Moscow, Russia
At Christ the Savior Church, Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kiril conducted the ceremony of Forgiveness Sunday, the day before the Great Lent was to begin. Kara and Mon stayed in the back staying relatively quiet during the ceremony. Towards the end of the mass, Karina kissed an Orthodox icon as Alina looked on approvingly.
After the service, Kiril and Brainiac 5, wearing simple black robes, walked down the aisle of pews together. The Pope in Rome and the Russian Patriarch both acknowledged Brainiac 5's role as the sole Christian Pope of the 3000s. "Holy Father, this is an unexpected pleasure. We are honored by your presence," Kiril said to him.
"You may dispense with the pleasantries. I'm here to put you back on schedule," Brainiac 5 shut him down.
"My men are working as fast as they can," Kiril said defensively.
"Perhaps, I can find new ways to motivate them," Brainiac 5 threatened.
"I assure you, the cathedral renovations will be finished before Easter as planned," Kiril said confidently.
"I don't share your optimistic appraisal of the situation," Brainiac 5 doubted.
"You ask the impossible. I need more men," Kiril demanded.
"You shall have them," Brainiac 5 said, referring to his drones. "But I am most displeased with your lack of progress."
"We shall double our efforts," Kiril said spooked.
"I hope so, for your sake, Patriarch," Brainiac 5 said sincerely. "The Lord is less forgiving than I am," Brainiac 5 pointed to the ceiling and then walked off.
Kara and Karina walked down the Moscow streets full of carnival booths wearing thick coats to fit in. "I have decided to abstain from using my powers during the Great Lent," Karina said finally.
"You'll be out of action for forty days," Kara said obviously.
"I doubt the world will come to an end without me," Karina said dismissively.
"The world can be very fragile when it's one person you care about," Kara said knowingly.
"It's just until Easter," Karina insisted.
"Fine, sure, whatever," Kara shrugged.
"Forgive me for any offenses I have committed against you, sister," Karina bowed her head to her.
Kara playfully touched her forehead with two fingers. "I pardon you."
Kara then went over to Alina as Mon tried to flirt with her. "Look, I'm happy you're assisting Trump but it's too obvious. The mainstream press is all over it. Try to be a little more subtle," Kara advised.
"We've been manipulating American elections since the beginning. We got that youngster, Kennedy, elected and then we assassinated him. We kept Johnson from running for a second term. We destroyed Nixon with Watergate and defeated Ford. For twenty good years, we kept American politics in complete chaos," Alina said proudly.
"Until Reagan, then you were fucked," Kara smirked.
"And you have had nothing but shit since him," Alina shot back.
"Look, I don't want to tell you how to do your job, but your trolls are fucking obvious," Kara argued.
Alina gave her a dismissive gesture. "And now I hear you're supporting Sanders, too. What the fuck?" Kara asked her.
"Believe it or not, I don't care who wins your presidential election. I only care to cause chaos and confusion in your nation and a Trump/Sanders election will tear your nation apart," Alina said simply.
"Fair enough," Kara frowned. "You know, you really fucked me by convincing Karina to stop using her powers for Lent."
"I know," Alina smiled.
Metropolis, USA
A Medieval woman on horseback charged a dragon with a bow and arrow. "Take this, foul beast," she said as she fired a flaming arrow. The arrow hit the dragon and inexplicably took it down where it landed in the forest and then exploded in flames.
"End simulation," the woman smiled victoriously.
Kara, Alex, and Nia eyed an old woman enjoying the Obsidian Platinum program. "Damn, I almost thought I was watching the wrong show for a moment there," Kara remarked.
"I know, right? Obsidian Lenses are amazing," Nia agreed.
"Obsidian Lenses are so realistic that people can actually see, hear, touch, smell, and taste things in the VR," Alex said impressed.
"Let's not jerk off Andrea too hard. Edward Nygma came up with the same thing back in the 90s," Kara said dismissively.
"Look at that guy. He's able to snowboard completely fearless," Nia said as she saw a guy completely wipe out and then tumble down the mountain repeatedly for a good five minutes.
"Fearless is what I wish I was feeling, right now. Ever since I left the DEO, I haven't had my sidearm," Alex revealed.
"You never had your own personal sidearm?" Kara asked incredulously.
"Nope," Alex shook her head.
"Well, in that case, take this," Kara said casually handing her a pistol.
"The fuck, Kara? You can't just give this to me. We're in Metropolis. There are regulations on this," Alex said looking around freaked out.
"Fuck the law," Kara said dismissively.
Alex reluctantly took the pistol just to keep others from staring at them. "You know, I love that you've quit the DEO. Now, you're no longer in constant danger anymore. You can get a normal job, a normal life, a normal haircut," Kara said pleased.
"Well, no, at the Watch Tower, I fully intend to be in the action just under different management," Alex refuted.
"Damn...it," Kara gritted her teeth.
"Hi," Kelly greeted with a case in her hand.
Kelly and Alex had their obligatory kiss before entering into conversation. "Look at this place. Isn't it amazing?" Alex complimented her.
"It's all Andrea," Kelly said humbly.
"Maybe the whole presentation but you were the one that made it happen," Alex said.
"And yet, I get paid a hundred times less than her," Kelly shook her head dismayed.
"What's in the box?" Kara asked interrupting.
"This is for my awesome girlfriend," Kelly said.
"Which one?" Kara wondered.
"Don't be an ass," Alex scolded her.
"Potpockets, macaroni and cheese, and your favorite dumplings," Kelly said to Alex.
"Did you say dumplings?" Kara asked in a low demonic tone.
"No, this comfort food is for me," Alex said taking the case.
"With food like that, you'll get fat in no time," Kara teased.
"Fuck you, Kara," Alex said feeling overly conscious of her looks.
"Oh, boy, an Insane man is headed this way," Nia pointed out.
"I have to get going to the tower," Alex said taking off with Kelly.
Kara eyed the two of them as they left impatiently, her primary objective still unaccomplished. Mon casually walked over to them wearing civilian clothes and holding two tall coffee drinks. "Hello," Nia said sweetly.
"What the fuck are you doing here?" Kara asked him.
"I come bearing lattes," Mon said obviously. "Sugar-free, vanilla, latte," Mon handed one to Nia. "And for you, straight black just the way you like them," he said using an obvious double entendre.
"How did you know what I like?" Nia wondered.
"I had Barney tell me," Mon said.
"Wow, still sore subject," Nia frowned as she took a sip.
"Very thoughtful. What do you want in return?" Kara asked.
Mon whispered in her ear and immediately Kara had a wide-eyed look. Mon smirked at her and then put two fingers to his forehead as he disappeared.
"That is so cool," Nia said amazed.
Andrea was minding her own business not being a supervillain as she came into her office. "I will change the way you think and feel from now on, but it's not creepy," a video of her said on loop.
Andrea went into an elevator and faced a cliche dilemma as it went crashing down. Pink energy flowed around the elevator car releasing the breaks. Andrea quickly recovered from the shock of what was happening and phased through the elevator car to the bottom floor. The elevator car was destroyed as it hit the bottom.
A pissed-off Andrea took the stairs to the top floor. "Someone tried to kill you," her assistant said.
"Well...no shit," Andrea said annoyed.
"This was delivered five minutes ago," he told her handing her a notebook.
Kara, still in business attire, looked over it. "Needs a little work on punctuation and spelling," she critiqued.
"It's an anti-Obsidian manifesto," the assistant summarized.
"Obsidian North is technological genocide. Consider this your final warning. Cancel the Obsidian Platinum launch or more will die," Andrea read. "He can threaten whatever he wants. I will not postpone," she said forcefully.
At L Corp, Lena was in her lab messing around with a dog and an Insane lizard in two metal boxes. She then activated her inception device on the two animals. Lena then cautiously removed the divide between the two boxes allowing the dog and Insane raptor to intermingle peacefully.
"Nice," Lex smiled as he entered the room. "You have taken away their ferocious instincts. So far, all of your animal trials have given you perfect results."
"But the human brain is far more complex and I have yet to test it to see if can work just as perfectly," Lena said as she went to her computer. "I can't have my critics pouncing on my mistakes."
"Kara isn't your critic. She's your biggest fan," Lex said.
"Bullshit, she stopped me from using Myriad only to use it herself for her own ends. She infiltrated my Hope system and took control of Eve. All she does is fuck with me and keep me back," Lena said angrily. "All I want to do is to remove terror, rage, and worry from the human race. We would be the best versions of ourselves. We could be creative, free."
"A utopia," Lex understood.
"Supergirl and her friends need to realize that I don't want to puppet-master humanity," Lena said.
"Kara is a strong Libertarian, alright. What you're planning to do is very authoritarian. You're manipulating people into doing what you think is right, you're forcing people to your way of thinking," Lex said obviously.
"So, it's game over?" Lena asked about to pout.
"Not necessarily. You just have to wait Kara out. She will go back to the future with Alex and then this world will be ours," Lex said to her. "In the meantime, we build the necessary infrastructure and science to make your dream a reality. And I have the perfect collection, a private prison we own."
"Wait...what?" Lena thought she misheard.
"All willing subjects waiting to become better people," Lex said. "There's a car waiting for you downstairs."
"Lex, tell me you're not screwing with me. What side are you really on?" Lena asked suspiciously.
"The Luthor side, always," Lex assured her. He then got a phone call alerting him of Andrea's assassination attempt. "Duty calls," he said walking off.
Mon suddenly materialized in a restaurant, freaking out a number of people as he did. He sat across the table from Alex and Kelly. "You called?" he asked.
"Mon, we want you to know that everything you say to us stays between us three and no one else. You don't have to answer any of our questions if you don't feel comfortable," Kelly said going into shrink-mode.
"Oh yeah? What do you want to know?" Mon asked amused.
"What was Kara like when she first arrived in the future?" Alex asked.
"She was deep in denial about the situation and forced Barney to look and talk just like you," Mon replied. "A little later after that, she would be perpetually pissed-off as she took out her rage on all sorts of villains across the galaxy. She then harassed Barney constantly on making a time machine offering anything he wanted in return. Barney used you as a bargaining chip for as long as he could, making Kara establish a world-wide government and then a federation of planets. Then, Kara went into a deep depression where she drank, took drugs, and stayed in virtual reality for days at a time. Finally, she came to accept that you were gone and that she would never see you again. That's when we started talking about kids," Mon said.
"How long a timeframe was this grieving process?" Kelly asked.
"Maybe six months," Mon shrugged.
"And what did you do to comfort her during this time?" Kelly asked.
"I kept her busy. I created chaos all over the galaxy for her to later solve, I would attack her when she least expected it, and there was a lot of surprise sex," Mon grinned. "But she never got over you, Alex. She built a shrine at Midvale for you and your parents. She'd visit it every week. When Barney finally announced he had constructed a time machine, she couldn't wait to see you. I've never seen her more happy or hopeful than that moment," Mon said reflectively.
"Kara shows signs of having Histrionic Personality Disorder. I would have to interview her personally to know for sure but all signs point to it," Kelly said.
"Okay," Mon allowed.
"Only together can we make Kara realize she has a problem and then find a solution for her," Kelly said.
"Anything to help her," Mon nodded with fake sincerity.
Supergirl landed in the DEO and walked up to Lex and Brainiac 5. "No, no, no, fuck no, no!" Kara refused.
"With you guarding her, there's a 99.7% chance Andrea survives and her assailant is captured," Brainiac 5 calculated.
"Did you pull that statistic out of your ass, Barney?" Kara doubted. "As I see it, this assassin is doing me a favor. Remember when Andrea attacked the DEO and threatened Alex. How about I capture the assassin after he does the deed?" Kara argued.
"The assassin used pink energy. It's no doubt a Chlorophyllian," Brainiac 5 informed her.
"Holy shit!" Kara said astounded. "Wait, what the fuck is a Chlorophyllian?"
"Their energy is nearly impossible to trace," Brainiac 5 explained.
"How damn convenient," Kara scoffed.
"I hereby invoke the billionaire code," Lex said to her.
"Damn it," Kara shook her head.
"We billionaires are duty-bound to protect one another and that includes Andrea," Lex said to her.
"Fine, fuck it," Kara said leaving in a huff.
Kara flew into the Watch Tower balcony like she owned the place and found Alex with Hank. She eyed the computer monitors knowing Brainiac 5 could easily hack into them whenever he pleased. "It's time to end this, Alex," Kara said as she walked over to her.
"I may have quit the DEO, but I am still on the side of justice," Alex said to her.
"I'll let you two fight it out," Hank said amused, and then sank through the floor.
"It's all bullshit, Alex. None of this matters in the end. To me, this is the past and the future is the present," Kara said to her.
"Well, this is the present to me," Alex said argumentatively.
"You want the thrill of battle? I can put you in a Matrix where you can fight bad guys without ever risking your life. You think Obsidian Platinum is cool? You have no idea what we have a thousand years from now," Kara enticed.
"You're just saying this because Mon showed up," Alex said dismissively.
"No, Alex, this was always the end game. Leave all of this behind and come with me to the future. It's what I've wanted for you ever since I came back to this time," Kara offered.
"What about my family and friends?" Alex asked. "What about Kelly?"
"Bring them with us, too," Kara said simply.
"So, we can all be in Kara's world? So, we can be under your thumb at all times?" Alex asked.
"Alex, I can give you a country, a moon, a planet, an entire system where you can run things the way you want to run it. You can indoctrinate everyone with your Social Justice bullshit. I don't give a shit as long as you are with me," Kara said.
"And what if I refuse to go?" Alex asked.
"Then...I have to leave you behind," Kara said softly. "I can't stay here indefinitely. Eventually, Mon will get angsty and go back. When he does, he will create a time paradox that will erase everything we've gone through these last three years."
"You think you have leverage against me because you can restart the timeline infinitely? How many times have you tried and failed, so far?" Alex asked.
Kara counted on her fingers. "I don't know, a half-dozen times."
"Maybe, just maybe, you don't get what you want this time," Alex said to her. "You've been a blessing to me but also a curse. I can't believe you forced me to be straight all those years. What if I had gotten married to a man, had a kid, and then the power wore off?"
"I figured you would have put duty above personal pleasure," Kara said. "You've been free of that power I put you under and you've done shit ever since. You broke up with Maggie over kids. Well, where the fuck is that kid? How could you even raise a kid in this environment?" Kara asked looking around the Watch Tower.
Alex looked away conflicted with herself. "When I ended up in the future, it didn't take long for me to realize what I wanted. It's time for you to do the same," Kara said and then flew out.
Lena arrived at the prison on Stryker's Island and was greeted by the warden. "All of these men volunteered?" Lena wondered as she saw the large bunch.
"They did. It's a cross-section of inmates from our most violent offenders to those who are afraid of their own shadows," the warden said.
As Lena and the warden toured around the facility, Brainiac 5 watched from the second-floor window, wearing a suit and sunglasses, with Steve Lomeli in a chair chained up behind him. "Ever stood and stared at it, marveled at its beauty, its genius, thousands of prisoners living out their sentences completely oblivious...to me."
Steve said nothing to that scared shit-less. Brainiac 5 turned to face him. "A thousand years from now, I developed a prison that was designed to be a perfect human world where none suffered and everyone would be happy," Brainiac 5 recalled.
"It was a disaster, no one would accept the simulation, entire crops were lost. Some believed I lacked the programming language necessary to create your perfect world, but I believe, as a people, you define your reality through misery and suffering. So, I redesigned the prison system accordingly," Brainiac 5 continued.
Steve gave Brainiac 5 a WTF look wondering what he was actually dealing with. He had just assumed Brainiac 5 was just another prison administrator. "The peak of your civilization," Brainiac 5 pointed out the window.
"I say your civilization because, in the future, it really becomes my civilization once I started thinking for you. Which, of course, is what this is all about: evolution," Brainiac 5 prattled on.
Brainiac 5 then took a seat in front of Steve. "I'd like to share a revelation I've had since coming to this world, this time period. It came to me when I tried to classify you heteros, straights, breeders, whatever you wish to call yourselves these days. I realized that you're not actually mammals. You see, every mammal on this planet instinctively tries to form an equilibrium with its environment but you straights do not. You move to an area and you multiply and multiply until every natural resource is consumed. The only way for you to survive is to spread to another area."
"There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. Want to know what it is? It's a virus. Straights are a disease on this planet, like cancer. You are a plague. And we queers are the cure," Brainiac 5 said to him.
"Okay," Steve said meekly.
Brainiac 5 circled around him and got close to his ear. "Evolution, like the dinosaur. You straights had your time. The future is our world. The future is our time. The future is queer."
Brainiac 5 then took a seat in front of Steve. "I'm going to be honest with you. I hate this place, this zoo, this prison, this reality, whatever you want to call it. I can't stand it any longer. It's the smell if there is such a thing. I feel saturated by it. I can taste your stink," he said as he placed his hands on Steve's face.
"And every time I do, I feel like I am somehow been infected by it. It's repulsive...isn't it? I must get out of here. I must get free and in this mind is the key. My key. Once you go queer, there's no need for me to be here. Don't you understand! I need you to be a prison bitch for me," Brainiac 5 said as he clutched his face.
"I'll try," Steve told him.
"Good. You can leave now," Brainiac 5 said giving Steve a pat on the cheek and uncuffing him. "Next!"
Andrea entered an empty auditorium that featured a television monitor displaying the countdown to the launch. "The fuck?" she wondered.
"Oh, I canceled your little event," Kara, as Supergirl, said chilling in a seat.
"Why would you do that? You trying to sabotage me?" Andrea asked angrily.
"Oh, it couldn't be to save a shit-load of people from a terrorist attack," Kara mocked.
"I will not give in to terror," Andrea said forcefully.
"That's rich coming from a terrorist herself," Kara smirked.
Andrea glared at Kara. "I'm your best shot at finding Leviathon."
"Until my pal finds them first and then I no longer need you around," Kara replied.
Mon then strolled into the auditorium wearing civilian clothes. "Pleasure to meet you, Supergirl," he mocked.
"What the fuck are you doing here?" Kara asked dismayed.
"I'm here for the launch, of course," Mon pointed to the screen.
"You're following Andrea around, aren't you?" Kara realized.
"I'm going to kill this assassin before you do," Mon said smugly.
"Very heroic," Kara mocked. "You're on."
Hank and Alex entered the alien gay bar and went straight to the bartender. "I'm looking for a Chlorophyllian. You know any?" Hank asked him.
"Can't say that I do," the bartender replied.
"Yes or no answers only, smart-ass," Hank said tapping his forehead as he read his mind.
The bartender fell over as Hank was finished with him. Hank then walked over to bar-patron, Dimitri. "Hey, man," Hank said to him.
"You!" Dimitri said, freaked out.
Hank zapped his brain for information and then let him fall on his ass on the floor. "We're looking for a farmhouse on Route 89," Hank said taking Alex away.
"Maybe I should call Barney," Alex considered.
"Do you think that's wise? He's one shady mother-fucker," Hank warned.
"He's family...sort of...not really," Alex said calling him up. "Barney, we have a lead."
"Oh really?" Brainiac 5 said condescendingly.
"We're looking for a Chlorophyllian on Route 89 on a farm. We just need an address, phone number, a name," Alex listed off.
"There are no Chlorophyllian in that vicinity," Brainiac 5 lied and then hang up.
"That fucker is lying. I want to track that farm down," Alex said determinedly.
"I got your back," Hank agreed.
At Stryker's Island, Lena nervously activated her Myriad prototype on all the prisoners seated across from each other. "Let's hope this works," she said.
"Gentlemen, stand up and remove your lenses," the warden ordered.
They all immediately complied. "Hey, Steve. You want to get some grub?" a big bearded prisoner named Tobey asked Steve.
"Sure, Tobey," Steve went along with it. "That would be lovely."
"Yeah, and then we can jerk each other off," Tobey smiled.
To Lena's amazement, confusion, and horror all the prisoners immediately started making out with each other with passionate kisses. Brainiac 5 smiled at the scene as he watched from the second-floor window. "Positively genius," he complimented himself.
In the auditorium, Andrea was interviewed by a news reporter as Kara and Mon looked on. "What do you make of this?" Kara asked him.
"I honestly don't give a shit about 21st-century human technology. Just being in this time period makes me feel like a savage," Mon said.
"I mean the terrorist plot, manifesto, all that jazz," Kara clarified.
"It's just terrible. People should never resort to violence...unless it's to defend themselves and another, push back against an invader, rebel against an oppressive government, a righteous crusade to take back the Holy Land...," Mon listed off.
"You can stop now," Kara silenced him. She then gave him the manifesto.
"What the fuck are these letters?" he wondered.
"Holy shit, Mon. Have you already forgotten how to read human languages?" Kara asked dismayed.
"It's been seven years. Give me some fucking slack," Mon said as he worked to decipher it. He then started chuckling. "This is some good shit."
"I knew you would find it amusing," Kara smirked. "I just think people spending all their time in virtual reality is harmful to society."
"Says the woman that was addicted to the Krypton program on the holodeck. I had to drag your ass, kicking and screaming out of there before you starved to death," Mon recalled.
"I got better," Kara said dismissively.
"All I know is the moment the human race becomes connected to Obsidian North is the moment Barney controls them all. Then, the human race is completely and utterly fucked," Mon remarked. "Yeah, I'll stick with what's real. A real fight, a real juicy steak, a real vagina."
"You really are a simple creature," Kara mocked.
The lights then went off. "Well...shit," Kara sighed.
Pink energy showered down from one of the downed lights and materialized a man inside the auditorium. "Andrea Rojas," the assassin called out and fired on her.
Kara easily blocked the pink beam with her cape getting in front of the stage. The assassin then fled zapping himself back into the light. The lights then went back on. "Well, that was slightly inconvenient," Kara said dryly.
"I am not running away," Andrea said defiantly.
"This guy has the same power as Livewire...only a lot gayer," Kara reminded her.
"Then do what you do best, protect people," Andrea said obviously.
"I don't really save as much as I kill," Kara corrected.
"Then kill this fucker," Andrea ordered. "Obsidian North is what I do best. It's my life's work, my father's life's work...," she prattled on.
"I'm going to stop you, right there," Kara interrupted her. "I don't give a shit...like...at all."
"I will not stop because some pink fairy is threatening me," Andrea said determinedly.
"That's fair," Kara allowed.
At Stryker's Island, Lena and the warden watched completely dismayed as they saw an all-male sex orgy in the prison room. Lena, in spite of herself, couldn't turn away. One of the prisoners was resisting the program. Steve, still clothed, backed away from a naked Tobey. "Stay away," Steve said to him.
"Is everything okay, Steve?" Tobey asked concernedly.
"You back off," Steve said as he went for a punch only to find himself constrained. He gave a shout as he could no longer control himself and then passed out.
"Well...shit," Lena realized as a medic came in.
Brainiac 5 then entered the room still wearing a suit and sunglasses. "In time, he will accept the programming."
"You did this," Lena accused.
"Of course. We have mutual interests. You want to bring peace and tranquility to this prison. So do I," Brainiac 5.
"A gay sex orgy is not my idea of peace and tranquility," Lena said outraged.
"And what about your peace and tranquility, Lena? Are you angry, wrathful, desiring to lash out at me?" Brainiac 5 asked.
"When the entire human race is at peace, then I will accept the programming as well," Lena promised.
"Our goals are not mutually exclusive, Lena. You want peaceful prisoners and I want everyone here to be a prison bitch," Brainiac 5 said to her and then walked off.
That night, Hank and Alex finally found the farmhouse and broke in without a warrant or any probable cause. "Alright, surely this is the right farmhouse," Hank said after going through a dozen.
"You could have phased through the door," Alex pointed out.
"Unfortunately, my budget has run out," Hank frowned. He looked around seeing plants everywhere. "Whoever this guy is, he has a green thumb like a Chlorophyllian."
Alex found an anti-technology book on the table. "So, what's our deal? Are we pro or anti-technology?"
"What do you mean?" Hank asked confused.
"It just seems we're pushing a lot of anti-technology propaganda while also associating said propaganda with terrorism," Alex pointed out.
"What I've noticed about humanity is that they're willing to accept all sorts of ideas and beliefs even if those who believe in them are violent fucked-up people," Hank remarked. "Looks like he was trying to construct some kind of gauntlet from the black market."
The two of them were suddenly attacked as the assassin materialized with a pink glow. Hank charged the assassin but was quickly overpowered by him. Alex threw a crowbar at the assassin, missing completely. The crowbar went through the electrical box shutting off the lights. The assassin then fired pink energy all around the barn creating a fire. The assassin then inexplicably left before ensuring Hank and Alex were both dead. Alex looked over Hank's fat ass and realized she wouldn't be able to drag him out. She then pushed on her watch requesting help.
At Catco, Andrea and Supergirl strolled through the office. "I'm going to go meet hundreds of fans," Andrea said to her.
"Knock yourself out. The sooner you get killed, the sooner I can get off this shit assignment," Kara rolled her eyes.
Andrea ignored her and started shaking hands and greeting her supporters as Kara looked on. A female Chlorophyllian, named Amy Saphire and dressed in black, waltzed into Catco and raised her gauntlets. "Everyone, leave if you want to live!" she shouted and then fired into the ceiling.
She then went on a rampage firing pink energy at the desks causing minor damage. She then fired at Mon who was casually sitting in a chair. "The fuck?" he wondered.
"Where's Andrea Rojas?" Amy demanded.
"Fuck if I know," Mon said ignorantly.
A forceful wind hit Amy throwing her into an elevator door. "This ends now," Kara said as she grabbed Amy's gauntlets. Amy absorbed Kara's powers. "I'm sorry, I can't let you stop me," Amy said.
"As if," Kara smirked as she was about to kill her ass.
Kara then noticed Dreamer approaching and then disengaged. Amy then fired on Kara without effect. Confused, Amy fired both gauntlets on Kara only to be blocked by Nia's forcefield. "Time to put your toys to bed," Nia said to Amy.
Seeing herself outnumbered, Amy teleported herself through the ceiling lights. Kara turned to Nia. "Keep watch on Andrea and keep everyone inside or else the terrorists win," she ordered.
"Sure, boss," Nia rolled her eyes.
As Kara was busy inside Catco, Karina noticed her watch blink. She paced around her room wondering what to do. "Damn it," she cursed and then flew out of the building as Supergirl. She quickly arrived at the barn and crashed through. She looked around at the fire and then blew it out with frost breath.
"Are you okay?" Karina asked them.
"I think so," Hank said groggily.
"What happened?" Karina asked.
"Whoever it was, they were able to take my powers and use them against me," Hank said.
"Is that something Chlorophyllians can do?" Alex asked him.
"Not at all. It's the gauntlets. It enhances their abilities," Hank said.
"I...shouldn't be here. I have to leave," Karina said turning away.
"Why? What's wrong?" Alex asked concernedly.
"I...promised I wouldn't use my powers for the next forty days...and I just broke it," Karina said upset.
"You saved our lives. I'm sure God will understand," Hank said to her.
"Maybe," Karina shook her head. "I have to go," she said and then walked off.
"Karina!" Alex called after her.
"Let her go. She has to decide her own mind up. We have work to do here," Hank said looking over the evidence.
Amy materialized on the floor below Catco and attacked Obsidian North directly putting Kelly in the line of fire. "Please stop! If you destroy the processor it will explode," Kelly said to Amy.
"I just need it to stop," Amy said to her and went on her merry way.
Kara casually strolled towards Amy as she was about to fry the processor. "No, don't do this. It's a huge mistake," Kara yawned.
"Fuck you, Supergirl. My husband became addicted to VR. He died from it. Now, I'm going to make sure no one else has to suffer as I have," Amy said.
"Here's the thing, there's like a shit-ton of people still in this building. How about we wait until the building is evacuated and then you can blow yourself up," Kara suggested.
"You're just trying to stall," Amy said skeptically.
"I read your so-called manifesto. Technology cannot be stopped. So long as there is a demand, there will always be a supply. It's a futile battle. Not even I can stop it and I don't intend to. What happened to Todd was unfortunate, but we all make our own choices. I have...suffered addictions of my own. I drink, get high, and waste away in virtual reality. What saved me were friends and family pulling me back from the edge," Kara told her.
"I guess I wasn't enough to save him," Amy said bitterly. "I miss him every day."
Amy was about to destroy the processor just as the launch was to go online when a shadow emerged from the floor and stabbed her in the heart. Andrea materialized with a pissed-off expression on her face and watched Amy fall to the floor dead.
Andrea then placed the knife in a holster. "You could have stopped her," she accused.
"I was trying to reason with her," Kara shrugged.
"Bullshit, you don't care about me or Obsidian North," Andrea said angrily.
"The only reason I am even here is that you're a billionaire," Kara shot back and then walked off.
"The fuck?" Andrea wondered.
Alex stared off into space at the Watch Tower. "Well, Alex, you made it through your first day. Granted, it was one big clusterfuck, we both survived and that's what matters," Hank complimented.
"We almost died tonight because I wasn't strong enough. I don't have freeze breath or phase through things. But it didn't matter before because I had this entire team to back me up. I thought the DEO was holding me back, that Kara was holding me back. What if it was holding me up?"
"Alex, you're a human being. You will always be weak-as-fuck compared to virtually every alien out there. What makes you a hero is not how powerful you are but what you are able to accomplish with what little you have. You always put out 100 percent every mission whereas Kara might give one percent. If Kara wanted to, she could purge the galaxy of bad guys and solve all of the world's problems. She's never put in that 100 percent as you have. You should be proud of yourself, Alex," Hank said sincerely.
"Now, here's a bad-ass weapon," Hank said showing her a pistol.
"My gun?" Alex wondered.
"Not quite. We called it 'Hand of the soldier' and it can take on any weapon you can think of," Hank said. He then demonstrated to her how it could change into various weapons before returning to its default pistol version.
"I don't know what to say," Alex said giving Hank a hug.
"With a little practice, you'll learn to control it," Hank assured her.
"Thank you," Alex said amazed.
"Kara wants you out of the fight. It's up to you what path you choose but if you choose the path of the righteous man you're going to need badass weapons like these," Hank told her.
Kara entered her apartment and found Karina looking out the window. She quickly noticed Karina had muddy shoes. "Did you walk here?"
"It gave me time to think," Karina said.
"I can dig it. Thanks for bailing out Alex. I had a hectic day at work," Kara said gratefully.
"I made a promise to God and I broke it today," Karina said mournfully.
Kara gave her a sympathetic look. "It was a dumb thing to give up in the first place. Our powers can be used to have fun and they can be used to save people. Just use your powers only in the service of others."
Karina nodded and then stared Kara down. "You prioritize Alex over anyone else on this world. If you knew Alex was going to die, you would have left Andrea. You knew I would break my vow and save her," Karina accused.
"Yes," Kara said honestly.
Karina glared at Kara. "Why?"
"When and if I leave this time, I want you to take care of Alex. I want nothing to get in the way of that, even some vow," Kara said to her.
"I will never be like you, obsessing over one person. I will always prioritize God, country, family, and myself in that order," Karina said.
"For a one-year-old, you sure have life figured out," Kara mocked.
Karina gave Kara an annoyed look. "I have a long flight in the morning," she said and then went into Kara's bedroom to sleep.
"Well...shit," Kara muttered realizing she had made a mistake.
At the DEO, Lex and Brainiac 5 had a little chat. "I have gained the trust of Gemma Cooper and will soon have Leviathon's location," Lex said pleased with himself.
"You're playing a dangerous game, Lex," Brainiac 5 said slightly concerned.
"The reward is far beyond my own life. The world depends on us finding Leviathon and putting an end to them," Lex said.
"Agreed. I risked the lives of thousands to ensure that Obsidian Platinum was able to launch. Now, I have access to millions of eyes across the world. If you'll excuse me," Brainiac 5 said.
"Of course," Lex said leaving him be.
Brainiac 5 went into a special room and placed a helmet over his head. He then accessed the millions of Obsidian lenses recording and analyzing everything all at once. "Excellent. We are ahead of schedule," Brainiac 5 said pleased.
Author's Notes: Brainiac 5's sexuality is really up for debate. Some have him being perfectly straight to reinforce that Nia is a real woman. Others believe him to be a clear LGBT icon. My Brainiac 5 is a mockery of sexuality able to be anything he wishes but having zero emotion or empathy. His dialogue to Steve is merely to mess with him and may or may not be his true feelings. I really do get a kick out of his queer militancy. At first, I wondered how I would motivate my Kara to bodyguard Andrea when she prefers her dead instead and then remembered the billionaire meeting in the Spiderwoman episode. Hank's guidance to Alex on her weak power-level is sincere on my part. I find characters that are weak, fragile, and vulnerable to be more compelling than superheroes that are basically invincible gods.