Supergirl (TV Series)

Welcome Back, Kara (2021)

Nicole Maines: Nia Nal, Dreamer

Quotes 

• Brainiac-5 : Am I late?

  Nia Nal : [taking the box he's holding]  Thank you.

  Brainiac-5 : Did I miss it?

  Nia Nal : Nope, you're right on time.

  [opening the box] 

  Nia Nal : The cake is intact.

  Brainiac-5 : Where's Supergirl?

  Lena Luthor : She's still under the sun lamps.

  J'onn J'onnz : Getting through the Phantom Zone to the Tower last night took all her strength.

  Brainiac-5 : You told me the clock was ticking.

  Nia Nal : Uh...

  [glancing at Lena] 

  Nia Nal : Uh... we thought you'd eat the cake.

  Brainiac-5 : You thought I would eat the cake? What am I, an animal? I would never! I want things to be perfect for when Supergirl wakes up.

  J'onn J'onnz : Let's not rush her. Hopefully, she's having the first restful night she's had in a while.

• Andrea Rojas : Can anyone tell me what this is?

  Nia Nal : It's the current media tracker's latest ranking of the top ten news outlets in the country.

  Andrea Rojas : Yes. And CatCo is number eight. Number *eight*! Does anybody know what else ranked number eight?

  [no response] 

  Andrea Rojas : No, you don't. Because no one ever remembers number eight. Look, I know that our reputation took a hit after our little slip-up covering the Lex Luthor trial... but we must do better. CatCo had the tradition of being *the* go-to news source. Trusted and respected. We need more breaking news. More hard-hitting journalism. We must rebuild. Find new sources, dig deeper. We will be number one by the end of next month's ranking... or I will get a new staff. Am I clear?

  [taking the silence as affirmation of understanding] 

  Andrea Rojas : Good. Now, back to work.

• Andrea Rojas : I have been shockingly patient with your long absence, which resulted in exactly zero stories, so you owe me. I want you to call Supergirl. I want an exclusive with her about how she stopped the National City Phantom attacks.

  Kara Danvers : The... the what?

  Andrea Rojas : The Phantom attacks. And I want a whole series. Interviews with Supergirl and everyone who was turned into a Phantom. Here's a list of the victims, and I want all the details. Don't let them skip a single thing, okay?

  Kara Danvers : [not really listening]  Okay.

  Andrea Rojas : Thanks.

  Kara Danvers : [going to Nia's desk]  Why did no one tell me that Phantoms attacked National City?

  Nia Nal : Alex didn't want us to burden you. She knew you'd be worried, and for no reason. The Phantom is gone, this is in the past.

  Kara Danvers : Yeah, but how did it even get here?

  Nia Nal : We... sort of released it... the first time we tried to rescue you.

  Kara Danvers : So... so all these people suffered because of me?

  Nia Nal : No. Kara, no. It is Lex's fault. He is the one that sent you there.

  Kara Danvers : It, uh... it doesn't matter now. Like you said, that's over. It's done now. So, I-I'll go talk to Andrea.

  Nia Nal : [seeing Zor-El pick up a copy machine]  And I will go talk to Uncle Archie and remind him that humans cannot lift 800 pounds of machinery.

  Kara Danvers : Ooh. Oh... oh, dear.

• Zor-El : [visiting Kara's workplace]  There was a moment in there when I could hear the other side of ten different phone conversations. These powers are... intense.

  Nia Nal : It takes time. Especially when your powers come to you all at once. And without a manual.

  Zor-El : [enjoying a moment of serenity]  What a difference a sun makes.

  [seeing something in the sky] 

  Zor-El : What is that?

  [using his powers to get a better look] 

  Zor-El : Something has broken through the Earth's atmosphere. Looks like a large piece of machinery. It's speeding towards us.

  Nia Nal : Well, you really wanna see what Kara's life is like? Suit up and get ready to fly.

• Kara Danvers : [returning to work at CatCo]  Okay, so remember, you are my Uncle Archie, visiting from Midvale. Okay.

  Zor-El : Don't worry. I promise no one will even know I'm there. I'm starting to understand my strength. I-I'm sorry about your door.

  Kara Danvers : No, no. It's not that, I'm just... I'm just nervous, you know? I disappeared without a trace, I'm surprised I still even have a job. And William, I left him hanging without so much as a goodbye.

  Nia Nal : Oh. Don't worry about him, it's not like you chose to get...

  [realizing Kara's ordeal is still a touchy subject] 

  Nia Nal : He'll understand. And don't worry about Andrea, okay? I covered for you, remember?

  Kara Danvers : Right. Uh, what did you tell her, exactly?

  Nia Nal : That Cat Grant reached out to you personally to do a profile on Darien resistance leader Miguel de Miranda.

  Kara Danvers : Okay.

  Nia Nal : And that you've been off-grid, embedded with him.

  Kara Danvers : Wait, what?

  Nia Nal : It was the best I could do.

• Nia Nal : I would do anything to have another day with my mom.

  Lena Luthor : I would do anything to just know my mom. You know my Phantom fear vision was about her?

  Nia Nal : The water monster? Did you conquer it?

  Lena Luthor : Didn't we all? Isn't that how we defeated the Phantoms?

  Nia Nal : Right. But, I mean, how did you defeat it?

  Lena Luthor : I let it overtake me, and... the kelpie turned into my mother.

  Nia Nal : What do you think it means?

  Lena Luthor : [chuckling]  I don't know. You're the dream expert here.

  Nia Nal : No, that-that's different. Th-this is personal to you. But you'll figure it out. And I'm here to help any way I can.

• Nia Nal : Hey, Lena, have you seen Kara? I know Zor-El asked her back here, but Andrea's asking about her article and she's not picking up her phone.

  Lena Luthor : That is because she and Zor-El went to the Fortress of Solitude.

  Nia Nal : [a little jealous]  That's really great that they get to share that.

  Lena Luthor : Wait, Nia. How are you doing?

  Nia Nal : I'm fine.

  Lena Luthor : I-I know Kara and her father coming back must be hard.

  Nia Nal : Oh.

  Lena Luthor : After everything we talked about on the way to the Phantom Zone, I know how much you must miss your mother.

  Nia Nal : I'm really happy for Kara. Really, I am, i-it's just...

  Lena Luthor : Reminds you of all the things you missed out on?

  Nia Nal : Yeah.

• Nia Nal : Hey, Lena, is everything okay?

  Lena Luthor : Yeah, everything's actually good. I just got off the phone with Kara, but I wanted to call you. I finally understand what the kelpie means.

  Nia Nal : Y-You did? What's it mean?

  Lena Luthor : That I don't have to feel guilty anymore. I've spent my entire life feeling responsible for my mother's death, even though I know it's not true, but... every time I thought about her, I would just be drowning in guilt. Facing that Phantom allowed me to break through and finally let go.

  Nia Nal : That's great.

  Lena Luthor : It also made me realize that all of that guilt was keeping me from knowing who my mother really was. So... I've decided to change that. I'm gonna go home.

  Nia Nal : Uh, to Luthor Mansion?

  Lena Luthor : No. To where I was born.

• Nia Nal : [waking from a dream with a gasp]  Nyxly.