- After "being prepared" by Fine, Lex is abducted in a field by a strange light. Meanwhile, Clark goes to the Fortress of Solidude where the spirit of Jor-el gives a dagger to Clark and advises him to destroy Lex, who would be the vessel of the spirit of Zod outside the Phantom Zone in which Fine, the Brain-Interactive-Construct, is trying to release. Martha travels with Lois to Washington in an airplane of the Luthorcorp. When Zod is released, he possesses Lex, and traps Clark in the Phantom Zone. Fine unleashes a powerful computer virus, creating chaos on Earth. Lois and Martha faint in the airplane without oxygen as another copy of Fine/Brainiac hijacks the plane. Chloe and Lionel are attacked by a raged crowd, while Lex/Zod and Lana declare their love for one another as both plan to travel their path together on the dark side...—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- When Lex is abducted by Fine, Clark receives strange warnings from the spirit of Jor-El telling him to "sacrifice the vessel". Milton Fine (AKA: The Brain Interactive Construct) is planing to release the spirit of Zod from the dimension of the Phantom Zone. Clark fears this means he will have to kill Lex so that the evil spirit of Zod cannot possess Lex. To make matters worse, Fine unleashes the true terror of his virus on the city of Metropolis with shocking consequences... Meanwhile, Lois and Martha are on a private plane to Washington when another replica of Fine hijacks the plane. Chloe and Lionel are caught in the Metropolis riots, while Lana decides to stand by Lex and chooses to travel down the dark side with him.—The_Sandheaver
- At the Kent Farm, the animals act restless and a bright light flashes outside.
At the Luthor Mansion, Lex awakens from Lana's embrace and clutches at his head as the light shines through the windows. He abruptly leaves, and starts driving at dangerous speeds, with Lana following and trying to call him on her cell phone. He comes to a halt and gets out as Lana follows him across a creek and through the woods. In the middle of a field, Lex yells to Lana to stay back and then the ground erupts all around him in a circle of dirt and light. A shadow passes overhead and Milton Fine appears behind Lana, saying he's "preparing" Lex, as the black ship appears overhead. A beam of light shines down on Lex. Lana starts running towards the light, but Lex is gone, and the only thing left is a huge Mark of Zod symbol burned into the ground.
At the Kent Farm, Lois is trying to get plane tickets for Martha when Lionel shows up and offers her transportation. It's clear he's trying to get closer to her.
Lana arrives at the Daily Planet to tell Chloe what she saw. Chloe goes to the barn to tell Clark. Chloe warns against Clark listening to Jor-El but Clark goes to the Fortress. Jor-El explains that the ship and Fine are a single construct that won't stop until Zod is released. Jor-El says Zod's physical body was destroyed and he needs a "vessel". A knife appears and Jor-El tells Clark he must use it to destroy the vessel - no matter who it is.
Clark meets with Chloe again and tells her he doesn't want to kill anyone. Chloe figures that Lex is the vessel and Clark announces he may have to kill Lex as Lana overhears him from outside the room.
Clark is at the barn considering the knife when Lionel arrives and reveals he's written more warnings from Jor-El. The new warning says, "Sacrifice the vessel," and Clark tells Lionel that Lex is the vessel.
Back in the field, Lex is lying unconscious within the Zod symbol. He gets to his feet as Lionel arrives and warns him there's nothing he can do. When he reaches for Lex, Lex throws him away with super strength and into a car windshield. Lex super speeds over as Lionel looks on in horror, then Lex super speeds away to the mansion.
Lana is there and he shoots himself with a gun to reveal that he is bulletproof as well. Lex says it's still him, but Lana backs away in horror momentarily. She comes back to him as he confesses he couldn't keep anything secret from her. Lana reveals that she overheard Clark planning to kill him. Lex needs to go and tells Lana she can't come with him, but she can meet him on the LuthorCorp roof that night.
Clark meets with Lionel who confesses he taught Lex to be completely ruthless, although Clark believes that will give Lex what he needs to fight against Zod. Lionel warns Clark may have to sacrifice Lex or Lana.
Clark arrives at the mansion to confront Lex, and finds Lana. She refuses to betray Lex, because, unlike Clark, Lex always tells her the truth. She orders Clark to tell her what is going on, and he can't bring himself to do it. She spits that she doesn't know why she ever thought she loved him, and storms out angrily. Fine arrives to taunt Clark and reveals that Clark was supposed to be the vessel but Clark had too much of Jor-El's spirit in him. He offers Clark one more chance, but when Clark refuses, Fine uses his affinity for humans against him. He vows to destroy all of them, and downloads a computer virus into Lex's nearby laptop. As a result, every power system in the state begins to shut down.
Clark meets with Chloe at the Daily Planet and she reveals there's an electronic virus and it's spreading - every major city in the world will soon be infiltrated. They're interrupted by a car flying in through the window - Clark super speeds in front of it, and catches it with one hand, shielding Chloe from harm. He rushes out to save who he can, but Chloe makes him realize that he can't save everyone, he must do what he was destined to do. Before he leaves, Chloe kisses him passionately, in case they never see each other again. The phone rings - it is Lex, telling Clark to meet him.
Lois and Martha are boarding Lionel's LuthorCorp plane. They talk about Lionel's frequent offers to give Martha favors, and Lois alludes to the possibility that Martha may have feelings for him. Later, they are in flight when they realize the surroundings look strange - they see mountains in the distance. They are unaware that a Brainiac copy is flying the plane.
Clark goes to the barn to meet Lex and the two spar verbally before they fight. In the fight, Clark defeats Lex, draws the knife and holds it to Lex's throat. Fine appears to goad him on. Clark refuses and throws the knife into Fine. It glows red as do the lights at the fortress, and a burst of energy shoots into the sky. Fine reveals that Clark has opened the portal to Zod, and the energy slams into Fine and then Lex. Fine disappears and Lex turns to speak as Zod. Lex/Zod tells Clark that he has no choice but to join him or he will destroy Earth. When Clark refuses, Lex/Zod tosses the circle out into the sky and it pulls Clark in.
On the Luther jet Lois tries to get the pilot's door open without success as the oxygen begins to run out. Martha collapses and Lois manages to open the oxygen masks but collapses before she can get to them.
Riots are breaking out across New York, Los Angeles and Metropolis as Chloe makes her way across the city. She spots Lionel's limo and gets in with him, but the mob overwhelms the car, breaking the windows and pulling them back out onto the street.
Lana fights her way through the mobs and into LuthorCorp where Lex/Zod is waiting for her on the roof as Lex promised. Lana says she thought this was one of his tests to see if she would abandon him like everyone else has but assures him that she wouldn't fail. She tells him she's not sure what it is that they have but she's there because she wants to find out. Lex/Zod kisses her.
Across the globe, the power goes out as Clark hangs suspended within Zod's former prison, in the Phantom Zone, drifting off through space.
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