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[instrumental music]

[roars]

Mekt, I'm scared.

Don't worry, Ayla.

As soon as this nice monster

juices up the ship, we're outta here.

Hey, ugly!

[roaring]

So, you don't like being called names.

Good to know.

[sobbing] Come on. Don't cry, sis.

What do we sing when we get scared?

¶ The monkey rode on the rocket ship ¶

¶ The rocket ship the rocket ship ¶

¶ The monkey rode on the rocket ship ¶

¶ And bumped his head on the moon ¶¶

[zapping]

Just a little more juice.

[roaring]

That monster's gonna fry us.

And it'll be all your fault, Mekt.

- Do something! - I'm trying!

You think you're gonna save the day by crying in your shirt?

Sorry.

Look, I promised to get you both home safely.

Just don't get me in trouble with mom and dad.

[rumbling]

[roaring]

[screaming]

[zapping]

[grunting]

[instrumental music]

[groaning]

We're alive. We're alive!

Ayla, Ayla!

[dramatic music]

Ayla!

[panting]

[theme music]

[music continues]

[sighs]

(Kell-El) 'That must have been quite a nightmare.'

Super-hearing. By the way, you snore.

The nightmares aren't new but they have been

more intense than usual lately.

Who's Ayla?

I think we're late for the briefing.

[droning]

(Brainiac 5) Okay, we're just waiting for Shrinking Violet now.

She'll be filling in for Superman

who's saving the universe on the other side of the galaxy.

Let's see, replace the powers of the greatest hero ever

with the ability to, um..

Become smaller.

Sounds like a fair trade to me.

(Shrinking Violet) 'Uh, hello?'

'I'm right here.'

And for the record, I can do more than shrink.

Sure you can.

Now, let's get started.

Two weeks ago, this space storm appeared in up-scan space.

Spectrography indicates a field of pure energy.

'The storm's appearance has coincided'

'with increased activity'

'in the region from the Dominators.'

'I believe they're looking to tap the storm's energy'

'to power a Tachyon Cannon.'

Which would be?

A weapon powerful enough to destroy cities

planets... Wednesdays.

You know, things like that.

The Dominators have long had the tech to create this weapon.

'But the type of energy required to power it'

'was purely theoretical'

'until this storm showed up.'

'The plan is simple.'

'We find a way to disperse that energy field..'

'...whatever the cost.'

Garth.

Huh?

Questions?

[whooshing]

(Mekt) 'We're out of juice.'

You said this was gonna be a joyride, Mekt.

- Not feeling the joy. - Don't worry.

Big brother's not gonna let anything bad happen.

Okay, there's a planetoid named Korbo in range.

- Are there people on it? - Even better than people.

Non-sentient energy based life.

'A Lightning Beast has enough power'

'to recharge this ship's cells.'

We can still be home before mom and dad.

We'll have to do a drop landing.

Hang on!

[dramatic music]

[rumbling]

[all grunting]

Mekt, I'm here.

I need you.

[gasps]

[droning]

[humming]

As the Dominion was good enough to provide us with this toy

we must now provide the batteries.

Yeah, speaking of, how much longer

before the cannon is juiced and we're outta here?

This energy storm's giving me the creeps.

The Tachyon Cannon

is a chance to bring the universe to its knees.

We will not rush the operation

or let the Legion Of Superheroes interfere.

You know what to do.

On it.

The Legion files I downloaded

indicated your brother is a member of that team.

Will this be a problem?

[chuckles] You kidding? We always go at it.

This time though..

I'm looking for a more definitive outcome

to your usual sibling rivalry.

Done.

The Dominators are making final preparations before fueling.

We need to disperse that energy field now.

Working on it.

Lightning Lad, has our scan of the storm

indicated any way to facilitate this?

There seems to be some interference.

(Ayla) Garth!

Help me, Garth.

What? What's going on?

[beeping]

You look like you just saw a ghost.

Well, I keep seeing something.

Either, it's a ghost or I'm losing it.

Well, I was, uh, just on my way to get something to drink.

Kind of parched.

This energy cloud has brought us near the planet

where my brother and I were infused with our powers

ten years ago.

It's also where we lost our sister, Ayla.

You're not gonna start crying, are you?

I thought that's what's been causing my nightmares.

But it's not just nightmares anymore.

She's... haunting me.

Telling me I didn't do enough that day.

And the worst thing about it is..

She's right.

[rumbling]

[siren blaring]

Whoa! That last hit knocked our engines and weapons offline.

Dispersing the energy storm will have to wait.

We're under attack by the Dominators.

Not just the Dominators

Mekt, Validus and the Destructo Bots.

Destructo Bots?

You mean, Imperiex and the Dominion

are working together?

It would seem so.

You brother just can't seem

to stay out of trouble, can he?

[upbeat music]

[grunts]

Ugh!

[zapping]

[all grunting]

[grunting]

[explosions]

[rumbling]

A little help here!

Someone asked for a little help?

Oh. She gets small and makes puns.

Ugh!

[crackling]

Boom

[snorts] Ha-ha!

Okay.

That was kinda cool.

[buzzing]

[explosion]

- What up, little bro? - Mekt?

[thunder rumbling]

How do you justify working for a monster like Imperiex?

Easy. He's gonna win.

And if you're smart, you'd consider doing the the same.

You know I'd look out for you.

You'd look out for me, Mekt?

Would this be the same way you looked out for Ayla?

She was my sister too, Garth.

And maybe she'd still be here

if I didn't have to fight those beasts alone!

[zapping]

[rumbling]

[intense music]

[zapping]

- Ayla. - Wow.

(Imperiex) 'Good news, Mekt.'

You're about to become... an only child.

[buzzing]

[dramatic music]

Zap

[screaming]

[grunts]

[screaming]

His energy force is bleeding out!

Garth!

[screaming]

[grunts]

Pull back!

We've done our damage.

Should we pursue?

No. Let's get him inside.

[thunder rumbling]

Engines will be back online soon.

We'll get back to Imperiex hunting in no time.

[beeping]

'What's the latest?'

(Kell-El) 'He'll survive.'

'His arm, though, took the brunt of the blast.'

It was damaged pretty bad.

[monitor beeping]

Electron scalpel.

If I don't get the circuitry connected just right

this cybernetic arm won't take.

Mm, maybe I can help.

No offense, but just because you can become

the size of a microcircuit

doesn't mean you know what to do with one.

Okay, for your information

I've studied transneural photonics.

Then you know the difficulty

with attaching a titanium membrane

to a neural sheath is...

Matching mechanical and bio impedances.

Hop in.

[instrumental music]

Nicely done, Vi.

[rumbling]

[thudding]

(Mekt) 'That was my brother. My fight!'

You had no right to step in like that!

Consider it a favor.

One less birthday present to buy.

There are prices to pay for power, Mekt.

This was a minor one.

Now, are we ready to begin fueling?

Are we ready to begin fueling?!

Yes.

[crackling]

[whirring]

[screaming]

Ugh.

The storm is generating feedback!

The tanks are holding. That's all I care about!

[thunder rumbling]

[Garth groans]

How's the new arm?

It is not just a new arm.

It's the Cybernetic 4000.

With models coming in both left and right

it fires explosive charges, lasers

and of course, lightning

all powered and amplified

by your own bio-electrical energy.

In other words, it makes things go boom.

[laughs]

Sweet.

[thunder rumbling]

[crackling]

What's going on?

We're getting some kind of sonic pulse from the storm.

It's tearing the ship apart.

Not sure of the cause, but it began when Imperiex

started tapping its energy.

It's almost as if the storm is crying out for help.

Wait! Are you saying that cloud's alive?

It's a possibility.

But if it's trying to communicate

it's not doing it with any language we've ever encountered.

Maybe the message is buried in all the distortion.

'I'm removing the background noise and adjusting levels.'

[beeping]

Speed it up by 213%.

[muffled chattering]

¶ The monkey rode on the rocket ship ¶

¶ And bumped his head on the moon ¶

¶ The monkey rode on the rocket ship ¶

¶ The rocket ship the rocket ship ¶

¶ The monkey rode on the rocket ship and bumped his ¶

- The cloud is singing? - Creepy.

It's a children's nursery rhyme.

- But who's voice is it? - It's Ayla.

¶ And bumped his head on the moon ¶

¶ The monkey rode on the rocket ship ¶

¶ The rocket ship the rocket ¶

How is my sister's voice coming from that cloud?

It's possible that the Lightning Beast attack

that infused you and your brother with your powers

phased her into a state of pure energy.

Creating a sentient storm that over the last ten years

has continued to grow and accumulate power.

Then she has been trying to communicate with me.

I'm not crazy. We have to stop Imperiex.

[thunder rumbling]

[dramatic music]

We've contained 20% of the storm.

The cannon will be online soon.

(Garth) 'Mekt!'

Mekt, come in, please, come in!

Garth! You're alive!

Yeah, I hope that doesn't ruin your weekend.

More importantly, so is Ayla.

'She is in that cloud.'

She is that cloud.

And if you don't stop powering that weapon

we'll lose any chance to save her.

You heard him.

It's my sister.

Trade the universe for a little girl?

Tempting.

But no, thanks.

[thunder rumbles]

I'm sorry, Lightning Lad.

We have no choice but to...

What, scatter whatever remains of Ayla

across the universe?

No!

If we don't find a way to disperse the storm now

Ayla's energy will be used to power a weapon of pure evil.

I don't think that's what she'd want.

I'm not losing her all over again!

Wouldn't it be possible to phase Ayla in

by recreating the circumstances of the original event

and simply reversing them?

In theory

but that would require Mekt's involvement.

And we'd have to release any portion of the storm

that Imperiex has already contained.

Then I guess we have some work to do.

[zapping]

[dramatic music]

An attack on the cannon should be enough to draw Mekt out.

You ready to give the new arm a test run?

[zapping]

[explosion]

Sweet!

[explosions at distance]

(Brainiac 5) The ship's controls would be about eight meters in.

Rewire the hardware...

And Imperiex will be in for quite a surprise

when he activates the Cannon.

Ha-ha!

Gotcha!

[grunting]

[explosion]

I'd like to see Superman do this.

[laughs]

You're coming with me, Mekt, like it or not.

If it's to help Ayla

I'll do whatever you need.

This is my fault.

I messed up pretty big all those years ago

and... guess I've been messin' up ever since.

I'm ready to make things right.

What about your buddies?

[zapping]

Let's consider that bridge burned.

Everyone, back to the ship!

Mekt..

A traitor?

It doesn't matter.

He can perish with the rest of them.

The cannon's now on full power.

Fire!

[explosion]

[rumbling]

[grunting]

Sabotage!

Abandon ship!

[explosion]

The energy cloud has been released.

We can begin!

[whirring]

[instrumental music]

[both grunting]

[both screaming]

[crackling]

Mekt. Garth?

- Ayla! - Ayla!

(Brainiac 5) 'She hasn't aged a day since the accident.'

- Incredible. - Aw!

And so cute.

[snorts] Ha-ha.

Aw!

Now, that's not a tear I see

from the tough guy, is it?

Nope.

Let me guess, Garth.

You're gonna ruin the moment by arresting me?

No. We made a promise.

I wouldn't get you in trouble

if you got me and Ayla home safe.

And finally, we're almost home.

Appreciate the gesture.

But I think I'm done running from my past.

[instrumental music]

Mom and dad are gonna go nuts when they see you.

- Is that for me? - What does the card say?

It's for both of us.

And it's from Mekt.

[instrumental music]

[theme music]