1 00:00:00,325 --> 00:00:03,323 [DARLENE LOVE'S "CHRISTMAS (BABY, PLEASE COME HOME)"] 2 00:00:03,328 --> 00:00:07,533 - ♪ ♪ - _ 3 00:00:10,866 --> 00:00:13,901 [BUZZING] 4 00:00:15,805 --> 00:00:17,202 ♪ Christmas ♪ 5 00:00:17,207 --> 00:00:19,571 ♪ The snow's coming down ♪ 6 00:00:19,576 --> 00:00:20,971 ♪ Christmas ♪ 7 00:00:20,976 --> 00:00:23,508 - ♪ I'm watching it fall ♪ - _ 8 00:00:23,513 --> 00:00:24,809 ♪ Christmas ♪ 9 00:00:24,814 --> 00:00:27,345 ♪ Lots of people around ♪ 10 00:00:27,350 --> 00:00:28,646 ♪ Christmas ♪ 11 00:00:28,651 --> 00:00:30,981 ♪ Baby, please come home ♪ 12 00:00:30,986 --> 00:00:32,317 ♪ Christmas ♪ 13 00:00:32,322 --> 00:00:34,885 ♪ The church bells in town ♪ 14 00:00:34,890 --> 00:00:36,153 ♪ Christmas ♪ 15 00:00:36,158 --> 00:00:38,489 ♪ Are ringing in song ♪ 16 00:00:38,494 --> 00:00:39,724 ♪ Christmas ♪ 17 00:00:39,729 --> 00:00:42,193 ♪ Full of happy sounds ♪ 18 00:00:42,198 --> 00:00:45,396 - ♪ Christmas ♪ - ♪ Baby, please come home ♪ 19 00:00:45,401 --> 00:00:49,269 Hey, Johnny, what are you doing down here? 20 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:54,171 Well, we finally get everybody back together 21 00:00:54,176 --> 00:00:57,274 to take on the ISA and... 22 00:00:57,279 --> 00:00:59,710 they bench me. 23 00:00:59,715 --> 00:01:02,579 Yeah, well, Starman asked me to stay behind, too, 24 00:01:02,584 --> 00:01:05,482 to get the Rocket Racer ready just... just in case. 25 00:01:05,487 --> 00:01:07,218 Life on the bench. 26 00:01:07,223 --> 00:01:09,053 Doesn't feel good, does it, Stripesy? 27 00:01:09,058 --> 00:01:11,757 Speaking honestly, it can be a little rough on the old ego, 28 00:01:11,761 --> 00:01:14,691 but I trust whatever Sylvester thinks is best. 29 00:01:14,696 --> 00:01:16,861 Spoken like a loyal sidekick. 30 00:01:16,866 --> 00:01:19,396 Hey, nothing wrong with being a sidekick. 31 00:01:19,401 --> 00:01:20,698 Yeah, but see, that's the thing. 32 00:01:20,702 --> 00:01:22,233 I'm not even that. 33 00:01:22,238 --> 00:01:25,302 I'm the JSA charity case. 34 00:01:25,307 --> 00:01:27,171 Heck, Pat, on paper, 35 00:01:27,176 --> 00:01:30,406 Thunderbolt is more powerful than Green Lantern, 36 00:01:30,411 --> 00:01:33,176 Flash, all of 'em combined, 37 00:01:33,181 --> 00:01:35,344 but in my hands, 38 00:01:35,349 --> 00:01:38,447 it's nothing but another mess for the JSA to clean up. 39 00:01:38,452 --> 00:01:42,919 ♪ 'Cause I remember when you were here ♪ 40 00:01:42,924 --> 00:01:44,554 ♪ And all the fun we had ♪ 41 00:01:44,559 --> 00:01:48,258 Oh, hey, how's a little eggnog sound? 42 00:01:48,263 --> 00:01:50,060 It's my dad's old recipe. 43 00:01:50,065 --> 00:01:51,462 - It's got a little kick too. - [ELEVATOR DINGS] 44 00:01:51,466 --> 00:01:54,034 Ooh, I like a kick! 45 00:01:55,704 --> 00:01:57,267 They got Solomon Grundy. 46 00:01:57,272 --> 00:01:58,935 What? 47 00:01:58,940 --> 00:02:00,503 You need backup? You got 'em. 48 00:02:00,508 --> 00:02:02,972 Sorry, Pat. Just Johnny. 49 00:02:02,977 --> 00:02:04,707 But, Wildcat, I mean, you know, 50 00:02:04,712 --> 00:02:07,476 we're talking about the entire ISA now, right? 51 00:02:07,481 --> 00:02:09,312 Members only. Sylvester insisted. 52 00:02:09,317 --> 00:02:12,081 [DRAMATIC MUSIC] 53 00:02:12,086 --> 00:02:13,416 Hey! 54 00:02:13,421 --> 00:02:15,418 You got a kid to look out for. 55 00:02:15,423 --> 00:02:17,520 There's nothing more important. 56 00:02:17,525 --> 00:02:18,621 Let's go. 57 00:02:18,626 --> 00:02:22,831 ♪ ♪ 58 00:02:23,764 --> 00:02:24,993 Okay, good luck. 59 00:02:24,998 --> 00:02:28,130 Thanks, Stripesy. 60 00:02:28,135 --> 00:02:31,334 Hey, when I get back we'll have that eggnog, okay? 61 00:02:31,339 --> 00:02:33,235 ♪ ♪ 62 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:35,070 ♪ ♪ 63 00:02:35,075 --> 00:02:37,406 ♪ Oh, please ♪ 64 00:02:37,411 --> 00:02:39,308 ♪ Christmas ♪ 65 00:02:39,313 --> 00:02:42,681 ♪ Oh, please ♪ 66 00:02:44,952 --> 00:02:47,950 [EXCITING MUSIC] 67 00:02:47,955 --> 00:02:52,160 ♪ ♪ 68 00:02:52,165 --> 00:02:54,365 - Synced and corrected by Firefly - - www.addic7ed.com - 69 00:02:55,195 --> 00:02:58,193 [LIGHT INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC] 70 00:02:58,198 --> 00:03:02,403 ♪ ♪ 71 00:03:21,586 --> 00:03:22,986 _ 72 00:03:24,391 --> 00:03:26,655 Hey, boys, it's Dugan. There he is. 73 00:03:26,660 --> 00:03:28,156 Hey! Oh, Dugan! 74 00:03:28,161 --> 00:03:29,324 Morning, Dugan. 75 00:03:29,329 --> 00:03:31,326 Devin, Lutz, Marky, 76 00:03:31,331 --> 00:03:33,028 it's a little early, don't you think? 77 00:03:33,033 --> 00:03:34,696 Did you set your alarm just to bully me? 78 00:03:34,701 --> 00:03:36,630 To get paid, paperboy. 79 00:03:36,635 --> 00:03:38,832 Ah, why do you need the money, a brain transplant? 80 00:03:38,837 --> 00:03:40,735 All right, that's gonna cost you extra, Dugan. 81 00:03:40,739 --> 00:03:41,906 - Yeah! - Yeah. 82 00:03:44,911 --> 00:03:46,374 Get 'em while it's hot! 83 00:03:46,379 --> 00:03:48,342 - Ooh! - You look great. 84 00:03:48,347 --> 00:03:50,177 - Thank you! - Ahh, I just love 85 00:03:50,182 --> 00:03:52,346 the smell of bacon in the morning, don't you? 86 00:03:52,351 --> 00:03:54,348 Smells like... [SNIFFS] 87 00:03:54,353 --> 00:03:55,516 Victory! 88 00:03:55,521 --> 00:03:57,218 Yeah, see, never count your winnings 89 00:03:57,223 --> 00:03:59,120 before you collect, okay, Court? 90 00:03:59,125 --> 00:04:02,023 The Shade has no idea who he's up against. 91 00:04:02,028 --> 00:04:04,625 First of all, he's obviously very dangerous. 92 00:04:04,630 --> 00:04:06,693 So I think you should definitely bring S.T.R.I.P.E. 93 00:04:06,698 --> 00:04:09,263 Mom, we need the element of surprise. 94 00:04:09,268 --> 00:04:10,665 S.T.R.I.P.E.'s as subtle as a tank. 95 00:04:10,669 --> 00:04:12,900 Doesn't he have, like, a silent mode? 96 00:04:12,905 --> 00:04:16,203 - That's a good idea. - Silent mode? Seriously? 97 00:04:16,208 --> 00:04:18,439 Or... I don't know... invisibility? 98 00:04:18,444 --> 00:04:21,442 Ugh, Mom, you're... you're embarrassing yourself. 99 00:04:21,447 --> 00:04:23,344 Let the professionals figure it out. 100 00:04:23,349 --> 00:04:25,145 Okay, listen, here's the deal. 101 00:04:25,150 --> 00:04:26,780 No one's gonna make a move 102 00:04:26,785 --> 00:04:29,582 until we have a plan that everyone agrees with, okay? 103 00:04:29,587 --> 00:04:31,918 - Okay. - Hey, you doing JSA stuff? 104 00:04:31,923 --> 00:04:33,186 [CLEARS THROAT] 105 00:04:33,191 --> 00:04:35,389 - Yup. - Ah, The Shade? 106 00:04:35,394 --> 00:04:36,424 Who's this creep? 107 00:04:36,429 --> 00:04:37,727 Somebody's butt we're gonna kick... 108 00:04:37,731 --> 00:04:38,860 Carefully. 109 00:04:38,865 --> 00:04:41,895 We're gonna do it very, very carefully, 110 00:04:41,900 --> 00:04:45,599 and it's not something you need to be worrying about, Mike. 111 00:04:45,604 --> 00:04:47,901 Yeah. 112 00:04:47,906 --> 00:04:49,636 Yeah, whatever. 113 00:04:49,641 --> 00:04:52,405 Okay, Barb, what can I get you? 114 00:04:52,410 --> 00:04:55,476 - Toast and jam. - Toast and jam. 115 00:04:55,481 --> 00:04:57,146 Court, what would you like? 116 00:05:00,285 --> 00:05:02,147 - What? - [SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY] 117 00:05:02,152 --> 00:05:05,153 I'm on my route right now. Don't you hear the dog? 118 00:05:06,991 --> 00:05:09,889 Okay, okay. Another customer? 119 00:05:09,894 --> 00:05:12,592 I got plenty, Mr. Bloomkiss. Please just give it to Jakeem. 120 00:05:12,597 --> 00:05:15,127 It'll be in better hands. 121 00:05:15,132 --> 00:05:17,329 Okay. Okay, okay, fine, fine. 122 00:05:17,334 --> 00:05:19,064 I'll take it. 123 00:05:19,069 --> 00:05:21,767 What was it again? 124 00:05:21,772 --> 00:05:23,302 210... 125 00:05:23,307 --> 00:05:25,207 [SHIMMERING TONE] 126 00:05:26,711 --> 00:05:28,173 Come on. 127 00:05:28,178 --> 00:05:31,443 [SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC] 128 00:05:31,448 --> 00:05:34,446 [SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY] 129 00:05:34,451 --> 00:05:36,048 Yeah, yeah, I got it. 130 00:05:36,053 --> 00:05:38,150 Yeah, thanks. [SIGHS] 131 00:05:38,155 --> 00:05:40,520 [SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY] 132 00:05:40,525 --> 00:05:44,730 ♪ ♪ 133 00:05:51,935 --> 00:05:54,602 Paperboy and human punching bag. 134 00:05:58,141 --> 00:05:59,774 Wish I was a superhero. 135 00:06:01,244 --> 00:06:05,710 ♪ ♪ 136 00:06:05,715 --> 00:06:07,812 [INDISTINCT SHOUT] 137 00:06:07,817 --> 00:06:12,022 ♪ ♪ 138 00:06:22,970 --> 00:06:25,815 _ 139 00:06:28,737 --> 00:06:31,402 - What the heck? - _ 140 00:06:31,407 --> 00:06:33,236 Oh, shoot! 141 00:06:33,241 --> 00:06:37,446 ♪ ♪ 142 00:06:50,525 --> 00:06:52,155 "So cool"? 143 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:55,492 - Ah. - Whoo-whee! 144 00:06:55,497 --> 00:06:57,795 [ZAPPING] 145 00:06:57,800 --> 00:06:59,129 Ah! 146 00:06:59,134 --> 00:07:00,864 Whoo-ooh! 147 00:07:00,869 --> 00:07:02,899 [LAUGHING] Oh, yeah! 148 00:07:02,904 --> 00:07:04,201 What the heck are you? 149 00:07:04,206 --> 00:07:07,637 I'm your new best friend and you don't even know it! 150 00:07:07,642 --> 00:07:09,775 [LAUGHS] 151 00:07:11,363 --> 00:07:12,926 - Whoo-hoo-hoo! - What's going on? 152 00:07:12,931 --> 00:07:16,195 What's going on is that you, Mike Dugan, 153 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:18,898 are now in control of me, 154 00:07:18,903 --> 00:07:21,100 - The Thunderbolt! - [THUNDER BOOMING] 155 00:07:21,105 --> 00:07:22,435 The Thunderbolt? 156 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:25,605 As in Johnny Thunder and The Thunderbolt! 157 00:07:25,610 --> 00:07:28,173 Of the Justice Society of America! 158 00:07:28,178 --> 00:07:29,408 You're so lucky. 159 00:07:29,413 --> 00:07:31,043 This belonged to the JSA? 160 00:07:31,048 --> 00:07:32,812 Yep! You said the magic word, 161 00:07:32,817 --> 00:07:34,779 and now I'm back in action. 162 00:07:34,784 --> 00:07:36,482 Wait, so the magic words are "so cool"? 163 00:07:36,487 --> 00:07:38,817 Word, singular. 164 00:07:38,822 --> 00:07:41,186 It's pronounced "sowkewl" 165 00:07:41,191 --> 00:07:44,723 in my native homeland of Bahdnesia. 166 00:07:44,728 --> 00:07:47,593 - Bahd-what? - It's not on the map anymore. 167 00:07:47,598 --> 00:07:48,760 Thanks for bringing it up. 168 00:07:48,765 --> 00:07:50,429 Sowkewl means "set free 169 00:07:50,434 --> 00:07:53,165 the all-powerful force upon the Earth 170 00:07:53,170 --> 00:07:57,002 of the magical and awe-inspiring Thunderbolt!" 171 00:07:57,007 --> 00:07:59,504 It's also a synonym for the sound on the chalkboard 172 00:07:59,509 --> 00:08:02,341 that drives everyone crazy, but I like that sound. 173 00:08:02,346 --> 00:08:04,042 So if I free the genie... 174 00:08:04,047 --> 00:08:07,712 Your wish is my command! 175 00:08:07,717 --> 00:08:09,848 - So all the wishes I want? - Yup! 176 00:08:09,853 --> 00:08:11,182 Start small. 177 00:08:11,187 --> 00:08:13,655 I'm thirsty. I wish I had some water. 178 00:08:15,258 --> 00:08:18,023 [LAUGHS] 179 00:08:18,028 --> 00:08:20,959 I meant in a glass. 180 00:08:20,964 --> 00:08:24,395 Rule number one: you gotta be specific. 181 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:26,297 Oh, my gosh, you look so silly. 182 00:08:26,302 --> 00:08:28,366 I love it when people do that. 183 00:08:28,371 --> 00:08:30,468 Uh-oh! 184 00:08:30,473 --> 00:08:32,473 Human, three o'clock. 185 00:08:33,409 --> 00:08:35,706 Morning. Nothing like a good sweat 186 00:08:35,711 --> 00:08:37,175 to start off the day, huh? 187 00:08:37,180 --> 00:08:39,410 [QUIRKY MUSIC] 188 00:08:39,415 --> 00:08:41,379 Wish I was dry. Did you hear that? 189 00:08:41,384 --> 00:08:45,049 [AIR WHOOSHING] 190 00:08:45,054 --> 00:08:46,750 - Thanks. - Well, you're welcome. 191 00:08:46,755 --> 00:08:48,889 You're learning. You're learning. 192 00:08:51,260 --> 00:08:53,857 It's never a good thing when other people see me. 193 00:08:53,862 --> 00:08:57,027 Reactions range from mild amusement to sheer panic. 194 00:08:57,032 --> 00:09:00,064 Sent one guy to the ER. Heart attack, yeah. 195 00:09:00,069 --> 00:09:02,633 He recovered, I think. I don't know. He was old. 196 00:09:02,638 --> 00:09:04,968 He probably didn't have much time anyway. 197 00:09:04,973 --> 00:09:08,706 [SIGHS] This is fun. So what else can I do for you? 198 00:09:08,711 --> 00:09:11,309 I'm thinking. 199 00:09:11,314 --> 00:09:12,843 Okay, I got it. 200 00:09:12,848 --> 00:09:14,378 I wish I was taller. 201 00:09:14,383 --> 00:09:17,147 [THUNDER BOOMING] 202 00:09:17,152 --> 00:09:21,357 ♪ ♪ 203 00:09:22,858 --> 00:09:24,888 - What the hell? - [LAUGHS] 204 00:09:24,893 --> 00:09:28,292 What? You're taller. You gotta be... 205 00:09:28,297 --> 00:09:30,694 Specific. Yeah, okay. 206 00:09:30,699 --> 00:09:32,029 I wish my body was taller. 207 00:09:32,034 --> 00:09:33,597 Uh-uh, sorry. 208 00:09:33,602 --> 00:09:35,365 Can't wish for the same thing twice. 209 00:09:35,370 --> 00:09:37,701 And be happy about that in this case. 210 00:09:37,706 --> 00:09:40,704 Wishes about body transformation never go well. 211 00:09:40,709 --> 00:09:41,905 Another rule? 212 00:09:41,910 --> 00:09:44,241 Well, yeah, there are a few. 213 00:09:44,246 --> 00:09:45,709 Let me see if I can remember them. 214 00:09:45,714 --> 00:09:47,745 I mean, there are only... 215 00:09:47,750 --> 00:09:49,279 Can't wish for someone to die. 216 00:09:49,284 --> 00:09:51,747 Can't wish someone back from the dead. 217 00:09:51,752 --> 00:09:53,250 That's important. The last guy that tried... 218 00:09:53,254 --> 00:09:55,017 Okay, back to the point. 219 00:09:55,022 --> 00:09:57,586 So you were a member of the JSA and so was... 220 00:09:57,591 --> 00:10:00,790 Johnny Thunder, my previous master. 221 00:10:00,795 --> 00:10:04,160 And you are my new one. 222 00:10:04,165 --> 00:10:05,962 Super sowkewl. 223 00:10:05,967 --> 00:10:08,667 [SHIMMERING TONE] 224 00:10:10,071 --> 00:10:12,437 You're late, Rick. 225 00:10:14,108 --> 00:10:17,613 Sorry, I just had to feed the dog. 226 00:10:18,579 --> 00:10:20,810 When'd you get a dog? 227 00:10:20,815 --> 00:10:23,912 Well, turns out, the girl who cried wolf 228 00:10:23,917 --> 00:10:25,948 was, uh, right after all. 229 00:10:25,953 --> 00:10:27,549 Of course I was right. 230 00:10:27,554 --> 00:10:29,385 There's a wolf in Blue Valley. 231 00:10:29,390 --> 00:10:30,620 He's called The Shade, 232 00:10:30,625 --> 00:10:32,721 the last member of the Injustice Society. 233 00:10:32,726 --> 00:10:35,157 The Shade worked with the ISA in the past, 234 00:10:35,162 --> 00:10:36,758 but he quit a while back. 235 00:10:36,763 --> 00:10:38,459 I don't know what he's up to now, 236 00:10:38,464 --> 00:10:41,096 but he's going by the name Richard Swift. 237 00:10:41,101 --> 00:10:43,131 He's posing as an antiques dealer 238 00:10:43,136 --> 00:10:45,333 and he's basically an antique himself. 239 00:10:45,338 --> 00:10:49,004 There's photographic evidence of him going back to the 1800s. 240 00:10:49,009 --> 00:10:51,306 So he's, like, really old? 241 00:10:51,311 --> 00:10:54,276 Pat thinks he doesn't age. His powers... 242 00:10:54,281 --> 00:10:57,312 Are shadows. His powers are shadows. 243 00:10:57,317 --> 00:11:00,548 He can manipulate them and travel through darkness. 244 00:11:00,553 --> 00:11:02,717 So why is he in Blue Valley? 245 00:11:02,722 --> 00:11:04,652 To finish what the ISA started? 246 00:11:04,657 --> 00:11:05,987 I don't think so, Beth. 247 00:11:05,992 --> 00:11:07,322 He had a falling-out with them 248 00:11:07,327 --> 00:11:10,791 after he helped them defeat the JSA, but... 249 00:11:10,796 --> 00:11:13,895 I know he's bad news. 250 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:17,164 I watched him kill Dr. Mid-Nite. 251 00:11:17,169 --> 00:11:19,166 Stripesy! Get out! 252 00:11:19,171 --> 00:11:22,370 [SCREAMS] 253 00:11:22,375 --> 00:11:25,105 The Shade killed Dr. Mid-Nite? 254 00:11:25,110 --> 00:11:28,876 [TENSE MUSIC] 255 00:11:28,881 --> 00:11:32,046 So that means... 256 00:11:32,051 --> 00:11:35,182 Dr. Mid-Nite's the only one of the JSA 257 00:11:35,187 --> 00:11:38,152 that we haven't gotten justice for. 258 00:11:38,157 --> 00:11:40,722 - We need to. - First things first, 259 00:11:40,727 --> 00:11:42,557 we need to find out where The Shade is hiding. 260 00:11:42,562 --> 00:11:44,024 All for that, but then what? 261 00:11:44,029 --> 00:11:46,063 You can't punch a shadow, Court. 262 00:11:48,134 --> 00:11:50,196 - Pat? - Yeah. 263 00:11:50,201 --> 00:11:52,932 How does one punch a shadow? 264 00:11:52,937 --> 00:11:55,168 Oh, well, yeah. 265 00:11:55,173 --> 00:11:57,671 I mean, as long as you're asking, 266 00:11:57,676 --> 00:12:01,908 I did see Starman incapacitate The Shade one time 267 00:12:01,913 --> 00:12:04,578 - using the staff. - Yes! 268 00:12:04,583 --> 00:12:08,788 S-so... so we knock out this shadowy freak. 269 00:12:08,793 --> 00:12:10,793 And then what, Mr. Dugan? 270 00:12:14,058 --> 00:12:16,256 I don't know yet. 271 00:12:16,261 --> 00:12:18,692 I don't know. 272 00:12:18,697 --> 00:12:22,902 ♪ ♪ 273 00:12:25,703 --> 00:12:27,767 [LIGHT BULBS BUZZING] 274 00:12:27,772 --> 00:12:31,977 ♪ ♪ 275 00:12:47,325 --> 00:12:49,792 [SIGHS] 276 00:12:54,399 --> 00:12:58,604 ♪ ♪ 277 00:13:12,983 --> 00:13:14,079 [WHOOSH] 278 00:13:14,084 --> 00:13:17,482 [GASPS] 279 00:13:17,487 --> 00:13:20,385 [EERIE MUSIC] 280 00:13:20,390 --> 00:13:21,786 - [SHRIEKS] - Oh! 281 00:13:21,791 --> 00:13:23,989 It's only me. I hope I didn't scare you. 282 00:13:23,994 --> 00:13:27,826 - Well, yeah, a little bit. - Please forgive me. 283 00:13:27,831 --> 00:13:30,429 What are you doing here, Mr. Swift? 284 00:13:30,434 --> 00:13:33,597 Yes, well, your colleague, um, Charlotte? 285 00:13:33,602 --> 00:13:35,333 She told me where you were, 286 00:13:35,338 --> 00:13:38,135 looking into William Zarick's collection, and I thought, 287 00:13:38,140 --> 00:13:41,405 "Well, why don't we have a little treasure hunt together?" 288 00:13:41,410 --> 00:13:43,307 Won't that be thrilling? 289 00:13:43,312 --> 00:13:45,343 [TENSE MUSIC] 290 00:13:45,348 --> 00:13:48,179 You're trespassing, Mr. Swift. 291 00:13:48,184 --> 00:13:49,480 Perhaps. 292 00:13:49,485 --> 00:13:53,284 But sometimes breaking the rules can be fun. 293 00:13:53,889 --> 00:13:57,688 ♪ ♪ 294 00:13:57,693 --> 00:13:59,457 I was looking into the inventory 295 00:13:59,462 --> 00:14:01,625 just in case I heard from you. 296 00:14:01,630 --> 00:14:03,227 Oh, well, and here I am. 297 00:14:03,232 --> 00:14:05,561 Is there anything in particular 298 00:14:05,566 --> 00:14:07,197 you're looking for? 299 00:14:07,202 --> 00:14:09,199 Oh, I'll know it when I see it. 300 00:14:09,204 --> 00:14:13,409 ♪ ♪ 301 00:14:16,211 --> 00:14:18,841 Is, uh, this what you're looking for? 302 00:14:18,846 --> 00:14:20,676 I believe you dropped it. 303 00:14:20,681 --> 00:14:24,886 ♪ ♪ 304 00:14:26,521 --> 00:14:28,451 It's dead. 305 00:14:28,456 --> 00:14:30,553 Oh, well, that's modern technology for you. 306 00:14:30,558 --> 00:14:33,456 It lets you down when you need it the most. 307 00:14:33,461 --> 00:14:37,666 ♪ ♪ 308 00:14:50,577 --> 00:14:52,041 Find something? 309 00:14:52,046 --> 00:14:56,251 ♪ ♪ 310 00:15:06,927 --> 00:15:09,558 Um... 311 00:15:09,563 --> 00:15:12,261 Do you mind if I... if I keep this? 312 00:15:12,266 --> 00:15:14,431 It's... it's just an empty box. 313 00:15:16,235 --> 00:15:18,594 I don't really think I can let you. 314 00:15:18,599 --> 00:15:22,704 It's part of the Zarick inventory. 315 00:15:22,709 --> 00:15:26,914 ♪ ♪ 316 00:15:29,716 --> 00:15:32,413 Oh, dear. 317 00:15:32,418 --> 00:15:34,248 And there was I, 318 00:15:34,253 --> 00:15:37,622 thinking we were getting on so famously. 319 00:15:40,093 --> 00:15:42,724 I really must insist. 320 00:15:42,729 --> 00:15:44,025 [WHOOSH] 321 00:15:44,030 --> 00:15:46,794 [PANTING] 322 00:15:46,799 --> 00:15:48,596 [SWITCH CLICKING] 323 00:15:48,601 --> 00:15:52,806 ♪ ♪ 324 00:16:05,960 --> 00:16:08,845 History teaches us that all civilizations 325 00:16:08,850 --> 00:16:10,679 eventually come to an end. 326 00:16:10,684 --> 00:16:13,482 But now that we're global, that changes. 327 00:16:13,487 --> 00:16:14,884 We're connected. 328 00:16:14,889 --> 00:16:17,119 We are one civilization, 329 00:16:17,124 --> 00:16:20,489 vulnerable to extinction as so many were before... 330 00:16:20,494 --> 00:16:23,528 [HIGH-PITCHED RINGING] 331 00:16:25,165 --> 00:16:27,428 Yolanda, you okay? 332 00:16:27,433 --> 00:16:30,966 - [GROANS SOFTLY] - Headaches again? 333 00:16:30,971 --> 00:16:32,901 - Mm-hmm. - A disease? 334 00:16:32,906 --> 00:16:36,738 Or an environmental catastrophe? 335 00:16:36,743 --> 00:16:39,908 How are we gonna stop The Shade once we find him? 336 00:16:39,913 --> 00:16:41,913 Pat's working on it. 337 00:16:43,917 --> 00:16:45,712 I don't wanna be in another situation 338 00:16:45,717 --> 00:16:47,183 - like Brainwave, Court. - Let's take a look 339 00:16:47,187 --> 00:16:48,951 at some of the civilizations that have managed... 340 00:16:48,955 --> 00:16:51,953 I can't do what I did again. 341 00:16:51,958 --> 00:16:53,955 I won't. 342 00:16:53,960 --> 00:16:55,857 Courtney? Yolanda? 343 00:16:55,862 --> 00:16:57,328 Care to answer? 344 00:16:59,032 --> 00:17:00,896 Um... 345 00:17:00,901 --> 00:17:03,731 I assume you were conferring about the topic at hand. 346 00:17:03,736 --> 00:17:05,465 In 1521, 347 00:17:05,470 --> 00:17:09,336 why did the Aztec civilization suddenly disappear? 348 00:17:09,341 --> 00:17:13,546 ♪ ♪ 349 00:17:14,479 --> 00:17:16,977 - Uh... - Well, 350 00:17:16,982 --> 00:17:19,280 this conquistador named Cortés, 351 00:17:19,285 --> 00:17:22,649 who sounds like a total jerk, conquered the Aztecs, 352 00:17:22,654 --> 00:17:24,484 so that was bad enough, right? 353 00:17:24,489 --> 00:17:26,787 But at the same time, the Europeans brought over 354 00:17:26,792 --> 00:17:28,289 the super plague. 355 00:17:28,294 --> 00:17:29,523 So between them both, 356 00:17:29,528 --> 00:17:31,959 the Aztecs didn't stand a chance. 357 00:17:31,964 --> 00:17:34,195 RIP Aztecs. 358 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:36,297 Correct, Courtney. 359 00:17:37,502 --> 00:17:39,199 We'll come up with a plan 360 00:17:39,204 --> 00:17:42,702 that doesn't involve anything remotely like that. 361 00:17:42,707 --> 00:17:43,941 I promise. 362 00:17:45,577 --> 00:17:47,243 How did you know all of that? 363 00:17:48,713 --> 00:17:51,878 Turns out, if you actually read the book, 364 00:17:51,883 --> 00:17:53,717 history's not that hard. 365 00:17:56,788 --> 00:17:59,719 - [LAUGHTER, INDISTINCT CHATTER] - _ 366 00:17:59,724 --> 00:18:01,387 How much for those cookies? 367 00:18:01,392 --> 00:18:04,257 - Ooh, what's our plan here? - You will see. 368 00:18:04,262 --> 00:18:05,792 $5? 369 00:18:05,797 --> 00:18:08,127 I'm not paying $5 for a box of cookies. 370 00:18:08,132 --> 00:18:10,630 Look, Molly, you give us three boxes of cookies 371 00:18:10,635 --> 00:18:11,698 and we walk away. 372 00:18:11,703 --> 00:18:12,703 Why should I? 373 00:18:12,708 --> 00:18:14,201 Because we'll crush 'em if you don't. 374 00:18:14,205 --> 00:18:15,735 Now hand them over. 375 00:18:15,740 --> 00:18:17,770 Yeah, and none of that shortbread stuff! 376 00:18:17,775 --> 00:18:20,173 - Yeah! - A little girl? 377 00:18:20,178 --> 00:18:21,607 That's worse than usual. 378 00:18:21,612 --> 00:18:23,375 I'm not gonna give you free cookies. 379 00:18:23,380 --> 00:18:24,845 Oh, you're not gonna give us free cookies? 380 00:18:24,849 --> 00:18:26,579 - Uh-huh, uh-huh! - Come on, let's go! 381 00:18:26,584 --> 00:18:28,048 - Let's go! - Mom! 382 00:18:28,053 --> 00:18:29,450 Thunderbolt, I wish you'd make 'em stop. 383 00:18:29,454 --> 00:18:32,418 You got it! 384 00:18:32,423 --> 00:18:34,520 [CONFUSED CHATTER] 385 00:18:34,525 --> 00:18:35,588 That's great. 386 00:18:35,593 --> 00:18:38,958 Look at how freaked out they are. 387 00:18:38,963 --> 00:18:40,759 [PANICKED CHATTER] 388 00:18:40,764 --> 00:18:42,595 Whoa! 389 00:18:42,600 --> 00:18:43,729 What is this? 390 00:18:43,734 --> 00:18:45,298 O-okay, that's... that's good. 391 00:18:45,303 --> 00:18:46,399 You can stop now. 392 00:18:46,404 --> 00:18:48,901 Well, I can't until they do. 393 00:18:48,906 --> 00:18:50,435 [THUNDER BOOMING] 394 00:18:50,440 --> 00:18:52,070 Run! 395 00:18:52,075 --> 00:18:55,507 [SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC] 396 00:18:55,512 --> 00:18:59,717 ♪ ♪ 397 00:19:11,294 --> 00:19:13,161 No, no, no. Aah! 398 00:19:19,836 --> 00:19:21,468 Run! 399 00:19:23,640 --> 00:19:27,845 Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! 400 00:19:28,310 --> 00:19:31,776 ♪ ♪ 401 00:19:31,781 --> 00:19:33,912 Don't worry, we're gonna figure this out. 402 00:19:33,917 --> 00:19:36,080 Things are looking up from here. 403 00:19:36,085 --> 00:19:40,290 ♪ ♪ 404 00:19:43,660 --> 00:19:45,793 Mike? 405 00:19:47,096 --> 00:19:48,492 Guess who's the newest member 406 00:19:48,497 --> 00:19:51,863 of the Justice Society of America? 407 00:19:51,868 --> 00:19:52,897 Me. 408 00:19:52,902 --> 00:19:54,231 [ZAPPING] 409 00:19:54,236 --> 00:19:56,500 You mean us! Ta-da! 410 00:19:56,505 --> 00:19:58,802 Pleasure to meet you. [LAUGHS] 411 00:19:58,807 --> 00:20:00,337 [CAR ALARM BLARING, HORN HONKING] 412 00:20:00,342 --> 00:20:01,405 What's going on? 413 00:20:01,410 --> 00:20:03,907 Sorry about the sign. 414 00:20:03,912 --> 00:20:05,379 Tough crowd, right? 415 00:20:05,890 --> 00:20:07,305 I knew you took the other stuff 416 00:20:07,310 --> 00:20:08,773 from the JSA headquarters, 417 00:20:08,778 --> 00:20:10,570 but you didn't tell me you took the pen. 418 00:20:10,575 --> 00:20:11,970 - I forgot about it! - Okay, Court, 419 00:20:11,975 --> 00:20:13,205 I told you it was dangerous. 420 00:20:13,210 --> 00:20:14,408 Somebody could have been killed. 421 00:20:14,412 --> 00:20:15,976 Well, you should've told me everything about it 422 00:20:15,980 --> 00:20:17,475 in the first place. 423 00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:20,645 You know, been specific. 424 00:20:20,650 --> 00:20:23,348 You gotta be real specific with the wishing, 425 00:20:23,353 --> 00:20:25,710 - let me tell you, pal. - No, Mike. No more wishes. 426 00:20:25,715 --> 00:20:29,620 But, Mr. Dugan, if this genie really grants wishes, 427 00:20:29,625 --> 00:20:31,789 maybe he could fix the goggles? 428 00:20:31,794 --> 00:20:34,195 - Or find The Shade? - And stop him. 429 00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:36,398 Trust me, he'd just cause more trouble. 430 00:20:36,403 --> 00:20:37,899 Me? 431 00:20:37,904 --> 00:20:40,267 No, not you, Mike, The Thunderbolt. 432 00:20:40,272 --> 00:20:43,571 He's not exactly a living monkey's paw, but he's close. 433 00:20:43,576 --> 00:20:45,807 [CRACKLING TONE] 434 00:20:45,812 --> 00:20:47,709 I think he can hear you. 435 00:20:47,714 --> 00:20:50,144 Also, what's this got to do with monkeys? 436 00:20:50,149 --> 00:20:51,713 Okay, give me the pen. 437 00:20:51,718 --> 00:20:53,347 - No. - Now! 438 00:20:53,352 --> 00:20:54,881 You're saying I can't handle it. 439 00:20:54,886 --> 00:20:55,983 Nobody can. 440 00:20:55,988 --> 00:20:57,886 I'm sorry, all right, Mike? I really am. 441 00:20:57,891 --> 00:21:00,925 It's just that The Thunderbolt, he's too unpredictable. 442 00:21:10,036 --> 00:21:12,333 [LAUGHS] 443 00:21:12,338 --> 00:21:13,737 [CLEARS THROAT] Give me that. 444 00:21:15,808 --> 00:21:17,238 Thank you. 445 00:21:17,243 --> 00:21:19,740 - Hey! - [LAUGHS] 446 00:21:19,745 --> 00:21:21,245 Ah! 447 00:21:22,781 --> 00:21:24,946 Guess he likes hanging with the boss. 448 00:21:24,951 --> 00:21:26,680 Call him out here right now. 449 00:21:26,685 --> 00:21:28,715 I want to speak to The Thunderbolt alone. 450 00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:31,717 [DRAMATIC MUSIC] 451 00:21:31,722 --> 00:21:34,020 ♪ ♪ 452 00:21:34,025 --> 00:21:35,422 Sowkewl. 453 00:21:35,427 --> 00:21:37,757 [WHOOSHING] 454 00:21:37,762 --> 00:21:40,796 [THUNDER BOOMING] 455 00:21:42,133 --> 00:21:44,667 Still zipping around, I see. 456 00:21:45,703 --> 00:21:48,068 I can't believe you built this! 457 00:21:48,073 --> 00:21:50,970 If Starman had seen it, I'm sure he would have 458 00:21:50,975 --> 00:21:54,940 promoted you from sidekick to, like, senior sidekick 459 00:21:54,945 --> 00:21:57,344 or, you know, he would have been happy! 460 00:21:57,349 --> 00:21:59,245 Yeah, well, it's not a toy. 461 00:21:59,250 --> 00:22:01,948 So there's a new JSA now, huh? 462 00:22:01,953 --> 00:22:04,817 Yeah, but you know how dangerous this life can be, 463 00:22:04,822 --> 00:22:08,020 and even with power like yours, 464 00:22:08,025 --> 00:22:09,424 Johnny died. 465 00:22:10,528 --> 00:22:14,426 I remember his smile when he made that last wish 466 00:22:14,431 --> 00:22:17,964 and then... he was gone. 467 00:22:17,969 --> 00:22:20,432 Yeah, so what was his last wish? 468 00:22:20,437 --> 00:22:23,435 That I'd find a new friend. 469 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:25,638 Mike? Why him? 470 00:22:25,643 --> 00:22:27,640 You know how it works. 471 00:22:27,645 --> 00:22:31,110 I can only pick someone like me to be partners with. 472 00:22:31,115 --> 00:22:35,320 Someone who feels completely and utterly alone. 473 00:22:37,087 --> 00:22:39,318 That's really how he feels? 474 00:22:39,323 --> 00:22:42,021 Right now? Yeah. 475 00:22:42,026 --> 00:22:46,231 ♪ ♪ 476 00:22:47,331 --> 00:22:48,460 Okay. 477 00:22:48,465 --> 00:22:52,670 ♪ ♪ 478 00:23:01,512 --> 00:23:03,375 Hey. 479 00:23:03,380 --> 00:23:04,976 So did you guys have a vote yet? 480 00:23:04,981 --> 00:23:06,211 Am I in the JSA, or do I have 481 00:23:06,216 --> 00:23:07,546 to go through some hazing first? 482 00:23:07,551 --> 00:23:11,215 - There's no hazing. - Oh. Great. 483 00:23:11,220 --> 00:23:12,887 So I'm in, right? 484 00:23:14,691 --> 00:23:16,454 It's not up to me. 485 00:23:16,459 --> 00:23:19,024 Yeah, it is. You're, like, the JSA's leader. 486 00:23:19,029 --> 00:23:20,725 But Pat's your dad. 487 00:23:20,730 --> 00:23:22,928 That's veto power I can't overrule. 488 00:23:22,933 --> 00:23:24,529 He told you no too. 489 00:23:24,534 --> 00:23:26,765 Come on, Court, think about it. 490 00:23:26,770 --> 00:23:29,300 All the bad guys we'll be able to take down. 491 00:23:29,305 --> 00:23:31,202 All the people we'll be able to save. 492 00:23:31,207 --> 00:23:33,304 You and me together, brother and sister! 493 00:23:33,309 --> 00:23:35,707 That sounds great, really, but... 494 00:23:35,712 --> 00:23:37,475 The Thunderbolt picked me. 495 00:23:37,480 --> 00:23:39,644 So I'm like you. 496 00:23:39,649 --> 00:23:41,079 I was meant to be a superhero. 497 00:23:41,084 --> 00:23:43,147 It's my destiny. 498 00:23:43,152 --> 00:23:46,851 Please, help me try? 499 00:23:46,856 --> 00:23:50,861 ♪ ♪ 500 00:23:51,594 --> 00:23:53,323 [CHUCKLES] 501 00:23:53,328 --> 00:23:57,533 ♪ ♪ 502 00:23:59,267 --> 00:24:01,398 Pat, we've come to a decision. 503 00:24:01,403 --> 00:24:03,701 Hey, this is not a group discussion, okay? 504 00:24:03,706 --> 00:24:06,036 But Mike deserves to be in the JSA. 505 00:24:06,041 --> 00:24:08,138 - We voted. - Just call me Mikey Thunder. 506 00:24:08,143 --> 00:24:10,474 Let me handle this. 507 00:24:10,479 --> 00:24:12,743 Also, that's terrible. 508 00:24:12,748 --> 00:24:15,412 Mike and The Thunderbolt could find The Shade for us. 509 00:24:15,417 --> 00:24:16,981 We don't have any leads on him, Pat. 510 00:24:16,986 --> 00:24:18,816 And the goggles haven't found him. 511 00:24:18,821 --> 00:24:22,785 The Thunderbolt, it's dangerous, Beth, okay? 512 00:24:22,790 --> 00:24:24,421 You didn't want me to use the Cosmic Staff 513 00:24:24,425 --> 00:24:26,188 - for the same reason. - You didn't want 514 00:24:26,193 --> 00:24:27,957 any of us suiting up at first. 515 00:24:27,962 --> 00:24:30,426 But together we stopped the ISA. 516 00:24:30,431 --> 00:24:32,128 And Mike helped. 517 00:24:32,133 --> 00:24:33,896 He stopped Icicle, if you remember. 518 00:24:33,901 --> 00:24:36,098 Yeah, I try to not think about it. 519 00:24:36,103 --> 00:24:39,401 We need to find The Shade, and Mike and The Thunderbolt 520 00:24:39,406 --> 00:24:41,537 are our best chance of doing that right now. 521 00:24:41,542 --> 00:24:43,609 She rests my case. 522 00:24:44,812 --> 00:24:47,110 [CLEARS THROAT] 523 00:24:47,115 --> 00:24:50,647 Okay, you can help us locate The Shade. 524 00:24:50,652 --> 00:24:52,982 That's it. Deal? 525 00:24:52,987 --> 00:24:54,984 My man. 526 00:24:54,989 --> 00:24:58,120 All right, knowing how these wishes can backfire, 527 00:24:58,125 --> 00:25:00,789 we gotta come up with one that's bulletproof 528 00:25:00,794 --> 00:25:02,191 and I need all of your help. 529 00:25:02,196 --> 00:25:06,401 [PETER GABRIEL'S "BIG TIME"] 530 00:25:08,135 --> 00:25:10,499 ♪ I'm on my way, I'm making it ♪ 531 00:25:10,504 --> 00:25:13,135 No! 532 00:25:13,140 --> 00:25:15,304 - [INDISTINCT CHATTER] - Okay, but... 533 00:25:15,309 --> 00:25:18,307 ♪ I've got to make it show, yeah ♪ 534 00:25:18,312 --> 00:25:19,841 ♪ ♪ 535 00:25:19,846 --> 00:25:23,546 - Yes! - Okay, great, great, great. 536 00:25:23,551 --> 00:25:25,314 ♪ Big time ♪ 537 00:25:25,319 --> 00:25:28,016 ♪ I'm on my way, I'm making it ♪ 538 00:25:28,021 --> 00:25:31,886 - ♪ Big time ♪ - ♪ Oh, yes ♪ 539 00:25:31,891 --> 00:25:33,621 ♪ Big time ♪ 540 00:25:33,626 --> 00:25:36,324 ♪ I've got to make it show, yeah ♪ 541 00:25:36,329 --> 00:25:38,626 ♪ Big time ♪ 542 00:25:38,631 --> 00:25:40,195 ♪ Big time ♪ 543 00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:41,796 ♪ ♪ 544 00:25:41,801 --> 00:25:43,864 ♪ Big, big, big, big ♪ 545 00:25:43,869 --> 00:25:46,301 ♪ Big, big, big, big ♪ 546 00:25:46,306 --> 00:25:48,269 ♪ Big, big, big, big ♪ 547 00:25:48,274 --> 00:25:50,474 ♪ Big, big, big ♪ 548 00:25:52,011 --> 00:25:54,108 So... 549 00:25:54,113 --> 00:25:55,976 in conclusion, 550 00:25:55,981 --> 00:25:59,647 show us the location of "The Shade", 551 00:25:59,652 --> 00:26:02,617 not to be confused with a lamp or window shade, 552 00:26:02,622 --> 00:26:03,951 but the last known member 553 00:26:03,956 --> 00:26:06,420 of the Injustice Society of America, 554 00:26:06,425 --> 00:26:08,822 hiding somewhere in Blue Valley, Nebraska, 555 00:26:08,827 --> 00:26:11,961 68060, USA. 556 00:26:13,398 --> 00:26:14,695 [SHIMMERING TONE] 557 00:26:14,700 --> 00:26:17,698 [DRAMATIC MUSIC] 558 00:26:17,703 --> 00:26:21,708 ♪ ♪ 559 00:26:22,274 --> 00:26:23,906 Where is he? 560 00:26:26,111 --> 00:26:28,342 That's William Zarick's old house. 561 00:26:28,347 --> 00:26:30,910 - That's The Wizard, right? - Yeah. 562 00:26:30,915 --> 00:26:34,180 - Hey, you did it, Mike! - Yeah, you did good. 563 00:26:34,185 --> 00:26:35,549 Thanks, Dad. Let's go! 564 00:26:35,554 --> 00:26:37,217 Whoa! Whoa! 565 00:26:37,222 --> 00:26:39,518 - You're staying here. - What? 566 00:26:39,523 --> 00:26:41,353 Yeah, that was the deal, remember? 567 00:26:41,358 --> 00:26:42,521 You agreed to it. 568 00:26:42,526 --> 00:26:44,457 And it's safer that way for everyone. 569 00:26:44,462 --> 00:26:45,624 No, no, no, no, no. 570 00:26:45,629 --> 00:26:47,493 Come on, man. Don't bench me now. I... 571 00:26:47,498 --> 00:26:50,363 I'm sorry, Mike, that's just the way it is. 572 00:26:50,368 --> 00:26:53,332 Mike, you really did help us. 573 00:26:53,337 --> 00:26:56,502 Hey, you guard the Pit Stop. 574 00:26:56,507 --> 00:26:58,571 That's an important job, right? 575 00:26:58,576 --> 00:27:00,172 [DOOR OPENS] 576 00:27:00,177 --> 00:27:02,741 There's some, uh, pizza bites, string cheese, 577 00:27:02,746 --> 00:27:05,110 and some of those juice boxes you like. 578 00:27:05,115 --> 00:27:08,748 ♪ ♪ 579 00:27:08,753 --> 00:27:11,384 Mikey Thunder, 580 00:27:11,389 --> 00:27:13,285 riding the pine. 581 00:27:13,290 --> 00:27:16,258 ♪ ♪ 582 00:27:18,100 --> 00:27:19,945 Okay, so let's go over this one more time. 583 00:27:19,950 --> 00:27:22,495 - what's the plan? - Nothing fancy, Barb. 584 00:27:22,500 --> 00:27:24,730 We go in, we locate The Shade. 585 00:27:24,735 --> 00:27:26,729 Rick and Yolanda, they restrain him 586 00:27:26,734 --> 00:27:28,734 until Courtney gets there with the Staff 587 00:27:28,739 --> 00:27:31,604 and renders him unconscious, just like Sylvester did. 588 00:27:31,609 --> 00:27:33,439 Okay. And then? 589 00:27:33,444 --> 00:27:37,109 Beth's located a suitable device to negate his powers 590 00:27:37,114 --> 00:27:39,578 until we can deliver him to the proper authorities. 591 00:27:39,583 --> 00:27:41,313 Who are the proper authorities? 592 00:27:41,318 --> 00:27:42,851 And what device? 593 00:27:44,321 --> 00:27:45,884 Tanning bed, actually, 594 00:27:45,889 --> 00:27:47,652 your old one that's out in the garage. 595 00:27:47,657 --> 00:27:49,321 - Are you serious? - Yeah. 596 00:27:49,326 --> 00:27:51,656 - What's Mike gonna do? - He'll be down at the Pit Stop 597 00:27:51,661 --> 00:27:53,192 waiting for the play-by-play. 598 00:27:53,197 --> 00:27:54,894 It's gonna be fine. Don't worry about us. 599 00:27:54,898 --> 00:27:57,329 I'll call up and give you a little heads-up. 600 00:27:57,334 --> 00:27:59,368 Okay. 601 00:28:02,006 --> 00:28:05,770 [HEROIC MUSIC] 602 00:28:05,775 --> 00:28:07,473 - Approved? - Yeah. 603 00:28:07,478 --> 00:28:11,477 Um, your mother thinks the plan is acceptable. 604 00:28:11,482 --> 00:28:14,416 - Then let's go get this jerk. - For Chuck. 605 00:28:16,186 --> 00:28:18,849 We'll restrain him, then imprison him. 606 00:28:18,854 --> 00:28:22,859 ♪ ♪ 607 00:28:23,659 --> 00:28:27,558 With... with caution, right? Okay? 608 00:28:27,563 --> 00:28:30,561 [DRAMATIC MUSIC] 609 00:28:30,566 --> 00:28:34,771 ♪ ♪ 610 00:28:59,695 --> 00:29:01,862 [SIGHS] 611 00:29:04,867 --> 00:29:09,072 ♪ ♪ 612 00:29:33,428 --> 00:29:35,725 [DARK MUSIC] 613 00:29:35,730 --> 00:29:37,426 Okay, so what's the deal? 614 00:29:37,431 --> 00:29:39,562 Blue Valley declared this a historic home 615 00:29:39,567 --> 00:29:42,034 after the Zaricks... departed. 616 00:29:44,371 --> 00:29:48,270 It'll be historic once I get my hands on The Shade. 617 00:29:48,275 --> 00:29:51,407 - What does that even mean? - I don't know. I'm amped. 618 00:29:51,412 --> 00:29:52,742 Hey, quiet! 619 00:29:52,747 --> 00:29:55,344 Very quiet, all right? 620 00:29:55,349 --> 00:29:57,446 [ZAPPING] 621 00:29:57,451 --> 00:30:01,656 ♪ ♪ 622 00:30:26,947 --> 00:30:29,077 [WHOOSHING] 623 00:30:29,082 --> 00:30:33,287 ♪ ♪ 624 00:30:33,292 --> 00:30:35,423 Oh, my. 625 00:30:35,822 --> 00:30:37,352 Quite the assembly. 626 00:30:37,357 --> 00:30:39,521 I hope I have enough biscuits. 627 00:30:39,526 --> 00:30:41,922 Come, come. Do sit down. 628 00:30:41,927 --> 00:30:44,758 The tea is nicely steeped. 629 00:30:44,763 --> 00:30:47,427 It's perfect, in fact, if I say so myself. 630 00:30:47,432 --> 00:30:49,997 We're not here for teatime, Shade. 631 00:30:50,002 --> 00:30:51,899 What are you doing in Blue Valley? 632 00:30:51,904 --> 00:30:54,068 Pat Dugan. 633 00:30:54,073 --> 00:30:57,233 It took me a moment to place the name in the diner. 634 00:30:57,238 --> 00:31:00,436 By the way, I knew that was a 1967 Jag, right? 635 00:31:00,441 --> 00:31:01,441 You know that? 636 00:31:01,446 --> 00:31:03,247 Well, of course I do, Stripesy. 637 00:31:04,412 --> 00:31:06,442 Oh, I see. 638 00:31:06,447 --> 00:31:11,152 Same sidekick, different Star-Spangled Kid. 639 00:31:11,157 --> 00:31:12,586 Stargirl. 640 00:31:12,591 --> 00:31:14,855 Oh, absolutely. 641 00:31:14,860 --> 00:31:17,023 Now, please sit. 642 00:31:17,028 --> 00:31:19,025 [STAFF WARBLING] 643 00:31:19,030 --> 00:31:21,728 We could do it the other way, I suppose, 644 00:31:21,733 --> 00:31:25,331 all bother and perspiration, 645 00:31:25,336 --> 00:31:28,534 or we could try the more genteel approach. 646 00:31:28,539 --> 00:31:30,203 You murdered Dr. Mid-Nite. 647 00:31:30,208 --> 00:31:32,138 You don't deserve the genteel approach! 648 00:31:32,143 --> 00:31:34,007 My dear young lady... 649 00:31:34,012 --> 00:31:36,976 and I mean this in the nicest possible way... 650 00:31:36,981 --> 00:31:39,415 you don't know what you're talking about. 651 00:31:40,819 --> 00:31:43,850 Now, sit. 652 00:31:43,855 --> 00:31:46,619 I implore you. 653 00:31:46,624 --> 00:31:48,822 [TENSE MUSIC] 654 00:31:48,827 --> 00:31:51,790 All right, kids, let's go ahead and have a seat. 655 00:31:51,795 --> 00:31:53,325 Wonderful. 656 00:31:53,330 --> 00:31:54,893 Thank you. 657 00:31:54,898 --> 00:31:57,729 Try anything, and I'll see how many teacups 658 00:31:57,734 --> 00:32:00,032 I can shove down your throat. 659 00:32:00,037 --> 00:32:03,235 Don't you teach these children any manners, Stripesy? 660 00:32:03,240 --> 00:32:06,705 So I'm just gonna ask you again, Shade, 661 00:32:06,710 --> 00:32:08,240 why are you here? 662 00:32:08,245 --> 00:32:09,908 We won't let you hurt our town. 663 00:32:09,913 --> 00:32:11,343 And whyever would I do that? 664 00:32:11,348 --> 00:32:14,613 Because you were a member of the Injustice Society. 665 00:32:14,618 --> 00:32:17,349 Our interests aligned for a moment, 666 00:32:17,354 --> 00:32:20,719 but birds of a feather we were not. 667 00:32:20,724 --> 00:32:23,188 Jordan Mahkent and his merry band 668 00:32:23,193 --> 00:32:24,556 were no friends of mine. 669 00:32:24,561 --> 00:32:26,491 Icicle was a lunatic. 670 00:32:26,496 --> 00:32:27,859 If there's one thing worse 671 00:32:27,864 --> 00:32:29,394 than a man who wants to rule the world, 672 00:32:29,398 --> 00:32:32,430 it's a man who wants to save it. 673 00:32:32,435 --> 00:32:36,234 Though seeing the way your generation's going, 674 00:32:36,239 --> 00:32:39,036 I expect you'll end humanity for good. 675 00:32:39,041 --> 00:32:40,705 Okay, just because you gave up 676 00:32:40,710 --> 00:32:42,106 and only looked out for yourself 677 00:32:42,111 --> 00:32:44,208 doesn't mean we're ever going to. 678 00:32:44,213 --> 00:32:46,310 We're never gonna stop fighting to protect the world 679 00:32:46,315 --> 00:32:47,815 from people like you. 680 00:32:48,717 --> 00:32:50,281 Just to reassure you, 681 00:32:50,286 --> 00:32:53,817 I have no dark design on Blue Valley. 682 00:32:53,822 --> 00:32:55,519 Stay out of my way, 683 00:32:55,524 --> 00:32:57,755 and I'll be gone before you know it. 684 00:32:57,760 --> 00:33:00,724 Why are you here? 685 00:33:00,729 --> 00:33:02,963 Young lady, I'm not being coy. 686 00:33:04,733 --> 00:33:07,168 It's just better that none of you know. 687 00:33:09,105 --> 00:33:11,869 Now, please, try the tea. 688 00:33:11,874 --> 00:33:15,539 ♪ ♪ 689 00:33:15,544 --> 00:33:16,841 Thunderbolt, 690 00:33:16,846 --> 00:33:19,346 I wish you'd zap the villain known as "The Shade", 691 00:33:19,351 --> 00:33:21,445 not to be confused with a lamp or window shade. 692 00:33:21,450 --> 00:33:23,947 As you wish, my friend. 693 00:33:23,952 --> 00:33:27,984 Whoo-whee! 694 00:33:27,989 --> 00:33:31,021 Ow! Ooh! 695 00:33:31,026 --> 00:33:33,226 Ow! Aah! 696 00:33:34,730 --> 00:33:35,926 Mike! 697 00:33:35,931 --> 00:33:37,494 Mike, Mike! 698 00:33:37,499 --> 00:33:39,866 - [STAFF WARBLES] - [GRUNTS] 699 00:33:41,370 --> 00:33:43,200 [GRUNTING] 700 00:33:43,205 --> 00:33:44,968 [GROANS] 701 00:33:44,973 --> 00:33:49,178 ♪ ♪ 702 00:33:58,919 --> 00:34:02,485 [SCREECHING] 703 00:34:02,490 --> 00:34:05,488 [TENSE MUSIC] 704 00:34:05,493 --> 00:34:09,698 ♪ ♪ 705 00:34:10,798 --> 00:34:14,464 I'll say it for the last time. 706 00:34:14,469 --> 00:34:18,100 Stay out of my way! 707 00:34:18,105 --> 00:34:22,310 ♪ ♪ 708 00:34:26,814 --> 00:34:28,410 [GRUNTING] 709 00:34:28,415 --> 00:34:32,620 ♪ ♪ 710 00:34:34,721 --> 00:34:36,885 - You okay? - Yeah. 711 00:34:36,890 --> 00:34:39,891 ♪ ♪ 712 00:34:48,500 --> 00:34:51,365 Hey, Mike. 713 00:34:51,370 --> 00:34:52,936 You okay? 714 00:34:55,675 --> 00:34:58,305 No. 715 00:34:58,310 --> 00:34:59,910 No, not really. 716 00:35:02,214 --> 00:35:03,911 I thought I could help you guys, 717 00:35:03,916 --> 00:35:05,549 but, you know, I blew it. 718 00:35:10,923 --> 00:35:14,521 Do you ever feel bad about what happened? 719 00:35:14,526 --> 00:35:17,526 You know, with Icicle and all? 720 00:35:20,331 --> 00:35:22,065 Yeah, about that. 721 00:35:23,534 --> 00:35:26,766 Truth is, I was hauling ass, you know? 722 00:35:26,771 --> 00:35:30,976 Look up, Icicle's in the middle of the road icing up, and bam! 723 00:35:33,277 --> 00:35:35,041 He was ice cubes before I even knew it. 724 00:35:35,046 --> 00:35:36,980 It was an accident? 725 00:35:39,317 --> 00:35:41,514 Well, yeah. 726 00:35:41,519 --> 00:35:43,052 Yeah, I guess it was. 727 00:35:44,823 --> 00:35:46,756 I'm no hero. 728 00:35:50,028 --> 00:35:52,191 We looked for him everywhere. 729 00:35:52,196 --> 00:35:53,695 He's gone. 730 00:36:02,372 --> 00:36:04,569 Okay... 731 00:36:04,574 --> 00:36:06,471 I know I should've listened, but... 732 00:36:06,476 --> 00:36:07,873 You didn't! 733 00:36:07,878 --> 00:36:09,307 I didn't either in the beginning. 734 00:36:09,312 --> 00:36:10,809 Courtney. 735 00:36:10,814 --> 00:36:13,545 This is the beginning for Mike, Mom, 736 00:36:13,550 --> 00:36:15,480 with The Thunderbolt. 737 00:36:15,485 --> 00:36:19,451 Even if Mike hadn't shown up, The Shade was way ahead of us. 738 00:36:19,456 --> 00:36:21,020 You saw, Pat. 739 00:36:21,025 --> 00:36:23,188 No. 740 00:36:23,193 --> 00:36:24,693 No, I screwed up. 741 00:36:27,430 --> 00:36:30,462 Thought this pen was my ticket into the JSA, 742 00:36:30,467 --> 00:36:32,665 but now I kind of just wish it was in better hands. 743 00:36:32,670 --> 00:36:35,834 - No! - Thunderbolt? 744 00:36:35,839 --> 00:36:38,836 [DRAMATIC MUSIC] 745 00:36:38,841 --> 00:36:43,046 ♪ ♪ 746 00:36:45,848 --> 00:36:48,883 [VIDEO GAME BLIPPING] 747 00:36:54,223 --> 00:36:57,221 Jakeem, Mom wants you to take out the trash. 748 00:36:57,226 --> 00:36:59,057 But I got a high score. 749 00:36:59,062 --> 00:37:01,025 On your one-player game? 750 00:37:01,030 --> 00:37:03,995 Get some friends that aren't Pac-Man and Luigi. 751 00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:07,665 Move your butt, Jakeem, before I call your father! 752 00:37:07,670 --> 00:37:09,600 You know what Dad's gonna say... 753 00:37:09,605 --> 00:37:13,372 what everyone does: you're a loser! 754 00:37:19,280 --> 00:37:22,813 [SIGHS] I am a loser. 755 00:37:22,818 --> 00:37:26,016 Yoo-hoo! 756 00:37:26,021 --> 00:37:27,751 What? 757 00:37:27,756 --> 00:37:30,987 [EXCITING MUSIC] 758 00:37:30,992 --> 00:37:33,056 Where did you come from? 759 00:37:33,061 --> 00:37:35,425 [LAUGHS] 760 00:37:35,430 --> 00:37:37,660 ♪ ♪ 761 00:37:37,665 --> 00:37:40,663 [SOFT MUSIC] 762 00:37:40,668 --> 00:37:43,133 ♪ ♪ 763 00:37:43,138 --> 00:37:45,735 - Is Mike okay? - He's okay. 764 00:37:45,740 --> 00:37:47,806 Court's upstairs with him. 765 00:37:49,676 --> 00:37:52,441 You know... 766 00:37:52,446 --> 00:37:56,578 The Thunderbolt told me that he chose Mike 767 00:37:56,583 --> 00:37:58,984 because Mike felt so alone. 768 00:38:01,122 --> 00:38:04,120 I mean, that's on all of us if it's true. 769 00:38:04,125 --> 00:38:07,422 Yeah, I mean, 770 00:38:07,427 --> 00:38:09,925 the kid, he just wants to be a part of the team, 771 00:38:09,930 --> 00:38:11,093 and I get it. 772 00:38:11,098 --> 00:38:13,395 He is, though, pen or no pen. 773 00:38:13,400 --> 00:38:15,765 I mean, we both are, 774 00:38:15,770 --> 00:38:18,870 even though we don't have costumes and code names. 775 00:38:21,141 --> 00:38:23,905 I think I found something. 776 00:38:23,910 --> 00:38:26,207 - What? - Well, I was looking through 777 00:38:26,212 --> 00:38:28,109 Zarick's inventory logs, 778 00:38:28,114 --> 00:38:31,680 and the empty box Swift took, 779 00:38:31,685 --> 00:38:33,114 it contained a diamond. 780 00:38:33,119 --> 00:38:35,150 [TENSE MUSIC] 781 00:38:35,155 --> 00:38:36,585 - A diamond? - Yeah. 782 00:38:36,590 --> 00:38:38,620 It said "costume jewelry" on it. 783 00:38:38,625 --> 00:38:42,130 Maybe a magic prop. It was black. 784 00:38:43,163 --> 00:38:46,027 It was no prop, Barb. 785 00:38:46,032 --> 00:38:47,932 That's the black diamond. 786 00:38:49,569 --> 00:38:51,269 What's the black diamond? 787 00:38:52,571 --> 00:38:55,837 It's something very, very bad. 788 00:38:55,842 --> 00:38:58,306 ♪ ♪ 789 00:38:58,311 --> 00:39:00,208 [COMPUTER BLIPPING] 790 00:39:00,213 --> 00:39:03,044 Ugh! 791 00:39:03,049 --> 00:39:06,547 [SIGHS] It's still not working! 792 00:39:06,552 --> 00:39:08,216 It's okay. 793 00:39:08,221 --> 00:39:09,984 We'll get Chuck back. 794 00:39:09,989 --> 00:39:11,286 No. 795 00:39:11,291 --> 00:39:13,221 It's useless, Rick. 796 00:39:13,226 --> 00:39:15,656 I'm never getting Chuck back, 797 00:39:15,661 --> 00:39:17,625 and we lost Dr. Mid-Nite's killer. 798 00:39:17,630 --> 00:39:19,563 Everything's falling apart! 799 00:39:21,500 --> 00:39:23,565 What's going on? 800 00:39:24,670 --> 00:39:26,269 Beth? 801 00:39:29,141 --> 00:39:31,607 Hey, you can... you can talk to me. 802 00:39:33,745 --> 00:39:36,046 Pretend I'm Chuck. 803 00:39:48,760 --> 00:39:51,394 I think my parents might be getting a divorce. 804 00:39:52,965 --> 00:39:54,862 What? 805 00:39:54,867 --> 00:39:56,730 Did they say something? 806 00:39:56,735 --> 00:39:58,565 No. 807 00:39:58,570 --> 00:40:01,368 - I found some papers. - Okay. 808 00:40:01,373 --> 00:40:04,738 Well, papers are just papers. 809 00:40:04,743 --> 00:40:06,776 You should talk to them. 810 00:40:13,385 --> 00:40:16,118 I would talk to mine, if I could. 811 00:40:23,428 --> 00:40:24,624 [STATIC CRACKLES] 812 00:40:24,629 --> 00:40:26,759 - Hello? - Chuck! 813 00:40:26,764 --> 00:40:29,528 Chuck? 814 00:40:29,533 --> 00:40:30,930 Chuck! 815 00:40:30,935 --> 00:40:32,231 Chuck, I can hear you! 816 00:40:32,236 --> 00:40:34,300 It's me! It's Beth! 817 00:40:34,305 --> 00:40:35,702 You have to listen. 818 00:40:35,707 --> 00:40:37,603 Whoever you are, you need to know... 819 00:40:37,608 --> 00:40:40,139 - What? - You're in danger. 820 00:40:40,144 --> 00:40:41,941 Eclipso... 821 00:40:41,946 --> 00:40:43,209 Chuck? 822 00:40:43,214 --> 00:40:44,911 What was it? What did Chuck say? 823 00:40:44,916 --> 00:40:49,121 ♪ ♪ 824 00:40:50,754 --> 00:40:52,888 He said we're in danger. 825 00:40:54,625 --> 00:40:57,456 He said Eclipso is here. 826 00:40:57,461 --> 00:41:01,666 ♪ ♪ 827 00:41:29,426 --> 00:41:31,859 He's gonna kill those children. 828 00:41:36,060 --> 00:41:43,060 - Synced and corrected by Firefly - - www.addic7ed.com -