02x06 - Sunspots

[bunniefuu]

♪ Gotta be,
gotta be superhero ♪

♪ Gotta be, gotta be ♪

♪ Gotta be,
gotta be superhero ♪

♪ Static shock ♪

♪ Gotta be,
gotta be superhero ♪

♪ Gotta be, gotta be ♪

♪ Gotta be,
gotta be superhero ♪

♪ Static shock,
static shock ♪

♪ Gotta be,
gotta be superhero ♪

♪ Gotta be, gotta be ♪

♪ Gotta be, gotta be ♪

♪ Static shock...shock ♪

♪ Gotta be,
gotta be superhero ♪

♪ Gotta be, gotta be ♪

♪ Gotta be,
gotta be superhero ♪

♪ Static static ♪

♪ Gotta be,
gotta be superhero ♪

♪ Gotta be, gotta be ♪

This might look like
the inside of a volcano,

But it's actually

A huge disturbance
on the sun's surface

Called a sunspot.

Sunspots can have unpredictable
effects on radio waves,

Tv signals,
and even certain

Electromagnetic devices
here on earth.

[Yawning]

We're entering
a sunspot cycle
right now.

Can anyone tell me
how long it will last?

Mr. Foley?

Yo? Uh, me?
Not...not really.

That's absolutely correct.

It is?

Yes. Because no one
can say for sure

When a sunspot cycle

Is going to start or stop.

And since you all seem
so fascinated with this,

Tonight's homework
will be pages - .

Aww.
Aww.
Ohh.

Same old equation--

A hot day plus
a couple burgers at lunch

Plus a really dull
lecture equals...

Virgil...
What's out there?

What are we doin'?

we
are not doing anything.

Aw, come on, virg.

Sorry, but one of us
has to stay here
and take notes.

And I think it
should be the one

Without
the superpowers.

Discrimination,
pure and simple.

Mr. Mcgill,
can I be excused?

What is it this time,
mr. Hawkins?

Emergency phone call?

Left your book
in your locker?

Um, actually, it
was the roast beef
in the cafeteria.

It had this
weird green shine,

But it didn't
smell too bad,

So i...ooh...

All right. Just go, please.

O-ohh, mmmph...

Hey! Hey!

♪ Gotta be,
gotta be superhero ♪

♪ Gotta be, gotta be ♪

♪ Gotta be, gotta be ♪

♪ Gotta be,
gotta be superhero ♪

Whoa-oh-oh!

Unh!
I'm really charged up today.

Must be eating my veggies.

Looks like everything's
under control.

Or not.

Unh!
We gotta break this.

Someone's in there.

It's solid steel.

I can't budge it.

Steel, did you say?

That's my favorite meal.

Static.

Just step back and watch.

Ohh.

That one's headed
for the cheap seats.

Don't know my own
strength anymore.

Aah!

Yaah!

You ok, sir?

You almost threw me
into orbit.

I was scared to death.

I'm sorry, but something's
happened to my powers.

They're way stronger
than they used to be.

That so?

Well, can you drop me off
at th and rd?

Didn't you just say you
were scared to death?

Yeah. But the traffic
in this town is even scarier.

It's like I'm on
a whole new level now.

I never dreamed I could
have this much power.

Gotta be those sunspots.

Well, mr. Mcgill
did say they can

Affect electricity
and magnetism.

But whatever it is,

Static's really
the man now!

Whoa! Uhh!

Rich, that was an accident.
I'm sorry.

You'd think I'd
be used to things
like this by now.

♪ Oh, it's gettin' harder
every day ♪

So, virgil, what's this
I hear about you and daisy
having a date tonight?

Date? Who said
anything about a--

I should've known.

I'm just going over
to daisy's to study
some history, that's all.

That better be all.

A boy your age dating.

In case
you haven't noticed,

I'm not wearing diapers
anymore.

Seems just like
yesterday to me.

Can't handle the fact
we're getting older?

That I can handle
just fine.

What I can't handle
is me getting older.

But, daddy, you've
been old for as long
as I've known you.

Heh heh heh heh.
You're so cute.

What now?

Must be the circuit
breakers again.

[Zap zap zap]

Sharon, bring me
the flashlight.

[Rumbling]

This isn't the circuit
breakers. It's me.

Rich, can you check the net
to see if anyone knows

When these sunspots
are gonna end?

Yeah, sure, but how come
you can't do it?

No time.

What's the matter?

Rich, I got too much
power now.

I can't control it.

I gotta get out
of the house before--

[Call-waiting beep]
rich, just a sec.

Hello.

Virgil? It's daisy.

Daisy.

So he remembers me.

Still planning
on coming over?

Uh, well, i...

Virgil? I can barely
hear you.

I think I'm having
a problem with static.

So am i, daisy.
So am i.

Man.

Better get
out of here.

I gotta go work this off.

Whoa!

Whoa!

Yeow!

Too much power!

Whoa!

♪ It's a mad, mad world ♪

♪ Blowin' my brain ♪

♪ Full of tricks
to drive me insane ♪

♪ It's a mad, mad sky ♪

♪ Full of black holes ♪

♪ I'm playin' these tricks,
but it's outta control ♪

I better get
frequent-flyer miles
for this.

Note to self--

Next time, make reservations
extra early.

♪ It's a mad, mad world ♪

♪ It's a mad, mad world ♪

♪ Blowin' my brain ♪

♪ Full of tricks
to drive me insane ♪

♪ It's a mad, mad sky,
full of black holes ♪

♪ I don't know why
they're shakin' my soul...♪

[Gasps]

When is this gonna end?

♪ ...full of black holes ♪

♪ I don't know why,
but it's outta control ♪

This is all your fault,
mr. Sun.

You know that?

[Beep]

Oh, man. School's
in just / hours.

This thing's gotta
be over.

It's gotta be.

[Snoring]

♪ It's an all-out w*r
never witnessed before ♪

♪ Close your windows
and lock your doors ♪

♪ It's an all-out w*r
never witnessed before ♪

♪ Close your windows
and lock your doors ♪

♪ It's an all-out w*r
never witnessed before ♪

♪ Close your windows
and lock your doors ♪

♪ It's an all-out w*r
never witnessed before ♪

Baby brother, it's : .

Baby brother.

Virgil!

Get up, lazy butt!

[Knocking on door]

[Gasps]

Don't act like
you can't hear me.

If you're late for school
one more time...

What did you do?

What do you mean?

This. This mess.

Are you out of your mind?

I was just
doing a little
redecorating.

You like it?

They could've stopped
at one.

But, no, I had
to have a friend...

A companion...
A little brother...augh!

V, you all right?

A little tired,
that's all.

I'm ok now, rich.

I just spent
minutes
in the junkyard

Burning off
my extra electricity.

Sure it's all gone?

See for yourself.

I got it under control.

This isn't real.

It can't be.

I thought he was in jail
after all that trouble
he caused.

They must have
paroled him.

♪ Let's get started ♪

♪ Come on, come on ♪

♪ Let's get rollin'... ♪

He's coming this way.

Be cool.

Easy for you to say.

You're the one
with the superpowers.

Well, well,
virgil and richie.

Hey, we don't want
any trouble, hotstreak.

Neither do i.

Oh, really?

Yeah. See, I had
some real good
counseling

While I was away.

It taught me how
to manage my anger.

Uh-huh.

Well, it did!

Hey, I believe you.

Yeah. That's great.
Great.

♪ Roll to the front,
pass up the line ♪

♪ Don't get checked
by the guards ♪

♪ You know what's up
with mine...♪

I'm bettin' a day,
two at the most,

And he's
all the way back
to his old self.

Yeah, with your powers
the way they are,

If he gets out of line,

You could stop him
with your little finger.

♪ Let's get started ♪

♪ Come on, come on ♪

♪ Let's get started ♪

Daisy.

Virgil.

[Gasps] last night.

Oh, I'm so sorry.

It's not a problem
for me, virgil.

I'm not the one
who need to brush up
for the history test,

Which is today, in case
you forgot that, too.

♪ I can't take this playin' ♪

♪ Oh, stop playin' ♪

Oh, no.

You're sticking
to me now, too?

[All talk at once]

Turn it off, virg.

I can't. It's
out of control again.

[Lights zap, alarm blares]

[Everyone screaming]

I'm not
going back there now
without an exorcist.

I gotta get rid
of some of this
electricity.

Either that or become
your own public utility.

Whoa.

Richie, I got
rid of it all.

That's what you said
last time.

This time
feels different.

Like it's really gone.
Real--ohh!

Virg? Virgil?

What's the matter?

I'm losing power.

Well, that was
the whole idea.

Yeah, but not this much.

Aah!

V? Can you hear me, v?

My powers are gone,
rich. Gone!

And "the return to normalcy"
was the perfect campaign slogan

Because, after world w*r i,

Everybody wanted things
to go back to the way they were.

I don't believe it.

It's all true.
I read it in--

No. I don't believe
you're finally studying.

I used to study
all the time.

You don't get
on the honor roll

'Cause of good looks,
you know.

So what happened?

Other things
kept getting in the way.

Like what?

[Stammers] oh, look,
there's richie.

I gotta go talk to him,

But how about we pick up
on the history again?

Same place, same time...
This thursday?

Sure you won't forget?

Daisy, that stuff's
all in the past now.

I got my very own
return to normalcy.

Looks like daisy's
speaking to you again.

Her and me,
we cleared up everything.

Amazing what you can do
with a little free time.

Get any of your
powers back?

Best I can do.

Can't hold a charge, either.

These sunspots
gotta end sometime.

Don't worry. I'm ok with it.

Oh, come on.
You love being a hero.

Yeah, but I also love
having my own life again.

Got time for my friends,
time to study, time to sleep.

I could get used to it.

Boy: let go of me!
Hey, come on, man!

Bet you can't
make me let go.

Bet ya, I say,
your lunch money?

I don't wanna bet.
I just wanna go.

[Mocking]
"I just wanna go."

Where's
your sporting spirit?

I'd get a refund on that
anger management class
if I were him.

Virg, no.

Hotstreak.

You want some of this,
hawkins, huh?

No, no, he does not.
No way.

Now, where were we?

Are you crazy?

Maybe both of us--

Of us wouldn't do any good
against hotstreak.

Maybe he's
lost his powers, too.

Aah! Aah! Aah!

Heh heh heh heh heh.

Hey!

Heh heh heh heh.

No such luck.

Should've known.

His powers aren't
electromagnetic.

Stop that. Now!

Make me.

♪ Fight fire with fire ♪

♪ Fight fire with fire ♪

♪ See if you can
try to stop me ♪

♪ I'll leave you to try ♪

♪ Fight fire with fire... ♪

We gotta do
something.

What can we do?
You don't have any powers.

I got an idea.

Uh...

Somebody's gotta
stand up to flamehead.

That somebody
cannot be you.

Static's the only one
who ever put him
in his place.

He's afraid of me,
I know it.

What you doing
with the zap caps?

You said you can't
hold a charge. What good
are they gonna do ya?

You'll see.

♪ Fight fire with fire,
you can try to stop me ♪

♪ I'll leave you to try ♪

♪ No matter what you try,
fight fire with fire ♪

♪ You can try to stop me,
I'll leave you to try ♪

♪ No matter what you try ♪

♪ No matter what you try ♪

Any way I can
talk you out of this?

Can't think of one.

Maybe it'll
come to me later.

Didn't you say something about
having your own life again,

About getting used to it?

I guess that's just
not enough for me.

I was right.
He loves being a hero.

♪ I'll fight for
my right, fight ♪

♪ Yeah, no matter
what you do ♪

♪ I'm not afraid of you ♪

♪ I'll fight,
all right, yeah ♪

♪ It's what I gotta do... ♪

♪ I'm not afraid of you ♪

Time to chill, hotstreak.

Static.

You remember me.

Hope you rember
what I did to you last time.

The good news is,

All I want now is for you
to calm down and go quietly.

Ahh, that's not my style.

Listen to me.

I've gotten even stronger
since last time.

Here's what I can do
with just the blink of an eye--

Aah.

And here's the other eye.

Here's what a twitch
of my nose will do.

A twitch of my nose...

Uh, must be my allergies.

Uh-uh.
You're out of gas.

But I'm not.

Whoa!

♪ Fight fire with fire ♪

♪ You can try to stop me,
I'll leave you to try ♪

♪ Yeah, no matter
what you try ♪

♪ I'll fight for
my right, fight ♪

♪ I'll fight for my right ♪

V, come on.

You thought
of a new plan yet?

This is it.
Run as fast as we can.

♪ I'll fight for
my right, right... ♪

♪ I'm not afraid of you ♪

♪ I'll fight
for my right ♪

♪ Yeah, it's what I gotta do ♪

♪ I'll fight and I'll fight ♪

♪ I'm not afraid of you ♪

♪ Fight fire with fire ♪

♪ Fight fire with fire ♪

We gotta get out of here.

I got an idea.

No. No more ideas.

The fan, rich. Maybe I can
use my body as a conductor
for the electricity.

Virg, you don't know
how much those sunspots
have changed you.

All that electricity
might hurt you or even--

Let's go.
You go.

So this is how it ends.

I'm giving you
one last chance,
francis.

Turn yourself
over to the cops.

You're giving me a chance?

I take it that's a no.

Wrong. This is a no.

♪ Gotta be,
gotta be superhero ♪

♪ Gotta be, gotta be ♪

♪ Gotta be,
gotta be superhero ♪

♪ Static shock ♪

♪ Gotta be,
gotta be superhero ♪

♪ Gotta be, gotta be ♪

♪ Gotta be,
gotta be superhero ♪

♪ Static shock,
static shock ♪

♪ Gotta be,
gotta be superhero ♪

♪ Gotta be, gotta be ♪

♪ Gotta be, gotta be ♪

Yeah! I wonder if they
have anger management
summer school.

Static shock!

♪ Gotta be,
gotta be superhero ♪

♪ Static shock ♪

♪ Gotta be,
gotta be superhero ♪

Whoo-hoo!

♪ Gotta be, gotta be ♪

♪ Gotta be,
gotta be superhero... ♪

Ha ha!

Whoo!

Yeah!

Ha ha ha.

Rich, I'm at
full power again.

The sunspots are gone.

So everything's
back to normal?

Normal for me,
anyway.

You gonna miss having
all that time to yourself?

Yeah, but you know
what I've missed more?

Not being able
to help people,

Not taking down
the bad guys,

And not being able
to do this--yeeoooo!

Static's back in the house,
the sunspots are history,

And...history?

Girl, you must be
out of your mind.

What could've possibly
made you think he'd change?

"All in the past now."
Mm-hmm. Right. Sure.

Yeah, return to normalcy
all right.