HELLO, GENTLEMEN.
HEY, CHLOE.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO THOSE POOR CITRUS?
WELL, APPARENTLY, THERE'S ENOUGH ACID IN THEM
TO ACT AS A BATTERY.
HOW VERY "SURVIVOR" OF YOU.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO CALL IT... A CLOCKWORK ORANGE?
DON'T YOU WISH YOU WERE THE FIRST ONE TO SAY THAT?
SURE, YOU CAN USE OUR OUTLET.
THANKS.
Pete: WHAT'S UP WITH THAT GUY?
HIS NAME IS CYRUS KRUP.
HE TRANSFERRED IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
THEY ASKED ME TO GIVE HIM THE NEW STUDENT PROPAGANDA TOUR,
BUT HE SAID HE WOULDN'T BE HERE LONG ENOUGH TO NEED IT.
MAYBE THAT'S WHY HE'S TRYING SO HARD TO WIN FRIENDS
AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE.
BYE. BYE.
HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
HEY, FREAK, WHY DON'T YOU JACK IN SOMEWHERE ELSE?
[ STATIC ]
OOH, CHECK IT OUT, MAN!
THE LOSER'S LISTENING TO A DIAL TONE!
YOU DON'T HAVE THE MENTAL CAPACITY TO COMPREHEND
THAT SOUND. ARE YOU CALLING ME STUPID?
LET'S JUST SAY YOU'RE NOT ONE OF MANKIND'S BRIGHTEST LIGHTS.
HEY, DON'T DAMAGE MY TRANSMITTER!
DON'T DAMAGE THAT!
Boy: WATCH OUT, WATCH OUT, WATCH OUT!
HEY, GUYS, WHY DON'T YOU JUST LEAVE HIM ALONE?
STAY OUT OF IT, KENT.
I DON'T WANT TO HURT YOU, KYLE.
JUST GIVE ME MY TRANSMITTER BACK.
GET OUT OF HERE, FREAK.
I'M WARNING YOU.
HA HA HA! YEAH!
HA HA HA!
OH, NO, HE'S CRYING!
THAT'S RIGHT. GO HOME TO MAMA. BYE.
POOR BABY!
DON'T HURT THE TRANSMITTER!
NOW, LEAVE ME ALONE!
♫ SOMEBODY SAVE ME ♫
♫ LET YOUR WARM HANDS BREAK RIGHT THROUGH ♫
♫ SOMEBODY SAVE ME ♫
♫ I DON'T CARE HOW YOU DO IT ♫
♫ JUST STAY ♫
♫ STAY WITH ME ♫
♫ STAY ♫
♫ COME ON ♫
♫ I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU ♫
♫ JUST STAY WITH ME ♫
♫ I'VE MADE THIS WHOLE WORLD SHINE FOR YOU ♫
♫ JUST STAY ♫
♫ STAY ♫
♫ COME ON ♫
HEY. HEY.
TYSON, I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN A LONG TIME.
I FINALLY GOT SOME TIME OFF FROM THE TALON.
I THOUGHT I'D TAKE HIM OUT FOR A GOOD RUN.
HE HASN'T BEEN OUT MUCH SINCE WHITNEY...
CHLOE TOLD ME WHAT HAPPENED AT THE ELECTRONICS LAB.
PRETTY WILD.
IT WAS DEFINITELY WEIRD.
IT'S LIKE CYRUS IS IN HIS OWN WORLD.
HE TAKES TEENAGE ALIENATION TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL.
WELL, WE ALL HAVE OUR WAYS OF ESCAPING FROM OUR LIVES.
I RIDE, CHLOE WRITES, AND YOU...
YOU DO INCREDIBLY STRENUOUS FARM CHORES
BY YOURSELF.
WELL, I GUESS YOU KNOW
MY DEEPEST AND DARKEST SECRET NOW.
OH, BOY.
HE'S BEEN DOING THAT A LOT LATELY.
I THOUGHT SOME AIR WOULD DO HIM GOOD.
DID YOU CALL THE VET?
YEAH, UM, HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM.
CHALKED IT UP TO OLD AGE.
WHITNEY'S MOM WANTS TO SELL HIM.
SHE CAN'T AFFORD TO STABLE HIM ANYMORE.
WHY DON'T YOU BOARD HIM HERE?
WOULD YOUR PARENTS BE OKAY WITH IT?
I DON'T SEE WHY NOT.
IT IS A FARM, AFTER ALL.
THANKS.
THIS IS YESTERDAY'S PAPER.
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME ABOUT IT?
BECAUSE I THOUGHT I BOUGHT UP EVERY COPY IN SMALLVILLE.
HELEN,
I'VE BEEN LIVING WITH THIS KIND OF THING MY WHOLE LIFE.
I'M SORRY THEY'VE COME AFTER YOU, TOO.
I KNOW IT'S NOT FAIR. I WAS TRYING TO PROTECT YOU.
YOU CAN'T, LEX. IT'S NOT JUST THE PAPER.
I MEAN, PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TREATING ME DIFFERENTLY
EVER SINCE I STARTED DATING YOU.
I HAVE SACRIFICED SO MUCH TO GET WHERE I AM.
AND NOW YOUR REPUTATION IS BEING TRASHED
BY RUMOR AND INNUENDO?
IS THAT WHY YOU HAVEN'T MOVED IN YET?
I ALREADY TOLD YOU, MY LEASE ISN'T UP YET,
AND I HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO PACK.
OKAY.
I'll PAY TO BREAK YOUR LEASE, AND, UH,
I'll HAVE MOVERS AT YOUR PLACE IN AN HOUR.
WHAT'S STOPPING YOU NOW?
I NEED TO DO THIS ON MY OWN SCHEDULE.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW
THAT I COMPLETELY BELIEVE IN US.
BUT IF YOU WANT TO BACK OUT,
I'll UNDERSTAND.
CAN YOU MAKE IT TWO HOURS?
HEY, KENT.
I KNOW YOUR SECRET.
LANA TOLD ME YOU'RE LETTING HER BOARD WHITNEY'S HORSE HERE.
OH, YEAH, THAT. RIGHT.
YOU MADE HER YEAR, YOU KNOW.
WELL, TYSON'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO HER.
SHE DIDN'T WANT ANOTHER PART OF HER PAST JUST TAKEN AWAY.
MM-HMM. AND SHE'LL BE HERE EVERY DAY.
JUST LIKE OLD TIMES.
CHLOE, THERE'S NOTHING ROMANTIC ABOUT MUCKING OUT HORSE STALLS.
EW, CLARK.
HEY, I SEE THE ELECTRONICS LAB IS STILL CLOSED.
YEAH, THE FIRE MARSHALS ARE INVESTIGATING
CYRUS' PYROTECHNICS. DID YOU KNOW THAT PRINCIPAL REYNOLDS
SUSPENDED HIM, AND HE CONFISCATED HIS SCIENCE PROJECT?
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW HE DID IT?
IT COULD'VE BEEN A TRICK,
OR IT COULD BE METEOR ROCK INSPIRED.
OR HE COULD BE AN ALIEN.
ALIEN? WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT?
RUMORS FROM HIS OLD SCHOOL. HE WENT TO JUNIOR HIGH
IN GRANDVILLE, AND HE TOLD SOME KIDS THERE
THAT HE WAS EXTRATERRESTRIAL. NEEDLESS TO SAY,
THEY SENT HIM TO A DISTANT CORNER IN THE SOCIAL GALAXY.
HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING... SUPER, DID HE?
LIKE START FIRE WITH HIS EYES?
MNH-MNH. BUT HE DID MAKE IT A HABIT OF RUNNING AWAY.
THE LAST TIME, THE COPS FOUND HIM
IN THE MIDDLE OF A FIELD BUTT NAKED.
CYRUS WAS POINTING TO THE SKY,
"THEY'RE COMING TO TAKE ME HOME."
THAT INCIDENT LANDED HIM IN A MENTAL INSTITUTION.
YOU DON'T THINK HE'S REALLY AN ALIEN, DO YOU?
NO.
BUT WOULDN'T IT BE AWESOME IF HE WAS, THOUGH?
YEAH, IT WOULD BE THE STORY OF THE CENTURY, WOULDN'T IT?
THIS ISN'T ABOUT PULITZERS, CLARK.
I MEAN, CAN YOU IMAGINE BEING FROM ANOTHER PLANET,
THE EXPERIENCES YOU COULD SHARE?
IT WOULDN'T FREAK YOU OUT?
COMPARED TO MOST PEOPLE,
I THINK ALIENS WOULD BE A STEP UP.
CYRUS.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, CLARK?
I HEARD ABOUT YOUR SUSPENSION TODAY.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU WERE OKAY.
HIGH SCHOOL IS IRRELEVANT.
IT JUST GIVES ME MORE TIME TO CONCENTRATE ON MY WORK.
UH, WHERE'S YOUR PARENTS?
FOSTER PARENTS. THEY WORK LATE.
THEY DON'T BOTHER ME AS LONG AS THEY GET THEIR MONTHLY CHECK.
IS THIS INTERROGATION OVER?
I HEARD ABOUT THE RUMOR FROM YOUR OLD SCHOOL.
THAT I'M AN ALIEN.
YOU'VE COME TO SEE IF IT'S TRUE.
I HAVE AN OPEN MIND.
IF I SHOWED YOU ANY OTHER OF MY SPECIAL POWERS,
WOULD THAT APPEASE YOU?
GO AWAY, CLARK.
YOU'RE JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHERS.
I WON'T BE RIDICULED BY YOUR KIND ANYMORE.
I AM NOT HERE TO MAKE FUN OF YOU
OR TO GET YOU IN TROUBLE. THEN WHAT DO YOU WANT?
THE TRUTH. I PROMISE I WON'T TELL ANYONE.
I INPUT THESE COORDINATES INTO MY TRANSMITTER,
SEND A SIGNAL TO MY PLANET.
HOW DO YOU KNOW THE COORDINATES ARE CORRECT?
I USED TO HAVE THESE WEIRD DREAMS.
THAT'S WHEN THEY WERE GIVEN TO ME.
AFTERWARDS, I'D WAKE UP IN THESE STRANGE PLACES,
FRIGHTENED MY OLD FOSTER PARENTS.
AND THEY HAD ME LOCKED AWAY EVENTUALLY.
I CAN'T IMAGINE ANY OTHER RACE BEING AS BARBARIC AS HUMANS.
WHY? WHAT DID THEY DO TO YOU?
THEY TRIED TO MAKE ME BELIEVE I WAS CRAZY,
THAT I WAS REALLY ONE OF YOU.
CYRUS, I WANT TO BELIEVE YOU.
WHAT KIND OF PROOF DO YOU HAVE?
WHATEVER PROOF I HAD WAS DESTROYED
THE DAY OF THE METEOR SHOWER.
THAT'S WHEN I ARRIVED ON EARTH.
AN ELDERLY COUPLE FOUND ME ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN
AND RAISED ME. AFTER THEY DIED, I BOUNCED AROUND
BETWEEN FOSTER PARENTS, BUT...
I KEPT TRYING TO GET BACK HERE.
WHY?
SMALLVILLE'S GROUND ZERO FOR THE SIGNAL.
I HAVE TO BE HERE SO MY REAL PARENTS CAN TAKE ME HOME.
MARTHA?
MARTHA, ARE YOU DOWN HE...
SWEETHEART, IS ANYTHING WRONG?
I'M JUST THINKING OF CLARK
TRAVELING MILLIONS OF MILES THROUGH SPACE,
HOW THE SHIP PROTECTED HIM...
AND WHAT IT DID FOR ME.
THE SHIP HAS GIVEN US TWO MIRACLES.
I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT.
MARTHA, WHAT IS IT?
I'M NOT SURE. I'M...
I'M SCARED. I'M HAVING THESE TERRIBLE HEADACHES
AND MOOD SWINGS,
AND MY SLEEPING PATTERNS ARE ALL UPSIDE DOWN.
MARTHA, DR. BAKER SAID THAT YOU'RE PERFECTLY HEALTHY
AND THAT YOUR PREGNANCY'S ABSOLUTELY NORMAL.
EXCEPT FOR THE WAY I WAS ABLE TO CONCEIVE.
I WANT HELEN BRYCE TO EXAMINE ME,
JUST TO MAKE SURE.
NO.
I TRUST HER. SHE'S SEEN CLARK'S BLOOD.
SHE KNOWS THAT SOMETHING BROUGHT ME BACK,
AND SHE HASN'T SENT ANYBODY KNOCKING AT OUR DOOR,
PRESSING US FOR ANSWERS.
DR. HELEN BRYCE IS INTIMATELY INVOLVED WITH LEX LUTHOR.
IF YOU NEED A SECOND OPINION, YOU CAN GET IT
FROM ANY OTHER DOCTOR BUT HELEN BRYCE. WHY NOT?
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT OUR FAMILY SECRETS
BECOMING PILLOW TALK.
I NEVER FIGURED YOU FOR HAVING AN IDENTITY CRISIS, CLARK.
IT'S FOR A FRIEND.
HAVEN'T HEARD THAT ONE BEFORE.
WHAT'S YOUR FRIEND'S PROBLEM...
NAPOLEON OR MESSIAH COMPLEX?
ACTUALLY, HE THINKS HE'S AN ALIEN.
SO THAT PROVES HE ISN'T.
COME ON, CLARK, IF YOU WERE REALLY AN ALIEN,
WOULD YOU GO AROUND TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT IT?
PROBABLY NOT.
LET ME GUESS.
YOUR FRIEND... HE'S A LITTLE ODD,
SPENDS A LOT OF TIME ALONE, THINKS NO ONE UNDERSTANDS HIM.
I JUST DESCRIBED MYSELF IN HIGH SCHOOL.
IT'S A CLASSIC OUTSIDER PROFILE.
I'D SAY HE'S JUST TRYING TO GET ATTENTION.
YOU BELIEVE THERE ARE ALIENS AMONG US, CLARK?
I JUST WANT TO HELP HIM.
GIVE ME HIS NAME. I CAN TALK TO SOME PEOPLE.
I PROMISED TO KEEP IT PRIVATE.
HE'S TRYING TO AVOID ANY MORE DOCTORS.
BY THE WAY, I HAVE TO CONGRATULATE YOU...
OFFERING TO BOARD WHITNEY'S HORSE.
THAT WAS A MASTERFUL STROKE.
I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. SHE NEEDED A PLACE FOR HER HORSE,
AND I OFFERED IT.
MM. SO DID I, BUT SHE TURNED ME DOWN.
I TOLD HER SHE CAN KEEP HIM IN THE MANSION STABLES
FREE OF CHARGE.
I GUESS SHE WAS HOLDING OUT FOR THE RIGHT OFFER.
Jonathan: CLARK!
DAD, WHAT'S GOING ON?
I DON'T KNOW, SON. WE GOT TYSON OUT OF THE TRAILER
JUST FINE, AND THEN LANA WAS WALKING HIM
IN THE PADDOCK, AND HE COLLAPSED.
SHE'S PRETTY UPSET. WHY DON'T YOU STAY WITH HER?
I'll CALL THE VET.
[ WHINNIES ]
NOT FEELING TOO GOOD?
I'VE SEEN HIM SICK BEFORE, BUT NEVER THIS BAD.
THERE'S HELP ON THE WAY.
[ WHINNIES ]
I CANT LOSE TYSON, TOO.
HE'S GOING TO BE FINE, LANA. HE'S A FIGHTER...
JUST LIKE HIS OWNER.
HOW COULD YOU BETRAY ME?
YOU TOLD THAT CHLOE GIRL MY SECRET.
SHE WANTS TO INTERVIEW ME. CYRUS, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
THEY'LL SEND ME TO ANOTHER SHRINK.
THEY COULD LOCK ME AWAY AGAIN.
THIS IS NOT THE TIME NOR PLACE TO TALK ABOUT THIS.
I NEVER SHOULD'VE TRUSTED YOU.
CLARK.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM?
WE DON'T KNOW. THE VET'S ON THE WAY.
IT'S OKAY.
YOU DON'T NEED ALL THESE PEOPLE POKING AND PRODDING YOU, BOY.
I'll MAKE IT BETTER.
[ GASPS ]
HEY.
DAD, I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU'RE SO SKEPTICAL ABOUT THIS.
BECAUSE, CLARK, IT'S HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE THAT
THAT KID COULD HEAL A HORSE SIMPLY BY TOUCHING IT.
I MEAN, IT SOUNDS LIKE ONE
OF THOSE OLD REVIVAL MEETING STORIES.
THE VET COULDN'T BELIEVE IT, EITHER,
BUT HE GAVE TYSON A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH.
CYRUS WOULDN'T BE THE FIRST PERSON IN SMALLVILLE
TO HAVE UNUSUAL ABILITIES.
EXCEPT I DON'T THINK HE'S FROM SMALLVILLE.
LOOK, THIS IS GOING TO SOUND CRAZY,
AND I DIDN'T BELIEVE IT MYSELF AT FIRST,
BUT NOW I'M STARTING TO. I THINK THERE'S A VERY STRONG
POSSIBILITY THAT CYRUS IS FROM KRYPTON.
WHY WOULD YOU THINK THAT?
HE SAID HE WAS.
HE SAID HE WAS FROM KRYPTON?
WELL, HE DIDN'T USE THE NAME EXACTLY,
BUT I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS CALLED
UNTIL DR. SWANN TOLD ME.
BUT HE SAID HE CAME TO EARTH DURING THE METEOR SHOWER.
AND THERE'S MORE. YESTERDAY, I SAW HIM START A FIRE
WITH HEAT FROM HIS EYES.
WHAT ABOUT STRENGTH OR SPEED?
NO, BUT...
CLARK, SON, WE KNOW YOU WANT TO BELIEVE THIS,
BUT YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE THE ABILITY TO HEAL.
THAT DOESN'T PROVE ANYTHING.
I DIDN'T GET HEAT VISION TILL LAST YEAR.
MAYBE CYRUS AND I WILL DEVELOP THE SAME ABILITIES,
OR MAYBE PEOPLE ON KRYPTON DON'T HAVE THE SAME ABILITIES AT ALL.
WE DON'T KNOW FOR SURE.
WE'VE NEVER MET ANYONE ELSE FROM THERE.
SWEETHEART, DR. SWANN SAID YOU WERE THE LAST SURVIVOR
OF YOUR PLANET.
WHAT IF DR. SWANN IS WRONG?
LOOK, DON'T YOU SEE?
IF I'M RIGHT, THIS MEANS I'M NOT ALONE ANYMORE.
CAN I HELP YOU, MA'AM?
I WAS LOOKING FOR THE SOLARIUM.
AH, WELL, THAT'S IN THE SOUTH WING.
I'll ESCORT YOU.
YOU KNOW, LEX GAVE ME THIS MASTER KEY.
IT'S SUPPOSED TO OPEN EVERY DOOR IN THE MANSION,
BUT I CAN'T OPEN THAT ONE.
THAT ROOM IS STRICTLY OFF-LIMITS.
THE ONLY PERSON WITH A KEY IS MR. LUTHOR.
SHALL WE?
HEY, KENT, WHERE'S YOUR LITTLE BUDDY?
YOU TELL HIM PAYBACK'S GOING TO SUCK.
MAGIC.
WHAT?
THAT WAS HOW CYRUS STARTED THE FIRE.
THE FIRE MARSHALS FOUND STRIPS OF MAGNESIUM POWDER
HIDDEN BEHIND THE BLACKBOARD.
ALL CYRUS HAD TO DO WAS WAIT FOR THE RIGHT MOMENT,
HIT THE DETONATOR,
AND BEFORE YOU CAN SAY "PRESTO"...
INSTANT INFERNO.
I DIDN'T SEE HIM USE A DETONATOR.
AH, BUT ILLUSION IS THE ART OF MISDIRECTION, CLARK.
TRUST ME, THIS KID IS MORE DAVID BLAINE
THAN HE IS WALL OF WEIRD.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, THAT STILL DOESN'T EXPLAIN
HOW HE CURED TYSON.
YEAH, I HAVEN'T FIGURED THAT ONE OUT YET.
BUT I'D BE WILLING TO BET THAT HE FAKED THAT ONE, TOO, SOMEHOW.
NO, I WAS THERE. IT WAS REAL.
OKAY, WELL, I'M NOT DISCOUNTING THE POSSIBILITY
THAT HE MAY HAVE SOME MAGIC HEALING POWER.
BUT IF HE DOES, IT'S PROBABLY A BYPRODUCT
OF METEORITE POISONING.
HE IS NO MORE EXTRATERRESTRIAL THAN YOU ARE.
WHEN I SAW YOUR NAME ON THE CHART,
I THOUGHT THERE MUST BE SOME MISTAKE.
I HAVEN'T HAD ANY PATIENTS
SINCE THE "INQUISITOR" HIT THE STANDS.
PEOPLE CAN BE SMALL-MINDED.
I HOPE THINGS WORK OUT FOR YOU. THANK YOU, MRS. KENT.
SO...
ACCORDING TO THE CHARTS YOUR O.B. SENT OVER,
YOUR PREGNANCY'S BEEN SMOOTH SAILING SO FAR.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
WHATEVER WE TALK ABOUT IS CONFIDENTIAL, RIGHT?
OF COURSE.
YOU WON'T TELL ANYONE, NOT EVEN...
SIGNIFICANT OTHERS?
YOU'RE WORRIED I'll TELL LEX?
JONATHAN... HE DOESN'T KNOW I'M HERE.
I CAN ASSURE YOU,
EVERYTHING IN THIS OFFICE STAYS BETWEEN YOU AND ME.
MRS. KENT, DOES YOUR BEING HERE HAVE ANYTHING TO DO
WITH CLARK'S UNUSUAL BLOOD WORK OR...
OR YOUR MIRACULOUS RECOVERY?
BECAUSE I'll BE HONEST WITH YOU,
I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT I SAW THAT DAY.
MARTHA, IF YOU REALLY WANT ME TO HELP,
YOU'VE GOT TO BE COMPLETELY HONEST WITH ME...
FOR YOUR SAFETY... AND THE BABY'S.
CYRUS.
LEX?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO MEET AN ALIEN.
WHEN I HEARD WHAT HAPPENED WITH LANA'S HORSE,
I REALIZED THIS CYRUS MUST BE THE FRIEND YOU MENTIONED.
I THOUGHT YOU SAID HE WAS JUST FANTASIZING.
AFTER EVERYTHING WE FOUND IN THE CAVE,
I TRY AND KEEP AN OPEN MIND.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
SEE, I'VE ALWAYS HAD A THEORY
THAT THE METEOR SHOWER WOULD'VE BEEN A PERFECT COVER
FOR AN ALIEN SPACECRAFT TO LAND ON EARTH.
ANYWAY, LOOKS LIKE WE BOTH WASTED A TRIP.
YOU WANT A RIDE?
NO, I THINK I'll STAY AND WAIT.
TELL YOUR FRIEND I'D LIKE TO BUY HIM A LATTE SOMETIME.
SEE YOU LATER, CLARK.
I DON'T TRUST YOUR FRIEND.
I KNOW YOU FAKED THE FIRE, CYRUS.
I DON'T DENY IT.
KYLE AND HIS INTELLIGENCE- CHALLENGED COMRADES
HAVE BEEN HARASSING ME SINCE I GOT HERE.
WHY DIDN'T YOU USE YOUR POWERS?
I ONLY HAVE THE POWER TO HEAL, NOT TO HARM.
SO YOU STILL CLAIM THAT YOU CURED THAT HORSE?
BELIEVE WHATEVER YOU WANT.
DID YOU DRAW THESE?
THAT'S HOW I GOT TO EARTH.
WHERE'S THE SPACESHIP?
I DON'T KNOW.
BUT YOU REMEMBER COMING HERE.
REMEMBER THOSE DREAMS I TOLD YOU ABOUT?
I DREAM ABOUT MY PARENTS, TOO,
AND WHAT IT'LL BE LIKE THE DAY I GO HOME.
I BELIEVE YOU, CYRUS.
YOU DO?
THAT MAKES YOU THE FIRST PERSON WHO DOESN'T THINK I'M CRAZY.
Clark: WOW, YOU BUILT THIS?
WHAT IS IT?
Cyrus: MY TRANSMISSION TOWER.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
AT THE APPOINTED TIME, I'll SEND A SIGNAL,
AND MY PARENTS WILL COME.
THEY'LL TRANSPORT ME UP TO THEIR SHIP,
AND THEN THEY'LL TAKE ME HOME.
YOU KNOW, I CAN SEE HOW ALL THIS WOULD BE A LITTLE DIFFICULT
TO EXPLAIN TO A GROUP OF PSYCHIATRISTS.
I WISH THAT WERE MY ONLY PROBLEM.
I'M SUPPOSED TO SEND A SIGNAL AT MIDNIGHT TOMORROW,
BUT I DON'T HAVE MY TRANSMITTER.
AFTER THE INCIDENT IN THE ELECTRONICS LAB,
REYNOLDS CONFISCATED IT.
CAN'T YOU BUILD ANOTHER ONE?
THERE ISN'T TIME.
THE CONDITIONS NECESSARY FOR MY DEPARTURE
ONLY OCCUR ONCE EVERY 200 YEARS.
IF I DON'T GET THAT TRANSMITTER BACK,
I'll NEVER GET HOME.
PLEASE... HELP ME.
[ TIRES SCREECHING, ENGINE REVVING ]
WHAT ARE YOU LOSERS DOING?
IF I WERE YOU, I'D GET BACK IN MY TRUCK AND GO HOME, NOW!
TAKE IT EASY, CYRUS.
IF YOU GUYS DON'T LEAVE US ALONE,
YOU'RE GOING TO REGRET IT.
SAVE IT, REJECT. WE KNOW HOW YOU FAKED THAT FIRE
TO MAKE US LOOK LIKE MORONS.
THEY'RE ALL LAUGHING AT US, SO WE'RE GOING TO KICK YOUR ASS.
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
AND THIS TIME YOU DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE
TO SET UP ONE OF YOUR LITTLE TRICKS, DID YA?
I'M WARNING YOU, KYLE. LEAVE ME ALONE.
MY TRUCK! WHAT'S GOING ON?!
COME ON, LET'S GET OUTTA HERE!
I WARNED YOU! NOW LEAVE!
WAY TO GO, CYRUS. YOU DID IT.
NO, I DIDN'T, CLARK. YOU DID.
THAT'S CRAZY.
NOW I KNOW WHY YOU'VE BEEN HELPING ME,
WHY YOU BELIEVE ME.
CYRUS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
YOU'RE AN ALIEN, TOO.
I CAN'T BELIEVE CYRUS KNOWS YOUR SECRET.
WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO, PETE, BEAT UP ALL THOSE GUYS,
GRAB CYRUS, AND RUN AWAY AT A THOUSAND MILES AN HOUR?
I DIDN'T HAVE MUCH OF A CHOICE.
WELL, HAVE YOU TOLD YOUR PARENTS YET?
NO. THEY WOULD JUST FREAK OUT.
AND THEY'D HAVE A RIGHT TO.
I MEAN, HOW LONG UNTIL CYRUS TELLS SOMEBODY?
IT'S NOT LIKE HE'S EXACTLY STABLE.
NO, HE'S NOT GOING TO TELL ANYONE.
CLARK, HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?
LOOK AT THIS. THE COORDINATES THAT CYRUS GAVE ME
ARE FOR THE SAME SOLAR SYSTEM AS KRYPTON.
CLARK, DOZENS OF ASTRONOMERS HAVE WRITTEN
ABOUT THE METEOR SHOWERS.
HE COULD'VE JUST USED THEIR RESEARCH.
YEAH, BUT FIRST THE DRAWINGS OF THE SHIP AND NOW THIS?
IT'S TOO MUCH OF A COINCIDENCE.
MAYBE MY PARENTS WEREN'T THE ONLY ONES THAT SAVED A CHILD.
WELL, IF YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW,
I COULD GO UP TO HIM WITH A PIECE OF METEORITE ROCK.
NO, IT'S CALLED KRYPTONITE. KRYPTONITE.
IS THAT WITH A "C" OR A "K"?
Lana: CLARK, ARE YOU UP THERE? "K."
CYRUS WAS AT THE TALON WHEN CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
TOOK HIM AWAY. WHAT?
HIS FOSTER PARENTS SAID THEY COULDN'T HANDLE HIM ANYMORE,
SO THEY'RE SENDING HIM TO THE SMALLVILLE MEDICAL CENTER
FOR ASSESSMENT.
CLARK.
I DON'T WANT TO BE LOCKED UP AGAIN.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE...
THE DOCTORS... THE TESTS.
WHAT CAN I DO?
IF I'M NOT ON THAT TOWER AT MIDNIGHT,
I'M GOING TO BE STRANDED ON THIS WORLD FOREVER.
YOU GOTTA GET OUT OF HERE.
CLARK, COME WITH ME.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
YOU'RE NOT MEANT FOR THIS EARTH ANY MORE THAN I AM.
I'll TAKE YOU BACK TO YOUR REAL HOME.
THIS IS MY REAL HOME.
EVERYTHING I CARE ABOUT IS ON EARTH.
GOOD LUCK, CYRUS.
YOU GIVE ME HOPE FOR THIS WORLD, CLARK.
I WISH THERE WERE MORE PEOPLE LIKE YOU HERE.
I'll SEND YOU A POSTCARD.
LEX, WE NEED TO HAVE A TALK.
IS THIS A CLOSET-SPACE ISSUE?
BECAUSE I COULD USE THE WALK-IN ACROSS THE HALL.
WHEN YOU ASKED ME TO MOVE IN,
YOU GAVE ME A KEY THAT OPENED EVERY DOOR IN THE HOUSE...
ALL EXCEPT ONE.
YOU'VE BEEN EXPLORING.
AT FIRST I THOUGHT I COULD DEAL WITH IT,
BUT THEN THE MORE I THINK ABOUT IT,
THE MORE IT STARTS TO BOTHER ME.
HELEN, THERE'S NOTHING OF CONSEQUENCE IN THAT ROOM.
THEN WHY IS IT LOCKED?
LOOK, EVERYONE NEEDS A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN BE ALONE,
HEAR THEIR OWN THOUGHTS. THAT'S ALL THAT ROOM IS FOR ME.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO MAKE YOUR OWN SPACE ANYWHERE ELSE
IN THE MANSION.
LEX, I WASN'T LOOKING FOR A ROOMMATE.
I WAS LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO SHARE MY LIFE WITH.
HELEN... YOU KNOW, YOU NEED TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT KIND OF A RELATIONSHIP YOU WANT.
BECAUSE IF THIS IS GOING TO WORK,
THERE CAN'T BE ANY LOCKED DOORS BETWEEN US.
HEY, CLARK, CYRUS ESCAPED FROM THE MEDICAL CENTER.
THE CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES AND THE SHERIFF
ARE SEARCHING FOR HIM EVERYWHERE.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE?
JOHN AND MAGGIE BURNET AND THEIR SON, WILLIAM.
THEY DISAPPEARED THE DAY OF THE METEOR SHOWER.
RESCUE WORKERS SUSPECTED THAT THEY WERE VAPORIZED
WHEN THEIR FARMHOUSE WAS HIT,
BUT NO REMAINS WERE EVER FOUND.
IF THEIR SON SURVIVED,
HE'D BE TOO YOUNG TO REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED.
THE OLDER COUPLE THAT ADOPTED CYRUS
LIVED A HALF A MILE AWAY FROM THE BURNET HOUSE.
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
CLARK, WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS, CYRUS IS NOT AN ALIEN.
HE'S AN ORPHAN.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
WHERE ARE YOU GOING, FIRESTARTER?
YOU'D BETTER GET OFF THERE
'CAUSE THIS THING IS COMING DOWN!
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO, FLY AWAY? HA HA HA HA!
LET'S TEACH THIS FREAK A LESSON HE WON'T FORGET.
COME ON, SPACE BOY!
HA HA HA HA!
YEAH, GO, TAKE HIM DOWN!
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
NO! STOP!
YOU CAN'T DO THIS!
NO! NOT NOW! YOU'LL RUIN EVERYTHING!
DO IT!
STOP!
WHOA!
FASTER! COME ON!
STOP! PLEASE! NO!
AAH!
I GOT TO GET BACK UP THERE, CLARK!
MY PARENTS ARE COMING!
YOUR PARENTS DIED IN THE METEOR SHOWER.
THAT'S RIDICULOUS, CLARK. MY PARENTS AREN'T HUMAN.
HEY, I THINK HIS NECK'S BROKEN!
CYRUS, YOU CAN SAVE HIM!
THEY'RE HERE!
I CAN'T! I'll BE STRANDED ON THIS WORLD FOREVER!
YOU HAVE THE POWER TO HEAL.
WHY DO YOU CARE SO MUCH ABOUT THESE PEOPLE?
CYRUS, DON'T LET HIM DIE!
WE BOTH KNOW YOU'RE BETTER THAN THAT. COME ON!
[ GASPS ]
I MISSED IT.
CYRUS!
[ HELICOPTER APPROACHING ]
CYRUS!
Man: THIS IS KANSAS STATE POLICE!
IF YOU REQUIRE ASSISTANCE, PLEASE STAY WHERE YOU ARE.
EMERGENCY VEHICLES HAVE BEEN DISPATCHED
AND WILL ARRIVE SHORTLY.
CLARK!
THE DOCTORS SAY THAT CYRUS HAD A COMPLETE MENTAL BREAKDOWN.
HIS BODY'S THERE, BUT HIS MIND IS GONE.
THEY DON'T KNOW IF HE'LL RECOVER.
THEY TRANSFERRED HIM TO A SPECIAL HOSPITAL
IN METROPOLIS.
SON,
HOW DO YOU THINK CYRUS WAS ABLE TO DRAW YOUR SHIP?
HIS HOUSE WAS NEAR WHERE YOU GUYS FOUND ME.
MY GUESS, HE WAS OUTSIDE AND SAW THE SHIP LAND.
THE MEMORY STAYED WITH HIM, AND OVER TIME,
HE THOUGHT THAT PAST WAS HIS OWN.
WE KNOW HOW MUCH YOU WANTED TO BELIEVE THAT
THERE COULD BE SOMEBODY ELSE OUT THERE LIKE YOU.
WHAT IS IT, CLARK?
WHY WOULD CYRUS PASS UP WHAT HE BELIEVED
WAS HIS ONLY OPPORTUNITY TO GO HOME...
TO SAVE KYLE, THE SCHOOL BULLY?
BECAUSE HE WAS A LOT MORE LIKE YOU THAN WE EVER THOUGHT.
Helen: WHAT IS ALL THIS?
MONTAIGNE SAID, "OBSESSION..."
"WAS THE WELLSPRING OF GENIUS AND MADNESS."
THIS IS MY OBSESSION.
I'M SURE YOU CAN UNDERSTAND MY RELUCTANCE
TO SHOW YOU THIS ROOM.
I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT DECIDE I WAS A LITTLE...
ECCENTRIC.
THERE'S A LOT HERE ABOUT THE KENTS.
YEAH.
THEY'RE AN INTERESTING FAMILY...
DON'T YOU THINK?
HEY.
WHATEVER CYRUS DID TO TYSON WASN'T TEMPORARY.
IT'S LIKE HE'S A COLT AGAIN.
I'M GLAD SOME GOOD CAME OUT OF ALL THIS.
YEAH, CYRUS SEEMED REALLY LONELY.
LANA, WHAT IF CYRUS REALLY COULD'VE PROVEN HE WAS...
AN ALIEN?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I MEAN, HOW WOULD YOU FEEL ABOUT HIM
IF HE ACTUALLY WAS FROM ANOTHER PLANET?
WELL, UM...
I GUESS I'D TRY AND KEEP AN OPEN MIND.
YOU'D NEVER FEEL COMPLETELY COMFORTABLE WITH HIM,
WOULD YOU?
I HAVE TO ADMIT, I'D BE A LITTLE FREAKED OUT.
DOES THAT MAKE ME A BAD PERSON?
NO. JUST HONEST.
CLARK, LOOK.
THINK IT'S A SPACESHIP?
IT'S JUST A SHOOTING STAR.
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