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[tires screeching]

[music continues]

[tires screeching]

[music continues]

Superb-o-o-y!

[evil laughter]

It's no life form we're ever encountered.

[alien grunting]

(alien) Give up, Superboy.

[sucking air]

[blowing air]

Stay cool, man.

[alarm ringing]

Freeze!

[gunshots]

[whooshing]

(Clark) It's a sniper. Everybody get down!

[groans]

(alien) Why can't I get inside you!

Let me in!

[alien growling]

I don't want to delay getting him to my office to check him.

Superboy can take care of himself.

Why don't you let me take care of you?

[theme music]

(male #1) Amazing!

I mean there were enough explosives in that van

to topple a building.

But you seem to check out just fine.

I mean, from what I can tell.

I mean, even x-rays can't penetrate your skin.

I feel fine, professor, really. There's nothing to worry about.

You may be feeling no ill-effects now

but you did black out.

- Yes, for a second or two. - More like a minute.

The point is, you're not completely impervious

to physical trauma.

Now, take this laser.

It's powered by green space rocks

that emit a radiation harmless to us, but deadly to you.

Now, why?

I mean, what is the link..

...between you and an unknown green element?

And this morning, you survived the immense heat

of a major explosion, unscathed.

Now, what if it had been the heat

of a...of a 15 megaton hydrogen bomb?

And then there is cold.

Could you withstand temperatures approaching absolute-zero?

Beats me, professor. I'm sorry.

Well, these are areas we need to explore.

So, I thought we might go down to the lab.

I'm sorry, professor. I'm gonna have to take a rain check.

[whoosh]

(Lana) There's still no answer.

I can't imagine where he is.

(Dean) Can I help you?

Oh, Mrs. Lockhardt, this is Mr. Kent, Clark's father.

Mrs. Lockhardt, Clark has told me a lot about you.

Your son is one of our most promising students, Mr. Kent.

With the proper training and guidance

he'll have a very bright future

ahead of him in journalism.

I don't give a damn what kind of training he gets.

His ma and I, we've been trying to talk

that bum into working the farm.

Well, building character is a big part

of what these four years are supposed to be all about.

I hope, one day, your expectations of your son

will match ours.

Now, if you'll excuse me.

Clark! Clark, where have you been?

Where have you been? I've been looking for you guys all day.

Your dad has been worried sick about you.

- Lana, come on. - I'm telling you.

He hasn't been himself.

(Clark) Hey, Pa.

Son.

Oh, Clark, I'll expect that write-up

on Superboy and the sniper by tomorrow.

Okay.

Superboy ought to turn in his cape.

What do you mean, Pa?

He survived the explosion, the policemen didn't.

But the policemen were shooting at him.

He blew himself up when he blew up the van.

- Everyone saw that. - That doesn't matter.

Though it seems to me that Superboy is supposed

to preserve human life at all cost.

Isn't that the way you always heard it was, Clark?

Anything you say, Pa.

[intense music]

Well, then..

...write the damn thing up any way you want, son.

I mean, these days, people only believe

half of what they read anyway.

[ominous music]

(Lana) Are you feeling alright, Mr. Kent?

I've got a headache that seems to be encroaching on me slowly.

Let me take you back to the dorm.

That's not necessary.

Lana got me here, she can take me back.

If that's what you want, it's fine.

It's really no problem. It's on my way.

Thanks.

And, uh, I'll see you later.

Clark?

I hear you talk to Superboy now and then.

Yeah, I do. What's up?

Police business.

If you see him tell him to get in touch with me, okay?

Okay.

Nice office you got here.

[theme music]

Lieutenant Harris, I wanted to talk to you

about this morning.

Me too. I was just looking for you.

Look, Sergeant Johnson, the SWAT officer who tore up

the agriculture show..

...any reason why he tried to blow you to bits?

- I haven't got a clue. - That makes two of us.

I can't get any of this, tied up. I knew Johnson.

He was straight as an arrow, not a head case.

I must be missing something.

Something must have happened last night

when Johnson and his partner came across

a break-in at the cryogenics lab.

Cryogenics lab? There was a break-in?

- Yeah. - Do you know what was taken?

Some vials, box of hypos, different things.

[intense music]

(Lieutenant Harris) What is it? What's wrong?

I hope it's not what I think.

[theme music]

[ominous music]

It's gone!

You can turn right up here.

That's just a service road. Just goes into the woods.

I've got a surprise for Clark..

...and you.

What? What is it?

I was just thinking how terrible it would be

if something awful happened to you.

Break my boy up something fierce, don't you think?

Don't talk like that. Nothing's gonna happen to me.

Uh-huh?

Mr. Kent! Mr. Kent, stop!

[thrilling music]

[groans]

[Lana screaming]

(Lana) No!

No!

Stop it!

[music continues]

What do you want?

(as alien) Revenge!

[dramatic music]

A major section of downtown from Fourth to Central

has been sealed off.

Now, what caused the unidentified man

to start this rampage is unclear.

The police are preparing to move up to the roof..

What's going on?

(male reporter) ...where the gunman is still holding his hostage.

No demands have been made, but it is interesting that--

[gunfire]

[siren wailing]

[gunfire continues]

It's in Pa.

(male reporter) The SWAT team has taken up strategic positions

on surrounding buildings, as well as the roof--

Okay, guys, clear out.

Clark, I..

You were on your way to cover the story, go ahead.

No, no way. I'm not gonna leave you.

I'm okay. I just... I, like, need to be alone.

I'm alright.

Thanks.

[intense music]

[sighs]

Professor Peterson.

This is Superboy. I need your help.

[siren wailing]

Take it easy, pal. No one's gonna hurt you.

Just tell us what you want.

I don't want anything from you.

What I want will be here soon enough.

This structure's been secured and evacuated.

No one's getting in here unless I personally authorize it.

No, no. There's no way to stop the one I'm waiting for.

Who's this guy talking about?

(Superboy) Lieutenant Harris.

Please, let me handle this.

- Superboy! - Careful, Lana.

(alien) You be careful, Superboy.

I know your powers.

But you can't use your heat vision here.

It'll trigger off the detonator.

He's rigged himself with enough C4 to blow this roof off.

You'll be the only one here to get out alive.

It won't happen.

Look, I know who you are. I know what you want.

Do you know that I wanna kill these two?

And I want you watching?

That'll be my revenge. My sweet revenge, indeed.

When I leave this mortal shell..

...I'm gonna play you body after body forever.

Goodbye, Superboy.

Wait! What you want more than revenge is me.

I'll trade you my body for theirs.

I tried to get into your body, I couldn't.

I can let you in.

You could?

Yeah!

Your nobility is so silly.

I accept.

Release her.

- Don't do it. - Now.

Not here.

My senses tell me, the body you're in, is weak.

His heart is palpitating, his blood pressure is high.

Yes. The human body is so frail.

He needs medical attention.

A doctor I know will see that he gets it.

No tricks, Superboy. Or he dies.

I will let you in. I give you my word.

I know you'll keep your promise.

This fool man...take such a pride in virtues, ideals.

[intense music]

Go! Go!

[theme music]

Professor, could you check this man out?

He's not in good shape.

- Of course, come in. - No.

First, we exchange bodies.

It's far too complicated to explain, professor.

Let's get this over with.

[whooshing]

[whooshing]

[intense music]

[alien grunting]

(as alien) Yes!

He's even more powerful than I ever imagined.

[alien grunting]

(as Superboy) Professor, I've got him in me. Do it now.

Do it!

[machine beeping]

[laser humming]

[alien grunting]

[intense music]

(as alien) The laser thing... turn it off!

Turn it off, will you!

(as Superboy) No, I will not let you. You're not gonna kill again.

[alien howling]

Son?

(as alien) Turn it off!

It's killing me.

(as alien) Let me out! Let me out!

You tricked me. You broke your word.

(as Superboy) I promised to let you in, you're in.

I too made a promise.

[thrilling music]

Clark, what--

[music continues]

You're not my son.

What did you do with my son?

[groaning]

[music continues]

Give me back my son.

- Pa. - Son.

Son.

My god! What's going on with you, son?

- I'm dying. - Dying?

[mellow music]

Alien, it's inside me.

No, it's impossible for you to die.

You're too important to me, to ma, to everybody.

[laser humming]

It's the ray..

...that's what's killing you. And I'll shut it off.

Freezer room.

Freezer? Oh, okay. Okay, okay.

Shut the door.

You want out? Get out.

[alien grunting]

Retreat!

Wait...wait to freeze solid.

[alien grunting]

[victorious music]

Okay.

What do you think, Doc?

Poisoning from the space rock radiation seems to be subsiding.

We did it.

I guess I can handle those cold temperatures after all

huh, professor?

Clark told me about my odd behavior.

Oh, everyone knows it wasn't you.

Hm. There's a lapse in my memory and that's what's disturbing.

Lana, when I was alone with you did I..

Did I do anything that wasn't proper?

Mr. Kent, you could never do anything

that wasn't decent or upfront.

Pa. We better start.

- Thanks, Lana. - Thank you.

See you soon.

- And you keep an eye on my boy. - I will. Bye.

T.J., nice meeting you.

Yeah, we gotta stop having these long conversations, huh?

[laughing]

- Have a safe trip, back. - Thanks.

Hey.

You know, when all the action's going down

and...we're in the middle of it wondering where Clark is.

This time I know exactly where he was.

Safe and sound in his dorm room worrying about his father.

I wonder if he had a chance to thank Superboy.

You have to go so soon?

I don't think my heart could take it any longer.

Boy, it's been one hell of a trip I'll tell you.

I never expected when I first got here

that I'd be accused of being a terrorist.

Good thing it didn't take Superboy long

to straighten things out with Lieutenant Harris.

And to do the same for Sergeant Johnson.

He's a nice fellow, that Harris.

So is Professor Peterson.

I didn't take to him, at first..

...but after a while, he kinda grew on me.

Hey, I'm glad you were around when I needed you.

I'm not used to others doing the rescuing.

Yeah. Well, that's what parents are for, son.

[engine cranking]

[theme music]

Captioned by Grant Brown