06x02 - When Penguins Fly

[bunniefuu]

Okay, there's this really
bad dude named Hacker --

HACKER: The Hacker, to you!

Whatever.
He wants to take over

the Cyberworld
from Motherboard.

[ GASP ]
The three kids
are sucked into Cyberspace,

and they use brain power
to help save everybody.

JACKIE:
Okay, here's the plan.

So they travel
all over and run into all these

weird creatures...and have all
of these awesome adventures.

It's totally up to them
to save Cyberspace.

Can three cool kids and a wacky
bird outsmart the Hacker?

HACKER: Never!
MATT: There's only one way
to find out!

Tune in
to "Cyberchase"!

Cyberchase - we're moving

we're b*ating Hacker at his game

Don't tell me that he's
trying to hack the Motherboard

we'll get him every time

...places that we've seen

We've got the power
of one two three four

Running in the Cyberchase

We meet him face to face

We'll stick
together all the time

Adventures in cyberspace

The chase is on!

C-y-b-e-r-chase!

Across Cyberspace, no holiday is
so beloved as Starlight Night,

when all the stars in
the cybersky are refreshed

for the new year.

And it was the penguins of
Cyberia who began the tradition

of giving gifts to
celebrate Starlight Night.

The tradition started long
ago, when Emperor Penguia saw a

little penguin who
couldn't play hockey because

she didn't have any skates.

He didn't know her, but he gave
her some skates so she could

play with the others kids.

This single act of kindness
by the Emperor inspired the

Penguins of Cyberia to share
gifts with children everywhere

on Starlight Night.

And so our tradition was born.

Every year, on the day before
Starlight Night, a select group

of Penguins travels across
Cyberia to the Ice Palace.

There, they are dusted with
magic snowflakes that give them

a power no penguins possess
- the power to fly across

Cyberspace!

But for only one night.

At the stroke of midnight, as
Starlight Night begins, penguins

set off to deliver gifts
to every corner of Cyberspace.

Today, it's up to each of
you to carry on the tradition.

To take part in
Starlight Night is an honor --

and a responsibility.

And for you
first-timers, remember this...

the children of
Cyberspace are counting on you!

Um...Aunt Rusty?

What is it, Fluff?

Well...um...what happens
if we...if we mess up?

I have faith in you, kiddo.

So does your dad.

And he's pleased as punch that
you're taking his place here.

Make 'im proud.

I'll try, Aunt Rusty.

I really will.

Say, where are those
earth friends of yours?

They should be here any minute.

Can we wait just
a little longer?

Sorry, Fluff.

We can't be late.

Penguins...move out!

What took ya so long, Earthlies?

The Penguins already left!

Oh no!

Fluff really wanted us to
be here for his first-ever

march to the Ice Palace!

No problem.

We'll catch up...

...But not without snowboots!

I bet that shoemaker
has what we need!

Be right back, Didge.

Forty-one, forty-two,
forty-three- Forty...um...aw,

loose laces, I lost count!

How can I help you?

We'd like some
snowboots, please.

That so?

Well firstly,
Those aren't snowboots.

Those shoes have spikes.

They're used to climb
icy hills and things.

These are made for the snow
- but I'm taking inventory.

I have to count how many pairs I
have before I can give you any.

One pair...two pairs...

Gosh!

By the time he's done,
Starlight Night will be over!

There's gotta be a
faster way to count 'em

than one pair at a time.

...I think there is!

Excuse me, Mr. Shoemaker.

Seven, eight...Huh?

Argh!

Can't you see I'm counting?

Sorry.

I was just noticing that
this compartment has three

pairs...and this
one has three pairs.

Does each compartment have
three pairs of snowboots in it?

'Course they do.

What's your point?

Well, if each compartment has
three pairs, you can count how

many compartments you have, then
multiply that number by three to

find out how many pairs in all.

Check it out.

This wall has five
compartments going up...

and five compartments
going across.

Five times five is
twenty-five...so you have

twenty-five compartments!

And since there are three
pairs in each compartment,

three times twenty-five is--

Twenty-five...fifty...
seventy-five!

Seventy-five pairs of snowboots!

Done!

Finished!

I love it!

In fact, as long as the number
of pairs in each compartment is

the same, you can use the same
method to count all your shoes!

Brilliant!

I can finish my inventory
in minutes, instead of hours!

Thank you...thank
you...thank you.

Now that I know how
many snowboots I have...

I can give you yours!

Gee, I hope my earth
friends didn't get lost.

Hey, Fluff!

Wait for us!

Sorry we're late!

It's okay!

I'm just so glad
you could come today.

We are, too, Fluff!

Awright, awright!

Enough with the hugging!

Digit's right, we gotta get
to the Palace before midnight.

I can't wait till
you see me fly!

There it is - the Ice Palace!

Land of the Penguins -
home of the presents!

I like presents, boss.

Me, too.

Think they have donuts?

They have everything your
little hard drives desire.

Now get ready to change the
Penguin's silly little tradition

of Giving into the
Hacker's Tradition of Taking!

Bet you can't wait to
see Fluff, huh, PJ?

It's a big day for the
kid, his first march

and his first flight.

You miss it?

Yeah, sure...but it was time
to turn the honor over to Fluff.

I can't wait to see
him take off into the...

What?

Is that who I think it is?

...HACKER!

Greetings, my
pint-sized penguins!

Don't tell me you've suddenly
got the holiday spirit, Hacker?

As a matter of fact...yes!

Yeah, we want the presents.

All of 'em!

You're out of your
wig, Hacker, if you think

we're gonna
hand 'em over to you.

Au contraire, we
don't want your presents.

We don't?

No.

I have a far better idea.

I'm going to stop the presents
from ever being delivered!

What are we gonna do, PJ?

We can't let Hacker stop
us delivering the gifts...

we just can't!

We'll think of somethin'!

And I know Fluff
and the others

will find a
way to get through....

♪ We're walking ♪

♪ it's cold out ♪

♪ on a special
night of the year ♪

♪ ...we're playing ♪

♪ it's going to be his
first time in the air ♪

♪ laughing and flying ♪

♪ winging along
on a winter's breeze ♪

♪ on this one
night of the year ♪

♪ penquins get to fly ♪

♪ high up in the sky ♪

♪ as they're bringing
gifts and cheer ♪

♪ penquins get to fly ♪

♪ high up in the sky ♪

Whoa...!

Well, well, well...
look who stopped by.

Right on schedule.

Wally, you
lowdown sneaky Walrus.

Another year,
same old trick, huh?

Anything to hold up your
silly little march, Rusty.

He does this every year?

Yep...he tries to.

My Dad said he only
lets us pass if we correctly

answer a question.

I heard that!

This your first time?

Yes, sir.

PJ's my dad.

Oh, yeah...PJ, I remember him.

So let's see what
you got, sonny.

Look up...tell me what you see.

...Icicles.

Lots and lots of 'em.

So far so good.

How many are there?

Answer correctly,
I open the door.

Answer incorrectly -- and
you have to find another path

to the Ice Palace.

Can we do that?

No!

This bridge is the only way!

Don't you worry, Wally,
Fluff here can figure out

the right answer.

Right, kiddo?

Um...can my friends help?

Sure, and take all
the time you need.

I'm not goin' anywhere...
and neither are you!

Attention, Cybercitizens!

A not-so-merry Starlight
Night to all of your

out there in cyberland.

Excuse me, boss.

What?

Can't you see I'm
rehearsing my speech!

I know, but that doesn't sound
like your usual rotten self.

Can't you make it meaner?

Meaner, right.

Let's see...how about
'have a miserable holiday'?

No- ...

' glum and gloomy'?

Yes, much better.

Attention, cybercitizens!

A very glum and gloomy
holiday to you all.

That'll work, boss.

Much meaner.

You're wasting
your time, Hacker.

That's The Hacker to you!

When my son and the other
marchers arrive, there's nothing

you can do to stop us
from delivering the gifts!

On the contrary,
my prosaic penguin.

I have the perfect
plan to do just that!

Now run along and let the
Hacker spread the bad news.

, / , / ,
/ a hundred and eight,

a hundred and nine...

/ / / a
hundred and ten...

Time out, guys!

There are too many icicles
to count one at a time -

I can't keep track of 'em all.

Matt's right, we need a plan
- we need to get organized.

Too bad the icicles aren't on
the wall...it might be easier

to see 'em and count 'em.

Didge...you're genius!

I am?

Of course I am!

By taking a picture,

I can move the icicles
from up there...to there!

Cool!

Maybe now we can count 'em
without getting confused.

Look!

The icicles are
in bunches of four!

One-two-three-four.

Yeah, there's a pattern here!

Just like at the shoemaker's!

And since each bunch has
the same number of icicles...

all we need to know is
how many bunches there are...

then count 'em up the same
way we did the snowboots!

Okay!

We got one-two-three-four-five
bunches goin' down...

And one-two-three-
four-five-six-

seven-eight-nine-ten
bunches goin' across!

And, and, and...five
bunches times ten bunches is...

fifty bunches!

And since there are
icicles in each bunch...

Four times fifty equals...

Fifty...a hundred...a hundred
and fifty...TWO HUNDRED ICICLES!

Two hundred icicles, Wally!

Am I right or am I right?

Aw, woolly whiskers!

You're right.

Nice work, Fluff.

Your dad will be real proud.

Well, I did have a little help.

Open up, Wally!

Penguins...march!

Hurry, Buzzy...
it's gettin' late.

I know, I know, the
marchers are gonna be here soon.

Higher!

You heard what the boss
said...pile the snow higher!

...I think that's high enough.

Marchers...halt!

How come we stopped?

It's the last part of the march.

We slide down this side of the
gully ...up the other side...

and straight
into the Ice Palace!

Slide?

On our bellies?

My dad said it's the best part.

Then count me in, Fluffster!

...Follow me!

Sliiiiide!

What happened, Rusty?

How come we didn't
make it to the top?

I dunno?

We make it every year.

Shiverin' snowflakes!

No wonder we didn't make it.

Someone made the
other side higher!

My dear penguins.

In case you haven't noticed,

your march has
just come to an end!

Happy holiday!

...HACKER!

Yes!

What are we gonna do?

If I could just... ack!

The sides are too
slippery to climb!

Lemme see what I can do.

...My tail is bent
- I can't fly!

There's no way we're gettin'
out of here without help.

Fluff!

You gotta get us outta here!

But how?

Some pick-axes would be
nice to have right about now.

C'mon, Matt, we don't
have mountain climbing gear.

No...but the shoemaker does!

He has a whole wall
filled with spiked shoes!

Shoes the penguins could
wear to climb out of the gully!

What are we waiting for?

Let's go back and get 'em!

Whoa...

How many pairs do we need?

I don't know, but we
have to bring back enough,

'cause no penguin would
ever leave another behind.

Good point.

We can figure this out.

We just need to know how
many penguins are down there.

Aunt Rusty!

We've got an idea -
we need a head count!

...Marchers!

Sound off!

Four!

Nine!

Eighteen!

Five!

One!

Who's three? I'm three!

Am I three? I'm three, right?

What?

No no no, you're two! He's five!

Uh boy.

This is gonna take a while.

...This oughta help.

Just like we did
with the icicles,

we can count the
penguins off this picture.

Oh, boy.

This doesn't help at all -
it's just a jumble of penguins!

We can't possibly
count them all.

...Okay, boss,
you're on the air!

Attention Cybercitizens!

A glum and gloomy
Starlight Night to you all!

Glum and gloomy because...

the Penguins of Cyberia
are officially grounded!

No flying
penguins...no presents!

What I have for you instead
is my list of the one hundred

things I hate most
about this holiday.

Number one: 'giving'...feh!

'Taking' is so much better!

Number two: much
too much good cheer.

Completely turns my stomach!

What if Hacker finds out
we're loadin' the sleighs?

Don't worry, he's too busy
trying to ruin everything!

Okay, but there's no
one to fly the sleighs

even if we get them loaded!

They're all stuck in the gully!

I know my kid, he's smart.

If there's a way to get everyone
here on time - Fluff will do it.

I know he will!

We just need to be ready.

Gee, they'd be so much easier
to count if only they were

in bunches, like the
icicles on the bridge...

...or the shoes at
the shoemaker's!

Maybe we can put them in
same-sized compartments --

like this!

OK, so how many
penguins in each square?

!

!

!

WAIT!

This is different from before -
there isn't the same number

of penguins in each square.

Oh, man, that means we can't get
an exact number unless we count

all the penguins in all
the squares and add 'em up!

We don't have time for that!

Well, maybe we don't
need an exact number.

Maybe...maybe a close
estimate would do the job.

Okay...but make
sure you estimate high

so no one gets left behind.

We can do that, Fluff.

We just need to pick a
number from one of the squares

and use that for
all the squares.

Then we can multiply
like we did before.

I say we go with this one!

It's got six penguins in it.

Hang on, Matt.

That square has a lot
less than some of the others.

Jackie's right.

How about this one instead?

It's got ten penguins.

But that's got a lot
more than the others.

We need a square that
doesn't have too many...

or too few.

Like this one!

It's got eight penguins.

Eight seems fair number.

It kind of balances out the
high numbers and low numbers.

We should be able to get
a good estimate from that.

Okay!

So eight times...

Wait!

How many squares are there...?

Three squares up by
squares across is... squares.

So it's times equals...

Two hundred and forty!

We need two hundred and
forty pairs of spiked shoes!

Remember, we have
to estimate high!

Let's go with two-hundred
and fifty, just to be safe.

It's eleven o'clock!

Hurry, Fluff!

It's only an hour to midnight!

How are we going to get to
the shoemaker and back in time?

...I have an idea!

I hate to say this, Rusty,
but it doesn't look good.

Don't lose hope, Didge.

There's still a few minutes.

Aunt Rusty!

Fluff!

Way to go, kiddo!

Put these on...
and start climbing!

Everybody stand back!

Number ninety:
holiday fruitcake.

Cake and fruit
should never go together!

Dig in...we're
almost to the top!

Number ninety-three: Bells!

I forbid the use
of jingling bells.

They make me--

CHAAAAAARGE...!

...Huh?

PENGUINS?

Stop them before they
reach the Magic Snowflakes!

STAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP!

Rrrrr...I'll stop them myself!

Penguin comin' through!

Whoa...whoa...whoa...! Noooo!

Wooo-hoooo!

Weeeeee!

Good job, son.

I knew I could count on you.

Hey, Fluff!

C'mon, it's your turn!

Go ahead, son.

It's your time.

Wohoo!

All right!

You okay Fluff?

Actually, I'm a little nervous.

Don't worry, you'll be fine!

Oh, have a safe flight, Fluff!

I will!

Thanks for coming
and...Happy Starlight Night!

Way to go buddy!

Cyber News Flash!

The Hacker has been defeated,
and all is well in Cyberspace!

HAPPY STARLIGHT NIGHT, EVERYONE!

♪ on this one
night of the year ♪

♪ penquins get to fly ♪

♪ high up in the sky ♪