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[Gene] The world we live in.

It's so wondrous, mysterious,

even magical.

No. No, not that world.

I meant this one.

The smartphone.

Each system and

program and app

is its own little planet

of perfect technology,

all providing

services so necessary,

so crucial,

so unbelievably profound.

-[gasps] Look who

just sent me a text.

-Hmm?

Addie McAllister?

Must be a mistake.

Or a joke. Or a scam.

Don't send her your

Social Security number.

-Dude. Shh!

-[grunts]

She's right there.

[Gene] That's our user, Alex.

And, like every

freshman in high school,

his whole life, everything,

revolves around his phone.

[boys grunt]

-[boys laughing]

-[camera clicks]

-[bus brakes hiss]

-[text messages beeping]

And, as the pace of life

gets faster and faster...

-[teacher] Phones down in five.

-[girl laughs]

[Gene] And attention spans

get shorter and shorter and...

You're probably not even

listening to me right now.

Who has the time to

type out actual words?

And that's where we come in,

the most important invention

in the history of

communication...

Emojis.

-That's my home.

-[whooping]

Textopolis.

Here, each of us

does one thing,

and we have to

nail it every time.

-[laughing and whooping]

-The Christmas Tree just has to

stand there all festive.

Merry Christmas.

It's still

September, Tim.

-[Gene] The Princesses...

-Ah, I am so pretty.

[Gene] They just got

to wear their crowns

and keep their hair combed.

-You guys, we are so pretty.

-Oh!

Ooh! [laughing]

[Gene] Devil, Poop, Thumbs Up.

They just show up,

and they're good to go.

Oh!

[Gene] But for the faces,

the pressure is on.

Crier always has to cry,

even if he's just

won the lottery.

Hooray! I'm a billionaire!

-[Gene] The Laugher

is always laughing,

-[laughing]

even if he's

just broken his arm.

I can see the bone!

[laughing hysterically]

[Gene] Now, me, I'm a Meh.

So I got to be totally

over it all the time,

you know, like,

"Meh, who cares?"

Which is not as

easy as it sounds.

♪ I gotta be ♪

♪ Meh ♪

♪ I gotta be ♪

♪ Meh ♪

Morning, Mrs. D.

I see you have the

little minis with you.

Oh, they're so cute.

[squeaking and cooing]

[muffled grunting]

[yawns]

[straining]

[giggles]

[straining]

That is so adorable,

I can't take it!

[all crying loudly]

Now I'll never

get them to sleep.

Stick to your

one face, weirdo.

♪ Ole! Ole! ♪

No! Oh, No!

[Gene] It's hard to

always act blase,

when living in Textopolis

is just so exciting.

[British accent]

Hello, good simians.

Those are some

sharp attaches.

Yes, well, we have

business to attend to.

-What kind of business?

-Monkey business.

[monkeys screeching

and chattering]

[normal accent]

Ooh, ooh! I sounded British!

[chuckles]

Meh. Oh, that

was really good.

Meh. Meh. [laughs]

That was a great...

-Whatcha doing there, mate?

-Practicing.

Today is my first

day on the phone.

Oh, boy.

I'm gonna be so meh.

What are you gonna do?

Ah, me and the boys

are gonna throw

ourselves on the barbie!

Here's my sauce now.

G'day, mate.

Hey. Konnichiwa.

-[emoticons grunting]

-Ooh, sorry, emoticons!

I hate knocking

over the elderly.

Here, let me help,

let me help.

[groans] Oh, my colon!

[gasps] Is that the time?

Hey, my eyes

are up here, pal.

[whooping]

[Gene] Yeah! All right!

[whoops]

Right on time.

[breathes deeply]

[laughter]

[elephant] So, last week,

-Alex sends me

next to this guy.

-[laughing]

Huh? Huh?

[laughing] That kid!

Where does

he get this stuff?

[strains]

[laughing hysterically]

Why are you

laughing, freak?

[derisive laughing]

[Gene] Now, unlike me,

my parents are total pros.

Gene, please tell me

you weren't laughing just now.

In public.

Uh...

Oh, he was.

I remember.

Let's go somewhere

more private.

I have some bad news, Gene.

And I'm afraid you'll

have the wrong reaction.

Okay. What's the

wrong reaction?

Anything other than "meh."

Mmm.

Come on. I don't

want to be late.

I'm not letting you

go to work today.

Wait, what?

You're just not ready, son.

Come on! Working in

the cube is an emoji's

whole purpose in life.

Everybody my age is working

on the phone except for me.

-Oh, sweetie,

that's not true.

-[toilet flushing]

Aah!

Yeah! I'm gonna

work on the phone,

and I'm only 10.

That's because

I believe in you.

Should we wash our hands?

[both laughing]

[Poop] No, no, no.

[Poop and Poop Jr.]

We're number two!

We're number two!

We're number two!

See?

I... I know

I'm different, okay?

But when I need to,

I can be meh.

I just...

I want to be

a working emoji,

you know, like...

Like everybody else,

and then...

Then I would finally

fit in, you know?

Oh, you fit in, honey.

No, I don't, Mom.

I never have.

But I can change all that

if you'd just let me.

Just give me a chance.

But what if you get

sent out on the phone,

making the wrong face?

No, Dad, I'll make

the right face.

Look.

Meh...

You're so handsome

when you make that face.

I think he's ready, Mel.

Meh.

Come on, Dad.

Let me prove it to you.

If you really

think you're ready.

I am! Yes! Yes.

I promise,

I won't let you down.

Stop.

-[chuckles]

-[giggles] Oh!

[siren wailing]

[emojis laughing]

[lively chatter]

Wow.

[Smiler]

Congratulations, everyone!

What an exciting

day for all of you.

Oh, it's really her.

-Oh, Pizza! [laughing]

-[Pizza gasps]

Ow! Hey!

Your first day on the job.

[chuckles] Hi. Hi.

Don't be nervous.

I won't bite. Hi.

I'm Smiler. [giggling]

Uh-oh, don't touch me.

-Hi!

-Okay.

I mean, hey.

As you know, I'm Smiler.

I am the system

supervisor here

because I was

the original emoji.

[giggles]

[excited gasping]

Here's how it works.

It's nothing fancy.

Wait a minute.

It's really fancy!

[emojis gasping]

[mechanical whirring]

You each have

your own cube

on the emoji bar.

If Alex chooses you,

should you be so lucky,

your cube will light up.

Oh.

It's showtime.

[Smiler]

The scanner will scan you,

and that scan will get sent

right up to Alex's text box.

And let me tell you,

guys, [chuckles]

there is nothing

like getting scanned

for the first time.

You're gonna love it. Really.

-[whispers] Wow.

-Now, over here is

the favorites section

where you'll find all

the most popular emojis.

And, of course,

you'll find my cube here.

[laughs]

Whew.

You are smooth.

Just doing my duty.

-[laughs]

-What? What did I say?

Rocket looking to party.

[whoops]

Come on, tell me you aren't

just a little bit tempted.

Steven, for the last time,

-I don't want to

buy a time-share.

-[laughs]

Come on, man, it's Hi-5.

You know me, I'm a favorite.

Alex hasn't

picked you in weeks.

And if he stops picking you,

you're no longer a favorite.

It's got to be

some sort of mistake.

I mean, look at me,

I'm an attractive hand

giving a high five.

-Oh. Fist Bump. Come on in.

-Hey.

-Ladies.

-Fist Bump? He's a

knucklehead. Literally.

Look at him.

I can look like that.

[knuckles cracking]

Aah! Ow! Cramp.

Huge mistake.

[grunting]

Help. Help me.

Help up the hand.

-[grunts] There you go.

-Thanks, mate.

Hey, little Meh, how about

you create a distraction,

and then I'll just

slip under the rope?

-Uh-oh. Is someone lost?

-[Hi-5 sighs]

Smiler, hi. Just leaving.

Yeah, you know,

just killing time

before I go back to my

cube in the far corner

where Alex can't

even see me anymore!

You may not be

a favorite anymore,

but you will always

have a place in the cube.

Yeah, in the nosebleeds.

Uh, I'm standing

right here. Words hurt.

The most important thing

I can tell you is

to just be yourself.

[mocking gibberish] Blah.

I was made to be happy,

so I am always smiling.

[laughs]

[Reggie over speakers]

Places, please.

Emojis to your cubes.

Attention. We've got incoming.

Got to be meh.

Got to be meh.

Oh, my gosh, my own cube.

I can't believe it. Oh, oh.

I could put a plant over here.

And over here could go

an inspirational calendar.

Okay. Got to be meh.

Got to be meh.

[Mary] Look at

our son down there.

I'm just beaming

with pride.

You don't think he'll

actually get picked,

do you?

Hie-ro-gly-phics.

Hieroglyphics was

an ancient language

of picture forms.

Does that remind

anyone of anything?

Hello? A language

of pictures. Anyone?

[sighs] Early hieroglyphs

date back as far as 3,300...

[softly] I got to

reply to Addie's text.

-What should I write?

-Nothing.

-Nothing?

-Words aren't cool.

[gasps]

Okay. Be cool. Be cool.

[mechanical whirring]

All right,

Alex is not sure how

he wants to play this.

Oh, I would really

love it to be me.

Beam me up! Beam me up!

I need Thumbs Up on standby.

Oh, yeah!

Thumbs Up is going in!

[panting and grunting]

[Reggie] Wait!

Alex is changing his mind.

He's moving.

[gasps]

Okay. Looks like

it's gonna be Meh.

I'm so nervous,

I could almost shrug.

We are go for Meh.

Initiating scan.

Okay. You can do this.

-[screams] I can't do this!

I can't do it!

-What is this?

-[screams]

-Stop the scan!

I can't! It's too late!

[panicked gasping]

Meh, meh, meh, meh.

My goodness, I'm freaking out!

What's he doing?

He's making the wrong face!

Good for him!

Little... Wait, what?

-Be meh! Be meh! Be meh!

-[both sigh]

Abort! Abort!

Oh!

Shut it down!

Shut it down!

[both scream]

[teacher speaking indistinctly]

[phone chimes]

[Alex] What is that emoji?

-Wrong emoji sent!

Evacuate the Meh cube!

-[whimpering]

-[alarm blaring]

-[panicked chatter]

[Reggie] Evacuate the cube!

I got to get out of here.

[screams] Whoa, whoa!

[gasping]

[Reggie]

Get that bozo out of there!

I'm trying!

[yells]

[gasping and screaming]

[gasps]

[yowling]

[distorted] No!

Oh, my God.

[loud scraping]

[groaning]

[Poop] Oh, the humanity.

[straining] Medic.

[coughing]

Sorry, everybody.

That was not

what I meant to do.

[chuckles] I kinda...

I kinda panicked.

Are you even

a Meh at all?

-Uh, who? Me?

-Course he is.

He's my spitting image.

If you have

expressions

other than meh,

what you are

is a malfunction.

[chuckles and sighs]

[emojis murmuring]

Malfunction?

No! I can be meh.

Just give me

one more chance.

Oh, that's not gonna happen.

[gasps] You know what

would be really fun?

A board meeting.

Where we could figure out

what to do with you!

[Smiler giggling]

[ambulance beeping]

[siren wailing]

I knew there was

something wrong with him.

A malfunction?

-What's gonna happen to him?

-[Emoji 1] He can't

work on the phone.

[Emoji 2]

What would Alex think?

-[Emoji 3] That's the guy.

-[Emoji 4]

What do his parents think?

[elevator bell dings]

I just wanted to

be useful, you know?

Fit in.

Now everybody

thinks I'm a malfunction.

[scoffs] I am a malfunction.

Even if you are

a malfunction, Gene,

your mom and dad

still love ya.

I knew you weren't ready.

Let's get you out of

here and take you home.

One day, all this

will blow over,

and everyone

will almost forget

about what you did.

Until then,

you should probably stay

locked up in the apartment.

Wait. You want

to hide me away?

You're embarrassed of me.

It's for your own safety.

We're trying to

protect you, son.

Gene? Where are you going?

I'm not gonna

run away from this.

I'm an emoji,

and even though I'm not sure

exactly which one,

I've got to have some

sort of purpose here.

-I know it.

-[elevator bell dings]

Gene, no.

Sweetie, please.

Oh, boy.

[Emoji 1] A malfunction...

[Emoji 2] Order! Order!

[Gavel banging]

The motion is carried.

[gasps]

-So, how'd it go, Gavel?

-Hmm.

Hey, Light Bulb,

tell me what's

going on in there.

[gasps] What?

Poop, what is it?

Tell me, turd.

Tell me true.

What happened?

I know it was an accident.

We all have accidents.

You're so soft, Poop.

Not too soft, I hope.

-[Smiler] Gene!

-[shrieks]

We were just gonna

come looking for you.

Why don't you come

inside the boardroom,

and we can have

a teeny, weeny chat.

[mechanical whirring]

[chuckles]

Um, I came up here

to defend myself,

but you seem pretty happy.

So, good news?

[laughs] Right.

I'm always happy.

Oh, right.

Hashtag truth. [chuckles]

[Smiler] Well, the only

thing that could ever

make me unhappy

is if one of our

emoji team made a mistake,

which caused Alex to

lose faith in the phone.

-Oh.

-Ooh.

And then our whole

world gets wiped out.

[laughs]

Smiler, I double-pinky-swear

promise to you

that I will never, ever

make a mistake

in the cube again.

Oh, we know you

won't, Gene. [laughs]

We know you won't.

[chuckles] You know,

the first time you said it,

it sounded genuine,

but then you repeated it,

and then, that was weird.

-[gasps]

-That's because

we're setting you up

with our best

Anti-Virus Bots.

[whirring]

So, they'll like, uh...

They'll just...

They're gonna fix me?

Actually, delete you.

But yes!

-Wait, what?

-If you get deleted,

[muffled] you don't

have to worry about

what your purpose

is or the future

or why you're

such a malfunction.

'Cause you're deleted, right?

All right, good talk.

-Bots! [laughs]

-[electrical whooshing]

Oh.

[beeping and whirring]

No!

[high-pitched whirring]

[Smiler] Don't let him escape!

[Hi-5] Party time!

Wait a minute...

[lively chatter]

[Hi-5 inhales

and exhales deeply]

The air is better here.

[laughs]

-Beer, Tea.

-I'm Coffee!

Sorry. Sheesh. So edgy.

-[Latin music playing]

-[Hi-5 gasps]

[exhales heavily]

Oh, my old cube.

[grunts]

Take a hike, Mike.

My name's not Mike.

[screams] What?

-There's AV Bots coming!

-For me?

Just because I'm in

the wrong section?

-[all gasping]

-[electrical whooshing]

-Holy deleto!

-[emojis clamoring]

-Whoa.

-[panting]

-[gasps]

-[pants]

-What do we do?

-Quick! This way!

Let's go.

Don't tell anyone

you're about to see this.

They'll never

find us down here.

[Gene] Where are we?

The basement?

No. Welcome to

the Loser Lounge,

where the emojis

who never get used hang out.

♪ Squares never fit in

a circle of friends... ♪

Go fish, Fish Cake

With Swirl. [laughs]

[laughs]

[Broom] Sweep so you won't cry.

Sweep so you won't cry.

[sobs] Sweep so you won't cry.

I almost got deleted.

Me, Hi-5.

Hey. What's up, Hi-5?

They weren't

trying to delete you.

They were trying to delete me.

You? What's so

important about you

they'd send out

an entire team of Bots?

They say I'm a malfunction.

-[all gasp]

-[music stops]

[video game beeps]

Oh, you bringing

malfunctions

in here now, Hi-5?

For crying out loud,

Abandoned Luggage,

that had better not be

my leftover Chinese food.

Uh...

What Chinese food?

-[hiccups]

-[laughs]

[sighs]

Do you have any

idea what it's like

to be living large,

hashtag blessed,

the favorite of the favorites,

and then demoted to

this pit of despair?

Here, will you hit

my calluses for me?

At least you're

a working emoji.

That's all I ever wanted.

Well, if that's all it'll take

for you to be satisfied,

then just find a hacker

and get reprogrammed.

It's not that complicated.

Where would I find

a hacker?

In the Piracy app. Duh.

Ah, who took my

clear nail polish?

-Ugh.

-Piracy app?

To get there, I mean,

I'd have to leave Textopolis.

So? I've done it.

Would you be a brother?

One of the Princess emojis

left the phone altogether.

Now she lives on the cloud.

Mmm. Oh, that is good.

I'm sure the hacker

that helped her do that

could easily reprogram you.

-The name's Jailbreak.

-Jailbreak?

That's great!

Reprogrammed.

I just need to

be reprogrammed,

and then, I can finally be

the Meh I was meh to be.

Help me find

that hacker, Hi-5.

Will you? Please?

Maybe this hacker

could help you, too.

Like rewrite some code,

get you into

the favorites section.

[gasps] Wait a minute.

[snaps fingers]

Ow. I've been

trying to use my charisma

and sense of entitlement

to get me back on top,

but all I need is a hacker.

Today's your lucky day.

Let's roll.

Hey, can I come, too?

-Talk to the hand, Red Wagon.

-[whimpers]

[crash]

I thought I was.

Bye, Felicia.

-[video game beeps]

-[grunts]

-Ciao, Fish Cake with Swirl.

-[laughs]

Daddy's heading back

to the VIPs

where he belongs!

Wait. What about the Bots?

Good point. Good point.

[snoring]

-[siren wailing]

-[dogs barking in distance]

[Gene] Ouch! Ow, ow, ow. Oh.

Hey. Mmm.

-[Hi-5] Shh!

-[Gene] I shouldn't

have picked the cactus.

I just...

I shouldn't have picked it.

You didn't even

try to get the tree.

It's baffling. Let's go.

[quiet snoring]

Hi-5?

Hello?

Hi-5?

Where are you?

[Hi-5] I'm right here!

-Gene!

-[shrieks]

Here we are,

end of the text app.

[whooshing]

No way.

Come on, Gene.

It's perfectly safe.

-[screams] Oh, no!

-Gene, help me!

-The wallpaper

monster's got me!

-Oh, no! Hold on, hold on!

-[Hi-5 screams]

-Hi-5!

Oh, no. This is

all my fault! I'm

so sorry, Hi-5! I'm...

-I'm just messing with you.

-Huh?

It's one of those

rubber finger-monster puppets

from the '80s.

I collected the whole set.

All right, you coming?

-Uh, what do I do?

-What do you mean?

Just take a step

through the other side.

[Gene] This is it.

The next time

I come back here,

I'll be a real Meh.

Hi-5?

[whooshing]

[electricity rumbling

and crackling]

No! Whoa! [gasps]

[yells]

Are you finished?

[grunts]

Where are we?

Welcome to the Wallpaper.

[Gene] Wow!

This place is incredible.

-Each app is its

own unique world.

-[rumbling]

-[Gene shrieks]

-[muffled] Ow!

That's my face.

You're on my... Thank you.

[soft whooshing]

[Gene] What is this place?

[Hi-5] WeChat.

[giggling]

[Gene] It's like

a whole other world.

[Hi-5] Oh, it is.

[giggling]

What are they?

[Hi-5] They're Bubble Pups.

They might be cute,

but, man, are they clingy.

Whee!

-Bubble Pups?

-They're stickers, Gene.

Try to get with the program.

This is so cool.

Wait. What's in that one?

[woman]

Guys, look at this picture.

Look at my baby.

[man 1] This is what

I ate for breakfast.

-This is what I ate for lunch!

-[man 2] Here's me on a hike!

Here's me in the gym!

Here's me in the bathroom!

Everybody's

talking about themselves.

[chuckles]

How does he know

so many people?

None of these people know him,

but they like him,

and that's what matters

in this life, popularity.

Uh... I...

I think I'd...

I think I'd rather

just have a real friend.

[Hi-5] A real friend?

How's that gonna

get you anywhere?

What you need are fans.

They give you complete

and unrelenting support.

As long as you're on top.

[Mary] Poor Gene.

I blame myself.

I blame you, too.

I just wanted

to be supportive.

You just wanted a vacation.

[gasps] You take

that back, Mel Meh.

[sighs]

[whooshing]

Bots.

If they haven't

found Gene by now,

he must have skipped town.

You mean the Wallpaper?

Our boy's on the run.

How about we

find him ourselves?

Yeah, for sure.

[quiet electrical rumbling]

Tell all Bots to

follow those Mehs.

I'm sure they'll know all

the freaky-deaky apps

Gene will hide out in.

I'm really good at

making plans, you guys.

[laughs]

Right?

[Hi-5] Here we are.

The Piracy app.

This is where

we'll find Jailbreak.

Um... But this

is the Dictionary.

That's just what Alex

wants his parents to think.

This is called a skin.

Really? What could

a teenage boy

possibly want to

hide from his parents?

Just try to keep up.

This place can

get a little rough.

[whooshing]

♪ We're not gonna take it ♪

♪ No, we ain't

gonna take it... ♪

Ahoy, mateys.

Look who's back!

Hi-5! [laughs]

I'm a bit of a celebrity here.

Always welcome. Ow!

[pirate] Loser!

Come on. Follow me.

♪ Your gall is never ending ♪

♪ We don't want... ♪

[screeches]

[gasps]

Oh, great. Emojis.

I thought the conversation

just got dumber.

Ugh. Internet trolls.

Just ignore them.

Eventually, they'll

get a job or a girlfriend

or some sort of

purpose in life,

and they'll stop.

[suppressing sneeze]

Virus. We'll just...

We'll just

walk over this way.

[sneezes loudly]

Aah!

-♪ Yeah ♪

-♪ We'll fight ♪

Hi! It's so great

to see you again.

Do I know you?

It's Spam. Just sign

here and I can get you

special discounts on vitamins

and credit card offers

that can save you up to 25%.

-25%?

-No, no, no,

don't get sucked in.

Back off, Spam!

It's the only way to

deal... Back off!

Thank you very much!

You can illegally download

our CD right here.

Hey, Trojan Horse.

How are you?

Yeah, what'll it be, hand?

I'll have a bottle of

"Hack Daniel's." Hmm?

Maybe with a plate

of cheese and hackers?

-Capisce?

-You trying to find a hacker?

You can just ask, you know.

Oh, sorry. Um, yes.

We're looking for

a hacker named Jailbreak.

I know a guy that

can hook you up.

[grunts]

Right over there.

[Hi-5] Oh. He looks capable.

[burps loudly]

No, not him. Her.

Wait. He's a she?

Hey, Jailbreak.

-Mind if we join you?

-Yes.

That's the thing about

the Internet, isn't it?

You can never

tell if someone's

being ironic or sincere.

I sincerely, unironically

want you to go away.

[laughing]

That's a good one.

So, here's the thing.

My friend Gene here

has a little problem.

Well, see,

I'm supposed to be a Meh,

-but I don't really feel...

-Right. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

No, that's good.

And we thought

you could help,

since you got the Princess,

-you know, off the phone.

-Not interested.

[electrical rumbling]

[yells]

Whoa. Hold up.

That's not a Meh face.

Bots! They're after me!

How are you doing that?

Look, it's just

something I can do.

Can you help us?

Follow me.

[all clamoring]

Bots! Delete my history!

I corrupted

the entire hard drive.

Uh, I made the most

delicious cinnamon buns.

Uh, maybe if there

was something to,

you know, jog my memory.

[groans]

[all screaming]

Come on! Move!

Hey, Trolls,

why is that mailbox

wearing a tuxedo?

[laughing]

Shh.

Hi! It's so great to

see you again! Call me!

[Hi-5 panting]

This tunnel will

get us out of here.

-Move!

-[Hi-5 screams]

-[Gene grunts]

-[screaming and grunting]

[both grunt]

[all screaming]

[chewing noisily]

Did that cloud

taste sweet to you? Ow!

Ow!

[screams]

[sighs]

Help me! Help! I'm stuck!

Sweet motherboard!

Where am I?

[announcer reading]

[grunting]

Get me out of here.

Hey, Palm Face.

Try getting him

out the top!

Already on it!

Hold tight, Gene.

[both grunting]

-[Hi-5 yelling]

-[shrieks]

[grunts]

This feels very odd,

and it smells.

I mean, it smells good,

it smells delicious,

but I still don't like it.

The game obviously

thinks you're a candy,

even though you're

weirdly misshapen,

you know?

What are we gonna do?

Stay very still.

Don't worry.

We've got your back.

Right, Hi-5?

[licking noisily] Ow!

Hey, Fingers!

You want to focus?

For your information,

I happen to have

a sugar addiction,

-and it's a very serious...

-Listen, Finger Head!

We have to get

Gene out of the game

without blowing him up.

-[gulps]

-I don't want to blow up.

We have to match

up the candies,

so that Gene will

drop to the bottom.

And we can't match him

with any yellows, or else...

Aah! Don't do that.

Please don't do that.

Watch.

-You got it?

-Match three in a row.

Don't blow Gene up. Got it.

And we have to

be very careful.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Careful.

[whoops] Candy!

-Watch it!

-[Hi-5] Hey! Whoa!

[Gene] No!

No, no, no! Slow down.

Not the yellows!

Not the yellows.

I said careful!

[Hi-5 yells]

My mom just joined Facebook.

Can you believe she

wanted to friend me?

Hey, Addie, I was just

wondering if you are...

-[Candy Cush announcer] Tasty.

-What?

-[Candy Crush announcer]

Delicious.

-Um... Excuse me?

-[Candy Cush announcer] Sweet.

-Uh...

-[Nikki] Hey, Addie!

-Oh, hi, Nikki.

-No!

-See you later, Alex.

-[Candy Crush announcer]

Sugar Crush.

-Aah!

So over this.

[speed dialing]

[woman] Wireless Wireless.

How may I help you?

I'd like to make

an appointment.

It's like this phone is

playing games with me.

Whoa! Whoa!

Hey, what does this do?

[shrieks] Whoa!

[gasps] Oh, no!

Get me out of here!

[Jailbreak panting]

[straining]

Ow, ow, ow!

-[Hi-5] Oh, suck it in!

-No! Ow! Stop it!

Stop, stop! Ow, ow!

It's not working.

Well, there's

one option left.

We line you up

with the yellows.

But you said not to do that.

Special candies get

transported to that jar.

The game might think

you're a special candy.

And what if it doesn't think

I'm a special candy?

Well...

[gasps and shouts]

[yelling]

[both screaming]

-[Gene] Jailbreak, hello?

Hello, Jailbreak?

-Oh. Uh, sorry.

What if it doesn't

think I'm a special candy?

Oh, I'm not too

worried about it.

Okay, just do it.

[rumbling]

[beeping]

[Hi-5] Gene!

Gene?

Hey. Oh. Oh, no!

Gene! You're alive! [kisses]

You were trying to

see if I had somehow

turned into candy,

weren't you?

Yes, I was.

And you have not.

[quiet beep]

Hey. Looks like

something popped up

on Alex's calendar.

Eh, I'm sure it's nothing.

[Nerd Emoji]

Uh, Alex made an appointment

at the phone store.

-[clamoring]

-[monkeys screeching]

Oh, no! Oh!

[crying loudly]

[Smiler] Calm down, everyone!

Calm down.

Don't worry.

Everything is fine.

Maybe Alex just wants

to buy some accessories.

Uh, his appointment is

with technical support.

Well, I'm sure we

still have plenty of time

to figure this out. Hmm?

-Uh, his appointment

is for tomorrow.

-[gargles]

Then maybe it's just for

some routine maintenance.

Uh, actually,

it's to erase the phone.

[Smiler grunts quietly]

[Jailbreak] Listen, Gene,

I'm about to become your

knight in shining armor.

-You are?

-Oh, yeah.

[shouts] Ow!

[Jailbreak] But first,

we need to get

uploaded to the cloud.

That's where we'll

find the source code

to reprogram you.

-The cloud?

-[Hi-5 whoops]

Isn't that off the phone?

Ding, ding, ding, ding.

You got it.

Mmm-hmm. Yeah,

the cloud. Off the phone.

[chewing noisily]

We're in Candy Crush, obvs.

I know a shortcut

to Just Dance,

which is right

next to Dropbox,

where we can get

uploaded to the cloud.

Mmm! Of course.

Just Dance, then

boogie over to Dropbox,

catch the link, and zoom.

Hold up.

Here's the stinker.

Before they let

us into the cloud,

we have to get

past this firewall.

[Hi-5 and Gene shriek]

The firewall uses

face identification.

Yeah, the firewall.

Mmm. Mmm-hmm.

Which is really annoying,

because I've already

tried to get through.

Guessed wrong once,

and now I'm

locked out for life.

[Hi-5] Locked out for life?

Oh, you're thinking,

'cause I can make

different faces,

-the firewall will think

I'm different emojis.

-Yeah.

I wanted to say it

'cause it was my idea.

You know, women are always

coming up with stuff

that men are

taking credit for.

You know what...

[grunts]

Well, then

let's hit the road.

Hi-5, you coming?

I'm coming! Ugh!

Why do I always think

I'm gonna come around

on black licorice?

Aah!

[gasps] My precious.

[Jailbreak] Hey! Move it!

[Hi-5] Certain death,

here we come.

[Mel] Let's try this one.

[Mary] YouTube?

[indistinct talking

over screens]

[music playing]

[Mel] Wow.

What a visual treat.

And I don't

even need a remote.

That guy is so expressive.

[Mary] He reminds me of Gene.

Yeah. Something

really wrong with him.

-Mel.

-Our son is a malfunction,

and you should never have

let him go into that cube.

Don't blame me for this, Mel.

I am hopping mad at you.

See?

Mary, I think

we're being followed.

But don't overreact.

Uh-oh.

I told you not to overreact.

What are you doing now?

They'll be in there for hours.

[bots] Aw!

Aw!

-Aw!

-[meowing]

Aw!

Aw!

Mary, where are you going?

I think we should go

our separate ways, Mel.

I thought I knew

the Meh that I married,

but maybe I don't.

But, Mary...

[Jailbreak]

This tunnel will help us

avoid the Bots.

[Gene] Thanks for helping us.

It's really nice of you.

NBD, dude. The truth is,

you're helping me.

Come on, let's move it.

Why so slow?

Hi-5, stop.

Why are you getting so close?

What's with you? Back off.

Can't stop now.

I'm having a sugar rush!

I'll go around you.

If I stop moving,

my heart's gonna explode!

Coming through,

Jailbreak! Look out!

[Jailbreak] Hey!

Watch it, Knuckle Butt!

I can't feel my face. [laughs]

So, Jailbreak,

back there you

said I'm helping you.

I've been trying to

get past that

firewall for months.

[giggles] Come on, come on!

The faster

we get there, the faster

I become a favorite!

[giggling]

[whoops] Look at me!

I just want to

bounce out of here,

get off the phone,

and live on the cloud.

Oh! Whoa.

[sighs]

[giggles] Ow!

What just happened?

-[grunting]

-You don't like it here?

There's so many rules here.

What is up with that?

The cloud is

supposed to be amazing.

There's so much to

see and do. [grunts]

Uh-oh. Sugar crash.

I can't hold on anymore.

Catch me, Gene. Catch me!

And you can be

whoever you want.

[Hi-5 screaming]

Thanks.

You're free! Come on!

[whoops]

[laughs]

Oh, my gosh,

my hands are sweating.

-[Jailbreak] You are a hand!

-Whoa, whoa!

Whoa! [whoops]

[all whooping]

[Jailbreak] Yeah!

-[Hi-5 laughing]

-[Gene yelling]

[Hi-5 groans]

You know, come to think of it,

I don't really remember

there ever being

a hacker emoji.

Oh, um, you know,

you're taking up too

much of my brain space.

Let's keep

the chitchat to a minimum.

-[sighs]

-Ooh.

Someone likes you.

What are you talking about?

This is just

like when Peace Sign

gave me just one finger.

I knew she was

in love with me.

-[Jailbreak] Let's go!

-[stomach grumbles]

I'm never eating

another piece of

candy ever again.

Hi-5, don't do it.

Don't you do it.

It's already

been in there once.

Don't do it.

Wow.

-[Jailbreak] Move it!

-Are my fingers getting fat?

I'll tell you what,

this bandage

wasn't so tight before.

Okay. We get through this app,

and Dropbox is

right on the other side.

We just need to keep

it super DL in here.

And no matter what,

we can't turn it on.

[loud click]

[dance music playing]

OMG, this turned it on!

What? I'm a hand.

It's a big, red button.

[dance music

playing in distance]

Whoa.

-What's happening?

-No, no, no, no, no!

Welcome to Just Dance!

Follow my moves

and you get to move forward.

Do the wrong moves

and you get an "X."

Three strikes and you're out.

Out? What does

she mean by "Out"?

Digital death.

Oh, thanks to you, Fingers.

Now we're gonna have

to dance our way out.

Which is all right with me,

'cause I can

shake it like Michael.

Or Michael's glove, anyway.

Are you ready to dance?

This is bad, Gene.

I can't dance.

I got no groove.

Come on.

Everybody can dance.

Not me, okay?

I'm really stiff.

See? I can't...

[sighs] Don't understand.

-[Gene] No.

-[Hi-5] Okay. No, no...

-Hey, no, stop, stop.

-Stop, stop. She has to stop.

I see now what you are saying.

Just follow her moves.

Ready to dance in three...

This I can't do.

-Two...

-Dude...

-Oh, just shut up and...

-Dance!

♪ You put the boom-boom

into my heart ♪

[buzzer sounds]

♪ You send my soul sky high

when your lovin' starts ♪

♪ Jitterbug into my brain ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Goes a bang, bang, bang

till my feet do the same ♪

♪ But something's

bugging you... ♪

It's too easy!

Hee-hee! Shamone! [laughs]

♪ Left me sleepin' in my bed ♪

♪ I was dreaming,

but I should have

been with you instead ♪

♪ Wake me up

before you go-go ♪

[panting] Ah!

[Jailbreak gasping]

[buzzer sounds]

Jailbreak!

I got you.

Look. Just feel the music.

-Express yourself.

-Through dance?

♪ 'Cause I'm not

planning on going solo ♪

Yeah, you got it! Go, girl!

Now throw some sauce

on that dance burrito.

[whoops]

[chuckles] I'm doing it!

I'm fully nailing this dance!

-[Gene] You got it!

-[Jailbreak laughs]

♪ Hee-hee! ♪

♪ You make the sun

shine brighter... ♪

Great job! You're

moving on to free dance!

Impress us with your

moves to move forward.

More dancing?

♪ I just want to

feel this moment ♪

[laughing]

You're killing it, Gene! Slay!

Nice! Shake it, Gene.

You won't break it.

Wait a minute!

I've never seen

that dance before.

What's it called?

Um... The Emoji Pop?

I love it!

-[whoops]

-What? You do?

♪ I just want to

feel this moment ♪

Everybody, do the Emoji Pop!

♪ I just want to

feel this moment ♪

♪ Feel this moment ♪

♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh ♪

[laughs]

Whoo-hoo!

Yes!

[crowd gasping]

[laughs] Whoo!

[crowd murmuring]

[gasps]

Princess.

Whoa. You're the

Princess emoji?

You never got off the phone.

Welcome, new players!

-What?

-Who?

Oh, no!

[both gasp]

-We got to go.

-Don't worry.

They're robots.

They can't dance.

[bot]

Downloading funk protocol.

["Disco Inferno" playing]

-"Can't dance," he says.

-[chuckles]

[Gene gasps]

[blows]

Move!

[Akiko over phone]

Congratulations.

You're a disco diva.

[girl] Hey, Alex,

you gonna dance for us?

-[students laughing]

-Huh?

[teacher] Alex,

that's extra homework for you.

-[students laughing]

-[music continues]

Hey, Alex,

you gonna shake it?

Oh, no! No, no,

no, no, no, no!

[distorted music]

Alex must be

deleting the app.

[distorted music speeds up]

-Watch out!

-[Gene screams]

[distorted scream]

-Oh, no!

-We got to get out of here.

Come on!

[whoops] This song is my jam.

Hi-5, come on! Let's go!

-[distorted music continues]

-[Akiko screams]

-[music stops]

-[gasps and grunts]

Hurry!

[panting and grunting]

[screams]

-Hi-5!

-Gene!

I got you!

[straining]

Gene... [screaming]

[Gene] Hi-5!

[grunts]

[both scream and grunt]

[panting]

[screaming]

-Gene.

-[gasps and sighs]

Hey, wait. Where's Hi-5?

Alex trashed the app.

And Hi-5

right along with it.

Wait, what? Wait, trashed?

Hi-5 is in the trash?

He wanted to dance.

But I knew it was a bad idea.

-I'm so sorry.

-We got to get

him out of there.

Gene, Dropbox is right here.

That's our

ticket to the cloud.

And the trash is on

the other side of the phone.

We don't know how many

other Bots are out there.

I'm sorry.

No way.

We can't go without Hi-5.

I don't care how

far away it is.

-Gene.

-That's my friend down there.

I'm not just gonna

leave him to get deleted.

What? What is it?

I've always just thought

you got to look

out for number one.

Well, what good is

it to be number one

if there aren't

any other numbers?

Wow.

Okay.

I'm sorry.

This is my malfunction.

I just... I can't be

meh about anything.

This is why I'm going

to get reprogrammed.

Well, it's actually

kind of cool.

Wait, really?

You know, I think

I know a shortcut.

We can take

the music streams in Spotify.

Let's go give

that big hand a hand.

Come on.

[beeping]

Alex trashed

the Just Dance app,

and our Bots are offline,

and it's giving me

a real headache.

I am so angry.

I really need to stay happy.

Can we please

lighten the mood?

-[chuckles]

-[whistles]

No one can resist

una fiesta!

♪ Ole! ♪

[noisemaker blows]

Not that happy.

-[Flamenca gasps] Ow!

-[muffled crash]

We've only got four hours

before Alex's

phone appointment.

If they find

a malfunction on the phone,

we are all gonna be wiped.

-[murmuring]

-Yeah.

[laughing]

She said, "Wiped."

Aim higher, Steven.

I didn't want to

have to do this,

but it is fun

to press buttons.

[gasps] The illegal upgrade.

[electrical whooshing

and crackling]

Now that makes me happy.

[cackling]

[thunder rumbling]

[sobs]

I just want to dance.

Dance, please.

Arr! Quiet,

you sassy gypsy.

[sneezes]

Oh. Where am I?

-Hi! It's so great

to see you again!

-[gasps]

You're in the trash,

Fingers for Brains.

-Get away from me, Troll.

-Hi!

It's so great

to see you again!

-I got to get out of here.

-You can't.

And at the end of the day,

the trash gets emptied,

and we're all gonna die!

Oh, no. No, no!

This is the last

face you will ever see.

[laughs]

[echoing] No!

♪ 'Cause, oh,

I think that I found

myself a cheerleader ♪

♪ She is always

right there... ♪

[operatic singing]

-♪ Watch me nae nae ♪

-♪ Okay ♪

-Whoa, this is Spotify?

-Yep.

Every one of those streams

is a different song.

Is it safe?

♪ That's why you got to ♪

[Jailbreak singing]

♪ Never let 'em see you down

See you down ♪

[laughs]

-Yeah!

-[screams]

[muffled thump]

-Yeah!

-Are you sure

this is a good idea?

Fastest way to the trash,

dude!

Could we at least

pick a calmer stream?

Okay, buzzkill.

[indistinct talking]

-[music playing on phone]

-[groans]

Alex. A bunch of people

are hitting the promenade.

I think Addie

might be there, too.

That's perfect!

I have an appointment

down there, anyway.

I've got to get

this phone fixed.

♪ Bubble, bubble,

bubble butt ♪

Hey, bubble butt.

Yeah, you do.

Ah, much better.

So, I got to ask.

Is it true that when

a princess whistles,

birds fly down

from the skies, and...

Hello, stereotype.

That is a complete

and total myth.

I'm sorry.

Did you realize that

on the first emoji set,

a woman can either be

a princess or a bride?

That's why I need

to get to the cloud,

where you can be

whoever you want to be.

[gasps] Get ready.

Whale song coming.

-Wait, wait. Whale what?

-A whale song.

From Alex's

biology presentation.

[whale song rumbling]

-Whoa!

-Wow!

[laughs]

Oh, wow! Oh!

[Jailbreak laughs]

[laughs]

[Jailbreak]

You're not gonna see that

sitting around in a cube.

It's funny.

You want out of the cube,

and I want in.

Gene, if that means

you can't be yourself,

what's the point?

You know,

I think you're pretty cool

just the way you are.

[boat thumps softly]

[stutters] We're

gonna need this.

♪ Nobody knows

the touchscreens I've seen ♪

♪ Nobody knows

my screenshots ♪

In the trash? Me?

I used to be somebody.

[gasps] Here I am.

Look. In an old e-mail

Alex never sent.

"Addie,

blah, blah, blah, blah,

bla-la-la-la."

[gasps]

And then there's me, Hi-5,

right there, doing my job.

FYI, nobody cares about you.

Just leave me,

Troll, and let me die

in this dump alone.

Let me look for the world's

smallest violin in here,

so you can play it. [laughs]

[gasps] It's

the Hand Angel of Mercy.

She's finally come for me.

[Gene] Give me your hand!

I mean, give me yourself.

Take my hand, angel.

[gasps]

I'm ready to take my place

amongst the other

great hands of the past.

-It's me, Gene!

-Gene?

The one and only.

-Gene!

-I got him!

-[Troll grunts]

-[Hi-5 shrieks]

Take me with you.

Hi-5!

[grunts] Let go of me.

Don't leave me down here!

[all grunting]

You were wrong, Troll.

People do care about me.

And I'm not upset, Troll.

Do you see how

not upset I am?

[all grunt]

[sobs] Gene,

you came back for me.

You saved me.

It wasn't just me.

Jailbreak helped, too.

-And she's a hugger.

Give her a squeeze.

-[whining]

Oh, no, no, no.

There really is

nothing greater

than the feeling

of being truly free.

-Ugh.

-[sobbing]

You filthy trolls,

I inhaled your stench,

but I was once one of you,

so I, too, feel your pain.

Now go. Be free!

Should be smooth

sailing from here.

[laughs]

[groans]

[bot rumbling]

[Mary] Gene.

Gene.

Gene?

Are you Instagramming?

[sighs]

Where is my Gene?

Ah, Mary.

You've really

done it this time.

[Mel] No, you haven't.

Mel?

What are you doing

in Alex's trip

to France album?

[Mel] I was looking for you.

None of this is

your fault, Mary.

It's mine.

What do you mean?

[water tinkling]

[Mary gasps]

Is that a tear

on your cheek?

It's my fault Gene

is the way he is.

I have other

expressions, too.

I think they've

just been buried away.

But with Gene going missing

and thinking I might

have lost you, too...

Oh, Mel.

Why didn't you tell me?

I didn't know myself.

Right now, I'm so

overwhelmed with passionate

feelings for you.

Mary, my love for you

burns with the intensity

of a red-hot flame.

Oh, I like that, Mel.

Let's go find our son.

Together.

We'll always have

Paris, Mary.

[Hi-5] So, you're a princess.

I saw your little tiara.

Very fancy.

Is it true when

a princess whistles,

-birds fly down from...

-Oh! That's what I said!

No, guys!

That's a stupid myth!

What software version

are we living in?

-Go read an e-book.

-[electrical whooshing]

-Uh, Jailbreak...

-Educate yourselves.

-Just look behind you.

-What the...

[Gene] What is that?

[Jailbreak] Smiler must have

upgraded her Bots.

[Hi-5] Let's get out

of here before it...

Hi, Gene. Remember me? Smiler.

I'm coming to you live

from the amphitheater.

Why don't you come

back to Textopolis

and we can talk through

our differences, okay?

My friend here will

escort you, all right?

I'm gonna see you soon,

buddy. Bye, now.

We're actually

gonna delete him

in front of everyone.

-Psst! It's still on!

-It's still what?

Oh, Jiminy Sassafras!

[bot rumbling]

-[Hi-5 shrieks]

-Move!

[screaming]

[panting and screaming]

-Separate!

-[Hi-5 screams]

[screams]

[Hi-5 screams]

[Gene panting]

Tangle him up!

[Hi-5 screams]

[panting]

Jailbreak! Whoa!

Gene! This way!

-It's still after me!

-Over here!

[bot growling]

[Hi-5 screams]

Let's go.

We have to

make it to Dropbox.

[all] Yes!

-[Gene and Hi-5] No!

-[Jailbreak] Go low!

-[Hi-5 shrieks]

-[Gene] Whoa.

[Jailbreak] Don't worry.

It can't get in.

It's illegal malware,

and this app is secure.

[growls]

Come on.

[announcer over speakers]

Welcome to Dropbox.

You are about to

leave the phone.

Remain seated, please.

[announcer speaks Spanish]

You might want to hang on.

Why do they call

this Dropbox, anyway?

Oh, this is why!

I see that now!

[Hi-5 and Gene screaming]

[Jailbreak whooping]

[Jailbreak] Yeah!

[Hi-5] Whoa!

[whooping]

I think we're about to see

that candy corn again!

[screaming]

-[whoops]

-We made it.

-Whoo-hoo!

-[laughs]

Guys, guys, chill.

We still have

to get past that.

[fire crackling]

-[Gene and Hi-5] Holy...

-[Jailbreak] Yeah.

-[Firewall] Hello.

-[screaming]

Welcome to the firewall.

How may I help you?

-All right, here goes.

-What do I do?

Sit in the corner

and don't say a word.

Keep those sausage

fingers to yourself.

Yes, Your Majesty

Princess of Nightmares!

Now, Gene, step onto

the password icon,

and I'll feed you

the passwords.

[inhales] Okay.

Okay. 10-11-2002.

10-11-2002.

-[Gene screams]

-[buzzer sounds]

[coughing]

Access denied.

Okay, try a

different expression.

Is it gonna blast me

every time I mess up?

-Yeah, kinda.

-[coughs]

What do you mean, "Kinda"?

Ready?

Welcome to the firewall.

His favorite food.

Chimichangas.

Chimichangas?

-[Gene screams]

-[buzzer sounds]

[Firewall] Access denied.

-Oh.

-Huh.

This might take a while.

Oh, boy.

♪ Fireball... ♪

Krav Maga.

-Krav Maga.

-[buzzer sounds]

-Major Lazer.

-Major Lazer.

-[Gene screams]

-[buzzer sounds]

Abuela Dora! [screams]

Skate or die. [screams]

-Access denied.

-[buzzer sounds]

-[echoing] Denied.

-[Gene screaming]

-[Gene screams]

-[buzzer sounds]

♪ I'm a fireball ♪

[Gene grunts and groans]

[sighs]

I don't get it.

We've tried all

the important things

in Alex's life.

His favorite pet, sport,

his favorite grandma.

I'm sorry, Gene.

I let us all down.

You know, if I had to

come up with a password,

I'd probably use

the name of a girl I liked.

I've been all over the phone.

He's never mentioned a girl.

[Hi-5] Yes, he has.

Hi. When I was in the trash,

I read a very

interesting e-mail,

but I'm just

the dunce in the corner,

forbidden to speak.

-What e-mail?

-Sorry, what?

[both] What e-mail?

Uh, to a girl at school.

He was declaring his

feelings of love for her.

I guess instead of sending it,

he tossed it in the trash.

Hi-5, this is very important.

What is her name?

Her name, yes.

Excellent question.

It was Tina.

Karen.

Marge. Lindsey.

[stammers] Alison.

[sighs]

Sarah or Lupita.

I want to say Lupita,

but that doesn't feel right

now I'm saying it out loud.

[groans]

Jennifer.

-[Jailbreak]

Got to find that e-mail.

-[Hi-5] Phillipa.

-Sue. Deborah.

-[Jailbreak] I think

I can access the trash.

[Hi-5] Annabelle.

-I got it! Addie!

-[Hi-5] Yes!

Yes! That's it! Addie!

I knew I'd get there.

"Dear Addie, you and I,

we're like

diamonds in the sky.

"You're a shooting star I see,

"a vision of ecstasy.

"Shine bright like a diamond."

And he used

a high five, see?

I guess now we know

why he trashed it.

Ooh. Shade.

Guys, should we try this?

[electronic chime]

Addie.

Access granted. [echoing]

Oh, snap.

This place is amazing.

[Jailbreak] The cloud.

I can't believe it.

[Hi-5] Whoa.

One little emoji

could sure get lost

in a place like this.

I guess we should

make you a Meh

before that Bot

comes back, huh?

Oh. Oh, so, we're gonna...

We're gonna do that now?

We had a deal.

Right?

Yeah, okay. Right.

I, uh, guess

I'll start hacking.

[beeping]

[Hi-5 laughs]

We did it, Gene.

All our dreams

are coming true.

I'll be an Alex

favorite again,

and you'll be a real Meh.

Oh, yeah!

♪ Do the hand dance

Do the hand dance ♪

♪ And pinky

Pop it with the pinky ♪

♪ Pop it with the pinky ♪

Yeah, but this all

seems kind of

super-fast now, though.

Doesn't it?

Hi-5, I just didn't

expect to be having

these feelings right now.

Well, maybe you

should go and express them

while you still can.

So, uh, I've been...

I mean, um...

Ever since we...

Jailbreak, you're the

coolest, most interesting

emoji I've ever met.

And after all

the adventures that we had,

I'm just not sure I

want all that to go away,

because my feelings

right now are, like, huge.

I just think that they

could be enough for me to

want to stay the way I am.

If it means I could

stay here with you.

Like, forever.

Forever and ever and ever.

Maybe longer than that even.

Like in the fairy tales.

Uh...

[stammers]

Like, what is "uh"?

Is that a good "uh"?

Gene, if this is about

you deciding not to be meh,

then I am all about that.

I like you just

the way you are.

But I had a plan.

Right. [sighs]

I'm not just

some princess, Gene,

waiting for my prince.

I mean, what you said

was beautiful, but...

Gene.

[Hi-5 laughs] Whoa.

You're all meh.

The source code worked!

Turns out I didn't need it.

For the first time

in my life,

meh is all I feel.

[shrieks]

No! Gene!

Hi. I have an appointment.

I'm a little early.

No problem.

I can take you right now.

-Jailbreak!

-[screams]

Don't do that!

That freaky huge Bot

has got Gene

back inside the phone.

What?

He left looking more meh

than the meh-est meh

face I've ever seen.

What did you say to him?

[sighs]

It's what I didn't say.

We've got to go get him.

How are we gonna

get in there in time

before he gets deleted?

[groans] I can't believe

I'm doing this.

You tell anyone you saw this,

and I'll crack more

than those knuckles.

[gulps]

[sighs]

[light tinkling]

Whoa.

[whistles tune]

[triumphant music plays]

[triumphant music slows down

and stops]

[whistles tune]

[triumphant music plays]

[triumphant music slows down

and stops]

[whistles loudly]

[tweeting]

[gasps]

Birds do love princesses!

It's not a myth.

It's not a myth at all!

What happened to

becoming a favorite?

Guess I'd rather

have one real friend.

And let's go get him.

I can't wait to see

the look on Gene's face!

[Smiler]

Look at that expression.

Is that for realizing

you've put all of

Textopolis at risk,

causing Alex to

question our reliability?

Hmm?

Hey, that's going

too far, even for me.

If we can delete

this malfunction

before his appointment,

they'll discover

there's nothing

wrong with the phone.

Any last words?

Meh.

Well, it's too late for that.

-Delete him!

-[Mel] Wait.

[emojis gasping and murmuring]

You delete Gene,

you'll have to

delete me, too.

-What?

-I have the same

malfunction Gene does.

[emojis gasp]

[gasps] Dad?

Oh, gosh,

I don't know what to do.

Yes, I do.

Bot!

-No!

-Ah.

Sorry, Mrs. Meh.

[soft grunting and sighs]

Whoa. [grunts]

[powering up]

Oh, I did not see

that one coming.

Smiler, I think

you might be making

too much stink

out of all this.

Oh, really?

How about you're next?

-[emojis gasping]

-Huh?

I was wrong, Gene.

I should've believed

in you all along.

Aw, what a touching

daddy-son reunion moment.

It reminds me of

the time I deleted you both.

Oh, wait. That's this time!

Delete the two malfunctions!

[grunts]

[both] No.

How's that for an...

[emojis groaning]

[Hi-5 groans]

[beeping]

Oh, great.

[shouting]

[bot bellowing]

[yells]

[grunts]

I can't reach!

[gasping]

[groans]

-[whirring]

-[screams]

[powering down]

Oh, no! What did you

do to my beautiful...

[groans] Oh, my tooth.

[emojis gasp]

Hand, button.

Jailbreak?

Oh, Gene.

You really are a Meh.

What happened to looking out

for number one?

Being number one

doesn't matter

if there aren't

any other numbers.

[alarm blaring]

[Pizza] Alex's appointment!

He's deleting the phone!

No, no, no!

Show me Alex.

[employee]

Are you sure you want

to delete everything?

Do it.

[emojis gasping]

-[screaming]

-Red alert! Red alert!

Alex, no!

[Candy Crush announcer]

Game over.

[kitten yowls]

Fellas, I'm afraid

this is last call.

Dude, Addie's here.

You should go over.

-[phone beeping]

-[giggles]

[both giggling]

Every time I try,

I screw it up.

I don't know how to

tell her how I feel.

If we help Alex

connect to Addie,

maybe he won't delete us.

I might be able

to bypass the wipe

and get a text through to him.

But we'll only

have time to send one.

Maybe I should go.

He has love in his eyes.

Send me.

Alex looks nervous, too.

He's more shy than nervous.

Stop!

It's Gene.

He's all of those things.

[Smiler] An emoji

should only be one thing.

Oh, really?

[emojis gasping]

The Princess!

[female emoticon] Linda!

Not now, Mom!

Gene, you got this.

That's not me anymore.

But I have to try.

-[rumbling]

-It's starting!

No, it's ending!

[emojis clamoring]

[all screaming]

-Almost in?

-I'm working on it.

Mom? Dad?

No.

I'm in.

Last time I was in this cube,

I screwed everything up.

Gene, why do you

think I came back?

It's because of you.

Me?

It's all inside of you, Gene.

Just try to bring it back.

And do you.

-[Hi-5 screams]

-[gasps]

Hi-5!

I don't want to wave good-bye.

It's now or never, Gene.

[inaudible]

Jailbreak, now!

[beeps]

Whoa!

Check out this emoji.

[phone vibrates]

[giggles] No way.

[both giggle]

Mmm?

[sighs]

Hey, I got your text.

That's one super-cool emoji.

I know, right?

A lot of feelings in one.

I get it.

I like that you're

one of those guys

who can actually

express his feelings.

Yeah. [nervous chuckle]

That's me.

-So, do you think

you'd want to...

-Yes.

I'd love to go to

the dance with you.

Hey, excuse me.

Ah!

We made it!

Oh, I could've lost you,

Peter Pinkie. [kisses]

Or you, Reggie Ring Finger.

Even you, Tiberius Thumb.

Change your mind?

Yeah, maybe

it's weird, but...

I'm gonna hold on to it.

[emojis cheering]

Gene, you did it!

You saved us all!

[emojis applauding]

[emojis] Aw.

Oh, Mel.

Gene! Gene!

[all chanting]

Gene! Gene! Gene!

Gene. Gene. Gene.

Gene! Gene! Gene! Gene!

Gene! Gene! Gene!

Gene! Gene! Gene!

[Hi-5] They love us! And Hi-5!

And Hi-5! And Hi-5! And Hi-5!

They love both of us!

[upbeat dance music playing]

♪ I just want to

feel this moment ♪

♪ Whoa, whoa, oh, oh ♪

♪ I just want to feel... ♪

Hey, what up, Gene?

Slap me some skin.

[grunting]

And a little porridge

for the pinkie.

[both whooping]

[Flamenca] Hey, Hi-5,

save me a dance for later.

As long as you're

not all hands again.

[laughs]

Back on top of the hand pile.

You're not on the list.

-Wait, what?

-What's going on?

[laughs] From now on,

everyone is welcome!

Wait, what is all this?

It's for you, Gene.

[upbeat dance music playing]

Everybody, the Emoji Pop!

♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ I just want to

feel this moment ♪

♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ I just want to feel... ♪

This is jazzy.

[laughing]

♪ Ole! ♪

[laughing]

[laughs] Yeah.

Go, Eggplant!

Go, Eggplant! Go, Eggplant!

♪ Feel this moment ♪

♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ I just want to

feel this moment ♪

♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh ♪

-[chuckling]

-[camera clicks]

We are out of

Alex's pocket, emojis.

This is not a butt dial.

To your cubes.

♪ But until

the gates are open ♪

♪ I just want to

feel this moment ♪

-Are we up and running?

-[Reggie] Roger that.

Good, 'cause we got incoming.

Looks like it's gonna be Gene.

Hey, Gene, ready to

try out your new cube?

In three, two...

♪ I just want to

feel this moment ♪

♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ I just want to

feel this moment ♪

♪ Sometimes my life

is like an ocean ♪

♪ And I feel

like I'm just going

through the motions ♪

♪ My head is

racing down a highway ♪

♪ I don't know where

I'm going, but it's my way ♪

♪ That's when I stop trippin' ♪

♪ Thinkin' 'bout

what I'm missin' ♪

♪ I feel so good

I might just say it again ♪

♪ Just wanna stop trippin' ♪

♪ Thinkin' 'bout

what I'm missin' ♪

♪ I feel so good I might just ♪

♪ I might just, I might just ♪

♪ Sing off-key,

dance with two left feet ♪

♪ Won't let nobody

take my happy from me ♪

♪ Not a care in the air ♪

♪ When you're

doing that there ♪

♪ To the kick, kick, snare ♪

♪ It's good vibrations ♪

♪ Da-da ♪

♪ Da-da, da-da ♪

♪ It's good vibrations ♪

♪ Don't you take

my tambourine ♪

♪ Don't you take

my tambourine ♪

-♪ But if you do,

you better shake it ♪

-♪ Shaka-laka-laka-laka ♪

-♪ You better shake it ♪

-♪ Shaka-laka-laka-laka ♪

♪ That's when I stop trippin' ♪

♪ Thinkin' 'bout

what I'm missin' ♪

♪ I feel so good I

might just say it again ♪

-♪ Just wanna stop trippin' ♪

-♪ Stop now ♪

♪ Thinkin' 'bout

what I'm missin' ♪

♪ I feel so good I might just ♪

♪ I might just, I might just ♪

♪ Sing off-key,

dance with two left feet ♪

♪ Won't let nobody

take my happy from me ♪

♪ Not a care in the air ♪

-♪ When you're

doing that there ♪

-♪ Doing that there ♪

-♪ To the kick, kick, snare ♪

-♪ Doing that there ♪

♪ It's good vibrations ♪

♪ Da-da ♪

♪ Da-da, da-da ♪

♪ It's good vibrations ♪

♪ Da-da ♪

♪ Da-da, da-da ♪

♪ It's good vibrations ♪

[music playing]

♪ Squares never

fit in a circle... ♪

Go, Fish.

♪ Squares never

fit in a circle... ♪

[laughter]