1. - Tess.
- Um...Copy !req
2. You didn't have to come out here.
There's caffeine dealers in Metropolis.Copy !req
3. I just— I just— I just feel like
you and I haven't had a chance...Copy !req
4. to really catch up lately.Copy !req
5. Okay.Copy !req
6. - So how are you?
- Good. Good.Copy !req
7. - How are you?
- I'm fine, thanks.Copy !req
8. Right. Okay. Uh...Copy !req
9. It's just that there has been
a little incident with our little project.Copy !req
10. What happened?Copy !req
11. Um...Copy !req
12. Ever since Alexander's reboot,
he has been totally glitch-free...Copy !req
13. and ready to enter the real world.Copy !req
14. Except he needs—
He needs someone to guide him.Copy !req
15. Um, someone like you.Copy !req
16. Me?Copy !req
17. He's a genetically engineered version
of Lex.Copy !req
18. - I don't think I'd be the best mentor.
- Mm.Copy !req
19. About that, he's soaking up
new information like an MlT grad.Copy !req
20. And I think— I think he just needs
someone there for him, like family.Copy !req
21. Well, technically, you are his sister.Copy !req
22. But I'm no Clark Kent.Copy !req
23. I know you are the one
that can bring out the best in him.Copy !req
24. Which is why he is outside
waiting in the car.Copy !req
25. Here?Copy !req
26. Tess, you shouldn't— What if
he remembers something about me?Copy !req
27. He doesn't remember anything.
He's going through this metamorphosis.Copy !req
28. Ever since he's been changing,
we have been learning new things.Copy !req
29. Like things about his, um, genetic origin.Copy !req
30. Hey, Tess, check it out.Copy !req
31. Um, he doesn't just have Lex's genes.Copy !req
32. Half his DNA came from you.Copy !req
33. So it's not just the Luthor males
who like secrets.Copy !req
34. Given the fact that you're here,
this place isn't really much of a secret.Copy !req
35. Ah. Yeah. But you are forgetting
I'm running LuthorCorp now.Copy !req
36. One of my crackerjack accountants
informed me...Copy !req
37. that millions of dollars
had been funneled into this facility.Copy !req
38. But it looks
as if you've closed up shop.Copy !req
39. I applaud your efforts...Copy !req
40. but you can't hide Alexander from me
forever.Copy !req
41. I'm saving him from an encore
performance of Daddy Dearest.Copy !req
42. Give me my son.Copy !req
43. I'm surprised you are so hell-bent
on this family reunion...Copy !req
44. given the fact that in this world...Copy !req
45. it was Lex that sent Lionel
plummeting to his death.Copy !req
46. That's proof that the Lex you knew
was a true Luthor.Copy !req
47. I made a terrible mistake, Tess.Copy !req
48. I should never have trusted Clark
more than my own flesh and blood.Copy !req
49. Considering what happened to me...Copy !req
50. I'd say that turning your back on
your own is the dominant Luthor trait.Copy !req
51. Which is why the Luthor legacy
ends with you.Copy !req
52. Tess.Copy !req
53. Yeah?Copy !req
54. If I'd been your father
when Lionel gave you up for adoption...Copy !req
55. I would have done precisely as he did.Copy !req
56. Why?Copy !req
57. Because you can't control me?Copy !req
58. No.Copy !req
59. Because you are inferior.Copy !req
60. Imagine what a boy like Alexander
could do if he had the right guidance.Copy !req
61. You're right.Copy !req
62. You're right. Come with me.Copy !req
63. Your son is in there.Copy !req
64. We couldn't find a cure
to stop the accelerated mitosis.Copy !req
65. You're lying.Copy !req
66. I don't believe you.Copy !req
67. There are enough bone chips
in those ashes for a DNA test.Copy !req
68. That will prove that I'm telling the truth.Copy !req
69. Your son is dead, Lionel.Copy !req
70. You'll never be able to hurt him again.Copy !req
71. Thanks for your help.Copy !req
72. You're the one hiding a mutant
under your roof.Copy !req
73. Tess keeps me on the move.Copy !req
74. This is a hundred times better than
playing lab rat for a bunch of doctors.Copy !req
75. They think I can't hear
what they say about me.Copy !req
76. So your name is Conner?Copy !req
77. It's from my medical files.Copy !req
78. Cognitional Neuroplastic Replicant.
CNR. Conner.Copy !req
79. Tess thinks she's kept that
a big secret from me.Copy !req
80. I think she's just embarrassed,
you know?Copy !req
81. Taking care of a walking freak show.Copy !req
82. She doesn't think that way.Copy !req
83. I promise, she's trying to protect you.Copy !req
84. From how people would react
if they found out what I was?Copy !req
85. You'd be surprised how much it doesn't
matter when people get to know you.Copy !req
86. Well, that's really PC of you...Copy !req
87. but you don't understand what it feels
like every time you meet someone new...Copy !req
88. some new doctor...Copy !req
89. if they're gonna hate you
just for who you are...Copy !req
90. or maybe even be jealous
that they can't do what you can do.Copy !req
91. Is it true you can't remember anything
from before you got your abilities?Copy !req
92. Zip.Copy !req
93. Mutation's a bitch.Copy !req
94. Honestly, I understand Tess
is trying to protect me...Copy !req
95. from a whole bunch of stuff...Copy !req
96. but I need to find out
where I come from...Copy !req
97. why I am the way I am.Copy !req
98. I'm sure she'll tell you
when you're ready.Copy !req
99. Well, I'm ready now.Copy !req
100. No disrespect, but I can't stand
around here milking cows...Copy !req
101. when there's so much
I need to know.Copy !req
102. I appreciate your hospitality but, uh...Copy !req
103. You're not leaving?Copy !req
104. That almost sounded
like it wasn't a question.Copy !req
105. Look, it's important...Copy !req
106. to Tess that you
stick around here for a while.Copy !req
107. And it's important to me
that I find out who and what I am.Copy !req
108. What if someone catches on
to the fact that you're different?Copy !req
109. I can't let you take that risk. I'm sorry.Copy !req
110. Sorry, but it's my risk to take.Copy !req
111. Besides, you can't exactly stop me.Copy !req
112. Whoa.Copy !req
113. You're...Copy !req
114. I'm like you.Copy !req
115. So does this mean...?Copy !req
116. Oh, my God. Are you, like, my dad?Copy !req
117. I prefer brother.Copy !req
118. I thought I was the only one
with these powers.Copy !req
119. Well, me and the Blur.Copy !req
120. Wait.Copy !req
121. Are you—?Copy !req
122. Are you him? The Blur?Copy !req
123. How do you know about the Blur?Copy !req
124. Are you kidding me? I've read about
every save he's made. Or you've made.Copy !req
125. Let's go to Metropolis
and save somebody together.Copy !req
126. You still have some things
you need to learn.Copy !req
127. All I've been doing is learning.Copy !req
128. I wanna do something.Copy !req
129. Yeah, it's exciting to have new abilities.Copy !req
130. But you need to learn
how to control them.Copy !req
131. We're gonna stay here on the farm
and practice.Copy !req
132. Come on. I don't need to practice.
Trust me.Copy !req
133. - I'm in total control.
Clark.Copy !req
134. What the hell?
I've been trying to call you.Copy !req
135. Uh, Lois...Copy !req
136. this is my friend Conner.Copy !req
137. Conner, this is my fiancée, Lois Lane.Copy !req
138. Hey.Copy !req
139. Hi.Copy !req
140. I need you to sign off on the byline
by noon...Copy !req
141. if we're gonna make
the evening edition.Copy !req
142. What just happened?Copy !req
143. Nothing.Copy !req
144. Okay, Alexander is now Conner?Copy !req
145. I guess if Puff Daddy can become Diddy
and Prince can say he's that squiggly thing.Copy !req
146. But I'm worried about what's underneath.Copy !req
147. Memory wipe or not,
this kid tried to kill you.Copy !req
148. Look, his name is not the only thing
that changed.Copy !req
149. Conner has.Copy !req
150. He's only half Lex, it turns out.Copy !req
151. What?Copy !req
152. If you say the other half is Tess,
I'm gonna write that family off for good.Copy !req
153. Lois, the other half is me.Copy !req
154. Are you trying to tell me...Copy !req
155. that Conner is the genetic love child
of Clark Kent and Lex Luthor?Copy !req
156. You don't have to say it like that.Copy !req
157. Does he have your powers?Copy !req
158. I have no idea how I'm supposed
to be feeling about this.Copy !req
159. We have a kid in the barn,
and he's really freaked out.Copy !req
160. He doesn't feel like he belongs
anywhere. He needs our help.Copy !req
161. Clark, we don't know
what he's capable of.Copy !req
162. Lois, I understand
that I'm asking you to take on a lot.Copy !req
163. I knew when I signed up
for the Clark Kent tour package...Copy !req
164. that it would be full of surprises.Copy !req
165. How is Lex able to shake up a human-Krypto
cocktail without you realizing it?Copy !req
166. He had a vial of my blood stolen
from Helen Bryce's office years ago.Copy !req
167. We thought we destroyed it,
but Lex must have kept a sample.Copy !req
168. After he engineered Alexander...Copy !req
169. he thought that my DNA would stop
the accelerated mitosis, and it worked.Copy !req
170. Lois, because of me, this kid
has no chance of having a normal life.Copy !req
171. No, hold on, Chicken Little.Copy !req
172. How do we know that Conner
wouldn't love to be the only kid...Copy !req
173. more powerful than a locomotive?Copy !req
174. - What?
- It's just sometimes I forget...Copy !req
175. that you never saw what it was like...Copy !req
176. growing up, being different...Copy !req
177. feeling like an outsider, like a freak...Copy !req
178. like you were all alone.Copy !req
179. You turned out pretty normal.Copy !req
180. Lois, you don't understand.
It never goes away.Copy !req
181. It's always in there.Copy !req
182. The only thing that's ever made me feel...Copy !req
183. normal is you.Copy !req
184. Conner's not alone.Copy !req
185. He has us.Copy !req
186. What's with all the cloak and dagger?Copy !req
187. I feel like I stepped
into a Tom Clancy novel.Copy !req
188. I know you're reeling
from the Conner bomb...Copy !req
189. that I dropped on you this morning...Copy !req
190. but you're the only member
of our league that can help me.Copy !req
191. Considering I don't have any powers
or gadgets, I find that hard to believe.Copy !req
192. You can talk Clark
into getting rid of Lionel Luthor.Copy !req
193. I know you already went up this hill
and got shot down.Copy !req
194. Since the Lionel
Clark knew came around...Copy !req
195. Clark is hoping this Luthor
will change his spots too.Copy !req
196. Hey, we need to draw a line
in the sand, Lois.Copy !req
197. Clark needs to act now.Copy !req
198. Lionel knows his secret.
He knows what can hurt him.Copy !req
199. And if they rumble in the asphalt jungle,
Clark could go down for the count.Copy !req
200. Yeah, he could. But we both know...Copy !req
201. how Lionel destroyed his own world
when he had a superpowered son...Copy !req
202. and if he gets ahold of Conner,
he will do the same here.Copy !req
203. I know how dangerous this is for Clark.Copy !req
204. We don't have a choice.Copy !req
205. Maybe we do. Just hear me out.Copy !req
206. When Eliot Ness couldn't nab Capone
for murder...Copy !req
207. the government sent him up the river
for getting sloppy with his taxes.Copy !req
208. You and I know Lionel
would have spent a pretty penny...Copy !req
209. to hide the fact
he's from another world.Copy !req
210. What if he was just as sloppy?Copy !req
211. If we found a detail that he overlooked,
we could prove that he's a fake.Copy !req
212. And his entire house of cards
will come crashing down.Copy !req
213. The cremated remains came
from one of the other clones.Copy !req
214. So my boy is alive.Copy !req
215. We've gotta find him.Copy !req
216. We convinced Dr. Lamell to tell us
that Mercer took him to Smallville.Copy !req
217. He's with Clark Kent.Copy !req
218. Not for long.Copy !req
219. It is time for my prodigal son to return.Copy !req
220. Yeah.Copy !req
221. This is pointless.Copy !req
222. Everything we do with our abilities
is our responsibility.Copy !req
223. That's why we have to learn how
to control them before they control us.Copy !req
224. That's why we practice.Copy !req
225. I lifted the tractor without any practice.Copy !req
226. When you put it down,
you broke the beam behind the stall.Copy !req
227. Who taught you how to do all this stuff?Copy !req
228. My parents were there
every step of the way.Copy !req
229. My dad...Copy !req
230. he believed that all the hard work
he had me do...Copy !req
231. would teach me how to control
my abilities, teach me character.Copy !req
232. Conner, you may not have parents,
but you have me.Copy !req
233. I'll always be there for you.Copy !req
234. What do you say we take another shot
at your heat vision?Copy !req
235. Just concentrate and light the candle.Copy !req
236. You'll get it eventually.Copy !req
237. You know, we have a doorbell.Copy !req
238. I stopped by
to see how things were going.Copy !req
239. Looks like
I should've brought marshmallows.Copy !req
240. You know,
he's getting things faster than I did.Copy !req
241. If I didn't know better, that might
look like a glint of pride in your eyes.Copy !req
242. Unfortunately, Clark,
I just talked to my inside man...Copy !req
243. and Lionel knows that Conner's here.
So we need to move him.Copy !req
244. I'm gonna call Oliver and Chloe
in Star City, send him there.Copy !req
245. We have kept him in the dark
about who he is.Copy !req
246. Don't you think it's time to let Conner know
the truth about the other side of the family?Copy !req
247. Considering everything...Copy !req
248. I don't think it's a good idea he knows
half of his DNA came from Lex.Copy !req
249. We can never let him know
that half of him is Luthor.Copy !req
250. What did you find on Lionel?Copy !req
251. It seems Lionel 2.0 has dotted
every l, crossed every T.Copy !req
252. I mean, his resurrection is so ironclad,
he'd give Lazarus a run for his money.Copy !req
253. He's had government lackeys reissue all
official documents with his autograph.Copy !req
254. We know it seems like a dead end
but I'm having some G-men...Copy !req
255. turn over that rock
and see what's underneath.Copy !req
256. Over and out.Copy !req
257. Alexander?Copy !req
258. I know you're here.Copy !req
259. I've had people tracking you
since you left the Kent farm.Copy !req
260. Who are you?Copy !req
261. I'm your father.Copy !req
262. I'm sure you have questions.Copy !req
263. I'm here to answer them.Copy !req
264. Come, son, please. Let me see you.Copy !req
265. Oh, Alexander.Copy !req
266. What have they done to you?Copy !req
267. It was in your files...Copy !req
268. what they'd done,
but I refused to believe it.Copy !req
269. There's a part of you that's Clark Kent.Copy !req
270. There's a part of me
that's Lex Luthor too.Copy !req
271. I overheard Clark say it.Copy !req
272. - He lied to me.
- Yes.Copy !req
273. Because he's afraid of you.Copy !req
274. He doesn't want you
to be with your real family.Copy !req
275. You're a threat to him.Copy !req
276. Because of my powers.Copy !req
277. No.Copy !req
278. Because you're a Luthor.Copy !req
279. Lex Luthor created an empire.Copy !req
280. Clark Kent wants to keep it
away from you.Copy !req
281. You must embrace your future.Copy !req
282. It's time.Copy !req
283. Put the ring on.Copy !req
284. It's your birthright.Copy !req
285. Yes.Copy !req
286. Now the journey begins.Copy !req
287. Get your hands off me.Copy !req
288. Are you sure you got it tight enough?Copy !req
289. Lois.Copy !req
290. What is she doing here?Copy !req
291. You wanted to know
what it means to be a Luthor?Copy !req
292. Lesson one,
never let anyone stand in your way.Copy !req
293. That's fine, thank you.Copy !req
294. What's with the slaughterhouse?
Trying to scare me into thinking...Copy !req
295. - ... I'll end up like a piece of meat?
- Heh. No.Copy !req
296. You're here because if you scream,
no one will hear you.Copy !req
297. You see, Clark Kent sends his fiancée
to do his dirty work.Copy !req
298. No. Clark doesn't know
I broke into your office.Copy !req
299. Because you realize if he knew,
I'd destroy him.Copy !req
300. You risked your life for him.Copy !req
301. Very noble.Copy !req
302. And very stupid.Copy !req
303. I've read a great deal about you.
I expected more.Copy !req
304. Well, I was raised to believe that you risk
everything to protect those you love.Copy !req
305. That's where we differ.Copy !req
306. Oh, I'd risk my own life,
but I'd kill to protect my son.Copy !req
307. No one will ever take him away from me.Copy !req
308. You don't scare me.Copy !req
309. The Lionel I knew never got blood
on his hands.Copy !req
310. I'm not the Lionel you knew.Copy !req
311. - Thanks, Conner.
- Hope it wasn't too fast.Copy !req
312. Oh, I'll trade a little motion sickness
for a bullet in the bonnet any day.Copy !req
313. We need to call Clark and tell him
Don Luthor is going all Godfatheron us.Copy !req
314. We don't need Clark.Copy !req
315. I'll take care of you.Copy !req
316. You know what? That's sweet.
But I'm freezing out here.Copy !req
317. We really need to—Copy !req
318. —sound the alarms.Copy !req
319. Oh.Copy !req
320. Thanks.Copy !req
321. See? I'll get you anything you want.Copy !req
322. Okay, I get it now.Copy !req
323. Your neon is flashing red-hot,
and I didn't see the sign.Copy !req
324. Hey, you!
Officer, stop her. She's a thief.Copy !req
325. Hey, don't move!Copy !req
326. Get in. I'll save you.Copy !req
327. - Conner, what are you...?
Stop right there!Copy !req
328. Oh.Copy !req
329. Sorry.Copy !req
330. His first crush.Copy !req
331. It's good to know the Luthor libido
is still intact. Ha, ha.Copy !req
332. Great men, great passion. Ha, ha.Copy !req
333. Let him enjoy himself.Copy !req
334. But she must not be allowed...Copy !req
335. to lead him to Clark Kent.
And that ring, he's got to wear that ring.Copy !req
336. The tracking device in it
will keep him on our radar.Copy !req
337. When Conner disappeared,
I knew you couldn't be far.Copy !req
338. So I searched every LuthorCorp facility,
and I found this.Copy !req
339. Oh, doesn't compare
to the value of rubies...Copy !req
340. but personally,
I prefer the red of kryptonite.Copy !req
341. You used it on Conner, didn't you?Copy !req
342. - Unh.
- To turn him into something he's not.Copy !req
343. I was trying to unleash his dark side,
find out what my son is really made of.Copy !req
344. Red Kryptonite, if worn,
brings out the primal...Copy !req
345. uncensored core of self.
You're afraid of it.Copy !req
346. You won't go near it. You're scared
of what you might find inside you.Copy !req
347. I won't let you hurt him like you did Lex.Copy !req
348. He was my closest friend.
Lionel Luthor's influence destroyed him.Copy !req
349. You destroyed Lex
with your secrets and lies.Copy !req
350. And those same lies
brought Conner to me.Copy !req
351. He heard you talking to Tess
about hiding the truth from him.Copy !req
352. He knows you betrayed him.Copy !req
353. That's why he ran to me.Copy !req
354. Then you poisoned him
with Red Kryptonite.Copy !req
355. The longer he's exposed,
the more unstable he becomes.Copy !req
356. He's a danger to himself
and everyone around him.Copy !req
357. No. That's gonna make it easier for him
to take everything away from you...Copy !req
358. including the woman he's with now.Copy !req
359. Lois Lane.Copy !req
360. No one will find us here.Copy !req
361. I'll keep you safe.Copy !req
362. And I'll make you happy.Copy !req
363. Thanks. But I think you have
the wrong idea, Romeo.Copy !req
364. This Juliet is already spoken for.Copy !req
365. If this isn't romantic enough...Copy !req
366. I'll speed us away to Paris...Copy !req
367. or somewhere
where Clark will never find us.Copy !req
368. Okay, let me make this perfectly clear.
You and I, not happening.Copy !req
369. I will not let you go back to him.Copy !req
370. I'm sorry that I lost my temper.Copy !req
371. I promise you...Copy !req
372. we'll live here happily ever after.Copy !req
373. We belong together.Copy !req
374. It's our destiny.Copy !req
375. You know what we should do?Copy !req
376. We should toast our future together.
But I didn't see any champagne.Copy !req
377. You should know it is bad luck to start
our lives together without a little bubbly.Copy !req
378. Be back in a few.Copy !req
379. I'll be waiting right here.Copy !req
380. There's a reason Lois Lane
is known for telling the truth.Copy !req
381. Because you're a terrible liar.Copy !req
382. Okay, Conner,
something strange is happening to you.Copy !req
383. You're not yourself.
It's the ring. It's the ring.Copy !req
384. I've never felt better.Copy !req
385. I'm at the top of my game.Copy !req
386. And it's all thanks to Clark.Copy !req
387. But he has one thing I don't have.Copy !req
388. And that's you.Copy !req
389. But not anymore.Copy !req
390. You are nothing like Clark.
I've seen him on Red Kryptonite.Copy !req
391. It may bring out his inner angst a little,
but it doesn't turn him into this.Copy !req
392. This is the other side of you. This is Lex.Copy !req
393. We need to make you better.Copy !req
394. I don't want to be better.Copy !req
395. I want you.Copy !req
396. I'll open up a world
Clark can't even imagine for you.Copy !req
397. Clark is my world.Copy !req
398. He's only the person you think he is
because he has you.Copy !req
399. And if I can't have you, neither will he.Copy !req
400. Conner? Lois?Copy !req
401. Oh, God.Copy !req
402. Conner?Copy !req
403. You're not welcome here.Copy !req
404. Where's Lois?Copy !req
405. She's not yours anymore.Copy !req
406. The only reason that Lionel wants you to
wear that ring is so he can control you.Copy !req
407. - I can help.
- I don't want your help.Copy !req
408. Or your lies.Copy !req
409. I know you can't understand,
I'm trying to keep you safe.Copy !req
410. Safe from myself?Copy !req
411. Conner.Copy !req
412. This isn't who you really are, Conner.Copy !req
413. You're wrong.Copy !req
414. I'm nothing like you.Copy !req
415. I am a Luthor, and this is where I belong.Copy !req
416. No, it's not.Copy !req
417. And you're coming home with me.Copy !req
418. Clark.Copy !req
419. Oh! What's happening?Copy !req
420. No. You'll never take my son.Copy !req
421. No.Copy !req
422. - What are you doing?
- Eliminating the one person...Copy !req
423. who stands in the way
of your destiny.Copy !req
424. Let him go.Copy !req
425. Let's go, son. Remember who you are.Copy !req
426. You were meant to become a god.
Together, we can make sure you do.Copy !req
427. I know who I am.Copy !req
428. - Lionel.
- Don't worry about him.Copy !req
429. There's no place for him to hide.Copy !req
430. Let's go home.Copy !req
431. Enjoy the view one last time.Copy !req
432. Security's on their way up
to escort you out of the building.Copy !req
433. Now, if you're threatening me, you need
something more powerful than hot air.Copy !req
434. All the firepower I need is right here...Copy !req
435. copies of all the documents
that bear your signature.Copy !req
436. No discrepancies.
Everything matches perfectly.Copy !req
437. My DNA, my handwriting...Copy !req
438. identical to the other Lionel.Copy !req
439. Why would you have them
secretly reissued?Copy !req
440. You may think you scrubbed evidence
of your true identity from this world...Copy !req
441. but you missed a spot.Copy !req
442. There was one document
that you were never aware of.Copy !req
443. When Lionel gave you up for adoption.Copy !req
444. I wasn't the only thing
that he left at the orphanage.Copy !req
445. He left his fingerprints on a document
when he admitted me.Copy !req
446. And as you know, just like our worlds,
they're reversed.Copy !req
447. His fingerprints and yours
are mirror copies of each other.Copy !req
448. It proves that you are a fake.Copy !req
449. My lawyers are drawing up papers...Copy !req
450. that relinquish your complete control
of LuthorCorp to me.Copy !req
451. Why would I do that?Copy !req
452. Because of that Scotch
that you're drinking.Copy !req
453. - What?
- It's laced with nano-trackers.Copy !req
454. They've burrowed deep into your stomach
lining and entered your bloodstream.Copy !req
455. From now on,
I will know your every move.Copy !req
456. And if you try to retaliate
against me or my friends...Copy !req
457. I will crush you.Copy !req
458. Why don't you have me killed?Copy !req
459. Because that's not who I am.Copy !req
460. You may want to change yourself
to impress Clark Kent...Copy !req
461. but we both know, don't we?Copy !req
462. Deep down...Copy !req
463. you'll always be a Luthor.Copy !req
464. Conner.Copy !req
465. The barn never looked better.Copy !req
466. Well, it was the least I could do
to make up for all the trouble I caused.Copy !req
467. It's not your fault.Copy !req
468. If I hadn't lied to you, you wouldn't have
run right into Lionel's hands. I'm sorry.Copy !req
469. But I shouldn't have been so quick
to trust Lionel.Copy !req
470. Conner, you can't beat yourself up.
You had no idea...Copy !req
471. that he would use Red Kryptonite
on you or how it would affect you.Copy !req
472. It's one of the drawbacks
of being like us.Copy !req
473. I'm not like you, Clark.Copy !req
474. I mean, maybe on the outside
with what I can do...Copy !req
475. but what that ring brought out in me,
that was all Lex.Copy !req
476. There's a shadow inside of all of us.Copy !req
477. But that doesn't mean that you need to
embrace it. You decide who you are.Copy !req
478. I know you'll make the right choice
and become the hero you're destined to be.Copy !req
479. That means a lot coming from you.Copy !req
480. Well, if you feel that way...Copy !req
481. maybe, uh, I should start
dressing the part.Copy !req
482. I know I have a lot to learn.Copy !req
483. But when you feel
that I'm ready to join the team...Copy !req
484. I'd like to.Copy !req
485. Nice to hear you're ready to learn. I picked
up an application for you to Smallville High.Copy !req
486. Classes start after spring break.Copy !req
487. "Conner Kent."Copy !req
488. Hope it's not too presumptuous,
but I figured you needed a last name.Copy !req
489. Welcome home.Copy !req
490. Guess I should start
with fixing that fence out back.Copy !req
491. It seems to me that Clark Kent's
nature and nurture won out in the end.Copy !req
492. I'm not sure how nurturing it was
not telling him the truth.Copy !req
493. If you throw a penance party...Copy !req
494. I'm gonna have to unwrap
my own mea culpa.Copy !req
495. I'm sorry that I didn't tell you
I was investigating Lionel.Copy !req
496. It put us both in danger,
even though I was trying to save you.Copy !req
497. It's hard to know
where to draw the line...Copy !req
498. when you're protecting
the people you love.Copy !req
499. You know, I have a newfound respect
for my mom and dad.Copy !req
500. I always knew that my powers
could cause harm if I misused them.Copy !req
501. But I never appreciated the responsibility
they must have felt in raising me.Copy !req
502. If they hadn't been
such amazing parents...Copy !req
503. this world could've been
a much darker place.Copy !req
504. Luckily, they brought out the best in you.Copy !req
505. I'm sure when we have kids
of our own...Copy !req
506. you'll be an amazing father.Copy !req
507. Am I forgiven?Copy !req
508. Together,
we could have ruled this world.Copy !req
509. I would give anything, my son,
just to have you by my side.Copy !req