Superman BULLETS through the sky for them -- the three see him coming -- have expected him -- and as Superman grabs Caan in mid-air, Caan answers with sudden, majestic MARTIAL ARTS SKILLS which STUN SUPERMAN -- the following happens in mere seconds: Baz-Al SPINS SUPERMAN around -- this guy is wicked tough -- Superman tries to fight back, but Baz-Al TRIPLE ROUNDHOUSE KICKS Superman over to Alta, who is perhaps the deadliest of the bunch -- she works him hard, sending Superman SPIRALING toward Earth --

-- he lands in the desert below, painfully, impossibly hard. Some blood. His suit slighty damaged. We're TIGHT ON SUPERMAN as he begins to recover --