02x29 - The Nature of Things

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Whoo-hoo!

Who's hot?!

Yah! Hah! Heatblast, that's -- Ow!

Uh, bats?

Oh, shoo, shoo, shoo, shoo, shoo! Whoa!

Aaaaaaaah!

Oh, yeah!

This jet-pack thingy kept me out of that pool.

Wait a minute. That isn't a pool.

Whoa!

I never knew nature could be so powerful.

Oh-ho! It's really something, isn't it?

That sulfur smell is acid and microorganisms decomposing!

Wow! It's amazing being this close to nature.

I can't believe Ben's missing this.

Aaaaaaaaaaah!

[ Splash! ]

Now I'm feeling a little too close to nature.

Ugh! This mud is slowing down my awesomeness!

[ Beeping ] Blech!

Ben! That was the coolest thing ev--

Aah! Whoo!

Nature, right? Pretty fun! Lovin' it!

Will you also be lovin' doing laundry for a week?

What were you doing?

Ha ha! Where do I even begin?

I was zooming through mysterious underground caves,

dodging stalagmites and stalactites!

Suddenly, bats!

Then some boiling hot springs

plus supercharged Heatblast rockets,

and ba-boom! And here we are!

Your Heatblasting caused that geyser to erupt!

You need to stop messing around with nature!

It's better to observe and admire it for what it is!

Wait a minute. I'm getting some strong readings!

Whoa, whoa! Found it!

A total buzzkill!

All I'm saying is be careful.

This whole park is over a huge supervolcano.

If you keep messing with nature, there's gonna be trouble.

Psh! Nothing's gonna happen just because I have a little fun.

Time to have a little fun!

[ Crash! ]

[ Clanging ]

Oh, magnificent, isn't it, Aristocrow?

That geyser will provide enough beautiful steam

to feed my Smytherator for decades to come!

Caw! You know I hate it when I have to explain things to you.

My patent-pending Smytherator

will harness the earth's natural steam supply

to power gigantic engines

which will decimate this nation's power grids!

Then I will usher in a new era of steam-only power

across the entire continent!

Now, while I set about putting a stop to this troubling future,

I need you to be on the same page with me here, Aristocrow.

Would you be a doll and grab me the steam spanner?

Aww.

Caw! [ Tool clatters ]

You were supposed to hand it to me, you useless bird!

Go do something useful!

Patrol the perimeters

and report back with anything pertinent.

Caw!

There! Finished! Now then...

let's set some steam loose!

[ Laughing evilly ]

[ Birds squawking ]

Aah! Look what you did!

Me?! Yes, you!

Mother Nature is still reeling from your interference earlier.

Aah!Aah!

Well, whatever I did, I'm sorry.

But I'm also gonna have to do something about it.

Diamondhead?! No, wait!

No time to wait!

Only time for -- ugh! -- crystal plugs!

Ugh! Aw, yeah!

Oh, no! Aaaah!

See! You have to let nature do its own thing!

I'm not so sure nature's completely responsible.

If this was just a tremor, the park shortwave radio

would be sending out warnings,

but I'm not picking anything up.

Hmm. Then why does everything look so natural?

Trees...rocks...birds. Wait a minute.

Caw! [ Gasps ]

That bird is unnaturally fancy! Aristocrow!

And where there's an Aristocrow,

there's bound to be a Steam Smythe!

Aaaah!Aaaah!

Seriously?!

[ Chuckles sheepishly ]

What did I just say about making things worse?! Aah!

Not really the time to argue, kids.

Gwen and I will go to the Rustbucket

and see if we can triangulate the origin of these quakes.

And Diamondhead can -- Steam Smythe is mine!

[ Steam Smythe laughs evilly ]

Everything is steaming right along.

Ah. And Aristocrow is back from patrol.

And what have you found, bird?!

Hopefully some manners.

[ Cawing loudly ] Because I will not stand

for any more rudeness on a day as momentous as this.

Will you be quiet for one second?!

Mnh!

Wait a second. What on Earth is that?

That's right! Comin' for you!

Egads! It's that wretched Tennyson!

Aristocrow, you've led him straight to me!

Caw?

What do you have to say for yourself?!

[ Sobbing ] Caw, caw, caw.

[ Whip! ]

[ Whoosh! ]

[ Gasps ] How dare you?!

Come back here this instant!

Caw! Caw! You useless sack of feathers!

Aah! I don't need your help anyway!

I'll take care of Tennyson

and his infernal modern technology myself!

I've never seen readings like this.

Hmm. What do these squiggles mean?

They're saying that the seismic activity

is strangely regular and systematic.

So, clearly not natural forces.

And what's worse,

there's some kind of pressure building up below ground.

It would normally escape through the geyser,

but something's stopping it.

Something like that could set off the supervolcano!

The entire country could be wiped out!

We have to warn Ben!

He's probably at the geyser by now.

[ Panting ] Incoming!

Ohh! Ben! What happened?!

[ Beeping ] Ugh.

That happened.

What in the world?

Now what do we have here?!

A whole nest of Tennysons!

My Steam Smasher can eliminate three birds with one stone!

Aah!Whoa! Aah! Time back in!

Time back in! Look out!

[ Chuckles ] Three birds with one stone.

[ Chuckles ] I'm hilarious. [ Gasps ]

Ugh! You're also out of time!

Get it?! Out of time?!

You may have caught a punch, but let's see if those two can!

[ Panting ] Huh?! [ Panting ] Huh?!

[ Laughs evilly ]

Ugh! Aah!

Gotcha! Ugh!

Ugh! Ugh!

Everybody good?

Ohh.Ohh.

Guh.

Ugh. This is all Steam Smythe's fault!

Whoever's to blame, you shouldn't mess with nature.

If my earlier calculations are correct,

these quakes could destroy not only the park

but take out the entire western power grid, as well.

[ Gasps ] No more nature?!

[ Gasps ] No more video games?!

We can't let that happen! We can't let that happen!

Mm. Smythe's big bot is mopping the floor with me.

How am I supposed to b*at him?

You can't mess with nature, but you can team up with it.

If you can get Smythe stuck in the mud pots,

it'll give Grandpa and I enough time

to disable his steam generator.

But how do we get him to the mud pots?

Caw! Aristocrow's back!

Here to spy on us again?! Caw!

Huh? Whoa!

I think Team Tennyson just got a new mascot.

[ Laughing evilly ]

Caw! What in tarnation?!

Aristocrow!

Where have you been?!

[ Gasps ]

And where is your beautiful antique hat sprocket?!

Caw!

I found that sprocket when I was just a lad.

Does history mean nothing to you?!

Ohh. I don't know what's gotten into you today, bird,

but I'll forgive your momentary lapse in judgment.

Return to me, and we'll go back to my Smytherator together.

Ugh! Ohh! What?

Mud?! [ Engine whines ]

Is this some kind of joke, Aristocrow?!

Caw-caw! Caw-caw!

Good birdie. Caw!

What are you doing with Tennyson?!

Oh, you know, just chillin' with his new best bud.

Aww-caw!

You...traitorous...fowl!

There it is!

We just have to find the off switch.

Easy, right?

[ Crash! ]

I raised you since you were just an egg cog, Aristocrow,

and this is how you repay me?! Aah!

Befriending the worst kind of person imaginable --

a [Grunts] child with no sense of the superior past!

[ Grunting ]

Yeah? Well, get ready

for a superior beatdown from the present!

Aah!

Ha!

Uh-oh!

Even if you were to best me,

which you will not, it would not matter.

My Smytherator will be fully operational any second now,

and I shall be unstoppable!

Yeah? Well, joke's on you!

My crew's already working on shutting you down

even as we speak!

Gah! None of these are working!

We need a new approach, and fast!

But what can we do?

Hello.

Take that and that!

Didn't even tickle.

Caw! Aah! Get away!

Whoa! Aaah!

This is almost as good as Adrenaland!

Aha! An old-fashioned regulator.

It keeps the machine's pressure under control.

If we destroy it... We destroy the machine!

Get off me, you backstabbing buffoon of a bird! Aristocrow!

You and your newfangled wristwatch

are not foiling my best-laid plans again --

not today!

Well, binoculars, I guess this is goodbye.

[ Grunts ]

[ Steam whistling ]

[ Gasps ] My Smytherator!

That's right! Smytherator go bye-bye!

No! My beautiful plan!

Aah!

Yah!

My Steam Smasher! Aah!

Fun's over, greasy top hat!

You think I do this for fun?!

I was going to free this world from its modern shackles,

begin the glorious start to a new steam era,

and you louts have ruined it all!

Caw! Your little plan

would have trashed the whole country with a supervolcano

and like a bazillion earthquakes. Oh, really?

You pushed nature too hard, and it was about to push back.

So, you know, you're welcome.

Now, let's just enjoy this awesome view

of your plan failing. Ugh.

WOMAN: Look at that! Oh, I just love nature!

Take your hands off me!

[ Laughs ] Park Ranger Power! [ Laughs ] Park Ranger Power!

Good luck in prison, Steam Smythe.

I'll get out again,

and I'll be back to finish what I started!

You might have messed with that geyser, Ben,

but Steam Smythe was on the whole nother level.

Yup! Good thing nature sided with Team Tennyson!

With help from our brand-new bud.

Caw! Yeah!

Couldn't have done it without you, Aristocrow.

Or should I say, "Aristobro"?

[ Laughter ]

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