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-Ooh, too slow, Everest.

Watch me drain this shot from downtown.

-No, it just means from far away.

Well, I guess here it means the same thing.

Get ready for the campaign of Peng!

Sorry, Nai Nai.

I almost never miss that shot. I've been off my game recently.

-By recently, do you mean the last 12 years?

-No, just today.

-Um, what about last week

when you dropped your phone in the toilet?

-Or two weeks ago

when you dropped the toilet on my phone?

-Peng, you are 12?

-And three weeks. I seem more mature, I know.

-It is your big bad year!

Every 12 years is your zodiac year,

a year filled with bad luck.

-Huh, maybe that's why I failed my social studies quiz.

Ma said it was because I didn't study, but it was my big bad!

-Or the nonstop video games.

-Not nonstop, I take very lengthy bathroom breaks.

Besides, Battalion Stallion is historically accurate.

It's like reading my textbook.

Basketball tryouts are this whole week!

I've been waiting all my life to finally play for the club team.

This is a really bad time to be a big bad time!

-I have the solution.

-Cool! I love an easy fix.

But, uh, what's a silly string gonna do?

-Excuse me? Apologize!

-Uh, sorry?

-To the string!

He didn't mean it.

And mean it!

-Sorry, string.

-Worn on your wrist,

this not-sillyred string

will block anynegative energy coming your way.

-Okay. Thanks.

Big hand, little hand...

It's 28:79? I'm late for the first day of tryouts!

COACH JIM: Nice of you to join us, Peng.

Now grab a ball and let's see what you got.

-Sorry, Coach Jim!

-Get your head in the game, Peng!

-Coach, yes, Coach!

Um, please don't let me be last string, String.

Not string-string, but string... String. You get it.

Come on, Peng!

-Hey! -Hmph!

-String, don't fail me now.

String, you failed me now.

-One, two, three, slide.

One, two, three, foot.

-Ugh, Jin, can you keep it down, please?

I need to get this coda right for my New Year performance.

-Well, I need to get my sidestep slideright

for myNew Year dragon dance.

One, two, three...

-Oh, we have enough. Thank you.

-Ugh, where is my rosin?

Uh, Jin!

I think my rosin is a-- a magical creature.

-I knew it! -Hmm.

-Oh, it's just the Minticon.

-Wow. Thanks. I've been looking for that.

Do you... want something?

Food? Water? Socks? Do-- Do you have feet? Feet?

Jin, the Minticon are trying to tell me they want something.

-They kind of look like my Ayi's dog

when he's bored and wants to play fetch.

Well, look at that!

-Of course, they want a job!

They've already made more than enough dust

so they got bored and they needed a new task!

Just like an Alaskan malamute!

What? They're-- they're really sharp dogs.

-Oh, now the hamster wheels in Mr. Lung's shop makes sense.

-Exactly!

We have to find a way to keep the Minticon active.

-Like fetch!

-Or something that doesn't involve my rosin, Jin.

-Well, my stuff isn't for throwing.

-And mine is?

Look, I'm sure we can figure out something

that doesn't involve throwing anyone's stuff.

-Nai Nai, your grandma magic

worked for a while, but it didn't last.

-String let Number Four steal my ball.

-Number...

-I don't know her name.

I call her that because her jersey says F--

-Never say that number!

-Four? -La-la-la-la-la-la-la.

It is the most unlucky number

because it sounds like the word for... death.

Siis... four.

Siis...

death.

-See? - Si.

-That player's jersey brought on your bad luck!

You must avoid Number... Hmph at all costs.

-I don't know.

I don't want her to think I'm mean or something.

-Would you rather she think you're mean

or would you rather... die?

COACH JIM: Let's go, Peng. Get in there!

-Uh, ah, ah!

Sorry, Number... Hmph.

-Good hustle, Peng!

-Did you hear that, S-Dawg? Nai Nai was right!

All I had to do was avoid Number Hmph, and my luck turned around!

-Ugh. -That's an offensive foul.

Way to hold your ground, Peng.

You might just be center material.

-It worked! It worked!

-Of course, it worked! I am neverwrong.

Except when I got bangs. Ugh. Never again.

-Nai Nai, can you teach me more?

At first, I thought I'd be happy just making the team,

but now I want to be center.

-I'd aim more for small. Small forward.

-There are three more days of tryouts I need to pass

in order to make it to the final round, the big scrimmage!

I need to know everything:

the spells, the potions, the lotions!

-There are no spells, potions, or lotions!

Except coconut oil, which is magic.

Mei, I'm taking my one day off for the year! Tell HR.

-There's no HR, though sometimes I wish there was.

-Is someone gonna help me?

-Apples bring safety. Oranges bring happiness.

-What do grapes bring?

-Gas.

-Who brought the snacks? -Peng did.

Quite the team player.

-Go for it--I mean, go five it!

-White signifies death. Cacti have negative energy.

Bathrooms must not face the front door.

-Studying up on the game. I like it.

-Step on a crack, break your mother's back!

-I don't wanna do that!

Other way, Peng!

-Let's try a little dribble drive.

Keep it up, Tango! -Who me?

-We only have one day left of drill tryouts

before the scrimmage.

Remember, I'm not only looking for good players,

I'm also looking for our captain.

-Nai Nai, I want team captain.

-Peng, I don't have any more time to help you.

The shop is a disaster after my day off.

-I may have to talk to HR.

-I want more.

Some people think superstitions are nonsense,

and some, like me, take superstitions very seriously.

I also take mine with a healthy serving

of hard work and good intentions.

Keep that in mind as I tell you that there is one more thing,

but it's only for the truly serious.

-I'm a truly serious!

-The final thing you can do

to ensure your luck and protection

is to check your zodiac compatibility.

Clear anyone from your life who is incompatible.

-Easy! I barely know anybody!

Oh, I bet I'm, like, super compatible with Yi and Jin.

Wait. I'm not?

I don't want to stop being friends with them.

But Captain Tango sounds really cool.

It's Captain Tango!

Go, Captain Tango!

-Whoo-hoo!

Go, Captain Tango!

-So, what play you thinking, Captain?

-Let's go with the Double Skip Dumpling Dip.

-Classic Tango.

You heard your captain!

Hey!

Are you possessed?

If you're going to die,

do it across the street at Mrs. Chen's.

She could use a health code violation.

On your mark, get set, go!

Come on, little guys! Yeah!

Whoo!

-Thirteen seconds!

-That's a new PR. -There you are, Peng!

-Hey! Missed you, buddy.

Wait till you see what we've been up to.

-Okay, I know you and the Minticon

didn't start off on the best terms,

but check out what they can do.

Minticon? Cacti?

The calendar was right! Nai Nai was right!

You're all wrong for me!

Yi, Jin, your lovable friend Peng is no longer.

He is now Captain Tango.

And he didn't wanna have to do this,

but he is breaking up with you for his big bad year

because your zodiac signs are incompatible.

I'm serious!

-About Captain Tango or breaking up with us?

-All of it!

-Don't you think you've gone a little overboard

with all this superstition stuff?

-My mom always tells me you have to take

what Nai Nai says with a grain of salt.

-Salt!

-That doesn't seem right.

-I don't remember the details of everything Nai Nai taught me,

but there's definitely a salt thing.

Ahh! Stay away from me!

I'm sorry, but it's just for my big bad year.

And maybe every 12 years after that.

Depending on how things go.

-Uh, should we be worried?

-Nah, this is classic Peng!

In an hour, he'll be on to some other obsession.

-If you say so.

Wait, where'd the Minticon go?

You're pretty sneaky, huh?

Oh, how about you try running the course

without us seeing you?

-They would make pretty good spies!

-The crew's only splitting up for a year,

and I'll still hang with you.

Now, the most important step in the campaign of Peng

is to feelyour shot.

-Swish, lady luck! I'm unstoppable!

Yes, I'm sure breaking up

with Yi and Jin was the right thing to do.

-Did you see that shot?

All I have to do before tomorrow

is avoid anything that's bad luck.

Like... white.

The color of death.

I'm sorry! It's only for a year!

-Uh...

-Stay away. I'm not talking to you.

-What are you doing out here, Peng?

-My bathroom faces the bad luck direction, duh!

-Peng, I'm-- I'm sorry we laughed yesterday.

If there's anything we can do to help you prepare,

just let us know, okay?

We're here for you.

-I told you, stay away!

Peng!

-I was avoiding walking under a ladder!

-Jin, we--we have to do something!

-How? He doesn't want us anywhere near him.

I've never seen him like this.

-That's it! We see how Peng is, but he doesn't.

We need to show him what he looks like.

-Like a selfie? But from a low angle? The worst angle?

-That's why my selfies always look so bad!

-Can you zoom in more? -I have no more room to zoom!

-Ugh, we need to get closer. Everest?

-No way! Peng will see us and freak.

Not to mention, my hair is a hot mess.

It is notready for public consumption.

-Dude, can the texting wait?

-What the... Look!

My glasses!

-Those sneaky-- -Wanting-to-be-helpful Minticon.

-Nice!

-Watch out! -They can't hear you.

-They didhear me. I am so proud of you.

-They must have paired my phone's audio to the glasses!

-Sneaky little-- -Helpers!

They can hear us.

Okay. Passing drills.

-I'm right here. I'm open!

What's the hold up?

-I can't pass her the ball.

-And why is that?

-Because her number-- Forget it. I mean five-get it!

YI: You got this, Peng! You can--

Oh, dear!

-Aah!

Oh, okay, that was-- Yikes!

Okay. Peng, this is your moment!

-Ooh! Okay, buddy, now drive the lane.

-It wasn't my fault!

I can't risk stepping on a crack.

My mom has preexisting back issues!

Roster's up.

-All right! You guys, I made it!

-I made it! I made it. -All right!

If you were born in the year

of the rat, rabbit, or rooster,

you have not reached Nai Nai's phone.

All others, do not leave a message.

I never check my voice mail. Beep.

-Just you and me, Stringy McStringerson.

Spirits? Are you here to help me?

Were you up there the whole time?

You're the reason I was having bad luck!

-Uhhhh... no. No. No, we were just, uh...

We were just in the neighborhood.

You know, cloud cruising.

-Be cool, Everest.

-Peng, we're worried about you.

-Just leave me alone.

We are too incompatible.

Great, now my feet don't even work.

-Peng, don't freak out but--

-And you brought them?

-They helped us record your tryouts.

-A highlights reel?

-More of a lowlights reel-- Eh, semantics.

-Ha-ha! Look at me!

Come on, Peng, you can do it!

-You can't do it.

Ball! Ball!

You need to know when to stop!

-Peng, it's not dodgeball.

Does this look swollen to you?

Captain Tango shooting in three!

Oh, no, no, no!

-No! Don't look at me. Ugh.

That bad? Why didn't you guys say something?

-We tried, Peng--

-But what matters now is we're all here together,

and we'll figure this out.

-If you want us to, Peng.

-What do you say, String-a-ling-a-ding-dong?

-He talks to a string now?

-Whoa!

Uh... I thought therapy was paying someone to watch you cry.

-This is exposure therapy.

It's to help you confront your fears.

-There better not be public speaking. Or sharks.

Or speaking publicly to a shark audience!

-Your superstition fears.

-Oh, yeah, those.

-Come on, Peng, you can do this.

And we'll be right here with you. You ready?

-Come on, String, stay strong.

-Hand. It. Over.

Now, time to play with the Mintis.

Come on, Peng, step on those cracks!

-Okay, that was fun. I think I'm all better now.

Oh, no! Short noodles, short life!

Hmm. Uh...

Am I still alive?

I'm still alive!

Can't you just magic yourself into a different color?

Hey! Get back here.

Ugh.

Yeah, of course, I wanna cloud dunk,

but does it have to be four?

-You got this, Peng. -Whoo!

-I did it! I broke all those superstition rules.

I should be dead, but I'm not!

All because of you guys.

My best incompatible friends.

Not a string.

I guess luck is just... luck.

Maybe I took the things Nai Nai taught me

a little too seriously.

I wasn't really a good friend to you. I'm sorry.

-Whoa!

-It's okay, Peng. We all get caught up sometimes.

-Yeah, we're just glad to have our friend back.

Bad luck and all.

-Don't forget my winning personality!

We better head home.

It's late, and the big scrimmage is tomorrow.

-Uh-- But didn't you get cut from the team?

-Mm-hmm.

Whoo! Yeah! Aaah!

Go, Number Four!

I should really learn her name!

-Yeah, Peng! Cheer hard! -Yes, Peng, you learn that girl's name!

-Cheer hard! Yeah!

-Whoo! Yeah!

-What are you doing here, Peng?

-I didn't make it to the final round,

but I can still support you all.

I love the game. I just lost sight of that.

-Did you guys see that?

There's a monster under the bleachers!

-I want to see a monster on the court!

Keep your head in the game.

-But--

-Get in there, Tango.

-Coach, yes, Coach!

-Over here!

-That was awesome, Peng. -Five stars!

-Nice assist.

You showed some real potential out there.

I'm gonna have you redshirt on the team this season.

-Ooh, redshirt! Lucky!

-Or just another color.

-Come on, Tango, let's go get some dumplings.