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[grunts]
- What happened? - Help has arrived.
zap zap
You came from Mars to warn us?
We first encountered them
a thousand of your Earth years ago.
(J'onn) They were determined to make
our planet their own.
I was the only survivor.
The invaders had nothing left to feed upon
so they turned their sights to Earth.
They want to blot out the sun
so they can live in perpetual darkness.
crackle crackle
We'll have to take out those factories.
Lady, this is no job for amateurs.
[coughing]
It's the central core..
'...the ion matrix crystal.'
'If we can remove that, we'll shut down the whole plant.'
sizzle
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No!
[theme music]
[music continues]
[thunder rumbling]
[sizzling]
[sighs] Done.
I thought we'd never get this dish back on-line.
(man on earpiece) 'Are you sure you hooked it up right?'
Yeah. Why?
My readings are off the chart.
Something's coming this way, something really big.
Government sources have confirmed the approach
of another object from space.
They predict it will be roughly five times
the size of the first landers.
(male newsreader) 'Senator J. Allen Carter had this to say.'
In the face of this new development
we are calling on the public to remain calm.
[glass shattering]
I always wanted one of these.
But what if we get caught?
What difference does it make?
The world's coming to an end anyway.
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We're all doomed! Save yourselves!
[crowd shouting]
Perhaps mother was right about mankind.
'They're nothing but untamed savages.'
Do not judge them too harshly.
They act out of fear.
[crowd shouting]
Hey! There's kids trapped under here!
Someone give us a hand!
(Green Lantern) 'Will this do?'
thud
Thanks, man.
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Sorry we're late. Had to stop and help some civilians.
What'd you call us back for?
Superman's been captured.
He's trapped somewhere
'inside there with Hawkgirl.'
[thunder rumbling]
Whoa.
And what about Batman?
He acted heroically... to the very end.
The bat's gone?
He was a true warrior.
This is not good, definitely not good.
[thunder rumbling]
crash
I can't believe we're doing this again.
If Superman and Hawkgirl are in there
someone's gotta rescue 'em.
You are sure they're still in there, aren't you?
- J'onn? - Yes.
Your friends are alive, but we must act quickly.
- The Imperium is coming. - The who?
The supreme intelligence that controls these invaders.
We have met before.
- Can we trust this space case? - What choice do we have?
Okay, we're going in. Flash, create a diversion.
Diana, watch my back.
You want to rely on an amateur?
Let's move.
clank
Tag! You're it!
pffft
pew pew pew
(Flash) Not even close!
[Flash yawns]
Come on, slowpoke. I dare you.
Over here!
thud
Ooh, you really stepped in it that time.
thud
boom
Bye-bye.
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[intense music]
- Where are they being held? - This way.
Hope I didn't keep you.
[aliens chattering]
Wait here.
[aliens chattering]
[grunting]
Come.
Is it just me or does he
creep you out too?
[intense music]
We are close now.
I sense they are somewhere beyond these walls.
[grunting]
It's no use.
We'll have to find another way.
Stand back.
pew
We haven't much time left.
[thunder rumbling]
[rumbling]
[glass shattering]
[crowd screaming]
crash
[screaming continues]
- Unh! - Mommy, what's that?
[intense music]
Oh, my Lord.
[music continues]
crackle crackle
[zapping]
crash
Great Hera.
[grunting]
Wait. Something is not right.
[dramatic music]
[gasps]
[grunts] It's a trap!
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[all coughing]
(Wonder Woman) Lantern...your ring.
[coughing continues]
Can't focus. Can't..
[coughing]
[groaning]
[aliens chattering]
(Superman) 'J'onn, J'onn, wake up!'
[J'onn groans] Superman.
You shouldn't have risked your lives for us.
Would you have done less for me?
[Flash groans]
My aching head.
Earth's mightiest heroes.
- Welcome. - Senator Carter.
Unfortunately, the real Carter never returned from Mars.
And you used me to weaken Earth's defenses.
You were so eager to cooperate.
Thanks to you, the humans were totally helpless against us.
It's not over yet.
Wrong again, Superman.
[thunder rumbling]
All hail the Imperium!
whoosh
J'onn J'onzz. It's been a long time.
[sizzling]
[groaning]
[grunting]
[sizzling]
Much better. You have defied us for centuries.
And I will never bow before you
or any of your kind.
Then we will personally see to finishing
what should have been accomplished long ago..
...the elimination of the last martian.
[J'onn screaming]
[grunting]
[J'onn screaming]
Let go of him, you filthy..
[grunts]
(Imperium) Yield to us, J'onn J'onzz.
Never!
(Imperium) Why do you resist?
Embrace this truth.
After all these years, you have finally lost.
(J'onn) Have I?
(Imperium) You're hiding something.
A secret deep in the recesses of your mind.
Is this another of your martian tricks?
(J'onn) Do I sense fear?
(Imperium) What are you hiding?
Now!
boom
- Batman? - It can't be.
I mentally shielded him so he couldn't be detected.
- What have you done? - Reversed the ion charge.
The crystal, destroy it!
pew pew pew
It's shielded!
pew
[sizzling]
crackle crackle
[gasps]
[grunts]
[straining]
(Imperium) No!
(J'onn) You live underground
and shun the light. Why?
Does it burn your pale, putrid skin?
[Imperium screaming]
Ooh, that's one nasty sunburn.
Ultraviolet rays, coming from the depths of space
'the invaders have no resistance to our sun's radiation.'
So you did find that weakness after all.
[screaming] Destroy them!
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[grunting]
pew pew pew
[zapping]
[grunts]
crash
[grunts]
pew pew pew
[grunting]
[grunts]
[aliens screaming]
[grunting]
[aliens screaming]
[grunting]
[screaming]
pew pew pew
- Imperium! - Unhand me, worm.
[grunting]
No-o-o!
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swish swish swish
[grunts]
pew pew pew
zap
crash
[aliens screaming]
pew
clang
[intense music]
[grunts]
sizzle
[grunts]
[grunting]
[Imperium screaming]
crash
thud
crash
We'd hate to lose you again.
Maybe we'd better get out of here.
Not without them.
[zapping]
[grunts]
[grunting]
Flash, give me a hand.
- Ew, gross. - Now!
The whole place is going to blow!
thud
Everybody, stay close.
[explosions]
[instrumental music]
This is Snapper Carr.
In the aftermath of the metropolis meltdown
'most of the invaders have retreated from Earth.'
'Superman and a team of other heroes'
'have driven out the remaining pockets of resistance'
'helping to restore order around the world.'
Despite this stunning victory
some are warning that we must remain vigilant.
We got lucky this time.
What will we do if the invaders ever return?
[instrumental music]
(Superman) 'Incredible.'
Do your stockholders know about this, Bruce?
A line item hidden in the Aerospace R&D budget.
This watchtower will act as an early-warning system
for detecting other threats of invasion from space.
And it also has a fully stocked kitchen.
- Iced mocha? - No, thanks.
[slurping]
Mmm, they don't have these on Themyscira.
Stick around, princess. I'll show you the ropes.
- Perhaps I will. - 'An impressive installation.'
Most impressive.
But what's it got to do with us?
I once thought I could protect the world by myself
but I was wrong. Working together, we saved the planet.
And I believe that if we stayed together as a team
'we would be a force that could truly work'
'for the ideals of peace and justice.'
What, like a bunch of super friends?
More like a Justice League.
Do you have any idea how corny that sounds?
But maybe the big guy's got a point.
With all of us behind it, it just might work.
- Count me in. - Me too.
And me.
My mother may not approve
but I find man's world to be intriguing.
I'll gladly join.
What about you, Batman?
I'm not really a people person
but when you need help
and you will...call me.
Understood.
Then we're all agreed.
Wait, J'onn's not here.
Yeah, where is he?
J'onn, are you alright?
My family and loved ones are long gone.
I am the last of my kind.
I know the feeling.
Now Mars is dead
and I am alone in the universe.
J'onn, we can never replace
the family you've lost, but we'd be honored
if you could learn to call Earth your home.
Come on.
[instrumental music]
[theme music]