Rush Zone S3 E2

## Plot

Sudden Death suspected that Ish would try to trick them, and uses a cuff to turn him evil. He references having Ash under his control during season 1. Ish transforms into an evil gold guardian mode, which is powered by the two megacores. Also, Ash's voice actress, Nika Futterman, who also played Asajj Ventress on *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* and the Sith Holocron voice from *Star Wars: Rebels*, says welcome to the dark side, because of course she does. And I think that's pretty cool. And just to prove how full circle things have come, Calvin Johnson guest stars in this episode too. At the HoK, RZ tells the kids that he's located the Browns' and Chargers' megacores near Indian Lake, Ohio, where the Anticorian ship crash landed. It's just outside the Safe Zone, at an abandoned carnival. They head there and are attacked by BlitzBorgz. Ricky overhears Zich, Stellaria, and Angkoro say that they have to capture all 32 megacores for Sudden Death before the solar alignment, or they'll be stuck on Earth forever. Before Ricky can tell RZ that they plan to steal two more megacores, he's attacked by Ish. The guardians are losing power at an alarming rate, and are forced to retreat back to the HoK. RZ tells them that the BlitzBorgz are part organic and part machine, and they power themselves with whatever is nearby. In their case, the Core inside them, which gives power to their suits. RZ can modify their NFL-Rs to resist the power drain, but it'll take time, and there are twelve games today, meaning 24 megacores are at risk. Ricky tells them about Ish and the solar alignment. RZ can't let them leave until their NFL-Rs are ready. Meanwhile, the bad guys plan to steal the Lions' and Panthers' megacores in Detroit. The Browns' Rusher tells the kids that they can stop the BlitzBorgz with the Anticorian growth ray that Ish gave to Ricky in the previous episode. RZ says that once the update is finished, they'll each have that capability in their NFL-Rs. Detroit is under attack, but the update still has a few more minutes left. Ricky takes the growth ray device and goes to Detroit. The Lions' Rusher attacks Ish, but Ricky tells him to stop. He tries to get through to Ish, but he won't listen. He runs away and activates BlitzBorgz, which Ricky shrinks with the growth ray device. The update is finally done, and Ash is sent to Detroit to give Ricky's NFL-R to him, and try to bring Ish back to his old self. RZ has another assignment for the guys. Ish untransformed offscreen, and runs into Calvin Johnson again. The only way this could be more like the amazing season 2 premiere would be if this all took place on Thanksgiving. He takes him to the Lions' megacore in their new vault. He tells Ish that it's never too late to turn away if he's not doing something for the right reasons, but Angkoro appears and throws him out with his telekinesis. Ish transforms again and takes the megacore, but it causes an alarm to go off. Zich and Angkoro leave the vault before the door closes, abandoning Ish and trapping him inside. They can't open the vault door. Ricky is being chased by the last BlitzBorg, and drops the growth ray device. He gets it back and shoots the Borg with it, but accidentally makes it bigger. He's saved by Ash, who shrinks it right before it can stomp him. She gives him his NFL-R back, and he transforms. They run into Calvin Johnson, who tells them what happened. He knew what happened to Ish after getting RZ's alert. Angkoro leaves, and Zich fights Ash and Ricky. Stellaria attacks the transport carrying the Panthers' megacore, which the others guys and the Panthers' Rusher are watching over. Angkoro arrives to help. I love the Rusher and the lady guard's scared, yet fairly nonchalant responses to their fifteen ton armored car floating in the air, with them in it. If anything, the Rusher should be more nonchalant, since he's dealt with Anticorians before. Do they all have special powers, like strength, telekinesis, wind, etc., like how the Rusherz and Guardians have unique powers? I'm putting way too much thought into a silly children's show that ended in 2014, aren't I? Zich escapes Ricky and Ash by collapsing a hallway. Sudden Death appears and breaks down the vault door. He says that Ish failed. He tries to give him the megacore, but it hurts him. He can't touch them, thanks to Ish altering his bio-molecular structure when he nearly killed him. His Anticorian minions have to channel the power for him. He refers to Ish as an inferior creature, and wants to destroy his life as revenge. Tua, Troy, and Marty are able to make Stellaria and Angkoro retreat. Ish comes to his senses, uses all three megacores to restore his guardian form, and punches Sudden Death. He meets up with Ash and Ricky on the field. He doesn't know if he's fully back yet, since he suddenly loses his suit and goes back to normal. Before Sudden Death can shoot them, he's blasted by the others and retreats. Back at the HoK, RZ says that life is filled with tempting choices that lead down the road to ruin, and Ish and Ricky are lucky that their brash actions didn't lead to disaster. Knowing the difference between a calculated risk and a foolish stunt is the sign of a truly great leader. Ish thought he could outsmart Sudden Death on his own like he did before, but his new power was too much. He apologizes to the others for what he did while under the mind control, and asks for their forgiveness. I mean, he really only attacked Ricky. Plus, he had a ton of help when he fought Sudden Death the first time, including from Ash. Still, the others accept the apology, and RZ says that he's confident that Ish has regained his powers. The Carolina Panthers and Detroit Lions tied in regulation at 28 points each, so they're going into sudden death overtime. Ish is watching the game with his parents, and says he's had too much Sudden Death for the week. The Anticorians are also watching the game, until the actual Big Bad Sudden Death destroys the screen, and reveals that his plan is to use the 32 megacores to open a portal to send Earth back to their world, and make every human bow to him.