02x05 - Kid Kree

[bunniefuu]

[distant city sounds]

[theme music playing]

♪ Ooh, my feet touched the ground ♪

♪ Here I am, world
Hear that trumpet sound? ♪

♪ Yeah, I have arrived ♪

♪ And me and my girls
'bout to dip and slide ♪

♪ Swerve ♪

♪ Better make way, skurt-skurt ♪

♪ I got rules to break ♪

♪ Workin' non-stop
Now it's time to drop ♪

♪ Ooh, honey, boom
Cute, smart, and clever ♪

♪ If you didn't know it ♪

♪ Now-now you know ♪

♪ Moon Girl Magic ♪

♪ Yeah, I'm Magic! ♪

♪ Thought you knew ♪

♪ Thought you knew, baby ♪

♪ Genius, inspiration overflow ♪

♪ Moon Girl Magic ♪

♪ Moon Girl Magic! ♪

♪ Thought you knew ♪

♪ Thought you knew, baby ♪

[giggles]

...and what I'm saying is,

New York bagels are objectively superior

because our tap water
has a low concentration

of calcium and magnesium,

so the gluten in the dough is...

[cartoonish pops]

I'm doing it again, aren't I?

Lu, you should def be proud
of your science brain.

I just wish you had someone our age

- to make beautiful gadgets with.
- [Lunella sighs]

I don't know, Case.

I think it's always gonna be

me, myself, and science.

Uh, situation at two o'clock.

[mid tempo music plays]

[bin clatters]

[device whirs]

[haptics ticking]

Uh, hello? Can I help you?

- [screams]
- No!

My perfect bagel and schmear!

[screams, pants]

[footsteps trailing]

What's that guy's glitch?

I worry about our generation.

- [haptics ticking]
- Too much screen time.

Oh! Gotta dash.

LOS wanted to see me before school.

Tell them I say hi!

- [downtempo music plays]
- [LOS] How would you feel

about giving a tour
to a new student this morning?

Happy to!

I know these halls like the back
of my handheld X-ray machine.

So, this kid is... unique.

All I ask is, you take some time

to really get to know him,

- [knocks on door]
- and-- Oh, here he is!

Lunella, meet Marvin Ellis.

[door thwacks]

The bagel assassin.

[chuckles nervously]

[electronic music plays]

- [mid tempo music continues]
- [Marvin gasps in awe]

[device whirs]

[Lunella grunts]

Ooh, so, clean slate. I'm Lunella.

[cartoonish booms]

[swishing]

And I am Marvin.

Deeply... how do you say,

- uh, sorry, about earlier?
- No sweat.

Well, here you got your basic lockers.

[sniffs] Yes, we had weapons lockers

at my old school.

So you went to military school then?

Affirmative. I majored in
interrogation and flag folding.

[Lunella laughs awkwardly]

[Marvin laughs awkwardly]

This is laughing, right?
[chuckles] Why are we doing it?

[Lunella clears throat]

So, bathroom's are over there,

art room on the left,
cafeteria straight ahead.

- Any questions?
- Just the basics.

Uh, who ranks highest
in combat drills here,

- and how tall are you?
- Excuse me?

- Be thinking fast!
- [Lunella yelps]

What was that?

A reflex test. You... failed. Large time.

- [bell rings]
- Ah, time for P.E.

Oh, I already used the facilities.

[mid tempo ends]

[whistle blows]

[Vesti La Giubba by Pagliacci plays]

[dodgeball bonks]

- [video game melody]
- [dodgeball bonks]

[swishing]

[pencil scribbling]

[Marvin] I think you missed

an exponent in that binomial theorem.

Oh, dang, you're right.

Marvin? Wha... How do you know...

Wait, you're out of the game already?

We played something like this
at my old school.

I've got a perfect strategy.

I get out on purpose right away so I can

[In unison] work on my projects

on the sidelines!

[cartoonish ting]

[chuckles] So wait, wait!

You like math and science and stuff?

No, I love math and science and stuff!

I was pretty much every bully's

favorite target at my old school.

Hey, uh, maybe you'd wanna,

I dunno, fire up the ol' Bunsen Burners

together, sometime, hm?

- I... [gasps]
- [phone beeps]

I... I have to take this.

Well played, LOS.

Well played.

- [haptics tick]
- [device whirs]

Greetings, Father!

Stand up straight!

Salute your superior.

Sir, yes, sir, Father!

Mel-Varr, you look ridiculous.

It's my human disguise for planet C-53,

or "Earth" as they call it.

See, I designed a serum that absorbs

the blue light and reflects it--

Less science, more soldiering.

You're on a mission, Mel-Varr, yes?

Affirmative, sir!

And why are you on this mission?

Because I failed out of
the Kree Combat Academy

three times, and now, I must capture

a human superhero
to prove myself as a warrior.

Well, I hope this "Moon Girl"
is a worthy opponent,

despite her young age.

Oh, yes, super hardcore.

Anywho, I infiltrated enemy lines

to try and learn her secret identity.

Thought I had a match, but...

my scans ruled her out.

I... I will shift tactics,

locate Moon Girl on her patrol tonight,

obliterate her, and then--

- [device beeps]
- [Marvin stammers]

Love you, miss you,
please be proud of me, bye!

[Marvin exhales]

- [footsteps clomping]
- Geez, why is it so quiet?

Is there a villain conference
or something?

[Devil grunts]

- [zap]
- [Moon Girl thuds]

- Speak of the Devil...
- [Devil grunts]

- No, D. Not you.
- Not you.

[dramatic undertone]

I am Mel-Varr,

mighty warrior here to vanquish you

in the name-- [grunts]

in the name of The Kree Empire.

[chuckles] OK, Kid Kree.

- [wings whirring]
- Let's do this!

[device whirs and chirps]

- [riveting music]
- [Moon Girl grunts]

- Watch out!
- [music intensifies]

[whirs and chirps continue]

[water plops]

Are those guided energy blasts?

- [device whirs]
- [Mel-Varr exclaims]

[music continues]

- [Moon Girl grunts]
- [metal clinking]

Whoa! Did you build that yourself?

Like it? I mean, give up, earthling!

[devices engaging]

[blasts beaming]

- [Moon Girl exclaims]
- [whirring continues]

[Moon Girl grunts]

[Mel-Varr grunts]

- [Mel-Varr grumbles]
- [music stops]

Me, out-teched!

Ugh, I tell ya, D,

next time Kid Kree attacks,

we're gonna bring
that alien down to Earth!

- Deal?
- [Devil grunts in agreement]

[electronic mid tempo music]

[electronic uptempo music]

[pencil scribbling]

- [Lunella sighs]
- [Marvin sighs]

- Jinx.
- [Marvin chuckles]

- Rough night?
- Affirmative.

- Quite negative.
- [chuckles] Same.

But you know what always cheers me up?

Digging up an old circuit board and

[In unison] setting a timer
to see if I can implement

a circular capacitive touch
sensor in under three minutes.

- [shared chuckling]
- [light jazz playing]

So, Marvin. Um...

I don't know if this
is too much, too soon,

but I was wondering if you...

wanted to help me make a plasma shield?

[gasps] I love plasma technology.

[squeals] Amazing!

I wanted to make something
super advanced for, um...

[Moon Girl grunts excessively]

...dodgeball.

I started the blueprints but I'm stuck

on the photo-chromatic filter

Can I just say how happy I am

that you found your soul-nerd, Lu?

I'll give you guys some privacy.
Ciao, ciao!

What if we start by constructing

a lattice of carbon-based molecules?

Could that work?

Could a diamond evaporate

at 1405 degrees Fahrenheit?

[In unison] Yes!

- [light jazz fades out]
- [shared giggling]

[funky mid tempo music]

♪ Yeah, hey ♪

[solder fizzing]

♪ Ooh, wee ♪

♪ Rah, rah, rah, rah, rah ♪

♪ Ooh, wee ♪

♪ Run it, run it ♪

♪ Uh-huh ♪

♪ Rah, rah, rah, rah, rah ♪

♪ Ooh, wee ♪

♪ Run it, run it ♪

♪ Alright, check one, check two ♪

♪ I'm here
So tell me, where are you? ♪

♪ It's showtime, showtime ♪

♪ Oh, my
You need to come on through ♪

♪ I just made a checklist ♪

- [phone beeping]
- ♪ We gon' take over the world ♪

♪ It's gonna be sweeter than sugar ♪

♪ With cinnamon swirl ♪

♪ We'll be shining brighter ♪

♪ Than the diamonds with the pearls ♪

♪ And right now is the time ♪

[music stops]

- [electricity fizzing]
- [cartoonish swish]

- [dodgeball bonks]
- [whistle blows]

[loud expl*si*n]

- [Lunella cheers]
- Objective almost achieved!

Just a few more tweaks, and this bad boy

- will be ready to go!
- [bell rings]

Oh, uh, gotta run.

Hey, um...

do you wanna come over tonight, Marvin?

- Meet my folks?
- Sure.

Do you need assistance

in family hand-to-hand combat night?

[chuckles] Uh, no.

- I mean, for dinner.
- Oh!

That would be so full of wonder!

Uh, I have to take care
of something for my dad first, though.

It's cool. I gotta take care
of something, too.

I'll see ya after.

Oh, and uh...

- Marvin?
- Yes, Lunella?

I'm really glad you moved here.

[giggles] Later, soul-nerd!

[phone beeps]

[Marvin sighs]

[intense music plays]

[Moon Girl exclaims]

Look, kid, can you hurry this up and lose?

'Cause I got places to be!

If you're in such a rush, human.
Why don't you just surrender?

- [Moon Girl exclaims]
- [zapping and swishing]

[yelps, groans]

[Devil grunts]

- [Devil gasps]
- [device clicks]

[metal clinks]

[Moon Girl exclaims and grunts]

This victory is for
my valiant forefathers.

- [Moon Girl grunts]
- [Mel-Varr groans]

[garbled whir]

[Moon Girl] Moon Girl magic!

- [electricity buzzes]
- [Mel-Varr groaning]

- [alarm beeps]
- [Moon Girl sighs]

Dang, D, it's almost time for dinner.

- Let's wrap this up!
- [device clicking]

Now, let's see if my new
glove mods worked.

- [device clicks]
- [electricity buzzes]

[Mel-Varr grunts]

[electricity buzzing]

[Moon Girl] Ooh!

Ha! Decked by tech!

- [cartoonish pop]
- [alarm beeps]

[hovercraft humming]

[Moon Girl gasps]

Ooh, well, hello, beautiful.

[phone trills rapidly]

- [Moon Girl groans]
- OK, my dad's are taking me

to a fairytale masquerade ball
in the West Village,

and I want my look to be
"evil stepsister chic."

So, this shirt, or... What's that?

Kid Kree dropped it.
[groans] I can't crack it!

It's some kind of intergalactic--

Cell phone? Oh, gimme, gimme!

It's alien tech, you won't be able to--

- [phone whirs]
- Cadet Mel-Varr,

Daily log, 16:07 local time
on planet C-53.

My ongoing battle
against Moon Girl goes well.

I fought her valiantly.

Steadily wearing her down. [chuckles]

Uh, wha... That boy is tellin' stories!

...she makes a mistake and...
[groans] It's so hot in here,

just gotta... [exclaims]
Sweat making it stick to my...

[grunting] Ugh, whoa!

[in unison] Marvin?

Wow, that's much better.

OK, so, in conclusion,

when I defeat Moon Girl,
it will be a great victory

for the Kree Empire,
and for you, Father. Uh, sir!

Wow.

Marvin is Kid Kree?

I trusted him,

and turns out he's a supervillain?

Was he playing me this whole time?

Lying to me this whole time?

Was our friendship even real?

I'm so sorry, Lu--

h*-h*-h*,

I am gonna break him down

- like pepsin on protein!
- Take a deep breath, here.

Totally fine to be mad, but,

do you really think whoever that was

is the real Marvin?

I saw how you were together.

That was some genuine nerd love.

Maybe talk to him
before doing anything rash.

- [phone beeping]
- [both gasp]

[phone vibrating]

[beeping continues]

[finger taps]

What... Who are you?

I'm Moon Girl.

The superhero your kid
was supposed to capture.

Where's Mel-Varr?

Oh, Kid Kree?

Yeah, me and my Dino kicked that

weak-sauce, pathetic excuse for a warrior

to the curb!

- Moon Girl out!
- [finger taps]

[hologram sizzles out]

Alien menace smited!

Lunella! Maybe,

don't antagonize

the scary, scowling extra-terrestrial!

Guys like that are all show.

Speaking of show, you should get to yours.

And I should get
to dinner with my nemesis.

- [doorknob clicks]
- [Marvin catches breath]

Hello...

Marvin.

[cartoonish pop]

[hip instrumental music]

[chewing loudly]

[loud crunch]

So how are you liking
your new school, Marvin?

[gulps] By all objective measures,

the best place in the universe.

Very different from my old academy.

[Pops] You want some lima beans, babygirl?

Oh, no, thank you, Pops.

I don't care for lima beans

because they have
the word "lie" right up front

[chuckles] More for me, then.

So, how is I.S. 833 different?
What have you been studying?

- Well--
- [Lunella] In English today,

we learned about Norse Mythology

and that Loki is the God of Mischief.

You know what that means?

He's fun at parties?

He lies!

[dramatic undertone]

Oh, uh, by the way, Marvin...

I found your cell phone.

- [phone thuds]
- [metal scraping]

[undertone intensifies]

- [thwack]
- [phone thuds]

- You're--
- Puh-lease,

like you didn't know.

[hollow thud]

[knife clinks]

[squish]

[undertone peaks and fades]

Aah!

- [Lunella yells]
- [device fires]

- [zapping]
- [Marvin grunts]

- [device whirs]
- [zapping]

[rapid crossfire]

- What is happening?
- Agh!

Bob and weave, baby! Bob and weave!

[crossfire continues]

[Marvin screams]

[Lunella screams]

[both chewing loudly, grumbling]

- [chewing loudly]
- [snarling]

- [bites loudly]
- [fork snaps]

[chews loudly]

Oh, uh, your dad called earlier. Nice guy.

What? You talked to my father?

Yeah, yeah! I told him all about
how well you're doing down here.

He's probably coming to get me now.

Well, that's nice.
Maybe we'll get to meet him.

No! That is not a good idea.

Why not? We're respectable people.

- Dang it!
- No, it's not you.

It's just that,
my father can be kind of...

unreasonable.

What do you mean, child?

My... my father has certain...

expectations.

How I'm supposed to act,

who I'm supposed to be.

And because of that,

sometimes I put on this...

armor.

But it's not who I am,

not who I really am, on the inside.

And, Lunella,

she's the only one
who's ever seen the real me.

Or at least I thought she did.

[dishes clattering]

[loud rumbling]

- [car alarms sounding]
- [car horns blaring]

[metallic swish]

[dramatic undertone]

- Thank you for your hospitality.
- [backpack rustles]

- [chair scrapes]
- Wait, wait! I'll come with you!

That'll just make it worse.

And, by the way...

I didn't know.

[ambient music plays]

[hip electronic music plays]

[grunting] Come on, D!

- We gotta help Marvin.
- [Devil grunts]

Yeah, yeah. Marvin is the villain, but,

you know, he's also my friend.

And, ugh, I did him so wrong!

[sighs] Good thing I put that tracker

in his fancy space phone.

- Let's go!
- [Devil grunts]

- [device beeping]
- [casette clicks]

[beeping intensifies]

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Oh, oh ♪

♪ I'm just plain and simple ♪

♪ Can't you tell by touching my hand? ♪

♪ See, I wanna be a friend ♪

♪ But you can't keep testing me
Over and over again ♪

- ♪ Tell me ♪
- ♪ Is that what you believe ♪

♪ Is that what you believe now? ♪

- ♪ Come closer, and you will see ♪
- ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, tell me ♪

- ♪ If you know love, you will agree ♪
- ♪ Check your love history ♪

- ♪ Everybody's got a book to read ♪
- ♪ Everybody, everybody ♪

♪ Got a book to read, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Oh, oh ♪

♪ Oh, darling ♪

♪ We need it ♪

♪ Just letting out ♪

♪ Just letting out ♪

♪ Just getting real, keep real ♪

♪ Real, real, real ♪

♪ I don't know what you talkin' bout ♪

♪ I'm going home ♪

[funky music fades out]

[metallic swish]

[dramatic undertone]

[ramp whirs]

[Hovercraft humming]

[undertone continues]

- [device clicks]
- [soft metallic swishing]

Get onboard, Mel-Varr.

Sir, I'm sorry--

You can contemplate
your failure on the way

to the institute
for Patriotic Re-Education.

[Moon Girl] Marvin!

Lunella? What are you doing here?

I came to help you!

Help me?

You ruined everything!

This is the supposed superhero
who bested you?

Step aside, boy, and I'll show you

what a real warrior looks like.

- [weapon fires]
- Devil!

- [intense music plays]
- [Devil snarls]

[Devil sonic roars]

[weapon fires]

- [Devil groans]
- I made a mistake!

I shouldn't have acted out of anger.

In my defense...

[slicing clank]

...I'd just found out you were my enemy

and I thought you'd been
faking our whole friendship,

but still!

I was only your enemy

because I didn't know it was really you!

But when you found out,

you set me up and stabbed me in the back!

It's true! I did.

- [blow lands]
- [Moon Girl groans]

- [clatters]
- Pathetic and futile, girl.

- [Devil snarling]
- [footsteps pounding]

- [blows landing]
- [Devil snarls]

Mel-Varr! Stasis Sphere!

[device trills]

- [device beeps]
- [Devil yelps]

- [device beeps]
- [Moon Girl yelps]

[Devil groans]

Well done, warrior.

There may be hope for you yet.

- Marvin! Stop!
- Why didn't you just talk to me?

I know! I should have!

I jumped to conclusions
without looking deeper,

without looking for the
great person I got to know.

The person I call my friend.

Enough wasting time.
Put her in the ship's hold.

You don't have to do this, Marvin.

I know this isn't the real you.

Now you finish what you came here to do.

I'll eliminate the lizard.

- [Devil grunts]
- [device beeps]

Mel-Varr!

Call me Kid Kree!

[Devil snarls]

[Pad-Varr grunts]

- Yo, Marvin! Catch!
- [device whirling]

[spear whirls, strikes]

- [shield clinks]
- Oh, you finished it!

And you made two!

Like friendship bracelets.

- [riveting music continues]
- [devices clink]

[beaming intensity]

[device clinks, whirs]

[riveting music halts]

I'm sorry, Father, but

I'm never gonna be like you.

I have to follow my own path,

even if that means you'll never accept me.

[footsteps approaching]

[metal scraping]

You built all these things?

Uh, the plasma shields with Lunella,

but the rest, uh... yes, sir!

I'd always hoped that one day

you'd become a respected Kree warrior.

However...

your tech skills are...

astounding.

They could be a tremendous asset

to the Kree Empire...

- [solemn ambient music]
- ...my son.

[Marvin sniffles, exhales]

[devices clink]

[calm ambient music plays]

- Hmm?
- So we can stay in touch.

Soul-nerds like us gotta stick together.

Thanks, Marvin.

You know, it's nice,

to feel a little less alone
in the universe.

It is nice.

- Hey, yo, Kid Kree!
- Huh?

[giggles] Text me!

[soft metallic swishing]

[ignition rumbling]

[wind rustling]

[jets whirring heavily]

[warping, swish]

[pop music plays]

♪ Flick, flick, flick a switch ♪

♪ Turn around, turn it on ♪

♪ I, I said I'm ready ♪

♪ Dial it in, turn it up ♪

♪ D-d-d dial it in, turn it up ♪

♪ Glitter, glitter, watch me flicker ♪

♪ Silver screens, magazines ♪

♪ Take a, take a, take a number ♪

♪ Number one, let's have some fun ♪

♪ Let-let-let-let let's have some fun ♪