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[b]New Troy, Metropolis[/b]

Clark was as dumbfounded by Wonder Woman's appearance as he was grateful. As much as he didn't want to admit it, he'd come scarily close to unconsciousness there. Perhaps even worse. Her sudden appearance had gifted Clark an opportunity to catch his breath back and knowing Corben aside as she had done allowed the Man of Steel a brief reprieve for exposure to the meteor radiation. His powers had flooded back to him as the warmth of the Sun's rays washed over him. He felt strong again, if somewhat bruised, and Diana's question hung in the air for a few moments before Clark looked at her with a bemused expression on his face.

[color=steelblue][b]"Your guess is as good as mine."[/b][/color]

In the distance Clark saw Corben, who had crashed into a parked car down the road, pushing himself to his feet.

[color=steelblue][b]"All I know is that he's powered a fragment of Kryptonian meteor rock that seems to weaken my powers."[/b][/color]

[color=yellowgreen][b]"My name is John Corben."[/b][/color] 

Corben spat as he strode towards Superman and Wonder Woman. 

[color=yellowgreen][b]"I was... I was a soldier before I was turned into this abomination. I helped people too, believe it or not, I even tried to do good things. When you're dead and I'm me again, maybe I'll even be able to do good things again. First you need to be in the ground, Superman, and if I have to go through your little [i]girlfriend[/i] to do it, then so be it."[/b][/color]

One of Corben's hands extended in their direction and he unfurled a blast of energy towards them. Wonder Woman stepped in front of Clark, crossing the enchanted bracelets around her wrists, and parried the blast away without breaking a sweat. Clark could feel himself weaken for a second as the energy passed by him. He looked to Diana slightly sheepishly.

[color=steelblue][b]"I... I hate to break it to you, Diana, but I don't think I'm going to be much help on this one. I can't get close to Corben without my powers being sapped. I'll use my heat vision to try to distract him but you're going to have to do most of the heavy lifting this time around."[/b][/color]