"We are ready when you are, General." "Hold on, boys." "He said he'd be here at" "Four thirty, General." "I always try to be on time." "Glad you could make it, Superboy." "My pleasure, sir." "It's good to see you again." "So why the sudden call?" "Recognize that rock over there?" "That's kryptonite." "The glass is leaded, you're safe." "So what's this all about?" "As you know, Professor Peterson was called away on a research trip to Addis Ababa." "He asked us to complete this test." "We're trying to harness the power of kryptonite." "We know how dangerous kryptonite is to you." "We've been working to negate the rays that are harmful to you while retaining its radioactive power." "Is something like that possible?" "We'll find out soon enough." "Gentlemen, we're ready to begin." "Very good, General." "Well?" "Is it safe?" "Can we come in now?" "Ah, yes, General." "The both of you can come in." "Am I to assume this experiment wasn't a complete success?" "Well, fortunately we've nullified the radiation deadly to Superboy." "Really, Superboy, it is all right." "You see?" "It is all right." "You're right!" "I don't feel a thing." "This is great!" "But?" "As far as retaining any of the green kryptonite's power, well, the experiment was a total washout." "I'm sorry, General." "If it wasn't for me, you'd have your power source." "Nonsense." "Your life's far too important to risk." "Besides, we've won half the battle." "We're going to continue working on this, Superboy." "Well, thank you for your efforts." "Think nothing of it, Super..." "Aaahhh!" "Whoa!" "Guess I don't know my own strength!" "Superboy, what's wrong?" "Nothing's wrong." "What are you doing?" "What I should have been doing all along." "Letting the world know who's in charge." "Listen to this." "For the past 24 hours," "Superboy has held the city hostage with random acts of violence." "After defeating a battalion of police officers, he flew off vowing to take the money he was owed for all he did for America." "Huh, incredible, huh?" "Whoa, Clark, lighten up!" "Huh!" "Somebody had a rough day at the library, huh?" "Clark, is something wrong?" "What's your problem?" "What's your problem?" "I mean, how would you like to live with that everyday?" "Get him out of here, Lana!" "I'm not in the mood." "Come on, Andy." "Fine." "Let's just leave him alone." "He must be pretty upset about what happened to Superboy." "Agh!" "What the hell was that?" "One of the inmates." "This is a home for the criminally insane after all." "Maybe this was a crazy idea." "It's not crazy." "It's dangerous." "To give that man this tremendous power again, it's too damn risky." "We have no other course of action." "Exposure to the red kryptonite turned Superboy bad." "We did it to him, we have to try to undo it." "And this is the best plan you've come up with?" "I am as nervous about this as you are." "Bottom line, there's only one guy that can stop Superboy." "Maybe." "But after he stops Superboy, who's gonna stop him?" "Warden, ordway, what a pleasant surprise." "Who's your friend with the fancy outfit?" "This is General Swan Metallo." "Metallo." "Nice to see you." "You'll forgive me for not rising to the occasion." "I got a bad ticker." "Plus, I got all this excess baggage." "The general's come here with a proposition for you." "Oh, do you?" "Ha ha." "Lucky me." "It's about Superboy." "You see, Superboy's had this" "Oh yeah, yeah, yeah." "I seen it." "I seen it all on the news." "You guys really got your hands full, don't you?" "You know?" "I eh, eh I coulda beat the, eh, the pants off that, that little squirpty the last time we fought." "Except, he got lucky." "That's why I'm here." "We need your help to stop Superboy." "Oh, you gotta be kidding?" "I mean look at me, will ya?" "I'm half, I'm half robot for God's sakes." "I, I weigh a ton." "I can't even get up to change the channel on the damn TV." "If my people could fix that, make you more powerful than you've ever been, would you help us stop him then?" "Stop him?" "Ha ha, I'd kill him!" "No, we want him alive." "Oh, that's no fun." "We want to try to help him." "Change him back the way he was." "Well, say I did stop him?" "Huh?" "What would happen to me then?" "Then you would disconnect me and I would land right back here?" "Nah!" "We're prepared to offer you a full pardon." "No strings attached." "Nah, I don't think so." "We need to get started right away." "That's why I brought this." "That's what I've been waiting for." "Ha ha." "Plug me in and sign me up, sarge." "I'm a lucky guy." "Ha ha, we're in the army now." "Metallo!" "That's my name." "Don't wear it out." "You're making a big mistake, Metallo." "I'm not the kid I was before." "Neither am I, pal." "Neither am I." "I'm not supposed to kill ya, but you're pushing your luck." "Easy, Metallo." "Don't do anything you'll regret." "The only thing I regret, is not killing him the last time." "Oh, what are you doing?" "You trying to steal my thunder, huh?" "The kryptonite, it's killing me!" "I've got to get it away from me." "Hey, forget it." "Thanks to Uncle Sam, I'm new and improved." "This kryptonite's not going anywhere unless I say so." "Agh!" "They told me not to kill you, but I was never any good at following orders, ha ha." "Goodbye, Superboy." "I took care of you for good." "Oh, yeah." "You see, I'm Metallo that made you, the Boy of Steel, into a pile of rubble." "That's it." "You're finished." "Case closed." "That takes care of that pain in the butt." "Ow!" "Wow!" "I told you we wanted him alive!" "Yeah?" "Well it's too late, General." "I got what I wanted out of this deal." "He's dead." "I killed him." "I killed Superboy!" "You'll rot in prison for this." "Yeah?" "Well, it was worth it." "Just to have the chance to get even." "Oh, no!" "You gotta be kidding?" "What does it take to kill that guy for good?" "Thank God!" "He's alive!" "We still have a chance." "Chance?" "A chance?" "This is getting boring." "I gotta kill him again." "No way!" "You're finished here." "Oh, give me that." "He's getting away." "You're letting him get away from me." "This ain't over yet, Superboy!" "Least it ain't a total loss." "Oh, where you been, Clark?" "Leave me alone." "Are you OK?" "I said leave me alone!" "You know, you're upset about Superboy, okay, we all are." "You know, but, you just, you gotta get a grip on yourself." "Shut up!" "We're going live to the Crescent Bank where Michelle Sheppard is standing live with a special report." "Michelle?" "Give me that." "Give me it." "Hey, hey, Superboy." "I sure hope you're out there watching 'cause I wanna thank you for making this, this bank such easy pickins." "It's kinda ironic, isn't it?" "It's like we're a team, ha ha." "That's my money." "I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart." "I got my money, I got my babes, and I'm a lucky guy." "What a geek." "I wonder how he got mixed up in all this?" "Money." "Babes." "Clark?" "He's not taking it very well." "Mom, can I call you back later on?" "Okay, great." "Talk to you later, bye." "Superboy?" "That's my name, don't wear it out." "Aw, what a cute little fish." "Cute little guy, huh?" "What are you doing?" "You're crazy!" "This can't be happening?" "Well, it is happening and you're a part of it." "Look, I know something must be terribly wrong for you to be acting this way." "Talk to me." "Explain it to me." "I don't have to explain anything to you." "Now get dressed." "I said get dressed!" "Wear this!" "Barkeep?" "Another round for all my friends." "I'm a big man now, ya know?" "Huh?" "Right girls?" "Ha ha." "This is crazy!" "Bartender, give me a bottle." "Now!" "That's for you, Metallo." "Thanks a lot, pal." "How do you like my squeeze?" "I like the chick." "She ain't so bad." "Lots of other broads around, but she'll do for now." "Look at yourself." "Do you know what you're doing?" "She got a big yap, don't she?" "You're right." "Why don't you split?" "Get lost!" "There are lots more broads around this place." "I hope you come back to us, Superboy." "Ha ha." "I like your style, kid." "You know, I've been thinking." "Yeah what?" "That you and I-- -yeah?" "Little luck, we could be running this country in one month." "Yeah?" "Yeah, and I got the perfect plan." "Huh?" "Spill it." "We take that military base tomorrow." "That's the one where they perform those operations to improve you, right?" "Yeah, right, right." "You, you think they could make me even stronger?" "We'll force them to." "Hell, it's a golden opportunity." "Only I see one problem." "What's that?" "I mean, I can't get close to you." "That's why I brought this." "It's lined with enough lead to protect me from kryptonite." "Oh hey, huh, forget it, pal." "You don't need that." "All I gotta do is just turn down the juice." "You'll be fine." "Incidentally, where did you pick this up?" "Huh?" "I took it off a cop." "Oh oh, say no more." "Partner, ha ha." "Oh no, no, allow me." "No, allow me." "Let's do it together." "After you, pal." "Thank you, pal." "Hey, don't mention it." "Anything for a friend." "Oh, that's a big one." "There's your rock." "Ah, is this what it appears to be?" "It is!" "It's another chunk of the magic rock!" "Now I'll be twice as strong, ha ha!" "Or twice as dead." "What do you mean?" "I'm turning your kryptonite red." "Oh, I was gonna double-cross you!" "But you double-crossed me!" "It's a, it's a double, double-cross." "You think I could ever team up with a loser like you?" "Ha ha once you're out of the way, nothing can stand in my way." "Nothing!" "Superboy, don't!" "We can help you." "No, we can't." "Do it." "Kill him." "What are you, a coward?" "Don't back down now, Superboy." "Just one punch." "And he's finished." "Kill him!" "I, I can't." "Oh, good." "I can't." "I can't kill." "Where am I?" "I don't remember anything." "Why did you do that?" "I don't know." "I, I just knew that you couldn't hurt anybody, so I let you make your own decisions by using reverse psychology." "Well thanks for stalling me long enough for that second dose of red kryptonite to cure me." "We're terribly sorry, Superboy." "It was all our fault." "I will accept full responsibility and clear your name." "And what about Metallo?" "I'll have my men put him back where he belongs." "Are you going to be alright?" "I really don't remember too much about what happened but, do you think you can ever forgive me?" "I don't know." "Yeah, I can." "Captioned by Grant Brown"