01x39 - Starling: Space Racer!

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♪ Once upon a future time ♪

♪ In a place called Stardust Bay ♪

♪ Countin' down to adventure now ♪

♪ Rockets on a mission, we're on our way ♪

♪ Space Racers ♪

♪ Surfing the solar winds ♪

♪ Space Racers ♪

♪ Together the fun begins ♪

♪ Way out where the planets, moons, and stars ♪

♪ All shimmer shine ♪

♪ Havin' a great time exploring ♪

♪ Space Racers ♪

Hey, wait for me!

It's impossible to get away from her.

I was on Ceres yesterday,

all the way out in the asteroid belt,

and up she pops...

stowed away again.

She's not gonna stop trying

until she's made a full Space Racer.

Hey, guys!

Hi, Starling.

I really, really, really, really, really

wanna be a Space Racer!

Well, y'know, when you're older.

And I'm tired of not being "older"!

You know what Headmaster Crane says,

"The universe wasn't built in a day.

It took . billion years."

In . billion years I'll be too old.

I wanna start now!

Well, uh, the first step

is taking the "Safety in Space" Test,

but...Then that's what I want!

Then you'd need a supervisor,

'cuz if you don't have a supervisor...

You can be my supervisor, Eagle!

I can't be your supervisor.

It has to be the Academy teacher

that certifies your test.

Oh.

Okay.

I guess no one will help me.

I guess everyone's forgotten how they felt

when they were junior cadets.

All: Awwww!

Fine, we'll help get you trained up.

Uhh! Woo-hoo!!

Yes, yes, yes!

But you'll still have to get Coach Pigeon

to certify your test after we train you.

This is soooo exciting.

I can't wait!

Huh? Where is everything?

Starling: Coach? Hello?

I'm here for my training!

Helloooo?

Hello, Mr. Vulture and Mr. Dodo.

I'm Starling,

and I'm gonna be a Space Racer!

We're looking for Coach Pigeon.

I'm starting my Safety in Space,

um, thingammy training today!

Yes, well, I'm afraid Coach Pigeon isn't here.

Mr. Vulture has taken over his job.

As Chairman of Stardust Space Academy,

I've decided I need to be more involved

in the lives of our cadets.

So he's voted himself in

as the new Chief Training Officer.

You're taking over for Coach Pigeon

certifying cadets for their tests?

Uh, why, um, yes, of course.

Where's all our training equipment?

We've moved the training equipment away

so we can drill for rocket fuel...

right under this building.

And the rest of this space

will be used for something else.

We're turning it into a private club for zillionaires!

With an indoor cyber golf course...

Also for zillionaires!

So how is Starling supposed to train?

It's going to be difficult, isn't it?

I think the best thing

would be to wait until Coot designs

a replacement training facility.

Which he will no doubt have completed soon...

perhaps in or years.

I'll test her then.

But I wanna be a Space Racer now!

Goodbye!

But why can't I just do it

without all the machines?

Because they help you practice your flying

on every planet you can think of.

And you need that for your test.

That all went rather well.

If you ask me, Boss... I didn't.

...I think you're taking a really big risk.

You know how much you hate spending time with young kids.

Annoying, runny-nosed little creatures.

But if Starling completes her training,

you're gonna have to oversee her test.

How could that possibly happen?'Cuz you've made yourself

Chief Training Officer, and that's what

Chief Training Officers do.

Ha-ha-ha-ha! Don't be a dodo, Dodo.

This is a win-win situation!

I get all that rocket fuel...

and without their fancy-pants

high-tech equipment,

neither Starling,

nor any other greasy-winged little cadet,

has a chance of completing their training,

much less taking the test.

Ha ha! It's perfect!

I dunno, Boss.

You worry too much.

It's never going to happen.

You know what, guys?

We're not gonna let Vulture get away with this.

But how can we train her without any equipment?

If we use our heads

and what we already know

about the planets,

I bet we can

come up with something.

Yay!

It won't be as exciting as outer space,

but you'll get to see some interesting places on Earth!

What's first... Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars?

See, I know that.

Jupiter, Saturn...

Well, obviously,

I can't remember every part of the test.

So, what'll we need?

Looks like we need Hawk's memory first!

Hawk's what? What was the first thing we did

when we trained for the Safety Test?

Oh, that was The "Extra Gravity of Jupiter" Challenge.

I remember we had

some amazing fuel juices afterwards.

The bigger the planet, the more gravity it has.

I know that.

It means you feel much heavier,

and it's a lot more work to escape

from Jupiter's gravitational pull.

Kind of like carrying extra weight.

Okay, we can arrange that.

Jupiter is the biggest planet

in our solar system.

It's absolutely ginormous!

Bigger than Earth?Eagle: Much!

Ava, please post a picture on our screens

so we can show Starling.

Ava: Affirmative.

There's Jupiter. See how big it is?

Robyn: So it has a lot more gravity than Earth.

So, by my calculations,

you should feel more than two times heavier.

Like if you ate an entire birthday cake!

You're pretty small,

so just over twice your weight

would be about...

Two TVs,

three spare fuel cans,

and a barrel of rocket oil!

I hope you're feeling strong, Starling.

Yeah, I'm so excited.

I could pull the whole planet Jupiter

right now.

Woo-Hoo!

[wheels squealing]

Wow, it's hard to take off on Jupiter!

Um, we haven't actually put

the weights on yet.

Maybe we should start

by simulating a smaller planet.

Like Mars,

it's very easy to take off from there.

Yeah, easier than Earth.

Starling: I'm really gonna go for it this time!

Don't! You need to take off really gently

'cuz Mars has much less gravity.

Okay, Starling,

you can untie the balloons now!

Yay! What's next, guys?

The "Storms of Mars?"Yes!

On Mars the winds get very strong

and full of Martian sand,

and you need to be able

to fly through all that.

And we're going to do that here?

Oh, yes!

Wind!

Check!

Sand!

Good to go, Robyn!

This...I can...

do...this.

Oh, look, a butterfly!

Whoa!

[crash]

Here we are, the North Pole.

A lot like the "Ices of Neptune"!

On many planets further from the Sun,

like Uranus and Neptune,

it's so cold that everything's icy,

and it can be very slippery

to land on.

So just copy what we do.

Land slowly using your retro-rockets,

so you don't skid.

Yeah, like that -- but on the dry land.

Brrrrr. G-g-g-gotcha!

Coach Pigeon: Okay, Starling,

let's see how well you've been training.

"Asteroid Dodging."

If you go beyond Mars, there's a huge asteroid belt

you have to fly through. Ready, Eagle?

Release the asteroids!

Easy when you know how, right?

Well, I think Starling here

is ready for that test!

Yippee!

Unfortunately, as you know,

I can't conduct the test anymore.

So let's go find the new Chief Training Officer.

What did I tell you, Dodo?

The anti-gravity machine is the perfect tool

to help us get more rocket fuel

up out of the ground.

You're so clever, Boss!

Someday, I want a brain just like yours.

[knock on door]

Oh, now what?

Can't they see I'm working here!

Uh, uh, it's Coach Pigeon

and those Space Racers.

They say you can give Starling

her "Safety in Space" Test now.

Ah, young Starling.

I'm ever so sorry, but as I said before,

it's impossible for you to train here.

So you'll just have to go home

and give up on your dreams.

But we've trained her.

You've what?

Uh...

How nice to hear.

A triumph of the rocket spirit!

Yes, I'd be more than happy to test her.

Oh, but alas, no suitable equipment.

So you will test her?

Of course, dear Coach.

It's an important part of my new job, after all.

But, with no test facilities here now...

No problem! You can just

take her to the nearest test center.

We've done that before, ya know!

And...where is the nearest test center?

Mars?!

The nearest test center is Mars?!

Yaaay!

I'm going to Mars with Mr. Vulture!

Isn't that exciting?

And with Eagle, Robyn, and Hawk

training junior cadets so well,

you'll have lots more like Starling

to take to Mars every week.

Aaagghh!!!

This is all your fault.

Make sure Coach Pigeon

is back in charge of this place

before I get back.

If I get back.

But, Boss, the rocket fuel!

The zillionaires!

No amount of rocket fuel

is worth this!

And we're gonna have so much fun together,

aren't we, Mr. Vulture?

How many miles is it to Mars?

Why is it so red?

Why do you have such a big nose cone?

Oh, can you smell better with that?

Oooh! We should have a tea party on Mars

with Mr. Rocket Baby!

He's really cute and small...

Do you think she'll be okay?

Oh, she'll be fine.

I'm more worried about poor Vulture.

[laughter]

You right about that!