[together with Mon-El] Talk to your mother. Wait, what?
Mon-El
What? There's this... So there's this planet that a Durlan emissary took me to when I was a kid. It's got water, and a yellow sun. It's got everything we need to survive. My parents wouldn't find us there. We'd be together, we'd be safe. I think of this 'cause I'm reading this play right now, um... "Ro-mayo and Juliet".
Right. And... and there's this moment at the end where I am right now where they're about to run away together and live happily ever after, and I can't help but think that that could be us, you know.
I want you to know that Kara Zor-El will be safe. And in time, you will see that coming home was the right thing to do.
Mon-El
I already know it was right. If I didn't come back, Mother would have killed the woman I love.
LGLar Gand
You know your life will always be Rhea's responsibility, but son, you belong with your people. It means so much to them to have you back.
Mon-El
If this is about the people, then some things have to change. One day, I will become king. And I want to be a different kind of king. And, why not start now? Why not rebuild our kingdom better than it was, and make justice available for everyone. Get rid of rank and make it so that everyone's voice is heard equally.
LGLar Gand
[laughing slightly] This is absurd.
Mon-El
Why? Why is that so absurd? We have a chance to start again, Father. So why should we go and just recreate the same broken system as before?
LGLar Gand
Because it's what the people need. You think we survived the destruction of our world by giving everyone a say? Our royal house stood for 8000 years because the people need our order. And our leadership.
Mon-El
Our house would've fallen. So rebuild with me, Father, please.
Yeah. She gave it to me the day I left Krypton. I'd just watched little Kal-El launch into space. Her world was falling apart around her, and even in he middle of that. she looked at me and smiled and said as long as I had this, I'd never be alone. She'd be with me in my dreams. I know we can't stay all day, but let's just stay a little while longer, please.
[Mon-el prepares to leave the lead-poisoned Earth.]
Mon-El
There's something I need to say. Wherever I go, I'm gonna be better because of you. You'll be in my heart. I promise I'm gonna be the man that you thought I could be. I promise.
You made me so happy. Here. Take this. [gives him her pendant] This will keep you safe. [They kiss.] I love you. [emotional] I should've said it before.
I don't understand. I want to give you the benefit of the doubt, but... you attacked two agents. [emotional] Was... were you confused by the hypersleep? Is that why you snuck out of the med-bay, broke into a secure storage room, and almost killed two people?
[on the verge of tears] Then make me believe it. Please? .... You know, I don't sleep anymore? I lay awake at night just staring at the ceiling, because if I close my eyes, I dream about you dying. I see you... disappearing into the... blackness of space forever.... This was all I wanted. This. And when I saw you on that ship, oh my God, I felt like I could hope again. I could touch you and see you and hear you and be with you, finally. But... you're... you're different. And I....
[amused] "What's a phone?" Awww... The future's awesome.
Mon-El
Well, technology is developed beyond imagining. But, at the end of the day, it's still in service of communicating with each other. And entertaining each other. And also killing each other. In this day or in a thousand years, conflict is constant. But so is strength.
Oh, no, she didn't do anything wrong. She was very kind and, uh, generous. And you know, she's smart and beautiful, and even though she looks like a Greek goddess, I can't find any reason to hate her. But am I okay with this?.... No.
No, stop. Please, Mon-El, I... I see this very clearly for what it is. We're just three good people stuck in a really crappy situation. But, you know what? At least two of us still get to be happy. [walks away, then turns around, barely containing herself] And just for the record, Mon-El, I really am trying to be okay with this, but.... this is... this is worse than... the worst thing that I could possibly imagine, and that's you... looking at me with no love in your eyes. So please, just... please. [walks off]
Are you suggesting that I augmented my height when I entered your consciousness, so that you might see me as a more stable and trustworthy figure and therefore work with me to help you?
[in a low voice] I did, but uh... only to get these. Come on. [Mon-El comes over and J'onn hands him a bottle.] It's sort of, uh... Martian moonshine. It's kinda spicy. It has a consciousness-enhancing quality to it.
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