"He's lost a lot of blood." "We're losing him." "Can't you do anything?" "I can't even close the wound." "What could've cut him like that?" "I don't know." "But I know someone who might." " But he's..." " He's the only" "Well..." "Here it is." "So, how do you like it?" "No, no, no, no, no." "We have to stay here." "This is our home, sweetie." "Home." " Can you say that?" " Darla, he's not a moron." "A month from now, he'll be speaking which isn't saying much." "You see, we have to live here." "This is the best place that we could afford." " You could say that again." " Shut up." "You see, son." "Really nice homes cost lots of money." "And the bad people took all of ours." " What bad..." " Shh!" "The bad people took all of our money, and they hid it in places called banks." "Banks?" "Banks." "And they keep it there in these great big vaults." "So?" "We have to live like this." "Bank." "You're reading a bit slowly, aren't you?" "It's poetry, Lex." "Sounds better in my mind when I go slow." "Huh." "I was afraid it was going to be Crime and Punishment." "Remember when I made you read that?" "[laughs] How could I forget?" "I was only 12 years old." "It was the worst torture" "I wasn't punishing you, Lex." "I was trying to help." "You showed great promise." "I didn't want you to go in the wrong direction." "You mean, embark on a life of crime?" "That's a bit far fetched, don't you think?" "We'll never know now, will we?" "Thanks to you." "I owe you so much, and yet it seems all I" "I need your help." "I can't, Lex." "You know that." "No, no." "It's got to be you." "Lex, when you reach a certain age, and let the younger people take over." "They'll never learn to run it if" "I wouldn't have come here if you weren't the only one in the world who can save this patient." "The only one, Lex?" "How can that be?" "The patient is you." "My car's right outside." "Your car?" "I'm not that old." "[whooshing]" "No internal injuries." "[Lex] What could cause a wound like this?" "[Clark] There are traces of a Kryptonian crystal, he wouldn't have been invulnerable to it." "Have you ever seen a crystal like that before?" "Oh yes, I have." "It was a long time ago..." "On the rocket that brought me here." "I've got some O negative here." " Looks like we'll have to take the chance..." "I'll give him some of my own." "[Lex] But how will we get the needle in him?" "[Clark] That won't be a problem." "Luther!" " [choking]" " Take it easy." "Easy..." "It's all right." " He tried to kill me!" " That was a different Luther." " This one saved your life." " No, he's tricking you!" "You listen to me, you're alive because of him." "Now, get some rest, you need it." "Wait!" "You hit me." "Yes." "And I'll do it again if you don't get some rest." "But it hurt." "How did you do that?" "In the morning..." "In the morning." "[sighs] [bell rings] [people shouting]" "Lana, you were right." "Look!" "[reporter] About just a moment ago I was informed here on the scene, that the bullets had" "And bank officials estimate the loss of" "I'm standing out here in front of the bank" "It was the boy you told us about." "You were right all along." "And the worst part is there's no way" "I know someone who can." "You do?" "Well, where is he?" "I wish I knew." "I can't believe this is Capitol City." "Well, it just shows what can happen when" "I became Superboy right after the war." "You'd have thought with all that fighting and killing, they'd have had enough of it, but it didn't look that way." " Then you stepped in?" " Mm." "I did what I could." "And then the people pitched in." "There you are." "Good as new." "If you're me, why are you" "For the same reason that boy you found on the" "The time warp." "A time warp?" "You know those rockets that brought us here?" "Well, it seems they went through a time warp" "I landed during the Depression." "That boy landed a few years ago." "You and some others landed when you did." "Do you know where the rockets came from?" "I do." " Then tell me." " It's not your time yet." "When will it be my time." "You'll know." "And from that time on, you won't be called" "Lex?" "Thank you, darling." "[sighs]" "He just looks so happy." "Mm." "It's a shame we'll have to kill him." "[laughs] I thought you were serious" "You realize he could tear us apart with one hand?" "What happens when he turns on us?" "Lex, he wouldn't do that." "He loves us." "I turned on my parents." "Of course, I didn't love them, but..." "What about the money?" "Darla, I'll be a hero." "The man who saved Capitol City." "We'll be broke." "Why do you always think so small?" "Publicity is power." "My power." "Under my control." "I can't control him forever." "Your power?" "No." "No, that's not it." " You're jealous." " [scoffs] Of what?" "He's going to be the biggest thing" "He may even be running the country someday, and what are you ever going to amount to?" "Anything I want to." "As long as he's not around to stop me." "[Darla laughs]" "Is this going to be my future?" "It can be." "I don't know if I can do all this." "Well, of course you can." "I did it." "We're the same person." "But all the sacrifices you must've made." "Are you happy?" "Happy?" "Look around." "This is a utopia." "All those ideals of yours... ours." "Everyone believes them now." "No war, pollution, crime." "We're wiping out diseases left and right." "Every single person on this planet has" "We've even gone into other worlds" "So, why shouldn't someone who's accomplished all that" "I can tell you're bored." "Oh, I forgot for a minute who I was talking to." "Can't lie to myself, can I?" "You don't have any challenges left." "But that's what retirement's all about." " Letting go of challenges." " How can you stand it?" "Oh, it's a part of life." "And it wouldn't be so bad, except for... one thing." " What's that?" " Being alone." "You see, I never had time to have a family." "I was always too busy out helping other people" "Now there's no one for me." " Nobody?" " No one." "Don't you let that happen to you when you" "Well, I don't know if I'm going back." " At least, not right away..." " You don't have to" "Lex Luther's got the boy." "That's not your concern." "Go back to your own world." "The boy needs my help." "I can't let you do it." "Oh, so I see you're feeling better." "[Superboy] Yeah, terrific." "Well, the portal's all ready to take you home." "You know he's one of us." "He could've been you or me." "We have to give him a chance." "So, what can you do to me?" "[police chatter]" "What are you, crazy?" "Get out of here." "Now stay here." "[man] It's a very, very tense situation here." "They boy is inside the museum right now." "The SWAT team has just gone in and they've taken up in hopes to remedy the situation..." " [gun shots] - [people gasping] [gun shots]" "No, please." "No, no!" "[screams]" "Hey, hey, hey..." "put me down!" "[yelling]" "Are we rolling?" "All right." "Apparently, the SWAT team was ineffective." "As best as I can tell, the boy is still inside." "Let's just hope that no one's been hurt." "This is again, a very, very tense situation here..." "Clark?" "You're OK." "Lana, I'm fine." "But I really have to go..." "Wait." "What happened to you?" "Where did you go?" "Look, I can't talk right now." "I have to get going." "To go change into the red and blue costume" "What?" "Come with me." "Back off!" "Back off..." "What are you?" "Deaf?" "I said, back off!" "[stuttering] Look, I think I can help." "We've got all the help we need here." "Get me your commanding officer." "I know who you are." "I saw you change." "I've got to go." "I guess you have a lot of work to do." "A lot of it." "I always wondered what this would be like." "Wait!" "The "S"..." "It's the Superboy." "Son?" "Father!" "Your mother and I have been worried about you." "So, we got you a little present." " Present?" " Uh-huh." "Here it is." "Thank you." "[gasping]" "You again, huh?" "[grunting] I see you're still weak" "Strong enough to stop you." "[grunting]" "I wasn't gonna hurt ya." "He made me do it." "You remember him," "This time, he said he was going to hurt" "Son?" "He's not believing you." "Just watch." "He's one of the bad people!" "Bad!" "Bad?" "[Lex] No!" "No!" "No, no, no, no..." "It was a mistake." "I..." "I..." "love you." "Why didn't he kill me?" "That's something you'll never understand." "You go now, too?" " Yeah, I have to." " No..." "Wait here." "Somehow, I'm not surprised." "I needed the challenge." "So will you someday." "Well, here's your next one." "He needs someone to show him the right roads to take." "That's why I came." "And to bring you this." "Take it." "Go back to your own world." "You have a lot of work ahead of you." "So do you." "[Lana] Wait!" "You can't go." "I have so many questions to ask you." "I have questions, too." "That's why I have to go back to where I came from." "But I want to know who you are," "It's better this way."