[Kara and Superman arrive at the D.E.O. Mon-El sees Kara and hugs her tight.]
KaraI'm so much better now.
[Winn approaches Superman, bumping into Alex along the way, and shakes Superman's hand.]
[stammering, ] Hey, hi. I'm sure you probably don't remember me--
Winn Schott? Resident genius of the D.E.O.? Good to see you, buddy. [claps Winn's shoulder]
Good. [to Mon-El] And you're the guy who's dating my cousin.
Yes, sir. Mon-El of Daxam. [quickly] Though not... not like the... you know, the others from Daxam. The killing ones.
You must be a good guy. Or she wouldn't be with you. [shakes Mon-El's hand]
Kara
I feel like I'm on the brink of having everything I've ever wanted. Family, friends, a job I love. A life as a hero I never could've imagined. And Mon-El. If I beat Rhea, I get to keep all of that. I don't know. I don't know if it's possible. I don't know if it's possible to have everything you want.
Well, it is. But only because you worked for it. Whenever I fight, no matter who it's against, where it is, I'm always fighting for Lois. I fight with her right here. [touches his chest] The people we love, they're, uh... they're another secret superpower. Keep 'em with you.
[Mon-el prepares to leave the lead-poisoned Earth.]
There's something I need to say. Wherever I go, I'm gonna be better because of you. You'll be in my heart. I promise I'm gonna be the man that you thought I could be. I promise.
Kara
You made me so happy. Here. Take this. [gives him her pendant] This will keep you safe. [They kiss.] I love you. [emotional] I should've said it before.
See, the thing that makes women strong is that we have the guts to be vulnerable. We have the ability to feel the depths of our emotion, and we know that we will walk though it to the other side. And, by the way, you have accomplished great things this year. Your articles. Slaver's Moon. Alien Registry. Alien Fight Club. It's all very powerful. And your prose. Your prose is not bad. I mean, it's not great, but it's not bad.
Kara
You read them?
I did. I did "2017". They have Wi-Fi in the Himalayan mountains. But you, my dear, are on a Hero's journey. Like Joseph Campbell would say. And yes, you have hit a bit of an obstacle, but you will soar right over it, just like I would. Except, of course, you won't be wearing Louboutin's.
[Kara sees a news report on a fire in the city]
Kara
Um...actually...um there's something I forgot I had to do. I have to go.
[Kara gets up to leave]
Kara
Thank you.
[Kara walks out]
Who are you right now? Kara Danvers doesn't quit.
Kara
She quits the things that aren't important.
CATCO is important. You help people there.
Kara
Not like Supergirl does.
Kara
Kara Danvers SUCKS right now! Supergirl is great! Supergirl saved the world. So, if I could choose to be her, why would I ever choose to be the sad girl whose boyfriend is gone? I don't like that girl, Alex.
Kara
No, no, you don't know anything. You've never had to make a decision like this.
Okay, so tell me what it feels like. Please. Just let me help, let me help you get over him.
Kara
"Get over him"?! He didn't dump me. I sent him away, and for all I know he's...
Kara
Doesn't matter.
You're not letting yourself feel anything. You're just bottling it up inside and you're making bad decisions. And I'm worried...
Kara
If it was Maggie, what would you be doing? If the woman you are about to marry was gone forever, what would you be doing?
Kara
You'd be the bar every night. You'd be a wreck at work. You'd be broken.
I would. I would be, and it's okay if you are.
Kara
I'm not. That's what humans do, and I'm better than that. Clark said it himself. The decision I made, he couldn't've made that sacrifice. But me? I couldn't've lived with myself if I hadn't. I will always make the decision I made. I am not a human. I tried to be, but I'm not. Kara Danvers was a mistake. So, if you have an update about work I'd love to hear it. Otherwise...
Bloodsport has the capability to cloak a nuke. We're thinking that he's gonna hit the statue unveiling at the waterfront. J'onn wants everyone there.
Kara
I'll be there.
Yeah. [starts to leave but turns around at the door] Kara Danvers is my favorite person! She saved me more times than Supergirl ever could, so just think about that while you're trying to get rid of her!
It's quiet up here. You know, I rarely flew on Mars. It was for battle, not pleasure. When I first came to Earth, I spent hours up in the sky. It was the only place I could feel.. empty.
Kara
Well, that's not what I'm doing up here.
Forgive me for saying, but you seem to be courting emptiness of late, and that's not you.
Kara
I tried to be Kara Danvers for fifteen years, but I'm not supposed to be her. I'm not supposed to be human.
But you have a human heart now. It aches, it scars, but it keeps on beating. If you try and cut it out, you will lose something essential.
Kara
I can't help people if I'm broken.
You are not broken! You're the strongest person I know! You saved me, remember? You told me that my loss made me stronger. That was Kara Danvers, not Supergirl.
Kara
Got you cornered.
Kara
What did you do to them up there?
PPsi
Only wanted to play. But they didn't want to play with me.
Kara
Well, you're not getting away with it.
PPsi
Oh. You think you're the cat, and I'm the bird. You got it backwards. You could join me. Maybe then you'd be happy. See, money equals happiness. More money, more happiness.
Kara
Your priorities are seriously outta whack.
PPsi
I know. Right. [laughs]
[Kara has taken Winn aside.]
Ooo, this is very covert ops. What's up?
Kara
I... I know how she's doing it. I felt it this time. She's targeting people's fear.
How - how do you know that?
Kara
I saw my mother. I saw... Krypton explode. I relived my last moments there. And then being stuck floating through space for so long. Knowing I could never have my life back. [getting nervous] Psi put me back in that pod. Completely trapped and alone. It was... it was so quiet. [gets more nervous]] Silence was the worst part.... I felt completely cut off from everything and everyone I've ever known.... [composes herself] We... we have to stop her, Winn.
Kara
You're not going anywhere.
PPsi
Hm. What did you see, I wonder? What brought the Girl of Steel to her knees?
[Psi sends a psychic blast at Kara, who is barely affected.]
Kara
A lie. [advances on Psi]
PPsi
Fear is not a lie. [sends another blast to no effect and advances on Kara] Fear cripples. Annihilates spirits. It is the only weapon that matters. [sends another ineffective blast] Fear made me stronger than you.
[Psi and Kara are now face-to-face. Psi sends yet another psychic blast, but Kara remains standing.]
PPsi
No one is safe from it. [confused] Why aren't you scared anymore?
Kara
Mind over matter.
[Kara head-butts Psi unconscious.]
I don't know why throwing a lesbian wedding shower would curb Mom's cheesy antics.
Kara
Nope. Gay, straight, whatever, Eliza will not be stopped until she digs up every bridal shower game since the beginning of time. [Alex picks up a napkin from a stack and shows Kara. On it is printed "Alex & Maggie's Shower".] You know what, you're gonna love "Bridal Bingo".
OOlivia
[addressing the worshippers of Supergirl] Hello. Uh, it was, um... it was Spring break when I caught my boyfriend cheating on me with my best friend. And I took it hard. Snuck into a rooftop party, and I got totally wasted, and I stood on the ledge as a joke. And then the next thing I knew,... I was falling. And as I fell, I thought "I hope that if this is it, that it's quick." But it wasn't quick. And that fall lasted an eternity. And then she caught me. And she told me that everything is gonna be okay. Because of Supergirl, I realize I still deserve to be loved. Supergirl saved me. [The congregation applauds.]
[whispers to Kara] Do you remember saving her?
Kara
[looks at all the people, nearly overwhelmed] I... I remember all of them.
Kara
I... I think it's admirable that you want to help people. I mean, logically, Supergirl can't save everyone. There's only one of her.
TCThomas Coville
[looking right at Kara] Is this a test?
Kara
Excuse me?
[joyful] Did you come here to test my faith?... Supergirl?
Kara
I'm not... I'm not... [scoffs]
I looked into your eyes from my seat on that plane. When you look into the eyes of God, you do not forget.
[A shaken Kara turns and starts to leave.]
[calling her back] Wait, don't... Don't worry. Your secret is safe with me. As Rao says, "Let my god walk amongst you and shelter her."
Kara
I am not God. Rao is.
Rao says that even his gods can lose their way. If you're lost,... I can help you. [gets an artifact from behind the lectern]
Kara
Where did you get that?
I found every artifact of Krypton that there was to find. This contains Rao's words. This can remind you of what Rao says.
Kara
[snatches the artifact] I know what Rao says. You are perverting it. [takes off her glasses and looks straight into Coville's eyes] You're going to stop having these meetings. You are going to stop telling people to put themselves in danger. If I am a god, you need to do as I say. You need to trust me.
You know how I met Superman?
Kara
At the Daily Planet.
That was your cousin Clark. So one day, I climbed up this bridge spire to get this angle on this tanker fire, and it was beautiful. It was great. There was a lot of smoke in the air. I got light-headed, and I lost my footing. And I fell. And I knew for sure that I was gonna die. So I just prayed. I prayed to anything, to anyone who was listening... to save me. And then out of the smoke came this hand that grasped mine. And that was the first time Superman saved me. Same way you did Coville.
Kara
My biology absorbs solar radiation at a different rate than humans. What about that is miraculous?
In this life, prayer normally doesn't work. Nobody shows up. But Clark did. And you do. Kara, you're something that we can see, something that we can touch. How are you not a miracle?
[Kara visits Coville at the prison.]
Kara
Are they treating you well?
Kara
I have to ask.... Are you going to tell anyone who I am?
Mmm. I know you gave me a name at the rec center. But honestly, I can't even remember it. That's not who you are.
Kara
You don't know who I am at all.
Oh, I know that even gods can lose their way. When I looked into your eyes that night on the plane, you were clear and free. Now your eyes are clouded with doubt, loss. You're at a crossroads. And I finally understand Rao's will for me: to help you on your journey. To bring you back to clarity of purpose. Back to balance, back to... peace. This isn't my prison. This is my salvation. And so I will continue to pray to you. But, I will also pray for you.
[Kara and Alex are back in their old childhood bedroom.]
What's the point of all this?
Kara
[sighing] I dunno. We need to sleep. We always slept well here.
So I'll stay for, like, three days, and Mom will cook tons of food, and I'll gain, like, five pounds, and then walk back into an empty apartment.
Kara
Do you wanna talk about it? It might help.
You don't get to do that.
Kara
What?
You don't get to shut down, what, for six months after Mon-El goes, and now sit here and tell me to talk.
Kara
It will get better.
Yeah? [leans forward, looks Kara right in the eye] Are you better?
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