"Ahh. This is what I want!" Selena had changed into a sparkling white gown of silk, now sitting before a very big book of spells in a large dining room of the castle. Bianca stood at her side, glaring at the magic mirror. Superman stood nearby watching the scene unfold in the Phantom Zone. "Selena ran a long red nail along a page of her magic book. " Thesalian Fireballs!" She began her spell by chanting strange words while glaring at the mirror with the Omegahedron closeby in the coffer of shadow.
Kara continued climbing, with Zaltar at her side. They were almost there, not much farther to go. The white light shined brightly down at them, as if inviting them toward it. Something large and searing hot blazed out of the bright light of the hole, sailing past the two of them. "What was that?" Kara asked aloud. Another fireball shot toward them, just over there heads. A third grazed Zaltar's shoulder, causing him to loose his grip on the rock. Kara screamed and grabbed his arm, but he slipped from her grip. Luckily, he was able to grab hold of part of her cape, and Zaltar climbed back up, once again clinging to the rocky mountain.
Selena began to panic. Supergirl was getting too close. Something had to be done right here and right now. She flipped through the book for a more powerful attack. Bianca urged her on. "Better find something and fast, maybe like an Atom Bomb?"
Ethan continued his attempt at picking the lock on his cage. He had been at it for nearly a half hour, but he wasn't ready to give up just yet. This wasn't a very simple lock to pick, but he would continue trying anyway. It was better than just waiting around. Nigel looked on with interest. "You'll never get free, Johnny Appleseed," he said. "These cages are locked by a spell." There was a soft click and the lock sprung open. "Hmmmm," Nigel said. " I stand corrected." Ethan pushed open the door of the cage and jumped out. Nigel grabbed the bars of his own cage, shaking them back and forth. " How about me, Johnny Appleseed?" Ethan turned to face him. " Only if you'll stop calling me that, old man."
Selena seemed to be out of breath as she stopped flipping the pages of her book. "I found it," she panted. "Summoning the Demon Storm!" Bianca looked on with a big smile, as did Superman.
"Higher girl! Higher!" Zalter pushed Kara up higher on the mountain. She could feel the heat from the blazing white light. "Come with me, Zaltar!" He shouted behind her. "I AM WITH YOU! ON GIRL!" Soon, Kara sat at the top of the mountain before the blinding light. The heat was intense. She looked back for Zaltar, but he was not behind her. The man clung to a cliff, ten feet down. He was too tired to continue on. His goal all along had been to aid Kara in reaching the exit of the Phantom Zone. He had succeeded in his mission. Now, he could just let go.
Kara screamed as Zaltar was taken from the rock by the mighty wind of the vortex. His body whirled around and around in the air before he was sucked into oblivion. Kara sat there, mourning her friend and mentor. Zaltar was gone, but not forgotten. She would have to save her tears and grief for later. A look of sheer determination formed across her young face. Kara turned toward the bright light, Slowly she began to stand before it, raising her arms, like a bird preparing to take flight. She stood so close to the intense light that it seemed to burn into her. She could feel her Super Powers returning to her body. YES! The scar on her palm was disappearing. The inhabitants of Argo city were going to survive after all, because Supergirl had been born, once again. She dived into the bright light, leaving the Phantom Zone behind.