But it'll make me a little cranky. Well, well, the great and glorious Green Lantern. What, did you run out of alien menaces to beat on, you have to horn in on my turf?
You're welcome. We never heard back from you.
Been kind of busy. Someone's gotta keep the streets safe while you and your pals are out...
...zipping around the galaxy... grandstanding and...
Among friends. Each of you brings something different to the table. Strength. Speed. Stealth. Whatever. But we're all equal in at least one way: Each of us is willing to make the sacrifices a hero needs to make, even the ultimate one. Since there are so many of us, we have a chance to do more than just put out fires, both literal and figurative. We can be proactive. We can do some real good in the world. But we're going to have to be organized. J'onn'll be up here keeping an eye on everything. He'll be the one to decide whose going where and when. I know a lot of you are used to making those decisions for yourself, but from now on we have to be more coordinated than that. We can't be cowboys any more... or cowgirls.
C'mon, I don't belong up here, fighting monsters and aliens and supervillains. I just help the little guy. And a big club like this, you tend to forget all about him. So gee whiz, I'm flattered to be asked and all. But NO THANKS.
Suit yourself... [starts to walk away, then turns back] Those monsters you don't fight? They tend to STEP on little guys.
Is that a Containment suit?
Uh-huh. I'm not flesh and blood anymore, just living energy.
That wouldn't be NUCLEAR energy, would it?
With a name like Captain Atom, what do you think?
I think you're what I marched against back in college.
I shove these carbon rods in the robots reactor, that should stop it.
I gotta say that's not much of a plan, if you get that close the heat will fry you.
If this doesn't work, contact the League, they'll know what to do next.
[Green Arrow shakes hands with Captain Atom]
So, aren't you gonna give me the "you did good" speech?
You're headstrong, unprofessional and reckless. If you ever jeopardize yourself or your teammates again by running off half-cocked without a battle plan, I will personally see to it that you are kicked out of the League, I don't care who your cousin is. [He turns and begins to leave] And incidentally, you did good.
You sure he's gonna be okay?
He should be. J'onn's team picked him up right after it happened, so he didn't lose much of his energy.
At least he got a new suit out of it. So aren't you gonna give me the "you did good" speech?
You're headstrong, unprofessional and reckless. If you ever jeopardize yourself or your teammates again by running off half-cocked without a battle plan, I will personally see to it that you are kicked out of the League. I don't care who your cousin is. And incidentally? You did good.
[Showers/locker room area]
Well, if it isn't the monster-killer.
I was lucky. So was everybody else. Still don't think I belong up here.
That's the point. Someone like you will keep us honest.
Gee, Bats, I don't know. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy a good radiation burn as much as the next guy, but I don't think...
[Loses his train of thought as he sees Black Canary across the room, pulling up her boots.]
GKGeneral Kwan
I told you to stay away!
Hey, I'm just trying to help!
GKGeneral Kwan
I told you before the situation is completely under con--
Looks like I just can't help boarding in.
There's some people at the cliff.
There was too much energy.
Well, there's always the low tech way.
I shove these carbon rods into the robot's reactor. That should stop it.
I gotta say, that's not much of a plan. If you get that close, the heat'll fry you. :Captain Atom: I know.
If this doesn't work, contact the League. They'll know what to do next.
Roger. Hey! Butane breath!
[Captain Atom screams]
[Captain Atom screams]
VEVan-El
What's this one, Grandpa? And this! Whoa! Where'd you get--
JEJor-El
One minute, Van. Something's bothering you.
KEKal-El
Here. And here. And here.
JEJor-El
A series of mild tremors. Not unusual. I don't see what--
KEKal-El
Something's wrong, Dad. Something's going to happen. I can feel it in--
JEJor-El
Oh, so you're a scientist now.
JEJor-El
Do I have to remind you about a certain prediction of my own? Made, I'm embarrassed to say, when you were only a few days old. I announced to the world that Krypton was going to explode, and it took me years to salvage my reputation.
KEKal-El
But maybe you were right. Maybe-- Maybe I've just been working too hard.
JEJor-El
The past is dead. Focus on the feature.
VEVan-El
Can we go up to the roof, Grandpa?
KEKal-El
Somebody wants to see my macroscope.
JEJor-El
Go on up with your father, Van. I'll be along in a few minutes.
Yes, that's it. Fight it, Clark. Fight it. Fight it.
[On Krypton; Kal-El is with his son Van-El on the roof of his father's lab, as Van looks through a telescope]
VEVan-El
Dad! [The ground shakes] Dad? You've gotta look at thi-- [Sees Kal-El's troubled expression] What's-- What's the matter? Why are you--
KEKal-El
Van, when you were born, it was the happiest day of my life. When I first saw your beautiful little face, your tiny fingers squeezed my hands so tight, like you never wanted to let go. I've watched every step, every struggle... I've... but, Van...[eyes begin to water] Oh, Rao, help me. But I don't think you're real. I don't think any of this is real.
VEVan-El
Don't say that, Daddy. Please, you're scaring me... [hugs his father]
KEKal-El
No, no, I don't wanna scare you, Van. You are everything I ever wanted in a son. This... this is everything I ever wanted in a life. But I've got responsibilities, Van. And... I... have to... go now.
[Hugs his son as Krypton begins to tear itself apart, and kisses him on the forehead]
VEVan-El
[Tearful] Daddy...
KEKal-El
I promise you... I'll never forget.
[Krypton explodes]
Do you have any idea what you did to me?!
I fashioned a prison that you couldn't leave without sacrificing your heart's desire. It must have been like tearing off your own arm.
Bruce. [Crawls over towards him]
[Holding Superman in the air by the neck and head] Happy birthday, Kryptonian. I give you... oblivion.
Burn! [ignites Mongul with heat vision, who screams out in pain]
[Seeing the Black Mercy on Batman] Hera, no.
You know, for a moment there, I almost believed you were going to kill me. How stupid of you to hesitate like that. Not a mistake I'll make, I can assure you.
Excuse me. But I think this is yours. This... This was your birthday present. A new breed of rose called the Krypton, but--
Don't worry about it. I promise you, I'll never forget.
[Mongul is ensnared by the Black Mercy]
I wonder what he's seeing.
Whatever it is, it's too good for him.
[The camera draw closer to Mongul's beaten face, who's trying to give a small, satisfied smile while low sounds of screams and explosions are heard in background]
[All the adults have been banished from the Earth, courtesy of Mordred.]
MMordred
This better be worth it, mother. I mean it.
If the legends are true, it will be.
MMordred
You've been saying stuff like that for, like, centuries. Nothing ever changes.
Everything's changed. Except you, Mordred. And that's because I want you to still be young when I give you your kingdom.
MMordred
I want to be king now! 'What's this thing?' 'Another stupid charm?'
It's the amulet of first magic. The source of all Earthly sorcery.
At last. Mordred, give that to me.
Silly child, you're not...
MMordred
Not what? Ready? Or big enough or old enough? 'None of that matters, mother.' 'Cause now, I'm strong enough.
[Morgaine Le Fay gasps]
MMordred
I'll have my kingdom and without anyone telling me what to do. I never want to see you or anyone older than me ever again.
BBlockbuster
Pound their heads!
CCopperhead
I won't go down easy.
Sure, you will. Guess that's a wrap. Sorry. Been hanging out with Flash too much.
CCopperhead
It was Judgment Day! And we got sent to the bad place! THE BAD PLACE!
CCheetah
[slaps him] Snap out of it, Copper.
Yeah, calm down. We're probably just in another dimension.
CCopperhead
[sarcastic] Oh, is that all?
I don't see any children.
That's because a child is responsible.
My son Mordred has wrought this treachery, banishing all adults to this shadow realm. Even me, his own mother. And after I spent millennia feeding him, bathing him, preparing him to be king... where did I go wrong?
You're a sorceress. Can't you just undo his spell?
No. He's got the amulet of first magic. He's too powerful. But if we all work together..
You want us to defeat your own son?
So don't trust me. Let him rule the world and all your children. Here we will stay. Forever.
But what can we do? We're stuck here, aren't we?
Not exactly. The spell only banishes adults.
I don't like where this is going.
[[John Stewart exhales]
[Morgaine Le Fay speaking foreign language]
