"A mysterious object streaked through the night sky over National City two weeks ago," Cat says angrily pacing in front of the room, before nodding to Winn to begin the video loop of the amature footage of the object in question.
"Now as you can see there is a shape to this streak, a shape that resembles a spacecraft of some sort," she says pointing to the image. "Yet the US Military is stonewalling us. Expecting the media to believe that it was just random space debris, but in light of recent events, I find that a ridiculous and unlikely coincidence," Cat remarks as she walks around the conference room, stopping just short of Kara.
"Cat, I've spoken with General Lane and he confirms that it was just a meteor," James replies confidently.
"Shocking," Cat says sarcastically, then to the rest of them she adds, "I expect one of you to break this story by the end of the week. Now get out there and dig ... and I want photos," she shouts dismissing them with a wave of her hand.
"Kara. You. Stay," she adds glaring at her former assistant.
Waiting until everyone has filed out of the room, Kara stands up and walks over to Ms Grant.
Cat immediately makes a face and then turns away from her before being overcome with a series of sneezes.
Kara quickly takes a couple of steps back, watching as Cat pulls herself back together.
"Kara, I usually only sneeze like this when I am around dogs," Cat remarks, then glaring at her she asks. "Have you adopted a dog recently?"
"No, Ms Grant. I haven't adopted a dog recently," Kara answers carefully not lying.
Cat's eyes narrow as she considers Kara's response, "I know that you and Agents Scully and Mulder know what landed in the desert and after everything that we went through together, I can't believe that you don't trust me enough to tell me the truth," she says angrily.
"Ms Grant, there's nothing to tell. It was just fallen space debris that burnt up in the atmosphere and left a big depression in the desert," Kara explains. "I showed you the photos," she adds.
"I want the whole story, which is why I now have my best people on it, Kara. You and your pseudo military cohorts have a choice, come up with a better fake story or one of my reporters will find out the truth and I'll print the real one!" Cat snaps before storming out of the room.
Kara returns to her office and calls Alex.
"Ms Grant is really determined to find out what crashed in the desert," she says carefully.
"Then just tell her Kara, she's proven herself. She is definitely Team Supergirl," Alex remarks.
"I know, but she's going to be really angry when she finds out," Kara answers.
"After everything you've faced, you're scared of an angry Cat Grant?" Alex teases.
"Well, she's allergic and now she can barely be in the same room with me without having a sneezing fit. When she finds out why, she's going to kill me," Kara replies dramatically.
"It's a good thing that you're invincible, because she is going to want to kill you for that," Alex admits. "I told you how to fix this," she adds smugly.
"Okay, okay. I'll be there in a few minutes," Kara replies frustrated.
Hanging up the phone, she pushes back from her desk and reaches down, "Who's the best dog in the galaxy?," she asks smiling at Krypto who immediately starts wagging his tail. Unfortunately, the wagging super-tail sends her wastebasket flying across the room where it gets lodged into the wall.
Kara sighs. "Let's get you out of here," she says. Then opening her office door slowly, she checks the hall before taking him with her to the stairway that leads up to the roof. Quickly, she changes into her supersuit and clips the super collar with the cape onto Krypto, then the two heroes take off for the DEO.
"You're training Krypto?" Major Lane asks laughing as she enters the kryptonite training room.
"Shut it Lane. He's an asset, he looks like a regular German Shepherd," Alex points out, "but he's bulletproof and almost as strong as Supergirl. We can take him out with us, when she's not available."
"He's really sweet," Lucy says reaching over to pet him, "Where did she get a collar with a cape on it?"
"Winn made it, I know it's ridiculous, but he seems to like it," Alex says trying to remove it only to have him knock her away with one paw.
"Explain this to me Kara," Cat says storming into the girl's office with a photo of Supergirl and a caped dog flying across the city, but of course the office is empty. Immediately she sneezes, which pisses her off more. Then turning to leave she notices the waste basket and then looking down she realizes that the brand new desk is propped up on books because all of the legs have been broken off. Angrily she closes the door and returns to her own office. Snatching up her phone, she pulls up her contact list and calls the number that she has just recently acquired.
"Please tell me that you have this alien beast and you're training him," Cat snaps when Alex answers her phone.
"I-I'm not sure what you are talking about," Alex stammers. "And how did you get this number?"
Lucy Lane's head snaps up at the sound of Alex Danvers stammering into her phone. Curiously she walks over the Alex desk to try to figure out who could possibly have that effect on the agent.
"Please spare me the drama, your sister listed you as her emergency contact with this number in her personnel file. Now turn on the news, Agent Scully. Supergirl and Superdog were spotted flying over National City this afternoon. And she's not stopping crime or rescuing anyone, which usually means that she is out there at your mysterious base in the desert," Cat replies annoyed with having to explain it.
Recognizing Cat's voice, Lucy starts to laugh and Alex shoves her away.
"Ms Grant," Alex says quickly formulating a response.
"Save it Scully, she just walked into my office," Cat snaps ending the call and tosses the phone on her desk with a thud.
"Ms Grant were you just talking to my... to Alex?" Kara asks worriedly.
Cat holds up a copy of the photo and asks, "Am I to assume that this is why your office furniture is broken and why I've been sneezing for two weeks?"
"Uh, wow. That's a great photo. Did James take this?" Kara asks hoping to distract her.
"Nice try," Cat snaps at her. "I am allergic to dogs, which is why I have a no dogs in the office policy, I believe that you recall sending that memo out after last year ill-fated Take Your Dog To Work Day coupe," she reminds the girl.
"Uh, well sorry, but I couldn't leave him at my loft, he was doing too much damage," Kara explains.
"I've seen your office, so I can just imagine what your loft looks like," Cat snarks. Then holding her fingers to her nose to stave off the impending headache that usually occurs when she has this type of conversation with Kara, Cat shakes her head slightly before asking, "Kara, how did you come to find a dog with super powers?"
Going over to Cat's sidebar, Kara pours her a glass of water, places it on the small tray before adding two Tylenol and carrying it over to the media mogul. "Ms Grant, that's kind of a funny story," she says laughing as she places the tray down.
"Short version Kara, please," Cat remarks downing the pills and taking a long sip of water.
"When I was a child, I had a dog named Krypto," she begins to explain.
"This is the short version?" Cat asks, then it dawns on her. "Unless ... the dog was in the spacecraft that crashed in the desert," she says angrily. "You're telling me that this dog is from Krypton?"
"I had begged my parents to let him come with me, but they said he couldn't," Kara replies, "Apparently they had a change of heart and they sent him after me."
"Apparently," Cat remarks and Kara notes that she is softening a bit.
"I couldn't tell you because I didn't think that you would let me have him at the office," Kara points out nervously.
"Kara, I've been miserable with allergies for two weeks because of that beast!" Cat reminds her.
"I'm sorry. But I've been trying to figure out how to lessen his affect on you. I've tried several different shampoos, I've changed his food three times and even bought a special brush to reduce his dander," Kara explains, "but nothing has really worked," she adds.
"I could have told you that if you had bothered to ask. Now please keep him out of the office. And you owe me an exclusive interview with Supergirl with photos, set it up with with Angela and have her schedule photos with James, but off site, I don't care where," Cat demands glaring at her intently before pulling her laptop back in front of her.