"my little Kal-El." "But we will never leave you  even in the face of our deaths." "You will make my strength your own." "You will see my life through your eyes  as your life will be seen through mine." "and the father the son." "In spite of your past I know you're a good man." "And all good men deserve a second chance." "From the moment I received your first letter I knew you were not like the rest." "You came from nothing and you worked so hard to get where you are." "You might have made a few mistakes." "let us in now!" "You said that if I helped you get out of prison you'd take care of me." "And you have." "You've shown me pleasures that I've never known." "That's why you deserve everything." "I love you Lex Luthor." "let us in." "He's a crook." "Gertrude!" "He's a monster!" "Gertrude!" "God." "The rest is mine." "We're done." "Martha." "Clark." "my boy." "Will you get that thing out of my face!" "your friends give me the creeps." "Kitty." "One needs to make creepy friends in order to survive." "Even a man with my vast talents is worth less inside than a carton of cigarettes and a sharp piece of metal in your pocket." "of course you don't." "Prometheus was a god who stole the power of fire from the other gods and gave control of it to mortals." "he gave us technology." "He gave us power." "So we're stealing fire?" "In the Arctic." "whoever controls technology controls the world." "The Roman Empire ruled the world because they built roads." "The British Empire ruled the world because they built ships." "and so on and so forth." "I just want what Prometheus wanted." "but you're not a god." "Gods are selfish beings who fly around in little red capes and don't share their power with mankind." "boss." "We found something." "I don't wanna be a god." "I just wanna bring fire to the people." "And I want my cut." "Was this his house?" "You might think so." "Most would." "This is more of a monument to a long dead and extremely powerful civilization." "This is where he learned who he was." "This is where he came for guidance." "Possibilities." "Endless possibilities." "You act like you've been here before." "My son  you do not remember me." "I am Jor-EI." "I'm your father." "I will have been dead many thousands of your years." " He thinks I'm his son." " You are the only survivor of Krypton." "Embedded in the crystals before you is the total accumulation of all literature  and scientific fact from dozens of other worlds  spanning the 28 known galaxies." "There are questions to be asked." "Here in this..." "This Fortress of Solitude  we shall try to find the answers together." "Can he see us?" "he's dead." "my son  Kal-EI  speak." "Tell me everything starting with crystals." "boy." "between support..." " hindered the firefighting efforts for all those..." "Police have finally arrived and it's still complete mayhem down here." "Fighting broke out in the southernmost region  with border fire and small-arms attacks prevalent." "I buried it this morning." " it was futile trying to force him to testify before a grand jury." "Mom?" "Five years." "he never would have let you go." "I almost gave up hope." "I just thought I would never see you again." "Clark." "Did you find what you were looking for?" "hoped it might still be there." "Your home?" "That place was a graveyard." "I'm all that's left." "the universe is a big place." "And you don't know who's out there." "And even if you are the last you're not alone." "I know." " Sorry." " Look out!" "will you?" " Excuse me." " Sorry." "Sorry." "Great." "Would you be careful?" "Kent!" "Mr. Kent!" "my God!" "come..." "Wait right there." "I'll be right back." "I'm still looking for a place to live if you know of anything reasonable." "Mr. Kent." "I made it myself." "It's a cake." "it looks delicious." "Olsen!" "Where are the photos of that birthday-clown-massacre thing?" "look who's back." "chief." " Thank you for giving me my job back." " Don't thank me." "Thank Norm Palmer for dying." "It was his time." "huh?" " Olsen!" "so I gotta run..." "Mr. Kent." "do you know where I can find Lois?" "The timing of this automated-ignition countdown  is the most precarious part of the launch." "Daily Planet." "You also stated that the shuttle will usher in a new era of travel  enabling the average person to afford transcontinental flights." "But can you tell us the exact price  an "average person" will be expected to pay?" "The answer to that question is in your press packet." "The Earth is surrounded by a blanket of air  which we call the atmosphere." "It reaches over..." "Yeah." "He looks just like his mom." "especially when it comes to getting into trouble." "Mother?" "I guess you've been gone." "Fearless reporter Lois Lane is a mommy." "I'll just..." "I'll take that." "That's good." " Sorry." " No." "She's got plenty." "she's married?" " Yes." "No." "Not really." "It's more like a prolonged engagement." "But don't ask Miss Lane when they're tying the knot because she hates that question." " like this follow the same stringent safety guidelines set by NASA?" "Since this is a joint venture with the Air Force..." "You all right?" "You look like you could use a drink." "This place is so tacky." "Why are we back here?" "while you were doing your nails and ordering fur coats online I was busy unlocking the secrets of one of the most advanced civilizations in the universe." "Weren't there two of those?" "unlike our clunky earthbound forms of construction..." "Superman's home world was based on manipulating the growth of crystals." "Sounds like hocus-pocus to me." "any sufficiently advanced technology would be indistinguishable from magic." "weapons entire continents all grown." "To think that one could create a new world with such a simple little object." "It's like a seed." "And all it needs is water." "Like Sea-Monkeys." "Kitty." "Like Sea-Monkeys." "Clark has been doing a little soul-searching for the last couple years." " He saw llamas." " Yeah?" " Yeah." " Must be tough coming back." " Coming back?" " To work." "Yeah." "things change." "of course things change but sometimes things that you didn't think would change could change." "Take Lois." "I never thought she'd settle down." "if you ask me..." "Because she'll never tell you this... she's still in love with you-know-who." "The original space shuttle generated 7.5 million pounds of thrust just in the initial launch phase." "by piggybacking on this Boeing 777..." "Yes?" "If this launch is as pivotal as you claim why is it being covered by one news network?" "Why don't we save those questions for the post-launch briefing." "Miss Lane?" "ascend... the liquid fuel boosters." "When the shuttle reaches the stratosphere the secondary insertion booster will fire propelling the craft at 4gs into the mesosphere." " Careful." " I know." " Careful." "Careful." " I know." "Lex." "Wait for it." "Lex." "It's freaking Gone With the Wind." " Shut off the camera." " But I'm getting it." "shut off the damn camera." "I think I did something wrong." "No." "That wasn't you." "Ignition is at T minus one minute and we are prepping for separation." "start the clock." "Three minutes and counting." "Body signs normal." "Crew is looking good." "Shuttle readouts are holding steady." " We're still a go for launch." " Roger." "do you copy?" "God." "Electrical variance." "What the?" "there's nothing to worry about." "It seems that we are experiencing a slight power outage." " What did you do?" " It wasn't me." "It just cycled back up." "radio check from Houston." "There we have it." "We were experiencing a power outage." "000 feet." "And it's gone!" "A blazing fastball..." "Is that it?" "I don't think so." "but they're up and running again." "but it looks like we're gonna have to scrub the launch." " Aborting booster ignition." " Roger." "Aborting booster ignition." "Boosters are non-responsive." "We're still counting down for ignition." "we have a problem." " Go." "Looks like something faulted during the power outage." "Both boosters are counting down for ignition." "you have 30 seconds." " What?" " Release couplings." "We can't shut down boosters." "We should be able to manage the launch and recover to the emergency field." "T minus 23 seconds to ignition." "you're a go for evac procedures." "20  19..." "Couplings are non-responsive." " We're still attached." " Seventeen." "couplings are jammed." " Fifteen." "Fourteen." "Don't be alarmed." "It's absolutely normal." "We're still attached." "Couplings are non-responsive." "can you do a remote override?" "... seven... five... three... you may hear the faint pop of the sonic boom." "ignition." "all flight control is on the..." "This is not a drill." "Clear nonessential personnel." "Switch to emergency band frequencies." "warning." "no!" "Can I get a little help?" "Frank Jacobs." "We've just received word  that the inaugural flight of the Genesis space shuttle  is experiencing a midair emergency." "Genesis." "The reports are telling us the shuttle failed to disengage  sending both crafts rocketing towards space." "We're now going live to Cape Canaveral for the latest update on this story." "all we know right now  is that the couplings which hold the shuttle to the 777  malfunctioned and did not release as planned." " We're uncertain..." " I should do  why the ignition sequence continued and boosters fired." "which..." "Help me sit up." "000 feet." "we need some help." "Houston!" " Running diagnostics check." "Stand by." "Insertion booster ignition in five seconds." "warning." "What the hell is that?" "There's some kind of unidentified bogey coming from the north." " Roger that." " And it's coming in fast." "Declaring an emergency." "overspeed." "Altitude..." "Do you see that?" "fly up." "Is everyone all right?" "Are you okay?" "I hope this experience hasn't put any of you off flying." "it's still the safest way to travel." "Superman!" "Superman!" "Superman!" "Superman!" "listen up." "everything." "I want the photos." "how are they gonna get that plane out of the stadium?" "where?" "is that a new suit?" "has he gained weight?" "What's he been eating?" "short-term." "all that stuff?" "Lifestyle:" "Superman Returns." "Come on." "how many F's in "catastrophic"?" "None." "What's the usage?" "This mysterious electromagnetic pulse knocked out portable devices... causing a catastrophic event during..." " Lois!" " Yes." "In my office." "This goes for everyone." "it's Superman!" "chief." "Every electronic device on the East Coast goes dark." "thank you." "sex and Superman." "we know you can't write worth a damn about sex." "Lois." "Lois?" " Are you all right?" "You sure?" " Yeah." "I'm fine." " Thank God." " Where's Jason?" " I don't know." "Isn't he with you?" "where is he?" "Hi." "Hello." "Who are you?" "an old friend of your mom's from before you were born." "Really?" "She never mentioned you." "Really?" "Never?" " No." " Jason." "honey?" " Daddy's office is boring." "Daddy's office is boring?" "hey!" "Welcome back." "we were just talking..." " Did you take vitamins?" "Eye drops?" " Yes." "Yes." "Mom." "but he's gonna grow up... won't you?" " Yes?" " Yes." "I saw you on the... yeah." "That was nothing." "yeah." "Thanks." "Congratulations on the Pulitzer." "That's incredible." "Yeah." "Can you believe it?" "It's..." "So I wanna hear all about your trip." "Where did you go?" "What did you see?" "Meet anyone special?" "there's so much." "Where to begin?" "kiddo." " How are you?" " Good." "Can you work some magic to get your uncle to stop giving me such a hard time on this article?" " Please?" " Again?" " Again." " You got it." "kiddo?" " Good." "this is Clark." "Clark." " Richard White." "Hi." "Richard's an assistant editor here who's basically saved our International section." "He's also a pilot and he loves horror movies." "Clark is... he's Clark." "it's great to finally meet you." "I've heard so much." "Jimmy won't shut up about you." " Gotta run." " Where?" "and he thinks I'm the only one equipped to..." "To what?" "you know." " So don't listen to him." "I'm not." "Going to the power plant to check out the blackout." "Okay." "Mom." " Bye." "Lois." " And she's gone." "that woman will always be a mystery." "I'm right over there." "Nice to finally meet you." "Where do you wanna go?" "Wanna go to the park?" "And he's got the whole world In his hands" "He's got the whole world" "And he's got the whole world in his... he's cute." "Run into trouble?" " Should see the other guy." " What are we gonna do?" "attach it to the stern." "I don't care if the instructions are Russian." "Clark." "How does it feel to be back at work?" "I guess." "you know..." "Never mind." "But I was wondering... we haven't really had a chance to catch up." "we could go grab some food... can I ask you something?" " Sure." "Have you ever met someone and it's like you're from different worlds but you shared such a connection you knew you were destined to be together?" "Then he just takes off without explaining why or without even saying goodbye?" "I know." "maybe..." " Taxi!" "...it was hard to say goodbye because he had to go... but maybe it was too difficult for him." "Difficult?" "What's so difficult about it?" ""Goodbye." It's easy." "What's so hard about saying goodbye?" "Who are we talking about?" "just forget I said anything." "Taxi!" "Hey!" "Taxi!" "thanks." "please." "Clark." "Superman!" "I want egg rolls." "kiddo." "Only steamed chicken and snow peas for you." "Why do we order Chinese if he's allergic?" "Because he loves the peas and I think we all prefer egg rolls over macrobiotic shakes." "It's a good point." "So I noticed you've been acting a little different lately." "Have I?" "that article that you wrote." "Why the World Doesn't Need Superman"?" "before we met." "Which article?" "I wrote dozens about him." "I was practically his press agent." "I Spent the Night With Superman." "come on." "It was the title of an interview." "it was your Uncle Perry's idea." "it's okay." " Richard." "It was a long time ago." "Were you in love with him?" "He was Superman." "Everyone was in love with him." "But were you?" "No." "I shouldn't have brought it up." "Even though you've been raised as a human being  you are not one of them." "Kal-EI." "They wish to be." "They only lack the light to show the way." "their capacity for good  I have sent them you  my only son." "Load them up." "Holy sh... the Metropolis Museum of Natural History  will be closing in 10 minutes." "We hope that you've... we're closing in 10 minutes." "We only need five." "the museum's closed." "Thank you." "miss?" " My heart." "I..." "I..." " I'm sorry?" "a heart palpitation." "And a murmur." "take me to the hospital." "Take me to the hospital." "Just hold on tight." "Bingo." "ma'am." " My heart." "they're gone." "What did you do?" "I didn't do anything." "Call me Katherine." "Katherine." "I'm glad you're feeling better." "people to save?" " Yes." "Would you like to get a cup of coffee sometime?" " I know that's forward." "Or a drink?" " Good night." "Good night." "It's like this on every channel." "He was in Manila at 10:55 p.m. And then spotted... thanks." "But as this security footage from a simple deli robbery proves  there's really no feat too big or too small for the Man of Steel." "Gotham and as far..." "Satellites have proven most ineffective at tracking him." "He might literally be moving near the speed of light." " Our map is illuminated with sightings..." " Kent!" "giving citizens... and they were taken by a 12-year-old with a camera phone." "Olsen?" " I got those." "chief." " It's a bird." "it's..." "You wanted to see me?" "come on in." "Sit down." "I wanna talk a little strategy." "Okay." "I don't understand what you're doing sneaking around covering the blackout." " It wasn't just a blackout." "airplane..." "Every other paper in town has got a female reporter... stashed on the roof covering Superman." "I've done Superman." "Covered him." "You know what I mean." "that makes you an expert." "Do him again." " There are a dozen other stories out there." " Yeah?" "Name one." "there was a museum robbery last night." "Even Superman missed that one." "He was too busy saving this hooker." "Why don't you guys track down Lex Luthor?" "no one's seen him since his fifth appeal." "He's got more history with Superman than anyone." "Maybe he's got something to say." "I like that idea." "for God's sakes." "how did Lex Luthor get out of prison?" "the appeals court called Superman as a witness and he wasn't around." "How much do you think that pisses off Superman?" " Give him to someone else." " A lot." " A lot." " Polly." "Give him to Polly." "Superman." "blackout." "chief." "I'm sorry." "I'd hate if this damaged our relationship." "Relationship?" "Mommy." "guys." "so we're doing something right." "at least one of us is." " What?" "It's Perry." "He just shoved Superman back into my life." "I'm sure you can find a way to interview Superman without bringing him back into your life." "folks." "Superman is back in all of our lives." "We're coming to you from Sydney  where people have gathered on these rooftops to scour the sky... how about this?" "We'll stay late." "We'll get dinner." "and you and Clark can work on the blackout together." "Clark?" " Swell." "I was gonna pretend the brakes were out." "Pretend." "Like we talked about." "You didn't actually have to cut them!" "Of course I did." "especially Superman." "So did you get your rock?" "I did." "U.S. Coast Guard issuing a small-craft advisory for the Metropolis ocean area." "High-wind advisory is in effect  ocean currents and tides becoming increasingly dangerous." "All warnings lasting until later this evening." "security." "This is U.S. Coast Guard issuing a small-craft advisory for northeast seas." "high tides in the morning." "Waves reaching 20 to 30 feet." "This warning is in effect for all small crafts for the next four hours." "Weird." "If these times are right the blackout spread from a specific origin point." "Where?" "I'm not sure yet." "does he hear each sound by itself or everything at once?" "Both." " He's certainly taller than I thought." " 6'4"." "I love that he can see through anything." "I'd have fun with that." "Anything but lead." " I bet he's..." " 225 pounds faster than a speeding bullet... invulnerable to anything but kryptonite and he never lies." " Kryptonite?" "Radioactive pieces of his home world." "It's deadly." "To him." "how tall would you say Clark is?" "6'4"." "215 pounds?" "let's go get these intrepid reporters something to keep them going." "canhead." "We're going this way." "Do they have anything other than burritos?" "I think they have fries and burgers." "So have you found a place to live yet?" "No." "I'm still looking." "I wanted to ask you about that artic..." "I'm gonna run downstairs for some fresh air." "Great!" "Thanks." " Let's talk when I get back." " Sure." "Miss Lane." " Sorry." "Didn't mean to startle you." " I'm fine." "Really." "I just wasn't expecting you." "With all the press on the plane I wasn't sure it was the best time for us to talk." "of course." "I know people are asking questions now that I'm back." "I think it's only fair that I answer those people." "So you're here for an interview?" "then." " Where did I put that thing?" " Right pocket." "Let's start with the big question." " Where'd you go?" " To Krypton." "But you told me it was destroyed." "Ages ago." "It was." "But when astronomers thought they found it I had to see for myself." "and everyone seems to be pretty happy about it." "Not everyone." "Lois." " So did a lot of people." " Tomorrow they're giving me the Pulitzer..." " Why did you write it?" "How could you leave us like that?" "I moved on." "So did the rest of us." "That's why I wrote it." "The world doesn't need a savior." "And neither do I." "Lois." "Will you come with me?" "Why?" "There's something I wanna show you." "Please." "I can't be gone long." "You won't be." "Clark said the reason you left without saying goodbye is because it was too unbearable for you." "I think that's a load of crap." " Clark?" " He's just a guy I work with." "Maybe Clark's right." "my... he's a pilot." "He takes me up all the time." "Not like this." "I forgot how warm you were." "Listen." "What do you hear?" "Nothing." "I hear everything." "You wrote that the world doesn't need a savior but every day I hear people crying for one." "Lois." "I'll take you back now." "Richard's a good man." "And you've been gone a long time." "I know." "I..." "So will I see you around?" "I'm always around." "Lois." "honey." "Do you want the tofu wrap or the veggie wrap?" "You all right?" "Where have you been?" "getting some air." "Tell the truth now." "Were you smoking?" "No." "Is this real?" " Where'd you find him?" " He found me." "this is great." "I can't wait to read it." "about the blackout... this is the biggest night of your life." "Have you picked out a dress?" "Something snazzy?" "It just feels a little weird winning for that article." " It just doesn't seem right." " What doesn't seem right?" "Winning an award for an article called "Why the World Doesn't Need Superman." "they do." "Pulitzer Prizes are like Academy Awards." "Nobody remembers what you got one for." "It's just that you got one." " But..." " This is your night." "You enjoy it." "I'm sure Kent's on the blackout." "please." "great." "Metropolis Public Works." "Lois Lane from the Daily Planet." "Blackout?" "I just need a little info on a few outstanding power grids." "actually." "So the uptown grid went dark at 12:36 and midtown 10 seconds before." "Which grid was hit first?" "It just reads Vanderworth." " Across the river?" " 6 Springwood Drive." "6 Springwood Drive." "A residence or a business?" " Residence." " Sure?" "Nothing before that?" " That's all it shows." " Thank you very much." "Jason." "Mommy." "Where are we?" "Is this the Pulitzer?" "Nope." "I've just gotta ask these people a few questions and then we can go." "Can I stay in the car?" "honey." " Are we trespassing?" " No." "Yes." "Hello?" "Hello?" "I like the curly one." "Let's go." "This was a bad idea." "Lex Luthor." "Lois Lane?" "You're bald." "And what is your name?" "I'm not supposed to talk to strangers." "and smart." " Thanks." "are we?" "This is kind of a little reunion." "I'm a fan." "I love your writing and your dress." " I love your boat." "How'd you get it?" "Swindle some widow out of her money?" "That's funny." "Didn't you win the Pulitzer Prize..." "Why the World Doesn't Need Superman"?" "Didn't you have a few more years to go on that double life sentence?" "we can thank the Man of Steel for that." "he's really good at swooping in and catching the bad guys... like Miranda rights... making your court date." "Did you have anything to do with the blackout?" "Miss Lane?" "It's been a while since you've been a headline." "Maybe it's time people knew your name again." "call a cab for my son and then you can do whatever you want with me." "Miss Lane which means that we do have some time to kill." "How about that interview?" "just call me if you hear anything." "Okay." "Thank you." "what did the school say?" "She picked him up at 3:15." "come in." "you're a reporter." " Help Richard track her down." " I'll check her computer." "Clark." "What do you know about crystals?" "They make great chandeliers." "but so is the seed of a redwood tree." "It's how our mutual friend in tights made his Arctic getaway spot." "Cute." "It's a little small for my taste." "You're building an island?" "Miss Lane." "Let me enlarge it for you." "an entirely new continent." "reborn on our own." "Why?" "Miss Lane." "what did my father used to say to me?" "You're losing your hair"?" " Before that." " "Get out"?" "You can print money... and people are a dime a dozen but they'll always need land." "It's the one thing they're not making any more of." "But the United States..." "Will be underwater." "Miss Lane." "Two objects cannot occupy the same space at the same time." "And the rest of the world will just let you keep it?" " They'll..." " They'll what?" "I'll have advanced alien technology thousands of years beyond what anyone could throw at me." "Bring it on!" "And eventually the rest of the world will be begging me for a piece of high-tech beachfront property." "they'll pay through the nose for it." "But millions of people will die." "the press underestimates me." "This is front-page news." "let me hear you say it just once." "the other thing." "please?" " Superman will never..." " Wrong!" "What is that?" "I think you know exactly what this is." "Miss Lane." "Mind..." "Who is that boy's father?" "Richard." "we're approaching the coordinates." "Are you sure?" "longitude 73 degrees west." "Don't let them leave this room." "come with me." "You're not gonna want to miss this." " Damn it." " What?" "She has a password." "Jason." "Richard." "Try "Superman." "Superman." Great." "honey." "Why don't you go play the piano." "come on." "this isn't like the train set." "I know." "come on." "Come on." "are you okay?" " Yeah." " Are you hurt?" " I'm fine." "Open this door!" "Open it!" "Could you help Mommy open the door?" "I'm sorry." "It's gonna be okay." "Okay?" "It's gonna be okay." "We had a little problem downstairs." "Brutus is dead." "He got hit with the piano." "Where's the boy?" "locked up in the pantry." "it's time for us to go." "My camera's not working." "And my phone's not working." "I'm good." " That was weird." "guys." "This just came through the fax." "I'd recognize it anywhere." "I just..." "No idea what the numbers mean." " They're coordinates." " Coordinates." "That's just off the coast." "tell Perry I'm taking the seaplane." "Keep trying her cell." "lottery numbers?" "chief." "Chief..." "Come on!" "Move it!" "Chief!" "Great Caesar's ghost." "my God." "How did you get here?" "I flew." "Look out!" "Mom!" "Mom!" "Mom!" "come here!" "Jason!" "Come here!" "Watch your head!" "Come here!" "Mommy!" "Mom!" "Jason!" "hold on!" " Have you got him?" " I got him!" "Go!" "Hold on!" "Hold on!" " Mommy!" " Give him to me!" "Mommy!" "Jason!" "Come on!" " Lois!" "Lois!" " Mommy!" "get on my back." "Give me your hand." " Have you got them?" " Yeah." "Get buckled in!" "She'll be fine." "I can't take off in this." " I'll point you in the right direction." " Thank you." "See anything familiar?" "I see an old man's sick joke." "Really?" "Because I see my new apartment... one for my friends..." "I'll rent out." "maybe it is a little cold." "It's..." "What's the word I'm searching for?" "It's a little alien." "It lacks that human touch." "You have something that belongs to me." "this is seaplane November-Seven-Two-Four-One-Hotel." "Do you copy?" "this is seaplane November-Seven-Two-Four-One-Hotel." "Do you copy?" "Damn it!" "this is seaplane November-Seven-Two-Four-One-Hotel." "Do you copy?" "Lois!" "Are you all right?" "Yeah." "What happened?" " Superman." " Where is he?" "He went back." "we have to turn around." " What?" "No." " We have to turn around!" " We barely made it out of there." "please!" "He'll die." "hold on." "Kryptonite." "How?" "Didn't your dad ever teach you to look before you leap?" "aren't they?" "They inherit the traits of the minerals around them kind of like a son inheriting the traits of his father!" "I'm just returning the favor!" "I'm still Superman!" "Get up!" "Come on!" "fly." "Superman." "Your leadership can stir others  to their own capacities for moral betterment." "The human heart is still subject to monstrous deceits." "Our destruction could have been avoided." "At this very moment  I could embrace you in my arms." "Your help would be called for endlessly." "Remember me." "Even for those tasks which human beings could solve themselves." "Kal-EI." "Remember me." "Superman's down there." " You sure?" " Yeah." "I saw him." "Strap in." "Lois!" "Don't move." "come on." "Richard!" "I'm trying!" "It's too choppy!" "my God." "How did you find me?" "Thank you." "What are you doing?" "I have to go back." "You're hurt!" "Lois." "Superman's home world  was based on manipulating the growth of crystals." "Sounds like hocus-pocus to me." "any sufficiently advanced technology  would be indistinguishable from magic." "weapons... all grown." "Lex?" "Are billions of people really going to die?" "Yes." "what's happening?" "go." "Get to the helicopter." "out!" "Now!" "go!" "Got it." "Here." " What did you do?" " I'm sorry!" "No!" " What did you do?" " I'm sorry!" "Watch it." " Clear a path." " Clear the way." " Move!" " Trauma One." " Where we going?" " Trauma One." "Here it is." "Watch it!" "Got him!" "I think I got it." "Penetrating side wound to right part of lower back." "No hemorrhage." "Shock at 200." "Is that enough?" "He's not human." "360." "Clear!" "Perry." "Always be prepared." "How is she?" "baby." " Lois?" " Yeah." "We can leave whenever you're ready." "I mean you don't have to be here." "Where else would I be?" "Police have surrounded the area in order to control thousands of visitors  who have arrived to show their support." "Many are carrying signs and banners..." "I could drive." " no official announcements over the past few hours  but unconfirmed reports from inside tell us  the Man of Steel lies in a coma  his condition unchanged since he was admitted late yesterday." " Doctors have been vigilant in their..." " Foreign exchange markets..." " Where are you going?" " To the hospital." "guys." "It's a madhouse." " So much for parking." " Do you think I can get in?" "You're Lois Lane." "They'll let you in." "I wanna go with Mommy." "Taxi." "I'll be right here." "okay?" "Here we go." "Miss Lane." "Mommy?" "Is he gonna get better?" " I don't know." " I want him to." "I like him." "Me too." "I don't know if you can hear me." "They say sometimes that when people are..." "That sometimes they can hear you." "I don't know if you can hear me." "I wanted to tell you... honey." "please!" "we only have six of those!" "Six?" "000 coconuts and every ounce of your blood for a quart of gasoline!" "But what will we have to eat?" "You will be different." "you will feel like an outcast." "But you'll never be alone." "You will make my strength your own." "You will see my life through your eyes as your life will be seen through mine." "The son becomes the father and the father becomes the son." "Good night!" "I..." "Will we see you?" "Around?" "I'm always around." "Lois."