Zero Day After developing super hearing and being able to hear everyone in the city crying for help, Clark runs himself ragged helping everyone and soon becomes sleep deprived and weakened, barely able to fly. Vicki Vale arrives and Lois is starstruck to meet her, only to be disappointed when Vale runs a biased story defaming Superman as a menace. Superman saves an invisible Mist from being hit by a truck, but accidentally causes an accident, turning public opinion against him. Mist says Siobhan was kidnapped by Task Force X and Superman offers to rescue her, only to be led into a trap. Task Force X, which includes Wilson, Heat Wave, Siobhan, Rough House, Willis, and Ivo, attack him. Though able to hold his own despite his weakened state, he is eventually knocked out. Lois and Jimmy rush to the scene, but arrive to see the group carry Superman away.