craft ▁to ▁Earth ▁after ▁her ▁cousin . ▁K ara ▁was ▁meant ▁to ▁protect ▁her ▁infant ▁cousin ▁Kal - El , ▁but ▁her ▁space craft ▁was ▁knock ed ▁off ▁course ▁and ▁forced ▁into ▁the ▁Ph antom ▁Zone , ▁where ▁it ▁stayed ▁for ▁ 2 4 ▁years . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁space craft ▁crash ▁land ed ▁on ▁Earth , ▁Kal - El ▁had ▁grown ▁up ▁and ▁become ▁Super man . ▁The ▁series ▁begins ▁eleven ▁years ▁later ▁when ▁the ▁now ▁ 2 4 - year - old ▁K ara ▁is ▁learning ▁to ▁em brace ▁her ▁powers ▁and ▁has ▁adopted ▁the ▁super h ero ic ▁alias ▁" Super g irl ". ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁season , ▁K ara ▁is ▁forced ▁to ▁reve al ▁her ▁powers , ▁and ▁becomes ▁National ▁City ' s ▁prote ctor . ▁K ara ▁disco vers ▁that ▁hundreds ▁of ▁the ▁crim inals ▁her ▁mother ▁imprison ed ▁are ▁hiding ▁on ▁Earth , ▁including ▁her ▁a unt ▁A stra ▁and ▁A stra ' s ▁husband ▁Non . ▁K ara ▁works ▁with ▁her ▁adopt ive ▁sister ▁Alex ▁Dan vers ▁to ▁fight ▁these ▁crim inals , ▁alongside ▁the ▁Green ▁Mart ian ▁J ' onn ▁J ' on zz , ▁her ▁cousin ' s ▁friend ▁James ▁O ls en , ▁and ▁te ch ▁genius ▁W inn ▁Sch ott . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁season , ▁K ara ▁and ▁her ▁al lies ▁deal ▁with ▁fe ud s ▁between ▁Earth ' s ▁native ▁popul ace ▁and ▁extr ater rest rial ▁community , ▁and ▁investigate ▁the ▁shadow y ▁organization ▁Project