Supergirl (TV Series)

Phantom Menaces (2021)

Chyler Leigh: Alex Danvers

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• Alex Danvers : Brainy, will you be my wingman?

  Brainiac-5 : It would be my utmost pleasure.

• Alex Danvers : [the vampirish Phantoms break into the Tower]  Hey, I don't remember sending you an invitation.

• Supergirl : When I landed on Earth, I was alone. My adoptive mother raised me as her own, with kindness and compassion. And my sister, she showed me what it truly means to be strong. To love so fiercely, it hurts. She taught me what it means to be human. She was my first companion on this planet. Without her, I wouldn't be the hero, the person I am today.

  Kelly Olsen : [as she comes in, Alex turns the device off]  I thought you weren't gonna watch that.

  Supergirl : I am Kara Zor-El.

  Alex Danvers : That's before I thought she wasn't really gone.

  Kelly Olsen : Hey. Kara is not dead.

  Alex Danvers : No, it's worse than death. She's trapped in a cold hell because I couldn't save her.

  [crying] 

  Alex Danvers : So, what's... what's my purpose now? What's the... what's the point of trying anything else?

  Kelly Olsen : Baby... loss is different for everyone, but it hurts the same. And I will sit with you, right here.

  Alex Danvers : I can't breathe. I feel like I don't even deserve air...

  [her phone rings] 

  Alex Danvers : It's J'onn. And I know what you're gonna say, but it doesn't matter if I pick up the phone or not, there's... there's no point.

  Kelly Olsen : The point is, is that you are still here. And you get to decide whether you give up or you keep going. Look, I know it's not the same thing, but yesterday, when I was in my own despair about what happened at Obsidian... I lost my way and I found a lifeline in helping Silas find his. Because when everything seems dark, that's when we show up for those who need us the most.

• J'onn J'onnz : Look, I know you're upset right now. Not getting Kara back was a blow none of us expected. But we can't be ruled by our emotions. Not now. I need you to focus and lean into your training. Because that's exactly what it's for, to kick in when we feel like giving up, so that we find comfort in doing what we do best.

  Alex Danvers : Kara is gone. How can you just march on like nothing is wrong?

  J'onn J'onnz : Because marching is the only way to get her back.

• Brainiac-5 : He started running into the south wall over and over again. Like he's being drawn to something.

  Alex Danvers : I got a hit on the police scanner. It says that there is a disturbance at a warehouse two miles south from here. It's being attacked by hostile ghost creatures.

  Brainiac-5 : The Phantom has created a new progeny.

  J'onn J'onnz : We have to secure that warehouse. Keep everybody from the area. Where's M'gann?

  Alex Danvers : She said that she was going on patrol.

  J'onn J'onnz : [seeing two of the energy field discs are gone]  She's already there.

• Brainiac-5 : [after M'gann is attacked by a Phantom]  The four progeny are in containment, but their combined dark-phantom energy is shorting the security system. I need to fortify the unit, but I'll need a second Luthor electro...

  Alex Danvers : Her temperature is dropping faster than Silas's.

  Brainiac-5 : The Zulians were able to overwhelm the planets they invaded so easily because the stronger the Zulians got, the quicker the victims turned.

  J'onn J'onnz : Alex, get Martian plasma. A transfusion might slow M'gann's turn.

  Alex Danvers : On it.

  J'onn J'onnz : [M'gann regains consciousness]  Hey.

  M'gann M'orzz : I'm sorry I went against your orders.

  J'onn J'onnz : No, no, this is my fault. I had a hunch Martians might be more susceptible to their attacks.

  M'gann M'orzz : Let's just say we both screwed up.

• M'gann M'orzz : That's Silas? And a Phantom's attack did this?

  J'onn J'onnz : Yes. And with that Phantom still on the loose, it could be infecting other victims. We need to find that Phantom and anyone he may have turned. M'gann, you and I will keep searching the city, scanning for cold-energy signatures. We can use Silas as a baseline template. Brainy, get into Silas's social media, scan for facial recognition. We need to find those roommates.

  Alex Danvers : What do we do if they've already been turned?

  Brainiac-5 : Act very carefully. These... progeny will be just as powerful as the Phantom, but they're still innocent people. A remote-activated kinetic inhibitor can be triggered from up to a mile away, keeping us at a safe distance so that we don't also become infected. I'll begin constructing one now, along with some additional Phantom containment units.

  J'onn J'onnz : Good. Until then, we need to locate that Phantom and keep everybody safe.

• Alex Danvers : [after Silas is attacked]  You said a Phantom did this?

  J'onn J'onnz : Yeah.

  Brainiac-5 : Or as they are originally known, a Zulian Melatarian. Originally from a dark planet on the outskirts of the Rao system, they were forced to flee, seeking a new home planet to repopulate. Unfortunately, their method of populating is to infect the planet's existing inhabitants by turning them into soulless, hive-minded minions. They were very successful. Until the Kryptonians stopped them, imprisoned them in the Phantom Zone. Their powers were diluted and they were unable to multiply. They were, however, able to continue spreading misery, making them excellent prison guards.

  J'onn J'onnz : But when this alien escaped, all of its powers returned. It can now infect people? Essentially, make new Phantoms?

  Brainiac-5 : And it only gets stronger the more it preys.

  J'onn J'onnz : Will it possess people like Silas?

  Brainiac-5 : No. I-I believe that was purely a means of escape and evasion. When the Phantoms attack, first they do so psychically, paralyzing their prey with misery. Then they strike using their venomous talons. After a short incubation period, the victim's life force leaves the body and migrates to the Phantom's nest.

  Alex Danvers : Life force?

  Brainiac-5 : In the 31st century, we discovered a formula to quantify the intangible substance that makes a human unique. You call it a soul.

  Alex Danvers : [an alarm sounds and Silas begins choking]  His temperature is crashing.

  [seeing Silas' life force leave his body] 

  Alex Danvers : What was that?

• Kelly Olsen : [Alex brings her a bouquet of flowers]  What are those for?

  Alex Danvers : [setting them down]  For being my rock today. I don't know. I'll just...

  Kelly Olsen : I was your rock? I couldn't save anyone today.

  Alex Danvers : That's not true. You saved me. You reminded me that when I wanted to disappear from the world, I needed to just... get up and shake myself off and face the hard things. Because people that we love are worth it. Life is worth it. When I saw J'onn start to lose hope today, it was like... it was like looking in a mirror... and then I heard your voice. You were telling me that even in the darkest times, we can always find a glimmer of hope. J'onn wanted to give up today, but he didn't. None of us did. And we did the impossible. Move in with me. I wanna wake up every morning and tell you how much I love you. Because life is crazy and it's unpredictable, and all that really matters is that we share the little things with the people that we love, so... what do you say?

  Kelly Olsen : Yes. Alex Danvers, yes.

• Alex Danvers : The Martian plasma infusion is complete. It seems to have slowed down M'gann's transformation for now.

  J'onn J'onnz : But it won't stop it. I've been going through Brainy's intel on Phantoms. It's inevitable. M'gann's life force, her... soul... will be lost. You were so right. I was so afraid to feel, to... grieve, that I... just put my head down and I marched. But I still made mistakes. I shielded my emotions and I put M'gann... in danger. I've already lost so many people that I love.

  Alex Danvers : This morning, I couldn't get out of bed, because I did not want to live in a world without Kara. So I know how much you wanna give up. But you have to fight. M'gann? She's still in there. And even if there's the smallest chance that we can save her, you have to try. For her. For her soul.

  J'onn J'onnz : You're right.

  Alex Danvers : Wait, you bonded with her soul to stop Myriad. I'm... I'm not an expert, okay? But what if there is a way that we can harness your piece of M'gann's soul to stop her from turning?

  J'onn J'onnz : But... but if... if we try and it doesn't work, I'll... I'll lose what little I have left of her.

  Alex Danvers : Living with fragments of the people we love pales in comparison to the real thing. Trust me.

• Alex Danvers : Okay, we need to contain them before they get to J'onn and M'gann.

  Brainiac-5 : The kinetic inhibitor isn't ready. We can't get close enough to restrain them. It's too risky

  Lena Luthor : My portal watch, I can re-route the exit coordinates to transport the Phantoms to a sub-containment unit from a safe distance. I just need something to draw them all to the same point.

  Alex Danvers : Or someone.

• Alex Danvers : Hey, thanks for coming. We need all hands on deck for this.

  Kelly Olsen : Of course. I brought the Obsidian Neuro-Imager you asked for.

  J'onn J'onnz : Thank you, Kelly. Think of what we're about to do as a soul transfusion. First, we'll need a Sacred U'ra'er'run. It's used for spiritual rituals in Mars. This one's been in my family for centuries.

  Lena Luthor : How does it work?

  Brainiac-5 : In theory, the U'ra'er'run will act as a conductor. A modified Fal-Tor-Pan, as it were.

  [seeing Lena's blank stare] 

  Brainiac-5 : Star Trek III: The Search for Spock? It'll allow us to re-fuse J'onn's piece of M'gann's soul to her body.

  Alex Danvers : And, Kelly, you'll neuro-image M'gann, make sure she's safe during the transfer.

  Kelly Olsen : Okay.

  J'onn J'onnz : Brainy will man the U'ra'er'run, while I cleave M'gann's soul from mine. I'll then transfer it into here to complete the process.

  Alex Danvers : The transfusion has to happen at the exact moment M'gann's soul leaves her body, but before she starts to turn.

  J'onn J'onnz : If we miss this window, she will be lost.

  Brainiac-5 : [an alarm sounds and a window freezes over]  The temperature inside the tower just plummeted.

  Lena Luthor : It's the Phantoms. They must have followed the others here.

  J'onn J'onnz : I've got M'gann. You take care of those Phantoms.