01x05 - Going Underground

[bunniefuu]

[Indistinct chattering
and yelling]

Rrr!

Ok, we got the food.

Can we go back
to h.q. Now?

Chill, duck.
It's not a trip downtown

Without getting
a little takeout.

Frankly, I'm a little
uncomfortable

In a place where
duck in orange sauce

Is a dinner entree.

If anyone
starts drooling,

I'm quacking
out of here.

Whoa. Here comes
your girlfriend.

[Cheering]

[Sarcastically]
ha ha. Very funny.

[Rumbling]

Shh! Did you
hear something?

How can I hear anything
with this racket?

You'd have to have
superhearing to--

Oh. Right.

Come on. Let's check it out.

Excuse me.

You're not the boss
of me, missy.

Ace is technically
the boss,

But since he isn't here,
don't just assume

You get to be in charge.

If anybody's gonna lead,
it's gonna be me.

Whoa!
[Rumbling]

[Screaming]

Danger duck: sorry.

Ahh! Uhh!

Aren't you saucy.

You know,
I am pretty tasty.

Aftershock!

Are you getting shorter
or am I getting taller?

You keep dreaming, duck.

Incoming!

Not again.

What's wrong
with this picture?

Uhh!

It looks
like downtown

Is sinking
to a whole new low.

The jade serpent.

At last!

Get ready, acmetropolis.

There's going to be
a whole lot more shaking

Going on!

Ha ha ha!

Zodavia: 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.

Ace: this mountain
just grew out of nowhere?

Just like that?

Yeah. Weird, huh?

But now we can go skiing
anytime we want

Without ever having to
leave downtown.

And when we work up an
appetite on the slopes,

We can stop in
for chinese takeout

At the bottom.

Man, acmetropolis
has everything!

I've gone over it
again and again,

But I can't figure out
what would've caused

That kind of geologic
instability.

Oh, I don't know,

Maybe something like a giant
meteor hitting the earth? Hmm?

Ring a bell?

Perhaps
if I had enough time

To build a more
detailed model.

I did it
during my break.

Total rush job.

Tech, the little
elevated trains

Are actually running...

And on time.

Ok, now normally

When there's
tectonic activity,

The plates
of the earth's crust

Move like this.

No matter how many
variations I try,

There's just nothing

That would account
for this.

[Slurp] ahhh.

[Chomping] chocolate.

Uh, slam,

Actually,
I ran out of soil,

So I used hot fudge.

With nuts.

Speaking of nuts,

This attack was the work
of one dr. Thaddeus dare.

Thaddeus dare?

"Nut" is
an understatement.

A reclusive and rather old
scientist

But brilliant nonetheless,

Dare was convinced
that one day he would find

He went crazy,
and his rock experiments

Grew more reckless.

He was finally banished
by the scientific community

And disappeared.

Let me guess.
A guy that into rocks

Went underground, right?

Deep underground.

I believe he's preparing
to take his revenge

On the world
that rejected him,

And he may have just found
the ultimate means.

The jade
serpent crystal.

Yes. The crystal that was housed
in the science tower,

Which sank underground
today.

Ace: what's so special
about this nugget?

It's an ancient gem that has
a unique atomic structure

Said to contain
untold energy.

If dr. Dare
somehow harnesses

The power of the crystal,

There is no telling
what he might do.

You must find dr. Dare
and stop him.

Zodavia out.

All right, g*ng.
Let's jet.

This new toy of yours

Is a great way
to beat the traffic.

Ha ha! Yes!

All: whoa!

Quit doing that!

Don't worry.

I've been working on my mobile
magma mover for a while.

I just needed a good excuse
to take her for a spin.

Ha ha! Good thing
I got almost

All the kinks
worked out.

I'll say.

Wait. Did you say almost?
Did he say almost?

Guys, heads up.

The city is upside down,
or is it my stomach?

So that's where
the buildings went.

Tech: hang on.
Goin' down.

And we're how many miles
beneath the earth's crust?

Heh heh heh.
Not to worry.

This thing's built

With ultra-titanium
double shielding.

Trust me. Nothing
can stop us. [Gasps]

What was that?

A lot of nuttin'.

I don't understand.
This baby should be able

To smash through
any kind of rock.

And what if the rocks
smash back?

Huh?

Ace: tech, get us
out of here.

Tech: the sudden stop must've
short-circuited the engine.

Hey, uh, tech,

Can you reverse us
out of this hole?

Yeah! As in, back up now!

Well, I would
if I could.

No reverse?

Oh, no!
Guys...

Little help?

It's got lexi!

Let's rock!

Hey, stop, rockzilla!
Unh! Uhh!

Uhh! Thanks, duck.

Let's go.

Missed. So sorry.
Missed again. Ha ha!

Strike 3. You're out!

[Growls]

Excuse me. Hi. Would you
come this way, please?

Thanks so much!

Hey, how 'bout you, rocks?
Come over here as well?

That's right!

[Mumbling]


Comin' up!

Gather around, guys.

I know this
is kind of sudden,

Why I called this meeting.

Yahh! That's why!

Hey, lex, you're up.

Don't you ever lighten up?

Guess not.

Fast work, rev.
I'm goin' after slam.

Unh! [Growls and mumbles]

Unh! Uhh...eee!

[Growls and mumbles]

You're getting
on my nerves...

And you don't wanna
see me mad.

Hey, I warned you.

You tell 'em, sister.

Ha ha ha!

Uh-oh.

Huh?

Yo, what's up, rock?

Drop the devil
and back away.

Yahh!

Slam!

Oh, man.

Hey ya, slam.
Are you ok?

h* h*! I'm sorry
about that whole

Wow. I even impress
myself. Ha ha!

I gotta remember
how to do that. [Gasps]

Yo, tech,
what do ya got?

My scanners are picking up

A strange energy field
around them.

There's a high probability
they're being controlled

By the powers
of the jade serpent crystal.

The hot issue isn't
how they're working,

It's how we're
gonna beat 'em.

We've gotta level
the playing field.

Tech, can you
jumpstart that thing?

This might work...

If I can just reroute
the power reserves

To the front thrusters.

Come on!

Ohh. Fine.

Mehhh!

[Sizzling]

Gotta be an easier way
to be a hero.

All right! Rock on!

So, what were
those things?

Reminds me

Of some of the guys
who keep calling you,

Except the rocks
have more personality.

Ha ha ha!

Yoww!
[Sizzling]

Watch the feathers.

Those rock guys
are the security guards,

Which means we must be
close to dare's lair.

Dr. Dare: you're not
close. You're here.

Just in time

To see the power
of the jade serpent

Turn acmetropolis
upside down.

Tech, what's goin' on?

I told ya he was
a crackpot.

Let's get goin'.

I hope you've enjoyed
your little visit down here,

Because it's now
your permanent residence.

In fact, soon all
of acmetropolis

Will reside underground,

And I will live in peace
on the surface.

Are you kidding me, doc?

That's the most ridiculous idea
I've ever heard.

You won't be laughing

When you're buried
in stone, bunny!

Ohh!

Take cover!

Sayonara, loonatics.

[Laughing maniacally]

Aah!

Nice work
there, slam.

Any time.

We gotta get
to acmetropolis before--

Zodavia: before
there is no acmetropolis.

Dr. Dare's continuing to turn
the world inside out.

You must hurry. If you
do not do something quickly,

This madman will bury us all.

Aah!

Let's get this mover movin'
before we lose power, too.

Nice drivin', tech.

Looks like we're...

A little late.

Lexi: it's acmetropolis.

Tech: talk about
an extreme makeover.

Dare's using
the jade serpent

To turn our world
inside out.

So we've gotta use
that gem to reverse it.

Rev: I couldn't have
said it better myself.

'Scuse me. Coming through.
I'll just wait at the top.

No rush.
How long do you think

Man, you guys are slow!

Ace: oh, great.

It's the rockettes
again, g*ng.

Slam, teach 'em
how to twist.

[Growls]

Sand?
Ace: who knew?

Whoa!

Ace: slam!
All: whoa!

All: aaaahh!

Oh, it's on now.

Nice blastin', lexi.

Time to shut
that crystal down.

Lexi: whoa, looks
like we're in oz.

There's that jade nugget

That's been causin' all
the trouble.

So, how do we
reverse this thing?

This is just off
the top of my head,

But I'd say you can do it
with a quanti-amplified

Charge of intense
electromagnetic radiation.

Electro-maga-waga--
wait, wait.

Uh, tech,
do you mean light?

You make it
sound so boring.

The luna pests.

I thought I buried
all of you down below.

Haven't you heard?
"Down" is the new "up."

Yeah, we would've
called first,

But you were unlisted.

And now we're gonna stop

Your insidious plans
stone cold.

Ha ha ha. Stones
are my domain, duck,

But there's no reason

You all can't join
my little rock group.

Hey!

What's with
the rock candy?

You'll become my own
personal statues.