Supergirl (TV Series)

What's So Funny About Truth, Justice, and the American Way? (2019)

Nicole Maines: Nia Nal

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• Nia Nal : Did I cover okay about training and everything? Did I blow it?

  Kara Danvers : No, no! I'm still getting used to lying to Alex, too. And don't worry, you'll get better at the whole "sneaking out" thing. The key is subtlety.

  [the elevator doors open to reveal Brainy, trying too hard to look inconspicuous] 

  Kara Danvers : Case in point.

  Nia Nal : Hi, Brainy.

  Querl Dox : [quietly]  It's Barney.

  Kara Danvers : Barney?

  Querl Dox : Yes, Barney. Thought it best we keep a low profile, considering where we're going.

• Querl Dox : You have anticipatory dreams, I have differential calculus. Both are predictive, but...

  [blindfolded, Nia blocks the punches he throws] 

  Querl Dox : ...we have to be adaptive, too.

  [they spar some more, and Brainy knocks her down] 

  Querl Dox : I learned that from my friend Val.

  Nia Nal : One of your Legion friends?

• Nia Nal : [practicing with her powers]  Come on. No. No. No. No. No. No. Bad astral projection.

  Querl Dox : [she's forcefully thrown backwards]  Hmm. You went behind my back. You took advantage of that simpleton Kelex. And now you're astral projecting. That jumps months of training.

  Nia Nal : I know, I'm sorry. I just... I move too fast 'cause that's what I do. I push myself and I take on more than I can handle. My mother always said it.

  Querl Dox : But that's what heroes do. Leaping before one looks is part of the job description.

  Nia Nal : It backfired.

  Querl Dox : Yes. But next time, you shall fire forward.

• Nia Nal : You okay?

  Querl Dox : That ring... was mine.

  Nia Nal : Look... if you've taught me anything the past couple days, it's that setbacks will make you stronger. It's not about how your ring was stolen, Brainy. It's about how we're gonna get it back.

• Supergirl : Welcome to the Fortress of Solitude.

  Nia Nal : [looking around in awe]  I mean, it sure beats the hell out of your loft.

  Supergirl : Hey! That place is rent-controlled. And this works great for training. Plus, you have Kelex, too.

  Kelex : I did not know we would be receving guests.

  Nia Nal : [in awed excitement]  You have a robot?

• Nia Nal : Brainy, you knew one of my descendants in the future, but you won't tell me a thing about her. But if I knew the full scope of what she could do...

  Querl Dox : Absolutely not! Nia, we could create a paradox, destroy the very fabric...

  Nia Nal : Fabric of space/time. Where have I heard that before?

• J'onn J'onzz : You cannot trust him. It'll be a trap.

  Supergirl : Wouldn't be the first one I've walked into.

  Nia Nal : He didn't even say where to meet.

  Supergirl : That flash at the end of the message had an image coded in it. A map only I could see.

  Querl Dox : Superliminal stimuli embedded in structured light. I don't want to be impressed, but...

  J'onn J'onzz : Where does he want to meet?

  Supergirl : Manchester, England. Guess he wanted home court advantage.

  J'onn J'onzz : How long 'till dawn?

  Querl Dox : Three hours, 21 minutes, 15 seconds.

  Supergirl : So we wait. And then I'll deal with them.

• Nia Nal : Kelex?

  Kelex : Nia Nal, it's nice to see you without that bore Querl. This star has died. And there, a new one emerges.

  Nia Nal : So you know about this stuff. Other systems? Planets?

  Kelex : If I'm interpreting your intimations correctly, you seek information on your species. Shouldn't you ask your pompous Coluan friend?

  Nia Nal : Brainy wants to keep all that under wraps. But if I'm supposed to fight, I need to know what I'm capable of. The only other person who could've told me is... gone.

  Kelex : Your timeline is likely extra-Lorentzian, and not as subject to paradox as one might think. But there are still risks to divulging this type of information.

  Nia Nal : Well, Supergirl said anything I need, didn't she?

  Kelex : Those were her orders.

  Nia Nal : Then tell me about Naltor. Tell me about everything I can do.

• Nia Nal : [blasting Hat with her powers]  Rad.

  Supergirl : Rad.

  Querl Dox : I built the gloves to harness raw dream energy. So, yes, it's quite "rad".

• Hat : [fighting Nia and Brainy]  How'd you know where I...

  Nia Nal : Dreams.

  [he vanishes] 

  Querl Dox : [catching his leg as he reappears]  Differential calculus.

  [he throws a punch, and his arm disappears into Hat's bowler] 

  Querl Dox : Where's my ring?

  Hat : Sleight of hand, fam like me, you see. I'm just a distraction.

  Querl Dox : [Hat disappears]  Wait. Where's the Morae?