04x25 - Over and Out

[bunniefuu]

[people groaning]

[agony scream]

Ookir [Father]. Jeju [Mother].

The Galaxy is yours.

You claim to be our son?

Yes. I have come from the distant future

to free you from the Phantom Zone.

There is much to explain,

but you should know that
years ago, Rao exploded,

taking Krypton with it.

But Krypton lives on
in the House of Zod,

and you, General Dru-Zod,

are destined to unite this
Galaxy under your rule.

Not long ago, the Phantom Zone
Projector sought to draw me out.

That was me.

But you see before you warriors
determined to thwart my efforts

and your destiny in order to keep you
trapped in the living death of the Zone.

And you see that, as your loyal son,

I have gathered the resources
to bring them all low.

Even this one.

- [groaning]
- Kal-El, the so called Superman.

Last survivor of the House of El.

Some of what you say tallies
with what we already know.

But if you are truly our son, speak
the Secret Maxim of the House of Zod.

"From the will comes strength.

From strength comes the will."

He is our son.

Of course, he's our son, Dru.

[sighing emotionally]

[Ursa] He has your eyes.

Follow me,

and I will bring you to a world
under a yellow sun

that will grant both of you
power unimaginable.

And with that power will come the
true ascension of the House of Zod.

[theme music playing]

[grunting]

Go back through the Boomtube.
Organize the others.

Gather every Zone inmate
from the other Forts.

Bring my Army back through this portal.

As you command.

[grunting]

Oh, no, you don't.

[groans]

[grunts]

What just... How did she...

Damn it.

The Lantern's will is strong.

My brain-blast barely phased her,

and the Mother-Thrall
cannot contain her for long.

- You should...
- My parents are vulnerable here.

Get us back to Earth, now!

As you wish.

But Mother-Thrall can only
create one Boomtube at a time.

You have your orders!

[Mother-Thrall ping-beeps]

Those are the General's orders...

[Tigress exhales] Well, that
takes care of that problem.

[Rocket] Yeah. I thought we'd have
to fight off an entire Kryptonian Army

to keep 'em out of that Boomtube.

[Nightwing] Z, time to go.

[Mother-Thrall ping-beeps]

Wait! We will not flee!
We still have people in the Zone!

And we'll get them all out
once you're secure.

Trust me, Father.

[grunts]

[groaning continues]

[grunting]

[wind howling]

[Boomtube opens inside]

[Dru-Zod] Where are we?

[Lor-Zod laughs]

I thought it appropriate to take
possession of the Fortress of our enemy,

Earth's Superman, Kal-El,

son of Lara and Jor-El.

[Superboy moans]

[Lor-Zod] He is alive.

Well, not for long.

[Dru-Zod] Stop.

Father, you don't understand.
This is Kon-El, your enemy.

And look, this world's yellow
sun already begins to heal him.

We must k*ll him now, before
he recovers his invulnerability.

I have turned this Superboy.

Now, his loyalty is only to Zod.

But...

My son, do you
challenge the word of Zod?

No. No, of course not.

Calm yourself, husband.

All children test their elders.

Ah, your touch,

your actual physical touch
could calm a Devourer.

It is wonderful to be real again.

It's more than that.

I feel better.

Stronger than I ever have.

That's Earth's yellow sun.

After being under Trombus' red sun,

I'm not yet at my peak,
but I can still do this.

That should prevent any interference.

Now, please. Step inside these devices.

They are solar pods that will
hasten your ascendancy to true power.

First things first.

Reopen the portal to the Zone.

We need to get my people out.

We need the Army of the House of Zod.

[Mother-Thrall ping-beeps]

Now, let us claim our power.

[Zatanna] One school-bus portal
to the real world coming up...

[Boomtube opens]

[Kaldur] The Boomtube has reopened.

[Zatanna] So first a Boomtube opens,
then it closes, then it opens again?

[Tigress] And we come
here to get Superboy.

He won't go with us.

And then he leaves without us?

[Rocket] Yeah, I'm really
getting to hate the Phantom Zone.

[Nightwing] Mother of Goat.

All right, come on. Job to do.

I told you the General
would come through.

Now, go! Gather his army!

[groaning]

Kid Flash?

- Are you all right?
- [grunts]

[grunts] Yeah, fine, big guy.
Just feeling a little inhibited,

if you know what I mean.

Oh, right.

[grunts]

Ah-ha!

Thanks. BRB. Peow!

- Where the hell's he going?
- We'll find out soon enough.

Miss Martian.

Conner is alive.

And he's in so much pain.

Physical and emotional.

Even while we were being
tortured by my brother, I could feel it.

Clark, he's so lost.

He's regressed to his base
Cadmus programming.

Meaning he's back to
thinking he's just a w*apon?

Meaning he's a loose cannon
under enemy control.

I need to find him.

We need to get back to Earth.

Closest planet under a yellow sun.

That's where they'd go.

We've lost Motherbox.

There will be no Boomtube.

But perhaps Green Lantern
can take us through subspace.

[Kid Flash] Hello, Megan!

She will have some help.

[Glamour warps]

Look.

[Zatanna] Damn it.

The Boomtube warped my
glamour. I couldn't hold it.

[Kaldur] Then we must hold the door.

Move, Soldiers of Zod!

You shall not pass!

Huh. I bet he's always
wanted to say that.

[laughs] I always wanted to say that.

Focus. Do not forget that they
defeated us before. And handily.

For the sake of the galaxy, we
cannot let them defeat us again.

[laughs]

Forager's warp-field is so crash!

I'm running fast,
so Bio-Ship can run faster,

and now Forager's breaking all modes to
get us back to Earth even faster still!

Thank you, Bio-Ship.

It means worlds to me

that you've foregone your
retirement for Conner's sake.

[Saturn Girl] You really did it.

You really saved Superboy!

I'm afraid I... we...
haven't quite saved him yet.

Maybe not, but after spending months
believing we'd failed and lost you both,

it's a miracle to learn
there's at least now hope.

[Chameleon Boy] But... should
we be involving these heroes?

We're putting the timestream
at real risk.

With Zod free, that's
the least of our worries.

How you doing?

Learning there are other survivors
from Krypton must be an adjustment.

You know, I've wished for this
my whole life.

But now the very thing I've wished for
is putting the entire galaxy at risk.

Honestly, I... I have no idea
what I'm feeling.

Except this.

I'm relieved Conner's alive.

And right now our focus
needs to be on saving him.

Kid Flash, have you heard
from Zatanna or Nightwing?

Last time I saw them,
they were looking for you.

Well, they never found me.

No clue where they are now.

[aggressive grunting]

[Tigress] It's working.
We're like the Spartans...

At Thermopylae, yes. A small
force can hold a small pass because...

[Nightwing] Only so many
opponents can att*ck at once.

[grunting]

Etativel yawa, Gib Yug!

Thanks, Z!

[Zatanna] Happy to help.

[Nightwing] Not that this isn't
asterous, but someone needs to find out

what's at the other end
of this Boomtube.

[Tigress] Go. We've got this.

[Nightwing] Okay, then.

- Ready to tap in, Roc?
- [Rocket] Very.

[grunts]

I have never felt like this before.

It is akin to miraculous.

No! [grunts]

[both grunting]

[groans]

[screams]

Mother? Father?

We seem to be fine, my son.

The expl*si*n could not damage us.

Our assailant?

[heart b*ating slowing]

[silence]

Dead.

[grunts aggressively]

- [breathing heavily]
- My love?

Can you not feel it?

So much power yet so much more to gain.

Ah! The process was
interrupted before its peak!

[Lor-Zod] Patience, Mother.

When the sun rises...

After years in the Phantom Zone,
do not speak to me of patience!

I have endured helplessness
for too long.

In any just universe, the true power
I've tasted here would be mine by right!

By right, right now!

[groans]

- Ursa!
- Mother!

[Ursa groans]

[ominous music playing]

[grunting]

Seof, hcnup hcae rehto!

[grunting]

Kryptonians, build your rage!

Build your rage!

[grunting furiously]

Build your rage!

You're not the only ones
getting angry here!

I should hope not.

Now, Soldiers of Zod, still your hearts,
as the General taught you!

[creature roaring]

[screeching]

[Rocket] What the...

- What is that thing?
- No idea.

[Tigress] Whatever it is, at least
it's blocking the entrance.

[Faora Hu-Ul] You cannot win, Earthers.

For you do not understand
the ways of the Zone.

Of course! Within the Boomtube,
the old rules still apply!

[Faora Hu-Ul] No!

I was sentenced to five years!
I've been here over !

It isn't right!

Our offer still stands.
We will consider parole.

[grunting]

The time for patience has passed!

[screams]

[Dru-Zod] What sorcery is this?

Sorcery, indeed, Father.

This is the Eye of Ekron,

one of the most powerful mystic
weapons of the st century,

wielded in that era by a woman
known as the Emerald Empress.

And this Eye has chosen me?

[Lor-Zod] Who better?

Who could possibly be more worthy?

No one but Ursa Zod,
the new Emerald Empress.

Still, we cannot allow ourselves to be
distracted, even by this good fortune.

It's not hard to guess that
this one's four companions

are the reason our people haven't
come through the Boomtube.

Leave that to me.

Beware, Lor-Zod,

Boomtubes were not designed
to remain open forever.

Maintain control of that thing
and keep it open.

It's not about control,
it's about physics.

You won't have much time.

[grunts]

- [Miss Martian] We're here.
- [Kid Flash laughs]

[sighs] I Love that Big Blue Marble!

Searching for Boomtube spikes.

Here, a substantial signal.

What is that place?

My Fortress of Solitude.

The enemy has invaded your sanctum?

Maybe don't rub it in.

[Superman sighs]

The Fortress has external sensors.

When we get close, it will
alert whomever's inside.

Bio-Ship has already interfaced
with the Fortress' Kryptonian systems.

They'll never see us coming.

[roars]

[screaming]

We make our stand here, where
our weapons and limbs are solid.

Incoming, on our six!

There. That should stop
traffic both ways.

Stop, fools! You're only
strengthening her field!

Okay, his heat vision is going
to become a problem very soon.

What are you trying to tell me?

[Mother-Thrall ping-beeps]

It is as I feared.

The Mother-Thrall can no
longer maintain the Boomtube.

It's losing cohesion.

Lor! Time is up!

[Conner groaning]

[Dru-Zod] The Boomtube is collapsing!

Uh, what happens if we're inside
of a Boomtube when it collapses?

I'm betting we don't want to find out.

The portal fails! Move!

- [Dru-Zod] Lor-Zod! Now! That's an order!
- [grunting]

Get us out of here, Z.

Mutrap a latrop!

[Kaldur] Move!

- Rocket...
- Go! I'm right behind you!

[gasps]

Rocket.

Prepare to engage.

It's not possible!

Listen...

I knew it.

I've k*lled her.

[Superman grunts]

In truth, I'd prefer not to fight you.

Though you are a son of El,

you are also a son of Krypton,

which makes you a rare commodity.

Kneel before Zod, Kal-El,

and together we can turn this Earth

into a paradise of strength
for what remains of our people.

Pass.

As you wish.

[groans]

Well...

it seems you're on your knees
before me, after all.

Kon-El...

Conner, help me.

- Hold your place, boy.
- It's all right.

- I can't help him.
- Why?

Because you're already dead.

[groaning]

Do you see, Father,
they are House of El.

That one's your enemy, and this
one doesn't know his own mind.

We must k*ll them both.

No.

I have a better idea.

[people gasping]

[man gasps]

[indistinct scream]

[people clamoring]

[people screaming]

People of Earth, I am General Zod.

And on the basis of my will
and my strength,

I lay claim to this world in the name
of Krypton and the House of Zod.

Do not look for succor
from terrestrial forces.

Here are your greatest heroes,

Superman and Superboy,

both Sons of Krypton,
who betrayed their homeworld.

One has already fallen,

the other has wisely chosen to serve...

at my side.

- Is that really Superboy?
- I thought he was dead.

What's wrong with Superman?

Watch, as I order this loyal
follower to slay his only brother.

You are the w*apon created to slay the
Superman, should he turn from the light.

Prove your loyalty, my son.

Prove you are loyal to the House of Zod.

Kal-El has turned away
from the light of Krypton.

Finish the work you started.

We have nothing here.

Nothing but each other.

It helps to stay together.

Stay and be a part
of what the House of Zod builds.

The choice is yours.

[Ursa] That's what family does.

[Dru-Zod] Come on, my boy.
One more jump.

Whom do you serve?

[Superboy] I serve the House of Zod.

[Kaldur] Conner, stop!

Prove it!

[grunts]

[Dru-Zod] On my signal...

at my command.

And once this is done, Earthers,

you will see that
all must kneel before Zod.