In the coming months, President Luthor and the Congress gridlocked as an impeachment trial was underway. The President fought back against the Congress and gained some public support for doing so. Additionally Supergirl assisted Luthor's position by enforcing treaties and agreements as well as stopping brutal massacres world-wide. There were even times when Superman and Supergirl teamed up together to solve a disaster. But Lois Lane's article on Supergirl had damaged her reputation and many progressives protested her so called "Nixonian" foreign policy.

At Lex Luthor Media, Lois Lane was promoted to editor in chief as a way to get her out of the reporting business and effectively shut her up. With Lois busy in the office all day, Clark found himself investigating matters alone. Although this gave him greater freedom to report as Clark and Superman without being discovered by Lois, it was not as exciting or interesting without her. On occasion, Clark would bring Jimmy along who considered his new role a promotion.

One day, the power in Metropolis suddenly went out. All the computers shut down at Lex Luthor Media; Kara's laboratory also powered down. Kara quickly turned on the backup generators to keep Coburn alive as his body was still on life support. As the power went down, Lois turned to Jimmy. "Get Clark to investigate the power plants," she ordered.

"He's already gone Miss Lane," Jimmy replied.


Superman swooped down and landed next to the power plant. Several workers were running away from the plant; Superman stopped one of them. "What is happening here?" he asked.

"Someone is draining the plant of power," he said vaguely.

Superman without hesitation entered the power plant and found what the worker was talking about. She was in a black gi with white straps wrapped around her body; she had a feminine figure but a lot of her face was covered in the white straps. From her body were a half dozen straps that were touching the exposed wires; electrical energy buzzed around her body. "What are you doing?" Superman demanded of her.

"I just wanted a little juice. I've had a long journey," she smirked.

"I'm going to have to ask you to stop. You're causing a power shortage in the city," Superman told her.

"It won't matter when my master comes to this world," she said dismissively.

"Who is your master?" Superman asked.

She simply ignored him and continued to suck power into her suit. "What is your name?" Superman asked in another attempt at communication.

"I'll tell you but only if you defeat me," she smiled.

"I didn't come here to fight," Superman said.

"Pity," the woman said and then slashed Superman with one her straps. Superman immediately felt a powerful voltage go through his body sending him to his knees. The woman commanded her other straps to attack Superman's body increasing the electrical shock going through his body. "No matter how strong you may be, your muscles will not be able to resist high voltage electricity," she said.

Superman's muscles violently contracted all over his body making it difficult for him to even breath. The woman casually moved closer to Superman and hit him with an even powerful burst causing Superman to cry out in pain. She proceeded to pull Superman off the ground so he hung at her eye level. With her straps keeping Superman in place, she punched him hard to the face, chest, and gut sending additional shocks through his body. Her kicks also had the same effect. When she was finished with him, the woman walked out of the power plant and considered the city before her.


Kara felt a slight pain as she felt Superman pass out from injuries sustained by the mysterious woman. Kara used her computer and connected with American military satellites; the computer showed her a live feed of the woman walking out of the power plant. She could also see her cousin crawling towards her. She used one of her straps to electrocute him into submission.

Kara then considered John Coburn's body and then back at the screen. "Let's see what you can do," she said as she turned him on. Coburn's eyes suddenly shot open

In a desperate attempt, Superman shot laser vision beams at the woman but she defended herself with one of her straps. "You're more resistant than the others," she noted and then blasted Superman with another charge of electricity. A black motorcycle sped towards the power plant and was immediately detected by the woman. "Looks like another wants to die," she said as the rider came closer to her.

With her hands out forward, she struck the motorcycle with a lightning strike. The motorcycle exploded in a fireball throwing the rider off. The rider got back to his feet and casually walked towards her. "Leave, you can't stop her," Superman told the man.

"Oh, but I think I am more a match for you," John Coburn said clasping his hands together.

The women suddenly struck him with one of her straps. The strap hit his chest but had no effect other than burning some of his skin. The woman stared at Coburn in shock and tried to strike him a few times more. Each strike burned his skin but didn't otherwise harm him. "You can call me Metallo," Coburn smirked.

"You don't know what you're dealing with human," the woman hissed at him.

"I don't think you have seen someone like me," Metallo said confidently.

As Metallo rushed her, the woman threw her straps at him. He avoided them with super human speed and punched her hard to the jaw stunning her. He then punched her hard to the gut sending her to her knees in pain. "Ready to give up?" Metallo asked.

She glared at him and struck him with a strap to the face. The electricity melted the flesh off his face revealing metal endoskeleton underneath. Superman and the woman both looked up at him in shock. With his left eye, Metallo hit the woman with a high powered beam. The woman cried out in pain and shook violently as she was continuously hit. "That's enough. You won," Superman said.

"She's not dead yet," Metallo replied coldly.

Metallo stopped the beam from his left eye and proceeded to punch and kick the woman devastating her. Superman struggled to get to his feet as Metallo continued to punch her and rip at her suit. "I said stop it," Superman shouted at Metallo and then rammed him to the ground.

Metallo got back to his feet and walked up to Superman. "If you don't kill her, she will come back and try to kill more people. Do you want that on your conscious?" Metallo said.

"She's harmless without her suit. She should be imprisoned and questioned," Superman argued.

"I would rather die," the woman said as she tried to crawl away.

"There is a new order Superman. Get with the program," Metallo said and then stepped on the woman's ankle to keep her in place. She cried out in pain and struggled in vain against Metallo's hold.

"Not while I am here," Superman said and then punched Metallo off the woman.

Metallo retaliated by punching Superman hard to the gut; the impact of which stunned Superman. Metallo went for another strike, but Superman tackled Metallo to the ground. As the two fought, the woman took out a device and suddenly opened a wormhole. It was a hole in space and time, a black hole that proceeded to suck everything inside it. Metallo and Superman watched in awe as the woman walked inside the portal. "My name is Lashina and I will be back," she threatened and then disappeared.

"See what you did?" Metallo accused.

"What I did?" Superman protested angrily. "I'm going to take you to jail for the murder of Perry White," Superman said lifting Metallo off the ground.

"I don't think so," Metallo said opening his chest cavity.

Superman was immediately hit by Kryptonian rays and fell to the ground as if sick. "I am your perfect enemy Superman. I have your strength and I can use your only weakness to my advantage," Metallo said as he continued to torture Superman.

"That's enough," Kara said from the laboratory.

"I am not finished," Metallo said aloud.

"You are now," Kara said and began to control Metallo's movements.

"No! I have him right where I want him. Don't take me away," Metallo shouted as his body was forced to withdraw from Superman.

Kara programed Metallo's body to head back to the laboratory leaving a bewildered Superman behind.


Once Metallo arrived at the laboratory, he connected with the power charger and became inactive except for his head. "I can't move," Metallo protested.

"You can't be trusted yet," Kara said.

"I had Superman in my grasp. I could have killed him," Metallo said angrily.

"That wasn't your mission."

"He destroyed my body. Do you know what its like to sense things like a computer instead of a man. I am not even human anymore."

"You have only yourself to blame. Your mission was only to retrieve the information we wanted. Instead you failed and killed a few people while attempting to escape," Kara lectured.

"It was the perfect crime until Superman found me."

"If not for me you would still be trapped in your dead body. I have given you a new existence; in return you will follow my orders. Or I will force your every movement. Do we understand each other?" Kara stared into Metallo's eyes.

"I understand," Metallo relented.

"Good. I am going to shut you down while I make repairs," Kara said.

"Wait...," Metallo protested as he was shut down.


After throwing out some legislators, Kara approached a fatigued Lex Luthor in the Oval Office. "Metallo was able to subdue Superman and performed above expectations in the field," Kara reported.

"Finally some good news. What caused the power plant to fail?"

"From the video recording, I have determined that assailant was of alien origin. She used a device that creates a wormhole; she uses it to travel instantly from one side of the galaxy to another. Kryptonian scientists were able to use a similar technology to send criminals into the Phantom Zone but never were able to use it as a way to travel between worlds," Kara explained.

"So, this alien terrorist can appear and reappear instantly without warning," Luthor concluded.

"Correct," Kara confirmed.

"Can we find a way to detect these wormholes before they happen?"

"I may find a way for our satellites to track them. The wormholes create gravitational distortions and emit high levels of radiation," Kara considered.

"What did this alien want?"

"It wasn't clear, but she did pledge to come back."

"Then we must be ready for her when she does," Luthor said thoughtfully.


At the State of the Union speech, the US Congress and Senate, the Supreme Court, a number of distinguished guests, and reporters were gathered inside the capital building. Clark Kent was one of the few reporters present; Kara easily found him in the crowd and sat next to him on the upper floor. "Its nice of you to come Mr. Kent," Kara said as they both sat down.

Clark eyed Kara's ring with disgust as soon as he saw it. "And are you Mrs. Luthor yet?" Clark asked.

"Not yet. There are too many problems to solve at the moment."

"I bet," Clark said disdainfully.

"You could have had the same power as me, but you turned it down to be a nameless reporter," Kara noted.

"At least I am not compromising my ethics. And if my sources are correct, Luthor won't be president for long," Clark smirked.

"What ethnics am I compromising?" Kara asked.

"Like taking a murderer from his hospital room and turning him into a weapon," Clark accused.

"Please, I've worked with shadier individuals than him. I have worked with dictators, then double crossed them, then worked with other dictators and then overthrew them. I have complete control over him," Kara said dismissively.

"Even when he was trying to kill me?"

"Even then. The alien terrorist should have been killed," Kara argued.

"We might have been able to learn something if she had been imprisoned and interrogated."

"We are using military satellites that will lead us to their dimensional portals as soon as they arrive so we'll get there first," Kara revealed.

"I doubt you will be able to use those military satellites for too long," Clark said doubtfully.

Kara had nothing to say to that. The two watched as President Luthor's presence was announced; the President entered the capital building and began shaking hands with numerous congressmen who were planing to back stab him. The President made it to the podium; the Vice President's spot was replaced with the Senate Pro Temp. Lex gave a fake hand shake to the House Speaker who was currently planning to take the president's position.

"My fellow Americans...," Lex began.

An earthquake suddenly caused the whole building to shake forcing Lex to grab a hold of his podium for balance. Kara took out her phone and accessed the military satellites. With certainty another portal had opened in Washington DC. "They're here," Kara said to Clark.

Clark turned around and stared at the wall of the capital building. With his eyes he could see smoke in the distance. Another quake shook the capital building sending legislators and guests to the floor. "Please remain calm," Lex said as the quakes became more severe.

"We have to evacuate you Mr. President," his Secret Service commander told him.

Lex nodded reluctantly to their advice and walked out of the building with them. The rest of the legislators worked to get out of the building but the quakes threatened to bring the whole building down. "Are you going to do anything?" Clark demanded of Kara.

"The fate of these politicians does not concern me," she said and then walked off.

Clark disappeared from view and reappeared as Superman. Kara casually walked down the stairs and met up with one of the Secret Service agents. "The alien terrorists are here. Use deadly force if necessary, but I prefer them alive," she ordered Metallo.

"And what about Superman?" Metallo asked.

"If you get their first, you won't have anything to worry about," Kara told him.