hank said to her and then blasted her hard with heat vision creating a firestorm around her.
Kara calmly walked out of the flames and then went for a punch. Hank phased just in time before getting hit but the air-shockwave blasted rock formations apart behind him. "You've faced the unknown before," Hank reminded her.
"This feels different. I have a bad feeling about it," Kara frowned.
"Alex has the DEO working overtime to find Leviathan," Hank told her.
"That doesn't give me too much confidence," Kara shook her head.
"You sure there isn't something else bothering you?" Hank asked.
"I failed to keep my mental defenses up allowing you to get in. I'm afraid I may spoil Brainy's plans," Kara said.
"Fuck, Barney. Live your own life. You haven't been corrupted as he is...or even me. You can still keep your innocence and bring hope to this world," Hank told her.
"Okay," Kara said giving him a hug.
Hank suddenly seized up as he felt the worst headache. "J'onn!" Kara shouted, concerned for him.
Metropolis
That night, Lena was on her couch reading a book when her security system alerted her to an intruder in the shadows. "You can come out now," Lena said condescendingly.
"Give me the medallion," she ordered.
"I don't think so," Lena refused.
Leviathan agent, Margot, fired her pistol at her. The bullet was deflected off a forcefield around Lena. "I have the most intricate system in the world. I know all about Leviathan," Lena said arrogantly.
"No one knows all about Leviathan," Margot replied. "Leviathan is unknowable."
"I'm not afraid," Lena said boldly.
"No? You will be," Magot said and then left.
Lena turned all of her lights on but Margot was already gone. Eve controlled by Hope controlled by Brainiac 5 approached Lena. "She's gone. I have heightened security. You were right as always, Miss Luthor," Brainiac 5 said condescendingly. "Leviathan will attempt to retrieve the medallion at all costs. Why would you provoke them over something of no value?"
"Because as long as Leviathan thinks I have the real medallion, Andrea will be safe," Lena replied. "The fact that Leviathan wants it, makes it useful. Lex theorized that Superman put every weapon used against him in a special facility, a fortress. And while he never found it, I think Lex was right. I think the perfect dispersal device is hidden there, gathering dust. Leviathan is going to help me find it," Lena said.
"That's a lot of assumptions there, Miss Luthor," Brainiac 5 doubted. "You shouldn't underestimate Leviathan You should cancel the L Corp event at the park. They will come after you," he said using reverse psychology to manipulate her.
"Let them come. Supergirl will save me," Lena said confidently.
Supergirl brought Hank over to the DEO for Alex to observe. "Tell us exactly what happened," Alex requested.
"I'm fine. Go track Leviathan," Hank said dismissively.
"Barney is already looking so stop deflecting," Alex ordered.
"I was seized by another vision of Malefic. I feel his presence," Hank said.
"But how? We turned him into green goo and stored him in the vault," Alex said.
Hank gave her an awkward look. "Well...we gave him up to Lena and she's been experimenting on him for the last couple weeks."
"Why the fuck would you do that? Why didn't you tell me? What if he was restored back to his old self? What if he killed Lena or impersonated one of us? How could you be so irresponsible?" Alex lectured.
"He's my brother...and I have to further his humiliation," Hank said unrepentantly.
"Haven't you tortured him enough? How many more times are you going to wrong him?" Alex asked.
"Malefic made his own decisions. You can't blame yourself," Kara said to Hank.
"If Kara thinks you're in the clear, you must be fucked. You have jeopardized world security just so you can kick your brother's ass. Am I the only sane adult in our group?" Alex asked.
"I'll deal with this myself, the Martian way," Hank said walking off.
The next morning, Lena gave a speech to a group of rich folks in the park looking over the ocean. Kara was present acting as a Catco reporter. Lena noticed her presence and kept a close eye on her to see if she would do anything "super."
"These trails have always been my favorite way to clear my mind. It means so much to me that L Corp can provide a helping hand in preserving these grounds. Speaking of ground, I think we're having an earthquake," Lena said as she felt the tremors underneath the ground.
The rich folks fled the scene like total cowards as Leviathan leader, Rama Khanm rose from the surface. He was a bald man with a white beard and wearing an old Arab costume. "You have something that belongs to me," he said to her and then caused the ground to buckle like a wave towards her.
Lena gave Kara a look as she ran off. "Fuck me," Lena realized and fled towards a cliff as Rama continued to throw rock debris at her. Lena pushed the button on her watch and leaped off the cliff having total faith Supergirl would fly in and rescue her. As it happened, she was right. Supergirl (wearing pants) caught her and floated above the ocean.
"What was that?" Kara asked.
"Leviathan," Lena replied.
Kara fired heat vision towards Rama missing him by a couple of feet. She slowly moved the heat vision beam over to him with some difficulty finally hitting him. "Really?" he wondered unimpressed. He proceeded to throw rock debris at them.
Kara easily dodged the attack and tried again. Aiming carefully with her eyes, she hit Rama hard. "Oh shit!" he realized as the beam tore apart the cliff rocks, sliced a deep chasm in the ground, and blasted the forest behind him, scorching a mile of forest in a raging forest fire.
Lena gave Supergirl a stunned look as all of her trails were burned away. "I guess I got carried away," Kara said sheepishly and flew them away. A pissed-off Rama rose from the smoking ground eying them as they left.
At the DEO, Brainiac 5 looked over video footage of Rama Khan at the park. Supergirl (wearing pants), Lena, and Alex were present for the meeting. "This video came courtesy of live-streaming from Catco reporter, Kara Danvers, who risked her life to get us this critical information. We can not thank her enough or downplay her bravery."
Lena rolled her eyes completely dismayed by what she was hearing. "It would appear we have an earth-bender," Brainiac 5 remarked.
"Like Avatar The Last Airbender?" Kara grinned. "I love that show, not the movie."
"Indeed," Brainiac 5 confirmed.
"How do we defeat him?" Lena asked impatiently.
"Supergirl's heat vision can vaporize any element on the periodic table, even those that haven't been discovered yet. I also theorize that extreme cold may slow him down. He appears to derive his power from the Earth and therefore our best chance at success would be to remove him from that source," Brainiac 5 reasoned.
"So, punch him into the sun, basically," Kara figured.
"But not before we discover the origin of his power," Brainiac 5 told her.
"No, fuck that. He's dangerous. He needs to be stopped now," Alex argued.
"This is an alien, thousands of years old, responsible for some of the greatest natural disasters in Earth's history. We should discover how he is able to do this and why," Brainiac 5 pointed out.
"I am with Brainy so long as he doesn't attack my country," Kara said supportively.
"What would you call what just happened?" Lena asked her.
Kara gave her an uncomfortable look. "That was nothing."
"Yeah, your firestorm did a great deal more damage than he did. Maybe, you should replace him," Alex mocked.
"I don't have to take this," Kara said about to storm off.
"Supergirl, I still need your assistance," Brainiac 5 stopped her. "Although killing him is simple enough, if we wish to contain him it will require technology we currently do not possess."
"Lex's minor weapons are locked away at Fort Sumter but his truly horrendous ones are missing," Lena said.
"That's not entirely true. A lot of his weapons are stored away at the Fortress of Solitude," Brainiac 5 said giving Lena exactly what she wanted to hear.
"And that is where?" Lena asked confused.
"It's in the Arctic. Supergirl knows where it is," Brainiac 5 told her.
"Alright, I'll find the list of Lex's weapons and you can go...get them," Lena said awkwardly to Kara.
"Why not have you two go together?" Brainiac 5 suggested. "After all, you've brought J'onn, Alex, James, Nia, Mon, a fifth-dimensional being we shall not speak of, and...myself there."
"I get it. I'm the last one to go there," Lena said pissed-off.
"The best is always for last," Brainiac 5 said with fake flattery.
"Well, let's go," Lena said urgently.
"I don't know where it is," Kara said sheepishly.
"I'll give you a map," Brainiac 5 said helpfully.
"How can you not know where it is? You've been there dozens of times," Alex said incredulously.
"So, I forgot," Kara said lamely and looked over a map on Brainiac 5's tablet.
"Give me everything you have from the fortress' database to me," Brainiac 5 ordered her.
"As you wish," Kara rolled her eyes. "Are you ready to go?" she asked Lena.
"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Lena asked using reverse psychology.
"No," Kara said flatly. "But orders are orders."
"I mean, a Luthor in the Fortress of Solitude?" Lena questioned.
"It will be fine. Lex has already been there a few times," Kara said dismissively.
"Wait...what?" Lena thought she misheard.
"You'll need a jacket," Kara advised.
Soon after Kara and Lena had left to prepare for their trip, Brainiac 5 analyzed the attack from Rama Khan and made a trap for Leviathan agents. He had placed Rip Roar's robot arm pack on the dock and turned it on. He waited patiently as Leviathan agents came to retrieve it. As soon as they got close enough, the robot arm pack exploded killing several of them and destroying the dock.
"Anything?" Alex asked impatiently.
Brainiac 5 quickly switched away from the surveillance footage of the bomb blast. "I went back to the scene of Lena's attack and collected samples of the soil. I'm also scanning for seismic waves. So far, nothing."
At Catco, Kara addressed her reporters. "I think the chain of command is quite clear. With Miss Rojas on a leave of absence, I'm in charge. I mean, I could buy Catco whenever I want and fire all of you at any time," Kara said cementing her dominance.
"So, what's the agenda, Your Majesty?" William Dey asked sarcastically.
"There's a US Senate special election coming up. You are to find dirt on all of the candidates and report your findings back to me," Kara ordered.
"Even James?" Nia asked shocked and appalled.
"Yes, even James. We can't be seen taking sides," Kara said obviously.
"Aren't you the campaign manager for the Jimmy Olsen for Senate campaign?" William questioned.
"I keep my Pulitizer winning reporting separate from my other pursuits. It's called compartmentalization and what the fuck do you care, Brit? Do I go to the Guardian and tell them how to cover US elections? No, I don't...because that rag is so predictable. I shake things up. The moment you think I'm too conservative, I throw a curveball and address Nia by her preferred pronouns," Kara said.
"Thanks, boss," Nia rolled her eyes.
"And when you think I get too liberal, I schedule interviews with President Trump that millions of people see across the world. So, as you can see, I'm completely fair-and-balanced unlike you, William," Kara said scornfully.
"Clearly," William shook his head.
Kara then got a phone call from Brainiac 5. "I have to do what now? You have to be fucking kidding me. Do you know how fucking far that is?"
"Oh, you do, because you know everything, right? No, I want to know how far it is in miles, not kilometers, because this is America, damn it. Fine, I'll do it. Did you tell her to wear a jacket? Because I don't want her complaining the whole time," Kara continued.
Kara hung up and addressed her reporters. "Sorry. Where was I? Oh yeah, get me that dirt. Get moving, slaves." Kara ordered and then left the room with Nia following her.
"I can't write about all of James' financial scandals and sexual affairs," Nia admitted.
"Good for you. You're a loyal friend...unlike some people I know. Don't worry. Nothing about James will be published but I do want to know what others know about him. Can you do that for me?" Kara asked.
"Sure," Nia smiled.
"Good...girl," Kara struggled to say and then walked out. A few minutes later, Kara went back into the office wearing a different set of clothes. She looked over the busy reporters. "Don't bother me and hold all my calls," she ordered and then went inside Andrea's office and lowered the blinds.
Fortress of Solitude
At the Fortress of Solitude, Supergirl (wearing a skirt) and Lena toured around. "Wow, this is breath-taking," Lena said impressed.
"You should have asked to come here years ago," Kara said to her.
"I wasn't aware it even existed," Lena shot back.
"I never mentioned it? That's weird," Kara said. The two saw giant ice statues of Supergirl and Mon-El. Kara shed a tear that quickly turned to ice.
Lena suddenly became trapped in a crystal cage. "Luthor DNA detected! L Protocol engaged!" the computer system alarm went off.
"Oh, shit," Kara said amused at Lena's freaked-out expression.
"Hand over the Kryptonite in your portal watch or offensive action will be taken," the computer ordered.
"I'd do what it wants," Kara told her.
"I don't have a portal watch!" Lena lied.
The computer began its countdown. Kara went over to the computer. "Damn, I forgot my password."
"Supergirl!" Lena said freaked out.
"Oh yeah, Supergirl_is_awesome_always," Kara said aloud as she typed it in.
"L Protocol disengaged," the computer said as it reached one. The crystal cage came down freeing Lena.
"I am so sorry. That's one of the reasons why I've never brought you here before. I really need to get this program fixed," Kara said sheepishly.
"It's okay. If Lex knew of this place, he would kill anyone to get in here," Lena said.
"Well, you're not...Lex," Kara eyed her.
Metropolis
Hank went to visit his father at his shitty apartment. "Malefic needs your help," M'yrnn told him.
"My help? This is your fuck-up," Hank told him off.
"The father has become the son and the son has become the father. It is now your decision, J'onn. Do you banish your brother forever or save his soul?" M'yrnn asked him.
"I'm going to think it over," Hank replied.
"There is one last thing. To save him, I may have to risk my own death," M'yrnn said to him.
"Then let's do it," Hank agreed.
Fortress of Solitude
Kara continued to lead Lena around taking the least direct route possible to the computer database. "We're almost at the central computer database," Kara assured her.
"Assuming the fortress doesn't attack me again. Thank you for saving me...again, today," Lena said gratefully.
"No problem," Kara said dismissively.
"Of course, it used to be me saving you, my fragile friend," Lena tested.
"I don't recall any such thing," Kara lied.
"You're an excellent actress," Lena complimented.
"I know, right?" Kara said giving her a mock curtsy. "But you should hear me sing. I was once a part of this singing group called Glee. We got great reviews. It created the foundation for why I'm here now," Kara lied.
"I know so little about your childhood on Earth," Lena mused.
"It was boring and quite typical," Kara lied.
The two finally reached the computer. "Is that a polyphasic quantum processor?" Lena asked looking at it.
"Sure, why not?" Kara shrugged.
"I theorized it but I never knew one existed," Lena said amazed.
"Sometimes, I come here to think and enjoy the silence but most other times I watch movies and jam to my tunes," Kara said.
"Is that a USB port?" Lena asked incredulously.
"Yep. I had Barney install it," Kara smiled. "Alright, computer: Tell me about an earth-bending alien."
"The only alien that fits that description is from a sister planet of Krypton called Jarhanpurr," the computer replied showing Krypton, Daxam, and Jarhanpurr rotated around a central point as they circled the Red Giant star.
"Henceforth, you shall refer to it as the Jarhead planet," Kara ordered.
"As you wish, Kara Zor-El. Planet Jarhead was destroyed after years of civil war. Five of its leaders fled. One of its leaders had the extraordinary power to bend the Earth to his will," the computer said.
"How do we stop him?" Lena asked.
"There are weapons in the fortress' armory that can wound him. Ones thought to weaken Kryptonians. Those created by Lex Luthor, brother of Lena Luthor," the computer said.
"Thank you, that's all we need," Kara quickly shut the program down before it could talk more shit about Lena. "Well, off to the armory."
"We should warn Barney," Lena said.
Kara sighed realizing she couldn't tell her that the computer in front of them was already connected to Brainiac 5. "I suppose."
"Mind if I do it. I've never interacted with a computer like this before. It would be quite the thrill," Lena requested.
"Really? Well, okay," Kara allowed.
Lena programmed the computer to change its L Protocol to target Kara instead. Immediately, Brainiac 5 was aware of the program change.
Kara and Lena entered the armory finding it stacked with hundreds of different weapons all organized. "Guns, lots of guns," Kara smirked. She looked over a small pistol.
"What's that one called?" Lena asked.
"The Noisy Cricket. It was Alex's first gun when she came to the DEO," Kara said reflectively.
"So, the computer said to look for a weapon that could hurt Kryptonians," Lena said looking around. "Seems to be a lot of that in here."
"I always believed that there should be checks on my power. It's why I never minded the fact that J'onn had Kryptonite weapons," Kara said.
"Sounds like mutually assured destruction," Lena said.
"Yes, and it works because none of us goes too far off the edge and it's never been necessary for any of us to pull the trigger. It's okay if a friend has a weapon designed to hurt me so long as they never use it. Lex decided to pull that trigger when he killed Superman and tried to kill me and my friends. And now, he's gone," Kara said.
"What is this?" Lena asked of a device breaking the tension.
"That is Myriad. My family created it. With this, I could control the minds of everyone on the planet. I could make them peaceful, cooperative, and understanding of each others' differences," Kara tempted.
"Sounds like a paradise," Lena said.
"It could have been, but it was so boring. I'm all about that freedom to choose right-and-wrong. So much so that I let Alex kill my aunt. Then, I killed my uncle and all the other Kryptonian survivors. So, just imagine what I would do to someone that wasn't family if they were to ever try it again," Kara said to her.
"Then why not destroy it?" Lena asked.
"To remind myself of my aunt's folly. If only she would have given up on her futile dream, she would still be with me. Unlike my mother, Aunt Astra seemed to actually care about me. Well, that's what happens in a civil war, I guess. You lose family and friends to ideals, politics, philosophy," Kara said disdainfully.
"This could be the ticket. It's a sonic cannon," Lena said grabbing it.
"Sure," Kara allowed.
Metropolis
Using surveillance cameras and satellites, Brainiac 5 pinpointed the location of Leviathan's hideout. Brainiac 5 and Alex proceeded to the location seeing an old mansion. "This is it?" Alex asked unimpressed.
"Archaic structures like these help Leviathan keep their bases secret as opposed to offices in a large skyscraper downtown," Brainiac 5 said.
"Fuck you, Barney. That is prime real estate and I don't appreciate having to commute long distances to get to work," Alex shot back.
"Well, I can tell you that the Leviathan agent that led me to this location walked a great while," Brainiac 5 said as he snapped the lock off the gate.
"This is a fact-finding mission only. If it gets too hot, we back out," Alex told him. "So, be cool."
"I am always cool," Brainiac 5 said putting on black sunglasses.
He opened the doors to the house and the two entered an elevator. "If this really is Leviathan's base, we're going to need Supergirl," Alex said.
"She's predisposed at the moment. Have faith in me, Director," Brainiac 5 said as the elevator went down. The doors opened showing a cave cavern.
"Well...shit," Alex said peeved.
"We must be on the wrong floor," Brainiac 5 frowned.
"Let's get out of here," Alex said as they made their way out.
As they exited, a drone aimed at the house and fired a missile. The missile went straight down and immediately the house exploded in a fireball of wood and stone. Alex immediately took cover as Brainiac 5 kept his eyes forward with the explosion behind his back. He then slowly turned around, took off his sunglasses, and smiled.
Fortress of Solitude
Kara waited patiently as Lena figured out the sonic cannon. The fortress suddenly began to shake from a tremor underneath them. The floor cracked up and Rama Khan materialized from the ground underneath the fortress.
"You thought you could hide from me?" Rama asked her.
"Actually, I saw you as so irrelevant that I decided to show my friend my gun collection rather than look for you," Kara mocked.
"I am ancient. I am the Earth. Who are you?" Rama asked rhetorically as he formed a small boulder in his hands and threw it at her.
Kara didn't bother to dodge and let it shatter as it hit her. "You think you can come to my house and wreck the place uninvited? You done fucked up."
Rama charged her with strong punches. Kara lazily blocked them all. "I told you, I am the Earth!" he shouted at her. Kara dismissively kicked him to the floor.
"You may be the Earth, but I'm a fucking star," Kara mocked him.
Kara blasted the floor with frost breath preventing Rama access to the ground. She then proceeded to beat the shit out of him with strong punches to the face and gut. Lena then arrived with the sonic cannon. Kara stepped aside as she let Lena fire it on Rama damaging his internal structure.
"You won't survive me, again, Kryptonian," Rama said angrily as he punched through the floor and escaped underground.
"Is this the best Leviathan has to offer me? What a fucking joke?" Kara rolled her eyes. She then looked around and found Lena gone. "Where the fuck did she go?"
Kara caught up with Lena with the Myriad device. "Whatcha doing with Myriad?" Kara asked condescendingly.
"You caught me. I used you...just like you used me," Lena said angrily revealing her true colors.
Kara clapped condescendingly. "So, what was your brilliant plan, Lena? Do you even know where the fuck you are? Do you even know how to get back? It's endless cold and snow out there. You wouldn't last fifteen minutes."
"I have my ways," Lena replied.
"Your fancy portal watch?" Kara guessed. "That's clever. Assuming, you can activate it before I kick your ass."
"Kick my ass? Is that what you do to your friends?" Lena asked.
"You may be friends with Kara Danvers but that's it," Kara said coldly. "I'll destroy you like I destroyed your brother."
"But you didn't destroy him. I did...or rather someone who looked like me did," Lena revealed.
"What the fuck are you talking about? I blasted him out of the sky," Kara said.
Lena went over to the computer and inserted the thumb drive. It showed a video of her killing Lex and then it abruptly ended. Kara eyed the video stupified. "He survived?" she realized.
"Looks like you weren't the only one lied to," Lena smiled sadly.
Kara quickly realized what had happened. "You think I'm Kara Danvers? Do you realize how insane that is? What about all the times Kara Danvers and I have been in the same place and at the same time. It happened this very morning when I saved your ass, remember?" Kara asked her.
"And I'm fully aware that Barney and the DEO have hologram devices that could deceive me," Lena shot back.
"Where's your proof then?" Kara asked impatiently.
Lena showed video clips of Kara Danvers using her super-powers in various places and settings for a minute. "What's to say that isn't Barney there?" Kara asked.
"He doesn't have heat vision or your speed," Lena refuted.
"What's the source of these videos? Your brother? I could get a Hollywood special effects artist to give you super-powers if I wanted to. This is shit," Kara said to her.
Lena gave her an incredulous look. "You both have the same fucking first name. You look the same. You sound the same. You are her."
"If it was so damn obvious, why didn't you figure it out earlier?" Kara asked.
"I don't know. Maybe, I was naive but not any longer. I see the truth now," Lena said.
"Is this all you got? Because you're boring. You're boring me," Kara mocked.
Lena took out a photograph and threw it on the icy floor. Kara eyed the photograph and looked away. It was a younger Kara Danvers showing off her engagement ring with Lex by her side. "I always thought he had this homoerotic obsession with Superman but now I realize it was with you. Superman was merely a stepping stone to get to you, to impress you, or to partner with you, or to get revenge against you."
Kara picked up the photograph and stared at it. "Kara Danvers was adopted in Midvale at the same time as a meteor shower hit. For years, that town had the highest death rate among teenagers but it was all covered up. It's because you killed them all. Lex was a fertilizer plant manager in Midvale for two years, at the same time that Kara Danvers was there. I even recall back then that Lex was engaged to some young blond but I never knew it was you. Not until I found this picture when I went looking around in the mansion."
Kara wiped away tears as she stared at the photograph. "Your face tells me everything I need to know," Lena said.
"You mind...if I keep this? I think Kara Danvers would like to have it," Kara said.
"Fuck you, Kara. Just admit it. I figured it out after all this time, after all the lies," Lena said angrily.
"What do you want, Lena? A participation trophy for being the last one to figure it out?" Kara rolled her eyes and placed the photograph on the computer.
Lena was taken aback as Kara finally admitted it. "Why didn't you tell me before?" she asked.
"I wanted a friend that didn't know. I did the same thing in Midvale. Someone that I could be normal with and not see me as the goddess that I am. I am the most powerful being in the universe. Do you know how lonely that would be if everyone knew who I was? You were unique. You were the best of us. All because you didn't know," Kara said.
"That's not what friends do," Lena said tearfully.
"Maybe not. I've never acted like I was perfect as either Kara Danvers or Supergirl. You came to me because you wanted to get close to Supergirl. I used you? You used me first," Kara accused.
"You're insane," Lena realized.
"Lena, don't you realize? We're the same. Split right down the center. I know all about you, Lena. I know about the drugs, the alcohol, the slutty lifestyle, and how you pitted your father and your brother against each other for your own amusement. You act like you're the good Luthor atoning for your brother's sins but in reality, the Lex I knew and loved was so much better than you," Kara said.
"Then why did he change? What did you do to him?" Lena demanded.
"I wish I could tell you," Kara said softly.
"You fucked him up, didn't you? You ruined my family. My father and brother are dead, my step-mother was driven insane with grief and anger, and after all that damage and pain you caused my family, you still thought to play these mind-games with me? How dare you, Kara?" Lena said angrily.
"This is a test for you as it is for me. You go down the same route as your brother, I won't be able to save you. You can hurt me with any of these silly weapons but once you start killing and enslaving people to your will, I have to intervene. If you pass my test, I swear to you, you won't regret it. I'll give you back the thing you most desire," Kara offered.
"I'm done with your tests and games," Lena glared.
"You need to get over yourself. I have the weight of the whole world on my shoulders. I am protecting worlds in other universes. I have saved your ass countless times. I apologize to no one. I do whatever the fuck I want. Now, you can either be on my side and get roasted every so often or you can oppose me and see how that works out for you. I cannot be defeated or stopped. If you fight me, you will not win," Kara told her.
"If this is who you really are, then maybe...it's a fight worth dying for," Lena said tearfully. "I want you to experience my pain, my humiliation."
"Lena, I'm not human. I don't feel anything. I can't be reasoned with. I can't be bargained with. I don't feel pity or remorse. And I will not stop until everyone that opposes me is destroyed," Kara told her.
"Lex was right all along. You have to be put down," Lena said as she activated the fortress' defenses.
Kara was placed in a crystal cage and weakened with Kryptonite. "Well done, Lena. You going to kill me?"
"No, I'm not going to kill you. I'm not a villain. You shouldn't have treated me like one," Lena said bitterly and then teleported herself away.
Kara frowned as she was stuck inside the crystal cage. "Well...shit."
Metropolis
Hank and M'yrnn phased through the walls of L tower on their way to see Malefic. Occasionally, security personnel would try to stop them. M'yrnn simply made them go unconscious leaving a trail in their wake. They arrived at Lena's basement laboratory and found Malefic a prisoner.
"Have you come to finish what you started?" Malefic asked bitterly.
"If by kicking your ass, you mean, then yes," Hank smirked.
The two were about to fight when they were dropped to the floor. "Enough, my sons," M'yrnn said to them.
"Father?" Malefic wondered.
"Yes, my son," M'yrnn said.
"You sent me to the phantom zone. I spent lifetimes of nothing. No air, no time, no sight, no smell. Nothing but my heart suspended mid-beat. Excruciating suspense that never stops. A breath you can never exhale," Malefic said angrily.
"I was tortured mentally and physically by the White Martians for over two hundred years. I saw my wife and my grandchildren thrown into the flames. The war is over now. The time for forgiveness is at hand," M'yrnn said to him.
"He doesn't want peace. He wants to kick my ass," Malefic pointed to Hank.
"Do not confuse jokes and play for hatred and violence. He wants you back as your brother," M'yrnn said to him.
"You were alive this whole time? You could have killed me the moment I arrived on this planet," Malefic realized. "Why didn't you?"
"Because I love you, my son, no matter how queer you may be," M'yrnn said to him. He then proceeded to mind-meld with all three of them so they would all understand what had transpired.
Malefic gave M'yrnn and Hank a shocked look. "Forgive me, father," he knelt before him.
"There is an old parable of a father with two sons. One son says he will do his father's will but does not. And the other son refused his father but then comes back and does it. What son will you be?" M'yrnn asked them both.
Hank sighed and reluctantly took a knee before his father.
Fortress of Solitude
Within a few minutes, the crystal cage went down and the Kryptonite beam was deactivated. Brainiac 5 and Supergirl (wearing pants) walked up to her. Kara tensed up as she regained her powers back. "You saw the whole thing?" Kara assumed.
"Lena Luthor is quite the anomaly," Brainiac 5 allowed.
"Do we proceed with the plan?" Supergirl asked.
"Yes. After all, she is...," Brainiac 5 confirmed.
"Only human," Kara glared.
Author's Notes: The twist is semi-concluded with the reveal that there are two Supergirls from the beginning of season 5. The one in the skirt being the original and the one wearing pants being the copy. If you go back to the beginning, you may have noticed some differences between them depending on whether they're wearing a skirt or pants. The beginning training scene in this episode indicates Hank knew from the beginning via mind powers but kept his mouth shut. After the disappointing season 4 finale and the costume change, I decided to take this route.
Keeping Lena in the dark up until this episode was more impactful, I believe, as having to reveal and remind the audience that Kara lied to Lena several times gets old. It also slightly justifies Lena's psychotic anger a little bit more. The photograph of Kara and Lex's engagement is a reference to my prequel fic, Midvale. In Adventures, Lex is more tied to Kara than to Superman turning everything on its head. The real conflict was always between Kara and Lex with Superman merely being an unfortunate victim in all this.