Speed Racer: TNG S2 E12

## Plot

Speed, X, and Alpha want to save Speed Senior and all the Alpha kids, but Lucy tells them that they can't just blindly rush in there, wherever "there" is. Conor tries to get the destination from Chim-Chim, but it causes some minor explosions that damage the disk. Conor is sure he can access the information on his computer back at his garage. X wants to go in there and bust some heads, but Alpha tells him to calm down. They should bypass their front line strongholds and focus on infiltrating their weak points. The location is a large compound of buildings, and they don't know which is which, so Lucy says they need more information first. Speed says they may already be running out of time, and Alpha agrees with him, so they'll leave now and map out the plan as they get closer. Once they get there, they can get intel onsite. Lucy still wants to stay and try to repair more of the disk first. They can analyze it and see if there are any hidden traps, and maybe call in some help if things look too dangerous. Speed thinks Lucy still doesn't trust him. She says it has nothing to do with that, but he doesn't believe her. She stays behind and everyone else leaves. Seriously though? You're not telling anyone where you're going in case you need backup? You're not calling the authorities and letting them handle this? You're not going to repair or upgrade your cars? Ugh. You'd think Lucy would at least be experiencing some trauma after her near death experience, but nope! That's one of the many reasons why I like Elena of Avalor, Tangled: The Series, and even Winx Club season 2 more. They actually acknowledge that trauma and PTSD exist. Anyway, Lucy gets more info from the disk, and tries to tell Speed that there's an energy bubble around the target. He thinks she's making it up to get them to turn around. If they enter it, she's pretty sure they'll be cut off from all outside communication, and sure enough, she's cut off. She decides to tell Spritle. Speed, X, Annalise, and Alpha can still talk with each other. Alpha says his sensors are picking up a thermo-dynamic field around them. Conor picks up different energy fields popping up all around them. They don't see anything. Combat cars that look like scorpions come out of the sand and surround them. In fact, Conor says they're half car, half scorpion. This means they're tiny, but there's a lot of them, and they attack. Everyone splits off to perform evasive maneuvers when they start shooting lasers at them. Conor tells Speed to project his suit's protective force field into the Mach 6. After they destroy them all though, they reform. Oh no, they're the mechanical versions of the Awakened Warriors from Ninjago season 13! Where's the creepy demented talking skull that glows green? Lucy tells Spritle everything. He wishes they had come to him sooner, and says his nephews can be just like his brother. They see that they're heading straight for land mines, but they can't warn them. Speaking of which, they see that the scorpion cars are back, but they stop chasing them after awhile. Conor realizes that they've entered a minefield, but before he can warn anyone, they go off, and the Shooting Star and the Spoiled Brat are totaled. Luckily, X and Annalise are okay. Alpha says they can ride with him. They've got to keep moving. If the bad guys didn't know they were here before, they probably do now. They're spotted by a camera, and come across a huge wall. The target is on the other side. The only way around is over it. Conor says the Mach 6 can easily make that jump. They're attacked by scorpion cars again. Alpha will distract them while Speed makes the jump with the others, then he'll join them on the other side. Speed tells him that sounds too risky and wants to fight them off together. Besides, how will he get over? Alpha tells him not to worry about him, and says he always finds a way. The Mach 6 makes it over… and then they see the hood of Alpha's car land in front of them. Annalise says they have to go back for him, but Speed tells her that even though he wants to as well, there's just no time. X knows that he's tough and tries to assure Annalise that he got away. It looks like they're the only people at the location… which looks like a normal suburb. Everyone finds it really creepy. Speed pulls over… and they're surrounded by mind controlled students from Alpha Academy. They somehow don't realize that they're under mind control. The students grab them and take them and the Mach 6 to an ominous house, where they meet another member of the Committee, who's also put Speed Senior under mind control. The Russian-esque scientist guy introduces himself as Von Monocle, and Speed and X are at least competent enough to know that he's part of the Committee, and ask him what their deal is, and what he did to their dad and all of the Alpha Academy students. Von Monocle is able to hypnotize Conor, Chim-Chim, and Annalise with a mind control machine, but Speed and X close their eyes. They hear a helicopter. Lucy came to rescue them. Von Monocle's henchmen try and fail to shoot her down, and then a bunch of vehicles blast through the wall. Stan is driving the bus. Zile is also there, and sees that his daughter is under mind control. Speed does a surprisingly good job of fighting while blind, but he can't land a hit on Von Monocle. X hits his hypnotism machine with a mailbox and destroys it, which reverses the mind control on everyone. Von Monocle escapes and locks down the creepy house. The boys tell Spritle that they're alright now, and ask him and Lucy if they saw Alpha Leader on their way in. They didn't. Before they can try to break into the house, Monocle tells them that they'll meet again. Spritle tells the Alpha Academy students that they're welcome to stay in the Racer Academy dorms until their school is rebuilt. Speed Senior tells his sons that he's proud of them both and thanks them for rescuing him. However, he has them promise him that next time, they won't launch an assault on such a treacherous enemy without a solid plan. While he was undercover, he learned that they're building the final version of the hourglass part. They'll have to go after it at some point. There's still no sign of Alpha Leader, but Speed Senior tells them not to give up hope. He may still turn up. Spritle tells his nephews to focus more on school. If they pay attention in their lessons, they'll be better prepared for a role by their dad's side one day. When X bemoans his lack of a car, he gives him Rex Racer, a.k.a. Racer X's original Shooting Star. Holy shit, that is awesome! Sometime between the original series and this one, Speed Senior and Spritle learned about their older brother's secret identity. Okay, that's cool and all, but how? And when? And why would Rex give up his car? And where is he now, especially since his brother Speed has basically taken over his original role? Conor is ecstatic at the chance to sup it up. At an impromptu party in his garage, Speed thanks Lucy for leading the rescue, and apologizes for not listening to her. She accepts his apology, and they dance when he realizes that he still owes her one.