- With the authorization of the Department of Defense, today I can relay to you, not only is the merging of the planets real, it is happening, and Ally Allston, or whoever she is now that she and her Bizarro self are one, is responsible. If Ally succeeds in merging these two worlds, each of us will be forced against our will to merge with our other selves, turning us into... I don't know what. And I can also confirm that for the first time in 20 years we can't wait for Superman to save us. Our world's hero is now powerless because of this parasite twin. So I urge everyone watching this video, please stay home, be with your loved ones, and pray for a miracle. (dramatic music) (line rings) - Hi, it's Lois. Leave a message. (beep) - Where are you, Lois? (dramatic music) ## ## - Hey, it's Cush. (beep) - He's still not answering. - Soph, did Dad say where he was going? - He was there, and then he was just...gone. - Yeah, he was talking to Tamara, there was probably some emergency that he had to rush off to. Come on, let's go look for him. - Mom, wait, you said to everyone that the best way to protect ourselves is to stay at home, lock the doors, and... Be with the ones that you love. - Which is why we're gonna go look for your father. Come on. - How do we get back to our Earth? - I don't know. - So in all your time with Superman, you've never experienced anything like this, like...world suddenly changing? - Nothing like this. - What matters is that we're all together. - Wait... that's from our kitchen. A lot of this stuff is. (beeping) - My tablet. (beeping) I'm gonna try to connect with my dad. Maybe being on this world will help somehow. - That flickering when we got here-- it must be what happens when the worlds start combining. - But it seems totally random. Some things blipped over, and other things stayed exactly where they were. - Well, my guess is it'll keep happening until the two worlds become one. - And then what? Everyone just merges with their other selves until they become monsters like Ally? It'll be a whole world full of parasites! - Hey, we're not gonna let that happen. - You're right. We're not gonna let that happen. We just need to figure out how. (device whirring) - Hey, Nat, anything? - Hey, look, just 'cause your tech can't reach him doesn't mean he isn't out there. - That's just it though. When I was stuck where my dad is right now, I was able to connect to his suit. - It's probably just the two Earths. - It doesn't matter! It should work. Look, when my mom died, I wasn't with her. She was out reporting to people on how to defend themselves. - I love you both. (screams) And I never got to say good bye. I didn't get to tell her how much I loved her or how proud I was to be her daughter. I didn't get to say any of that. And now I'm not gonna get to say that to my dad either. - Nat... (broken speech) I'm gonna...I...Nat... - Dad? -...bug... ...to...time... - Dad, can you hear me? Dad! - John Henry's still alive? - We think he's still in the void in-between worlds. - What about Ally? - It's hard to say. My dad kept breaking up. All I could make out is that he needs my escape pod. - Then we have to figure out a way to get it to him. - Well, let's not get ahead of ourselves. - Tal? - Believe me, I was just as surprised to be transported to this godforsaken place as you all were. But, given the worlds have gone to pot and you, brother, are in no shape to do much about it, seems my return... though I'd hoped otherwise, is necessary. (static electric buzzing) (dark chords) - We're back. We're back on our Earth. - Where's Mom? - Clark! Boys! (thunder rumbling) (eerie music) (static buzzing, garbled sounds) Oh, no. ## ## - Clark! Boys! - Lois! - Dad! - I was on my way to the farm when the sky started to flicker like a strobe light. Thank God I pulled over and got out 'cause next thing I know, my Jeep is vanished and I'm-- wherever the hell this is. - Clark and the boys are still on our world. We have to get back. - Not quite sure how we're gonna do that. - Well, we need to figure something out. I can't just abandon my family while the entire world is ending. - You didn't abandon anyone. - I need to be with them. - Lois, I promise, we'll do everything possible to get back to them, but we can't do it from here. We need help. - Yeah, well, the problem is everyone on this world seems to want Ally to succeed. - There's got to be someone around here who hasn't been totally brainwashed. (thunder rumbling) - Clark said that Chrissy helped Anderson find the Bizarro version of me. - That's a start. Let's go. - Dad, Mom's nowhere in the house. - She must not have blipped back when we did. - This is madness. - Someone's coming. (footsteps) - Is that Lois? (uneasy music) - (speaking backwards) - I'll take that as a no. - I'm...Nat... get...bug... - Hey, whoa, whoa. Nat, Nat, Nat, Nat. Where are you going? - To get my suit. - Right now? Our Bizarro mom just magically appeared. - Which means I'm running out of time. - Gonna go try save your dad. - Look, your dad said it himself. We need to figure out a way, so that's what I'm gonna do. - Okay, but I think you're missing the we part. I mean, there's no way you can go through that portal by yourself. - Who else is going to? Your dad doesn't have powers, and we both know your shady uncle's not a big fan of my dad. - I'll go. - No. There's only one suit. - Nat. - Both of you stepped up when your dad needed it. It's my turn to do the same. Besides, you need to stay with your family. - You're our family too. (emotional music) ## ## - Thanks. I really liked having brothers. Tell your dad I said bye. - Dad, you're really scaring us. Please just give us a call whenever you can. You left, and we just don't know where you a-- - Sarah, that person talking on the radio's scaring me. - Okay, okay, Soph, I'll turn it off in a second. Dad, just please, we're at Brit & Dunn's. Just call us back. Just tell us where you are, okay? - Mr. Olowe hasn't seen him since the townhall. - Please call us back. Yeah, Dad's not answering any of my calls either. - It's happening again. Watch out, watch out! - Oh, my God! Mom! - Wait, sweetheart, be careful. - Come on. There's no one in here. Where'd they go? - I don't know. - Where'd they go? They were driving-- - Sarah, Sarah, Sarah, it will be okay. We just have to go find your dad, all right? - It's fascinating. I think Lois' whole "Corpse Bride" look rather works, actually. - Can we just focus on this situation? How do we stop Ally? - Well, brother, we aren't going to stop her. I am. - Tal, she drained me of all my energy, nearly killed me. I don't know that you alone is gonna be enough. - Perhaps, but what other choice do we have? Brother, for years I've watched you do things no other hero is capable of. It's rather inspired me to have a go myself. - So this time last year, you were trying to destroy the world, and now you're fighting for it. - I'm not fighting for the world, Kal. I'm fighting for you. You and your family. The only people on this planet that truly matter to me. (speaks Kryptonian) (dramatic music) ## ## - (screams) - (groans) (screams) - I hear him screaming. - Dad, Ally's gonna kill him. - Not if I help. - You help Tal, and you get out of there. You understand? Go. ## ## (dramatic music) ## ## - You saved my life, nephew. I'm forever in your debt. - Did you guys do anything to stop Ally? - I was foolish to face her. No being can defeat whatever thing she's become. - You're wrong, Tal. There's still one person who can stop her. - And who, pray tell, might that be? - Me. - Dad, you don't have any powers. - Not yet. - Your cells aren't absorbing the sun's energy. - Well, then I have to jumpstart them. Take me to our sun. - You can't be serious. - It worked for you. - Because I was the Eradicator and even then, it took weeks of me floating around outstretched before the sun. - Which is why you're throwing me into it. - What? - Dad. - I know it sounds crazy, but when I was at the fortress, I'm pretty sure that's what my mom was trying to tell me. - Pretty sure? - What does that even mean? - I couldn't hear everything she was saying. She was cutting out, but it could work. - Or it'll kill you. - It won't. - Then Ally will. - Maybe she will, but I have to try. Unless anyone else has a better idea, we're out of time. Tal, I've come to trust you as a friend and a brother and now, I'm asking you to do the same. I need you guys to trust me too. This is why I was sent here. To be Superman. - You're starting to sound like Mom. - That's because she's the smartest person in our family. - I just wish there was something we could do. - There is. Don't lose hope. I love you guys more than anything. - Love you. - Love you, too, Dad. - There's just, uh, one thing I need. Don't worry. It's gonna work. I know it will. Don't lose hope. ## ## - The odds of this journey being successful are nil. - I'm doing this, Hedy. You need to get on board. - Of course, Frau Irons. How would you like to proceed? - First, I need you to sign in to my escape pod. Then use the pod to follow me into the mines. We'll fly up into the portal... Through the space in-between and arrive back into the void. - And once we have reached our destination, what then? - We find my dad. - Come on, Soph, give me your hand. - Hey, have you guys seen Kyle? - He never showed. Same with Mitch and Fuller. - But we can't find him anywhere. - Soph, it's okay. We're gonna find him. - I'm sorry, Lana, but from what the news is saying, he's probably on that other world. Lana, I hate to ask you this, but you being mayor and all, what do you want us to do? - You guys have done everything you can. Right now, the most important thing is that you go be with your families. (overlapping yelling) - Ally's followers. - A bunch of whack-a-doodles. - They're waiting to merge. They think she's won. - Not yet, she hasn't. Let's go find Chrissy. - Siol! - No, the other one. - Feels like we just licked the toad and woke up in Candy Land. - What are you talking about? - DOD had this off-the-books program using bufotoxin. It's a psychedelic these toads secrete. - (speaks backwards) - Now can you understand me? - Will that work for me? - (speaks backwards) - (speaking backwards) - Yes, it should work both ways. Oh, my God, he just straight up disappeared. Please, I'm scared. I don't want to-- (airplane engines whirring) (boom) (crowd whooping, cheering) (intense escalating music) ## ## - Lois! Lois, is that you? - Thank God. - I got called into the station and I went there and the whole thing was gone. And then I go home, and no one's there. - I know. - Where's my family, Lois? I need to find my family. - Being with you, it's meant everything, and I wouldn't change a thing if it meant not being your dad. - Don't say good bye just yet. - Nat-bug? You came and you got my message okay. We need to hurry. How much X-Kryptonite were you able to bring? - X-Kryptonite? - In the pod, so we can pull up the portals. - I didn't get that part of the message. I thought the pod was to bring you back. - No, it was to bring X-K, so we could explode it inside the portals. It's the only way we can stop them from merging. - I'll go back. - Your defense shields are too banged up. You wouldn't be able to return. - I'm so sorry. I didn't know. - It's okay. - I just wanted to save you. - And you did. Being with you... it's all I ever wanted. - You sure this is gonna work? - I've never been more unsure about anything in my entire life, but I have to believe it will. - Well, you always were the impulsive one. - (chuckles) - Should this be our final farewell, I, uh... Well, I want you to know... - I love you too. - Good luck, brother. The Earth is lucky to have you. - (screams) - We can't let this happen. What if we transfer the power from the X-K in our suits to the pod? It should be enough to disrupt what's being used to merge the planets. - Bug-- - Dad, if I don't do this, there won't be a planet I want to get back to. You came here to save the world. It's the only way. If we don't act now, billions of people will die. Billions of dads. Billions of daughters. We can't let that happen. - Okay. - Hedy, transfer all the remaining energy from my suit to the pod. - Mine too. (thunder rumbling, electric crackling) - You believe in Karma, Lois? Cheating on Lana, destroying my family-- there's a reason that I'm not with them right now. - This is not your fault. - All I want is to see them just once more, and I can't. I deserve this. - Kyle, no one ever deserves to be alone. Neither do you. ## ## (commotion, overlapping voices) - (speaking backwards) Lana. Sophie, Sarah! Lana. (edgy music) ## ## (emotional music) ## ## - Grandpa. - Grandpa. - Our mom's still not here. - I was just with her on the other world-- she's gonna return. - Tal-Rho took our dad to the sun. - He literally took him to the freaking sun, Grandpa. - Then that's what he needed to do. - They've been gone forever. - He's probably gonna die. - He's not gonna die. - Yes, he is. - He doesn't have any powers. - It's literally Dad! He's not gonna freaking die. - Boys! Boys! I've been working for the DOD for a long time. I've seen things you would not believe. Glimpses of other worlds and the leagues of superheroes they have on them. And even though we only have your father on this planet, thank God that we do, because he's the finest of any Earth. So don't go losing hope yet. I sure as hell haven't. Your mother hasn't and I guarantee you, neither has Superman. (dramatic, stirring music) ## ## - (screams) (screams) (inaudible speech) ## ## - Energy transfer complete. I must remind you both, remaining here without power-- - We know. - Dad. - (shushes) Hey, don't talk. Save your oxygen. It worked. (ominous chords) ## ## - You have disrupted me for the last time! (Steel breathing heavily) - Dad, what are we gonna do? No. Bug, I need you to close your eyes and just listen to my voice. - No, Dad, you listen to me. I need you to hear this. I've always been so proud to be your daughter. And ever since I was a little girl, you were my hero. You've always been my hero. I love you, Dad. I always will, and I'm gonna miss you. - I'm gonna miss you, too, Bug. - Dad. - No! - Dad--Dad! - No! - No! - Boys, we got to get to cover. (dark music) ## ## - It's Dad. - It's Clark. - It's Superman. ## ## - Take some more. - (gasps) (groans) (screams) - Keep them apart. ## ## Aah! (soft music) ## ## (crowd cheering) (uplifting music) - Superman. - The day doesn't begin until we've got our coffee order in. Yup, we've become a nation of coffee snobs, which is why Z's trained baristas use (fireworks popping, whistling) ## ## - ## Friends, celebration ## - Today, people all over the world stand together in gratitude. Our differences pale in comparison to the things that unite us. We strive for truth, justice, and a better tomorrow. And we are grateful to the hero who exemplifies those ideals, so join me on this Miracle Monday as we express our thanks to the Man of Tomorrow himself, our world's hero, Superman! - That's great. - Thanks, Judy. Thank you. Hi. Thanks. Thank you. - Congratulations, Mayor. On the speech, on the events, on being exactly the kind of leader you have always wanted this town to have. - Thank you. It means a lot coming from you. - I wish I'd been there. To vote for you, to help with the campaign, to be there when things were hard. - You were busy. And as a trade-off, you did save the world. Would've been kind of rough dealing with Armageddon my first week as mayor, so let's call it even. (laughs) - That's fair. I just hope we can find a way to-- - Clark, after you told me everything, I just needed space. I guess a part of me thought that I could protect my girls from all this craziness, which was naive. But even if Sarah didn't know, it would be tough getting through this life without you in it. - Same. I promise, from now on, I will always be completely honest about everything. - (laughs) Yeah and that scares me. (laughter) But at least we will all be in it together. - You done? I was kind of hoping we'd publish before the band got started. - It's ready, there's just something I wanted to talk to you about first. - This about Clark? - Yeah. - Okay. Well, I did check him out, and it looks like Clark's really only worked at the "Daily Planet." - Chrissy-- - No, I know. I mean, it's a great paper mainly because you made it a great paper. - Just listen to me. Um... Clark is... Superman. - (chuckles) Yeah, your husband, Clark Kent... he's Superman. And you're not kidding. What-- (inhales) Wow. I'm sorry. I'm kind of overwhelmed. - I know it's a lot. I had been dating him for months before I found out. - Do other people know? - Outside of my family, less than a handful. - Well, then why tell me? - Because you are my partner and you are my friend, and I am tired of hiding the truth from you. You deserve better. - This is the biggest secret anyone's ever told me. I mean, this is pretty much the biggest secret in the entire world. I'm getting kind of emotional. (gasps) Oh, my God, oh, my God, do I need to swear like an oath of secrecy or something? - Just not telling anybody else would be great. - (mouthing) Oh, my God! (upbeat music) ## ## - I want you to know that I never wanted to lie to you. - All this stuff that I've learned about you and your dad, I mean, looking back, it makes so much sense. It's the biggest secret in the world, and you have to really trust somebody. - I do trust you, Sarah. - I know, and I never said sorry for betraying that trust this summer at camp when I kissed Aubrey. - We already talked about that. - But I didn't say I was sorry. You trusted me, you were faithful to me, and I wasn't. I should've just apologized. Instead, I came at you with all of things that I wanted from a relationship and I never really thought about what you were going through or what you needed. And, Jordan, I'm really sorry. - Well, I guess I never told you. I'm not great about opening up about how I feel. I want to be, but I'm not. And I'm gonna try to be better with that. - Maybe that's just it. Maybe we just kinda need to reset, be honest, talk to each other, and say how we feel. - All right, let's start from the beginning. Remember when those poles fell on my brother and I? That was the first time I used my powers. I didn't even know it yet. (bluegrass music) ## ## - Oh! - Thanks! - Hmm, you know what? I think the rhubarb pie was worth the drive after all. - I think so too. (laughter) - You okay? - With you around...always. (slow music) - Shall we? ## ## - She's been looking at me like that all day. - Yeah, we're gonna have to work on that. - Excuse me, Mrs. Mayor. Um, hey, listen, I know this might be a bit forward, but given the spirit of the day, I was wondering if you might like to dance. Hey, you okay? - Kyle, I know that you're trying and I know that you want to fix things, but I'm not there. I'm not over what happened, and I don't know that I ever will be. - I know, okay? And look, I'm sorry. Lana, I am so, so sorry. But you know, you and the girls, y'all are everything to me. - And I don't doubt it, but somehow that just kind of makes it worse. But listen, no matter what happens, whether we're married or not, you're always gonna be in my life. But this us... it'll never be like it was, and I don't think it's fair to either of us if you think it will. - Um... How about our last dance then? ## ## - You okay? - Yeah, I just wish... I wish everybody could be as happy as I am right now. - You never stop trying to help people, do you? I love you... Superman. ## ## (heavy music) ## ## - (speaks backwards) - She wants to know-- - What I want. Now that neither of you has powers, I guess I wanted to know if there was ever actually a moment when you...felt complete? - There was a moment... just after we started to merge where I felt-- - That's not the same thing. - No, it's not. And it quickly turned into something else, something...darker. - You became a parasite, but if that's not what you wanted, why didn't you stop? Why try and force that on the rest of the world? - Because we couldn't survive that way. We need others. We can't be-- - Guess now you won't have to be. (dark music) ## ## - Jon, don't forget your-- - Work apron. Dad, I got it right here. - Any idea what that's about? - Can I help you? - Yeah, do Jonathan and Jordan Kent live here? - That's us. - Well, these are for you. - Are you serious? - No, no, no, they're not. I'm sorry. There must be a misunderstanding. Does that say who these are from? - Just says, "Uncle Tal." That mean anything to you? - No, way. Absolutely. - He got us trucks? - Hey, Jonathan. - Bro, these rims are sweet. - Jonathan. - It's okay, Dad. Dad, I'll write him a thank-you note. Don't worry. - No, no, that's not what I meant. - I mean, I did save his life. - Yes, you did. It does not mean you can keep the truck. - Yo, Jordan, you got to see the sound system on this. - Maybe this is his way of apologizing. - Yeah, his very misguided and irresponsible way, Tal. - Yo, guys, it has a heads-up display. It's holographic. Look at this. - Where do you think he went anyways? (guitar accent chord) (upbeat music) - Hello, weird Smallville. Through might and mettle, I have traversed worlds that I may join your ranks. And to celebrate, the drinks are on me. (whooping and cheering) - Surprised you'd come in here after all the trouble your wife caused. - Yes, yes, she was a naughty one, wasn't she? Tell me, what was her name again? - John Henry Irons. John Diggle. You and I met last year. - From Argus. You brought the solar flare. - To kill Superman, yes. Glad that didn't work out. - Yeah, me too. - You mind if I have a seat? - No. - Wanted to, uh, talk to you about Bruno Mannheim. (exhales) That name ring any bells? - No, can't say that it does. - The head of Intergang. Money laundering, illegal weapons, human trafficking. Dude has his hand in pretty much all the wrong pies. - Yeah, I can see that. What's that got to do with me? - With you? Nothing. But from what I can tell, on this planet, Bruno Mannheim is the person that killed John Henry Irons. What I'm trying to figure out...is why. - That'll do it. - Call me when you get there. - I'm not going to the other side of the world, Lois. - I just want to make sure you're okay. - Don't worry. I'll get her there safe and sound. - Thank you for everything. - That's what sisters are for. - I'll see you soon. You guys have a good trip. - Love you. - Love you. - Bye, Lucy. - See ya. - Bye, guys. - It'll be nice having Aunt Lucy in Metropolis. - We can take the trucks and go visit her. - I think we'll work our way up to that. - So what's this big trip you have planned for us anyway? It's nice. Although when you said ocean adventure, I was imagining cabanas or drinks with teeny umbrellas or at least a beach. - Just give it a minute, you'll see. - Jordan's seasick. - No, I'm not. - So what's this big plan of yours anyway? - (sighs) Well-- - Are you gonna try to build another fortress or something? - Yep. Only this time it's for all of us. A place where we can all find some solitude. - Probably more for the ones that can fly though. - No, we're doing this as a family. And just so you know, my mom, she's been wanting to meet you. She has some pretty cool Kryptonian technology you might be interested in. - Really? - Yeah, you can ask her about it yourself, but first... ## ## - Think the crystal might've expired or something? (stirring music) ## ## (laughter) - This is incredible. - It's only the beginning. (epic music) ## ## Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air. www.able.co.nz Able 2022