"When Allen died.." "...it was like the whole world came crashing down." "My only son." "What could be worse?" "And then a year later" "Joe, my husband had a stroke." "'Both of them gone.'" "How could you go on?" "I had my work.." "...and my faith." "Faith?" "In something bigger." "In a power beyond this world...that watches over us." "And works through us." "Even in.." "Especially in the darkest times." "I don't think, I'm ready for philosophy yet." "Now philosophy has nothing to do with it." "It's not about words in a book.." "...or a bearded guard on a throne somewhere." "It's about people." "Normal people like you and me." "Normal people?" "Helping each other and our world." "The way we've been able to help you." "'That's what this lab grew out of.'" "Weak as a kid." "All your strength gone." "No rhyme, no reason." "Everything spinning out of control." "Running down...even you." "In my heart of hearts, I hope you believe you can stop me." "Now, look at you." "The boy of steel." "The champion of the downtrodden." "You're a joke." "(man on TV) 'The following is a forced" "'Are you all getting this?" "'" "'Do you understand now?" "'" "'Either you embrace the Chaos, or you drown.'" "'I was like him once.'" "'I bought the whole package.'" "I believed in hopes, dreams.." "...power of science to create a utopian future where there'll be no wars." "Starvation...destruction of the ecosystem." "I was gonna save the whole planet, all by myself." "I know him." "He came here looking for funding." "He's brilliant, passionate but he's so impatient." "You can bleed for the world for just so long.." "...before it takes it's toll." "I was working on a new non-polluting fuel." "My lab exploded." "'My world went up in flaming Chaos.'" "That's when I realized what a fool I've been." "Trying to save a planet spiraling into madness." "The only solution was to become one with the madness." "So I could clear the end of an old era and the dawn of a new age, the age of Chaos." "And it begins at midnight tonight when I climb to the top of the tallest building in Capitol City the Maywood Tower and toss this pathetic symbol of all your false beliefs to his well-deserved death." "Aw-w-w!" "[claps]" "Things fall apart." "So...my boys and girls sleep tight if you can." "Oh, here's a preview of your dreams." "[explosion]" "[tires screeching]" "How the mighty have fallen!" "You really thought, you were gonna keep flying on forever didn't you, Mr. Goodness in virtue" "Mr. Immune to the insanity." "Beginning to catch on now, aren't you?" "Aren't you?" "[dramatic music]" "You idiot!" "Do you realize what you've done?" "All my plans.." "[laughing]" "Things fall apart." "Well, I'll never make it to the tower on foot so I might as well just go back to the Paradiso." " One roof's as good as another." " Chaos!" "It lives, it breathes, it speaks." "Let...me help." "After all I've done to you." "[sizzling]" "It's a good thing we're finishing you off tonight." "You'll never last a minute in my new world." "[intense music]" "(Lana) 'They did?" "Where was it?" "'" "Okay, thanks." "I'll be right there." "Where're you going?" "The Police found Chaos's car." "It was wrecked." " Was anybody injured?" " No, it was empty." " But I'm going there right now." " You can't." "Matt!" "You know, I'm going to go." "Jackson said, I have to report you if I see you leaving again." "Now, what am I supposed to do?" "Don't look." "What do you know?" "Loose laces!" "I better tighten 'em up before I trip." "I knew the technology would have some side effects." "But nothing this bad." "And I have no way of knowing whether" "Superboy's weakened state is temporary or permanent." "Not that it'll matter if he goes off that building." "Dammit!" "I wish I paid more attention to those dizzy spells." "It's hopeless." "If we could just get him back here." "How?" "Right now we need Superboy just to save Superboy." "Or someone with his power." "Bizarro?" "The process..." "could be reversed." "And then afterwards, you can change me back?" "The technology is too unpredictable." "You've seen what's happened already." "Then I won't do it." "There are police out there, National Guard." "'Let them save him.'" "Let them stop Chaos." "I'm not telling you what to do Bill." "Why does it have to be me?" "This life, this world, if I go back to what I was" "I'll loose everything." "Who you are, isn't in the way in the way you look.." "...or talk or think." "It's in here." "Can you stand there and tell me that, if I let you do this that people won't look at me as if I'm some hideous monster." "Some inhuman thing?" "[melancholic music]" "This has to be Superboy's doing." "Only his heat vision could possibly do something like that." "It's some prank, lady." "It's probably the name of a rock band." "Look, I got to get over to the tower, I'm sorry." "They're not at the tower." "There's an old hotel, The Paradiso." "It's been abandoned for years." "Look, I got more important things to worry about tonight than some stupid prank." "Why won't you listen to me?" "[melancholic music]" "How did you know?" "Oh, when I'm hurting or confused.." "...I'll go out and talk to Allen and Joe." "I thought maybe you'd do the same thing." "I still miss her." "I loved her so much.." "'...and she loved me.'" "No judgment, no conditions just an open caring heart." "She was a hideous monster." "An inhuman thing." "No!" "She was...just.." "[music continues]" "[dramatic music]" "'Don't!" "'" "[Chaos laughing]" "Oh, no!" "No, no, no.." "See, you of all people should understand." "You go out there, day after day, bleeding for humanity." "Trying to make a difference." "Look at the world.." "For all you've done, nothing's changed." "Ah-ho-o-o!" "No, answer." "Because you know, I'm right." "Well, after you're gone, they'll all know, I'm right." "If I have to level this entire city, they'll know." "[dramatic music]" "Now, that was really stupid." "No, really." "That was really.." "[laughing]" "Come on in." "Oh, I think a friend of yours is here." "(Lana) Superboy!" "You see, is she what I mean?" "You think, you're about to win?" "You think, you've got all the pieces nicely fitted into place?" "I'm Chaos." "[whirring]" "Let's go." "[intense music]" "Goodbye, Allen." "Midnight!" "The dawn of a new age!" "I swear to you little girl, I will blow you to pieces and believe me, I know what that feels like." "It's not very pleasant." "Farewell to paradise." "[grunts]" "(Lana) Ah-h!" "[grunts] [music continues]" "Ah-h!" "Ah, things fall apart." "It's, um, over." "You are saving him?" "Look at yourself." "Look at me." "You're not a part of his world, you're a part of mine." "Part of the Chaos." "Join me." "We're two of a kind.." "Brothers." "Me only have one.." "...brother." "(Lana) Are you alright?" "[slow music]" "Thanks." "Me did, what me had to do." "Now, me freak again." "You're as human a soul as I've ever known." "Wait!" "Where do you think you're going?" "We've got a lot of work ahead of us." "A, is for apple.." "...aunty...alligator." "Hm.." "A, um, for apple.." "...aunty and a-a, a" "(together) Al-li-ga-tor." "That's good." "That's really good." "Well, me.." "Well, I have good teachers." "[theme music]" "[music continues]"