December was a bright, sunny day in Metropolis.
Although the weather was growing colder, the climate was still quite pleasant.
No one knew why Gotham, just a short distance away, was always shrouded in clouds.
It was as if God had played a joke while building the world, changing all the rules for this place.
Lex Luthor was looking over some files on his computer when the screen suddenly changed.
A face appeared on the screen.
Lex Luthor's expression darkened. "Whoever you are, you hacked my computer. You'll pay for this."
But this clearly wasn't targeting him alone.
Even the screens on the skyscrapers in Metropolis displayed the same face.
In fact, the entire planet had been hacked at the same time.
At that moment, Kryptonian technology utterly surpassed Earth's.
"I am General Zod. We come from Krypton, seeking our lost people. Kal-El, you are not alone..."
"Hand over Kal-El, and we will give you peace."
General Zod's words were instantly translated into every language and broadcast around the world.
He didn't know where Kal-El was or what language he spoke, but neither was a problem for Kryptonian technology.
"Krypton?"
Lex Luthor felt as if he'd heard the name somewhere before.
Then, in an instant, he thought of Superman.
"Kal-El, is that you?"
"General, this planet poses absolutely no threat to us."
After scanning Earth, her second-in-command, Faora, said excitedly.
"The planet's gravity is less than one-tenth of Krypton's. Its gravitational pull, mass, and other properties are all different..."
Listening to Faora's report, General Zod smiled. "The House of El found a fine place."
"But unfortunately, they wanted to keep it all to themselves!"
If a Kryptonian hadn't opened the ship and sent a signal into space, they would never have received Earth's coordinates.
Of course, no one knew what