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Last time, on "Naomi"...

You knew my birth parents?

A lot of bad things happened
back then.

- I'm not used to this.
- Used to what?

Having friends.

War is coming, I suggest
you choose the winning side.

- Who the hell is Mac?
- She works for Brutus.

But I suspect that Brutus has
sent someone more formidable.

Julian trapped everyone
in here just to get to me.

Superman stands
for truth and justice.

I'm not Superman.

No.
You're Naomi freaking McDuffie.

Wherever your destiny is
leading you, I can't go with you.

But I'll always be
on your side.

How did Brutus find us?

I don't know,
but we have to hurry.

I don't know
if I can do this.

We have to keep
Naomi safe.

Hurry. We have to go now.

Start the transport vessel.

We're out of time. Go, go, go!

There they are.

Stop that ship!

*NAOMI*
Season 01 Episode 12

Episode Title: "Ready or Not"
Aired on: May 10, 2022.

We can't go back
to Earth-29.

What about one of
the planets in this universe?

That's not
far enough away.

If such a place
even exists.

There's no
perfect option.

I don't wanna leave.

Everything I care about
is in Port Oswego.

My friends are here.
My life is here.

Do you know how long it's taken me to
find a place that actually feels like home?

We do know.
We hate that it's come to this,

but after what happened at
the school, we have no choice.

Yes, we do.
We can stay, fight.

Brutus won't stop, ever.

He's ruthless, and we have
no idea what he's planning next.

What we do know is sending Julian
and Mac here was an escalation.

We have to get you
someplace safe, Naomi.

But shouldn't I get a
say in this? It's my life.

We could try to find
the power source.

What power source?

It's nothing.

A fantasy.

We can't just give up.

No one's giving up.

This is about
buying you more time.

To get stronger.

Dee, you've seen me train.

I'm getting stronger,
more skilled.

You've made
great progress.

But beings like Brutus
aren't easily stopped.

You need more time.

Zumbado, please.

You said I was the key to reuniting
the 29. You said it's my destiny.

That's why you have to
leave, Naomi.

I'm sorry.

But your future, the future of our
planet depends on you being alive.

So I don't have a choice.

Since when did the five of you
agree on literally anything?

If all five of us agree,

then you're smart enough to
realize that this is important.

We need you to trust us.

I don't agree with this.

But...

I do trust you.

So, if you say
this is the only way, then...

I believe you.

We've moved the pieces
from Naomi's transport vessel

from the mill
to Akira's workspace.

How long will it take you
to repair it?

Couple days at most.

Until then,
we all need to lay low.

It's gonna be okay.

I promise.

Hi.

This isn't the lunch room.

- I wanted some alone time.
- Alone time?

Who are you and what
have you done with Naomi?

If you're lonely
when you're alone,

you're in bad company.

Jean-Paul Sartre.

AP Lit.

Ugh.

I... Right.

I may have slept
through start of the week,

And I don't blame you.
Existentialism can be hell a boring.

You know, for a minute there I
thought you might have been avoiding

the lunch table full of soccer
players in the cafeteria,

You heard about me
and Nathan.

Curse of a small town.

I'm sorry that happened.

Thanks.

But, I have something
that will cheer you right up.

Sneak peek of next month's
school paper. Check it out.

Wow, it's... It's great.

Yeah, we're
doing a whole retrospective.

We're gonna talk to local
business owners, eyewitnesses,

even a couple
of conspiracy theorists.

Conspiracy theorists?

Why would there be conspiracy
theories about Superman?

So, apparently,
there are some people

who think that the Superman
stunt wasn't a stunt at all.

They're saying
he's an alien.

No, it seems
kind of far-fetched.

Yeah, that's the...
That's the fun of it.

I was also hoping
that I could interview you,

and then we could do a little
cross-promotion with your site.

Actually, I've been, kind of,
taking a break from my site.

So...

So, you don't want to talk
about Superman?

And you're taking a break
from your site

and you're hiding out
in a classroom.

Is everything okay?

Everything's fine.

I just think that
the Superman thing is...

It's old news. Another
topic might be better.

Oh.

Uh...

Yeah, I mean, it's
kind of too late for that.

But, that's...

That's okay.
Um...

I should go. Um...

I'll see you in class.

Yeah, sure.
I'll see you in class.

Naomi.

You shouldn't be here.

I felt something
when I touched it.

What do you mean?

I got this...

flash.

And I remember
being put in the pod.

Has that happened to you often?

The first time
was with Zumbado.

I...

saw our home planet

and I felt his memories
like they were my own.

Psionic powers.

I didn't expect that.

What are they?

Uh...

Memories.

Premonitions.

Psychic powers
are difficult to define.

You have a very powerful mind, Naomi.

Powerful enough
to let me stay?

That decision
has already been made.

- But you don't agree with it.
- Irrelevant.

Your parents, Dee, Zumbado,
they just want what's best for you.

I know that.

But I think you know something
that can help me.

Akira, please.

There are many unique elements
in the multi-verse.

Some of them
we know about,

like kryptonite
or Nth metal.

Others have yet
to be discovered.

They are sources
of great power.

It is rumored that one such
power source might be on Earth.

You think it could help me?

I'm not certain, but yes.

I think it can amplify
your powers.

I could get stronger.

Where is it?

I have never been able
to find it.

Perhaps I'm not meant to.

Your mother was my friend.

You remind me so much of her.

I told myself that
I was keeping you safe.

I wasn't sure
if you were ready. I...

I should've given this
to you a long time ago.

I've seen that locket before.

I believe it's the key to
finding this source of power.

You saw something,
didn't you?

A field.
What does it mean?

I don't know. So much about
the 29 remains a mystery.

But I do know there is no
such thing as a coincidence.

Not when it comes to us.

I believe the secrets of that
necklace are yours to unlock.

Pop song playing
over speakers...

What's the point of a locket
if you can't even open it?

I don't know.

You know, I stayed up
all night analyzing it.

The composition, the
construction, nothing.

Have your minority report
flashes given you any more clues?

No, I just keep seeing the
same red field with red flowers.

Right.

The frittata.

The fritillaria gentneri.

It's an endangered species that
only grows in one place near Nevada.

We should be there
in about four hours.

Still can't believe Akira
is the weakest parent.

I think we all had
our money on Dee.

Thank you for coming
with me, Annabelle.

Of course. I did not survive
babysitting Sophie

to get driving privileges just
so you could move to space.

We are going to need
some fuel.

All that frittata talk
is making me hungry.

Oh, I've seen about six
billboards for that diner.

Apparently they have
the world's best fries.

Then we have to go.

For science.

Hey, buddy.

Nice shirt.

It's laundry day,

and you've never
called me "buddy,"

which makes me think
you want something.

Maybe I want to buy a comic.

You don't like comics.

Okay, maybe I just want to
say hi. Have a nice little chat.

Which I will then write down for
the next edition of the POHS post.

Why would you want
to interview me?

Ah, well, I'm doing a retrospective
on the Superman incident.

I wanna see how
it's impacted your shop.

You know, 'cause it's a... It's
a comic book store and, uh...

well, Superman.

Yeah, I get that.
But why are you writing it?

You've never cared for
comic books or Superman.

Uh, well, um...

Oh.

This is about Naomi.

What?
No, it's not.

Uh, it's nothing to do with her
recent breakup with Nathan?

What?

No!

Okay, maybe a little bit.

But, it doesn't even matter because she has
zero interest in talking to me about it.

Which...

Is weird, right?

Mm, not really.

I mean, not any weirder than
anything she's been doing lately.

What do you mean?

Come on.

You must have noticed,
she's off lately.

All that stuff with a disc.

Yeah, those markings
at the mill...

and Camp Shadow Ridge.

Her parents' anniversary party
ending with a trip to the base.

Yeah. You know what,
you're right.

Naomi has been acting
strange for a while.

Ever since...

The Superman thing.

Did this interview just turn
into an investigation?

It's time to find out what's
really going on with our friend.

Great!

- Where do we start?
- At the beginning.

With the guy who confessed
to planning the stunt.

There is no
false advertisement here.

World's best fries.

There's something about eating
diner food in a place like this.

This milkshake is even
chocolatier than the one at Murray's.

Never tell them I said that.

♪ Happy birthday to you ♪

♪ Happy birthday
Dear Cheryl ♪

♪ Happy birthday to you ♪

Remember your 16th birthday?

You tried to surprise me
at the bowling alley.

While you were trying to
surprise me at the skating rink.

For our third BFF-versary,
a sacred occasion.

If Jacob hadn't cracked, we would
have waited for each other all day.

Instead, we combo-ed the
parties and invented roller bowling.

Feels like
such a long time ago.

Things were simpler back then.

Simpler doesn't always
mean better.

Naomi?

You okay? Too much grease?
I knew we should have blotted.

No. I just got another flash.

We better head out of here.

I am not about to argue
with the space locket.

I still can't believe Zumbado
was able to salvage this.

We caught a break.

The ship is constructed from
an ethilium composite. It's...

Dynamic vibrational alloy.

We came across it
in our research back home.

You're trying to re-endochronize
the ship fragments,

regenerate and fuse
the damaged areas.

That's the hope. I'm sequencing
the molecular structure now.

Shouldn't be long.

Thank you...

for helping us get
Naomi off this planet.

We know you don't
agree with us.

No, I don't.

Running is a mistake.

We're just trying
to keep our daughter safe.

I don't doubt that.

But Naomi
has a greater purpose.

This is what Naomi's parents
would have wanted.

Naomi's parents
loved our planet.

They wanted to restore it.

If they knew that she was the key to
doing that, they would choose differently.

Their choices are the reasons
they're not here right now.

You don't know what they went
through. They were my friends.

They were ours, too.

But they're not here.
We are.

It's our job to keep Naomi
safe. She's not ready.

She's more ready
than you think.

You don't even know her.

I know she has the potential
to be stronger than any of us.

Your fear is holding her back.
Running is not the answer.

Who are you to lecture us?

To you and Zumbado, Naomi
is nothing but a means to an end.

We're her parents.

We have been there every
single minute of every single day.

All you've done
is run and hide.

You might be right about me.

But I am right about her.

Sit anywhere you want.

Hey, buddy.
Tips are for the servers.

If we turn around now and I push
the upper limits of the speeding law,

we can make it home
before night.

We're not going back,
not yet.

You just had a vision
of a red-eyed smoke monster,

and I'm not talking about
the fun kind from Lost.

It was just a memory.

But what if it wasn't?

We can't just give up. I
have to find the power source.

Babe, you don't even know
if it exists or what it might do.

Maybe it's like Superman
and the sun,

if I'm exposed to it,
it'll give me more power.

You're putting a lot of faith
in a magic locket.

I just don't want
to see you get hurt.

I know that.

And I love you for that.
But I have to try.

Please, Annabelle.

Uh, don't worry,
that's totally normal.

This is normal?

It seems like
we're about to overheat.

Just needs a little nap and...

Maybe some coolant.

There's a motel two miles away
from here. We can stop there.

Whoa. This place is dope.

Anthony.

Lourdes.

Uh...

How do you know our names?

Uh, Naomi often talks
about her close friends.

During boxing.

What can I do for you?

Uh, we wanted to ask you about
the Superman incident at the square.

That was months ago.
Why the sudden interest?

Uh, well, I'm working on a Superman
story for the high school newspaper.

So...

That's not a good idea.

- Why not?
- Because

I already
confessed to planning the stunt.

Right. We know that.
It's just...

Some of the specifics
don't really add up.

You said you did it
for publicity, right?

To get people in the shop.

That's right.

It's not really working.

The intent was more, um,

artistic than commercial.

That was around the time Naomi
started taking boxing lessons, right?

I have an appointment soon.

I really should be
getting back to work.

Who's Akira?

How do you know that name?

Um... She was
with Naomi at my store

and I overheard her name.

- Who is she?
- It doesn't concern you.

What do you know about the
Superman incident in the square?

Nothing.

Stop asking that
and don't come back here again.

I'm so glad this place is vintage
charming instead of Bates Motel.

I put coolant in the car
and I called my mom

and told her
I'm staying at your place.

Teenage deception complete.

Babe, are you listening
to a power ballad right now?

That's definitely
not on our play list.

Do you ever wish you could go
back to the way that things used to be?

Before Superman,
before all of this?

Well, first off, anything pre Olivia
Rodrigo is a non-starter for me.

That was a period
of true darkness.

I'm being serious.

I know.

No, I don't wish that.

Do you?

Sometimes.

Three months ago,
I was a normal teenager.

And now so much has changed.

With my parents, with
Nathan, with everything.

And it's not just for me,
it's for you, too.

Yeah, I've had my fair share
of close calls, but...

isn't it also kind of awesome?

Almost dying?

Okay, not that part, but there's
been a lot of good stuff too.

Would you have ever imagined

that we would be friends with
a tattoo artist who has wings,

or find out that
scary used car salesman

is actually
a pretty stand-up guy,

or that your parents are aliens
or that you have superpowers.

Three months ago,
you were Superman's fan.

Now you're basically
Superman 2.0, babe.

Superman is Superman.

He's confident.
He's sure of himself.

He's always known
that he should be a hero,

that he could be a hero.

We don't know that.

Maybe his comics
are like Insta.

Maybe they only show
the good parts.

Maybe... Superman's listening to
sad girl music in his Ice Castle too.

You mean,
his Fortress of Solitude?

Whatever, my point is,

even if you're
not Superman yet,

isn't the journey
kind of the point?

Everyone is expecting
so much from me...

and I've trained
as hard as I could,

but what if
the adults are right?

What if I'm not ready?

Naomi, what's wrong?

The man who chased me
when I was a baby?

He's here.

So, scary Red eyes, the alien
assassin from your nightmare

is here
in this motel right now.

He was knocking on doors.

I can't believe I'm going to die
in Oregon's oldest motel room.

I thought worst case scenario
I'd get dysentery.

Why would you get dysentery?

Like in the old video game,
with the horses and the wagons?

Okay, we're not going to die,
and we're not gonna get dysentery.

We just... We just need a
distraction to get to the car.

Like in Jurassic Park.

When Jeff Goldblum
distracts the dinosaur

so the kids
can get to the car.

So we're Jeff Goldblum
or we're the kids.

Wait. Are we the dinosaurs?

I was thinking more like Merry
and Pippin from Lord of the Rings.

They distracted the Orcs.

Okay, we definitely
shouldn't have let

Jacob talk us
into that movie marathon.

Fire alarm. Classic.

- Ready?
- Ready.

Let's go.

Where's the husband?

At the base.

We thought it was
best to act normal.

How's the ethilium bonding?

We're close.

I just have to
complete one more scan,

and then all that's left
is to reprogram the Nav.

We never wanted this
for Naomi.

Nobody wanted any of this.

I hate taking her
from this place she loves.

Sixteen years, and we've asked ourselves
every day if we did the right thing.

Were we really the best ones
to take care of Naomi?

We love her
more than anything but...

Would she have been
better off with Zumbado,

or you?

Someone with powers.

Someone who could protect her
in a way that we couldn't?

Maybe you're right. Maybe
we have been holding her back.

Do you remember what it was
like when the Tear first happened?

It was devastating.

For all of us.

I had my own pain.

This event
that ruined our planet

also gave me powers.

I got stronger while everyone
else around me suffered.

And I have never
come to terms with that.

You can't
blame yourself.

It was a random accident.
Chance.

I believe it was destiny.

For better or worse.

But I had resigned myself
to the fate of our planet.

And then I met Naomi.

And for the first time,
in a very long time,

I have hope.

That's because you and Greg
raised an incredible daughter.

Thank you.

I know you said
the middle of nowhere,

but, uh, this is like
the middle of nowhere.

Why would it send us here?

Did the space locket lie to us?

I don't understand.

So, what do we do now?

So, obviously, we weren't
going to listen to Dee and Zumbado,

but what exactly
are we doing in the woods?

So, my buddy said that he saw a
weird flash in the Red River forest

on the day
of the Superman thing.

So what do we think evidence
of a Superman stunt looks like?

I'm not really sure.

What? I thought you were,
like, the CEO of this forest.

I don't know,
it could be anything.

It could be
scorch marks on the trees,

it could be discolored grass,

anything that
looks out of place.

What about a very weird rock?

We've seen markings
like this before.

At the mill.

I think it's time to go.

You shouldn't have
come out here.

Get behind me.

It's time for you to go.

This isn't over.

What the hell?

Who are you?

Do you see anything that seems
like it could be an energy source?

All I see is grass.

Which technically
is an energy source

for cows and other herbivores.

Maybe
the space locket's broken.

Annabelle, someone's coming.

Oh, no.

It's Red Eyes, isn't it?

I've been searching for you
for a very long time.

I won't let you hurt her.

I'm not here for your friend.
She's inconsequential.

Hey, that's very rude!

I'm not leaving you.

And I love you for that. But
this isn't your fight. Please, go.

Not this time.

Well, then get behind me.

I've seen you before.

You came after me
when I was a baby.

Interesting how life
comes full circle.

In the end, you always wind
up back at the beginning.

Everyone else, the bounty hunter,
Mac, Julian, came to take you home.

But me,
I'm here to take you out.

Naomi, no!

Way above my pay grade.

Babes, you're not bleeding!

Are you invincible?

I'm sure you have questions.

What was that rock?

Who was that guy, and
what the hell is going on?

Perhaps one question at a time.

You have wings.

What is this, some
kind of secret military experiment?

Are you soldiers?
Are you weapons?

We're none of those things.

The universe is vast.

Much bigger than humans think.

There are other planets,

other dimensions.

It really seems like you're
talking about the multi-verse.

Which is very weird because
that's a comic-book thing.

It's not real.

It is real.

So is Superman.

Superman, the guy
who flies around in a cape

and is allergic
to kryptonite, that guy?

You guys are messing with us.

How were you able
to do those things?

Throw that guy, use... wings?

Because we aren't
from this planet.

We must have died
in the woods back there.

It's the only possible way any of
this could be happening right now.

We are dead, right?

This is a lot to take in.

It will take
some time to process.

You can't tell anyone.

You saved our lives. Why?

Because you care about Naomi.

And we care about her.

So Naomi
knows about you two?

Yes. For a few months now.

Naomi's not
from this planet, is she?

That is not our story to tell.

I don't know about you, but I'm
ready to go back to that motel.

He said that in the end you
always go back to the beginning.

Okay, well, we're definitely
not taking life advice

from a guy
whose day job is assassin.

This... was the beginning.

Uh, was that always there?

I think we're
supposed to go through it.

Are you coming?

I think this one's
just for you.

I'll be waiting right here.

Naomi.

We've been expecting you.

Who are you?

We're your parents.

Who are you?

We're your parents.

Mom?

Is that really you?

It's the essence
of me. The essence of your father.

I miss you so much, even
though I never really knew you.

I have so many questions.

We'll answer them
as best we can.

What happened to you?

We don't know.

But if you're watching this, then it
must have been something catastrophic.

Because of me?

No. None of this
is because of you, Naomi.

Why did you send me
to that Earth?

Out of all of the planets
in the multi-verse?

We believe it offered
a path to understanding

what went wrong
on our planet.

The power source.

I couldn't find it.

Because
there is no element.

You are
the source of power, Naomi.

That's why you
can save our world.

I'm not here to fight.

Just talk.

There's nothing to talk about.

- I know who you are.
- And I know who you are.

A Thanagarian deserter
taking refuge on Earth.

You must have been very
tired of war to risk execution.

Leave. Now.

You can't be looking forward
to what's coming.

Fighting another war
that isn't yours.

I came here
to make you an offer.

I'm not interested.

Even if it involves Qyeala?

Do not say her name.

She's alive.

You're lying.

I can help you find her...

if you do something for me.

You can save our world.

I'm just one person. How
can I save an entire planet?

You'll need the 29.
All of them.

I don't feel ready.

Heroes rarely do.

What if I'm never ready?

You need to trust
yourself, your instinct, above all else.

What are you talking about?

Honey, the fact that you're
listening to us and feeling us right now

means that
someone has betrayed us.

That's the only reason
we wouldn't be with you.

As difficult as this
may be to accept, Naomi,

you must remember this.

Trust no one.

Theme music playing...