Superman vs. The Elite/Awesome

Superman and the Elite working together to save the subway. Superman cuts out the tunnels where the trains are trapped, Manchester Black lifts the whole segment of Earth out of the water, and the Hat freezes the water to give them a place to put it back down.
After learning that the Elite plan to end the Bialya/Pokolistan conflict with deadly force, Superman intervenes and foils the Bialyian air attack on the capital of Pokolistan his way. He destroys the missiles and deposits all of the pilots to the ground next to their ruined aircraft, unharmed.
- The Elite got their own awesome moment while he was busy: they went right for the leaders of both countries.
Superman vs. the Elite, round one. The Elite defeat Superman pretty decisively (apparently). He can hold his own in a contest of strength, but with their teamwork, they set him up to get blasted with fifteen suns' worth of energy. By the way, this is all happening on the moon.
Round two: Superman gets dangerous and decides to play by the Elite's rules. Beware the Superman indeed. It ends with Superman punching and slapping Manchester Black at normal speed. He's faking their deaths and the civilian casualties, with the help of his robots, but he did remove their powers.
- Superman's World of Cardboard Speech explaining what he's doing. His speech afterward as well, in which he reaffirms his philosophy.
- Terence, who told Manchester Black to kill Atomic Skull earlier, realizes that he was wrong and confronts Superman on Manchester's behalf. It's not necessary, but he didn't know that.

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