I'll be okay.
He flies off.
CUT TO:.
INT. POLICE STATION.
Several COPS are escorting a HUGE LOUD PERP through the bustling station into lockup. PERP Hey pigs, how long you think I'm gonna to stay here before I breaks loose and kill you all?
COP #1.
Shut up.
SMALL FEMALE COP (OFFICER WARREN) walks by.
PERP.
Hey piglet, nice piece you got there. You wanna see what I'm packin'?
She pulls out a can of mace and sprays him directly in the face. He starts coughs and changes into a laugh.
He repulses her by flicking his tongue. He holds his cuffed hands in the air.
PERP.
Do you like to play with handcuffs as much as I do?
OFFICER WARREN.
I prefer my men without jewelry.
PERP.
Not a problem.
He twists his ham-fists together and strains the small silver chain until it breaks. He holds his free hands in the air.
PERP.
I'm flexible.
He picks her up (OFFICER WARREN screams) and tosses her across the room like a discarded toy.
The station goes berserk. POLICE scramble for cover and draw their weapons.
PERP.
Okay, who wants to be first?!
STRANGER (OS).
That would be me.
This whole sequence is done without a visual of the STRANGER. He is to be revealed later.
PERP looks down and laughs.
QUICK CUT TO:.
EXT. POLICE STATION -- MIDDAY.
PERP is thrown through the front double glass doors and lands in the middle of the street. Dazed, he lifts himself to see a TRUCK headed straight for him.
He SCREAMS! The DRIVER slams his breaks and the truck skids.
At the last possible second, a hand presses into the truck grill and stops it.
The airbag ignites and explodes on the DRIVER. The front of the car is smashed like it hit a tree. STRANGER (OS) To POLICE) Someone see if that driver is okay.
The Police Station empties into the street. The PERP is mumbling to himself. The STRANGER grabs him by the back of his neck and squeezes. He points him into the direction of the OFFICER WARREN (who is rubbing her neck).
STRANGER (OS).
(To PERP) Since I'm sure you don't have a mother, I'll assume you don't know better.
PERP.
Screw you, you frickin'- STRANGER (OS).
(squeezing harder) Apologize to the lady. I'm only going to ask you nicely once.
PERP.
(in horrible pain and whimpering) I'm sorry, Miss Police Lady Miss.
STRANGER (OS).
That's better.
He lets go and PERP falls to the ground.
CLOSE-UP ON PERP'S HANDS as six pair of handcuffs lock around his wrists and he's led back into the station by several COPS with rifles pointed at him.
The STRANGER walks down the street.
COP.
What was that?
CUT TO:.
EXT. CITY STREET DAY.
A school bus has a blow-out. The DRIVER tries to keep control as it leans and is hit by A TRUCK knocking it on its side.
INT. SCHOOL BUS.
The CHILDREN are screaming and crying. The DRIVER staggers to his feet in the overturned bus. DRIVER KIDS! KIDS! Everybody stay calm. This is going to be okay.
(pointing to an older boy) Patrick! See if you can open the emergency door!
PATRICK pulls the lever but the door doesn't open. He sticks his head out a broken window and sees...
A FREIGHT TRAIN. They have been pushed through traffic onto the tracks.
PATRICK.
Mister Clifton! There's a train coming!
The CHILDREN begin screaming when something else slams into the bus with a THUD!
DRIVER.
What the--?
EXT. INTERSECTION/TRAIN CROSSING.
The bus starts to slide on the pavement through the train intersection. People get out of their cars watching the sight. CAMERA pans around the back of the train revealing STRANGER with his back against the bus PUSHING it over the tracks. The MAN is revealed slightly more than he was in the previous scene.
The bus barely clears the tracks and the train speeds by.
The STRANGER goes to the top of the bus (which is on its side) and with his bare hands tears into the metal roof making an opening for the children to escape. STRANGER Everybody be careful. The edges are sharp. Don't cut yourself.
The DRIVER, the last one out, squints at the sun in his eyes as he looks to his silhouetted benefactor...
DRIVER.
Thank you, Superm- And realizes this isn't SUPERMAN.
DRIVER.
(Embarrassed) I'm sorry.
STRANGER.
Don't worry. It happens all the time.
CUT TO:.
EXT. MONORAIL TRACKS.
CLOSE UP: There is a short in the magnet track, which showers in sparks.
INT. MONORAIL COCKPIT.
Gages begin flashing and the MONORAIL CONDUCTOR frantically tries to regain control. He clicks his radio on. MONORAIL CONDUCTOR Attention base fourteen! Attention base fourteen! MMT six eight nine zero is runaway! Repeat: MMT six eight nine zero is runaway!
The monorail barrels through its switch-off.
MONORAIL CONDUCTOR.
(to himself) Oh no. The switch.
INT. CITY HALL PRESS ROOM.
DEPUTY MAYOR MICHAEL WALKER is behind a podium fielding questions from reporters. Among them is CLARK KENT and JIMMY OLSEN. WALKER ...has no official stand at this time but I'll have an answer for you next week.
The last three questions will be Ms Parks, Mr. Kent and Mr. Knox from the Globe.
KNOX.
With increased activities by Superman, does this administration endorse these unsanctioned actions and if it doesn't, how does it plan to police them?
WALKER.
The MAYOR...
CLOSE on CLARK KENT whose attention starts to drift. The DEPUTY MAYOR's voice warbles and with his hearing, he begins to focus on other things. The next lines overlap as if listening to a hundred people talk at once.
EAVESDROP #1.
...I had the Szechwan Chicken and Garlic Sauce...
EAVESDROP #2.
...how could you do that do me? You know how much I care about you...
EAVESDROP #3.
...this behavior cannot be tolerated...
EAVESDROP #4.
...has managed to synthesize and patent some new mineral at LexCorp...
EAVESDROP #5.