Lionel Luthor:
[
a brilliant flash of light wakes Clark and he rises from a pedestal of ice in the Fortress of Solitude and looks around, confused as to how and why he is there, until he looks up and sees Lionel standing above him in the distance] Hello Kal-El.
Clark Kent:
[
Confused and amazed] Jor-El?
Lionel Luthor:
[
Grasping the lapels of his overcoat] And I'm hoping the time has come when you will call me father.
Clark Kent:
[
Perplexed] ... I was... I was just in the hospital. How did you get me here?
Lionel Luthor:
The portal in the cave. When this body was activated it became an oracle of Kryptonian knowledge, a vessel for me to inhabit if ever you should need me. That time was now.
Clark Kent:
Am I dead?
Lionel Luthor:
Your mortal journey is over, yes, but your eminent destiny is far too important to be sacrificed. You will return with all of your natural gifts.
[
Steps forward]
Lionel Luthor:
Unfortunately, this rectification does not come without a price.
[
Clark looks concerned]
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