With the plan we put in motion,
the battle for Wegthor will soon be over,
and the Resistance will be shattered.
Dru-Zod sent me up here to be his spy.
He has Cor-Vex.
There's gonna be a solar flare today.
Zod has been using these flares as windows
to bring in more supplies.
If this works, it will be a much-needed victory.
Don't let her out of your sight.
Did you pass on the information?
Yes, but they're still suspicious.
Then you need to regain their trust.
I need you to find the Codex and then bring it to me.
Where'd you learn to fight like that?
A lover in the Military Guild...
combat instructor.
We're looking for a traitor, used to be one of our own.
Dev.
Name's Lobo.
Brainiac killed your entire race?
My home, gone.
The sensor isn't registering any Brainiac.
Where the frag is he?
Well, well, well, it looks like Brainiac
- is in you. - Ah!
I don't know if I'm gonna be able to hold him off much longer.
Listen, I can't go back to Krypton.
It must end for Brainiac here.
_
Seg! Seg!
Would you just stop? I can't breathe.
Seg.
Come on.
I know we're fleeing for our lives here,
but I can't keep running forever.
Are we running forever?
As soon as Lobo regenerates, he will find and dismantle us.
"Dismantle"? What's wrong with "kill", man?
The more distance we put between him and us,
the greater chance we have at surviving.
I understand the concept of running away, okay?
I do it a lot.
I find it usually works best if we know where we're going.
So let's just...
just take a minute and come up with a plan.
Staying in one location is not logical.
Would you just stop being...
would you just stop being Brainiac for a second?
Now, we got to get one thing straight
before we just keep moving forward here.
Adam, you're wasting valuable time.
What I have to say is worth it.
Okay?
Now, I know that you're not gonna Zeta-Beam
back to Krypton with Brainiac inside you.
And... I understand that
having Brainiac inside you is probably uncomfortable.
Annoying. More annoying?
- Adam... - Just let me finish.
Okay?
And if we can't find a way to get Brainiac out of you, then...
then we don't go back to Krypton, and I get that.
Okay? But, hey...
Seg, killing you, like...
like you so Brainiac-ly suggested...
That's not gonna happen, man.
Hell, I can't even bring myself to kill bugs in my apartment,
and I got a lot of bugs in my apartment.
- It's kind of a sh... - Ad...
Seg?
Come near me, Seg-El.
Welcome home,
Son of Krypton.
This isn't home.
It can be.
Whatever game you're playing...
you will lose.
Your will is impressive.
You have demonstrated a curious capacity
for survival against significant odds.
I've chosen to live on...
in you.
You didn't choose me.
You need me.
We need each other.
No.
No, you invaded my body because the damage
you sustained in the Phantom Zone.
You need a host body to cultivate...
for replacement bio-organic components.
You intrigue me, Son of Krypton.
You nearly defeated me in Kandor.
I did defeat you.
And there it is...
that will.
It is special.
Give in to me,
and you shall have eternal life.
You can shove your eternal life
up your eternal asshole.
Think of it... freedom from worry,
from pain...
freedom from uncertainty
and the heavy burdens you carry.
Well, burdens build character.
We can achieve anything we want,
you and I...
As one.
Yes.
Yes, we can.
Buddy, I'm kind of freaking out here.
You can't just do this when we got...
Yeah, yeah, I'm back.
Is that you?
Yeah, yeah, I can hear you, Adam.
- Great. Where'd you go? - Uh...
I was inside my head,
and Brainiac was there.
But at the same time, I was inside Brainiac's head,
and it was...
That's really weird and so confusing...
No, no, no, I know. I know. I know it...
it doesn't make sense, but just try and stay with me.
Brainiac needs me. He's weak.
He needs an organic host so he can strip it for parts
and repair himself. You were right... this isn't like Rhom.
This isn't like the Voice of Rao.
I'm not a Sentry. Brainiac doesn't control me.
At least not yet.
I'm smelling a big, hairy "but" coming up.
Yeah, but he would... eventually.
Except that's not gonna happen, see?
Because while Brainiac has access to my mind
and my memories,
I also have access to his mind, his memories.
Hell, yeah.
I know what we have to do.
I know how to beat Brainiac.
Well, I had a plan, too, but we can go with yours.
_
Make sure you've stripped all radiation-based weapons
out of those crates.
We're sitting on a pile of raw Stellarium here.
These Sagitari oxygenators deliver a higher dosage
than what we've been using.
That said, they won't last forever,
so keep track of your O-2 sensor.
You must replenish
as soon as your sensor indicates low oxygen levels,
or you risk asphyxiation.
These can save your life out here.
Val, I need a word.
All right, we'll go inside.
The Sagitari escorts we captured
with the supply convoy...
I'm gonna question them about Zod's plans.
Okay, but please show some restraint.
Remember, they're not all regular Sagitari.
Most are conscripts.
You really want to take away the only fun
I get to have up here, don't you?
No, I'm just saying that...
they didn't all choose to be here.
Go easy, and you might find that more than a few
are ready to join our side.
These are all good people,
and we've lost too many of them.
It's good to see them feeling hopeful again.
Ah, this is a teaching moment, isn't it?
No, no, no, it's not a teaching moment.
But you do realize Nyssa is the reason
you have those Sagitari to question...
and all of this.
Teaching moment.
And, yes, we do have Nyssa to thank.
It's perfect timing, though, isn't it?
The intel Nyssa gave us was accurate,
and because of that, not one life was lost.
We need to keep the fight on the surface,
where we have the advantage.
If we continue to engage the Rebels in the mines,
we will continue to suffer unacceptable losses.
And I hate losing even one Kryptonian life.
I saw our world disappear from the cosmos,
and everything I loved about Krypton...
its art, its culture, its people, our family...
I saw it all vanish.
And what's worse...
it could have been prevented,
but no one was willing to do what was required.
You know, it was you who taught me
about calculated risks...
hard sacrifices.
You are the reason I survived
to return and make things right.
But I don't know that person.
What you're talking about,
it all happened in the past to you.
I haven't lived it yet, and I need to start today.
What is your ask, Lyta?
Send me to Wegthor. Let me end this.
Val, at least, will listen to me.
I can broker a surrender,
I can save Kryptonians on both sides.
Lyta, you must know...
you are the most valuable person to me.
I'm also your most valuable asset in this war.
You say you trust the person I become,
well, let me be that person now.
Please...
Dru, let me go.
What'd you do with the bodies?
What bodies?
Good.
And don't worry about their skimmer.
It's been taken care of.
Dev, I want to thank you for saving...
No, I didn't do it for you.
Those Sagitari weren't looking for me.
They were after you, Dev. Why?
Dev! Talk to me.
- Whatever's happened... - It doesn't matter.
I'm done with the Sagitari, Kandor, all of it.
Does that include Lyta?
You've been gone a long time.
I thought you were dead.
Everyone thought you were dead.
Why would you come back, Jayna?
I need help.
Listen to me.
I have a plan. That's why I'm here.
A plan?
To do what?
To save Lyta.
To kill Dru-Zod.
You have no idea what's been going on, do you?
Save Lyta?
She's Dru-Zod's right hand... the Primus.
That can't be by choice. That's not Lyta.
You don't know Lyta, not anymore.
Then tell me what you know, so I can understand.
Then we can do some... There is no "we"!
Everything I believe in, everything I worked for,
in memory of my family, it's all shit.
It's all a lie.
I want nothing more to do with this, do you understand?
We're relics, Jayna...
ghosts of another time.
Not if we help each other.
Yes, let's.
Pretend you never saw me, and I'll do the same.
I don't see any sign of that crazy bastard.
You think we gave him the slip?
Lobo doesn't strike me
as the type to give up easy.
- What? - Huh?
Nothing.
Okay, something.
Are you talking to Brainiac same time you're talking to me?
Sort of.
It's more like I can feel him trying to take control.
There's a struggle within me.
Oh, yeah, I think it might have been those berries
you said to eat.
I'm feeling a little bloated, too.
- I said not to eat them. - You said to eat them.
I'm completely certain I didn't.
I'm pretty sure... I'm not gonna call you a liar,
but that's not what I heard.
Where is this place, anyway?
What is it exactly?
It's part of the planet's mainframe.
It's the natal chamber
where the ancient Coluans birthed Brainiac.
"Birthed"? What do you mean "birthed"?
What do you mean what do I mean "birthed"?
It came into being, became sentient.
What do you want me to say?
It sounds like the planet shit him out.
I mean...
no, but kind of.
Uh-huh.
Look, I saw it in Brainiac's mind.
The natal chamber is dormant right now,
but as soon as I've connected to it,
it will detect Brainiac and anchor him into place.
Hmm, and then you pull free.
I activate the Zeta-Beam Device...
And we go back to Krypton,
leaving a weakened Brainiac here
for our murderous, hairy friend Lobo to kill.
- Yeah, I like that plan. - Thank you.
Except for the parts that suck...
like connecting a super villain to a supercomputer.
How do I even know that I'm talking to the real Seg?
Adam...
you can trust me.
Besides...
don't really have much choice now, do you?
So our POWs claim that Zod's preparing to move
most of his forces from their Forward Operating Base
to the Elevator Base Station.
He's preparing a major offensive.
There's only one possible route they could use,
and that's topside.
We could use our existing oxygenators
to attack them en route, cut a hole in their line,
then we use these newly confiscated supplies
to push further forward,
all the way to the Elevator Base Station.
If we gain control of the Space Elevator,
this could level the playing field,
isolate Zod's remaining forces.
He wouldn't be able to keep sending up reinforcements
and supplies the way he has been.
This could be the tipping point we need.
Need some company?
I already have some.
He's not much of a talker, though.
Hmm. Anything else you need?
Apart from the obvious?
Nyssa, I know how hard it is for you to be here
while Cor is with Zod.
And I promise I will do everything in my power
to help you get him back.
You're not alone.
I just want to hold him, Val.
I wish Seg could see him, hold him, too.
I believe Seg will be back.
And I believe if he were here now,
he'd be grateful for all you're doing for Cor,
for Krypton.
When most people look at me, they see my father still.
But Seg saw something else.
He saw something in me that even I didn't see in myself.
But now everything has changed.
Seg's gone,
and I'm back to not knowing who I really am anymore.
It wasn't Seg
who gave the Rebellion hope today, Nyssa.
It was you.
That's who you are.
You sound just like him.
Thank you.
Though I'm older than Seg, so he sounds like me.
And you sound nothing like Daron...
you'll forgive me for saying.
Thank you.
I know you didn't get the answers
you needed from Daron.
But it's not the past that defines you.
It's how you choose to live moving forward.
It's hard to move forward when you're in lockdown.
Well, I see no reason to monitor your every move,
since there's really nowhere for you to go.
Leave it with me.
Thank you, Val, for believing in me.
Hmm.
Give her some space.
Weird that this planet smells like peaches.
Don't you think that's weird?
Natal chamber's through there.
Uh, through there? No.
That's... that can't be it.
- Look at how dark it is... - Mm.
I mean, so... that can't be it.
I mean, you should check a map or something,
'cause, I mean, look at how dark that is.
Yeah. I'll see you down there, Earth man.
What?
I tell you, it's the wrong way.
Really? Just gonna play it like that?
God damn it.
This is where it all began.
Ah. Okay.
So what now?
Well, once I'm connected,
the separation process should begin.
How so?
I'm not sure.
Once I get connected, the, uh, pod will take care of the rest.
- Rest of what? - I don't know, Adam.
I haven't found occasion to explore
each of the 12 levels of intellect I currently possess.
I do apologize.
Okay. Well, you don't have to be a dick about it.
Look, man, I'm...
Seg?
I can smell your fraggin' auras!
You can't hide from El Cazadorez!
Really? Right now?
You're hiding something from me.
So are you.
What you hide is the key to your survival...
To your will.
You've been alive for millennia.
What would it be like for you to no longer exist...
or, worse, to stop evolving?
Your attempts at distraction are infantile
and predicated upon a fundamental misunderstanding
of what I am.
I'm not distracting you.
I'm enduring you.
Curious.
You genuinely believe you can defeat me.
But I can see your memories...
your pain...
your fear.
What...
are you keeping from me?
You will lose this battle.
It is purely a matter of time.
Time you're running out of.
What is it...
that you truly desire?
To see the mother of your child?
To share a libation with your oldest friend?
Huh?
No. Stop.
You won't deceive me like that.
I don't have to deceive you.
I see...
everything.
You are weary.
Rest.
You think you're some kind of god, but you're not.
You're just a repository of useless information...
a series of algorithms.
You don't even understand emotion.
Just because I'm not governed by emotion
doesn't mean I'm ignorant of the concept.
I know how to analyze it,
and I know how to exploit it.
I love you.
I do love you.
There we are.
All returning skimming units
report directly for debriefing.
Returning units for debriefing.
You summoned me?
I've made a decision...
regarding our next move on Wegthor.
Go on, drink.
It could be your last chance for a while.
You're sending me up there?
You were right.
You are my best asset
and our best chance of ending this war.
It's a calculated risk...
but one I should have taken a long time ago.
I was reluctant...
Not because I don't think you're capable,
but because I've already seen you die once, Mother.
I just couldn't bear to see it happen again.
How did I die...
in the other future?
You died when you gave up.
The mother I knew...
couldn't let go of the past.
She never forgave herself for the bottling of Kandor.
She lost her city,
her Sagitari...
and the love of her life.
After that, she stopped taking risks.
She stopped making hard choices.
She lost too much.
And all that pain and guilt...
Just wore her down until...
I can imagine it would be hard to go on
after something like that.
Yes.
But we must.
We swore an oath
to protect Krypton above all.
And I will not let my past
or my fear of losing you again threaten that.
Thank you, son.
Gather what you need.
You leave tomorrow.
Come on, big boy.
Okay, uh, come on.
Come on, hook up. Huh?
- Okay. "Yeah, sure, Adam"... - Hey, Seagull!
You coming out, or am I coming in?
"Pod will take care of the rest", my ass.
Holy shit, that worked.
Aah!
Hey, you.
Hi. Uh...
Whoo-wee! You good-looking!
- Uh, hey, just, um... - Huh?
Just give me... give us...
You know, a minute.
Just one...
My ar...
You tiny little turd.
You just cut off my favorite limb.
I'm so gonna go in there and make you pay.
Oh, that's... that's interesting,
because, yeah, I'm wondering how you're gonna get in here
without that.
- Heh. - Huh?
Huh?
I hope you're not the squeamish type.
Got to do.
I was wondering how long you would take.
Nice to see you, too, Araame.
How did you lose your minder?
Did my combat training finally pay off?
More times than you can imagine.
He got called off by Val.
How is it that you came to working with the Rebels?
You're Military Guild.
I was.
But Jax believes we're more
than the Genesis Chamber says we are.
I work with the best scientists now.
It suits me.
Then I guess we both changed.
I've thought about you, you know?
We had some nice times.
But your life was on a set course...
and I like to be free.
I'm sorry if I hurt you.
You can make it up to me...
Now.
Come on, just breathe. Yeah, just breathe, breathe.
Do you remember the first time we met?
Your friend was drunk.
You thought you were saving the day.
You were so charming.
No, no, it isn't her. It isn't her.
Do you not remember?
From the moment I saw you, I wanted you.
You were so alive.
It isn't you.
All I want,
all I've ever wanted...
is for us to be together.
I know.
Please...
don't be afraid of me.
I'm not.
It's been so long since I've seen you.
I'm here now.
Okay.
I missed you, Lyta.
There you go. You're doing great.
Doesn't look like he's doing much of anything to me.
What the hell?
Down low, dipshit.
Boo.
- Oh... - Told you I was coming in.
No freakin' way.
Yes, freakin' way.
You see, if a mother fragger won't come to the Main Man,
the Main Man will come to the mother fragger.
No.
So this is where those Coluan chuckleheads shat out
that green turd all those thousands of years ago, eh?
What a bunch of D-bags.
So here's the thing... uh...
Seg, here, is doing his best
to also shit out that green turd as well.
Right.
Uh, so if you could just hang tight for a little bit,
and we can wrap this whole thing up.
Yeah, that's not gonna happen, mate.
It's cute, but it's not gonna happen.
I'm done waiting, you see.
I don't want to fight you, man, not like this.
You...
Agh!
I thought I'd never see you again.
I know.
I love you.
I've always loved you, Seg.
Stop.
I think we're out of time.
But we have forever.
We love each other. No more pain, right?
Wrong.
See, that's the difference between you and me.
I understand that my pain is not a problem to be solved.
Seg?
You destroyed Colu, annihilated your own race,
all because of your need to control everything.
You think that knowledge is the key to control.
That's why you collect cities.
And what you're experiencing now...
is fear...
fear of losing everything that you know,
fear of losing control.
Savor it before you devolve into nothing.
Stay with me.
Stay with me! Stay with me!
It's time. Welcome home, asshole.
You are so soft.
You're so mean.
Adam?
That's not good.
I had that all under control.
Aah!
You did it.
- You shat him out. - Adam.
Adam, we got to go.
- We got to go right now. - Don't you do it.
- Now, now! - Don't you dare.
So long, bitch.
Frag.
Well, well, well, looks like the Craptown Boys
delivered on the goods after all.
Aah!
Dev?
You've decided to move forward.
Scout reports indicate the first of the Sagitari units
are preparing to mobilize.
I'm sending additional artillery to help our forces
already positioned in Dea-Kin Valley.
It's a perfect choke point.
_
This will be a massacre.
May Rao have mercy on us all.
Hey, would you stop flirting with me?
I'm on duty.
We've got new orders.
Entire unit's mobilizing to the Elevator Base Station.
Yes! We are off the front line.
And it's about time our luck changed.
Oh! Ah!
Son of a bitch.
Holy shit. I can't believe it worked.
It worked!
Whoo!
Seg.
Seg?
Seg.
Oh, come on, buddy.
You can't die on me now, man. Come on.
Come on!
You can't die, not now.
Come on.
What happened?
What's going...
Oh, God, I feel weird.
Yeah, riding the Zeta-Beam ain't for the weak of heart.
No, no, really, man.
I feel like I was dead or something.
What? No.
You can't... that's crazy.
You can't die, because, you know,
you're... you're...
Was I dead?
Maybe just a little bit! But I un-deaded you!
- Adam, what the... - Hey, calm down!
Look, we're here. We made it back, right?
Maybe not in the heart of Kandor,
but it's not that far, right?
I can't believe I was dead.
And I'm dead tired of hearing you talk about it.
Besides, we got a lot of work to do.
We got to defeat a tyrant, free a planet, remember?
Again?
Hey, it's what us superheroes do.
No days off.
Let's get to it.
All right. Whoa.
Let's go.
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