Motorcity (2012–2013): Season 1, Episode 2 - Power Trip - full transcript
1x02 - Power Trip
Blastosaurus, let's see
what you can do!
Man, we've gotta
make it more powerful!
How much more powerful
do you need it to be?!
Powerful enough to keep
Kane from kickin' our butts.
Too many close calls lately.
What we got just ain't cuttin' it.
Okay, what next?
Oh, gotta check out Dutch's
mod on the super charger.
It should give us
a pretty big speed boost.
I think I know just
how to use that boost.
The Detroit doom jump?!
It's the most dangerous
jump in Motorcity!
- No one's ever made it across!
- Yep.
And you still wanna jump it?!
Can't think of a better way
to test out the super charger.
Sorry, bro!
Too crazy for my blood!
Yo, Mike, you guys are gonna have
to cut the equipment shakedown short.
We just picked up an S.O.S. signal,
and it's coming from
inside of Kane Co. tower.
Inside?
We're on our way, Julie.
Just gotta pick up Chuck.
Why? Where's Chuck?
Gettin' some fresh air.
If you keep bailing on me like that,
I'm gonna start thinking
you don't trust me.
- Well...
- Oh, come on.
- You know I got your back.
- Yeah, you had my back last time,
and things didn't work out so great.
Yeah, but that totally wasn't my fault.
The signal's scrambled,
but we can tell it's coming
from Kane Co.'s
R-and-D department.
And before you ask, no,
I don't have access.
- It's way off limits.
- It wasn't off limits back in my day.
Heck, when Kane Co. was trying
to help people, not exploit them,
Abraham and I set up
R-and-D together.
But that was a long time ago.
No telling what he's up to now.
Smells like another trap.
Or it could be a real call for help
and someone may be in trouble.
- Only one way to find out.
- Oh, no, no, no, no.
- -
- Do I have to remind you
how important your
department's research is
to the safety and security of DeLuxe?
But, Mr. Kane, we've been having
ongoing problems with the staff,
and the device itself
is extremely unstable.
I want it to be unstable!
That's the whole point.
It's supposed to take out those
Motorcity squatters in one blow!
Yay, Mr. Kane!
Or one blow-up, to be more accurate.
- But, sir, the device...
- Is no longer your concern.
Ow!
Tooley!
Please tell our friend here
about Kane Co.'s generous
severance package.
That means
he wants me to beat you up!
Yeah, I know.
No way. We don't know
what we're rushing into.
Gotta move now, Chuck.
We get to bust out the
Blastosaurus on this mission?!
Not ready. It doesn't have enough power
to go against Kane's latest war tech.
None of our weapons do,
in case you guys don't remember.
Give me a few more days and they will.
I wish I could, Dutch, but if
the S.O.S. is real, we can't wait.
At least wait until I
finish decoding the signal.
Then you'll have to
decode it on the run.
It's a beast. No way we're
getting in undetected.
Beast?!
Beast is an understatement!
Thermo-scanners, laser gates,
the works! This is impossible!
Right. So we go in
through the front door.
They won't be expecting that.
A quick, direct strike...
take 'em by surprise.
Find out who's broadcasting
the S.O.S. and...
And then we run
into the lockdown gates.
And if that wasn't enough, there's
a full platoon of shockbots on standby.
No sweat.
Sneak in through the
sewer, bypass the sensors...
And what about the random
flushes of the entire system?
No, you both got it wrong,
but that's why Texas is here.
Okay, what is Kane's greatest weakness?
- His...
- His stomach, right! Yeah, I know!
Dude, we totally sneak in
like we're delivering pizzas,
and then we open the box to reveal
our cars that have been shrunk down
because Texas invented a shrink ray!
- Texas...
- And then I punch Kane!
So what happened to the cars?
I punch Kane in the stomach!
Yeah, Texas!
Hold on, Texas might have a point,
and it gives me a great idea.
I don't like the sound of this.
Aw, come on, Chuck.
Trust me on this one?
Watch your elbow!
See, pal?
We got this.
Nothing to worry about.
Just a little farther,
we're almost there.
Now, if I'm gonna be punching
the bad guys in the stomach,
I'm gonna need to power up.
- Texas!
- What's the matter?
Can't take the smell of
a little muscle mulch?
Ooh! Guys! Finally
decoded the rest of the signal!
Burners, my name is
Dr. Hudson, and I need your help.
Kane has gained control of an
immensely powerful energy core
that could wipe out Motorcity!
Well, I guess it's a good
thing we're here, huh, Chuck?
Be cool, be cool.
Designation A-4312.
Why are you in a restricted area?
Uh, hello, I am a robot.
Query not answered. Why are
you in a restricted area?
I'm, uh... no,
you're the one in a restricted area.
A-4312. You are exhibiting
an error malfunction failure
and will be escorted
to re-manufacturing.
Re-manufacturing?
Doesn't sound too bad, right?
Mikey, it is bad!
It is so bad!
Okay, a little setback,
but I can get us out of here.
We got everything we need right here.
Let's do a little modification...
Burner style.
Punch it!
Take your next right!
Okay, now, your second left!
Whoa!
That wasn't on the layout!
No problem!
What the...?
Come on, Doc!
Is this your idea of a rescue?
- Yes, it is!
- Mike!
Oh, it's you guys.
What's going on? I thought it
was those darn mutant rats again.
Oh, yeah, it's a rat, all right!
Whoa! Easy there, Jacob.
If I'd have known it was him, I would've
told you to leave him there to rot!
Wait, you guys know each other?
Jacob was my mentor,
back in the good days at Kane Co.
He left when Kane started pushing
us into more dangerous territory.
He warned us that no good
would come of our work,
but I thought we could help people.
None of that matters now.
All that matters... is this.
They kidnapped my lead researcher
and stole the power core?!
Yes, sir, and we wont be
able to manufacture another
unless we can get either the
doctor or the stolen core back.
- It's sort of one-of-a-kind.
- One-of-a-kind, huh?
The core has a unique energy signature.
It should be easy to track,
even in the dead zone of Motorcity.
Tooley! Time to run down those
vermin and find their nest.
Release the hounds.
You idiots!
You actually built it for Kane?!
I wanted to provide
clean energy for DeLuxe.
I never dreamed he would
use the core for evil.
I don't believe you!
And neither should any of you kids!
Hudson can't be trusted!
And the fact that he built
that monstrosity is proof!
Hey, I was fooled by Kane, too.
You should go easy on him.
You don't know this guy
like I do. He's trouble!
That's exactly what
Kane told me about you.
How do you know he didn't come
here to kill us all with this thing?
I didn't, but Kane wants to.
He wants to use it to wipe out the
people of Motorcity in one fell swoop.
I need your help to make sure
that Kane doesn't get the chance.
I hear you, Doc. Something that
powerful shouldn't be in Kane's hands.
But maybe in ours.
Using this thing in any
way is crazy dangerous.
We don't even know what it'll do.
Yeah, it's a gamble, but it could give
us the edge we need to defeat Kane.
He's right. You can't use it.
Here, this is a conservative simulation
of what could happen if the
core were to become unstable.
If it were to become
unstable. We don't know.
We have to destroy it.
What the heck are those things?
I don't know. Chuck,
jam their transmitters.
We can't let them relay
the H.Q.'s location.
Already done.
It's definitely Kane.
But how did he track us?
I made sure we weren't followed.
Just like I warned you!
He led them here!
What more evidence do you need?
They must've figured out a way
to follow the core's emissions.
I don't buy it! I say we lock
him up while we take care of Kane!
All right, let's keep him
under wraps until we get back.
We'll figure this out later.
Apologies, Doc.
Jacob.
We've gotta do something, and quick!
- Look, there's just too many of 'em.
- And they're too heavily armored.
- Chuck, give me the core.
- What?! Why?!
- I'm gonna use it to power the Blastosaurus.
- It's too risky!
You're not just taking your life in your
hands, Mike, you're risking all of Motorcity.
It may be our only
chance to survive this.
No one will survive this!
I risked my life to make sure
it would never be used as a weapon!
Mikey, think about it. What good
will it do to destroy the hounds
if you've destroyed all
of michigan along with 'em?
What other choice do I have?
Those bots are more powerful
than anything we've got.
- We're out of options.
- Maybe it could work,
or it could just as easily
backfire and destroy everything!
You with me?
Right.
Let's go.
Good luck, bro.
I hope you're right.
We've got your back!
Oh, there's lots of you guys. Cool!
Robot dogs!
There's too many!
I can't shake 'em!
Oh, really?
I hope you're wrong, Chuck.
What the...?!
Oh, so you wanna play fetch, huh?
That looks bad.
The reaction has started.
The core is going to go critical.
Motorcity will be annihilated!
No!
Doc, it's way too dangerous!
We have to stop it!
This should buy us a
little time, but not much.
Got any ideas, Doc?
Well, maybe we could...
no, that wouldn't work.
Come on! There's gotta be
a way to crack this thing!
Yeah, Mike already did that.
What?
Okay, all right.
Now, it's obvious that if
we can't repair the field...
We're going to have to
stabilize the energy output.
No good, we don't have the
facilities. Or the tools.
But maybe we can siphon it off somehow.
Drain it and stop the reaction!
- Yes!
- Yes!
So we need to find a way
to burn off the energy
before it reaches critical levels.
And, dude, we got two minutes to do it!
I am open to suggestions!
Yeah, I've got an idea.
But, Chuck, you aren't gonna like it.
- Oh, boy.
- I'll burn it off in mutt,
use it to power up the engine,
and kick it into overdrive.
- You're joking, right?
- Yeah, I don't know, Mike. It sounds like...
- Like a risk worth taking.
- You sure about this?
- If you're sure, I'm sure.
- Thanks, Chuck.
Well, there's no way you're
gonna pull this off without me.
Enough hugging.
Let's do this thing!
- Good luck, son.
- Thanks, doc.
Look, uh...
You know, sometimes people
say things wrong and, uh...
I'm not good with this stuff.
Come on, hop in!
Okay, we gotta keep
above 512 miles per hour
or the core will get
too hot and detonate.
- You need to drive crazy fast!
- Let's do this!
That's the thing that took
the electro-blast to the face.
I guess it got an energy boost.
Let's give it another.
Back off!
Back off! Back off!
Thanks for the save.
We'll take care of the core.
You guys make sure that
thing doesn't hurt anybody.
With pleasure.
Mike, we need to burn up
the rest of the energy fast!
- Hold on!
- Don't jump!
Okay, okay, okay!
Okay!
Oh, we're too heavy!
We're not gonna make the jump!
Well, maybe we'll make it now!
This is where you get off, buddy!
No way, man! We're in this together!
- Just make the jump, all right?!
- If you insist!
Yeah!
Oh! We still got one
percent energy left, Mikey!
And mutt can't take anymore!
We'll make it!
Sorry, mutt.
- Man, that was only one percent?
- We made it? We made it!
Oh, and we saved Motorcity!
Of course we did.
What did ya think?
So, uh, you got a plan
on getting us home, right?
No core, no scientist,
years of planning lost!
Oh, a puppy!
Yeah, it'll be good to have
another old hand around here.
Those punks don't appreciate a fine organic
mung bean curd cupcake, but I know you do!
Yo, you okay?
Between your
stunts, that power core,
and those creepy dogbots,
I'm just happy to be alive!
But I don't think I'll be up for
your crazy driving any time soon.
Aw, come on, pal.
Don't say that.
We rebuilt mutt, and you haven't
even seen the new modifications.
- Wow!
- Yep.
Had Dutch put in a bunch
of new safety features.
Okay, I'll keep riding with you.
Just... try to take it
easy once in a while.
That's all I needed to hear.
Now let's test this stuff out!
No! No! No!
Blastosaurus, let's see
what you can do!
Man, we've gotta
make it more powerful!
How much more powerful
do you need it to be?!
Powerful enough to keep
Kane from kickin' our butts.
Too many close calls lately.
What we got just ain't cuttin' it.
Okay, what next?
Oh, gotta check out Dutch's
mod on the super charger.
It should give us
a pretty big speed boost.
I think I know just
how to use that boost.
The Detroit doom jump?!
It's the most dangerous
jump in Motorcity!
- No one's ever made it across!
- Yep.
And you still wanna jump it?!
Can't think of a better way
to test out the super charger.
Sorry, bro!
Too crazy for my blood!
Yo, Mike, you guys are gonna have
to cut the equipment shakedown short.
We just picked up an S.O.S. signal,
and it's coming from
inside of Kane Co. tower.
Inside?
We're on our way, Julie.
Just gotta pick up Chuck.
Why? Where's Chuck?
Gettin' some fresh air.
If you keep bailing on me like that,
I'm gonna start thinking
you don't trust me.
- Well...
- Oh, come on.
- You know I got your back.
- Yeah, you had my back last time,
and things didn't work out so great.
Yeah, but that totally wasn't my fault.
The signal's scrambled,
but we can tell it's coming
from Kane Co.'s
R-and-D department.
And before you ask, no,
I don't have access.
- It's way off limits.
- It wasn't off limits back in my day.
Heck, when Kane Co. was trying
to help people, not exploit them,
Abraham and I set up
R-and-D together.
But that was a long time ago.
No telling what he's up to now.
Smells like another trap.
Or it could be a real call for help
and someone may be in trouble.
- Only one way to find out.
- Oh, no, no, no, no.
- -
- Do I have to remind you
how important your
department's research is
to the safety and security of DeLuxe?
But, Mr. Kane, we've been having
ongoing problems with the staff,
and the device itself
is extremely unstable.
I want it to be unstable!
That's the whole point.
It's supposed to take out those
Motorcity squatters in one blow!
Yay, Mr. Kane!
Or one blow-up, to be more accurate.
- But, sir, the device...
- Is no longer your concern.
Ow!
Tooley!
Please tell our friend here
about Kane Co.'s generous
severance package.
That means
he wants me to beat you up!
Yeah, I know.
No way. We don't know
what we're rushing into.
Gotta move now, Chuck.
We get to bust out the
Blastosaurus on this mission?!
Not ready. It doesn't have enough power
to go against Kane's latest war tech.
None of our weapons do,
in case you guys don't remember.
Give me a few more days and they will.
I wish I could, Dutch, but if
the S.O.S. is real, we can't wait.
At least wait until I
finish decoding the signal.
Then you'll have to
decode it on the run.
It's a beast. No way we're
getting in undetected.
Beast?!
Beast is an understatement!
Thermo-scanners, laser gates,
the works! This is impossible!
Right. So we go in
through the front door.
They won't be expecting that.
A quick, direct strike...
take 'em by surprise.
Find out who's broadcasting
the S.O.S. and...
And then we run
into the lockdown gates.
And if that wasn't enough, there's
a full platoon of shockbots on standby.
No sweat.
Sneak in through the
sewer, bypass the sensors...
And what about the random
flushes of the entire system?
No, you both got it wrong,
but that's why Texas is here.
Okay, what is Kane's greatest weakness?
- His...
- His stomach, right! Yeah, I know!
Dude, we totally sneak in
like we're delivering pizzas,
and then we open the box to reveal
our cars that have been shrunk down
because Texas invented a shrink ray!
- Texas...
- And then I punch Kane!
So what happened to the cars?
I punch Kane in the stomach!
Yeah, Texas!
Hold on, Texas might have a point,
and it gives me a great idea.
I don't like the sound of this.
Aw, come on, Chuck.
Trust me on this one?
Watch your elbow!
See, pal?
We got this.
Nothing to worry about.
Just a little farther,
we're almost there.
Now, if I'm gonna be punching
the bad guys in the stomach,
I'm gonna need to power up.
- Texas!
- What's the matter?
Can't take the smell of
a little muscle mulch?
Ooh! Guys! Finally
decoded the rest of the signal!
Burners, my name is
Dr. Hudson, and I need your help.
Kane has gained control of an
immensely powerful energy core
that could wipe out Motorcity!
Well, I guess it's a good
thing we're here, huh, Chuck?
Be cool, be cool.
Designation A-4312.
Why are you in a restricted area?
Uh, hello, I am a robot.
Query not answered. Why are
you in a restricted area?
I'm, uh... no,
you're the one in a restricted area.
A-4312. You are exhibiting
an error malfunction failure
and will be escorted
to re-manufacturing.
Re-manufacturing?
Doesn't sound too bad, right?
Mikey, it is bad!
It is so bad!
Okay, a little setback,
but I can get us out of here.
We got everything we need right here.
Let's do a little modification...
Burner style.
Punch it!
Take your next right!
Okay, now, your second left!
Whoa!
That wasn't on the layout!
No problem!
What the...?
Come on, Doc!
Is this your idea of a rescue?
- Yes, it is!
- Mike!
Oh, it's you guys.
What's going on? I thought it
was those darn mutant rats again.
Oh, yeah, it's a rat, all right!
Whoa! Easy there, Jacob.
If I'd have known it was him, I would've
told you to leave him there to rot!
Wait, you guys know each other?
Jacob was my mentor,
back in the good days at Kane Co.
He left when Kane started pushing
us into more dangerous territory.
He warned us that no good
would come of our work,
but I thought we could help people.
None of that matters now.
All that matters... is this.
They kidnapped my lead researcher
and stole the power core?!
Yes, sir, and we wont be
able to manufacture another
unless we can get either the
doctor or the stolen core back.
- It's sort of one-of-a-kind.
- One-of-a-kind, huh?
The core has a unique energy signature.
It should be easy to track,
even in the dead zone of Motorcity.
Tooley! Time to run down those
vermin and find their nest.
Release the hounds.
You idiots!
You actually built it for Kane?!
I wanted to provide
clean energy for DeLuxe.
I never dreamed he would
use the core for evil.
I don't believe you!
And neither should any of you kids!
Hudson can't be trusted!
And the fact that he built
that monstrosity is proof!
Hey, I was fooled by Kane, too.
You should go easy on him.
You don't know this guy
like I do. He's trouble!
That's exactly what
Kane told me about you.
How do you know he didn't come
here to kill us all with this thing?
I didn't, but Kane wants to.
He wants to use it to wipe out the
people of Motorcity in one fell swoop.
I need your help to make sure
that Kane doesn't get the chance.
I hear you, Doc. Something that
powerful shouldn't be in Kane's hands.
But maybe in ours.
Using this thing in any
way is crazy dangerous.
We don't even know what it'll do.
Yeah, it's a gamble, but it could give
us the edge we need to defeat Kane.
He's right. You can't use it.
Here, this is a conservative simulation
of what could happen if the
core were to become unstable.
If it were to become
unstable. We don't know.
We have to destroy it.
What the heck are those things?
I don't know. Chuck,
jam their transmitters.
We can't let them relay
the H.Q.'s location.
Already done.
It's definitely Kane.
But how did he track us?
I made sure we weren't followed.
Just like I warned you!
He led them here!
What more evidence do you need?
They must've figured out a way
to follow the core's emissions.
I don't buy it! I say we lock
him up while we take care of Kane!
All right, let's keep him
under wraps until we get back.
We'll figure this out later.
Apologies, Doc.
Jacob.
We've gotta do something, and quick!
- Look, there's just too many of 'em.
- And they're too heavily armored.
- Chuck, give me the core.
- What?! Why?!
- I'm gonna use it to power the Blastosaurus.
- It's too risky!
You're not just taking your life in your
hands, Mike, you're risking all of Motorcity.
It may be our only
chance to survive this.
No one will survive this!
I risked my life to make sure
it would never be used as a weapon!
Mikey, think about it. What good
will it do to destroy the hounds
if you've destroyed all
of michigan along with 'em?
What other choice do I have?
Those bots are more powerful
than anything we've got.
- We're out of options.
- Maybe it could work,
or it could just as easily
backfire and destroy everything!
You with me?
Right.
Let's go.
Good luck, bro.
I hope you're right.
We've got your back!
Oh, there's lots of you guys. Cool!
Robot dogs!
There's too many!
I can't shake 'em!
Oh, really?
I hope you're wrong, Chuck.
What the...?!
Oh, so you wanna play fetch, huh?
That looks bad.
The reaction has started.
The core is going to go critical.
Motorcity will be annihilated!
No!
Doc, it's way too dangerous!
We have to stop it!
This should buy us a
little time, but not much.
Got any ideas, Doc?
Well, maybe we could...
no, that wouldn't work.
Come on! There's gotta be
a way to crack this thing!
Yeah, Mike already did that.
What?
Okay, all right.
Now, it's obvious that if
we can't repair the field...
We're going to have to
stabilize the energy output.
No good, we don't have the
facilities. Or the tools.
But maybe we can siphon it off somehow.
Drain it and stop the reaction!
- Yes!
- Yes!
So we need to find a way
to burn off the energy
before it reaches critical levels.
And, dude, we got two minutes to do it!
I am open to suggestions!
Yeah, I've got an idea.
But, Chuck, you aren't gonna like it.
- Oh, boy.
- I'll burn it off in mutt,
use it to power up the engine,
and kick it into overdrive.
- You're joking, right?
- Yeah, I don't know, Mike. It sounds like...
- Like a risk worth taking.
- You sure about this?
- If you're sure, I'm sure.
- Thanks, Chuck.
Well, there's no way you're
gonna pull this off without me.
Enough hugging.
Let's do this thing!
- Good luck, son.
- Thanks, doc.
Look, uh...
You know, sometimes people
say things wrong and, uh...
I'm not good with this stuff.
Come on, hop in!
Okay, we gotta keep
above 512 miles per hour
or the core will get
too hot and detonate.
- You need to drive crazy fast!
- Let's do this!
That's the thing that took
the electro-blast to the face.
I guess it got an energy boost.
Let's give it another.
Back off!
Back off! Back off!
Thanks for the save.
We'll take care of the core.
You guys make sure that
thing doesn't hurt anybody.
With pleasure.
Mike, we need to burn up
the rest of the energy fast!
- Hold on!
- Don't jump!
Okay, okay, okay!
Okay!
Oh, we're too heavy!
We're not gonna make the jump!
Well, maybe we'll make it now!
This is where you get off, buddy!
No way, man! We're in this together!
- Just make the jump, all right?!
- If you insist!
Yeah!
Oh! We still got one
percent energy left, Mikey!
And mutt can't take anymore!
We'll make it!
Sorry, mutt.
- Man, that was only one percent?
- We made it? We made it!
Oh, and we saved Motorcity!
Of course we did.
What did ya think?
So, uh, you got a plan
on getting us home, right?
No core, no scientist,
years of planning lost!
Oh, a puppy!
Yeah, it'll be good to have
another old hand around here.
Those punks don't appreciate a fine organic
mung bean curd cupcake, but I know you do!
Yo, you okay?
Between your
stunts, that power core,
and those creepy dogbots,
I'm just happy to be alive!
But I don't think I'll be up for
your crazy driving any time soon.
Aw, come on, pal.
Don't say that.
We rebuilt mutt, and you haven't
even seen the new modifications.
- Wow!
- Yep.
Had Dutch put in a bunch
of new safety features.
Okay, I'll keep riding with you.
Just... try to take it
easy once in a while.
That's all I needed to hear.
Now let's test this stuff out!
No! No! No!