04x04 - The Basement

[bunniefuu]

(male narrator) 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.

[theme music]

[intense music]

Anybody down here?

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Anybody home?

[music continues]

Hello.

[light switches on]

What're you

doing down here?

What's your name?

Are you okay?

Are youokay?

Oh, I'm fine.

I was just worried about you.

Worriedabout you.

Look..

Look.

You're doing everything

I'm doing, aren't you?

Everything.

Stupid question.

Stupid.

Why don't we go find out

who you belong to, okay?

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Ah, aah!

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[buzzing]

[intense music]

Let me give you

a hand there, Clark.

Thanks, Matt.

Wanna go

to lunch in a bit?

I can't.

I gotta read these files.

What about Lana?

Can't she help?

Jackson asked her

to but..

she got a message about

ghosts in somebody's house.

Ghosts?

Yeah, it's a house

on Water Crest.

They think they have

a ghost in the basement.

They're so scared

they went to a hotel.

Probably been seeing

too many Stephen King films.

Kent, aren't you

done yet?

- Where's Ms. Lang?

- Well, I--

Out in the field again,

when I asked her to help you?

- Well--

- Well, what?

Dennis, I asked Lana

to run an errand for me.

She'll be back soon.

She'd better be.

So, I lied. We're not

in Kansas anymore, Clark.

Who are you?

How did you do that?

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What are you

gonna do?

[ghostly tone]

I am going to be you, totally.

You don't wanna

be me.

I have a horrible job,

and I'm always risking my life.

And I'm in love with a man

who doesn't even call.

[ghostly tone]

I need an identity.

What about your own?

The little girl?

[ghostly tone]

That wasn't me.

That was the first person

I encountered

when I got

to this planet.

So, you're an alien?

Yes.

See, we have

no identities of our own.

We need them to exist.

Lots of them.

What happensafter

you take them?

What's happening

to you now.

Death.

No.

[phone ringing]

(Dennis) I'm sick

of this, I really am.

She should be back

in a minute, Dennis.

There're a lot of students

who'd die for this internship.

Lana almost has.

If she's not back

in half an hour

you can throw out

the word, "almost".

You don't have

to do this.

I'll tell you everything

you wanna know.

Thiswill be easier.

For me, anyway.

[phone ringing]

What's that?

You don't know

what a telephone is?

Tell me.

It's a warning system.

If I don't answer, my friends

will know I'm in trouble.

Oh, it will be answered.

But not by you.

After all..

[Lana's voice]

we have the same voice.

Gotcha.

Got you, honey.

Jackson's going crazy.

We gotta get Lana back here.

I'm trying her now

but there's no answer.

Did you dial it right?

Maybe she's on her way back.

She said she'd be gone an hour.

- And it's not up yet.

- Let's hope she's on time.

Lana?

She's always on time.

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Whoo! Ha!

Your friends weren't

very patient.

All I heard was

some sort of musical note.

That was

the emergency tone.

They'll be here

in a few minutes.

Are you telling

the truth?

Or are you lying?

Let's find out,

shall we?

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(male #1) She's a

redhead, just like you.

(female #1) I wanna name

her Lana, after grandmum.

How many times do I tell you?

Don't touch the stove.

(Dennis) Lana Lang, A . Welcome

to the Bureau, Ms. Lang.

Now, get me some coffee.

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Broken!

We have a temper,

don't we?

Sometimes.

I need to ask you

about someone.

I saw him.

He's strong

and powerful.

And we love him.

He'll know you're

not me in a minute.

- Oh, that's all I need.

- For what?

I want his strength.

His invulnerability.

I need them

to make myself complete.

Oh, I don't want him.

I wanna be him.

But you're me,

it's too late.

Is it?

Now, tell me everything

I want to know about him.

Temper.

(Dennis)

Ahem ahem.

About that little errand that

your friend Ms. Lang went on?

- Yes, sir.

- Why isn't she back yet?

Well, you see,

sir. Um..

- Hi, everybody.

- Lana.

Right on time.

One of my best qualities.

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(male #2)

Is it ever gonna slow down?

(Dennis)

Kent, Kent.

(Lana)

Where is he?

Where is who?

You have good hearing,

don't you?

Well, yeah.

I was looking

for Superboy.

Why? What's wrong?

Nothing's wrong.

Then, why're you

looking for Superboy?

[intense music]

[Newton's pendulum clicking]

Does he only come

when something's wrong?

- Who?

- Superboy.

You'd know better

than I would.

I would?

Come on, Lana.

It's almost like the two of you

have some kind of psychic thing.

He always seems to know

when you're in trouble.

- Who does?

- Who do you think?

Superboy. He does, doesn't he?

Now that I think about it.

I have to go back

to the basement.

- More ghosts?

- Wasn't anything there.

I left my flashlight,

that's all.

I'll be back by 7:00 and you

know how prompt I always am.

[intense music]

[footsteps approaching]

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Ah!

I should have known

you were going to do that.

But you didn't.

My education was incomplete.

But that is going

to change, isn't it?

Now, tell me everything

you know about Superboy.

Lana's not back yet?

She's late.

First time

for everything, I guess.

Not for Lana.

Where did he come from?

Tell me!

Where did he come from?

I don't know.

Please,

I need a doctor.

"I need a doctor."

Is he an alien,

like me?

I don't know.

[phone ringing]

Warning system, huh?

You lied, then,

I think you're lying now.

You didn't learn anything

from me, did you?

Oh, I learnt enough.

He'll never believe

you're me.

We'll see about that.

Nine O' clock.

[intense music]

Is there anything else?

I told you everything

I know about him.

Don't you have

some identity of your own?

We found it easier

to survive without one.

We're infinitely adaptable.

And infinitely empty.

What are you doin'?

If he sees two of us,

he'll know something's wrong.

[wind gushing]

It's him,

isn't it?

Superboy.

Lana.

No, I'm Lana.

She's this thing,

this alien.

No,

she's the alien.

It wants your identity,

it'll k*ll you.

- No.

- Don't come any closer.

I have to.

A-ask it a question, something

you and I will only know.

It's got my memories.

It'll know the answer.

Do you remember when..

I can't see.

No, she'll k*ll you.

She's dying.

No, not yet.

I've gotta get you

to a hospital.

- But what about her?

- I'll come back for her.

- No, do it now.

- Do what?

k*ll her,

like you always do.

Like I always do?

I lied.

[intense music]

No!

No!

What happened?

It could duplicate whatever

was on the other end.

But there wasn't

anything there.

There never was.

[intense music]

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