Like every traditional story, Mon-El returned with his new abilities and saved Superman just before the Phantom King could kill him.
The two childhood friends stood side by side once more and worked together to defeat the Phantom King.
Wielding such immense Mental Power for the first time, Mon-El passed out the moment they won the battle.
When he woke again, all that remained beside him was a note Superman had left and a Stellar Wristband.
In the letter, Superman put into words the friendship they had not yet fully expressed and promised to find a cure for Mon-El's lead poisoning in the outside world as soon as possible, then bring him out of the Phantom Zone.
Mon-El stroked the Wristband and carefully put the note away.
He stepped out of the makeshift recovery pod, emerged from the tent, and gazed at the still-endless Red Desert in the distance. For the first time, he felt full of hope for the future.
The scene cut off abruptly.
Shane was just about to voice his confusion when he heard Mon-El's feeble voice.
"My Mental Power is no longer enough to sustain this memory. You have become the new bearer of the Jewel Kryptonite."
Shane felt his body growing lighter, as though he would soon leave this dark space constructed from Mental Power and memories.
Yet curiosity still clawed at him. He desperately wanted to know the rest of the story. "Unfortunately... perhaps I could tell it to you before I'm completely spent?"
Mon-El offered a suggestion. Shane had wanted to tell him not to push himself, but Mon-El was clearly resolved to die.
"I decided to keep building this world. At least, the next time Superman came here, perhaps he would see a thriving corner of the Phantom Zone."
"I began taking