Supergirl versus Titano

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Supergirl versus Titano

Chapter One

Supergirl was having the time of her life, she had flown to Earth's solar counterpart "Gor" as mysterious beings had kidnapped the entire Stanhope University cheer leading squad!

it was only the merest chance that SUPERGIRL in her guise as co-ed Linda Danvers had seen the strange flying saucer pluck the cheerleaders off the playing field and shanghai them into space!

The utmost reluctance she left off the pressing business of resolving the puzzling disappearance of Linda Danvers' boyfriend Dick Malverne to recover the squad.

NOW Supergirl was standing in the middle of a huge field on Gor, smiling confidently in her blue minidress and cape as one after another, the pride of Gorean warriors tried to kill her chain her or something. Her super strength had easily over come all challengers.

On her left was a vast pile of bent swords and burst shields...on her right another pile of Gorean Mercenaries in varying stages of unconsciousness.

Off to one side in a sizable cage...the cheer leading squad watched this

edifying spectacle with solemn eyes. Normally the Girl of Steel didn't indulge such blatant horseplay, but Gor was a planet where women were held in slavery and Supergirl wanted to make a point about female equality.

It was getting late though, and Kara did need to get the girls home...a lone warrior took the field and advanced towards our heroine. Supergirl noticed he was smaller than the other Tarnsmen and his head was covered by a slightly too large helmet.

"If I overcome this Kajira may I claim her as my own slave?" shouted the challenger to the assembled warriors.

"That voice sounds familiar" reflected the Maid of Might.

"Aye" went up the cry, truthfully the Gorsmen would've given this stranger the whole lot if he'd free them of this arrogant beauty.

He strode closer to SUPERGIRL with perfect confidence armed with nothing more than the traditional shield, gladius style sword

with huge golden helmet on his head...the Heroine shook her head in

condescension...this guy's bravery bordered on the pathological-he'd be the last one though, after this it was straight back to the campus!

The warrior was now but a few paces away he waved his sword menacingly but otherwise made no hostile move.

"All righty" sang Kara "I'll just finish this now-it won't hurt a bit" she

smirked. Supergirl took a step forward and the strangest sensation overtook, not dizzy it was a weird vibration that swam through her lovely body and buzzed very nicely through her loins. Unconsciously her head lolled a bit and her hand wavered up to her brow...did she feel hot all of a sudden?

The Girl of Steel's lovely knees buckled ever so slightly.

And yet all this time her antagonist just stood there, the sun glinting

harshly off his golden helmet...involuntarily Supergirl's eyes narrowed.

Did she feel perspiration on her brow?

The crowd sensed something was wrong with the Mighty Heroine...murmurs arose, they edged closer keen to see the action.

The Blonde Blockbuster's arms felt heavy for some queer reason...her whole body felt....weak-not in a painful way, like something had taken flight without her?

Her opponent grinned in the most feral fashion, SUPERGIRL wanted desperately to see his face, who WAS this guy?!

For some reason though, her x-ray vision wouldn't work?

A tremor of fear ran through her body, Kara fought it down "I'm Supergirl" she thought "The Mightiest Maiden in the Universe, this little punk can't scare me!!"

The Kryptonian Kutie took a step back and shook her head she was breathing hard for some reason, she had to clear her head...with a quick turn she leaped into space hoping to put some aerial distance between her and this warrior.

With a humiliating WUFF! Supergirl fell to the ground! She had somehow lost the ability to fly!!!

With a sudden move, the unknown warrior leapt nimbly and landed spreading his booted feet on both sides of the fallen Maid of Might. With a practiced move he reached down and snapped shut a small golden collar around Supergirl's lovely neck. A low moan of approval went up from the audience...The Last Daughter of Krypton had been

collared, the ultimate sign of true Gorean slavery!

Panic stricken Supergirl rolled over on her back and looked up, her opponent had doffed his helmet, that short hair, that boyish face, it was DICK MALVERNE!!

Tears of shame and betrayal stung the heroine's comely face.

"Dick-Dick w-what have you DONE to me?!" wailed Supergirl.

Smiling in triumph, Dick tapped his helmet suggestively "100% gold

kryptonite-recognized it as soon as I arrived, after that it was only a

matter of time til you came snooping around."

He reached down and pulled Kara to her feet by her long blonde hair...flailing and weeping the Girl of Steel was the picture of remorseful feminine slavery.

"Dick Dick you don't understand gold K robs me of my powers PERMANENTLY!" wept the ex-heroine how could he DO this to her!

"I know" he replied airily "it's wonderful stuff, for years you've been

cutting me dead now you'll be my slave and learn proper female behavior from experts!" Dick eyes glittered shamelessly at the prospect.

The Gorsmen applauded.

the ex-college boy reborn as a warrior now expertly maneuvered his new slave past the great cage containing the Stanhope Cheer leading Squad.

The now powerless Girl of Steel looked miserably at her fellow slaves-"I-I'm sorry girls but we're trapped here now! she sobbed.

She espied her girlfriend Lena Thorul and called out "Lena-forgive me-ee!"

The pert blonde co-ed eyed the heroine scornfully "God I can't believe you were gonna take us back to earth, screw that!!! Gor is a paradise for a girl like me...with the right master-well you'll learn!"

Dick gave Supergirl a hard swat in the ass, his new slave yelped painfully she wasn't used to such harsh treatment!

Soon they stood before a Gorean Iron Master who was heating a small wicked looking brand he leered at the fearful ex-Supergirl.

"Now for your slave brand so that everyone on Gor will know your status!"

Kara flailed and sobbed she was about to be branded like cattle what a finish for her!!

Dick however would have none of this from his new slave bodily he picked her up and thrust her towards the Iron Master telling him to brand her left thigh. The artisan being a helpful sort, beckoned for two of his own slave girls to come forward to assist in holding Kara still.

"Careful slaves, she is white silk after all!" enjoined Dick.

the two slave girls unaccountably yanked off Supergirl's red knee high boots (Gorean slave girls went barefoot as a sign of their station) before immobilizing the heroine's arms.

Dick looked deeply into the tear streaked eyes of his super-slave...The Girl of Steel felt something hot near her hip.

She looked down in shock and horror as slowly exquisitely the hem of her teensy blue skirt was raised and the white virginal flesh of her thigh was exposed.

"Aye Master" opined one of the slave girls "See her face her slave fire flares up!"

The Ex-Supergirl looked stricken.

The poker inched closer, she could feel the merciless heat right up in her poor needy loins as it came closer and closer...Supergirl lips parted and a near wanton look crossed her dollsome features. The poker was less than an inch from her exposed thigh she could feel the blistering heat it made her head spin...the heat that would mark the once omnipotent Supergirl as Dick Malverne's slave for life!

Kara's lips formed an "O" of surprise she was shocked to hear a voice moan "Yes-yes-YES ENSLAVE ME-EE-EE!!"

And the voice it was hers!

The air was hot...stifling and a weird buzzing filled the air very annoying! Supergirl grimaced was she the only one who could hear it!

A voice thundered from the heavens "LIII-NDA WAKE UP!!! You'll be late for SCHOOL!!"
Linda Danvers eyes snapped open, no Gorean sky over head...nothing but a white ceiling to her bedroom in Midvale.

Yup...it was ALL A DREAM!!

Linda smiled, she could hear a trio of robin's singing merrily in the trees outside her shut window. Her x-ray vision revealed it was another beautiful day in Midvale U.S.A. where Supergirl lived with her human foster parents in her guise as Linda Danvers perky high school student.

"Ooohh...that "Amazons of Gor" book gave me a humdinger of a dream all right why do I read that stuff??"

Linda untangled herself from her sheets and padded over to her vanity table where her white babydoll got quickly concealed in a big terry cloth bathrobe.

"I'll be right down Mom" she shouted as the lovely schoolgirl headed for the bathroom.

****

"She's Supergirl, can't she get ready for school at super-speed?" grumbled Fred Danvers good naturedly.

"Why did I marry you? you get more ignorant about women every year" mocked lamented his wife Edna.

True to form, Linda Danvers despite her kryptonian super powers took a good twenty five minutes to shower, dry her hair, pick out an outfit and powder her nose. A perfect complexion and the power to move planets did nothing to disabuse Kara Zor El that her nose had shiny high-lights.

It was worth it though, she bounced down to breakfast fresh as a daisy in a sensible plaid short skirt and matching blue knee socks.

Linda sat at the table and tore through a breakfast that would've overwhelmed a profession football player, including toast, coffee, bagels, pancakes, fruit and six strips of bacon.

"Where does it all go darling?" needled Fred.

"Aw Dad you know my body is like an atomic reactor everything is broken down and consumed with 100% efficiency".

A car horn sounded from outside.

"Oh that will be that nice Dick Malverne...so sweet of him to drive you to school" opined Edna with calculating indifference.

"Oh I wish I could fly there, it's faster..."

"Yeah but you'd miss some things" replied Fred.

"Like what?" queried the Girl of Steel innocently.

"You'll see" said her father a trifle enigmatically.

This got him rewarded with a peck on the cheek from his foster daughter who in turn did not escape the kitchen without a kiss from Edna.

Linda few out the door all skirts, knees and enthusiasm.

Fred surveyed the ruins of Linda' abundant breakfast and opined "its a good thing she starts college in a year...or else I'd have to go back to work full time and make another fortune-she's got the appetite of an NFL fullback!"

Linda Danvers fairly skipped out to Dick Malverne's none too ostentatious convertible. Like Linda Dick had been adopted out of the same orphanage by a well-to-do family. The two of them were united by being just a bit bemused at their foster-parent's lavish attention...it turned neither of their heads but the cars and the clothes were a nice perk!

Dick looked a bit nervous behind the wheel of the car he kept looking at his loafers and squeezing the steering wheel.

Inwardly he sighed and reflected for the hundredth time that Linda clearly had no idea what slacks were...it was skirts every day and thank God too!

She was he reflected, the most unself consciously feminine girl at Midvale High. Not even a month ago they'd gone to see "West Side Story" at the Rialto and Linda (normally a calm tranquil girl) cried like a baby when Tony was killed.

She cried all the way home too...Dick thought it was sort of cute and womanly until Mr. Danvers saw his beloved adopted daughter come through the door at 11pm in tears.

THAT took some explaining...inwardly Dick resolved to take Linda to nothing except Jerry Lewis movies from then on!

Now Linda liked Dick...some of the girls found him stolid but the disguised superheroine found his reliability...comforting.

Besides he definitely WASN'T one of this "Supergirl is soo-oo kewl" type guys, Midvale High was full of them much to the chagrin of the co-eds.

So Linda was concerned-Dick looked especially mournful today.

"Dick what is the matter, you look worried?!"

"Oh uh it's nothing Linda, you look very nice today"

"Why Dick Malverne how nice of you to notice I TRY to make an effort you know?" giggled the heroine.

They pulled out and headed for school...Dick still looked pre-occupied but Linda elected not to press the matter, perhaps there was trouble at home though she sincerely hoped not.

Just short of the High School Parking Lot, Dick wheeled to the side of the road, turned around in his seat affected a stern expression and looked Linda straight in the eye.

"Umm...Dick you aren't having any problems at home are you?" began Linda tentatively.

"Uuuhh...no. Um I was wondering...ummm...would you kinda wanna...ummm go to the Prom with me??"

He looked away and flushed beet red. Linda was such a sweet thing he was sure she already had a date for the big dance!

"Was That All?" thought Linda...

"Why Dick I'd love to go to the Prom with you!"

"Y-you would! Linda that's great, we'll have a swell time I know, I'll pick you up around 5pm an-and I'll buy the tickets and everything!!"

"Um Dick when is this...Prom??"

"Next Friday night...gee...Linda I think you've been studying too hard There are prom posters all over the school!" smiled Dick.

"Oh you know me Dick I've got a secret life" grinned the co-ed.

The drove off happily.

"Well that was resolved easily" reflected the heroine "I was worried over nothing!" thought the heroine.

Chapter Two

Meanwhile out in space, Brainiac the evil android actually had a headache and it's name was Superman.

For YEARS Brainiac had been trying to kill Superman, as the Metropolis Marvel had long opposed the android's plans for galactic conquest.

Despite his super computerized mind, Brainiac had never succeeded in this endeavor. He'd tried everything, kryptonite cages, time travel beams, mutagenic red kryptonite, deadly shrink rays, bombs rockets, trapping his pesky cousin Supergirl as bait...you name it and it had failed.

The absolute worst was losing as Brainiac often did to blonde perky teenaged Supergirl. The other supervillains on the space circuit would always mock him for being defeated by a mere slip of a girl.

So Brainiac was searching around for an entirely new type of anti-Superman weapon, but so far he'd come up with nothing.

"Weapons don't seem to work" he mused "Perhaps I should think about a organic kryptonite source...?"

That was a dubious prospect at best k-radiation was finicky stuff and

generally didn't bond at all with living organic matter...or at least all

of Brainiac's experiments had not been able to accomplish this.

Still his flying saucer scanned the heavens for a big source of kryptonite, the only substance Brainiac felt sure could kill the Kryptonian cousins.

His detector beeped strangely. A new source of that deadly green mineral had been identified but it's patina was unlike any other kryptonite signature Brainiac had on record.

Intrigued he changed course, the trace led to small primitive planet

uncontaminated with sentient life.

***

Brainiac stood on a rocky hillside, below him he saw the means to Superman's death and the conquest of Earth.

It was a ordinary chimpanzee a common anthropoid on Earth. Except THIS Chimpanzee was a good hundred feet tall and from all Brainiac's analysis he could radiate intense kryptonite radiation from his eyes.

B had stumbled over "Titano-the Super Ape"...once he was a normal sized chimp who was shot into orbit as part of the U.S. Space Program. A chance encounter with two colliding meteors had endowed Titano with k-vision, a perfectly containable condition were it not for the fact that said accident also induced his current giantism.

A giant kryptonite irradiated chimp lumbering around Metropolis was a definite municipal drawback and it took all of Superman and his sweetie Lois Lane's wits to evacuate Titano to a world where his size would menace no one.

And now...Brainiac had found him.

Alas poor computer, Chimp's even giant chimps are placid un-aggressive creatures, just observing Titano from a distance indicated to Brainiac that putting the meta-anthropoid in the proper anti-Superman mood would be difficult.

Titano for his part simply rooted among some trees looking for edible

fruits...truth be told the huge chimp was lonely on this far off planet.

There were other creatures his size roaming around but none of his

particular species...and chimpanzees are notorious for their intelligence and sociability. Otherwise the mega-anthropoid ignored the green Android who eyed him so covetously.

"I can get him to Earth easily even at his present size....but inspiring

him to a rampage that'll bring in Superman that will take some doing".

Brainiac pondered his options...a microdrone emitting a transonic wail would stimulate this simple creatures aggression centers nicely.

He'd have to make sure the wail was unidirection or else Superman would deduce it's significance and destroy it...the kryptonian was clever that way.

Brainiac smiled, for a computer in human form he had an amazing range of emotions...all of them gruesome.

Chapter Three

Linda Danvers fairly scampered into the house after school...her test scores came back just high enough to get her into the college of her choice without raising comment. Everything was on track to get into Stanhope...Linda couldn't wait, she was passionate about studying philosophy and Stanhope had a great program.

Now of course she had to change to Supergirl and do Superman's patrol over Metropolis and the Nation. He and the J.L.A. were off planet on a mission so the Girl of Steel had to substitute...Kara couldn't wait she loved getting airborne over Metropolis, the

whole heroine gig was endlessly fascinating to her. Wonder Woman and Batgirl kidded her good naturedly about her enthusiasm for her job...Supergirl didn't mind...she had super-powers if she couldn't use them against evil and for right, what was the point?

Just as Linda was about to head downstairs, change to Supergirl and leave through her secret tunnel she detected a delicious odor...butterscotch, mixed with fresh raisins...two delectables unavailable on Krypton.

"Lii-inda! i didn't bake these cookies to feed to the birds young lady!"

trilled Edna from the Kitchen.

Metropolis could wait! Mother had cookies!

Quick as a flash Linda zipped into the Kitchen and sampled one...she

practically moaned with delight "Oh Mom! these get more heavenly every time" she gushed from a full mouth.

"Drink your milk dear...it enhances the flavor" replied her proud mother.

Dutifully her daughter chugged her milk...everything on earth had a vivid taste it seems.

"So where are you off to today?"

"Just patrolling Metropolis I'll be home for dinner save me some cookies for desert" begged her foster daughter in a schoolgirlish tone.

"Of course" promised Edna "Just be careful up there, a mother worries, a foster mother most of all!"

"Aw Mom...." wailed Linda with mock exasperation.

Nevertheless she smiled with happiness at how lucky she was, all through her darkest days in the Orphanage she had nightmares about living by herself as Supergirl in Superman's Fortress of Solitude a bleak prospect for a 12 year old girl. She was very fortunate to be adopted by the Danvers they seemed to be the most understanding parents on Earth. Her super career didn't intimidate them and Fred and Edna were always encouraging her to expand her heroinely role.

Just before she went down the cellar stairs, Linda asked her mother a guiless question: "Hey Mom, what is a Prom?"

"A Prom!

A PROM! you don't know what a prom is...??"

"Um no...does it involve roller skating?"

"LINDA Darling it's only the most important night in a teenaged girl's life!! It's a formal dance, all the boys and girls get dressed up and eat dinner, there is dancing...Oh Lord! I don't have time to explain this now, just block out some time next week cause' we NEED to go shopping!"

"For what?"

"your Prom dress silly!"

"I have to wear a special dress, what is wrong with my blue dress?"

"Your BLUE DRESS??? You've been wearing that old thing since the day we picked you up at the Orphanage...no this dress has to special, not just for a formal occasion but something to make you look elegant and sophisticated!"

A high light shone through Edna's eyes.

"I think I look pretty elegant and sophisticated in my Supergirl costume" mumbled Linda.

"Of course you do dear, but Supergirl can't got to the Prom with Dick Malverne can she? He didn't invite her!" concluded Edna with a flourish.

"Um...that is true, I guess" murmured Linda thoughtfully, clearly this "prom thing" was a big deal on earth.

"Well...are we going shopping?" asked Edna with a big smile on her face.

"Um okay...do I have to get special underwear for this dance?"

"NO I mean maybe...ooo-oh we'll discuss this when you get back from patrol!" flustered Edna.

Linda descended the stairs "Hmmm...I wonder what this whole PROM thing is about?" she thought.

Down in the furnished basement Fred kept a small workshop in a adjoining room where he puttered away on various electronic inventions. He'd retired early with small fortune in hand and now worked for himself mostly...on the other side of the basement was Supergirl's small home lab and a collection of super-momentos plus a special super-boudoir-all very private for the modern heroine.

Quickly she changed into her long sleeved super minidress, rolled on her red boots, and checked her cape in a full length mirror thoughtfully provided by her father.

"Lipstick today?...no, it's probably gonna be quiet, no need to face the

news cameras" thought the heroine.

She could however detect a strange scuffling and squeaking sound behind her...a familiar sound so it seemed.

Slowly the teen Heroine turned around with a look of alarm...and then she saw it. A tiny white mouse...sniffing around the wainscoting.

Supergirl's reaction was decidedly untypical

"EEK A MOUSE!!!" she cried and jumped atop her boudoir's stool clutching at her skirt hem and looking perfectly panicked.

A look of uncharacteristic terror crossed Supergirl's lovely face.

This teensy mouse had completely overwhelmed a heroine who could push planets around like billiard balls.

Fortunately her foster father was working down the hall and walked in to find his adopted super-daughter in a state of complete nervous collapse.

He frowned and scanned the room for the rodent, SUPERGIRL looked petrified, any minute now she'll start drumming her feet on the stool reducing it to splinters!

"Daddy oh please that mouse...get rid of it D-a-ddy!!!" wailed the Girl of Steel.

"Daddy" was always a bad sign, it meant Linda was truly upset.

Fred espied the creature rooting around the baseboard oblivious to the fact he had reduced the mightiest girl in the universe to a cringing weeping ruin.

But being a tender hearted man, Fred scooped the mouse up in a cone made out a newspaper and slipped outside to release the droll visitor in the wild.

Supergirl waited atop the stool looking forlorn and flustered.

Fred returned..."The mouse" he said solemnly " has been duly chastised and warned not to bother the Maid of Might anymore".

Kara climbed down her face burning scarlet "If the world only knew that Supergirl had a mouse-phobia" she thought sheepishly.

"Sweetie" asked her father "What is the whole mouse thing?...didn't they exist on Krypton?"

"Yes yes they did" responded the embarrassed heroine "and they were perfectly HORRID!"

"Well...I hope Lex Luthor doesn't find out and unleash giant cyborg mice on Metropolis or anything"...

"Da-ddy!" whined the kryptonian kutie good naturedly...she left Fred with a demure peck on the cheek and made for her secret tunnel exit.

Chapter Four

Supergirl exited via her secret tunnel and with a stylish whoosh headed for the skies over Metropolis.

It proved to be a slow day by the Girl of Steel's standards: She thwarted two bank robberies, stopped an out-of-control school bus from plunging down a steep road, and then in a whimsical mood she dispersed some storm clouds that threatened a baseball double-header.

Much pleased with herself Kara landed on a favorite gargoyle overlooking downtown Metropolis atop a wonderful old art deco building that she could never get enough of.

"Fie on this quiet life, give me work" she remarked to no one in

particular..."nothing left to do but see what's happening in Washington" said the heroine.

Then something funny happened...it got all strangely quiet, the birds

stopped chirping...even the wind suddenly died off.

The hackles on the back of Supergirl's lovely neck went up...something was not right.

She felt the merest tremor through the stone parapet beneath her feet.

No one else could feel it but Supergirl could.

They felt like...footsteps?

Big footsteps?

And then from the street below the screaming began.

The Maid of Might leaned forward unconsciously striking a heroic stance...whatever it was Supergirl would handle it by Rao!

People running in all directions sheer pandemonium....quickly the heroine scanned the streets for the disturbance.

Nothing but panic but what was wrong...Supergirl using her super-hearing could detect weird padded footsteps but from where??

She was so intent on her search that the shadow that fell across her

almost-almost went un-noticed.

Kara looked up sheer astonishment crossed her face, it was a 100 foot tall ape a chimp, who with excellent timing let up a screech of sheer rage flashing his fist down in a bid to squash the Blonde Blockbuster!

Too late though, Supergirl took to the skies and gained some needed height, the huge chimp spun around in a fury and leapt ineffectually at the hovering heroine.

"Great Krypton!" thought Kara, "Its Titano, the giant ape who

Superman moved to another planet years ago-what is he doing here?"

Titano for his part, unable to seize the flying heroine ripped a radio

tower out of it's mooring and flung it down the street like a huge spear.

"Whoops gotta catch that before it causes damage" and with that SUPERGIRL flashed down the street catching the radio tower effortlessly in the air.

"Okay" she thought, "secure this tower, and round up Titano-shouldn't be too difficult he's huge but no match for me in strength"

So engrossed in her strategizing that the Girl o Steel kept her back a bit too long to her simian opponent, Titano took that as an affront and unleashed his deadly green kryptonite vision!!

"Arrgh!" howled Supergirl "I forgot about his k-vision <gasp> getting weak feel pain!" moaned the heroine.

What was worse the k-radiation drained her strength remorselessly a little thing like a sixty foot radio tower felt heavier and heavier...Supergirl winced in pain she didn't dare drop the tower it'd kill innocent bystanders for sure!

And oh that radio tower was heavy!

She was panting and actually perspiring with the strain.

Supergirl labored along barely able to stay aloft and carry the huge structure, she could hear Titano raging behind her-no doubt trying to catch her with his deadly K-vision.

"I know I'll just dump it in the river and retrieve it later, I think as a

chimp Titano might have an aversion to running water".

Supergirl grunted with the effort gaining height slowly before dropping the radio tower in the Metro River with a audible sploosh!

K mopped her brow...she had recovered a bit from her ordeal and flew even higher looking for Titano.

"Now how did Cousin Kal handle this? I think the big chimp had a thing for Lois Lane. So she tricked Titano into donning some lead lined sunglasses, well Kal is off-planet and Lois Lane is in Miami...besides Titano has become violent and destructive I couldn't let Lois near him!"

Nope Supergirl will have to handle this all on her own!

She could hear him breathing, and the pandemonium on the streets was un-abated despite manful attempts by the MPD to clear the boulevard and "let Supergirl handle this" <or so the bullhorns bellowed>.

"We're defeated-doomed" went one voice.

"A mere slip of a girl can't stop a huge beast like Titano!" shrieked

another.

The Girl of Steel just set her jaw pugnaciously, she shouldn't listen to her critics she knew...well they'd find out she captured Titano solo!!

Ever so slowly Supergirl flew low between the skyscrapers, lead building materials interfered with her super-vision but she could hear Titano's huge footsteps.

Suddenly a hairy back lunged behind the Empire Bank building...was Titano hiding from her?

"one minute he's trying to kill me the next he's playing with me??

Something is definitely wrong here" thought the heroine.

Instead of coming up behind the huge anthropoid, Supergirl zoomed upward hoping to crack Titano just hard enough atop the head to knock him safely unconscious.

Swinging over the top of the ancient Deco Monument Supergirl quietly flew downward picking up tremendous speed it was working!

She could see the top of Titano unsuspecting furry head, one dainty blow of her fist and this would be all over!

But there was something else...as she flew in closer Supergirl could hear the most unearthly high-pitched wail, it'd be quite excruciating to the human ear and if Supergirl couldn't tune it out she was sure it'd be extremely painful.

"What is that weird sound" she thought.

No sooner had this occured than that wail went up a semi-tone higher, Titano reacted with an agonized roar and looked directly up!

He saw Supergirl and immediately unleashed a torrent of his kryptonite-vision catching the lovely teen heroine full in the face.

"Arrrrgh! k-k-kryp-tonite" she gasped instead of flying now she was falling helplessly the deadly radiation having depleted her strength and infused her curvaceous body with crippling pain!

Kara dropped quickly, Titano though, lightly sidestepped the plummeting crimefightress and deftly caught her in his huge hairy paw.

Closing his fist tightly the heroine was now trapped like Fay Wray in "King Kong" . Helplessly the Heroine pushed and strained trying to

escape Titano's grip but the kryptonite-blasts had drained her powers severely and Kara now longer had the strength.

Her struggles had one effect though, they annoyed her captor enough so that he lifted her up to eye level and let out a bloodcurdling roar.

"T-Titano I-I'm your friend, let me down" pleaded the helpless heroine.

Titano's eyes narrowed and promised nothing in the way of mercy.

What WAS that awful transonic wailing? thought the Blonde Blockbuster wildly it got longer and louder as she got nearer Titano's head....Is there a connection between the sound and Titano's behavior? she queried.

Supergirl thumped Titano's topmost finger with her fist...it had no effect saving eliciting a grunt from the Monster Chimp.

Sure enough, he raked Supergirl's youthful body with kryptonite-rays, she writhed and moaned her hands waving fruitlessly in the air in a bid to stop the enervating radiation.

"T-Titano n-nooo...feel so weak" The Teen of Steel could feel the implacable tightness of the ape's grip as her normal invulnerability faded...and still he kept raking her with those kryptonite-blasts.

the result was inevitable, with her whole world turning green, Supergirl could hardly see the poisonous emerald hue her peaches and cream skin was taking on.

Metropolis spun around our heroine she gasped and felt woefully dizzy, and STILL the kryptonite poured on!

"What a finish for me" she gasped and with that, the Maid of Might, Krypton's last daughter fainted away.

***

Interlude: Earth Orbit.

Brainiac sits sprawled before a huge three dimension viewing screen, Supergirl's losing battle with Titano was playing out in real time and glorious color before him.

Brainiac bucked happily in his high tech chair "YES!" he pumped this was better than killing Superman-terminating his pesky Cousin was bound to cause the kryptonian male irreparable emotional damage-that was just as good in Brainiac's book.

He grinned as Titano climbed the Empire Bank building a helpless and unconscious Supergirl gripped firmly in his meaty paw.

Brainiac settled back in his chair gleefully watching as Titano climbed the building, when the great chimp got to the top, he'd remotely amplify the volume on his microsonic drone and then watch as Titano crushed Supergirl to death.

"If she isn't dead already" He said to no-one in particular adjusting his screen for a lurid close up of K's green face-a sure sign of near fatal k-poisoning!

Brainiac laughed, soon this would be over and he'd be known all across the Galaxy as the Villain who Killed Supergirl!

***

Ever so slowly, Supergirl was roused to wakefulness, maybe it was the sharp breeze atop the Empire Bank building, maybe it was the simple fact no one had raked her body with kryptonite radiation for ten whole minutes. She was still trapped in Titano's monstrous grip but at least her skin was returning to normal. Of course if she had the strength to burst free no doubt Titano would slather her with K-radiation again...so it was short lived reprieve at best.

Titano stood atop the building and howled his defiance at the world...he shook Supergirl like an evil talisman over his head.

One good thing, she couldn't hear that piercing sonic tone at the

moment...maybe she could use this lull to her advantage.

"Titano! Put Me Down-I'm your Friend" shouted Supergirl.

Slowly the big chimp lowered her from over his head...maybe a soft approach was the answer thought the Girl of Steel.

Just as she passed his huge head Kara reached out and softly stroked Titano's ear...."Poor Titano" she crooned "Who is doing this awful thing to you" she asked.

Titano hesitated...he exhaled mightily.

"Titano...baby? Put Supergirl down won't you, I promise I'll get rid of that awful sound...wouldn't you like that?" wheedled the Blonde Blockbuster.

And then it happened.

That wail came back ten times worse than previously...Kara winced and Titano bellowed in agony

swinging his fist with Supergirl in it right before his scowling eyes.

Kara was terrified at this range his k-blasts would make short work of her!

"No Titano don't!" tears stung the heroines eyes, who could be cruel enough to torture a poor chimpanzee like this!!!??"

Titano bared his fangs and roared again, this time pouring deadly k-beams onto Supergirl, who raised one lone wavering hand to her fevered brow moaning "N-no Titano puh-please!" she had no strength left, it hurt to breath, the very air was thick with kryptonite-radiation.

Her hand it was turning green, all over her body was turning dark green she was wheezed and gasped the pain was indescribable.

Suddenly the world spun around Supergirl and she was back up over Titano's head still clutched in his fist...Metropolis loomed beneath her and then she realized it.

"No Titano NO! it's not Me I'm not making that s-oouunnd!"

Yup that is right, Titano in his rage and confusion decided Supergirl was emitting that maddening wail and with simple chimp-logic he flung the kryptonian kutie directly towards the ground from 25 stories up atop the Empire Bank Building.

Supergirl plunged to earth headfirst like an ICBM fortunately the plaza below had been cleared by the thoughtful MPD so when the heroine hit no lives were imperiled.

As Supergirl fell away, Titano got an unobstructed view up her brief blue skirt...he rumbled pleasantly a dim memory flickered through his beleaguered brain.

And hit she did blasting twenty foot crater in a urban landscape

meticulously designed by one of the World's Foremost Architects.

Mercifully, Supergirl passed out on her headlong downward trajectory.

And at the bottom of the crater she lay very still though her greenish

tinge was fast fading.

Meanwhile out in space Brainiac raged impotently "Stupid anthropoid, get off the building and finish that pest off!!"

The evil humanoid computer turned the volume up on his microsonic drone for "good" measure.

Titano screamed in sheer agony clutching his head but dutifully he started climbing down the side of the building.

Supergirl, for her part, crawled painfully and slowly out of her crater...the effects of the kryptonite were fast wearing off as they always did she felt her strength and superhuman vitality returning.

Still she looked a dusty bedraggled mess...anyone who thinks Superheroining is easy work for models would be shocked at the sad state Supergirl was in.

Slowly painfully the mighty Maiden staggered over to a nearby fountain.

With still agonized joints she knelt down and dipped a corner of her red cape in the water. Carefully she dabbed it across her still fevered

forehead...she even slowly leaned in to take a refreshing drink from cool clean water.

"I refuse to kill him" said Supergirl aloud "Titano is a victim...there has to be a way".

Supergirl drank again...the water was wonderful!

She didn't need the water really it just helped relax her a bit.

"That tone is the key...it get louder in proximity to Titano's head there must be a small unidirectional gadget either on him or near him...probably it's flying around too small to be seen to give it some defensive mobility....stuff like that is too fancy for Lex Luthor but I have a sneaking suspicion a friend of his is behind all this" thought the heroine. Again she leaned over the water and dabbed her forehead, every second was precious as she threw off the kryptonite's effects.

"There is no other way, I have to get close to Titano and hope my

microscopic vision can pick out this interloper!"

Supergirl gazed at her reflection in the water "Great Rao" she said aloud, "My hair is a mess!" she wailed.

Ripples bounced across the placid fountain...consistent ripples, THEN Kara heard it, Titano's unique footsteps!

A familiar shadow fell across the lovely teen...it was Titano all one

hundred feet of him his fist flashing down and grabbing up Supergirl before she could do a thing!

Titano didn't squeeze Supergirl anywhere near a hard this time...in fact he was downright gentle. For her part Kara eschewed the normal struggling and fighting since she had a suspicion that is what inciting Titano's k-beams.

"If he'll just be a nice chimp and raise me up to his eye level I think I can fix everything" thought the heroine.

But the great anthropoid had other murkier ideas...he held his hand out at chest level and opened it so that suddenly Supergirl was lying in the palm propped up on her elbows with one knee fetchingly bent.

She hardly realized it but the whole image was vaguely alluring for the attention starved Titano.

"What is he DOING?" queried Kara...the long appraising look her giant

captor gave her sent chills up her spine.

His great head peered downward strangely enraptured.

Suddenly Titano's free hand came up out of nowhere...with index finger extended he poked the Girl of Steel between the legs...he was gentle about it but he poked and poked insistently.

Initially the Maid of Might reacted more like a "girl" than a Supergirl and clamped her knees together and tried to bat that finger away.

"He-ey...no hankie pankie on the first date big guy!"

She looked flustered and forlorn.

Titano bared his teeth but not in a menacing way-he'd seen just a flash of blue silk briefs beneath her skirt-just enough to remind him of certain eternal verities.

No man could resist such a sight and no ape either.

He wanted more, this creature was so soft and beguiling.

This odd situation frightened Supergirl a bit....that finger came back and poked again managing to force Kara's long legs apart.

The heroine tried to scramble away but was handicapped by still being on her back and a refusal to simply fly away as that would put the situation back to square one.

"Good Heavens" thought Supergirl..."I think Titano must LIKE me! And not the way I like Mom's cooking either!!"

She could keep batting his finger away but sooner or later Titano would get frustrated and simply bathe her in k-rays.

Meanwhile she was too far from his head to get at the sonic emitter.

Brainiac out in space on the other hand, couldn't make hide nor hair of the unfolding scene, he'd laid off the drone's volume as he thought Titano would add some humiliation to Supergirl's death.

But this mating ritual he was indulging was taking too long, and with Superman and Supergirl the longer things took the more likely they'd figure out a winning tactic. Brainiac had been through that enough times!

The Space Villain was getting impatient...sure Titano was molesting poor Supergirl, but ending her young life was the goal here.

Much as he "enjoyed" watching the great ape run his huge pinkie up and down her abdomen....and oh how she squirmed ineffectually....business must be attended to.

Reluctantly he increased the volume on the micro transonic drone...Titano's rage and agony would do the rest.

Chapter Five

Back on earth...

"T-Titano! Gee you've got roamin' hands any girl ever tell you that? "

The great ape's single digit had definitely...gone "there" much to Supergirl's consternation.

The beast made a feint and his finger was again poking between her legs, bunching up her skirt and in general keeping her hairdo askew.

Still Kara saw the humor in it besides if Titano was trying to molest her at least he wasn't trying to kill her or tear up Metropolis.

Finally she bat his finger away good and hard.

"Sorry Titano...daddy doesn't let me steady date yet!" she admonished.

And then K heard it, that awful tone again-faint from where she sat, but it was sheer agony to the poor chimpanzee.

He glared at Supergirl, still lying defenseless in the palm of his hand...she could see the deadly green energy building up behind his eyes.

Titano roared murderously.

"Oh I hate to do this but I've got to get closer and it's the only way!"

And with that Supergirl BIT one of Titano's huge fingers with her super hard teeth!

Titano bellowed in agony and automatically brought his injured hand up to his mouth.

Supergirl was flung out of the palm where she executed two smoothly timed flips and landed long legs spread and astride

Titano's nose!

Fortunately she had bit hard so the mighty ape was doubled over in pain, eyes screwed shut...Supergirl looked around she could hear that awful tone clearly now, but her microscopic vision couldn't pick out the drone...time was of the essence here...as soon as Titano opened his eyes she'd get the worst kryptoniting of her young life!

It was close she could hear it, but it was also swift, Supergirl clapped her hands several times missing the drone by nanoseconds.

She was missing it because it wasn't a question of tracking but of

timing...that wail was the key but she had to use her super senses in a new way.

Alas time ran out for Supergirl, Titano's eyes opened and sure enough wave after wave of deadly green k poured out of his eyes at a target not three feet away!

"AAAARRRGHH!" howled Kara but she stood her ground and kept swatting at the drone-the darn thing was so close the tone was deafening even for her.

"Feel sooo-oo weak" she groaned-at this range she couldn't last long!

Her skin was already taking on a ghastly emerald pallor, again the Girl of Steel couldn't last long with the whole world turning green again she closed her eyes, crossed her arms on her schoolgirlish bosom and listened for that maddening screech.

She reached out slowly not for where it was but for where it had to be in order to antagonize Titano...the sound was close by, Supergirl's dainty hand lolled in the air like a conductor...and then faster than the eye could follow her fist closed on something. Something that exploded...a teensy sort of explosion but Supergirl felt it nonetheless.

The tone stopped immediately.

Titano for his part stopped firing kryptonite rays through his eyes and slumped down on the ground.

Tears ran down his Simian face.

****

"WHAT WHAT WHA-AAT!!???" Howled Brainiac out in space.

"That does it, If I can't kill that mere slip of a girl, I'll shrink her down so small she'll be fighting crime among the protozoa!!"

The Humanoid Computer sprang to his ship's control deck and lay in a course for Earth at high speed.

****

Kara took a deep breath and lightly stepped off Titano's nose spinning delicately in the air she could see the great chimp was miserable and much abused. He looked tired and unhappy.

Instantly Kara's girlish heart went out to the great ape she flew back towards him cooing endearments.

Rubbing his mighty brow Supergirl murmured "My poor Titano, my poor poor Titano...who did this awful thing to you?"

Titano's eyes grew heavy and he rumbled in return but he was of no mind to do Supergirl or anyone any harm that much was plain.

The heroine gave him the gentlest squeeze "Yes I know it's horrible the way some people treat animals..."

The clouds over head boiled in a strange way...an orange light played

garishly. Supergirl looked up and set her jaw decisively..."Brainiac-so You're Behind This!" she said.

Launching herself into the air, Kara called back to the still docile chimp "Titano-STAY! Good Boy! Mommie has to run an errand, she'll be right BACK!"

It was one thing to try and kill her, but torturing a poor dumb animal, THAT really ticked Supergirl off!!

Suddenly, Brainiac's famous flying saucer hove into view, a familiar energy cannon folded neatly out of the hull and aimed itself at the airborne Girl of Steel.

"Hmmm...it's his shrinking beam, I've got a new trick to goof up that gadget" thought Kara.

Brainiac for his part was seated before a huge telescreen overlaid with a gunsight that was dead center aimed at Supergirl's lovely head.

The Evil Android's ship was normally protected by an indestructible force field that not even Superman could crack. But the drawback was few of Brainiac's scanning systems could pierce the field either, consequently his weapons had to aimed via visual cues.

But as everyone beyond Earth knew, Brainiac was a excellent shot!

"That's it Superpest, just a little closer..." muttered the Scourge of Space...he adjusted his sight accordingly.

Suddenly the Maid of Steel poured on the speed, her velocity became such that three images of her beauteous self hung magically in the air.

"WHHHAAA--AAT?" screeched Brainiac-but it was too late he'd fired and his shot had passed harmlessly through this phantom Supergirl.

"That little wretch! she accelerated to such a degree as to produce momentary doppler images of herself" analyzed the Villain.

"But that means she's moving at such a speed as to..." he never finished his sentence, Supergirl impaced Brainiac's forcefield with the impact level of an H-Bomb.

Forcefield or no, Brainiac and his ship were knocked reeling through the Metropolis skies.

And she hit again

And again

And again...all moving at speed even Brainiac couldn't track.

The sound of each blow would've been deafening to an ordinary person, but to an amoral android it was merely the anvil chorus of defeat.

A persistent beeping came from the Engineering Computer Array, "Shield Acuity down twenty one percent, core breach in three minutes at present levels of power consumption" sang the on-board computer.

that was it time to bail out, neither Kal El nor his cousin Kara realized that Brainiac's force field had one flaw, keeping Kryptonian's out consumed ludicrous amounts of power. Sooner or later under a constant assault, Brainiac ran the risk of a catastrophic power failure or an engine implosion.

Another molecule-rattling impact resounded through the ship.

"Shield Acuity down to thirty-nine percent-recommend immediate action" intoned the on board computer.

Accordingly the Humanoid Computer fired a nuclear missile with a target of the mid Atlantic Ocean.

And then he turned tail and fled...sans dignity.

Being a conscientious heroine Supergirl was bound to chase the missile allowing Brainiac to escape.

Which is what happened, Supergirl knew the make, model, and danger of the missile as soon as it flashed over the horizon.

"Great Krypton!" shouted Supergirl "If that thing detonates it'll generate tidal waves that will imperil South America AND Africa!"

Well as any jaded Metropolis citizen can tell you, Supergirl can catch an ICBM in her sleep which is more or less what happened. She intercepted the missile well short of the Azores and tossed it with balletic grace out of the atmosphere and far from the Earth where it detonated harmlessly.

The Evil Android meanwhile had beat an ignominious and hasty retreat to galactic parts unknown.

"Well Brainiac got away but at least I roughed him up a bit-we won't hear from him for a while" summed up the heroine.

"Gosh I hope Titano hasn't gotten frisky while I was gone!" thought the Girl of Steel.

Returning to the Empire Bank Plaza, the Girl of Steel was greeted by an astonishing sight-or rather the lack thereof.

No Titano!

He was gone!

Last Supergirl had seen, he was leaning up against the building in a docile frame of mind.

"Heavens if he's gone wandering through the city I'll never get home in time for dinner!!" reflected the heroine.

"Here Ti-tano, Here Boy-" Supergirl whistled ineffectually for the missing gargantua.

The only response to this low-key appeal was a peculiar rustling in a nearby tree.

Kara furrowed her lovely brow, and walked over to the tree and with great presence of mind, looked up.

Sure enough, Titano swung down off a branch, chattering happily-not the 100 foot tall Titano, but a normal sized Titano.

The Girl of Steel deftly caught the chimp and gave him the once-over, yup it was Titano all right, but somehow he'd been restored to his orginal size.

"How'd it happen boy?" asked the Heroine.

Titano had nothing to say on the subject he favored Kara with a warm hug...whatever else had happened, he was pleased with his new status.

Supergirl struck her head, "Of Course!-Brainiac's shrinking ray missed me and hit you!"

"Well now first thing I think we ought to get you checked out by NASA...and then I'd better find you a nice home!"

Titano nodded his head in agreement.

Supergirl wrapped him up in her cape and flew off to Cape Kennedy-if she hurried she could still fix the damage to Metroplis and get for for "pasta night".

Kara LOVED pasta...nothing like it on Krypton.

The Next Day:

When you are Superheroine Number One, you get to know all kinds of people.

Like for instance, Dr. Mary Dwight-Perkins, Primatologist and Curator of the Chimp-Paddock a privately owned outdoor preserve for "retired" circus/space agency chimpanzees.

The day after Supergirl's existence had been revealed to the world, she'd flown down to Florida and put out a huge brush fire that imperiled the facility with her super breath.

It barely made the papers what with her visit to the White House and All...but Dr. Mary had written Supergirl a thank-you note by way of the Daily Planet. Thereafter Kara had taken a friendly interest in the fine work of the Paddock- now she was calling in a favor.

"Don't worry Mary, NASA assures me Titano's giantism has been cured..."

"What about his kryptonite vision?"

"Apparently he no longer has that ability, and if he did, I'd -a-never have flown him here myself" Supergirl favored the scientist with her most winsome smile.

"Well, we've got a population of twenty chimps right now, I'm sure there is plenty of room for Titano-we'll ease him into chimp society by stages over the next few days."

Reluctantly The Girl of Steel handed Titano over to the Doctor-she gave him the lightest kiss on the forehead by way of a goodbye.

"You can of course, visit him at your leisure..."

"By by baby...Mommie will see you soon" the teensiest little tear formed in one of Supergirl's baby blues.

The Doctor was a person of empathy, "Supergirl rest assured Titano will have many friends in the chimp cohort, several of the others like him are former NASA astro-chimps".

The Doctor passed through the front gate carrying a slightly forlorn Titano. Kara waved and choked back a small sob.

And, then gathering herself in, she bolted into the blue as her super hearing a detected a bank-alarm going off in Metropolis.

"This, is a job for....Supergirl" she shouted.

Epilogue:

Midvale High School Junior Prom

Ten days later:

Give the boy credit, Dick Malverne could Kiss!

Better than Brainiac Five, MUCH better than Jerro the Merboy...his hands had slipped right down to the top of Linda's hips and he was just giving the right amount of upper-lip.

Linda's head fairly spun...a kiss like this could make her forget all about being Supergirl!
That almost made her laugh-"no-no must've laugh during a serious make-out session it damages a boy's fragile ego!" thought the disguised heroine.

"MMMmmmmmmm" he could kiss, kiss all night if need be!

Sandy Powers, Lena Thorul Dick Malverne and Linda Danvers had quietly left the Prom at 11pm and adjourned to Lover's Lookout for all the usual reasons.

Lena and Sandy were smooching under a nearbye tree, Dick and Linda were content to spin through the universe in the front seat of Dick's convertible.

Linda had on a light organdy dress that her mother had proclaimed "tres' chic" when they went shopping. Dutifully, Linda yielded to her mother's excellent taste...and only caught onto the fun of it when they followed up with shoe-shopping. The lovely schoolgirl finally went with some sweet looking white three inch pumps.

That and a corsage completed an image of loveliness that all but caused Dick Malverne to melt onto the carpet when he saw her.

Or maybe it was the sophisticated upswept hairdo that Edna and her foster daughter had labored on for over an hour.

"Dick, " Fred Danvers whispered into his ear, "My daughter can take care of herself, but for your own sake respect her 12:30 curfew willya?"

Dick kept staring at his lovely demure date, he nodded dumbly..."12:30 am got it" he muttered.

That was one magical Prom ago...now the moon was up and casting a goofy spell on everyone.

Sandy and Lena piled back into the car..."Dick, I've got a 12:30 curfew" whined Lena"What can you do about it?"

Dick slowly disengaged from Linda's lips...in tribute to his technique, she kept her eyes closed for ten extra seconds.

"What can I do about it? I can take you home I guess!" and with that he started up the car and drove off.

"Traitor!" cried Lena with mock animosity.

"Sorry I've gotten religion after having a chat with Linda's dad!"

They drove on happy and content...Lena looked at the stars with a wistful little expression on her face.

"A thousand proms tonight" she said.

"What?" asked her date.

"I read in the paper that is the most popular calendar date for Proms this year. Over a thousand high schools all over America are having them".

"Wow" said Sandy.

"I wonder if Supergirl has gone to her prom tonight?" reflected Lena.

"Her again?" snorted Dick "Fat chance!"

Linda perked up: "Dick why are you so skeptical? Don't you think Supergirl likes to get dressed up and go out on dates?"

"Supergirl isn't our age Linda" explained dick patiently "She's like a college co-ed or something!"

This was too funny to Linda but she pretended a charming naivete' "She IS??"

"Sure she's rescued me a few times remember?...she's like tall and blonde, heck I think she's almost twenty two years old!"

"Twenty-two!" injected Lena "Gee thats old, she should be called Superwoman or something".

"Yup twenty-two and the only date she can get is Titano!" mocked Sandy.

"Oh that was so sad, that poor monkey-did you guys see that on the TV??" wailed Linda.

"Chimp Linda, Titano is a Chimpanzee - no tail" corrected Dick.

Linda smiled inwardly, it was little touches that kept her secret identity safe and secure. "Oh you are so right Dick" breathed the disguised heroine.

"Dick if Supegirl-er-woman is twenty two, why is she still single? Shouldn't she have a husband by now?" said Lena.

"Ask her...maybe she hasn't found the right guy yet" opined Linda's date.

The Danvers' residence hove into view...and clearly Fred and Edna were still up as all the lights were still on.

Dick parked, Linda said her goodbyes to her friends and with some solemnity she and her date walked hand in hand to the Danvers' front door.

Shyly the Boy turned to Linda "Um...have YOU found the right guy yet?" he whispered.

Linda gave him the strongest goodnight kiss in her formidable feminine repetoire..."Dick yer alright as long as you aren't a hundred feet tall and hairy!" teased the Co-ed Crimefighter.

Dick and Linda snickered quietly at this jape...Linda blushed and tottered back to the house in her new heels.

"Yup" she thought "Supergirl has her moments and so does Linda Danvers!"

The End