Smallville

Previously on Smallville...

You must find the human vessel and destroy it.

The cost of one life is the price that must be paid.

Even if that life is your son?

I don't know how I could have ever loved you.

I don't know if I'm ever gonna see you again.

You need to know the truth about me.

- -

I won't let you destroy this planet like you did Krypton.

You don't have a choice.

Then it begins.

- What have I done? - You've opened the portal for Zod.

Mr. Luthor!

And now, the season premiere of Smallville.

Hello?

Is anyone there?

Thank you.

Welcome to the Phantom Zone.

Somebody save me.

Let your warm hands Break right through.

Somebody save me.

Don't care how you do it.

Just stay, stay.

Come on

I've been waiting for you.

Just stay with me

I've made this whole world Shine for you.

Just stay, stay.

Come on

Get her!

Mr. Luthor!

Mr. Luthor, we need to get you off the street.

- Your son's already inside. - Lex?

- Yes, sir. - No! No!

Go. I'll get her.

The city's tearing itself apart.

All those people.

- We have to help them. - Help them?

With the powers Fine gave you, you could end the riots.

- You could save everyone, Lex. - Lex Luthor is dead.

My name is Zod.

That was him, wasn't it? That was Zod.

Clark must not have been able to get to Lex in time...

to stop him.

Zod has taken over Lex.

Clark.

You don't think Zod actually...

It's the dagger.

The dagger that Jor-El gave to Clark, it might still be at the farm.

We can use that to stop Zod.

You mean kill him. Kill Lex.

Look, I'll make my way to the Daily Planet

and see if I can learn anything else about this Kryptonian virus

that's shutting everything down.

I mean, maybe if I can match those symbols

to the ones that you were scribbling...

That won't help us. We...

- We need Clark to decipher them. - But you're Jor-El's oracle.

I mean, don't you have access to some sort of Kryptonian-English dictionary?

The connection that I felt with Jor-El and the fortress...

it's gone.

I can't feel his presence anymore.

But if we can get to that dagger, we can stop Zod.

We can stop all of this.

I can't make it back to Smallville with my leg like this.

Here.

You take care, Ms. Sullivan.

You too, Mr. Luthor.

Clark.

Wherever you are, I could really use your help right now.

Where are you from? Where?

I was born on Krypton, I was raised on Earth.

Earth?

Kal-EI?

How do you know my Kryptonian name?

I knew your father.

Let go.

- Where are you taking me? - Zod doesn't take orders, he gives them.

What is Zod? What are you talking about?

Oh, God. You're one of those things from that ship.

Aethyr and Nam-Ek? Mere foot soldiers here at my command.

Whatever is happening, it's not you. It's the ship.

It's Fine controlling you. You have to fight it, Lex.

I already told you, Lex is gone.

I don't believe that.

Do you really think Zod cares what a primitive like you believes?

If Lex is really dead...

then why waste your time with a primitive like me?

To bear witness to the end of the human era...

and the rebirth of Krypton.

Krypton?

A shining jewel in a vast, dark universe.

And you have the privilege of playing a part in its resurrection.

There's no escaping what's about to happen.

Lois?

Lois?

Lois?

Lois?

Oh, my God. Lois.

Lois.

Oh, my God.

Sweetie.

Everything's gonna be all right. I'm gonna get us out of here.

Lois? Lois?

Mayday. Mayday. Our plane is down.

Can anyone hear me?

Lois. Lois.

Martha Kent.

Jor-El.

This is the fortress Clark told me about.

Why did you bring us here? Why did you crash our plane?

You were taken as pawns by the Brain interactive Construct...

the being you know as Milton Fine.

Clark.

I gave him a dagger to kill the vessel of Zod.

Instead, he chose o use It against Fine.

Where is he? Where... Where is Clark?

The dagger is part of this fortress.

Plunging it into Fine destroyed all copies of him,

but also damaged this structure and released Zod.

What happened to my son, Jor-E|?

Banished forever by Zod.

Bring him back.

You have to bring him home.

Not within my power.

His destiny is now his own.

I've lost my husband and now my son because of your games.

We have both lost much, Martha Kent.

But you must put aside your anguish

if you wish to save your world.

Kal-El's mission must be completed.

Retrieve the dagger and kill Zod's vessel...

Lex Luthor.

You want me to murder Lex?

Zod has taken over his body...

and given him all the powers of a true Kryptonian.

How am I supposed to do that?

You must find a way or all is lost.

All right.

Send me back.

Everything you will have done for Kal-El...

you have my deepest gratitude.

I could not have wished for a brighter light to guide my son.

Farewell Martha Kent.

Who are you?

Raya. Not that names matter here.

Where is here, exactly?

Jor-El created this place to hold criminals

from the 28 known inhabited galaxies.

So it's a prison?

That makes you an inmate.

I may be trapped here, but I'm not one of the prisoners.

Am I supposed to just trust you? I'm running a little low on that lately.

Good.

In the Zone, trust can get you Killed.

Or worse.

Most vicious offenders are condemned for eternity,

their corporeal bodies destroyed, their essence haunting the wasteland.

The phantoms, like the ones that attacked me.

The crystal your father gave me is the only thing they fear.

How did you know Jor-El?

- I was one of his assistants. - When you were five?

Time is meaningless here.

I wanted to stay with Jor-El in the final hours...

but he wouldn't hear of it.

He thought I'd have a better chance in the Phantom Zone.

Why didn't he and my mother come with you?

Because he wouldn't stop trying to save Krypton

and your mother wouldn't leave his side.

This is all I have left of your father.

Every day, he still saves my life.

I have to go. I have to stop Zod.

- Zod? - He's on Earth because of me.

Raya, you were my father's assistant. You helped him create this place.

- Is there a way out? - Zod is a soldier. He will kill you.

If there is a way for you to save everyone you loved...

wouldn't you risk dying?

You truly are your father's son.

Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa, don't shoot.

Look, okay, I work here. You don't have...

Chloe?

Hey.

This isn't 'cause I didn't call you back, is it?

Jimmy Olsen.

How did you know to come here? This is Lex's home.

If there wasn't part of him still alive inside you,

how did you remember this place?

You had feelings for this human.

Yes.

His feelings for you were also strong.

They left an unpleasant taste when I consumed his essence.

This virus crippling your technology

can only be stopped at the original point of infection.