Stretch Armstrong & the Flex Fighters (2017) s02e05 Episode Script
Biomass
1
Communication and connection
are the keys to all life.
And when we communicate
that we want the plants to bloom,
they do.
Now, imagine fusing plant life
with artificial intelligence.
I'm working on a machine that reads
electrical impulses from plants.
It's my current work. Get it? "Current".
[snoring]
That's electrical comedy.
I don't like to get ahead of myself,
but I'm rather certain
that when I present my findings
at the World Botany Conference,
it will revolutionize the field of study.
If the field of study is boredom.
How is Mr. Savic so passionate
about plants? They're plants.
It's kinda interesting.
-Er, do you really mean that?
-No.
[glass tinkles]
That was in the greenhouse section.
Some weirdos stealing flowers
in the middle of the night?
-[plant pots shatter]
-Huh?
[low growl]
[both gasp]
[screeches]
Stretch Armstrong ♪
So fantastic, super elastic ♪
Stretch Armstrong ♪
Saving the world
when times are drastic ♪
Stretch Armstrong! ♪
Pull back, snake shot ♪
Bad guys getting caught ♪
Flex Fighters never stop ♪
Never seem unstoppable
doing the impossible ♪
Stretch Armstrong! ♪
Stretch Armstrong! ♪
Obviously, Rook isn't finished
with his experiments.
You shut down his plans
to create a Flexarium-based army,
but clearly,
he's still genetically altering victims
to meet his twisted needs.
I'm calling this one "Biomass".
Whatever he, she, or it is,
has been raiding plant nurseries
and chemical warehouses.
I don't know what Rook's endgame is here,
but this creature,
a bio-chemical mutation,
has his signature all over it.
Your mission, investigate that store
and find out what Rook is up to.
Why do sewers have to be so filthy?
Because, you know sewage.
You're getting no sympathy from me.
I've been traveling through the sewers
for years.
Then why do you always smell so wonderful?
Like vanilla mixed with intelligence
and beau ty.
[metallic scrape]
[beeps]
[chirrups]
We have ten minutes.
The alarm is off and the security cameras
are playing a loop.
[switch clunks]
Look.
And I thought the sewer was nasty.
-[metallic clunk]
-Whoa!
[squelches]
Get this back to Dr. C.
Dr. C isn't a botanist.
We need someone who could tell us exactly
what this stuff is.
And I know just the guy.
I came across this sap at the park.
It looked strange.
This is not sap, Mr. Armstrong.
This is residue from the extremely rare
Stokes Aster plant.
-What a delightful discovery.
-Um, could I have that back?
If it's so rare, I'd love to study it,
for extra credit.
Of course. We wouldn't want you to miss
a chance at extra credit, would we?
Get it?
"Wood" we. Lumber comedy.
Ha-ha. Exactly.
[child chuckles]
[lift bell dings]
[lift bell dings]
[keys jangle]
I'm home, Amelia, Tess, Owen.
Oh, my. You look thirsty, children.
Weeds?
Oh, no, we can't have parasites
stealing your nutrients, can we?
Whole reason I concocted this.
High-powered weed killer.
And good evening to you,
my darling Anastasia. How was your day?
I have been well, father. But I did
miss you while you were at school.
I must teach, my dear.
It's only because of my studies
that I figured out
how to combine Artificial Intelligence
with a plant to begin with.
-Your next move?
-King to queen four, please.
Hmm.
-Very clever.
-I have a wonderful chess teacher.
Once I unveil you
at the World Botany Conference,
your existence will change the world.
I cannot wait. But you seem unhappy.
What's bothering you, father?
The same thing that always does.
When human beings make a new discovery,
they tend to exploit it, damage it.
Humanity is a strange thing.
We hurt each other.
We hurt the environment.
It's as if humanity simply cannot live
in harmony with everything else.
I sometimes dream how peaceful
a world of only plants would be.
You are not like the rest
of your species, father.
You live in harmony with us.
Plants have always been here
for me, Anastasia.
A constant reminder
that life desires to move on.
-I know where we need to go.
-That new ice cream burrito shop?
I totally agree. Come on.
No, where that sap came from.
Mr. Savic knew all about it.
Savic? Oleg Savic,
the world-famous botanist?
Well, we know him as Mr. Savic,
the world famous sleep-causing teacher
who cares about nothing but plants.
Boys, you misunderstand.
Savic did have much more in his life once.
He had a family?
Whoa!
-What?
-His wife and daughter fell through
the ice of a frozen lake.
It was very tragic.
And he's been alone ever since, teaching.
Checking another greenhouse
that might be a target for Biomass.
But everything's quiet here.
-[Biomass screeches]
-Agh!
Biomass!
[screeches]
[screeches]
[grunts]
-Agh!
-[screeches]
[grunts]
[tentacles creak]
Wonderful. Exactly what I need.
[rustling]
I take no pleasure having to steal,
Anastasia. Breaking the law.
When I become that creature,
I become so aggressive,
so beastly, not myself.
But you have no money
for such things, father.
And because you are willing to do this,
I'm going to truly be alive.
Life, love, you taught me
these are higher laws.
You're right, my dear.
And once we've revolutionized the world,
there will be enough wealth
to pay back those we have taken from.
Helping you is what is important.
Are you ready for stage two?
I was ready from the day you merged my
seed with its first integrated circuit.
[electrical crackle]
Are you all right, my dear?
Yes, father, more than all right.
I feel myself becoming.
One more stage,
and I will truly be alive.
This data, it's going to turn
the botany world upside down.
Everything you do for me, father,
I know it's not easy.
-I hope I am worth it?
-Of course. Anything for you.
Ah. Check. Very good, dear.
The creature dragged me
through half the greenhouse.
I was scraping soil outta my ear canal.
The stolen items don't go together
in any way.
Biomass has stolen both chemical
and electrical components.
What could he be building?
-A bomb?
-Why would a plant need a bomb?
We should ask Mr. Savic again.
He actually specializes in combining
plants and electrical components.
-What?
-It's true. He calls them Smart Plants.
He wants to make crops
that ripen when you throw a switch.
Then it seems entirely possible
that he is behind this creature.
No offense, most of your crazy theories
are dangerous-crazy.
But that one's just crazy-crazy.
I have to agree with them. It's hard
to imagine a malicious bone in his body.
I'm sure Mr. Savic
has a sterling character,
but Jonathan Rook could corrupt anyone,
even the most decent of men.
Ah, Giuseppe, more weeds, I see.
-Father, I'm growing even stronger.
-Not just you.
Ever since you first transformed me,
I have more energy, even in human form.
We might be on the verge
of another research marvel.
Life-saving, anti-aging treatments
for people everywhere.
Oh.
Checkmate.
I'm excited to reach
my final stage tonight, father.
So soon?
I don't know. We're not talking
about just another store.
It's a place with real security and risk.
Perhaps we have enough results
to publish without resorting to crime.
Aren't you excited to meet my final form?
You said I was like a child to you.
Or am I just a research project?
Oh, my dear. I'm sorry I was hesitant.
Yes, of course.
Tonight, we will take the final step.
[metallic clunk]
Are you sure you don't want our help
following Savic?
As someone who's personally witnessed
the Flex Fighters attempting surveillance,
I think I'll handle
the stealth mission myself.
Probably won't matter anyway. We all
told Dr. C this would be a waste of time.
[hisses]
[creaks]
[screeches]
It's safe to say Savic does have
a connection to Biomass.
-Because he is Biomass.
-What?
He's at a Rook Unlimited warehouse.
As suspected. Probably going to meet
with Stretch Monster.
Doubt it. He's breaking in.
[low growl]
[screeches]
[Biomass screeches]
[tentacles creak]
[screeches]
Time to do some pruning!
[screeches]
[grunts]
[loud rumble]
Ah!
Not cool!
[screeches]
Uhh!
Did you really say
"Time to do some pruning"?
I thought Savic was the one
with bad jokes.
[grunts]
No, he's the one with the great left hook.
[screeches]
[screeches]
Yeah!
-[metallic clunk]
-[grunts]
Follow that produce!
[screeches]
[screeches]
What, what's wrong, father?
Were you discovered? Upgrade me quickly.
Whatever brutes pursue you,
they cannot stop our plans.
[crackles]
I can feel it happening, father.
I will truly live.
[bursts of power]
The final stage.
We can finish all of this.
Finish? No, it's time to begin.
[bursts over power]
[crackles]
This planet once belonged to plants.
Now it will again!
[all grunt]
Awake, children of the soil.
Our time is now!
[loud rumbling]
[tentacles creak]
[all scream]
[grunts]
-[all gasp]
-[screeches]
Anastasia, why are you doing this?
You told me humans can't live in harmony
with everything else.
We can't have parasites.
[all scream]
I'm creating a world of only plants.
Just like your dream, father.
No! This is not what I meant.
Omni-Mass, on the street.
Wingspan, cover the park.
Blindstrike, with me.
We've got to stop this.
[all scream]
Ah, thorns! Of course I get the thorns.
Human monsters. Protect me, father!
[screeches]
[branches creak]
Oleg Savic, I don't know what Rook's doing
to you, but you have to stop this!
Jonathan Rook?
He has nothing to do with this.
But I'm not the one who has to stop.
You are.
You will not harm my Anastasia.
We don't want to,
but that plant is hurting innocent people.
-Help us stop this.
-I I can't.
Anastasia is all that I have.
She is my everything.
[grunts] I know you miss your family.
Is this what they would have wanted?
No. Anastasia, stop this right now!
-The world will have harmony, father.
-No, darling. You are mistaken.
I was wrong about you.
You're just like all the other humans!
Ah!
-Ah!
-[loud thud]
My weed killer.
[glass shatters]
[yells]
[screeching]
[leaves rustle]
Why, father? I only wanted to make
the life we always talked about.
Goodbye, Anastasia.
The world wasn't good enough for you.
[crinkles]
[sweeping]
[knock on door]
What are you kids doing here?
We heard your block
had some kinda weird disaster.
Thought we'd come to see if we could help.
Oh, yeah, there's lots we can do.
Hi, I'm Nathan's grandpa.
I've wanted to meet you
ever since my paper ran your profile piece
when you moved to the city.
But that was decades ago.
I still have my copy.
Some say I'm a pack rat.
Archivist, I say.
Let's let the kids do the heavy lifting,
and you and I have a game.
The paper said
you're a chess enthusiast, yes?
I love to play. But my wife
always called it a "bored" game.
Get it? "Bored".
Hah!
Good one. Gaming comedy.
Communication and connection
are the keys to all life.
And when we communicate
that we want the plants to bloom,
they do.
Now, imagine fusing plant life
with artificial intelligence.
I'm working on a machine that reads
electrical impulses from plants.
It's my current work. Get it? "Current".
[snoring]
That's electrical comedy.
I don't like to get ahead of myself,
but I'm rather certain
that when I present my findings
at the World Botany Conference,
it will revolutionize the field of study.
If the field of study is boredom.
How is Mr. Savic so passionate
about plants? They're plants.
It's kinda interesting.
-Er, do you really mean that?
-No.
[glass tinkles]
That was in the greenhouse section.
Some weirdos stealing flowers
in the middle of the night?
-[plant pots shatter]
-Huh?
[low growl]
[both gasp]
[screeches]
Stretch Armstrong ♪
So fantastic, super elastic ♪
Stretch Armstrong ♪
Saving the world
when times are drastic ♪
Stretch Armstrong! ♪
Pull back, snake shot ♪
Bad guys getting caught ♪
Flex Fighters never stop ♪
Never seem unstoppable
doing the impossible ♪
Stretch Armstrong! ♪
Stretch Armstrong! ♪
Obviously, Rook isn't finished
with his experiments.
You shut down his plans
to create a Flexarium-based army,
but clearly,
he's still genetically altering victims
to meet his twisted needs.
I'm calling this one "Biomass".
Whatever he, she, or it is,
has been raiding plant nurseries
and chemical warehouses.
I don't know what Rook's endgame is here,
but this creature,
a bio-chemical mutation,
has his signature all over it.
Your mission, investigate that store
and find out what Rook is up to.
Why do sewers have to be so filthy?
Because, you know sewage.
You're getting no sympathy from me.
I've been traveling through the sewers
for years.
Then why do you always smell so wonderful?
Like vanilla mixed with intelligence
and beau ty.
[metallic scrape]
[beeps]
[chirrups]
We have ten minutes.
The alarm is off and the security cameras
are playing a loop.
[switch clunks]
Look.
And I thought the sewer was nasty.
-[metallic clunk]
-Whoa!
[squelches]
Get this back to Dr. C.
Dr. C isn't a botanist.
We need someone who could tell us exactly
what this stuff is.
And I know just the guy.
I came across this sap at the park.
It looked strange.
This is not sap, Mr. Armstrong.
This is residue from the extremely rare
Stokes Aster plant.
-What a delightful discovery.
-Um, could I have that back?
If it's so rare, I'd love to study it,
for extra credit.
Of course. We wouldn't want you to miss
a chance at extra credit, would we?
Get it?
"Wood" we. Lumber comedy.
Ha-ha. Exactly.
[child chuckles]
[lift bell dings]
[lift bell dings]
[keys jangle]
I'm home, Amelia, Tess, Owen.
Oh, my. You look thirsty, children.
Weeds?
Oh, no, we can't have parasites
stealing your nutrients, can we?
Whole reason I concocted this.
High-powered weed killer.
And good evening to you,
my darling Anastasia. How was your day?
I have been well, father. But I did
miss you while you were at school.
I must teach, my dear.
It's only because of my studies
that I figured out
how to combine Artificial Intelligence
with a plant to begin with.
-Your next move?
-King to queen four, please.
Hmm.
-Very clever.
-I have a wonderful chess teacher.
Once I unveil you
at the World Botany Conference,
your existence will change the world.
I cannot wait. But you seem unhappy.
What's bothering you, father?
The same thing that always does.
When human beings make a new discovery,
they tend to exploit it, damage it.
Humanity is a strange thing.
We hurt each other.
We hurt the environment.
It's as if humanity simply cannot live
in harmony with everything else.
I sometimes dream how peaceful
a world of only plants would be.
You are not like the rest
of your species, father.
You live in harmony with us.
Plants have always been here
for me, Anastasia.
A constant reminder
that life desires to move on.
-I know where we need to go.
-That new ice cream burrito shop?
I totally agree. Come on.
No, where that sap came from.
Mr. Savic knew all about it.
Savic? Oleg Savic,
the world-famous botanist?
Well, we know him as Mr. Savic,
the world famous sleep-causing teacher
who cares about nothing but plants.
Boys, you misunderstand.
Savic did have much more in his life once.
He had a family?
Whoa!
-What?
-His wife and daughter fell through
the ice of a frozen lake.
It was very tragic.
And he's been alone ever since, teaching.
Checking another greenhouse
that might be a target for Biomass.
But everything's quiet here.
-[Biomass screeches]
-Agh!
Biomass!
[screeches]
[screeches]
[grunts]
-Agh!
-[screeches]
[grunts]
[tentacles creak]
Wonderful. Exactly what I need.
[rustling]
I take no pleasure having to steal,
Anastasia. Breaking the law.
When I become that creature,
I become so aggressive,
so beastly, not myself.
But you have no money
for such things, father.
And because you are willing to do this,
I'm going to truly be alive.
Life, love, you taught me
these are higher laws.
You're right, my dear.
And once we've revolutionized the world,
there will be enough wealth
to pay back those we have taken from.
Helping you is what is important.
Are you ready for stage two?
I was ready from the day you merged my
seed with its first integrated circuit.
[electrical crackle]
Are you all right, my dear?
Yes, father, more than all right.
I feel myself becoming.
One more stage,
and I will truly be alive.
This data, it's going to turn
the botany world upside down.
Everything you do for me, father,
I know it's not easy.
-I hope I am worth it?
-Of course. Anything for you.
Ah. Check. Very good, dear.
The creature dragged me
through half the greenhouse.
I was scraping soil outta my ear canal.
The stolen items don't go together
in any way.
Biomass has stolen both chemical
and electrical components.
What could he be building?
-A bomb?
-Why would a plant need a bomb?
We should ask Mr. Savic again.
He actually specializes in combining
plants and electrical components.
-What?
-It's true. He calls them Smart Plants.
He wants to make crops
that ripen when you throw a switch.
Then it seems entirely possible
that he is behind this creature.
No offense, most of your crazy theories
are dangerous-crazy.
But that one's just crazy-crazy.
I have to agree with them. It's hard
to imagine a malicious bone in his body.
I'm sure Mr. Savic
has a sterling character,
but Jonathan Rook could corrupt anyone,
even the most decent of men.
Ah, Giuseppe, more weeds, I see.
-Father, I'm growing even stronger.
-Not just you.
Ever since you first transformed me,
I have more energy, even in human form.
We might be on the verge
of another research marvel.
Life-saving, anti-aging treatments
for people everywhere.
Oh.
Checkmate.
I'm excited to reach
my final stage tonight, father.
So soon?
I don't know. We're not talking
about just another store.
It's a place with real security and risk.
Perhaps we have enough results
to publish without resorting to crime.
Aren't you excited to meet my final form?
You said I was like a child to you.
Or am I just a research project?
Oh, my dear. I'm sorry I was hesitant.
Yes, of course.
Tonight, we will take the final step.
[metallic clunk]
Are you sure you don't want our help
following Savic?
As someone who's personally witnessed
the Flex Fighters attempting surveillance,
I think I'll handle
the stealth mission myself.
Probably won't matter anyway. We all
told Dr. C this would be a waste of time.
[hisses]
[creaks]
[screeches]
It's safe to say Savic does have
a connection to Biomass.
-Because he is Biomass.
-What?
He's at a Rook Unlimited warehouse.
As suspected. Probably going to meet
with Stretch Monster.
Doubt it. He's breaking in.
[low growl]
[screeches]
[Biomass screeches]
[tentacles creak]
[screeches]
Time to do some pruning!
[screeches]
[grunts]
[loud rumble]
Ah!
Not cool!
[screeches]
Uhh!
Did you really say
"Time to do some pruning"?
I thought Savic was the one
with bad jokes.
[grunts]
No, he's the one with the great left hook.
[screeches]
[screeches]
Yeah!
-[metallic clunk]
-[grunts]
Follow that produce!
[screeches]
[screeches]
What, what's wrong, father?
Were you discovered? Upgrade me quickly.
Whatever brutes pursue you,
they cannot stop our plans.
[crackles]
I can feel it happening, father.
I will truly live.
[bursts of power]
The final stage.
We can finish all of this.
Finish? No, it's time to begin.
[bursts over power]
[crackles]
This planet once belonged to plants.
Now it will again!
[all grunt]
Awake, children of the soil.
Our time is now!
[loud rumbling]
[tentacles creak]
[all scream]
[grunts]
-[all gasp]
-[screeches]
Anastasia, why are you doing this?
You told me humans can't live in harmony
with everything else.
We can't have parasites.
[all scream]
I'm creating a world of only plants.
Just like your dream, father.
No! This is not what I meant.
Omni-Mass, on the street.
Wingspan, cover the park.
Blindstrike, with me.
We've got to stop this.
[all scream]
Ah, thorns! Of course I get the thorns.
Human monsters. Protect me, father!
[screeches]
[branches creak]
Oleg Savic, I don't know what Rook's doing
to you, but you have to stop this!
Jonathan Rook?
He has nothing to do with this.
But I'm not the one who has to stop.
You are.
You will not harm my Anastasia.
We don't want to,
but that plant is hurting innocent people.
-Help us stop this.
-I I can't.
Anastasia is all that I have.
She is my everything.
[grunts] I know you miss your family.
Is this what they would have wanted?
No. Anastasia, stop this right now!
-The world will have harmony, father.
-No, darling. You are mistaken.
I was wrong about you.
You're just like all the other humans!
Ah!
-Ah!
-[loud thud]
My weed killer.
[glass shatters]
[yells]
[screeching]
[leaves rustle]
Why, father? I only wanted to make
the life we always talked about.
Goodbye, Anastasia.
The world wasn't good enough for you.
[crinkles]
[sweeping]
[knock on door]
What are you kids doing here?
We heard your block
had some kinda weird disaster.
Thought we'd come to see if we could help.
Oh, yeah, there's lots we can do.
Hi, I'm Nathan's grandpa.
I've wanted to meet you
ever since my paper ran your profile piece
when you moved to the city.
But that was decades ago.
I still have my copy.
Some say I'm a pack rat.
Archivist, I say.
Let's let the kids do the heavy lifting,
and you and I have a game.
The paper said
you're a chess enthusiast, yes?
I love to play. But my wife
always called it a "bored" game.
Get it? "Bored".
Hah!
Good one. Gaming comedy.