02x08 - Voided

[bunniefuu]

Ugh!

Tell me about this
message already, Gwen.

I've got homework.

Let's just wait for Kevin.

Then I don't have
to tell it twice.

Was it an e-mail?

Just let me read it.

A telepathic SOS sent
through my energy field.

Oh, look!

A dollhouse.

It's not a dollhouse!

It's a Sumo Slammers' battle ring!

With dolls in it.

Action figures!

They're not dolls.
They're collectibles.

They look like dolls to -- aah!

You okay?

Something coming in.

[ beeping, whirring ]

Can you hear me, Gwen?

Did you find Ben?
We need help!

Helen?

Holograms?

It's never like I come over,

and you're just playing video
games or something.

HELEN:
I can't hear you.

Helen, I'm right here!

You guys, if you're
getting this message,

it's important.

Please help us!

Hard to focus...

can't keep connection.

There is terrible
danger.

We need help desperately.

It's a matter of life and death!

Please!

[groans ]

- You okay?
- Yeah.

Anyway, I'm doing better than
those Plumber kids.

What did they expect,
going into the Null Void?

Not like we didn't warn them.

We have to go get them out.

You're not going in there!

I've been there.
It's --

I can handle it.

BEN:
No, you can't.

There's too much riding on us
being here.

You heard her.
They need help.

I know.

That's why I'm going alone.

[ insects chirping ]

Last time I went
into the Null Void,

I didn't need all
this junk.

KEVIN:
Last time, you had a
motor home full of cool,

state-of-the-art Plumber gear.

Which you sold.

The point is, it's
gonna be tricky to get you out.

Even if I'm able to temporarily
whip a doorway

into the Null Void,

this cable's the only
thing connecting you to --

It's not a cable.

The Plumber snake is
an unbreakable,

pandimensional retrieval system
worth mucho dinero,

which you are very lucky I have.

Aw, you'd miss me.

I got better ways to spend my
time than going to your funeral.

[whirring ]

GWEN:
I retraced the energy
path from Helen's message.

Hopefully, it will lead you to
her location,

but I don't know
how long I can keep this open.

Pocket dimension?

That's a big pocket.

Aah! Aaahhhh!

Help us!

Assist me! Help us!

I'm coming!

[ roars ]

This would be a lot
easier without the leash!

Let's see how smart you are.

[ roars ]

[groans ]

You okay?

I knew it!

I knew once news of my capture
had spread,

The Wrench would never let me
fall into the hands of D'void.

We must flee.

He'll be back -- and not alone!

Uh, yeah, okay.

If you know The Wrench,
he must be warned.

This entire dimension is
becoming destabilized.

BEN:
Slow down.

Who is The Wrench, anyway?

What are the helpers?

You're not a helper?

But even so, how could you not
have heard of The Wrench,

the only person who dares defy
D'void and his null guardians?

Back up and start again.

I don't understand anything --

Null guardians!

They found us!

MANNY:
Yee-ha!

Ha! The helpers!

[all roaring ]

Eat my dust, doggies!

Come on.

We don't have much -- Ben?

I knew you'd come.

What are you doing here?

I called him.

We need him, Manny.

BEN:
Don't worry.

I can get you back home.

Just take my hands, and my
friends will pull us --

No, Ben.
You don't understand.

[ creatures roar]

It's D'void.

The null king is upon us!

All is lost!

Not yet, old man.

Giddyap!

Yah, yah!

Ben, you need to go, too.

You're too valuable to fall
into D'void's hands.

We'll act as decoys
and lead him away.

What? I'm here.

I can help you b*at this guy.

Nobody can b*at D'void.

Find The Wrench.

Help him.

Oh, fine.

I'll just sit this one out,
then.

Yeah, not too likely.

[grunts ]

Who dares defy D'void?

[grunts ]

Dr. Animo?

[grunting ]

What have we here?

One of those annoying,
little helpers?

Manny, no!

[groans ]

There's no help
for you, helpers...

and no hope at all!

[grunts ]

[whirring ]

What happened?

I don't know.
Reel him in.

Come on! Hurry!

This is as fast as it goes.

Now, tell me, helper,

where can I find your
leader?

Doesn't matter what
you do to us, D'void,

we'll never betray The Wrench!

Perhaps you'll feel differently

after watching my pets play
tug-of-w*r with your friend.

No!

MANNY:
Ugh!

[all screeching ]

Who dares?!

That isn't how to
tell a joke, miscreant.

First, I say, "knock, knock."

Then you say, "who dares?"

You would mock D'void?

D'void?

AKA Dr. Animo?

I most certainly would mock you.

I'm doing so now, albeit subtly.

You know my name, helper?

How?!

Although I'm generally much too
modest to boast,

on rare occasions, I do
come out of my shell.

[electricity crackling ]

Aah!

It is difficult
to believe.

That electro-encephalitic
mind blast

should have been more than
sufficient to render him insensate.

Believe it.
Now let's go!

So...a helper
knows my name.

But not for long!

Aah!

Aah!

Not my son!

I've given you everything
you've asked for.

Don't take my son.

Please!

[ crying ]

Come on.

We've got to help him.

No.

What happened to your --

D'void is too strong to fight.

What's going on here?

HELEN:
Thanks for hiding us.

I'm -- I'm so sorry
about your son.

D'void takes everything.

Our only hope is The Wrench
and you helpers.

Okay, who's The Wrench?

Come to think of it,
who are you?

I thought the Null Void
was a prison.

No, not a prison.

A penal colony.

Long ago, the Galvin created
this pocket dimension

so they could banish the criminals
from the universe itself.

To some it was a chance to start again.

My ancestors have tilled these
asteroids since the beginning.

HELEN:
Over time, other
worlds discovered the Null Void

and started dumping their
criminals here, as well.

MANNY:
But the Galvin had
foreseen that problem and

created the Null guardians.

It wasn't an easy life, but
it was bearable...

until he came.

D'void somehow gained control
of the Null guardians.

Now he reigns supreme,
conscripting anyone --

Everyone -- to dig for cormite
in his accursed mines.

I've tangled with D'void before.

On my world, he calls himself
"Dr. Animo, "

and he has the
power to control animals.

That's how he's controlling
the Null guardians.

You tangled with D'void?

How did you survive?

Not just survive.

I won.

This invulnerability and the
whole crazy-strong thing -- all new.

Okay,
so you take us back to Earth.

We load up on equipment,
find some reinforcements,

and shut down D'void
once and for all.

That's not an option.

I lost my tether.

There's no way to get my team
here to help.

And I'm stuck here,
just like you.

Great.

Some savior you brought us,
Helen.

Can't even save himself.

Settle down, Manny.

He's fought D'void before.

Maybe he can help us.

Anyway, that's not for us to decide.

[growls ]

This is where you live?

MANNY:
This is where he lives.

We live...wherever.

PIERCE:
Helen!

What have you done?!

You brought an outsider here?

Nobody gets to see The Wrench.
Nobody!

He's a friend, Pierce.

I told you.

He's the whole reason
we came to find you here.

Maybe.

Or maybe this guy's
just a shape shifter,

showing you what you
want to see.

Look, if you want to take me
to see your boss, fine.

If not, I'll find him myself.

There's only one way
to get to The Wrench.

Across here...

and through me.

Fine by me.

Some fight.

You're a walking pincushion,
and I'm empty-handed.

PIERCE:
Be my guest.

One spike against --
you're a real sport, Pierce.

And you're dead meat, spy.

[grunts ]

Great.

That was my video-game hand!

Aah!

There's more where
that came from.

Okay, you win.

PIERCE:
You didn't do too bad.

At least we know you're human.

One of D'void's spies would have
mopped the floor

with me in a fair fight.

Yeah.

But he wouldn't have
lasted long after.

Come on.

I'll take you to The Wrench.

Ah, don't eat anything
he offers you.

Uh, Mr. Wrench, I don't
mean to get in the middle

of your w*r, but this whole
dimension is destabilizing --

Why don't you tell me about it

over a bowl of my
famous centipede gumbo?

[gasps ]

[ both laugh ]

So...you gonna make me ask?

Well, when I detonated
that Null-Void grenade,

it didn't blast me to kingdom
come.

It blasted me here.

I meant to come back home,

but once I saw how badly these
folks were being oppressed --

You took it upon
yourself to eighty-six

Dr. Animo's reign once and for all.

Yeah, or at least
throw a monkey wrench

into the machinery.

Hence, "The Wrench."

And the helpers --
Plumber's helpers.

I just got it.

Pierce here helped me
round up everyone

willing to
fight D'void.

But enough about me.

What are you doing here?

How did you get here?

And how on Earth
did Pierce b*at you?

I kind of let him win.

You what?!

I figured it was the
only way you would lead me

to The Wrench -- uh, Grandpa.

What I've learned is
that the Null Void

is actually disintegrating.

Oh, then it's happening
faster than I thought.

Pierce, gather your team.

This is cormite.

MANNY:
We know that.

Half the Null Voiders are
slaving away in D'void's mine,

digging the stuff up.

What you don't know is why.

[whirring ]

D'void burns
the cormite in this furnace,

which feeds his dimensional bore,

which is literally ripping a hole

in the barrier between
the two dimensions.

HELEN:
D'void wants to escape
and bring his army

of Null guardians with him
to conquer the Earth.

Guerrilla tactics are
no longer an option.

We have to mount an all-out
att*ck on his citadel.

Why fight our way in
when we can hitch a ride?

MAX:
Now!

[all screaming ]

[ beeping ]

Chromastone!

Ben, here's a path to the bore.

Pierce, you're with me.

We're taking that thing out.

Nice work, Ben.

It's not over.

Max Tennyson.

So you're the mysterious Wrench.

And young Ben --
always a pleasure

to try and end your miserable,
interfering life.

Are you still a doctor,
Animo?

What?!

'Cause it hurts
when I do this!

Humongousaur!

See?

I told you it hurts.

Give me a moment,
and I'll show you real pain.

Thanks, anyway.

I'll pass.

[ roars ]

[laughs evilly]

It's a shame to have
to end this,

but I've almost drilled
through the dimensional wall,

and I have a whole planet
to conquer.

Brainstorm!

Here's a display of
electro-cranial power

that I know
you'll get a charge out of.

[electricity crackling ]

[laughs evilly]

Ben, try Swampfire's
methane att*ck.

It's no use, grandpa.

He's getting stronger.

When I fought him
outside the citadel,

Brainstorm scrambled
his eggs.

But here...

that's it!

Hang tight, Grandpa.

What are you doing?

D'VOID:
Ben Tennyson fleeing before me...

The Wrench at my mercy...

and then a world to conquer.

BEN:
Sounds like a busy day.

I hope you had a big breakfast.

What?

Ben, get away from there.

This furnace -- it
doesn't just power the drill.

It powers him.

That's why he's so much stronger
here in his fortress.

And that's why it has to go!

No!!

[ beeping ]

Big Chill!

Let's see just how cold
I can make it.

Ben!

D'VOID:
You'll join him soon enough.

What?!

[whirring ]

Impossible!

No!!

Noo!!

Nice work.

I did have a big
breakfast.

MANNY:
All right!

HELEN:
Way to go!

Pierce, take charge of D'void.

Helen, Manny, make sure everyone
is out of those mines.

And keep a lookout for
guardians.

We've still got a lot of work
to --

[whirring ]

GWEN:
Ben!

Is that you?

Gwen!
Check out what I found!

Hi, pumpkin.

Grandpa!

[groans ]

I can barely keep
this doorway open.

You've got to hurry!

You heard her, grandpa.

Get the helpers.
Time to go.

I can't go, Ben.

We have to finish things here.

Get those guardians working
like they're supposed to.

Make sure everyone's safe.

Then, I'll stay, too.
I can help.

The Earth needs you
to protect it, Ben.

Then, help me.

I need you.

Not anymore, Ben.

You proved that today.

I can't lose you again.

Never happen.

We'll find our way back
when our work is done here.

And, besides,
I'm always with you.

Ben, hurry!

[groans ]

Time to come home, Ben.