In a spectacular bathroom inside of the immense fortress, Selena lounged in a grand bathtub, with servants at her side, offering her slices of fresh fruit. Before her, stood a large ,gold rimmed mirror reflecting her image. Beside the mirror, stood Superman, with folded arms. He smiled at his master lovingly, completely unknown of the fact that he was under a spell. "The world will be all mine," Selena said softly. "No one will stop me."
Her reflection in the mirror suddenly faded, displaying something else. Selena's eyes grew wide. "What's going on here?" The mirror displayed an image of a dark and dirty landscape. As she looked closer, she could make out two figures, one of them dressed in red and blue. "HER! I won't allow her to escape!" She slapped a tray of fruit from the hands of one of her servants, furious. "Bianca! Bring me my Book of Shadows!" Selena stepped out of the tub, allowing the servants to dry her body. She then stepped into a robe and exited the bathroom with Superman following close behind.
Ethan sat helpless in a small cage. He could not tell where he was, but he knew that he was inside of the castle. He heard a voice nearby. "Boy, I tell you, that Selena is something else. The old dangling in a cage routine. How pathetic." Ethan turned to see a man dressed in a dirty suit locked in a separate cage. He recognized the man as a math school teacher in Midvale, yet he looked, different. As if he had aged by twenty years. Selena had cast some type of spell on him, causing him to look as if he was rotting, or decomposing. It definitely didn't look pretty. Ethan began to panic. "I have to get out of here. I have to find my angel." Ethan was an expert at picking locks. Lucky for him, there was a paper clip in his shirt pocket. He took it out and desperately set to work, intent on escaping.
In the Phantom Zone, Kara and Zaltar struggled against the fierce winds. It seemed as if the wind had picked up even more now, blowing dirt all around. Kara stumbled and fell, but Zaltar caught her, lifting her back to her feet. "We must press on, girl!" Kara shouted above the howl of the wind. "How far is it, Zaltar? How far? We have been walking forever!" Zaltar pulled the girl along. "We're approaching the Quantum Vortex! This is it, Kara! Are you ready?" Kara's hair whipped around her face. " Zaltar, I'm scared!" They came to a rocky, steep mountain. "Accept your fears! Confront your demons! You will win, girl. You will win! CLIMB!"
Kara and Zaltar edged their way around the mountain, tightly gripping the rock so that the wind would not take them. There was so much wind. It seemed as if escaping would be impossible, but they kept climbing. Soon, Kara could no longer see the base of the mountain. Instead, she saw a red and blue maelstrom, swirling fiercely beneath her and Zaltar. Kara climbed, scraping her bare knees against jagged rock, as her cape flapped around her. "Zaltar, I can't!" He reached for her. "You can!" His hand grabbed hers and they clung to each other, fighting against the savage wind. The ascent continued and soon, Zaltar pointed to something at the top of the mountain. Kara could see an intense bright light blazing out of a large circular hole. The way out! Excited by this, Kara and Zaltar climbed faster.