Supergirl (TV Series)

The Gauntlet (2021)

Jesse Rath: Brainiac-5, Querl Dox

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• Supergirl : We think that even if the courage totem seemed like an innocuous object before it was hidden...

  J'onn J'onnz : Because it's a magical power source, it could have evolved into a symbol of courage.

  Alex Danvers : So, I have run searches on every known artifact having anything to do with courage, from early human history to present day.

  Lena Luthor : And I've cross-referenced it with items that are still in existence. Coming to you... now, Brainy.

  Brainiac-5 : We apply my algorithm and we get... 64,427 possible totem locations.

  Alex Danvers : Great. So even at Supergirl's speed, that would take us...

  Brainiac-5 : 32 days, two hours, and 38 minutes to check them all. Unless, of course, we hit the jackpot early.

  J'onn J'onnz : [Brainy's computer beeps]  There's a partial facial recognition at the Museum of Science and Technology.

  Brainiac-5 : There's a potential artifact there. A slingshot. And not just any slingshot, the one David allegedly used to kill Goliath.

  Supergirl : Jackpot.

• Supergirl : So I have to pass my gauntlet before Nxyly passes hers.

  Brainiac-5 : [possessed by Vita's consciousness]  It will not be easy. You'll pay a terrible emotional price. And if you fail, the totem's erratic magic will surge in everyone who was near the totem when it broke.

  Nia Nal : [trying to comfort Kara]  Hey... we're gonna help you.

  Brainiac-5 : Ha! Yeah, right. Rubbish! She who broke the totem must run the gauntlet... alone. Oh, dear.

  Lena Luthor : [he chortles and laughs]  Got it. I've got it!

  Nia Nal : [Vita's consciousness is removed]  Brainy, are you okay?

  Brainiac-5 : What... what happened? Where am I?

  Nia Nal : You okay?

  Brainiac-5 : That wa... I did not like that.

  Lena Luthor : I will go and make sure that Vita can't make any more unscheduled appearances.

  Supergirl : Nia, go help Alex and J'onn try to find Nxyly. I'll go... pay my emotional price.

• Supergirl : Vita, we need your help. We accidentally broke the courage totem, and now there's fifth-dimensional energy coming out of it.

  Brainiac-5 : [possessed by her consciousness]  Well, that wasn't wise. Breaking the totem unleashes its magic. Anyone within a close radius when it broke will be given a boost of raw, unfiltered courage.

  Supergirl : All those people at the museum have been affected. We could see erratic, even violent behavior all over the city.

  Nia Nal : We were there, too. Why weren't we affected?

  Supergirl : We'll monitor just to be safe. Vita. Hey, Vita!

  Brainiac-5 : Hmm.

  Supergirl : How do we reverse it?

  Brainiac-5 : By gaining control of your half of the totem. Mm-hmm. You understand? This will attract the other half. You follow? Unite them... and quell the magic.

  Supergirl : And to gain control, I have to pass that gauntlet?

  Brainiac-5 : Mm, someone's been paying attention to what I've been saying. Yeah, man. If you are successful, you'll gain full command of the totem.

• Brainiac-5 : I can't wake Nia. I think she's accessed a dream state deeper than she ever has before.

  Supergirl : [realizing]  Because she has the courage to. Vita told me if I failed my gauntlet, the effects would worsen.

  Alex Danvers : Hey, go easy on yourself. You will pass your test.

  Brainiac-5 : And Lena and I can contain the totem's energy until you do. Alex, J'onn, you should monitor the city. There might be more incidents like the coffee shop.

  J'onn J'onnz : Brainy, he has turned into such a wonderful leader.

  Alex Danvers : See? Come on. There's nothing to worry about. We got this.

• Supergirl : Lena, you're back. How was Newfoundland?

  Lena Luthor : Um... very quiet.

  Supergirl : Did you find anything else about your mom?

  Lena Luthor : Honestly, it was kind of a lot to process, so I'd prefer it if we could just jump back into work and maybe you could bring me up to speed?

  Brainiac-5 : We're in a race against a vengeful fifth-dimensional imp named Nxyly to find seven totems before she can use them to wipe us out of existence.

  Lena Luthor : I assume it's this Nxyly that's responsible for the giant cat I saw on the news?

  Supergirl : She was, and we have to stop her. I was just gonna go to the Fortress to see what info I could find. Do you wanna come?

  Lena Luthor : Sure. Have portal, will travel.

• Lena Luthor : This is incredible. Whatever the totem is, it's radiating concentrated fifth-dimensional energy. I mean, that can't be good.

  Supergirl : Well, maybe Vita can tell us more.

  Brainiac-5 : [bringing over a metal contraption containing Vita's crystal]  All right. How does this work, exactly?

  Nia Nal : [as he touches the crystal, purple beams zap his eyes]  Brainy?

  Brainiac-5 : [in a different tone of voice]  Hush, child. The Coluan... is fine.

  Supergirl : Vita, did you possess Brainy?

  Brainiac-5 : Hmm. It's quite refreshing to be embodied. Don't fret. I-I'll put him back the way I found him.

  [touching the circular lights on Brainy's suit] 

  Brainiac-5 : What are these? His nipples?

  Nia Nal : We need to get that witch out of him now.

  Lena Luthor : Yeah, I'm on it.

• Brainiac-5 : I found the scientist. Dr. Beatrice Lahr. She was working on Project Bolt, an attempt to harness lightning energy... until she lost her funding this morning.

  Supergirl : It has to be her.

  Brainiac-5 : I've also dialed in on the epicenter of the storm. It's... it's right above the Tower.

  Lena Luthor : No, Brainy, it's not. It's not even close. That's your fourth miscalculation today.

  J'onn J'onnz : Brainy! You give us flawless calculations every day. You're allowed to make mistakes from time to time.

  Supergirl : No, he's not. You've been affected by the totem.

  Brainiac-5 : [snickering]  That's ridiculous.

  Supergirl : What's the one thing a Coluan doesn't have the courage to do?

  Brainiac-5 : Be wrong in his calculations.

  [realizing she's right] 

  Brainiac-5 : Oh... have I just spent all day guesstimating?

  Supergirl : I-I'm... I appreciate your newfound courage, but we need to have a plan. Alex...

  [looking around] 

  Supergirl : Where's Alex?

  J'onn J'onnz : She must have rushed out.

  [proudly] 

  J'onn J'onnz : That is just like her. Always thinking of others before herself.

  Lena Luthor : I've located the epicenter of the storm. It's clustering over the waterfront.

  Supergirl : Let's go. Hopefully, we can find Dr. Lahr and Alex there.

• Lena Luthor : This storm came on fast.

  Brainiac-5 : It's not following any form of normal weather pattern, either.

  Lena Luthor : There's been 13 ground lightning strikes in the past six minutes. If this storm clusters, we could be looking at a single discharge of over 1,000 megajoules.

  Alex Danvers : That's 50 times the strength of an average strike. It's enough to wipe out every power grid in the city.

  Supergirl : Do you think the totem has something to do with this?

  J'onn J'onnz : Supergirl, I know you like to take things all on your own shoulders. But this is not your fault.

  Brainiac-5 : Actually, it might be.

  J'onn J'onnz : Hold that thought.

• Brainiac-5 : At the coffee shop, I overheard two scientists arguing about something that could "harness lightning." If they had such a device, it could trigger a mega-storm.

  Supergirl : Find them. Cross-reference the security cam footage at the museum with facial recognition. If they started this, they can tell us how to stop it.

  [rhetorically to the totem] 

  Supergirl : How do I pass you?

• Sentinel : [looking at the lightning storm after being released from the totem's influence]  That can't good.

  Supergirl : Welcome back.

  Dr. Beatrice Lahr : I am so sorry. I just had to prove I could harness lightning. But now that I've supercharged this storm, it'll just keep growing.

  Supergirl : There's gotta be some way we can stop it.

  Dr. Beatrice Lahr : Um... if we had a negative ionizer, that-that... that might prevent the storm from getting bigger.

  J'onn J'onnz : Sentinel, the Hand of the Martian can morph into that.

  Dr. Beatrice Lahr : Be careful.

  Guardian : Don't worry. I got her back. Lena said you needed backup.

  J'onn J'onnz : Glad you're here, Guardian. Now for the remaining cloud cluster. Brainy, if Supergirl circles it, what's the probability of creating an inverse function to disperse it?

  Brainiac-5 : At Mach 4? 87.6%.

  Supergirl : Well, what are the odds if you, me, and J'onn do it together?

  Brainiac-5 : Excellent thinking. I'm on my way.