[ EU ] Exposure to a rare atomized compound has driven a bloodlusted alien to carry out an extinction-level killing spree . The Pentagon calls you in to spearhead the hardest task of your storied career : Devise the plan that will neutralize Superman .

An old man in a wheel chair nods slowly at a video screen. `` Yes, Mister President, I understand.'' 
 
 `` For what it's worth, Bruce, I'm sorry. I know he was your friend. I had hoped to handle this myself, but it seems my latest efforts are no more successful than those in youth.'' 
 
 `` I saw. I'll take care of it.'' A wave of his hand, and the video call cut out. Lex Luthor's age worn face fading to static. Wheeling himself around, Bruce Wayne sighs heavily. `` I assume you heard?'' 
 
 `` You know I wo n't let you stop me.'' Says the voice of his old friend, floating in through the window. 
 
 `` I know, Clark. I know.'' 
 
 -- - 
 
 The next day's Daily Planet reported on the explosion at Wayne Manor. It mentioned the odd green tint to flames. It mentioned that a young, relatively unknown, man by the name of Terry McGinnis had inherited a large share of Wayne Enterprises. 
 
 But the headline of the article was a tribute to one of their own who had been found dead in the wreckage of his old friend's home. 
 
 Clark Kent.
