Did you think we would give up our advantage? No! The son of Jor-El will be my slave,...

General Zod: Did you think we would give up our advantage? No! The son of Jor-El will be my slave, forever. If not, the millions of Earthlings you protect shall pay for your defiance... beginning with this one. [indicates Lois] General Zod: I sense the presence of Jor-El here. Destroy this place. Lex Luthor: Hi, guys. Sorry I'm late. General Zod: We have no more use for this one. Kill him. Lex Luthor: Me? Lex Luthor? General... I helped you through the tough times, remember? You came to me with nothing, and I gave you Superman! General Zod: Silence! Lex Luthor: Well, look - [Non shoves Luthor from behind] Lex Luthor: Watch it, don't touch me! [to Superman] Lex Luthor: Guy's a clod... Promises were made, gifts exchanged. I gotta hand it to you, you know... You always told the truth. A guy always knew where he stood with you. You kept everything pure and simple. I've always respected you for that. Superman: ...I guess there's some good in you after all, Lex Luthor. Lex Luthor: Oh, yeah... I'm full of good. I just don't get to use it very often. Superman: [whispering] All right, I guess we'll have to take that chance... We need to get them all into this molecule chamber; it takes away their powers, see, and turns them into ordinary human beings. Now, if you can... [Zod approaches] Lex Luthor: Don't go in there, General; that's a molecule chamber. It makes people like you into... people like me. General Zod: You've done well, Lex Luthor. [he motions to Ursa, who prepares to break Lois's neck] Lex Luthor: General, the crystal there activates the mechanism. [Zod motions for the Man of Steel to enter the chamber] Lois Lane: [choking] No... Please, Superman, don't! Superman: ALL RIGHT! Leave her alone, Zod!... You win. General Zod: Lex Luthor, ruler of Australia, activate the machine. [Non grabs Luthor and flies him up to the control panel] Lex Luthor: Thank you. [takes a crystal] Lex Luthor: With your permission. General Zod: Of course. [Lois cries as Superman enters the chamber and the red lights turn on] General Zod: [Superman exits the chamber] And now, finally... [motions for the Man of Steel to kneel before him, which Superman does] General Zod: ... Take my hand, and swear eternal loyalty to Zod. [Superman grips Zod's hand... and crushes it! As Zod groans in agony, the Man of Steel lifts him off the ground and throws the villain across the chamber into a wall. Zod slides into a chasm below. Then Non tries to fly at Superman, but finds himself unable to do so; he, too, falls into the chasm below] Lex Luthor: He switched it, did it to them! That's whey the lights were on out here... while he was safe in there! [Superman nods and gives Luthor a "You guessed it" sign] Lois Lane: You know something? You're a real pain in the neck! [Lois punches Ursa into the chasm below] Superman: [Lois goes to Superman, who hugs her] Are you all right? [she nods] Superman: ... I knew you'd double-cross me, Luthor. A lying weasel like you couldn't resist the chance. Lex Luthor: Me, are you kidding? Hey, I was with you all the time! That was beautiful! Did you see the way they fell into our trap? Ha ha! Superman: Too late, Luthor! Too late. Lex Luthor: Look, Superman, I got a proposition for you. Now, don't stop me until you've heard this, because... I know I owe you one, but we're in the North Pole, right? Let's wipe the slate clean. If you give me a ride back, I promise I'll turn over a new leaf - a whole forest, while I'm at it! How's this sound to you: we'll say you were killed in the battle, you lie low at my place for a few months, and then we'll make a name for you as a professional boxer. I can see it now: The Smallville Strongboy. No, better yet: the Metropolis Masher! I ask you, is that a plan or is that a plan!

Did you really think we would give up our advantage? Now, the son of Jor-El will be my slave. Forever. If not, the millions of earthlings you protect... ...will pay for your defiance. Destroy this place. - Hi, guys. Sorry I'm late. - We have no more use for this one. - Kill him. - Me? Lex Luthor? General, you came to me with nothing. I gave you Superman. Silence! Well, look... Watch it. Don't touch me. Guy's a clod. Promises were made, gifts exchanged. I gotta hand it to you, you know. You always told the truth. A guy always knew where he stood with you. Try to get them all into this molecule chamber. It takes away their powers, see... ...and turns them into ordinary human beings. Now, if you could... Shh, shh! - Don't go in there. It's a trap. - Luthor, you poisonous snake! That's a molecule chamber. It makes people like you into people like me. You've done well, Lex Luthor. General, the crystal there activates the mechanism. Lex Luthor, ruler of Australia... ...activate the machine. Thank you. With your permission. And now, finally... Take my hand... ...and swear eternal loyalty to Zod. He switched it. He did it to them. I mean, the lights were on out here... ...while he was safe in there. Hey, you know something? You're a real pain in the neck! - Are you all right? - Uh-huh. I knew you'd double-cross me, Luthor. A lying weasel like you couldn't resist. Who, me? Are you kidding? Hey, I was with you all the time. That was beautiful. Did you see the way they fell into our trap? Too late, Luthor. Too late. Look. Look, Superman. I got a proposition for you. Now, don't stop me till you've heard this... ...because I know I owe you one, but we're in the North Pole, right? Let's wipe the slate clean. If you give me a ride back, I promise to turn over a whole new leaf... It looks so beautiful from up here. I guess I'll never get to fly with you again. Oh, no. Anywhere you want to go. You don't have to worry. I'll never tell them who you really are. I know, Lois. I know. See you later. - Hi, Leueen. - Hm.