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Lex is building a Lexosuit army?

Apparently, it's a gift to help ingratiate himself with Nyxly,

and to help defeat you guys and get the Totems.

And Otis told you this in an alley?

I convinced him to meet by offering to keep

whatever he said on deep background, but he wanted to go on the record.

I got the impression that his bromance with Lex is rocky.

What if Otis spilling the tea is just another one of Lex's tricks?

Then we just use that to our advantage.

I can create a data interception program to track Lex through the Lexosuits.

We'll know where he is soon. That's great, Lena.

Listen, I know the timing's not ideal,

but I got a call from my friend at Club Rialto,

and she said that her VIP suite

is available for your bachelorette party, if you want it.

Nice. Tonight.

Tonight?

Uh, I-- Alex!

Life is unpredictable. The world is unpredictable.

There will always be a threat.

You have to seize the joy when you can.

Come on. I can keep everyone safe.

Do it! Do it! Oh, my God! Stop.

Okay, okay, okay. Let's do it, let's do it. Okay.

We're doing this. Okay.

Oh.

Oh, no. Esme had some trouble at school.

She's okay. Um, Kelly is gonna pick her up. I should go.

We got this. Go, go, go. Shoo.

Everything okay, William?

Turn on channel two.

Y'all are not gonna believe these love poems

from billionaire Lex Luthor.

"I will make oceans burn

The skies above turn black

We shall rule together, my love,

Cruel deaths to any who attack."

It seems CatCo reporter William Dey

has leaked Lex's private journal.

How'd he get his hands on it?

I need to go.

Who knows? But in it, the Man of Tomorrow

professes his love for Nyxly, the Fifth Dimensional imp...

Hey, they're talking about you.

Now, she's allegedly behind some of the most violent attacks on the city.

Derek, I know the heart wants what the heart wants,

but it seems Lex Luthor's heart wants a psychopath.

They haven't even met me yet.

What's next? A cutsie couple name?

I know, Lexly.

I'll nail gun their drivel-spouting tongues to their pinheads.

Looks like someone should have hidden his diary a little better.

What is it they called you? The Man of Tomorrow?

Quite a lofty title. Did you give yourself that name?

Truth be told, I actually quite like the part about... the burning oceans.

In actual news, I've started work on your Lexosuit army.

I can show you what I've done so far. Not now.

The crystal ball still hasn't shown me where the truth totem is.

So much for your fixing it.

You had no right using my byline.

Your name adds veracity. Cache.

This is my reputation.

You used my name to validate an unethical story,

something you'd see in a gossip rag.

The journal is the proof that you wanted.

Lex is working with Nyxly.

Yes, but this makes them look like a joke.

And in doing so, people may forget how dangerous they really are.

We're taking Lex down.

Why does it matter how?

I became a journalist to tell real stories, to report the truth.

Your "ends justify the means" excuse makes you just as bad as Lex.

You both have no ethical code.

I was hoping that you'd wield CatCo's power and influence for good,

but instead, your pathological obsession to be number one

made you selfish and shortsighted.

What's important is what you stand for,

what you contribute to make the world a better place.

And you, Andrea Rojas, stand for nothing.

Your intel has been most informative, Winn.

What was this personal matter you wish to discuss?

Yes.

Yes, I understand.

Lex's obsequious devotion to Nyxly,

his selfless behavior sacrificing the Love Totem,

all confirm what I just learned in my call with the 31st century.

You called the future?

So, in the future, Lex and Nyxly are quite the power couple.

It's hard to imagine Lex loving anyone as much as he loves himself.

Be that as it may, after obtaining all seven Totems,

Lex and Nyxly completed the AllStone,

and anointed themselves King and Queen of the universe.

But for reasons still unknown, the AllStone began to fail.

The Legion saw this as their chance to attack...

and Nyxly died.

That must be why Lex is so desperate

to help her get all the Totems in this time.

But the Hope and Love Totems have been destroyed.

There's no way to complete the AllStone without them.

Still, if he's in love,

there's no telling what he'll do for Nyxly.

It worked.

We tracked the Lexosuits and Naxim's ship to the waterfront.

Intruder alert.

Intruder alert.

Get the Dream Totem.

That's impossible.

The Hope Totem?

Sweet dreams.

Dreamer, can you close the dream portal?

I'm trying!

I got the Dream Totem.

No.

Fast thinking, Dreamer.

Naxim's ship, it's gone. But we have this.

How does Nyxly have the Hope Totem?

I threw it into the sun.

Evidently, the Totems' powers are so potent

and elemental in nature,

they can't be destroyed.

They only reconstitute in a new form.

I can use the Dream Totem to help me pinpoint the ship's location

while Lena retracks the Lexosuits.

Brainy, can you find out anything else from the future

that might help us... speed things along?

Yes, of course.

Should want to speed things up.

All your arrogant boastings about your insights into the future,

and yet, you didn't see this coming.

Your needs are my raison d'etre.

You get all the Totems very soon, but you have to be patient.

I'm tired of being patient.

Waiting for this finicky crystal ball,

which, for all I know, you tampered with

just so you could get the Totems for yourself.

I understand why you might not trust me yet,

but what's more important right now is that you trust yourself.

And what makes you think I don't?

Because I know what you can achieve when you do.

In the future, you told me how you conquered the Fifth Dimension,

but your father fled.

So you set a trap where everyone said your father wouldn't be,

and you were right.

Finally, you made your father pay.

What you've always been able to count on,

what I'll always count on... is you.

The Truth Totem.

Don't you dare say,

"I told you so."

All right, let's get this off.

They were making posters for the school's baking competition

and a mean girl made fun of Esme's chocolate roulade entry.

Chelsea said it looked like an ugly log. I'm gonna lose.

I didn't mean to use my powers, but then boom, paint everywhere.

I'm sorry. No, it's okay.

I think Chelsea is just jealous because she's baking boring old brownies,

and your roulade is exciting,

and it's unique, just like you. Thanks.

No. You didn't get the paint in your ears.

And I don't know how you did it. It's impressive.

Esme.

What's this back here? Did someone to draw on you?

Let me see.

Wasn't there at bath time yesterday.

Is that a tattoo?

You seem distressed, Querl.

Didn't the Legion give you the information you needed on Lex Luther?

Yes.

But...

I was also told

that the Big Brain suffered extensive damage in the AI plague.

I have orders to return to the 31st century to help.

You always knew you'd have to return to your own time eventually.

There's more.

In order to save the Big Brain, I have...

I've been called upon to merge with it.

If I do so, I will cease to exist.

So will you. We will exist.

Maybe not as ourselves,

but as a part of something greater--

I am a part of something greater!

Here, in this time.

I have a family. I...

I'm in love.

I cannot abandon them.

I will not abandon her!

If you-- I know! I know.

I risk jeopardizing the entire space-time continuum, but...

There must be another option.

I'm running calculations on alternate outcomes as we speak,

and just...

They're not viable.

I have to remain here long enough

to ensure that Lex and Nyxly are vanquished,

to at least know my friends are safe.

Truly am sorry. Querl.

It is unfortunate that you are burdened...

with feeling so much.

Why would someone collect all these trophies

just to store them where no one can see them?

It's not about flaunting what you've got.

It's about having it and knowing no one else does.

The Truth Totem.

Of course.

The camera never lies.

Cgyrzyx!

To see things as they truly are,

you must reveal the truth within yourself.

The truth within.

I want justice against all those who wronged me.

I want power, because I want to be free.

I never again want to be at the mercy of others.

Not good enough, eh?

Fine.

I'm afraid of the parts of myself that are like my father...

And the part of me that still...

Still wants his approval.

So... until I say something you whispers like,

you're going to keep me here, alone.

Well, joke's on you,

because I'm used to being alone.

Always have been, always will be.

But I don't want to be.

The truth is...

I want to know that those close to me won't betray me.

I want to have someone close to me.

Now you may see the truth of who is worthy of your trust

for you have performed admirably.

Kara! Hey, bud. Ooh!

Hey, I heard you had some trouble at school today.

Are you okay?

Um... Her powers got a little out of hand,

so we're just gonna run some tests and get to the bottom of it.

I'm sorry, Esme.

My powers got a little overwhelming at times too, when I was little,

but it gets better, I promise.

Hey, let's get you to the med bay and then we can come back?

Okay. See you.

Hey. Oh, my gosh. You know what?

Those glasses that Mom and Dad gave me when we were little,

they were such a big help to me.

Maybe something like that could help Esme.

She had power dampeners before when she was at that terrible group home.

I'm not gonna control her like that.

No, it's not about control.

It could just give her some relief.

My glasses cut out the noise for me. They let me belong.

They let you hide.

Hide my powers, yeah, but that was a good thing.

Kara, when you came to Earth, it was dangerous to be an alien.

It's not like that anymore.

She doesn't have to hide to fit in.

And I am certainly not going to make her suppress who she is.

But the world is still pretty dangerous, Alex.

I mean, imagine how many people I could have accidentally hurt

if I didn't know how to handle my super strength.

Well, she needs to learn how to manage her powers, not bury them.

She will learn how to manage them, in time.

I'm just saying this, because I have the life experience

to know what she's going through.

I know what you went through as well. I mean, I was there, remember?

Of course.

It's just, you're raising a child with powers now,

and there is no way for you to fully grasp what that feels like.

Okay, as you just said, Kara, she's my daughter and I am raising her.

And apparently we need to set some ground rules here.

Because if I want parenting advice, I'll ask.

And if I don't...

don't tell me how to raise my kid.

Okay, Dream Totem.

Show me where Nyxly is.

You're going back to the future?

How'd you know?

I just saw it. Why didn't you tell me?

I thought we said no more secrets.

Legion only informed me that...

I am to return when our conflict with Lex and Nyxly concludes.

I was gonna tell you, Nia, I swear. Why you?

Why can't somebody else go?

If I don't go... it will mean the end of all Coluans.

Well, then let me go with you.

You know that that's not an option.

Please. You have to exist in this time.

I hate the space-time continuum.

We just have to accept that...

my destiny is there...

and yours is here.

I honestly don't know how to live in a world without you.

Nor do I.

Butterscotch sticky buns?

Your favorite, as I recall.

I don't like sweets.

You will.

Thought you might need a little pick me up

after your ordeal passing the Truth gauntlet.

I told you...

it was easy.

And yet, you haven't seemed like yourself since.

Remember, there's nothing that I wouldn't do for you.

What are you doing?

Making sure of your intent.

I can't risk giving my heart to a dishonest fool.

But luckily, I have the powers of the Truth Totem, so...

Tell me,

your poems,

did you mean what you wrote?

Every word.

My only desire is to rule by your side

while destroying everyone who gets in our way.

And after we've rebuilt the AllStone, you're going to betray me.

Betray you?

Betraying you is... inconceivable.

I've spent my whole life believing no one was worthy of me,

until you.

It's why I came back to find you at this time.

I want to help you achieve everything you want and deserve.

And I know I can do this for you, because I have.

It is my only desire.

Did I pass?

You have performed admirably.

Andrea, hi. I'm a little busy right now.

Do you think I'm a callous, narcissistic monster?

Does this have anything to do with CatCo publishing my brother's journals?

You're one of my oldest friends.

Tell me the truth. Did I cross an ethical line?

Stealing my brother's journals and publishing them under William's byline

isn't your finest hour.

So I am monster. No, I didn't say that.

Look, I am all for taking my brother down,

but you have to be careful

that you don't fall back into bad behaviors.

We know you can act with a certain...

single mindedness,

but you can't betray someone like William just to promote yourself.

That's not why I did it.

Then why did you do it?

When we feel like our back is against the wall,

we can go into survival mode and damn the consequences.

Only you can be the judge of whether that's who you want to be.

And if it's not, then...

change it.

I've circled the Earth five times.

There's no sign of Naxim's ship.

I've had no luck with my psychic scans either.

And Lena's program tracking the Lexosuits has run into interference.

She's thinking that either Lex has blocked the signal,

or the ship has left Earth's atmosphere.

Either way, she's looking for a workaround.

All right, well, I'll head back out.

Or you could just tell me why you've been avoiding the Tower since this morning.

Alex is mad at me,

because...

I... Because I suggested that they try to control Esme's powers

the way my parents did when I was growing up.

I remember how scared I was,

having all of these abilities and not knowing how to control them.

And until I did...

I hated school, I had no friends, I was miserable.

I don't want that for Esme.

That's because you're a protector, like me.

It's who we are. I didn't want to overstep.

I just want Esme to be safe.

You have good intentions, Kara.

But Alex and Kelly are Esme's mothers.

How they raise her is really up to them.

I know you want to share in your sister's happiness.

It might be worth it

to try and clear the air before the party tonight.

Hey, there.

Shh.

I'm playing hide and seek with my mom. Do you see her?

No. I think it's safe to come out.

Did you bake something?

I did, some apple tarts for everyone here at the Tower.

I'm at the Tower.

You are.

Thanks.

Of course.

My school's having a baking competition.

I'm making chocolate roulade, just like you.

But Chelsea said it's stupid.

Well, that's not very nice.

I think anyone who doesn't like chocolate roulade is a Dodo bird.

Let me tell you a little secret that I got from Auntie Bindu in Cochin.

That's where I'm from in India.

The trick to making really special chocolate

is a pinch of cardamom,

a touch of turmeric, and a sprinkle of cloves.

It's a secret, okay? Yeah.

It's Mom!

Damn.

Still no results from Esme's blood test?

No.

I'm going to cancel the party tonight.

Alex, no.

Are you sure you want to cancel the party?

Yes, I'm sure.

We may not need Esme's blood test after all.

I just got off the phone with her school again.

There's a new alien in her class, a Tattamite.

I've read about them.

They have powerful tempers

and can manifest distinctive skin markings,

which they use as camouflage.

Skin markings?

Esme might have mimicked this student, which caused the rose tattoo on her neck.

And that would account for her erratic powers and her anger.

Thank God.

So this means you guys don't have to cancel the party,

and Esme doesn't have to miss the baking competition.

Yeah, but, I mean, are we going to get there in time?

If we leave now.

Hey, Kara. We just got a hit off Naxim's ship.

Good thing your Kryptosuit's good for outer space.

J'onn, there's no sign of Lex or Nyxly.

Anything?

Negative. I'm about to search the portside of the...

Wait. J'onn?

J'onn, I can't--

My suit feels different.

I thought you might appreciate a little extra oomph,

so I custom fitted the Truth Totem into your chest plate.

You'll find the Hope Totem in your left arm cannon.

Lex, we know about you and Nyxly in the future.

We're not gonna let that happen.

It seems that you've forgotten, I always get what I want.

Ooh!

That looks like it hurts.

Just some 31st century nanobots to soften her up.

Supergirl?

Supergirl, something's not right.

Why, hello, Martian.

That was easier than I thought.

Wait. What... Where'd you go?

Can we talk about this?

Poor, deluded Supergirl.

So naively hopeful, despite overwhelming odds.

Warning. Oxygen levels failing.

Oxygen levels critical.

Self-destruct sequence initiated.

Are you okay? Where's Lex?

He's gone, with Nyxly.

Self-destructing.

Ten, nine, eight...

We have to go.

The Hope Totem, I'm not leaving here without it.

...seven, six, five, four...

Supergirl, now! ...three,

two, one.

What's your takeaway from today's encounter with Nyxly and Lex?

I'd say it's a huge win.

They no longer have a ship, no Lexosuit army and no Totems.

We also have five Totems secured at Fortress of Solitude,

but don't print that.

Great job, guys.

Lena just filled us in.

And more importantly, please give a big round of applause

to the new school baking champion.

Hurray!

That's a perfect kickoff to the big party tonight.

About that, our sitter just called up sick with the stomach flu,

so you'll only have Alex.

Don't be ridiculous, I'll take care of Esme.

She and I have a baker's bond, right?

William, we wanted you at the party.

Please, I'm happy to help.

See it as a part of a wedding gift.

Well, we better all get ready. We have a lot to celebrate.

Mm-hmm.

All right. Ready?

Hey, Alex, wait.

Um, I'll catch up. Okay.

Come on.

I just want to make sure we're okay after...

After earlier.

I'm really sorry I overstepped.

I know you want what's best for Esme.

And I'm sorry that I reacted so harshly.

And that it was so hard for you as a kid.

I wish there was more that I could have done to make it easier.

You did so much to help me. You still do.

Esme is really lucky to have you.

It's really important to me that she doesn't feel like an "other".

I don't know what it's like to grow up as an alien,

but I do know what it's like to not be living your truth.

And I don't want that for her.

You're right.

Esme deserves to be proud of every part of her identity.

So do you.

Especially the mom part.

Because you're a seriously good one.

You're a seriously good sister.

Hey, guys.

I just wanted to thank you

for not leaving me behind to get blown up with my ship.

You know, I thought I'd feel sad, you know, seeing it go,

but I feel kind of free.

Like, for the first time in my life...

I have options.

Here's an option.

Go restock the fridge.

You're not the boss of me.

Actually, he is.

Out.

If you'd rather be alone, I can... No, don't leave.

I'm actually quite tired...

of being alone.

I will always be here for you.

The longer you're around, the more you put yourself at risk,

and the more you give up our most powerful weapons,

because you're scared that I might get hurt.

It's foolish and weak.

And I'm running out of reasons not to trust you.

I don't have my Totems. I don't have my magic.

My only other ally is a moronic former zookeeper.

I don't have anything to offer you.

And yet, you're still here.

Which proves what the Truth Totem told me.

You really do care.

I meant every word I wrote in my journal.

Albeit, my didactic rhyming scheme lacked a certain je ne sai quoi.

But...

I love you, Nyxly.

And that is not something that comes naturally to me.

Nor to me.

I'm beginning to see why my future self...

fell for you.

Is that so?

Mmm.

Hmm.

I think you may want to take a look at that.

The Love Totem.

Did you know that was going to happen?

When I finally started to fall in love with you?

If you did.

I may be from the future, but you're never predictable.

Okay, okay, okay.

To Kelly and Alex.

Kelly and Alex! Yay!

Cheers.

You gotta keep up. Oh, man.

Vodka. Yeah, that was a choice.

It's a great choice.

And so is this song.

Dance floor, you and me. Come on, let's go.

Look at those guys.

Excuse me, I need to hydrate.

Okay, well, I'm going to go dance.

Because what's the point in saving the world

if you don't get to enjoy it sometimes?

Especially on a day as momentous as this.

Hello.

Whoo!

I know I told Alex to take the night off, but I can't.

You can.

I mean, the Tower is auto scanning for Nyxly and Lex,

and I'm keeping a psychic overview of everything.

Of course, you are.

Go, go.

I'd ask how you're holding up.

Never thought I'd say this, but...

I really could use my personality inhibitors.

All this happiness is making me quite sad.

I can't stop thinking that soon I'll have to leave everyone.

Especially you.

Don't think about that.

Right now, you're here with me.

See?

Do you feel your hand in mine?

I do.

And my head on your shoulder?

Yes.

That's all that matters.

Tonight's not the night to be Debbie Downer.

We're here to celebrate Alex and Kelly.

You're right.

I do not intend to be this... Debbie with a sad surname.

You know, actually, I am grateful...

to feel so much love and loss...

because then I know...

it all truly meant something.

And that you'll always be with me, Nia Nal...

no matter where I go.

Come.

I'll show you how they dance in the future.

♪ I hear the thunder Coming down ♪

♪ Won't you rain on me?

♪ Rain on me

Ooh!

Now these, my dear Esme,

are what The Great British Bake Offwould call "handshake-worthy."

Put her there.

You make a good assistant baker.

Well, it's a honor to serve.

What do you say we do a little bit of cleaning

while we wait for these to cool down, yeah?

Get your mitties off.

Let me help you with that. Here you go.

Now you get your left arm in.

Actually, I'll clean up later.

How about a little game of hide and seek?

Let's see if you can find

the best hiding spot you can in J'onn's office. Okay?

Challenge accepted. Good. Go. Hurry.

Ah.

William Dey.

Sounds like your time is up.

William.

It has been ages.

Don't worry. Your friends won't interrupt our reunion.

I disabled the security systems before arriving.

I, uh, caught your little story about my journal.

Didn't your mother teach you

it's not nice to take things that don't belong to you?

Lex, we have more important matters to tend to.

Care to help?

We're looking for a girl. She's Dyralian.

About yea tall. Cute as a button.

Name's Esme.

How do you know her name?

Don't you know by now? I know everything.

Where is she?

Not here.

He lies.

Never mind.

I'll find her.

So, this is what Supergirl and her chums call their lair.

Seems remarkably...

underwhelming.

Esme?

What do you want with Esme?

Not your concern.

I assure you, I have her best interests at heart.

I find that hard to believe,

coming from a man who once burned down part of a children's hospital.

Touche.

So if you won't snitch on Esme's whereabouts,

how about the Totems?

Did your new pals let you in on their secret hiding place?

You're the genius.

You figure it out.

You really had a lot of guts publishing my journal.

Care to explain how you came to possess it?

No?

I just thought you would have known better

than to risk inflaming my wrath.

That's the thing you will never understand, Lex.

There will always be people like me

and the Super Friends to stand up to you

and show the world that for all your delusions of grandeur...

you're just a sad shell of a man.

Says the paperboy.

There you are.

Do I know you?

I'm a friend of your mum's.

Where's William?

Oh.

He had to go back to work.

Hmm.

But he asked me to come take care of you.

I saw the cookies that you and William baked.

They look scrumptious.

You and I ought to go have ourselves a little tea party.

Would you like that, Esme?

We're gonna have the grandest time.

You and I.

I've got her.

Ooh.

Looks like we have what we need.

I'll take my leave.

Just remembered one last thing I had to do.

That was for leaking my journal.

If by chance you're still alive when your friends return,

remind them that I am always one step ahead.

Your shameful little back alley meeting with Otis...

I arranged that.

Oh. And when my dear sister

used her data interception program to track my Lexosuits,

she unknowingly activated a Trojan virus that infected the computer here.

That caused a delay in a very important blood test result being sent out.

See, I had to prevent your friends from understanding

how important the little girl was until I got what I wanted.

And, as usual...

I win.

To Andrea Rojas.

Subject, here's your real story.

Send recording.

Wait, wait. Come here. Ready?

Hey, I got Esme's test results back.

There's Fifth Dimensional energy in her blood.

What does that mean?

Well, that tattoo, it looked familiar.

Like the design on the stone in the original Love Totem.

Okay, we know the Totems can be reconstituted, so...

What if Esme somehow became the Love Totem?

We need to get back to the Tower, now.

That was for leaking my journal.

Esme, where are you? We'll search the other rooms.

William?

William! William.

No!

J'onn! J'onn!

He's... He's dead.

Esme is gone.

Oh, my God.