Seg and Brainiac end up being trapped in the Phantom Zone projector in the Fortress, whereas the true Val-El is delivered to Krypton by Common Zod, who destroys the projector. In the second season, Seg and Nyssa come to emptied Fortress to remove Brainiac’s nanites in Seg’s mind stem. After eradicating them, Brainiac corrupts Val-ElR