This is who she is now.
No one in the history of Krypton
has ever been able to withstand Somatic Reconditioning.
Are you back inside my mind?
Very little of me remains within you, but enough...
When did you get good at this?
- To save you. - I need you to find the Codex
- and then bring it to me. - You know my terms.
- Complete surrender. - That's it?
That's your offer?
General Zod,
you have one hour to begin withdrawing from Wegthor.
If you refuse, Lyta dies.
If you go through with this, you do it alone.
- I was afraid you'd say that. - What are you doing?
- Whatever it takes. - I'm picking up
lots of warm bodies behind there.
Zod claimed he was retreating, but instead,
he amassed his forces underground,
waiting to ambush us the moment we returned Lyta-Zod.
- You have betrayed us... - No.
And for that, you must be punished.
Jax, don't do it!
Apologies, General, but I have urgent news.
Scouts in the Outlands have pinpointed Doomsday's location.
Headed toward an ice cave system,
south of Kandor.
Have we regained control
of our public broadcast systems?
I believe the rebels still have control of it, sir.
You mean to tell me that all those people down there
are still watching replays of my mother's execution?
I, um, don't know, sir. It's possible, sir.
I... really, I don't know.
Then perhaps you should find out.
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I know that what I did was unexpected,
but believe me, it was for the best.
We have the advantage now.
General Zod has relocated
all Sagitari units to the mines,
so for now, they are cut off from all supplies,
with no hope of reinforcements.
Now, we can make that permanent,
once we take control of the Space Elevator.
Araame, put a strike team together
to round up the Sagitari in the mines.
Then we need to do recon on the base station,
see if there are any Sagitari there.
Stop!
Do you realize what you've just done?
I did what I had to do.
He gave me no choice.
We've been negotiating an end to the war.
You've cost us any chance of peace.
Zod failed to uphold his side of the bargain
by not removing the Sagitari as agreed.
This was never a negotiation.
This was another one of Zod's traps,
which we evaded because of my decision.
But that act of barbarism...
it goes against everything we stand for.
And you had it broadcast live
to all of Krypton.
Because of what I did,
the people saw not only his duplicity,
but his weakness.
They saw someone who couldn't and wouldn't
save his own mother,
while in us they saw determination.
Hmm?
An unwavering commitment to the cause,
because this is war.
Do you want to win or not?
Of course, but this is not the way,
Even if I could put the moral issues aside...
you made a grave tactical error.
We're not terrorists. We're freedom fighters!
Oh, people don't give a shit what we call ourselves,
and whatever they think now,
they will thank us later when we win.
We won't win without the people!
We need them!
We need them for shelter, supplies, financing,
intelligence, recruits.
We are meant to be offering them social reform,
freedom from repression, hope.
- Hope. - Yeah, that's right.
- Yeah. - What you showed them
was another tyrant as morally corrupt as the one
she is seeking to replace,
and someone I am no longer willing to support.
So if this is your rebellion...
I want no further part in it.
All of you are here because you chose to stand
against this kind of brutal tyranny.
That's right.
You now have another choice to make.
I'm with Val.
I'm with Val!
Yes?
I've done what you asked.
- Codex? - On its way to Kandor with me.
Did you hear me?
I'm coming to get my son back.
The Codex in exchange for Cor. That was the deal.
It was, but circumstances have changed.
You give me back my son, or I'll destroy the Codex,
right now.
You would doom our entire species...
to extinction?
I will do whatever it takes
to protect my family.
Bring me the device. I will honor the deal.
- You have my word. - Your word?
Forgive me if I'm...
Rest up for now.
I'll keep listening in to the Sagitari comm signals
to figure out the best way off Kandor.
And then what?
I guess we head back to the outpost.
Figure it out from there.
What about you?
You gonna come with us?
You were up there for a while, right?
On Wegthor.
Tell me how something like this can happen.
Why don't you ask your grandfather?
My grandfather would have tried
everything he could to stop it.
It wasn't enough, was it?
All I can tell you is Lyta wouldn't want
the three of us arguing about this.
You're wrong.
None of us would know what Lyta wants.
'Cause Zod reconditioned her,
changed who she was, her beliefs.
her memories.
- Everything. - That can't be true.
- He wouldn't do that to her. - I saw it!
Look at me!
I saw it! I was there!
I saw the Somatic Reconditioning center.
I saw exactly what they did to her!
And I think I know exactly when it happened.
I just didn't realize it at the time.
I should have known. I failed her.
Dev.
Talk to us.
What did you see?
When you were away...
everyone thought you were dead.
It's what General Zod told everyone.
Lyta was devastated, of course,
and I was there for her.
To support her.
But over time we grew closer,
closer than we've ever been before,
but then Lyta changed.
I just put it down to Zod's influence.
He was growing stronger politically
and gaining power by the day.
I remember the first moment I knew
Lyta was in love with you.
I thought it would pass.
What hope could there be for a disgraced Rankless
and the daughter of the Primus?
But it didn't pass.
- Not until you were gone. - Dev.
So when I saw that same blind devotion...
for Dru-Zod this time...
I gave up on her.
I should have known.
I should have done something. Instead, I...
Instead, I gave up on her.
I mourned the old Lyta even before she died.
So much grief over a single life.
You're expending an inordinate amount of emotion
over a solitary being,
considering death is inevitable
for all your species.
A compromised capacity for rational thinking
is the direct corollary of this indulgence.
You can't possibly want to feel this way.
No.
You must learn to divest yourself
- of such emotion if you... - Stop!
Stop blaming yourself.
Lyta's death, her reconditioning.
None of that is your fault.
We need to move on.
Need to push forward.
- Dev. - What is it?
I'm hearing comm chatter. Nyssa-Vex.
She's en route from Wegthor, arriving on planet imminently.
General Zod sent a Sagitari squad
to the Base Station
to retrieve an important package from her.
And Nyssa?
What about Nyssa?
She's been deemed "Surplus to Requirements".
Put them in a secure cell.
You think that he saw?
Seg?
I think the whole of Krypton saw.
Of one thing I'm certain going forward.
There will be no secrets. I promise.
I'm not going to pretend to be the same kind of leader
that Jax was. The truth is,
she's irreplaceable. I don't have her tactical mind,
I don't have her experience...
but I have a belief that what we are doing
is right and just,
and because of that, I know that we can win this.
- We have to. - Yes!
Dru, I am truly so very sorry for what happened to Lyta.
Deliver Jax-Ur to me immediately,
or everyone on that moon...
civilian, rebel, or otherwise... will die.
You can't be serious.
There are countless innocent civilians on Wegthor.
By executing Lyta, you silenced the only voice
that can stay my hand.
You and I disagree on a great many things,
but I know you believe what you're doing
is for the good of our people.
I respect the value you place on Kryptonian life.
I do not require your respect, Val-El,
just your obedience.
Jax-Ur has been removed from her position of leadership
and is now in custody.
She will answer for what she has done.
Perhaps you doubt that I possess
the capability for such large scale destruction.
That would be an unwise assumption.
No.
- I don't doubt it. - Good.
I expect confirmation that Jax-Ur
is on her way to Kandor within the hour.
Just so we're absolutely clear,
you definitely have it on you, yes?
Just saying, you could make things a whole lot easier...
Nobody touches the Codex till I see my son.
I'd hate to get you in front of the general only to discover
that you hadn't been honest with us, that's all.
That would not be good, would it, Sagitari?
- Sir, not good at all. - Mm-hmm.
Uh-uh-uh-uh.
This way.
Well, come on, then. I thought you were in a hurry.
Sagitari.
Assuming she really does have it,
where do you suppose
she has it tucked away right now?
Hmm? Inside jacket pocket, maybe?
Yes, sir, I think that's a very likely place for it.
Mm-hmm.
Ooh.
Ahh!
I suppose you were half right about the inside jacket pocket.
Stop!
- Shit! - Whoa, whoa, whoa, easy.
It's me. Yeah.
I can't believe it.
I don't understand.
What are you doing here?
Lyta's death did precisely what Jax expected:
provoked an emotional response from Zod.
But instead of...
being careless and acting mistakenly,
it stoked his desire for revenge.
So we've been given two options:
turn Jax over or deny Zod,
and have him ravage everything and everyone on Wegthor.
Then please, just... Just turn her over.
And stop the killing.
Look, I have seen more than I care to.
I've done more than I care to,
and it has to stop.
Do you really think that Zod
is just gonna stop the killing
- once he gets Jax? - I don't know.
Okay, listen. I know this asshole.
He is not gonna stop
until he kills every last one of us,
one way or another.
Of that, there is no doubt,
which is why I feel we have no choice
- but to turn Jax-Ur over to Zod. - Mm-hmm.
We need to buy ourselves some time,
stop him from retaliating immediately.
You're making the right decision.
We don't want to stick around here too long.
The Sagitari failed to deliver their package.
- Zod's gonna send more. - Their package?
They were never gonna take me to Zod, were they?
What do you have that he wants so badly?
Nyssa?
Nyssa. What is it?
I agreed to trade the Codex to Zod in exchange for Cor.
That was the deal.
Before you say anything, let me explain.
Val put a failsafe in the Codex.
If anyone tries to weaponize it,
the Codex will automatically shut down.
Your grandfather knew why I needed it.
He did it to help us so our son could be safe.
Dru would never have let you go,
and once he'd found out you'd corrupted the Codex,
he would have killed you without hesitation.
I'm sure you're right.
But that's not going to stop me,
because if there is even the slightest chance
that it could work, I have to try...
for Cor, like you would have for Lyta.
Then we have to find some other way
to get your son back.
We can't let you walk into House Zod alone.
That is exactly what we're going to do.
Dev's right.
Dru will quickly find out the Sagitari
sent to collect you are dead.
He'll be thinking you're on the run.
The last thing they'll be expecting
is for you to turn up there.
Because it would be suicide, Seg.
You're not thinking clearly.
Do not patronize me.
I just watched the woman I love die in front of my eyes,
like I watched my parents die,
and there was nothing I could do to save them,
but I promise you, there is nothing I would not do
to keep my son safe.
- Do you trust me? - Of course I do.
Then trust that I refuse to let any more harm
come to the people I love.
I know.
We should get moving.
We'll go over the details on the way.
General, we weren't expecting you.
I need a progress report on this weapon.
Of course. Our team has made
significant strides since we last spoke,
and the results are promising, if not yet conclusive.
Am I to be encouraged by that non-answer?
Apologies, General. Let me be more specific.
The hardware components are complete,
fitted with both long- and short-range firing options.
The warhead housing the payload is a high-density projectile,
with Stellarium-powered delivery system,
allowing for unprecedented impact depth.
Simply put, General, this weapon could pierce
an underground bunker cased entirely
in high-grade Promethium... theoretically.
We'll know soon enough.
The Codex is on its way.
You will have it imminently.
The Codex will finally allow us
to put this theory into practice.
Good.
I need this weapon fully operational
within an hour of its arrival.
An hour?
I trust that won't be a problem?
No, General, that won't be a problem at all.
I hadn't thought myself capable of being surprised,
let alone betrayed. Twice.
Val-El takes advantage of your history together.
He still treats you like a pupil.
Now the bastard's taken your bionic eye.
Val-El is the most brilliant man I've ever known.
He just didn't live under the oppression
of the Voice of Rao, or Daron-Vex...
like you and I did.
I didn't start Black Zero because I wanted to.
I did it because I had to, and I see the Resistance
and everything I've done in its name
in exactly the same way.
I do what needs to be done, however ugly,
not because I enjoy it, because no one else will.
If that means people see me as a monster, then so be it.
It never stopped me before, and it won't stop me now.
Me neither.
But by killing Lyta...
Haven't we backed ourselves into a corner?
I've got myself out of corners before.
Well, don't just stand there.
Keep an eye out.
Mine's busy.
A former lawmaker killed two highly skilled,
expertly trained Sagitari?
Nyssa-Vex is to be presented here to me...
That won't be necessary.
Leave. Now.
Where's my son?
Safe.
You may see him yourself...
once you hand over the Codex.
Cor first.
You think you're in a position
to issue demands here?
Yes, I do.
The Codex has been locked and programmed
to respond to my voice only.
Any other attempt to operate the Codex
will cause instant destruction.
You...
continue to surprise.
Because you continue to underestimate.
Indeed.
By returning here with the Codex,
you have completed a difficult assignment,
despite significant odds,
and in doing so you have done something very few have done.
You've impressed me.
I'm not proud of what I've done,
but I did what I had to.
Precisely.
Which is why I have a proposal for you.
Work with me, Nyssa.
The rebellion is on its knees. It will soon come to an end...
even sooner with your help...
and in the aftermath,
there would be many great opportunities
for someone with your capabilities.
Governor of one of Krypton's colonies, perhaps.
Krypton has no colonies.
Not yet, but as we both know,
that is just a matter of time.
Cor.
I've been patient enough.
Unlock the Codex.
Remove your hand.
You don't want that lock detecting stress
in my vocal patterns, do you?
And your guards.
I find their presence stressful, too.
Codex:
Access authorization code.
Erkol, Urrikka, Xan, Zenium.
I will need to verify this for authenticity,
but it appears...
you have impressed me again.
Once that's been verified,
how can I really trust that you'll allow me to leave?
If we are to work together, as I propose,
you must learn to trust me.
A leap of faith?
Yes, I suppose.
I figured as much.
Guards!
Give me that.
Looks like Jax turned her sub-dermal comm device
into some kind of weapon.
Yeah, I got that. I meant
"where do you think she went?"
Sorry, Val. More bad news.
There's a whole bunch of gravity bombs missing
from the munitions depot.
She probably rigged them to cover her escape,
and laid a minefield for anyone trying to follow.
No, she has something else in mind,
and I know exactly where she's headed.
- Get your weapons. - I mean,
what's a day on the moon without being shot at?
Oh...
No Sagitari skimmers on the radar, yet.
We might be deep enough in the Outlands by now
to have lost them.
Your assessment is correct, Seg-El.
However, I'm afraid pursuit is not the concern
that requires your immediate focus.
Something's wrong.
What do you mean?
I don't know how much...
Zod's plasma blast damaged the operating system
of this vessel. It will lose power
in precisely 17 seconds, resulting in a fatal crash.
- Seg, what's happening? - A blaster fried the system.
- What? - There's nothing I can do.
Well, of course there is.
With my assistance.
- Seg! - Hold Cor tight
- and brace yourself. - What?
Nyssa, please! Do it now!
We need to manually redirect power
from the emergency life support systems.
Like so.
It's okay.
I thought we were... Everything's okay now.
I swear.
One hour.
You made it.
Barely, but we're here.
Let's get you all inside and warmed up.
Since I've been back, I've spent a little bit of time
with Jax and... well, I'm just gonna say it:
she likes me. Like, really likes me.
So I think I could probably talk her around.
I'm sure she does not really like you.
I'm afraid the Jax-Ur that could be reasoned with
just doesn't exist anymore.
Oh, Shh-shh!
No!
Val?
I didn't want it to come to this.
Neither did I.
I've tried so hard to keep you from making the tough choices.
I never wanted you to have blood on your hands.
Then please.
Zod has given us an ultimatum.
He demands we hand you over,
or everyone on the moon dies.
You wanted to provoke him. You've achieved your goal.
Of course.
Because your unyielding morality means
you've never had to make any of the tough choices.
It's always been on me,
even though you've benefitted from them.
No more.
Activate this, and the gravity bombs
we've laid will destroy
the Space Elevator Base Station,
cutting off Zod's forces from fresh supplies
and reinforcements.
No, no, no, no. You said that we were going
to take control of the Space Elevator,
- not destroy it! - Control it for how long?
Have you found those missing Sagitari yet?
Hmm?
How long before they try to regain control of it?
We don't have the numbers to defend our base
and hold the Base Station.
Val, please.
Hundreds of innocent civilians that work that station...
that don't believe in Zod's war... they will die.
Please!
So what's it going to be, my friend?
Are you prepared to sacrifice the lives of a few
to save the entire planet?
You know that Lyta and I... we never really saw eye to eye.
But I respected your daughter,
and if I had any idea
that Jax was planning on doing what she did...
I would have found a way to stop it.
I swear.
You feel guilty.
We all do. Maybe we all failed Lyta.
Or...
maybe she could never have been saved.
We'll never know,
but we can make her death count.
We have to.
If Val hasn't already, then we can bring Jax to justice.
She will answer for Lyta's death.
But right now, we need to focus on stopping Dru-Zod.
We cannot let him spread more misery
and destruction across the universe.
I say tonight we rest, for tomorrow...
we make Dru-Zod pay.
And what about...
the next day?
And the day after that?
Whatever we do...
won't bring Lyta back.
I trust this call means Jax-Ur is on her way.
Because of your sound judgment,
I will show mercy. Of course,
I cannot allow your comrades to escape punishment,
but you, Val-El, will have the honor of returning
to the Science Guild and working for me.
There is nothing more dangerous
than a delusional dictator,
and you must be living inside a fantasy
if you believe I will ever support
your foul vision.
Choose your next words carefully, old man.
There are no more words.
What is that?
What now?
We wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for you.
All of Krypton owes you a debt of gratitude,
but you can't be a part of this rebellion,
not anymore.
So go, Jax. Disappear,
and perhaps you may just find yourself again one day.
Tell me it's ready.
We can really only regard this as a prototype.
Just give it to me.
Hmm...
General, there's something you need to know.
The Codex was corrupted. Some kind of failsafe
was installed to protect it from being weaponized
in the most, shall we say, obvious or expected manner.
Mm.
Val-El, no doubt.
How does that impact our intended use?
We believe we managed to retrieve
the genetic information we needed,
but there's no way to be certain without tests.
Then I will test it in the field.
Where do we go from here, Dev?
I don't know.
But wherever we go, we go together.
Tears.
I'd say of frustration, not sadness.
Fear of the fight that lies ahead.
Very rational, actually.
It demonstrates a marked improvement
in your capacity for critical thinking.
Perhaps aware now
that you cannot defeat your son,
the finest military mind Krypton has ever known.
You're wrong.
We will defeat him. We have to.
You will not.
And though you attempt to suppress this knowledge,
you increasingly understand this to be the truth.
Yes.
Unless...
- Unless you help me? - Precisely.
Take me to my ship,
my quantum consciousness,
and I will imbue you
with the power to defeat General Zod.
And then what? And then what?
You just leave Krypton for good, Brainiac?
It's lies. It's all lies.
You're trying to manipulate me.
I give you my word.
We need to leave. Now.
What about Jayna and Dev?
It's best they don't know.
What's going on with you?
It has to do with what happened in the skimmer.
The reason I was able to solve that problem...
It's because of Brainiac.
He's alive...
in me.
I can't tell you more than that right now,
but I need you to help me end this.
You're the only one that I can trust.
I meant what I said.
I will never, ever let anything happen to you or Cor.
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