Still lost in space, Superman stumbles upon the battered form of Auron, who has been attempting to stop the powerful mass murderer called Massacre. Auron was defeated and Massacre turned into energy and left. Auron heard Superman was dead so he attacks Superman thinking he is an imposter. When Superman says that he can test his DNA if he likes, Auron decides to trust him. Superman decides to help Auron and his enhanced vision picks up Massacre's trail, and the two fly after him.

Meanwhile back in Metropolis, Lois Lane sneaks into Luthor's gym again. She talks to a cleaning lady and then another personal trainer. They say Sasha Green moved to Coast City. Sydney Happersen catches Lois on the security cameras and suspects that she is getting closer to who actually killed Sasha.

Superman and Auron find Massacre and a battle ensues. Massacre is very strong, a skilled fighter and evenly matched with Superman. When Auron tries to assist, Massacre blasts him with an energy weapon killing him! Massacre turns to energy again and escapes, promising to meet Superman again, but this time on Earth!