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Hardly I cannot believe you woke me up this early on a Saturday.

I was in the middle of an amazing dream wandering all alone through a post

-apocalyptic wasteland.

How was that amazing?

Because I was still asleep.

Today is Starling's safe sky flyover.

She's been flying all over the world to greet her fans and let them know as long

as she's in the sky, everyone is safe.

Oh, and you know how she does that? By getting a full night's sleep.

Here she comes.

Good morning, Malibu.

Okay,

now

that was worth waking up for.

Of course I'm okay.

Hello? I'm a superhero.

Can I get you anything? Water?

An ice pack? A selfie commemorating this horribly embarrassing moment?

What the heck happened? I guess I'm a little tired.

Between all these flyovers, saving people, and TV show appearances.

Did you know I'm a celebrity judge on Can Kids Cook?

Spoiler alert, they can't.

Sounds to me like you need a break. I can't take a break.

The world is counting on me to protect them. I have a reputation to uphold.

Oh, come on.

Everyone needs a break.

Yeah, and I think your reputation already took a hit when you nosedived

that kid's nachos.

Bad. Now these people have photographic evidence that their favorite superhero

isn't as perfect as they thought I was.

Amy, can't you help her out? I mean, she did save you and your entire family

from Shadow. Well, I... Pulled a feather out of her hair. What more do you want?

Fine.

There. I just killed everyone's bones.

Will you please warn me before you do that?

Hey, I just saved her a lot of public embarrassment.

There she is.

Okay, I slightly delayed her public embarrassment.

Time for takeoff.

Come on, just fly south already.

Guess I'll have to use a different power.

She froze the space -time continuum.

Best power ever.

Good deal. She's got a pause button. So does my TV remote.

We gotta get out of here.

Oh, come on. You can hide out at Amy's.

No, she can't. Amy's hiding out at Amy's.

What are you two so giggly about?

Been pranking old ladies at the bingo hall again?

No, they caught on to her.

I tell you, their bodies might be falling apart, but their brains are

surprisingly sharp.

We have a surprise for you.

Something you have been asking for for a very long time.

A clone of you who's a better father?

No. A robot who's a better father? No.

A hologram who's a better father? No!

You tried the hologram when you were a baby. He kept dropping you.

Not that either of you deserve it, but we bought you guys a video game system.

Oh, right. We asked for that, too.

Just once, I'd wish you'd see through the jokes and hear our cries for help.

Oh, and behold, the Omega Box 4.

We asked for the Omega Box 5.

Oh, so now you're a math major?

We've been asking for this for months. Why all of a sudden now?

Well, we thought it would be a fun way to bring the family together.

We also bought that new game, Power Smasher. You know, the one where the

characters use their powers to pulverize each other. You bought Power Smasher 3?

That's the hottest game out right now. No, it's Power Smasher 2.

Seriously?

Colby, your father's a teacher and I work at a taco stand. Just say thank

Okay, ready to go.

We're first.

Your mother beat me in the demo game in the store.

Now I have to beat her.

Sounds like somebody can't stand the fact that his wife showed him up in

So you get it.

I will destroy you. Oh, quit the sweet talk and start playing.

Yes! Yes!

Yes! That may be the quickest victory in the history of this game!

Okay,

you've had your fun.

Or whatever that was.

It's our turn. Hand him over. Oh, no. Now we're tied.

And in this house, there can be only one winner.

Let's play again.

Hologram Dad might be clumsy, but I bet he'd let us play.

Oh, hey, is there any way I could borrow your time stop thingy next week? I have

a history test I'd just love to get out of.

What's the difference?

You usually just cheat off me anyway.

Well, yeah, but it would be a lot easier to cheat off of you with time stopped.

Oh, no.

Oh, no what?

And how did she not destroy your phone?

Girl, I'm hip to her games. My case is villain -proof.

Looks like word spread.

It's an online article.

Starlings fall from grace.

Don't they mean fall from geese?

Okay, well, you might not think it's funny, but Hartley, no, she doesn't

it's funny either.

It says I'm losing my touch as a superhero and I should quit before

worse. What?

You made one mistake.

Everyone makes mistakes. Not superheroes.

And it wasn't just one.

Okay, so you made a couple mistakes.

I've been so burnt out lately, I might have made a few.

Oh, everyone makes a few.

Okay, more than a few. Will you just tell me how many?

Lots.

Last week, I was supposed to crash a birthday party, and I crashed into the

birthday party.

Luckily, a Havoc pinata broke my fall, so the kids thought it was part of the

show.

I know I should be concerned, but I'm just honored to be a pinata.

That just proves my point.

You may be a superhero, but everyone needs a break.

It's not that easy.

Saying I need a break shows weakness, and superheroes can't look weak.

I took an oath that I'd be ready to save anyone, anywhere, whenever they need

me. That's on you for overcommitting.

Plus, if you're exhausted all the time, you might not be able to save anyone.

You know what?

You're right.

And so is that article.

If I can't always be at my best, then why bother at all?

What do you mean?

I never thought I'd say this, but I think I'm done being a superhero.

I know this is awkward, but did you by any chance get a picture of the piñata?

your Sunshine Club.

Wait. Is that on the table? Because that's the two -for -one I could

get behind.

Amy, please talk some sense into her.

Hartley, it's her decision.

She wants to abandon the persona that's been the bane of my entire existence. I

say, listen to your heart.

I'm actually thinking about settling down here in Valley View. Forget your

heart. You can't quit.

Why not?

You quit being a villain.

Yeah, but I still amuse myself with minor crimes.

I mean, yeah, no, I gave it all up. You're right.

What about your powers? You can't just let them go to waste.

Wait.

You don't have to quit.

You have the power to stop time, which means you can be a superhero and take

breaks whenever you want.

In other places that are not Valley View.

That is true.

But... I also took an oath that I would never misuse my power for my own selfish

interest. Well, an oath is an oath.

I promised my grandma I would never tell anyone her real name is Petunia.

Oh, no.

Now you two have to take an oath to never tell anyone her real name is

Look, as long as no one catches you, you'll be fine. Trust me.

It'll work out. I use my power to take shortcuts all the time.

And that always works out great.

It does, doesn't it?

No! No, it doesn't! It's literally never worked out once!

Well, then I have to keep trying, don't I?

Listen, Starling, I know you said you'd only use your powers to help people, but

isn't the whole reason you're in this situation because you haven't helped

yourself?

Yeah.

It is.

And if selfishly using my power helps me be the best superhero I can be, then...

Technically, I'm doing it for the greater good, right?

Well, now you are just loopholing like a pro.

I'm doing it.

Oh, he's doing it now. Okay.

I just took a 45 -minute nap.

You were right.

This is the answer.

Time to go back to Centropolis and start my new life.

Thanks, Amy.

Anything that gets you out of here that makes you happy. Anything that makes you

happy.

I can't believe Starling actually took your advice.

I can't believe she wears a neck pillow when she naps.

Taste my pain.

Okay, I don't have to sit here and take this.

Rematch?

I don't know.

We've been hogging this game for hours. Maybe we should let Colby and Jake have

a turn. Or, and hear me out, maybe we shouldn't.

Seriously? It's been 24 hours since you've gotten us our gift, and we

even been able to play.

Eva, your children are talking to you.

Nice try. When I'm an eight -foot -tall fire -breathing ogre, I have no

children.

You know, surprisingly, that's not the first time I've heard her say that.

I've got an idea.

Oh, no, Celia pulled a banana and found the lair.

Ah! Every man... Oh,

it actually worked. Yeah.

Hey, is your sofa cushion soaked in sweat, too?

Like a sponge, but I can push through it.

I can't believe you played your parents like that.

Well, I'm an eight -foot -tall, fire -breathing ogre. I have no parents.

But we were in the middle of playing.

Oh, sorry.

Looks like you'll have to find another game to play.

Yeah, there's a deck of cards in the kitchen. Go knock yourselves out.

That's the last time we buy ourselves a gift and pass it off as yours.

Quit cheating. You're using your super speed to press the buttons faster.

Sorry, it's hard to know where my power ends and my talent begins.

Here comes my finishing move.

Wait, did the lights go out or have we been playing so long I forgot how night

works?

Pretty sure it's the power.

You wait here and guard the game so Mom and Dad can't steal our spots.

I'll super speed downstairs and fix the circuit breaker.

Perfect plan.

Any idea what a circuit breaker looks like?

How about this?

You guard the game and I'll fix the circuit breaker.

Perfect plan.

Wait, I don't know what a circuit breaker looks like either.

Okay, fine. We'll both go. We just have to be quick.

Perfect plan.

Ha!

Oh, that's what a circuit breaker looks like.

They tricked us. Come on. Not so fast.

We took your advice and found another game.

One the whole family can play together.

Those are just controllers.

Where's the game?

You are the game.

Wait, what?

Since you duped us, we decided to get even. Because revenge is a dish best

served to your children.

That's right. You remember the remote I made to control Kobe's powers? Well, I

repurposed the tech into these video game controllers.

So now we can control your powers, which allows us to use both of you in our

real -life version of Power Smasher.

Isn't that fun?

If by fun you mean demented.

Oh, we do.

Five points for me.

What do you know? It is fun to play with your kid.

Charlie, you're back.

Why are you back?

It's the metropolis.

You just fly due north. Once you pass the smell of oil fields in despair,

out of Valley View, and it's a straight shot to the big city.

I know where I'm going.

Really? Because I know a few geeks who might think otherwise.

I took your advice, and I've been using my power to give myself breaks.

But something strange happened the last time I used it. What do you mean? What

happened?

This happened.

My powers have been glitching, and I've been blipping all over the place.

So stop using your power. I can't. And if we don't fix it, I'm going to be

like this forever.

Unbelievable. You broke Starlink.

I know.

I spent all those years trying, and I just did it by accident.

I knew I shouldn't have listened to you. How could you tell me to abuse my power

like that? Weird.

You know, using my powers to take shortcuts always works out great for me.

No, it doesn't! And stop saying that!

Look, darling, I just... You were saying?

I think we should... Now where'd she go? I'm in here.

Table for one.

Quick, grab her!

This is really getting old.

you a neck pillow?

I can't keep blipping like this forever.

Amy, big threat.

Wait.

My sonic blast can disrupt her power to stop time. So if I use it on you, it

should disrupt the glitch and reset your power.

But doesn't that mean you'd have to hit her full on with a sonic blast?

Well, yeah, but that's just a bonus.

You know what?

Maybe blipping's not so bad.

Okay, it's bad.

Look, this may be the only hope we have of getting you back to normal.

Fine. Take your best shot.

But if you ruin these lashes, I will ruin you.

Here goes.

Okay, I did the blast and you did the cleanup.

Colby, I apologize for whatever I'm about to do.

I don't.

Well, it's official.

I hate video games now.

Is the super stomp with a cheap shot?

No. Hitting someone when they're down is a cheap shot. Like this.

No. Not a super strength body slam.

Invisibility.

Forgot my controller has a chosen one cheat code.

Its powers are really useful. We should exploit that more often.

Mom, Dad, please, we're exhausted.

How do you think I feel? My thumb's starting to cramp.

Well, maybe let's take a quick break and let everyone recharge.

Thank you.

Turns out pitting your children against each other really works up an appetite.

Good thing I built a snack bar down here.

Why would you do that with the kitchen right upstairs?

You're right, because when I want a snack, I usually think, I hope I have to

climb 14 steps to get it.

I can't believe Mom and Dad would do this to us just because we hogged a

game. I know. We just have to keep reminding ourselves.

We're going to outlive them.

We're going to outlive them.

Colby, look.

Are you thinking what I'm thinking?

That I can use the controller to make myself super speed into you over and

again?

No.

Just follow my lead.

We're about to take this game to a whole new level.

Still think we should go with my idea.

Wait, where did our controller go?

Looking for these?

While you two were off enjoying your snacks, we reconfigured them.

And now you two are the game.

Yeah, right. That's impossible.

Uh, not when you left the schematics sitting around in plain sight.

Oh, boy.

Game on, Colby?

Game on, Jake.

What's wrong, Mom? You seem a little salty.

Time to attack Dad where it really hurts.

No!

Take me, not my devices!

Oh, you were right, Dad. This game does bring us all together.

You have a lovely layer.

Did you just appear out of thin air?

More importantly, why haven't you answered my text?

Dude, she literally just ghosted you.

This is useless.

Her power is way too erratic for me to blast her. I mean, we're just going to

have to wait it out and hope her next pop -up isn't in the middle of an axe

-throwing contest.

Wait. It seems like there's a pattern to her blipping.

And if I'm right, then the next place she's going to pop up is... Right there.

So that means the next place she's going to pop up is right over... There.

Ow!

Oh, yes, we did it.

Yay! She's back to normal.

I've never been so happy to inflict pain on a person.

Trust me, it gets even better the more you do it.

You okay, Starling?

Yeah, I'm good.

Really? Because you're giving up not good vibes and it's kind of bringing

the room.

We may have fixed the flipping problem, but I'm still right back where I

started.

Look, I know my advice might not have been the greatest.

You can say that again. Hardly.

You don't need my advice.

And you already know the answer.

You're not going to be able to take care of anyone unless you take care of

yourself first.

I appreciate that, but it's just not who I am. Well, then maybe it's who you

need to be.

You know, when I was a full -time villain, I put so much pressure on

be the best I could possibly be.

And sometimes I didn't even sleep.

Because you were training so hard?

No, because I lived in an abandoned subway station.

The point is, there's always going to be pressure on you.

But to be honest, it seems like you're the one putting most of it on yourself.

You might be right.

There's lots of people going through this.

Kids, parents, all just trying to balance their lives and not let down the

people who need them.

But what good is it if they're just neglecting themselves?

She's right.

And I only know that because I'm neglecting myself by helping you right

Look, ready proving you're a semi -decent superhero?

Semi? It's the best I can do right now.

You don't need to be so hard on yourself. Just give yourself a break.

Yeah, and if a superhero could admit when she needs a break, you might be

helping a lot more people than just yourself.

Thanks.

I know what I have to do now.

And so do I.

Ow! Baby!

What? You gotta make sure it sticks.

Oh, what happened down here?

Family game night.

Well, from the looks of things, I'd say nobody won.

I don't know. By not having to participate, I think I'm the real winner

You've learned a valuable lesson, though.

Next time we want to play a game that brings the whole family together, we

won't.

Yeah. Or at least find a game that doesn't involve controlling real people.

There's no game where you can control real people. How would that even work?

Here, let me show you.

Oh, well, now this is a game the whole family can play together.

I just don't even wish I left with Starling.