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Well, well.

We have here a tabla of infinite possibilities.

None of them, unfortunately, pleasant for you.

Do you try to escape and I kill the kent?

Do you attack me and I kill you?

Do we do battle and I kill all these earth people? Stop me if you're sensing

theme here.

You don't want to do battle with me.

Oh, but I do.

All my life, I've been one step away from marrying Zara and claiming the

All my life, I've heard of the law of the great house of El and its beloved

my rival.

How I've hated you.

It's not me that's kept you from the throne. It's the law of your own people.

On the contrary, the law of my people will place me on the throne.

You're under arrest.

Under arrest for what? He hasn't done anything wrong.

You're the one who's breaking the law.

You hired an assassin to kill him. Is that legal?

Excuse me. Do any of you hold Kryptonian law degrees?

No. Then shut up!

So, not content with ruling your world, you wanted to rule mine.

Ambition will be the end of you, Kal -El.

And them as well.

Come on, over.

Lois, honey, are you all right? Are you two all right?

Oh, could you at least get them some chairs or something? On New Krypton, we

not get hostages.

Chairs.

You know what?

I don't like New Krypton. There, I said it. I know that you're supposed to be so

intellectually advanced, but I think you're a bunch of creeps.

And I'm sorry that Kal -El ever even gave you the time of day, much less

sacrificed everything to save your stupid plant.

So, are you going to shoot us over a couple of chairs?

I don't think so, because we're the only hold you've got over my friend Kal -El,

who'd be out here in maybe two seconds to mop the floor with you. Kal -El said

it all. They're here, honey. Quiet!

You.

Inside.

Kal -El, in accordance with your legal rights, you have a visitor.

A particularly vile Earth woman.

Watch it. I'm his favorite concubine.

Come on.

Lois, you've got to be careful with these guys. You make them mad and they

might... I know. I'm sorry. I get upset. I shoot my mouth off. I don't know if

you noticed.

When I was a kid, I used to sit at that stool right there, eating banana splits

all day.

I never thought I'd be locked up in here with my parents chained outside and the

world about to be taken over.

I know.

It's always something.

How can they arrest you? Aren't you the king or something?

Under their law, if one noble charges another with a crime, then a tribunal

to be convened.

But they can't convict me. I haven't done anything.

Oh, see, you're so good. You assume justice will prevail. This is not

I assume.

Lois, I'm going to beat this guy, Noor.

And then the Kryptonians can go back and they can solve their own problems.

And faster than a speeding bullet, you and I are going to get married.

Can you make it any faster than that?

See if you can find out if they know about Kryptonite.

It's the one thing that could be a problem.

From what I can tell, they don't know about it. For a bright bunch of aliens,

they sure didn't do their homework.

And why is he so confident of winning?

And what does he have?

Well, that's what I will try to find out.

Good.

Judas Priest!

It's like a tomb in here.

Now, look, this may be your headquarters, but it's still my

don't look so glum. Let's lighten up.

Superman's on the case.

Still, one more day and this whole planet may be at war.

World's military gave Callow just 48 hours to find out what's going on in

Smallville. I'll tell you what's going on.

We got a wacko Martian on our hands, and he's got to be taken out.

Martian?

A generic term for anyone who's never had a Big Mac.

Chief! Geez, bad news.

Superman told Star Labs to get their kryptonite ready for use, only there

any. It got stolen out of their vault. No sign of forced entry. Had to be an

inside job.

Nor else some of your superpowers. That's what Dr. Klein said.

If Nor does know kryptonite's power and uses it against him... He will marry me

and assume the throne.

My dear, you continue to paint far too bleak a picture of Lord Nor.

I have bad news.

Doesn't anybody ever come through that door with good news?

Kal -El has surrendered to Nor.

who invites us to meet him at Smallville.

I still maintain that Nor is at heart loyal to the nobility.

Do what you should have done from the beginning.

Go to this Smallville and confront him.

You have the full backing of the Council of Elders.

Well, if you feel that's best.

All right, all right, all right, then. It's a done deal. Now, Jimmy.

I want you to tag along with these folks here. Tell Superman and Lois about the

kryptonite and try to get some photos inside the force field.

Thanks, Chief.

Listen, Ching, I was thinking maybe I should wear one of those black outfits

like Kal -El has, you know, just so I'd fit in better.

It's not like I'd look bad or anything. I've really lowered my percentage of

body fat.

Citizens committee's drawn up a petition.

They demand more food and water for the people.

No, that's only fair.

Kill the committee.

Distribute their portion among the rest.

Leadership is problem solving.

I thought they'd never get here.

Order the field made penetrable by thought transmission.

Lord Nohr, this is Zara.

What? I hereby order you to open the force field.

You are here without authorization of the Council of Elders and have much to

explain. It's Zara.

They're here.

Not only to me, but to your people.

Ching, could you have a talk with the guy who hands out the suits?

Shh. Oh.

Sorry. The entire council joins me in warning you not to resist our...

Jimmy, we are trying to communicate. Look,

before you go invoking the law, the council, and everything that's sacred,

me extend to you my sincerest welcome.

Nor is letting him land.

What's he up to?

Words of reason, Lady Zara. I fear Lord Nor's been judged too harshly.

Look, sharp lads, we do want to give our ruler a most fitting welcome.

My most humble greeting to Lady Zara of New

Cryptor and to the council.

At whose pleasure she rules.

Lord Gnar, you've taken Callow prisoner.

We order his release.

We also order you to surrender this territory.

Of course, my lady, if that's what the council wishes.

My lords, my hope had been to provide you with a full report about colonizing

the earth.

Colonizing?

We have a home.

A temporary one, I feel.

My lord Trey, wasn't our charter to find the most hospitable home for our

people? Can we think the... Barren wasteland we live on is preferable to

lushness of earth.

Perhaps we should wait until your report is complete.

Provided the townspeople are unharmed.

Why, even today I increase their rations of food and water.

As for Kal -El, I'm merely holding him for tribunal since he has the power to

elude us. What tribunal?

A tribunal must judge any charges brought by one noble against another.

could Lord Kal -El possibly be charged with?

The same as you, Zara.

Destroying the royal bloodline?

Betraying your people?

In short, high treason.

What? What?

So, welcome to New Krypton.

We'll have a world of fun.

Lord Knorr commends the earthly governments for ordering their military

not to interfere with the reorganisation of this planet.

Being annexed by new Krypton is a lot like getting amiable, some say fun

-loving, new neighbours.

Except, of course, you're going to be our slaves.

We will take over one city at a time, beginning with Metropolis.

Any city resisting this opportunity will be annihilated.

Thanks for your cooperation, and welcome to the new Krypton family.

Great shades of Elvis. Have you ever heard such unmitigated gall?

And when did that rascal switch sides?

Well, we're not just going to sit still for this.

I'm calling the Pentagon.

The UN has to let the military act. Oh, come on, Colonel. What can you do

against these people?

You've already lost men trying to stop them. Face it.

You simply don't have a weapon that's effective against these Kryptonians.

Up, up, up!

Form up for work detail, you!

And you.

Get in line.

Yeah,

you. In the baggy suit.

Hey.

Jimmy.

Have you noticed these aliens have a lot of attitude?

That kryptonite that you said was stolen from Starlab, did you hear any talk

about it? No, and I've been nosing around since I got here. Me too.

Nobody's saying anything.

That Knorr's got some game plan here. I'll bet he's got it.

There. You!

Concubine!

Okay, let's get something straight.

I am not a concubine?

Sure, baby.

You're to report to the palace. The trial's about to commence.

Um, hey.

What about me? I'm with the press.

This is a kryptonian matter.

No one of your species is to attend unless there's evidence.

Evidence?

My lords of the Tribunal of Elders, the evidence is all too clear that Kal

-El and Lady Zahra did willingly enter into a cynical pact to delude the people

of New Krypton and place Zahra illegally on the throne. That's a lie.

Everything I did was for the good of New Krypton.

And who would you be to judge what is good for new Krypton?

My lords, Kal -El was raised on Earth. He's a virtual half -breed.

Awash in the primitive teachings of these simple rubrics.

You watch your mouth. He's the best son we could possibly hope for.

No doubt.

My lords, to anoint Kal -El our ruler is to place an Earthling on the throne.

I am proud.

of how I was raised.

If I knew nothing of Krypton, it's because I was sent here as a baby.

Your heritage was preserved for you in the ship you arrived in.

Writings, holograms. In a language that I didn't know.

You mean a language of no interest to an Earth child.

The same child who would grow to be a man and give his heart to an Earth

Do you deny that you're in love with this creature?

That you had her smuggled into the palace as your concubine? That you

marry her?

In direct violation of Kryptonian law?

Silence, silence!

There will be order to these proceedings.

I left her on Earth.

I left her to bring peace to your planet.

Did you now?

And wasn't that a ruse, too?

I'm sad to say I witnessed this myself.

There is no question that he loved this woman, but also no question of what his

intentions were when he left Earth.

His intentions? I'm so glad you brought that up. Just listen to this.

You saved yourself for her.

Yeah. How dare you?

Well, I saved myself for Lieutenant Shane.

So then we're agreed.

Not partners in bed, but partners.

Do you deny that you never intended to produce an heir as demanded by law?

That this marriage was never consummated? That you had no intention

A sham marriage for the sole purpose of snatching the throne from the proper

bridegroom. Me.

That is not true.

Oh, no?

Lois, I'm going to beat this guy, Noor.

And then the Kryptonians can go back and they can solve their own problem.

And faster than a speeding bullet, you and I are going to get married.

In a single speech, Kel Al reveals his plans to abandon the people he pledged

rule, to commit adultery and bigamy and murder a fellow noble.

No, you tried to murder him. Silence, concubine.

I am not a concubine.

From her own lips, a confession of her subterfuge.

And where is one shred of proof of this wild -eyed murder allegation? I saw the

assassin, Tez. As did I. And I did too.

Well, there's an airtight case if ever I heard one.

Don't you see the railroad job going on here?

All Zara and I are guilty of is trying to save our people.

Because I was grateful to a planet that gave me life.

And to my father, Jor -El, who saved my life.

My father was honest and good.

And so I imagined this great society filled with noble ideals.

And I imagined that saving this society from war was worth turning my back on

everything and everyone that I loved.

For it is a noble society, Kala.

And you are its nightmare.

A duplicitous.

Lying half -breed, bent on seizing the throne, diluting the bloodline, and

ending the culture.

My lords, if you do not banish this man, there's no telling what he'll do to you

and to Lady Zara.

The ruling couple of New Krypton will most likely be a half -breed and his

earthly slut.

Lord! Silence!

Silence!

Lady Zara.

On the bridal bed at last.

Dare I hope to soon be joining you.

You proved nothing in court.

All you did was prey on their fears and prejudices.

Brilliantly, if I do say so.

Oh.

Oh, I'm sipping from the wedding cup.

I do take to all this quite naturally.

Oh, by the way.

I've begged the council for leniency in your case.

Do you care to show your gratitude in some inventive way?

Get out.

Attacking your husband from the bedchamber is no way to start a

He'll never be my husband.

Oh, I beg to differ.

With Kel Al gone, I'm next pig at the trough.

And I assure you, I'll have no trouble consummating the marriage.

Not feeling romantic, dearest?

I swear this will be the last time you deny me.

You've lived on this idiot planet too long.

And grown far too emotional.

This chamber will come to order.

Come to order.

Having considered all the evidence, the tribunal will render its verdict.

Kal -El, of the charges of high treason and conspiracy, the tribunal finds you

guilty as charged.

And we do hereby direct for you to be banished forever.

Let your body be disintegrated and your molecules scattered over countless

distant galaxies.

That is the sentence of this court.

I assume the sentence will be carried out post -taste. What about Kal -El's

appeal?

Admittedly, it's well -built, but it's a trifle dull for my taste.

I meant his legal option.

Oh, that.

There are none.

Counsel, you've been used.

Lied to and manipulated to get me out of the way so that Nor can threaten the

people of this planet with extinction.

The ravings of a condemned man, my lords, of which there's not one shred of

proof. Kal -El is your ruler.

Certainly his case is entitled to more consideration than this. Kal -El only

rules so long as he's married to you.

The tribunal has annulled your marriage.

What? A mongrel dog, unfit to lead.

Unworthy of your hand.

An imposter who's been unmasked.

Any last words, mongrel?

I am a man of few words.

Slip their throats.

No!

One day you'll have nothing to hide behind.

Then it'll just be you and me.

And you'll be made to answer for all the lives that you've ruined.

Stop along, gentlemen.

You're invited to a wedding.

No!

Clark.

Clark, don't go.

Honey, a lot more lives are at stake than ours.

Clark, get out of here.

I can't do that, Dad.

They'd kill you.

End the ceremony which binds you together.

Kiss me, my pet.

I'd rather die.

My lord, no. I have urgent news.

Metropolis has refused to surrender.

I knew this would happen. Shut up!

Beloved.

Metropolis. I was conducting delicate negotiations for our people to share the

city. By ordering it to surrender?

I had to have some leverage.

Lord Nor is our leader now, Trey.

He is not to be questioned.

I see.

Any response, sir?

That was yes.

My Lord Jenmai, alert my generals. We will proceed to Metropolis, where we

destroy the city.

He's mad.

Yes, he is.

Careful.

As I'm sure I needn't remind you, such words are treasonous.

Lord Trey, there's been an oversight.

The court must allow two nobles vying for the throne to settle their

privately. Yes, an ancient law almost never used.

In any event, Kal -El didn't request it. He didn't know of it. I barely knew of

it.

As a traitor, he's lost the right.

Stripped of his title.

The verdict is irreversible.

If he was not informed of the right before the trial, the verdict is

First, the procedure at once.

Bring Kal -El back.

You'll do no such thing. Kal -El was denied his legal rights.

Lord Nor will determine his rights. Nor follows the same laws we all do. You do

this, Trey, and you'll answer to him. If Nor breaks the law, he answers to me.

Hey, Kal -El is being scattered all over the universe. Shouldn't somebody do

something and maybe you could measure your manhood later?

I'm still a little bit shaky.

Where's your master?

Enjoying himself immensely.

And why are you here? I'm not looking after my interest back at the palace.

The palace is here.

Kal -El has exercised the right of challenge.

Kal -El?

He lives.

The tribunal determined he must be given the right to challenge.

The traitorous chief of the tribunal, master.

And you probably feel it would be prudent to accept.

There is a certain public relations upside to a duel, yes, wherein it is

you will emerge the victor.

Lord Knorr, Kal -El is no longer an outcast.

Further, I can assure him the support of at least a portion of the nobility.

Avoid a massive battle, a battle you well could lose, and accept the

Mind you, this duel belongs to you and Kal -El.

Your warriors are restricted to their barracks.

Is that clear?

Perfectly. The street upon which I now stand.

New.

Tomorrow.

You're doing the right thing, Master.

Hell hell is as good as dead.

Oh, be still, you sickening sycophant.

Although you're not incorrect, I do possess the superior skill.

Look at that.

And I cheat.

That too.

It bothers me, Dr. Client, that the duel is coming up, and Lord Knorr seems

completely unconcerned. One reason may be that he has the missing kryptonite.

My grandmother's lamp.

Sorry, Lois, I meant to move that. By the way, we're out of high -fat, high

-salt, nutritionally worthless snack items.

I nearly cleaned out the store.

I know, but we're all nervous, and since we don't have to worry about calories

or cholesterol... Trust me, I know all about it.

Oh, boy, it's not the fish tank!

Oh, yes, I'm sorry, Dr. Klein.

Well, don't you agree that Norton could have been able to pull off the robbery

without any signs of forced entry?

You're a very quick study.

Norton's been training with the Draven's childhood, but you've already mastered

its finer points, as well as the 980 basic moves.

And you've won three out of four matches.

That's good, isn't it? Yes, but I can still beat you.

Are you sure?

Yes. Well, if not nor, who else had access to the vault?

Uh -huh.

Zara, stir the fudge and turn off the popcorn.

Which is which?

I don't know why someone works in the kitchen than me.

You can beat me, huh?

Go ahead.

Gotta go.

What the heck was that?

There is a mindset crucial to all Dre masters.

A point in the match where the man becomes the weapon. All else vanishes.

No doubts, no heart, no mercy, just the kill.

You have not shown us that.

And I won't.

Because that's not me.

Yes, it is, Clark.

It is part of the Kryptonian will that lies within you.

I've never believed in killing.

I've closed my mind to Kryptonian instincts like that.

Then I doubt you will survive the duel.

A change in uniform, Calhoun?

In whose name are you fighting?

I'm fighting for my people.

Don't you trust me?

I assure you we're quite alone.

Did I mention?

I'm quite good at this.

Norsemen are safely in their bags.

Dr. Klein, what is it?

Well, of course you can trust me.

Even if it is a rumor, if you have information about who else had access to

kryptonite, you have to tell me now.

What did you say?

Gadgets suck upon Superman.

This was codenamed Ready Money.

It's a go -ahead on deployment of lethal gas in three minutes.

Lethal gas?

Yes, we're just covering our bets in case Superman can't beat this Nor guy in

combat.

Ordinary gas wouldn't be lethal to Kryptonians, would it, Colonel?

Unless it was laced with kryptonite.

The missing kryptonite's been in your hands the whole time.

I know tactics.

Now, if we take Noor down, his followers will cave.

We just didn't have a way of getting to him.

Not until you had Superman for bait.

Will you excuse me?

Stop the gas.

No can do.

Superman has saved all of our lives, even yours, thousands of times, and you

repay him with betrayal?

It was a tactical decision.

Now, you have anything else you want to say, little lady?

Kryptonite gas. You've got to get out of here.

Only one of us leave this place.

Your world is mine.

You've got to get out of here.

You did it.

No doubts, no mercy.

Just the kill.

Clark, the gas, come on. I can't leave him here.

He's still alive.

Nor had no intention of facing you alone.

That's not her.

Moving in, sir. Hold it. Don't go in there.

They didn't make it.

He's not dead.

He's not dead.

You're not dead.

Thank you, honey.

So Nor and Ran saved my life?

Well, they saved your life by absorbing most of the gas with their bodies after

first knocking you senseless.

I keep telling you, there's some good in everyone.

Oh, what about Colonel Cash?

He's in jail, by the way.

Hello?

This will require your signature.

What is it?

Orders for my arrest.

Now, before you say more, let me assure you I accept full responsibility for the

gravity of my acts. The ease with which Lord Knorr appealed to my arrogance, my

fear, my mistrust of you was shameful.

Shameful.

Further, I accept with humility whatever punishment you and the new tribunal

deem proper.

And who will advise Lady Zara while you're imprisoned?

She'll need the steady hand of a statesman to keep the factions in line.

Well, isn't that what you'll... I mean, aren't you...

Trey, the more that I try to be Kal -El, the more that I know I am Clark.

Zara will do what she's been prepared for since birth.

Rule widely over New Krypton.

Her place is there with the man that she loves.

Mine is here on Earth.

With Lois.

Goodbye, Clark.

We are grateful beyond words.

I said once that you had been on this floppy planet too long.

And now I think it's true of me.

For the first time in my life, I have tears.

Seems like years ago we stood at this window and said goodbye to each other.

That was the worst night of my life.

Did any part of meeting up with your roots feel good?

I mean, was it satisfying in any way or was it a disappointment to you?

Maybe all of those.

I kept waiting for this incredible feeling of connection.

And I'm like, I was exactly where I belonged.

But that's only happened to me once in my life.

When?

The day I met you.

For a spaceman, you are the most romantic person I've ever known.

Earth guys don't stand a chance against you.

I told

you I'd keep it safe.

As safe as your love for me.

Marry me, Lois.

Let's not plan.

Let's not wait.

Let's not let clone makers or psycho -psychiatrists or women who shrink

into little people keep us apart.

Just marry me.

That's precisely what I was thinking.