Ha! The exact second the movie's over, we get a mission. Dang if that ain't lucky!
I still say this Clint Eastwood dishonored himself when he refused to - what was it? "Play by the rules"?
Partner, your medieval upbringing has done left ya' unschooled in the ways of the movin' picture.
No, his proper duty is to his police captain. I see why they call him "dirty." He besmirches his order.
Sir Justin, if you're gonna be watchin' stuff on my big TV with the 5.1 surround sound, you had best watch what you say about Mr. Clint Eastwood.
Half of our resources are in deep space. We're short-handed.
STS.T.R.I.P.E.
Right. I'll take a real assignment over Watchtower duty any day.
So who's left up here with you? The Ray?
He's with Vixen, checking out an explosion in the Aleutians. Flash and Supergirl aren't finished in Madagascar.
You're spreading us a little thin.
We go where we're needed, Green Arrow. Did you second guess the Martian like this?
Sorry, my bad. You're the big-picture guy.
I've got it all worked out. There's just this one mission in Metropolis. I need you people to fill in for Superman.
RWRick Wilson
Welcome back to the Daily Planet and Hubell's Department Stores' 87th Annual Metro Merchants Parade. I'm Rick Wilson.
KOKaitlin O'Shaughnessy-Ruiz
And I'm Kaitlin O'Shaughnessy-Ruiz. And who's passing the reviewing stand now but the Veterans Legion honor guard followed by the Madison High School marching band.
RWRick Wilson
Yes, and just look who's coming next. An old, dear friend. It's a bird. It's a plane. It's Superman.
KOKaitlin O'Shaughnessy-Ruiz
That's right, Rick. Superman is held by officers from the police department's 19th precinct. And next up, more heroes. Some of the brave policemen, firefighters and emergency workers who serve Metropolis every day.
RWRick Wilson
And riding with them, well, the actual Superman can't be here today but he sent along some of his Justice League cohorts.
So, what? Since we don't have superpowers it takes five of us to replace one Superman?
PPolice officer
Excuse me. I just want to thank you Justice League guys for turning out in force. It means a lot to us.
Hey, we can't thank you enough. You're the real heroes.
It's you the people come to honor.
See where it says "Heroes one and all"? That's what it's all about. The crowd doesn't care who can bench press a mountain, or shoot lasers out of their ears.
OOld lady
Where's Superman?
MMan
How come none of the good ones are here?
K2Kid #2
I didn't come here to see some stupid cowboy!
M2Man #2
I don't think vigilantes are good role models, especially ones with guns!
WWoman
I came to see Superman!
[the now-superpowered General Eiling crashes the Metropolis parade]
General Eiling, sir. What brings you back to Cadmus?
Just came to collect something I left behind.
I want you men posted at the entrance to this wing. Nobody in or out.
ADr. Anderson
General, what are you doing?
Hello, Dr. Anderson. I left my reading glasses in the bio vault and can't seem to get back in.
ADr. Anderson
That code was changed six months ago. You're not authorized.
ADr. Anderson
General, no. That serum's unstable.
ADr. Anderson
So you know about the horrible disfigurations. The test animals...
ADr. Anderson
Shoot to kill. Now. While you still can.
Yeah. Hold this for me! [hurls a cart at Green Arrow]
We're taking this someplace else. Haven't you ever heard of innocent bystanders?
You ever hear of acceptable losses? You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs. This country is halfway down the toilet because of you super-powered types.
For the record, I don't have powers, pottymouth. It's the staff!
[slamming Stargirl into the ground] In that case, miss, then you're just another egg.
Superman, you coward! All your men are down, and you won't even show your face!
He cannot hear even your bellowing, monster. As we speak, Superman rescues an entire star system a universe away. Do your worst - I'll not let you harm another.
I do what I do in service to my country.
Once, at the word of my lord King Arthur, I was ordered to lay waste to an entire village. I knew my king's heart could not be so unjust, so I spared them all.
Then you're a lousy soldier.
[Eiling punches the Shining Knight in the jaw]
There it is...the creeping moral decay of the past thousand years.
[Shining Knight swings his sword at General Eiling, who dodges easily]
Arthur thanked me, oaf! Had I been wrong, I would have handed over my sword and left the court in shame!
[Eiling slams Shining Knight into the ground]
Save yourself a hospital stay and stand down. That magic armor won't help you.
[Shining Knight tries to punch Eiling, but is slammed into the ground again]
You're a relic. In this world, power is the only thing that matters. You and those other no-name heroes, you're just people. In the great scheme of things, nothing you do has the least bit of significance. [Shining Knight rises again, but Eiling punches him again] I'll waste you and a billion like you before you before I allow any power to rival America's. It's my duty.
You don't know what the word means!
I'll die as befits a knight, defending the weak. [falls to his knees]
[General Eiling kicks Shining Knight, then lifts a car]
Superman and your Justice League are a threat to a safe and stable world.
[He turns to crush Shining Knight, only to find several civilians standing protectively around him]
OWOld Woman
Drop the act! You think killing Superman would make the world safe? Or killing this boy? Or us? Tell me - how many of us do you have to kill to keep us safe?
They're the ones I'm after, not you. I'm not the menace, metahumans are. Superpowered beings.
BBoy
You're the only one around here with superpowers.
[After a tense silence, Eiling drops the car]
All right, I've become what I hate, I'll give you that. But in the long run, you'll see I was right. You'll see you need the likes of me to protect you from them! [bounds away across the city's buildings]
Brainiac. You’re in there-- I can almost feel you. [to rock] Abasing myself before Grodd, then running this unwieldy super-gang—it’s all been worth it if I can just free the only piece of you that remains.
[gently] Lex... Don’t talk to the rock.
Stay out of this, witch. It makes no sense. The smallest scrap of Brainiac should be sufficient to reconstitute him.
Don’t worry, darling. I’m sure it...
Unless Grodd is somehow preventing it.
What do you want, Luthor?
How do I unlock the Brainiac code?
You’re a genius; figure it out.
Tell me, you leering, manipulative knuckle-dragger, or I'll...
Lex, Lex... you can’t expect me to give up my only bargaining chip. What’s in it for me?
[enraged] When this is over, I’m going to sell your body for dogmeat!
It must pain you to see me like this, after what we’ve been to one another.
My taste in boyfriends has evolved. Wait, Lex! You’re the leader now. You don’t need to lock horns with him.
Don’t bore me with politics. The only thing that matters now is a speck of information locked somewhere deep inside Grodd’s thick skull.
Yes, okay. So we break his head open and take it. Hey, watch it!
I don’t have time to chat, Dr. Polaris.
Well, make time. We don’t think you’ve got what it takes to run the show. You’ve been acting unbalanced, holed up in that lab, talking to yourself...
SSinestro
After Grodd tried to turn the world into apes, you can imagine how seriously we’d take something like that. What are you going to do, make everybody bald?
Maybe you’re not up to the job. Maybe it’s time for younger, smarter, more aggressive leadership.
Yeah. Why should any of us follow you?
Because I’ll show you how to make more money in one day than you’ve made in your entire lives.
[Lex-as-Flash hides in a bathroom in the Watchtower to escape the pursuing League members]
LILuthor-in-Flash
[Panting] Lex, you're having a difficult day. [Lex looks in the mirror] Hmm... If nothing else, I can at least learn the Flash's secret identity. [Unmasks and looks in the mirror, then frowns] I have no idea who this is.
