Earth-X
Tokyo, Japan
Tens of thousands of Japanese military officers in uniform formed up in a large square before Overgirl and the Reich army. The Japanese stared ahead having been zombified by Myriad. The Emperor and the Japanese war council also came out and stood at attention for Kara.
"Seppuku," Kara said to them all.
Without hesitation, the Japanese took a seat on the ground, stabbed themselves with a tanto blade, and sliced across severing their aorta. Within a minute, they were all dead. Kara then eyed Mon-El as he landed near her. As with the others, he was under the control of Myriad.
"For decades, we had a good run. You never came close to my true power but you always managed to escape my grasp. Together, we kept the Reich and the Empire of Japan from war. But now, that is no longer necessary. Our game...is no longer necessary," Kara said to him.
Mon merely stared ahead not consciously aware of what she was saying or where he was. Kara gave a heavy sigh and then took out twin katana blades. "You always kept me at bay by threatening to destroy the planet if I ever attacked Japan. With Myriad, nothing can stop me now," Kara said to him as she placed the sword in his hand.
"Lower your power-level to human-level," Kara ordered him.
Mon relaxed as he did as he was ordered. Kara hesitated as she looked upon her old enemy. "Seppuku," she said softly.
Mon got on his knees and immediately stabbed himself with the katana. As he sliced across his abdomen, he struggled to raise two fingers to his forehead to escape. Kara got behind him and noticed his movement.
"Ha!" Kara shouted as she sliced off his head.
Mon's headless body slumped over. Kara then turned to her own generals as she cleaned her blade off. "The command has been given for the American Resistance to kill themselves. We should know who the traitors are by morning," a general told her.
"Excellent. Congratulations, gentlemen. The war is over and a thousand-year peace shall commence," Kara said pleased.
Earth-38
Metropolis
It was night at Kara's apartment as Nia came over to brood about her break-up with Brainiac 5. "Ta-da! Candy tray awaits," Kara said as she placed it on the coffee table.
"I appreciate the break-up feast, but I'm fine," Nia told her.
"Suit yourself," Kara said as she inhaled some M&Ms.
"Really, I think it's good Barney and I broke up," Nia said trying to stay positive.
"Right...," Kara replied doubtfully.
"Look, Barney clearly has some emotional complexities that I wasn't aware of and it's better that I know now than later," Nia said.
"Barney doesn't have emotional complexities. He's a fucking machine, Nia. What did he want from you?" Kara asked.
"He wanted my...sperm," Nia said softly.
Kara laughed at that. "It's not funny. It's deeply personal," Nia said flustered.
"Barney wants to ensure Nura Nall's existence. That is his mission," Kara said obviously.
"And I get that, but I wish he would think about what I want out of life. I don't think I'm ready to be a parent, and I'm not going to throw my...sperm out into the wind for whoever wants it," Nia said.
"If Barney really wanted to, he could already acquire what he wanted," Kara said darkly. "The reason he hasn't is that he respects you. He wants this relationship, not by force but by cooperation."
"I'm not ready," Nia sighed.
"When will you be ready, Nia? Do you want to be like Alex?" Kara asked rhetorically.
"No," Nia acknowledged. "Speaking of which, why isn't she here with Kelly, tonight?" Nia wondered.
"Alex is still pissed off with me," Kara rolled her eyes.
"For what?" Nia asked ignorantly.
"It's complicated," Kara shook her head sadly.
The next morning, Kara and Lex went to the Toy Convention together. "Isn't this a little...immature of us to be here?" Lex asked her.
"Lex, you're less than a year old, chill out. Besides, look at these action figures," Kara said of the Supergirl dolls. As she looked over the packages, she frowned at them. "The breasts should be a lot bigger."
"So, this is all about you?" Lex assumed.
"And James," Kara pointed out.
James and Supergirl walked across the convention floor and were ambushed by kids that wanted to shake hands and get autographs from both of them. James then got on the stage with Supergirl at his side. "Hello, all. I'm running for the US Senate because the debt is out of control. By the time our children are our age, there won't be money available for them to go to school, for housing, for even basic necessities like food. The dollar will inflate so high that no one will be able to afford even toys. Speaking of which, my Guardian action figure is right over there. Get them while you still can," James said to the crowd.
"Of course he gets all the royalties and I get squat," Kara said annoyed.
"What if I had an action figure?" Lex wondered.
"Just you in a suit? It would be boring as fuck," Kara rolled her eyes.
"No, I'm talking robot-suit and missile cannons on the shoulders," Lex said.
Kara took Lex away to avoid being seen by William Dey. "What's up?" Lex asked her.
"It's William Dey from Catco. I try to avoid him," Kara explained.
"Fair enough," Lex said as they walked in the opposite direction of him.
Kara turned on her digital tape recorder. "So, how do you feel about all this hero-worship among impressionable children?"
"I think it's great that children have an excellent role model in Supergirl to be inspired by," Lex replied.
"And isn't it true you're working on an alternative energy source on Shelley Island?" Kara continued.
"This planet is in an energy crisis. I'm just trying to do my part," Lex answered.
Kara turned off her tape recorder. "Good, but you need to loosen up, Lex. You know, fuck with me every so often. Make a game out of it."
"Alright," Lex said taking her tape recorder. "Kara Danvers is Supergirl," he said to the tape recorder.
"Holy shit, Lex!" Kara hissed as she took the tape recorder back.
"Too far?" Lex realized.
"You know what? It's fine," Kara said, calmly putting the tape recorder into her coat.
"I half expected you to dramatically crush it," Lex admitted.
"It's digital. I can just edit that last part out," Kara said obviously. "There's an armed sniper at the toy convention," Alex radioed both Kara and Supergirl.
"Never a dull moment at the toy convention. God damn," Kara shook her head dismayed.
"What is it?" Lex asked concernedly.
"Move to the exit and stay in your limo until I get you," Kara ordered him away.
Alex and DEO troops arrived on the scene and began evacuating everyone out of the convention in a calm orderly fashion. "Everyone stay calm. The DEO's got this," James said to everyone.
"Time for you to leave," Karina said to him.
"Nah, I'm staying until the last person is out," James refused.
Karina nodded in understanding. She then noticed a string of toy monkeys together in one place. With her X-ray vision, she determined they were bombs. Karina sped over to them and shielded the crowd from the bombs. The monkey toys detonated with Karina taking the brunt of the blast. As the smoke faded, Karina fell to her knees and then toppled over on her side bleeding profusely.
"Oh my God!" Alex realized as Karina lost consciousness.
Alex and James were immediately at her side. "Kryptonite," James realized as Karina's suit was shredded and her cape torn. She was bleeding all over her body as Kryptonite shrapnel had hit her.
Kara gave her twin sister a horrified look and then saw the bomber move towards the exit with a rifle in his hand. Still, in civilian clothes, Kara went after the bomber. As she sped to apprehend him, she found that it was a mannequin decoy. "What the fuck?" Kara wondered as she circled around it.
A bullet suddenly hit her neck splashing blood on the floor. Kara immediately felt dazed and confused from the hit. Another bullet went through her back, puncturing her lung. Kara fell to the floor devastated. Alex and James were immediately on the scene. James unfolded his shield and blocked another Kryptonite bullet from hitting Kara. Alex fired at the shooter with her laser pistol barely missing him. The shooter threw a smoke grenade and then ran out the exit.
"Who was that guy?" Alex wondered.
"I think it was Winn," James said grimly.
Kara and Karina were placed in medical beds with solar lamps over them to stabilize them. Brainiac 5 considered their condition as Alex and James looked on. "The Kryptonite bombs and bullet would suggest an assassination attempt. Kryptonite is a rather expensive way to kill a human when lead and copper will do just fine. This assassin must be aware of Supergirl's identity," Brainiac 5 figured.
"It was Winn," James said adamantly.
"How is that possible? Winn is on Argo City," Alex said.
"Actually, Winn and I landed back on Earth this morning on the Vindicator Cruiser. He's been at the DEO this entire time," Brainiac 5 said nonchalantly.
"And you were going to tell me this when?" Alex asked annoyed.
"Now," Brainiac 5 replied.
Brainiac 5 escorted Alex and James to the command center where Winn was working to identify the shooter. "I got a facial match. It's me," Winn realized, wearing normal civilian clothes.
"Very good, Winn. Your time on Argo has not softened your computer skills," Brainiac 5 complimented.
"Winn, great to see you, again," Alex said giving him a hug. "Now, how are you in two different places at once?" Alex demanded.
"I don't know," Winn admitted.
"We have a visitor," Lex said as he arrived on the floor.
"Indeed, we have," Brainiac 5 agreed as the lights in the building fluctuated.
A new Supergirl arrived and looked over the group. "Wow, Alex, you're looking quite gay, today," Kara(X) mocked.
Alex walked up to Kara(X) not intimidating by her. "I thought we had an understanding that neither of our sides interferes with each other's Earth," Alex reminded her.
"And that is why I'm here, to clean up a rather unfortunate mess," Kara(X) explained. She then eyed Lex curiously. "Mr. Luthor, I remember you from a long time ago. You were quite the thorn in my side before I blasted your head off."
"Thank you...I guess," Lex said not sure what to make of that.
"The Winn you're looking for is the Winn of my Earth. He is the most dangerous man alive. He managed to resist the Myriad program and escape to this Earth. He must be found quickly and terminated before he causes any more disruption," Kara(X) said to them all.
"Wait...you want to kill me?" Winn asked offended.
"The Winn of my universe is very much like his father, a terrorist. He was the leader and brain of the Resistance against my regime. He has already taken out two Supergirls. He cannot be underestimated," Kara(X) told him, slightly irked by Winn's appearance.
"By regime, you mean Reich," Alex antagonized.
"You're a Nazi?" Winn asked stupified.
"We don't have time for 20 questions. Suffice to say, I saved the multiverse from the Anti-Monitor. I deserve your trust and respect. I'm taking over the DEO while this Winn is still at large. Do you have any objections, Barney?" Kara(X) asked him.
"None at all," he replied.
"I object!" Alex interrupted.
"Alex, we got two Supergirls down for the count. We don't have a lot of options," James said to her.
Kara(X) eyed James with a haunted expression. "It's like...being in a haunted house. There are so many ghosts here."
"Indeed, I will continue surveillance in the city to find Winn. To avoid confusion, Winn shall be given this limited-addition Vindicator jacket and ball-cap," Brainiac 5 gifted to him.
"Sweet!" Winn said putting them on.
"I have to get back to the campaign office, so I can spin this as a heroic moment," James said leaving.
"Yeah, sure, go do that while the rest of us figure this out. You do know you have 0 chance of winning, right?" Alex said scornfully.
"Thanks for all your support, Alex," James said sarcastically as he left.
"Winn, we're going to J'onn's place," Alex ordered him.
"I'd rather have him here. It would be unfortunate if I vaporized the wrong Winn," Kara(X) objected.
"The only reason you saved the multiverse was because my Kara wanted to fuck with real heroes. She could have done the same thing you did," Alex told her off.
"We both know that isn't true. Your Kara isn't a true warrior. It must really burn you that it was I that led you to victory," Kara(X) smirked.
"What I hate the most is that I grieved over your dead body thinking you were my Kara," Alex said angrily. "Winn, let's go."
Winn gave Kara(X) a confused look and followed Alex out the door.
Alex and Winn arrived at Hank's PI office. "Hank, we're here!" Alex shouted.
"Very nice," Winn said looking around. "I didn't realize J'onn was such an avid reader."
"I'm up here," Hank said through the intercom and then opened a secret doorway for them.
"Is that a secret elevator? That's so cool," Winn said impressed.
The two cautiously entered the elevator and went to the top floor. "What is this place?" Alex wondered as they arrived at the top floor and met with Hank.
"First things first," Hank said giving Winn a hug. "I am so sorry this is happening to you."
"You always give the best hugs," Winn said feeling squeezed.
"What's up with this place? I had no idea your PI office extended several floors up," Alex said confused.
"I figured I would create my own shadow DEO outside government or corporate control. A place for the super-friends whenever they should need it...except Kara," Hank said.
"Why not Kara?" Winn asked bewildered.
Kara pulled off the biggest stunt in multiverse history by enlisting her Nazi self to lead the super-friends against the Anti-Monitor. By the time I found out about the ruse, it was too late, so I made the best of it. We won but it is clear that Kara and Barney have their own agenda. For some time now, Barney has been slowly taking over the DEO and has his fingers in every electronic device connected to the Internet or satellite. The Vindicators, so to speak, must be put in check," Hank said seriously.
Winn awkwardly took off his Vindicator jacket and ball-cap aside. "So, what are you going to call this place?"
"I was thinking the Tower," Hank considered.
"Like the Jehovah's Witnesses' Watch Tower?" Winn smiled.
"No," Hank shook his head.
"Cool," Alex agreed.
"So, tell me all about this Crisis thing," Winn requested.
"Show, don't tell," Hank said as he zapped Winn with his memories of the Crisis.
"Holy shit!" Winn said amazed as he realized what had happened. Winn immediately grabbed a bag to hurl in. "Yeah, get it all out," Alex patted him on the back.
"Okay, I'm up to speed," Winn said.
Kara(X) waited patiently in the infirmary for Brainiac 5 to locate Winn(X). Karina was the first to wake up and then stared at Kara(X). "What happened?" she wondered in Russian.
"You were hit with a Kryptonite bomb," Kara(X) replied in Russian.
Karina stared at Kara(X) uncertainly and then noticed Kara in the hospital bed beside her still asleep. "Who are you?" she demanded.
"They call me the Overgirl. So, you're the Russian clone? Pity, if she wanted true power, she should have made a German clone of herself," Kara(X) said dismissively.
"Germany is a mere puppet state of America. We are independent and strong," Karina replied forcefully.
"I understand the European Union rivals the United States economically and militarily and who controls the EU: Germany. You see, we won, after all," Kara(X) smiled.
"We are the biggest country on the planet," Karina shot back.
"And even with all that land, your GDP is still half that of Germany. How pathetic," Kara(X) mocked. "Germany builds while Russia drill holes in the ground looking for oil."
Karina gave her a flustered look. "Germany is a dying population willfully letting the Turks invade. In a hundred years, the German people, culture, and way of life will be gone."
Kara(X) nodded. "I was just teasing. Can you forgive me for killing a few million Russians?"
Karina slowly got out of bed and faced her. "In another timeline, I killed everyone on the entire European continent including Germans."
"Alright, I'll drink to that," Kara(X) smiled.
Kara then awoke and noticed Kara(X) and Karina staring at each other. "What the fuck is going on?"
At the tower, Hank, Alex, and Winn watched a live video feed of Winn(X). "Hello, Metropolis. By now, you are aware that I was behind the attack against Supergirl. But I want you to know why I did it."
"Can you track his signal?" Alex asked Hank.
"He's blocked his IP address," Hank frowned.
"This is technology I have never seen before," Winn admitted.
"Tell me, have you been so unfairly wronged that it made you want to burn it all down? Well, I have and I am angry. Supergirl destroyed my family and ruined my father's good name. The Supergirl of my Earth is a Nazi. She used a device called Myriad to force those who resisted her...to kill themselves. My wife...was compelled to...murder our daughter and then she killed herself. Countless families across America suffered similar fates. Only I, alone, was able to escape her control," Winn(X) said.
"Look at that. People are supporting him. He's collecting followers," Alex realized as she watched the screen.
"Help me take down Supergirl. Help me kill this monster. Follow, subscribe, share, and be part of the Resistance," Winn(X) said.
At the DEO, Kara(X) gave an impatient expression. "Where is he?" she demanded of Brainiac 5.
"He has been taught well. I can't find him," Brainiac 5 admitted as he searched through the Internet traffic.
"This is a fucking disaster. No one is supposed to know you exist," Kara said angrily to Kara(X).
"You would be an equal embarrassment to me on my own Earth, so you can go fuck yourself," Kara(X) shot back.
"Let's not fight," Lex mediated between them.
"He wouldn't be able to do this on my Earth. Anti-trolling legislation censors this kind of Internet activity," Kara(X) mused.
"Anti-trolling? Why am I not surprised a Nazi would censor speech? One man's trolling is another man's freedom of speech," Kara argued.
"I'm not apologizing. It stopped World War III on my Earth," Kara(X) said unrepentantly.
"Give me liberty or give me death," Kara shot back.
Karina eyed the two bicker, uncertain what side to take from the Russian POV. Kara then got a phone call. "It's from work."
"The Kryptonite is not out of your system yet. You are still vulnerable," Brainiac 5 reminded her.
Kara rolled her eyes. "I'll be fine."
"I have a change of clothes for you," Brainiac 5 said referring to her blood-soaked shirt.
Kara gave him an odd look and then went off to change.
At Catco, Kara ran into William. "I think Lex has something to do with the bomber," William said to her.
"You have, like, zero evidence to support that," Kara scoffed.
"When you have a hunch, you keep digging no matter the risk," William said to her.
"That's rich. I got shot today trying to get a story," Kara rolled her eyes.
"How are you still here?" William wondered.
"I was wearing a bullet-proof vest," Kara backtracked.
"Why would you be wearing that to a toy convention?" William wondered.
"You're new here so you don't know. Every toy convention, there is a terrorist plot," Kara excused.
"Kara, when I call you in for a meeting, I expect you to come directly to me," Andrea said annoyed.
"I know that wasn't supposed to sound sexual, but...," Kara joked.
"William, I need you with me, today. My father's Alma-Mater is honoring the family for our advancement in tech and entertainment. I'm going to announce the next phase. Obsidian Platinum will be like nothing seen before. William, I want you to cover it," Andrea said.
"Hell no," Willian objected.
"That's a great idea," Kara talked over him.
"And I have something for you, too, Kara," Andrea said leading her away from William.
"Well, okay then," Kara allowed.
"You were friends with Winn Schott when he worked here at Catco before he disappeared two years ago?" Andrea asked.
"Friend is a strong word," Kara replied.
"I bet you never thought he would make such a splash. I want an exclusive, immediately," Andrea said as she entered her office.
"I'll remind you, he tried to kill me," Kara objected.
"His video is going viral. We need to capitalize on this," Andrea said.
"I like where your head is at, but I'll remind you again that he fucking shot me," Kara said.
"According to your paycheck, you have to do what I tell you," Andrea said arrogantly.
Kara's smile turned to a menacing sneer. "I think it's time we had a talk on who is actually in charge here. I am Kara Wayne of Wayne Enterprises and I have more money than God, more than you. I know all about your alter-ego as Acrata and your affiliation with Leviathan. I know your boyfriend Russell Rodgers is locked up in Russia where he's spilling all his secrets about you to them."
Andrea simply stared at Kara completely spooked. Kara walked behind Andrea's chair. "You may sit in this chair but I am the power behind the throne. I choose my own hours, my own stories, my own salary, and preferred parking. Or...I'll disappear your ass and gut your company."
"Who are you?" Andrea asked fearfully.
"I'm someone you don't fuck with," Kara said obviously. "Or my friends for that matter: Turn off Obsidian North networks," Kara snapped her fingers.
Immediately, Obsidian North was completely shut down via a Brainiac 5 hack. "I get the point," Andrea said.
Obsidian North then came back online. "Good talk," Kara said and then left the office.
Supergirl addressed reporters at the Metropolis Park to discuss Winn's video. "The video by Winn Schott are the rantings of a mad-man. I have always stood for truth, justice, and the American way," Kara(X) lied. "There is no such thing as Myriad. I've been called many things over the years. Being called a Nazi is nothing new," Kara(X) said dismissively.
"I will do everything in my power to bring this terrorist to justice," Kara(X) pledged.
A missile suddenly fired towards Kara(X). As it got close to her, it opened up spreading Kryptonite shards in all directions. Kara(X) didn't even bother to move as she was hit. There was a green explosion that blasted the reporters to the ground. As the green smoke cleared, Kara(X) remained unaffected. She then disappeared as a hologram.
"Do you have his position?" Kara(X) asked Brainiac 5 as she got off the hologram emitter.
"Within a hundred meters," he replied.
"Good enough," Kara(X) shot out of the DEO towards the park.
As she arrived at the park, she scanned the area for him. Not seeing him anywhere, she fired heat vision at the trees creating a forest fire. Kara(X) kept it up firing at everything burning away the vegetation. Seeing a nearby lake, she fired heat vision into the lake boiling it and then vaporizing it completely.
"Where is he?" Kara(X) hissed.
"He may have some kind of cloaking device," Brainiac 5 suggested.
"Well...shit," Kara(X) said infuriated.
At the tower, Kara(X) pushed Nia forward from the elevator. "How did you find this place?" Alex demanded of Kara(X).
"Please, it's the top floor of J'onn's PI office," Kara(X) rolled her eyes.
"He could strike at any moment," Brainiac 5 said as he decloaked.
"So, hurry up and dream," Kara(X) ordered Nia, pushing her onto the couch.
Nia closed her eyes and dreamt of Brainiac 5. "You?" Nia asked disappointedly. Brainiac 5 then morphed into a tiger and attacked her. Nia suddenly awoke.
"What did you see?" Alex asked her.
"Nothing," Nia shook her head.
"That seems very unlikely," Brainiac 5 doubted.
"Okay, I saw a tiger, a wildcat," Nia said and then ran off towards the balcony.
"What does this mean?" Kara(X) asked.
"The mascot for Metropolis University is the tiger. Andrea Rojas is scheduled to speak there, tonight," Brainiac 5 considered.
As Andrea prattled on about Obsidian Platinum at a Metropolis University auditorium, giant toy tigers attacked her. Kara(X) was instantly on the scene. Andrea then morphed into Brainiac 5 and took out a laser pistol. The audience members rushed to exit. "He's nearby," Brainiac 5 said to Kara(X).
Kara(X) ignored the tigers and the audience as she focused on finding Winn(X). Brainiac 5, Nia, and Alex fought off the toy tigers eventually destroying them all. "I have him," Kara(X) said as she found him in the parking lot below them. She then drilled her way through the floor and landed in the parking lot complex.
"Stop!" Winn said to his counterpart as he worked inside his van.
"This is your Earth," Winn(X) figured.
"Yeah, that's right," Winn confirmed. "Give me the trigger."
"No fucking way," Winn(X) replied.
"Is the bomb in the van?" Winn asked.
"No shit," Winn(X) said obviously.
"Listen to me. I know what it's like to lose a family. On Argo, everyone has lost family. I've lost my father. You don't want to go out this way. Let me help you," Winn said to him.
"Killing Overgirl is my legacy and all manifestations of her. I'll show the people what Kara Zor-El really is. I'll show them her viciousness, her brutality," Winn(X) said bitterly.
"I've known Kara for years. She's rough around the edges but she's not what you think," Winn said to him.
"Don't tell me who she is. Your Kara gave Overgirl the Myriad technology. She used it to destroy the Resistance, to murder my family. She used it to force my wife to shoot our daughter and then herself. After the Crisis, Overgirl came back a hero, worshiped by the Reich. Now, the whole planet is fucked. All the freedoms you take for granted are gone, they're all gone. Your friend James was killed by the Fuhrer personally," Winn(X) said tearfully.
"Okay, I get where you're coming from, but you can't endanger innocent lives," Winn said.
"She uses civilians as a shield," Winn(X) countered.
Kara(X) cautiously approached the two of them and identified Kryptonite weaponry inside the van. "Give me the trigger and get out of here," Winn said to him.
"You serious?" Winn(X) wondered.
"I got a shield that can protect me. Just trust me, alright," Winn said to him.
"Okay," Winn(X) said giving him the trigger. He then ran out of the parking lot.
Kara(X) approached Winn. "Give me the trigger," she ordered.
"Is it true? Are you every nightmare I have ever dreamt of?" Winn asked her.
"And more," Kara(X) said coldly.
"Everyone has been evacuated from the vicinity," Brainiac 5 radioed everyone.
Winn nodded and activated his energy shield. "That pathetic shield won't protect you. Don't be a fool!" Kara(X) shouted at him.
Winn closed his eyes and triggered the bomb. Kara(X) flew through the ceiling of the parking lot as the bomb exploded. Kara(X) burst out of the ground hurt from the Kryptonite particles in the bomb. She coughed unable to breathe and her vision fluctuated as she tried to find Winn(X).
Winn(X) took to the trees and used his cloaking device. Kara(X) looked around with her falcon vision and then later her X-ray vision. Seeing nothing, she focused on her ears to hear for any movements. Winn waited for Kara to get into position and then fired a Kryptonite grenade round. The explosion rattled Kara but most of the explosion was absorbed by her kinetic suit. Kara fired heat vision wildly into the trees hoping that one of them would hit him. The trees exploded with each shot showering the park in sparks. Even though Kara missed with each strike, Winn was forced to retreat as the area became too heated.
Kara leaped into the trees and continued to search for Winn. Unable to find him, she continued to fire away at the trees and vegetation around her. Winn suddenly fired another grenade shell her away creating an explosion in the tree where she was at. Kara shrieked in pain as she was hit. Kara fired furiously into the trees in all directions. Winn ran as fast as he could and leaped towards a branch over a pond. The tree branch snapped off sending him into the water where his cloak deactivated. Winn swam hard to the other side of the pond only for Kara to grab him by the throat and slam him against a tree trunk.
"Not bad for a human," Kara spat. Her face and hair were bloody from the grenade explosions. Her hands also suffered burns.
"Nazi bitch," Winn spat.
"I've won the war, idiot. You're all alone," Kara said to him.
"I'll bring people from this Earth back to ours, people willing to fight for freedom," Winn said to her.
"So you can keep this war going forever and ever?" Kara asked incredulously. "You can't win even if you bring a million over."
"Tell me...tell me why you ordered my wife to kill my daughter and then turn the gun on herself. Is that what you consider honorable?" Winn demanded of her.
"I gave a general order. If I made the order too specific, it wouldn't have worked. Look, I'm sorry your innocent daughter had to die. But you put her in harm's way, not me. You knew the risks going into this. You're as much to blame for this as I am," Kara told him.
"No, I bet you fantasized every night how you were going to hurt me badly," Winn spat.
"You need me to be a monster to keep this Resistance of yours going in your head. If you ever realized that this war between us had shades of grey, you'd realize how much of a monster you are as well," Kara said to him.
"I'm a human being! This is my world! Not yours! So, come on! Fight me!" Winn shouted at her.
Kara let him go and centered herself as she dropped her power-level. She then smacked Winn away from her. Winn backed away and took a broken tree branch. He smacked her to the face with it shattering it. Kara lazily smacked him away. Kara continued to slap Winn around as he tried to get his bearings. He retreated back a few steps as Kara kept her sights on him.
"Come on! Kill me!" Winn shouted at her.
Kara walked through a tripwire. A trap swung around with a Kryptonite blade straight for her. The blade went right through her. Winn gave an amazed look but then Kara's afterimage faded. The real Kara had sped away from the trap just in time. Kara then punched Winn to the head, knocking him out. Kara then activated her portal device and dragged Winn through it.
Alex, Brainiac 5, Winn, and Nia met up at the lobby of the auditorium. Winn sat alone by himself, having been perfectly shielded. "You alright?" Alex looked over him.
"Nothing is simple here," he remarked.
"Overgirl and Winn have gone back to Earth-X," Brainiac 5 reported.
"He's a deadman," Winn said grieved.
"Reasonably so," Brainiac 5 agreed.
"The Crisis is over. Why didn't you do more to stop her?" Nia scolded Brainiac 5.
"Why should I kill that which can further my research?" Brainiac 5 asked her.
"So, you don't give a damn about morals or freedoms?" Nia realized.
"I thought we had an understanding," Brainiac 5 said condescendingly.
"Why is it that those who have morals, principles, compassion are the ones that are powerless and the ruthless and the amoral have it all?" Nia asked rhetorically.
"Had Winn killed Overgirl, managed to disable Myriad, and then created a new Resistance, more lives would have been lost," Brainiac 5 said simply.
"I don't think we're on the same page," Nia said tearfully.
"Do we have to be?" Brainiac 5 asked her.
"Yeah, we do," Nia said and walked away.
At Kara's apartment, Kara sat alone. Game night was scheduled at her place but no one was showing up. Everyone wanted to be alone or away from her. Finally, there was a knock on the door. Kara opened the door and saw James and Winn. "You two here to chew me out?" she asked expectedly.
"Actually, we're here to get drunk as fuck," James grinned
"Yeah, same here," Winn said awkwardly.
"How's the campaign adjusting to being associated with a Nazi?" Kara asked bitterly.
"Most people realize that the video was bullshit. Those that believe it, already thought I was," James said dismissively.
"I just have one question, Kara. Why did you give Overgirl the Myriad device?" Winn asked.
Kara gave him a haunted look. "I didn't...Barney did."
"Shit," James sighed.
"Why?" Winn asked dumbfounded.
"Barney doesn't give a shit about morals or freedom. He's into preserving life at all costs. And by giving Overgirl Myriad, it would end a war that had been going on for decades. The easy answer is to get all the super-friends we can muster and topple the Reich, right? Yeah, well, it would destroy the planet if we did. And then we would pat ourselves on the back and declare victory but seven billion people would be gone," Kara said.
"Barney is a scary mother-fucker and only you can reign him in," James told her.
"That's the thing. He can't be found, he can't be killed," Kara shrugged.
"Now, everyone thinks I'm a terrorist," Winn mused.
"We'll fix this. People will know the truth," Kara assured him.
"Actually, I feel kind of relieved in a way. When I was living in Argo, I had this nagging idea in my head that I would take Thara and the kids to Earth. But, I knew it would never work out. Now, I feel free of my Earthly reputation, my career, my job at Catco. Argo knows I'm not the Toyman and that's enough," Winn said reflectively.
Earth-X
Metropolis
Winn was brought to a wall surrounded by German troops to make sure he didn't escape. Overgirl was present to give the execution order. German soldiers stood at the ready in front of Winn. "Arm, ready, aim," Kara said to her men.
The German soldiers pointed their rifles at Winn ready to fire all at once. "Give me liberty or give me...!" Winn shouted as he was shot multiple times to the torso. Winn fell to the ground dead.
"Death," Kara finished for him.
Soon thereafter, the Fuhrer and his staff, Kara, and a number of veterans who had fought against Winn and his Resistance were present for the funeral. The chaplain said a few words. An American flag was draped over the casket. A gun salute was given to him and then the flag was presented to the Fuhrer.
"Put this in a museum where it belongs," the Fuhrer ordered one of his staff officers.
The casket was then lowered into the ground where it would rest beside his father and mother's grave. "It's finally over," the Fuhrer said softly.
"Yes, yes it is," Kara agreed.
Author's Note: I thought it was really cool to bring back Winn and for him to work double duty as his evil counterpart. However, I'm a little sick and tired of him always being associated with the Toyman. I wanted to show with Winn(X) that Winn is plenty capable of being a bad-ass under the right conditions. I also wanted to show the moral complexities of fighting for freedom vs saving lives. Additionally, I wanted to show the consequences of Kara's ruse to make Overgirl in charge of the super-friends against Anti-Monitor and the lasting repercussions that followed on Earth-X. This is not to necessarily say that Kara was wrong to enlist Overgirl but that there is always a cost involved when you ally with evil. As an aside, I was amused that CW believed banning trolling in the future was a good thing. That does seem like something a Nazi would do.