Time for some family brawl! Red K Kendrix vs Kal-El and Kara Zor-El! Before you ask: High Councillor Renier is another Senator Crane.
Chapter 5: Supergirl Attacks
Thirty Minutes Later…
(Scene: Dr Murphy's Lab, Science and Research Deptpartment, Terra Venture City, Mirinoi/Elizabeth's POV)
I walked shakily by the door to Dr Murphy's lab. How could Kendrix say things like that about me? About us!? Did I really resent her? Perhaps I did. I was jealous of her. God sake! She's a human looking alien with superpowers and is a walking solar panel! Has she always seen us as non-related? What did she mean by 'we don't share blood'? Do Kryptonians take pride in family? Are these her thoughts? Thoughts she buried deep in her mind? Kendrix was too kind and a bit shy to speak her mind and say things like this.
I had to wash my face in the bathroom sink before taking off. That device better be ready! My sister has turned into some super-villain hellbent on controlling the city and make the people here worship her like some god! I entered the lab, seeing Damon and Kai. Mike, Maya and Leo were here also. Commander Stanton must've let Mike off. So I take it my boyfriend explained the situation and what we're planning, as we gave no clearance whatsoever.
"Is the device ready?" I asked desperately,
"Almost." Damon replied, as he made some final tweaks. I ran my fingers through my hair. Maya noticed I was stressed and brought me outside.
"How's Kendrix?" Her voice was sympathetic. If only she knew what Kendrix said to me. God knows what thoughts she had on Maya. This is my sister embracing her dark side. I shook my head as tears threatened to fall again.
"She's gone Maya." I choked, "I don't even know her anymore!" Maya locked me in a tight hug as I cried into her shoulder.
"It's OK. We'll get her back. That I promise you." Maya whispered. Damon walked out of the lab with the cure to the Red K. It looked like a plasma rifle from the future.
"If anything can neutralise the effects of that god damn rock, this should do the job." He passed the device to me and I took it in my hands. The weight was equivalent to an assault rifle, but nothing new there. "Good luck." I nodded firmly. Everyone exited the lab, then an unexpected guest appeared. We all stiffened our postures.
"High Councillor Renier. What are you doing here? May I ask?" Mike said in a formal tone.
"I'm here to deal with the problems about Supergirl. She has become a danger to the city's safety and needs to be dealt with immediately!" Said she. I frowned, which quickly turned into internal conflict as I copped onto what she is saying.
"Councillor, with all due respect. Supergirl is under the effects of a mind-altering drug and we have a cure for it! You're not telling us to kill her!" Hm, mind-altering drug, which is the Red K! I couldn't say that though! There's no way shed believe a puny rock could cause so much damage!
"The goal that has been added to the military is to deal with all alien threats should they appear. Would do you call Supergirl, Officer Morgan?" Renier's voice became dangerously authoritative and cutting. I held my tongue, unable to reply. She looked to Mike and Kai as they're head of the military, even though Mike's a Lieutenant and Kai's an Officer, but he showed plenty of leadership skills to be given command.
I looked at them, my pleading eyes telling them not to do it. Mike sighed and mouthed "I'm sorry." He activated his earpiece.
"Evans, prepare to dispatch Assault Team: Shadow, Lightening and Hawk. The target is Supergirl." I can hear the pain his voice, he knew those teams are the heavily armed groups. Armed to teeth that can take on a small strike team. But how long can they take on a Kryptonian? The cure better work wonders. We all walked away to get suited up. Maya and Damon stayed behind, but agreed to monitor everything from the Megaship, which they left for already.
Night…
(Scene: Cosmic Bar, Terra Venture City, Mirinoi/Kendrix' POV)
I was at the bar, watching the notice Stanton left on constant loop on the TV. Looking down at the small bowl, I spilled the contents on the counter. Peanuts. Everyone was murmuring to themselves, unsure what was going through my mind. They did cop on to my change of attire and I could sense their wariness of me. I didn't care. I tossed the bowl to the side, making a clatter on the counter. Looking at the drinks of alcohol in glass bottles, they make good targets.
I began flicking the nuts at the bottles, breaking on contact. The sound of smashing glass filled the bar. Bulk bolted to the staff area, thankfully he did not recognise me. I flicked another one. It's surprising how deceiving the human mind is, in terms of perception. Everyone began to run as I flicked three more. I could flick the nuts at them if I wanted to. I chuckled to myself. Death by peanuts. Finished with my fun, time to start the real show. I got up from my seat and left the bar, flying off.
(Scene: City Centre, Terra Venture City, Mirinoi/Kendrix' POV)
Time for the real show to begin. People here will learn what power I possess and bow down to me! I flew right through the giant screen, destroying it. The citizens in the area looked up in surprise, seeing me hovering above. They all heard Stanton's warning and began running, as TV Security officers pulled out their handguns and fired. Clearly they don't see I'm bulletproof! The rounds bounced off me harmlessly as I just laughed. I used my Heat Vision at the squad car, causing the guards to run as the car exploded. I fired again, just barely missing a black SUV.
It skidded to a halt. Several soldiers all dressed in black combat gear jumped out, took cover behind their vehicles and fired on me like a hailstone of bullets. Once again, pathetic. They still haven't learned and thankfully, there is no Green Kryptonite sources, so they won't be designing Green K bullets for a long while, unless they have contacts in the DEO. I heard another car coming. The soldiers are becoming a nuisance. I blew some of them away with my Arctic Breath, not enough to freeze them. Like I want to.
A familiar face got out, armed with something different. She raised it at me, the device whirred to life. Hm, it needs charging time, by the looks of it, some sort of plasma rifle. They use great amounts of heat. Very good engineering, no doubt it was Damon. Time to disarm everyone. I flew to the left, particularly to dodge that unknown weapon. I was too quick, all the soldiers lost grip on their rifles, I caused my 'sister' to spin. She dropped the plasma rifle, which skidded far to her left, then quickly caught her arm. She was gasping in pain. Seems like I hurt her arm. Ignoring her cries of pain, I floated down to her.
"Classic Elizabeth." I snarled, "Always in time to ruin the fun.",
"Supergirl! We just want to help!" She gasped through the searing pain in her arm.
"Supergirl!" I looked to see Leo, unarmed, sprinting towards me. How foolish is that boy? I turned my attention back to Elizabeth.
"Doesn't look like help to me.",
"No!" He shouted. Charging blindly at me, I caught Leo by the shoulder and threw him across the street, right into a street lamp. His back painfully hit the metal with a 'clang'. The former Red Galaxy Ranger laid there, barely moving. Elizabeth gasped at the injury I inflicted to the young man.
"Please, you have to stop!" She pleaded. I charged up my Heat Vision, getting ready to fire.
"Nothing in the world can stop me!"
(Elizabeth's POV)
I waited for the inevitable to come. So this is how I die again? Not by the backlash of the Savage Sword, but by my sister's hand. I looked helplessly at her. No one can stop Kendrix. Damon's device has skidded to the side, too far for me to reach. My dominant right lower arm is damaged. To the extent, I don't know. Kendrix prepared to burn me alive… but then…
(Kendrix' POV)
Before I had a chance to deliver the killing blow on Elizabeth, something or someone grabbed me from behind with equal strength to mine. We flew across into an SUV, breaking the window and denting the car. We quickly stood up and I found my hands held in place. I stared at my attacker. It was my brother Kal-El. Round two huh? Someone must've called him, one of my friends. He grunted, trying to keep me in place.
"Stop it right now!" He shouted. With no reply, I head-butted, causing him to lose his grip on me, then I followed with an uppercut, sending him into the air. I flew after him, catching him by his collar and we both crashed upwards into the Terra Venture HQ. A punch from Kal sent me through the other side of the building, but seeing another attack, I was ready. I intercepted Kal's fist, I grabbed him again and I flew down. I slammed him into the ground, causing a large crater. Kal coughed from the damage he sustained.
"Sister-" I kicked him in the chest, knocking him down again. I sighed in a bored manner.
"Let me guess, one of my so called friends called you." Kal just smiled,
"I'm not alone big sis." I turned around, only to grabbed again. Alright! This is pissing me off. I knew who his backup was. It was Kara Zor-El. We tussled for bit, crashing through buildings, sending debris everywhere and spinning around mid-flight. I finally loosened Kara's iron grip on me by kicking her in the stomach, she fell from the sky, landing in a heap. I dove down to punch her, but she rolled, causing me to miss, leaving a crater in the ground. I growled at her.
Next, Kara drew a gun, but there was something different about it. There was a glowing green hue coming from the magazine. Shit! Kryptonite! But it's not harming her, the radiation, the gun clip must be made of Lead. Kara fired five times at me, but like standard bullets, the ones made of Green K bounced off of me. I laughed. This is new, the Red Kryptonite has made me invulnerable to to its Green counterpart! I walked towards Kara, quickly closing the gap. I grabbed the gun off her, crushing it in my hands. I threw it to the ground.
"Wow Kara. What happened to your 'no guns' policy? Being a hypocrite now?" She gasped, realising the Green K was not working on me.
"Kendrix let us help you! The Red Kryptonite has affected you.",
"Don't give me that bullshit!" I charged my Heat Vision and so did Kara. We fired the heat lasers clashed, trying to overcome the other. Kara put a bit more power into her Heat Vision, slightly overpowering mine, but I can play the same game.
Kal jumped in, adding his Heat Vision, strengthening both his and Kara's. I felt the combined power, it was beginning to overwhelm me. It eventually did. The Heat Vision from both my brother and cousin struck dead on in the chest, sending me flying several feet. The sliding motion cause debris to build up behind. Kal-El and Kara hovered towards me, looking at me with sorrowful eyes. I found my footing. I'm not finished with those two.
(Elizabeth's POV)
While Kendrix' brother and cousin fought, I managed to grab the anti-Red K rifle with my functioning left hand. Once I saw my sister was down, I knew the combined effort of Kal-El and Kara weakened Kendrix. Now's my chance. I slightly limped towards Kendrix, raising the rifle, I fired, hitting her in the back. It caused her to fall on her knees as the concentrated stream struck her. I activated my earpiece to contact Maya as walked to Kendrix and dropping the device.
"Yes Eliza?",
"Emit a low frequency signal that my sister's brother and cousin can hear, so they can take her to the Megaship. I don't want the military to take her away from me.",
"No problem." We cut the connection.
I kneeled next to my sister, as the Red Kryptonite left her body in some form a visible dark-red mist. Her body slightly spasmed, then she was gasping for air. I could tell that weakened her. Kara and Kal-El walked up to me.
"Eliza…" My baby sister whispered, before losing consciousness. I looked at her two Kryptonian relatives.
"Take her. Take her to the Megaship. Listen for a low frequency signal. Please! Before the Strike Team arrive!" Without saying a word, Kal took his sister into his arms and flew off, along with Kara. I bet Kara's the one using her Super Hearing while Kal follows. I stood up.
Leo was placed in a stretcher and all the other soldiers were being either treated or checked over. My arm was not doing good. A medic approached me, asking me to come with them. I complied with the order as they sat me down in the medical car. After a couple of checks, turns out my sister did quite a bit of damage to my lower arm.
"Your arm is broken in two places. Your wrist is slightly broken, no need for surgery though, just don't do any vigorous movement. Your ulna however, is not lucky. It's broken. You have to take it easy, allow recovery time. I can give you pain killers just in case. I'm surprised Supergirl didn't do any worse to you." Hey you bitch! That's my sister you're talking about! She would actually never hurt me! Not since she accidentally dislocated my shoulder!
Still though, I have to tell her all this, or she may remember all of this. It's going to hurt her so bad, what she has done, things she would never do. She's going to need us, need me more than ever. I'm sure Kal-El and Kara have reached the Astro Megaship by now. I wouldn't want to imagine what the military might do to her. They could use her a live guinea pig or sentence her to a cell for the rest of her life like a criminal.
What do I do to help her? She lost the city's trust, especially the civilians and maybe the villagers too. Hell! She might give up on being Supergirl and just be Kendrix Morgan, not Supergirl or Kendrix Zor-El. She might be able to bounce back from this at all and it pains me to feel so helpless, especially when I'm supposed to be the big older sister. I was supposed to protect her. I am so sorry Kendrix. I failed you.
And just when angst couldn't get any better! I had to include a Green K handgun, cause I swear and I hope I'm not the only one, saw Kryptonite bullets bounce off Kara like standard ones in 1x16! So I had to put in and make a guess that Red K made Kendrix invulnerable to GK. Oh damn! Another one that was sad to write about. Seeing The House of El square off and putting Kendrix' sister in the exact same situation as Alex.
I wasn't kidding about the, being mirror images!
Coming up to the second-last Ch, Kendrix learns what she did and shuts down on her team, Terra Venture City is afraid of Supergirl. El stands for Hope in Kryptonese, so who's going to bring hope to Kendrix? Also over lapping in the final Ch. Until then!
