Cassidy Freeman credited as playing...
Tess Mercer
- Zod: How did you get here?
- Tess Mercer: I flew.
- Zod: Icarus flew to where he didn't belong. And he fell to his death from the heavens.
- Tess Mercer: Icarus was on an ego trip. But I have a higher calling. I was made to see the error of my ways. I'm here to redeem myself.
- Zod: It's too late. My people discovered you had the Book of Rao and hid it from me. I won't forgive that deception.
- Tess Mercer: It's not your forgiveness that I'm looking for.
- Zod: You're not welcome here.
- Tess Mercer: I've been playing hide and seek with this ice castle for over two years. So the least you can do is just give me a minute to take it all in.
- Tess Mercer: I'm s-so s-sorry, Clark. I tracked Corben to locate your Fortress. And I did it on-only to s-save you from Zod.
- Clark Kent: I have the Book of Rao, Tess. But even if I wanted to use it, I can't, because Zod destroyed the console in the Fortress.
- Tess Mercer: You don't need the Fort-tress. When the Kandorians... were building the Rao Tower... they put together these crystals as an energy source when they were trying to turn the sun red. And I think these crystals... will also power the Book of Rao.
- Clark Kent: I already destroyed the tower.
- Tess Mercer: I pulled the console from the rubble... and moved it to your crow's nest ab-above the city. Clark, this is my last chance to atone for my sins. You... are the only one that can save us. And you've run out of time. The war has already begun.
- Tess Mercer: [beating on Zod with a pair of kryptonite brass knuckles] I've seen the future. And you enslave this planet, and destroy anyone that ever opposed you! Including Clark. And the Red Queen made me realize... I won't let you kill him.
- Zod: You touched the sun when you freed me from the orb.
- [wiping the blood from his face]
- Zod: You're about to learn what it feels like to get burned.
- [she screams as he fires his heat vision]