The Robots

The Robots is the eighth episode of season one of The ACS. In this episode, Chrome, still angry with the ACS, allies himself with Net, Web's robotic clone. Together, they create robotic duplicates of the members of the ACS.
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==Plot==
In the ACS HQ, John is putting Wario through intense training in the training center to determine just how dexterous Wario is. Wario's raw strength and abilities impress John to the point where John wants to witness his capabilities face-to-face. John stiffens his body and stands up straight before demanding Wario to punch him. Wario does as ordered and John is sent flying several feet back and then collides with the wall. He gets up gradually, smiling, and asks to spar and the two go at it. John replicates Wario's strength and, due to superior fighting abilities, bests Wario. Despite being defeated, Wario comes back at John sloppily and exhausted; John evades a left and right hook and advances by kneeing Wario in the stomach. John notes that Wario should learn to accept defeat and that it's not a sign of weakness if he does, or at least "play possum until the opponent is off-guard."
Meanwhile, in the main hall of the HQ, the team receives an unexpected call from MattBoo, who asks to visit his controversial comrades. Though Nozus is ready to end the call, he is stopped by Bagel who approves of Matt's visit. Bagel, Matt, and Collector catch up on old times.
Elsewhere, Chrome breaks into an isolated warehouse along the coast of the Nicktropolis Harbor. Inside, Net is busy making repairs to his internal programming. However, this process is interrupted when Chrome begins hacking various contraptions inside the warehouse to denote his presence. As Net is ready to scuffle because of Chrome's intrusion, Chrome reassures Net that he means no harm. Chrome wishes to ally himself with Net as they share common enemies. Net agrees to affiliate and the two discuss their plan. After Chrome leaves, Net is contacted by Professor Carrotstein who tells Net not to trust Chrome, but work with him anyways.
The next day, after rescuing a kitten from a tree and helping an old lady cross the street, Chrome makes his way to Net's warehouse but is waylaid by the newly built Robot ACS. Before they assault him, Net emerges and stops them with a thought, as Net is in telepathic contact with them. Chrome smiles and the two ensue with their plan, which was to terrorize the citizens of Nicktropolis until the team surface. Net however, recalling his encounter with Carrotstein the day prior to construct the robots, remembers that Carrotstein ordered him to take his assault far from Nicktropolis, in order to lure the team away from their HQ. Net does as ordered and convinces Chrome to take the rampage to Fort Pooda, as Net and Carrotstein have insiders ready to infiltrate the HQ.
Later that day in the ACS HQ, MattBoo visits again, however, this time to visually scrutinize the team. When John questions Matt's purpose, Matt tells the team to watch the news, which is reporting that the ACS are attacking Fort Pooda. Another blemish of their reputation, John and the team immediately board Nozus' helicopter in the hangar, which the team dubs the "ACS Helicopter." Matt is rebuffed when he asks to tagalong, but he decides to join them anyways as they can't stop him physically because Matt can become intangible at will.
The team's presence in Fort Pooda is automatically detected by the Robot ACS and Net, whose attentiveness have been augmented by Carrotstein, amongst other upgrades. Robot Bagel fires an accurate shot from his artificial replica cane, which hits the helicopter's rotor head directly. The team doesn't have any parachutes so John attempts to master flight at this very moment, having acquired the ability from SSK but never managing to pull it off successfully. As the team begins to panic, John tells them to trust him as he jumps out of the helicopter. Matt decides to go after John but is surprised to see him levitating on his own. John designates Matt to the front of the helicopter where he and John attempt to prevent the aircraft from crashing using sheer strength. Suddenly, Chrome flies to their aid and helps them avert the helicopter from crashing, much to everyone's surprise.
After the helicopter lands, John and Matt pause to observe Chrome, who in turn does the same. However, Chrome realizes his position and jumps behind John and then throws him into MattBoo. The other ACS members egress the helicopter and prepare to detain Chrome until they are stopped by the Robot ACS. A battle ensues, with Net exclusively focusing on Web. Incapable of defeating stronger versions of themselves, Matt attempts to intervene but is stopped by Chrome and the two clash. The team devises a plan mid-battle and decides to go with the classic method and switch opponents. This is proven unsuccessful however, as their robotic counterparts are persistent and won't lose focus. Nozus explains to the team that they are growing weaker as the fight drags on, and their clones, being non-human, remain as strong as they were when they first started fighting. Fortunately, Matt manages to become intangible and passes through Chrome, temporarily shutting him down.
Matt travels to the nearest ally, in this case being Wario, and attempts to assist them. Matt shuts down Robot Wario temporarily and Wario uses this precious time to his advantage, unleashing a powerful lateral kick targeted at the head, decapitating Robot Wario. By this time, Chrome has recovered from his shutdown and Wario decides to take on his former friend. Chrome and Wario go at, and Wario manages to lay a few punches on Chrome but no severe damage. After Matt begins to turn the tides of the battle, Bagel attempts to stop Chrome by firing a laser at him via his cane. Chrome dodges the blast and decides to make his and Wario's fight airborne so no one will interfere. Chrome charges at Wario and grabs him, then proceeding to fly directly upwards. Wario punches Chrome with all strength and fractures his left eye. Chrome subsequently drops Wario momentarily but grabs him by his leg and flings him at a nearby building.
Meanwhile, back in Nicktropolis, several agents infiltrate the ACS HQ and extract data from its computer systems. Back at the battleground in Fort Pooda, the Robot ACS has been defeated thanks to MattBoo, while Net is apparently killed by Web.
Chrome flies to the building he threw Wario into, where Wario is nowhere to be found. Chrome scans the vicinity and triangulates Wario's position; he's hiding behind a desk. Chrome candidly states that he doesn't want to fight but Wario isn't hearing it. He emerges from hiding and attacks Chrome, who doesn't fight back but instead takes the beating to show that he's sincere. Finally, Wario stops attacking Chrome and the two interrogate each other, trying to change each other's viewpoints on the ACS. Both are unsuccessful, so they begin to fight again. The battle is extensive, but Wario grows fatigued. He's already at a disadvantage because Chrome is a long-range fighter while Wario is the opposite. With his movements becoming sloppy, Wario attempts to evade a missile by Chrome but realizes he isn't fast enough, so Wario resolves to blocking it. The explosion sends him crashing into a wall, where he falls to the floor semi-conscious. Wario attempts to get back up but remembers John's training from earlier. Chrome escapes.
Later, the team returns to the ACS HQ where John and JJam carry Wario to the infirmary. John tells Wario that, although the culprit escaped, he's proud of him. Meanwhile, Nozus begins to examine the HQ. He feels something is wrong but he doesn't know what it is.
==Soundtrack==
Old FriendPlayed during Wario and Chrome's fight
==Quotes==
==Trivia==
*This is the debut of the Robot ACS and the ACS Helicopter, which both make appearances in future episodes.
*In the scene where Robot Bagel shoots the helicopter's rotor head, a poster of the book one cover art of The Rob Chronicles can be seen in the background.
*Before the creation of this article on the wiki, a different version of Robot Bagel appeared in FS3. On the different version's hat, it is labelled B.1, while the Robot Bagel's hat in this episode is labelled B.2.
*The line "What a knock-about of pure fun that was!" which Web says in this episode was said by Peter Venkman in the 1984 film Ghostbusters.
*Mike's Hard Lemonade was originally featured in the non-canon ACOPA.
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