Smallville

Clark Kent:
I didn't dive in after Lex's car! It hit me at 60 miles an hour! Does that sound normal to you? I'd give anything to be normal.

Tess Mercer:
[Reading Chole's letter to Oliver] Oliver, I never thought I'd have to tell you how I feel about us because the smile on my lips when I looked at you pretty much said it all. But now that you won't be seeing it anymore I'll have to use words to tell you. I've never loved anyone the way I've loved you and I never will again. You are my brightest star, my knight in shining leather, my hero.

Clark Kent:
I'm here to *help* you.

Mad Harriet:
No one here needs saving except you.

Granny Goodness:
Do you know, I've been always been able to tell an abandoned soul when I see one. It's a gift.

Tess Mercer:
Do the girls come here as - as babies?

Granny Goodness:
Unfortunately, tragedy strikes as it pleases. They come at any age.

Tess Mercer:
It must be difficult to find the older ones permanent homes.

Granny Goodness:
Well, the truth is, by the time I get my hands on the lost souls, they no longer have that cute baby scent childless couples yearn for.

Tess Mercer:
The children don't spend their entire childhood here, do they?

Granny Goodness:
Oh, mercy me. You make it sound like punishment.

Granny Goodness:
[to Tess] I've been training my girls for decades not to blend into society - but to conquer it. Here and around the world. My girls know I'll always be here for them. And *I* know they'll never desert me.

Granny Goodness:
[to Tess] I do hope you enjoyed the birthday present. That music box brought such comfort to you when you were young. And I knew it would draw you back to me.

Lois Lane:
[to Shelby] Come on, I'm Watson to his Holmes, Cher to his Sonny? Just like you're Scooby to his Shaggy.

Granny Goodness:
None of my girls ever leave me. I lost your broken soul once. Trust me, I'm not going to let you go again. I have plans for you, Tess. You will be my most valuable soldier in the upcoming war whether you want to be or not.

Clark Kent:
You don't have to do this. I can get you out of here. Help your younger sisters find real homes!

Mad Harriet:
No one could ever love us as much as Granny.

Clark Kent:
She controls you. That's not love.

Mad Harriet:
She will never leave us. We'll never be lonely or afraid.

Clark Kent:
Someone who loves you doesn't make you forget who you are and where you came from.

Mad Harriet:
This is our family now. And you don't know Granny the way we do. Her power is absolute. And she is smarter than *any* human. Just as these green fire rocks temper our weapons, making them stronger, she makes us stronger. She's preparing. Soon, a great fury will consume this world and no one will be able to stop us.

Tess Mercer:
[to Mad Harriet] Move it or lose it, sister.

Lois Lane:
Hello. Mister... El? I'm here to talk about your son, Clark. Kal-El. Look, I know as a parent, you had to make the hardest decision ever to save your son and send him here alone. When my Mom was dying, she tried to protect me, too. And I love her, but she was wrong. I will never get to hold her again. But you - you can still be there for Clark - I mean, Kal-El. Your son needs a father who believes in him. I-I wish I knowing that I loved him was enough. But Clark Kent can't fully hear it with the ghost of your disappointment haunting him. Your stopping him from fulfilling his potential. He's an amazing man. He's a hero.

[waits for a response from Jor-El, nothing]

Lois Lane:
Really? Nothing? You know, you may not care about anybody else but yourself, but Clark does. And you're not 1/10 the Kryptonian he is. He's lucky to be rid of you!

Tess Mercer:
Thanks. I thought I could handle that on my own. I'm so used to looking after myself.

Clark Kent:
You're a part of my team now. I wasn't gonna abandon you.

Lara:
My son, I only had the joy for knowing you a few weeks. I wish I could be with you always to guide you and protect you.

Jor-El:
We don't have much time.

Lara:
My dearest Kal-El, our love will always be with you. I can already see you carry within your father's independent spirit.

Jor-El:
But more importantly, your mother's never-ending bravery and her compassionate heart.

Lara:
Your father tells me the new world you're journeying to, Earth, is full of complicated beings capable of great emotion. My wish is for you to live a full and wonderful life, but I need you to know, you were born of a great love. And your brilliant father was devised a way for you to carry on that love without us.

Jor-El:
The ship I designed to carry you to your destiny can only hold one Kryptonian - one who has so much potential - so unlike your father.

Lara:
No.

Jor-El:
Your mother and I cannot come with you. To do so would burden your innocent soul with our frailties and failures. But you have within you the best of both of us. And I am sending you all of my knowledge and none of my ego or regrets. They will die with me here on Krypton. Whatever trials I put you through, I will never lose faith in you.

Lara:
[whispers to Jor-El] Quickly, before it's too late. We may not have been able to save our planet...

Jor-El:
But we are confident you will become Earth's greatest savior. And never doubt that, just as you're a part of us, we will always be a part of you. Farewell, my son.

Desaad:
Godfrey has been chosen. Our Dark Lord has anointed him... made him like us - a prophet. He is Darkseid's third minion.

Gordon Godfrey:
So I *do* have a higher purpose.

Desaad:
Yes, Godfrey. Your golden voice is broadcast around the world.

Granny Goodness:
Not impressed. And you - I see you're enjoying your clubs. They seem more popular than ever.

Desaad:
Our unholy trinity is complete. I bind their bodies, Godfrey breaks their spirit, and you, my beloved friend, you clear their minds, preparing the way for Lord Darkseid.

Clark Kent:
Yes *and* no. Yes, I think your mother is still watching over you, and, no, I don't think you're crazy.

Lois Lane:
She didn't want me to see her because she was afraid she would look weak. I think she felt like she had failed me by leaving. Clark, she's the bravest person I know.

Clark Kent:
Maybe our parents thought that their mistakes would be some sort of burden on us.

Lois Lane:
I would have liked to said goodbye. I think I could have handled it.

Clark Kent:
Maybe they couldn't. I used to think Jor-El was this strong, unshakable force, kind of like I thought I was supposed to be.

Lois Lane:
I don't think he's the easiest guy to read, being that he's an ice fortress and all. But there's part of him that's very human.

Clark Kent:
Yeah. He blames himself for losing our home. All the weight I thought I had on my shoulders, he was carrying something so much heavier.

Lois Lane:
And he didn't want you to carry it with him.

Clark Kent:
I'm glad that you got to see him. Thank you for showing me that.

Lois Lane:
Thank my Mom.

Clark Kent:
Why don't you let me take you out? It's power-ballad night at the Ace of Clubs.

Lois Lane:
Clark Kent and karaoke. Isn't that one of the signs of the Apocalypse?

Tess Mercer:
Happy Birthday, Lutessa.

Carter Hall:
It's been a long while since I've made someone bleed.

[picks up his mace]

Carter Hall:
Time to go hunting.

Dr. Fate:
Your fate is utterly binding. You are invaluable, Clark Kent. But you, you walk the same path as a I do, Chloe Sullivan.

Clark Kent:
Who are you?

Dr. Fate:
Let me show you, my friend.

Hawkman:
[to Clark] Dr. Fate says you're a big deal. I don't see it.

Dr. Fate:
Clark Kent is not like the others. His path is righteous.

Stargirl:
If Dr. Fate says he's okay, that means he's okay, right?

Clark Kent:
Why have you been watching us?

Stargirl:
Sylvester wanted to bring together a new Justice Society - One with the surviving members and us new kids.

Hawkman:
It wouldn't have worked, Courtney. People never learn. This generation will make the same mistakes the last one did like the one before that. Obvious by how you've skipped your homework, you don't even know who we are.

Clark Kent:
You don't who we are either. But none of us here are the bad guys.

[an arrow is shot into the JSA's framed picture, Oliver enters the Brownstone]

Oliver Queen:
You sure about that, Clark? The winged warrior here threw me through a window.

Hawkman:
I hope I didn't make you cry.

Oliver Queen:
Drop the mace, Conan.

Hawkman:
I will... on your head.

Oliver Queen:
Bring it, Big Bird. Just for the record, you started it.

Hawkman:
I'll finish it.

Carter Hall:
All we want is justice.

Oliver Queen:
Justice? Well, everything we've heard about you guys is a little blurry when it comes to justice.

Courtney Whitmore:
You mean what you've *read*.

Oliver Queen:
Do you know who you're working with here? These old men have criminal records longer than that staff of yours.

Courtney Whitmore:
They made those up.

Carter Hall:
It's none of their business.

John Jones:
With all due respect, we're making it our business. Even when I had the power to leave Earth, I chose not to. For one reason - Hope. Hope for the future. Humanity's capacity for violence is great, but their capacity for hope is greater than any other I've ever encountered.

Oliver Queen:
Frosty's kid going after you for putting dear old in traction, right? But why now? It's been decades.

Hawkman:
Because revenge is a dish best served cold.

Oliver Queen:
We're telling jokes now?

Dr. Fate:
The hope for tomorrow that your alien friend spoke of - you are that hope. I have seen it.

Clark Kent:
Because you see the future?

Dr. Fate:
I see everyone's fate but my own. Sometimes that scares me. But when I see the future of someone such as yourself, I believe in tomorrow again.

Clark Kent:
When you saw my fate, what did you see?

Dr. Fate:
You will lead this generation as Hawkman once lead ours.

Clark Kent:
You sound like a group I met from the future. They hinted at my destiny, but they were as vague as you are.

Dr. Fate:
Then let me be specific. Although Lex Luthor is your ultimate opponent, you will triumph over him.

Clark Kent:
Lex? Lex is dead.

Dr. Fate:
And when you show yourself to the world, it will be a different age than ours, Clark. A silver age of heroism that will start when they look up into the sky at you with hope for tomorrow. You will have everyone to embrace it.

Lois Lane:
Careful, Lois. This is the part where the doomed girl runs into the guy with the hockey mask.

Amanda Waller:
I grew up in Chicago, Icicle. The cold doesn't bother me.

Oliver Queen:
You know, you really got to work on your landings.

Hawkman:
It would have been a lot smoother if you hadn't thrown up.

Oliver Queen:
Send me your dry-cleaning bill.

Hawkman:
Send me your dinner bill.

Carter Hall:
You have the capacity to break the chains that are holding you down, Clark. And when you do, what Doctor Fate envisioned will come to pass. You will soar higher than any one of us.

Courtney Whitmore:
So, what do you call your team anyway?

Clark Kent:
A work in progress.

Oliver Queen:
I, uh, I thought I'd stop and see if anyone's hungry.

John Jones:
I could use some dinner. Chloe?

Chloe Sullivan:
Uh, sure. You're buying Mr. Queen.

John Jones:
Don't look at me. I'm living off a policeman's salary.

Oliver Queen:
Ah, fine. Dessert's on you.

John Jones:
On Mars, we never had dessert, but I have grown especially fond of cookies.

Sylvester Pemperton:
You're the one they call Watchtower.

Chloe Sullivan:
Watchtower?

Sylvester Pemperton:
Technology today makes hiding a whole lot harder, Miss Sullivan. When someone like you reaches out and plugs into so many outlets, someone else is bound to pull out one of those cords and follow it back to the source. You're lucky a friend did it first.

Chloe Sullivan:
Friends? Friends don't sneak up on each other in a dark alley.

Oliver Queen:
Is that *my* e-mail? Chloe, I'll let you know that those messages between me and Canary were purely platonic.

Green Arrow:
Red, white, and blue. Loud and proud to be an American. Nice.

Stargirl:
Well, at least I'm proud of something other than myself.

Green Arrow:
What's that supposed to mean?

Stargirl:
I know what kind of hero you are, Green Arrow.

Green Arrow:
Is the masked cheerleader really talking down to me?

Icicle:
Who are you supposed to be, sweetie? The new Star-Spangled Kid?

Stargirl:
It's Stargirl. Say "cheese."

[she attacks Icicle with light staff]

Oliver Queen:
God, I hate waiting.

Hawkman:
But you love talking. Shut up.

Oliver Queen:
Why did they have to team us up together?

Hawkman:
I asked them to so I can keep you in line.

Oliver Queen:
What are you? My chaperon?

Hawkman:
Think of me as your parole officer but with a mace.

John Jones:
I appreciate the assist.

Dr. Fate:
I'm interested in you. You are not a human, but you are forced to be.

John Jones:
I used to have special abilities like Clark.

Dr. Fate:
But you sacrificed them to save Clark Kent. You see what I see in Clark Kent but without the aid of the helmet of Nabu. Its magic reveals the fates of people around me. I look into the window of the future and witness might be. But, eventually, it became too much. I saw too much. Before your people were destroyed, did you have a wife, John?

John Jones:
And a daughter.

Dr. Fate:
You miss your family as do I.

John Jones:
We're too late. He's already been here.

Dr. Fate:
It is not your fate to die this day, Martian.

[he restores John's abilities]

Icicle:
I killed you.

John Jones:
I'm Mars' sole survivor. There's a reason for that.

Carter Hall:
You're not like the others, are you, Clark? Kids who are in it for the thrills or because they have a chip on their shoulder. You don't do this for glory or vengeance.

Clark Kent:
I guess not.

Carter Hall:
Your team is better than I thought, too. Even I have to admit, Green Arrow has pretty good aim.

Clark Kent:
We're not a team. Not like yours.

Carter Hall:
Why? Because of you?

Clark Kent:
They're the best friends that I have, Carter, but I don't know if we'll ever be what the J.S.A. was.

Carter Hall:
You have to trust them.

Clark Kent:
I do.

Carter Hall:
You have to remember they're people, too. They'll make mistakes. We all do. We all have to keep trying. Isn't that what you said?

Chloe Sullivan:
If it isn't my favorite Martian. Looks like you're enjoying the return of your powers.

John Jones:
At a cost. Dr. Fate's final act was to restore my Martian abilities instead of saving his own life.

Chloe Sullivan:
What happens with the helmet now?

John Jones:
According to Hawkman, someone worthy will be drawn to it. They'll become the next Dr. Fate.

Chloe Sullivan:
What's next for you?

John Jones:
My time as a detective has allowed me to protect humans on a very personal and individual level. I've enjoyed that. So I will be able to protect and serve, using every tool I've got.

Chloe Sullivan:
Me too.

John Jones:
Dr. Fate was inundated with a constant flow of visions and information, but there is a limit to how much knowledge someone can have. It drove him to the edge of sanity, and he fell off. I don't need my telepathy to know you run that risk yourself.

Chloe Sullivan:
The golden helmet possessed by ancient spirits and the Watchtower are two entirely different things. I can handle it.

John Jones:
[holds Chloe's hand] I only say because I care. You and Clark, Oliver. You're my family here.

Dr. Fate:
I see your fate, Lois Lane. You are the one he will need. He is the one you will need.

Kent Nelson:
Please, Nabu, don't whisper too loudly. Don't show me what can be or not be. Fate is a fickle thing.

Courtney Whitmore:
Carter, please. There's over a dozen members of the Justice Society still out there. Jay, Ted, Alan. If we didn't team up and stop the Icicle, he'll go after them next.

Clark Kent:
It's obvious you still care about this team. If you didn't, you wouldn't have kept watch over all of this.

Carter Hall:
This is a temporary alliance.

Clark Kent:
Do you have any idea where we can find Icicle?

Chloe Sullivan:
[enters the Brownstone] I've got one or two. Unless this is costumes only.

Carter Hall:
Who's this, your secretary?

John Jones:
Our eyes and ears.

Lois Lane:
Nice helmet.

Dr. Fate:
Thank you.

Brainiac:
[to Jor-El] Your son is destined to fail. Soon, a new age will dawn on Earth - an age of power and strength and the fall of the House of El. Doomsday is coming.

Clark Kent:
I know that we defeated Brainiac, but we may have another problem. When Chloe was losing her memory, she kept seeing the Kryptonian symbol for doom in her mind.

Jor-El:
The symbol for doom represents the ultimate destroyer. A Kryptonian creature bred for a single purpose - to kill. It adapts and evolves to any attack. It is virtually unstoppable. And it appears it's made its way to Earth.

Clark Kent:
So Brainaic was trying to contact this thing using Chloe as a vessel.

Jor-El:
If that is true, then it is likely the creature will find her soon.

Clark Kent:
I don't care how powerful it is. I'll take it on, like I have everything else.

Jor-El:
I am here for you, as well, my son.

Clark Kent:
Thank you... father.

Jor-El:
Welcome home, my son.

Clark Kent:
Home? I wanted to see it that way, Jor-El. I wanted to learn more about my family, about my destiny. And then you tore it all away.

Jor-El:
I programmed the fortress to remove your powers and self-destruct if you became a danger to the planet.

Clark Kent:
When you sent me here, you had no way of knowing how I would use my abilities. You trusted me. When I betrayed that trust, you were willing to sacrifice your only son to save this planet. But now I know what it truly means to protect people, not just my family and friends.

Jor-El:
You've made great progress my son.

Clark Kent:
One thing needs to change. You call me your son, but you treat me like your enemy. I think it's time you stop punishing me and start trusting me again.

Jor-El:
You've grown up, Kal-El. Your trails have matured you.

Clark Kent:
My trails aren't over, Jor-El. Brainiac was not destroyed. He managed to infect one of my friends, and how he's taken her over. I need your help.

Jor-El:
I can translate the Kryptonian code corrupting your friend's mine back into human memories, however, the being you call "Brainiac" is highly unpredictable. It poses a tremendous threat to all of us. There is no way of knowing what the outcome will be. Are you willing to take that risk?

Clark Kent:
This is the symbol for doom.

Chloe Sullivan:
You think Brainiac is sending me a message?

Clark Kent:
Whatever he's doing, Chloe, we need to stop it. Jor-El created Brainiac. When Kara lost her memory, Jor-El restored it. If I take the crystal to the Arctic and rebuild the Fortress, Jor-El might be able to help *you*, too.

Chloe Sullivan:
Or he could strip you of your powers or drop an ice castle on you.

Clark Kent:
It doesn't matter, Chloe. I *have* to do this.

Chloe Sullivan:
And I have to be honest with you, Clark. This is exactly why I didn't tell you what was happening with me - because I knew that you would just fly off without thinking about any of the consequences. Clark, last time you handled this crystal, it zapped you to the Phantom Zone. Now, for all we know, Lex could have sent this to you. I mean, he could still trying to control you from wherever he is.

Clark Kent:
Chloe, none of this would have happened if you hadn't tried to protect me. Everyone who knows about my secret, I watched them either go away or die - my Dad, Pete... Lana, Lionel, even Lex. Chloe, I'm not going to let my secret destroy your life, too.

Chloe Sullivan:
The night I saw you catch that car with your bare hands, it changed my life - for the better. Clark, thanks to you, I've actually made an impact on the world. I wouldn't trade that for anything.

[Chloe has a flashback to the day she met Clark in middle school. They are up in Clark's loft]

Young Chloe Sullivan:
[about Clark's telescope] Wow, sweet setup, Clark. Spend your night spying on any unsuspecting neighbors?

Young Clark Kent:
No, I like... looking at the stars.

Young Chloe Sullivan:
I guess you truly are a gentleman farmer. Emerson and Thoreau have nothing on you!... I spend way too much of my time reading.

Young Clark Kent:
Actually, I love reading. I don't have that much time to make a lot of friends. My dad keeps me pretty busy with chores.

Young Chloe Sullivan:
My mom left me when I was really young. After that, I was afraid to make friends, because... I just thought they'd all end up leaving too. So I buried my nose in books. Although, I think I lost one of my favorites when we moved. Tales of the Weird and Unexplained. Something tells me I won't find much of the weird or unexplained here in Norman Rockwell's neighborhood. [Clark superspeeds away behind Chloe's back, and comes back with the book Chloe mentioned]

Young Clark Kent:
Smallville's more than just dairy cows. We have a pretty good public library. [Chloe sees it and smiles, and then she goes over to Clark and gives him a brief kiss] What was that for?

Young Chloe Sullivan:
I know you've been thinking about it all day. So I figured we'd just get it out of the way and be friends.

Clark Kent:
You've been the best friend and ally I could have had, Chloe. The truth is you saved me more than I ever could have saved you. I'm sorry to go back to hiding the truth from you. But the best way that I know to protect you, is to let you go.

Wedding Planner:
Mr. Luthor. I would think quick decision-making would be your forte.

Lex Luthor:
That's why I made the quick decision to put Helen in charge of the wedding.

Chloe Sullivan:
Sorry, Clark, when you turned in your press pass, you relinquished all of your computer privileges. I don't mean to be hall monitor, but it is school policy.

Clark Kent:
I'm trying to help Lana.

Chloe Sullivan:
Of course you are. What are you saving her from today?

Clark Kent:
She's being haunted by a girl who died six years ago.

Chloe Sullivan:
Okay, I'm piqued. Go on.

Lex Luthor:
Back from Metropolis so soon? Awfully long drive for quality health care.

Lionel Luthor:
Oh, you're tailing me, Lex? I hope not. It's a bit obsessive, don't you think?

Lex Luthor:
No, I just heard you were here. I wanted to make sure you're okay.

Lionel Luthor:
I came to visit a former employee. He's just been admitted. Unfortunately, he's still unconscious.

Lex Luthor:
Well, he must have been an exceptional worker to merit a visit from the CEO.

Lionel Luthor:
I like to think that I treat everyone at LuthorCorp as part of the family.

Lex Luthor:
Oh, that would explain their lack of loyalty.

Lex Luthor:
[to Clark] In the comic-book world, when you're destined to save mankind, you're destined to be alone.

Chloe Sullivan:
Hey! Thanks to you, Smallville is finally getting a close-up.

Clark Kent:
When I said they could film at the farm, I didn't realise that half the town would show up my door step.

Chloe Sullivan:
[to Clark] Oh come on! Who doesn't love the story of a small town boy who grows up to save the world from the evil Devilicus?

Grant Gabriel:
This is crap.

Lois Lane:
Are you readin it upside down? Lionel Luthor lives! And he was found on Luthorcorp land that no one in the company clames to have purchased. Now, did Lex used my tip to find his father, or is he been keeping him there all this time?

Grant Gabriel:
You went behind my back. The rules were to stay away from the Luthors!

Lois Lane:
'Careful Grant, you start to sound like you care about me.

Grant Gabriel:
More like annoyed. But I'll have to babysit you Friday night.

Lois Lane:
You're asking me on a date?

Grant Gabriel:
God no! I'm your boss. You know what, that's it, you're fired from beeing my plus one.

Lois Lane:
You can't fire me, I never accepted.

Lex Luthor:
I just read about your heroics in the paper. Who needs Warrior Angel when we've got our own Clark Kent?

Clark Kent:
Actually, that's why I'm here. I was wondering if you could help me with a reference. You're the biggest Warrior Angel fan I know.

Lex Luthor:
*Was* a fan. I haven't picked up a comic since we were friends. Back when I saw life as black and white. When I realized good and evil was gray, the stories lost their magic. Though I have to admit, yours is the last nose I'd expect to find in a comic.

Clark Kent:
The fan stalking Rachel must have seen me catch that bullet. He's the only one who knew that it was real. Now he thinks I'm a superhero.

Chloe Sullivan:
Oh, my God, Clark! This guy's blog gets, like, 10,000 hits a day. One post, and all of sudden you're everyone's Wonder Boy.

Clark Kent:
Can you track this Warrior Angel comic to its owner?

Chloe Sullivan:
I'd be a pretty lame sidekick if I couldn't.

Chloe Sullivan:
[after Clark super speeds away behind her back] Go get 'em, speedy.

Evan Gallagher - Age 16:
I'm glad it was you and Lana that found me.

Clark Kent:
I think you found us.

Chloe Sullivan:
I found an arrowhead in Evans Field once, but never a baby in a crater.

Lana Lang:
It's really weird. But what's even weirder is the way Clark is with him.

Chloe Sullivan:
Let me guess, he's completely babyphobic.

Lana Lang:
Actually, exactly the opposite. You should see the look in his eyes when he's holding that baby. It's like he's completely at ease. Not to mention he's a natural born baby burper.

Clark Kent:
[entering] I've got the spit-up stains to prove it.

Lana Lang:
Clark, things like this don't just happen. There's a reason he survived and that someone like you found him.

Clark Kent:
We found him.

Lana Lang:
[flipping through "The Velveteen Rabbit"] This was his favorite book.

Clark Kent:
Really?

Lana Lang:
Yeah.

Clark Kent:
It was my favorite book when I was a kid. I, um... I used to pretend that I was the rabbit. That I was just like him, and my parents had brought me to life with their love.

Lana Lang:
My only hope is that Evan felt that way about us.

Jonathan Kent:
You did everything you could, Clark.

Martha Kent:
I'm sure Evan knew that.

Clark Kent:
All the times that I've run off or disappeared, or almost died, how did you guys deal with that?

Jonathan Kent:
Well, it isn't easy, Clark, but it comes with the territory. You see, every parent's greatest fear is that one day, they will lose their child forever.

Clark Kent:
Seems like raising a kid's the toughest job in the world.

Martha Kent:
It's also the most rewarding.

Jonathan Kent:
There is nothing quite like watching your son grow up into a young man you can be proud of.

Clark Kent:
It's too bad I'll never know what that's like.

Martha Kent:
Why not?

Clark Kent:
I'm from another planet. I'm not even human. Who knows if I can have kids?

Martha Kent:
Clark... your father and I could have children. We were still blessed with a son. You never know what the future will bring you.

Clark Kent:
We look after each other.

General Sam Lane:
Good. Because if Lois is going to spend any time around here, I've had a look around, and there's a few things that are gonna have to be brought up to code.

Clark Kent:
Like scrubbing the bathroom tile with a toothbrush?

General Sam Lane:
That's number 17 on the list.

Clark Kent:
[looks at list] I guess you're not kidding.

General Sam Lane:
No, I never do.

Rick Flag:
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.

Emil LaSalle:
We hit the building, but not the target. General Lane survived.

Rick Flag:
Damn it.

Clark Kent:
It's over, Flag. We know you blew up that building.

Green Arrow:
Fancy move attacking your own country.

Rick Flag:
I did it *for* my country. If you kill Lane, you kill a movement. That registration act is nothing but a weapon to profile, hunt, and destroy us.

Green Arrow:
We don't need a history lesson.

Rick Flag:
Well, apparently you do, Shamrock. You've become the politicians' poster boy for full disclosure. They're gonna be on your doorstep soon, holding you up as a volunteer. Get up all the other heroes to stand up and be counted and be killed.

Clark Kent:
We're not gonna let that happen.

Rick Flag:
If the bill passes, it already has! Don't you see? America's turning against us. We have got to fight back, show strength, make them choose us as their leaders.

Clark Kent:
You'll be stirring up anti-hero hysteria. Violence isn't the answer.

Rick Flag:
Violence is the *only* answer. And more and more superheroes are coming to my side.

Lucy Lane:
I can't believe that I almost got you killed.

Lois Lane:
Let's not forget the Talon's "shock and awful" missile makeover. Who would've known fire insurance didn't cover mortar fire?

Clark Kent:
So, what are you in the mood for?

Lois Lane:
Oh, I'm in the mood. Just not for breakfast.

[Lois heads for the door]

Clark Kent:
Lois, the bedroom's upstairs.

Lois Lane:
Mm-hmm. But the porch swing - it's out there.

Clark Kent:
You got to go.

Oliver Queen:
What, the window? What are we, 16?

Clark Kent:
Now.

Lois Lane:
Well, this has Lucy written all over it in backstabbing b*tch-berry lip gloss.

Tess Mercer:
No need to worry, my friend.

Oliver Queen:
I think it's a little early for "friend." "Friendly" - I can do that. I can be friendly.

Tess Mercer:
I'll take it. I was beginning to think the best I could do was "frenemy."

Oliver Queen:
I don't even know what that means. We've, uh... We've survived tax audits and typhoons together, Tess. I think we're practically like family at this point.

Tess Mercer:
We've come a long way. From the middle of the ocean to the top of the city.

Oliver Queen:
I can work with that.

Clark Kent:
[to General Lane] About Lois and I... there's a question I was hoping to ask you.

Clark Kent:
I'm not in this picture. You're their son.

Alternate Clark Kent:
Yeah. And lucky for you, my dad didn't find you in the barn, 'cause he'd be pulling out his 12-gauge right about now.

Lois Lane:
[as Clark superspeeds with her in his arms] Talk about sweeping a girl off her feet.

Clark Kent:
Kara, listen to me.

Kara:
How do you know that name?

Clark Kent:
Because I'm from Krypton. I'm your cousin. I'm Kal-El.

Kara:
I was sent here to kill you.

Brainiac:
There's no yellow sun to charge you here. You're not in Kansas anymore, Kal-El.

Jor-El:
[voice-over] You disappoint me, my son. You cannot question your destiny on this planet.

Clark Kent:
It was you! You wanted to show me what the world would be like if I wasn't here.

Jor-El:
The disc in your hand revealed your misguided intentions. I was forced to show you the error of your ways. I sent you to Earth for a purpose, Kal-El. One that cannot be taken lightly.

Clark Kent:
Send me back!

Jor-El:
You must stop the Brain InterActive Construct from altering history and taking your life. You cannot fail. This time, there will be no second chances.

Lex Luthor:
You disappoint me, Kara. With everything my family's done for you, to question my judgment.

Kara:
It's only because I care about you.

Lex Luthor:
Since the day my father found your ship submerged in the Reeve's Dam, he loved you like you were his own daughter. He died guarding your secret from the world.

Kara:
I know, and I owe my life to the both of you, but this country...

Lex Luthor:
What do you know about protecting this country? You are an alien. I'm the President of the United States. By striking the enemy first, I am ensuring our survival. We will prevail. And through it all, I expect you to... look at me! I expect you to stand by my side.

Kara:
Of course, Mr. President.

Brainiac:
You will not keep me from the task I was programmed for.

Clark Kent:
Zod is still alive?

Brainiac:
And trapped... in the Phantom Zone. With the humans gone, I will use Kara to release him through her Fortress.

Clark Kent:
She'll never go along with it.

Brainiac:
It didn't look like she had much fight left in her. But she'll heal. She's healthy. So is Lex Luthor... the vessel. Together, they will repopulate the planet, and Krypton will rise again.

[to Arthur referring to his swimwear]

Lois Lane:
You know this, uh, orange-and-green thing you got going? It looks like Flipper threw up.

Arthur Curry:
Maybe we should start up a Junior Lifeguard Association or something.

Clark:
I'm not sure I'm ready for the JLA quite yet.

Clark:
[referring to Arthur Curry, AKA Aquaman]

Clark:
Come on, am I the only one who thinks there's something fishy about this guy?

Arthur Curry:
I don't run with an entourage.

Arthur Curry:
Maybe you ought to stick to the shallow end until you know how to swim, gorgeous.

Lois Lane:
Maybe you ought to try a breath mint, surfer boy.

Clark:
I'll go talk to Lex.

Arthur Curry:
There isn't enough time. Come on, Superboy. With you on the turf and me in the surf, we could stop this thing cold.

Lois Lane:
You're not a military brat, are you?

Arthur Curry:
No, just a brat.

Professor Milton Fine:
Well, you know, Groucho Marx said there was only one way to find out if a man is honest: ask him. If he says yes, then he must be crooked.

Clark:
I would think a college professor would be quoting Karl Marx, not Groucho.

Professor Milton Fine:
German philosophy is easy. Comedy's hard.

Lois Lane:
You don't even know me.

Arthur Curry:
What's to know? You're abrasive, sarcastic, and you never shut up.

Lois Lane:
Yeah, those are my good qualities.

Clark:
Just stay out of trouble, alright, A.C.?

Arthur Curry:
Try to get in some, Clark. Stay super, bro.

Clark:
[to Lois] What are you doing back?

Lana Lang:
Yeah, we thought you were in Europe 'til the end of the year.

Clark:
Hoping...

Clark:
[on Lois] Do you think she could sleep through me smothering her with a pillow?

Lois Lane:
I've known a lot of guys who wanna own the world; I haven't met very many who actually wanna save it. When am I ever going to meet someone like that again?

Clark:
Lois, I promise someday, you'll meet someone even more special.

Clark Kent:
Lois, I promise, someday... you'll meet someone even more special.

Arthur Curry:
Please, please, please destroy that weapon.

Lex Luthor:
Wow. Okay, you convinced me. I'll flush a 100 million in R&D down the toilet and put the nation's fleet at risk while I'm at it. You might be a big fish in the water but up here I'm the shark.

Chloe Sullivan:
So, I take it Lana hasn't gotten a peek into the confidential files of Clark Kent yet?

Clark Kent:
Chloe, you think I'm happy about having my powers back and lying about them? I didn't ask for this life.

Chloe Sullivan:
We didn't ask for a world that needs heroes, but the truth is we do. Now more than ever, Clark.

Lex Luthor:
It's a complicated world, Clark. Only the naive view it in black and white.

Clark Kent:
You know, the other day, a professor of mine, he accused LuthorCorp of being evil, and you being just short of the devil.

Lex Luthor:
Well, you didn't tell him about my pitchfork, did you?

Clark Kent:
[with a touch of sadness] I defended you.

[turning to leave]

Clark Kent:
I guess I am naive.

Clark Kent:
Look, I don't think Leviathan is gonna be a threat anymore, but Lex might. He's seen your abilities. He'll turn the world upside down looking for you.

Arthur Curry:
Well, the world's three-quarters water. Good luck finding me.

Kara:
I'd always thought the Traveler was meant for good. Even he thinks he is. When I went home to Krypton, I learned the truth about his fate. He won't save mankind. He'll destroy it.

Lex Luthor:
Who is it?

Kara:
Don't you already know?

Brainiac:
This is a simple matter of self-preservation. When I couldn't kill you, I knew I had to control you.

Clark Kent:
I'm in control now. And you will release Chloe! You'll release Lana!

Brainiac:
The only way to save them would be to kill me now, in cold blood. Which goes against everything you stand for. You could never deliberately take another man's life.

Clark Kent:
You're not a man. You're a machine.

Lana Lang:
[to Clark] I need you... but the world needs you more.

[last lines]

Lex Luthor:
I must admit, Clark. This is a big step up from the barn.

Clark Kent:
It's not what you think, Lex. You don't understand.

Lex Luthor:
For the first time, I think I do. You see, you live among us as a mild-mannered farm boy. But secretly, you're a strange visitor from another planet, plotting our demise.

Clark Kent:
That's not what I'm doing at all.

Lex Luthor:
It's a brilliant disguise, Clark. You don't even need a mask.

Clark Kent:
I'm not your enemy, Lex. I've never done anything to hurt you.

Lex Luthor:
Yes, you did. You didn't trust me. With everything you had, with everything you could do, did you ever think about what we could have accomplished together? I would have helped you become a hero.

Clark Kent:
When have you thought of anyone else but yourself?

Lex Luthor:
Right now. I'm doing this for the world. I have to protect the human race.

Clark Kent:
This is my life. You have no right to control it.

Lex Luthor:
It's my birthright! The Luthor family has always been about power and having control over everything. After all my sacrifices, after all the pain... I finally understand. I was being prepared for a much greater destiny. Everything led me to this moment.

Clark Kent:
And we're both here. We're in that moment. And what happens next is your choice. But no one is controlling you, Lex. No one is forcing you to do this.

Lex Luthor:
Who am I to turn my back on my fellow man? Especially after you turned your back on me? I'm sorry, Clark. But you are the Traveler. You hold the future of the entire planet in your hands. I'm here to take it back into mine.

[Lex walks over to the console]

Clark Kent:
Lex...

Lex Luthor:
You'll never threaten the world again... Kal-El.

Clark Kent:
Lex, don't!

[Lex plugs the Orb onto the console. The Fortress begins collapsing as Clark falls to his feet. Lex kneels down to him]

Lex Luthor:
I loved you like a brother, Clark. But it has to end this way. I'm sorry.

Chloe Sullivan:
[pulls kryptonite on Kara] Why isn't it working?

Kara:
Check the expiration date?

Chloe Sullivan:
Kara, there's something seriously wrong with you. It was the only way...

Kara:
You lied to me. Clark's not here.

[Chloe tries to run out the door, Kara shuts it and transforms back into Brainiac]

Chloe Sullivan:
Oh, God.

Brainiac:
I'm impressed. I wouldn't have thought a member of your weak-willed species especially a friend of Kal-El's could ever use kryptonite against his cousin.

Chloe Sullivan:
Let me go.

Brainiac:
I remember you. Always sticking your pretty little head where it doesn't belong.

[Brainiac proceeds to pierce her head with his finger tendrils. Chloe unleashes her healing powers in defense, weakening him]

Brainiac:
What the hell are you?

Jimmy Olsen:
Clark, Chloe was just arrested.

Clark Kent:
What?

Jimmy Olsen:
Her habitual hacking caught Uncle Sam's eye. So I - I kind of went to Lex for help. Now he's holding it over my head.

Clark Kent:
You made a deal with Lex Luthor?

Jimmy Olsen:
Look, I told him to get another lap dog, Clark. But then he just - He put her back on their "most wanted" list. She went from life support to life without parole in less than a day.

Jimmy Olsen:
Look, Lex, I would really like to help, but lying, it's just, uh, you know, it's not my thing. It's eating me up. It's actually... it's making my stomach hurt.

Lex Luthor:
Well it's never too late to learn a new skill.

Lois Lane:
Seriously Clark, don't you think you're destined for greater things in life than working on a farm?

Clark Kent:
Even if I wanted the job, Lois, I'd never work for Lex Luthor.

Lois Lane:
Okay. Then why were you such great friends with the guy? Looking into Lex's past, I found out how far you two go back. You're nothing alike. Why were you so close for so long?

Clark Kent:
Sometimes, people don't turn out to be what you thought they were. Lois, if you continue working for Lex, promise me you'll be careful.

Lois Lane:
[scoffs] You know, if I didn't know any better, Smallville, I'd think you were worried about me.

Chloe Sullivan:
Hey. I think it's time you switch into Super Clark mode now.

Clark Kent:
Super Clark?

Chloe Sullivan:
I know you run faster than a speeding bullet, Clark. Take me along for the ride.

Martha Kent:
[Looking at the Kent farmhouse with a gaping hole in it from where the meteor struck the house] Our home...

Jonathan Kent:
It's just wood and plaster, Martha. A house can always be rebuilt.

Martha Kent:
I guess you're right.

Jonathan Kent:
[Clark walks toward his mom and dad] But it does help to have a one-man construction team as a son.

Martha Kent:
Hi.

Clark Kent:
Hi.

Jonathan Kent:
[after observing a short pause, glad to be together again] Don't worry, Clark, things will be back to normal soon enough.

Clark Kent:
Actually, things will be a lot more normal around here than you think.

[pauses to prepare himself]

Clark Kent:
My abilities are gone.

Martha Kent:
[In shock] How?

Clark Kent:
Jor-El took them. But, I'm not sure it's such a bad thing. All I've ever wanted is to be normal, and now, finally, I am.

Martha Kent:
It is different. You can get hurt now, you're vulnerable.

Clark Kent:
Isn't that what it means to be human?

Jonathan Kent:
No, I can't believe Jor-El would have given up on you that easily.

Clark Kent:
I took care of the danger he warned me about, and if losing my abilities is the consequence then I think he's done with me.

[Walks to Jonathan and Martha and stands beside them]

Clark Kent:
Look, none of that matters now. I'm ready to take a step to the future. We'll start by rebuilding this house, one board at a time.

Clark Kent:
[Super-speeds into Lex's study and Nam-Ek and Aethyr turn to face him] I heard you were looking for me. I'm Kal-El.

Nam-Ek:
At last.

Clark Kent:
Who are you?

Aethyr:
The last survivors of Krypton.

Clark Kent:
What do you want?

Nam-Ek:
We want you to join with us, Kal-El, and help us make this savage land our utopia.

Clark Kent:
I saw what you did at the hospital. It's not utopia. It's MURDER.

Nam-Ek:
The few must be sacrificed for the sake of the many.

Clark Kent:
Then sacrifice me, because I'm not going to let you kill anyone else.

Aethyr:
If that is your decision. So be it, Kal-El.

[Aethyr releases the key to the Phantom Zone on Clark]

Clark Kent:
[inside the Fortress of Solitude] I thought Krypton was destroyed.

Jor-El:
It was, but here in your Fortress of Solitude, the geography of our planet has been replicated for your training.

Clark Kent:
I know there's a lot I can learn from you, but I have to get home. That's where I'm needed.

Jor-El:
The meteor shower is only the precursor. A dark force from Krypton has been awakened, Kal-El, and its sights have been set on Earth.

Clark Kent:
What do you want me to do?

[a massive column of energy surrounds Clark with images of Krypton's history]

Jor-El:
You must do as I tell you. Study with diligence, for that is the only way to save this planet.

Chloe Sullivan:
[to Clark] I want you to know, I'll never be the iceberg to your Titanic, and your secret will never ever leave my lips. No matter what.

Clark Kent:
How'd you get that frog in your throat?

Lois Lane:
That's what happens when you get a neck massage form Barbie the Barbarian. Doctor says I shouldn't talk too much.

Clark Kent:
Oh, gee. That's too bad.

Lois Lane:
Don't get your hopes up, Smallville. It's not permanent.

Jor-El:
Kal-El, you have traveled far. One journey has ended. A new journey is about to begin. Welcome, my son.

Chloe Sullivan:
I wonder who's more freaked out right now. Me, knowing I'm in a hospital where they get their medicine via dogsled... Or you, finally finding out I know your secret.

Clark Kent:
How long have you known?

Chloe Sullivan:
I guess I've always had my suspicions. The quick exits, the miraculous recoveries, the lame excuses. But I think when I saw you catch a car like it was a beach ball, that kind of confirmed everything.

Clark Kent:
Why didn't you say anything?

Chloe Sullivan:
I figured if you wanted to tell me you were part of the superpowered persuasion, you would when you were ready. On your teams, not mine.

Clark Kent:
You're a good friend, Chloe.

Chloe Sullivan:
*Obviously*, not good enough.

Chloe Sullivan:
There are still a few blind spots, though. Like, how did we get beamed from the Kawatche cave to the North Pole? And, uh, what was really going on in that 40-story igloo?

Clark Kent:
Well, Chloe, there's a lot of things about me that even I don't understand. The meteor rocks... They didn't make me who I am.

Chloe Sullivan:
So you're saying you were born this way?

Clark Kent:
I wasn't born anywhere near Smallville. In fact, I wasn't born anywhere near this galaxy.

Chloe Sullivan:
Okay. Okay, so that would then make you, like, an...

Clark Kent:
Yeah.

Chloe Sullivan:
Uh, but you... You look so...

Clark Kent:
Human? I'm still the same person.

Chloe Sullivan:
Clark, I... I... I think you're so amazing. You save people's lives and take zero credit for it. To me, you're more than just a hero. You're a superhero.

Clark Kent:
Chloe.

Chloe Sullivan:
I'm serious, Clark. If more humans were like you, the world would be a better place.

Clark Kent:
How did you get that frog in your throat?

Lois Lane:
That's what happens when you get a neck message from Barbie the Barbarian.

Lana Lang:
[approaching Lionel carving a Kryptonian symbol into the hardwood floor with a corkscrew] Mr. Luthor?

[nearing closer]

Lana Lang:
Are you okay?

Lionel Luthor:
[grabs Lana by the arm and she screams] The disciples of Zod...

[looks up to Lana revealing the cataracts in his blank eyes]

Lionel Luthor:
...they must be stopped!

Lana Lang:
You're talking about the people from the ship.

Lionel Luthor:
Their home...

[he gets up and walks to Lex's safe full of Kryptonite laced artifacts]

Lionel Luthor:
...is their only poison. Their home... is their only poison.

Clark Kent:
[running around the ruins of the farmhouse] MOM! DAD!

Lex Luthor:
[enters] Clark. Thank God you're okay.

Clark Kent:
Where's my mom and dad?

Lex Luthor:
At the hospital. Your mom has a concussion and a broken leg but she's gonna be fine.

Clark Kent:
What about Lana?

Lex Luthor:
Lana's safe. It's Chloe I'm worried about. She was with me in the cave when the meteors hit and I was knocked unconscious and when I came to she was gone.

Clark Kent:
She must have escaped while you were unconscious.

Lex Luthor:
Or someone helped her out.

Clark Kent:
Lex, how could I've...

Lex Luthor:
When I was down in the cave there was a light brighter than anything I've ever seen... and I could've sworn I saw you standing right in its epicenter.

Clark Kent:
I was nowhere near those caves.

Lex Luthor:
If you weren't down in the caves, where have you been?

Clark Kent:
My parents insisted I get a head start. I got a ride on one of the military vans.

Lex Luthor:
Why do I get this nagging feeling your being less than honest with me?

Clark Kent:
I have no idea.

Lex Luthor:
Well, I get the feeling that lying has become an unshakable habit of yours, Clark.

Clark Kent:
I don't have to listen to this.

[Turns his back on Lex]

Lex Luthor:
If you're my friend...

[grabs Clark's arms]

Lex Luthor:
...just tell me the truth. Were you in the cave when the meteors hit?

Clark Kent:
[coldly] No.

Lana Lang:
Clark, I wanna ask you something. Do you believe in life on other planets?

Clark Kent:
Actually, I do.

Clark Kent:
[seeing the destruction at the farm on a news report about the meteor shower] They didn't get out. My parents, they didn't get out.

Chloe Sullivan:
Smallville needs you more than I do, Clark. Go.

Jonathan Kent:
[Martha wakes up in the hospital] Well, Martha Kent, if you were trying to scare me, you did one heck of a job. For a minute there, I thought I lost you.

Martha Kent:
Hmm. I guess I found my way back.

Lois Lane:
Mrs. Kent. I have to you say look a whole lot better without a china cabinet on your back.

Oliver Queen:
This is funny. You know, the way Lois talked about you, I thought you were gonna be a little bit more of a...

Clark Kent:
Little more what? Of a geek?

Lois Lane:
Well, you're not exactly jumping the velvet ropes at nightclubs, so...

Clark Kent:
It's really nice to see that Lois has found someone who can overlook her personality.

Oliver Queen:
Oh, don't worry about it, Clark. If I lived under the same roof with such a beautiful woman, I probably would've mask my feelings in sarcasm, too.

The Green Arrow:
I saved you.

Lois Lane:
Yeah. From goons who were trying to find you. They're not the only one with a V for Vendetta on your little leather ass.

The Green Arrow:
Little? I've really been working on the glutes lately, too.

Lois Lane:
Did the humor come with the costume?

The Green Arrow:
Did the Tomb Raider routine come from wanting daddy's attention?

Oliver Queen:
Clark, you have abilities I couldn't even dream of. And I admire that you use them to save the people you're close to.

Clark Kent:
But?

Oliver Queen:
But there's a whole world of people out there, Clark. They need us. With your potential... you can't wait for them to come to you. When you're ready to do something about that... you let me know.

Oliver Queen:
[speaking to Clark about Lionel Luthor] You find it interesting that he never called the police?

Lois Lane:
Okay, if you boys are done marking your territory, which for clarification, is not me. I have a front page article that is missing a few key details. Good night boys. Now, play nice.

Ian Randall:
Well, if it isn't Ku Klux Van.

Van McNulty:
Get out of my grille, freaks.

Eric Summers:
I'd watch your mouth in here if I were you.

Ian Randall:
We heard about your little one-man ethnic cleansing campaign.

Van McNulty:
I don't know what you're talking about.

Ian Randall:
Oh, come on. You were out there picking off meteor freaks like ducks on the first day of hunting season.

Eric Summers:
And now you're stuck in here with all us ducks. Quack, quack.

Ian Randall:
We don't want to hurt you, Van. Believe it or not, the three of us have something in common.

Van McNulty:
I seriously doubt that.

Eric Summers:
Clark Kent put us all in here.

Ian Randall:
And the word on the ward is you know his weakness.

Van McNulty:
Why should I tell you?

Ian Randall:
Well, because we're looking to sample the sweet taste of revenge.

Eric Summers:
See, if you weaken him, I can leech his powers and break us all out of here.

Van McNulty:
Wait, you took Clark's powers. How?

Eric Summers:
It was a lightning strike. He took them back with a high voltage shock.

Van McNulty:
How do I know I can trust you freaks?

Ian Randall:
The enemy of your enemy is your friend.

Ian Randall:
What do you do when you have an itch?

Lex Luthor:
Get out of my face.

Lex Luthor:
You know, Clark, there is one thing I'll never forget.

Clark Kent:
What's that?

Lex Luthor:
How important your friendship means to me.

Martha Kent:
You okay?

Clark Kent:
In a way, I envy Lex. He seems so happy. I wish I could erase the last few months of my life.

Martha Kent:
I heard they're having a welcome back party for Lana at the Talon. Why don't you go?

Clark Kent:
You never quit, do you?

Martha Kent:
It's called tough love.

Clark Kent:
If Lex is right, Lionel got away with murder.

Jonathan Kent:
But you didn't tell him what really happened.

Clark Kent:
I figured what's the point?

Jonathan Kent:
Clark. Clark, I do not want you and Chloe taking up this charge.

Clark Kent:
Someone's gonna make Lionel pay for his crime.

Jonathan Kent:
Some day, somebody is gonna make Lionel pay for his crime, but that day is not today, Clark. Now, I know this is very difficult for you, but you have to realize that there are people out there who are more powerful than you are.

Eric Summers:
Save your strength, Clark. I'm gonna need it.

Clark Kent:
How is Lana?

Chloe Sullivan:
It's been really tough. She could use some moral support.

Clark Kent:
I sent her a card.

Chloe Sullivan:
Nothing says "I love you" more than a $1.50 piece of cardboard.

Lionel Luthor:
It's sad to see a man who's lost his mind, but it's tragic when he's convinced himself that he's sane.

Ian Randall:
Good to see you, Clark. Tell my two favorite ex-girlfriends I said hello.

Tess Mercer:
Lionel Luthor. I thought...

Lionel Luthor:
Yes, well, rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated.

Clark Kent:
Mom, people are upset. They're getting violent.

Martha Kent:
Clark, if you don't let me do this, there will never be a day where you can come out of hiding. People need someone to believe in.

Clark Kent:
I'm not gonna let you sacrifice yourself.

Martha Kent:
Your father and I made a pact many years ago. We knew protecting you would always be dangerous, but we vowed to do it, even if it cost us our lives. I'm willing to sacrifice the same thing your father did.

Clark Kent:
But I'm not gonna to let you go on a suicide mission for me. And the person who did this to you is still out there, and I'm gonna find them. I'm not ready to say goodbye to you, too.

Chloe Sullivan:
You know, who would have thought there would have been a day when heroes need this much protection?

Martha Kent:
It's nothing new. A long time ago, Jonathan and I realized Clark wasn't just our blessing. Someday we'd have to share him with the world. Protecting him suddenly became a much bigger responsibility.

Chloe Sullivan:
That explains why the Red Queen eventually entered the game.

Martha Kent:
I've been watching you, too. I know you took over where Waller left off, but why did you leave Clark's side in the first place?

Chloe Sullivan:
Same reason you did. It turns out there's a very fine line between being protective and being *overprotective*.

Martha Kent:
We both needed to leave for Clark to stand up on his own. But maybe we stepped away too far.

Chloe Sullivan:
Mrs. Kent, I never stopped watching his back.

Martha Kent:
Clark needs you as much as the world needs him. You're part of this family, Chloe.

Chloe Sullivan:
You know, growing up, I never really had much of a mother figure to look up to - until I met you. You really taught me what it meant to take care of the people that I love.

Martha Kent:
And as Clark's oldest friend, I can't think of anyone better to watch over him.

Oliver Queen:
[to Clark] You know, I can't stay holed up in Watchtower all day long. I'll drive myself crazy. And your mother was standing out here for me, too.

Alexander Luthor:
I watched your body fall 40 stories. It was the greatest moment of my life.

Lionel Luthor:
[sarcastically] Well, what father doesn't want to make his son happy.

Chloe Sullivan:
Lois! Why am I at my alma mater? How am I supposed to protect my heroes off the grid if I'm totally off everyone's radar? And what's with all the Woodward and Bernstein?

Lois Lane:
Actually, more like Perry and White? These are Perry's files.

Chloe Sullivan:
Oh. That's the smell of Old Spice and ambition.

Oliver Queen:
[to Alexander] So, what was that this morning, huh? Was that, uh - was that your idea to show Daddy you got the killer instinct, too? Is that what that was?

Lionel Luthor:
Are you making an accusation against my son? No one will take your word, you're a convicted felon. You should have stayed out of the spotlight, but you wanted celebrity. You made one fatal mistake - you trusted them, the people. They're vulgar, uneducated, and stupid, and they don't even know what you're fighting for. Must be heart-wrenching.

Oliver Queen:
Well, you got it all figured out. I'll tell you what - I wouldn't underestimate the common man in tomorrow's vote. When the VRA's repealed and my name is cleared, I'm coming after you.

Lionel Luthor:
No, you're wrong. Tomorrow, the people will turn on you again, believe me. You missed the mark, Green Arrow.

Alexander Luthor:
And now it's our turn... again.

Tess Mercer:
Clark, Alexander's not the only Luthor that's crawling back into our lives. Lionel's here.

Clark Kent:
Lionel?

Tess Mercer:
He followed you from his parallel world and he knows about Alexander.

Oliver Queen:
Uh, even worse, he's already found him. I just got back from father/son day at LuthorCorp. Alexander's all grown up. The family's back in business.

Lionel Luthor:
This is your home, Alexander. You'll be safe here. You always remember, son - a Luthor's home is his castle.

Martha Kent:
But this really isn't *your* home, Lionel, is it?

Lionel Luthor:
So, Senator Martha Kent. I assume Clark told you about his journey through the looking glass.

Martha Kent:
And he just called me about yours. You don't belong here.

Lionel Luthor:
That's strange, coming from you. Where does your son belong? Certainly not here.

Martha Kent:
Well, on this side of the mirror, Clark is a force of good. And if you try to hurt him, I will destroy you.

Lionel Luthor:
Listen. Listen to me, son. Don't let hate master you. Make it your servant. Use it. Let it build inside of you. Hate can make you strong. I can teach you how.

Alexander Luthor:
There's nothing left for you to teach me.

Clark Kent:
You're looking for the Phantom Zone crystal, aren't you?

Tess Mercer:
You sent Slade there, didn't you?

Clark Kent:
The VRA forced my hand. And when the justice system here is fixed, I'll bring him back to stand trial.

Tess Mercer:
How could you be so good, Clark?

Alexander Luthor:
Because no one told him to hate. Like Lionel taught me.

Alexander Luthor:
No, Tess! I am done with all of you! And you. Always making yourself look better by making me look like some kind of monster!

Clark Kent:
You're not him.

Tess Mercer:
You keep blaming everybody, but look who has the gun in their hand. I know how you feel. After living in the darkness for so long, you feel like you can't step into the light, 'cause it makes you feel ashamed. But Clark was the one that changed everything for me. He can do the same thing for you.

Alexander Luthor:
W-Why would you want to help me? I'm your enemy. We've been locked in battle for years.

Clark Kent:
You're not locked into anything. You had something that Lex never had, and that's Tess. She loved you.

Tess Mercer:
I still love you. I do. And I know I'm not perfect. But I'll always be there for you.

Clark Kent:
I can't believe they'd risked everything coming out to defend me.

Chloe Sullivan:
You have no idea how much you mean to people, Clark Kent.

Clark Kent:
But I don't think a couple hundred testimonials will be enough to change the vote.

Chloe Sullivan:
Try a couple hundred thousand... all of them willing to step out for you. They just needed a place to be heard.

Lois Lane:
You're an American hero, Clark.

Clark Kent:
I want to be the man that you made that suit for.

Martha Kent:
Clark, you don't need a suit the be the world's hero.

Clark Kent:
Well, when I saw those people willing to defend me, it was inspiring. It got me to thinking that, in order for The Blur to be a true beacon of hope, maybe people need to see my face, too. I've been to the future, and I saw the hero that I will become to save the city. But I also saw me - I mean... Clark Kent - disguised behind glasses and a bad haircut.

Martha Kent:
Well, I'm sure you still looked very handsome.

Clark Kent:
Mom, I don't see how I can treat Clark Kent as a disguise. I mean, you and Dad raised me to be who I am right now - the real Clark Kent.

Martha Kent:
What's real is your strength and integrity and compassion. As long as you remain honest to those things, it doesn't matter what you wear or what name you go by, because... you'll always be my son.

Clark Kent:
So, you're saying that I should become that hero and step into the light?

Martha Kent:
Clark, you *are* the light.

[deleted scene]

Chloe Sullivan:
[appears on TV screen] Hello, Lionel.

Lionel Luthor:
And who might you be?

Chloe Sullivan:
Oh. So you haven't quite figured out who everyone on this side of the mirror is, have you? Over here, I protect Clark. But I'm not the one stopping you today.

Lionel Luthor:
And that would be...?

[Clark superspeeds into Lionel's office]

Clark Kent:
Lionel.

Lionel Luthor:
You used to call me "sir" when you were my son.

Clark Kent:
That was another world that you chose to leave behind.

Lionel Luthor:
True. Here I have another son. My own flesh and blood. Where is he?

Clark Kent:
Why? So you can force him to fulfill a destiny that you control? I won't let that happen.

Lionel Luthor:
If you had the power to send me back, you would have done it already.

Clark Kent:
This world changed Lionel Luthor once and it will again. There's still hope for you. If you can let go of your hate, you may see your son again.

Lionel Luthor:
You think I'm going to corrupt Alexander. No. I'm not the one who taught him to hate you, Clark, you did that.

Clark Kent:
Sometimes all we need is someone to believe in us no matter what. And that kind of faith is a beacon. It gives us hope and it gives us a guidance, sometimes even the courage to change. I'll never stop trying to help Alexander. Never.

Clark Kent:
I need to head to the Fortress, see if I can find a way to send Doomsday to a place where he can't hurt anyone again.

Oliver Queen:
No need to pack your parka. I can tell how to conquer the beast. Kick his ass, Clark. Get this thing out of our lives once and for all.

Clark Kent:
You want me to kill him.

Oliver Queen:
No. I *need* you to kill him. We all do. You're the only one who can.

Clark Kent:
That doesn't make it right. I'd still be taking a life.

Oliver Queen:
You'd be saving thousands, Clark. The only way any of us are ever gonna be safe again is if Doomsday's destroyed... for good.

Clark Kent:
Doomsday is my problem, and I will handle it.

Oliver Queen:
My God, what's he done with Chloe?

Davis Bloome:
I'd never hurt Chloe. She, uh... She - she saved me.

Jimmy Olsen:
No way. Now, Chloe might be a sucker for the strange, but she's not crazy.

Davis Bloome:
Bit of advice - you really don't want to upset me now.

Oliver Queen:
Yeah, trust me, I know. I've seen your horns. You give the whole new meaning to the term "Bridezilla."

Jimmy Olsen:
You're the beast.

Davis Bloome:
You want to throw down with me? Good luck.

Clark Kent:
I didn't come here looking for a fight. This Fortress can help you. It's all that's left of our planet.

Davis Bloome:
How did a piece of Krypton get here?

Clark Kent:
My father created it using Kryptonian technology. It'll send you to a world where you don't have to hide who you are any longer.

Davis Bloome:
A world without Chloe? No, you better have a plan "B" because I'm not losing her.

Clark Kent:
Davis, if you truly care about her, you would let her go.

Davis Bloome:
You got it all wrong, Clark. She *chose* to protect me. It was her idea for us to leave Smallville forever.

Clark Kent:
Chloe would have done that for anyone. She believes in second chances. She doesn't actually have feelings for you.

Davis Bloome:
Why? Because of what I am? I didn't want this, Clark. I even killed myself to try to escape this life, but the darkness - it doesn't come out when Chloe's around. She makes me... human.

Davis Bloome:
Look, she is my chance to be happy. Why can't my own Kryptonian brother let me have that?

Clark Kent:
I'm sorry, Davis. I was wrong. We're not brothers.

Davis Bloome:
Clark...

[Davis knocks Clark away from the console, Clark crashes into a block of ice]

Clark Kent:
I don't want to hurt you, Davis.

Davis Bloome:
Don't worry. You can't.

Oliver Queen:
Clark, I know you want to save everybody. But eventually, you're gonna have to make a tough decision. It's what heroes do.

Oliver Queen:
When did you become one of the bad guys, huh?

Chloe Sullivan:
For whatever reason, I calm the beast inside him. He needed me.

Oliver Queen:
He needed you. So, the needs of the Cornfield Killer outweighs the needs of the rest of the world. Is that it?

Chloe Sullivan:
Oliver, it's complicated.

Oliver Queen:
No, it's complicated, yeah. That's the same thing your psychopathic boyfriend told me.

Chloe Sullivan:
Look, either I keep him with me or let innocent people die.

Oliver Queen:
Oh, come on. Chloe, if you really believed that, you would have handled things a little bit differently, don't you think? Instead, what do you do? You cook him dinner, you fluff his pillow, you rock him to sleep.

Chloe Sullivan:
Okay, look, I understand what it looked like from the outside, but trust me, I had the whole thing under control.

Oliver Queen:
Chloe, you didn't have anything under control! Speaking as Davis' next victim, I can tell you, your plan was seriously flawed! How did you think this was gonna end, Chloe?

Chloe Sullivan:
I'll find him, okay? I'll fix this.

Oliver Queen:
No. You won't. I think you've done enough. We'll let Clark handle it from here.

Chloe Sullivan:
[on the phone] Look, everything I've ever done, right or wrong, I did for you.

Clark Kent:
By running away? Admit it Chloe, you have feelings for Davis. That's why you're protecting him.

Chloe Sullivan:
Clark, I'm protecting *you*. I meant what I said. Condemning Davis to a life as that monster is worse than killing him.

Clark Kent:
But what about you, Chloe? Chloe, I'm gonna spend every second looking for you. I will find a way to save you.

Chloe Sullivan:
Clark, you're not here to save one person. You're here to save all of us.

Clark Kent:
And you think sacrificing yourself will help me do that. Chloe, you're wrong. You're wrong, Chloe.

Chloe Sullivan:
I must have thrown a million green rocks away, and I've never really saved you. Now I can.

Clark Kent:
Chloe, listen to me. This is your life that we're talking about. Don't do this.

Chloe Sullivan:
Clark, if there's one lesson I've learned from you, it's that choosing the greater good is never a sacrifice.

Davis Bloome:
Without you, the man that I want to be doesn't exist.

Bizarro:
[deep, husky voice] Hey, Clark. You ever wonder what would happen to all these humans if you weren't here to play savior? I know you do. You just never admit it.

Clark Kent:
You don't know anything about me.

Bizarro:
No, Clark. I know everything about you. I just didn't borrow your DNA, I have all your memories, all your thoughts, every last twisted one of them. When I'm living your life, I won't make those same mistakes.

Lex Luthor:
I was dead. And there was this light. And an angel. Why would she save me... after all I've done?

Lex Luthor:
You're the phantom. You took Clark's body.

Bizarro:
Just a few cells. Clark's still alive. He's out there. And you will help me kill him. I need meteor rocks. A lot of them.

Lex Luthor:
I'd never help you kill Clark.

Bizarro:
Lex, redemption doesn't suit you. Why protect a Clark Kent who hates you when you can help the one who wants to be your ally? It's what you've always wanted. Isn't it, Lex?

Lex Luthor:
I may have tracked you around the globe, but clearly you're not a native. Where are you from and why did you only replicate Clark?

Bizarro:
Now you got a decision to make, Lex. What's more important? Destroying me or solving the mystery of Clark Kent?

Clark Kent:
Chloe, when I heard about Lana, I went to find Lex. And I wasn't gonna let him leave there alive. The irony is I think it was the first time I ever really understood Lex. Loving someone is hard. It's difficult. But hate... hate is so... clean.

Chloe Sullivan:
Maybe you need to feel this right now. I mean, anger is a natural human emotion.

Clark Kent:
Well, that's just it. 'Cause when that phantom was trying to kill me and I was staring into my own eyes, I saw the monster that I could become if I wanted to. It was a reminder that I am not human.

Chloe Sullivan:
Tell that to every person you've ever saved. Clark, whether you wanna see it or not, you're one of us now. And the fact you're from a galaxy far, far away just... adds character. And you know I'm here, no matter what side of nature or nurture happens to be winning out.

Clark Kent:
It goes both ways, Chloe.

Clark Kent:
When you left here, you were hurt pretty badly. How'd you heal so fast?

John Jones:
I just had to leave the Earth's atmosphere. But in my absence, it appeared you did exactly what Jor-El was trying to prevent.

Clark Kent:
I unleashed a carbon copy of myself. Only without my...

John Jones:
Humanity?

Clark Kent:
What was I supposed to do? Let him kill every host he inhabited?

John Jones:
That is one the hardest trials you will face, Kal-El. While your humanity is your greatest strength, it is also your greatest vulnerability.

Clark Kent:
Well it's part of who I am. And it's who I wanna be. I'm proud I was raised to care about people. And I'm not going to apologize for it anymore.

Clark Kent:
I know. But this creature was discarded at birth as a poor imitation. He was shown no compassion, no conscience. Therefore he has none. He knows only one thing: Survival.

Clark Kent:
How do I stop someone who has all my powers and none of my weaknesses?

John Jones:
By opening your eyes to what you take for granted every day. Your faith in humans is not the only thing that gives you strength.

Clark Kent:
The yellow sun.

Clark Kent:
Hey. Is that all you got?

Bizarro:
You're no match for my strength.

Chloe Sullivan:
Okay, so this phantom Clark thing was inhabiting humans, but when he touched you, it just replicated. Why?

Clark Kent:
The phantom needed a Kryptonian body in order to replicate to become whole again. Chloe, I don't know how to stop him. It's not like I can fly after him.

Chloe Sullivan:
This guy can fly? God Clark, you gotta get on that one. Well, where's our Bizarro Clark now?

Clark Kent:
I don't know. But, Chloe, before I hit him, his face distorted. Almost like he was hurt.

Chloe Sullivan:
Which is why he pushed pause on his one-man mission to kill you. Why would your doppleg?nger weaken if you didn't?

John Jones:
Your father would be proud. He did everything he could to prepare you, but bravery... is not something you can learn.

Clark Kent:
How much bravery does it take when you're getting pummeled?

John Jones:
Kal-El, you could've ignored all of the phantoms that escaped the Phantom Zone. But you chose to take responsibility and stop them. Even one more powerful than you.

Clark Kent:
In a weird way, he may have been right. Maybe I have allowed myself to become weak. Caring too much about everything, everyone here.

John Jones:
You've learned a lot from your time in Smallville. These people have made you who you are.

Clark Kent:
They won't always be here. Losing Lana has made me realize, no matter how close I get someday they'll all be gone. And all the time that I've spent ignoring my destiny trying... to something I'll never be: Human.

Clark Kent:
So it must've been kind of strange to have a zombie best friend walking around.

Chloe Sullivan:
Yeah, I mean, you know, I never really realized how complicated that zombie's life was.

Clark Kent:
[apprehensive] Complicated? Did I do something unusual?

Chloe Sullivan:
You had a clean slate to start all over with, and you made all the same choices... except for one.

[Clark laughs nervously]

Clark Kent:
Chloe, I need you to be completely honest with me.

Chloe Sullivan:
[challenging] Honest, huh?

Clark Kent:
What'd I do?

Chloe Sullivan:
You trusted me.

Chloe Sullivan:
Um. You spend most of your time over there.

Clark Kent:
In a barn?

Chloe Sullivan:
Well, normal was never really your style Clark. That was my attempt at humor. Sometimes I crash and burn. Sorry.

Clark Kent:
Well, I... I could... I... I guess... I can see through things.

Chloe Sullivan:
[Covers herself] Hold on a minute, are you... telling me that you can see through solid objects?

Clark Kent:
I guess that's one you didn't know about, huh?

Chloe Sullivan:
No! And that might be one of those abilities you gonna want to keep a lid on.

Chloe Sullivan:
I'm gonna go to the Torch and see what I can find out about amnesia.

Lois Lane:
Yeah, just leave Mr. Memory Reboot to me. I'm getting to be a pro at this.

[to Clark]

Lois Lane:
But you know what? You're gonna have to put up with PB and J because that's the extent of my culinary skills.

Chloe Sullivan:
[to Clark] Okay?

Clark Kent:
Please tell me I'm not related to her.

Chloe Sullivan:
No, I am. You live with her.

Lois Lane:
Clark, you know that.

Chloe Sullivan:
Well, not so much. He has amnesia, and he's having a hard time...

Lois Lane:
Again?

Clark Kent:
What do you mean again?

Lois Lane:
Well, at least this time you got clothes on.

Clark Kent:
I can't believe I'm friends with a billionaire.

Lex Luthor:
Funny, you never seemed that impressed before.

Kara:
I'm leaving Smallville.

Clark Kent:
Kara, you just got back.

Kara:
When I was in that hellhole, I heard rumors that Kandor still exists. Kal-El, I think that a part of our civilization may have survived before the explosion, before the destruction of Krypton. There may be survivors there. If I can find that city, I can save our bloodline.

Clark Kent:
Then I'll go with you.

Kara:
Kal-El, there's a reason that you were sent to Earth and raised as a member of the Kent family. Your path is on Earth living amongst humans and inspiring mankind.

Clark Kent:
We can do all of this together.

Kara:
I can't. I don't fit in here. My journey's somewhere else.

Clark Kent:
[hugs Kara] I'll miss you.

Kara:
[shows her necklace with House of El symbol] See? You're always with me. Close to my heart.

Faora:
You don't recognize me, but you are the spitting image of your father.

Davis Bloome:
Okay. Lois, you gotta reason with me. What kind of drugs did you take? Pills, powder, paste? Don't tell me you didn't inject anything.

Faora:
You don't know who you are. Do you experience blackouts? Hours of your life mysteriously lost? Your body's still evolving.

Davis Bloome:
Okay, um... How do you know that?

Faora:
Before we were phantoms, Zod and I were unable to have children. So, we created you.

Davis Bloome:
You, uh, "created" me...?

Faora:
You arrived here as genetic matter, containing our planet's most powerful life-forms so that, in time, you would evolve to become Earth's ultimate destroyer.

Davis Bloome:
I drive an ambulance.

Faora:
The duty of a child is to continue the legacy his parents began. Our family is meant to take this planet as our own. And after seeing you with these humans, I realize that you're still too weak to fulfill your destiny.

[Lois/Faora breaks off piece of metal from hospital bed and stabs Davis]

Faora:
Trust me, my son. That which kills you makes you stronger. I'll be back when you're ready.

Oliver Queen:
Phantom Zone, huh? Seriously, who names these things?

Chloe Sullivan:
Picture an alien Alcatraz, and if I don't bail Clark out soon, who knows that kind of havoc Lo-bot will leave in her wake.

Tess Mercer:
Who do you work for?

Green Arrow:
I'm self-employed. It's sort of an occupational safety hazard.

Tess Mercer:
Oh. Well then you know that getting blood out of leather can be a total b*tch.

Kara:
What were you thinking bringing Lois here?

Clark Kent:
Lois was there when I touched the crystal. We need to find a portal back.

Kara:
I did. Zor-El built me an escape hatch.

Clark Kent:
If you know a way out, then why are you still here?

Kara:
I didn't want to make the same mistake you did. Zoners got out when you left. They're just waiting for me to open the portal again.

Clark Kent:
So you stayed here all this time, fending for your life to protect Earth?

Kara:
Your lifeline. You lose it, you die.

Lois Lane:
I don't want to die here, Clark!

Clark Kent:
All we have to do is keep an eye out on each other, okay? We'll be fine.

Lois Lane:
We're not fine! We're standing on our graves! We're gonna die, us together. No more farmhouse, no more Daily Planet!

Clark Kent:
Listen to me! Listen to me. No one's gonna mess with Lois and Clark, right?

Lois Lane:
They better not.

Lois Lane:
So, first Kara, then Clark and I. It's like the Kent farm's ground zero for alien abductions.

[referring to the portal's altar in order to escape from the Phantom Zone]

Lois Lane:
*This* is our DeLorean?

Kara:
We just have to touch it.

Oliver Queen:
Hallmark didn't have any, uh, "Welcome back to Earth" cards, so...

Clark Kent:
Oliver. It's nice to see everyone has a key to this place. I spoke to Chloe. She said, if it wasn't for you, I wouldn't be here right now. Thanks.

Oliver Queen:
Actually, uh, if it wasn't for Chloe tweaking into a supercomputer, you wouldn't be here right now. Her eyes turned white, and she, uh, with one hand, mind you, pushed me into the next room. So, uh, what happened to her?

Clark Kent:
It's Brainiac. He infected her somehow.

Oliver Queen:
What are you doing about this?

Clark Kent:
Everything I can. I've tried to talk to her, but I can't control her life.

Oliver Queen:
*Her* life? It's not her life anymore, Clark. She's living yours. Chloe's knee-deep in these situations that - pardon the expression, but humans just don't understand. As her best friend... make her stop before she gets hurt.

Kara:
So, did your adventure with Lois end with you telling her your secret?

Clark Kent:
Not exactly. All I ever wanted was to keep Lois from my secret. But yesterday, that nearly got her killed.

Kara:
You want your cousin's two cents? Lois can handle it. She's tough... and strong. You wouldn't let her get so close if you didn't think so, too.

Clark Kent:
I was beginning to miss these family lectures.

Davis Bloome:
Um, is this a bad time?

Chloe Sullivan:
It is just one of those days when I feel like my friends have left the planet.

Lara:
Jor-El? Is that you?

Clark Kent:
I'm Kal-El.

Lara:
Kal-El... My son, my beautiful boy. You're a man now.

Grant Gabriel:
Ok everybody, time to stop talking, start reporting! You're journalists, not stargazers, let's move!

Zor-El:
You're just as stubborn as my brother. Soon you could be just as dead. If you value your life, tell Kal-El to trust his uncle. You'll be better off in the end.

Lionel Luthor:
Kal-El is following his own destiny. I will do nothing to stop his course.

Clark Kent:
I saw what you did to Lionel. You don't want to save anyone.

Zor-El:
The weak must be sacrificed for the greater good. Something your father could never understand. He could have saved Krypton if he wasn't such a feeble-minded pacifist.

Clark Kent:
Jor-El did the best that he could.

Zor-El:
Yes. And where is he now? What is he now? A voice. I'm here, in the flesh. Ready to serve my people.

Chloe Sullivan:
Hey! Hey! Hey! I know the blue K is seriously cramping your style, but you don't have to grind your finger off!

Clark Kent:
Chloe, I don't know what else to do. It's unbreakable.

Chloe Sullivan:
Okay, look, considering what all the other flavors of kryptonite do, being normal may not be such a bad thing.

Lara:
[to Lana] You're worried I'll discover the darkness you're concealing. Don't let it overpower the goodness. You must fight it.

Clark Kent:
This is why I need you to give me a ride. I need to get this ring off my finger and go to the Fortress.

Chloe Sullivan:
Look, Clark, my Yaris gets awesome mileage, but I seriously doubt it will get us all the way to the North Pole.

Lana Lang:
You grew up on a planet of human beings. It's okay to feel. Your emotions are part of who you are.

Clark Kent:
Yeah. They're more dangerous than kryptonite.

Jaime Reyes:
Who are you?

Booster Gold:
[to a crowd of people] I'm sure you're all wondering who I am. Well, how about the 411? I'm pure gold, ladies and gentlemen. I am Booster Gold, the greatest hero you've never heard of... till now!

Booster Gold:
If you need a hero, ping me.

[walks up to Clark]

Booster Gold:
Nice glasses.

[turns back to the crowd]

Booster Gold:
Remember... it's Booster Gold!

[flies off]

Lois Lane:
[to Clark] Booster Gold's star will burn off faster than you can say "up, up, and away."

Clark Kent:
[to Booster Gold] The suit doesn't make the hero. A hero's made in the moment by the choices that he makes and the reasons that he makes them. A hero brings out the best in people. I don't doubt behind that star, there is a hero... but I haven't seen him. Not yet.

Skeets:
May I offer a piece of advice from your former career, sir?

Booster Gold:
Football?

Skeets:
Go big or go home.

Booster Gold:
[to Blue Beetle] One move, bug, I'll zap you to honeybee heaven.

Booster Gold:
Well, you know what? I've got some advice for you too.

Clark Kent:
What's that?

Booster Gold:
"The Blur." No. No, no, no. It sounds like a roller coaster or something. You need something strong. You need something simple. Something that actually starts with that "S" you wear. Something... super. You got to brand it, baby. You know?

Clark Kent:
I'll start brainstorming.

Ted Kord:
This boy is absolutely unique. He managed to shutdown the scarab.

Lois Lane:
I'm guessing not everyone has what it takes to do that. So, Mr. Kord, does this mean that you'll be able to remove it from him?

Jaime Reyes:
I- No. I mean, will that take away the power it gives me?

Ted Kord:
Yes, but...

Jaime Reyes:
I want to learn how to use them. I want to be a hero like Booster Gold.

Booster Gold:
I don't know, kid. You know... what do you say we give Miss Lane here an exclusive on the *real* hero of the day?

Skeets:
Will you be thanking anyone, sir?

Booster Gold:
Me. And maybe my mom. People love that sentimental stuff. Scores pretty big with the ladies, too.

Booster Gold:
Who wants to be the star of the show?

[all the Booster Girls raise their hands]

Booster Gold:
Just kidding, I'm the star of the show.

Clark Kent:
Look, we need to get together and find Kord's missing weapon. It's dangerous.

Booster Gold:
Danger... is my middle name. So is fame, fortune, and front page, Clark.

Clark Kent:
The suit doesn't make the hero. A hero's made in the moment by the choices that he makes and the reasons that he makes them. A hero brings out the best in people.

Clark Kent:
You helped Jaime break free of that scarab.

Booster Gold:
I was using your words.

Clark Kent:
It doesn't matter. The fact is, in the moment you believed them. And so did he.

Cat Grant:
Lois, Clark's nice and all, if you wanna invest in a fixer-upper, but he's no Blur.

Lois Lane:
[pleased] No. No, he's not.

Lois Lane:
[about Booster Gold] What an ass.

Cat Grant:
You mean asset.

Lois Lane:
What?

Cat Grant:
You wanted me to believe in heroes, Lois. Well, I think I finally might. He isn't hiding anything. You can see his face. His name...

Lois Lane:
Is Booster Gold.

Cat Grant:
Booster Gold could be the city's answer to inspiration, and my answer to that promotion.

Lois Lane:
You're up for my promotion?

Cat Grant:
Isn't yours just yet. And thats to my reporting on the VRA, I've gathered myself a small but vocal fan base. You should read their tweets. They love me. Enough to convince the powers-that-be to put my hat in the ring for that desk upstairs. May the best reporter win.

Lois Lane:
Cat Grant, like nails on a chalkboard.

Jaime Reyes:
You can help me. You're a hero.

Booster Gold:
No, I'm not. Not like you think, kid. But, listen, you can be. Someone once told me that the suit doesn't make the hero, so you fight it.

Jaime Reyes:
I can't.

Booster Gold:
Yes, you can. Fight it. You can be a hero. You just have to have faith in what you are and what you're gonna be. It's your choice, kid. You choose.

Clark Kent:
Lois, I was like that in Smallville. The thought of going back to that, I...

Lois Lane:
Clark, the real you can burn holes through buildings with a look, and lift a freight train with one finger. Get over it.

Clark Kent:
You know, the last thing you should worry about is teaching me Mild-Mannered 101. You should be focusing on that promotion now that Steve Lombard went to Daily Star. They said that desk could be yours.

Lois Lane:
I'm counting on it.

Lex Luthor:
[Clark is standing at the loft window looking at the stars in quiet reflection as Lex appears in the darkness below] I came to say thank you.

[Clark looks at him deifiantly as he steps into the light]

Lex Luthor:
I know you were only trying to help me.

Clark Kent:
I hope you would have done the same for me.

Lex Luthor:
What do you want from me?

Clark Kent:
I want you to change.

Lex Luthor:
I'm not sure if I can.

Clark Kent:
Lex, I realized that there's so much I don't know about you. I mean, what else don't I know about you?

Lex Luthor:
You don't know that sometimes I wonder why I keep going. Why I do the things I do. I treated those women terribly Clark. I see that now.

Clark Kent:
Well, that's a start.

Lex Luthor:
You know when that fire was coming towards me I thought "Good, save the world a lot of grief." But then the fire went out and fate gave me a second chance.

Clark Kent:
Lex, the way things have been between us the last few days... I felt your father was being more honest with me than you were. I hated that feeling. I felt like we were enemies.

Lex Luthor:
Don't give up on me yet.

[first lines]

Lex Luthor:
What are you listening to?

Shannon Bell:
My favorite song. [she hands him an earphone]

Lex Luthor:
What's your name?

Shannon Bell:
Doesn't really matter.

[last lines]

Jason Teague:
What are you doing here Mother?

Genevieve Teague:
I know you don't want to talk to me Jason, but every mother has a right to see her own son.

Jason Teague:
You didn't come here to see me.

Genevieve Teague:
Is it so terrible to want to meet your girlfriend?

Jason Teague:
It's the way you go about it. I'm not gonna let you do it this time. Because it's different.

[pause]

Jason Teague:
I will come see you when I'm ready.

Genevieve Teague:
When will that be?

Jason Teague:
I don't know. But you can't come back here.

Genevieve Teague:
I just want you to know, Jason, that I'm really glad that you're happy. Lana is... an enchanting girl. I can see why you moved to the middle of nowhere to be with her. She's... she's special. I knew you'd meet someone like her one day.

Jason Teague:
Did I meet her by accident or not?

Genevieve Teague:
[small chuckle] What on Earth are you implying? Of course you did, Jason. How else could you meet her?

[she kisses him on the cheek]

Genevieve Teague:
I'll wait to hear from you.

Jonathan Kent:
I'm glad Lex was found innocent, but I sure wish you would have come to us before you got yourself involved.

Clark Kent:
Well, at first, dad, I just wanted to help. But then I had to figure out if I could trust him or not.

Martha Kent:
What did you decide?

Clark Kent:
I haven't. I mean, the way he treated those women. It showed me a side of Lex I hadn't seen before. I mean, how could you just not care that you hurt someone?

Jonathan Kent:
Lex was just following what he's learned, son. That's all.

Clark Kent:
There's something else you should know. I went to see Lionel.

Martha Kent:
What?

Clark Kent:
He wanted to help Lex, and he did. I couldn't have done it without him.

Jonathan Kent:
Clark, you know how dangerous that man is to you.

Clark Kent:
But dad, that's the thing. I think he's changed. And his liver's healed.

Martha Kent:
I thought his condition was terminal.

Clark Kent:
I think something in me actually healed him.

Jonathan Kent:
Clark, does Lionel know about this?

Clark Kent:
No. He actually thinks it's a miracle.

Martha Kent:
It is.

Clark Kent:
Look, I know this sounds crazy, but I really think he has changed. I could see it in his eyes.

Clark Kent:
You were burning evidence, Lex. Not exactly actions of an innocent man.

Lex Luthor:
Come on, Clark! Think about it. If I killed that girl, why would I take a nap next to her body? So the maid could find me? It doesn't make any sense.

Clark Kent:
Neither does breaking into her house, but you did that. You better be honest with me, because right now, I'm an accomplice.

Lex Luthor:
I didn't ask you to show up.

Lex Luthor:
Clark, you know I didn't do this. It's my father trying to get back at me. He knows about all these stalkers. LuthorCorp's lawyers compiled a database of them last year. My father knew Eve would be the perfect victim to make it look like I had motive.

Clark Kent:
I don't think it's your father, Lex. I went to see him. He wants to help.

Lex Luthor:
He was the one who sent you looking for a car, wasn't he?

Clark Kent:
Yes.

Lex Luthor:
You're playing right into his hands.

Clark Kent:
Lex...

Lex Luthor:
You can't straddle the fence on this one, Clark! My father and I are enemies! You have to decide who you really trust.

Shannon Bell:
Corrine? It's the D.A.

Corinne Hartford:
Thank you, Shannon. I'll be right there. You, stay put. It's a media circus out there, and I don't want you saying anything stupid.

Lex Luthor:
Your bedside manner needs work.

Corinne Hartford:
I'm not here to hold you hand, Lex. You want a hug, call your mother.

Corinne Hartford:
Lex, you're paying me to get you off, not to prove you're innocent.

Clark Kent:
[Lana is reading a text message in a secluded area of the barn/wedding reception when Clark finds her] Chloe's glad you came. I could have used some warning. You weren't planning on coming back, were you?

Lana Lang:
Yeah, not until a few hours ago.

Clark Kent:
So, what changed your mind? I'm not expecting you to say it was me.

Lana Lang:
I read about the mysterious blur saving lives in Metropolis. I'm proud of you, Clark. It's who you should have been all along.

Clark Kent:
Does that mean you're happy you left?

Lana Lang:
It was the hardest decision I have ever had to make. But I'm glad that I finally had the guts to do it. [silence between the two former lovers] I would have died before I admitted this, but I used to sit on my front porch and look across the field at this barn, imagining a summer wedding here. Of course, I always thought I'd play a bigger part in it.

Clark Kent:
You probably would have if I had given you Chloe's wedding gift. I had Jor-El erase all the memories that Chloe had of the real me. I wonder if that would have made things different between us.

Lana Lang:
I understood the lies that you told me to protect your identity. But I could never forgive you for taking that away from me.

Clark Kent:
You can't mean that. Lana, it turned your life upside down.

Lana Lang:
Maybe it was exactly what it needed. I could have landed a lot of places in my life, Clark. But without you, none of them would have led me here.

Clark Kent:
So that's it. It's all over. It's that easy?

Lana Lang:
No. But where I am now, for the first time it feels right. Clark, I know neither of us could say it... But maybe Clark Kent and Lana Lang just weren't meant to end up together. [Both turn to the reception where the crowd starts cheering for Chloe and Jimmy to kiss]

Oliver Queen:
[Lois is sitting outside on the porch away from the reception drinking champagne from the bottle when Oliver finds her] Want a glass with that?

Lois Lane:
Oliver. Just the person I want to see right now.

Oliver Queen:
[laughs] So, uh, want to tell me what started this lost weekend?

Lois Lane:
Go on and enjoy the party. Trust me it will be a real buzz-kill to listen to me whine like Patsy Cline.

Oliver Queen:
Yeah, you're probably right. You know, um... I may not be at the top of your confidant list, but if you ever want to talk, I'm here.

Lois Lane:
[sighs] I'm just having all these feelings, and I don't know what they mean.

Oliver Queen:
Oh. Well, who's the lucky guy?

Lois Lane:
[sighs] Having this conversation with an ex is... bad enough without turning up the awkward dial.

Oliver Queen:
[chuckles] Right. Well, you know, there's moving on in theory, and then there's the moment that it actually happens. If you like we can start now, and I'll just be a really good friend.

Lois Lane:
Okay. It's like I was going along and it just snuck up on me. And I tried to ignore it, but then there are these moments that you can't. Maybe I was reading it wrong. And to add insult to injury, it all went down at tonight's tribute to romantic bliss. I know it sounds sappy... but I thought... just for a minute... that someone needed me.

Oliver Queen:
Well, I'm sure he needs you, Lois.

Lois Lane:
[scoffs] That's sweet of you to say, but how do you know? [scoffs]

Oliver Queen:
'Cause I know Clark. [chuckles]

Jimmy Olsen:
You know, speaking of the right person, since you don't have a plus-one tonight, I'd like you to meet one of my friends. Name's Clark Kent. You heard of him?

Lois Lane:
Better wear your bow and arrow, Cupid. That bumbling tadpole is not my Prince Charming.

Jimmy Olsen:
Well, maybe you just need to jump his lily pad and plant one on him. Come on. I've seen the way you two look at each other.

Lois Lane:
[scoffs] You need to get your eyesight checked, Olsen. Clark doesn't like me. He likes... driving me crazy.

Jimmy Olsen:
Flirtation 101, Lane. I mean, that's what a guy does when he's into a girl.

Lois Lane:
Really?

Jimmy Olsen:
Trust me. Lois and Clark would be great together. I can feel it in my gut.

Lois Lane:
Well, take some Ex-Lax, and get over it.

Lana Lang:
I'm not convinced Lex is alive. Just because the king dies doesn't mean the entire empire crumbles overnight. I just followed the leads here to protect Clark.

Oliver Queen:
Good. Because no one else seems too concerned that Lex found out his secret. If you're on a trail, I can help you.

Lana Lang:
Is this your version of help? 'Cause it seems a little personal to me. You're Green Arrow. You're better than this.

Oliver Queen:
You sound like Clark.

Lana Lang:
If we want to fight for the greater good, maybe we all have to be a little more like Clark.

Lois Lane:
Jimmy's in bad shape.

Clark Kent:
The nurse said they had him stabilized.

Lois Lane:
But he's not out of the woods. He has severe internal bleeding. They're medevacing him to Star City to one of the country's top surgeons. I'm gonna go with him. I'll stay there until I hear from Chloe. Why did this have to happen to her? Why do these terrible things keep happening all around us?

Clark Kent:
I promise. We're gonna get Chloe back.

Lois Lane:
What if we can't?

Chloe Sullivan:
[as she's cradling an injured and unconscious Jimmy] Jimmy, please, hold on. Hold on, Jimmy. Please don't leave me.

[Doomsday approaches her]

Doomsday:
Chloe...

Oliver Queen:
It's too late. That thing took Chloe.

Lois Lane:
Uh, Jimmy told me you're going to be filming this epic, Spielberg. I want testimonials, candids, everything, but I don't wanna know you're here. You're a fly on the wall.

Colin:
[balls up his fist] Ring that bell.

Lois Lane:
No.

Lana Lang:
So Oliver Queen moonlights as Green Arrow. Does Clark know about you?

Oliver Queen:
I think I can safely say he knows more of my secrets than he does yours. You're not going to tell me you're down here on vacation fishing for marlin, are you?

Lana Lang:
We both know that two hours ago more than 430,000 megagigs of LuthorCorp RAM and ethernet cables were running through this place.

Oliver Queen:
Sounds like we each came here with a score to settle.

Chloe Sullivan:
You know, I gotta say, being at the mercy of modern technology really sucks. I know, I know. I'm happy to be Brainiac-free. But my evil upgrade was really... convenient.

Clark Kent:
Whoever that is, he can't just operate on Jones.

Oliver Queen:
Why? 'Cause he's Martian? I get it, Clark. It's fine. He's in good hands with Emil. Trust me. After I got poisoned, I figured, you know, guys like us, could probably use a specialist on payroll.

Clark Kent:
Since when did Jones become one of us?

Oliver Queen:
Well, he's gotten me out of a few tight scrapes with the police, Clark.

Clark Kent:
He wanted to meet with me after his shift to talk about something - I don't know what it was. If he hadn't sacrificed his abilities to save my life, that bullet wouldn't have left a scratch.

Oliver Queen:
And now you feel guilty, and that's your thing, I get it - that's great. But standing here doing nothing isn't going to solve anything.

Officer Danny Turpin:
Meanwhile, we got these costumed idiots running around, getting in our way, taking all the credit. The Green Arrow, Red-Blue Blur?

Clark Kent:
The Great Pumpkin.

Officer Danny Turpin:
[chuckles] Yeah.

Clark Kent:
You think they do more harm than good?

Officer Danny Turpin:
What I know is that cops got rules, capes don't.

Officer Joe Simmons:
[shoots Clark, bullet doesn't hurt him] How did...?

Clark Kent:
It's like you said... always wear a vest.

Tess Mercer:
When I thought my life was over, you gave me a reason to keep going. I wouldn't be who I am without you. I trusted you. Because I respected you. I've done everything you've ever asked. You've seen that with your own eyes and, apparently, with mine. But not anymore. I hope you watch with rapt attention as your bank accounts close, as you lose all contact with the outside world, as your life disappears before your eyes. Goodbye, Lex. I loved you, you son of a b*tch.

Lana Lang:
We aren't 14 anymore. The world will always be bigger than us.

Clark Kent:
Maybe it doesn't have to be all or nothing. For the last year all I've done is sacrifice myself and everything that I loved for the greater good. What if the rest of the world didn't have to come first?

Lana Lang:
The world needs you, Clark.

Clark Kent:
What about what we need?

[Lana is holding Clark's birthday cake]

Lana Lang:
Make a wish.

Clark Kent:
I've been wishing for the same thing ever since I was 5.

Lana Lang:
And now?

Clark Kent:
And now I don't have to, she's standing right here in front of me.

Lana Lang:
Hi.

Clark Kent:
Hi... Look last night meant a lot to me and if your scared it's okay. We can take it slow.

Lana Lang:
Last night meant a lot to me too, but there are three friendships at stake here and I don't want to risk losing ours.

Clark Kent:
We won't lose it. It'll just become something better.

Lana Lang:
And what happens down the road if things don't work out. Will our friendship survive that?

Clark Kent:
I don't know. Lana, I've wanted this for so long. I think it's worth the risk.

Jor-El:
Kal-El, it is time.

Jonathan Kent:
I'm sorry to hear that, Helen. They take anything important?

Dr. Helen Bryce:
A vial of blood I drew from Clark.

Jonathan Kent:
Please tell me why you would even still have that.

Dr. Helen Bryce:
I thought I might need it someday in case he got sick again. It wasn't labeled. There's no way anyone could connect it to Clark.

Jonathan Kent:
Then why would anyone want to steal it?

Dr. Helen Bryce:
It looks like somebody just broke open the refrigerator and took whatever was inside. The police think it may have been junkies looking for drugs. Or maybe somebody who wanted to make it look that way.

Jonathan Kent:
Wait a minute, are you saying you think that I staged this?

Dr. Helen Bryce:
You and I are the only ones who knew about Clark's blood.

Jonathan Kent:
And you never told anybody else?

Dr. Helen Bryce:
Of course not.

Jonathan Kent:
Not even the man you're about to marry?

Dr. Helen Bryce:
Mr. Kent, Lex is not the man you think he is.

Jonathan Kent:
Considering the fact that you are about to spend the rest of your life with that man, and what you know about my family, you had better be right.

Lex Luthor:
Clark, none of us really understands the fairer sex. That's why we're so captivated by them.

Clark Kent:
I went for it last night.

Lex Luthor:
Don't tell me she shot you down.

Clark Kent:
No. It was the opposite. It was like this perfect moment, and then this morning...

Lex Luthor:
She wanted to pretend it never happened. You've upped the stakes, Clark, and she's scared. She figures if she folds now and she'll cut her losses.

Clark Kent:
But we're meant to be together. I never been so sure about anything in my life.

Lex Luthor:
Yeah? Well, don't tell me, Clark. Tell her.

Lana Lang:
I just wanted to see you. You kind of ran out on dinner. I thought your toast was really beautiful.

Clark Kent:
I had a lot of inspiration.

Lana Lang:
Sorry I've been so confused about us. It's just, um... I'm scared.

Clark Kent:
So am I.

Lana Lang:
You have so many secrets in your life.

Clark Kent:
I know. I just don't want my feelings for you to be one of them.

Lana Lang:
Neither do I.

Clark Kent:
I've been looking through every book from Socrates to Shakespeare trying to find someone who can put into words the way Lex and Helen feel about each other. But what I realized is there are no words for it. That when you have it, you trust it, and you believe in it. You take a chance on it. You're willing to sacrifice anything to keep it, no matter what the cost.

Martha Kent:
How was your birthday party?

Clark Kent:
So you're the one who told Lana.

Martha Kent:
She knows we're not too big on birthdays, but wondered if she could do something special.

Martha Kent:
I feel bad we... we never had parties when you were little, but we were always so nervous.

Clark Kent:
It's okay, mom. I understand.

Martha Kent:
I know, but... what mother denies her son a birthday party? It's a huge part of childhood.

Clark Kent:
I tell you what: all the mistakes you made with me, you can correct with the baby. You wouldn't want to scar the little one, too.

Martha Kent:
[sarcastic] Thanks a lot. So, um... last night.

Clark Kent:
Are you prying?

Martha Kent:
Okay, never mind.

Clark Kent:
It's just it's not really my birthday. It's just some date that my parents picked off the calendar for the adoption papers.

Lana Lang:
Maybe some of us want to celebrate the day you came into our lives.

Lionel Luthor:
Nurturing a promising young talent is a reward in itself. And I've, uh... I've got your first assignment. A complete investigative profile of Clark Kent.

Chloe Sullivan:
What possible interest could the "Daily Planet" have in a farm boy from Smallville?

Lionel Luthor:
This isn't for the "Daily Planet". I'm sure they'll be in touch with you. No, this is for me. Just, uh... combine it with any research about his family you already have.

Chloe Sullivan:
[realizing he has an ulterior motive] Wow. I blew off my journalistic skepticism and... and allowed myself to actually believe that you were interested in just helping me.

Lionel Luthor:
You're playing in the real world now, Ms. Sullivan. You have to, uh... give to get.

Chloe Sullivan:
Mr. Luthor, I don't know what your interest is in Clark, but you can take the job offer and shove it down your thousand dollar pants.

Clark Kent:
Uh, Miss Lane is an acquired taste. I-It's just that ever since Tess went away, we've gone through a lot of editors.

Franklin W. Stern:
Well, not for long. The board just launched a global search for the next editor-in-chief. And I intend to make their decision very easy.

Lois Lane:
And you decided to start your campaign by downsizing the desk inventory?

Maxwell Lord:
They have all witnessed The Blur. Pieces of his identity have been locked within their minds. They simply need to be severed.

Ray Sacks:
And you're extracting their memories with this whole "Jedi mind control" thing. Very impressive interrogation skills. Listen, Mr. Lord, I'm no friend of The Blur, but why are *you* after him?

Maxwell Lord:
You are aware, Sacks, that meta-humans exist on the planet.

Ray Sacks:
I assume this Checkmate agency wants to use them to protect and serve?

Maxwell Lord:
That's the White Queen's plan. Waller barks orders from behind a desk. I work in the real world, a world that needs the rule of law. Anything outside the natural order is... unpredictable.

Maxwell Lord:
So it's true - the Red Queen *does* exist.

The Blur:
[voice] I'm sorry. This is our last conversation.

Lois Lane:
[into a phone] Last conversation today or for a while? If you have go back on another hiatus, I understand. I'll be there.

The Blur:
[voice] As in, our last talk... forever.

Lois Lane:
No.

The Blur:
[voice] Our relationship put you at risk. I know that we would do anything to protect each other. What if, one day, I'm too late?

Lois Lane:
But you don't understand. I don't care about the risk. When I'm working with you, I'm doing something good, something right.

The Blur:
[voice] You don't need me for that.

Lois Lane:
But I do need you, and maybe I didn't realize until it was too late, but this is the more important part of my life.

The Blur:
[voice] Well, there must be some other part that means more to you.

Lois Lane:
When I'm with you, it's about more than what I want, who I want. It is something that is bigger than me.

The Blur:
[voice] I wish things could be different, Lois. This is the only way I can protect you. I won't call again. If anyone calls claiming to... to be me, don't believe them. No matter what they say or what happens, you can't trust them.

Lois Lane:
No, please.

The Blur:
[voice] I will be watching over you. I promise. Goodbye, Lois.

Franklin W. Stern:
Let me guess. You two have a lovers' spat?

Lois Lane:
Clark and I don't spat. There was no spatting.

Amanda Waller:
Green Arrow, welcome to Checkmate.

Green Arrow:
You got the wrong Green Arrow. I don't remember signing up for any chess club.

Amanda Waller:
You're a guest of the U.S. government. And the time has come for you to do your patriotic duty.

Green Arrow:
Yeah, well, I didn't know Uncle Sam was into drugs and bondage. Kind of gives a whole new meaning to the "I Want You" posters, doesn't it?

Tess Mercer:
So it's you... parading around in green leather.

Oliver Queen:
It was me.

Tess Mercer:
I can't believe you wear tights.

Oliver Queen:
They're *not* tights.

Amanda Waller:
[to Clark] I must say, I liked your colors better when they were more patriotic.

Clark Kent:
She's not wrong, you know? Waller.

John Jones:
How so?

Clark Kent:
When I saw the future, Zod and his people had already started World War III, and we weren't winning. Tess was right about being prepared. Because as much I want to believe that I've stopped that day from happening, it still might.

John Jones:
You don't have to join her.

Clark Kent:
No. But, like she said, eventually I'll have to choose sides.

John Jones:
You can't. You are here for something far greater, Clark. You will be the ambassador who bridges all the sides together.

Amanda Waller:
I was hoping I would get the chance to enlist you. But I have the feeling somebody already has. Somebody with a very high level of Intel. You came for what's in there, didn't you?

John Jones:
That doesn't belong to you.

Amanda Waller:
That blood traveled light-years to get here. And it's foreshadowing a threat we will not take lightly.

John Jones:
Your preparations for war are unnecessary. You're simply reacting out of fear.

Amanda Waller:
Fear? Fear is what prompts us to protect ourselves. And studying fear gives us insight to others' phobias. A police detective who won't go near fire. Makes it hard to protect and serve, doesn't it?

Tess Mercer:
You buried an arrow into my chest, Oliver.

Oliver Queen:
Actually it was a Taser.

Tess Mercer:
Well, it bruised.

Oliver Queen:
Well, better bruised than dead.

Amanda Waller:
I have reason to believe there are aliens among us. They have designs much bigger than just getting green cards. I need your help.

Clark Kent:
To do what? Chase down rumors and UFO stories?

Amanda Waller:
What if I have proof? Actual alien blood. The keystone to World War III.

Clark Kent:
Maybe these aliens aren't here to start a war.

Amanda Waller:
If you don't stand with us, you stand against us. It's time for you to pick a side.

Tess Mercer:
Tess Mercer: I didn't think you were gonna show.

Oliver Queen:
Oliver Queen: Well, you know, I figure it's a public place. There's only so many weapons you can throw at me.

Tess Mercer:
Tess Mercer: I'm sorry. For everything I've done that's destroyed your trust.

Oliver Queen:
Oliver Queen: I don't think there's enough stationery for that, Tess.

Tess Mercer:
Tess Mercer: I told you how to shut down The Castle's power grid. That's worth something, isn't it?

Oliver Queen:
Oliver Queen: What am I supposed to do here? You want me to do, uh, handstands because you helped solve a problem that you created?

Tess Mercer:
Tess Mercer: I never would have gone after you if I had known that you were the Green Arrow.

Oliver Queen:
Oliver Queen: So it's back on me?

Tess Mercer:
Tess Mercer: This might be the last time that I ever see you. When I joined Checkmate, I took an oath. An oath I wanna break. But there's only one way to leave Checkmate.

Oliver Queen:
Oliver Queen: [sighs] What are you gonna do?

Tess Mercer:
Tess Mercer: [Clears throat] I'm gonna go AWOL. I'm gonna go underground.

Oliver Queen:
Oliver Queen: That's good. You know, I got to ask you a question, though. Did it hurt to do something moral for once, Tess? Did it hurt you?

Tess Mercer:
Tess Mercer: Oliver, I'm taking a chance just being out here with you in the open.

Oliver Queen:
Oliver Queen: Yeah, okay, I understand that. Okay, we've gotten that far. W-what is it that you want? You're asking me for something. What is it you want? What do you want?

Tess Mercer:
Tess Mercer: Forgive me, Oliver. Oliver, I need your help. Please.

Oliver Queen:
Oliver Queen: There are times when I wish I could go back, those Santorini sunsets, your freckles and your big dreams of changing the world. Back when I could trust you. Then you betrayed me, Tess. You, of all people. And if you ever come near me or my friends ever again, I will expose you to the world. Do you understand?

Tess Mercer:
Tess Mercer: [Breathes shakily, starts crying]

John Jones:
[Whooshing] John Jones: Your identity's safe, for now.

Clark Kent:
Clark Kent: She's not wrong, you know? Waller.

John Jones:
John Jones: How so?

Clark Kent:
Clark Kent: When I saw the future, Zod and his people had already started World War III, and we weren't winning. She was right about being prepared. Because, as much as I want to believe that I've stopped that day from happening, it still might.

John Jones:
John Jones: You don't have to join her.

Clark Kent:
Clark Kent: No. But like she said, eventually, I'll have to choose sides.

John Jones:
John Jones: You can't. [sighs] You are here for something far greater, Clark. You will be the ambassador who bridges all the sides together.

Clark Kent:
Clark Kent: What were you doing, John? Why not include the rest of us?

John Jones:
John Jones: I would have told the team what was going on. But I wanted you and the rest of them to stay off Checkmate's radar.

Clark Kent:
Clark Kent: But you're not in this alone. Who are you working for?

John Jones:
John Jones: Let's just say that... there are more players on the board than you think. And when it comes to choosing sides, things aren't always black and white.

Chloe Sullivan:
You're not hallucinating, Oliver, and you're not insane. Trust me.

Oliver Queen:
Really? Well, that's kind of hard to believe, considering you just materialized out of a wall.

Chloe Sullivan:
I've got to get you out of here.

Oliver Queen:
Chloe? Hate to rain on your program, but I'm in a straight jacket. I'm in a cell in a lockdown wing of a hospital. I-I'm not going anywhere.

Chloe Sullivan:
Only if you believe that's true. Simple mind over matter. Because I believe everything I see is fake, I'm not limited by it. I have power. The sooner you believe everything you see is fantasy, the sooner you can manipulate it. Break free of it.

Oliver Queen:
[straight jacket on him disappears] How'd you do that?

Chloe Sullivan:
I didn't. *You* did.

Lois Lane:
Well, you look energized Dinah. How does it feel to be on the run from the war hawks you rallied behind?

Lois Lane:
Chloe would never hurt Oliver.

Dinah Lance:
Not in less he got in her way, like these guys.

[they watch a video of Chloe gunning down V.R.A. Guards]

Lois Lane:
Well, that can't be right. And I hate to crash on your tea party, but my cousin is no Benedict Arnold.

Dinah Lance:
She's taking out operatives in cold blood, Lois! I don't whose side she's on, but it's not ours!

Lois Lane:
Not everybody switches sides as easily as some of us. And let's not forget, when we first met Black Canary, she was nothing more than Lex Luthor's little organ-grinder monkey. I mean, did you ever look to see who the bad guys *really* are before you start throwing knives and spin-kicks there, chickadee?

Dinah Lance:
Violent criminals deserve to fry. And if your cousin's one of them, well, that's a campfire that I'm not afraid to sing around.

Clark Kent:
How'd you do it? Trust me, I mean - back then, before you found out.

Chloe Sullivan:
I had my suspicions.

Clark Kent:
But that's what I mean. You knew I was lying to you, and still you look me in the eye every day and you trusted me.

Chloe Sullivan:
I guess that's the true test of believing in someone - knowing that their lies are there to protect you. It's not really trust if you ask someone to explain themselves.

Clark Kent:
But that's hard.

Chloe Sullivan:
It's *really* hard.

Clark Kent:
You never gave up.

Chloe Sullivan:
And I never will.

Clark Kent:
I've been thinking about what you said - that I should shut my eyes and ears to the outside world to figure what's true. You made me believe. And you got me to fly. Even if it was just in cyberspace.

Lois Lane:
Well, I have to say Smallville, that soaring over the Daily Planet and the spires of Metropolis was amazing.

Clark Kent:
Well, who knows? Maybe one day, we'll get to fly in the real world.

Lois Lane:
I've always believed that you can do the impossible, and one day you will.

Chloe Sullivan:
Clark, slow down! I don't have enough money to hire a full-time maid to clean up everytime you decide to blow in!

Clark Kent:
What did you find?

Clark Kent:
How could Lana do it? How could she marry Lex?

Martha Kent:
I don't know Clark, but she made her choice.

Clark Kent:
Or someone made it for her.

Lois Lane:
Come on... help a girl out? I'll leave your name at the front door. You can watch my act. I do a killer Stars-and-Stripes routine.

Athena:
I've always been a sucker for a girl in boots.

Lois Lane:
Lucky me.

Richter Maddox:
Hey, what do you think of the name The Man of Steel?

Clark Kent:
Man of Steel?

Richter Maddox:
Yeah, I give all the fighters their monikers. Trust me, kid, it's a name that no one's ever going to forget.

Clark Kent:
I'm not going to punch you, Lois.

Lois Lane:
Fine. Then you take the dive.

[punches Clark in his stomach and recoils her hand in pain]

Lois Lane:
That is not just a six-pack under your shirt. That's a steel kegger.

Clark Kent:
[after Titan has been pounding on Clark, Clark knocks him back across the cage] My turn.

Lex Luthor:
[to his father's unconscious body after element has caused him to have a seizure] Dad, can you hear me? You did create the son you always wanted.

Lois Lane:
Clark, I know how devastated you must be but if you could just keep the tears to a minimum, I'd appreciate it.

Clark Kent:
I'll try.

Lois Lane:
Look, I - I just want you to know, Clark, that when I'm sitting in the audience today at your graduation and you stand on at that stage in front of all those people, I'm going to be looking up at you and thinking one thing.

Clark Kent:
What's that?

Lois Lane:
Please, God, don't let him trip.

[a meteor shower is heading towards Smallville]

Chloe Sullivan:
Hey, Clark, can you believe it? Twice in sixteen years. I mean, this is crazy. Smallville has some extraterrestrial bulls-eye on it.

Clark Kent:
It's pretty weird, huh?

Clark Kent:
Journalism. You ever thought about that? You wrote some half-decent articles in your short-lived career at the Torch.

Lois Lane:
Kill me first. Even if I could spell, the last thing I'd do is spend my time in a newsroom. With my luck, I'd probably end up across the desk from the most bumbling reporter on the masthead.

Clark Kent:
Lois, I'm not sure what I'm gonna do without you.

Lois Lane:
Come on, Clark, your future's laid out right in front of you. You're gonna go to community college, major in agriculture, probably minor in law enforcement. Then you and Lana will have a nice little church wedding.

Clark Kent:
Excuse me?

Lois Lane:
It's written in the stars, and you know it. It's only a matter of time before you join the bowling league, take over the family farm and then, well, you and Lana can bring little Clark Jr. into the world.

Clark Kent:
I think you're hallucinating.

Lois Lane:
No, hallucinating would be imagining Clark Kent going off the big city to make his mark on the world. I'm just being realistic.

Lois Lane:
Nightmare? So that's what all this commotion is about?

Jonathan Kent:
Lois.

Lois Lane:
[to Clark] You know, if it makes you feel any better, I have them all the time. I had this one last week. Really scary. This guy wearing a red cape...

Clark Kent:
[sarcastic] Oh, that sounds horrible, Lois.

Lionel Luthor:
You know, for a woman without a heart, Genevieve Teague certainly did have a lot of blood.

Lex Luthor:
Dad, don't you think your search for these three ancient stones is starting to border on the fanatical?

Lionel Luthor:
Let me remind, you, Lex... it was you who looted the ruins of Egypt to get your hands on one of those stones.

Lex Luthor:
Trust me, Lana Lang has nothing to do with this.

Lionel Luthor:
So chivalrous of you. You are the gallant hero trying to protect the damsel in distress. Hm?

Lex Luthor:
I'm warning you. Leave her alone.

Lionel Luthor:
All your life, you've had a tendency to let the damsel lead you straight into the mouth of the dragon. Your feeling for Miss Lang, don't let them cripple your common sense, son.

Lois Lane:
You know, I took this career test in some magazine. It said that my perfect job would be a radio disc jockey.

Clark Kent:
That would make sense. You talk enough. There won't be any dead air.

Lois Lane:
You mock me now, Smallville, but you wait and see.

Jonathan Kent:
Do I have to remind you, Clark, the last time we had a meteor shower it was full of Kryptonite?

Martha Kent:
If the same thing happens today, it could kill you. You - You have to come with us.

Clark Kent:
I spoke to Jor-El.

Martha Kent:
[whispers] No.

Clark Kent:
He told me I have to find the other two stones right now and unite it with the one in the cave.

Martha Kent:
No. You're *my* son. You're not gonna go on some kind of suicide mission.

Jonathan Kent:
Clark. You might be stronger than steel, but you're not invincible.

Clark Kent:
I know, Dad... but I'm the only one who can do this.

Jason Teague:
I'm having what you'd call a rough day.

Jonathan Kent:
W-why don't you just - Just calm down, son.

Jason Teague:
Where's Clark?

Jonathan Kent:
He's not here. Why don't you put down the shotgun, we'll talk about it.

[Jason shoots out the truck's windshield]

Jason Teague:
Tell me where he is!

Jonathan Kent:
Jason, why don't you let Martha go. She doesn't know anything about any of this.

Jason Teague:
A mother always knows her son's deep, dark secrets. Now, where does he keep the stones?

Martha Kent:
Why would Clark know about ancient stones?

Jason Teague:
All right, that's it. Come on. Let's see, when I ran into your son in Shanghai, I decided to do a little homework of my own. And the more I dug, the more Clark Kent's name just keep popping up. Sit down! Now, is it a coincidence that the symbols were burned into your field?

Martha Kent:
I don't know what you're talking about.

[c*cks shotgun]

Jonathan Kent:
Jason!

Jason Teague:
What about Clark's connection to Bridgette Crosby?

Martha Kent:
I don't know. I don't know.

Jason Teague:
She had one of the artifacts. I suppose that was just a coincidence too.

Jonathan Kent:
None of that makes any difference now.

Jason Teague:
When my mother came to Smallville... she thought the Luthors would lead her to the stones. But she was wrong. It was the farm boy. The one who has no record of ever being born. He's more connected to the stones than any of us.

Jonathan Kent:
There is a meteor shower about to tear this town apart.

Martha Kent:
You need to get to your mother, get her to safety.

Jason Teague:
Don't you think I know that? I can't find her anywhere! But I'll tell you one thing. When I do find my mother, I'll finally be able to give her the one thing she's been searching for all these years.

[shoots at the ceiling]

Jason Teague:
Now, tell me where the stones are!

Lex Luthor:
Come on, Chloe! You're the town purveyor of all things unexplained. You damn well know about this cave and the stones.

Chloe Sullivan:
Lex, what's wrong with you?

Lex Luthor:
If you didn't break into my library, you know who did. Who are you trying to protect?

Chloe Sullivan:
No one.

Lex Luthor:
Is it Clark?

Chloe Sullivan:
Clark? Of course not. What does Clark have to do with any of this?

Lex Luthor:
You tell me. You've known Clark a lot longer than I have. In fact... you might know him better than anyone.

Chloe Sullivan:
You're right, Lex, I do. And the Clark I know is the last person to go super-thief on your library for some stupid piece of rock.

Martha Kent:
Those meteors can kill him, Jonathan.

Jonathan Kent:
I know that, sweetheart. But if we have faith in our son, then we can't let our faith waver now.

[Clark and Lois walk into the jewelry store while pretending to be a couple]

Lois Lane:
A smile now and then wouldn't kill you.

Clark Kent:
They're in short supply, Lois. I wouldn't want to waste one.

Jeweler:
May I help you?

Lois Lane:
Well, we are finally out ring shopping. Who's the luckiest girl in the world?... I am!

Clark Kent:
Some friends of ours said that your store is the best place in town to find engagement rings.

Jeweler:
Is there a certain piece that you would like to see?

Lois Lane:
Well... How about this one, Pumpkin?

Clark Kent:
Anything you want, Muffin. [to the jeweler] Must be great seeing so many happy couples come through here every day.

Jeweler:
Certainly is. It's very fulfilling helping to solidify the bond between husband and wife. [pointing to the ring Clark is holding] Excellent craftsmanship, a perfect circle, no beginning and no end. Try it on and see how it looks.

Lois Lane:
[Lois holds out her hand, but Clark just stares at the ring] Don't get stage fright, Poodle. You're going to have to do this center stage in front of a packed house sooner than you think. [to the jeweler] He has performance anxiety.

Jeweler:
Would you look at that! A perfect fit.

Oliver Queen:
[entering] What are you two doing here?

[Clark and Lois exchange nervous glances]

Lois Lane:
Oliver... didn't you get the invitation yet?

Oliver Queen:
Invitation to what?

Lois Lane:
[to Clark] Tell him, Cupcake.

Clark Kent:
Lois and I are... we're getting married.

Oliver Queen:
[laughs, then realizes Clark is serious] You're just full of surprises lately, aren't you, Clark?

Lois Lane:
I know, right? I mean we've been friends for so long, um, but we just had this one magical night, and we couldn't deny our feelings any longer.

Oliver Queen:
[to Clark] Is this true?

Clark Kent:
I'm afraid so.

Lois Lane:
[as Clark pushes her out the door] See you at the wedding!

Lois Lane:
[snatches a glass of champagne off a nearby tray] Good idea. [very drunk] Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Lois Lane. Most of you know me as Chloe's cousin a.k.a. The Maid of Honor. [crowd applaudes] When Chloe and I were little girls, we made a promise. Neither of us would get married until we found our soul mates. The one person in the whole wide world that we were destined to be with. Which is why you can't take a 10 year old at their word. [crowd buzzes with trepidation]

Clark Kent:
Okay, come on. [pulls Lois off her perch] What I think Lois is trying to say, is that you can't predict when you will find that special someone. And Jimmy is, without a doubt that special someone for Chloe. I've known Chloe since the 8th grade and we've been through a lot together. In all those years, the truth is I have never seen her so happy. Congratulations, to Jimmy and Chloe.

Lois Lane:
[wakes up hungover on Clark's couch wearing his football jersey] Smallville?

Clark Kent:
[enters the room loading up a glass of water with alka seltzer] Good afternoon, Lois. I thought you might need one of these.

Lois Lane:
[looks at the disarray of the room especialy the random articles of clothing laying about before looking at Clark] Please tell me we didn't...

[At first Clark looks Lois in confusion but then it dawns on him what she is talking about]

Clark Kent:
[chuckles] You're hysterical when you're hungover, Lois. Don't worry you got changed all by yourself. In the middle of the kitchen for like an hour.

Lois Lane:
[attempts to take a sip of her drink but grimaces and puts it down] I take it I took a little drive on the porcelain highway.

Clark Kent:
It was more like a cross-country trip.

Clark Kent:
[to Lois, about taking the elevator instead of stairs] Come on. Statistically, this is the safer way to travel.

Chloe Sullivan:
I like where this going, Romeo, but you might want to put on some softer music.

Oliver Queen:
This not a booty call.

Oliver Queen:
Clark saw a future that we all want to run away from. Said Tess saw the same future. Maybe she wants to take us there.

Chloe Sullivan:
Which is why we need those weapons more than ever. Where'd you put them?

Oliver Queen:
They're in a safe place.

Chloe Sullivan:
Are you keeping me in the dark because I lied to you?

Oliver Queen:
Well, you know what, Chloe, you can't have a set of rules for yourself and then a whole another set of rules for everyone else.

Chloe Sullivan:
Clark's in a Kandorian family now, and I don't want to let his loyalties lead us into another doomsday scenario.

Oliver Queen:
Neither do I.

Chloe Sullivan:
Do you really think we should tell Clark everything?

Oliver Queen:
Absolutely. But only when the time is right.

Zod:
Someone is hunting us. And we can't defend ourselves because you will not give us our powers.

Clark Kent:
I told you before, I can't just give them to you!

Zod:
And you made sure to seal our fate by burning down my tower!

[Zod tries to punch Clark, but Clark stops him]

Zod:
Police may have written this off as an accident, but you and I both know the truth. At least have the courage to admit what you've done.

Clark Kent:
What I did was right.

Zod:
For the humans!

Clark Kent:
For everyone!

Zod:
The Kandorians won't see it that way.

Clark Kent:
You'll never tell them, because you don't know which ones have turned against you already. And the fact that that tower's down leaves you weaker than ever.

Zod:
Think of what you will, but know that, because of your actions, our people's blood is on your hands.

Oliver Queen:
A lot of women have used me for my money, I never expect it coming from you.

Chloe Sullivan:
I wasn't stealing from you, Oliver. I was borrowing the cash. I'm buying insurance for the entire planet.

Faora:
[about Zod] You've only known the man for a few short weeks. You have no right to pass judgment on him.

Clark Kent:
Let's just say I know him better than you think.

Faora:
Really? Where you by his side in the Argo Valley whe he almost died defending us all? He ran behind enemy lines alone to carry a cadet to safety... withstood laser scars and shrapnel wounds to bring her back home. That cadet was me. And if wasn't for Zod, I wouldn't be alive today. He's always been a hero. Ready to give his life for his people.

Clark Kent:
Like the way he protected my father?

Faora:
Regardless of their differences, I know, in his heart, Zod always considered Jor-El as one of his truest friends.

Clark Kent:
I guess that's a side of Zod I never knew existed.

Chloe Sullivan:
All the I.D.'s I gave Clark have computer tracking chips in them. I want to keep an eye on the visitors from another planet.

Oliver Queen:
Welcome to "1984: The Sullivan Edition."

Lois Lane:
Zod. How did you end up in my Nightmare on Psycho Street?

Dr. Bernard Chisholm:
[to Zod] You're one of *them*. It's worse than I ever thought. You aliens are everywhere. You've infiltrated our world! But you will *not* win. You do not belong on this planet. Your invasion stops now.

Zod:
[dying] You're gonna get what you wanted. I'll never see the sun rise again on your planet.

Clark Kent:
My father's last wish was to save your life.

Zod:
That's what I'd expect from Jor-El.

Clark Kent:
How are you feeling?

Zod:
Like a changed man. When your enemy becomes your savior, your paradigm shifts. Kal-El, how did you know your blood would cure me?

Clark Kent:
I didn't. It must have healed you because you're Kryptonian like me. You're still in pain?

Zod:
Even though you healed my wounds, I was shot. And unlike you, I'm not made of steel.

Clark Kent:
You'll be better than new in no time.

Zod:
I am better because I was wrong about you. You *do* care about the Kandorians. And when you saved my life, I realized that I... I can trust you.

Clark Kent:
And together we'll make sure that our people can call Earth their new home.

Chloe Sullivan:
This is what I love about high school parties. People will gather anywhere as long as there's illegally-purchased alcohol and even the slightest chance of hooking up.

Sean Kelvin:
If you'd like, I could rub them for you. Nothing heats up a body like friction.

Chloe Sullivan:
Wow. I can't believe you just delivered that line with a straight face.

Clark Kent:
Did you just write your phone number down on Sean Kelvin's hand?

Chloe Sullivan:
Don't sound so shocked, Clark. Guys do find me attractive even though I don't have raven hair and the initials "L.L."

Pete Ross:
Then why don't you ask some other girl out?

Clark Kent:
Like who?

Pete Ross:
Like Chloe?

Chloe Sullivan:
Okay, wait! I'm not some crash test dummy you guys can use to try out your dating skills.

[to Clark]

Chloe Sullivan:
You, if you like Lana so much, why don't you just ask her out and get it over with.

[to Pete]

Chloe Sullivan:
And you, stop acting like a Vegas bookie picks your dates. And both of you, treat me better.

Chloe Sullivan:
Your online horoscope suggests that you try not to flaunt your excitement, which I know will be hard since you've been waiting for this date since, like, your first growth spurt.

Clark Kent:
I'll say this one more time and then I'll print up bumper stickers. This isn't a date.

Chloe Sullivan:
All right, just check out Lana's outfit. If a girl wears something new to hang out with you, you know at least she thinks it's a date.

Clark Kent:
I thought you came over for fashion advice. [holds up shirt]

Chloe Sullivan:
Burn that. What else have you got?

Clark Kent:
I'll check the laundry.

Chloe Sullivan:
He may be a little intellectually challenged, but he's really hot. Besides, he begged to get together tonight just to talk, so I told him he could bring me a coffee at the Torch.

Clark Kent:
Sounds like a date.

Chloe Sullivan:
It's not a date. It's a fact-finding mission to see if he deserves a date.

Jonathan Kent:
We already talked about that.

Martha Kent:
I talked, you grunted.

Jonathan Kent:
I thought that I was rather articulate.

Lex Luthor:
In my experience there's no such thing as too much information.

Chloe Sullivan:
Ah!

Clark Kent:
What?

Chloe Sullivan:
Blue's a good color on you.

Clark Kent:
Really?

Sean Kelvin:
[to Clark, about Martha] That's your mom? She's hot!

Lana Lang:
How come you know so much?

Clark Kent:
Magic. You don't believe in magic? I'll show you. [picks up a deck of cards and reshuffles it] Pick a card.

Lana Lang:
All right. [Lana picks a card. Clark clears his throat while using his X-ray vision to see what card she is holding]

Clark Kent:
Three of hearts.

Lana Lang:
[laughs] Full of surprises.

Martha Kent:
So you would give us the latest farming equipment and technology?

Jonathan Kent:
All in exchange for our independence.

Lex Luthor:
My influence would be minimal, but existing, yeah. It's a partnership.

Jonathan Kent:
We could get a loan.

Lex Luthor:
Or you could allow me to help you get to the point where you never need someone like me again.

Martha Kent:
I'll admit, it looks generous.

Lex Luthor:
It is.

Jonathan Kent:
Which begs the question what does Lex Luthor get out of all this?

Lex Luthor:
I believe there's profit to be made. I'm not exactly in the charity business.

Jonathan Kent:
Like father, like son.

Lex Luthor:
Take some time to think about it. I'm sure you'll see the benefits outweigh your other options.

Lex Luthor:
Your farm's drowning in debt; we both know it. All I'm trying to do is offer you a hand, but you keep slapping it away.

Jonathan Kent:
I learned a long time ago, from a man much smarter than myself, that you need to solve your own problems.

Lex Luthor:
Your father lived in different times, and he had his share of help. Seems government subsidies carried him through a number of lean years.

Martha Kent:
Where did you get these?

Lex Luthor:
It's a matter of public record. I'm making a business offer; I had to do my due diligence.

Jonathan Kent:
Why are you so interested in our family, Lex?

Lex Luthor:
Your son brought me back from the dead, Mr. Kent. When he reached in and pulled me out, he gave me a new life. Your father put his family's future over his own pride. Are you willing to do that?

Lex Luthor:
Morning. I heard you took out a bank loan today.

Jonathan Kent:
Did you?

Lex Luthor:
After our conversation the other night, I was, frankly, surprised. You despise me that much?

Jonathan Kent:
Believe it or not, Lex, some things actually have nothing to do with you. I decided to bet on my family.

Lex Luthor:
You're betting with Clark's future. I'm just trying to ensure it.

Jonathan Kent:
Yeah, well, so am I.

Lex Luthor:
With the bank? They'll kill you with interest while waiting for you to fail.

Jonathan Kent:
At least with the bank, I know where I stand.

Lex Luthor:
I know you don't believe me, but I genuinely want to help you. When you change your mind, my offer still stands.

Lex Luthor:
Welcome. I'm delighted you decided to come.

Martha Kent:
Your house is very...

Lex Luthor:
Large?

Jonathan Kent:
To put it mildly.

Lex Luthor:
The word "restraint" doesn't exist in my father's vocabulary.

Martha Kent:
I'm sorry, are we early?

[Lex doesn't respond; Jonathan realizes why they're there]

Jonathan Kent:
I think we should go.

Martha Kent:
Wait, wait, Jonathan. Just because no one else came...

Jonathan Kent:
That is if anyone else was even invited.

Martha Kent:
Oh, I don't think Lex would...

Lex Luthor:
Actually, I would. I did. But only because I knew you wouldn't have come otherwise. I know your farm's in trouble, Mr. Kent. Small town.

Jonathan Kent:
So you thought you would just take advantage of my family's problem?

Lex Luthor:
No. I thought I could help.

Clark Kent:
[arriving home, all smiles] Hello, citizens.

Martha Kent:
I'm not familiar with this child. Where's the moody one? Lives upstairs, runs real fast?

Clark Kent:
Oh, he's going on a date tonight. Not a "date" date, but to a concert.

Jonathan Kent:
Well, just who might this "not a date" date be with?

Clark Kent:
Lana Lang. Lex hooked me up with a couple of serious tickets and his limo.

Jonathan Kent:
[pointedly to Martha] Oh, he did.

Clark Kent:
It's okay if I go, right?

Jonathan Kent:
Well, I guess Lex Luthor has worked out all of our evenings for us.

Martha Kent:
Clark? Isn't Lana still going out with Whitney?

Clark Kent:
She's not married, mom.

Martha Kent:
It's bad enough you ride that motorcycle. But why do you have to repair it in the house?

Jonathan Kent:
'Cause if I didn't, you'd never have any reason to be angry with me.

[Kara and Clark are flying/drifting in the sky]

Clark Kent:
How are you doing this?

Kara:
You're doing it, too.

Clark Kent:
I can't fly...

Kara:
Not yet. This is just the beginning, Kal-El. You have no idea how powerful you'll become.

Lex Luthor:
Clark, thanks for showing up. It means a lot to me.

Clark Kent:
I didn't come here for you, Lex. I came here because it's the right thing to do. This friendship is over.

Clark Kent:
You told me you stopped investigating me.

Lex Luthor:
I did.

Clark Kent:
You did? Then what is this?

Lex Luthor:
I understand how you could think this is all about you... but, in fact, it's about me.

Clark Kent:
More lies.

Lex Luthor:
So much of my own life I can't explain. I survived countless brushes with death, and it all started with this car crash. If I'm guilty of anything, it's that I've inherited my father's eccentric curiosity for the unexplained.

Clark Kent:
You've inherited his dishonesty.

Lex Luthor:
Clark, look me in the eye and tell me you don't have any hidden places of your own, where you keep your deep, dark secrets.

Clark Kent:
Ever since I've met you, I've been defending you, making excuses for you to people like Pete, like my parents, telling them "You can trust Lex Luthor. He's a good guy. He's nothing like his father." I was wrong.

Jor-El:
Go with Kara, Kal-El.

Clark Kent:
I'm not going anywhere! I'll never be who you want me to be!

[Kara disappears in a flash of light]

Jonathan Kent:
What did you do to her?

Jor-El:
She served her purpose as has Jonathan Kent.

[a beam of light shoots from the cave wall and grips Jonathan around the neck]

Clark Kent:
Dad! Leave my father alone!

Jor-El:
Come forward, or he will die. Come to me, Kal-El.

Jonathan Kent:
Clark, I've lived a full life, son. Jor-El can do whatever he wants to do me, as long you're free.

Clark Kent:
I'll never be free.

Jonathan Kent:
Clark! No!

[Clark is whisked away into the cave's wall; Jonathan falls the ground unconscious]

Martha Kent:
[learning of Jonathan's promise to Jor-El] What have you invited into our lives?

Jonathan Kent:
Martha, I... I honestly don't believe I had another choice.

Martha Kent:
How could you have made a decision like that about our son without talking to me?

Jonathan Kent:
It was the only way that I could get him back!

Martha Kent:
Why would you keep it a secret?

Jonathan Kent:
Because I didn't want you to have to wait for the rest of your life worrying about something that might not ever come to pass.

Martha Kent:
Do you really think Jor-El will ever give up on Clark?

Jonathan Kent:
I can't just sit idly by while he tries to take away our son.

Martha Kent:
Well, we might not have a choice. That girl is more powerful than Clark!

Lana Lang:
Lex.

Lex Luthor:
I just wanted to say bon voyage.

Lana Lang:
Shouldn't you be at the couthouse?

Lex Luthor:
My father can wait. Lana, I couldn't let the last person you saw from Smallville to be the shuttle driver looking for his tip.

Lana Lang:
Lex, um... I can't thank you enough for everything that you've done for me.

Lex Luthor:
Yeah, it's pretty clear your destiny lies far beyond the Smallville city limits. I'm just trying to help you get there.

Lana Lang:
I don't know what I did to deserve such a great friend. But I'm glad that you came into my life.

Lex Luthor:
Johns Hopkins, the Mayo Clinic. My father's knocked on the door of every major medical institution in the Western world and was sent home each time without a cure.

Chloe Sullivan:
I'm sensing you're having second thoughts. Lex, I understand if you want to back out. I mean, he needs to be punished for what he did, but he's still your father, and he's dying.

Lex Luthor:
Yeah. And he's gonna draw his last breath in prison, not the VIP suite at Metropolis General. But only you're still willing to go through with this.

Chloe Sullivan:
I don't think I like the sound of this.

Lex Luthor:
Chloe, a dying man has little to lose. My father used a bizarre blood platelet cocktail to raise the dead, then pinned the murders of the research team on his son. Who knows what tactics he'll use to avoid going to prison?

Chloe Sullivan:
Yeah, but the FBI guaranteed our safety. I mean, they're putting me and my father in protective custody until after the trial.

Lex Luthor:
Then what?

Chloe Sullivan:
Lex, are you trying to scare me?

Lex Luthor:
I'm worried about you, Chloe. I want you to have all the facts before you walk into that courtroom.

Chloe Sullivan:
Your father's intimidated me long enough. I'm not backing down.

Dustin:
Oh, man. You'd think someone that big would have a thicker skin.

Chloe Sullivan:
[ball hits Dustin's head] You'd think someone that stupid would have a thicker head.

Chloe Sullivan:
Getting your morning Lana fix?

Clark Kent:
Chloe, don't you ever knock?

Chloe Sullivan:
It's a barn, Clark.

Clark Kent:
Is there a reason you're here so early or do just enjoy busting my chops?

Chloe Sullivan:
Little of both.

Lex Luthor:
I don't care about the past, I believe in the power to reinvent yourself.

Chloe Sullivan:
Very impressive use of pull: "Can I use your bathroom?"

Clark Kent:
I can't believe we're creeping around looking for road kill.

Clark Kent:
[doesn't see Lana] Dad, I got the posts in the west field. I hit some granite, but I jammed it through. [sees Lana, pauses]

Lana Lang:
Very impressive.

Clark Kent:
Well, I had a sledgehammer.

Chloe Sullivan:
This is Smallville, Clark. Land of the weird, home of the strange.

Dustin:
[when he's about to hook up with Jodi] You don't think I ever meant that stuff I said about you when you were - ?

Jodi Melville:
Fat?

[laughs]

Jodi Melville:
You thought it was funny... calling me names, making me cry... making me wish I were dead rather than fat.

Dustin:
Well, what can I say?

Jodi Melville:
You can say you're sorry.

[she opens her mouth to attack him]

Chloe Sullivan:
The door is locked. Uh, I'm gonna find a maintenance worker. [Clark waits until Chloe doesn't watch him, then he easily pushes the handle out of the door with his finger, so that the door opens]

Clark Kent:
Chloe, it's open.

Chloe Sullivan:
How did you do that?

Clark Kent:
Kent charm.

Chloe Sullivan:
Lois and Clark?

Jimmy Olsen:
You got to admit, they got chemistry.

Chloe Sullivan:
Yeah, so do nitroglycerin and peroxide, and I don't suggest putting them together.

Lois Lane:
Please tell me we weren't just set up.

Clark Kent:
Looks like it.

Lois Lane:
Us. That's like hot fudge and halibut.

Clark Kent:
I take it I'm the halibut.

Lois Lane:
Naturally.

Lois Lane:
Clark! So what if your signature move is driving a tractor? I think it's adorable.

Clark Kent:
You know, Lois, I think that it's time for you to meet the real Clark Kent.

Lois Lane:
Lana is your past. I'm your future.

Clark Kent:
This is the present.

Lois Lane:
Well, I guess it's best that neither of us remembers. I mean, I can't even really picture the two of us... You don't think that we...

Clark Kent:
[grinning] Think that we what?

Lois Lane:
You know... that we... [long awkward pause]

Clark Kent:
No, Lois. I think I'd remember.

Lois Lane:
[relieved] Yeah. 'Course you would. Highlight of your life.

Clark Kent:
Though I did find something. I think you made it for me.

Lois Lane:
White Snake. Wow. I must have really liked you.

Clark Kent:
So, you're saying that I wanna kiss Lois, and keep Chloe in my back pocket, while the whole time I'm still in love with Lana?

Lex Luthor:
Clark, I think maybe it's time for you to leave!

Clark Kent:
I am not done yet! Besides, I haven't given you my gift.

[reaches inside his coat and pulls out a rattle, he tosses it to Lex]

Clark Kent:
To baby Luthor. The real reason Lana's marrying you!

Star:
Something tells me Lois and Clark's destinies are a little more entwined than they realize.

Chloe Sullivan:
I did some digging into our favorite Martian Manhunter, but it's just coming up empty.

Clark Kent:
Yeah, but we have another man-hunter to worry about. Lois.

Chloe Sullivan:
Why does that make me picture her wielding an ax at every man in Metropolis?

Clark Kent:
She's only after one man. Lois is... into me.

Chloe Sullivan:
She's into you? What, like...

[Clark shows her the mixed CD Lois made him]

Chloe Sullivan:
Wow. She really pulled out all the stops.

Clark Kent:
She's not herself, all right. It's like she overdosed on Love Potion No. 9 or something and it isn't funny!

Chloe Sullivan:
[laughing] Pretty funny.

Lois Lane:
I knew I kissed you before. In the alley. You're Green Arrow.

Clark Kent:
Hardly. I was pretending to be so you wouldn't know it was Oliver.

Lois Lane:
Oliver? Oh, my God. All those times he disappeared. What is my deal with emotionally-unavailable weekend warriors? Thank God I finally found a normal guy.

Clark Kent:
What do you mean, 'normal?' Oliver's not even in the same league as me.

Clark Kent:
We think it's some sort of a prank, Sheriff.

Sheriff Nancy Adams:
[to Clark] You know, usually these situations originate a little closer to home than you'd expect.

[to Lana]

Sheriff Nancy Adams:
Any reason you might wanna goose these boys with a little crank call Ms. Lang?

Clark Kent:
Lana didn't have anything to do with this.

Sheriff Nancy Adams:
You know, unless Ms. Lang has grown several inches and developed an affinity for plaid, this would be a good time for you to pipe down.

Clark Kent:
Hey, Chloe, can I...?

Chloe Sullivan:
Yeah, sure.

[leaves the computer over to Clark]

Clark Kent:
I think I heard something.

[adjusts the recording sounds]

Adam Knight:
[off screen, on tape] You lied to me!

Lana Lang:
That's Adam. But I haven't spoken to him since he left.

Chloe Sullivan:
Clark, how did you hear that?

Clark Kent:
Guess I missed too many Linkin Park concerts.

Lois Lane:
You know how Clark and I have this side job hosting "Good Morning Metropolis"?

Oliver Queen:
Uh... Clark Kent's hosting morning television? I can't wait to watch him show me how to bake a cake.

Lois Lane:
Well, our first report does have some heat, but it's not about baking. They've set us both up for blind dates.

Oliver Queen:
[chuckles] Clark's on a blind date? Talk about footage of a train wreck.

Stuart Campbell:
Look, I can handle any hacker, okay, but I think you should know someone's trying to get through to us right now, and I think they're pretty good, so...

Tess Mercer:
Then be better. Fix the situation, Stuart. Or I'll have you terminated.

Stuart Campbell:
Okay. By terminated, though, you mean fired right? Right?

Chloe Sullivan:
Hey. From the look on your face, I'm guessing "Good Morning, Metropolis" wasn't so good. Did Lois get the job?

Clark Kent:
Yeah. So did I. They'd only hire us as a team. [Chloe looks shocked, then laughs] How do I get myself into these things?

Chloe Sullivan:
So what's your first story?

Clark Kent:
Online dating. They want us to tape ourselves on dates set up through the internet, then coffee-talk about them on the show.

Chloe Sullivan:
Wow. Tackling morning television to get back into Lois' good graces. You know, this has got to be one of your bravest moves yet.

Lois Lane:
Besides, my delicate feminine sensibilities weren't offended the first time I got a glimpse of, uhm, Clark Junior.

Lois Lane:
Look, I didn't come here fishing for thanks. I think Clark might know something about my cousin Chloe's death.

Martha Kent:
I'm so sorry for your loss.

Lois Lane:
Yeah. Were she and Clark ever an item?

Martha Kent:
Oh, I think for a minute...

Lois Lane:
It's funny, I never thought she'd fall for the farm boy type.

Martha Kent:
Trust me, that can happen to the best of us.

Lois Lane:
Not me. Give me a nerd with glasses any day of the week.

Martha Kent:
Clark has many sides.

Lois Lane:
Yeah, I've seen several of them already.

Lois Lane:
[to Clark] Glad to see we've moved beyond the clothing-optional stage of our relationship.

Kal-El:
I am Kal-El of Krypton. It is time to fulfill my destiny.

Martha Kent:
Destiny? That's Jor-El talking. He did this to you. I want my son back. Give me my son back!

Kal-El:
Clark Kent is dead. [pushes Martha aside and flies off]

Martha Kent:
This was a mistake. I never should have called. I wish that Clark hadn't contacted Dr. Swann in the first place.

Bridgette Crosby:
Your son's destiny was set in motion long before their paths crossed.

Martha Kent:
You don't know anything about my son.

Bridgette Crosby:
You're right. You're right. I don't. But I do know what it's like to love somebody whose calling's greater than your own.

Martha Kent:
You and Dr. Swann?

Bridgette Crosby:
In a different lifetime. Martha, I can help you if you'll let me. Now, where's your son?

Martha Kent:
I don't know. He flew. He flew away.

Bridgette Crosby:
So he's... He has completely embraced his Kryptonian destiny.

Martha Kent:
Do you know what that destiny is?

Bridgette Crosby:
No, but the symbol burned into your field three months ago, that's the Kryptonian symbol for 'crusade'.

Martha Kent:
I don't know what Jor-El did to him, but I know deep down Clark is still in there.

Bridgette Crosby:
Martha, the only challenge to a father's will is a mother's love.

Martha Kent:
I - I can't possible face Clark alone.

Bridgette Crosby:
You don't have to. Look.

Bridgette Crosby:
[opens box] It's Black Kryptonite. You're his only hope.

Jonathan Kent:
Clark, your mother tells me you can fly?

Clark Kent:
Kal-El can fly. Clark Kent is still earthbound.

Jonathan Kent:
How did that feel?

Clark Kent:
Amazing. And scary. Because if I can do that, maybe I'm capable of anything.

Martha Kent:
You are.

Clark Kent:
No, that's you Mom, because I don't know if I would have the strength to hold on three months not knowing where I was and Dad would pull through.

Martha Kent:
My father used to tell me life asks of you what it thinks you can handle. There were days when I thought it had asked too much. But then, I would think about this family and... all the things we've endured and the good things ahead of us. And I found the strength to keep going because I knew the three of us would be together again.

Kal-El:
You talk a lot.

Lois Lane:
Well, I'm just not comfortable with uncomfortable silence and you're not exactly keeping up with your end of the conversation.

Pilot:
Look, there's something approaching. Five miles out and closing fast.

Co-Pilot:
What is that? It is a bird? Is it a plane?

Kal-El:
[to Clark, as they're being separated] Humanity has made you weak.

Lois Lane:
Guess I'm a sucker for stray dogs and naked men.

[Martha stares]

Lois Lane:
Okay, that didn't come out right.

Lois Lane:
[at Chloe's grave] I have a confession to make. I didn't go to your funeral. I hate funerals. Dad says everybody does, but... it's a way of paying tribute to a life well led.

[she starts to cry]

Lois Lane:
I hate myself for being weak. I just knew that the moment I came here, it would make it real. I promise I will find out who did this to you. Even if I have to do it alone.

Clark Kent:
You're not alone.

Lois Lane:
A fact you could have shared before you were breathing down my neck.

[last lines]

Clark Kent:
Look, I can't explain my actions over the past few days. But Chloe was my best friend. You're not the only one who misses her.

Lois Lane:
I'm just the only one doing something about it.

Clark Kent:
I get the feeling you like to do things yourself.

Lois Lane:
My dad raised me to be independent and self-sufficient.

Clark Kent:
That'd be one way to describe you.

Lois Lane:
You know, the only thing I like about you at the moment is your mom. You can't possibly be as weird as I think you are with a mom that cool.

Clark Kent:
Look, why don't you let me help you find who did this to Chloe? Come on, you can stay at our house while you're in town. It beats living out of your car.

Lois Lane:
Thanks. But you should know I don't pay attention to curfews and I never make my bed. I'll give you some time alone.

[as Lois starts to leave, Clark uses his x-ray vision on Chloe's grave and sees the coffin is empty]

Clark Kent:
Lois? Chloe's still alive.

Lionel Luthor:
You're not Martha Kent.

Lois Lane:
Would you have seen me if they said it was Lois Lane?

Lionel Luthor:
Lois Lane, yes. You're Chloe Sullivan's cousin. What a loss. You bite your nails; bad girl. But getting through the door doesn't mean I'll talk to you. Guard!

Lois Lane:
I don't believe that safe house explosion was an accident.

Lionel Luthor:
Of course you don't. You believe I'm responsible.

Lois Lane:
No. A stunt like that is... thuggish and obvious. It smacks of desperation. All the things you aren't.

Lionel Luthor:
All right, Miss Lane, you have my attention. What's your theory?

Lois Lane:
I don't have one.

Lionel Luthor:
[chuckles] Then why are you here?

Lois Lane:
Because I wanted to look into the face of the son of a b*tch who's responsible for my cousin's death. You may not have blown her up, but you're the reason she's gone.

Lionel Luthor:
Before you begin to anointer for sainthood, let's get some of the facts straight, all right? The simple truth is I made her an offer, she took it, I kept my end of the bargain, she didn't. She's dead as a result of her own actions. I had nothing to do with it. And next time you come at me with accusations, try to have a little more than righteous indignation. Zoo hours are over, Miss Lane. Good day.

Lois Lane:
[turning to leave ] You know, it must kill you that somebody has given you this gift. And you don't know who and you don't know why, but without Chloe's testimony, you're probably gonna walk out of here a free man. Or are you being set up?

Chloe Sullivan:
[angrily] You know, most men are from Mars, Clark, but you're from some distant galaxy that I've never even heard of.

Lionel Luthor:
What did she want?

Lex Luthor:
Forgiveness.

Lionel Luthor:
She must not know you very well, son.

Clark Kent:
How many more innocent people are you going to kill?

Justin Gaines:
Just one more.

Clark Kent:
I've got these two amazing friends who both happen to be girls.

Lex Luthor:
For argument's sake let's call them "Lana" and "Chloe."

Lex Luthor:
I've only loved two women in my life: one died and the other betrayed me.

Chloe Sullivan:
So, should we do the, uh, "I told you so" part, or is my perennial bad judgment implicit?

Clark Kent:
Chloe, I wish I were wrong.

Chloe Sullivan:
What is it with me? I can spot Wall of Weird material from a mile away, but put it right in front of me, I'm oblivious.

Clark Kent:
You're not oblivious, you're trusting. You're strong enough to take risks with your emotions. I wish I were as brave as you. I still have those two tickets to the journalism convention; it'd be a good chance for us to spend some time together.

Chloe Sullivan:
Okay, it's a date.

Chloe Sullivan:
And I know my inner chocoholic will never speak to me again, but... I think I'll pass...

Curtis Knox, M.D.:
Mankind's greatest advances would never have seen the light of day if had the genius minds behind them been scrutinized under a microscope.

[pause]

Curtis Knox, M.D.:
Leave the science to me.

Lex Luthor:
Doctor, three of my patients are missing. You wouldn't happen to have any idea why someone with a brand new lease on life would suddenly disappear?

Lex Luthor:
My apologies for keeping you waiting.

Curtis Knox, M.D.:
Mussolini once killed a conductor for not keeping a train on schedule. Fortunately, I'm infinitely more patient than Il Duce.

Lex Luthor:
Mussolini went down in defeat, doctor. I won't accept that in what we're undertaking.

Chloe Sullivan:
I came here for help, not to be cut open by some Jack the Ripper wannabe!

Curtis Knox, M.D.:
I *was* Jack the Ripper.

Curtis Knox, M.D.:
Your powers might be far beyond those of mortal men, but you've met your match.

Clark Kent:
I won't let you kill anyone else.

Curtis Knox, M.D.:
I'd kill a thousand more to never have to be alone. You don't know the pain of living centuries watching the women you love grow old and turn to dust!

Clark Kent:
You and I are more alike than you think.

Victor Stone:
What the hell are you made of?

Clark Kent:
I was just about to ask you that.

Clark Kent:
She said she hit you full on and you're not even hurt. How'd you manage that?

Victor Stone:
Milk, it does a body good.

Victor Stone:
How do you know what's in me? What about that wall I tossed you into? How come you're not even hurt?

Clark Kent:
You're not the only one who drinks a lot of milk.

Lex Luthor:
[regarding the wounded Victor Stone] Clark, if you know where Victor is, you need to tell me before Krieg finds him first.

Clark Kent:
He's sick. He's been shot. He said if he doesn't get repaired, he may die.

Lex Luthor:
Then bring him to me. I have the technology. I can help Victor without involving Krieg.

Clark Kent:
I've seen the way you help people.

Lex Luthor:
Look, I know you have your issues with me. I know you're angry. But do you really want to let our differences get in the way of saving Victor's life?

[last lines]

Lionel Luthor:
Your secret's safe with me, Kal-El.

Chloe Sullivan:
[about Victor] So on a scale from 1 to Taye Diggs, where exactly are we?

Lana Lang:
Um, he's definitely up there.

Chloe Sullivan:
Yeah? Tall, dark and bionic. You think he likes blonds?

Clark Kent:
His girlfriend's a brunette, sorry.

Dr. Alistair Kreig:
You'll be happy to know that we've replaced the tubing. We calibrated a few of the servomechanisms. Your arm is even better than before.

Victor Stone:
I can't wait to use it to smash your skull in.

Victor Stone:
You got some kind of God complex or something? I didn't asked to be saved.

Lex Luthor:
Look, all I'm doing is giving you a future. A chance for a normal life.

Victor Stone:
Normal? Half my body is straight out of the Sharper Image catalog.

Victor Stone:
I'd say thank you, but... the words just seem too small.

Clark Kent:
And completely unnecessary.

Victor Stone:
Your mom raised you modest, didn't she? You're a hero, Kent. I'm not gonna forget how much I owe you.

Clark Kent:
Help someone else out when they're in need, we'll call it even.

Lex Luthor:
I was looking for the, uh... on-call tech guy.

Molly Griggs:
Well, you found her.

Lex Luthor:
You... you work in the tech department?

Molly Griggs:
Would you rather have a PlayStation addicted dork wearing a "Star Wars" t-shirt?

Pete Ross:
Welcome to the "Torch" unplugged.

Chloe Sullivan:
Pete, what happened to my computers?

Pete Ross:
A bunch of delivery men stopped by this afternoon. LuthorCorp took the computers back.

Chloe Sullivan:
But they were donated.

Pete Ross:
Yeah, well, I guess the Grinch changed his mind.

Chloe Sullivan:
Blacklisted before I even graduate. That's gotta be a record.

Max Taylor:
I don't know who you ticked off around here, but you sure ruffled some feathers.

Chloe Sullivan:
I have enemies in high places.

Max Taylor:
Seriously, if there's anything I can ever do...

Chloe Sullivan:
[offering him a computer disk] Actually, um... it's just a few stories I've been working on. I would love for you to take a look at them.

Max Taylor:
Chloe, I couldn't print your name in the classifieds right now without catching hell.

Chloe Sullivan:
Well, what about a pseudonym?

[scribbling down a note]

Chloe Sullivan:
She's my cousin. She won't mind at all. She's not interested in journalism.

Max Taylor:
[reading the note] Lois Lane?

Clark Kent:
Just before this, did you get any weird e-mails?

Lana Lang:
Let me check. I did. Uh, but I don't remember opening it.

Clark Kent:
It sounds like the same thing happened to both of us. It's like we were being hypnotized.

Adam Knight:
It could be a subliminal message.

Chloe Sullivan:
Something could have been hidden in the binary codes.

Lana Lang:
How... how did I get snapped out of it?

Chloe Sullivan:
Right now, I'm a little bit more concerned with what triggered the "kill Chloe" impulse in the first place.

Chloe Sullivan:
You know, with all the stuff with Molly, I just... there's a part of me that... feels like maybe I deserve it.

Clark Kent:
No, Chloe...

Chloe Sullivan:
No, like it was my penance, you know? For what I did to you.

Clark Kent:
You can't take all the blame. You went to Lionel because I pushed you away. It seems to be one of my hidden talents lately.

Chloe Sullivan:
It's not so hidden. You know, I... I never set out to investigate you, Clark. It just... it was so flattering that someone like that would be interested in my work.

Clark Kent:
Made you feel like you mattered.

Chloe Sullivan:
Yeah. And then Lionel, like, set my dream out right in front of me and I just... I don't know, I gave in to all of my worst instincts.

Clark Kent:
No, Chloe... he caught you at a weak moment. We all have them. When you found me in mine in Metropolis, you didn't turn your back on me. You gave me a second chance, and I at least owe you the same.

Chloe Sullivan:
I'd like that.

Chloe Sullivan:
So, what do we do now? I mean, we can't just forget about everything that's happened.

Clark Kent:
Well... you have to understand that there are some things about me that'll never add up.

Chloe Sullivan:
I know that.

Clark Kent:
Are you willing to stop digging?

Chloe Sullivan:
Yeah. I mean, I figure you'll just... tell me when you think it's right.

Clark Kent:
I'll see you tomorrow.

Dr. Lawrence Garner:
Mr. Luthor. I should have known when young Clark stopped by that you wouldn't be far behind.

Lex Luthor:
Any more attempts on Chloe Sullivan's life would be... ill advised.

Dr. Lawrence Garner:
Molly seems to have vanished into thin air. I don't suppose you'd know anything about that.

Lex Luthor:
Molly's in the care of people who should be able to help her, not exploit her.

Dr. Lawrence Garner:
Lex, you're a smart man. You know the line has to be bent now and then in order to make progress.

Lex Luthor:
I believe there's a difference between bent and broken.

Dr. Lawrence Garner:
You've never been so close to making a discovery that you'd be willing to do almost anything to see it through? My work could change the way that the world views intelligence. Thought.

Lex Luthor:
I don't think your research is worth the cost of innocent lives.

Dr. Lawrence Garner:
And I don't think I have time for a morality lesson. Excuse me.

[last lines]

Lex Luthor:
Chloe's article is a real page-turner. Almost worth killing over. Wouldn't you say, doctor?

Dr. Lawrence Garner:
What do you want, Lex?

Lex Luthor:
Your help. A few months ago, I had an unfortunate session of electroshock therapy that basically erased seven weeks of my life. I want those seven weeks back.

Lex Luthor:
It wasn't an accident we were in Smallville the day the meteor shower, was it? The factory was just a cover. You were really there to meet this Traveler that Veritas wanted to protect. I remember everything, Dad.

Lionel Luthor:
Those are the memories of a small boy trying to cope with the trauma of a meteor shower.

Lex Luthor:
A trauma brought on by his own father. My life changed forever that day. You sacrificed me for the Traveler. Why? Who is it, Dad? Who is it? Who is it?

Lionel Luthor:
What if I told you now that you were the Traveler? You're right. Your life truly changed that day. I told you in the helicopter that you were destined for a great future. That's why I've been so hard on you, trained you so relentlessly. Think, Lex. Think. You have survived so many mortal injuries so many times. How else can you explain it?

Lex Luthor:
Because I was trained never to accept defeat. When I get my hands on that box in Zurich, I have a feeling all my questions will be answered.

Lionel Luthor:
Lex? I know how strong it is, the attraction of the dark power. But it will destroy you. I can't let you go down that terrible path. You must not open that box.

Lex Luthor:
I can't open it because I need a second key. Give it to me.

[brings out his gun and shoots out the window behind Lionel]

Lex Luthor:
I've swept every possible place you could've hidden it and I finally realized, there's only one person you would trust it with. Yourself.

[rips the chain around Lionel's neck with the key]

Lionel Luthor:
Lex? Lex, if you open that box, if you get hold of that secret, there will be no redemption for you, no redemption. Ever.

Lex Luthor:
I was raised in your shadow. Now, you're gonna die in mine. No one will even remember your name.

[Lex pushes Lionel out the window and Lionel plunges forty stories to his death]

Clark Kent:
I tried to be your friend, Lex. But all you care about is power and control.

Lex Luthor:
This is Smallville! Meteor freaks, alien ships, cryptic symbols! These threats are real. Someone had to take control. Someone has to protect the world.

Clark Kent:
Listen to yourself, Lex. You're so caught up in your own delusions, you've lost track of reality.

Lex Luthor:
Have I? Then let's talk about something you can't deny. After years of pleading with my father, showed me some compassion, he turned to you with open arms. Now what would a worldly-billionaire have in common with a simple farm boy?

Clark Kent:
Maybe he just knew he could trust me.

Lex Luthor:
Of course. Everyone can trust Clark Kent. You're the perfect son. So... so why did Jonathan Kent always seem so stressed? I mean, was raising the perfect son really that much work? I wonder how much of a strain it put on his heart?

Clark Kent:
Are you blaming me for my father's death? Are you? You're the guilty one, Lex, not me. And this time you're going to own up to what you've done. I know you killed Lionel.

Lex Luthor:
[scoffs] Who's delusional now?

Lois Lane:
You shot me?

Gina:
You weren't cooperating.

Jimmy Olsen:
How about a warning?

Jimmy Olsen:
I got an exclusive for you. When we get out of here, Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen are going to be world famous.

Clark Kent:
Jor-El died getting me on that ship. My dad died of a heart attack from the powers he took on protecting me. And now Lionel's been murdered protecting my secret.

Chloe Sullivan:
They did die for you, Clark. But ultimately, they died for all of us. There was a reason those men were in your life - each of them added something to the man that you are today.

Clark Kent:
How could Lex have done it? How does a son murder his own father?

Chloe Sullivan:
Total absence of love. Some say that's the definition of evil.

Lois Lane:
Oh, advanced chem. How many cheerleaders does it take to draw a double helix?

Mandy:
You wanna quote?

Lois Lane:
Yeah.

Mandy:
Back off, b*tch.

[Clark is making out with Mandy so Lois can steal her purse]

Mandy:
You're so strong.

Clark Kent:
[hesitates] You're so beautiful.

Lois Lane:
[whispers] I'm so grossed out.

Chloe Sullivan:
Wow... superhero and journalist. What are the odds?

Lois Lane:
Don't worry. I'll visit.

Clark Kent:
Is that a promise or a threat?

Lois Lane:
I'm glad you made the team, Clark, but why be a conformist? At least with the whole farm boy plaid thing, as lame as it is, it completely belongs to you.

Clark Kent:
In the future, let's restrict our conversations to "hello" and "goodbye."

Jonathan Kent:
So, Clark, tell me: how's football practice going?

Clark Kent:
It's actually not going so good. Some of the guys have been giving me a hard time since they found out I was starting. Missing my passes...

Jonathan Kent:
Nobody said it was gonna be easy.

Clark Kent:
The frustrating part is I could score every time.

Jonathan Kent:
Clark... we talked about that whole thing, remember? The football field is not a place for you to be using your powers to save the day.

Clark Kent:
I just said it was frustrating.

Jonathan Kent:
Look, son, if you're gonna be the quarterback, then you have to be the leader. Of course a bunch of the guys are gonna wanna challenge that. Especially if they don't think you deserve it. Same thing happened to me.

Clark Kent:
I thought your team worshiped the ground you walked on.

Jonathan Kent:
Well... not when I was a sophomore, they didn't. See, the coach made me starting quarterback; bunch of the seniors didn't like that very much.

Clark Kent:
What'd you do?

Jonathan Kent:
I earned their respect.

Clark Kent:
Mom, can I talk to you for a second?

Martha Kent:
Of course, honey. What's up?

Clark Kent:
It's about Chloe. Um... she came onto me last night, pretty strong. I'm worried about her. Don't worry, nothing happened.

Martha Kent:
I thought you two agreed to be friends.

Clark Kent:
We did. And then she pulled a 180 on me.

Martha Kent:
Maybe... Chloe's decided life's too short to bury her feelings anymore. How do you feel about her?

Clark Kent:
The problem is I'm not over Lana yet. Sometimes I think I never will be.

Martha Kent:
Oh, sweetheart. There's somebody out there for you. I know it.

Clark Kent:
So what do I do about Chloe?

Martha Kent:
If you don't feel the same way, just be honest.

Chloe Sullivan:
Since I'm not very good at ignoring five hundred pound elephants, I... I'm really sorry that I made things so ridiculously awkward between us.

Clark Kent:
You know, I thought you made a great cheerleader.

Chloe Sullivan:
Yeah, let's... let's never talk about that again, okay? Look, Clark, as much as I'd like to blame the pom pom juice for this, I obviously still have those feelings in me somewhere.

Clark Kent:
Chloe, I wish I felt the same way, but I don't. At least not right now.

Chloe Sullivan:
Right. I know that. And I accept it. I just hope that we can keep our friendship, except now you're gonna be, like, big man on campus.

Clark Kent:
Well, I'm hoping my new editor will keep me in line. I'm gonna make time for the Torch.

Lex Luthor:
When they told me Clark Kent was downstairs, I couldn't believe it. I wanted you to see for yourself that the investigation is over.

Clark Kent:
What's that?

Lex Luthor:
The Porsche you pulled me out of the day we met.

Clark Kent:
Why is it still here?

Lex Luthor:
To remind me of what I almost lost. It's over, Clark. It really is. Look, I'm willing to give this friendship another shot if you are.

Clark Kent:
Chloe, you okay?

Chloe Sullivan:
Yeah. Fine.

Mandy:
I can't believe you, Clark.

Lois Lane:
Oh, please. Do you know how pathetic it is that you had to resort to chemicals to control your boyfriend?

Mandy:
I'm sick of being a distant second to a football.

Lois Lane:
So you create a bunch of psycho nutjobs?

[to Chloe]

Lois Lane:
No offense.

Chloe Sullivan:
None taken.

Clark Kent:
What, uh... what took you so long?

Chloe Sullivan:
[covering] Oh, she was attacked by a, um... crazy... plumber.

Lois Lane:
Yeah.

Clark Kent:
Look, the cheerleaders are spiking the water cooler at practice. That's why Chloe and the players are acting so weird.

Lois Lane:
Nice work, Smallville. You want to know what they're using?

Clark Kent:
You actually did some investigative reporting?

Lois Lane:
My cousin goes Martha Stewart without the jail time? Yeah, suddenly the power of the press interests me.

Chloe Sullivan:
Now, let's go over the house rules.

Lana Lang:
Okay, and they are?

Chloe Sullivan:
One: do not make your bed until after 5pm, two: don't touch the dishes in the sink until it's overflowing, and three: contrary to my dad's protestations, your bedroom floor is definitely a closet.

Clark Kent:
First, you can both stop treating me like the jealous boyfriend... since none of us have actually dated. You wanna be friends, then let's be friends.

Lana Lang:
Is that what you really want?

Clark Kent:
Yeah. It is.

Lex Luthor:
How's your dad?

Clark Kent:
He's okay. It's my mom I'm worried about. She blames herself for the accident.

Lex Luthor:
Well, your mom's taken on a lot and she's trying to find a balance. Believe me, it's not always that easy.

Clark Kent:
[jokingly] Guess I'm just lucky she didn't take a 9-iron to a meter maid's car.

Lex Luthor:
[smiles awkwardly] You heard about that.

Clark Kent:
The town is called Smallville.

Lex Luthor:
I was having a bad day.

Clark Kent:
[grins] Yeah.

Clark Kent:
You know, Lois, we could go back to the farm and take a walk. I could give you Clark Kent's tour of the galaxy.

Lois Lane:
Smallville, the only planet you know about is the one you read at the breakfast table.

Mia Dearden:
What the hell was that all about?

Oliver Queen:
You tell *me*. I came here for our training session, Mia, not an audition for "Kill Bill 3."

Lois Lane:
Sometimes I worry there is no poetry in you.

Clark Kent:
You just have to look a little deeper.

Lois Lane:
Oh. What I wouldn't give for a little x-ray vision.

Mia Dearden:
Don't worry. I'm not gonna go tell all my friends I used to train with the Emerald Archer.

Oliver Queen:
Well, he's not done with you yet. I mean, unless of course, you're done with him.

Mia Dearden:
No. No, I'm actually glad my old teacher showed up again. Yours, not so much.

Oliver Queen:
I still can't get him out of my head. I just keep thinking, by the time Vordigan gets out of prison, he'll be an old man.

Mia Dearden:
I think you got better things to worry about.

Oliver Queen:
I'm not worried about him. Mia, it's what he said. I think he's right. What if I can't outrun these dark places inside me?

Mia Dearden:
That's why you need me. To keep you in check. There's a dark place inside everyone, Oliver. What we do with it depends not on who our teachers are but what we do with the lessons learned.

Clark Kent:
Lois Lane is off limits.

Zod:
A Rao charm for good luck is hardly cause for alarm.

Clark Kent:
Why would her give some Kryptonian symbol?

Zod:
Rao symbolizes all that is good. Once again, you assume the worst of me.

Clark Kent:
No, we both know the only reason you visited Lois was to send me a message. You can't hurt me, but you will hurt those I care about.

Zod:
Living on Earth has made you mistrustful.

Clark Kent:
I trust those who trust me.

Zod:
You trust no one, Kal-El, not even the woman that you're supposed to care for. She has no idea who you are, does she?

Clark Kent:
Crossing that line is why I won't help you get your powers.

Zod:
I'm just trying to save our race!

Clark Kent:
You're just doing this to save your army. Without them, you're just an officer with no one to command.

Zod:
Mnh-mnh. I do not do this out of ego. I do this out of desperation.

Clark Kent:
Don't act like there isn't some agenda you're not telling me about. You go near Lois again, I will destroy you all.

Zod:
You won't have to.

Mia Dearden:
I thought if I surprised you, I might actually stand a chance of kicking your butt. Then you tried to snap my windpipe.

Oliver Queen:
Well, you make a pretty convincing ninja.

Mia Dearden:
Oliver, that was more than an overreaction. You didn't even respond to your own name. It was like you were someone else.

Oliver Queen:
This coming from the woman in the mask.

Zod:
When we bowed down before you, Kal-El, we embraced you with open hearts. Well some of us feel as is if our favor has not been returned.

Clark Kent:
Your people...

Zod:
*Our* people.

Clark Kent:
*Our* people have assimilated well. They don't need my help as much as the humans.

Zod:
No, we need it *more*. We have no powers here, Kal-El. And they expect you to help us get them. We need leadership, a mentor.

Clark Kent:
I can't help you. I don't know how to give our people my powers.

Zod:
Surely it's a mystery we can solve together.

Clark Kent:
Earth is not another Krypton. And trying to make it one is a dangerous plan.

Oliver Queen:
Vordigan. Our paths split a long time ago.

Vordigan:
You took your vows, Oliver. Now it's time to fulfill them.

Oliver Queen:
You embraced me as your own son. I can't follow in your footsteps.

Vordigan:
There comes a time where every master knows his best years are done. I was badly wounded for the first time, Oliver, because I wasn't fast enough, physically or mentally. I realized the process of decay has begun. Our tradition dictates the master must leave this world while he's still strong and respected. As my chosen successor, you must complete your final test. You need to kill me.

Oliver Queen:
You've taught me many things, Vordigan, about the kind of man what I wanted to become and the kind of man I didn't.

Vordigan:
Some men don't get to chose who they become. Your heart is dark like mine, Oliver.

Oliver Queen:
No. When I saw your true colors, Vordigan, I left.

Vordigan:
Come on, Oliver. You didn't abandon us because of higher moral conviction! You left because you like the thrill of the hunt a little too much. But you can't outrun fate. If you won't fulfill your duties... I will hunt down and kill your apprentice. And when you see her dead body, the dark archer in you will rise up, and you will hunt me down and take vengeance.

Faora:
I guess the Book of Rao isn't on Earth after all.

Zod:
No. Jor-El left it here. And when we find it, we will have the means to complete the tower. And we will turn the yellow sun red and then Kal-El will not the be only one with powers on this Earth. He will be just one of many of my soldiers in my army or a prisoner in my stockade.

Oliver Queen:
If I'd known about the long drop in, I would have brought some rappelling equipment.

Clark Kent:
If I'd have known you'd ignore my warning to come here, I would have told you to bring it! I know what I'm doing! You should have trusted me.

Oliver Queen:
You should have more faith in your friends, Clark. I came here to help you. Wherever the hell this is.

Oliver Queen:
Listen, about this zone, Clark - you know, when you said Jor-El built a prison, I kind of pictured something more confined than a national park.

Clark Kent:
He built this place so Krypton's worst criminals could have some kind of life.

Oliver Queen:
Sounds like a real sweetheart.

Zod:
I know, it's a terrible feeling. So powerless when you know you've got such strength inside of you, with no way of unleashing it.

Clark Kent:
Even without the yellow sun, I will find a way to defeat you.

Zod:
You'll have to work twice as hard. Because when I arrived here, I met a very special acquaintance, someone you know, and someone that I'm very, very... fond of.

Clark Kent:
Who?

Zod:
Me.

Clark Kent:
The original Zod's phantom.

Zod:
Finally... back in the body that you stripped me of. Now I have the full knowledge of two lives, and you... you are my enemy in both.

Clark Kent:
I defeated you in both.

Zod:
Which is why it will give double the satisfaction to see you kneel... and serve... until you die.

Clark Kent:
You have the console crystal. How?

Zod:
We're blood brothers, Kal-El. Have you forgotten how you healed me with your blood on Earth?

Clark Kent:
We're not brothers. I saved you because it was the right thing to do. We have nothing in common.

Zod:
We're from the same world. Do you really think that having powers is the only thing that makes you Kryptonian? It's not. We share the same instincts. We're decisive... single-minded, headstrong. We were meant to be leaders.

Clark Kent:
Leaders? You're a tyrant who believes only in himself.

Zod:
Who else should I put my faith in? We both know that trusting others is a calculated risk, one a Kryptonian is not willing to take. Oh, we can easily fool those closest to us, can't we? But we can lean on no one. Do you remember that most famous story about two brothers from your adopted planet? You've got Cain and Abel. Which brother are you, Kal-El?

Clark Kent:
Well, I'd never murder you. I saved you.

Zod:
You exiled me. I'm in charge here. And you're about to find out what that means... brother.

Tess Mercer:
Lois... I don't want to give up on Clark either. I don't, but we have a responsibility. To not put the world at risk for selfish reasons, which is what you're doing by wanting to see him again.

Lois Lane:
I will *not* let you sacrifice him.

Tess Mercer:
Being with a hero means accepting that hero's sacrifices.

Lois Lane:
That's where you're wrong. Being a hero's wife means never accepting defeat.

Zod:
At least here, you're on equal footing with Kal-El. Having to work alongside with someone with the powers of a god must be so demoralizing.

Oliver Queen:
My ego's firmly intact, thank you very much.

Zod:
I've seen what Darkseid is capable of.

Oliver Queen:
What do you know?

Zod:
After the Kandorians sent me here, a very powerful entity came looking for me. Darkseid promised me lordship of this dominion if I solved one problem for him.

Oliver Queen:
Clark.

Zod:
Darkseid has certain ambitions for your planet.

Oliver Queen:
The thing is, we took care of that. We blocked him. Took out three of his three little minions, too.

Zod:
Kal-El might delude himself as usual, that's how he's won, but there are millions - millions on Earth just waiting to surrender to the will of Darkseid, and you... friend, are one of them.

Clark Kent:
What ever happened to take the time to merge our lives together? Finding the right place for everything?

Lois Lane:
Oh, well, you know me. Waiting isn't exactly my strong suit. So I guess nervous energy equals power unpacking.

Clark Kent:
What'd you do? Enlist John Jones and Bart?

Tess Mercer:
Your hunch was right. The constellation in the Veritas journal cross-translates with Carter's notes as the Bow of Orion and as associated with these coordinates in the Celtic Coast. Since we're going Dutch on supersonic jet fuel, do you mind telling me why you're suddenly interested in this treasure hunt?

Oliver Queen:
It's not a treasure. It's, uh... It's Hawkman's quest. He saw this guy Orion use it the last time he used it to kick Darkseid's ass across the universe. But he never was able to locate the weapon that the hunter used to defeat him. My family's Veritas journals were the missing piece that Hawkman never had. Now we know where to look for the weapon, so... It's my job to go find it.

Tess Mercer:
Oliver. Fighting Darkseid isn't your own personal quest. We're all in this together.

Oliver Queen:
I just need you to trust me on this one, okay?

Tess Mercer:
There's enough water under our collective bridge that if you need me not to ask questions... I can do that.

Rokk Krinn:
Thanks for meeting me.

Clark Kent:
I'm not the one who had to travel 1,000 years to get here.

Rokk Krinn:
Yeah, well, I just hope I'm not too late.

Clark Kent:
For what?

Rokk Krinn:
The future. Now I know that anytime we travel back, we take the chance of disrupting fate. And to be honest with you, Kal, after coming back here and trying to change the future, I might not have one to go back to.

Clark Kent:
Look, I don't understand. You said the future would be safe if we got rid of Brainiac.

Rokk Krinn:
Yes, everything is safe. Brainiac is gone... but so are you. When you saved Chloe's life, you saved her connection to Doomsday. She stopped you from sending him to the Phantom Zone. She made him invulnerable by trying to kill him with kryptonite. And now, because of Chloe, you cannot defeat him.

Clark Kent:
I'd never take back my choice to save her.

Rokk Krinn:
[gives Clark new Legion ring] I believe yours got a little scorched. Use the ring. Send Doomsday to the future. The Legion's there, and we're ready to fight him.

Clark Kent:
The Legion didn't unleash Doomsday, *I* did.

Rokk Krinn:
Kal-El! You need to understand that there is nothing on this Earth that will stop him from killing you.

Clark Kent:
My father always told me I was sent here to save mankind. Maybe this is my true destiny. How much time do I have?

Rokk Krinn:
Tomorrow is the day you die.

Tess Mercer:
Lois, where is the orb?

Lois Lane:
What orb?

Tess Mercer:
The alien technology from my vault.

Lois Lane:
[sarcastically] Oh, that orb.

[Lois reaches for her keys on her desk, Tess kicks her in the arm]

Lois Lane:
I guess asking for severance is out of the question.

Tess Mercer:
I didn't want this.

Lois Lane:
No... You just want to take over the world with some alien nation.

Tess Mercer:
I am trying to *save* the world.

Lois Lane:
What's wrong with Greenpeace?

Jimmy Olsen:
[as he sees Clark's wound on his face heal] Your cut. It's gone.

Clark Kent:
Jimmy.

Jimmy Olsen:
No. No, I'm not buying it. That whole "you're here one second, and then you're not"? You took a bullet, and the next day, you were fine. I mean, i-it's like you're some kind of super... guy.

Clark Kent:
Jimmy... I am the Red-Blue Blur. You were right. About me and about Davis. You were the only person to put it all together. I'm sorry that I lied to you.

Jimmy Olsen:
I knew it. I was so right!

Clark Kent:
Look, Jimmy, I need your help. Do you still have that wedding gift? The one for Chloe you said you never gave to her?

Jimmy Olsen:
Yeah, I couldn't bring myself to get rid of it.

Clark Kent:
All right, well, I need you to give to it her now. And whatever happens to me, you need to make sure that Davis and Chloe are safe.

Jimmy Olsen:
Davis?

Clark Kent:
Jimmy, do you trust me?

Jimmy Olsen:
Always, C.K.

[watches Clark runoff in super speed]

Jimmy Olsen:
That is so cool.

Jimmy Olsen:
I know about Clark.

Chloe Sullivan:
What? What exactly do you know?

Jimmy Olsen:
*The* what. I saw him. And I saw what he can do, who he is. And now I see all kinds of things. I see what you sacrificed for him. For everyone, really.

Davis Bloome:
[after he impales Jimmy with a metal pipe] So, um, this whole time that you were with me, it was for Clark?

Chloe Sullivan:
Davis, just put that down.

Davis Bloome:
How could you do this? I loved you. You're the only one who ever loved me. Why? Why?

Chloe Sullivan:
I thought I did. Okay? But really, what I wanted to do was save you.

Davis Bloome:
Save me? There is nothing left to save!

Clark Kent:
I always tried to forget I was an alien. Or a creature. I've always tried to pretend I was human. I was raised to believe it was my Kryptonian part that was dangerous, Chloe, but I was wrong. It's my human side. It... it's the side that gets attached, the side that makes decisions based from emotions. That's my enemy. And Davis proved that to me.

Chloe Sullivan:
So, because of some psychopath, you're gonna cut the rest of us out of your life? Clark, human emotions is what made you the hero that you are today.

Clark Kent:
They're what's stopping me from being the hero I could be. It's what the world *needs* now.

Chloe Sullivan:
What are you saying?

Clark Kent:
Clark Kent is dead. Goodbye, Chloe.

Oliver Queen:
You've never wanted to admit it... but there is a darker side to humanity.

Clark Kent:
I know there is. I'm looking at it right now.

Oliver Queen:
Not everyone's worth saving. We need to take care of Davis Bloome.

Clark Kent:
And by "take care of", you mean murder?

Bart Allen:
Okay, dudes, you guys have got, like, some - some serious tension going on here.

Dinah Lance:
Ollie, what's he talking about?

Clark Kent:
Oliver crossed the line. He killed Lex Luthor.

Oliver Queen:
You're making a mistake.

Clark Kent:
You're not one of us anymore.

Clark Kent:
[as Red-Blue Blur] Sometimes, we can't outrun our destiny.

Lois Lane:
But I thought you were invincible.

Clark Kent:
[as Red-Blue Blur] So did I.

Lois Lane:
Jimmy, you stepped on my hand!

Jimmy Olsen:
Next time, don't leave your hand on the floor under a desk in an office you're not supposed to be in.

Lois Lane:
I'm sorry, did I just get a lecture from Jimmy Olsen?

Chloe Sullivan:
How did you survive the geothermal explosion?

Clark Kent:
It was before Dinah pressed the button. I don't know. I got out before the blast, but not fast enough to save everyone else. Chloe... I've searched everywhere. There's no sign of Lois.

Chloe Sullivan:
[cries softly] I saw someone tacking her photo on a missing-persons report. And I keep thinking that maybe, maybe I haven't...

Clark Kent:
Lost everyone.

Chloe Sullivan:
You were there today, Clark, weren't you? I really needed you. Why didn't you come to me?

Clark Kent:
I'm the reason Jimmy's dead. Oliver was right. I put humanity on a pedestal. It wasn't a Kryptonian beast that killed Jimmy. It was a human.

Chloe Sullivan:
I was standing right here, Clark. I know full well who killed Jimmy.

Clark Kent:
This place, Chloe... just get rid of it. Just walk away and don't look back.

Chloe Sullivan:
You don't get it, Clark. Jimmy is here. He's watching over me. He knew me so well, he knew this place would be perfect. Jimmy wanted to know that no matter where I was in this city, I could look up here and see this beacon... the Watchtower. And look - Dinah, Oliver, and Bart all disappeared. Maybe it's up to us to bring them back home.

Clark Kent:
Home? I don't have a home.

Davis Bloome:
We're actually gonna pull this off, aren't we? Find some place to slow down and build a life together.

Chloe Sullivan:
As long as we can keep the gods from hunting us.

Lois Lane:
Chloe's missing with some beastie boy and you're doing what, exactly?

Clark Kent:
No one wants to find Chloe more than I do.

Lois Lane:
Except maybe me. Clark, I haven't slept in days and I am dangerously close to a caffeine OD.

Clark Kent:
I hadn't noticed.

Chloe Sullivan:
Hey. You must be Jimmy's little brother. Well, I think that this belongs to you.

[gives him camera]

Chloe Sullivan:
He would wanted you to have it.

Jimmy's Brother:
Thanks.

Chloe Sullivan:
Who knows. Maybe someday you'll follow in his footsteps.

Lex Luthor:
I'd question your integrity, but you're a journalist.

Chloe Sullivan:
What do you stand for?

Clark Kent:
I stand for truth, justice, and some other stuff.

Chloe Sullivan:
I think the man of tomorrow needs to get a platform for today.

Lex Luthor:
[to Clark] The man of tomorrow is shaped by his battles today.

Chloe Sullivan:
Clark Kent leaps tall theories in a single bound.

Lana Lang:
And then he had the nerve to say "It's nothing personal, only business."

Clark Kent:
Why does everyone over 40 have to quote 'The Godfather'?

Lex Luthor:
To quote The Godfather, "It's time to go to the mattresses".

Lana Lang:
That movie should be banned from basic cable.

Lex Luthor:
I had to get out the manor for a while. It was getting crowded.

Clark Kent:
Doesn't it have, like, 75 rooms?

Lex Luthor:
My dad takes up a lot of space.

Pete Ross:
So you're telling me you never once looked in the girl's locker room?

Clark Kent:
Well, maybe once

Pete Ross:
That's my boy

Lana Lang:
[after asking what Clark and Pete had been fighting about] Clark Kent starts a discussion... about telling the truth, no less... and when it's his turn to open up, everything is suddenly a deep, dark secret.

Clark Kent:
Well, Lana, the stuff about Pete is kind of personal.

Lana Lang:
Unlike what I just told you about Whitney.

Clark Kent:
Well, Lana, have you ever thought that some people are just more comfortable opening up than others?

Lana Lang:
I don't think it's ever comfortable for anyone. But if you care about somebody, you owe it to them.

Clark Kent:
Then you should talk to Nell, tell her how you really feel.