"[♪ music ♪]" "Rocketed from a distant planet to a bold new destiny on earth  found by a Kansas family and raised as Clark Kent... he learned he possessed the strength of steel the speed of light  and the desire to help all mankind  He is Superboy." "[Matt] Happy Hour, Clark." "Interested?" "Fried zucchini and cocktail dogs?" "Who wouldn't be?" "Well, at least it's food." "And we'll be there early enough to get some for a change." "Talk about good news, bad news." "Kent." "I need these faxed to Washington." "Now." "Looks like your prayers are answered." "Lana." "Happy hour?" "I'd love to but this woman's telling me how aliens impregnated her." "I'll wait." "She's got ten kids." "Ooh." "Is this the Bureau of Extra Normal Matters?" "Yeah, but we're closed." "This will only take a minute." "It's about this rock." "We dug up on the site today." "And what about it?" "Well, you're gonna think I'm crazy." "It's making noises." "Noises?" "What kind of noises?" "Words, sentences, haikus?" "Hey." "I know what I heard." "If you're not interested," "I'll just take this thing someplace else where they are... [thud] [crowd exclaiming]" "[♪ music ♪]" "Incredible." "I think it's some kind of meteorite." "Whatever it is, we've got to find a safe place for it." "Get him over here and don't touch that thing." "What is it?" "I don't know, but it's definitely alive." "Stern should see it." " I'll get her." " No, no, no stay." "I'll have Kent get her." "Kent." "Kent." "Kent." "Faxes please." "Pronto." "Is this the Bureau of Extra Normal Matters?" "Yeah, but we're closed." "This will only take a minute." "It's about this rock we dug up on the site today." "And what about it?" "Well, you're gonna think I'm crazy." "It's making noises." "Noises?" "What kind of noises." "Words, sentences, haikus?" "Hey, I know what I heard." "But, if you're not interested," "I'll just take this thing someplace else." "[crowd exclaiming] [coughing]" "Clark?" "I'm OK." "I don't know how I did it." "[all gasp]" "Lana?" "You and Clark You're the same person." "Why did you hide it from me?" "Lana, I had my reasons." "I wanted to protect people." "It's too late for that?" "You don't have to hide it anymore." "But..." "Why not just be Superboy all the time?" " I need to be Clark." " But Clark, he's such a geek." "I am sorry." "I didn't mean that." "But Clark, he was only an act, wasn't he?" "I am Clark." "As much as I am Superboy." "Sometimes I need to get away from being Superboy." "Kent." "Superboy?" "I guess we can forget that faxing huh?" "You could just fly the stuff there." "[all laugh]" "[Matt] Come on." "He's got more important things to do." "Are you kidding?" "He can do anything." "End pollution." "Save the environment." "Stop war." "Cure disease." "Make diamonds." "[man] Help the homeless." "[loud crowd noise]" "No." "No." "No." "Oh." "Oh." "Oh." "Give him some air." "Give him some air." "Do we really need all these people here?" "Oh." "He's in pain." "Definitely in pain." "Brain wave activity indicates severe stress." "You don't need a monitor to know that, just look at his eyes." "REMs." "He's dreaming." "Tell you something else, that thing is growing." "What about a hospital?" "Too dangerous to move him." "And that thing might contaminate the hospital." "We've got to do something." "I'm going to try the laser." "No." "No you can't do that." "They've got to try." "We'll try again." "It's over." "I'm OK." "What?" "A robot." "That's how he got his powers." "He wasn't human." "I am human." "We should have guessed." "Who built you?" "Nobody built me." "You're just metal and wires." "Lana, I'm alive." "You're a robot." "I can't be." "I have feelings." "For you." "Don't say that." "Lana, please." "Your circuits are malfunctioning, Superboy." "I know you were good in your day." "But it's time for you to be replaced." "Replaced?" "By you?" "Correct." "And my first official act... as the new Superboy will be to dispose of you." "No, I won't let you." "Like I said." "My first official act as the new Superboy, will be to dispose of you." "No." "[wires shorting]" "[explosion]" "Lana?" "Lana!" "He's crying." "The laser did nothing, absolutely nothing." "What's next?" "I don't believe it." "What?" "Superboy's lifeline is weaker." "But this other line, it wasn't here before." "What is it?" "It's another lifeline." "From what?" "From that thing." "It's got to be." "It's in there with him." "Feeding on him." "Killing him." "[computer noise]" "Every time Superboy enters the nightmare phase, the creature grows." "How could that be?" "I'm not sure." "It's not as if the dreams are real." "No, but the emotions they cause are real." "And emotions generate adrenaline." "You're saying it's feeding on his adrenaline." "It would explain why it's growing." "Doctor, could it be creating the dreams?" "Trying to frighten him into producing more adrenaline?" "Lana?" "Lana, help me." "Lana, please." "I can't do it anymore." "It's too difficult." "Lana, what are you talking about." "Everything that has happened to me, that's what I'm talking about." "The times I've been victimized and almost killed." "It's been all because of you." "Because I loved you." "I love you, but you just don't..." "Do you..." "Of course." "Then why can't you show me." "Why can't we just do the simple things that everybody else does?" "Seems like the only time I ever get to see you is when you save me." "You can lift a mountain, and fly around the world, but you can't take me out for dinner or dancing or just to a movie." "Do you know, how lonely I am?" "You know why we can't do those things." "My enemies, they..." "That's just an excuse." "You're holding back and you always will." "Lana, no I won't, I promise." "I won't." "It's too late." "Too late." "You always expected me to wait for you." "But for what?" "When is it ever going to be any different?" "I found someone else." "No." "He's kind and decent..." "Who?" "And he's always been there for me." "He's tangible." "Who is he?" "I can be with him, and my life isn't at risk." "Clark?" "I always loved her." "She just never realized it." "But I do now." "Lana." "It's a trick." "Don't be jealous." "He's not Clark." "How do you know?" "Because I know." "Stop it." "Tell her you're not Clark." "You're gonna ruin everything." "[screaming] [computer noise]" "It can't be." "He's gone." "No." "No he's not gone." "No." "[crying]" "Lana, Matt... [♪ music ♪]" "[voices overlapping]" "Give him some air." "You're a robot." "Clark, Clark" "[echo] No." "Who are you?" "It's been so many years." "You were an infant when you left us." "We're your parents." "Your true parents." "I'm dying aren't I?" "Don't be afraid." "I'm not ready to die yet." "No it's not your time yet." "It wants you to be afraid." "Look around you." "There's nothing to fear." "We'll always be here for you. '" "Just as our parents were here for us." "When it's your time you'll join us all, but not until then." "[computer noise]" "[♪ music ♪]" "[all gasp]" "[♪ music ♪]"