Kara had thrown her cousin with such mighty force that Superman went sailing through the solid walls of Selena's castle, and out over the town of Midvale. The Man of Steel ended up landing in a heap on the shore of the exact same lake that Supergirl emerged from to Earth. Nearly dazed from the rough landing, Kal-El, in a steaming rage, jumped back into the sky, leaving a few stunned fisherman and citizens on their picnic, behind. They stared in awe at the red and blue figure speeding away, faster than a jumbo jet.
Supergirl's energy was draining at an unbelievable rate under the green rays of the deadly Kryptonite. She could barely hear the awful laughter of the two women, Selena and her partner in crime, Bianca. Kara's consciousness was fading fast and the green rock would surely kill her, unless someone intervened. If only Superman could just snap out of his weird trance, but that was impossible. Despite their incredible super powers, Kal-El and Kara were not invulnerable to magic.
An explosion rocked the castle, knocking Selena and Bianca off balance. They both stumbled, falling to the marble floor of the immense chamber. The green Kryptonite rolled away from Bianca, who in surprise gasped, "Ooops!" Ethan lunged for the Kryptonite, only to come face to foot with Selena, who had placed her white pump over it, preventing him from obtaining the rock. "Not so fast, handsome." Once the dust cleared, an additional hole in the castle walls was visible, along with Superman, who stood in the opening with a look of pure hatred on his face.
Nigel watched, realizing that Superman would once again attempt to destroy the blonde haired girl. Even though she was no longer exposed to the green radiation, Supergirl was still weak, but steadily recovering. A visible, thin coating of perspiration glistened on Kara's face. Nigel had to move fast, or all hope of stopping Selena would be lost.
"Destroy her!" Selena shouted to Superman, who in response, grinned. He approached his teenaged cousin, who rested on her knees, attempting to stand. Supergirl was suddenly on her feet, held from her neck by the deadly grip of Superman, who cocked his other fist back. Supergirl could barely speak, but she tried anyway to somehow reach her cousin. "Kal-El, nooo," she breathed. As Superman prepared to deliver the death blow, his fist suddenly froze!
A puzzled Selena shouted, "What are you waiting for? Finish her!" Kal-El, with a bewildered expression on his face, released Supergirl. "Kara?" He knelt down beside her, putting his arms around her shoulders as Selena watched, horrified. She whirled around to see Nigel standing beside her gold throne. In his hands, she could see a small empty nutshell that once contained the black spider that completed the spell cast over Superman. Selena was livid. "You fiend! HOW DARE YOU BETRAY ME?" Nigel only smiled in reply.