Friend or Steel

Friend or Steel is the 11th and 12th episode of season 3 TSJC. It was Released on July 10th 2023.

## Plot

### Part 1

Jessica Cruz is sleeping, when she starts to dream. In the Dream, the Super Hero Girls are Fighting The Super Villain Girls. Light Steel suddenly appears and destroys all the villains before trying kill the Hero Girls. Jess wakes up scared and tells herself that it was only a dream.

The next day, Jess calls McTodd Steel and tells him to meet her at The Super Hero Girls hideout. At the hideout, Jess tells McTodd about her dream. McTodd then asks Jess if he ever told her his origin. Jess says no and asks to hear it. McTodd then tells about the story of how he became Light Steel. McTodd was not originally from earth, but from the planet Melton. he was only 5 when the planet's security system called the steel jaws revolted against the population. McTodd's Father had been involved with creating the steel jaws, but his creation turned evil and tried to kill all the planet's life. luckily McTodd's father was able to take down a steel jaw using the soul extractor(another invention of his). McTodd's family then escaped Melton and fled to Portland on Earth. McTodd's father then used the soul extractor to transfer his soul into the steel jaw body that was brought with them to become a protector of the city. After 10 years of city protection, McTodd's father died. After a while McTodd decided to become Light Steel to continue his father's legacy. Then McTodd and his mother had to move away to metropolis.

When McTodd finishes telling his story, Jess feels sorry for him for losing his entire planet. She tells McTodd that he was noble to take on the role of Light Steel after his father died. Just then, the other super her girls enter the hideout and are shocked to see Jessica and McTodd already there. Then McTodd decides to tell his story to the rest of the girls. The scene changes before McTodd can retell his story.

In space, a ship is approaching Earth with Darksteel and Carnage on board. Carnage tells Darksteel that they are almost there. Darksteel tells Carnage that when they get to there He will find and kill the Meltonians that escaped to earth. But, carnage tells Darksteel that their mission is to survey the planet for information that will help the Steel Jaws invade Earth. Darksteel knocks Carnage down and tells him that he is in charge of this mission. Carnage submits and lets Darksteel do what he wants.

### Part 2

Back in the Super Hero Girls hideout, McTodd finishes telling his life story to the rest of the girls. When he's done, Babs asks what happened to the steel jaws. McTodd tells her that they are probably still on Melton.

Having arrived on Earth, Darksteel and Carnage use their ship's scanner to track down any non native life forms. Eventually, they find some under the Sweet Justice building. Then Darksteel gets excited as the ship's scanner has detected not only a Meltonian but also a Kryptonian. Then he declares that if he can kill the Kryptonian, Steel Jaw X will have to make him a commander again.

At the hideout, McTodd is about to demonstrate how he can teleport back to his house to become light steel. Suddenly, the roof caves in and Darksteel and Carnage appear. The girls quickly transform into their hero forms and McTodd tells Green Lantern that he has to become Light Steel before teleporting away. Darksteel then asks the girls where the male Meltonian went. Light Steel then appears and tells Darksteel that The male isn't here right now. Darksteel then gets mad at Light Steel for following him to Earth, thinking Light Steel is a regular steel jaw warrior. Light Steel tells him that Earth is his home now and that Darksteel needs to leave. Darksteel attacks Light Steel, calling him a betrayer. The Super Hero Girls try to intervene but Carnage attacks them. Green Lantern splits off form the rest of the girls to help Light Steel. Darksteel and Light Steel are fighting vary hard, but Darksteel begins to overpower Light Steel. He uses his laser on Darksteel, but it didn't do much against the steel jaw. Green Lantern then grabs Darksteel from behind using her power ring energy, but Darksteel flips around and knocks her away. Light Steel then hits Darksteel vary hard and knocks him down. The rest of the hero girls are fighting carnage, when Supergirl grabs him and throws him far away. They all then rush over to help fight Darksteel. Supergirl attacks first and hits Darksteel with her eye beams. Light Steel joins her with his own laser, followed by Green Lantern and Zatanna with their own energy blasts. Finally, Batgirl and Harley Quinn throw explosives at Darksteel while Wonder Woman directs their attacks. All these weapons super heat Darksteel until he explodes in a missive blast of energy. When the smoke clears, all that is left of Darksteel are pieces of metal scattered across the city. The Super Hero Girls and Light Steel look at the now destroyed Sweet Justice building. Their favorite restaurant and Hideout are now gone. But they did defeat Darksteel and saved the day. The heroes all go home as there is nothing left to do, However, Green Lantern decides to go home with Light Steel. At McTodd's house, McTodd finally shows Jess how he turns into Light Steel.

Back in the city, Carnage emerges from a dark ally before grabbing his Ship and flying back to Melton. When Carnage arrives on Melton, Steel Jaw X asks where Darksteel is. Carnage tells him that Darksteel was destroyed by Earth's heroes. Steel Jaw X gets mad and tells Carnage that they weren't supposed to engage with any natives. Carnage then tells him that there was a steel jaw on the planet that helped destroy Darksteel. This makes Steel Jaw X even more mad as that means a steel jaw deserted the army to help organics. Steel Jaw X then tells Crimson to prepare the army.

## Characters

### heroes

* Jessica Cruz/Green Lantern
* Diana Prince/Wonder Woman
* Kara Danvers/Supergirl
* Zee Zatara/Zatanna
* Barbara "Babs" Gordon/Batgirl
* Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn
* Karen Beecher/Bumblebee
* McTodd Steel/Light Steel

### villains

* Darksteel
* Carnage
* Steel Jaw X
* Crimson

## Trivia

* This is the 2nd time the Sweet Justice Restaurant is destroyed. The first time was in *Sweet Justice*.
* This is the first time since *The Nega and the Harley* that the entire Super Hero Girls team was seen fighting together.
* When Jessica had a nightmare about Light Steel turning evil, Light Steel was actually Steel Jaw X as he was much bigger, had a Black Spiked handle, and a pink laser.

## Gallery

Steel Jaw X greets Carnage