The next morning, Lex was taken to the hood, entered an old abandoned building, and took a special elevator underground. "An elevator? Really? I thought the goddess of technology would have something cool like a transporter beam," Lex mocked.
"Welcome to Leviathan," Gemma said as the elevator doors opened.
Inside was a fancy house filled with ancient artifacts. "I pride myself on seeing connections others see as mere coincidence," Lex said as he looked over a poker table. "Pathways where others see only walls," he said as he looked over the bar.
"I anticipate everything, but I must admit I did not expect you to live in a casino," Lex admitted.
Gemma smirked and then deactivated a hologram revealing the actual Leviathan ship with alien computer consoles. "After you," Gemma motioned.
"One small step for...," Lex said and then fell to his knees as he became choked out.
Rama Khan then casually walked over. "Lex Luthor, the man of tomorrow, have the decency to bow before the gods," he said arrogantly.
"I told you to disable the shields," Gemma said annoyed as Lex continued to suffer.
"As long as he knows where we live, it stays on," Rama insisted. "At all times."
"Whose orders?" Gemma asked.
"Who do you think?" Rama asked obviously.
"This pin will protect you against the shield," Gemma said putting it on Lex's coat.
"You really know how to make your guests feel welcome," Lex said dryly as he felt relief and stood back up. "Now that pleasantries are out of the way, shouldn't we discuss our plans to end Supergirl and her friends?" Lex asked.
"Leave the slaughter of Supergirl to us," Rama said gruffly.
Rama became joined with Tezumak, Manitou, Sela, and Alina. Tezumak was black-skinned appearing as if he were from Ethiopia. Manitou appeared as Chinese. Sela, as South American Native American. All five put on rings of green, red, light blue, purple, and dark blue. With these rings, they controlled the Earth, fire, wind, heart, and water.
Rama then pointed his ring at a bar of Kryptonite they had captured from the DEO. "Kryptonite, like all other metals, is mine to control," he said as he absorbed the bar's energy.
Lena took a deep breath and knocked on Kara's apartment door. As the door opened, a white lab immediately lunged forward barking. Kara pulled the dog back. "Krypto, this is our friend," Kara said to him.
"I didn't know you had a dog," Lena said surprised.
"I genetically modified him so he gets his energy from the sun instead of food. It makes it so much easier to care for him and it's cheaper," Kara said and then gave Krypton a bone to chew on. "I just love him to pieces. One time, some thugs broke his leg. I ended up killing fifty bodyguards and an entire mafia cell over it," Kara said.
"You must be joking," Lena smiled amused.
"I don't joke about my dog," Kara said super-serious.
Lena gave Kara a spooked look and had to remind herself that this mild-manner reporter was a total killer. "So, what's the topic of discussion?" Kara asked.
"My experiment at Stryker's Island failed," Lena admitted.
Kara nodded already knowing this. "And you have used Myriad to control North Korea," Lena accused.
"To be fair, that's Mon's pet project. It's not wise to have an Insane Prince bored. I told him he could sack any third-world nation he wanted. I figured he would go after Somalia or some shit but I was wrong," Kara rolled her eyes.
"It just showed me how weak I am by myself. I want to end this war between us. I want to come back to the fold," Lena said.
"You can start by getting back together with James," Kara said.
"Wait...what?" Lena thought she misheard.
"James will be the new US Senator of New York. He's going to need your advice on policy matters in DC. While you're in DC, Lex will take over as CEO of Lex Corp," Kara said.
"You're taking L Corp away from me?" Lena asked surprised.
"Lena, I've watched you crash and burn that company for three years. Your corporate decisions are based on emotion rather than logic. Your employees and stockholders suffer for it. It's time to step down and do something else. In DC, you can set up your own lobbying firm," Kara said.
"I'm not sure I agree with this," Lena resisted.
"Lex's takeover is already in the works. It's inevitable," Kara told her.
"So, you just get to decide what roles everyone plays?" Lena asked resentfully.
"I'm still a reporter to some click-bait gossip rag. With my Pulitzer, I could be hired by the New York Times easily. I could conquer the Earth in a week," Kara said to her. "And when I leave this time, you can do whatever the fuck you want."
"You're leaving...this time?" Lena asked.
"You went to war against me instead of just waiting me out. When I have accomplished my goal, I'm going back. Then, you won't have to worry about my abuse of power," Kara explained.
Lena held conflicted feelings on Kara leaving. "When?"
"Maybe a year or two. Who knows?" Kara shrugged.
"This all depends on James winning that race," Lena reminded her.
"He will," Kara said confidently.
"James and I are over. He called me a crazy bitch," Lena recalled.
"Lena, you are a crazy bitch. Come back to him and he'll accept you back," Kara said knowingly.
The door burst open as Hank, M'gann, Alex, and Nia came in. "Down on the ground now!" Alex said to Lena.
"Oh, wow, this is awkward," Kara said shielding Lena.
"You activated your emergency watch," Nia pointed out.
"Yeah, but not about her. Lena has finally decided to be a team player," Kara announced.
"Nice," Hank smiled.
"So, what the fuck is going on?" Alex asked.
"No clue. It's all up to Barney. I'm just here watching TV and getting fat," Kara said. "You should ask Barney. He's in charge of the plan."
"Why doesn't he consult with us?" Hank asked offended.
"He doesn't move a chess piece until he needs to," Kara said dismissively.
"I don't trust Barney," Nia said scornfully.
"I don't trust him, either, but I know that he wishes to preserve human life on this planet. He won't let Leviathan win. His ego won't allow it. Just chill out until he calls for you," Kara said simply.
"Rama Khan has Kryptonite now. He could use it to kill you or the...," Alex let it hang.
"This may come as a surprise to all of you, but it's not going to be me taking down the bad guy. In fact, I'm not going to fight at all," Kara said.
"But we need you," Nia said stunned.
"Yeah, I'm out, too," M'gann said awkwardly. "I got eggs inside me now and I don't want to get them scrambled."
"Well, have fun laying Malefic's eggs," Hank said pissed-off.
"Some of the eggs are yours, too," M'gann revealed.
Everyone stared at Hank. "Well, congratulations, Hank. You are the father," Kara smiled.
"Two sets of eggs from two different fathers," Hank said amazed.
"Yeah, I get it. I'm a total whore," M'gann sighed.
"No, you are the new mother of the Green Martian race," Hank promoted.
Alex looked away uncomfortably as Hank and M'gann hugged. A hologram of Brainiac 5 then appeared in the room. "Holy shit, where is that coming from?" Kara looked around spooked.
"I need all of your assistance to lure Leviathan out in the open," Brainiac 5 said to all of them.
"We're putting a lot of trust in you, Barney," Hank said reluctantly.
"I know," he replied and then disappeared.
Gemma approached Lex apologetically. "I know it must not have been the most pleasant experience. Rama Khan was just trying to protect the base."
"And here I thought you were in charge," Lex said confused.
"We all answer to a higher authority. He is our master," Gemma said cryptically.
"I see, well, here's your pin back," Lex offered.
"Keep it. You've earned it. That's why I brought you to the ship. You're one of us, now," Gemma smiled naively. "Today is the last day of the old era. Tomorrow, the future begins."
Lex nodded and then exited the underground house via the elevator. He then got into his limo with Brainiac 5 waiting inside. "Do you have the ship's location?" Brainiac 5 asked.
"Indeed, but it has a nasty defense mechanism. It paralyzes organic beings and acts as an EMP for you," Lex said as he got himself a drink. "But they gave me something to protect me from it."
"Give it to me," Brainiac 5 ordered.
Lex handed the pin over to him. Brainiac 5 eyed the pin and then placed it in his pocket. "There is another problem. Aside from Gemma who may very well equal you technologically, there are five others with elemental powers. Even with a squad of your drones, you won't be able to get past the door," Lex warned.
"I can simply bomb their ship from the air," Brainiac 5 said.
"If you do that, you will lose all of their knowledge they have in their memory banks," Lex reminded him.
"What do you propose?" Brainiac 5 asked already knowing the answer.
"We lure Levithan out and then you go in," Lex said.
"You've done well, Luthor. In time, I may make you ruler of Australia," Brainiac 5 said.
Lex chuckled not realizing he was serious. "To victory," Lex toasted him.
As everyone left to prepare for battle, Kara sat with Alex alone. "Kind of sucks you won't be out there fighting with us," Alex said.
"You have Karina," Kara said dismissively.
"Kelly suggested I get my own suit, maybe a mask or something," Alex said.
"The fuck did I just hear?" Kara wondered.
"You don't approve? Look at what Nia's wearing," Alex pointed out.
"That Dreamer costume is a joke that went too far and for too long. Nura always wore a black body-armored suit like everyone else. She showed her identity by having a small red Naltorian symbol on her right shoulder just as army soldiers have their American flags on their right shoulders," Kara said.
"So, I should just wear black generic gear?" Alex asked.
"Or camo. That works, too," Kara said.
"But what about looking like a real superhero with black and blue," Alex said thoughtfully.
"Yeah, put some blue in your hair and under your eyes," Kara suggested.
"Yeah," Alex smiled.
"Fuck no," Kara rejected.
"What?" Alex wondered getting mixed signals from her.
"You are a government agent, the top agent in the world. The moment you become a superhero vigilante, you rank at the bottom. You don't need some color gimmick or a whacky hairstyle. No one knows who you are, Alex. You have no identity to protect," Kara said.
"Thanks," Alex said feeling insulted.
"It is your greatest strength, to be no one. You can be a spy wearing any uniform or appearance because no one knows who you are. You have always been in the shadows and for the last five years my shadow. Don't ruin that by making yourself identifiable to the public," Kara advised.
"James did it though," Alex pointed out.
"Because James doesn't give a fuck about his own life, keeping Kelly safe, or being tactical. He just did it for fun and fame. You want to do be a hero because you actually want to help people. For that, you have to sacrifice your public identity. Plus, if you wear the costume I think you're going to wear, it will look goofy as fuck," Kara smiled.
"I need a hood. I mean, what if it rains?" Alex smiled.
"Look, at the end of the day, you do what you want," Kara said. "But I got you this. It's a modified Batwoman suit that you wear under your civilian clothes without a cowl. It's virtually impenetrable," she said opening a trunk. "I also got you some bad-ass weapons," Kara said opening a case with two pistols, two knives, and two grenades.
"Damn," Alex said amazed.
"And you will love this," Kara said opening another case.
"Why do you have this in your apartment?" Alex asked.
"For home defense," Kara smirked.
Supergirl flew around Metropolis and landed in a park. Rama Khan immediately materialized from the ground as she landed. "There's no place I can't find you," he taunted.
"That's where you're wrong, asshole," Supergirl said as she morphed into J'onn. Nia then appeared backing him up. Rama Khan summoned rocks from the ground and threw them at them. Nia created a forcefield shielding herself and Hank.
Tezumak then appeared as a roaring flame. Nia suddenly lost concentration as she suddenly had a dream about Brainiac 5. "Dreamer, what the fuck?" Hank asked her.
Tezumak blasted them both with fire. Hank pushed Nia out of the way but was hit with the flames sending him to the ground. "J'onn, no!" Nia cried out.
Supergirl stood on the rooftop of a building scanning for any Leviathan activity. A storm then blew in over her as Manitou decloaked. He quickly fired at Supergirl making the air around her energized with Kryptonite. Supergirl then morphed into M'gann.
"Got you," she smirked.
A missile suddenly hit Manitou slamming him into an air-conditioner unit. Alex dropped the used missile launcher and pulled out her pistol.
Manitou quickly recovered and used the wind to push Alex off the roof. "Alex!" M'gann shouted and then flew off to grab her before she could fall to her death.
At L Corp, Lena brought James into her lab. "What's this all about? I got a campaign event to get to," James said impatiently.
"Your new suit," Lena said showing the development of a heavily armored, hydraulic limbed, helmeted suit. "The suit won't be ready for a few hours, but I am doing everything I can to speed it along."
"It looks great," James said amazed. He then called his campaign manager. "Cancel all events. I'm kicking ass, today."
Alex then walked in looking a bit ruffled. "What happened?" Lena asked seeing her demeanor.
"It's not just Rama Khan. There were three of them each with different elemental powers," Alex reported.
"Where are the others?" Lena asked.
"J'onn was injured. Deamer took him back to the tower," Alex said.
"This is some heavy shit," James realized.
"This suit will make you immune to fire, allow you to fly if you get blown off your feet, and heavily armored against boulders," Lena said to James.
"Damn, what's it called?" James asked.
"It has a hard-to-remember L Corp numerical designation but I just call it Steel," Lena smiled.
At Obsidian North, Lex met up with a noticeably anxious Gemma. "Satelite uplink is nearly ready. We should launch. Gemma?"
Gemma freaked out on him showing her true machine underneath her hologram appearance. The TVs suddenly showed her true android body and sparks began to fly from all the lights in the room. Lex backed away disturbed by her appearance.
Gemma calmed down and focused herself. "I was communicating with the others. The news isn't good. Tezumak was able to injure one of the Green Martians but Supergirl never showed up and they escaped," she said pissed-off. "I gambled everything on this unity festival."
"It will succeed," Lex told her.
"Lex, Gemma, it's time," Andrea said walking into the room and then exiting.
"So, shall we begin?" Lex asked Gemma.
In an advertisement directed to the entire world media, Lex, Andrea, and Gemma addressed the camera. "Citizens of the world, today we stand on the precipice of history. Our world is of pain, suffering, and chaos but when you enter Obsidian's world, the problems of the real world melt away. In virtual reality, there's nothing to want. No reason to harm one another. It's a place to be our best and truest selves. This world can be our real world and it all starts today with the Obsidian World Unity Festival.
From the Catco building, Sela then pointed her ring into the air as she connected herself to all the hearts of the world. A pillar of energy went up into the sky as she reached out to every man, woman, and child on the planet. In short order, the people of the Earth put on their Obsidian lenses.
"Your hearts all belong to me and soon they will beat no more," Sela smiled.
Alex entered Obsidian North wearing casual clothes and discreetly entered the computer server room finding Kelly with her tablet hooked up to a server tower. "I have to bring it down," Kelly said.
"Kelly, Barney says we have to let the launch continue as planned," Alex said to her.
"I don't trust Barney," Kelly said bluntly.
"On most days, I don't trust him either. But he brought us together. I don't know how it all worked out, but he created the conditions for you to come to Metropolis and for us to meet. What we have wasn't some random coincidence. It was planned by him," Alex said to her.
"We are not pawns for him to manipulate," Kelly said.
"And most days at the DEO, I didn't particularly care for him always screwing with me emotionally. But on this day, the day of the apocalypse, we have to trust him," Alex stressed.
Kelly gave her a conflicted look. "Trust me, Kelly," Alex requested of her.
"Alright," Kelly said disconnecting her tablet.
Mon-El dropped down onto an empty field and glowed intensely as he went Super Insane alerting Levithan to his presence. Immediately, Rama, Tezumak, Manitou, and Alina materialized before him. "Who the fuck are you?" Rama asked him.
"Prince Mon-El of the Insane," he said to him.
"The Insane have been wiped out. If you oppose us, we'll be happy to make your race go extinct," Rama said to him.
"Tall order," Mon smirked.
"He's stalling us. We should kill him now," Alina said still under Sela's mind-control.
James then dropped down in his Steel suit with a hammer in his hands. Jeremiah emerged from the woodline in a black combat uniform carrying an M-4 rifle with an M203 grenade launcher attached. J'onn rose from the ground in his Martian armor. Nia then dropped down from the air as Dreamer.
"You are no match against our all-male team," Mon said to Rama.
"Fuck you, Mon," Nia said scornfully.
"Let's show these bitches how we do it, downtown," J'onn said to his side.
Mon fired a beam from his hands, J'onn fired heat vision, Nia fired continuous bursts from her hands, Steel fired non-stop laser beams from his hands, and Jeremiah fired off grenades. The field became a huge explosion as the Leviathan were hit.
"Keep it up," J'onn said to everyone.
The explosions continued obscuring the Leviathan. The team stopped firing as the flames roared across the field. "That was fun, thank you," Jeremiah said appreciatively.
"Anytime, brother," J'onn gave him a fist bump.
"Have we met?" Nia wondered of Jeremiah.
"I'm Jeremiah Danvers, Alex and Kara's father," he said to her.
"I've heard so much about you," Nia said unsure whether she wanted to get along with the right-wing evangelical.
"My man, how was killing terrorists in Peru?" Mon asked giving Jeremiah a handshake.
"Too easy," Jeremiah smirked.
The flames around Leviathan became a tornado and went straight for the Supers revealing the Leviathan to be unharmed. "Well...shit," J'onn muttered.
Brainiac 5 wore Lex's pin as he entered the Leviathan's hideout. He quickly scanned the room and then went towards the underground ship. Testing to see that Lex's pin did, in fact, protect him, he called more drones into the ship. Brainiac 5 hacked into the lock and opened the doors leading to the ship.
"Classical but not traditional," Brainiac 5 remarked as he looked around.
Accessing the control panel, Brainiac 5 went through all of their files at a rapid pace. Once he was done with his data collection, he ordered the ship to start moving. The Leviathan ship fired its engines and tore through the ground demolishing the abandoned building above. The ship then went into space.
Eve sat in a chair staring off into space as William was handcuffed to a metal table in a warehouse. "Why were you following me?" Eve asked finally.
"I was pursuing a story on Lex Luthor. I know he's up to something criminal. I don't know your involvement, but I believe you're working for him," William said.
"You have no idea what you've gotten yourself into. You should have stayed out of it. Now, I have to babysit you until it's all over," Eve said annoyed.
"I'm a journalist. I can read people. You're a good person who looks trapped. It's clear you're not a killer. What does he have on you? Did he threaten someone you care about?" William asked her.
"Threats and blackmail only go so far. It's easier to simply control the weak-minded directly," Eve said pointing to her head."I'd do the same to you, but she wants to handle you, herself."
"Wait...what?" William wondered.
"This body is being controlled remotely. The Eve Tesschmacher you've been investigating is no more. Now, she's part of my collective," Eve said to him.
"Then, who am I speaking to?" William asked.
"Wouldn't you like to know?" Eve smiled.
"Okay, Eve, you can break whoever is holding you. Come back, Eve," William beseeched her.
"You're wasting your time. My control over her mind is absolute," Eve said to him. "This body's mother is her primary concern. She will lie, cheat, steal, and even kill to keep her safe. It's the way of things with individuals only focused on their immediate needs rather than the common good," she said.
Karina dressed as Supergirl and Kara dressed in civilian clothes rushed into the warehouse. "Eve Teschmacher, that's enough," Karina ordered her.
Eve gave up her pistol to her and surrendered. Kara came over to William. "Oh my God, I was so worried about you. How could you go off alone at night like that?"
"I had to. It's my job," William said to her.
"You're so brave," Kara said to him.
Karina snapped off his handcuffs. "It's not her fault. She's being controlled by someone, perhaps, even Lex Luthor," William said referring to Eve.
"We'll find out the truth soon enough," Karina told him.
"Let's get you out of here," Kara said to William taking him away. Once they were gone, Karina and Eve gave each other fist bumps.
"I have their ship. Now, we need only wait for the launch," Brainiac 5 as Eve said to Karina.
"Most excellent," Karina smiled.
In the field, Nia created a forcefield around the fire tornado keeping it at bay and then dissipated it. "Alina is not with them. She's being controlled. I'll try to free her with her my mind," J'onn said.
"Give the man some cover," Jeremiah said to the others.
James fired his rocket engines and swung down on Rama stunning him briefly with his hammer. Rama summoned a boulder from the ground and forced James back. Rocks attach themselves to Rama's arms as he punched at James' suit. Nia was thrown to the ground as the water in her body was being controlled. Alina walked up to her but hesitated to give her the final blow. Nia then blasted Alina into a shower of water. The water came together and slowly formed a person again.
Manitou created a wind sphere in his hand and hit Jeremiah to the chest. The wind sliced up his vest and threw Jeremiah against a tree. Jeremiah fired his rifle at Manitou but the bullets were suspended in the air before it could reach its target. Jeremiah then charged Manitou with his knife. Manitou entertained Jeremiah as he sliced right through him. Manitou then sucked all the air out of Jeremiah's lungs forcing him to his knees.
Mon and Tezumak fired on each other in a beam war roasting away the vegetation and turning the ground red-hot.
In a mental war, J'onn encountered Sela controlling Alina. "Free her or I'll kick your ass," J'onn threatened her.
"In a war between the mind and the heart, the heart always wins," Sela said confidently.
"Yeah, well, I got plenty of both," J'onn said to her.
The two fought in a fist-fight inside Alina's mind. "You have no powers in this realm, Green Martian," Sela said to him as they struggled against one another.
In the real world, Alina forced Jeremiah and Nia to their knees. Rama buried James in the ground to the point he couldn't move. Manitou created a spinning whirlwind over his head and fired it on Mon sending him to the ground. Jeremiah struggled against Alina's hold and punched right through Alina's head with his cyborg army.
"The fuck?" Jeremiah wondered.
Alina's head emerged from her shoulder as she took hold of Jeremiah. She then tortured him a bit by flowing the water inside his cheeks and sinuses. Jeremiah took out his pistol and fired into her gut without effect. Alina then extended her five fingers as she was about to rip his face off.
Karina then landed on the battlefield. "There she is," Rama grinned and then flung Kryptonite shards at her. The Kryptonite attached itself to Karina weakening her. She fell to the ground and was buried in it. Alina eyed Karina as she was crying out in pain.
J'onn and Sela continued to fight in Alina's mind. Suddenly, Sela shattered as Alina regained control. She immediately released Jeremiah and forced Tezumak and Manitou to implode. The two quickly came back as a flame and dust devil. "I don't know how long I can control myself," Alina said to the Supers.
"Where is the other one?" Mon asked.
"Catco building," Alina revealed.
Mon instantly transported to the Catco building and reappeared next to Sela. He quickly loaded an attack and blasted Sela off the building and into the bay.
Gemma and Lex heard the noise on the roof of the Catco building. "We're running out of time. We need to activate the kill switch now," she said. "I'll worry about killing off the other three-quarters of the world population another day."
"I completely agree," Lex said.
"I'll need to keep Andrea from using the lenses. I still need her to kill fools with," Gemma said getting up.
The two went to her office. "We're almost at two billion users," Andrea said pleased. "Our dreams are finally going to be a reality."
"Just make sure you're not wearing the lenses tonight," Gemma said to her.
"Wait, I wouldn't miss this for the world," Andrea objected.
"Leviathan still requires your services," Gemma said bluntly.
"Leviathan? How do you know them?" Andrea asked stunned.
"Because I am Leviathan. It was I that rescued you from the cave. It was I that have kept an eye on you ever since. But now, I need your help. There's great power in you. I know you feel it. The power of shadows. I need you to use that power to kill Lena Luthor," Gemma said.
"No, I won't," Andrea refused.
"And when you do, you will have power beyond your dreams. Your company will be untouchable. If you don't, your company will collapse, you will lose everything, and your father will be crushed," Gemma threatened.
On the field, hundreds of Brainiac 5 drones arrived with plasma rifles. They immediately fired upon the three Leviathan members saturating the battlefield with fire. "This is bullshit," Rama raged as he was blasted apart over-and-over again by plasma fire.
"I have the ship. Withdraw from the battlefield," Brainiac 5 said to J'onn.
"What about the Obsidian World Unity Festival?" J'onn asked.
"I have it taken care of," Brainiac 5 said to him.
"Alright, I'm trusting you with billions of lives, Barney," J'onn said seriously.
"I know," Brainiac 5 said without emotion.
"Okay, everyone withdraw," J'onn ordered.
The Brainiac 5 drones gave the Supers cover as they exited the field.
At L Tower, Acrata emerged from the shadows with a knife. "Andrea, have you been activated?" Lena asked her.
Acrata hesitated upon hearing her name. "If I don't kill you, they'll kill my father."
"Going down this path won't keep him safe," Lena told her.
"What do you know?" Andrea asked pointing the knife at her.
"I've been down that road. I've done some fucked-up things to protect myself and the people I love but it has never kept me safe from pain. It has just prolonged my misery. It made me alone. Years ago, we made a promise to each other: I jump, you jump," Lena said to her.
Acrata teared up. "Andrea, my friends are going to bring down Leviathan once and for all. You just have to trust them," Lena said to her.
"Your friends?" Acrata asked skeptically.
"Yeah, my friends," Lena said tearfully.
Acrata then broke down, took off her mask, and dropped her knife. Lena embraced her. "I trust you," Andrea said to her.
"Thank you, Andrea," Lena said appreciatively.
Gemma finally entered the VR world to trigger the deaths of billions. Upon arriving in VR, she found herself in Metropolis. It was night and stormy. Looking on either side of her, she saw Brainiac 5 drones lined up on the sidewalks. She then saw Brainiac 5 drones looking down upon her from the skyscrapers. The entire city, the entire virtual realm was nothing but Brainiac 5 drones without a single actual human user. All the drones were in suit and tie while wearing sunglasses. Brainiac 5 had booted over 2 billion users out of the system, prevented their return, collected their information, and controlled their avatars with millions of drones.
Knowing Gemma herself would only enter the VR if she believed she had been successful, Brainiac 5, Lex, and Kara had done everything possible to make her Obsidian World Unity Festival a success to draw her into the digital world for the ultimate trap. In the virtual world, Brainiac 5 was the Superman.
A single Brainiac 5 drone casually walked up to her. "Like what I did with the place?" he asked her.
Gemma glared at him still not realizing what was happening. "It ends tonight," she spat.
"I know it does. I've seen it. That's why the rest of me is just going to watch the show," Brainiac 5 smirked.
"I am Gememnae. I am the goddess of technology. What are you?" Gemma said to him.
"I'm a Brainiac," Brainiac 5 said simply. "I must compliment you for keeping your ship secret from me for so long. But now, it is in my hands."
"These humans you protect are destroying this world. Can't you see that?" Gemma asked him.
"In the future, humans will seed life across the galaxy turning dead moons into complex ecosystems. The environmental damage on one planet is insignificant to human potential. And if I truly wanted to, I could completely scrap this existing ecosystem with a new one. So, as you can see, I have it all figured out," Brainiac 5 smirked at her.
"You know what? You may have stopped the Obsidian World Unity Festival, but I'll simply come back with a new program, a new company. Virtual reality is inevitable," she said to him.
"I agree but you're not," Brainiac 5 said as he advanced on her.
"I'm going to leave now," Gemma said, pissed-off her master plan had failed.
Gemma then realized she was trapped inside her own program. "This is my world. This is my time," Brainiac 5 said to her as drones surrounded Gemma to keep her still. Gemma shed her human appearance revealing herself to be an android with cable hair that whipped around. She attempted to fight off the Brainiac 5 drones with little success. Brainiac 5 then formed a knife-hand and then penetrated her chest.
"Game over," Brainiac 5 smiled as black liquid covered Gemma's body completely, and then she became another Brainiac 5 drone.
"You'll like being a dude," Brainiac 5 said to the new drone as he fixed his tie.
"I do," the drone confirmed.
At Obsidian North, Gemma's android body fell on her desk lifeless in front of Lex. "Nice," Lex smiled victoriously.
The three Leviathan members continued to fight off the Brainiac 5 drones in an epic fire-fight that involved earthquakes, tornadoes, firestorms, and plasma fire. Sela then materialized from the ground but was helpless in the fight against robot drones.
Alina went over to a sickly looking Karina. "I am so sorry I hurt you," Alina said in Russian.
"All is forgiven," Karina said in Russia as she gave her a hug.
Sela then fired her ring at Alina. "I can't resist," she struggled and then inflicted pain through Karina's body. The water in her bones, blood vessels, and muscles expanded and contracted violently.
"I won't let you go," Karina said as she stood her ground.
Alina gave her a blank look and then pushed Karina back. "Gemma has failed," Rama sensed.
Karina steadied herself and went Prime blinding the Leviathan with light. The Brainiac 5 drones retreated from the battlefield as Karina increased her power. With a scream, she overwhelmed the Leviathan in light. Rama uprooted Kryptonite from the ground and threw it at Karina.
Mon suddenly appeared and blasted the Kryptonite shards to dust before they could reach Karina. Mon fired on the four Leviathan members blasting them to the ground. "We must combine our powers," Rama shouted to the others.
"Is that really wise?" Tezumak asked fearfully.
"We have no choice," Manitou said seeing the Kryptonian and Insane Prince in front of them.
"He will take care of them," Sela said confidently.
"Then, let our powers combine," Rama said firing his ring into the air. Tezumak, Manitou, Sela, and finally Alina did as well. The beams came together in the air creating a flash of light. When the light faded, a humanoid appeared in a kneeling position with a red-hot crater underneath him.
His boots were red, his one-piece bodysuit was a teal blue, he wore a red belt, and a red vest over his chest and shoulders. His gloves were red as well. On his chest was a yellow crest with gridlines resembling a globe. His face was the same teal as his outfit, perfectly smooth, and hard like marble. His eyes were light blue and his hair was a spiky green. He slowly stood up and looked over the Leviathan.
The five Leviathan members took a knee before him. "Why have you summoned me?" the humanoid asked them.
"Captain, we are in great need of your help against the beings that have polluted this world," Rama said humbly.
Captain Planet looked up and sensed the polluting factories, chemical waste dumps, leaking oil tankers, gas-guzzling cars, trash in the oceans and landfills, and nuclear power-plants. "I will finish what you have failed to do," he assured them.
Author's Notes: It is understandable that Season 5's ending is awkward and anti-climatic due to Covid but I have issues with how it was all set up over the course of the entire season. For me, it's a toss-up as to whether this season or season 4 is the worst. I know many of you feel it's only getting better with each and every season but...this season was a difficult journey for me with Leviathan not set up, Jeremiah's death, queer-baiting between Kara and Lena, the wasted potential with Mr. Mxyzptlk, the Crisis debacle that elliminated Season 1-4 as canon, and the tone-deaf warning against technology when it has been technology all along that has saved the Supers and is currently saving thousands of lives under Covid. And finally, zero character growth for any of the characters.
Unlike CW, Adventures Kara, Brainiac 5, and Lex do all they can to keep Obsidian's launch on schedule to trap Gemma into the system. There's a fine line between incompetence and maliciousness. I have managed, for sometime, to convert CW stupidity into Adventures malicious mocking to achieve the same plot ending. Lex remains a hero, Brainiac 5 saves the day, Alex does not become a goofy vigilante, Jeremiah is still alive, Mon returns, and Gemma is totally dead. These changes will probably cause me a lot of problems in Season 6 but I'll deal with it episode-by-episode.