And then suddenly, Superman""s hospital bed was empty - he had awakened and flown off.Lois, with one tear falling, was at her computer struggling with writer""s block about her next article, "Why the World Needs Superman.The shell balances and rights itself, and then slowly rises to the surface due to the "hermetically-sealed air in its interior.The two had not officially signed on at the start of the trip, but joined on the trail outside St.Louis:I signed nothing.If I had, I""d stay.You""ll remember I joined your train after you left St.Louis.Even though they are in the midst of hostile Comanche Indian country ("They""re around somewhere - I can feel ""em," says he wagonmaster), Dunson intends to head South toward cattle-friendly Texas and the Red River to start his own cattle herd with a bull and cows:I""m startin"" my own herd.The way those subs ganged up on us, I thought hey had it in for me personally....Anyone who knows me will tell you I""m a book man.I believe everything in it was put in for a purpose.When in doubt, remember on board this ship, we do thingsby the book.Deviate from the book and you""d better have a half a dozen good reasons.And you""ll still get an argument from me.And I don""t lose arguments on board my ship.That""s, uh, one of the nice things about being Captain.I want you to remember one thing.On board my ship, excellent performance is standard.Standard performance is substandard.Substandard performance is not permitted to exist.That - I warn you.He explained how he wouldn""t tolerate "sub-standard performance" from the crew or officers.The new, peculiar take-charge Captain also specifically instructed Lt.Maryk after he made a comment about how he lax crew hadn""t done things ""by the book"" for a long time:.