01x03 - The Cloak of Black Velvet

[bunniefuu]

[Thunder]

Go have
some fun, boys.

And remember...

The hour of darkness
has arrived.

You know what to do.

The acmetropolis
series-5 radar, boys.

And now it´s mine.

Who...who are you?

Ha ha ha!

I´m black velvet,
darling.

And i´ll be
taking over now.

Echo: now...now...

In the year 2772,

A meteor strikes

The city planet
of acmetropolis,

Knocking it off its axis.

This cosmic event releases
supernatural forces,

Unleashing a new kind of hero--

The loonatics.

[Wordless choral singing]

Hello. Superhero costume
discount warehouse?

I´ve been trying
to place an order. Uh--

Uh, hello?

Uhh! Yeah!

[Chomping noisily]

[Burps loudly]

Please, slam.
I´m trying to hear.

Oh. There you are.
I´d like to order

The perforated suave
superhero´s cape

In robin´s-egg blue.

Woman: i´ll check
on your order, sir. Please hold.

Just tryin´ to jazz
things up a bit,

Give the costume
a little flair,

Stand out more in front
of the boss lady.

Uh-huh.

[Chomping loudly]

[Gulps]

Like you care.

He´s so into
the meditating thing.

Ever since
I showed him

How to do it,

Hello? Hello?

Nothin´ disturbs him.

[Dialing, busy signal]

This is ridiculous!

It´s the 28th century!

We´ve got jet packs,
hovercrafts,

Computer-synchronized
latte makers,

But I still can´t get
a good cell signal

On the 134th floor!

[Ring]

Mmm?

[Ring]

Duck, shut
that ringer off.

At least the ringer works.
The rest of it´s junk.

Have some respect.

I´m clearing
my mind here.

Hmmhh! Please.

You´d need
a hazmat team

To clear the junk
outta your head, tech.

[Ring]
hello?

[Beeping]
hello?

Ohhh! I´ve had it!

No more technology
for me.

From now on,
I do everything

The old-fashioned way.

Yeah, right.
No phone?

No e-mp3
music blaster 5000?

And no high-tech
weapons?

Who needs ´em?

My bare hands
are lethal weapons.

You couldn´t go
one low-tech week

Without high-tech
stuff.

h* h* h*! Really?

Well, i´m not you,
mr. Techno geek.

Make you a bet.

If you can get
through one week,

I´ll buy you
that new cape myself.

And if not,
you buy it for me.

I want the matching
knee-high boots.

No problem.

You´re on, mister!

By the way,
i´m a 13...wide.

Gather around, loonatics.

We have a major crisis,

Besides duck´s
new costume request.

Begin the holographic
imaging feed.

Moments ago, someone
calling herself black velvet

Stole the acme doppler
series-5 radar system.

That system directs all
air and space traffic

In and out
of acmetropolis.

So much for our weekend
getaway to acmepulco.

I´m afraid
it gets worse.

They´ve also taken
the acme supercomputer.

That´s the most
advanced system

On the planet.

I should know.
I built it for them.

See what happens

When you rely
on technology?

Utter chaos!

I am so going
to win this bet.

Duck...pay attention!

Duck: yes´m.

I´m uploading
security footage now.

Ace: get us a closer shot
of those raiders, tech.

Tech: done. Hmm.
Most fascinating.

Hubba-hubba!
Hoo-hoo-hoo-ba!

She´s not
that pretty.

Naw, he´s right.
She´s hot.

Keep your eyeballs
in your head.

Attractive or not,
she´s bad to the bone,

And you have to figure out
what she´s up to.

Good luck, loonatics.

Zodavia out.

All righty, g*ng.
Let´s jet.

Um...ace?

Aren´t we going
the wrong way?

The space port
is east.

Yeah, but we´re goin´

Where the action is.
Check out the skyline.

Just like it was before
the foist attack.

That´s right over
the acme tech university.

Which is the ancestral
homeland

Of geeks, dweebs,
and brainiac nerds.

I went to school there.

There´s a shocker.

Does this puppy
have a hyperdrive?

I´ll take that
as a yes.

Mommy! Someone
turned off the lights!

Uhhh...

Failed again
by technology.

Tech. Any thoughts?
Any suggestions?

Right now, rev´s
gotta be our eyes.

No problem, tech.

With my built-in gps,
I got a lock on ´em.

Watch out, my team!
You´re surrounded!

Back off, boys.

Contacts vary 45 degrees,




Uhh! Uhh!

Slam, they´re
right in front of ya!

Spin straight ahead!

No, no! Slam!
Watch out!

Black velvet:
the light wave eliminator.

My plan is nearly complete.

Take it away, boys.

I can´t see ´em,
but I can smell ´em!

Hyah!

Hyah somewhere else, duck.

Sorry.

We have what
we came for.

Cluster.
Cluster.

I see dark days
ahead, loonatics.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha!

[Rumbling]

[Stammering]

Loonatics, let´s jet!

Duck!
Oh, no!

Dig him out!

Come on, come on.

Little help here!

Go! Go! Go!

Whoo-hoo!
Missed me.

Black velvet: catch me
if you can, loonatics.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha!

Come on!

We can´t
lose ´em now!

Time to pop this balloon.

Pickin´ up
anything, tech?

They must´ve employed some
sort of cloaking device.

Anything, rev?

No trace, no sign,
no mark, no trail,

No heat, no scrap,
no lick, no speck,

No particle, no nothin´.

I hate bein´
left in the dark.

Duck: who turned out
the lights?

[Indistinct shout]

Huh.

Where did tech go?

[Gasps] look.

Velvet: ha ha ha ha ha!

All right, loonatics...

She´s got
somethin´ to learn.

You take one...
You take us all.

Rev: ace, i´m pickin´
something up straight ahead.

I see ´em!


Take evasive action.

Welcome to my city
in the clouds.

Isn´t it gorgeous?

I built it for myself
and all my shadow boys

So we could live
high in the sky.

Beats the rock you
crawled out from under.

In case you haven´t noticed,
i´m no common thief.

I´m not like
everyone else.

Thanks to the meteor
that hit earth,

My eyes have been
permanently scarred.

Echo: scarred.

And your brain´s been
permanently scrambled.

I can no longer
tolerate any light.

I´ve been forced to live
hidden here for far too long,

Which is why I need
a scientist

Of your genius to help me.

Never gonna happen.

I know what
you´re up to.

Oh, really?
Enlighten me.

You´ll use
the doppler radar

To project
a curtain of darkness

Powered by pulses

From the light wave
eliminator,

Which will
block out our sun

And plunge acmetropolis
into permanent darkness.

I call it the shroud-caster...

And soon everyone
will suffer as I have.

But you´ve
forgotten the part

Where the industrious
coyote builds it for me.

You´re dreamin´,
hot stuff.

Not many dogs can resist
my charms, tech...

´Specially
an overworked inventor

Who doesn´t get out much. Ha!

Wh-wha--wh--
not the face!

Don´t resist
my shadow force, baby,

As it reaches
into your mind,

Giving me complete control.

Echo: control...control...

Uhh...ohhh...

Now...how about
you get to work?

All right, baby?

[Hypnotized]
as you wish.

Can´t you
shake these things?

Duck: we´re
doomed. Doomed!

All right, slam.

They leave us
no other choice.

Prepare for maneuver 180.

Now, slam! Fire!

Lexi: the attack leaders
are going back to the zeppelin!

Ace: now the zeppelin´s
the target.

But tech´s
up there.

Oops.

Then we´ve gotta stop
those missiles...now!

We gotta stop
those missiles

Before they blow
the zeppelin

And tech out of the sky!

Can you brain-blast
´em, lex?

Not from here.

Foist one´s yours,
rev.

I am coming!

Here´s my chance
to rip on technology!

The next one´s mine.

Ace:
you got it, duck.

Little bit closer.
A little bit closer.

All right. Let´s see.

No, that´s not it.
How about this one?

No, that´s
not it, either.

Maybe this one?
No! This one? Uh...

He´s unflabbable,
unstoppable, unbelievable!

He´s shoots!

He scores!
Back to you, charlie.

Nice, rev.

Hit the showers.

Hey, uh--[chuckles]--

Looks like we´re running
out of sky here, lex.

On the count of 3.



Ace: bull´s-eye, lex!

Both: whoa!

All right, lexi!

You knocked out
their cloaking.

Now where´s duck?

Hmm. Hmm.

Insert tab b
into flap c,

Then cut wire d...

Grab the wheel, lex.

Ouch, ouch, ouch!

Insert tab b into--

Oh, where is
the manual?

Hey! I was just
figuring out

How to fly that thing.

A few more seconds,
and I would have been--

Roasted duck?

Ugh.

Check the compartments.

I´m sure tech packed us
something just in case.

In case of what?

The usual. Mutant vikings,
giant fuzz ba*ls.

The ningizer 500.

And night-vision
goggles, too!

Slam, time to do
your thing.

Lexi: whoa. We´re not
in kansas anymore.

Activate night-vision
opticals.

Activated.
Activated.

Let´s go crush
some velvet.

Piece of cake.

[Chuckles]

[Growls]

Right behind you, slam.

[Growls]

Hey, uh, tech,
old pal.

Let´s make like
an atom and split.

Uh, tech?

He´s not answering.

Tech only answers
to me now.

You boys are just in time

To watch us usher in
the dark ages.

Ah-ah. Not tonight,
loonatics.

Uhh!

Duck, maybe you can
deal with her friends.

Righty-o, ace.

[Grunts]

Strike!

Guys, tell me
you´re ready.

I need another minute.

Hyah!

Uhh-hyah!

Take 2 aspirin
and call me in the morning.

Miss velvet,

Your shroud-caster
is ready.

Why thank you, baby.

Ace: tech! No!

Ha ha!

Uhh! Uhh!

Activate
the shroud-caster...now!

Tech! Come on, buddy boy!
Wake up!

Uhh...hyah!

Wait. I can wake him.

[Beep,
phone alarm ringing]

Ugh! That annoying phone!

I need a little
help here, tech.

Activating night vision.

Ha! Too little, too late.

Darkness was my curse.

Now it will be yours,
loonatics.

[Gasps]

What happened
to the light?

I don´t know.

There´s been blackouts
all over the city.

Lexi, have you
reversed the polarity?

Not yet, ace!

Lexi: got it!

[Slam growls]

My city of darkness!

No!

Ace: I think it´s time
for us to get out of dodge.

Rev runner fights
for the saucer...

But rev beats him to it.

He lays it into
the corner...

But picked up
by rev runner!

Another tricky shot...

But not quite
tricky enough!

Rev shoots.
Saved by rev runner!

Looks like rev
really came to play.

He shoots. He scores!
And the fans go wild!

[Mumbles, cheers]

Has anybody
seen tech?

I think he has
something

He might want
to say to me.

Thanks.

I went ahead
and ordered them.

Nice, huh?

They´re sending you
the bill.

But--but those are mine!

You were supposed
to buy those for me!

Uh, you used your phone, duck.
We all saw ya.

But i--i only used
the phone to save him!

If not for me, he´d
still be walking around,

"Whatever you say,
o velvety one."

A bet´s a bet.

Good work, loonatics.

Despite black velvet´s
disappearing act,

The shroud-caster
has been dismantled

And all the parts
have been returned.

Oh, my, tech.
Don´t you look heroic.

Why, thank you,
zodavia.

Zodavia:
very impressive indeed.

But--but--but...

Zodavia out.

Wait! Come back!

I picked out the cape
and the matching boots!

I´m the heroic-looking
one!

Be impressed with me!

Maybe you can call her
back on your cell phone.

If you can get a signal.

You know,
you´re all despicable.