H20SUPERMAN

EPISODE2|"GOD'SEYE"
ALABAMAWEEDFARM:
WegetbackatLois,Jimmy,PerryandtheFBIandGovernment
officials.
Perryiswondering.
PERRY
WheredidKentgo?
LOIS
Um....i....(whisperingtoherself)
goddamnit,ididn'tthinkabout
that.
Then,Lois'phonerings,andshepicksitup,thenshehears
Perry'svoice.
PERRY
Wherethehellareyou,Lane?
LOIS
Whatdoyoumean,Sir?
PERRY
Wherethehellareyou?igottaa
scoop,andnoone'sgettingoftheir
assestowrite.
LOIS
But...you'rerighthere.
Then,thefakePerrypunchesLoistotheground.Lois,from
ablurryeyesightseesthefakePerryturnintothis
SlenderManlookalike.It'sterryifing,allblack,and
slim.
Thenhetakesher,andcarriesher,flyingaway.Theother
fakesflywithhim.

ABLACKCAVE:
Darkness,weseenothing.ThenoutofSuperman'sP.O.V,we
seethat,he'sinadarkcave,acell.He'slockedupbehind
bars.
Hewakesup,andhe'schained,thenhelooksathisarm,
whichisfullwithveins,he'sbeeninjectedKryptoniteto
beweakened.
Nexttohim,there'saskeleton,obviouslyoneofLustand
Lita'svictims.
Then,aguardwithleatherandamask,thatresemblesa
demon,opensthebar.
GUARD
Somuchforakryptonian,huh?
ThenhetakesSupermananddragshimaway.
THEPHILOSOPHER'SCHAMBER:
Thenweseeahugedarkroom,andadooropens,lettingsome
whiteinthatdarkroom.TheguardthrowsSupermanin,and
heleaves.
Then,someofthelightsopen,andthey'reredasblood,
it'sahugechamber,infrontofhim,SupermanseesLustand
Litastandingoverhim,withtheirarmscrossed.
LUST
You'reready,Kryptonian.
Then,adeepandintimidatingvoicestandsoutin
Superman'sears.
PHILOSOPHER
KalEl.....isit?
SUPERMAN
Who'sthat?
PHILOSOPHER
It'safriendofyourfather.

SUPERMAN
What?
Thenreveal,THEPHILOSOPHER,withhisbigchair,outof
metal,he'stall,hehastubesthatfeedhimwithpower
branchingfromthewalls.Hehasblondehair,thataregrey,
andadarkrobe,withascarfilledface.He'sfrightening.
PHILOSOPHER
Ineedyourhelp,KalEl.
SUPERMAN
No.
PHILOSOPHER
Idon'tthinkyouunderstand.Krypton
needsanewhome.Wecanrebuildour
world.
SUPERMAN
Iwillneverhelpyou.
PHILOSOPHER
Yourfatherwassmart,andiadmire
yourcourage,butiwillrebuild
Krypton.TheApokoliptianswillpay.
SUPERMAN
Who?
PHILOSOPHER
TheApokoliptiansweresavages.
Peoplewhodidn'tforgive.
KRYPTONCHAMBER(FLASHBACK):
WeseeanoldKryptonianroomchamber,where,amemberor
visitoroftheRoyalKryptonianFamilywouldstay,thenwe
seethePHILOSOPHER,young,withlongblondehair,andhis
normalclothes,he'sworkingonhisdesk.
Onarecipeforanexperiment,writingdown.
Then,AKNOCK,KNOCKisheardonthedoor,andhegoesand
opensit.

Aguardisthere,hetellshim.
GUARD
JorEl,oftheCouncil,ordersyouto
cometotheCouncilChamber.
PHILOSOPHER
Me?Whyme?
GUARD
Noquestionsasked.
PHILOSOPHER
Alright.
Then,heclosesthedoor,togetready.
COUNCILCHAMBER:
Thecouncilchamberisabigroom,decoratedbeautifully.
Withlongchairsandalongtable,forthecouncilmembers
tositon,anddiscuss.
Then,thePHILOSOPHER,knownasJAN,entersthechamber,
withJorElstandingthere,thenJanapproacheshim,and
theyshaketheirhands,greeting.
PHILOSOPHER(CONT'D)
Mylord,mightiask?Whatwasi
calledfor?Iknow,it'ssomething
important,butmycuriosity
JOREL
Itissomethingimportant.
PHILOSOPHER
What,mayiask?
JOREL
You'retheheadoftheScience
Commitee,right?
PHILOSOPHER
Oh,well,yes.
JOREL

Monthsago,youandyourteamwere
takentoadangerousmissiononthe
UnknownLandsofKrypton,andyou
madequitethediscovery.
PHILOSOPHER
Yes...yes,wedid.
JOREL
Whatwasit?Thecouncilwasn't
informed.
PHILOSOPHER
Iwannatestit,mylord.Itcouldbe
dangerous.
JOREL
Well,mayiseeit?
PHILOSOPHER
Idon'tknow.It'sunpolished,andit
wouldbeshameful,ifyousawitand
JOREL
Itdoesn'tmatter,ihavetoo.
Alright?
PHILOSOPHER
Yes,asyoucommand,mylord.
JAN'SKRYPTONIANCHAMBER:
JorElandJanenterthechamber,andJanclosesthedoor
behindhim,andJorElapproachesthestone.
JOREL
Thisisit?
PHILOSOPHER
Yes,itis.
JOREL
Itlooksredasblood.
PHILOSOPHER
Yes,that'sthenaturalcolor.Buti

senseithasgreatstrengthinit,my
lord.
JOREL
Iamsureitdoes.Alliwanttoknow
isitjustaplainrockorapowerful
andslighlydangerousobject.Well,
isitneitherofthosethings?
PHILOSOPHER
Itistoosoontosay,mylord.
JOREL
Alright,butineedyourhelp.
PHILOSOPHER
Forwhat?
JOREL
Thatsoldierformulaofyours.
PHILOSOPHER
Whataboutit?
JOREL
Canyoumakeitagain?
PHILOSOPHER
Forwhat?
JOREL
TheApokoliptians.
PHILOSOPHER
But...um...why?
JOREL
Becausetheyaren'tgonnakeeptheir
promise,andbreakthecontract.And
killourpeople.
PHILOSOPHER
Howdoyouknowthat?
JOREL
YoureallythinktheApokoliptians

wouldbetiedbyapieceofpaper,
theyaresavages,theyearnedtheir
position,bymurderandgenocide.
PHILOSOPHER
Yes,butevenifwedon'tagree,it's
stillgonnahappen.Steppenwolf,even
thoughhe'sasickman,hehas
alreadysigned.Wedon'thavetopush
ourluck,mylord.
JOREL
Iknow.Butwhatifthere'sachance.
RememberArion?
PHILOSOPHER
Arion?
JOREL
Aplanetinthisdistrict,asmall
one,really.Theymadethesame
agreementwithDarkseidand
Steppenwolf,andtheirpeopleareall
dead.
PHILOSOPHER
Wasn'tthatconsidereddeathfroman
illnessratherthangenocide?
JOREL
No,butthere'snoonetosay
otherwise.
PHILOSOPHER
Alright,buticannotdoanything,
sir.
JOREL
Idon'twanttoinvolveyou,mybad.
PHILOSOPHER
No,no.IfJorEloftheCouncil
needsmyhelp,i'llbegladtogive
it.
Then,asJorEllooksaround,hewonderssomething.

JOREL
Gotanyfamily?
PHILOSOPHER
Yes,mywifeandfourchildren.Two
sonsandtwodaughters.
JOREL
Good,amanneedstotreasurehis
familymorethananything.
PHILOSOPHER
Ihave,andiwillalwaysdo.They
meantheworldtome.
JOREL
Good,ihaveasonofmyown,he'sa
goodchild,playful,quiet.Mywife
andiaregratefultothegods.I
shouldprobablyleaveyouatyour
peace.
Then,JorElsmilesandleavesthechamber.Helooksback,
andthePhilosopherexaminesthestone.Thestoneshines,
andhesmilesinamazement.
THEPHILOSOPHER'SCHAMBER(NOW):
PHILOSOPHER
Yousee,KalEl?Yourfatherasked
formyhelpthatday.
SUPERMAN
Hedid?
PHILOSOPHER
Yes,hewasakindandthoughtful
man.Unlikemost.
SUPERMAN
Whatdoyouwanttodo?
PHILOSOPHER
TheApokoliptiansdestroyedourhome.
Butweneedyourhelp.

Then,Clark,inadesperateattempttoescape,jumpson
Lust,andpuncheshiminthehead,evenifhisfistsare
tiedup,thenLustfallsdown.
PHILOSOPHER(CONT'D)
SCUM!
Then,theGuardshithimwithKryptonitespears,andhe
fallsdown,thespearsarewithKryptonitefromtheinside.
Then,Luststandsup,withbloodfallingfromhishead.
ThePhilosopherisangry.
PHILOSOPHER(CONT'D)
Youhurtoneofmychildren.Andfor
that,yougottapay.
SUPERMAN
You'resuggestingthedestructionof
Earth,you'rejustsweettalkingme,
butiknowyourplan.
PHILOSOPHER
Ifyouwon'thelpmebyyourown
will,thenalittlepushmightdoit.
Bringherin.
SUPERMAN
'her'?
Then,fromtheopendoor,someotherguardsbringLoisin,
asshe'scrying,andputherinfrontofthePhilosopher,
forSupermantoseeherclearlybefore...
PHILOSOPHER
Thisisthehumanyoufeelaffection
for,isit?
SUPERMAN
Ifyouhurther,i'll
PHILOSOPHER
Killme,ifthatwasthecase,you
wouldn'tbeasresistentasyouare.

SUPERMAN
Please,don't.
LOIS
Clark...please...
SUPERMAN
Whatdoyouwant?
PHILOSOPHER
YourpowertorecreateKrypton.
SUPERMAN
But,thepeople..
PHILOSOPHER
Thepeople?Thehumanswhoareafraid
ofyou,nevercaredforyou,except
whenyousavedthemfromtheirown
worthlessmess.
SUPERMAN
They'reinnocentpeople,they
PHILOSOPHER
Yes,they'lllive...asslaves.For
whatit'sworth,slavescanbe
helpful.That'swhySteppenwolfhad
100Korianmaidsmakinghisbed.
SUPERMAN
Andwhat?Kryptonisreborn,then
what?
PHILOSOPHER
WedestroytheApokoliptians.All
theseyears,i'vebeenplanningaway
tobeatApokolips.Theonlywaytodo
so,isstrengthandplanning.
Darkseidownsmanyplanets,butifwe
reachhim,thenwecankillhim.
Darkseid'sgettingweaker.Thisour
chance,KalEl.Toavengeyourfellow
Kryptoniansandyourfatherand
mother.

SUPERMAN
I....you'llneverletthehumans
live,willyou?
PHILOSOPHER
KalEl,youneedto
SUPERMAN
No,yousickscum.I'drather
sacrificemyselfthanloseanother
poorhumansoul.
PHILOSOPHER
Verywell.
Then,outofnowhere,ashortdarkspaceinSuperman'smind,
andasheopenshiseyes,again,heseesthetragicimageof
LustkillingLois,piercingthroughherbody.
SUPERMAN
No.....
Then,hepullshishand,andbloodflows.
SUPERMAN(CONT'D)
No...
Then,Supermanputshisheaddown,andtooweaktoattack,
hecries.
PHILOSOPHER
Gods.Boy,it'sapettyhuman.Not
worthbroodingover.
SUPERMAN
You....BASTARD!
Then,outofhistruerage,heSCREAMSandletsoutLASER
BEAMSwhichclearlytargetLust.
Then,Lustmissesthebeams,whichareweak.
SUPERMAN(CONT'D)
Youkilledher...theloveofmylife.
PHILOSOPHER

Hahahah..
Ashestartslaughing,Supermanputshisangerintohis
heart.
PHILOSOPHER(CONT'D)
That'safake,son.Justwantedto
testya'.
Thenthe'dead'Loisbecomesapileofwhitemess.Clearly,
acopycatorcarboncopy.
SUPERMAN
What?
PHILOSOPHER
Ineedyourpowers,boy.
Then,thePhilosopherstepsfromhischair,andthewires
followhim.HestandsoverSuperman,andthenputshis
fingersintohisforehead,andBOOM!HecopiesSuperman's
powers,andashetakesthem,hisskinandselfbecomes
youngerandfresher.Heisageingbackwards.
Thenheletshimgo,hegoesfromanoldman,atthebrink
ofdeath,toayoungandpowerfulmanwithpowers,
unmatched.
PHILOSOPHER(CONT'D)
Yes!
SUPERMAN
Whatdidyoudo?
PHILOSOPHER
Icopiedyourpowers.Ihaveevery
abilityofyours,anditmademe
younger,andfarstronger.
SUPERMAN
Where'sLois?
PHILOSOPHER
Oh,she'sinsomewhere,here.
Then,SupermansensesLoisinachamberbehindhim,inthe

homeofthePhilosopherandhischildren.
Then,ashegetshispowersback,slowly,hebreaksoutof
thechainsandfliestoLois.
LustandLitafollowhim.
LOIS'CHAMBER:
Itisajail/chamberhybrid,Loisisthere,tieduptothe
wall,bychains.Herhairallmessy.Andinjured.
ThenSupermanbreaksthemetaldoor,andsheraisesher
head,andnoticesClark.
LOIS
Clark?
ThenSupermangrabsLois,andhefliesoutofthechamber.
DESERT:
Weseeabigdesert,emptyandnotkind.Thenabighole
opens,andSupermanfliesoutofit,holdingLois.
Hefliesaway,FAST!ReallyFAST!!!ThenLustandLitapop
upfromthesamehole.
ThenthePhilosopher,nowyoungandstrong,popsfromthe
samehole,andheordersthem.
PHILOSOPHER
Leavehim.We'lldealwithhimlater.
LUST
Whatphaseoftheplanareweon?
PHILOSOPHER
Thefinalone.
END.
PROLOGUE:
HIGHFACILITYMETROPOLISPRISON:
Weseeabigfloorinahugeprison,everythingiswhite,so

anyofthepsychosthere,don'tcausetrouble,attheendof
thefloor,isaglasscell.
LEXLUTHORisinsideofit.Hesingsasong.
LEX
Playthatfunkymusic,whiteboy....
ThenSUPERMANcomesoutofnowhere,infrontofhiscell.He
lookslikehewantssomething.
LEX(CONT'D)
Whatdoyouwant,underpants?
SUPERMAN
Ineedyourhelp,Lex.
LEX
Don'tmakemelaughmyassoff,man.
SUPERMAN
Really,imeanit.Somesurvivorsof
myplanetarethreatingthisworld
andineed....yourredkryptonite.
LEX
It'sdestroyed,remember?
SUPERMAN
Don'tlie.
LEX
Fine,it'sstillisoutthere.Buti
amnotgonnatellyou.
SUPERMAN
Youreallywanttodothis?Youcan
begood,Lex.Iknowit.
Then,Lexstandsup,calmlywalksuptoSuperman,andspits
intheglasscell,insultinghim.
SUPERMAN(CONT'D)
I'lltakethatasa'no'.
END.