In Earth's orbit, a gigantic skull-shaped spaceship hung like a Death Messenger bringing destruction, looking down upon the entire blue planet. David and Clark received satellite images and news of the chaos in Metropolis from Jor-El. The two rushed back from the North Pole toward Metropolis at hundreds of times the speed of sound. "Destroy the world, leaving only one city. "That's exactly Brainiac's style!" Recalling the robots' slogan, urgency filled David's eyes as he streaked across the sky at hundreds of times the speed of sound.