04x01 - Future Shock

[bunniefuu]

♪ Let's go ♪

(Male #1)
'This is police chopper one'

'moving in
for aerial backup. Over.'

(Female #1) 'It's been
a tense standoff so far'

'here in Gotham's
warehouse district.'

'I think
the commissioner's about..'

Wait!

Stand back!

Crackle crackle

[grunts]

[grunts]

(man on TV) 'This was the scene
earlier tonight'

'in Gotham's Bay side district'

where police cornered Time Code

an outlaw physicist
who planned to make a fortune

'by helping wanted criminals'

'escape to the future,
of all places.'

'Unfortunately for Time Code'

'he couldn't see
into his own future'

'a future that included
Batman and his young friend.'

"His young friend?"

I don't have a name anymore?

Get me my tool kit, Boy Wonder.

And you,
be careful with that.

It has a glitch.

Hey, the plug's been pulled.

Or didn't you notice?

(Batman) It also has an
internal power source

or didn't you notice?

Just testing.

I'll put it down there.

Thud

You're welcome.

He learned science
from Nobel laureates

martial arts from
Kung Fu masters

and manners from a crocodile.

So he's a little
harsh sometimes.

- Sometimes?
- He's teaching you.

Making sure you'll be
ready for whatever.

I think you're kind of lucky.

[Batman grunting]

- I got it!
- No!

Stay away!

I can handle this!

[Batman grunting]

Hey!

Aah! Aah!

[yells]

Where'd he go?

Not where... when.

Theme music...

♪ Fight the criminals
chase the bad guys ♪

♪ Save the world
fly through the sky ♪

♪ Half kid half amazing ♪

♪ Okay Static Shock
who you're facing ♪

♪ Yeah one zip
then you zapped ♪

♪ Good against evil
get trapped ♪

♪ Look in my eyes
I've got the power ♪

♪ Villains run from
Static shower ♪

♪ Superhero Static Shock ♪

♪ Woo-hoo ♪

♪ Superhero Static Shock ♪

♪ Woo-hoo ♪

♪ Criminals get twisted ♪

♪ This superhero gifted ♪

♪ The bell rings
and I'm back in school ♪

♪ Nobody know what I do okay ♪

♪ Superhero Static Shock ♪

♪ Woo-hoo ♪

♪ Superhero Static Shock ♪

♪ Woo-hoo ♪

♪ Superhero Static Shock ♪

♪ Whoo-hoo ♪

♪ One zip then you zapped ♪

♪ Good against evil
get trapped ♪

♪ Look in my eyes
I've got the power ♪

♪ Villains run
from the static shower ♪

♪ Criminals get twisted ♪

♪ This superhero gifted ♪

♪ The bell rings
and I'm back in school ♪

♪ Nobody know what I do okay ♪

♪ Superhero Static Shock ♪

[groans]

Batman? Robin?

Somebody's been doing
some redecorating.

[dramatic music]

What are you doing here?

[intense music]

Whoosh

I-it's kind of
a long story, uh..

Whoa! Let's not get off
on the wrong foot here

'cause that's one foot
you don't want to step on.

Crackle crackle

Batman's not gonna be happy

when he hears how you've
been treating his guest

and you really don't want
to see Batman unhappy.

First, we don't
have guests here.

And, second, I'm Batman.

And I'm Beyonce.

Well, whoever you are,
you don't belong here.

Whoa!

[grunts]

Boom

Gettin' sloppy.

[yells]

[grunts]

Sloppy, huh?

Zap zap zap

[groaning]

- Need more?
- That's enough.

There is no time for this.

I need you, both of you.

You know this kid?

He says his name's Beyonce.

He's Static.

Static's an old guy.

Hey, I'm almost old
enough to drive.

Yep. Static.

And you're Bruce Wayne,
aren't you?

- But you're so, so..
- Old?

No big surprise considering you
just hopscotched over 40 years.

Huh?

Ever since that accident,
I've been expecting this moment

and the timing
couldn't be better.

Cobra is a group of
snake worshippers

who want to take
over the world.

The police caught
their leader a week ago

but Cobra's just taken
a prisoner of their own.

There's going to be a trade.

Sounds fair to me.

Fair? Negotiating
with criminals?

- I don't see much choice.
- I do.

We can rescue the prisoner
before the exchange.

We could have him back
and keep their leader.

Hey, you two are the team,
you can handle this.

I gotta find a way home.

I need both of you
to rescue the prisoner.

Wherever Cobra's keeping him

I'm sure they're
guarding him very heavily.

He's one of our
greatest heroes

someone with the power to
change the world. Someone who...

Come on! How great can this guy
be if he's stupid enough

to get caught
by a bunch of snake people?

He's you, Virgil.

[whimpers]

Whoosh

It's all so incredible.

And I'm the man here, huh?

Not you. Him.

Me, him, same thing,
give or take 40 years.

Not exactly,
which is why

you're along
strictly for backup.

Backup? You've seen
what I can do..

You're still mad about
that little go-round we had?

This has nothing
to do with that.

But you are still mad at me.

Look, suppose something happened
to you tonight, something bad

that would mean the
older version of you

'would never have
existed, right?'

Could that really happen?

I mean, if I..
Well, then he..

Let's not try
any experiments, okay?

Whoosh

Well, isn't there anyone
else who can help us?

- What about Robin?
- Robin?

He's a civilian now.

And the League's off
near Alpha Centauri.

Gear is on the other side of
the world, and your son is...

Son? Whoa!

- I have a son?
- Yeah, you do.

You've got a lot of
surprises in store

but I'm not gonna spoil
any more of them. Come on.

- What are you doing?
- Going undercover.

The old man has a contact

who might be able to
get me into Cobra.

Supposed to wait
down there for him.

Sure must be nice having
someone to give you leads

and help figure out things.

It is.

What was Bruce like
when you knew him?

Taller.

I recognize the streets,
but everything else is so..

'...different.'

He's a splicer.
They use animal DNA.

Some of the whack jobs in Cobra
look almost like snakes.

That can't be legal.

It's not, but the
cops are too busy

to do much about it.

Well, some things
never change. What now?

I go wait under that bridge

and you, you're gonna
stay at the corner

and try very hard
not to erase your own future.

Hmph!

[dramatic music]

Whoosh

[grunting]

[buzzer blaring]

Well, this is a surprise.

I thought you were gonna
throw away the key.

Clang

- Out.
- We're going somewhere?

Not if I had my way.

There's gonna be a
prisoner exchange, isn't there?

[grunts]

[groans]

We must have gotten
one of yours.

Who was it?

Wonder Woman?

The Lantern?

- Static?
- Quiet.

Perfect, just perfect.

Vroom vroom

Virgil? Uh!

- Virgil!
- 'Easy on the volume.'

We're supposed to be
undercover, remember?

I'm supposed to be undercover.

You were just gonna wait.

I did... till I got
tired of it. Come here!

I found someone who says
he knows all about Cobra.

That's him, down there.

You have got to be kidding.

Maybe he's the guy.

- But the old man said...
- Come on.

Cobra's right in here, boys.

(Virgil)
You're sure about this?

Why would I lie to you?

Oh, yeah.
That's why I'd lie.

[all chuckling]

They're Jokers. They don't
know anything about Cobra.

He was just yanking your chain.

No biggie. They're just a
bunch of clowns, that's all.

See? A bunch of cl..

Hiss

Yeah. Clowns.

[both growling]

[grunting]

[groaning]

[zapping]

[groaning]

(Male #2)
'Get him!'

[grunting]

Zap

[all groaning]

Hey, that was way shui.

Shui? I don't get it.

Get this.

[screaming]

Now I get it. Shui.

It's a distraction! Look!

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Come on ♪

[grunts]

Zap

[grunting]

[all groaning]

Come on, guys. Where's that
sparkling sense of humor?

[yells]

Thud

Well, let's hear it.

Thank you?

You sent us off on
a wild goose chase.

We probably missed
the real contact

and you want gratitude?

I just can't see how you
could have grown up to be

one of the world's
greatest heroes.

[dramatic music]

Hey, relax.
We'll be there soon.

Yeah.

[whirring]

Hey!

[alarm blaring]

[grunts]

[clamoring]

(Male #3) 'He's heading for the bridge!
Stop him!'

- 'He's gone!'
- This way, come on!

Now call the harbor patrol.

[man grunting]

Long live Cobra!

Whoosh

This is 7-5-niner, requesting
permission to take off.

Got a clearance yet? Over.

It's gonna be another
couple minutes, 7-5-niner.

We got some heavy
traffic coming in. Over.

[man grunts]

You okay? Over.

Just fine.

But I don't think
I'll wait for clearance.

Over and out.

Hey! Stop!

It's me. I'll be there
in a few minutes.

Leader, Grisby.

What should we do with Static?

Don't touch him.
Static's mine.

[computer beeping]

(Batman) 'You've gotta get
this kid off my back'

he's driving me crazy.

I saved his butt.
He needs me.

Quiet!
Cobra's leader just escaped.

'That means they don't
need Static anymore.'

What do we do now?

'Hello?'

I'm thinking.

[zapping]

Whoosh

[upbeat music]

Whoosh

(Static)
'Looks just like we left it.'

- What are you doing?
- This is where I go to think.

It's pretty pathetic.

Not everybody has a mansion.

And what are you doing?

I kinda ran into a dead end.

I thought you wanted
to be on your own.

Look, coming here was
hard enough for me.

I'm not gonna get
down on my knees and..

And what?

Why is there a retinal scanner
in an old abandoned gas station?

Retinal scanner?
Let me see.

[beeping]

[yells]

[grunts]
Oh. Uh..

[door whirrs]

Clang clang clang

Looks like I haven't
done too bad for myself.

[beeping]

(Batman)
Know what this is?

Looks sorta like
a shock box, but..

[gasps]

Gear?
What happened to you?

You got so... big.

It's a recorded hologram.

Oh, yeah, right.

It's like those things
people used to have

uh, answering machines.

So this is an old message?

Mm-hmm.

Virg, meet me at
Dakota Platform 247 right away.

It's an emergency.

[automated message]
Tuesday, 7:40 a.m.

That was this morning.

I thought you said Gear was
on the other side of the world.

He is. It's a secret mission,
only the old man knew.

Then they must have
faked this somehow.

This is how they tricked me.

I mean, him. Any idea
where this Platform 247 is?

No. But I know someone who does.

[dramatic music]

Whoosh

(all)
Praise Cobra!

Let all fear our minds.

We have Static in
a stasis chamber.

He's ready for you.

Good.

But I'd like to do
a little splicing first.

I thought you might.

[inhaling]

[growls]

[dramatic music]

(Bruce) The platforms were originally
designed for the m*llitary

now they're ghost towns.

Whoosh

[grunting]

Allow me.

[zapping]

(Batman)
'It's a stasis field.'

'That's how
they're holding him.'

(Static)
'That's me.'

Got a plan?

Go down there
and fight real hard.

That's what I was thinking

and I don't even have a mentor.

[crackling]

[grunting]

See if you can shut
off the stasis field.

[groans]

[grunting]

What have we here?

A failed cloning attempt?

'A mini Static?'

[screaming]

Yeah, mini alright.

[Static screaming]

Slam

[all clamoring]

[man grunting]
Hold him!

This'll perk up your circuits.

Crackle crackle

[grunting]

[Static yells]

[grunting]

Static! Here!

What am I supposed
to do with it..

(Batman)
'It's knockout gas! Throw it!'

[grunts]

It's not gonna
do you any good.

(Static)
'It will if I supercharge it.'

[groaning]

[pounding on door]

We're gonna need
some help here.

And I know just who.

[intense music]

[beeping]

[grunts]

Crackle

[crackling]

[all clamoring]

Stop 'em!

[grunts]

Thud

Wow.

(Static) 'I can see why you didn't
think I could be him.'

Actually, I'm starting
to see the resemblance.

I... I have so many questions.

Don't worry.
Everything's gonna be fine.

- Hey, what's happening?
- You must be going back.

What's gonna happen to me?
What should I do?

Believe in yourself.

That's your greatest power.

[screaming]

[groans]

Welcome back.

Yeah. I knew I could fix this.

Gear! I saw the future!

I saw you, I saw myself,
I saw Batman.

- Batman, you were..
- I'd rather not know.

Well, you still
had your hair. Unh.

You gonna be okay?

I'm gonna be just fine.

Oh, and, Gear, maybe
you should lay off the fries.

Theme music...