Carol Wallace, an advanced weapons expert allegedly assigned to join them by Admiral Marcus.[Note: She was actually the Admiral""s daughter, Dr.Carol Marcus, and had assumed a false identity.]On board theEnterprise, Chief Engineer Scott refused to allow the new photon torpedoes to be loaded, due to many unknowns, and the fact that he was not allowed to inspect hem: "I cannae authorize any weapons on board this ship without knowing what""s inside them.Superman flew to the Fortress of Solitude, just as Luthor""s kitchen timer counted down to zero.Superman confronted Luthor, who challenged back that he had a winning back-up contingency plan: "I gave the Bat a fighting chance to do it, but he was not strong enough.I spent too long wanting what was taken from me and not what was given.I was given a kingdom, a people.(To Aslan) I promise to be a better king."Reepicheep requested Aslan""s blessing about his deep "yearning" to see Aslan""s Country, and was granted his wish, for being so noble and deserving.Power blackouts begin to hit North America and darken cities.Gorman grabbed a fire-safety axe and hacked at the mechanism to shut off the green ray.To retaliate, the machine slammed Gorman into a cave wall with an energy beam, as Superman fled and flew away.