《Edge of Glory | Supergirl 1》Chapter 26
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Winn pulled up the files on his computer, "Jane Doe matching your height, weight, and coloring... She was taken in National City General about two years ago after a car accident. She's been in a coma ever since."
Kara crossed her arms over her chest, "Where is she now?"
"Good question. She was transferred to a private facility, a Prometheus Genetics." Katie tapped on the mouse pad, "Three guesses who owns it."
"Max Lord." Leah releases a long sigh.
"Bingo. Now here's the other thing that's pretty upsetting." Katie took off her glasses to clean, "Over the past few months, six more comatose Jane Does have been claimed by Prometheus."
"Seven girls?" Kara breathed out, shock written all over her face.
"I mean, maybe it's taken him seven tries to create the perfect doppelganger."
Leah pushed her hair back and away from her face, exhaling, "We need to send all of this to Alex and the DEO."
Katie nodded, "Already got that covered." She crossed her legs, turning in her chair to look at them, "She's already headed toward Max Lord's office."
"Alone?" Kara went to leave, but Katie stood up and stopped her.
"Yes, alone." Katie put a hand up, "If Supergirl shows up, do you think he'll actually talk? He hates you, he hates aliens."
"Then why didn't he make one of Leah?"
Leah gave her a small shrug, "Maybe he didn't get my DNA."
"How did he even get mine?"
Katie groaned, "From Red Tornado." She fumbled with her bracelet, "Alex gave him a piece that you blew off to track it."
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"He all but admitted it. He took all those girls. All seven. He made the Bizarro you."
Hank followed them, "Is that what we're calling it?"
"Another Catco trademark," Katie mumbled, her foot tapping against the floor.
Hank put his hands on his hips, "So, how do we stop her?"
"We arm our agents with Kryptonite darts and we take down this Bizarro the next time she shows her face."
Kara shook her head, not even coming anywhere near an agreement, "But she's not the villain here, she's the victim. It's Max we should be going after."
"You're acting as if she's a person and not an experiment. That's what she is, Kara, she's one of Max's deranged science projects."
Leah rolled her eyes, "So why don't we just arrest Max?"
"We're the DEO, we don't exist. And we certainly don't have the authority to arrest private citizens, especially not world-famous billionaires. Briefing the strike team in 10." Hank walked off, leaving the group of females alone.
"Kara, there's something I wanted to tell you, not in front of Hank. When I was with Max, he mentioned you."
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Kara's features scrunched in confusion, "What? In what way?"
"Like, in a weird way, as if he knew we were related. I'm mean, there's no way he could, is there?" Katie paused when she heard this, she glanced at Leah before looking back at them.
"No. No. No way. No. He's just... He's trying to get into your head, he's trying to rattle you. That's what he does. Jerk."
Leah watched as Kara took out her phone, "What are you doing?"
"I'm texting Adam. I can't go on a date, not while Max and Bizarro are out there, it's too crazy right now."
"No. No. No. No. No. No." Katie grabbed Kara's phone, "That is exactly why you should go. It's never going to be good timing, so you can't wait around until it gets better. You may be Supergirl, but you're Kara Danvers too, and she deserves a life. So, go. We'll hold down the fort."
Kara pulled Katie in for a hug, "Thanks, Katie." Kara moved away, quickly rushing out to meet Adam for their date.
Alex and Leah looked at Katie skeptically, "Why did you do that?"
"What?" Katie turned her head to face them, "Why did I tell her to go have fun?"
"No-Well-" Leah scratched the back of her head, "How can you tell her to go date and have fun when you aren't doing that yourself?"
Katie inhales deeply, turning her head away, "She's my best friend, I knew her before she was Supergirl. Everyone deserves to be happy, Kara the most."
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Katie and Leah were told to stay behind, Leah mainly because of the kryptonite artillery they were packing. Katie was told to stay behind because her skill set wasn't needed to take down Bizarro. Katie jumped when she heard them walking in.
"Kara, I was just trying to protect you."
"Alex, you were right. He knows."
Leah jogged over to them, "What are you talking about?"
"Maxwell Lord. Bizarro didn't come after me as Supergirl this time, she came after me as Kara. He knows who I am, which means he knows where I work, he knows we're sisters, about Eliza. Nowhere, no one is safe anymore. I warned you! I told you he was dangerous."
Katie and Hank watched as Kara stormed into the room, "Where's Bizarro?"
Alex sighs, "Things didn't go quite according to plan."
"Meaning?"
"Bizarro is equal in strength to Kara, but her powers are directly oppositional. We hit her with the kryptonite dart, but instead of weakening her-"
Katie groans, "It made her stronger."
"Yeah."
"So, once again a super-powered monster is unleashed on National City."
"And this one is controlled by Maxwell Lord." Kara snipped, her voice sharp and annoyed.
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"Whoever's behind this, we have to neutralize the threat." Hank glanced at Alex, "You say she's diametrically opposed to Kara?"
"Fire breath, freeze-vision, it's like she's a mirror image."
"In that case, I'll have the labs start reverse engineering the chemical compound to our synthetic Kryptonite. If its atomic structure is making Bizarro stronger, reversing its ionic charge should have an oppositional effect." Hank noticed the tension in the room, his eyes falling on the sisters, "Anything else you'd like to share?"
"No, sir," Alex spoke quickly, but normally.
Kara waited until Hank left the room before she spoke up, "No plan is going to work until we take out Max Lord."
"How do you suggest we do that?" Leah questions, pulling herself up to sit on the table.
"All I know is that there are so many threats out there. Bizarro, Non and Astra, and those are just the ones we know about. I can't face all of that, and Maxwell Lord too. It is time to stop him once and for all."
Kara rushed out of the room in anger, leaving Leah and Katie alone in the room. Katie rubbed her hand down her face, "Alex is going after Max."
"What? How could you-"
"He's threatening her sister. Kara's pissed." Katie pointed at them, "Hank's gonna be pissed off."
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Katie, as normal, was in her suit, her head moved over to see Alex and two other men come in, holding a prisoner, "Is that Max?"
Alex pulled the bag off over his head, looking at Katie as if to tell her to shut up, "So this is the DEO. A little more stalagmite-chic than I pictured." His eyes fell on Katie, "And look who it is, Solar Flare, this world's first known mutant. How does it feel to know that you were born a freak?"
Alex's jaw clenched, "Take him to cell 19."
"My lucky number."
Hank walked past Max and the guards, "What the hell do you think you're doing, Alex?"
"I had no choice, Hank." Alex says, "He's had us under surveillance. He knows about the DEO. He knows about Kara."
"I don't care if he's got the nuclear codes and his finger's on the button, that is not some anonymous alien you brought in. That is Maxwell Lord, head of a multi-billion dollar organization. Time magazine's reigning Person of the Year. Everyone is going to be looking for this guy."
"They won't find him."
"You're compromising the security of this entire operation."
"And he is compromising the security of my family. Guess which one I care about more? We are all willing to do a lot of things to protect our secrets, Hank. I would think you would understand that better than anyone."
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"It's James." Kara suddenly says, looking at everyone, "Bizarro has him."
"The compound is ready. The exact molecular opposite to green Kryptonite."
Alex looked over at Kara, "You move her into position. I take the shot."
"Will this stuff even work?" Katie questions, lifting some off the table.
"We're gonna find out."
Leah and Katie went to go, but Kara stopped them, "No, this is my fight. I can handle this on my own."
"But-"
"No buts." Kara gave them both a small smile, "Trust me, I can do this."
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Katie stared down at Bizzaro, looking up when Kara came in, "Leah went home, she figured since you got this handled."
Kara gave her a curt nod, her eyes flashing to Bizarro. Hank sighs, "She's been asking for you."
Bizarro spoke weakly, "Supergirl."
"HI. I'm here. Hi."
"I'm-" She spoke in huffs, "-sorry."
"I know. I'm sorry too."
"We're going to put her under, the way she was when I first saw her."
"She won't feel any pain, will she?"
Katie shook her head softly, "She won't feel anything."
"We have to try and help her."
"We will."
Kara took hold of Bizarro's hand, giving her a weak smile, "I'm going to hold your hand until you fall asleep, okay?"
"Afraid."
"I know. I once went to sleep for a long time, too. I was afraid. But when I woke up, I wasn't alone. You're not gonna be alone either."
"Thank... you, Kara." Katie had to wipe a tear that fell down her face, this was heartbreaking to watch this poor victim go through what she did.
When Bizarro shut her eyes, Kara looked away, "She didn't deserve what happened to her."
"No, she did not."
"Maxwell Lord made her to be just like me. And she was."
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Leah found Kara outside of her apartment flying in her suit, "Kara." She rushed over to her, giving her a tight hug when she saw her expression, "Oh, Kara." She pulled away, running a hand down her hair, "Katie was going to run some analysis for her powers at the DEO, and asked if I'd check up on you."
Kara gave her a weak smile, opening her window of her apartment, "Thank you, Leah, but you didn't have to do that."
"But I wanted to." Leah followed Kara in, landing softly on the ground, "You've gone through a lot today. And I want to be there for you."
Kara opened her fridge door, handing Leah a water bottle, taking a drink of her own, "Thank you, Leah."
"How about we watch Breakfast at Tiffan...y's..." Her eyes fall on two hatched eggs on Kara's coffee table. "What the?"
Kara and Leah got closer to them, "What the hell?"
Leah touched the shell, feeling the goop get stuck to her fingers. She quickly turned her head to see two alien parasites on the ceiling, "Kara!"
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