Level Up (2012) s02e08 Episode Script
Max vs. Hideo
WRONG.
WRONG.
COMPUTER'S NOT ON.
WRONG.
COME ON, PEOPLE.
THIS IS SIMPLE, BASIC,
SERVER SIDE SCRIPTING
THROUGH A HEXADECIMAL ENCRYPTED
PROXY IP.
GUYS, I GO TO SAY,
I LOVE BEING A TEACHER.
IT'S SO SATISFYING
TO HELP YOUNG MINDS GROW.
ARE YOU SURE IT'S NOT THA
YOU JUST LIKE YELLING AND
ORDERING PEOPLE AROUND?
GET BACK TO WORK!
OKAY, IT SEEMS THAT ONLY WYAT
UNDERSTANDS THE LESSON PLAN,
SO LET'S MOVE FORWARD.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
THIS IS
OUR COMPUTER LAB.
[ DING! ]
HIDEO SAYS, "VERY NICE.
I SEE THAT YOU TAKE GOOD CARE
OF YOUR COMPUTERS."
OH. [ CHUCKLES ]
HIDEO HIROSHI NISHIYAMA.
[ WESTERN SHOWDOWN MUSIC PLAYS ]
WHAT ARE YOUDOING HERE?
[ BIRD SQUAWKS ]
[ HORSE NEIGHS ]
[ LASSO WHIPS ]
[ HORSE NEIGHS ]
[ SNAKE RATTLES ]
[ GUNSHOT ]
[ CLICKING ]
[ DING! ]
MAX ROSS, I SHOULD BE ASKING YOU
THE SAME THIJ.
[ STUDENTS MUTTERING ]
"Thij"? What's "thij"?
[ DING! ]
FIG.
SAME THING!
BLASTED AUTO CORRECT.
SOTHE MULTIMILLIONAIRE
GAME DESIGNER
HAS BECOME A TEACHER.
HOW CUTE.
I'M NOT TEACHING.
THESE ARE ALL SELF-AWARE
ANDROIDS I'VE CREATED.
WYATT!
[ FINGER SNAPS ]
[ ROBOTIC MOVEMENT SOUNDS ]
[ Robotically ] WHAT IS YOUR
BIDDING, MASTER MAX?
[ LAUGHS MANICALLY ]
NICE TRY, BUT YOUCOULD NEVER
BUILD A TALKING ROBOT.
[ SCOFFS ]
CLEARLY.
AS I'M SURE
YOU HAVEN'T HEARD,
I'VE MOVED MY VERY SUCCESSFUL
VIDEO-GAME COMPANY
TO DAVENTRY HILLS.
AND I'LL BE MAKING A
VERY SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMEN
HERE TOMORROW.
IS THAT RIGHT?
SO I SUPPOSE I'LL BE
SEEING YOU AROUND, NEIGHBOR.
WHAT WAS THATALL ABOUT?
OH, YOU KNOW,
HE'S JUST MY ARCHENEMY.
WYATT!
DUM DUM DUM
We rehearse
after school.
HMM. OKAY.
[ ELECTRICITY ZAPPING ]
I CAN'TSMASHAWAY
THE HATE!
SO, ARE YOU GONNA
TELL US WHO HIDEO IS,
OR ARE JUST GONNA
SMASH STUFF ALL DAY?
BOTH!
[ THUD! ]
OOH!
HIDEO CREATED
THE "MYSTERIOUS PUZZLE PUNCHER"
VIDEO GAMES.
YOU KNOW,
"MYSTERIOUS PUZZLE PUNCHER."
"MYSTERIOUS PUZZLE PUNCHER II."
"SUPER MYSTERIOUS
PUZZLE PUNCHER ALPHA II X:
MAGIC CUBE EXPLOSION."
OH, YEAH.
THAT'S COOL.
[ GRUNTING ]
[ RHYTHMIC GRUNTING ]
HERE. LOOK AT THIS GARBAGE.
DEMO MODE!
CLUTCH COMBO! TO THE MAX!
ULTIMATE JAB!
RIPPLED COMBO!
I WISH I HAD A GUY
SHOUTING STUFF ABOUT ME.
SOMEONE SAY
"ULTIMATE LYLE"!
[ INHALES SHARPLY ]
MAN, WHATEVER.
I'LL GET REGGIE TO DO IT.
K.O.! HANDSOME JOB!
COOL!
A LITTLE BIRDIE.
I'M GONNA BORROW
YOUR PHONE.
IT'S THE ONLY GAME THAT OUTSELLS
"CONQUEROR OF ALL WORLDS."
WHY DO PEOPLE LOVE
PUNCHING PUZZLES?
SO THE GUY'S HAD A COUPLE
MORE DOWNLOADS THAN YOU.
"CONQUEROR"
IS STILL AWESOME!
YEAH, DUDE.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
THIS GOES BACK --
WAY BACK.
ALL THE WAY TO OUR VERY FIRS
JOBS AS GAME DESIGNERS.
[ KNUCKLES CRACK ]
AHA!
TRY AND PROGRAM NOW!
BUT WHY?!
WHAT DID I EVER
DO TO YOU?
[ WHIP! ]
REMEMBER COLLEGE?
[ SLOW-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS ]
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]AHA!
I'M GOING TO PUT THESE
ALL OVER THE INTERNET,
WHICH, WHEN I
BECOMES POPULAR,
WILL REALLY
EMBARRASS YOU.
BUT WHY?
WHAT DID I EVER DO TO YOU?
REMEMBER
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CAN I HAVE
SOME JUICE?
NO.
HMM.
THERE'S A REASON HIDEO'S IN
DAVENTRY HILLS -- TO DESTROY ME!
[ GASPS ]
BUT HE CAN'
IF I GET HIM FIRST.
EASY, MAX.
I KNOW HOW YOU GET.
BUT THIS SITUATION DESERVES
OUR MOST SERIOUS ATTENTION.
ALL RIGHT!
[ CHUCKLES ]
I UNLOCKED
A PIGGIE!
[ VIDEO GAME MUSIC PLAYS]
BLBLBLBLBLBLBL!
SO, MAX HAS LOST IT,
RIGHT?
MM-HMM.OH, MOST DEFINITELY.
IF HE EVER HAD IT.MM-HMM.
I AM WORRIED ABOUT MAX.
HIDEO'S UNLOCKED A WHOLE NEW
LEVEL OF CRAZY WITHIN HIM.
HE COULD GE
IN SOME SERIOUS TROUBLE.
WAIT. WHAT?
HIDEO'S GIVING OU
LEVEL UNLOCKS?
WHERE? WHEN?
GIVE ME ALL THE UNLOCKS!
WHOA, WHOA, ANGIE.
CHILL.
Psycho.
I'M SORRY! IT'S JUST --
"PUZZLE PUNCHER"
IS JUST, LIKE, SO MUCH FUN.
DID YOU EVEN SLEEP
LAST NIGHT?
SLEEP IS
FOR THE WEAK!
I LAY MY HEAD ON THE PILLOW
OF MY VICTORIES.
[ Laughing ] WHAT? WHY
ARE YOU TALKING LIKE THAT?
NICE JOB! LAY YOUR HEAD ON
THE PILLOW OF YOUR VICTORIES!
[ ALL GROAN ]
"PUZZLE PUNCHER," BABY!
[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
WOW.
LISTEN, MAX IS GONNA
DO SOMETHING CRAZY
TO RUIN HIDEO'S
ANNOUNCEMENT.
MM-HMM.
ONE OF US SHOULD
KEEP AN EYE ON HIM.
OH! OH! OH!
AH!
OH! COME ON!
HAVE ANGIE DO IT.
SHE'S WAY MORE RESPONSIBLE
THAN ME.
OH, OW!
OOH.
OOH.
I'M OKAY!
HEY, I TALKED MAX DOWN WHEN
HE WANTED TO KNOCK DOWN
THE BOWLING ALLEY WITH HIS SOLID
GOLD WRECKING BALL. HMM.
AND I KEPT HIM FROM USING
IT FROM KNOCKING DOWN
BAER'S SUPERSTAR DINER,
THE POST OFFICE,
ANDTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.
IT'S YOUR TURN.FINE.
AAH!
[ GROWLING ]
AAH!
[ Growling ] OH, YEAH!
MAN, HIS MUSCLES RUN
ON HATE.
BOOP.
STUDENTS OF DAVENTRY HILLS HIGH,
WHO LIKES OFFICIALLY LICENSED
MERCHANDISE?
[ CHEERING ]
[ THUD ]
SO, NO KEY CHAINS NEXT TIME.
JUST T-SHIRTS.
YES!
ULTIMATE LYLE?!
REGGIE GETS IT.
WHOO-HOO!
FREE "PUZZLE PUNCHER"
MERCH!
JUST A SMALL TOKEN
OF MY APPRECIATION
FOR WELCOMING ME INTO YOUR HOME.
AND NOWFOR A BIGGER
TOKEN OF MY APPRECIATION
OH, MAN.
HE'S GONNA GIVE OUT PANTS!
I'M DONATING
A BRAND-NEW TECHNOLOGY WING
TO DAVENTRY HILLS HIGH!
HIDEO,
THIS IS SO GENEROUS.
THIS SCHOOL HAS NEVER RECEIVED
A CHECK THIS BIG.
I MEAN, WHAT IS THAT,
LIKE, FOUR FEET ACROSS?
I LOVE OVERSIZED NOVELTY ITEMS.
THANK YOU.
WOW.
AN ENTIRE WING.
MAX ONLY DONATED
A SINGLE ROOM.
HIDEO SEEMS LIKE
A PRETTY RIGHTEOUS DUDE.
YEAH, HE SURE DOES.
DANTE, YOU'RE SUPPOSED
TO BE WATCHING MAX!
I WAS, BUT I DIDN'T WAN
TO MISS THE ANNOUNCEMENT.
Max: HEY!
I'M THE NUMBER-ONE GENIUS
IN THIS TOWN!
[ DING! ]
AND TO PROVE IT,
I PRESENT THE MOST SOPHISTICATED
ROBOT EVER DESIGNED --
LASERBOT!
[ WHIRRING, BEEPING ]
OH.
CAPABLE OF DISPLAYING AN ENTIRE
RANGE OF HUMAN EMOTIONS!
LASERBOT, SPEAK.
[ Robotically ]
DESTROY ALL HUMANS.
UH-OH. I DON'T KNOW
WHERE HE LEARNED TO DO THAT.
[ ALL SCREAMING ]OH!
LASERBOT, THIS IS NO
WHAT YOU WERE PROGRAMMED FOR!
I'M SO SORRY.[ POWERS DOWN ]
TAKE THAT
AWESOME.
WHEW!
GLAD I WAS ABLE
TO SAVE THE DAY
BEFORE THINGS
GOT OUT OF HAND.
MAX!
EXCUSE ME.
YES,
VICE PRINCIPAL ELMHURST.
YOUR MACHINE DESTROYED
THE QUAD!
I COULD HAVE LOS
AN EYE!
YEAH.
YOU'RE LUCKY
I HAD MY SUNGLASSES.
[ SIGHS ]
THEY'RE SO BIG.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ LAUGHTER ]
THEY'RE BARELY STAYING
ON YOUR FACE.
[ LAUGHS ]
MAX, YOU'RE FIRED!
[ CROWD GASPS ]
FAIL TO THE POWER OF
OH, NURGLE!
[ SIGHS ]
W-WHAT'S GOING ON?
COME ON!
BREAK, YOU CRUMMY CUBE!
K.O.! YOU'VE GOT THE PUNCH!
AWW! IT'S A LITTLE RACCOON
THINGY COMING OUT OF A CUBE.
ALL RIGHT!
I AM
THE "PUZZLE PUNCHER" QUEEN!Shh!
WHOO-HOO!
HIDEO IS THE BEST!
ANGIE,
MAYBE YOU SHOULD JUST GIVE ME--
HUH! HEY! NAH-UNH!
IT TOOK ME 87 TRIES
TO GET TO THIS LEVEL, OKAY?
I'M NOT STOPPING NOW.
I WANT MORE CUTE ANIMALS!
I JUST DON'T THINK
IT'S THE BEST TIME
TO BE PLAYING THE GAME CREATED
BY MAX'S ARCHENEMY.
OH, I'M FINE, WYATT.
REALLY. I DON'T CARE
THAT MS. ELMHURST FIRED ME
IN FRONT OF HIDEO
AND ALL OF MY STUDENTS.
NOW, IF YOU'LL ALL
EXCUSE MEMM-HMM.
HELLO, CLASS.
TODAY'S LESSON
IS ABOUT SADNESS.
COMPUTERS CAN'T FEEL SADNESS.
AREN'T THEY LUCKY?
THIS CAN'T BE HEALTHY.
I KNOW.
EVEN IN HIS FAKE CLASSROOM,
HE'S STILL GOT PROBLEMS.
HEY. IS THAT A NOTE?
WHAT?
YOU THINK I'M LOSING MY MIND?
THAT'S IT, PASCAL!
YOU'VE GOT DUNGEON DETENTION!
[ GASPS ]
I'M WATCHING YOU.
OKAY, MAYBE WE SHOULD
GO VISIT HIDEO.
HE ACTUALLY SEEMS LIKE
A PRETTY REASONABLE GUY.
IF WE GET ON HIS GOOD
SIDE, MAYBE HE'LL HELP
MAX GET HIS JOB BACK.
ARE YOU GOING TO HIDEO'S
HEADQUARTERS? I WANT TO GO!
MAYBE I CAN GET A LOOK
AT THE NEW "PUZZLE PUNCHER"!
OMG! OMG!
ANGIE, ANGIE,
I THINK YOU HAVE A PROBLEM.
CAN IT!
OKAY, WELL,
YOU GUYS GO TALK TO HIDEO.
I'LL JUST STAY HERE
AND KEEP AN EYE ON
PROFESSOR INSANEY PANTS.
WHO THREW THAT?
WHO THREW THAT?
NORMAN?
LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS JR.?
WHOEVER DID IS NOT COMING
TO THE BIRTHDAY PARTY!
Hideo:
SOON THIS SPACE WILL BE FILLED
WITH SOME OF THE TOP
LEVEL PROGRAMMERS
FROM AROUND THE WORLD,
ALL WORKING ON MY NEX
"MYSTERIOUS PUZZLE PUNCHER."
IT'S EVERYTHING YOU'VE COME
TO LOVE IN A FRANCHISE
BUT WITH ONE TWIST
YOU KICK INSTEAD OF PUNCH.
NO, BUT THAT'S
A PRETTY GOOD IDEA.
PLEASE.
Dante: THANKS.
TRADEMARK "PUZZLE KICKER"
IMMEDIATELY.
UH
M-MR., UH, NISH--
MR. NISHIYAMA,
M-- UH, MR. -- MR. --
YES.
YES, MR. NISHIYAMA,
WE REALLY CAME HERE
TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT MAX.
ALL IN GOOD TIME.
BUT FOR THE MOMENT,
WHY DON'T YOU JUST BE
COOL.
[ WHIRRING ]
OH! WOW!
THAT IS COOL!
[ WHIRRING ]
[ GASPS ]
OH, THOSE ARE KEYED
TO THE VOICE COMMAND "COOL."
NO, THANK YOU.
[ GASPS ]
Both: COOL. COOL. COOL. COOL.
COOL. COOL!
[ WHIRRING ]
OKAY, LET'S CONTINUE OUR TOUR,
SHALL WE?
DUDE, NOT ONLY
IS HE REASONABLE
[Singsong voice]
HE'S STRAIGHT-UP AWESOME!
UH, YEAH, DUDE. HE'S JUS
GIVING AWAY SNOW CONES.
I MEAN, PAPER CUPS
AND SHAVED ICE CAN'T BE CHEAP.
MNH-MNH.
HE'LL TOTALLY HELP OUT MAX.
HEY, GUYS, OVER HERE.
TA-DA!
THISIS WHERE I PU
MY HATRED
FOR MAX ROSS!
[ BOTH GASP ]
[ GASPS ]
I DEDICATE THIS SHRINE
TO THE COMPLETE AND TOTAL
DESTRUCTION OF MAX ROSS.
NOW,
ON TO THE BEAN BAG LOUNGE!
UH-OH.
DON'T WORRY.
THERE'S ANOTHER SET OF
ROBOT ARMS THAT CLEAN UP.
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
UH, WE THOUGHT THAT MAX
WAS JUST BEING PARANOID
ABOUT THIS WHOLE
RIVALRY THING,
BUT
OH, NO. IT'S VERY REAL.
I HATE HIS GUTS.
I MEAN, WHY ELSE WOULD
I MOVE TO DAVENTRY HILLS
OTHER THAN TO RUIN HIM?
UH, FOR OUR AWESOME SHORT SEASON
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM?
[ Coughs ] LOSERS.
[ LAUGHS MANIACALLY ]
We really misread
this situation.
THIS IS NOT COOL.
[ CRUNCH! ]
[ CHOMP! CHOMP! CHOMP! ]
I'M FULL OF GOOD IDEAS.
BRILLIANT IDEA.
LIKE THIS SLOPPY JOE CONE.
IT'S LIKE AN ICE-CREAM CONE
BUT SLOPPIER.
I SHOULD WRITE
THAT SLOGAN DOWN.
OH, WELL. I GUESS I CAN'T USE
THE "S" KEY.
I'LL JUST USE A "5."
HEY, MAX.
I WAS THINKING,
MAYBE IF WE MADE MS. ELMHURS
A REALLYBIG-SIZED APOLOGY CARD,
SHE'D GIVE YOU
YOUR JOB BACK.
I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT JOBS
AND THE REAL WORLD.
IT'S OKAY, MY MAN.
I'VE FIGURED EVERYTHING OUT.
YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING
TO THOSE MANNEQUINS, DID YOU?
NO, EXCEPT FOR THE ONE NEX
TO LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS JR.
HE'S A REAL TROUBLEMAKER.
I'M HACKING INTO HIDEO'S
COMPUTER SYSTEMS.
THAT WILL SHOW HIM WHO'S MASTER
OF THE MULTI-CORE PROCESSORS.
ARE YOU KIDDING?!
LYLE, DANTE, AND ANGIE
ARE OVER THERE RIGHT NOW
TRYING TO MAKE THINGS
RIGHT.
GREAT! THEN THEY'LL GE
TO SEE THE SHOW.
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU.
WE ARE ALWAYS STICKING
OUR NECKS OUT FOR YOU --
FIGHTING LEAKS
FROM YOURGAME
TO KEEP
YOURINFECTED SERVERS
FROM BEING EXPOSED
TO THE REAL WORLD.
RIGHT NOW,
THE LEAST YOU COULD DO
IS ACT LIKE A SANE HUMAN BEING
AND NOT MAKE THINGS WORSE!
YES?
Humans are overrated.
COME ON, LASERBOT.
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
DESTROY ALL HUMANS.
YOU GOT THAT RIGHT.
[ WHISTLES ]
[ CRASH! ]
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
SOMEONE'S HACKING INTO
MY SYSTEMS.
MUST BE MAX.
OR MY MOM.
I GOT TO CLEAR
MY INTERNET HISTORY.
[ DING! DING! ]
TO SOLVE PUZZLES HONORABLY
IS MY DESTINY!
Angie: OH, NO!
"PUZZLE PUNCHER"
LEAKED OUT!
UH, I MEAN,
WHAT IS HAPPENING?!
OKAY.
UH, HERE ARE SOME EXPLANATIONS.
YOU'REDREAMING.
NO.
YOU ATE A BAD
SNOW CONE.
WHAT YOU REALLY SAW WAS LIGH
REFLECTING OFF OF SWAMP GAS.
STOP US WHEN ANY OF THESE
SOUND BELIEVABLE.
WE DON'T WANT TO WASTE
ALL OUR EXPLANATIONS.
FASCINATING!
A CHARACTER FROM MY GAME
MANAGED TO CROSS OVER INTO
THE REAL WORLD. [ CHUCKLES ]
MAN,
HE FIGURED THAT OUT FAST.
[ SIGHS ]
HE ISA GENIUS.
SEEMS TO HAVE ORIGINATED
FROM EROSS SERVERS.
HACKING INTO MY COMPUTERS
MUST HAVE --
YES. YES.
NO. NO.
HA HA! I'VE DONE IT!
WHAT? W-W-WAIT.
W-WHAT IS -- WHAT IS IT?
[ BEEPING, IMITATES EXPLOSION ]
BYE-BYE!
[ LAUGHS MANIACALLY ]
[ WHIP! ]
[ WHIP! ]
I'VE RELEASED
A MONSTROSITY OF MY OWN
TO DESTROY MAX ROSS.
OH, OKAY.
[ SIGHS ]
AH-ROO?
INSTALL ME NOW!
IT JUST SHOWED UP
AND STARTED YELLING AT ME.
IT'S A GIANT CUBE.
[ Chuckling ]
MS. ELMHURST WOULD LOVE THIS!
CHALLENGE THE MIGHT
OF YOUR SOUL!
IT'S FROM
"MYSTERIOUS PUZZLE PUNCHER"!
WAIT! HIDEO RELEASED A PUZZLE
TO DESTROY MAX?
MAX DOES
HATE BRAIN GAMES.
INSTALLING NOW.
OH!
I CAN SOLVE THIS!
I CAN DO THIS!
I DON'T KNOW, ANGIE.
IF HIDEO RELEASED THIS
TO HURT MAX,
IT COULD BE DANGEROUS.
DON'T GET IN HER WAY.
SHE'S GOT THAT PUNCHY LOOK
IN HER EYE.
[ GRUNTING ]
ULTIMATE JAB!
[ CHUCKLES ]
MY DREAMS HAVE COME TRUE!
I WONDER WHAT PRIZE
I'M GONNA GET.
WYATT'S GOT SOME NERVE.
TELLING ME IWRECK EVERYTHING.
[ SCOFFS ]
THAT ICE CREAM SHOULD NO
HAVE BEEN THERE!
DESTROY ALL HUMANS.
YOU GET ME, LASERBOT.
I DON'T NEED THOSE KIDS.
NOT WHEN I'VE GO
A FRIEND LIKE YOU.
[ Chuckling ] YEAH.
NOW, BE A PAL AND GET ME
SOME MORE ICE CREAM.
MAYBE I DO NEED THOSE TEENAGERS.
AND SOME NEW PRETEND FRIENDS.
AND ANOTHER BUST OF MALDARK.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BUDDY.
[ SIZZLING ]
[ THWACK! THWACK! ]
[ THWACK! THWACK! ]
I DID IT!
[ CHEERING ]
WHAT A COOL MOVE!
YOUR STYLE POSSESSES
SOME WORTHY QUALITIES.
SO, WHAT HAPPENS NOW?
WELL, IN THE GAME,
THE CUBE OPENS UP
AND SOME CUTE PENGUIN
OR SOMETHING COMES OUT.
GIVE ME MY CUTE ANIMAL!
IT'S HIDEO! BUT HE'S GO
A CRAZY CASE OF PINK EYE.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S HIDEO.
I THINK THAT'S THE LEAK!
THE PUZZLE WAS A TRAP!
I'D BE SO MAD IF I WASN'
SO PROUD OF MYSELF.
Dante: IS THIS DUDE HIDING A FAN
IN HIS PANTS?
WHERE'S ALL THAT AIR
COMING FROM?
[ Demonically ]
RAGING FIRE FIST!
[ BOTH WHIMPERING ]
THAT DOESN'T SOUND GOOD.
[ ALL SCREAMING ]
THIS IS WHY
I DON'T PLAY VIDEO GAMES!
OH, NO. I DON'T WAN
TO GO OUT LIKE THIS.
I WANTED TO DROWN
IN NACHO CHEESE!
WHOA!
WHOA!
AAH!
LOOK, LASERBOT! LOOK!
LASERBOT!
AAH!
[ GRUNTS ]
STOP IT!
I JUST WANTED A SIP OF
YOUR JUICE! JUST A SIP!
HE JUS
WANTED JUICE!
RAGING FIRE
GET OFF ME.
THIS IS REALLY HOT!
MAX!
[ ALL COUGHING ]
YES!
I FINALLY DID IT!
I DESTROYED HIDEO!
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
UH, THAT WAS A LEAK.
OH.
BUT YOU SAVED US.
[ COUGHS ]
Wyatt:
YEAH. THANKS, MAX.
I GUESS YOU'RE
A PRETTY GOOD GUY AFTER ALL.
DON'T TOUCH ME.
NO PROBLEM.
[ CHUCKLES ]
WELL, I GUESS EVERYTHING
WORKED OUT IN THE END.
UH
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
MAX LOST HIS JOB,
AND HIDEO IS STILL OUT THERE.
WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT?
[ ALL TALKING ]
WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?
THAT'S SO NEGATIVE.
NOW THAT I KNOW YOUR SECRET,
MAX ROSS,
I'LL BE BACK WITH SOMETHING FAR
MORE DANGEROUS THAN A PUZZLE.
NOT CLEAR
ON THE DETAILS YET,
BUT IT'LL DEFINITELY INCLUDE
CLAWS AND LIGHTNING.
AND RIDDLES.
I'M NOT TOTALLY GIVING UP
ON THE PUZZLE THING.
[ BEEPING ]
CAN YOU E-MAIL THAT TO MAX?
AND COPY THOSE KIDS ON IT, TOO.
UM, HANG ON.
CAN YOU JUST REPEAT THE LAST --
YEAH,
CAN YOU REPEAT ALL OF IT?
I'VE BEEN TALKING
FOR 10 MINUTES.
[ SIGHS ] NEVER MIND.
I'LL JUST E-MAIL HIM LATER.
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ LAUGHS MANIACALLY ]
[ SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY ]
ALL I'M ASKING FOR
IS YOUR FORGIVENESS.
AND MY JOB BACK
WITH A SLIGHT PAY INCREASE.
MAX
YOU ENDANGERED THE LIVES
OF EVERYONE AT THIS SCHOOL.
BUTYOU KNOW
HOW MUCH I LOVE
[Chuckling] COMICALLY OVERSIZED
NOVELTY ITEMS,
SO YOU'RE REHIRED.
[ SIGHS ]
I NEEDED YOU BACK ANYWAY.
YES!
THANK YOU SO MUCH,
VICE PRINCIPAL MS. ELMHURST.
SEE, I TOLD YOU
SHE'D LIKE IT.
YOU WON'T REGRET THIS!
YEAH!
YEAH!
YES!
WRONG.
COMPUTER'S NOT ON.
WRONG.
COME ON, PEOPLE.
THIS IS SIMPLE, BASIC,
SERVER SIDE SCRIPTING
THROUGH A HEXADECIMAL ENCRYPTED
PROXY IP.
GUYS, I GO TO SAY,
I LOVE BEING A TEACHER.
IT'S SO SATISFYING
TO HELP YOUNG MINDS GROW.
ARE YOU SURE IT'S NOT THA
YOU JUST LIKE YELLING AND
ORDERING PEOPLE AROUND?
GET BACK TO WORK!
OKAY, IT SEEMS THAT ONLY WYAT
UNDERSTANDS THE LESSON PLAN,
SO LET'S MOVE FORWARD.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
THIS IS
OUR COMPUTER LAB.
[ DING! ]
HIDEO SAYS, "VERY NICE.
I SEE THAT YOU TAKE GOOD CARE
OF YOUR COMPUTERS."
OH. [ CHUCKLES ]
HIDEO HIROSHI NISHIYAMA.
[ WESTERN SHOWDOWN MUSIC PLAYS ]
WHAT ARE YOUDOING HERE?
[ BIRD SQUAWKS ]
[ HORSE NEIGHS ]
[ LASSO WHIPS ]
[ HORSE NEIGHS ]
[ SNAKE RATTLES ]
[ GUNSHOT ]
[ CLICKING ]
[ DING! ]
MAX ROSS, I SHOULD BE ASKING YOU
THE SAME THIJ.
[ STUDENTS MUTTERING ]
"Thij"? What's "thij"?
[ DING! ]
FIG.
SAME THING!
BLASTED AUTO CORRECT.
SOTHE MULTIMILLIONAIRE
GAME DESIGNER
HAS BECOME A TEACHER.
HOW CUTE.
I'M NOT TEACHING.
THESE ARE ALL SELF-AWARE
ANDROIDS I'VE CREATED.
WYATT!
[ FINGER SNAPS ]
[ ROBOTIC MOVEMENT SOUNDS ]
[ Robotically ] WHAT IS YOUR
BIDDING, MASTER MAX?
[ LAUGHS MANICALLY ]
NICE TRY, BUT YOUCOULD NEVER
BUILD A TALKING ROBOT.
[ SCOFFS ]
CLEARLY.
AS I'M SURE
YOU HAVEN'T HEARD,
I'VE MOVED MY VERY SUCCESSFUL
VIDEO-GAME COMPANY
TO DAVENTRY HILLS.
AND I'LL BE MAKING A
VERY SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMEN
HERE TOMORROW.
IS THAT RIGHT?
SO I SUPPOSE I'LL BE
SEEING YOU AROUND, NEIGHBOR.
WHAT WAS THATALL ABOUT?
OH, YOU KNOW,
HE'S JUST MY ARCHENEMY.
WYATT!
DUM DUM DUM
We rehearse
after school.
HMM. OKAY.
[ ELECTRICITY ZAPPING ]
I CAN'TSMASHAWAY
THE HATE!
SO, ARE YOU GONNA
TELL US WHO HIDEO IS,
OR ARE JUST GONNA
SMASH STUFF ALL DAY?
BOTH!
[ THUD! ]
OOH!
HIDEO CREATED
THE "MYSTERIOUS PUZZLE PUNCHER"
VIDEO GAMES.
YOU KNOW,
"MYSTERIOUS PUZZLE PUNCHER."
"MYSTERIOUS PUZZLE PUNCHER II."
"SUPER MYSTERIOUS
PUZZLE PUNCHER ALPHA II X:
MAGIC CUBE EXPLOSION."
OH, YEAH.
THAT'S COOL.
[ GRUNTING ]
[ RHYTHMIC GRUNTING ]
HERE. LOOK AT THIS GARBAGE.
DEMO MODE!
CLUTCH COMBO! TO THE MAX!
ULTIMATE JAB!
RIPPLED COMBO!
I WISH I HAD A GUY
SHOUTING STUFF ABOUT ME.
SOMEONE SAY
"ULTIMATE LYLE"!
[ INHALES SHARPLY ]
MAN, WHATEVER.
I'LL GET REGGIE TO DO IT.
K.O.! HANDSOME JOB!
COOL!
A LITTLE BIRDIE.
I'M GONNA BORROW
YOUR PHONE.
IT'S THE ONLY GAME THAT OUTSELLS
"CONQUEROR OF ALL WORLDS."
WHY DO PEOPLE LOVE
PUNCHING PUZZLES?
SO THE GUY'S HAD A COUPLE
MORE DOWNLOADS THAN YOU.
"CONQUEROR"
IS STILL AWESOME!
YEAH, DUDE.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
THIS GOES BACK --
WAY BACK.
ALL THE WAY TO OUR VERY FIRS
JOBS AS GAME DESIGNERS.
[ KNUCKLES CRACK ]
AHA!
TRY AND PROGRAM NOW!
BUT WHY?!
WHAT DID I EVER
DO TO YOU?
[ WHIP! ]
REMEMBER COLLEGE?
[ SLOW-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS ]
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]AHA!
I'M GOING TO PUT THESE
ALL OVER THE INTERNET,
WHICH, WHEN I
BECOMES POPULAR,
WILL REALLY
EMBARRASS YOU.
BUT WHY?
WHAT DID I EVER DO TO YOU?
REMEMBER
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CAN I HAVE
SOME JUICE?
NO.
HMM.
THERE'S A REASON HIDEO'S IN
DAVENTRY HILLS -- TO DESTROY ME!
[ GASPS ]
BUT HE CAN'
IF I GET HIM FIRST.
EASY, MAX.
I KNOW HOW YOU GET.
BUT THIS SITUATION DESERVES
OUR MOST SERIOUS ATTENTION.
ALL RIGHT!
[ CHUCKLES ]
I UNLOCKED
A PIGGIE!
[ VIDEO GAME MUSIC PLAYS]
BLBLBLBLBLBLBL!
SO, MAX HAS LOST IT,
RIGHT?
MM-HMM.OH, MOST DEFINITELY.
IF HE EVER HAD IT.MM-HMM.
I AM WORRIED ABOUT MAX.
HIDEO'S UNLOCKED A WHOLE NEW
LEVEL OF CRAZY WITHIN HIM.
HE COULD GE
IN SOME SERIOUS TROUBLE.
WAIT. WHAT?
HIDEO'S GIVING OU
LEVEL UNLOCKS?
WHERE? WHEN?
GIVE ME ALL THE UNLOCKS!
WHOA, WHOA, ANGIE.
CHILL.
Psycho.
I'M SORRY! IT'S JUST --
"PUZZLE PUNCHER"
IS JUST, LIKE, SO MUCH FUN.
DID YOU EVEN SLEEP
LAST NIGHT?
SLEEP IS
FOR THE WEAK!
I LAY MY HEAD ON THE PILLOW
OF MY VICTORIES.
[ Laughing ] WHAT? WHY
ARE YOU TALKING LIKE THAT?
NICE JOB! LAY YOUR HEAD ON
THE PILLOW OF YOUR VICTORIES!
[ ALL GROAN ]
"PUZZLE PUNCHER," BABY!
[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
WOW.
LISTEN, MAX IS GONNA
DO SOMETHING CRAZY
TO RUIN HIDEO'S
ANNOUNCEMENT.
MM-HMM.
ONE OF US SHOULD
KEEP AN EYE ON HIM.
OH! OH! OH!
AH!
OH! COME ON!
HAVE ANGIE DO IT.
SHE'S WAY MORE RESPONSIBLE
THAN ME.
OH, OW!
OOH.
OOH.
I'M OKAY!
HEY, I TALKED MAX DOWN WHEN
HE WANTED TO KNOCK DOWN
THE BOWLING ALLEY WITH HIS SOLID
GOLD WRECKING BALL. HMM.
AND I KEPT HIM FROM USING
IT FROM KNOCKING DOWN
BAER'S SUPERSTAR DINER,
THE POST OFFICE,
ANDTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.
IT'S YOUR TURN.FINE.
AAH!
[ GROWLING ]
AAH!
[ Growling ] OH, YEAH!
MAN, HIS MUSCLES RUN
ON HATE.
BOOP.
STUDENTS OF DAVENTRY HILLS HIGH,
WHO LIKES OFFICIALLY LICENSED
MERCHANDISE?
[ CHEERING ]
[ THUD ]
SO, NO KEY CHAINS NEXT TIME.
JUST T-SHIRTS.
YES!
ULTIMATE LYLE?!
REGGIE GETS IT.
WHOO-HOO!
FREE "PUZZLE PUNCHER"
MERCH!
JUST A SMALL TOKEN
OF MY APPRECIATION
FOR WELCOMING ME INTO YOUR HOME.
AND NOWFOR A BIGGER
TOKEN OF MY APPRECIATION
OH, MAN.
HE'S GONNA GIVE OUT PANTS!
I'M DONATING
A BRAND-NEW TECHNOLOGY WING
TO DAVENTRY HILLS HIGH!
HIDEO,
THIS IS SO GENEROUS.
THIS SCHOOL HAS NEVER RECEIVED
A CHECK THIS BIG.
I MEAN, WHAT IS THAT,
LIKE, FOUR FEET ACROSS?
I LOVE OVERSIZED NOVELTY ITEMS.
THANK YOU.
WOW.
AN ENTIRE WING.
MAX ONLY DONATED
A SINGLE ROOM.
HIDEO SEEMS LIKE
A PRETTY RIGHTEOUS DUDE.
YEAH, HE SURE DOES.
DANTE, YOU'RE SUPPOSED
TO BE WATCHING MAX!
I WAS, BUT I DIDN'T WAN
TO MISS THE ANNOUNCEMENT.
Max: HEY!
I'M THE NUMBER-ONE GENIUS
IN THIS TOWN!
[ DING! ]
AND TO PROVE IT,
I PRESENT THE MOST SOPHISTICATED
ROBOT EVER DESIGNED --
LASERBOT!
[ WHIRRING, BEEPING ]
OH.
CAPABLE OF DISPLAYING AN ENTIRE
RANGE OF HUMAN EMOTIONS!
LASERBOT, SPEAK.
[ Robotically ]
DESTROY ALL HUMANS.
UH-OH. I DON'T KNOW
WHERE HE LEARNED TO DO THAT.
[ ALL SCREAMING ]OH!
LASERBOT, THIS IS NO
WHAT YOU WERE PROGRAMMED FOR!
I'M SO SORRY.[ POWERS DOWN ]
TAKE THAT
AWESOME.
WHEW!
GLAD I WAS ABLE
TO SAVE THE DAY
BEFORE THINGS
GOT OUT OF HAND.
MAX!
EXCUSE ME.
YES,
VICE PRINCIPAL ELMHURST.
YOUR MACHINE DESTROYED
THE QUAD!
I COULD HAVE LOS
AN EYE!
YEAH.
YOU'RE LUCKY
I HAD MY SUNGLASSES.
[ SIGHS ]
THEY'RE SO BIG.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ LAUGHTER ]
THEY'RE BARELY STAYING
ON YOUR FACE.
[ LAUGHS ]
MAX, YOU'RE FIRED!
[ CROWD GASPS ]
FAIL TO THE POWER OF
OH, NURGLE!
[ SIGHS ]
W-WHAT'S GOING ON?
COME ON!
BREAK, YOU CRUMMY CUBE!
K.O.! YOU'VE GOT THE PUNCH!
AWW! IT'S A LITTLE RACCOON
THINGY COMING OUT OF A CUBE.
ALL RIGHT!
I AM
THE "PUZZLE PUNCHER" QUEEN!Shh!
WHOO-HOO!
HIDEO IS THE BEST!
ANGIE,
MAYBE YOU SHOULD JUST GIVE ME--
HUH! HEY! NAH-UNH!
IT TOOK ME 87 TRIES
TO GET TO THIS LEVEL, OKAY?
I'M NOT STOPPING NOW.
I WANT MORE CUTE ANIMALS!
I JUST DON'T THINK
IT'S THE BEST TIME
TO BE PLAYING THE GAME CREATED
BY MAX'S ARCHENEMY.
OH, I'M FINE, WYATT.
REALLY. I DON'T CARE
THAT MS. ELMHURST FIRED ME
IN FRONT OF HIDEO
AND ALL OF MY STUDENTS.
NOW, IF YOU'LL ALL
EXCUSE MEMM-HMM.
HELLO, CLASS.
TODAY'S LESSON
IS ABOUT SADNESS.
COMPUTERS CAN'T FEEL SADNESS.
AREN'T THEY LUCKY?
THIS CAN'T BE HEALTHY.
I KNOW.
EVEN IN HIS FAKE CLASSROOM,
HE'S STILL GOT PROBLEMS.
HEY. IS THAT A NOTE?
WHAT?
YOU THINK I'M LOSING MY MIND?
THAT'S IT, PASCAL!
YOU'VE GOT DUNGEON DETENTION!
[ GASPS ]
I'M WATCHING YOU.
OKAY, MAYBE WE SHOULD
GO VISIT HIDEO.
HE ACTUALLY SEEMS LIKE
A PRETTY REASONABLE GUY.
IF WE GET ON HIS GOOD
SIDE, MAYBE HE'LL HELP
MAX GET HIS JOB BACK.
ARE YOU GOING TO HIDEO'S
HEADQUARTERS? I WANT TO GO!
MAYBE I CAN GET A LOOK
AT THE NEW "PUZZLE PUNCHER"!
OMG! OMG!
ANGIE, ANGIE,
I THINK YOU HAVE A PROBLEM.
CAN IT!
OKAY, WELL,
YOU GUYS GO TALK TO HIDEO.
I'LL JUST STAY HERE
AND KEEP AN EYE ON
PROFESSOR INSANEY PANTS.
WHO THREW THAT?
WHO THREW THAT?
NORMAN?
LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS JR.?
WHOEVER DID IS NOT COMING
TO THE BIRTHDAY PARTY!
Hideo:
SOON THIS SPACE WILL BE FILLED
WITH SOME OF THE TOP
LEVEL PROGRAMMERS
FROM AROUND THE WORLD,
ALL WORKING ON MY NEX
"MYSTERIOUS PUZZLE PUNCHER."
IT'S EVERYTHING YOU'VE COME
TO LOVE IN A FRANCHISE
BUT WITH ONE TWIST
YOU KICK INSTEAD OF PUNCH.
NO, BUT THAT'S
A PRETTY GOOD IDEA.
PLEASE.
Dante: THANKS.
TRADEMARK "PUZZLE KICKER"
IMMEDIATELY.
UH
M-MR., UH, NISH--
MR. NISHIYAMA,
M-- UH, MR. -- MR. --
YES.
YES, MR. NISHIYAMA,
WE REALLY CAME HERE
TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT MAX.
ALL IN GOOD TIME.
BUT FOR THE MOMENT,
WHY DON'T YOU JUST BE
COOL.
[ WHIRRING ]
OH! WOW!
THAT IS COOL!
[ WHIRRING ]
[ GASPS ]
OH, THOSE ARE KEYED
TO THE VOICE COMMAND "COOL."
NO, THANK YOU.
[ GASPS ]
Both: COOL. COOL. COOL. COOL.
COOL. COOL!
[ WHIRRING ]
OKAY, LET'S CONTINUE OUR TOUR,
SHALL WE?
DUDE, NOT ONLY
IS HE REASONABLE
[Singsong voice]
HE'S STRAIGHT-UP AWESOME!
UH, YEAH, DUDE. HE'S JUS
GIVING AWAY SNOW CONES.
I MEAN, PAPER CUPS
AND SHAVED ICE CAN'T BE CHEAP.
MNH-MNH.
HE'LL TOTALLY HELP OUT MAX.
HEY, GUYS, OVER HERE.
TA-DA!
THISIS WHERE I PU
MY HATRED
FOR MAX ROSS!
[ BOTH GASP ]
[ GASPS ]
I DEDICATE THIS SHRINE
TO THE COMPLETE AND TOTAL
DESTRUCTION OF MAX ROSS.
NOW,
ON TO THE BEAN BAG LOUNGE!
UH-OH.
DON'T WORRY.
THERE'S ANOTHER SET OF
ROBOT ARMS THAT CLEAN UP.
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
UH, WE THOUGHT THAT MAX
WAS JUST BEING PARANOID
ABOUT THIS WHOLE
RIVALRY THING,
BUT
OH, NO. IT'S VERY REAL.
I HATE HIS GUTS.
I MEAN, WHY ELSE WOULD
I MOVE TO DAVENTRY HILLS
OTHER THAN TO RUIN HIM?
UH, FOR OUR AWESOME SHORT SEASON
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM?
[ Coughs ] LOSERS.
[ LAUGHS MANIACALLY ]
We really misread
this situation.
THIS IS NOT COOL.
[ CRUNCH! ]
[ CHOMP! CHOMP! CHOMP! ]
I'M FULL OF GOOD IDEAS.
BRILLIANT IDEA.
LIKE THIS SLOPPY JOE CONE.
IT'S LIKE AN ICE-CREAM CONE
BUT SLOPPIER.
I SHOULD WRITE
THAT SLOGAN DOWN.
OH, WELL. I GUESS I CAN'T USE
THE "S" KEY.
I'LL JUST USE A "5."
HEY, MAX.
I WAS THINKING,
MAYBE IF WE MADE MS. ELMHURS
A REALLYBIG-SIZED APOLOGY CARD,
SHE'D GIVE YOU
YOUR JOB BACK.
I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT JOBS
AND THE REAL WORLD.
IT'S OKAY, MY MAN.
I'VE FIGURED EVERYTHING OUT.
YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING
TO THOSE MANNEQUINS, DID YOU?
NO, EXCEPT FOR THE ONE NEX
TO LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS JR.
HE'S A REAL TROUBLEMAKER.
I'M HACKING INTO HIDEO'S
COMPUTER SYSTEMS.
THAT WILL SHOW HIM WHO'S MASTER
OF THE MULTI-CORE PROCESSORS.
ARE YOU KIDDING?!
LYLE, DANTE, AND ANGIE
ARE OVER THERE RIGHT NOW
TRYING TO MAKE THINGS
RIGHT.
GREAT! THEN THEY'LL GE
TO SEE THE SHOW.
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU.
WE ARE ALWAYS STICKING
OUR NECKS OUT FOR YOU --
FIGHTING LEAKS
FROM YOURGAME
TO KEEP
YOURINFECTED SERVERS
FROM BEING EXPOSED
TO THE REAL WORLD.
RIGHT NOW,
THE LEAST YOU COULD DO
IS ACT LIKE A SANE HUMAN BEING
AND NOT MAKE THINGS WORSE!
YES?
Humans are overrated.
COME ON, LASERBOT.
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
DESTROY ALL HUMANS.
YOU GOT THAT RIGHT.
[ WHISTLES ]
[ CRASH! ]
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
SOMEONE'S HACKING INTO
MY SYSTEMS.
MUST BE MAX.
OR MY MOM.
I GOT TO CLEAR
MY INTERNET HISTORY.
[ DING! DING! ]
TO SOLVE PUZZLES HONORABLY
IS MY DESTINY!
Angie: OH, NO!
"PUZZLE PUNCHER"
LEAKED OUT!
UH, I MEAN,
WHAT IS HAPPENING?!
OKAY.
UH, HERE ARE SOME EXPLANATIONS.
YOU'REDREAMING.
NO.
YOU ATE A BAD
SNOW CONE.
WHAT YOU REALLY SAW WAS LIGH
REFLECTING OFF OF SWAMP GAS.
STOP US WHEN ANY OF THESE
SOUND BELIEVABLE.
WE DON'T WANT TO WASTE
ALL OUR EXPLANATIONS.
FASCINATING!
A CHARACTER FROM MY GAME
MANAGED TO CROSS OVER INTO
THE REAL WORLD. [ CHUCKLES ]
MAN,
HE FIGURED THAT OUT FAST.
[ SIGHS ]
HE ISA GENIUS.
SEEMS TO HAVE ORIGINATED
FROM EROSS SERVERS.
HACKING INTO MY COMPUTERS
MUST HAVE --
YES. YES.
NO. NO.
HA HA! I'VE DONE IT!
WHAT? W-W-WAIT.
W-WHAT IS -- WHAT IS IT?
[ BEEPING, IMITATES EXPLOSION ]
BYE-BYE!
[ LAUGHS MANIACALLY ]
[ WHIP! ]
[ WHIP! ]
I'VE RELEASED
A MONSTROSITY OF MY OWN
TO DESTROY MAX ROSS.
OH, OKAY.
[ SIGHS ]
AH-ROO?
INSTALL ME NOW!
IT JUST SHOWED UP
AND STARTED YELLING AT ME.
IT'S A GIANT CUBE.
[ Chuckling ]
MS. ELMHURST WOULD LOVE THIS!
CHALLENGE THE MIGHT
OF YOUR SOUL!
IT'S FROM
"MYSTERIOUS PUZZLE PUNCHER"!
WAIT! HIDEO RELEASED A PUZZLE
TO DESTROY MAX?
MAX DOES
HATE BRAIN GAMES.
INSTALLING NOW.
OH!
I CAN SOLVE THIS!
I CAN DO THIS!
I DON'T KNOW, ANGIE.
IF HIDEO RELEASED THIS
TO HURT MAX,
IT COULD BE DANGEROUS.
DON'T GET IN HER WAY.
SHE'S GOT THAT PUNCHY LOOK
IN HER EYE.
[ GRUNTING ]
ULTIMATE JAB!
[ CHUCKLES ]
MY DREAMS HAVE COME TRUE!
I WONDER WHAT PRIZE
I'M GONNA GET.
WYATT'S GOT SOME NERVE.
TELLING ME IWRECK EVERYTHING.
[ SCOFFS ]
THAT ICE CREAM SHOULD NO
HAVE BEEN THERE!
DESTROY ALL HUMANS.
YOU GET ME, LASERBOT.
I DON'T NEED THOSE KIDS.
NOT WHEN I'VE GO
A FRIEND LIKE YOU.
[ Chuckling ] YEAH.
NOW, BE A PAL AND GET ME
SOME MORE ICE CREAM.
MAYBE I DO NEED THOSE TEENAGERS.
AND SOME NEW PRETEND FRIENDS.
AND ANOTHER BUST OF MALDARK.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BUDDY.
[ SIZZLING ]
[ THWACK! THWACK! ]
[ THWACK! THWACK! ]
I DID IT!
[ CHEERING ]
WHAT A COOL MOVE!
YOUR STYLE POSSESSES
SOME WORTHY QUALITIES.
SO, WHAT HAPPENS NOW?
WELL, IN THE GAME,
THE CUBE OPENS UP
AND SOME CUTE PENGUIN
OR SOMETHING COMES OUT.
GIVE ME MY CUTE ANIMAL!
IT'S HIDEO! BUT HE'S GO
A CRAZY CASE OF PINK EYE.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S HIDEO.
I THINK THAT'S THE LEAK!
THE PUZZLE WAS A TRAP!
I'D BE SO MAD IF I WASN'
SO PROUD OF MYSELF.
Dante: IS THIS DUDE HIDING A FAN
IN HIS PANTS?
WHERE'S ALL THAT AIR
COMING FROM?
[ Demonically ]
RAGING FIRE FIST!
[ BOTH WHIMPERING ]
THAT DOESN'T SOUND GOOD.
[ ALL SCREAMING ]
THIS IS WHY
I DON'T PLAY VIDEO GAMES!
OH, NO. I DON'T WAN
TO GO OUT LIKE THIS.
I WANTED TO DROWN
IN NACHO CHEESE!
WHOA!
WHOA!
AAH!
LOOK, LASERBOT! LOOK!
LASERBOT!
AAH!
[ GRUNTS ]
STOP IT!
I JUST WANTED A SIP OF
YOUR JUICE! JUST A SIP!
HE JUS
WANTED JUICE!
RAGING FIRE
GET OFF ME.
THIS IS REALLY HOT!
MAX!
[ ALL COUGHING ]
YES!
I FINALLY DID IT!
I DESTROYED HIDEO!
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
UH, THAT WAS A LEAK.
OH.
BUT YOU SAVED US.
[ COUGHS ]
Wyatt:
YEAH. THANKS, MAX.
I GUESS YOU'RE
A PRETTY GOOD GUY AFTER ALL.
DON'T TOUCH ME.
NO PROBLEM.
[ CHUCKLES ]
WELL, I GUESS EVERYTHING
WORKED OUT IN THE END.
UH
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
MAX LOST HIS JOB,
AND HIDEO IS STILL OUT THERE.
WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT?
[ ALL TALKING ]
WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?
THAT'S SO NEGATIVE.
NOW THAT I KNOW YOUR SECRET,
MAX ROSS,
I'LL BE BACK WITH SOMETHING FAR
MORE DANGEROUS THAN A PUZZLE.
NOT CLEAR
ON THE DETAILS YET,
BUT IT'LL DEFINITELY INCLUDE
CLAWS AND LIGHTNING.
AND RIDDLES.
I'M NOT TOTALLY GIVING UP
ON THE PUZZLE THING.
[ BEEPING ]
CAN YOU E-MAIL THAT TO MAX?
AND COPY THOSE KIDS ON IT, TOO.
UM, HANG ON.
CAN YOU JUST REPEAT THE LAST --
YEAH,
CAN YOU REPEAT ALL OF IT?
I'VE BEEN TALKING
FOR 10 MINUTES.
[ SIGHS ] NEVER MIND.
I'LL JUST E-MAIL HIM LATER.
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ LAUGHS MANIACALLY ]
[ SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY ]
ALL I'M ASKING FOR
IS YOUR FORGIVENESS.
AND MY JOB BACK
WITH A SLIGHT PAY INCREASE.
MAX
YOU ENDANGERED THE LIVES
OF EVERYONE AT THIS SCHOOL.
BUTYOU KNOW
HOW MUCH I LOVE
[Chuckling] COMICALLY OVERSIZED
NOVELTY ITEMS,
SO YOU'RE REHIRED.
[ SIGHS ]
I NEEDED YOU BACK ANYWAY.
YES!
THANK YOU SO MUCH,
VICE PRINCIPAL MS. ELMHURST.
SEE, I TOLD YOU
SHE'D LIKE IT.
YOU WON'T REGRET THIS!
YEAH!
YEAH!
YES!