03x10 - Far from Home

[bunniefuu]

[♪♪♪]

BOY: This stinks, Brainy.
I hate running from a fight.

BRAINY: They'll
never look for us here.

That gives us a
chance to counterattack.

att*ck how?

There's only the two of us left.

Yes, I've been giving
that problem some thought.

Oh, no.

I know you're a
level-12 megagenius,

but you are seriously
out of your mind.

There's no other option.

All of our teammates
have been captured.

To save them, we'll have
to break the laws of time

and recruit heroes
from the past.

But messing with history?
That's risky, even for us.

Incomplete records
from the 21st century

show that three members of
the legendary Justice League

once came to the future.

My research indicates
now is that time.

I did my homework too, Brainy.

The histories say three
heroes came to the future.

But only two of them
ever made it home.

[♪♪♪]

[PEOPLE SCREAMING]

You ready, Supergirl?

Dude, I was born ready.

That tickles.

[GROANS]

I'll take that, thanks.

Whoa!

So Queen Bee and Doctor Cyber?

Not much of a workout.

Hear that, Ollie? Kara
thinks it's too easy.

Well, we wouldn't
want her to get bored.

Aah!

[GROANS]

I hate you.

[GRUNTS]

Ha!

Some kid, huh?

Today's her 21st birthday,

but she'd rather
be here practicing

than go out with me and Dinah.

Good for her.

Hey, at least we wanted

to spend some time with her.

You ever think about
how she must feel?

She's always an outsider.

I know a little bit
about that myself, Ollie.

Just a little.

You came to Earth as a baby,

grew up here.

Kara spent most of
her life on a planet

with technology hundreds
of years ahead of ours.

She's gotta feel like she's
trapped in the Stone Age.

I've tried to make
her feel at home.

How? Seems to me you
treat her just like another cape.

I was never happy about Kara
going into the family business,

but now that she's decided
it's what she wants to do,

I've tried to step back

and let her develop
into her own person.

I didn't want her
living in the shadow

of being Superman's cousin.

This may shock you,

but she's proud
to be your cousin.

She even changed her
costume to look more like yours.

Yes, and I'm very proud.

But don't tell her.

No, that's a job for Superman.

Well?

Well, what?

Aren't you gonna give me notes

about all the stuff
I screwed up?

No notes, Kara.

I've got nothing
left to teach you.

Not bad, kiddo.

You set a new record
for this simulation.

Kara.

I'm certain that this

must be disorienting
for you. My name is...

Brainiac.

Yes. How did you...? Uh-oh.

[GRUNTING]

Please, calm down.

I'm not going to hurt you.

Whoa, sparky.

Let's hear what he has to say.

Thank you.

Yes, I am a Brainiac,
but I'm not a machine.

I'm organic.

The universe-conquering
Brainiac you knew

was my distant ancestor.

Over time, he learned

how to pass his code
down biologically.

I am Brainiac 5. Think of me

as the black sheep of my family,

dedicated to doing good

to make up for my
ancestor's legacy of evil.

And you demonstrated
that by kidnapping us?

We'd have never done it if
the situation wasn't so dire.

Where are we, anyway?

Approximately 1000
years into your future,

in what you'd call
the 31st century.

Time travel. Swell.

It's a real thrill for
me to meet you, sir.

You're the famous
John Stewart, father of...

You wanna shut up before
you create a time paradox?

Sorry. Chuck Taine.

Code name: Bouncing Boy.

Why did you bring us here?

We're part of a group called
the Legion of Super-Heroes,

a galaxy-spanning force not
unlike your Justice League.

A team of criminals
called the Fatal Five

att*cked our new headquarters,
captured all our teammates.

They must have
something big planned

to risk taking on the legion.

But we can't figure what it is.

We needed help.

So we sent the time bubble

to bring back some of
Earth's greatest heroes.

But why us?

It... It was random.
We'd have taken anyone.

Okay, so how can we help?

Whoa, time out.

Just because he's seriously cute

doesn't mean we
should trust a Brainiac.

I'm not getting a
bad vibe off the kid.

And apparently neither are you.

"Seriously cute," huh?

The date we pulled her from

is exactly when
Supergirl vanished

from the historical records.

Brainy, she's going to die.

We have to tell her.

No. Telling her
could change history.

Keep quiet, Chuck.
That's an order.

You know, Brainiac,

being organic and
having a heart?

Not the same thing.

We're in. What's next?

The lab's this way.

The tech is out of date,
but we should find enough...

[♪♪♪]

WOMAN: A Green Lantern.

That's a rare sight in
this galaxy these days.

Take a good look.
He won't be here long.

[GROANS]

[GROANS]

Aah!

So, what's your power?
Super-strength? Speed?

I have a 12th-level intellect.

Great, you can knock
'em out with your diploma.

[GRUNTS]

That was unnecessary.

My belt protects
me from any impact.

Maybe I was just
trying to cop a feel.

Aah!

Ha!

Aah!

[GROANS]

[YELLS]

Empress.

[GRUNTING]

[GROANING]

[GROANS]

You'll find the
Emerald Eye of Ekron

more than a match for your ring.

PERSUADER: On your feet.

Ohh. What?

You've got to free
the others. Aah!

Forget them.

We have the Green Lantern.

Let's go.

[GROANING QUIETLY]

What's goin' on?

GREEN ARROW: Can you
track 'em with those things?

Not yet, but I've
identified the technology.

They're psion receptors.

Hey, that soda machine
in the lobby still works.

Oh, thanks.

Back on Argo,

we used psionic technology
for our remote controls.

When we lost one,

you just had to think
at it, and it'd beep.

Don't know why we bothered.

They were always
in the couch cushions.

Good idea, but it won't work.

The Fatal Five are masking
the carrier wave somehow.

So I have to know,

why'd you save me first?

My decision was
based on pure logic.

Really?

Because Green Lantern
is the most powerful.

No offense, but I
really don't think

you could follow the reasoning

of a 12th-level intellect
such as my own.

Guess not.

Hey, Kara, wanna get
me one of those drinks?

Oh, sure.

Admit it, genius.
You're in love with her.

Ludicrous, we just met.

Moreover, as a Coluan,

I'm ruled by
intellect, not emotion.

So in love with her.

Increased
sweat-gland production.

Shortness of breath.

Inability to concentrate.

I thought it was
guilt, but I am in love.

How did you know?

Just call me Cupid, junior.

I never miss.

I'm gonna raid this dump,

see if I can't upgrade my
arrows with some future tech.

I'll be gone for a long time,

so you two are
stuck with each other.

Alone. For a long time.

You had the superior weapons
and the advantage of surprise.

Explain to me how you
failed to capture Brainiac 5.

Watch your tone, half-a-man.

I'd hardly call capturing
a Green Lantern a failure.

He's more powerful
than a dozen Brainiacs.

Perhaps, but that was
never part of the plan.

You have to learn
to improvise, Tharok.

We're better armed than ever

to strike against
the United Planets.

After that, the universe
will be ours for the taking.

What's that? A
legion flight ring.

All of us have one.

So does this mean
we're going steady?

Uh...

Trust me, 1000 years
ago, that joke was hilarious.

I thought since I couldn't
trace the control disk,

maybe I could trace the
missing Legionnaires' rings.

But it was another dead end.

It's a shame our Justice League
comm-links don't work here.

We could track Green
Lantern by his transponder.

Come to think of it, we
still could if we had a...

[IN UNISON] Quantum-tunneling
RF transponder.

Hold that thought.

Yeah, this looks like it
could do some damage.

SUPERGIRL [ON COMM-LINK]:
Get up here. Brainiac's found GL.

His signal's coming
from this ship.

They're headed towards the
capital of the United Planets.

The Fatal Five's tried
to destroy it before.

And now with GL
and the entire legion

under their control,

they just might succeed.

The good news is
my personal cruiser

runs rings around their ship.

We could still b*at them there.

Then what?

We improvise.

SUPERGIRL: Nice ship.

It's strictly no-frills,

but it's fast.

What do you pilot back home?

Usually just a pickup.

"A pickup"? Is that a
type of star cruiser?

Yes.

Yes, it is.

We're going into orbit.

[ALARM BEEPING]

And we've got company.

[♪♪♪]

You guys get aboard
that mothership

and shut down
the control devices.

What are you gonna do?

Hold off John and the legion

until you snap
them back to normal.

You won't stand a
chance against them.

Maybe, but I'm the only one

who does stand a chance
of protecting the capital.

You can't go because I lo...

Because I lied to you.

Kara, I don't even know you,

but... history says

you never returned
from this battle.

What?

And you knew that all along?

I'm sorry.

I had hoped it
wouldn't come to this.

I wanted to spare her.

There's still a planet full of
people who need our help.

Do your job and
I'm going to do mine.

But...

In case I don't see you again.

[♪♪♪]

Hey, genius?

Hi. How about puttin'

that big brain of
yours to work on a plan

to get us aboard the mothership?

[CRUISER POWERING UP]

I'll get us in.

I love the direct approach.

The rest of the mission
won't be so easy.

Let's move.

SUPERGIRL: You
can do this, Kara.

No biggie, just another
practice mission.

[♪♪♪]

[GRUNTING]

Ha!

[PEOPLE SCREAMING]

Aah!

sh**t. I know.

I was hoping they'd
be out looking for us.

No. sh**t.

Obliterate them.

Aah!

Aah!

Aah!

[YELLS]

[GROANING]

Okay, big guy,

that's as far as you go.

You can't stop
Validus with that toy.

Rusty, I got him right
where I want him.

THAROK: No!

[SUPERGIRL SCREAMS]

[YELLING]

[GROANS]

[YELLS]

John, stop! Fight it.

[PEOPLE SCREAMING]

[GROANS]

Kara.

[♪♪♪]

I knew what I was
doing, but I couldn't stop.

Where are we?

Last thing I remember was...

Oh, no.

[GRUNTS]

Just so you know,

the sharp part's on
the other end, chief.

Believe me, that's coming.

BRAINIAC: Aah!

Tear him to bits.

Slowly.

[SNARLING]

PHANTOM GIRL: We
wanted to say thanks

by making you
honorary legionnaires.

It's very nice,

but I already have a ring.

Don't worry about it, GL.
You can't keep it anyway.

If you took it home,
the future technology

could pollute the time stream.

I'm keeping mine.

I'm not going back.

Kara?

History says Supergirl

never returned from this mission

because she decided
to stay in the future.

SUPERMAN: Whatever abducted them

didn't leave any
energy signature.

Maybe Dr. Fate or Zatanna?

Where's Kara?

She asked us to give you this.

SUPERGIRL: Tell
Ma and Pa I love them.

And I love you too, Clark.

Don't take this the wrong
way, but I've found a place

where I can make a difference.

Where I'm more than
just Superman's kid cousin.

I...

I feel I belong here.

Also, I met this boy.

You should have seen
her. She was amazing.

She's a grown woman
now, capable of choosing...

Kara's headstrong,

but she's always
made good decisions.

I trust her judgment.

But you were right, Ollie.

I wish I had told her.

GREEN ARROW: It's okay, Clark.

She knows.

Now, this boy
Kara likes so much,

does he have a name?

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