Best Friends Whenever (2015) s01e12 Episode Script
Cyd and Shelby Strike Back (Part 2)
Previously on Best Friends Whenever Did you see the logo on that guy's suit? Yeah.
What do you think it was? That's the GloboDigiDyne logo.
It's a major corporation that manufactures everything from computers to military defense systems.
Today I've blocked out my entire afternoon to watch the new product announcement by Janet Smythe, the company's CEO.
I can't believe my dad works for GloboDigiDyne.
Well, at least now we know he has nothing to do with the future lab.
Maybe it's not even at GDD.
And with your promotion, you're now going to be heavily involved with our top secret experimental division.
Pelican Ballroom.
Dang it! We're back in the future lab! How did this happen? No one said "future!" I did! I said, "Please sneeze into your elbow in the future!" And by the way, bless you! The guy in the hazmat suit is gonna be here any second! Let's get out of here! No! Obviously in the future, someone drags us here and experiments on us 'cause we're time travelers! We need to stay here and figure out what's going on so we can put a stop to it! Here he comes.
Cyd, this feels really dangerous! That's exactly why we need to stop it! What do we do? We gotta get out of these straps and take him down.
No, we can talk to him.
Make him see us as real people and he won't hurt us.
Please, you don't have to do this.
We have kids and jobs and stay-at-home-husbands who rely on us to bring home a paycheck.
None of that's true! And it never will be if we don't get out of here! I think I got through to him.
I don't think we got through to him! Gotta get out of these straps! Cyd, take my hand.
I have an idea.
Shelbs, you're a genius.
That laser almost fried us! Now let's go figure out what the heck this place is.
What? Cyd, grab my hand! We gotta jump! I can't reach! Hiya, Barry.
Are you doing science experiments in your lab today? Well, I can't do them at the water park anymore after my experimental algae dissolver also dissolved bathing suits.
Wow, I love science.
It's like my step-uncle Sven says, "Science is golden.
" Silence.
Sorry.
So what are you working on? I'm attempting to create a solvent to dissolve a super adhesive polymer I created this morning.
Why do you need to dissolve it? Perhaps Renaldo can explain.
Because I glued myself to the table.
Why would you do that? To see if I could glue myself to a table.
And I could.
I glued my niece's pet duck to the ceiling once.
It was a low ceiling, so every time someone walked by I had to say, "duck.
" You see, the thing about working with adhesives Marci, is there a point to this story? Yes, ducks bite.
Also, if you want to dissolve that glue, you should use a non-polar alkane.
Are you saying the polarizability will be key in determining the correct energy density? That is what I'm saying.
I just think anything worth saying is worth saying with ducks.
Marci, you might be on to something with the non-polar alkanes.
I'm impressed.
Thanks, Barry.
I'm glad I stopped by.
I'll start stirring in the alkanes.
Barry, come here! I think Marci likes you.
Renaldo, people don't just like me.
I'm an acquired taste.
Like music, fruit, and roller coasters.
Everyone likes those.
Then perhaps everyone likes me.
But Marci doesn't just like you, she "likes" you.
Why else would she come over here? Marci is here because she likes science.
And why wouldn't she, with all the trial and error and risk of imminent death.
Check it out, Barry.
It looks like the molecular bonds vanished, just like my Uncle Hutch every time Aunt Jenny asks him to do the dishes.
He's a magician, who hates doing the dishes.
The molecular bonds vanished? What does that mean, Barry? Marci has discovered that the adhesive polymer is not permanent.
So now I'm just a guy hugging a table? Huh, what do you know? Do you know what this means? I've invented temporary glue! Now, if I can only manipulate the molecules to control the time variable, this could have countless applications.
I'd be happy to help you with that, but my cousin Trent got stuck in the couch again.
He goes in there hunting for crumbs.
Also, he's not really my cousin.
He's a gopher.
I'll see you soon.
I told you she likes you.
Let us go, you filthy goons! What she means to say is, "Please, let us go, you filthy goons!" Why are you doing this? Who do you work for? I think we're about to find out.
It's the janitor! Of course! That makes perfect sense! It's Janet Smythe! That makes even more sense! What is going on here? There are going to be severe consequences.
You're my head of security.
I hold you responsible! And now I can take care of you two.
Cyd! Janet Smythe is seriously scary! And she's the one who's behind this.
The future lab was at GDD the whole time! At some point in the future, this is gonna happen to us! What are we gonna do? We have to stop her.
How? She's not only a monster, she's also one of the most powerful monsters in the world.
But we have a power that nobody else has.
Positive thinking.
Time travel.
And time travel.
But how are we gonna use that to take her down? You're right.
We know nothing about her.
But we know someone who does.
The janitor.
Barry.
And Barry.
Let me get this straight.
You still went to the janitor first? But we're here now, Barry.
So what do you know about Janet Smythe? Well, I know that in college, she developed a mathematical analysis of consistent substrata in compiler language.
Yeah, yeah, the janitor already told us that.
What else you got? I assume you know the most famous story about Janet Smythe that everyone knows.
Assume we don't.
And assume we're too lazy to look it up online.
It's one of my favorite business success stories, second only to the legend of Arturo Maximoff, the man who monetized his mathematical analysis of non-consistent substrata in compiler language.
Yeah, yeah, the janitor rambled on about him too! I like this janitor guy.
Get to Janet Smythe.
Yeah, we need an origin story and we need it now.
Well, it's one of those classic eureka moments, like when the apple hit Isaac Newton on the head, inspiring his theory of gravity.
Oh, I get it.
Like when I dripped chocolate sauce on my pasta, inspiring my theory of fudge-sketti and meatballs.
Shelby, I'm going to talk to you now.
Janet Smythe was a young inventor when she received a shock from a loose wire.
It led her to realize that the future of technology lay in wireless connectivity.
So if that didn't happen, there'd be no GloboDigiDyne? Exactly.
You can read all about it in her unauthorized biography, Don't You Dare Write a Book About Me.
Thanks for the info, Barry.
And thanks for the book.
Be careful with that.
It's autographed, "Why would I sign this? Love, Janet.
" Aw, she dots her I's with cute little skulls.
Barry, I just got off the phone.
Then why are you still on the phone? Oh, I'm not on the phone.
The phone's on me.
Renaldo, you have got to stop messing around with my adhesive.
Now, do you like your bandages ripped off fast or slow? Fast.
Ow! But I like my phones ripped off slow! Anyway, I was talking to Marci and she said she'll be back soon.
Yes, she said that earlier.
And you two can work on your chemistry.
Yes, there is a lot of chemistry involved.
Yeah, there is.
I already agreed with you.
Uh-huh.
This is about you insinuating that she likes me, isn't it? Oh, yeah.
Well, you're wrong.
Our relationship is based purely on a mutual appreciation of science.
You know what, I'll prove it to you, by conducting an experiment wherein Marci and I do nothing but sit in my kitchen eating pizza rolls.
And you'll see that without science, she will have no interest.
Pizza rolls.
Will you stop that? I'm sorry we can't hang out in the kitchen.
My mother is having her book club meeting in the house.
I'm sorry we have to sit on the ground.
There's a woeful lack of outdoor tables.
And a blown fuse has caused me to resort to frontiersman lighting.
I'm sorry.
Look, Barry.
A meteor shower.
I know.
And I'm sorry.
It's very distracting.
Also, my mother used up all the pizza rolls for her book club, so I had to whip up some beef Wellington.
I'm sorry, it's the only dish I can make.
I, I don't know what to say.
Please don't say anything.
I already feel horrible enough about everything going wrong.
Speaking of which, I forgot that I have a violin recital tomorrow and I need to practice.
I'm sorry.
This is perfect, Cyd.
We know how GDD was founded.
Now we can stop it from happening.
It says here Janet got shocked and came up with the idea that started GDD on August 27, 1991.
Then that's where we go.
But we gotta be careful.
She's ruthless.
She whacked the shins of her own head of security.
Everyone knows you don't shin-whack a dude.
You gut punch him.
She's gotta be stopped.
No GDD.
No us strapped to tables.
This is it.
The moment when we take a stand, jump back and stop Janet Smythe from forming GDD.
So we're doing this.
We're doing this.
I love these call-to-action moments we've been having lately.
Very exciting.
All right, we're in 1991.
We better stick together so we don't forget each other like we did when we went back to the '70s.
Look, there's Janet.
How do we know that's her? What do you mean you won't deliver a pizza to me? The last delivery guy was poking around my garage.
Of course I shin-whacked him! So, clearly that's Janet.
How does she get shocked? The book said it was a lamp.
Ow! Stupid lamp with your stupid wires! When will someone come up with a technology that requires no wires? Of course! Wireless technology! Aw! I'm sorry I hurt you.
That's the moment that started GDD.
All we have to do now is zorp back to before she gets into the garage and stop it from happening.
Okay, let's go get rid of that lamp.
Easy.
I know why you're here.
You do? You're here to steal my ideas.
But I'm not gonna let you.
Jump, jump, jump, jump! That woman's got issues! She's been shin-whackin' since '91! That must be what triggered the gates.
It's some kind of laser sensor.
Let's go this way and get to the lamp.
Uh-oh.
No! No! Let's get out of here! What's going on? Why aren't we jumping? I don't know! What do you think you're doing in my workshop? It's not what you think.
We're not trying to steal your ideas, we're trying to prevent you from becoming incredibly successful! You're not helping! Why was there a delay in our jump? I don't know.
This has never happened before.
What's different? This is the first time we've ever jumped more than once out of our lifetimes.
Maybe it caused some kind of glitch.
I hope it doesn't happen again, we're so close.
We just have to avoid the trip laser and the camera.
This garage isn't that big.
There can't possibly be any more traps.
There were more traps! Why did we step on that glowing floor tile? It wasn't glowing until we stepped on it! Who are you? How did you get past the first five booby traps? Five? Apparently three were luck.
Feeling lucky now? Come on, let's get out of here! Oh, no, it's happening again! Come on, come on, come on! This is what you get when you mess with me.
There are severe consequences! It wasn't a glitch.
We're losing our power! Maybe we can only jump so many times outside of our lifetime before our power is drained.
What if we only have one jump left? Good news, Barry.
I'm not stuck to anything.
You got adhesive on your hands, didn't you? Why would you ask that? Because you're holding your hands in the air.
I'm just testing my deodorant.
Yep, still not wearin' any.
So, looks like you and Marci are really hitting it off.
Nonsense.
In fact, I came in here to report that the experiment has proceeded apace and there has been no evidence of Marci's interest.
I don't think so, Barry.
Check this out.
I set up your camera equipment to collect objective data on your experiment, like you always do.
Renaldo, you invaded my privacy, putting the scientific method above personal decency.
I'm so impressed.
Marci is clearly having a good time.
Check this out.
We only had one milkshake glass.
I'm sorry.
I'm fine with it.
My mom says sharing brings our family together, which is why we have the Community Spoon.
Just look at her smile.
People smile all the time, Renaldo.
And nobody knows why.
I know why.
I found what would call an "unexpected result," and I would call a "what?" Take a look at your face.
Right there.
See your eyes? They're twinkling.
That's candlelight reflecting off my corneas.
In science terms, maybe.
But this is about the heart.
You like her.
Is that possible? Barry, you can't deny the evidence.
You got it bad.
Sweet shuds, maybe I do.
But now what? What am I supposed to say to Marci about this? It's easy, Barry.
Just go out there and tell her how you feel.
The important thing is to be yourself.
Your hand is glued to my hoodie and shirt, isn't it? What do we do now? The polymer won't wear off for hours! Just take those off.
Lucky for us, your tuxedo is right here.
I got it dry-cleaned after I got mustard on it from my corndog.
Renaldo, why were you eating a corndog in my tuxedo? 'Cause I wasn't gonna eat a corndog naked.
It's really my fault for asking.
Come on, put this on.
Your hand is glued to my tux jacket and shirt now, isn't it? Renaldo, will you turn off that music off? It's killing the moment.
Sorry, Barry.
It's my jam.
Barry, you've been acting so different lately.
And that outfit, you look like you're dressed for the fancy beach.
Ooh, it's so cold out here.
It's amazing how little coverage this bow tie provides.
Here, put this on.
It's so soft.
Marci, there's something I need to tell you.
I thought Well I mean What I'm trying to say is You and I, here Good.
Huh? I hypothesized that our relationship was based solely on a shared love of science, but this evening has led me to an unexpected result.
Barry, your hypothesis was right.
Our relationship was all about science.
Oh.
But this evening has shown me a whole new side of you.
I like you, too.
So what do we do now? I don't know about you, but I'mma go with it.
Yes, Marci, I am going to go with it too.
I'mma go with it.
I am going to go with it.
We'll work on that.
Okay, we have to make this count, Cyd.
Because we may only have one time jump left and we'll need that to get home.
Right.
We have to get past these booby traps and get that lamp so Janet doesn't get shocked.
Okay.
We've made it past the booby traps.
Yeah, the ones we know about.
Now we have to get past all the booby traps we don't know about.
Whoa! See those wires? That mat is pressure sensitive.
We're gonna have to jump.
Oh, no! We're so close! What do we do? That! Okay, we did it! Now all we have to do is take care of that lamp.
So what do we do? That.
Hey, that's what I do! Sorry.
No, I liked it.
It was like looking in a crazy, blonde mirror! What are you doing in my workshop? Come on, jump, jump, jump! We need more time! Sorry, but you're out of time.
I had a wonderful time, Barry, but I have to go home.
Gotta dress up as a girl Sasquatch and traipse through the woods behind my house.
It calms my Pop Pop to think that there's a lady out there for Bigfoot.
That's okay.
I gotta fill the hot tub with solvent and dunk Renaldo.
We're both busy people.
So.
So.
I'll show you what I do to people who try to steal from me.
Nice shot, Cyd! You can't do this! I'll find you, no matter how long it takes! It's working! Yes! What's working? What are you doing over there? Do you think this'll change anything else in the future? It's a risk we have to take.
Come on! Renaldo, I don't care if that movie was called Crab-normal Behavior.
Crabs in the wild would never behave like that.
But Barry, the captain clearly said they weren't actin' right.
That's the last time I crowdfund a movie without reading the script first.
Hiya, fellas.
Can I interest either of you in a subscription to Lemon-Lime Soft Drink Magazine? It's the only self-published magazine devoted to the lemon-lime lifestyle.
I don't know what to say to that.
Sorry, Marci, I'm not really a lemon-lime guy.
Oh, me neither.
I hate the stuff.
But I love the lifestyle.
Man, that girl Marci is really out there, huh? She's actually pretty nice.
I bet you'd really like her if you got to know her better.
I don't think so.
A little too weird for me.
Now let's go sit on those snake eggs until they hatch and see if they accept us as their parents or turn on us like we're regular people sitting on snake eggs.
All right, Cyd, let's see if we changed anything? Cyd? Where are you? Where am I? Alaska? That can't be right.
Nope.
It's Alaska.
Cyd, something went wrong when we changed Janet's past! You think? I'm living with my parents in Peru! Cyd, we created a timeline where I live in Alaska and you live in Peru! At least we got rid of GloboDigiDyne.
There's nothing online about it or Janet Smythe.
So we did it.
We stopped her from founding GDD! Also, in this timeline, instead of Diesel, I think I have a pet llama! Well, be careful, 'cause llamas spit.
Ech! Not cool, llama.
Oh, wait, there's Diesel.
Oh, no, I think he has a thing for this llama.
He's wearing his spiky bad boy collar and making his flirt face.
This is so messed up.
We stopped the future lab, but now we don't live together.
Maybe because we got rid of GDD, my dad didn't have a job in Portland to keep us there.
I gotta talk to my dad and find out how I ended up in Alaska.
But I gotta play it cool so he won't be suspicious.
Dad! I'll call you back.
Shelby, is everything okay? Oh, the way you screamed, I thought you were being attacked by a bear again.
I've been attacked by a bear? Shelby, it's Alaska.
We've all been attacked by bears.
Dad, this might sound like a weird question, but why did we leave Portland? You know I couldn't find a job there.
It's been seven years already.
Your mother let it go, why can't you? We'd still be in Portland if only Ah, forget it.
I've told you this story a hundred times.
No, no.
No, no.
Tell it again.
It's my favorite story.
Your favorite story is about the day my car broke down and I missed the big job interview that would have kept our family in Portland? Love that story.
And the way you tell it.
Pure Norm.
If only I'd taken your mother's car that day.
Well, I'm gonna shovel the driveway.
For the third time today.
It's June.
Cyd's not going to believe this.
Heard it! Cyd? You never hung up.
So you heard my dad say we were all attacked by bears? This timeline hasn't been kind to either of us.
I have braids! Here's what I'm thinking.
We jump back to third grade, make sure my dad uses my mom's car to go to his interview, he gets the job, I stay in Portland and everything's back to normal.
And no future lab at GDD.
But Shelbs, we need to be together to time travel.
There's only one thing to do.
I'll come to Peru.
I'll come to Alaska.
We'll meet in Portland.
I'll tell my parents that I wanna spend the summer in Portland training to be a barista.
They've always wanted a barista in the family, so it's gotta work.
And I'll tell my parents that your parents are getting you a plane ticket, which will guilt them into getting me one, too.
Like that time I told my dad that your dad got you a dirt bike.
I never got a dirt bike.
I did.
See you in Portland! You know, it says here in this Lemon-Lime Soft Drink Magazine that all people can be categorized as either a lemon or a lime.
That's ridiculous.
And don't say that makes me a lime.
You wish you were a lime.
You should have never taken that magazine from that weird girl Marci.
I don't know, Barry, the more I think about it, the more I think Marci might be your type.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
I do not have a type.
And if I did, it certainly wouldn't be Marci.
It would be someone who's into science, like, uh, I don't know, that girl in the lab coat.
Marci? These were I You glasses! Thanks, Barry.
Renaldo, is it possible Marci could be my type? You should talk to her and see if there's something there.
I don't know the first thing about matters of the heart.
What do I do? You're good with girls.
I don't know about that.
Hi, Amber.
Stacey, Claire, Tina.
I'm pretty sure those aren't their names, but they never correct me.
Teach me everything you know.
Okay, did you know unicycles don't have brakes? Teach me everything you know about girls.
Cyd, call me when you get this.
I'm at my old house.
I was going to wait at the airport but they said no waiting in the red zone.
So I went to the white zone.
But that was for loading and unloading, and I wasn't doing either of those.
So I went to the blue zone.
But that was for buses, so I got on one and here I am.
Barry! Naldo! I missed you guys so much! Who are you and why are you hugging me? Barry, when a random girl hugs you, the two things you don't say are, "Why are you hugging me?" And "Who are you?" Those are the least important parts of a hug.
It's me, Shelby.
I used to live here in the third grade before I moved to Alaska.
Shelby, that's right.
I remember you.
Oh, thank goodness! You're getting a second hug! Now, say something nice about her.
Your hair smells like it hasn't been washed recently.
I mean, your eyes are where they should be.
It's just so good to see you guys.
It's like I never left.
But thank goodness you did.
'Cause the person who bought your house is really into science and has kinda become my mentor.
It is so much better than when you lived here.
I mean, it's great to see you too.
Really? 'Cause in the timeline where I lived here, you invented time travel.
So whose timeline's better now? I don't know what to say to that.
Barry, let me handle this.
That sounds great, Shelby.
You seem very normal.
I'm not afraid of talking to you at all.
And then back away slowly.
Cyd, where are you? On the way.
Couldn't catch a plane, but my grandparents gave me their tickets for a cruise.
They were non-transferable, so Diesel and I are traveling as Grandma and Grandpa Ripley.
Do people really believe Diesel's an old man? They believe I believe it, and that's all that matters.
I gotta tell you, Cyd, it's really weird here.
Barry and Naldo don't know me and someone else lives in my house.
I wonder what it looks like in there.
Cyd, I think Janet Smythe lives in my old house! Janet Smythe lives in your old house? How is that possible? I don't know, but her picture's all over the place.
What if she sees us and remembers us as the girls who trapped her in her garage? For Janet, that was 25 years ago.
Maybe she doesn't remember.
Yeah, but maybe she does.
She's crazy.
I better get out of here.
You scared me.
I mean, you startled me.
There's no reason to be scared, right? What are you doing in my backyard? Um.
There's a very good explanation for that.
And that is I used to live here.
Wait, I did used to live here.
Why am I saying that like I'm lying? I don't know.
Well, I used to live here and I just wanted to see the old house.
But now I have, so I'll be going.
Wait, you're not going anywhere.
You should see the house.
Come in.
No, no, no, it's okay.
But that's what you came here for, isn't it? It is what I came here for.
So you should come inside.
Unless there's some reason I'm not aware of.
No.
No, there's no reason.
Well, then after you.
So I guess we're going inside.
Renaldo, are you sure this is the best way for me to practice talking to Marci? Barry, I'm sure.
Okay.
So, Marci I can't do this.
Yeah, that got weird really fast.
I'm never going to learn to talk to Marci this way.
You're good at talking to girls.
What do you say to them? I don't know it until I say it.
I didn't know I was gonna say that.
Or that.
Or ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny.
Whoa, where did that come from? Renaldo, I have an idea.
I will observe you in your natural habitat and document your actions to determine just how you connect with girls.
Sounds good, Barry.
How'd you do that? Do what? Whoa, where'd you come from? Isn't sitting on a bench the best? Don't worry about him.
He's just watching us.
When I was little, I lost a toy fire truck in my hair.
If you find it, you can keep it.
Don't worry.
They're for his personal use only.
What if pyramids are just sand icebergs? There could be a lot more pyramid down there.
Renaldo, that was amazing.
I think I learned everything I need to know to talk to Marci.
Thank you.
I'm so proud of you, Barry.
Uh, I think this is supposed to be a two-person hug.
All right.
Can you give us a minute? There's Marci.
Wish me luck.
Barry, wait.
One more thing.
I want you to wear my lucky hat.
What makes it your lucky hat? Because no matter what, it always comes back.
Wait for it.
I don't know how it happens.
Go get her.
Hey, Marci.
Oh, hiya, Barry.
How's it going? Isn't sitting on a bench the best? I think agriculture is the best.
Why are we talking about this? A follow up question.
I did not anticipate that.
Um Now is the part, I think, where you look in my hair for a fire truck.
Oh, your scalp looks mighty nervous, Barry.
I'll see you soon.
Pyramids are sand icebergs! Pyramids are sand icebergs! So, how'd it go? It always comes back.
No, Janet, no.
I couldn't possibly have another cookie.
But they are so delicious.
Shelby, you are so sweet.
It's a delight having you here.
This is such a relief.
I was really worried you weren't going to be nice.
What are you talking about? I'm talking about Women's rights.
You don't have to be nice anymore.
You can be nice, you can be mean, you can be anything you want to be! Up top, sister! You are adorable.
I need to run upstairs for a second.
Please make yourself at home.
Thanks for the cookies, Janet! I'm gonna go wait for my friend.
Janet? Janet? Janet? Are you in here? Whoa! What did she do to my room? Janet? I just wanted to say thank you.
I recognized you the moment I saw you.
I've been looking for you for a long time.
Please! You can't do this! For 25 years, I've been searching for the two teenage girls who broke into my lab and tricked me into one of my own booby traps.
You're one of those girls.
That couldn't be me.
It was 25 years ago.
My security cameras caught the whole thing.
One moment you were there.
And the next moment you were gone.
And so imagine my surprise a quarter of a century later when you walk into my house and you haven't aged a day.
Janet, that doesn't make any sense.
Think about it.
I've done nothing but think about it.
And I think you're some kind of time traveler.
What do you have to say to that? If I could time travel, don't you think I would have traveled out of here by now? Perhaps you can't do it alone.
Perhaps you need your friend.
Where is she? What friend? I have no friends.
I'm very unpopular.
Oh, no.
She'll never believe that was me! We speak in a friendship code that you could never imitate! I knew I was destined to be rich and famous, but you took that from me.
It was fate that I bought your old house so I could have my vengeance! Listen, Barry.
I've been thinking about your problem.
The fact that I'm a lone insignificant being in the vast and infinite uncaring expanse of the cosmos? No, that's never gonna change.
So let's fix this thing with you and Marci.
I think your mistake was you tried to act like me around her.
I tried to act like me around her too, and it didn't work either.
I'm not good at this romance stuff.
Then don't try to do the romance stuff.
Do what you're good at.
All I'm good at is science.
What am I supposed to do? Talk to her about science because it's an interest we both share? See what you did there.
You asked yourself a question you had the answer to.
That's the Naldo way, right? I know it's right.
That's the Naldo way.
Yes! I'll connect with Marci over science.
My mentor Janet Smythe has a lab in her attic.
I'm sure Marci will be impressed with that.
I'll take her there.
And you'll come with me for support.
Barry, this is your first date with Marci, a special, private moment between two people.
I wouldn't miss it for the world! Shelby! Shelbs? Where are you? You must be Cyd.
Your friend Shelby told me all about you.
That sounds like Shelbs! She can't keep her mouth shut about me.
Why don't you come in? Your friend is waiting for you.
Oh no, that's cool.
She told me to wait outside.
Really? Okay.
You wait here then.
Man, Shelbs texts like my mom.
Turns out I was wrong.
She is gonna meet me inside.
That's what I thought.
This is it.
The answers I've been searching for finally strapped to tables right in front of me.
How do we keep ending up strapped to tables? This is all my fault, Cyd.
I never should have said to meet at my old house.
It's my fault too.
I should have known she couldn't be trusted.
Enough, both of you! It's my fault.
I trapped you here.
Stop trying to take the credit! So the thing about having a mentor who's a brilliant scientist is that sometimes you get to help out on some pretty important Janet, hey, is this a bad time? Barry, did you know your brilliant scientist mentor was evil? No, that is fresh information.
Had I known that, I would not have brought you here.
Thanks, I appreciate that.
Cyd, Shelby, what is going on here? It's a long story.
We're time travelers and Janet's crazy.
Maybe it's not that long of a story.
The only story I want to hear is the secret of your power.
We don't even know how it works.
So we couldn't tell you even if we wanted to.
Which we don't.
Doesn't matter.
This molecular disrupter will rip apart your chromosomes until I unlock your secrets.
What are we gonna do? I don't know! If we can't touch, we can't jump.
Struggle all you want, it's no use.
Janet, this is no way to make a scientific breakthrough.
Not by hurting someone.
I'm not asking your opinion.
I don't care what you think.
That's it.
You are no longer my mentor.
As soon as you sign my independent study evaluation for school credit, we are through.
Quick, while she's over there and distracted, let's get out of here.
Try wiggling.
Maybe it'll loosen the ropes.
Is it wiggle or wriggle? I've never really known.
Barry! Both are acceptable in this situation! Thank you! I'm sorry, Marci.
This is a terrible first date.
This is a date? It was supposed to be.
Why do you think Renaldo's here? I've been trying to talk to you and I thought our shared love of science would be a way to connect.
Look at this guy openin' up.
Girls like that.
I told my mom about you.
Too much, Barry.
Too much.
I think that's sweet.
Keep going, Barry.
Keep going.
She's not a normal girl.
That's what I like about you, Marci.
You're special.
I like the way the fluorescent lights in the commons reflect off your glasses.
And the way the sequins in your beret sparkle in the post-lunch sun.
Why have you never said any of this before? I guess sometimes it takes being tied to a bench in a crazy lady's evil lab for a guy to tell a girl how he really feels.
I like you, too, Barry.
I'm glad we're tied to this bench together.
How good are benches, huh? I can't reach you.
I can't reach you.
I got this.
This is beautiful.
But if you guys wanna kiss, I'm out.
It's not working! I can't get out! The ropes are too tight! Don't bother.
You're not going anywhere until I get what I need.
The molecular disrupter is ready.
Come on, Shelby.
You're going first.
Is this going to hurt? Only if you survive.
No! I can't watch you do this to her.
Take me.
I'll go first.
Cyd, no.
You don't have to do that.
Okay, you want to go first? You can go first.
No, Cyd, don't! Cyd, please, just don't! Get in the machine.
Cyd! It'll be okay, Shelby.
It'll be okay.
Stop! I'll do whatever you want.
Just please let Cyd go! I gotta do something.
Diesel, you're here.
We gotta save Cyd.
I need something sharp to cut these ropes.
Your spiky bad boy collar.
You're amazing, Diesel.
It's working.
Not so fast.
You put lasers in your lab? Of course I did.
Twenty-five years ago, I was attacked in my own lab.
Did you think I was going to let you do that again? Stun lasers don't feel good, do they? Give up and go back to your table like a good girl.
You're not gonna be able to take another hit.
I'm coming, Cyd! So close.
Hurts, doesn't it? It's a giant rat! Get away from me! Cyd, no! This can't be happening.
How sad for you.
Getting through all those lasers just to see your friend like this.
And there's nothing you can do to save her.
How could you? She's my best friend! And now she's my answer to time travel.
Where is she? Right behind you, you evil scrunch.
Cyd, you're alive.
That thing hurt.
Now let's go back to third grade, make sure your dad gets your mom's car, and we'll both be living in Portland.
Cyd, we have bigger problems than us living in Portland.
Janet knows about us from what we did in 1991, and she's obsessed with finding us.
We won't be safe.
We have to go back and undo what we did in her garage.
But then she'll form GDD.
What about the future lab? We went through all of this to stop it.
We have no choice.
We've created a timeline that's way worse than the future lab.
You're right.
We need to fix it.
Quick, untie us! Don't worry, we're time travelers.
When we reset this timeline, none of this will have ever happened.
But I just got Marci to like me.
There's Janet.
Okay, she hasn't been shocked by that lamp yet.
All we have to do is make sure she gets the idea to invent wireless and doesn't see us.
Ow! Stupid lamp with your stupid wires! When will someone come up with a technology that requires no wires? Wireless.
Wireless.
Wireless.
Of course! Wireless technology! Yes! I'm sorry I hurt you.
I don't know how long we have until this timeline resets.
So we're gonna forget all of this? We won't remember that we like each other? I'm really sorry, Barry.
No.
I won't let it happen.
I'll remember you, Marci.
I'll remember that I like you.
We will find each other.
We're back.
Oh, my gosh, Cyd, Janet is nuts.
But at least we're safe and together.
For now.
But if people find out about our power, they're going to come after us.
What about the future lab? We're back to the timeline when we were strapped to those tables.
We'll figure something else out.
The important thing is that Janet doesn't know anything about us, and our trip to 1991 didn't make anything worse.
What is that? I don't know what you are, but I'm gonna find out.
Hiya, Barry! Are you doing science experiments in your lab today? Well, I can't do them at the water park anymore after my experimental algae dissolver also dissolved bathing suits.
Barry, you like Marci.
Marci, you like Barry.
Whew, we did it.
We made everything right.
See you guys later! I didn't know you guys liked each other.
What do you think it was? That's the GloboDigiDyne logo.
It's a major corporation that manufactures everything from computers to military defense systems.
Today I've blocked out my entire afternoon to watch the new product announcement by Janet Smythe, the company's CEO.
I can't believe my dad works for GloboDigiDyne.
Well, at least now we know he has nothing to do with the future lab.
Maybe it's not even at GDD.
And with your promotion, you're now going to be heavily involved with our top secret experimental division.
Pelican Ballroom.
Dang it! We're back in the future lab! How did this happen? No one said "future!" I did! I said, "Please sneeze into your elbow in the future!" And by the way, bless you! The guy in the hazmat suit is gonna be here any second! Let's get out of here! No! Obviously in the future, someone drags us here and experiments on us 'cause we're time travelers! We need to stay here and figure out what's going on so we can put a stop to it! Here he comes.
Cyd, this feels really dangerous! That's exactly why we need to stop it! What do we do? We gotta get out of these straps and take him down.
No, we can talk to him.
Make him see us as real people and he won't hurt us.
Please, you don't have to do this.
We have kids and jobs and stay-at-home-husbands who rely on us to bring home a paycheck.
None of that's true! And it never will be if we don't get out of here! I think I got through to him.
I don't think we got through to him! Gotta get out of these straps! Cyd, take my hand.
I have an idea.
Shelbs, you're a genius.
That laser almost fried us! Now let's go figure out what the heck this place is.
What? Cyd, grab my hand! We gotta jump! I can't reach! Hiya, Barry.
Are you doing science experiments in your lab today? Well, I can't do them at the water park anymore after my experimental algae dissolver also dissolved bathing suits.
Wow, I love science.
It's like my step-uncle Sven says, "Science is golden.
" Silence.
Sorry.
So what are you working on? I'm attempting to create a solvent to dissolve a super adhesive polymer I created this morning.
Why do you need to dissolve it? Perhaps Renaldo can explain.
Because I glued myself to the table.
Why would you do that? To see if I could glue myself to a table.
And I could.
I glued my niece's pet duck to the ceiling once.
It was a low ceiling, so every time someone walked by I had to say, "duck.
" You see, the thing about working with adhesives Marci, is there a point to this story? Yes, ducks bite.
Also, if you want to dissolve that glue, you should use a non-polar alkane.
Are you saying the polarizability will be key in determining the correct energy density? That is what I'm saying.
I just think anything worth saying is worth saying with ducks.
Marci, you might be on to something with the non-polar alkanes.
I'm impressed.
Thanks, Barry.
I'm glad I stopped by.
I'll start stirring in the alkanes.
Barry, come here! I think Marci likes you.
Renaldo, people don't just like me.
I'm an acquired taste.
Like music, fruit, and roller coasters.
Everyone likes those.
Then perhaps everyone likes me.
But Marci doesn't just like you, she "likes" you.
Why else would she come over here? Marci is here because she likes science.
And why wouldn't she, with all the trial and error and risk of imminent death.
Check it out, Barry.
It looks like the molecular bonds vanished, just like my Uncle Hutch every time Aunt Jenny asks him to do the dishes.
He's a magician, who hates doing the dishes.
The molecular bonds vanished? What does that mean, Barry? Marci has discovered that the adhesive polymer is not permanent.
So now I'm just a guy hugging a table? Huh, what do you know? Do you know what this means? I've invented temporary glue! Now, if I can only manipulate the molecules to control the time variable, this could have countless applications.
I'd be happy to help you with that, but my cousin Trent got stuck in the couch again.
He goes in there hunting for crumbs.
Also, he's not really my cousin.
He's a gopher.
I'll see you soon.
I told you she likes you.
Let us go, you filthy goons! What she means to say is, "Please, let us go, you filthy goons!" Why are you doing this? Who do you work for? I think we're about to find out.
It's the janitor! Of course! That makes perfect sense! It's Janet Smythe! That makes even more sense! What is going on here? There are going to be severe consequences.
You're my head of security.
I hold you responsible! And now I can take care of you two.
Cyd! Janet Smythe is seriously scary! And she's the one who's behind this.
The future lab was at GDD the whole time! At some point in the future, this is gonna happen to us! What are we gonna do? We have to stop her.
How? She's not only a monster, she's also one of the most powerful monsters in the world.
But we have a power that nobody else has.
Positive thinking.
Time travel.
And time travel.
But how are we gonna use that to take her down? You're right.
We know nothing about her.
But we know someone who does.
The janitor.
Barry.
And Barry.
Let me get this straight.
You still went to the janitor first? But we're here now, Barry.
So what do you know about Janet Smythe? Well, I know that in college, she developed a mathematical analysis of consistent substrata in compiler language.
Yeah, yeah, the janitor already told us that.
What else you got? I assume you know the most famous story about Janet Smythe that everyone knows.
Assume we don't.
And assume we're too lazy to look it up online.
It's one of my favorite business success stories, second only to the legend of Arturo Maximoff, the man who monetized his mathematical analysis of non-consistent substrata in compiler language.
Yeah, yeah, the janitor rambled on about him too! I like this janitor guy.
Get to Janet Smythe.
Yeah, we need an origin story and we need it now.
Well, it's one of those classic eureka moments, like when the apple hit Isaac Newton on the head, inspiring his theory of gravity.
Oh, I get it.
Like when I dripped chocolate sauce on my pasta, inspiring my theory of fudge-sketti and meatballs.
Shelby, I'm going to talk to you now.
Janet Smythe was a young inventor when she received a shock from a loose wire.
It led her to realize that the future of technology lay in wireless connectivity.
So if that didn't happen, there'd be no GloboDigiDyne? Exactly.
You can read all about it in her unauthorized biography, Don't You Dare Write a Book About Me.
Thanks for the info, Barry.
And thanks for the book.
Be careful with that.
It's autographed, "Why would I sign this? Love, Janet.
" Aw, she dots her I's with cute little skulls.
Barry, I just got off the phone.
Then why are you still on the phone? Oh, I'm not on the phone.
The phone's on me.
Renaldo, you have got to stop messing around with my adhesive.
Now, do you like your bandages ripped off fast or slow? Fast.
Ow! But I like my phones ripped off slow! Anyway, I was talking to Marci and she said she'll be back soon.
Yes, she said that earlier.
And you two can work on your chemistry.
Yes, there is a lot of chemistry involved.
Yeah, there is.
I already agreed with you.
Uh-huh.
This is about you insinuating that she likes me, isn't it? Oh, yeah.
Well, you're wrong.
Our relationship is based purely on a mutual appreciation of science.
You know what, I'll prove it to you, by conducting an experiment wherein Marci and I do nothing but sit in my kitchen eating pizza rolls.
And you'll see that without science, she will have no interest.
Pizza rolls.
Will you stop that? I'm sorry we can't hang out in the kitchen.
My mother is having her book club meeting in the house.
I'm sorry we have to sit on the ground.
There's a woeful lack of outdoor tables.
And a blown fuse has caused me to resort to frontiersman lighting.
I'm sorry.
Look, Barry.
A meteor shower.
I know.
And I'm sorry.
It's very distracting.
Also, my mother used up all the pizza rolls for her book club, so I had to whip up some beef Wellington.
I'm sorry, it's the only dish I can make.
I, I don't know what to say.
Please don't say anything.
I already feel horrible enough about everything going wrong.
Speaking of which, I forgot that I have a violin recital tomorrow and I need to practice.
I'm sorry.
This is perfect, Cyd.
We know how GDD was founded.
Now we can stop it from happening.
It says here Janet got shocked and came up with the idea that started GDD on August 27, 1991.
Then that's where we go.
But we gotta be careful.
She's ruthless.
She whacked the shins of her own head of security.
Everyone knows you don't shin-whack a dude.
You gut punch him.
She's gotta be stopped.
No GDD.
No us strapped to tables.
This is it.
The moment when we take a stand, jump back and stop Janet Smythe from forming GDD.
So we're doing this.
We're doing this.
I love these call-to-action moments we've been having lately.
Very exciting.
All right, we're in 1991.
We better stick together so we don't forget each other like we did when we went back to the '70s.
Look, there's Janet.
How do we know that's her? What do you mean you won't deliver a pizza to me? The last delivery guy was poking around my garage.
Of course I shin-whacked him! So, clearly that's Janet.
How does she get shocked? The book said it was a lamp.
Ow! Stupid lamp with your stupid wires! When will someone come up with a technology that requires no wires? Of course! Wireless technology! Aw! I'm sorry I hurt you.
That's the moment that started GDD.
All we have to do now is zorp back to before she gets into the garage and stop it from happening.
Okay, let's go get rid of that lamp.
Easy.
I know why you're here.
You do? You're here to steal my ideas.
But I'm not gonna let you.
Jump, jump, jump, jump! That woman's got issues! She's been shin-whackin' since '91! That must be what triggered the gates.
It's some kind of laser sensor.
Let's go this way and get to the lamp.
Uh-oh.
No! No! Let's get out of here! What's going on? Why aren't we jumping? I don't know! What do you think you're doing in my workshop? It's not what you think.
We're not trying to steal your ideas, we're trying to prevent you from becoming incredibly successful! You're not helping! Why was there a delay in our jump? I don't know.
This has never happened before.
What's different? This is the first time we've ever jumped more than once out of our lifetimes.
Maybe it caused some kind of glitch.
I hope it doesn't happen again, we're so close.
We just have to avoid the trip laser and the camera.
This garage isn't that big.
There can't possibly be any more traps.
There were more traps! Why did we step on that glowing floor tile? It wasn't glowing until we stepped on it! Who are you? How did you get past the first five booby traps? Five? Apparently three were luck.
Feeling lucky now? Come on, let's get out of here! Oh, no, it's happening again! Come on, come on, come on! This is what you get when you mess with me.
There are severe consequences! It wasn't a glitch.
We're losing our power! Maybe we can only jump so many times outside of our lifetime before our power is drained.
What if we only have one jump left? Good news, Barry.
I'm not stuck to anything.
You got adhesive on your hands, didn't you? Why would you ask that? Because you're holding your hands in the air.
I'm just testing my deodorant.
Yep, still not wearin' any.
So, looks like you and Marci are really hitting it off.
Nonsense.
In fact, I came in here to report that the experiment has proceeded apace and there has been no evidence of Marci's interest.
I don't think so, Barry.
Check this out.
I set up your camera equipment to collect objective data on your experiment, like you always do.
Renaldo, you invaded my privacy, putting the scientific method above personal decency.
I'm so impressed.
Marci is clearly having a good time.
Check this out.
We only had one milkshake glass.
I'm sorry.
I'm fine with it.
My mom says sharing brings our family together, which is why we have the Community Spoon.
Just look at her smile.
People smile all the time, Renaldo.
And nobody knows why.
I know why.
I found what would call an "unexpected result," and I would call a "what?" Take a look at your face.
Right there.
See your eyes? They're twinkling.
That's candlelight reflecting off my corneas.
In science terms, maybe.
But this is about the heart.
You like her.
Is that possible? Barry, you can't deny the evidence.
You got it bad.
Sweet shuds, maybe I do.
But now what? What am I supposed to say to Marci about this? It's easy, Barry.
Just go out there and tell her how you feel.
The important thing is to be yourself.
Your hand is glued to my hoodie and shirt, isn't it? What do we do now? The polymer won't wear off for hours! Just take those off.
Lucky for us, your tuxedo is right here.
I got it dry-cleaned after I got mustard on it from my corndog.
Renaldo, why were you eating a corndog in my tuxedo? 'Cause I wasn't gonna eat a corndog naked.
It's really my fault for asking.
Come on, put this on.
Your hand is glued to my tux jacket and shirt now, isn't it? Renaldo, will you turn off that music off? It's killing the moment.
Sorry, Barry.
It's my jam.
Barry, you've been acting so different lately.
And that outfit, you look like you're dressed for the fancy beach.
Ooh, it's so cold out here.
It's amazing how little coverage this bow tie provides.
Here, put this on.
It's so soft.
Marci, there's something I need to tell you.
I thought Well I mean What I'm trying to say is You and I, here Good.
Huh? I hypothesized that our relationship was based solely on a shared love of science, but this evening has led me to an unexpected result.
Barry, your hypothesis was right.
Our relationship was all about science.
Oh.
But this evening has shown me a whole new side of you.
I like you, too.
So what do we do now? I don't know about you, but I'mma go with it.
Yes, Marci, I am going to go with it too.
I'mma go with it.
I am going to go with it.
We'll work on that.
Okay, we have to make this count, Cyd.
Because we may only have one time jump left and we'll need that to get home.
Right.
We have to get past these booby traps and get that lamp so Janet doesn't get shocked.
Okay.
We've made it past the booby traps.
Yeah, the ones we know about.
Now we have to get past all the booby traps we don't know about.
Whoa! See those wires? That mat is pressure sensitive.
We're gonna have to jump.
Oh, no! We're so close! What do we do? That! Okay, we did it! Now all we have to do is take care of that lamp.
So what do we do? That.
Hey, that's what I do! Sorry.
No, I liked it.
It was like looking in a crazy, blonde mirror! What are you doing in my workshop? Come on, jump, jump, jump! We need more time! Sorry, but you're out of time.
I had a wonderful time, Barry, but I have to go home.
Gotta dress up as a girl Sasquatch and traipse through the woods behind my house.
It calms my Pop Pop to think that there's a lady out there for Bigfoot.
That's okay.
I gotta fill the hot tub with solvent and dunk Renaldo.
We're both busy people.
So.
So.
I'll show you what I do to people who try to steal from me.
Nice shot, Cyd! You can't do this! I'll find you, no matter how long it takes! It's working! Yes! What's working? What are you doing over there? Do you think this'll change anything else in the future? It's a risk we have to take.
Come on! Renaldo, I don't care if that movie was called Crab-normal Behavior.
Crabs in the wild would never behave like that.
But Barry, the captain clearly said they weren't actin' right.
That's the last time I crowdfund a movie without reading the script first.
Hiya, fellas.
Can I interest either of you in a subscription to Lemon-Lime Soft Drink Magazine? It's the only self-published magazine devoted to the lemon-lime lifestyle.
I don't know what to say to that.
Sorry, Marci, I'm not really a lemon-lime guy.
Oh, me neither.
I hate the stuff.
But I love the lifestyle.
Man, that girl Marci is really out there, huh? She's actually pretty nice.
I bet you'd really like her if you got to know her better.
I don't think so.
A little too weird for me.
Now let's go sit on those snake eggs until they hatch and see if they accept us as their parents or turn on us like we're regular people sitting on snake eggs.
All right, Cyd, let's see if we changed anything? Cyd? Where are you? Where am I? Alaska? That can't be right.
Nope.
It's Alaska.
Cyd, something went wrong when we changed Janet's past! You think? I'm living with my parents in Peru! Cyd, we created a timeline where I live in Alaska and you live in Peru! At least we got rid of GloboDigiDyne.
There's nothing online about it or Janet Smythe.
So we did it.
We stopped her from founding GDD! Also, in this timeline, instead of Diesel, I think I have a pet llama! Well, be careful, 'cause llamas spit.
Ech! Not cool, llama.
Oh, wait, there's Diesel.
Oh, no, I think he has a thing for this llama.
He's wearing his spiky bad boy collar and making his flirt face.
This is so messed up.
We stopped the future lab, but now we don't live together.
Maybe because we got rid of GDD, my dad didn't have a job in Portland to keep us there.
I gotta talk to my dad and find out how I ended up in Alaska.
But I gotta play it cool so he won't be suspicious.
Dad! I'll call you back.
Shelby, is everything okay? Oh, the way you screamed, I thought you were being attacked by a bear again.
I've been attacked by a bear? Shelby, it's Alaska.
We've all been attacked by bears.
Dad, this might sound like a weird question, but why did we leave Portland? You know I couldn't find a job there.
It's been seven years already.
Your mother let it go, why can't you? We'd still be in Portland if only Ah, forget it.
I've told you this story a hundred times.
No, no.
No, no.
Tell it again.
It's my favorite story.
Your favorite story is about the day my car broke down and I missed the big job interview that would have kept our family in Portland? Love that story.
And the way you tell it.
Pure Norm.
If only I'd taken your mother's car that day.
Well, I'm gonna shovel the driveway.
For the third time today.
It's June.
Cyd's not going to believe this.
Heard it! Cyd? You never hung up.
So you heard my dad say we were all attacked by bears? This timeline hasn't been kind to either of us.
I have braids! Here's what I'm thinking.
We jump back to third grade, make sure my dad uses my mom's car to go to his interview, he gets the job, I stay in Portland and everything's back to normal.
And no future lab at GDD.
But Shelbs, we need to be together to time travel.
There's only one thing to do.
I'll come to Peru.
I'll come to Alaska.
We'll meet in Portland.
I'll tell my parents that I wanna spend the summer in Portland training to be a barista.
They've always wanted a barista in the family, so it's gotta work.
And I'll tell my parents that your parents are getting you a plane ticket, which will guilt them into getting me one, too.
Like that time I told my dad that your dad got you a dirt bike.
I never got a dirt bike.
I did.
See you in Portland! You know, it says here in this Lemon-Lime Soft Drink Magazine that all people can be categorized as either a lemon or a lime.
That's ridiculous.
And don't say that makes me a lime.
You wish you were a lime.
You should have never taken that magazine from that weird girl Marci.
I don't know, Barry, the more I think about it, the more I think Marci might be your type.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
I do not have a type.
And if I did, it certainly wouldn't be Marci.
It would be someone who's into science, like, uh, I don't know, that girl in the lab coat.
Marci? These were I You glasses! Thanks, Barry.
Renaldo, is it possible Marci could be my type? You should talk to her and see if there's something there.
I don't know the first thing about matters of the heart.
What do I do? You're good with girls.
I don't know about that.
Hi, Amber.
Stacey, Claire, Tina.
I'm pretty sure those aren't their names, but they never correct me.
Teach me everything you know.
Okay, did you know unicycles don't have brakes? Teach me everything you know about girls.
Cyd, call me when you get this.
I'm at my old house.
I was going to wait at the airport but they said no waiting in the red zone.
So I went to the white zone.
But that was for loading and unloading, and I wasn't doing either of those.
So I went to the blue zone.
But that was for buses, so I got on one and here I am.
Barry! Naldo! I missed you guys so much! Who are you and why are you hugging me? Barry, when a random girl hugs you, the two things you don't say are, "Why are you hugging me?" And "Who are you?" Those are the least important parts of a hug.
It's me, Shelby.
I used to live here in the third grade before I moved to Alaska.
Shelby, that's right.
I remember you.
Oh, thank goodness! You're getting a second hug! Now, say something nice about her.
Your hair smells like it hasn't been washed recently.
I mean, your eyes are where they should be.
It's just so good to see you guys.
It's like I never left.
But thank goodness you did.
'Cause the person who bought your house is really into science and has kinda become my mentor.
It is so much better than when you lived here.
I mean, it's great to see you too.
Really? 'Cause in the timeline where I lived here, you invented time travel.
So whose timeline's better now? I don't know what to say to that.
Barry, let me handle this.
That sounds great, Shelby.
You seem very normal.
I'm not afraid of talking to you at all.
And then back away slowly.
Cyd, where are you? On the way.
Couldn't catch a plane, but my grandparents gave me their tickets for a cruise.
They were non-transferable, so Diesel and I are traveling as Grandma and Grandpa Ripley.
Do people really believe Diesel's an old man? They believe I believe it, and that's all that matters.
I gotta tell you, Cyd, it's really weird here.
Barry and Naldo don't know me and someone else lives in my house.
I wonder what it looks like in there.
Cyd, I think Janet Smythe lives in my old house! Janet Smythe lives in your old house? How is that possible? I don't know, but her picture's all over the place.
What if she sees us and remembers us as the girls who trapped her in her garage? For Janet, that was 25 years ago.
Maybe she doesn't remember.
Yeah, but maybe she does.
She's crazy.
I better get out of here.
You scared me.
I mean, you startled me.
There's no reason to be scared, right? What are you doing in my backyard? Um.
There's a very good explanation for that.
And that is I used to live here.
Wait, I did used to live here.
Why am I saying that like I'm lying? I don't know.
Well, I used to live here and I just wanted to see the old house.
But now I have, so I'll be going.
Wait, you're not going anywhere.
You should see the house.
Come in.
No, no, no, it's okay.
But that's what you came here for, isn't it? It is what I came here for.
So you should come inside.
Unless there's some reason I'm not aware of.
No.
No, there's no reason.
Well, then after you.
So I guess we're going inside.
Renaldo, are you sure this is the best way for me to practice talking to Marci? Barry, I'm sure.
Okay.
So, Marci I can't do this.
Yeah, that got weird really fast.
I'm never going to learn to talk to Marci this way.
You're good at talking to girls.
What do you say to them? I don't know it until I say it.
I didn't know I was gonna say that.
Or that.
Or ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny.
Whoa, where did that come from? Renaldo, I have an idea.
I will observe you in your natural habitat and document your actions to determine just how you connect with girls.
Sounds good, Barry.
How'd you do that? Do what? Whoa, where'd you come from? Isn't sitting on a bench the best? Don't worry about him.
He's just watching us.
When I was little, I lost a toy fire truck in my hair.
If you find it, you can keep it.
Don't worry.
They're for his personal use only.
What if pyramids are just sand icebergs? There could be a lot more pyramid down there.
Renaldo, that was amazing.
I think I learned everything I need to know to talk to Marci.
Thank you.
I'm so proud of you, Barry.
Uh, I think this is supposed to be a two-person hug.
All right.
Can you give us a minute? There's Marci.
Wish me luck.
Barry, wait.
One more thing.
I want you to wear my lucky hat.
What makes it your lucky hat? Because no matter what, it always comes back.
Wait for it.
I don't know how it happens.
Go get her.
Hey, Marci.
Oh, hiya, Barry.
How's it going? Isn't sitting on a bench the best? I think agriculture is the best.
Why are we talking about this? A follow up question.
I did not anticipate that.
Um Now is the part, I think, where you look in my hair for a fire truck.
Oh, your scalp looks mighty nervous, Barry.
I'll see you soon.
Pyramids are sand icebergs! Pyramids are sand icebergs! So, how'd it go? It always comes back.
No, Janet, no.
I couldn't possibly have another cookie.
But they are so delicious.
Shelby, you are so sweet.
It's a delight having you here.
This is such a relief.
I was really worried you weren't going to be nice.
What are you talking about? I'm talking about Women's rights.
You don't have to be nice anymore.
You can be nice, you can be mean, you can be anything you want to be! Up top, sister! You are adorable.
I need to run upstairs for a second.
Please make yourself at home.
Thanks for the cookies, Janet! I'm gonna go wait for my friend.
Janet? Janet? Janet? Are you in here? Whoa! What did she do to my room? Janet? I just wanted to say thank you.
I recognized you the moment I saw you.
I've been looking for you for a long time.
Please! You can't do this! For 25 years, I've been searching for the two teenage girls who broke into my lab and tricked me into one of my own booby traps.
You're one of those girls.
That couldn't be me.
It was 25 years ago.
My security cameras caught the whole thing.
One moment you were there.
And the next moment you were gone.
And so imagine my surprise a quarter of a century later when you walk into my house and you haven't aged a day.
Janet, that doesn't make any sense.
Think about it.
I've done nothing but think about it.
And I think you're some kind of time traveler.
What do you have to say to that? If I could time travel, don't you think I would have traveled out of here by now? Perhaps you can't do it alone.
Perhaps you need your friend.
Where is she? What friend? I have no friends.
I'm very unpopular.
Oh, no.
She'll never believe that was me! We speak in a friendship code that you could never imitate! I knew I was destined to be rich and famous, but you took that from me.
It was fate that I bought your old house so I could have my vengeance! Listen, Barry.
I've been thinking about your problem.
The fact that I'm a lone insignificant being in the vast and infinite uncaring expanse of the cosmos? No, that's never gonna change.
So let's fix this thing with you and Marci.
I think your mistake was you tried to act like me around her.
I tried to act like me around her too, and it didn't work either.
I'm not good at this romance stuff.
Then don't try to do the romance stuff.
Do what you're good at.
All I'm good at is science.
What am I supposed to do? Talk to her about science because it's an interest we both share? See what you did there.
You asked yourself a question you had the answer to.
That's the Naldo way, right? I know it's right.
That's the Naldo way.
Yes! I'll connect with Marci over science.
My mentor Janet Smythe has a lab in her attic.
I'm sure Marci will be impressed with that.
I'll take her there.
And you'll come with me for support.
Barry, this is your first date with Marci, a special, private moment between two people.
I wouldn't miss it for the world! Shelby! Shelbs? Where are you? You must be Cyd.
Your friend Shelby told me all about you.
That sounds like Shelbs! She can't keep her mouth shut about me.
Why don't you come in? Your friend is waiting for you.
Oh no, that's cool.
She told me to wait outside.
Really? Okay.
You wait here then.
Man, Shelbs texts like my mom.
Turns out I was wrong.
She is gonna meet me inside.
That's what I thought.
This is it.
The answers I've been searching for finally strapped to tables right in front of me.
How do we keep ending up strapped to tables? This is all my fault, Cyd.
I never should have said to meet at my old house.
It's my fault too.
I should have known she couldn't be trusted.
Enough, both of you! It's my fault.
I trapped you here.
Stop trying to take the credit! So the thing about having a mentor who's a brilliant scientist is that sometimes you get to help out on some pretty important Janet, hey, is this a bad time? Barry, did you know your brilliant scientist mentor was evil? No, that is fresh information.
Had I known that, I would not have brought you here.
Thanks, I appreciate that.
Cyd, Shelby, what is going on here? It's a long story.
We're time travelers and Janet's crazy.
Maybe it's not that long of a story.
The only story I want to hear is the secret of your power.
We don't even know how it works.
So we couldn't tell you even if we wanted to.
Which we don't.
Doesn't matter.
This molecular disrupter will rip apart your chromosomes until I unlock your secrets.
What are we gonna do? I don't know! If we can't touch, we can't jump.
Struggle all you want, it's no use.
Janet, this is no way to make a scientific breakthrough.
Not by hurting someone.
I'm not asking your opinion.
I don't care what you think.
That's it.
You are no longer my mentor.
As soon as you sign my independent study evaluation for school credit, we are through.
Quick, while she's over there and distracted, let's get out of here.
Try wiggling.
Maybe it'll loosen the ropes.
Is it wiggle or wriggle? I've never really known.
Barry! Both are acceptable in this situation! Thank you! I'm sorry, Marci.
This is a terrible first date.
This is a date? It was supposed to be.
Why do you think Renaldo's here? I've been trying to talk to you and I thought our shared love of science would be a way to connect.
Look at this guy openin' up.
Girls like that.
I told my mom about you.
Too much, Barry.
Too much.
I think that's sweet.
Keep going, Barry.
Keep going.
She's not a normal girl.
That's what I like about you, Marci.
You're special.
I like the way the fluorescent lights in the commons reflect off your glasses.
And the way the sequins in your beret sparkle in the post-lunch sun.
Why have you never said any of this before? I guess sometimes it takes being tied to a bench in a crazy lady's evil lab for a guy to tell a girl how he really feels.
I like you, too, Barry.
I'm glad we're tied to this bench together.
How good are benches, huh? I can't reach you.
I can't reach you.
I got this.
This is beautiful.
But if you guys wanna kiss, I'm out.
It's not working! I can't get out! The ropes are too tight! Don't bother.
You're not going anywhere until I get what I need.
The molecular disrupter is ready.
Come on, Shelby.
You're going first.
Is this going to hurt? Only if you survive.
No! I can't watch you do this to her.
Take me.
I'll go first.
Cyd, no.
You don't have to do that.
Okay, you want to go first? You can go first.
No, Cyd, don't! Cyd, please, just don't! Get in the machine.
Cyd! It'll be okay, Shelby.
It'll be okay.
Stop! I'll do whatever you want.
Just please let Cyd go! I gotta do something.
Diesel, you're here.
We gotta save Cyd.
I need something sharp to cut these ropes.
Your spiky bad boy collar.
You're amazing, Diesel.
It's working.
Not so fast.
You put lasers in your lab? Of course I did.
Twenty-five years ago, I was attacked in my own lab.
Did you think I was going to let you do that again? Stun lasers don't feel good, do they? Give up and go back to your table like a good girl.
You're not gonna be able to take another hit.
I'm coming, Cyd! So close.
Hurts, doesn't it? It's a giant rat! Get away from me! Cyd, no! This can't be happening.
How sad for you.
Getting through all those lasers just to see your friend like this.
And there's nothing you can do to save her.
How could you? She's my best friend! And now she's my answer to time travel.
Where is she? Right behind you, you evil scrunch.
Cyd, you're alive.
That thing hurt.
Now let's go back to third grade, make sure your dad gets your mom's car, and we'll both be living in Portland.
Cyd, we have bigger problems than us living in Portland.
Janet knows about us from what we did in 1991, and she's obsessed with finding us.
We won't be safe.
We have to go back and undo what we did in her garage.
But then she'll form GDD.
What about the future lab? We went through all of this to stop it.
We have no choice.
We've created a timeline that's way worse than the future lab.
You're right.
We need to fix it.
Quick, untie us! Don't worry, we're time travelers.
When we reset this timeline, none of this will have ever happened.
But I just got Marci to like me.
There's Janet.
Okay, she hasn't been shocked by that lamp yet.
All we have to do is make sure she gets the idea to invent wireless and doesn't see us.
Ow! Stupid lamp with your stupid wires! When will someone come up with a technology that requires no wires? Wireless.
Wireless.
Wireless.
Of course! Wireless technology! Yes! I'm sorry I hurt you.
I don't know how long we have until this timeline resets.
So we're gonna forget all of this? We won't remember that we like each other? I'm really sorry, Barry.
No.
I won't let it happen.
I'll remember you, Marci.
I'll remember that I like you.
We will find each other.
We're back.
Oh, my gosh, Cyd, Janet is nuts.
But at least we're safe and together.
For now.
But if people find out about our power, they're going to come after us.
What about the future lab? We're back to the timeline when we were strapped to those tables.
We'll figure something else out.
The important thing is that Janet doesn't know anything about us, and our trip to 1991 didn't make anything worse.
What is that? I don't know what you are, but I'm gonna find out.
Hiya, Barry! Are you doing science experiments in your lab today? Well, I can't do them at the water park anymore after my experimental algae dissolver also dissolved bathing suits.
Barry, you like Marci.
Marci, you like Barry.
Whew, we did it.
We made everything right.
See you guys later! I didn't know you guys liked each other.