02x05 - Sparked

[bunniefuu]

JULIA: Previously on "Endlings"...

GRETA: Could this really
be the last polar bear?

Mom?

[ICE CRACKING]

We gotta get out of here!

Do you remember what happened?

I saw my best friend
Saara when we were little.

Mom?

Go to your room, Tabitha,
I can handle this!

No, you can't!

Maria, hello.

Tabby's mom has petitioned to have
her custodial rights restored.

The other Ling actually
taught me something.

What?

That I need to stop looking
backwards and start looking forwards.

- How?
- By talking to each other.

[POLAR BEAR GRUNTING]

Mom?

[GROWLING]

[SCREAMING] Mom!

LOPEZ: Understood.

Big, white bear. We're en route now.

[RADIO DISCONNECTS]

MITRA: Fourth sighting this week.

- And getting closer and closer to town.
- Not for long.

[OVER POLICE SCANNER]
White bear spotted at 102718 Ivy Lane.

Officers en route.

Ground Control to Recon,
possible endling sighted.

[ROARING]

Actual endling captured.

TABBY: [OVER RADIO] Dragon?

[CHITTERING]

- Yep.
- Took you long enough.

[OVER RADIO] Sending
you the location now.

It's on the outskirts of town
so Ling might want to hang back.

[WHIMPERS]

Julia and Finn are still repairing
traps so it will just be me.

Don't be nervous. I've sent some backup.

[OVER RADIO] Mr. Spittles is back
online, now with blaster attachment.

I'm on my way.

Race you there.

HEWES: What do you want to do today?

Um, you want to see a movie?

Oh, we haven't done that in a long time.

Ms. Hewes?

Ms. Hewes?

I asked not to be disturbed.

Communications picked up
something on the police scanner.

I think you'll want to see it.

Ready the convoy.

FINN: Another trap repaired.

Julia to Tabby, where you at?

We're almost there.
Mr. Spittles is making amazing time

if I do say so myself. And I do.

Copy that.
We'll join you when we're done here.

Not to worry.

We'll probably already have
our new friend bagged by then.

So take your time.

[ELECTRICITY CRACKLING]

I have the location in sight.

Tabs, we have a problem.

[OVER RADIO] The cops beat us here.

JULIA: [OVER RADIO] Actually,
we have a bigger problem.

An endling just escaped.

Which one?

I'm pretty sure it's
something electrical.

Why would you say that?

[ELECTRICITY BUZZING]

Just a theory.

Heading to you now.
Tabs, meet us there.

I'm on my way.

I didn't actually see it,

but it tore up the garbage
in our back shed.

- LOPEZ: Hmm.
- [VEHICLES APPROACHING]

How many of you are coming?

- Endling loose. Got to run!
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold on, Tabby.

Remember, Sharon and
Noah are coming by to

take you to your mom's place tonight.

Got it.

And before you ask, I've already packed.

Great.

Well, listen, you better hurry up.

That endling is not
going to catch itself.

It's all going to be okay.

I know.

I know.

[BRANCH SNAPS]

[LEAVES RUSTLING]

BOTH: Ling!

- Have you seen a, uh...
- Dancing spark!

A dancing spark.

[LING CHITTERING]

Like...

[LING CHITTERING]

Like that.

[ELECTRICITY BUZZING]

[DISTANT SCREAMING]

[JULIA SCREAMING]

A little help here!

I knew we'd blast something today.

Mr. Spittles to the rescue!

- [GRUNTS]
- Ow!

The endlings!

[JULIA GASPS]

Julia?

I think it just zapped me.

TABBY: Step away from the wheel barrow!

Don't blast the traps.

He's not responding. What's going on?

Uh. Nice hair.

JOHNNY: Duck!

TABBY: Mr. Spittles!

Get back here, Mr. Spittles!

[MR. LEOPOLD GRUNTS]

[CHUCKLES]

[SIGHS]

I thought Tabby was only
leaving for one night.

Oh, yeah, she is, but, uh,
Tabby likes to be prepared.

- Ah.
- Hmm.

- TABBY: What's going on?
- JULIA: Tabby, make it stop!

- Is that...
- Screaming?

- JOHNNY: Where is it going?
- JULIA: It's landing.

- I got control back.
- Power it down!

What exactly are we dealing with here?

Whatever it is,
it can take over anything electrical.

[ELECTRICITY WHIRRING]

- TABBY: Uh-oh.
- JULIA: What's happening?

TABBY: Run! Run! Get out of the way!

[ALL SCREAMING]

We'll be right back.

Officers! It's been too long.

WOMAN: [WHISPERING]
What is that lady doing here?

What are you doing here?

Offering my assistance.

You weren't helpful
the last time we spoke.

What were you doing at the dam?

And why all the drones?

What were you looking for?

Her lawyers are here.

Well, let's see if I can
make it up to you.

Hi there.

What's your name?

Evan.

Hi, Evan. My name's Tressa.

I heard you had a pretty
big scare this morning.

Well, these kind officers and I

are here to make sure
that never happens again.

Sound good?

Yeah.

Evan, do you think you could
show me where you saw the bear?

[HEWES CHUCKLES]

Haven't I seen you on the news?

HEWES: Yes. My company's about
to make a very big announcement.

[TUKO TRUMPETING]

It's okay, Tuko.
Everything is going to be all right.

- What do we do?
- When in doubt, blast!

[ENERGY BLASTING]

Nice hair.

No! Wait!

I don't think blasters
work on this endling.

Maybe we could try talking to it?

Hey there, don't be scared.
We're here to help you.

Everyone, get back!

What happened to the barn door?

An electrical endling
just jumped into the ship.

And smashed your truck.

Wait, wait. Tabby, Tabby, Tabby,
where do you think you're going?

Sharon and Noah will be here soon.

Don't worry, Tabs.
We can take it from here.

- And we'll fix the door.
- Thank you.

[TABBY GRUNTS]

And this is your room.

Are you sure I can't help
you with that, Tabitha?

I've got it.

There's a dresser over there if
you'd like to unpack your things.

I won't be staying long.

My mom will be coming to get me soon.

Of course.

But until then, I would love for
you to think of this place as...

your second home.

Well, look, I'll let you
get settled. Uh...

Dinner's at 5:00 and...

afterwards I think Johnny
would like to take you out

and show you around.

[TABBY GRUNTS]

- Yes.
- And there she is!

[TABBY GRUNTS]

- What's the hold up? Let's go.
- Oh. Ready?

I've got it.

Well, hold on, Tabby. We're in no rush.

And before we take you to your mom's,

we'd just like to have a little chat.

Oh, great! More talking.

Yeah, more of that. Come on.

[MR. LEOPOLD CHUCKLES]

Do you know what that does?

It's scanning the footprint.

Does your mom read you stories?

Well, it's kind of like reading a story.

Only this story is going to
tell us all about the bear.

And how to find it.

Do you want to try it?

Go on.

- So, you'll share your findings?
- Of course.

You'll find it's easier if
we work towards the same goal

rather than against each other.

Hey, you've got it.

[ELECTRICITY RUMBLING]

What's it doing in there?

Whatever it is,
we should probably get it out.

But how are we going to do that?
Blasters don't work.

Tools.

I don't think it wants to
build something, Finn.

To jump into.

Something small and electrical
that maybe we can trap it in.

Good idea, Finn.

Tabby's workshop. Let... Let's go.

We'll stay here and
keep a lookout for it.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, where are you going?

We don't know what it's doing
to the ship. Ling, wait!

[LING VOCALIZING]

[LING CHITTERING]

It's all right, Ling.

We're going to figure this out.

What did it do?

Well now, Tabby, we just want
to talk about how you're feeling

about tonight's overnight with your mom.

Uh...

Great. Ready.

Well now you may feel that way now,

but change can be difficult
even if you want it.

The important thing is to
communicate your feelings

openly and honestly.

[WHIRRING]

Does anyone want anything to drink?

Uh, tea? Coffee? Whatever adults drink?

Uh... I guess I could
take a glass of water.

Coming right up,

and then we'll talk openly and honestly.

You're not going to make this easy, huh?

[BEEPING]

Got you!

[ELECTRICITY WHIRRING]

Oh, dear.

I... I know what's going on here.

Update?

We should have the results
of the DNA scan momentarily.

How are you feeling?

Better.

It just felt so...

real.

Well...

let me know when the results are in.

[DISTORTED VOICES]

It... It... It was an accident.

[SIGHS] I think maybe it's
too soon for the overnight.

No, I'm fine. I want to go!

- Tabby, we have all the...
- I want to go!

Well, maybe we can just go in
the living room and talk about it.

You're not listening.
I said I want to go. Let me go!

- Tabby!
- The endling's in the house!

- Tabby!
- I said it's in the house!

I don't care about the endling, okay?
What's wrong?

Is it about your visit?

Leave me alone!

- Did it break your ship?
- [LING WHIMPERING]

[ELECTRICITY POWERING UP]

It's working!

It worked.

- We found a match.
- And?

The reason the scan took so long

was because the DNA belongs
to an extinct species.

Extinct? Which species?

Ursus Maritimus.

Polar bear.

It's a 100% match.

Congratulations.

Hey. Uh... mind if I sit?

Does it matter if I mind?

Yeah, of course it does.

[TABBY SIGHS]

Do what you want.

[CHUCKLES]

It was an accident.

I'm not having some emotional breakdown

if that's what you're thinking.

I wasn't, and even if you were, we're...

we're here to help.

Yeah, right!

I know that the last few
years haven't been easy.

What would you know about it?

Quite a lot, actually.

I was in foster care for over a decade.

You were?

Yeah. Yeah.

Except I deliberately
broke a lot of things.

Until I realized that the people
around me were all just...

trying to help.

Everything okay out here?

We have the scan results.

And?

Ursus Arctos. Brown bear.

But people have been saying it's white.

HEWES: We also found a
DNA variant for albinism,

hence the white fur.

Thanks for this, Tressa.

Would you mind sending us the report?

Oh, I'd be happy to.

She's lying.

But why?

- Any sign of it?
- Nope. Finn?

It could be anywhere in the house.

The house!

Kaazi, are you experiencing
any power surges?

KAAZI: [DISTORTED] Nooo.

We need Tabs.

Is that normal?

Ling, what's happening?

I'm sinking!

Ling?

[PANTING]

[GRUNTS]

May I?

Thanks.

- I'll be back tomorrow.
- I know you will.

You say hi to your mom for me.

I will.

JOHNNY: Tabby's leaving.

I hope it goes okay with her mom.

What do we do now?

[ELECTRONIC WHIRRING, BEEPING]

KAAZI: Do you want to play a game,
game, game?