One hell of a story
Professor Milton Fine is waiting outside the Daily Planet, leaning against the wall with his hands in his pockets. He's waiting for someone in particular. Lois Lane. Brainiac's always known that Superman is Kal-El of the House of El, and that Kal-El is Clark Kent. He's never used that information against him, of course, because to do so would be revealing his hand. Information is only useful if it's restricted to the people who need to know and deserve to know. Brainiac is the only being who fulfils both those criteria, in his personal opinion.
But now the time has come to use that information against the Kryptonian. Brainiac has assessed and calculated, and the closest thing to Superman is Lois Lane. So now Brainiac waits in the guise of Milton Fine, for Lois Lane.
Things hadn't gone quite to plan, actually. Brainiac had left a little treat for the heroes in the form of the Toyman replicant, and the location of one of his microchip factories on a chip inside him. Somehow, despite the 98.2% probability that they wouldn't decode the information on the chip, one of their number managed. And that irritates Brainiac. True, it was a test that would affect where he stood during the upcoming war, but... he never anticipated that a human mind would be able to work the information free. Those microchips were the combat inhibitors for the replicants. Without them, the replicants would just attack. And attack. And attack. Once they were activated that is.
A slight problem, but they are ultimately expendable.
Ah, here she is. "Mrs Kent!" In the form of Milton Fine, he runs over to her as she leaves the building. "Mrs Kent! Please wait! I have a story for you! It's regarding Lex Luthor!" Brainiac calculated that that would be the name most likely to make Lois stop. And then, "It's regarding Lex Luthor and some evidence that will expose his crimes once and for all!"
But now the time has come to use that information against the Kryptonian. Brainiac has assessed and calculated, and the closest thing to Superman is Lois Lane. So now Brainiac waits in the guise of Milton Fine, for Lois Lane.
Things hadn't gone quite to plan, actually. Brainiac had left a little treat for the heroes in the form of the Toyman replicant, and the location of one of his microchip factories on a chip inside him. Somehow, despite the 98.2% probability that they wouldn't decode the information on the chip, one of their number managed. And that irritates Brainiac. True, it was a test that would affect where he stood during the upcoming war, but... he never anticipated that a human mind would be able to work the information free. Those microchips were the combat inhibitors for the replicants. Without them, the replicants would just attack. And attack. And attack. Once they were activated that is.
A slight problem, but they are ultimately expendable.
Ah, here she is. "Mrs Kent!" In the form of Milton Fine, he runs over to her as she leaves the building. "Mrs Kent! Please wait! I have a story for you! It's regarding Lex Luthor!" Brainiac calculated that that would be the name most likely to make Lois stop. And then, "It's regarding Lex Luthor and some evidence that will expose his crimes once and for all!"