Supergirl

Mom?

Yeah.

I heard you scream.

I'm sorry.

Sorry, I had a bad dream.

I thought you'd wake me up

when you got back from your trip.

What trip?

Where you went yesterday.

I didn't go on a trip, Ruby, I'm here.

You said you were going somewhere.

To get answers.

That something wonderful was gonna happen.

I said that?

I don't know what...

I'm tired. I've just been so tired. Come here. Hi. Hi.

Hi.

What time is it?

11:00.

Yeah, you slept in.

It can't be 11:00.

Because it's pancake-o'clock!

What do you want, chocolate chip or banana?

Both.

It's a long story.

Well, seven years is a long time.

Strange as it may sound,

the 31st century is actually not that different from today.

What, better smartphones?

- What's a phone? - "What's a phone?"

Oh, the future's awesome.

Well, technology has developed beyond imagining,

but, at the end of the day,

it's still in service of communicating with each other,

and entertaining each other, and also killing each other.

In this day, or in a thousand years, conflict is constant,

but so is strength.

And that's where we come in.

So, what are you, soldiers?

The governments were overwhelmed by violence,

by chaos.

Mon-El organized us.

And we banded together to help Earth's leaders keep the peace,

at home and in the stars.

We call ourselves "The Legion".

And we exist because of you.

- Because of me? - Mmm.

You inspired me.

So, when I founded the Legion,

I chose to use you as an example of what we could be.

Of what we aspire to be.

When I learned about your life and work

and your compassionate fight for justice

and your devotion to protecting others,

everything just crystallized.

Your example gave my life purpose.

I can't express how much it means

for me to meet you in person.

So, a legion of superheroes. Ha!

Sounds formidable.

Not nearly enough.

The future has some bad things happening.

Yeah, the darkness is spreading.

What's that? What do you mean?

Well, my team and I were on a mission and...

We got into some trouble.

Our ship got knocked into one of those disruptions.

- A wormhole? - Yes.

We crash-landed back on Earth 12,000 years ago.

So you traveled back in time by accident?

Which is exactly why we couldn't just go home.

So we went into cryo-sleep

and set the ship to wake us up

when we returned to the 31st century.

But then the torpedo hit the ship,

and damaged the ship, and that's when I woke up.

But do you think we can fix it?

Can you help us get home?

We'll do everything in our power to help.

But for now...

Settle in.

You might be here for a while.

If anyone can help us, it's you.

Everyone's coming over to my apartment

for a holiday party tonight.

You guys are welcome to join, if you like.

Thanks. We need to work on the repairs.

Yeah, that's fine. That's...

Okay, come and get your eggnog.

Uh, yeah, but be warned, this is not your grandmother's recipe.

Oh, this is highly potent, intoxicating deliciousness!

Ooh. Danvers' famous eggnog?

Um, sounds tempting,

but, you know, I think I'll stick with the scotch.

- Health. - Happiness.

Dude, I do not understand your obsession.

It is the greatest Christmas song of all time.

That's great. We've played it, like, four times.

If my father learns nothing else this holiday season,

he will learn about Hall and Oates. Put it on.

- Oh, dude, are you serious? Again? - Come on.

No, no, take it up with papa bear, okay?

J'onn, I do not know why you introduced me to coffee first.

This brown water is vastly superior.

Yeah, I don't take advantage of hot cocoa enough.

I enjoy Christmas.

What a wonderful way to close your year.

Paying homage to an evergreen creature.

It so reminds me of Life Day.

Excuse me, hi. "Life Day"?

As in the Star Wars Holiday Special?

It was on CBS.

Princess Leia, like, sang a song...

You have no idea what I'm talking about.

Oh, my God, you don't know what Star Wars is.

You probably don't know what Star Wars is.

Excuse me?

The Empire Strikes Back is the best movie sequel of all time.

Man, I just love you more and more each day.

What's a "sequel"?

It's...

I mean, as far as parties go, this one doesn't suck, right?

No, it's great. It is.

But how about you? How are you doing?

I'm good. Yeah, totally. I love parties. And Christmas.

I mean, like with...

Mon-El and Imra.

I mean, this can't be easy.

No, that's not easy, but you know what, here we are.

Are you okay?

Yeah, well, Christmas without Maggie, that's not my favorite thing,

but we are not wallowing.

No. No, sir.

And you know what, we can be single crones together.

Aw, crone buddies.

- I don't know. - Oh, no.

I'll get it.

Yeah, I forgot those...

Hey. Is everything okay?

Where's your mom?

Sorry. I'm late, I know. It's been a really long day,

but I got the cookies.

No worries. Come in.

Christmas shopping, conference call

with some very unpleasant men who were yelling at me in German,

and then Ruby told me about the cookies, I'd forgot.

The Italian bakery that I really liked, it was closed,

so, you know, you get these.

Okay, sounds like somebody needs to take a break

- and maybe have a drink, or two. - Yeah.

Did I ever tell you that I work with Supergirl sometimes?

Okay, I have four questions.

Hey, Lena opened the good stuff.

Thank you.

Okay, one, has Supergirl every flown you anywhere?

And two, if so, how was it?

- And, three... - Yes. Yes, yes.

She has flown me. Several times.

And, actually, last year, she caught me

when I jumped out of a skyscraper during a shoot-out.

Okay, I have more questions.

- Hey. - Hey.

Are you okay? I mean, you look a little pale.

Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just tired.

Not enough hours, I guess.

Yeah, I get that.

You know, if you wanted, you could pull James Olsen

right underneath that mistletoe.

James? Don't be ridiculous.

I mean, I think he likes you.

I'm his boss.

Mmm.

Yes, because that's never happened before.

- Hi. - Hi.

And I don't mean to eavesdrop,

but I've been noticing chemistry between you two for weeks now.

There's no chemistry, all right?

- Okay. - It's off the charts.

Okay, I'm gonna have to kill both of you, all right?

But then I wouldn't have either of my best friends, so that wouldn't work.

So I'm just gonna have some more scotch.

You know, this year has been really tough for me,

but I did get two really great things out of it.

And that's you guys.

Aw.

I am not wearing waterproof mascara.

I've always been blessed.

You know, my sister, I've always had her, and she has my back,

but I've never had best friends.

And I couldn't have gotten through what I've been through this year

without you two.

Okay, now you're gonna make me cry.

Oh, no.

I am very grateful for both of you.

Me, too. I love you guys.

Kara?

I just had a call, we gotta go.

What happened?

Looks like someone took a flamethrower

to large swaths of the property.