03x14 - Flashback

[bunniefuu]

[Rap music plays]

[Tires screeching]

[Honking]
[honking]

[Sirens, glass breaks]

News reporter:
flashback: the infamous
dakota g*ng riots

That began with
a freak power blackout

On a hot summer night.

Then roving gangs
turned violent

On the outskirts
of our city.

It was dakota's
darkest hour.

But there were
some rays of light.

Rescue workers who raced
into danger

To save innocent lives.

[Rap music plays]

Today, on the -year
anniversary of the riots,

We're here to celebrate
those heroes

With the unveiling
of a monument

Dedicated
to their bravery.

[Crowd applauds]

One of the tragedies
that occurred that night

Was the death of emergency
rescue doctor jean hawkins,

Victim of a stray g*nsh*t.

Joing us for this
very special ceremony

Is jean's family:

Her husband robert

And her children
sharon and virgil.

Ahem. Uh, I just want
to thank the city

For this special
memorial tribute.

By honoring jean
and her colleagues

You also honor
her belief

That the noblest act
anyone can perform

Is to help
another person in need.

Well said,
mr. Hawkins.

This is shelly sandoval
reporting

For dakota action news.

Don't know who
that handsome guy
was on the tv,

But they ought
to give him
his own series.

[Giggles]

Hee hee. Are you sure
I was ok?

You did good,
pops.

Where you goin'?

Um...i gotta
do my homework.

Homework? You?
This early?

Dad, call
shelly sandoval back.

We've got a new
headline for her.

"Hawkins boy discovers
long lost brain."

Step off, sharon.
Not today!

Huh. What's up
with him?

Let him be, sharon.

Sometimes I think virgil
still can't handle

Your mother's death.

He was so young.

I miss her, too, daddy.

Mmm. So do i.

We had more time
with her

Than virgil did.

He hardly had
any time at all.

♪ Will we see tomorrow? ♪

♪ Will it ever come? ♪

♪ Hands of faith
that move so fast ♪

♪ Where do they ever go? ♪

♪ Will it be tomorrow ♪

♪ When our time will come? ♪

Yo, static.

You wouldn't happen to know
what time it is, would ya?

Oh, hey, richie.

I saw that tribute
to your mom on tv.

Pretty cool.

Yeah. I guess.

You ok?

[Sighs]

Just thinkin'
about her.

You miss her, huh?

It's worse
than that, rich.

I think I'm starting
to forget who she was.

It's like...
It's been so long,

I'm losin'
my memory of her.

Seriously?

Seriously.

I don't know
what I can do

Once it's gone.

I mean, it's not
like I can ever--

[Girl screams]

No place to run, nina.

Aaah!

[Heavy breathing]

Let me go!

No, not you!

Who were you expecting?
Britney spears?

Come on!

Aah! Aah!

Aah! Aah!

Aah!

Ugh! Gear!

The one and only...

And you are?

Nina. Nina crocker.

Pleased to meet you.

[Gasp]
[gasp]

Gotcha, skate boy.

Time to pick up
the garbage.

Aaah!

You know what
they say...

One man's trash is
another man's treasure.

Unh.
Unh.

You two ok?

Sure, but we don't
smell so great.

What you need
is a quick shower.

Aah!

Aah!

All: aah!

Right back to where
we started, nina.

Aaargh!

[Gasps]

Aah! Unh! Unh!

Aah! Ow!

Bro,
she's a bang baby.

Yeah,

And it looks like
she needs our help.

You ok?

[Moaning]

Hey, look!

Why is everything
moving the wrong way?

Static:
whoa. Check that out!

Time is moving
backwards!

Either that or
we're moving backwards
through time.

What did you do?

I--i keep going
back and forth in time.

I can't control it!

Uh...static,

Recognize anyone?

W-what?

That's us exactly
minutes ago

Before all this started!

But if this really
is minutes ago

Then ebon will be
chasing her again

And we'll be
coming down here
to rescue her!

And I don't think
we should all meet,
do you?

No way.

Come on!

We gotta
get outta here.

Nina: so there I was

Taking a bike ride
past the docks

When the big bang
happened.

At first I didn't think
it did anything to me.

Then, a month ago,
this time slipping started.

How did ebon
get on your tail?

I was trying
to find you two.

Ebon found me first.

He wants to use my power
to dodge the police.

You were
lookin' for us?

Yeah. The way you
guys use your powers

To do good
for people,

That's what I want.

I don't want to be
a thief like ebon.

Amazing!

Your energy waves distort
the space-time continuum

And move you through it
exponentially.

Uh, you wanna keep
that in english?

She can rewind herself
through time

Like a tape through a vcr!

Whoa!

If we could make something
to channel the energy

And quantize time-space
into measurable units,

Something that--[gasp]

Is he ok?

He's havin'
a brain blast.

I wouldn't
stand too close

If I were you.

Yes!

What's he doing?

He's figuring out
something he can build
to help you.

No way.

Do you think
he really can?

He fixed our toaster.

Gear on radio:
yo, static, you there?

I'm here.
What up, g?

Get your tail
over the park.

I got a surprise
for ya.

Now where are you
off to in such a hurry?

Nina, what's with
the costume?

You gonna fight
some ninjas?

Gear: it's part
of the surprise.

She's not
just nina anymore.

Now you can
call her...

Timezone.

Timezone?

Yep. Now she's a real
bang baby superhero...

Thanks to this.

A vcr remote control?

Well, it was...

Until I turned it into
a space-time demodulator.

A space a-what?

Watch. First,
I'll hit rewind.

Here goes.

Uh-oh.
Here we go again.

Right, but this time
we can control it.

Watch!

[Beep]

[Arf]

And the best part is...

It still works
on my vcr. Ha ha.

Yo, is timezone
the b*mb or what?

Uh-huh.

Definitely the b*mb.

Thanks.

Uh...you're welcome.

Rich, can we go
back in time

And stop a crime
from happening?

Well, theoretically
it's possible.

Then what if we
go back exactly years

To the night of
the dakota g*ng riots

And prevent it from ever
getting out of hand?

Whoa. Whoa. What?

Are you nuts?
Why not?

Look, if we
mess with time too much,

We could change something
that affects the future.

We might make it so that

we
don't exist anymore.

Please!
We gotta try it...

For dakota...

And for the people who
lost their lives that night.

Oh...

Right.

Hey, doesn't my opinion
count for anything?

Uh, sure.
Of course it does.

Then I say we go.

I told you, I wanna
do good things with my powers

And this sounds
as good as it gets.

A'ight. You win,

But we have
to be careful.

This could be
really dangerous.

Thanks, man.

Setting for exactly
years ago. Hey!

Looks like
my waitin' paid off.

Give that back!
No, static, don't!

Unh! Unh! Unh!

Electricity throws
its cpu into fits.

It's gonna overheat.

Aah!

[Gasps]

All: aah!

[Rap music playing]

[Siren blares]

This is it--

The night
the riot went down.

Gear! Timezone!

Wow. What a ride.

[Glass breaking]

Where are ebon
and timezone?

I don't know.

If he gets control
of her powers,

These riots are gonna be

The least
of dakota's problems.

You're right. Ok.

I'll search high,
you stay low.

One of us
has to get lucky.

[Rap music playing]

Ah.

He'll be all right.

I'm gonna check
for others.

Mom?

[Glass breaking]

Static: mom.

Ah.

Mom!

Don't worry.
I got you.

Who are you?

How can you do this?

They call me static.

But you know me
by another name.

I know you?

It's me, mom.
It's virgil.

[Gasps]

[Rap music plays]

Mom? Are you ok?

This is quite a story
you've told me--

The future,
the big bang,

It's a lot
to take in.

I know.

I mean, I just tucked

My little virgil
into bed tonight,

And now, here you are,
a handsome young man?

Yeah, well,
sharon didn't turn out
too badly, either--

You know, in an ugly
big sister kind of way.

I don't understand
all of it,

But if you are my son,

I'm so proud
of what you're doing.

Imagine,
my boy a superhero.

Thanks, mom.
But you are the real hero.

[Helicopters whir]

I've got
to get back to work.

Th-th-that's just it.

I want you to stay
up here tonight,
out of danger.

Leave everything to me.

What's wrong?

Just stay here,
and you'll be ok.

Nothing's gonna
happen to you--
this time.

This time? Virgil,

Is there something
you're not telling me?

It's just that...

In my time,
you got hurt tonight,

And I don't want that
to happen again.

I see.

So stay up here
tonight, ok? Please?

But virgil, people
are hurting down there.

I just can't hide,
no matter what the risk.

Besides, you've already
saved my life just now.

That might have
changed everything.

Gear on radio:
static, come in.
Do you copy me?

I found timezone.

I copy you, rich.
Where are you?

You're not gonna
believe this.

I'm outside
alva industries.

Virgil: alva industries?

Yeah, the labs
where they made
the big bang gas.

Backpack picked up
timezone's energy trail.

What? Aah!

It's ebon,
and he's got timezone!

He just stole
a tanker truck
from the labs!

It's got the gas!

He can stage
his own big bang--

One that he can control.

He's heading straight
for the riots!

I'm on it, rich.

Mom, I have to go.

Promise me that
you'll stay up here.

Virgil, I can't.

Please, mom,
you gotta.

Ok.

Don't worry.
I'll take care of myself.

Good-bye, son.

Bye, mom. I'll see you
soon, huh?

Virgil,
I'm always with you.

Man on radio:
jean, come in.

Are you all right?

I'm fine.

We have injured kids
on the corner of th.

We need you right away.

Jean, can you hear me?

Unh. Unh. Unh.

Might as well
enjoy the ride.

You get
a front row seat
to history.

You're not spoiling
my fun this time.

Aah! Unh.

Get ready for
a new bigger bang, static,

With times more
meta-humans to join me.

Unh! Unh!
Unh! Unh! Gear!

I got my hands
full here!

I'm on it.

[Tires screeching]

Our gas station.

Well, I know why
it went out of business.

Mmm. Mmm.

That truck
is gonna blow up

If we don't get it
away from the fire.

Where's the remote?

Ebon's got it.

[Both grunting]

Gear on radio: static,
you gotta get the remote
from ebon.

No--
[grunts] problem.

Oh, man.
It's losing energy.

We gotta work fast.

No!

Aah! Unh!

Unh! Unh.

[Gasps]

What's happening?

We have to get
this truck outta here

Before it blows!

[Horn honks]

[Siren blares]

No! Mom!
We can't leave yet!

I can't stop it, static.

The return cycle
is already activated.

We're out of time.

No!

[Coughs]

What happened to the...

Oh.

We gotta call
the hazmat team

To come
and get that thing.

Gear!
We gotta go back!

It's way too damaged.

We couldn't go back
more than or years.

But my mom.

Maybe she's ok.

Maybe you did enough.

You were right, gear.

This time travel power
really is dangerous--

Too dangerous
to ever mess with again.

Whoa, what are you doin'?

I'm going back years
to the big bang

To prevent myself from
ever having this power.

No, wait!
[Gasps]

Mom? Mom?
Are you home?

Mom!

Oh, mom.

Nothing's changed.

Why couldn't you
have just stayed off
the streets?

It wasn't
like your mother

To hide from danger,
virgil.

She was dedicated
to her work

And to helping people.

Nothing would stop her
from doing that,

And she had
a stubborn streak, too,

Just like her kids.

Got that right.

You know, the co-workers
on the scene that night

Say that all she kept
talkin' about

Was how proud of you
she was.

She kept calling you
her superhero.

I don't know why.

But if she could've seen
how you have grown,

I swear she'd be
even more proud.

I hope you can take
some comfort in that, son.

I do, pops.

I really do.

♪ Will it be tomorrow ♪

♪ That our time
will come? ♪

♪ Will it be tomorrow? ♪

I'm sorry about
your mom, v.

Hey, if it weren't
for you,

I'd have never had the chance
to see her again.

And this time,
I'll never forget her.

Hey, look who's here.

[Girls laugh]
give it.
I'm open.

Come on.
[Laughs]

Over here.
Over here.

You sure
she doesn't remember?

I went to see her
as gear,

And she acted
like we never met.

A couple of days ago,
she was one of the most

Powerful meta-humans
on earth.

Now she's just
a kid without
a care in the world.

How did she pull it off--

I mean, gettin' rid
of her power and all?

Remember
when nina said

She was taking
a bike ride
past the dock

When she got hit
by the big bang gas?

Yeah.
I think our nina

Went back in time
to the big bang

And stole
her own bike

So she couldn't
take that ride.

Then what happened
to the nina we knew?

You know, timezone?

Gone.
She never existed.

But we know
she existed.

She was here.
We saw her. We helped her.

Bro, if you think about
these things too much,

Your head will explode.

♪ I'm good to go,
yes, I am ready ♪