Rush Zone S3 E1

## Plot

RZ recaps the events of season 2. Warren is in custody, and Drop Kick is going to be dismantled. In space, three robotic alien beings in a spaceship come across a vessel from Earth, where they're trying to go. Their names are Angkoro, the male who can talk, Zich, the male who can only grunt, and Stellaria, the female one. She's my favorite. Probably because she's voiced by Nika Futterman using her Asajj Ventress voice. Makes sense, since she already voices Ash. Angkoro decides to fire on the spacecraft, since they were supposed to arrive undetected, so they have to get rid of any evidence. On Earth, two scientists see that their patrol craft is under attack. Luckily, it's unmanned, but it's also unarmed. Before they can send out a red alert, they're ordered not to by a mysterious individual. He can fire a laser from his robotic eye. The rocket hits the patrol ship, which explodes. In Canton, the kids try to run a play, but Ish trips. He acts uncharacteristically mean and rude to everyone. It's because he lost his powers. I personally think that he's worried that they were the only reason he was good at football. He's wallowing in self pity and doubt, and is lashing out at others. The coach benches him for it. Ash tells the others that he's still upset about not being a guardian anymore. She's QB now, and they run the play again. Ish says that they don't need him, but another kid tells him that's not true. He's been keeping track of his stats, which are very impressive. He's the coach's stepson, Jackson. He likes football, but his relationship with Jones, his stepdad, is awkward, and he's not very athletic. Ish introduces him to his friends. At the bowling alley, Ricky says that his dad won tickets for a Chargers' away game at work. He tries to give the extra ticket to Ish to make him feel better. However, he gets mad and rejects the ticket after hearing Ricky talk about him losing his guardian powers, saying that he's not tired or sick. RZ calls everyone, including him, to the HoK. The mysterious individual is watching him. At the HoK, RZ shows everyone footage of the alien spaceship. The Rusherz are animated in ugly and conspicuous CGI now, instead of being 2D. Sure, the guardians and villains were animated in CGI too, but they never looked this ugly. It really breaks the sense of immersion. They tell the kids that the ship is Anticorian, from their home universe. Um, don't they mean galaxy, or star system? Anticorians are evil. They're not sure what they want from Earth. RZ wants them to find out. He's updated everyone's flight app. Well, everyone except for Ish's. It will allow them to fly faster and higher when outside the Safe Zone. RZ still hasn't found a way to restore Ish's powers. He wants to make some adjustments to his NFL-R that might help. Until he gets his powers back, he can't fight with the others. He asks why he's even here then. RZ tells him that he's still a part of the team. He may be sidelined today, but there will be a time when they need him back in action. Until then, he has to keep his head, and his heart, in the game. The others see the ship heading right for them. It fires heat seeking missiles at them. Ricky blasts them with ice, and they turn around and hit the ship. The kids think that they destroyed it. The ship goes underwater, and the three Anticorians say that their leader won't be pleased with them. Said leader wanted them to capture the guardian, but he learns that there were five. He wants them to bring him Ish, or they'll never leave the planet alive. Ricky gave the extra ticket to Marty, and they head to Cleveland. The Browns Rusher tells them not to be too hard on Ish, since he's been through a lot. They need to be on high alert until he's back in action. It turns out that the Browns are facing off against the Chargers. And that Matt and Shandra brought Ish to the game. He leaves to go get an autograph from Joe Haden, a quarterback for the Browns. Ricky and Marty are also there. They say that Ish shouldn't even be here. Even with his recent attitude, that's a little harsh. They thought he didn't want to come. No, he just didn't want the ticket you offered him. Sure, you're trying to cheer him up, but you're failing because you're only 11. Have some empathy, not pity! Try to understand how *he* feels, and then imagine how you'd feel if the same thing happened to you! And even then, he might not react the same way you would, and that's okay. He's allowed to feel however he wants. Joe Haden asks them all what's up. He says that friends are like teammates. Sometimes they need a pep talk. And sometimes they just need some space. They make up and hug, in a bro sort of way. The Anticorians are trying to fix their ship, but it isn't going well. At the moment, they couldn't leave the planet even if they wanted to. They have balls called BlitzBorgz, the foot soldiers of the season. We finally learn who their leader is: Sudden Death. Yep, he's alive. I'm a little surprised that he survived being cut in half vertically and eviscerated, but whatever. I guess he could talk afterwards. Ish gets popcorn when he's confronted by Angkoro, Stellaria, and Zich, who unleashes BlitzBorgz. They're a lot bigger than most of the BlitzBotz, and more alien looking. They look like something out of *Ben 10* or *Young Justice*. I like it. The Anticorians kidnap Ish, and since he doesn't have his NFL-R, he can't contact the others for help. Um, a lot of people saw them and ran away. Not to mention that Matt and Shandra will get worried when he doesn't show up. Word should spread fast, but it doesn't, because this world is nothing like reality. The Browns' Rusher tells Ricky and Marty that there's an emergency. It's not about Ish though, but about the megacore. Something is after it. Ash, Troy, and Tua are also there. Zich shoots the balls with a ray that makes them grow into BlitzBorgz. The kids transform, but fail to defeat them. Here's an idea: Don't charge at them one at a time! They retreat when Angkoro tells Zich that they have what they came for. At the HoK, the Rusherz tell the kids who these particular Anticorians are, and that they're the worst criminals in the universe. They could be attacking because Earth is the Rushers' new home, and Anticorians hate them. Their planet was badly damaged when the Rushers' home planet was destroyed. That wasn't their fault though. They were just trying to save the Core from Sudden Death. The Anticorians don't see it that way, because they were on Sudden Death's side. They blame the Rusherz for not giving them the Core in the first place. It's possible that they came to Earth to get the Core. RZ says that someone led them here. Someone who almost stole the Core once before: Sudden Death. Everyone is in denial and disbelief at first, especially Ash, but his attack at the space center confirms that he's back. The Anticorians lead Ish to Sudden Death, who is equally shocked to see him alive. He looks almost nothing like his old design. But like I said, he's CGI now, and he does say that he had to rebuild himself after the events of the first season. Getting cut in half will do that to you. He asks Ish where the Core is. Ish says that he isn't a guardian anymore. Angkoro thinks he's lying, but he doesn't have his NFL-R with him. They recall how Sudden Death once offered him power. He offers to help them if Sudden Death gives him powers like he had when he was a guardian. It's all a trick of course. Before Sudden Death gives him anything, he has to prove his loyalty first. Oddly enough, the lair reminds me of the area underneath the Hall of Legends. In Cleveland, the Rusherz of the Browns and the Chargers meet up, as well as Joe Haden and Ryan Mathews, a running back for the Chargers. They all hide under a staircase when they hear someone coming. It's Ish and the Anticorians. I just now realized that Zich probably launched his attack at the same time that Stellaria and Angkoro kidnapped Ish. Why am I so slow to pick up on these kinds of things? Ish sees the others under the staircase. He talks loudly about how they plan to steal the megacores so they can warn his friends. The Rusherz run off to get them. Stellaria summons borgs in case Ish tries anything. They enter the vault. Ish refuses to take the megacores, saying that no amount of power is worth putting his friends in danger. The Rusherz, Guardians, and players appear behind them. Ish takes the megacores, but he's cornered by Angkoro. He kicks something that looks like a whistle off of his armor and to Ricky. They teleport away afterwards. Ricky uses the device to shoot a laser at the borgs, which returns them to their previous form. Stellaria and Zich retreat. At the lair, Sudden Death demands that Ish gives him the megacores, or else.