by Phantom_stranger57
Someone had planted a nuclear bomb just outside Metropolis. The high-flying Supergirl located the explosive device and swooshed at superspeed to disarm it. But as she sat foot on the ground a toxic green gas engulfed her. Choking, gagging, from the krypotonite fumes the girl of steel passed out.
She awoke to find herself staked out spread eagle at ground zero. Her costume had been removed, leaving only the panties and bra. Her wrists and ankles were bound by simple rope. But she was still too weak from the krypto-gas to break them.
Then she saw her. Another Supergirl. An evil looking Supergirl that smiled wickedly at her helplessness. No. Not a Supergirl. Her weakened x-ray vision revealed her to be a Superandroid. A robot that needed her indestructable costume to complete the disguise.
"Luthor sends his regards." the smirking machine said as she kneeled down by the bound heroine. The android stuck something into Supergirl's mouth and she screamed in pain. It was a kryptonite pebble. The android, with inhuman speed, forced Supergirl's mouth closed and covered it with a wide strip of tape. The android patted Supergirl on the cheek and flew off. Shouting "Resume countdown!" as it went.
"MMmmmmmmph!!!" screamed Supergirl in agony as she tried uselessly to squirm free of her bonds. What was left of her superhearing could pick up the fatal countdown of the nuclear bomb. 7...6...5...4
10 miles southeast of Midvale, in an inconspicuous farm house, Lex Luthor gloated within his underground lab. He looked at two monitors imbedded on the wall. One showed the Metropolis skyline. The other the bound and gagged Supergirl. Luthor had to admit, she looked quite fetching in her flimsy undergarments, rope, and tape. He enjoyed seeing the little brat squirming futilely against the bonds that held her spread-eagle on the ground. Enjoyed her screams of pain against the gag that sealed in a kryptonite pebble burning inside her mouth. (That Lois Lane bimbo was a block of wood compared to her. Of course he tied her up so many times it was old hat to her.) Within a few seconds the nuke would go off. Metropolis and Supergirl would become radioactive dust in the wind.
And when Superman, that super sap, returned from his mission in space he would be devastated. He would be so overcome with grief that when his android, made up to look like his meddlesome cousin, shows up he would not realize she's a fake until it was too late. He put every detail of Supergirl into the android. Every mole, freckle, even the pubic hair, was exact. It even wore the girl's Kryptonian-made costume. Superman would never realize until the trap is sprung. The android would unleash red sun energy from it's eyes. Superman's powers would be neutralized and his beautiful machine would then snap his neck like a twig. Something Luthor wanted personally for years. But he was a practical man. He would be content to let his invention do the work. There was something poetic about that. Brains over brawn.
The timer was counting down the final seconds. 7...6...5...4...3...2...1...0....Nothing.
"What the...?" Luthor exclaimed. The bomb didn't go off. He checked his equipment and read the diagnostic readouts. The timer relay had been severed. Luthor stared bug-eyed at the monitor that showed Supergirl. She was laying still as death, green as a pickle from the K-poisoning. Then her noticed her face. The gag was gone. And her arms and legs were no longer bound to the tent stakes. "DAMMIT! How in Hades did that little tramp do it?" Luthor took a paperweight from his desk and hurled it into the monitor.
7...6...5...4...Supergirl overcame her panic, ignored the burning in her sealed mouth, the pain of K spreading throughout her bound body. With sheer effort she moved her head to face the bomb...3....With the last ounce of power she had she focused her heat-ray vision on the bomb...2...1...The relay was severed...0... The bomb wouldn't go off. Metropolis was safe. But she wasn't. That last effort took everything she had. She blacked out knowing she'd never wake up again. Before total oblivion set in she felt a burning sensation on her lips.
Somehow she knew the tape-gag was burning off. It hurt. But she was too weak to react. She could feel cool air on her burnt lips. She could hear barking. Her mouth opened ever so slightly and....
Krypto had returned from his romp in space and flew by the Dailey Planet to let his master, Superman, know he was back. Suddenly his ears pricked up. "MMmmmmmmmph! Mmmmmmmmmph!" Krypto knew that sound, muffled as it was. It was Supergirl, his master's cute cousin. Krypto scanned the area and found her tied down in a field outside town. There was a device of some kind near her. She was turning green, which meant kryptonite. Krypto looked harder and found a fragment sealed within Supergirl's own mouth. Krypto rushed over as far as he dared. He then focused his heat-ray vision on the tape covering Supergirl's mouth. It caught fire and burned away. Burning Supergirl's own lips in the process. It couldn't be helped. The dog of steel then barked frantically. The bound girl opened her mouth ever so slightly and Krypto heat-rayed the deadly ore. Within seconds the K evaporated. Krypto then heat-rayed the rope binding her. He hovered over her still form then rushed down to lick her awake.
Though still green from the poisoning, her normal color was slowly returning. She weakly giggled from the dog's laps. Her eyes opened and she saw Superman's beloved pet standing over her. "K-Krypto. I...owe..." She reached to pet him. "..a steak."
"Yip!" was the dog's only response.
Supergirl laid on the ground for a few minutes until her color and powers were back to normal. Then she stood up and scanned the skies for the android. She spotted it heading for Midvale. "C'mon Krypto." Supergirl and Krypto lifted off and streaked toward Midvale.
The android was returning to the Midvale lair where it would wait until Superman's return. Then it would finish it's mission. Programmed to react as humanly as possible, it's eyes bulged in surprise as a hand clamped over its mouth. Before the machine could react further Supergirl twisted its head off and hurled it toward the sun. She caught the falling body and quickly put her costume back on. Before crumpling the body, and sending it to join the head, Supergirl scanned in. The detail was frightening. Every natural mark on her body was exact. Even the pubic hair. "How did that skunk do it?" She asked aloud. Then she crumpled the body and hurled it. Nearby Krypto finally got Luthor's scent and barked. The two Kryptonians then streaked toward the farm house.
Supergirl found the entrance to Luthor's underground lab and entered. She found the mad scientist, in his lab coat, sitting at a table. She also noticed the broken monitor next to one showing Metropolis. Without turning to face her Luthor ordered, "Return to your alcove, SG-1. The mission's aborted." Supergirl didn't move. Luthor angrily jumped out of his chair and shouted, "DIDN'T YOU HEAR ME? RETURN TO YOUR ALCOVE! NOW!"
Supergirl responded by grabbing his throat and lifting him off the floor. The villain gurgled in surprise and stared bug-eyed. "S-Supergirl." Before Supergirl could punch his lights out Luthor's eyes flashed red. She moaned as red sun energy drained her of her power. She couldn't hold up Luthor anymore and dropped him. He then grabbed her throat and hefted her up. She choked and gagged against his steel-like grip. It was so obvious she was suckered again. "A-android of Lu...Luthor."
"Exactly, alien. My master deduced you'd find a way here and prepared a trap. One you won't escape from." The machine then applied pressure on Supergirl's neck.
Krypto hovered outside, trying to get a lock on Luthor's scent. He knew his master's enemy wasn't here anymore. When he found it he barked for Supergirl. When she didn't respond he scanned the farm and found her being choked to death by a machine transmitting red sun rays. The dog swooped down, dug a tunnel into the lab, and attacked the android by biting down on its neck from behind. The android's beams flickered out as sparks flew and it shut down. Supergirl in a fit of rage crumple the machine like so much paper and hurled it into space to follow the other android. "Krypto, I..."
Krypto only barked and flew away. Supergirl followed him to an underground tunnel that led to town. At the far end she saw a custom subway car and an exit that looked like a simple tree. Krypto barked and scampered off toward the car. Supergirl, again, followed.
At a bus station restaurant, Luthor, in wig and false beard, sipped his coffee. If his android double succeeded in killing Supergirl it would send a signal. If not, he would board the next bus out of town. He was giving it another minute. The minute passed. He could only guess the android failed and got ready to go to the ticket booth.
"A refill?" Came a female voice.
"No thanks !..." That voice. Dammit, no. He turned and, sure enough, there was Supergirl. Then there was darkness as she punched his lights out.
When Luthor regained consciousness he was back in prison. How in blazes did she do it, he wondered.
At the Fortress Of Solitude, Krypto waited by the big door. Then he saw a familiar blue and red streak. Supergirl landed, put down the bag of groceries and lifted up the giant key. Inside, wearing a "Kiss The Cook" apron and chief's hat, Supergirl prepared dinner. A tossed salad, white fish, and red wine for her. A big T-bone for Krypto. As they ate their meal Supergirl scanned Luthor's prison and giggled at the sight of him banging his head against the wall trying to figure out how she thwarted him. She then looked at Krypto chomping down on the bone. Amazing, she thought. When she started out she was Superman's secret weapon. And today, at least, she had one for herself.