Superboy jumps through the portal to escape the kryptonite assault. This time he ends up on a world where his alternate self has taken the name ""Sovereign"" and is the dictator of earth, ruling his people with fear. Superboy encounters the Lana of this world, who is fighting, along with her lover Lex Luthor, to take down the Sovereign. Superboy joins the resistance. Meanwhile, the Sovereign learns of the ""imposter"" who has all of his powers. He sends troops to attack the resistance fighters, and in the assault Luthor is killed. Superboy vows to stop the Sovereign. He manages to get into the Sovereign's headquarters and confronts his alternate face to face. They struggle briefly before Lana arrives with a chunk of kryptonite and a bomb strapped to her body.