Rush Zone S2 E23: "Drop Kick's Downfall"

## Plot

After a recap of the previous episode, we pick up right where we left off. Wildcard and Drop Kick blast each other. Wildcard doesn't have the strength to fight, and all of the BlitzBotz are on Drop Kick's side. Before Drop Kick can kill him though, he stops, because he thinks it's gratifying to see Wildcard suffer. Drop Kick reveals to him that he was the one who caused the accident. He wanted to kill him to have Zimmer to himself, because he was jealous. Zimmer noticed the mistake in the calculation at the last second, and tried to compensate for it. By doing this, he saved Warren's life, but lost his own. Wildcard is able to blast Drop Kick away and escape. The kids are at Ish's house playing video games. Ish is distracted, because his dad got some unexpected leave time, and is supposed to come home soon. He's a little worried that Wildcard could attack and force him to leave when his dad gets there. The others assure him that they won't let Wildcard ruin his dad's visit. At the underwater base, Drop Kick orders the BlitzBotz to monitor every stadium and megacore. Wildcard's power levels are low, so he's desperate. He's made improvements to the Siphon BlitzBot. However, Wildcard stole it. That night, Matt still hasn't arrived. Shandra tells Ish that he had to take care of one last thing first. Ish listens to music for awhile in case his dad comes back in the middle of the night, but he falls asleep. Because of this, he doesn't hear RZ's alert about the Carolina Panthers being attacked in Charlotte. The others head to the Bank of America stadium. I wish I was kidding. Corporate America is going to be the death of us all one day. The Rusher, Claw, tells them that Greg Olsen is in trouble. He's a tight end for the Panthers. He's stuck to the wall. He was attacked from behind when he tried to check out a sound he heard near the megacore. Drop Kick shows up with a BlitzBot. The guys fight the bot while Ash tries to free Mr. Olsen. However, they all wind up stuck to the wall. Ish's headphones are pulled off, and he finally gets the message. Wildcard approaches the megacore vault with the Siphon BlitzBot. He sees the green goo and realizes that Drop Kick has already been here. Before the Siphon BlitzBot can drain the megacore, Ish blasts it. Drop Kick shows up with his BlitzBot. He tells both of them to surrender. Ish is confused, and is literally in between a rock and a hard place. Drop Kick tells him that he'll release the other guardians if he hands over Wildcard. Wildcard tells him not to trust Drop Kick. Ish hesitates, and Drop Kick fires at him. Ish saves Wildcard, and they escape. He only did it so Wildcard could help him get his friends back. At the HoK, Wildcard is imprisoned as a precaution. He asks RZ if he'll ever forgive him. Time will tell. The others are imprisoned in the base underneath Lake Erie. Before Ish can leave, RZ tells him that the security measures have likely been increased since his last visit. Wildcard confirms this, and says that it's amazing that Drop Kick was able to fool them both. He tells them what Drop Kick told him about the experiment. Ish doesn't believe him at first, but RZ hears him out, and asks him why Drop Kick would do that. The short answer is sibling rivalry. With Warren out of the way, he could have Zimmer all to himself. Wildcard offers to help them, since he knows ways into the lair that Drop Kick doesn't know about. He just needs enough energy to get there. Ish still doesn't trust him, and RZ is doubtful. He says that they *can* trust him now. His main goal is still revenge, but his target has changed from them to Drop Kick. Now they have a common enemy. He'll help them save their friends, as long as they leave Drop Kick to him. Speaking of which, he's going to drain the guardians' powers for a weapon. Troy asks him what they ever did to him. Drop Kick says that all he ever wanted was to be appreciated, to be included, and as Ash puts it, to have a family. They tell him that it's not too late for him to change. He disagrees though, seeing reprogramming as just another way of saying destroy. Meanwhile, Matt is finally preparing to leave with a truck. Claw and Greg Olsen give Wildcard their megacore so he can get his energy back. RZ will go with Wildcard and Ish in his digital body. Claw also volunteers to go. Drop Kick is going to target the Core with a giant energy ray. It's directly under the HoK. It's the source of power for the megacores, all the teams, and the guardians. No one can control that much power, but Drop Kick says he will because he's not human. He sees that Wildcard, RZ, Ish, and Claw have broken in. He starts the launch sequence. Marty slips free and changes back to normal. The ray will launch in ten minutes. While transferring the megacore's energy to Wildcard, Ish wonders if he could ever change. They're confronted by Drop Kick and his BlitzBot. He takes the megacore, even though disrupting Wildcard while he's charging could permanently damage him. Ish is stuck to the wall. Claw gets the megacore back and runs away from the BlitzBot. Wildcard attacks Drop Kick, and throws his words about suffering back at him. Ish breaks free. Drop Kick fights in a giant suit of armor. Meanwhile, Marty frees the others. Their powers are gone for now. He accidentally activates a defense mechanism that shoots lasers when he tries to shut down the launch sequence. Claw finds them and throws the megacore to him. He uses it to transform and finally defeat the BlitzBot. They have five minutes before the ray launches. Water starts leaking into the base. RZ tries to stop Wildcard and Drop Kick from fighting, since he feels responsible for their never ending battle. Yes, Drop Kick caused the accident, but it never would have happened if Zimmer had just been more attentive and loving to both of them. Or if he had never created Sidekick in the first place. Still, to an extent, Drop Kick and Wildcard are responsible for their own actions. After all, if a child commits a crime, you (usually) don't send their parents or guardian to jail. RZ finally tells Warren that he loves him. Drop Kick blasts the ceiling, and Wildcard is buried under a ton of rubble. Ish pushes Drop Kick into the incinerator of the base. Water is now flooding in at an alarming rate. RZ and Ish can't free Warren, who tells them to find their friends and evacuate. He's seemingly killed when the place caves in. Marty changes back to normal because Claw can only hold the energy for so long. RZ and Ish come in. They need more power to stop the launch. The others tell them that their powers are gone. However, RZ tells them that the Core will always be inside them. They stop the launch and teleport back to the HoK. RZ is back to his original form. He had to sacrifice his digital one to stop the launch and save them. Claw returns the megacore to his team in time for their game against the Falcons. RZ tells the kids to go home to their families, and treasure them the way they treasure you. It's the kind of bond that should never be broken. I love RZ's relationship with the kids. He's their teacher and their mentor, yes, but I think he sees them as his second chance to be a good parent. He considers them his kids, just like Dr. Rufus Weller considered the gen:LOCK recruits his kids, to the point where he was willing to sacrifice anything and everything to make sure they lived to see tomorrow. While on the road, Matt suddenly runs into a supernatural looking fog, and we hear Wildcard laugh as the episode ends.