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Published: 2012-07-08 13:58:30 +0000 UTC; Views: 1992; Favourites: 27; Downloads: 96
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Description Brainiac is for possibly the first time in his existance, confused. His sensors detected the humanoids voice but no presence. He is futher confused when he finds himself being tossed around like a rag doll "Error error altering scan..scan failure...locate threat...how can this be"

Suddenly his programs begin to fail, connections fall apart as his crystal body is blown apart by forces he can not easily process, he sees the containment crystal chamber shatter, releasing the Kryptonian.

Finally opting for a simple visual scan he sees...a small female coated in a thin layer of his own fortress...making her invisible to all but his most basic of senses.

"Payback for the shock, Creep!" Atlee cries as she shatters Brainiacs shell.

A moments silence passes as both Kara and Atlee catch their breath. And then, Brainiac speaks once more from the fortress itself

" Child...do you believe by destroying one of my constructs you have beaten me, i could create a thousand if i so -

Atlee interupts " Let us leave of i'll destroy this entire rock, i'll obliterate and shatter and warp everything that you are, i can do it"

silence...

" My scans indicate you are telling the truth...i...will...agree to your terms... The Kryptonian is of no value without my own survival."

The fortess itself ripples and moves as the exit route is now open to them, Kara, tired and drenched puts her arm on Atlee.

"I owe you" she says with as much of a smile as her numb face can manage.

"We're even" Atlee replies.

Kara looks up,

"Brainiac, before we go, i need you to do something for me, then we'll never come here again"...



There was always meant to have been a Brainiac encounter in this story but i struggled at first to think of how best to beat him. And then i realised that the Crystal technology Brainiac i had created had a fatal vulnerability to say, an individual who can manipulate rocks, crystal and so on on a near planetary scale if so provoked.

This also meant i could have Terra play the hero of the hour when all looked lost for Powergirl, and with her geo-powers she is a rather formidable sidekick/partner.

This picture marks her first actual appearance out of her space suit, and with the durable Krypton crystal membrane she coated herself with i now have an excuse for her to be out of the space suit if i feel like it
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Comments: 22

Slaughterox [2015-05-10 07:06:38 +0000 UTC]

Brainiac just got pwnd! 
Funny that Terra turned out to be Brainiac's weakspot, and it makes sense. Even Superman or a Green Lantern can't do that.

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adamantis In reply to Slaughterox [2015-05-10 13:28:57 +0000 UTC]

I really wanted Terra to save the day and it was a nice coincidence when i realised i had created a version of Brainiac who was utterly vulnerable to her powers

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JadineR [2012-10-01 03:20:55 +0000 UTC]

Go, Terra <3

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adamantis In reply to JadineR [2012-10-01 10:35:38 +0000 UTC]

I think Terra/Atlee is great, and i almost made the mistake of leaving her out of this story.

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JadineR In reply to adamantis [2012-10-03 05:46:14 +0000 UTC]

Glad to see she wasn't, because I really liked how you wrote her and PG's friendship

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adamantis In reply to JadineR [2012-10-03 21:28:51 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou

After reading the collected volumes of Powergirl's comic ( pre-new 52 ) i couldn't leave her out, Atlee was such a welcome presence. When the Powergirl comic changed writers, Atlee was completely left out as though she was never there in the first place, and the dull new characters introduced just couldn't replace her.

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JadineR In reply to adamantis [2012-10-10 02:20:40 +0000 UTC]

Ugh, I hate it when new writers do that >_<

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adamantis In reply to JadineR [2012-10-10 17:57:05 +0000 UTC]

Agreed. I felt like i was reading two different versions of Powergirl, which was pretty weird since it was done before the New 52 reboot gave them an excuse to ignore continuity.

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kilian777 [2012-09-06 02:30:28 +0000 UTC]

I just noticed how sadistically excited Atlee looks in this.

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adamantis In reply to kilian777 [2012-09-06 17:39:22 +0000 UTC]

It was meant to be a mix of running on adrenaline from fear, and getting her own back

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AmongTheFirst [2012-07-09 01:04:33 +0000 UTC]

It was very handy that Atlee was there

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adamantis In reply to AmongTheFirst [2012-07-09 01:23:01 +0000 UTC]

I actually had only wanted to have Atlee with Powergirl because i think the characters gel rather well but in this case she proved so vital in a manner almost no other hero could have been
I liked the idea that my version of Brainiac would be near invincible against most Kryptonian level characters but is near helpless against Atlee. Every character needs some sort of weakness.

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MightyMorphinPower4 [2012-07-08 20:02:30 +0000 UTC]

Another awesome part I wonder what Kara is going to ask Brainic

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adamantis In reply to MightyMorphinPower4 [2012-07-09 00:47:38 +0000 UTC]

Possibly some dry clothes

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Kaizer617 [2012-07-08 16:14:16 +0000 UTC]

AWESOME!!

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adamantis In reply to Kaizer617 [2012-07-08 17:49:07 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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Kaizer617 In reply to adamantis [2012-07-08 17:51:29 +0000 UTC]

Not a Problem!!

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riverine69 [2012-07-08 15:47:25 +0000 UTC]

And, it's a SAVE for Atlee! (the crowd roars, mightily!) Very well thought out.

Love her grit, and definitely not a heroine to anger; once Brainiac hadzapped Atlee, and imprisoned and tortured her best friend Kara, she'd had more than enough provocation. A formidable young woman, indeed!


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adamantis In reply to riverine69 [2012-07-08 17:48:00 +0000 UTC]

It worked out pretty well, I didn't realise how vulnerable i had made my version of Brainaic to the generally adorable Atlee at first, then i realised she was perfect .

I felt Atlee deserved to be the rescuer, after the Ultra Humanite brain swap story in the comics i wanted Atlee to show she was up to facing major league villains when she needs to.

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saevuswinds [2012-07-08 14:06:48 +0000 UTC]

Cool B)

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adamantis In reply to saevuswinds [2012-07-08 14:07:32 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou

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saevuswinds In reply to adamantis [2012-07-09 12:59:30 +0000 UTC]

No problem!

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