1. I know what you are.Copy !req
2. You're not one of us.Copy !req
3. What are you talking about?Copy !req
4. I look like everyone else.Copy !req
5. No. I saw your files.Copy !req
6. You're... you're...Copy !req
7. An alien?Copy !req
8. Aliens are scary.Copy !req
9. Aren't you glad
they're not real?Copy !req
10. Mom!Copy !req
11. Thanks
for calling, Deb.Copy !req
12. I mean, it wasn't
even that scary.Copy !req
13. He just gets
a little jittery.Copy !req
14. So that movie
really bothered you, huh?Copy !req
15. You didn't say anything,
did you?Copy !req
16. It's been days!
It's not healthy.Copy !req
17. It's a weak prescription.Copy !req
18. Anyway, you try
taking them away.Copy !req
19. Now he spends every waking minute,
trying to get that thing to work.Copy !req
20. Maybe
we shouldn't have told him.Copy !req
21. He lifted a
tractor with one finger, Martha.Copy !req
22. He was gonna figure it out.Copy !req
23. I don't want him
to feel different.Copy !req
24. He is different.
And it scares him, for good reason.Copy !req
25. Whoever put him in that ship
had no idea or careCopy !req
26. for how dangerous a world
they were sending him to.Copy !req
27. The more he knows, the more he can protect himselfCopy !req
28. and us.Copy !req
29. We're supposed
to protect him, Jonathan.Copy !req
30. Not the other way around.Copy !req
31. Right over left.Copy !req
32. - Now, right over...
- No! Left over right!Copy !req
33. The image is flipped
on this thing.Copy !req
34. What? No, it isn't.Copy !req
35. It's okay. I can manage.Copy !req
36. You both worry too much.Copy !req
37. Shouldn't we?Copy !req
38. I can't read
that, Mom. It's...Copy !req
39. You have to pull back
from the...Copy !req
40. "Flying Man of Metropolis,
Spotted Over South Side."Copy !req
41. That's the third story
in two months.Copy !req
42. Metropolis
isn't Smallville.Copy !req
43. There are powerful
people there,Copy !req
44. who would love nothing more
than to get their hands on...Copy !req
45. You. Please, be careful.Copy !req
46. I will. I am.Copy !req
47. Now, I really do have to get to work.
Everyone's counting on me.Copy !req
48. I'm a big part of the team
covering today's launch.Copy !req
49. Launch? Of what?Copy !req
50. You'll read about it tomorrow in
the Daily Planet. I love you. Bye.Copy !req
51. Coffee boy! Over here.Copy !req
52. Here yo go, Mr. Troupe.Copy !req
53. Large skinny vanilla latte. No whip.
And I hope you don't mind,Copy !req
54. I had them add a dash of cinnamon to
the grinds. It really wakes it up.Copy !req
55. Mmm. Now, you know you don't
have to call me Mr. Troupe.Copy !req
56. And uh, you don't actually
have to call me...Copy !req
57. Coffee boy,
get a move on!Copy !req
58. Excuse me.Copy !req
59. Mr. Luthor,
what can you tell us about S.T.A.R. Labs?Copy !req
60. Today, is a great day
for Metropolis.Copy !req
61. And indeed, the planet.Copy !req
62. With any luck, we'll soon have
answered the age-old question,Copy !req
63. "Are we alone in the universe?"Copy !req
64. The good people at S.T.A.R.
Labs are about to launchCopy !req
65. the most sophisticated,
orbital telescope the world has ever seen.Copy !req
66. And it's all happening
via a two-stage, liquid-fueledCopy !req
67. launch vehicle,
built by none other than LexCorp.Copy !req
68. I'll only be taking
one question.Copy !req
69. From the young woman
in the back. Hello, Lois.Copy !req
70. Lois Lane,
for those that don't know,Copy !req
71. is the recipient of the
Luthor Journalism Scholarship.Copy !req
72. Haven't heard from
you in months, Lois.Copy !req
73. Studies keeping you busy?Copy !req
74. I've definitely learned a lot.Copy !req
75. Like how you built
that rocket with fundsCopy !req
76. you received from a rather
hefty government contract.Copy !req
77. This president knows a good
investment, when he sees it.Copy !req
78. Does he know fraud
when he sees it?Copy !req
79. Gross negligence.Copy !req
80. Not the question
I expected, Lois.Copy !req
81. That's how business is done.Copy !req
82. I practically sat him
in the Oval Office myself.Copy !req
83. He owes me. More champagne?Copy !req
84. Legally, it's opaque.Copy !req
85. So you set up a ten million
dollar space programCopy !req
86. that the feds underwrite
to the tune of six billion...Copy !req
87. The rockets are junk, but...Copy !req
88. "But who knows,
they might fly,Copy !req
89. and anyone moronic enough
to live close to a launch siteCopy !req
90. deserves to be hit
by fiery debris."Copy !req
91. I have copies, Lex.Copy !req
92. Well, I hope you enjoyed
the champagne, at least?Copy !req
93. One at a time, please.Copy !req
94. One at a time.Copy !req
95. Looks like you
could use this more than me.Copy !req
96. Oh, you're a life saver.
Early shift.Copy !req
97. Mmm. Hmm.Copy !req
98. That cinnamon
really wakes it up.Copy !req
99. Yeah. I think so, too.Copy !req
100. Shouldn't you be part of this
feeding frenzy?Copy !req
101. No. Well, uh, yes.
But, no.Copy !req
102. Well, I'm glad
we cleared that up.Copy !req
103. Well, I mean, I'm not a
reporter, not yet, anyway.Copy !req
104. Just an intern.Copy !req
105. How does an intern
become a reporter?Copy !req
106. With a scoop like that.Copy !req
107. Three, two, one.Copy !req
108. We have lift off!Copy !req
109. That's nothing.Copy !req
110. I've seen stuff in there.Copy !req
111. Experiments. Bizarre weapons.Copy !req
112. Containment cells.Copy !req
113. All designed to neutralize
the kind of weird powersCopy !req
114. you read about these days.Copy !req
115. Super speed. Strength.Copy !req
116. All that alien stuff.Copy !req
117. It's like, we're preparing
for something.Copy !req
118. If you ask me,Copy !req
119. I'd say somebody already knows
we're not alone in the universe.Copy !req
120. Can you get me inside?Copy !req
121. Helluva scoop, huh?Copy !req
122. But no, uh...Copy !req
123. I gotta work.Copy !req
124. My kid, he's in first grade.
We got another on the way.Copy !req
125. What if my name came out?Copy !req
126. I protect my people.Copy !req
127. I think you're the one
that might need protecting.Copy !req
128. Two tours in Iraq.Copy !req
129. I know a shadow
when I see it.Copy !req
130. Someone's interested in you, kid.
I'd watch your back.Copy !req
131. Look! Up in the sky!Copy !req
132. Whoa! Hey, maybe we should...Copy !req
133. Damn.Copy !req
134. You gotta be kidding me.Copy !req
135. Eyes up here!
Everybody, come on.Copy !req
136. I know I don't say it very often, but I
am always, always, looking out for you!Copy !req
137. We're a team.Copy !req
138. That's why I'm showing you what
a real reporter looks like!Copy !req
139. Maybe knock some sense into
the more worthless of you.Copy !req
140. - Oh, Jesus!
- Oh, classic Perry!Copy !req
141. Anyway, meet the newest
addition to the team.Copy !req
142. The grad student who took
down a billionaire genius.Copy !req
143. An actual talent. Lois Lane.Copy !req
144. - A grad student? Are you kidding me with this?
- Welcome, kid.Copy !req
145. Welcome to the team.Copy !req
146. See, now they hate you.
That couldn't have gone better.Copy !req
147. Uh, Miss Lane.Copy !req
148. Don't worry,
it's under control.Copy !req
149. There. Lois, by the way.Copy !req
150. Just... Lois.Copy !req
151. Cool. Just Lois.Copy !req
152. And you are?Copy !req
153. Oh, I'm coffee... Uh, Clark.Copy !req
154. I'm Clark Kent. Daily Planet.Copy !req
155. No kidding.Copy !req
156. Right. Sorry. I'm just...
I was there at S.T.A.R. Labs.Copy !req
157. I saw what you did.
It was amazing.Copy !req
158. That creep had it coming.Copy !req
159. Can I just... how did you do it?Copy !req
160. I mean, I know, the champagne.Copy !req
161. It wasn't like that.
Trust me.Copy !req
162. People with that much power think
they wield it over everyone.Copy !req
163. If you can take that away
from them, for a moment,Copy !req
164. you can take it away for good.Copy !req
165. It's called a power move.Copy !req
166. And I don't want to brag,
but it's kind of my specialty.Copy !req
167. Well that, and paper jams.Copy !req
168. Any other questions?Copy !req
169. If you're gonna be a reporter, kid,
you gotta ask all the questions.Copy !req
170. It's just... what do you do now?Copy !req
171. You've already taken down the
most powerful man in the world.Copy !req
172. Have I?Copy !req
173. Have a nice weekend,
Coffee Boy!Copy !req
174. Uh, Lois, you left your...Copy !req
175. Hmm.Copy !req
176. All right.Copy !req
177. Breaking news.
An unidentified objectCopy !req
178. heading towards Earth
was detected by S.T.A.R. Labs.Copy !req
179. Stay tuned for updates.Copy !req
180. Has anybody seen
this thing?Copy !req
181. Do we have a visual?Copy !req
182. You gotta figure out
what happened.Copy !req
183. - Does anyone know where it is?
- Hold on one second.Copy !req
184. Why are you here?Copy !req
185. Why are you here?Copy !req
186. Kryptonian!Copy !req
187. What did you say?Copy !req
188. 'Course I never heard
of no flying Kryptonian!Copy !req
189. But, whatevs.Copy !req
190. Guess we're doing this
the fun way!Copy !req
191. Don't struggle now.
You'll just make 'em vengeful.Copy !req
192. This planet
is protected, alien.Copy !req
193. Alien?Copy !req
194. They ain't got mirrors
on this dump?Copy !req
195. You're as alien as they come
around here, Kryptonian.Copy !req
196. Kryptonian? I'm a Kryptonian.Copy !req
197. You're the Kryptonian.Copy !req
198. Last one in the universe
tucked away in Sector 2814.Copy !req
199. You got an awful big bounty on
that stupid looking head o' yers.Copy !req
200. You're here for me.Copy !req
201. So, I guess... I guess that means,
you have to bring me in alive,Copy !req
202. bounty hunter.Copy !req
203. Name's Lobo.Copy !req
204. And...Copy !req
205. Nah.Copy !req
206. Mess with the main man,Copy !req
207. and you get the...Copy !req
208. Well, frag the shit out of me.Copy !req
209. You sure you're from Krypton?Copy !req
210. I'm from Kansas.Copy !req
211. Well, something about Kansas
made you strong.Copy !req
212. Weird strong.Copy !req
213. I like it.Copy !req
214. It appears the flying man
is headed towards the bay.Copy !req
215. Perhaps, he's had enough
and is in retreat.Copy !req
216. Perhaps, he's trying to move
the fight to safer ground.Copy !req
217. They're coming here.Copy !req
218. Go! Go! Move!Copy !req
219. I wonder...Copy !req
220. can you see in the dark!Copy !req
221. Agh!Copy !req
222. Agh!Copy !req
223. Get back!Copy !req
224. Purty, ain't it?Copy !req
225. You know I'm not one
fer poetry,Copy !req
226. but seeing how it was Krypton
itself killed yer people,Copy !req
227. s'only right this ring,Copy !req
228. carved from the remains
of that doomed rock,Copy !req
229. should be the thing
to mess you up.Copy !req
230. Huh? Agh!Copy !req
231. - Oh! What is that thing?
- What in God's name...Copy !req
232. - Do you see that?
- Let's get outta here!Copy !req
233. Tell me you're rolling.
Roll tape! Roll tape!Copy !req
234. Well, how 'bout this?
A goddamn Martian.Copy !req
235. Look!Copy !req
236. You were right.
This was the fun way.Copy !req
237. Oh, my God,
it's incredible!Copy !req
238. Great Caesar's ghost!Copy !req
239. It's been days, people! Days!Copy !req
240. I may be the managing editor,Copy !req
241. but I'm also
a Daily Planet subscriber.Copy !req
242. I read the damn thing
every day.Copy !req
243. Hell, I read it
the night before every dayCopy !req
244. and I still don't knowCopy !req
245. Where are the aliens from?
What do they want with us?Copy !req
246. And what are their weaknesses,
if any?Copy !req
247. Chief, maybe if we...Copy !req
248. Are you talking
or am I talking?Copy !req
249. You're talking.Copy !req
250. Damn skippy! And, yes, Troupe,
we got a little carried awayCopy !req
251. with coverage
of the Flying Man.Copy !req
252. The Superman.Copy !req
253. Write it all you want, Lois,
it's never gonna catch on.Copy !req
254. Listen up! The flying man
is no longer the story.Copy !req
255. I want aliens.Copy !req
256. Everybody stop
whatever you're doingCopy !req
257. and get me copy
about the aliens!Copy !req
258. Well that's it.
Get back to work.Copy !req
259. Speaking of the Superman,Copy !req
260. though I think
Perry's right by the way,Copy !req
261. it's never going to catch on.Copy !req
262. Didn't you have
an interview scheduled?Copy !req
263. Like five minutes ago?Copy !req
264. Oh, Clark.
So innocent.Copy !req
265. I'm not going to that.Copy !req
266. See, right now, the Superman is
waiting for me up there on the roof,Copy !req
267. getting more
and more impatient.Copy !req
268. Ah, it's a "power move."Copy !req
269. It's a power move.
Eventually, he'll give upCopy !req
270. and, if he's the egomaniac
I think he is,Copy !req
271. he will beg me to reschedule.Copy !req
272. And when you do...Copy !req
273. Big Brave Strong Man
will be putty in my hands.Copy !req
274. He'll answer anything.Copy !req
275. Where do you come from? Do you
report to some kind of leader?Copy !req
276. It sounds like
you think he's...Copy !req
277. Another alien?
He flies and can push rockets.Copy !req
278. Of course he is.Copy !req
279. But, uh, what if he denies it?Copy !req
280. Then he's fallen
right into my trap.Copy !req
281. See, by then, I'll have
gotten the real truthCopy !req
282. from my interview
with the loud, hairy one.Copy !req
283. Wait, you're interviewing Lobo?Copy !req
284. Isn't he locked up
at S.T.A.R. Labs?Copy !req
285. He knows the Superman.Copy !req
286. He wants to take him down,
but now he's behind bars.Copy !req
287. Lucky for Lobo, I'm not.Copy !req
288. So that's it.
You took down LuthorCopy !req
289. and now you're doing
an expose on the Flying Man?Copy !req
290. No.Copy !req
291. I'm winning a Pulitzer
for my revelatory takedownCopy !req
292. of the alien who calls himself
"The Superman."Copy !req
293. He doesn't call himself that!Copy !req
294. Not "Flying Man,"
not "Superman," not "Clark..."Copy !req
295. Certainly not "Kryptonian."Copy !req
296. It's everything
you warned me about.Copy !req
297. They meet someone
from the starsCopy !req
298. and their first instinct
is to fire at will.Copy !req
299. They love you.Copy !req
300. They don't know me.Copy !req
301. And I'm afraid that,
when they do...Copy !req
302. Maybe you're what they need.
If they knew about you,Copy !req
303. maybe they'd
see things differently.Copy !req
304. Or maybe the government
will lock him up, or worse.Copy !req
305. At some point
they're gonna ask meCopy !req
306. where I'm from
and why I was sent here,Copy !req
307. and I won't have the answers.Copy !req
308. And in the meantime,
one way or another,Copy !req
309. Lois is going to
publish her expose.Copy !req
310. You know what we're gonna say.
What we've always said.Copy !req
311. "The world is dangerous
and unforgiving."Copy !req
312. If you're different, special,
you have two options.Copy !req
313. You can either...Copy !req
314. "Either meet it head-on
and accept the consequences,Copy !req
315. or you can keep your head down
and accept the consequences.Copy !req
316. There's no wrong choice,
but..."Copy !req
317. You have to make one.Copy !req
318. Why?Copy !req
319. Because you're not
our little boy anymore.Copy !req
320. Becoming a man means making
these choices for yourself.Copy !req
321. Just be ready,Copy !req
322. because each choice,
each action, has a consequence.Copy !req
323. Excuse me, do we know...Copy !req
324. Nothing yet.Copy !req
325. Is Daddy gonna be okay?Copy !req
326. Here we go.Copy !req
327. Half the liver,
one kidney, the spleen.Copy !req
328. Every day another organ fails.Copy !req
329. What the hell happened
to this guy?Copy !req
330. I'm going to
close him back up.Copy !req
331. Give me the...Copy !req
332. Code Black!
Call it in! Go!Copy !req
333. Agh! Agh!Copy !req
334. I know it's not for good,
but sure is niceCopy !req
335. having you here
helping out, Clark.Copy !req
336. Pa, I can help anytime.Copy !req
337. It takes me less than ten minutes
to get here from the city,Copy !req
338. you just have to
let me know when...Copy !req
339. Clark?Copy !req
340. Stop the truck.Copy !req
341. Evening, stranger.Copy !req
342. I've come for your son.Copy !req
343. Our son isn't here.Copy !req
344. Something we can do for ya?Copy !req
345. You can tell me where he is.Copy !req
346. Sir, unless you want to
show us some credentials,Copy !req
347. I think we're done here.Copy !req
348. Martha, get behind me.Copy !req
349. I'm sorry.Copy !req
350. Sorry for wh...Copy !req
351. Jonathan? What's happening?
What are you doing to him?Copy !req
352. Get inside, lock the doors.Copy !req
353. Are you another bounty hunter?Copy !req
354. I am no Bounty Hunter.Copy !req
355. My name is J'onn.Copy !req
356. And I only wish to
speak with you.Copy !req
357. Call me when you
need the refill.Copy !req
358. Ahem. Next?Copy !req
359. Uh, did, uh, someone call in
a prescription for you, sir?Copy !req
360. Pain... I have... so much...Copy !req
361. - Sir, you don't look...
- Drugs.Copy !req
362. I'm sorry, without a
prescription, I can't help you.Copy !req
363. But there is a clinic nearby
where you can detox...Copy !req
364. I need to get home!Copy !req
365. I need...Copy !req
366. a post-surgical analgesic.Copy !req
367. Fentanyl.Copy !req
368. I need fentanyl!Copy !req
369. Huh?Copy !req
370. I apologize
for frightening you earlier.Copy !req
371. - Are you...
- I'm fine.Copy !req
372. Just don't get
in my head again, okay?Copy !req
373. I'm sure you boys
have a lot to talk about.Copy !req
374. Clark, if...
John is staying over,Copy !req
375. there are sheets
in the hall cupboard and...Copy !req
376. We're fine, Ma. G'night.Copy !req
377. I thought Martians
only existed in the movies.Copy !req
378. Those movies are terrible.Copy !req
379. Thank you. For S.T.A.R. Labs.
You saved my life.Copy !req
380. I should never have
revealed my natural form.Copy !req
381. Why did you?Copy !req
382. I mean, if you can
disguise yourself...Copy !req
383. To distract Lobo.Copy !req
384. He came for
the last Kryptonian.Copy !req
385. I offered him something
of equal value.Copy !req
386. You're... the last.
You're like me.Copy !req
387. It was
a foolish miscalculation.Copy !req
388. This world wasn't ready.Copy !req
389. Ready or not, Lobo came to us.
That's when everything changed.Copy !req
390. Nevertheless, I will be
reverting to human formCopy !req
391. and maintaining a low profile
for the foreseeable future.Copy !req
392. I advise you to do the same.Copy !req
393. If we remain hidden, we live.Copy !req
394. Doesn't sound like
much of a life.Copy !req
395. Perhaps not.Copy !req
396. But as the last survivors
of our people,Copy !req
397. is self-preservation
not our chief responsibility?Copy !req
398. I have seen firsthand
how rampant xenophobiaCopy !req
399. can destroy
a great civilization.Copy !req
400. If humanity is to have
a chance to thrive,Copy !req
401. we mustn't further
stoke its fears.Copy !req
402. I don't think anything
can stop that now.Copy !req
403. The Daily Planet is about to
publish the truth about me.Copy !req
404. Then we must stop them.Copy !req
405. J'onn, this world
is beginning to see meCopy !req
406. as some sort of champion.Copy !req
407. What if knowing
the truth about meCopy !req
408. is what turns this around,Copy !req
409. makes people
see things differently?Copy !req
410. You are an optimist, Kal-El.Copy !req
411. Like your father.Copy !req
412. Kal-El?Copy !req
413. Forgive me.
When I first became awareCopy !req
414. that you possess abilities
similar to my own,Copy !req
415. I assumed...
hoped you were Martian.Copy !req
416. I attempted a telepathic link
between our mindsCopy !req
417. and in doing so,Copy !req
418. I inadvertently accessed
your memories of Krypton.Copy !req
419. I have no memories of Krypton.Copy !req
420. You were only an infant.Copy !req
421. I've never been able to
make this thing work.Copy !req
422. Is that...Copy !req
423. Your parents.Copy !req
424. I was able to pick up
some KryptonianCopy !req
425. from your memories of them.Copy !req
426. I could teach you and help you
access those memories.Copy !req
427. But you should know
that the last thingCopy !req
428. your mother ever said to you
was that "to dwell in the pastCopy !req
429. is to lose one's path."Copy !req
430. You have
a weighty decision to make.Copy !req
431. I'll leave you to it.Copy !req
432. Wait.Copy !req
433. How will I find you?Copy !req
434. Just listen.Copy !req
435. Have you been up all night?Copy !req
436. Yeah, pretty much.Copy !req
437. Thank you.Copy !req
438. Twenty-four years
collecting dustCopy !req
439. and your new friend
gets it working in one try.Copy !req
440. So what is it?Copy !req
441. I don't know.
Some kind of historical record?Copy !req
442. I've barely
scratched the surface.Copy !req
443. It was incredible, Ma.Copy !req
444. I can't believe
I'll never get to see it.Copy !req
445. Maybe you will.Copy !req
446. I'm beginning to think
you can do almost anything.Copy !req
447. Go anywhere. Only...Copy !req
448. What?Copy !req
449. You can go anywhere,Copy !req
450. but, as all those photos
posted all over the world show,Copy !req
451. your clothes can't.Copy !req
452. Did you make this?Copy !req
453. From the only fabric I know
that's been to outer space.Copy !req
454. You were swaddled in it
when we found you.Copy !req
455. Otherwise, I just copied
the design of that nice BatmanCopy !req
456. I always see in the papers
at the checkout.Copy !req
457. You even did the cape.Copy !req
458. Now I don't know
if it'll hold upCopy !req
459. to the stress
you'll put it through,Copy !req
460. but we went through
16 bandsaw bladesCopy !req
461. just to cut the fabric, so...Copy !req
462. Whattaya think?Copy !req
463. I think you're sayingCopy !req
464. you want me to
tell the world who I really am.Copy !req
465. No, I'm sayingCopy !req
466. we're not buying you any more
nice clothes to destroy.Copy !req
467. I love it, Ma. Thank you.Copy !req
468. It's out!Copy !req
469. Well?Copy !req
470. It's only part one.
She's teasing something big,Copy !req
471. but won't say what
until she interviews Lobo.Copy !req
472. I have to get back
to Metropolis.Copy !req
473. Maybe I can get her
to put the brakes onCopy !req
474. while I figure out what to do.Copy !req
475. What about your laundry?Copy !req
476. I'll get it later.Copy !req
477. Love the suit,
especially the cape!Copy !req
478. You added a cape?Copy !req
479. I think it looks cool.Copy !req
480. Stop it!Copy !req
481. Oh, don't like that one?
How 'bout this:Copy !req
482. "I met an old female in heat"Copy !req
483. Stop! Oh, my God!
What is wrong with you?Copy !req
484. Why don't I show ya?Copy !req
485. Come on, girlie.Copy !req
486. Good for you?Copy !req
487. Last question.Copy !req
488. You told me he's the only one
of his people here on Earth.Copy !req
489. Are there more on the way?Copy !req
490. Kryptonians? Yeah,
they're on their way all right.Copy !req
491. A whole army
comin' just for him.Copy !req
492. And those bloodthirsty
sons of bitches don't careCopy !req
493. who they gotta liquify
to get 'im.Copy !req
494. Nah!Copy !req
495. Jes' kiddin'.Copy !req
496. They're all dead,Copy !req
497. but you shoulda seen
the look on yer face though!Copy !req
498. Classic!Copy !req
499. And then summa this.
And summa that.Copy !req
500. And then I give it a little
bit 'o wam-bam-boom...Copy !req
501. Ugh. All right,
that's enough.Copy !req
502. That's enough.Copy !req
503. That wasn't even half
the Appellaxian mating dance.Copy !req
504. I don't blame ya,Copy !req
505. - I'm a whole lotta man...
- We're done here.Copy !req
506. Open up.Copy !req
507. What on Earth...Copy !req
508. Maybe you should run along
now, sweetybits.Copy !req
509. You...Copy !req
510. You did this!Copy !req
511. Hey, man,
I jes' work here.Copy !req
512. What's happening to me?Copy !req
513. Okay then.Copy !req
514. Now where'd those assholes
put my bike.Copy !req
515. Are you all right, Miss Lane?Copy !req
516. I think so.Copy !req
517. Paramedics are on their way.Copy !req
518. But I have to go after him.Copy !req
519. Superman?Copy !req
520. You're right about my origins,
Lois,Copy !req
521. but not my intentions.Copy !req
522. Please don't run your story.Copy !req
523. I should be the one
to tell the world.Copy !req
524. First you have to save it.Copy !req
525. We're overdue
for that interview.Copy !req
526. Maybe when this is over.Copy !req
527. I'll be there.Copy !req
528. No games, I promise.Copy !req
529. And Superman...
Don't let him touch you.Copy !req
530. What the hell?Copy !req
531. Let them go.Copy !req
532. Nice work.Copy !req
533. Now let's get these
people to safety before...Copy !req
534. Go! I'll try to hold him back.Copy !req
535. So... much... power!Copy !req
536. Oh, yes...Copy !req
537. Yes...Copy !req
538. More...Copy !req
539. How are we doing J'onn?Copy !req
540. Yes...Copy !req
541. Yes...Copy !req
542. Kent.Copy !req
543. The intern...Copy !req
544. Or is it Kal-El?Copy !req
545. No, don't touch him.Copy !req
546. J'onn J'onzz...Copy !req
547. the manhunter...Copy !req
548. Stop this.Copy !req
549. Please.Copy !req
550. No. No, please.Copy !req
551. Ahhh.Copy !req
552. Oh!Copy !req
553. Clark!Copy !req
554. Hey, Clark!Copy !req
555. - Clark?
- It was unlocked.Copy !req
556. What happened?Copy !req
557. I, uh...Copy !req
558. I broke the glass.Copy !req
559. No kidding.Copy !req
560. I mean, what were you doingCopy !req
561. in the middle
of the attack yesterday?Copy !req
562. How did you know?Copy !req
563. You gave a statement
to the police.Copy !req
564. You know, Clark,Copy !req
565. there are much easier ways
to get the story.Copy !req
566. There are?Copy !req
567. No!Copy !req
568. Actually running in thereCopy !req
569. was exactly what
I should have done.Copy !req
570. Why are you here?Copy !req
571. Perry read the police report
and asked me to check on you.Copy !req
572. Actually he ordered me
to fire youCopy !req
573. for not showing up today butCopy !req
574. I think I got
the translation right.Copy !req
575. Well, did you see him
in action?Copy !req
576. Who?Copy !req
577. The Superman.Copy !req
578. Oh.Copy !req
579. Yeah.Copy !req
580. And the Martian Manhunter.Copy !req
581. The Martian Manhunter?
That's terrible.Copy !req
582. But it's your story so...Copy !req
583. It burnt him alive, Lois.Copy !req
584. That Parasite thing.Copy !req
585. I can still hear the screams.Copy !req
586. And the Superman?Copy !req
587. I think he's dead, too.Copy !req
588. Lois, this job...Copy !req
589. Not what you expected?Copy !req
590. It's so much harder...Copy !req
591. this whole story.Copy !req
592. I'd only just gotten startedCopy !req
593. and now I think
I may have lost it.Copy !req
594. Maybe for good.Copy !req
595. Clark.Copy !req
596. You've chosen a jobCopy !req
597. that can put you face to faceCopy !req
598. to some pretty bad stuff.Copy !req
599. You try and make a difference
and fight for truth,Copy !req
600. justice,Copy !req
601. and sometimes
you get smacked down.Copy !req
602. But let me tell you,
Clark Kent.Copy !req
603. If this is what you want,Copy !req
604. if it's who you are,Copy !req
605. then you have to do it.Copy !req
606. But this job takes guts.Copy !req
607. It takes risk.Copy !req
608. And maybe
one of those risks is,Copy !req
609. when you feel overwhelmedCopy !req
610. to open yourself upCopy !req
611. and ask someone
smarter than you for help.Copy !req
612. Someone smarter than me?Copy !req
613. I bet, they're closer
than you think.Copy !req
614. You're totally right.Copy !req
615. Perfect.Copy !req
616. First, give me your source.Copy !req
617. Lois, did you come here
to steal my story?Copy !req
618. What?Copy !req
619. No! No!Copy !req
620. I thought that
we would share it.Copy !req
621. You know what,
thanks for coming, Lois.Copy !req
622. Really, thank you.
Tell PerryCopy !req
623. he can't fire me
because I quit.Copy !req
624. For now, sorry, I got to go.Copy !req
625. What? Where?Copy !req
626. To talk to someone smart.Copy !req
627. I was going to split
the byline.Copy !req
628. Is it still Halloween?Copy !req
629. No.Copy !req
630. Let's just say,
it's more practicalCopy !req
631. than cargos and aviator caps.Copy !req
632. Ah-ha.Copy !req
633. And what's the "S" for?Copy !req
634. Superman.Copy !req
635. Right.Copy !req
636. Well, Superman,
what's this about?Copy !req
637. I need your help.Copy !req
638. I've seen you in action,
flyboy.Copy !req
639. You're as powerful
as a locomotive.Copy !req
640. More.Copy !req
641. Usually.Copy !req
642. So how could I possibly
help you?Copy !req
643. I need to get into space.Copy !req
644. Fast.Copy !req
645. Not the most practical
getaway plan.Copy !req
646. The sun!Copy !req
647. It's like a power source
for you, isn't it?Copy !req
648. And if you need help
getting closer to it,Copy !req
649. that means you're...Copy !req
650. powerless.Copy !req
651. Interesting.Copy !req
652. You've seen the news reports.Copy !req
653. This creature, this Parasite.Copy !req
654. It killed my friend.Copy !req
655. Now everyone is in danger
and I can't stop it.Copy !req
656. Not like this.Copy !req
657. Can you help me?Copy !req
658. Of course I can, but...Copy !req
659. How much do you want?Copy !req
660. Money? I have money.Copy !req
661. No, I don't want anything
but to help.Copy !req
662. It can only look good
to the parole board.Copy !req
663. But I can't help you
from in here.Copy !req
664. I have to get out.Copy !req
665. That's not going to happen,
Luthor.Copy !req
666. Relax.Copy !req
667. I can get a day pass.Copy !req
668. A day pass?Copy !req
669. That's not even a thing.Copy !req
670. Wanna bet?Copy !req
671. Kaylie!Copy !req
672. Breakfast!Copy !req
673. I can't find my shoe, Mommy!Copy !req
674. Ahhh!Copy !req
675. Kaylie, what's wrong?Copy !req
676. It's good to be home.Copy !req
677. You live here?Copy !req
678. Practically.Copy !req
679. So this "Parasite" zaps
your powers,Copy !req
680. now you're a filthy mortal
like the rest of us.Copy !req
681. Do I have it?Copy !req
682. Something like that.Copy !req
683. I still have my abilitiesCopy !req
684. but they are very weak.Copy !req
685. Some more than others.Copy !req
686. It may be slow going,Copy !req
687. but you'll return
to full strength.Copy !req
688. Eventually.Copy !req
689. There's no time.
I need a jump start.Copy !req
690. Can you shoot me
into orbit or not?Copy !req
691. I'm not launching you
into space.Copy !req
692. Why not?Copy !req
693. Because you are right now
a fragile egg.Copy !req
694. Untrained and unpreparedCopy !req
695. for the grueling reality
of space flight.Copy !req
696. Unless your secret identity
is an astronaut.Copy !req
697. Didn't think so.Copy !req
698. Anyway, don't worry.Copy !req
699. I have a plan.Copy !req
700. This is from S.T.A.R. labs.
How did you get this?Copy !req
701. Yup.Copy !req
702. There's your problem.Copy !req
703. The janitor...Copy !req
704. That grenade
was an organic EMP,Copy !req
705. designed to absorbCopy !req
706. all the power
it comes in contact with.Copy !req
707. It's almost like it
melded with the janitor's DNACopy !req
708. and turned him into
some kind of energy vampire.Copy !req
709. It takes everything.Copy !req
710. How do you fight
something like that?Copy !req
711. I just told you.Copy !req
712. "It takes everything."Copy !req
713. It's like buying a company,
when you absorb the assets,Copy !req
714. you also absorb
the vulnerabilities.Copy !req
715. If we can employ those,
we can defeat it.Copy !req
716. So... what are Superman's
weaknesses?Copy !req
717. I don't know. I'm not sure
if I ever had any.Copy !req
718. I wasn't talking to you.Copy !req
719. Lobo.Copy !req
720. Even on the inside,Copy !req
721. I like to keep close tabsCopy !req
722. on all the happenings
about town.Copy !req
723. Once the Czarnian here
was liberated from the cellCopy !req
724. you put him in
at S.T.A.R. Labs...Copy !req
725. Thanks fer that, by the way.Copy !req
726. it was an easy matter
for one of my surrogatesCopy !req
727. to track down
the bounty hunterCopy !req
728. and... cut a deal.Copy !req
729. A deal?Copy !req
730. You might say
I bought the company.Copy !req
731. Lobo is now my asset...Copy !req
732. or vulnerability.Copy !req
733. Time will tell.Copy !req
734. The ring.Copy !req
735. Carved from irradiated remains
of Krypton.Copy !req
736. I don't know how or why,
but it weakened me.Copy !req
737. A lot.Copy !req
738. That's what we use to fight off
the superpowered Parasite.Copy !req
739. Extraordinary amount
of radiationCopy !req
740. for something so minuscule.Copy !req
741. Harmless to humans,Copy !req
742. but having absorbed
your powers...Copy !req
743. this might work.Copy !req
744. We just need
to get its attention.Copy !req
745. Mmm,Copy !req
746. somethin' I like
about this place.Copy !req
747. This plant powers
the entire city.Copy !req
748. Where is everybody?Copy !req
749. I called in a bomb threat
before we left.Copy !req
750. You shouldn't lie about bombs.Copy !req
751. I didn't.Copy !req
752. Looks like Lex was able
to boost the output.Copy !req
753. Now we wait.Copy !req
754. Wait's over.Copy !req
755. It's ass-whoopin'
time.Copy !req
756. Here we go.Copy !req
757. Feeling any stronger?Copy !req
758. Let's see.Copy !req
759. Well? Am I paying you
to stand around?Copy !req
760. Yeah, yeah, don't get
your panties in a twist.Copy !req
761. Hell, yeah!Copy !req
762. Whoo...Copy !req
763. Go down, damn it!Copy !req
764. The ring, it's not working.Copy !req
765. It looks like there's a limitCopy !req
766. to how long the Parasite
can retain your power...Copy !req
767. and weakness.Copy !req
768. Lobo!Copy !req
769. Eat... shit...Copy !req
770. bastich...Copy !req
771. No.Copy !req
772. No.Copy !req
773. They have to hold their fire!Copy !req
774. It's only
making him stronger!Copy !req
775. I'll make a call,
but we need Lobo's ring.Copy !req
776. If this thing absorbs
all the power from the plant,Copy !req
777. it'll become
too strong to take down.Copy !req
778. Then he can't
make it to the plant.Copy !req
779. What are you going to do?Copy !req
780. Give him a weakness.Copy !req
781. Hey! Want some more?Copy !req
782. I'm right here!Copy !req
783. Troupe. T-R-O...Copy !req
784. Yeah. Yeah. I'm still
holding for the Pentagon.Copy !req
785. What? Are you...Copy !req
786. That's 45 minutes
on hold, Lane.Copy !req
787. I was almost through!Copy !req
788. City is on lockdown. We're not
allowed to leave the building.Copy !req
789. - But...
- Yeah?Copy !req
790. The story is out there.Copy !req
791. Need more power?Copy !req
792. Well, come and get it!Copy !req
793. Lex!Copy !req
794. See, here's my problem.Copy !req
795. The Parasite
is very powerful.Copy !req
796. But the Superman
is also very powerful.Copy !req
797. Lex, no!Copy !req
798. Right now, the man
with the ringCopy !req
799. is the most
powerful of all.Copy !req
800. So, which is
the bigger threat?Copy !req
801. A simple janitor transformed into
a monster by futuristic tech?Copy !req
802. Or the super-powered alienCopy !req
803. lying to humanityCopy !req
804. masquerading
as one of us?Copy !req
805. Oh, hell.Copy !req
806. I'll just make
you both my slaves.Copy !req
807. Magnifying Pulse Rifle.Copy !req
808. LexCorp security issue.Copy !req
809. Pretty sweet, huh?Copy !req
810. Are you all right?Copy !req
811. But, the Parasite...Copy !req
812. I saw it kill you.Copy !req
813. You saw what
I wanted it to see.Copy !req
814. Those people
are in grave danger.Copy !req
815. That ring will kill you.Copy !req
816. I don't know any other way.Copy !req
817. Find one.Copy !req
818. Choppers are grounded.
TV crews can't get in.Copy !req
819. Lois Lane, live at the scene.Copy !req
820. We're on foot
and we have a phone,Copy !req
821. so we're live-streaming.Copy !req
822. The military have tried
to keep the crowd back,Copy !req
823. but at this point, we've
got a lot of angry peopleCopy !req
824. who are ready
to make a standCopy !req
825. against what they see as
an extra-terrestrial threat.Copy !req
826. Superman may be
the only thingCopy !req
827. that stands between
the people of MetropolisCopy !req
828. and total annihilation.Copy !req
829. But, if the eyewitness
reports are true,Copy !req
830. the Parasite
can absorb our strength,Copy !req
831. knowledge, our feelings,
our essence...Copy !req
832. Feelings?Copy !req
833. My essence.Copy !req
834. Rudy!Copy !req
835. Rudy Jones!Copy !req
836. I know you're still
in there, Rudy.Copy !req
837. I know you remember me.Copy !req
838. And I know if you've
absorbed everything about me,Copy !req
839. then you haven't just gotten
just my powers or my knowledge.Copy !req
840. You've gotten my heart.Copy !req
841. My love for my family
and friends.Copy !req
842. My need to keep them safe.Copy !req
843. Rudy, you are a combat veteran
who served with honor.Copy !req
844. A proud father
of one in first grade.Copy !req
845. Kaylie, right?Copy !req
846. And another on the way.Copy !req
847. I'm sorry this
happened to you.Copy !req
848. But, whatever else you are,Copy !req
849. Rudy, whatever you've become,Copy !req
850. I know you're still
the same as me.Copy !req
851. You don't really want
anyone to get hurt.Copy !req
852. What are you doing?Copy !req
853. Stop! All of you!Copy !req
854. He's not the alien.Copy !req
855. I am.Copy !req
856. I see the anger in you.Copy !req
857. But, the truth is,
you don't hate aliens.Copy !req
858. You're scared,
terrified of them,Copy !req
859. even when they're not there.Copy !req
860. This man's name
is Rudy Jones.Copy !req
861. He's the victim
of a terrible accident.Copy !req
862. But, he was born here.Copy !req
863. He's one of you.Copy !req
864. And so am I.Copy !req
865. I was born in the last days
of a dying planet.Copy !req
866. My parents' hope was that
they had sent me to a worldCopy !req
867. where I would be
safe and protected.Copy !req
868. But, the price
of that protection,Copy !req
869. silence about who
and what I really am,Copy !req
870. while others like me
face persecution, or worse...Copy !req
871. I was scared,
but I'm not scared anymore.Copy !req
872. My name is Kal-El of Krypton.Copy !req
873. And I come in peace.Copy !req
874. Die, you bastard!Copy !req
875. Stop!Copy !req
876. Rudy, wait!Copy !req
877. Oh, God.Copy !req
878. You should have let me
turn the damn thing off.Copy !req
879. Superman!
The reactor!Copy !req
880. Rudy!Copy !req
881. Is that
really you this time?Copy !req
882. Or is it
a telepathic trick?Copy !req
883. I've apologized already.Copy !req
884. It bought me the time
I needed to recuperateCopy !req
885. so I could save your ass.Copy !req
886. Better.Copy !req
887. But you still
sound like a dweeb.Copy !req
888. You could've mentioned
the immortality.Copy !req
889. I like to keep
people guessing.Copy !req
890. Three aliens.Copy !req
891. The last surviving membersCopy !req
892. of each of our people.Copy !req
893. Of course I killed
all my peoples myself.Copy !req
894. So, why do I give a shit?Copy !req
895. Nah.Copy !req
896. Just kidding. You should
have seen your face, though.Copy !req
897. You know those are
just stories, right?Copy !req
898. Every rat bastard I huntCopy !req
899. is the last of his people.Copy !req
900. Something you say
to keep the bounty high.Copy !req
901. Are you saying there are
other Martians out there?Copy !req
902. Hell yeah!Copy !req
903. Seen 'em myself.Copy !req
904. Might even be
a Kryptonian, or two.Copy !req
905. All right, ladies.Copy !req
906. I gotta take
a big old space dumpCopy !req
907. and I don't do it no place
but my own.Copy !req
908. So...Copy !req
909. smell you later!Copy !req
910. I really hope
he doesn't come back.Copy !req
911. You should go.Copy !req
912. Follow him.Copy !req
913. Find your people.Copy !req
914. And you, Kal-El.Copy !req
915. It's Superman.Copy !req
916. My people are right here.Copy !req
917. You...Copy !req
918. You couldn't meet me
over by the stairs?Copy !req
919. We're losing
valuable interview time.Copy !req
920. Sorry, Ms. Lane. Not today.Copy !req
921. Call me to reschedule.Copy !req
922. Way to go, Superman!Copy !req
923. So, how was
the interview, Lois?Copy !req
924. You know what I told you
about power moves, Clark?Copy !req
925. Well, I was right.
They really do work.Copy !req
926. Has anybody
seen my calendar?Copy !req