- Tal-Rho: Impressive, isn't it? All that remains of our Kryptonian heritage.
- Jordan Kent: I like Dad's Fortress better.
- Tal-Rho: Well, taste is subjective, I suppose.
- Sarah Cushing: Have you ever had a secret that... you felt might completely change the way that somebody sees you?
- Natalie Irons: Yeah, I have.
- Sarah Cushing: What'd you do about it?
- Natalie Irons: Pretty sure it's not the same type of secret. Look, if you can tell him, then do it, but if not, you really need to get better at hiding it.
- Sarah Cushing: Yeah, I didn't mean for this conversation to get so depressing.
- Natalie Irons: Don't worry. I'm about to change all that.
- Sarah Cushing: [as she turns the ignition, the engine starts] Oh, my God. You're a genius.
- Natalie Irons: I'll also accept "cool" and "awesome".
- Tal-Rho: To what do I owe the honor?
- Superman: I need to know something about the eradication process.
- Tal-Rho: Oh. Did someone acquire an interest in Kryptonian science? A new hobby, perhaps?
- Superman: When a consciousness is rejected by its host, can there be lingering effects?
- Tal-Rho: Such as?
- Superman: Flashes of pain, feelings not your own, visions.
- Tal-Rho: Sounds like a bad trip to me. What have you been up to this summer, Kal?
- Superman: Just answer the question.
- Tal-Rho: No need to be testy. I've not experienced any memories other than my own, and I'm fairly certain I had more Kryptonians inside my head than anyone. What about your son or the other yokels in Smallville? Of course, there is one way to know for sure. Take me to my fortress and let me run some tests.
- Superman: [scoffing, he turns to leave] I knew this was a waste of time.
- Tal-Rho: Well, what are you afraid of, that I'll fly off? The solar flare John Irons used left me powerless.
- [indicating his cell and the red lights surrounding it]
- Tal-Rho: None of this is necessary. I'm no more energized by the sun than any other insufferable human.
- Superman: Enjoy your solitude, Tal.
- Tal-Rho: Oh, I will.
- [switching to Kryptonian]
- Tal-Rho: See you soon, brother.
- Lana Lang Cushing: Hey, hon?
- Kyle Cushing: Yeah?
- Lana Lang Cushing: People are gonna be here soon. So let's just set up quickly so all Daniel needs to worry about is greeting folks at the door.
- Kyle Cushing: I'm all over it, boss.
- Lana Lang Cushing: Thanks. Hey, what are people doing here already? Vicky promised me the restaurant all morning.
- Mayor George Dean: [leaving] Getting out of your hair, Lana.
- Lana Lang Cushing: We paid for this time, George.
- Mayor George Dean: And it's all yours. No harm, no foul, hmm? You know, this is the first time in years that I haven't run unopposed.
- Lana Lang Cushing: Mm-hmm. I'm well aware.
- Mayor George Dean: Well, looking forward to a little friendly competition.
- Kyle Cushing: Ain't gonna be nothing friendly about it.
- Mayor George Dean: Have a good day.
- Lana Lang Cushing: [watching him leave] I can't wait for Daniel to crush that smug bastard.
- Clark Kent: Good morning. How'd everybody sleep?
- Natalie Irons: Well, it's, uh, nice to have a real bed, at least.
- Clark Kent: You'll get used to the roosters.
- Jordan Kent, Jonathan Kent: No, you won't.
- Lois Lane: Ally Allston's a cult leader who was responsible for a woman's death.
- Chrissy Beppo: She was never convicted.
- Lois Lane: But she was responsible.
- Chrissy Beppo: This podcast says you coerced some of your sources.
- Lois Lane: Come on, that is clearly untrue.
- Chrissy Beppo: I'm just asking.
- Lois Lane: Everyone was vetted and willing. I did everything by the book.
- Chrissy Beppo: But you don't always.
- Lois Lane: Chrissy, in the first line in that article, I disclosed that I had a personal connection, that a family member had been involved in the cult.
- Chrissy Beppo: And whenever something has to do with your family, you have a different set of rules.
- Lois Lane: This is different from my dad and the DOD. Look, I know this seems big. I get attacked all the time. It'll blow over, I promise.
- Lois Lane: What exactly are you seeing in these visions?
- Clark Kent: I'm not really sure. Destruction of some sort, rocks crumbling. It's like a... it's like a cave-in.
- Lois Lane: That's it?
- Clark Kent: In this last one, I heard screaming.
- Lois Lane: Did it sound like a planet being destroyed?
- Clark Kent: You mean Krypton? Think these could be residual memories from Zod?
- Lois Lane: If they are, we have a major problem. You're not the only one who had Kryptonian consciousness put inside them.
- Clark Kent: Jordan.
- Lois Lane: He's fine.
- Clark Kent: Yeah, for now. We have to figure out what's causing it in case it starts to affect him, too. There's only one person that would know for sure.
- Lois Lane: So, you just happen to have a seismometer laying around in your RV, huh?
- John Henry: Ah, I got similar tech in my suit, but like I said, it's retired.
- Lois Lane: Just like you.
- John Henry: Just like me.
- Lois Lane: So how does this work?
- John Henry: All right, look, this measures the difference between a set point when the bedrock isn't moving. It processes all the variables interacting when it starts to shake.
- Lois Lane: So what do we do now, just wait?
- John Henry: That's the thing about earthquakes. I mean, there's not much you can do until they happen.
- Lois Lane: Do you have anything to drink in there?
- John Henry: After you.
- Lois Lane: You're having visions?
- Clark Kent: They started when I saved that sinking sub and then again during the earthquake.
- Lois Lane: And you didn't tell me?
- Clark Kent: You had other things to worry about.
- John Henry: Maybe I should take the kids to school today.
- Clark Kent: No, it's okay. I... I can do it.
- John Henry: Please, no. You'd be doing me a favor. It's Nat's first day.
- Lois Lane: Feel free to do whatever you want in here.
- John Henry: I'm just, uh, trying to help Nat feel at home.
- Lois Lane: Me, too. Breakfast was a bust.
- John Henry: [laughing] Yeah, but... but you made the effort. That's all that matters.
- Lois Lane: Any pointers on what I can do differently?
- John Henry: Want the CliffsNotes?
- Lois Lane: Sure.
- John Henry: Be yourself. Nat got her mom's natural apprehension of people. So, uh... well, the only way to get her to open up is... to get to know her. That may take a while.
- Lois Lane: I can wait.
- Lois Lane: John, I could use your help.
- John Henry: What kind of help?
- Lois Lane: Figuring out what caused that earthquake.
- John Henry: Inside the mines filled with X-Kryptonite. Listen, my focus is on Natalie and being the best dad I can be for her. I can't get pulled into anything dangerous.
- Lois Lane: I promise, it's a one-time ask. Nothing to do with the Steel suit.
- Chrissy Beppo: Lois, you remember that piece you wrote about the self-help guru, Ally Allston?
- Lois Lane: That was years ago.
- Chrissy Beppo: It's back in the news again because of this podcast that just came out.
- Lois Lane: What's it about?
- Chrissy Beppo: Journalists who abused their power for personal reasons.
- Chrissy Beppo: I take it the inspector's here because of the earthquake?
- Dr. Faulkner: Yes, but as I explained to her, it wasn't caused by us.
- Lois Lane: Well, the last quake in Kansas was over 40 years ago and nowhere near the same magnitude.
- Dr. Faulkner: That's right, and I know mining is the leading cause of seismic activity in the heartland, but we haven't gone deep enough to cause something like that.
- Chrissy Beppo: Well, that's true, Doctor. However, the readings indicate that the epicenter started here. And it's not just the one quake. There have been multiple tremors.
- Dr. Faulkner: I'm aware. All I can say is we're trying to get to the bottom of it, literally.
- Lois Lane: [Clark returns from visiting Tal] Hey, how did it go?
- Clark Kent: He's not gonna be helpful. What about you?
- Lois Lane: Nothing that makes sense yet.
- John Henry: But I'm gonna help her see what we can find.
- Clark Kent: [hearing trouble] Can you call Coach Gaines, tell him I'm gonna be late?
- Lois Lane: What about this morning?
- Clark Kent: I'll be fine. I just... I got to go.
- Clark Kent: Hey, is your mom still out?
- Jordan Kent: Guess so.
- Clark Kent: Okay, when she gets back, just tell her I went to the Fortress.
- Jordan Kent: I thought it didn't work anymore.
- Clark Kent: Not mine, my, uh... my brother's.
- Jordan Kent: Is this about this morning?
- Clark Kent: I think Tal might be able to help me.
- Jordan Kent: You're gonna break him out of prison?
- Clark Kent: Your grandfather pulled some strings.
- Jordan Kent: Y-You can't go there with him by yourself.
- Clark Kent: He doesn't have any powers anymore.
- Jordan Kent: Yeah, but it's still his Fortress. What if there's, like, booby traps or something?
- Clark Kent: Jordan.
- Jordan Kent: Let me go with you. Just to watch your back. After this morning... I know what it's like to have those kind of attacks. I can help you. A-And besides, things with Sarah right now are not going so great anyway. I'd love to just kind of feel useful. Please, Dad. Let me be there for you.
- Lana Lang Cushing: Hey, what happened to greeting everybody as they came in?
- Daniel Hart: I need to talk to you.
- [pulling her away for some privacy]
- Daniel Hart: I'm dropping out of the race.
- Lana Lang Cushing: What?
- Daniel Hart: I got a job offer last night. It's over in Bristol County.
- Lana Lang Cushing: What about this job, being mayor?
- Daniel Hart: It's not a guarantee.
- Lana Lang Cushing: Daniel, you can win. You can beat Dean. We're just getting started here.
- Daniel Hart: Which is why it's the right time to bow out. I can't do it. I'm so sorry, Lana, but my family needs this. It's been a rough couple of years for us.
- Lana Lang Cushing: [disheartened] I understand.
- Lt. Mitch Anderson: What happened out there? My team said you just passed out.
- Superman: I don't know.
- Lt. Mitch Anderson: [meaning his science team in the room] Well, they don't know, either. I'm not sure why we still have dedicated Kryptonian physicians on the payroll. It's virtually impossible to run any kind of diagnostic test on you. Look... I just have to be clear. If you're not gonna be part of the Threat Reduction Agency, you don't have free reign anymore. I can't have you interfering with our missions.
- Superman: Mission? It's... a guy almost killed a bunch of innocent people.
- Lt. Mitch Anderson: That guy? Phillip Karnowsky; drug runner, weapons dealer. Stole a large quantity of X-Kryptonite from the Schuster mines before we got Amertek in there. He's been making a fortune on the black market; one of many messes I inherited from Lane.
- Superman: He was selling X-K?
- Lt. Mitch Anderson: What can I say? Everybody wants superpowers. In any event, we handled it right after we saved you. Look, you don't want to be part of my team, okay, I get it. But it means that you're on your own. No more backup. So whatever is going on... I hope you figure it out and fast. Otherwise, right now you're more of a liability than a hero.
- Superman: Anderson. One of the members on your team, Tag Harris, he's barely 18.
- Lt. Mitch Anderson: Sure is fast, isn't he?
- Kyle Cushing: [after Lana's favored mayoral candidate drops out of the race] What about, uh, Denny Brooks? He was city council for a few years. I mean, folks around here seem to like him.
- Lana Lang Cushing: Yeah. Denny stepped down, though. He wanted to spend more time with his family. I doubt he's gonna want to do something that requires even more time away from them. And what about Ted Hargrove?
- Kyle Cushing: Name five people that like Ted Hargrove.
- Lana Lang Cushing: Oh, I know. Oh, Del Mason. He grew up in Smallville, runs the 4H Festival every year.
- Kyle Cushing: Yeah. Del's moving to Edgerton.
- Lana Lang Cushing: I mean, Daniel was the only one. What are we gonna do?
- Kyle Cushing: Live with Dean as our mayor, I suppose.
- Lana Lang Cushing: Ten years unopposed, and he hasn't done anything to help Smallville. If it wasn't for the settlement from Edge EnerCorp, this town would be struggling more than ever. But, no, Dean gets to blame us for everything that happened and then take the credit for the windfall. So unfair.
- Kyle Cushing: I know. It's just politics, babe. I mean, even at the small-town level, it's... it's messy business. Look, I'm sorry, but I got to go to work, okay? Any other names pop up, I'll give you a call.
- Natalie Irons: Hey, do either of you guys know where the east wing basement is?
- Sarah Cushing: You mean shop class?
- Natalie Irons: Yeah, it's my fifth period.
- Sarah Cushing: Oh, the new girl takes shop class. Hey, you won't have any problem fitting in here.
- Natalie Irons: Not so sure about that.
- Jordan Kent: This town is full of motorheads. In fact, Sarah's dad just got her an old muscle car so they can fix it up, right?
- Natalie Irons: Really? What kind?
- Sarah Cushing: '78 Firebird, I think. I mean, it's a total junker. He can't even get the engine to start.
- Natalie Irons: No, it's easy.
- Sarah Cushing: Tell that to my dad. He's tried changing the ignition switch, the starter, and the battery.
- Natalie Irons: Well, it's probably a clogged fuel filter, then.
- [drawing on the back of a piece of paper]
- Natalie Irons: Just have him try something like this. Okay, so here's the pump.
- Clark Kent: [seeing Lois making breakfast] Wow. How long have you been up?
- Lois Lane: A bit.
- Jonathan Kent: You made all this?
- Lois Lane: Yeah.
- Jordan Kent: Are those eggs over-medium or scrambled?
- Lois Lane: A little bit of both.
- Lois Lane: Can you explain why Amertek hired an expert in mineralogy as its chief of operations?
- Dr. Faulkner: I have several degrees, but I'm mainly here as a geologist, which is quite normal in mining.
- Lois Lane: But you came to Amertek for this job specifically?
- Dr. Faulkner: Yes, that's right.
- Lois Lane: Because of the X-Kryptonite?
- Dr. Faulkner: Most people aren't aware of exactly what we're extracting, but it's no secret that Amertek was hired to clear these mines, as I'm sure you understand why that is.
- Chrissy Beppo: X-Kryptonite is what Morgan Edge used to give people powers.
- Lois Lane: It could be really dangerous in the wrong hands.
- Dr. Faulkner: Exactly. Amertek is doing a public service. But whether these mines are full of X-Kryptonite or not doesn't explain the seismic activity we're experiencing. And right now, that's my main concern.
- Inspector: [approaching] Dr. Faulker?
- Dr. Faulkner: Just one second.
- [turning back to Lois and Chrissy]
- Dr. Faulkner: Listen... I know you want to ease public fear, and I promise, as soon as I have more information, you'll be my first call. Okay?
- Chrissy Beppo: [Faulkner leaves] Seems legit.
- Lois Lane: I need you to get ahold of a seismologist, figure out what's causing these tremors.
- Chrissy Beppo: Sure. What are you gonna do?
- Lois Lane: Talk to another source.
- Sarah Cushing: So, what are you, like, a "gas tank half-full" kind of girl?
- Natalie Irons: Let's just say there's nothing I can't fix.
- Sarah Cushing: Where'd you learn how to do all this?
- Natalie Irons: Well, I spent all my free time learning mechanics in our bunker.,
- Sarah Cushing: Bunker? What, are you and your dad, like, doomsday preppers or something?
- Natalie Irons: No, it's just what we call my dad's shop; the bunker.
- Sarah Cushing: Oh.
- Natalie Irons: So, uh, what's going on between you and Jordan?
- Sarah Cushing: Nothing. Why? Did he say something?
- Natalie Irons: No, but that answer tells me a whole lot.
- Lois Lane: Those aren't earthquakes. There's something causing them, and we have to figure out what.
- Chrissy Beppo: Great, let's add one more thing to our already-overflowing plate of nonstop garbage.
- Lois Lane: What are you talking about?
- Chrissy Beppo: The podcast went viral. It's everywhere. Next week, they're talking to one of your sources who apparently is recanting their story.
- Lois Lane: That's impossible.
- Chrissy Beppo: No, it's not. It's happening. I'm already getting calls from subscribers. We need to start acting like this is a thing.
- Lois Lane: I told you, I vetted every single one of my sources.
- Chrissy Beppo: Well, what about your mysterious family member, the one you didn't name? Who was it?
- [seeing she doesn't want to say]
- Chrissy Beppo: Lois, I am your partner. They are painting a target on your back, and if they take you down, I am going down with you. Can you please tell me the truth? Who was it?
- Lois Lane: It was my sister Lucy.
- Superman: Mother.
- Lara Lor-Van: Look at you. This grown man towering before me.
- Jordan Kent: Dad?
- Superman: Jordan, this is your grandmother Lara.
- Jordan Kent: Hi, Grandma.
- Lara Lor-Van: And you are?
- Tal-Rho: Of course you don't recognize your forgotten son.
- Jordan Kent: You still have powers?
- Tal-Rho: You got me. I lied.
- Superman: Tal, whatever you're planning...
- Tal-Rho: You won't be able to stop.
- [he blasts Clark backward with his heat vision]
- Jordan Kent: Stay back!
- Tal-Rho: I think we've done this dance before, nephew.
- Jordan Kent: [firing his own heat vision] I said stay back.
- Tal-Rho: Your powers have matured.
- [putting Jordan in a chokehold]
- Tal-Rho: But you're still just a coddled child.
- Lara Lor-Van: Tal, stop this. You have no cause to harm this boy.
- Tal-Rho: You can't know the cause I have! Nor what I have endured.
- Lara Lor-Van: Yes, and that will forever be my burden. But you are not your father, Tal. There is good in your heart. I can see it. Please... you must let the boy go.
- Natalie Irons: This car is a total disaster.
- Sarah Cushing: Yeah, I told my dad not to get it, but he kind of insisted, so...
- Natalie Irons: Are you crazy? This thing's a beast. I mean, it gets over 280 horses, dual exhaust, which is always badass.
- [taking a piece out and giving it to Sarah]
- Natalie Irons: Here. Honestly, the only thing that kind of sucks is that it doesn't have a working AC.
- Sarah Cushing: Okay, that was awesome. But, also, none of this works, so...
- Natalie Irons: Not yet.
- Superman: [recovering from a vision attack] Jordan.
- [whooshing over and breaking him free of Tal's grip]
- Superman: Don't you ever touch him!
- Lara Lor-Van: [he throws punches at Tal] Stop! Enough!
- Superman: [letting Tal go] Jordan?
- Jordan Kent: I'm fine. I'm fine.
- Superman: This was a mistake. I never should have trusted you!
- Lara Lor-Van: No, Kal. He was right to bring you here. I know what's wrong with you.
- Jordan Kent: [seeing Clark having another vision attack] Are you okay?
- Tal-Rho: I would say most definitely not.
- [he break free of his restraints]
- Lara Lor-Van: You used the Eradicator on the people of Earth? I never should have designed that machine.
- Tal-Rho: We were so close, Mother.
- Lara Lor-Van: My life's greatest regret left in the hands of a monster.
- Tal-Rho: You left *me* in the hands of a monster!
- Superman: Easy, Tal.
- Tal-Rho: Do you know what it was like living under that man's thumb, the pain he inflicted?
- Lara Lor-Van: That was not my decision. I had no knowledge of your existence until it was too late.
- Jordan Kent: You're his mother.
- Lara Lor-Van: Genetically, yes. But I did not give birth to him. On Krypton, all children were engineered.
- Tal-Rho: [glancing at Clark] Except for one.
- Lara Lor-Van: Tal, you must believe me. I tried reaching you, but the barriers they'd erected were insurmountable.
- Tal-Rho: Oh, you stand here, pleading walls were too thick, gates were too high, when we both know the true obstacle was your own heart and love's absence within it.
- Lara Lor-Van: That is not true. My love for you has always been real. And now fate has given us another opportunity.
- Tal-Rho: Fate intervened long ago. You have but one son to care for now, and he's in need of his mother's help.
- Superman: Tal, if you even think of trying anything...
- Tal-Rho: Brother, your suspicions are without merit. I'm simply here to help. May I?
- [retreiving a red crystal from its hiding place]
- Tal-Rho: This is no trick, Kal. In fact, it's something far, far greater.
- [inserting it into a crevice in the wall]
- Tal-Rho: It's a family reunion.
- [a hologram activates]
- Lara Lor-Van: Kal-El, my son... is that you?
- Kyle Cushing: Stop the presses. You and I got to talk.
- Lana Lang Cushing: Well, I thought you were supposed to be at work.
- Kyle Cushing: Yeah, I got Tamera to cover for me. This was too important to wait.
- Lana Lang Cushing: [taking a piece of paper] What is this?
- Kyle Cushing: That's just the signatures of the entire Smallville Fire Department in support of you for mayor.
- Lana Lang Cushing: Kyle.
- Kyle Cushing: No, listen, hear... hear me out, okay? See, Daniel Hart, he's a... he's a paper tiger, right? Now, you... you are what this town needs for mayor. I mean, come on, no one... no one cares more about Smallville like Lana Cushing, right? And you and I both know you can beat that smug son of a bitch Dean at his game.
- Lana Lang Cushing: Mm, I agree...
- [showing him her laptop]
- Lana Lang Cushing: Which is why I just filled out the paperwork to make it official.
- Kyle Cushing: Hot damn, my wife's gonna be mayor of Smallville.
- Lana Lang Cushing: No, she's running for mayor of Smallville.
- Kyle Cushing: Okay, I'm an optimist, but you know what this means, though, right? Couple months from now, I might be Smallville's first First Dude.
- Lois Lane: [after a seismic event] It's over.
- John Henry: Yeah, I think so. But these readings... whatever's down there, I never seen anything like it.
- Lara Lor-Van: Tal-Rho? You were able to escape Krypton. Oh, thank the gods. Both my sons, alive and together.
- Superman: No, we're... we're not.
- Lara Lor-Van: What is the meaning of this?
- Jordan Kent: I'm guessing this is not the same grandma that helped you before.
- Tal-Rho: This consciousness was uploaded before the destruction of Krypton and therefore remains untainted by your father.
- Superman: Your actions tainted her perspective, not me.
- Lara Lor-Van: My sons! I require an explanation.
- Tal-Rho: I tried to resurrect the planet we lost. Unfortunately, humans proved to be ungrateful hosts.
- Lois Lane: I know this isn't ideal, being back here around me.
- John Henry: It's the best thing for Nat.
- Lois Lane: What about you?
- John Henry: I'll make the adjustment.
- Lois Lane: You sure?
- John Henry: I'll make the adjustment.
- Lois Lane: [the seismometer beeps] Looks like there are small tremors coming from the mines.
- John Henry: [taking the tablet] Let me see. We need to go check the sensors. Come on.
- Jordan Kent: Yo, you will not believe the day I just had.
- Jonathan Kent: Yeah? Worse than finding out that your main competition's a roid head?
- Jordan Kent: What?
- Jonathan Kent: I think Timmy Ryan's on something. Think about it, right? Laziest slacker on the team. Right?
- Jordan Kent: Yeah.
- Jonathan Kent: All of a sudden, I come in, he's benching three hundy.
- Jordan Kent: Timmy?
- Jonathan Kent: Right? No way.
- Jordan Kent: No way.
- Jonathan Kent, Jordan Kent: No way.
- Lara Lor-Van: What is the matter?
- Superman: I've been having visions, and I believe they may be of the destruction of Krypton.
- Tal-Rho: He also believes they're caused by the Eradicator.
- Lara Lor-Van: Then I should be able to provide answers. Come.
- Lois Lane: Lucy was in pretty deep. Everything she had was invested in Ally, so much so that when Ally told her to go find her other self, Lucy did just that.
- Chrissy Beppo: How?
- Lois Lane: By swallowing a bottle of pills and almost drowning in the bathtub. If I hadn't found her and pulled her out, she would've died.
- Chrissy Beppo: God. Lois, I'm sorry.
- Lois Lane: Don't be. She's alive. There's another family who wasn't as lucky.
- Chrissy Beppo: And you're sure everything your sister told you was true?
- Lois Lane: 100%.
- Chrissy Beppo: She'll back you up on that?
- Lois Lane: I don't know. It's hard to say. We haven't talked since the article came out.
- Chrissy Beppo: That's a problem, Lois. If your sister's the one changing her story, it doesn't matter how right you were. Public's never gonna believe you.
- Jonathan Kent: What happened to your shirt?
- Jordan Kent: Oh, it, uh, may have gotten ripped when I went head-to-head with Uncle Jerk Face.
- Jonathan Kent: What?
- Jordan Kent: Yeah, I know. But the crazy thing is I actually think I could have beat him up.
- Jonathan Kent: No way.
- Jordan Kent: I-I-I landed a couple blows.
- Tal-Rho: Aren't you gonna thank me for reuniting you with your long-lost mother?
- Superman: She could have been a mother to us both if you'd chosen a different path.
- Tal-Rho: There is no choice in this life, only the illusion of such.
- Superman: I think you're wrong. She believes there's still good in you.
- Tal-Rho: And you, brother? Do you feel the same?
- Superman: No. But I want to.
- Lara Lor-Van: Your son... he reminds me of your father.
- Superman: Father was so proud of him. Of both the boys.
- Lara Lor-Van: You have no idea how happy that makes me.
- Tal-Rho: [watching nearby with Jordan] See how she favors him? Your father?
- Jordan Kent: Well, yeah, he's not a genocidal sociopath who tried to destroy civilization.
- Tal-Rho: And your mother... does she favor the weakling?
- Jordan Kent: From what I hear, Jon's probably stronger than you now.
- Sarah Cushing: There's something I have to tell you.
- Jordan Kent: Look, a-are you mad at me? D-Did I do something wrong? Because I've been thinking about it all day, and honestly, I don't know what I did.
- Sarah Cushing: No, no, you didn't do anything. I did. I kissed someone... at camp. Her name's Aubrey, and she and I... I-I thought we were just friends at first, and then it just sort of happened.
- Jordan Kent: [a little crushed emotionally] So, um... do you want to date her now?
- Sarah Cushing: No. No, it... it was just, like, a camp thing. It doesn't really matter.
- Jordan Kent: Then why'd you do it?
- Sarah Cushing: That's what I'm trying to tell you. It just happened. It doesn't mean anything.
- Jordan Kent: Thanks for telling me.
- Sarah Cushing: Jordan...
- Jordan Kent: I'll see you at school.
- Lois Lane: Any luck finding out what was causing your visions?
- Clark Kent: My mom said it was triggered by an invasive cosmological event. She called it "interdimensional kinesthesis."
- John Henry: Nothing you just said sounds good.
- Lois Lane: In layman's terms?
- Clark Kent: Whatever's happening to me, some other being is causing it.
- Lois Lane: How do we stop it?
- Clark Kent: I still don't know. I-I can't see it. I-I've had five of these things. And they're only getting more and more violent. The last one at Tal's Fortress felt like I was being pulled in and out of a horror movie.
- John Henry: [finding a seismology report] Five times all within the past few days? And nothing before then?
- Clark Kent: No, I felt fine until the submarine.
- John Henry: Which was the day of the first earthquake. And based on Lois' seismology reports, there was a tremor before the quake we all felt, probably around the same time you were in Korea.
- Lois Lane: You think they're connected? How many tremors have there been?
- John Henry: Including the ones that I recorded today? Five. If your visions are linked to these earthquakes...
- Lois Lane: And what your mom said is true...
- Clark Kent: Then whatever's down there is what's causing this.
- Emergency Worker: We've been ordered to clear all personnel from the site.
- Dr. Faulkner: I'll be just a minute.
- [as the worker leaves, she dials a satellite phone]
- Dr. Faulkner: You were right. Something came through. And it's even more powerful than we hoped.
- Lois Lane: Is Jordan okay?
- Clark Kent: A little shook up, but he's fine. Never should've taken him there in the first place.
- Lois Lane: I get why you did. His powers have been growing.
- Clark Kent: I know, but it doesn't matter. He's too young to be put in those situations.
- Lois Lane: Don't beat yourself up, Clark. There's no way you could have known your brother got his powers back.
- John Henry: When did that happen, anyway?
- Clark Kent: Best I can tell, he's been playing possum for months, just waiting for the right time.