Previously on Smallville:
Lois, where is the orb?
- What orb? - The alien technology from my vault.
You just wanna take over the world with some alien nation.
I am trying to save the world.
Lois vanished for three weeks then suddenly appeared...
claiming she was being chased by a ninja assassin.
I think I know where she was. The future.
Could these dreams have something to do...
with your three weeks of blocked memory?
Why don't we have the powers we should have under a yellow sun?
I will find the answers we are looking for or I will die in the quest.
I give you the world's first solar tower.
Why are you risking your life?
It's the only chance I have before you destroy our world.
Clark would never, in a million years, risk what needed to be done.
I told you Lois doesn't have that time.
You get Dr. Weiss on a helicopter and get him to Met Gen now.
Clark, I got three of the country's best neuro MDs on their way.
Too late. Lois is already missing.
What? You took her to hospital.
- You've been with her. - I was.
I stepped out, I got back, she was gone.
There's nothing in her chart.
There's no releases and there are no witnesses.
Hospital said someone called, requested a copy of Lois' test results.
Emil.
Why would Emil care about Lois?
He wouldn't.
Maybe the person he's working for would.
Chloe.
Spying on Lois' computers and hacking into her therapist's files?
Did you need to escalate to kidnapping her from a coma ward?
There's a mystery surrounding Miss Lane.
This is my chance to solve it.
All this because she told her shrink she has headaches...
and sees weird, futuristic flashes?
I can't hack in these files and not read them.
They're called boundaries, Stuart. Find some.
And these futuristic flashes may not be imaginary.
Besides, Lois was investigating Zod's orb when she vanished for three weeks.
You think these are repressed memories she's already been through?
This technology will tell us.
Can't you get more than just fragments?
I'm sorry, but her mind is like a mental mosh pit right now.
- Only a human... - Pause it.
That's Zod's solar tower.
Exactly as it's designed to be built.
But the plans haven't even gone public yet.
Lois did go to the future.
We better pop some popcorn because she's remembering something.
Where is the orb? What orb?
Tess, where are you? Don't start what you can't finish.
What the hell?
Hello?
Why are you out of uniform?
Because I dropped out of Girl Scouts years ago?
You're bleeding.
You're nothing but a filthy human.
This zone is off-limits to your kind.
This dream is all mine. What's with the attitude?
It's not your place to ask questions.
I'm a reporter. Asking questions is in my blood.
Well, then, it would be a shame to spill it.
The Red-Blue Blur, he'll stop you.
Not under a red sun.
Look around you.
Your Blur is dead.
Hey, Tess, tuning the TV to channel Lois is one thing...
but synching your brain waves to hers?
All we're seeing on the screen are jumbled images.
To get the answers I'm looking for, I need to plug in.
Look, I didn't build this technology, okay?
We should have someone from Summerholt here.
Zod said that his tower is going to change the world.
Lois' memories of the future should show me how.
Okay.
How hard can this be?
Hey.
Time for food.
Come on. Let's go.
There you are. Daddy.
You, move it. I said, move.
Stealing will not go unpunished.
Easy. I was just hoping for some food. I'm sure this is a bad dream...
but now I could eat about 30 doughnuts.
You want food? What do you have to trade?
Take this.
- Smallville? - It's all I have.
It's yours if you let her go.
This will do for now.
I thought I had lost you forever.
Clark, thank God.
I can't believe you're alive.
- This dream just got 10 times brighter. - What dream?
I'm sorry to be the one to tell you this, but you're not dreaming.
Clark, if this isn't a dream, it's the worst nightmare I could imagine.
When did the Kent family farm become a prison?
Why would you give away the one thing of your dad's that meant so much to you?
I did it for you.
Okay, hold on.
Explain about the wicked witch and the flying freaks.
Have we been invaded by the Wizard of Oz?
More like another planet.
Aliens?
Clark, before I fought Tess, she went on and on about some orb...
called it alien technology, said there was life inside of it.
This invasion, Tess knew about it.
Well, Tess may have helped.
These aliens have their own leader. His name is Zod.
I tried to fight him...
but I made all the wrong choices.
A lot of people died.
Tell me Chloe wasn't one of them.
Lois, I don't know.
After I thought I had lost you...
I went off on my own. I haven't talked to her in months.
Months?
Lois, you vanished a year ago.
No. I was throwing down with Tess a few hours ago.
And I grabbed that gold ring.
The legion ring? It must have brought you here when you put it on.
- Do you still have it? - Yeah.
You.
General Zod would like to see you.
Protect the ring.
Lois.
Where's Lois?
Last I heard, you dropped her at the hospital.
Someone moved her. I know you had Emil look into her records.
She's my cousin, Clark.
Chloe, you've been hiding things from me for months.
I think you're hiding Lois.
Right accusation, wrong girl.
I may not have been sharing my deep dark secrets lately...
but someone else has been playing hide-and-seek a lot longer than I have.
- Tess. - Yeah.
We can work on your apology later.
Tess has been keeping more than an editorial eye on Lois...
for the past few months.
Lois can't answer any of her questions, she's in a coma.
She doesn't have to talk to run tests on her.
We both know she's obsessed with the fact that Lois vanished for three weeks.
This has to do with her trip to the future?
I think it's possible.
Emil gave me the hospital workups on her.
She suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Every time she has a memory, her body relives the trauma.
- And her heart can only take so much. - Chloe, I have to find her.
Tess is never gonna admit she took Lois. Let me try something.
I got a guy on the inside.
Okay, ladies, we're a little touch-and-go here right now, but we are stable again.
And you should have a front-row seat to the Lois matinée.
No, no, no. No, no. No, no, no.
I guess membership has its privileges.
Try the truffle.
It's my favorite.
To think... a few of these...
could mean the difference between life and death for your kind.
Hmm.
I'm General Zod.
And all of this is mine to give...
if you give me the names whoever snuck you into the restricted zone.
- My dad's a general too. - Oh.
And he still couldn't get me to spill...
how I got an M1 Abrams tank to take me to prom.
So I'm definitely not telling you anything.
Then you hear this.
No matter how many times you break into the zone, you'll never...
never take down my tower.
What is this?
Lois?
You?
You red-headed rat.
Do you know her?
She used to work for me, but then she disappeared.
- Traitor! - I am this planet's savior.
I helped General Zod take power to ensure this Earth's survival.
Tess Mercer, the ultimate eco-terrorist.
And what are you?
I understand you were seen talking to Clark Kent.
It was only a matter of time before the Resistance got to him.
The only thing I'm resisting is the urge to kick both your asses.
If Clark were here right now, he would back me up.
The reason Clark is alive is because I hoped he'd join us.
To bridge the gap between our people.
Trust me, Zod.
No one has worked as hard as I have to get Clark to see the good we're doing.
But I think we fooled ourselves long enough.
He won't come around.
Which is why...
neither of you is any good to me alive.
Excuse me?
Double execution will send out a strong message to anyone who would defy me.
And take heart, Lois.
At least you can enjoy a glorious last meal.
Today, two lives end, but another begins.
Rise, soldier.
You betrayed the entire human race for some crappy dog tags. Way to go.
Lois.
Let her go.
- Take my life, let her live! - Clark.
Your bravery is commendable.
But by defying me, you have forced my hand.
Clark.
I wanted you to join me on this new Earth.
But now I must bury you beneath it.
No!
There's too much kryptonite.
Oliver.
Hey, Legs. Long time no see.
Am I glad to see you and your band of merry men.
It's not my band.
What?
It's hers.
- Chloe. - I didn't think I was gonna see you again.
You almost didn't. Those crazed space invaders almost killed us.
I guess we owe you guys our lives.
You always were a good shot.
I didn't do this to you. I didn't.
No, I did this to myself.
It was a risk, choosing Zod over my own people.
But someone had to save the Earth.
I couldn't give up on that.
Huh.
I had the shot.
I had to take it.
- Aah! - Whoa.
Chloe kills me.
I'm not sure what you saw in there, but out here, you are still alive.
So I guess I did okay, right?
You did your job, now finish it.
I don't want Lois waking with the memories. That'd be dangerous.
Use the device to wipe them out.
If I make a mistake, she could come out of this catatonic.
Don't argue with me, Stuart.
No. Okay, I won't do it. I won't.
- Excuse me? - I'm gonna pull her out, Tess.
I'm sorry, but we are literally messing with someone's mind here.
I'm sorry too.
Clark, Stuart went rogue.
- He took her. I had to stop him. - What did you do?
We may have won the battle, but Zod will come back harder now.
Then it's time we take a stand.
Lois vanished a year ago after she put on the legion ring.
You time-traveled here?
I'm sure I didn't walk a year into the future. Not in these heels.
The thing is, I lost the ring.
That one-named wonder Zod took it.
We need to get the ring back.
Lois can return to the past...
and prevent Zod's tower from being built.
That's not a bad plan, but why should I trust you?
You left us once to fight on your own.
You abandoned us, plain and simple.
I thought I could stop Zod myself.
I tried to take him on as my enemy and I was wrong.
But I'm here now.
Look, why Clark decided to take on our enemy ETs by himself is beyond me...
and you think he abandoned the cause.
Come on, aren't we all in this together?
Shut down that tower. Bring back the sun.
You know I'm your best chance at getting back that ring.
Maybe, but I still don't trust you.
Well, I guess that's a start. So about the tower...
The towers are the key to the Kandorians' power.
They collect the radiation, turn it red, beam it back to LuthorCorp's satellites.
Those satellites take the radiation, they beam it back to Earth...
giving those alien SOBs their strength.
Now, we take the tower down, we shut them down.
Guys, I've seen Zod's troops.
We're outnumbered. We'd never reach it.
We don't have to.
We have a secret weapon, Watchtower.
I powered down Watchtower so the Kandorians couldn't find it.
But I can use the computers to hack into Zod's big red flashlight...
unleash a virus that should shut it off.
Bring back the yellow sun, I'll take the others to find the legion ring.
I just have one more question. How does turning the sun yellow...
make Clark our number one draft pick for taking on Zod?
Zod and I have history.
Are you okay?
Define okay.
So far today, I've traveled through time, fought off flying aliens...
and almost got my head chopped off.
But despite all those things...
one thing I can't believe...
I can't believe you and Chloe aren't friends anymore.
It's not her fault.
I turned my back on her.
Lois, after you disappeared, I couldn't...
I couldn't be around...
Oliver or Chloe.
They reminded me of you and that hurt too much.
So...
I left.
I trained myself to fight Zod.
Clark...
what did you mean about having a history with him?
Let's just say that I've made some mistakes.
Stop beating yourself up.
You're not alone in this.
The truth is...
we could all die tomorrow.
Lois, I died when you left.
I'm here now.
I wish we had more time.
Clark, can you hear me? Clark.
Can you hear me, Clark?
The ambulance will be here soon.
Stuart's lost a lot of blood. Luckily, he's still alive.
I'm sure that Mercer the Merciless will be fine.
How's Clark?
Somehow this machine synched their brainwaves.
Clark's locked into Lois' memories, but there's a way I can pull them out.
Don't close the curtain yet.
I took a peek into Lois' therapy files that Tess hacked into.
I think that every time that she saw her therapist...
it unlocked more of her memories from the future.
Chloe, these memories are physically damaging.
Do you really wanna put their lives in danger?
If you pull Clark out now, it will put a lot of other people's lives at stake.
When that assassin from the future came...
she told Clark that he would destroy the world.
Now, he has to know how to stop it.
Honey, I'm home.
Chloe, remember when I kicked you out of my clubhouse for spilling soda...
and you said you'd just build a cooler one? You win.
So this is what happens when there's no Blur.
That's why we need every hero we can get.
For the woman who has everything.
It's a meteor rock knife. I've encased it in lead...
so the enemy won't know you're packing till it's too late.
Even in the future, you know how to charm.
Last firewall's down. I'm in the Zod Tower's command center.
The virus is almost ready.
Take that, master control.
There, in just a few minutes...
we should see our yellow sun rise and shine again.
The Kandorians are coming. We should go.
I'll scout ahead, make sure the coast is clear.
Go. I'll be right behind you.
Chloe!
Come on, you can make it.
No!
Get the hell away from her.
Chloe.
Look at me. You're gonna be fine. You're gonna be okay.
Chloe, Chloe.
The best way to avenge her is to get that ring.
No. No, I won't leave her.
She's still alive in the past, Lois.
You can save her.
Make sure this future never happens and you'll save us.
You better get going.
Clark's heading to the tower. I'll cover you.
I should have known you'd come after me.
All to save a doomed race.
When faced with a crumbling world...
these humans would rather die than unite under a single leader...
and do what's required to build a glorious new world.
It's tragic. You thought you could take me on like this?
Metropolis would not be destroyed...
if you had all just stopped fighting and joined me.
We'll never stop fighting, Zod.
Humanity will never lose its spirit.
Goodbye, son of Jor-El.
Clark!
No.
Zod.
Your reign of terror is over, Zod.
I'm sending Lois home to the past...
so she can warn us about your tower before it's ever built.
You chose to fight me.
You forced me to unleash my power.
We could have made this planet a paradise.
It always was, but you never gave humanity a chance.
Men have made you weak.
If she travels back in time, the lives we know will cease to exist.
You'll have destroyed our world.
Clark! Clark!
Lois, take the ring, put it on.
- No. - You have to, now.
What if I never see you again?
You will.
- Welcome back, Clark. - How's Lois?
She'll be up with a headache.
It's nothing a couple of aspirin can't handle.
I was able to isolate the cortex...
where her synapses fired at an accelerated rate.
By injecting a chemical inhibitor, I effectively reset those cells.
So her memories from the future are gone, right?
If she had them under the influence of the machine, she won't now.
Good.
From the look on your face, I take it the future isn't so bright.
What did you see, Clark?
Hey, this is for you.
You just got back from the hospital, not Hawaii. You need to take it slower.
I have hypoglycemia, Clark, not arthritis.
Doc says as long as I eat every three hours, I'm gold.
- Happy? - Very.
I almost lost you once, I don't want it to happen again.
Lois, what are we doing?
I'm eating a maple doughnut. And you're kind of invading my personal space.
I mean us.
Lois and Clark, Clark and Lois, as a couple.
Whoa, cowboy.
You just went from 10 to 110 in two seconds flat.
Let's just slow it down.
You know, I still need to get my feet back under me.
Well, you can lean on me for strength.
I feel stronger when you're around, anyway.
Clark, I have done this dating thing wrong so many times.
Then let's do it right.
Let's take our time.
Really?
In that case, let's go get a real cup of coffee.
And then we'll have lunch, the first of many.
There will be ice cream and chalupas...
picnics in the park, dancing in the rain.
And you will take me to a monster truck rally.
For a guy who just got a mondo dose of kryptonite, you sure seem happy.
Well, the sun is shining, Lois is gonna be all right.
She should be fine. Dr. Emil ran every test on her...
and she's healthy and doesn't remember a thing...
except, of course, the flowers Clark sent to her room.
- But who could forget five dozen roses? - Five dozen roses? Well, that's subtle.
I don't get why the two of you are grinning...
considering we're about to die terribly tragic deaths...
in the not-so-distant future.
If we do something in the present, we can change that.
I vote we take Zod out now.
Doesn't have a chance to take sunshine off our shoulders.
No. In the future, I tried to fight Zod...
all I did was turn him into a powerful enemy.
You learning a lesson in teamwork doesn't mean we stop fighting Zod.
Going against Zod will force him to come back with everything.
You think you two can just hug it out?
When my father said, "Save Zod"...
what I think he meant was save Zod from himself.
If I befriend him, show how good life...
That would be a mistake.
Clark, if Zod gets his solar towers online...
that gives him all the power in the world and us none. Including you.
Zod will fly psychopathic circles around you.
Chloe, I've seen what happens when I treat Zod like the enemy.
This time, I'm gonna do things the right way.
This tower must be built at all costs.
You, you find your way into city hall...
smooth over any laws that might get in our way.
You, infiltrate the power plant to divert the energy we need.
And you...
I understand you've been looking for me.
My brother and sister Kandorians.
He has come.
Kneel before Kal-El.