Queens, Xixovis Cinema.
The movie had been playing for thirty minutes. Son of Nature had easily defeated the supervillain in its first short storyline.
The story had taken a heartwarming turn. Everything seemed headed toward a happy ending.
But then the screen abruptly cut to the mechanical arm in the ruined laboratory from the previous movie's post-credits scene.
The camera pulled back to reveal the full picture. The main villain, Zod, had arrived.
But the mystery remained unsolved.
Peter had no idea what this villain, who fought in armor like Iron Man, intended to do. The movie offered no answer, though it showed his astonishing intellect.
He had improved upon the first-generation virus designed to counter superhumans.
And besides his armor, he had mastered a revolutionary memory-programming technology.
The movie demonstrated that technology perfectly. But perhaps because superhuman genes were different, it had failed to give him reliable control over people with superpowers.
Only one clone—
"Vought Studios is incredible, Peter. This movie feels like another real world."
"How did they make that panoramic shot of New York? Aside from Avengers Tower becoming Vought Tower, everything else looked almost exactly the same."
Peter still had some reservations about Ryan. At first, he hadn't wanted to buy a ticket.
But after his best friend Ned dragged him here and he watched part of the movie, he was excited too. "It really is a great movie. But Ned, I have to tell you something—uh, I can't talk about it."
"Haha, that's fine. We can just think of it as another world."
"What I mean is—"
"Shut up! Homelander's on screen. Let us watch the movie!"
Before Peter could finish rambling, the moviegoers beside him made their feelings clear.
Peter hurriedly mimed zipping his lips.
Ned shrugged and gave Peter a reassuring pat