1 00:00:06,280 --> 00:00:09,782 Your attention, please. Attention, please. 2 00:00:09,951 --> 00:00:13,786 There's gonna be a panel starting in 20 minutes. 3 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:17,832 Don't touch it, please. I got it! 4 00:00:19,795 --> 00:00:21,169 Wow. 5 00:00:28,220 --> 00:00:30,304 This is awesome. 6 00:00:32,933 --> 00:00:34,475 Whoa. 7 00:00:40,066 --> 00:00:42,400 Warrior Angel. 8 00:00:51,244 --> 00:00:54,994 Hey, Harry, is it true that no one's ever read it before? 9 00:00:55,206 --> 00:00:58,207 I read on the Internet that no one in the whole world knows... 10 00:00:58,376 --> 00:01:01,252 what the Warrior Angel's secret battle cry is. 11 00:01:01,421 --> 00:01:06,631 - You've got to let me take a look at this. - No, no. You know better than that. 12 00:01:06,802 --> 00:01:09,927 Anybody opens that book, the value drops. 13 00:01:10,722 --> 00:01:11,764 I know. 14 00:01:11,932 --> 00:01:15,141 But aren't you at least curious what's inside? 15 00:01:15,352 --> 00:01:19,229 Of course. I mean, who wouldn't? 16 00:01:20,774 --> 00:01:25,651 But if I so much as breathe at it funny, my boss would kill me. 17 00:01:27,823 --> 00:01:32,074 Besides, there's nothing in that fantasy world... 18 00:01:32,244 --> 00:01:35,370 that's gonna make a lick of difference out here in the real one, kid. 19 00:01:36,748 --> 00:01:39,291 No, no, no! 20 00:01:39,501 --> 00:01:43,712 - Come on. Some of these are priceless. Hey, look, man, I didn't see it. 21 00:01:49,387 --> 00:01:52,722 Security! Security! Somebody stole my comic book! 22 00:01:52,932 --> 00:01:54,891 I'm sorry. 23 00:01:57,520 --> 00:01:59,228 Hey. 24 00:02:02,610 --> 00:02:06,662 Sorry. I can't see a thing in this helmet. 25 00:02:06,674 --> 00:02:07,320 Lois. 26 00:02:07,490 --> 00:02:09,239 This is not what I had in mind... 27 00:02:09,408 --> 00:02:13,743 when Randall said I gotta be embedded journalist for the day. 28 00:02:13,914 --> 00:02:17,207 Shouldn't be hard for Lois Lane to nail down a human interest piece. 29 00:02:17,375 --> 00:02:20,210 Save the hammer. I can't get anything out of these people. 30 00:02:20,378 --> 00:02:23,545 They keep looking at me like I'm from another planet. 31 00:02:24,090 --> 00:02:26,508 Which is saying something. 32 00:02:26,676 --> 00:02:28,092 You know, no offense... 33 00:02:28,261 --> 00:02:31,471 but that armor doesn't exactly make you Miss Approachable. 34 00:02:31,640 --> 00:02:32,680 Look. 35 00:02:32,849 --> 00:02:35,725 Like this? Don't be afraid. 36 00:02:36,479 --> 00:02:38,604 Right. No wonder Clark's been avoiding me. 37 00:02:38,773 --> 00:02:42,024 I am losing touch with fantasy without even realizing it. 38 00:02:42,193 --> 00:02:46,486 The last thing Clark feels when he thinks about you is boredom. 39 00:02:46,697 --> 00:02:48,364 Maybe I'm doing this to myself. 40 00:02:48,533 --> 00:02:51,992 You know, maybe it's a deep-rooted fear of intimacy. 41 00:02:52,162 --> 00:02:54,787 Maybe I'm not letting loose, because every time I do... 42 00:02:54,956 --> 00:02:56,540 things fall apart. 43 00:02:56,708 --> 00:02:59,917 My therapist was right. I used to have these fantasies about Clark. 44 00:03:00,086 --> 00:03:02,586 And now, not so much as a dirty limerick. 45 00:03:02,755 --> 00:03:06,215 Maybe you just need to calm down and focus on your work. 46 00:03:07,593 --> 00:03:09,261 Oh, sorry. 47 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:15,141 You're right. 48 00:03:15,936 --> 00:03:20,563 And maybe you should take advantage of being immersed in your element. 49 00:03:20,774 --> 00:03:24,984 Get your hands off of the digital world and onto some hunky human fantasy... 50 00:03:25,153 --> 00:03:28,029 for a change. Have a little fun. One of us should. 51 00:03:31,035 --> 00:03:33,827 - All right. - Good. 52 00:03:34,329 --> 00:03:35,788 Now, I have to go make a call. 53 00:03:35,957 --> 00:03:38,748 Promise me you're gonna kick the CrackBerry to the curb. 54 00:03:38,959 --> 00:03:40,251 I promise. 55 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:42,545 Okay. 56 00:03:52,682 --> 00:03:54,974 Can't believe I'm doing this. 57 00:03:56,352 --> 00:03:57,936 Whoa! 58 00:04:01,649 --> 00:04:04,108 "With angels' might." 59 00:04:06,739 --> 00:04:09,573 Warrior Angel was really just the kid? 60 00:04:17,041 --> 00:04:18,582 Uh-oh. 61 00:04:38,145 --> 00:04:39,395 Are you okay? 62 00:05:44,840 --> 00:05:46,881 - Lois. Clark. Where are you? 63 00:05:47,050 --> 00:05:48,883 Look, I'm sorry. I'm late. 64 00:05:49,052 --> 00:05:53,387 But I guess I got caught up with some chores. 65 00:05:53,557 --> 00:05:56,307 - I'm in the truck on the way there now. Oh, good. 66 00:05:56,518 --> 00:05:59,602 Can you grab something from my place while you're at it? 67 00:05:59,856 --> 00:06:01,230 - Check in the closet. - Sure. 68 00:06:01,398 --> 00:06:03,314 Like you said, I'm already late, so... 69 00:06:03,525 --> 00:06:06,609 I'm cashing in a rain check. You cannot renege on a rain check. 70 00:06:06,863 --> 00:06:08,904 Can I rain check on your rain check? No. 71 00:06:09,073 --> 00:06:11,574 You've been cashing in so many rain checks lately... 72 00:06:11,743 --> 00:06:14,076 that I am soaking wet with disappointment. 73 00:06:16,581 --> 00:06:19,790 Luckily, I'm driving by the Talon right now, Lois. What do you need? 74 00:06:21,211 --> 00:06:23,587 - What was that whooshing sound? - Nothing. 75 00:06:23,756 --> 00:06:25,589 I just had the truck window open. 76 00:06:25,758 --> 00:06:29,633 Okay, this is what I got: Some red leather thing. 77 00:06:30,387 --> 00:06:32,053 Nope. 78 00:06:35,142 --> 00:06:37,893 - Salute the flag? - Less gabbing, more grabbing. 79 00:06:41,399 --> 00:06:42,440 French-maid outfit? 80 00:06:43,860 --> 00:06:45,485 Need-to-know basis. 81 00:06:49,616 --> 00:06:50,741 There's a garment bag. 82 00:06:50,950 --> 00:06:53,618 Finally. There you go. Now, that wasn't so hard, was it? 83 00:06:54,078 --> 00:06:56,996 - Yeah, piece of cake. You're my hero. 84 00:07:16,477 --> 00:07:17,977 After that heroic hit-and-run... 85 00:07:18,145 --> 00:07:22,355 it would be hard for even the most distressed damsel not to take offense. 86 00:07:22,525 --> 00:07:24,942 What would a hero say? 87 00:07:27,489 --> 00:07:29,197 You're welcome, citizen. 88 00:07:33,702 --> 00:07:37,996 Uh, and you left a not-so-subtle trail of breadcrumbs on your way over here. 89 00:07:38,165 --> 00:07:39,707 I'm sorry. 90 00:07:39,918 --> 00:07:43,669 This is all kind of new to me. I didn't realize how fast I was. 91 00:07:43,839 --> 00:07:48,006 No sonic boom. So not that fast, I guess. 92 00:07:49,302 --> 00:07:51,511 Did you wanna...? 93 00:07:52,681 --> 00:07:54,223 What? 94 00:07:56,518 --> 00:07:58,101 Oh, ha. 95 00:07:58,270 --> 00:07:59,770 Um... 96 00:08:05,652 --> 00:08:08,194 Not very heroic. 97 00:08:09,865 --> 00:08:11,198 Good street look, though. 98 00:08:12,534 --> 00:08:15,201 Uh-huh. Well, look, whether you feel like it or not... 99 00:08:15,371 --> 00:08:17,246 I know a superhero when I see one. 100 00:08:17,456 --> 00:08:19,874 I'm sort of in the business of helping superheroes. 101 00:08:20,543 --> 00:08:24,211 I don't think anyone's dad talked about that on Career Day. 102 00:08:25,172 --> 00:08:28,674 - Are you for real? - Yeah, I'm about as real as it gets. 103 00:08:28,844 --> 00:08:30,844 Chloe Sullivan. 104 00:08:31,013 --> 00:08:32,762 Stephen Swift. 105 00:08:32,973 --> 00:08:35,056 - Ow! - Sorry. 106 00:08:37,059 --> 00:08:39,019 Maybe we can talk about how you fit in... 107 00:08:39,186 --> 00:08:42,396 among the world's finest over coffee sometime. 108 00:08:42,566 --> 00:08:46,734 That sounds pretty cool. 109 00:08:49,907 --> 00:08:50,990 Great. 110 00:08:53,244 --> 00:08:58,246 So did you wanna get that coffee now, or...? 111 00:08:59,416 --> 00:09:02,083 Now? Uh, yeah. Okay. 112 00:09:02,253 --> 00:09:04,253 I mean, if you're not doing anything. 113 00:09:04,505 --> 00:09:06,130 Yeah. 114 00:09:06,883 --> 00:09:08,925 Ladies first. 115 00:09:18,937 --> 00:09:21,270 Bill. - Come on, man. 116 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:26,274 You only get to frown when you've been sweating like a pot roast all afternoon. 117 00:09:26,444 --> 00:09:29,779 I'm sorry, Lois, I just don't get all this. The colors, the costumes. 118 00:09:29,949 --> 00:09:32,783 Everyone has a popcorn image of what being a hero's about. 119 00:09:32,951 --> 00:09:35,952 It's called a fantasy, Clark. An escape. 120 00:09:36,121 --> 00:09:40,957 Something, I don't know, more magical than what we have in our normal lives. 121 00:09:42,336 --> 00:09:43,961 The reality of being a hero... 122 00:09:44,129 --> 00:09:47,464 is about sacrifice, responsibility and accountability. 123 00:09:47,633 --> 00:09:49,759 From what I've heard. 124 00:09:50,302 --> 00:09:52,928 Did you and Chloe both just swear off whimsy? 125 00:09:53,138 --> 00:09:55,138 Was there a memo? 126 00:09:55,307 --> 00:09:58,976 Look, a costume isn't just about hiding who you are... 127 00:09:59,145 --> 00:10:03,105 it's about seeing the world in a way that you haven't before. 128 00:10:06,319 --> 00:10:09,778 What's your dream? Getting swept away in a little fantasy... 129 00:10:09,990 --> 00:10:12,323 might do you some good every once in a while. 130 00:10:13,994 --> 00:10:16,160 Lady's got a point. 131 00:10:16,329 --> 00:10:21,498 Without a dash of fantasy, life's just life. And where's the magic in that? 132 00:10:23,336 --> 00:10:27,504 - Zatanna, when did you...? - We need to talk, Blue. Alone. 133 00:10:30,387 --> 00:10:33,346 I hope it's okay that I borrow him for a bit. 134 00:10:34,891 --> 00:10:38,476 Lois, Zatanna. Zatanna, Lois. 135 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:44,523 Not exactly what I meant about being swept away. 136 00:10:51,783 --> 00:10:55,618 I shouldn't be surprised that you decided to follow in your father's footsteps. 137 00:10:55,788 --> 00:10:57,121 A lot can change in a year. 138 00:10:57,289 --> 00:11:00,873 Somehow I don't think you detoured your roadshow to play catch-up. 139 00:11:01,793 --> 00:11:04,586 I found out my late great father got cocky... 140 00:11:04,756 --> 00:11:09,299 and went on a cursing spree in his roaring 20s. 141 00:11:10,428 --> 00:11:12,344 I have been cleaning up his mess... 142 00:11:12,513 --> 00:11:15,680 rounding up all the things that he cursed. 143 00:11:15,933 --> 00:11:18,309 You think this comic book was one of those items? 144 00:11:18,478 --> 00:11:21,812 It's not as crazy as it sounds. According to my dad's journal... 145 00:11:21,981 --> 00:11:25,982 our thief is bound to be feeling the effects of true power. 146 00:11:26,486 --> 00:11:28,027 Just like in the comic. 147 00:11:28,196 --> 00:11:29,988 I'm normally a solo act... 148 00:11:30,156 --> 00:11:33,866 but these things never seem to end well. 149 00:11:34,036 --> 00:11:40,038 And I can't think of anyone better to help me with this than you. 150 00:11:41,835 --> 00:11:45,961 Hey, come on. Hey, buddy, wait your turn. 151 00:11:47,008 --> 00:11:49,175 Would you excuse me one moment? 152 00:11:56,017 --> 00:11:57,183 Back of the line, buddy. 153 00:11:57,351 --> 00:12:00,393 Lois, why are you in the men's bathroom? 154 00:12:00,563 --> 00:12:04,190 You obviously haven't seen the line for the women's room. 155 00:12:04,691 --> 00:12:07,359 - Lois. Just a minute. 156 00:12:19,457 --> 00:12:22,375 - Stop gawking and prosper. - That's what was in your bag? 157 00:12:22,544 --> 00:12:26,045 Well, this Amazon princess won't get nerd-walled again. 158 00:12:26,215 --> 00:12:30,883 I still don't understand how this qualifies as Amazon, but whatever. 159 00:12:31,053 --> 00:12:34,220 While I was waiting for you to drag your heels across the county... 160 00:12:34,473 --> 00:12:37,182 a story finally happened right under my nose. 161 00:12:37,351 --> 00:12:41,060 - Someone stole... - A rare Warrior Angel comic book. 162 00:12:42,773 --> 00:12:46,858 I know. My friend Zatanna told me. She's into antiquities. 163 00:12:47,027 --> 00:12:49,945 She has a few leads that she wants me to help her track down. 164 00:12:50,114 --> 00:12:51,905 I'll bet you do. 165 00:12:52,074 --> 00:12:55,700 - No, Lois, it's not like that. - No, I get it. 166 00:12:55,870 --> 00:12:58,412 You mind if I get a picture with you? 167 00:13:01,710 --> 00:13:02,751 Take a picture? 168 00:13:09,926 --> 00:13:13,302 We'll cover more ground if we split up anyway, right? 169 00:13:15,141 --> 00:13:16,932 How...? 170 00:13:25,567 --> 00:13:29,110 My caramel java-chip white-chocolate mocha has three shots in it, right? 171 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:31,113 Yeah. - Great. 172 00:13:31,282 --> 00:13:34,283 - And for you, sir? - A glass of milk would be great. 173 00:13:37,079 --> 00:13:39,121 I mean, coffee. 174 00:13:39,290 --> 00:13:41,832 Dark, black, please. 175 00:13:51,803 --> 00:13:53,595 Everything okay? 176 00:13:53,764 --> 00:13:56,764 Yeah. It's just strong, is all. 177 00:13:58,685 --> 00:14:01,478 If I'm gonna help you get acclimated, I need to ask you... 178 00:14:01,646 --> 00:14:03,980 You really know superheroes? 179 00:14:05,859 --> 00:14:09,818 Yeah. Now, let's just focus on... All of them? 180 00:14:10,322 --> 00:14:12,530 Most of them, I guess. 181 00:14:12,699 --> 00:14:13,990 What? 182 00:14:14,159 --> 00:14:17,994 You know actual superheroes, and you couldn't sound more bored. 183 00:14:18,164 --> 00:14:22,165 - That's... That's amazing, is what it is. - Well, it's a living. 184 00:14:22,334 --> 00:14:25,210 Can you at least tell me which heroes you know? 185 00:14:25,463 --> 00:14:27,672 Don't. That would compromise their identities. 186 00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:29,298 I can't believe I asked that. 187 00:14:29,467 --> 00:14:31,884 Let's focus on what makes Stephen Swift so super. 188 00:14:32,095 --> 00:14:35,513 So were you exposed to meteor rock? Or maybe you were born this way. 189 00:14:35,683 --> 00:14:40,976 That would make you Metahuman. Or maybe you're from space. 190 00:14:42,856 --> 00:14:44,690 That last one was a joke. 191 00:14:46,527 --> 00:14:50,861 Kind of. Oh, God, you're not actually from space, are you? 192 00:14:51,031 --> 00:14:55,159 No. Just... Sorry. 193 00:14:56,871 --> 00:14:58,329 I'm an orphan. 194 00:14:58,539 --> 00:15:02,541 And I got sent to Metropolis to live with my aunt when I was... 195 00:15:04,879 --> 00:15:06,045 little. 196 00:15:06,214 --> 00:15:09,340 And then a couple weeks ago, I got caught in a... 197 00:15:09,509 --> 00:15:14,011 In a chemical fire. And, well, here we are. 198 00:15:15,932 --> 00:15:20,726 - It's common to the archetype. - Yeah. I thought I was the expert. 199 00:15:23,440 --> 00:15:25,398 Cry to his mama because he lost his bike. 200 00:15:25,567 --> 00:15:28,067 Give it back. Come on. I need that to get home. 201 00:15:28,237 --> 00:15:30,529 And who's gonna stop me? 202 00:15:32,908 --> 00:15:34,783 Excuse me, Miss Sullivan. 203 00:15:40,333 --> 00:15:43,250 Ow! Ah! Stop it. 204 00:15:43,419 --> 00:15:46,794 You heard the man. Leave him be. 205 00:15:46,964 --> 00:15:50,257 What you're doing to this kid here isn't right, and it isn't fair. 206 00:15:50,426 --> 00:15:53,385 And he shouldn't let you get away with it, not ever. 207 00:15:53,597 --> 00:15:55,930 Mind your own business. 208 00:16:01,812 --> 00:16:04,688 I'll give you something to laugh about. 209 00:16:05,233 --> 00:16:06,441 No. 210 00:16:07,903 --> 00:16:10,153 - No, no, no. - Apologize! 211 00:16:10,322 --> 00:16:13,073 Okay. Okay. I'm sorry. Just... 212 00:16:13,700 --> 00:16:15,701 I'll give it back. Just put me down. 213 00:16:17,830 --> 00:16:22,749 - Everybody, home, now. Come on! 214 00:16:23,293 --> 00:16:24,960 It hurts. 215 00:16:26,254 --> 00:16:28,671 Thanks, mister. 216 00:16:32,136 --> 00:16:36,638 Sorry. I just had to save the day. 217 00:16:37,475 --> 00:16:39,475 So, what's next? 218 00:16:47,819 --> 00:16:50,820 Sorry my locator spell wasn't more accurate. 219 00:16:50,988 --> 00:16:54,990 Like I said, I need all the help I can get. 220 00:16:56,495 --> 00:16:59,162 We should be close? 221 00:16:59,373 --> 00:17:02,332 I guess you can't expect magic to be an exact science. 222 00:17:03,460 --> 00:17:08,212 Was that a clever play on words? Wonderful wit and sparkling theatrics. 223 00:17:08,382 --> 00:17:10,674 Mr. Blur's really upped his game. 224 00:17:30,155 --> 00:17:31,196 Found it. 225 00:17:31,364 --> 00:17:35,407 I always knew you were packing some heavy artillery under that tie... 226 00:17:35,577 --> 00:17:39,035 but seeing through walls, well, that's a showstopper. 227 00:17:39,789 --> 00:17:42,915 - All in a day's work, I guess. - Wait. 228 00:17:43,084 --> 00:17:44,709 With powers like yours... 229 00:17:44,878 --> 00:17:47,920 how can you possibly say, "All in a day's work"? 230 00:17:48,174 --> 00:17:49,923 I don't really think about it. 231 00:17:50,091 --> 00:17:52,550 Being like this is almost like breathing now. 232 00:17:53,554 --> 00:17:57,555 And with a gift like that comes responsibilities. 233 00:17:57,725 --> 00:17:59,808 Exactly. 234 00:18:01,102 --> 00:18:03,603 I've spent so much time trying to do what's right... 235 00:18:03,814 --> 00:18:07,065 that I guess I haven't had any time for anything but reality. 236 00:18:07,234 --> 00:18:10,194 And these people, out here with their capes... 237 00:18:10,362 --> 00:18:12,863 I don't know, they just don't get it. 238 00:18:13,033 --> 00:18:14,449 But... 239 00:18:15,701 --> 00:18:17,035 Right there with you. 240 00:18:17,203 --> 00:18:21,037 Magic. Fantasy. It's all in a day's work. 241 00:18:21,248 --> 00:18:23,415 Day in, day out. 242 00:18:23,584 --> 00:18:26,418 What I create as everyone else's fantasies... 243 00:18:26,588 --> 00:18:29,964 has become so normal. 244 00:18:30,967 --> 00:18:34,093 I suppose even the illusionists can become disillusioned. 245 00:18:37,349 --> 00:18:40,766 But, hey, at least you have that fiery spacetrooper to stargaze with... 246 00:18:40,936 --> 00:18:42,769 at the end of the day. 247 00:18:45,066 --> 00:18:48,567 Yeah, well, based on my last relationship... 248 00:18:48,736 --> 00:18:51,111 I'm afraid I'm keeping Lois at arm's length. 249 00:18:51,990 --> 00:18:54,407 You're afraid that if you let that spark ignite... 250 00:18:54,576 --> 00:18:56,952 you're gonna get burned again. 251 00:18:58,413 --> 00:19:00,413 Right now, everything's under control. 252 00:19:01,959 --> 00:19:04,625 Fantasy isn't about being in control... 253 00:19:04,795 --> 00:19:08,588 and fire doesn't always have to burn, you know. 254 00:19:09,132 --> 00:19:14,634 Maybe what you need is a tiny moment of true fantasy... 255 00:19:14,805 --> 00:19:18,139 to remind you what sparks are all about. 256 00:19:24,940 --> 00:19:26,523 I'm good, thanks. 257 00:19:26,692 --> 00:19:28,526 No. 258 00:19:29,654 --> 00:19:31,654 No, you're not. 259 00:19:32,824 --> 00:19:39,618 Sparks lead to flames, and fire is what keeps us alive. 260 00:19:40,456 --> 00:19:42,331 Now... 261 00:20:08,152 --> 00:20:09,444 I can't do this. 262 00:20:12,031 --> 00:20:13,989 That's a shame. 263 00:20:16,702 --> 00:20:19,536 I think we found a mouth more magical than mine. 264 00:20:45,607 --> 00:20:47,774 - See you later. - Thank you. 265 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:53,447 - Hey. - Oliver, what's up? 266 00:20:53,658 --> 00:20:56,991 Me? Just owed Lois some Sharks tickets. 267 00:20:57,870 --> 00:21:00,454 But you, buddy... 268 00:21:01,332 --> 00:21:04,749 you may be bulletproof, but you may wanna duck and cover in there. 269 00:21:04,960 --> 00:21:06,211 Good luck. 270 00:21:16,223 --> 00:21:17,764 Hey. 271 00:21:17,974 --> 00:21:21,517 So your friend Zatanna, what was she dressed up as, anyway? 272 00:21:25,065 --> 00:21:29,483 - That's just how she dresses, so... - Of course it is. 273 00:21:29,653 --> 00:21:32,654 Lois, you don't have anything to worry about with Zatanna. 274 00:21:32,823 --> 00:21:37,491 Of course I don't. Wanna know why? Jealous women worry. 275 00:21:37,661 --> 00:21:40,078 Me? Not jealous. Not even a little. 276 00:21:40,247 --> 00:21:42,664 See, I know that I have nothing to worry about... 277 00:21:42,834 --> 00:21:46,209 because Clark Kent, he is the most honest man that I know. 278 00:21:47,129 --> 00:21:52,047 So if anything were to happen between the farm boy... 279 00:21:52,218 --> 00:21:53,843 and Lady Fishnets... 280 00:21:54,011 --> 00:21:59,139 Lois Lane would be the first to know about it, not the last, right? 281 00:22:03,020 --> 00:22:06,230 Well, you can tell your supervisor that I find it highly ironic... 282 00:22:06,399 --> 00:22:10,942 that I can't find anyone worth talking to in Missing Persons. 283 00:22:17,660 --> 00:22:20,327 When did we drift from missing comic to Missing Persons? 284 00:22:23,124 --> 00:22:25,833 We course-corrected when our thief's aunt filed a report. 285 00:22:26,044 --> 00:22:28,920 Aunt? How old is our thief? 286 00:22:29,089 --> 00:22:32,214 Meet Alec Abrams, our preteen, pre-convict. 287 00:22:32,384 --> 00:22:34,469 He's been AWOL ever since he stole the book. 288 00:22:34,678 --> 00:22:37,471 Not that I can blame him. It's worth thousands of dollars. 289 00:22:37,639 --> 00:22:41,266 - The cops are looking for him. - Police are the least of his worries. 290 00:22:41,436 --> 00:22:45,061 - We need to find him as soon as we can. - Don't think I haven't been trying. 291 00:22:46,232 --> 00:22:49,816 His ID was flagged in the Planet database as a potential story. 292 00:22:51,154 --> 00:22:54,905 He kept sending letters to the post office addressed to the Blur. 293 00:22:57,076 --> 00:22:59,702 "Your world is so much better than mine." 294 00:22:59,872 --> 00:23:02,873 I wish I could be a hero so I wouldn't get bullied at school. 295 00:23:03,083 --> 00:23:07,418 I wish I could be a hero like you so I could've saved my parents. 296 00:23:08,423 --> 00:23:11,174 "I used to think heroes weren't real until you showed up." 297 00:23:11,383 --> 00:23:15,093 Looks like our little juvie is in desperate need for a Big Brother. 298 00:23:16,847 --> 00:23:20,432 He's just looking for someone to understand what he's going through. 299 00:23:25,106 --> 00:23:27,941 Goal. Kick save. 300 00:23:28,109 --> 00:23:30,026 Nice save. 301 00:23:30,195 --> 00:23:32,111 Kick save. 302 00:23:32,864 --> 00:23:36,031 I don't get why you didn't wanna come here. This place is awesome. 303 00:23:36,201 --> 00:23:38,618 It's way cooler than my room. 304 00:23:39,037 --> 00:23:40,287 I mean, my pad. 305 00:23:40,498 --> 00:23:42,581 You know, I must've gotten my signals mixed. 306 00:23:42,750 --> 00:23:45,125 I certainly didn't think this is what you meant... 307 00:23:45,294 --> 00:23:48,002 when you said you wanted to come upstairs. 308 00:23:49,298 --> 00:23:52,633 - Why do you keep doing that? - Doing what? 309 00:23:52,801 --> 00:23:55,426 You keep trying not to smile like the whole night. 310 00:23:55,637 --> 00:23:56,887 We're having fun, right? 311 00:23:57,431 --> 00:24:00,807 Uh. Sure, I guess. 312 00:24:01,018 --> 00:24:03,936 You guess? Come on, get up here. 313 00:24:04,146 --> 00:24:07,856 No. I've never even touched Lois' Xbox. I would look ridiculous. 314 00:24:08,025 --> 00:24:09,484 That's the whole point. 315 00:24:09,695 --> 00:24:13,279 Maybe you need to look ridiculous. When's the last time you had any fun? 316 00:24:13,489 --> 00:24:15,948 - I have lots of fun. Just tell me when... 317 00:24:16,159 --> 00:24:19,869 and you can keep watching me have all the fun you're not having. 318 00:24:20,454 --> 00:24:24,415 All right, fine. Look, if I get up, do you promise to answer all my questions? 319 00:24:25,042 --> 00:24:26,334 Cross my heart. 320 00:24:26,879 --> 00:24:28,378 Restart. 321 00:24:28,589 --> 00:24:29,713 Get ready. 322 00:24:29,882 --> 00:24:31,257 Oh, jeez. 323 00:24:31,425 --> 00:24:35,134 Goal. Nice. Kick save. Nice save. 324 00:24:35,512 --> 00:24:39,055 All right, a deal's a deal. Powers. What's under the hood? 325 00:24:39,224 --> 00:24:42,851 Oh, you know, your standard super-speed... 326 00:24:43,020 --> 00:24:45,896 enhanced strength, augmented hearing. 327 00:24:46,065 --> 00:24:49,190 I like to call it Angel Hearing. But I think that's it. 328 00:24:52,572 --> 00:24:56,323 - How about flight? - What? Why would you think I could...? 329 00:24:56,491 --> 00:25:00,201 Holy crap. I can fly? 330 00:25:03,082 --> 00:25:06,625 Holy crap! I can fly! 331 00:25:07,378 --> 00:25:08,420 Oh! 332 00:25:25,772 --> 00:25:27,564 Come on. 333 00:25:47,628 --> 00:25:49,420 We have to give this a whirl. 334 00:25:52,258 --> 00:25:54,592 What happens if I fall? 335 00:25:55,344 --> 00:25:56,928 Don't worry. 336 00:25:57,097 --> 00:25:58,763 I'll catch you. 337 00:26:17,951 --> 00:26:21,536 - So you got caught up in the moment. - Under magical duress. 338 00:26:23,290 --> 00:26:26,542 I was just trying to give you some perspective, Clark. 339 00:26:26,793 --> 00:26:31,170 Even though we live lives that everyone else thinks are fantastic, doesn't mean... 340 00:26:31,340 --> 00:26:34,465 we don't get to take a break from the real world now and then. 341 00:26:34,677 --> 00:26:36,136 We don't get to take breaks. 342 00:26:36,346 --> 00:26:40,305 Which is why us Super Friends gotta stick together. 343 00:26:40,474 --> 00:26:43,559 I think I have a spell for that. 344 00:26:47,816 --> 00:26:49,190 Am I interrupting something? 345 00:26:49,400 --> 00:26:51,150 - No. - Yes. 346 00:26:53,447 --> 00:26:55,572 You certainly seem to be in good spirits. 347 00:26:55,824 --> 00:26:59,491 Yeah, well, I had a really good night for the first time in a while. 348 00:27:01,247 --> 00:27:05,332 Which is more than I can say for the two of you. 349 00:27:07,545 --> 00:27:09,587 The company that published Warrior Angel... 350 00:27:09,756 --> 00:27:12,256 stole the idea from a friend of Zatanna's father. 351 00:27:12,426 --> 00:27:15,010 In order to exact some Old World retribution... 352 00:27:15,179 --> 00:27:17,721 my father put a curse on the original comic... 353 00:27:17,931 --> 00:27:20,182 hoping to teach the publisher a lesson. 354 00:27:20,350 --> 00:27:22,142 The publisher never opened the comic. 355 00:27:22,352 --> 00:27:24,644 And neither did anyone else. Not until yesterday. 356 00:27:34,866 --> 00:27:36,866 "Stephen Swift"? 357 00:27:37,701 --> 00:27:41,203 There isn't anything wrong with having another hero on the street, right? 358 00:27:41,413 --> 00:27:43,872 There is when he's just a kid. 359 00:27:44,042 --> 00:27:45,833 And according to Zatanna's research... 360 00:27:46,002 --> 00:27:49,462 The curse should've turned Alec into a full-grown hero. 361 00:27:53,426 --> 00:27:55,468 Oh, my God. He is just a boy. 362 00:27:55,637 --> 00:27:58,012 If we figure out what he looks like as an adult... 363 00:27:58,181 --> 00:28:00,223 we can use Watchtower to track him down. 364 00:28:00,391 --> 00:28:02,433 Then I can slap him with a counter-curse... 365 00:28:02,602 --> 00:28:04,894 and we'll have him home by breakfast. 366 00:28:06,315 --> 00:28:08,690 - Chloe? - I have a few things I need to look into. 367 00:28:08,901 --> 00:28:11,527 I'll let you know if I find anything. 368 00:28:13,572 --> 00:28:16,073 Remember how you said magic wasn't an exact science? 369 00:28:16,534 --> 00:28:19,450 Well, there's a catch too. 370 00:28:19,619 --> 00:28:22,912 And my dad really outdid himself on this one. 371 00:28:25,543 --> 00:28:27,543 There's a monster at the end of the book. 372 00:28:32,341 --> 00:28:34,967 Not surprised your dad's friend had trouble selling this. 373 00:28:35,136 --> 00:28:38,678 This isn't the origins of a superhero, it's the birth of a villain. 374 00:28:38,848 --> 00:28:41,682 In the original story, Warrior Angel becomes Devilicus. 375 00:28:43,103 --> 00:28:46,186 And the moment our hero feels the slightest bit betrayed... 376 00:28:48,482 --> 00:28:50,233 He becomes a monster. 377 00:29:04,959 --> 00:29:09,794 I got a bunch of games you might like. We could order pizza or... What's wrong? 378 00:29:09,964 --> 00:29:13,298 I know your real secret. I know that you stole a cursed comic book... 379 00:29:13,466 --> 00:29:17,719 and that's how you got your powers. I know you're younger than you look. 380 00:29:18,430 --> 00:29:22,806 Well, it was just an accident. I had to look inside. 381 00:29:22,976 --> 00:29:25,685 And now I'm finally a hero, and I won't go back. 382 00:29:25,938 --> 00:29:27,563 My friend can reverse this curse. 383 00:29:27,732 --> 00:29:30,649 I just wanted to get to you first so you wouldn't freak out. 384 00:29:30,818 --> 00:29:33,861 - We're gonna get you back to normal. - Normal? 385 00:29:34,656 --> 00:29:38,157 Normal means being wailed on at school every day. 386 00:29:38,326 --> 00:29:40,743 Normal means not having the power to defend myself. 387 00:29:40,995 --> 00:29:43,996 Do you have any idea how much my actual life sucked? 388 00:29:44,166 --> 00:29:48,500 This is everything I ever wanted. No one can ever hurt me again. 389 00:29:48,670 --> 00:29:52,546 But this isn't real, Alec. You're gonna find a way to get through this, okay? 390 00:29:52,716 --> 00:29:56,259 That's what being a kid is all about. Now, you just calm down. 391 00:29:56,511 --> 00:30:00,346 My name is not Alec. This is who I am now. 392 00:30:00,515 --> 00:30:02,349 And I won't go back. 393 00:30:02,517 --> 00:30:04,559 You can't make me. 394 00:30:04,728 --> 00:30:06,354 No one can. 395 00:30:20,286 --> 00:30:24,287 I have a feeling no one's gonna push me around ever again. 396 00:30:33,549 --> 00:30:36,884 We're a little late to the party. You find that guest of honor yet? 397 00:30:37,053 --> 00:30:39,470 The computer's doing a facial-recognition search... 398 00:30:39,639 --> 00:30:42,890 based on the age progression from Alec's photo. 399 00:30:44,603 --> 00:30:46,395 Abracadabra. 400 00:30:49,441 --> 00:30:51,149 Chloe? 401 00:30:51,902 --> 00:30:54,152 Why didn't she say something? 402 00:30:55,572 --> 00:30:58,156 If you found out your hero was really a 12-year-old... 403 00:30:58,325 --> 00:31:00,575 how would you have reacted? 404 00:31:02,414 --> 00:31:05,580 If I were Chloe, I'd try to fix it myself. 405 00:31:08,086 --> 00:31:10,503 Wait. No! 406 00:31:10,672 --> 00:31:14,048 Let me go! Put me down! 407 00:31:15,135 --> 00:31:18,011 Please tell me your counter-curse is ready to go. 408 00:31:18,180 --> 00:31:20,431 As ready as it's gonna be. 409 00:31:20,975 --> 00:31:22,433 Bring our girl home. 410 00:31:34,197 --> 00:31:38,699 Sins of the father shall not be repeated. 411 00:31:46,959 --> 00:31:50,085 Tell me where your friend is so I can stop her. 412 00:31:50,797 --> 00:31:53,131 I don't wanna hurt you, Chloe. 413 00:31:53,300 --> 00:31:54,966 But I will if I need to. 414 00:31:55,135 --> 00:31:56,469 Think this through. 415 00:31:56,636 --> 00:31:59,971 You wanna be a hero, right? This isn't something a hero would do. 416 00:32:04,394 --> 00:32:07,062 Lethal enforcers are way more interesting. 417 00:32:07,230 --> 00:32:08,593 They were big in the '90s. 418 00:32:08,605 --> 00:32:10,815 That's Alec talking. You're still in there. 419 00:32:10,985 --> 00:32:12,485 Think about your parents, Alec. 420 00:32:12,653 --> 00:32:14,570 - You think...? - You don't know anything... 421 00:32:14,739 --> 00:32:18,032 about my parents, and you don't know anything about me. 422 00:32:19,911 --> 00:32:21,285 Sins of the father. 423 00:32:21,454 --> 00:32:23,871 - What is that? Shall not be repeated. 424 00:32:25,750 --> 00:32:29,501 - Sins of the father shall not be repeated. - Do you hear that? 425 00:32:31,255 --> 00:32:33,172 Sins of the father shall not be repeated. 426 00:32:33,341 --> 00:32:37,676 Innocence lost is once again found. 427 00:33:00,536 --> 00:33:01,702 You all right? 428 00:33:06,041 --> 00:33:08,375 It was just an accident. 429 00:33:19,763 --> 00:33:21,931 Everything's gonna be okay. 430 00:33:46,041 --> 00:33:47,082 How's Chloe? 431 00:33:48,043 --> 00:33:49,543 She's been better. 432 00:33:51,379 --> 00:33:53,255 I'm sorry. 433 00:33:53,466 --> 00:33:55,215 I don't know what happened. 434 00:33:55,384 --> 00:33:58,218 I've never felt like a... Like a... 435 00:33:58,388 --> 00:34:00,054 Like a bully before? 436 00:34:01,223 --> 00:34:02,265 Yeah. 437 00:34:09,398 --> 00:34:11,899 No one starts out wanting to be the bad guy. 438 00:34:12,777 --> 00:34:15,487 Life can be pretty hard on you sometimes, huh? 439 00:34:19,075 --> 00:34:20,367 The test of a true hero... 440 00:34:20,535 --> 00:34:23,368 is not letting the sadness and the loneliness take over. 441 00:34:24,748 --> 00:34:26,539 Especially when you have superpowers. 442 00:34:27,375 --> 00:34:28,750 Especially. 443 00:34:30,504 --> 00:34:33,296 Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should. 444 00:34:33,548 --> 00:34:34,882 That sounds hard. 445 00:34:36,092 --> 00:34:39,594 - It is. - So why do you do it? 446 00:34:42,433 --> 00:34:45,391 I do it because I wanna help people. 447 00:34:46,437 --> 00:34:47,895 Like you. 448 00:34:49,649 --> 00:34:52,440 Not because I have to, but because I choose to. 449 00:34:53,027 --> 00:34:54,277 What do I do now? 450 00:34:56,113 --> 00:34:58,030 You... 451 00:34:58,783 --> 00:35:00,824 should go home and be a kid. Remember... 452 00:35:01,035 --> 00:35:04,744 the next time you run into a bully that there is some goodness in there. 453 00:35:04,914 --> 00:35:08,624 - Because everyone's worth saving. - And a hero's work is never done. 454 00:35:11,296 --> 00:35:14,463 Before I go, I wanna give you something. 455 00:35:18,304 --> 00:35:21,681 I wrote this when you were still Red and Blue. 456 00:35:21,849 --> 00:35:26,143 And I didn't really know what you looked like then, so... 457 00:35:30,985 --> 00:35:32,693 I like the S better. 458 00:35:33,821 --> 00:35:35,779 I do too. 459 00:35:43,581 --> 00:35:45,163 Is that him? 460 00:35:45,332 --> 00:35:46,707 Oh, thank God. 461 00:35:57,678 --> 00:36:00,345 I could swear there's a twinkle of magic in your eyes. 462 00:36:00,599 --> 00:36:02,807 Or is it just pride in a job well done? 463 00:36:06,312 --> 00:36:10,022 I think I always gain a bit of perspective when you blow through town. 464 00:36:10,191 --> 00:36:13,609 Careful. A girl might just start to crush on you. 465 00:36:15,030 --> 00:36:17,988 Are you sure we can't keep this team-up rolling? 466 00:36:18,157 --> 00:36:22,159 You've saved me more than once now, and I'd love to return the favor. 467 00:36:23,371 --> 00:36:27,373 - As flattered as I am... I'll be right with you. 468 00:36:29,377 --> 00:36:31,336 Come on. 469 00:36:31,504 --> 00:36:34,380 Think I'm interested in finding my fantasy somewhere else. 470 00:36:35,508 --> 00:36:37,009 Must be love. 471 00:36:38,763 --> 00:36:42,513 Make sure she knows just how lucky she is, Clark. 472 00:36:59,575 --> 00:37:00,742 Hey. 473 00:37:01,578 --> 00:37:03,745 I don't know how many wands she had to wave... 474 00:37:03,914 --> 00:37:09,166 but your lady magician managed to get the charges dropped against Alec. 475 00:37:09,377 --> 00:37:12,086 It helps that she knew the family of the original author. 476 00:37:12,254 --> 00:37:15,130 But, listen, about Zatanna, Lois, I... 477 00:37:15,300 --> 00:37:17,967 Let me preface this by saying that she is just a friend. 478 00:37:18,178 --> 00:37:19,928 Spit it out, Clark. 479 00:37:24,184 --> 00:37:27,644 When we were tracking down a lead for the comic, which was the truth... 480 00:37:27,813 --> 00:37:32,272 her and I got to talking about the fact that she was really stressed out. 481 00:37:32,442 --> 00:37:34,275 I got caught up in my stuff so much... 482 00:37:34,444 --> 00:37:37,195 that I didn't realize she had gotten so close to me. 483 00:37:38,782 --> 00:37:41,282 She kissed me, but it's not what I meant to happen. 484 00:37:41,451 --> 00:37:42,952 Honest. 485 00:37:45,748 --> 00:37:48,707 I was wondering how long it would take you to fess up. 486 00:37:49,627 --> 00:37:52,795 For a guy without a single poker face, you've got a million tells. 487 00:37:52,964 --> 00:37:56,965 And you wouldn't look me in the eye. And you smelled like a magazine insert. 488 00:37:58,219 --> 00:38:01,137 Well, let me assure you that this will never happen again. 489 00:38:02,975 --> 00:38:07,309 Lois, it's just this whole thing with us, it's new to me right now. 490 00:38:07,521 --> 00:38:10,604 Yeah. It's new for me too. 491 00:38:12,109 --> 00:38:15,359 Do you think that I like being insecure? 492 00:38:15,528 --> 00:38:18,779 I don't. I just have to get used to the reality... 493 00:38:18,949 --> 00:38:22,533 that I'm not the only gal that thinks you're fantastic. 494 00:38:25,622 --> 00:38:27,873 Well, this isn't the reaction I expected. 495 00:38:29,335 --> 00:38:31,377 Expect the unexpected? 496 00:38:40,513 --> 00:38:43,389 That look on your face, remember how that feels... 497 00:38:43,558 --> 00:38:45,892 the next time one of your sexy lady friends... 498 00:38:46,060 --> 00:38:47,977 invades your personal space. 499 00:38:50,398 --> 00:38:52,774 I'm gonna finish my apology now. 500 00:38:53,777 --> 00:38:57,652 At the end of the Con every year, there's a, um, costume ball. 501 00:38:57,822 --> 00:39:00,031 - You hate costumes. - Yes. 502 00:39:00,868 --> 00:39:04,410 But I was rethinking what I said about not understanding... 503 00:39:06,290 --> 00:39:09,332 fantasy, and, uh... 504 00:39:13,172 --> 00:39:16,297 You asked me what my dream was, and it's this. 505 00:39:18,302 --> 00:39:19,843 With you, Lois. 506 00:39:27,437 --> 00:39:32,189 Now, that, my friend, is an apology. 507 00:39:36,071 --> 00:39:37,571 I get to pick out your costume. 508 00:39:44,622 --> 00:39:45,830 Slow night? 509 00:39:46,040 --> 00:39:49,208 Figured I'd squeeze in some target practice. 510 00:39:49,377 --> 00:39:51,210 And a single malt. 511 00:39:51,420 --> 00:39:53,963 Did you bring enough for the rest of the class? 512 00:39:55,758 --> 00:39:58,133 Yeah, help yourself, professor. 513 00:39:59,345 --> 00:40:01,929 Running a little light on allegory tonight. 514 00:40:02,349 --> 00:40:03,598 Bumpy day? 515 00:40:06,102 --> 00:40:08,102 Not the smoothest. 516 00:40:08,647 --> 00:40:11,565 Someone asked me when the last time I had a good time was... 517 00:40:11,733 --> 00:40:14,901 and I didn't have an answer. 518 00:40:21,660 --> 00:40:25,160 I don't think anyone can fault you for being on edge, Chloe. 519 00:40:26,290 --> 00:40:29,457 I mean, hell, if anyone can relate, it's me. I get it. 520 00:40:32,005 --> 00:40:33,629 Yeah, you can. 521 00:40:33,798 --> 00:40:35,131 You know... 522 00:40:35,299 --> 00:40:39,800 sometimes you gotta take your fun where you can get it. 523 00:40:40,179 --> 00:40:44,681 And sometimes it's right in front of your face. 524 00:40:46,394 --> 00:40:48,394 You just have to wanna see it. 525 00:40:52,775 --> 00:40:54,317 Come on. 526 00:41:10,169 --> 00:41:12,502 How do I know when to let go? 527 00:41:12,671 --> 00:41:14,838 It's all about your heart. 528 00:41:20,179 --> 00:41:22,012 Just listen... 529 00:41:22,181 --> 00:41:25,015 right there in between the beats. 530 00:41:28,479 --> 00:41:31,021 That's when you let go.