Previously on the Aquabats Supershow: Best on is hairy maiden on a tree branch! Wait a second, one of those previously is actually next week?!
Somewhere…on a snowy mountain road
MCBC: Now that’s what I call a successful ski vacation. Did you guys see me out there? Shredding the fresh powder?
Ricky: I pulled a double daffy on that freshy pow-pow.
Jimmy: I was also skilled at skiing in the snow.
Eaglebones: (pauses a moment to absorb Jimmy’s uncool delivery) Yeah. Too bad we couldn’t even get Crash on the ski lift.
(Cut to earlier in the day, Crash is clinging to the sign for the ski lift, the others trying to pry him loose)
Crash: No I hate skis! No!!
Ricky: Come on Crash!
MCBC: Yeah, it is too bad Eaglebones. You know Crash needs to start facing his fears. It is the Aquabat way.
Ricky: Yeah. Kinda like how I was afraid to put cinnamon on my hot cocoa, then I finally faced up to my fears and now I really like it.
MCBC: Yeah sorta like that Ricky. Anyway here’s to the best ski vacation ever.
(Cut to Crash driving the battletram)
Crash: Worst vacation ever. Who wants to go stupid snow skiing anyways? And I can’t see anything in this snow!
Crash: (swerving around something strange in the road.) Ahhh! A thingy! (The battletram lands in a snowbank and Crash rushes into media room where the others are.)
Crash: I saw a thingy!! There’s a thingy out there. (hides)
Eaglebones: What kind of thingy Crash?
Crash: A horrible thingy!
MCBC: Aw, it’s probably just a gross dog or a weird kid or something.
Jimmy: Actually Commander, I am detecting a life form of unknown origin outside the battletram.
Crash: See, I told you!
MCBC: Aquabats, let’s go check out that thingy.
Crash: No way. I’m not going out there.
MCBC: Come on Crash- face up to your fears. The Aquabats ain’t afraid a’nothin’.
Ricky: You know. Cinnamon on the cocoa bro.
Crash: No! Nonononono, no no! No!
(The four ‘Bats search outside in the snow)
Eaglebones: Any sign of the thingy Jimmy?
Jimmy: (scanning) This snow is making it difficult to track. And the weather’s getting worse. We better get back to the battletram before we really get snowed in.
MCBC: Aw man. I was hoping for a throw down in the snow down. But I am getting hungry. Let’s head back and get some chow.
(Jimmy, seeing something strange goes off on his own into the woods just a little ways.)
Jimmy: Some sort of spacecraft has crashed into the freshly powpow! I’ve gotta tell the others. (He screams and the camera cuts away.)
(MCBC, Ricky, and Eaglebones stow their snow gear in lockers in the sleeping quarters)
MCBC: Trudging around in the snow really works up a man’s appetite.
Crash: (popping out from under the covers of his bunk) Did you see the thingy?
MCBC: Naw we couldn’t see anything out there.
Eaglebones: Yeah and Jimmy says we need to keep moving or the battletram will get snowed in.
Crash: Where’s Jimmy? Did the thingy get him?
MCBC: Jimmy’s fine Crash. Quit being such a baby. What happened to the Crash McLarson I used to know? Remember when we first met?
Crash: I remember- it was my first day at public school I was very scared of getting pummeled. And sure enough…
(Flashback begins in cartoon form showing the Aquabats as kids)
Teacher: You must be another one of our new students. Introduuuce yourself.
Little Crash: Hi uh I’m Crash and I’m new.
Little MCBC: Hi my name’s ‘Trash’ and I’m ‘goo’. (shares a high five with Little Eaglebones)
Teacher: Who said that? Daaaveyyy! Principal’s office, now!
Davy: Aw man!
Teacher: Now everyone give the same welcome to Crash that we gave to our two other new stoodents: Ricky and Jimmy.
Narrator voice: Later at rrrecess!
L. Crash: What’s their problem?
L. Ricky: I think those are the tough kids at this school.
L. Jimmy: Why do you say that?
L. Ricky: That kid’s missing a tooth and the other kid is skinny with long hair.
L. Crash: Whoah. That’s pretty tough.
L. Ricky: Well who cares about those guys. I was the toughest kid at my old school.
L. Crash: Oh yeah? Well I was voted toughest kid ever!
L. Jimmy: While those are very impressive credentials, that night not help us against these hooligans. We may need to have a playground gladiator battle. Crash, go talk some trash to get things going.
L. Crash: Right! Hey! You kids- there. You think you’re so tough. Well, then you- smell tough! Yeah! I’m gonna send you home in a rowboat!
L. Ricky: He’s not very good at this.
L. MCBC: Aha! A playground gladiator battle eh? Let’s do this.
L. Eaglebones: (to Little MCBC) Why are you filling your pockets full of sand?
L. MCBC: You always need sand.
L. Eaglebones: (throwing dodgeballs at them) FREEDOM!!
L. MCBC: Aha! You fell right into my trap!
(He throws sand at them but somehow it misses and hits Davey)
Davey: Ahhhhh my eyes!
L. MCBC: Congratulations boys.
L. Jimmy: What are you taking about?
L. MCBC: Uhhh, you passed the test.
L. Jimmy: What test?
L. MCBC: Your initiation. Welcome to the Aquabats Gentlemen.
L. Ricky: Uhh, whats an Aquabat?
L. MCBC: Its a ragtag group of rock’n’roll freedom fighters dedicated to protecting the world!
L. Crash: Cool! When do we start?
L. MCBC: You already started Crash. Now let’s go rescue that chocolate milk.
MCBC: Uhhh it went something like that. The point is Crash, you need to face your fears like you used to.
Crash: Yeah I do need to face my fears. (the lights fail) AHH!
Eaglebones: Oh no. Powers out. I guess we’re snowed in.
MCBC: So we’re stuck here now? How are we gonna eat?
(Jimmy enters, smiling waaay too hard)
Jimmy(?): Hey beautiful people. Who’s got two metals thumbs and also two metal legs and also two metal arms and also a metal head and torso? Heh? This guy!
(The others laugh uneasily)
Jimmy(?): And how about this weather huh? Somebody get me a hot cup of antifreeze!
(Ricky and MCBC laugh at the joke)
Jimmy(?): But seriously folks, whadda you say we get this vehicle back on the road. Huh? Alright! Ima gonna fix it!
Eaglebones: (obvious aside) Is it just me or is Jimmy acting weird?
MCBC: (out loud) Yeah- if by weird you mean totally awesome and hilarious!
Ricky: Yeah Jimmy!
JImmy(?): I’m just gonna head to my lab and fix the battletram with this replacement part I found.
MCBC: Sounds great Jimmy. And then we can eat. Right?
Jimmy(?): Right! (leaves, looking deviously at he camera)
FauxMercial: Meal a rang! How does it always find me?
MCBC: Alright while Jimmy tries getting power back on we need to dig the battletram out before this blizzard buries us.
Crash: No way, nope, not gonna do it.
Eaglebones: Aw come on Crash- we need your help!
Crash: No thanks! I’m staying right here.
MCBC: I guess we can count you out of everything from now on. (to the others) Come on.
Crash: (inner monologue voice) The thingy could be anywhere in here. I gotta hide, where can I hide? The vent! There’s no way the thingy’ll ever find me in here. And it looks like- it’s air conditioned. Alright.
(The three ‘Bats try digging out)
MCBC: Aw this is pointless. We’re gonna freeze out here. Besides, watching you guys dig is just making me hungrier.
Eaglebones: Looks like we’re spending the night out here boys.
(They head inside)
Crash: No thingy’s ever gonna find me in here. (Crash peers through a grate and sees Jimmy acting strangely) Jimmy? Jimmy!
(Jimmy songs a song, Bad Thingy, and reveals he’s not Jimmy at all, he’s a shapeshifting thingy who can change appearance at will)
Crash: Yah! It’s the thingy.
Thingy: And now I just need to find my missing heat modulator and turn these Aquabats into rocket fuel for my new battletram galaxy cruiser. Mwahaha!
Crash: What are we gonna do? No, Crash you’ve got to face your fears. You can do this. You gotta warn the guys. How do I get out of here?
(Ricky, MCBC, and Eaglebones wait in the media room)
Ricky: Its freezing in here.
Eaglebones: I think something’s up you guys. Jimmy should have been done fixing the power problem by now.
MCBC: Hurry Jimmy. Get the power back on to we can eat. So, so hungry. (Gazing at Ricky, MCBC starts hallucinating that Ricky is a giant steak)
Ricky: Uh hi?
Eaglebones: Commander. Why are you looking at him like that?
MCBC: You’re right Eaglebones. (MCBC turns to Eaglebones who looks like a drumstick) I do feel more like- chicken.
Eaglebones: Commander. Commander?
(Crash enters)
Crash: Guys, Jimmy’s not Jimmy. It’s turning the battletram into a spaceship and it’s using us for rocket fuel.
MCBC: What do you mean Jimmy’s not Jimmy?
Crash: The thingy can turn itself into anyone. It could be- any of us.
MCBC: Any of us?
Eaglebones: Any of us?
Ricky: Any of us?
BizarroRicky: Hi!
(Crash screams and flees)
MCBC: Ok which one of you is Ricky and which one of you is the thingy?
Ricky: I’m the real deal! Commander! Come on! Open your eyes.
BizzaroRicky: Don’t listen to him my dear Commander. Just trust your excellent leader instincts.
Ricky: Guys, I’m Ricky; he’s a liar.
MCBC: Pipe down you. I agree with polite Ricky. And my excellent leader instincts tell me we can solve this with some Ricky on Ricky Kung Fu action.
Ricky: Aw come on!
BizarroRicky: (Clapping) Yay! Kung Fu!
MCBC: Ok Rickys. The winner gets the title of Real Ricky and the loser gets totally chucked off the battletram. Ready, fight!
(MCBC and Eaglebones cheer the Rickys on as they fight. The thingy tricks Ricky into dashing out the door after which the guys mistake the thingy for their Ricky)
MCBC: Well that settles it. (Holding up his arm like a prizefighter) The real Ricky! I never doubted you for a minute.
Eaglebones: Nice work Ricky. Bet the thingy’ll think twice before it tries to impersonate another Aquabat.
BizzaroRicky: HAHAHAHA! So true fellow Aquabat. You’re a gentlemen AND a scholar. That reminds me, I’m gonna go see if Jimmy needs any help getting the power back on. You guys don’t need to come into Jimmy’s lab.
MCBC: Wouldn’t think of it Real Ricky. There goes my favorite Aquabat. (pause) No offense.
Eaglebones: None taken.
(They smile together before starting to shiver again)
(Crash wanders outside, while Bones and MCBC sit in the hallway)
Eaglebones: Ah what’s taking them so long. Do you think Ricky and Jimmy figured out what to do with the thingy? (the Commander lifts Eaglebones’ hand and starts salting it) Commander!
MCBC: I’m sorry bones. It’s just that the hunger and the no power and the paranoia and starting to get to me.
Eaglebones: Yeah well maybe we should go outside and look for Crash.
MCBC: Outside… yeah! Maybe we’ll find some hot dogs- in the snow!
Eaglebones: (dubious) Maybe…
(they go outside)
Eaglebones: Crash!
MCBC: Crash! Come back to the battletram! We figured out which was the real Ricky! Crash!
Eaglebones: Crash!
MCBC: Crash! (he trips in the snow and finds something under some ice) What the? Hey it’s a cartoon!
Bat Cartoon: Aliens soda pop
(They discover frozen Jimmy next to the cartoon.)
MCBC: Wha-? It’s Jimmy!!!!
Eaglebones: And Ricky!!!!
MCBC: well then who’s inside the battletram?
Thingy: Meee! Blahblblbla!
(MCBC and Eaglebones scream)
Crash: (still outside sees the crashed ship) The thingy’s space ship, waugh! (trips and finds a mechanical part in the snow)
Crash’s memory sequence:
Thingy– The heat modulator from my spaceship
Bones– Turn us into fuel?
MCBC– You have to face your fears.
BizarroRicky– Hi!
Crash(determined): I’m sick of running from my fears. I’m not gonna let some weirdo alien thingy turn my pals into space fuel. Aquabats lets go! Oh, uh, Crash McLarson, let’s go! Ok.
(In Jimmy’s lab the thingy has Eaglebones, Ricky and MCBC frozen; Jimmy’s head is removed and sits on a table.)
Thingy: Oh dadadee! Dusting off the crystals. Oh there that’s nice and shiny. So there we are Aquabats, ready to become rocket fuel?
Jimmy’s detached head: You won’t get away with this.
Thingy: Oh but I will. It’s too bad your cowardly friend isn’t here to join you. But it’s just as well. Cowards generally don’t get very good gas mileage.
Crash: (enters heroically) Who you calling coward creepazoid?
Thingy: Oh you found my heat modulator. Careful with that. I need it to melt your friends down to astrogoop! What the wha?
(Crash uses the heat modulator to turn the thingy to a series of different appearances. Finally he reverts to a tiny worm, which Crash squishes.)
(In the media room they all enjoy hot cocoa
MCBC: Well Crash buddy. Ya did it. You faced your fears and you saved us all.
Crash: Thanks Commander. I think I’m gonna start facing up to my fears all the time. Maybe I’ll even ride the ski lift on our next vacation.
Ricky: Hey. Wanna try some Cinnamon on your cocoa?
Crash: Wahhhh!!