For several years now, I've had a scene in my mind of Superman saving a very large cruise ship. It's a bit long, Sorry.
The Ship sets sail on it's maiden voyage with much fanfare. A band plays. Its the largest cruise ship in the world 1,300' long, and it's loaded with hundreds of vips.
The ship is about 10 miles out.
All is going well on board so far.
Music plays, waiters bring drinks, and the vips and the rich mingle.
Suddenly, multiple explosions happen, likely terrorism ( and likely Lex, as he owns it )
The ship starts to list. People scream and run in panic. Several are killed. Smoke fills the air.
( the DP )
Breaking news hits the TV.
Clark has already heard it, and he looks up from his desk and listens.
He Peeks over his glasses and sees the unfolding disaster with his x-ray/telescopic vision.
He looks for and finds an empty room. ( the theme slowly starts to play )
( he shuts the door and reaches for his shirt.
We see an epic shirt rip with the theme slowly playing, but with very loud beats )
( the theme gets louder, faster)
Superman rockets off out a window, and heads toward the sinking ship.
Lois and Jimmy race to the roof, a helicopte is waiting. Where's clark?
I have no idea jimmy answers.
( site of the cruise ship )
Superman arrives. He analyzes the situation. Fire is burning forward, middle, and aft.
A mother and daughter are about to be caught by the fire. She embraces her daughter and closes her eyes.
The little girl says look momma as she points up.
The mother looks and sees Superman through the smoke.
He smiles at them then blows the fire out near them first.
Then the rest of the fire is extinguished by him at superspeed. Hes a blur.
He then rights the ship and stops it's descent.
He dives down into the water.
Some Passengers look down over the railing, wondering where he went.
The ship starts to shudder, some lose their balance. the ship slowly rises.
( Metropolis harbor )
First responders have gathered.
Fire, police, ems, etc, are on the harbor. Hundreds of them. Dozens of fire trucks. Police cars etc are all there.
Boats gather also.
Some civilian boats are already headed out to the rising smoke plume In the distance.
News helicopters gather. a swarm of them. Lois and Jimmy are on one of them.
The fire chief has gathered with other responders to make a plan.
suddenly Someone shouts "Look" "up in the sky".....
They all look skyward, and we see the sun blotted out.
( the theme is really blairing now )
It's the ship, hovering a few hundred feet above the harbor. A tiny figure in blue and red is underneath it, holding it up.
"Make way" a booming voice shouts. The hesitant.
One police officer shouts "you heard the man" "Move, now!"
They all scatter and move. Controlled chaos follows.
The ship slowly lowers and sits on dry ground, smashing two old empty warehouses flat in the process.
A massive Dust cloud follows..silence. (the theme stops.)
The Dust clears, and we finally see Superman walking toward the first responders.
Hundreds of first responders and passengers of the ship all look at each other, then break out in a cheer. (The Theme starts up again.)
Superman is embarrassed. He holds up a hand toward the first responders.
"Please, no. You guys are the real heroes".
They continue cheering and clapping anyway.
Superman looks down at the ground sheepishly.
He finally looks up.
He looks at all the responders and nods at them in thanks.
He just grins and takes it, as they aren't gonna stop anyway.
After making sure all passengers of the ship are safely off, superman looks up, slightly kneels, and rockets off.