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(CLOCK TICKING)

(BEEPING)

WOMAN ON PA: Ladies and gentlemen, American Airlines

is announcing flight number 1243 to Costa Rica.

All passengers holding tickets for flight 1243

can now proceed to gate 50-B.

Come on, man, you can put me in with the cargo.

Sir, the 10:00 to Costa Rica is booked,

but I can get you out in the morning.

Not if I'm dead you can't!

Thank you for nothing!

Hey, watch it!

(GRUNTS)

Hell, who does he think he is? Somebody important?

(METAL DETECTOR BEEPING)

Sir! Sir, you forgot your keys!

Keep 'em!

(KIDS CRYING)

No! Listen...

(CRYING CONTINUES)

I need a vacation...

Real bad.

(CRYING CONTINUES)

(WOMAN TALKING INDISTINCTLY OVER PA)

Hey, watch it, buddy!

And after, we can all... I hope you're happy!

Thank you. Thank you.

Sir?

(GASPING) (SCREAMING)

(METAL DETECTOR BEEPS)

(WOMAN SCREAMS)

I think it's time you came back to work, Dr. Dopler.

(UPBEAT POP SONG PLAYING)

BOY: Hey, Zak!

(GRUNTS)

All right, let's take a look at another example.

Say Amy is out for a leisurely drive in her VW Bug

and along comes Eddy in his Ferrari. Hmm?

(STUDENTS LAUGHING) Hey, come on, that could happen. Totally.

So, you're doing 20, Eddy's doing 220.

(GRUNTS) What do you think he looks like when he goes by?

I don't know. Just a blur, I guess. Exactly.

And if he's going fast enough,

you wouldn't even see him at all.

As a matter of fact, from Eddy's point of view,

you would look as if you're standing still.

And that is a basic example

of Einstein's Theory of what, Eddy?

Um, highway safety.

Relativity.

Relativity.

Didn't do your reading assignment, did you, Ed?

Well, that's a funny story.

See, science is a discipline.

This department has trained some of the best minds in the world.

But nobody ever gets there by just coasting along. (YAWNING)

Now, I don't mean to sound like your father,

but I take pride in my students.

I want to see them succeed.

That means doing the work, being persistent and...

Not looking for the quick fix, easy way out.

All right, we'll finish up with Einstein

when I get back from the Applied Science Congress next week.

In the meantime, you guys have a couple days off.

(STUDENTS CHEERING)

To prepare for your midterm.

(STUDENTS GROANING)

Hey, Dad. Hey, Zak. Well, this is a rare honor.

Come on. I visit you at work every now and then, right?

Yeah, every now and then.

But careful analysis reveals it's usually because you need something.

That's crazy.

Um, can you come with me to co-sign for my car?

I got the down payment together.

There's a couple of things that I liked down at Benson's,

and their lot stays open till 9:00. So I thought...

Uh-huh. Hold on a second. Hey, Jer! Jer!

Where's my stipend on the NASA consultation?

We finished the job three months ago.

Workin' on it.

So maybe we can get there around like 7:00, and...

Hey, hey, Dr. Gibbs, your batch is up on the mainframe.

It's some pretty wild stuff.

Okay, Sam. I'll be down in a minute, all right? What are you working on?

Last weekend, an old student of mine sent me a project he's working on at QT Labs.

You remember Earl Dopler? Don't you?

He's one of the best students ever to pass through here.

That freak? Who used to come over and eat a lot of potato salad.

He isn't a freak. A little eccentric, maybe.

Anyway, the word on this project is very hush-hush.

Let's just say that hypothetically speaking

it were possible to accelerate your molecular structure

until the rest of the world seemed as if it were standing still.

Cool. It's called "Hypertime."

Imagine this. Being able to perform delicate surgery

between the beats of a heart. Huh?

This technology is gonna revolutionize

medicine, science, travel.

Speaking of travel, a car would be really nice. Yeah?

(CHUCKLES) Did you download those consumer reports like I asked you?

Um, I was gonna do that before you got home, but, uh...

Dad, come on. You already blew me off last week.

I didn't blow you off. I was called in on a student meeting with the dean.

And of course that's never happened before.

All right, look, I want you to do your homework on this.

Let's see those safety reports. Okay.

And we'll talk about it when I get home.

Does that mean we can go tonight? (LAUGHS)

It means we'll talk about it when I get home.

Good enough.

Yes!

Very safe, and a great father-son activity.

Dude, you made all this just by selling junk on your computer?

Well, one man's junk is another man's down payment, Meeker.

(LAUGHS) You gotta start thinking outside the box.

What box?

The box you're in that keeps you from seeing that this $5-an-hour job blows.

Dude, dude, I ain't gonna be here forever.

Check it out. Bam!

Plur-102.

DJ contest tomorrow night. I'm signed up.

"Underground dance partay."

Mmm-hmm. Yeah, that's very funk-flickety of you.

Dude, I've been practicin'. All right.

Sneaked away from the study hall,

worked the turntables in the tech room. (LAUGHS)

A vicky-vicky, a vicky, a vicky-vicky, a vic-vickety-vicky...

Hey, hey, hey, hey, who's that?

Hey, dude, where you been?

That's Francesca, the new girl from Venezuela.

She goes to our school? Mmm-hmm.

That's gotta be good for attendance. (PAINT GUN FIRES)

(CLEARS THROAT) Tell me about it.

She has PE when I'm in marching band.

I get smacked every time the trombones turn to look at her.

This is perfect. MEEKER: What?

ZAK: It's a foreign girl in a foreign land, man.

She's all lonely and vulnerable.

I've read about this in Cosmo. I gotta go talk to her.

Oh, no, no, no. You're gonna get faced.

I'm not gonna get faced, man.

Come on! Watch and learn.

Okay. You're gonna get faced.

(CHECKING BREATH)

Excuse me. Hi. Do you have the time?

Uh... (NERVOUS CHUCKLE)

I mean, uh, you go to my school, right?

I couldn't say. What school is yours?

Jefferson. Jefferson. My friend watches you in PE.

I mean... You're new. You're new, right?

Yes.

Well, uh, I'm Zak, and, you know, I thought...

I know it can be kind of lonely

when you first move to a new town.

I thought maybe you needed somebody to show you around.

(CHUCKLES) Ay, si. Que bueno.

It's so very hard for me.

I try to be brave, exploring the town all by myself.

When all I really want is to be giving my love

to the very first bozo who wants to know the time.

I read Cosmo too.

(SNICKERS)

ZAK: Right. Um...

Okay, well, I'll see you at school then, okay?

Okay, uh...

Hey, man.

Hey. Hey, man. You did good, man.

I think she likes you. (LAUGHING)

(UPBEAT SONG PLAYING)

(SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)

Are you watching this?

He was so cute, and now he's all, "I'm a gangsta, yo."

Yeah. No, I was in earlier about the Mustang.

You still have it, right?

Okay, cool. I will be there later tonight with the down payment.

Okay, thank you.

What are you doing?

Well, this way it's more like homemade.

I want us to have a really nice family dinner tonight

before your father goes off to that science conference.

He's taking me to buy a car tonight. Well, after dinner.

Mom, can I have some money?

Did you do your chores?

Have I told you lately how much I respect and admire you?

Buy a car? Give money to Satan?

Oh! (DOOR CLOSES)

You're so lucky you're an only child.

Hey.

Hey, so... Mom says we can go after dinner, which is cool

because they're open till 9:00 so we should still make it.

Mmm, make what? The car lot.

The car lot. They got a Mustang convertible,

and I'll trick it out with a V8.

Consumer Reports. Consumer Reports rated it a "best buy."

"Good reliability, decent gas mileage

"and pretty good crash test scores." For a convertible.

Okay, all right. So what else have you compared it to?

Nothing. That's the car I want, Dad.

Zak, look, you're not gonna prove your case

by ignoring all the other data. Thanks, honey.

Well, it's not a clinical trial, Dad.

I mean, you know, if something's right,

you gotta close your eyes, grit your teeth and hang on.

No. No, you gotta step back, weigh the options and make a calculated choice.

Now, I want you to do your homework on this, Zak.

And, uh, if the Mustang is the car that you want

when I get back, well, then, that's the car we'll get.

Dad, it's not still gonna be there when you get back.

Just come look at it tonight. Just come look at it tonight.

When I get back. I gotta go over Dopler's project tonight.

I thought you hadn't heard from him in a week.

I haven't, honey. But I promised to get to it before the conference.

That's what this is about, isn't it? What?

This isn't even about me looking at other cars, is it?

Zak, what are you talking about? Nothing!

You always have time for your students,

and you never have time for your own kids!

Oh, now he's concerned about me.

Hey, I asked you to come to this conference.

Who was the one who said he was too busy?

The Congress of Applied Science?

There's fun for the whole family! Right?

Stop it! Sit! Eat!

Kelly, get off the phone. KELLY: Okay.

Come on, you guys. Some of the greatest peace treaties in history

have been signed over green beans and beef stroganoff.

I'm not hungry.

Zak, look, I promise I'll take you... Tell it to Dopler.

(SIGHS)

(DOOR CLOSES)

(BEEPING)

Ugh! I don't know how you work in all this mess.

(SIGHS)

(CLATTERING)

Honey, why did you do that? I was gonna fix that for you.

Sweetheart, I bought a new toaster a year ago.

Yeah, yeah, I know.

I don't want to leave with something like this between Zak and me, either.

But, it's just...

Honey, he's got so much potential

and, yeah, yeah, right now he can skate by.

But it's gonna catch up to him.

Maybe. But he's finding his own way, George.

And just because it isn't your way

doesn't mean that he's... He's lost.

Okay. Okay, uh...

Let me just put this back together,

and I'll go up and make peace.

Okay.

Now don't forget. You know how you get down here.

No, no, I promise. Two minutes, honey.

(BEEPING)

(BEEPS)

(KNOCKING AT DOOR)

Come in.

Hey. Hey.

So, uh,

anything you want to talk about before I go?

No. I'm good.

Mmm-hmm.

Well, uh...

Uh...

This is, uh...

It's my itinerary and, uh...

My hotel in case you need to get in touch with me.

Thanks.

Have fun with your science friends.

What?

We'll work it out when I get back.

(GUITAR PLAYING)

MAN: Mr. Gates, I don't make policy, but I do enforce it.

So they're shutting me down?

Hey, you knew it was a black ops contract.

The administration found out about it. They want it to go away.

Well, you need to make them understand the significance

of what we're doing here.

Look, Gates, I supported you on this as long as I could.

But they've got a point.

What if one of the Saddams of the world gets his hands on this stuff?

The fact is, he could waltz right through an entire army,

plant an A-bomb in the President's bathtub

and all of our smart bombs and satellites would be useless to stop him.

I'm not even finished building it.

And they have me selling it on the black market? Is that it?

Mr. Gates, the NSA expects your research, your equipment,

the whole shooting match crated and ready for pickup on Monday.

And if I'm not ready?

We're taking it whether you're ready or not.

(ELEVATOR BELL DINGS)

AUTOMATED VOICE: Restricted access requested.

Please step forward for retinal scan.

Have a nice day, Henry Gates.

You all right? Yes. Why?

GATES: How's he doing? MAN: Seems okay.

But he wrote that about a half hour ago.

How dramatic.

And charming.

All right, bring him down.

Hello, Dr. Dopler.

How are things in Hypertime?

"How are things in Hypertime?"

Look at me, man!

I've been in here a week. It's like I've aged 20 years.

At least 20, maybe more.

Oh, well, why don't you just kill me now?

GATES: I was hoping that wouldn't be necessary.

Besides, it's your own fault.

If you'd solved the aging glitch in the original design,

we wouldn't have had to bring you back to build this.

Oh, well, the molecular stabilizer

should be able to reverse the aging effects in Hypertime.

But I'm having a little trouble with the program, and...

Earl, the NSA wants all our toys in three days.

Hey, they're toys, right?

They don't know the watches work yet,

and I have no intention of turning them over.

Besides, how can I enjoy the power of Hypertime

if every time I use it, I end up looking old?

Like you?

I want this fixed in 48 hours!

Dude, that is impossible!

Well, then I guess I will have to kill you.

(STAMMERING) Wait, wait, wait.

Maybe I could do it faster.

I mean, I'm still waiting on some data from a friend.

A friend?

Well, no, no. I mean, we can trust this guy.

He's on the outside, but he's cool.

He's my old college professor.

If anybody can crack the math on this, it's gotta be him.

What data did you send him?

Actually, I, uh...

I sent him a watch.

You idiot!

I want that watch back.

(CLATTERING)

(BEEPS)

Mom! Zak's pants knocked over Dad's stuff!

(SIGHS)

Hey, Dad was gonna fix this for me so I could sell it. Figures!

You know, when your father's old and gray,

you're gonna regret not having a better relationship with him.

There's plenty of time for that.

Mmm.

Where are you guys going? I made breakfast.

(WHOOPING) (ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)

Oh, no, that's it. That's it. Oh, come on, man!

Hey, freaker!

Been trippin' on some bad lunch meat?

I hear you signed up for the spin-off tonight. Yeah.

Hey, Ditmar, lay off.

Hey, yo, yo, yo, yo. I ain't on him, all right?

Listen up here, buddy.

Tonight, it's just gonna be me and you up there on stage.

You're not gonna have your little sister here backing you up.

(STAMMERING) What was that?

'Cause all I hear is the crowd going,

"A-go, Meeker! A-go, Meeker!"

Yo, this guy's hot, man!

I need to just cool him off!

(YELLS)

(COUGHING) (LAUGHING)

Later, jerkwad. Let's go.

(RICK LAUGHS)

(MOCK SPANISH ACCENT) Hola, chiquita. I'm Dit-O.

I'm spinning at underground tonight. Wanna come?

You're not gonna leave me hanging out there alone tonight?

No, dude, I'll be there. I'll be there.

(SIGHS) Relax. He probably blows anyway, man.

I gotta go do something about this. Here.

Oh, what's the matter? No habla ingles?

(LAUGHING) No, it's so very hard for me, but...

Oh, yeah? But I try to watch and learn.

Oh, I'm sure you do. Like this!

Later, jerkwad.

All right, make a hole, boys.

Uh-huh. Sure. I got a hole for you.

Hey! That's a perfectly good trashcan!

Don't be throwing students at it. Come on.

Both of you, out. Come on.

You okay? ZAK: Yeah, I'm okay.

RICK: Is he okay? Yeah, yeah. Turn around.

He started it. I don't care who started it. You finished it.

I didn't need any help.

Oh, well, I wasn't, uh...

I wasn't. I was looking for my buddy's retainer in the garbage.

Yeah, these band freaks always, you know...

(BOTH LAUGH) Right. Very nice. Now, if you'll excuse me...

Oh, okay. Well, hey, hey, since I...

Since I have you here, I'd just like to apologize

for being such a loser yesterday, okay?

Only yesterday? No, every day.

Hey, I'll apologize for global warming

if you'll give me another chance. (LAUGHS)

Cup of coffee after school? Come on.

I'm sorry. I have plans.

Okay, how about after your plans? I have more plans.

Uh, would it be such a stretch

for maybe some of your plans to include me?

(BELL RINGING) All right.

I guess we all deserve a second chance. Yeah.

Here's my address. Ah.

The only thing is that I have to baby-sit my little brother and sister.

But you can come by around 4:00. Okay.

Okay. Yeah. 4:00.

(STAMMERING) I mean, that's probably okay, I think.

Okay, so I'll see you then.

Great.

♪ There's every good reason

♪ For letting it go

♪ She's sneaky and smoked out

♪ And it's starting to show

♪ I'll never let you go... ♪

So I thought maybe we could spend some time

by the pool while the sun's still nice.

Yeah. Works for me.

Catch some rays. Great. Mmm-hmm.

There's another rake over there.

Uh, rake?

Um, right, right. Um...

When I said second chance, I was thinking like, uh,

dinner and a movie or a cup of coffee, you know?

I told you I had plans, and you asked if they could include you.

Yeah, I did, didn't I?

Yes, you did. Yeah.

Look at it this way. You go to the movies,

you can't have a conversation.

You go out for coffee, there's always a lull.

This way, when there's a lull, at least my leaves get raked.

Um, yeah, well, are you gonna do the whole thing by hand?

Yeah. My father says it develops self-discipline.

That's what people always say when they want you to do stuff for free.

(LAUGHS) Here, I...

Hmm, I got a better idea.

♪ I'll never let you go

♪ I'll never let you go

♪ I'll never let you go... ♪

Stop that! Stop!

You're supposed to be helping!

I'm sorry. Silly.

Uh, so where'd you move after that?

Well, when I was 15, we left Caracas to go to London.

Just when I was making friends, we got transferred here.

Wow, you've lived everywhere.

My dad took us to Legoland once.

It had the Taj Mahal and the Eiffel tower.

Well, don't feel bad. At least you have a place to call home.

Yeah, I guess, but, you know,

it must be pretty cool being a consul's daughter, right?

That makes you like royalty, doesn't it?

Right. I'm just waited on hand and foot.

Ooh! Ah!

I would like to catch the dog that does this!

I was gonna make us iced cappuccinos.

Cappuccino? We don't have to paint the house or wash the car first?

(LAUGHS) No. Oh.

Here, here, don't do this. I'll do that.

I'll finish up out here. You start on the caffeine.

Really? Yeah.

Great. Maybe we'll still have time for a swim.

Yeah? Yeah. What time is it?

I don't know. Uh, no, I do. Hold on.

It's, uh, 1657, whatever that is.

Right. I'll be right back. Okay.

A little coffee, a little swim.

That's what I'm talking about.

(CHILDREN LAUGHING)

(BEEPING)

Whoa.

Whoa!

Go! Go, go, go! Get outta here! Big rat! Come on!

Seriously, don't make me kick your ass.

(KARATE YELLS)

Whoa.

Hey, Francesca! I think I found your troublemaker.

I don't know what you guys are throwing away,

but it gave this little guy a heart attack.

(WATCH BEEPS)

Whoa, whoa, whoa. (FRANCESCA SCREAMING)

Get him out of here! Help! Get him out!

Help! Get him out!

Get him out! Oh!

Get him out!

I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I am sorry. He was dead.

I swear he was dead. What is wrong with you?

We were having such a good time.

You can't work alone for two seconds!

Two seconds? I was out there for like half an hour!

Half an hour? I just walked in here!

"Hypertime exposure." That's weird.

Maybe you should just go.

We were gonna go swimming.

Swimming? You want swimming?

I'll give you swimming. (BEEPING)

No way!

No... Way!

Wow, you have nice skin.

This is weird.

(BEEPING)

Ahhh! (GASPS)

How did you do that?

I have no idea.

Look, I don't know what you're up to, but out you go.

Come on, out! Afuera! Come on, out! Let's go!

Out!

Wait, wait, wait. Something weird is going on.

You and your big rat, that's what's weird.

I swear, I'm not trying to freak you out.

I just pushed this button... (BEEPING)

(FRANCESCA SPEAKING SPANISH)

That's what I'm saying.

So... (CHUCKLES)

You did this?

Uh... I think it was the watch.

My dad consults on all these super-secret projects

that he never lets anyone near,

and I think this is one of them.

So, your watch stops time?

No. Look.

(LAUGHS)

It's moving.

Wow.

Wow. (LAUGHS)

QT? QT! That's...

That's where Dopler works.

This must be the thing my dad is helping him with.

He said something about it accelerating your molecules

so fast, the rest of the world would seem like it was standing still.

I don't think time has stopped.

I think we're just moving really fast.

(GASPS)

ZAK: He said it was theoretical.

I had no idea he'd actually built the thing.

Look at this.

(CHUCKLES)

How come I sped up and my brother didn't?

I don't know. Let's find out. (WATCH BEEPING)

(BOTH SCREAMING) (WATCH BEEPING)

It's about time.

Did I leave you in Hypertime?

Mmm-hmm.

Sorry. Um, I guess for this to work,

we have to be touching each other.

(CHUCKLES)

Sooner or later, all guys say that.

Now what?

Well, uh, with such awesome power

comes awesome responsibility.

At least that's what my dad would say.

But he's not here, is he?

♪ In my car I just can't wait

♪ To pick you up on our very first date

♪ Is it cool if I hold your hand... ♪

Where do we start?

Oh, there's that woman who's always giving me parking tickets.

Look at her. She writes them before the meter even expires.

She has offended my sense of justice!

(LAUGHS)

♪ Let's go, don't wait

♪ This night's almost over... ♪

It needs something more.

Yeah.

Ooh. Perfect. Come on.

♪ Forever and ever let's make this last forever

♪ Forever and ever... ♪

Oh, looks like we've got our own little Picasso here.

Well, he's about to enter his blue period.

(CHUCKLES)

Ooh, nice nose ring.

ZAK: I think that's Meeker's bike he's stealing.

Oh, I don't believe this.

This guy promised me that he'd hold this car for 24 hours.

Hmm. Well, it's just not right to break a promise.

Shall we?

Make it so, number one.

What? We have Star Trek in Venezuela. (CHUCKLES)

Do it.

(WATCH BEEPS) (ENGINE REVS)

(TAGGER SCREAMING)

Dude, wait up! Man, don't leave me like this!

Help! Ow!

No! No, no, no!

No, no, no, no! No, no!

Go! Go! Go!

♪ Forever and ever

♪ Let's make this last forever

♪ Let's make this last forever ♪

(MUSIC PLAYING)

(CROWD CHEERING)

All right!

D.J. Swamp. What's the deal, D.J?

(MUSIC PLAYING)

(CHEERING CONTINUES)

Come on! Yeah! Whoo!

(WHOOPING)

EMCEE: The people have decided, baby!

D.J. Swamp is the winner of this round.

(CHEERING)

Let's keep this thing going!

Let's get to our next two D.J.s.

First up we got D.J. Dit-O!

(CHEERING)

(BOOING)

We also got D.J. Meeker!

(CHEERING)

Yeah! Where is he?

That's what I'm talking about.

Whoo-hoo!

All right, Dit-O. It's your time to shout, baby! Let's do this!

(MUSIC PLAYING)

(CHEERING)

Yeah!

What's up, Meeker? You ready?

(MIXING POORLY)

Whoo!

(CROWD BOOING)

(JEERING)

You suck!

MAN: That's weak!

He really is not very smooth, is he? No.

MAN: Get off the stage!

(BOOING CONTINUES)

(MUSIC PLAYING)

(CROWD CHEERING)

Whoo!

Yeah!

Yeah! Yeah!

(ALL CHEERING)

Cool, bro, cool!

Yeah!

(MIXING POORLY)

(BOOING)

Nah! No way!

(BOOING CONTINUES)

I can't take this anymore.

He needs so much help. Here, let's stand him up first.

Uh, okay, what are we doing?

A little dance lesson.

Um, first off, let's give him a little attitude.

Okay.

Okay. And get one arm while I grab the other and pull.

(MUSIC PLAYING)

Come on, kick. (CHEERING)

(CHEERING CONTINUES)

(BOTH LAUGHING)

CROWD: (CHANTING) Go! Go! Go! Go!

Yeah. (GIGGLES) This is wrong.

This is absolutely wrong. No, it's Swan Lake.

(CROWD LAUGHING)

Whoa! Whoa!

(SCREAMS)

(CHEERING)

(PLAYING MUSIC)

(BOTH LAUGHING) Okay.

CROWD: (CHANTING) Go, Meeker!

I swear, I thought I was gonna wet my pants.

(BOTH LAUGHING) This Hypertime thing is so trippy!

I knew it wasn't me doin' the movin',

but I couldn't feel you guys movin' me.

Actually, I think your boy Dit-O did wet his pants.

(ALL LAUGHING)

Zak, man, your watch is off the hook!

Hey, what're we gonna do next?

Hey, let's dress Coach Wells up like Britney Spears.

Oh, man! (FRANCESCA LAUGHING)

Didn't you say you had to be home in half an hour?

Hey, forget that! Forget that!

Hey, Leslie Miller has a slumber party tonight.

You know she got that pool, and the girls get naked.

(ALL LAUGHING) Hey!

Or, hear me out, we could go to Vegas!

BOTH: Go to Vegas. No, no, no, no!

Genius, hey, hey, hey, we're not going anywhere, okay?

We're not going anywhere, okay?

My dad finds out that I took the watch,

I'm gonna be grounded forever, so...

Man!

It's right up here. Okay.

You gotta be kidding me.

(CLEARS THROAT) Oh, all right, fine, fine, fine.

I can take a hint. Okay.

Hey, guys, come on.

You sure you don't want me to come with you?

I got this plan... What... What...

Hey! Okay, man! (CHUCKLING)

See you Monday, Meeker.

Good night. Yeah, okay, okay.

Y'all have fun makin' out! (KISSING)

ZAK: Watch this.

Oh, yeah, that's funny, Zak! That's real funny!

Hey, man, you're abusing your powers, I'm telling you!

I'm gonna call the Super Friends on you, man!

Oh, it's going down! Oh, you wait and see! I'm gonna get you for this!

(SIGHS) So? So...

That didn't turn out so bad after all, Mr. Second chance man.

(CHUCKLES) Yeah.

Well, you know, the way I figure it, if you make

really bad first impression things can only get better from there.

Right. And you take the prize on both counts. (CHUCKLES)

Well, I... I better go.

Now? Yeah.

(DOORS CLOSE)

At midnight, my father blinks the porch light,

and I turn back into a pumpkin.

Yeah, I should probably go too.

Although midnight could be a pretty long time off.

Stop that.

What do you think, that magic watch is gonna get you a kiss?

No! I... I just wanted to spend more time with you.

Shh. You don't need magic.

What?

I wanted to kiss you.

Sweet dreams, Mr. Second chance man.

I had fun.

(GIGGLES)

(POP SONG PLAYING)

(FLOOR CREAKS)

(GRUNTS)

DOPLER: Shut up! Shut up!

Who are you? What do you people want?

Duh! They want to kill you, man!

Why? What did I do?

Because you showed up!

And you're running around with something that's not supposed to exist.

Now, grab those wires under the dash.

Go, go, go, go!

Okay, now bite the green one.

(ELECTRICITY CRACKLING) Ow! Ahh!

Okay, that's not it.

Uh, okay, strip the red wire with your teeth

and touch it to the steering column.

Come on, hurry up, man! Just bite it, bite it, bite it!

Okay, go. (SPITS)

Hurry, man! They're coming! Go!

Come on, come on! Excellent! (ENGINE STARTING)

Get up there! Drive! Go, go, go!

He's in the van! Come on!

(TIRES SCREECHING)

Oh, man! You are gonna get us killed.

This is not as easy as it looks. Yeah, I know, but...

Whoa! Ahhh!

Who are those guys? You don't wanna know.

What were they shooting at me? Liquid nitrogen.

It's a quick and dirty comedown from Hypertime.

The cold slows your molecular activity.

Uh, it's probably faster to gnaw off my hand.

So, is it me, or are they trying to kill you too?

Oh, I'd say they're probably up for a twofer at this point.

Hang on!

Ah. All right.

Whoa.

Now, give me the watch. No!

Give me the watch!

Or what? You'll adjust me to death?

(CHUCKLES) "Adjust me to death".

That's great. Give me the watch!

(GRUNTS)

Crazy lunatic! Crazy lunatic?

That's redundant! (BEEPING)

(HORN HONKING) (BOTH SCREAMING)

(HORNS HONKING)

(SCREAMS)

(HORN HONKING)

(GRUNTS)

(HORN HONKING) (BOTH SCREAMING)

(BRAKES SCREECHING)

(GRUNTS)

Give me that! Come on!

Ahhh!

(MUTTERING)

(HORN HONKING)

(GRUNTS)

(GASPS) (HORN HONKING)

(SCREAMS)

Hey, dude!

Whatever you do, don't get it wet!

(ELECTRICAL CRACKLING)

(VOICE SLURRING) So... Strange.

Seems... Fine...

Although his vitals are elevated.

(NORMAL VOICE) Oh, here he comes.

(CHUCKLES) How're you doing, Sleeping Beauty?

You okay? You all right?

Where'd you get the van, kid?

Not now! Let him breathe!

Zak!

Mom! Zak! Is he okay?

DOCTOR: He'll be fine. It was just a mild concussion.

Oh, hey, baby, how're you feeling?

I'm okay, I think.

Good. So you can stand trial. What?

Hello! You stole a van and crashed it!

Mom, can I have his room while he's in jail? Please? Please?

You almost got yourself killed with that little joyriding stunt, son.

Honey, you had us so worried.

I don't know what got into him.

He's a good kid. Really.

KELLY: Cool! (DEFIBRILLATOR SQUEAKING)

Now, this doesn't have to go on his record, does it?

No! No! You don't understand!

I was in Hypertime, and there were these guys there

and they were after my watch.

It's a molecular accelerator. Here.

Yeah.

(CRACKLING)

Oh, man, it's broken.

They're gonna kill me.

Who's gonna kill you? These guys! They were in our house!

What?

You couldn't see 'em. They were invisible. But...

Oh, yeah, right. Here you go, sir.

I said creamer, you twit.

Is he gonna be okay? I can't stay here.

Nurse! Thank you.

Oh, crap.

Come here.

No! No, no, no, no! He's so faking it.

Okay, yeah, yeah. Yeah, I am faking it. I'm faking it. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry that I stole the van.

I would love to tell you all about it,

but first I have to pee.

(HAND DRYER BLOWING) Come on, come on, come on!

What are you doing in there?

Uh, I can't go unless there's some noise.

Come on!

(BEEPING)

Get some coffee.

Let's go!

(BEEPING)

(WATCH BEEPING)

I don't want to hear any excuses!

Just get back here.

I've got something I want delivered to our contact at the FBI.

A little publicity should help flush out Dopler and the kid.

Because we can't kill what we can't find.

But without Dopler, how do you finish your molecular stabilizer?

Who needs the student,

when the teacher is so close at hand?

Yeah, baby, I miss you too.

(PHONE RINGING)

Hot Skates. Junior associate Meeker speaking.

ZAK: I need to borrow your mom's car.

Zak! (SOFTLY) Zak.

Hey, what's going on?

The cops are looking for you, man.

Just turn around slowly. Be cool, okay? Be cool.

You don't wanna be seen with me right now.

(SIGHS)

Okay, so I need you to go home

and get the keys to your mom's Subaru.

What? Are you... Are you crazy?

Somebody is trying to kill me over this watch.

And it doesn't even work now.

Okay, dude, but you don't need a Subaru.

What you need is the police.

I just came from the police. Look at me.

They weren't as helpful as you might think, okay? Just...

I need to get to Kingston to find my dad.

Okay? I don't... He might know who these people are.

Dude, that's like a six-hour drive, man.

Meeker? Meeker. I gotta go.

(GASPS)

Uh, budget cuts.

(PEOPLE TALKING IN SPANISH)

(LAUGHING)

(MUSIC PLAYING ON STEREO)

(MELLOW SONG PLAYING)

(GASPS)

Okay, Mr. Invisible, where are you?

(WATER TRICKLING)

Oh, that's nice.

What are you doing in there? (TOILET FLUSHING)

What, did you break into my house just to pee?

No. Actually...

Actually, use the phone too.

What are you wearing?

Listen. I know this sounds weird,

and it's the last thing you wanna hear from a guy after one date,

but the cops are looking for me everywhere,

and I've got no place else to go.

So, I just need to borrow some clothes

and some money for the bus.

And I promise I'll pay you back, okay?

You are freaking me out. What is going on?

Francesca, it's a long story,

and the less you know about it, the better.

I just... I can't...

(SIGHS)

Things with the watch have gotten really twisted

and I just need to get to Kingston.

I gotta get to Kingston, find my dad, because they could be after him too.

And I can't go home... Wait. Who is after who?

Who is after who? What is happening? I don't know who they are.

I don't even know. I'm... I... I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. I shouldn't have come here. Espera.

Wait. Slow down. Come over here and just relax.

I'm glad that you came. I am.

But if we're gonna be friends,

you have to tell me what is happening.

(ROMANTIC SONG PLAYING)

I told my brother I was getting the car washed, so bring it back clean.

Okay.

Um, I can't... I can't thank you enough.

Call me when you find him? Yeah.

What are you doing?

You raked my leaves. I can't let you go alone.

I just feel like such an idiot. He's been calling all day.

This is the first chance I've had to check my messages.

George, listen. Calm down.

The police want you to stay there in case Zak calls again.

Believe me, if he shows up here, I'll let you know.

If he's giving you any trouble, I can talk to him.

Fine.

I just feel helpless, sitting here waiting.

Welcome to the club!

(SIGHS) I'm sorry. I didn't mean it like that.

It's just... I've been everywhere trying to track him down,

and we couldn't reach you.

All right. All right. Let's go over your list.

Hi. I need the room number for Dr. George Gibbs.

He's here with the convention.

And you are?

In a hurry.

(INHALES SHARPLY)

(GRUNTS)

Yeah. Good.

Let me see what I can do. Yeah.

I just never should have left with something like this between us.

Did he say anything else that might explain his behavior?

Not really. I mean, he rambled on a little bit

when he came to, but...

Oh, wait.

He did say something about his watch being a molecular accelerator or something.

Molecular accelerator?

Jenny, honey, listen. I need you to go downstairs and look on the shelf

above my desk. There should be a box with a watch in it.

See if it's still there, will you? What's going on?

I'll tell you in a minute. Just check the box, okay?

Just a minute.

Hey.

Francesca.

Are we there? Yeah.

You know, I usually don't like to meet a boy's father this soon,

but for you...

Hey, uh,

do you think maybe while we're up there,

you can tell him that taking the watch was your idea?

(KNOCKING AT DOOR)

Zak?

Dr. Gibbs? Yeah.

My name is Henry Gates. I'm with QT Laboratories. (ELEVATOR DINGS)

I believe we have a mutual friend. Earl Dopler.

He tells me you're quite the expert on...

Look, whatever this is about, it's gonna have to wait

'cause I'm in the middle of something very important.

You certainly are.

Oh, George! George?

Dad? MAN: (ON TV) These cars are going for practically nothing.

No payments for 12 months. Don't wait.

The fire we reported in an old fire hall...

WOMAN: Front desk.

How may I help you, Dr. Gibbs?

(CLEARS THROAT) Uh, hi. Did I check out yet?

Not that I know of, sir.

Um, did I change rooms?

Uh, no.

Dr. Gibbs, is everything all right?

MAN: And in other news, it seemed like a simple joyride in a stolen van,

until the FBI linked the teenage suspect...

Zak. ...to the theft of top-secret...

WOMAN: Dr. Gibbs? ...government research by this man,

Dr. Earl Dopler of QT Laboratories.

That's not Dopler. Dopler is one of my dad's students.

He's a hippie with long hair.

Dr. Dopler is considered armed and extremely dangerous.

Well, at least they didn't mention your name.

If you should see him or Zak Gibbs,

please contact your local police department's

counterintelligence unit. Okay.

Okay, uh,

I'm officially freaked out now.

We can call my dad.

He knows people from the consulate. I know he can help.

I'm not putting your family at risk, all right?

It's bad enough I got you involved. Hey.

Hey, macho man, I got me involved.

But maybe I should just call them to let them know I'm okay.

Okay. (TRUCK BEEPING)

What's this yo-yo doing?

Hey! You're blocking us in.

What's he doing?

(SHRIEKS) Whoa.

ZAK: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

Let me out of here! (INDISTINCT SHOUTING)

(BOTH SCREAMING)

(COUGHING) (GRUNTS)

Are you okay?

You know, the first date was nice.

This one, not so much.

(THUMP) What was that?

I don't know. Just stay cool.

Hi. How are you?

Ready to give me that watch?

Okay.

That's fine. (GRUNTS)

(SIGHS)

You know what I don't like?

Gettin' kicked in the head!

That is super.

I didn't know you knew karate.

I don't. That was ballet.

(GRUNTS) (WHIRRING)

Next time, kick harder!

(BOTH SCREAMING)

Up, up, up, up.

All right, little dude, hand it over.

And don't even think about touching that dial.

Okay, okay. What did you do with my dad?

I know you're a spy. It's all over the news.

That's not true. I love my country.

Now, give me the watch so I can go to Costa Rica.

And no funny business, okay? Or your hottie here gets it.

Okay, okay. Okay, here.

First chance I get I'm kicking you right between the eyes.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

That's it. Come to papa.

I am so out of here.

Dude, you got it wet.

ZAK: It's exactly not in bad...

Limber.

(GIGGLING)

Bravo.

ZAK: All right. All right, if you're Dopler, then prove it.

DOPLER: Your mom's name is Jenny. Your sister is Kelly.

You were born in May. What else do you wanna know?

This is messed up, Dopler.

This is really messed up.

How do you think I feel?

I think he's lying. Do you want me to kick him again?

ZAK: Yeah, all right.

If the watch makes you age, then how come we haven't gotten older?

Because you weren't in Hypertime long enough.

What makes you think that Gates has my dad locked up in Hypertime?

Because they took him to replace me.

And there's no other way to finish the molecular stabilizer

before the feds shut him down.

Look, Zak, I'm sorry, okay? This is freaking me out too.

But your dad taught me everything I know.

I mean, your dad is like a father to me.

Oh, right. Which is why you're in such a hurry to get to Costa Rica.

Hey, no fair. When I sent your dad the watch,

I had no idea that Gates was gonna

bogart everything from the feds.

There's gotta be something we can do to get him out of there, right?

Wait. "We"?

Yeah, we.

Since you and my dad are so close,

I thought maybe you'd like to help.

Well, I mean, I didn't say that we were that close.

Oh. (CHUCKLES) Okay. Fine.

Well, then I can just drop you off at QT.

I'm sure Gates would love to have you back.

Now, can you fix this?

Yeah.

But we're gonna need some stuff you can't get at RadioShack.

You heard the man. Let's go shopping.

(ANNOUNCER SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)

WOMAN: Hi, there.

Day passes for the expo hall are $14, please.

I don't have any money. Do you have any money?

You can't ask your hostage for money.

Hi. Hello.

How are you? Good. How are you doing?

Um, actually, I need some help, okay?

Hi.

Let me ask you something. What can we do for you?

What is this exactly?

That is an airbrush gun.

Airbrush gun. Wow.

MAN 1: You're into precision items, huh?

FRANCESCA: Yeah. MAN 2: Yeah?

FRANCESCA: Cool. ZAK: Ooh!

Um... What does this do?

It's for airbrushing cars and walls and...

Painting. (GIGGLES) You're cute.

And what is that over there?

That's an industrial strength hot-glue gun.

Hot-glue gun. Wow. It's a hot seller.

Well, Dexter, um, you guys have been both so helpful.

Thank you very much. Thank you.

Bye! See ya.

(SOFTLY) Ooh, Mama!

Don't get many of those.

All right, we just need someplace quiet

to go to work for a while.

Hey, while you're at it, can you make that thing go any faster?

What is it with you wacky kids today?

It's like nothing's ever fast enough.

Oh, great. We're out of gas.

I guess I'm gonna have to go get... I'll get it.

Keep an eye on him? Yeah.

MAN: (ON PA) Lecture on the practical applications

of the first photoelectric effect scheduled for 4:00 p.m.

has been postponed and will be rescheduled for...

(ANNOUNCEMENT CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY)

He's amazing, isn't he?

Do you know him?

Yeah, I've seen him around.

(CLEARS THROAT)

ZAK: All right, the side entrance is too obvious. We'll never get in that way.

I still can't believe he drew this.

Sorry it's so rough. I didn't have my protractor.

Okay, um, there's gotta be another entrance.

Let's just, uh, step back and look at our options.

You're starting to sound like your dad.

"Let's step back, look at our options."

Shut up. I'm nothing like him.

Oh, come on. I meant it as a compliment. All right?

You don't have to blow your RAM.

Hey, hey, whoa, whoa. What's this?

What's under here? Is that like a sewer?

Ventilation, but close.

Well, can we get in that way?

Yeah, sure, if you don't mind getting ginsu-ed by the intake fan.

Now, uh, please, give me the new watch. Here.

There we go.

And...

Now, check this out.

All that technology,

incognito.

Now, that.

Huh? Let me do that like that.

And... (BEEPS)

And I'll take that. Thank you. Fine.

You don't even give a dude time

to admire his work. It's unbelievable.

What are you doing?

I can sell that on eBay.

(KNOCKING)

MEEKER: Zak, man! I said the back door.

I came as soon as I could after you called.

(GROANS) Come on.

(POPPING)

Hey, Meek, you're the man.

FRANCESCA: So, how's this gonna work again?

DOPLER: Gates is gonna have guards in Hypertime.

We're gonna need to bring 'em down to real time.

These babies ought to do it.

You take the paint out,

I put the frozen nitrogen in.

And voila!

N2O to go.

Okay, come on, come on, come on, come on.

All right, this is it.

Just past here are the ducts into the building.

(BEEPING)

All right, let's go.

Come on, Earl.

Hey.

Here's the map. This is as far as I go.

We had a deal. Look, man, I'm scared.

Okay? And if you went through what I've been through,

this place would give you the willies, too.

I can't go in there, Zak-man.

So he was like a father to you, right?

Hey, that's low. And if you hadn't taken the watch to begin with,

he wouldn't even be in there.

What are you talking about?

You put my whole family at risk when you sent him that watch.

"Oh, I didn't know it was a weapon, man.

"I thought it was for science, dude-man, Zak-man."

That's the truth.

The truth is that man in there

gave his life to students like you.

He treated you like a son.

And now, what? He needs something in return and it's too much for you?

You know what? I am his son.

I'm going in there.

(WHIRRING)

(ALARM BLARING)

(AUTOMATED VOICE) Unauthorized Hypertime.

Unauthorized Hypertime.

Hypertime security response required on level three.

Come on!

MAN: (OVER PA) Nelson, check security levels four and five.

Anderson, check the stairs.

(YELLING)

I can hold these guys off. Go get your dad.

Okay, I'll see you at the fan in five minutes. Okay.

MAN: (OVER PA) Seal off all exit terminals.

You, freeze!

(GRUNTS)

Hey!

(AUTOMATED ANNOUNCEMENT CONTINUES)

Get off that bike!

MAN: (OVER PA) Staff has no exit, security redundant.

I repeat, staff has no exit, security redundant.

(AUTOMATED VOICE) Unauthorized Hypertime, storage level three.

Unauthorized Hypertime, storage level three.

(AUTOMATED VOICE) Have a nice day, Rolf Zakada.

Thanks, Rolf.

Hello, Zachary.

I really wanna thank you for bringing this back.

Let's go down to real time.

Dad?

Dad!

He's down here.

We're just about to find out

whether he's as brilliant as everyone says that he is.

No.

He must be very fond of you.

I couldn't get him to do a damn thing,

until I threatened to kill you.

Dad. Zak.

You okay?

You swore you'd leave him out of this.

Don't blame me. Showed up here all on his own.

Maybe you forgot to give him his allowance.

No, no.

Zak.

You came here?

What was I supposed to do?

Aw, Zak, no, no.

I was only cooperating with them so that they'd leave you alone.

Well, I couldn't just leave you here to die.

So you had to come join me? What?

Oh, Zak.

Dad. You're always saying that I only show up when I need something.

Now I'm trying to help you, you don't even appreciate it?

I'm sorry, but putting your life in the hands of terrorists

is not exactly what I had in mind.

What is it with you?

It's a good thing I'm just your son

instead of one of your precious students.

Then you'd be really disappointed.

That's ridiculous! What are you talking about?

(BOTH ARGUING)

Will you two just stop it.

Geez. You really are a lot alike.

Who's your friend, Zak?

Francesca. From school.

No wonder you wanted a car.

(AUTOMATED VOICE) Restricted access requested at northwest perimeter gate.

Restricted access requested at northwest...

What is it? MAN: Agent Moore, sir.

Happy Monday, Mr. Gates.

Do you have some things for me?

I'm sorry for the inconvenience,

but I'm gonna have to ask you to come back.

This isn't the prom, Gates.

The agency is serious about this.

Why don't you do us both a favor and drop the games?

You can't come in.

Gentlemen, start your engines.

(ENGINES STARTING)

Yes! We're gonna get out of here. Everything's gonna be okay.

I wouldn't be so sure.

Change of plans, people.

We're gonna test the molecular stabilizer

while we're actually in Hypertime.

(AUTOMATED VOICE) Warning. Clean room Hypertime engaged.

What's happening? He's taking us all into Hypertime.

(TIRES SQUEALING)

No.

Three minutes and counting!

ZAK: Once he's finished with that thing,

he's not gonna need us anymore.

They're gonna kill us, aren't they?

There's got to be another way out of here. Uh...

Zak, I'm telling you, this place is sealed tight as a drum.

What's this?

They've been having me do some experiments with hydrogen.

Hydrogen.

Yeah. They turn them on from tanks out there in the lab.

But... Zak?

Zak, what are you going to do? You're gonna blow us up.

Not us, them. Zak.

GEORGE: Zak! Zak!

Zak!

Zak! Zak, stop!

Come on!

Zak.

Zak.

I'm sorry for being so caught up in my work.

Dad... No, no, no.

It was never because I care more about my students.

Sir, we got a problem. We can't get in.

The access code to the molecular stabilizer has been changed.

GATES: Very clever, Dr. Gibbs.

You changed the access code.

But I thought we had an agreement.

I let your son live if you cooperate.

Well, it's time to renegotiate.

He and the girl go free, then you get your access code.

Fine.

Get those kids out of there,

and then bring that old man to me.

GEORGE: Zak, what are you doing?

Finishing what I came here to do. Come here.

Gates took your watch. Gates took a watch.

He'd probably get $10 for it on eBay.

I switched them in the elevator.

(GRINDING)

Zak, you can't accelerate when you're already in Hypertime.

You'll be going too fast. It could kill you.

We don't have a choice. No, Zak!

(BOTH ARGUING)

We don't have a choice.

(BEEPS)

Oh!

Unbelievable.

Your molecules are moving so fast,

your hand went right through the table.

Are you okay?

I have no idea.

Here we go.

Sir, we got a problem in there.

The kid is doing something freaky.

Well, bring him down!

You know what to do.

Hi.

Mr. Gates!

(HISSING)

Come on. Let's get out of here.

Zak. Your plan worked.

(GRUNTS)

ZAK: Let's get out of here, come on.

Hey!

Say good night, little man. No!

Good night, little man.

(SCREAMING)

Yeah. It hurts, doesn't it?

Thank you.

I'll take that, thank you.

So, what do you have in mind for our next date?

(BOTH CHUCKLING)

Dopler, listen,

next time you need help with your math homework,

don't call me. Yeah.

Uh, Dr. G.

Uh...

Did you ever get this little anti-aging gizmo working?

'Cause I don't wanna stay like this forever.

Forget about it. I never got a chance to test it.

(TYPING)

Oh! Oh, thank god you're okay.

Oh! What happened?

It's okay. It's okay.

I'm just a little more distinguished, that's all.

Where's Zak?

Oh, uh, he'll be here in a minute.

He had to make a little stop. What?

No, no. He's just fine.

Daddy! Daddy! Oh, honey, it's so good to see you.

(ENGINE REVVING)

There he is.

Oh, Zak!

Oh, thank god you're okay.

You must be Francesca. Hi.

Hey, creepy. Nice ride.

I hear you're a big hero now.

Well, I wouldn't say hero, but...

Hey, look, I'm not gonna be nice all day,

so enjoy it. Okay.

Hey, who's that?

Actually, honey, there's something I forgot to tell you on the phone.

We had a little problem at the lab.

I guess we're gonna have some company for a while.

Oh, hey, Mrs. G. How's it hangin'?

Dopler?

Hello, gorgeous. No!

Over. Over.

More. More.

Come on.

Hit it. Let's see what this thing can do.

Yeah!

(ENGINE REVVING)

(MOUTHING "LOVE YOU")

Buckle up!

(TIRES SQUEALING)

Wait! Wait! (INDISTINCT)

(SIREN BLARING)