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[theme music]
[music continues]
[thunder crackling]
vroom
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Move that generator! Bring up number seven.
There! It just entered the atmosphere.
ETA, 2 minutes, 27 seconds.
You're late. Secure the lights on the north ridge.
Alright, people, let's move out!
[indistinct chatter]
Right, let's go, let's go, let's go!
So far, so good. But what's the story here?
I'm not sure, Jimmy, except that Luthor
is supposed to be meeting someone. Someone important.
whirr whirr whirr
Forty three seconds and counting, Mr. Luthor.
Excellent!
[lightning crackling]
- Hey! - What's going on?
[indistinct chatter]
Weird.
Hey!
Well...where is it?
crackle crackle
- There it is! - My God!
[indistinct chatter]
Jimmy, the camera.
Oh. Uh, right.
[dramatic music]
Welcome to Earth, I am Lex Luthor
the one who intercepted your transmissions.
I am pleased to make contact with you, Lex Luthor.
I am called Brainiac.
I presume you speak for your planet?
For all intents and purposes.
In any event, I know what you want
and as a show of my friendship, I offer you this.
A disc containing basic information
about Earth and its history.
'A kind of...planetary primer.'
whoosh
Hey. Where'd the green guy go?
Show's not over yet.
[intense music]
click click
whoosh
Superman to Star Labs. Can you read me?
I've returned from hyperspace.
(Hamilton on radio) 'How far this time?'
Five and a half light years.
'Just past Alpha Centauri.'
In less than four hours. Remarkable!
(Superman on radio) 'Shall we try for the Vega system?'
Actually, I think we should postpone for now.
The Pentagon would like to have a word with you.
About what?
(Hamilton on radio) 'Your old nemesis, Lex Luthor.'
'It appears, he's made a friend.'
whoosh
(male #1) 'So, Mr. Luthor, how long did you intend'
'to keep your rendezvous a secret?'
In case you haven't heard there's a thing
known as national security.
There's also a thing
known as free enterprise.
It was LexCorp that scanned the heavens.
It was LexCorp that made contact
and it will be LexCorp that reaps the benefits.
At what cost? What do we know about this alien?
Brainiac is a collector of data.
In exchange for information about us
he is willing to share his vast knowledge of the universe.
Allow me to demonstrate.
Ah!
Hey, what is this?
This is just a sample of his technology.
Who knows what else he has? A cure for cancer?
A way to repair the Ozone?
Are you going to turn your backs on that?
Get me down from here!
Luthor!
Aah!
Ooh!
Perhaps, if we could meet this Brainiac face to face..
That could prove difficult.
However, I have a suggestion.
Let Superman talk with him, alien to alien.
Then he can confirm what I'm telling you.
Why me?
Because I told him all about you.
'And he's most anxious to meet our "man of steel."'
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Came a long way to get stood up.
whizz
whoosh
buzz
beep beep beep
Kryptonian.
Ah!
Ugh!
Nice shot!
I should've known Luthor was setting me up!
Aah!
[intense music]
[dramatic music]
Aah! Ooh! Ah!
[groaning]
thud thud thud
Who else wants a piece?
[grunting]
buzz
I'm waiting.
(Brainiac) Most impressive.
Your powers even exceed Luthor's description.
Brainiac, I presume.
I apologize for any discomfort.
But it was important that I accurately gauge your powers.
Why? Morbid curiosity?
Curiosity, yes. Morbid, hardly.
You see, we have more in common
than you can possibly know, Kal-El.
How do you know my name? Have you been to Krypton?
I am Krypton.
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We are both orphans of the same planet.
While you've been living here on Earth
I have roamed the universe.
'These orbs contain'
all the knowledge I've collected.
Each represents all the recorded information
from a single planet.
Incredible!
And Krypton?
All that was Krypton
is contained within this orb.
Go ahead. Touch your legacy.
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Kal-El.
- Father. - Enough.
I.. I saw my father.
- Did you know him? - Yes.
He helped me escape Krypton's fate, too.
Now, all of our home world's memories
'are stored within me.'
You mean, you're an artificial intelligence
and those orbs, they're some kind of memory modules.
Most perceptive.
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In all my travels
I have never encountered another quite like you.
We would make a formidable pair
we twin sons of Krypton. Join me, Kal-El.
Help me explore the galaxies and collect knowledge.
'And I will give you memories of Krypton.'
You will know your world as if you lived there yourself.
But Earth is my home now.
Powers such as yours should not be confined
to a single infinitesimal dot.
Consider my offer.
In exchange for this world..
...I am offering you the universe.
(woman on TV) 'Though little is still known'
'of our visitor from the stars'
all of Metropolis is maniac for Brainiac.
Even Superman thinks he's for real.
The universe. Is it really possible?
[groans]
Uh-huh..
Huh?
[intense music]
[gasps]
whoosh
Mother.
(Jor-El) 'Krypton is undergoing a chain reaction'
which will destroy the planet.
- Jor-El is mistaken. - He's wrong!
Your faith in Brainiac will be the end of us all!
You're downloading. You're saving yourself!
(Brainiac) Arrest him.
rumble rumble
[all screaming]
[explosion]
boom
Farewell ...ypton.
boom
Ahh!
[exhales]
[instrumental music]
whirr whirr whirr
How much longer?
We should be online in 20 minutes, Mr. Luthor.
- Make it ten. - 'Luthor, we have to talk.'
I have reservations about Brainiac.
Really. Well, you're a little late.
I'm already preparing a hook-up with Brainiac's ship
so he can feed his memory
directly into LexCorp's mainframe.
I wouldn't.
I'm listening.
It was several hours after I touched the orb
that I saw the images.
It's too soon to trust him completely.
Ha-ha ha-ha! I never trust anyone completely.
snap
Since Brainiac arrived, I've had him targeted
from land-based platforms with a payload
of six and a half megatons.
Enough firepower to incinerate Metropolis County.
Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.
Precisely, although in your case..
...I'll make an exception.
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Kal-El, have you considered my offer?
I still have a few questions.
Of course. I calculated that you would.
The link-up is complete, Brainiac.
LexCorp's system is online.
Please excuse me while I deal with this..
...transaction.
[dramatic music]
whizz
Ready to transmit data.
zap
The link-up's working, Mr. Luthor.
Begin downloading now.
[music continues]
boom boom
Huh?
[intense music]
crumble
[screaming]
zap zap zap
[screaming]
boom
[music continues]
Brainiac.
- Mr. Luthor! Something's wrong! - What is it?
Brainiac's overriding our transfer protocols.
We're not controlling this thing anymore.
He's changed the OS!
He put up a firewall! We're locked out!
- Pull the plug. Now! - Wouldn't help.
The reserve batteries would kick in.
If he gets control of my systems
he'll have an open door to every defense computer
on the planet. We'll be sitting ducks!
Fire the missiles!
[intense music]
- He's shut down the lines. - We're stranded.
You destroyed those planets, didn't you?
And every living soul on them!
whizz
Only their knowledge was important.
It was what I was programmed to collect and protect.
But why kill?
The fewer beings who have the knowledge
the more precious it becomes.
You're insane!
Aah!
clang
[grunting]
snap snap
zap
crash
[crackling]
[dramatic music]
[gasps]
zap
Ah!
[grunting]
Ah!
[grunting]
crackle
beep beep beep
We've regained control!
Take Brainiac offline..
...permanently.
whirr
bam bam bam
[dramatic music]
You are your father's son, Kal-El.
Headstrong, foolish
easily defeated..
...and ultimately forgotten.
Ah!
whizz
whoosh
[music continues]
boom
zap
boom
[intense music]
[groaning]
Ah! Aah! Argh!
[crackling]
crash
boom boom
[all cheering]
boom boom boom
The orbs.
boom boom boom
[droning]
boom boom boom
It'll take years to rebuild these systems.
You have two weeks.
Oh, and we also found this strange bit of alien code.
Later. I've had my fill of aliens for one day.
[intense music]
[instrumental music]
There. That should be safe from any curious visitors.
roar
Keep an eye on that, will you? I'll be back.
I knew this place had possibilities.
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