Rush Zone S2 E20 "Ninja Nightmare"

## Plot

Mr. Cervantes takes Ricky, Ish, and Marty to a martial arts competition. Marty in particular loves it, and asks Ricky why he quit taking it. He says that he was never good enough, but his dad says that he never applied himself. He has every chance to be just as good as Jason. Jason is Ricky's cousin, and a national champion. He wins his match, and Mr. Cervantes leaves to congratulate him. Ricky thinks that he sees something above him, but doesn't see anything. A strange thing appears behind a ref. It looks like a ninja. It starts attacking. It's a ninja BlitzBot. The guys transform to fight it. Two more show up. They have special abilities, and disappear with a smoke bomb. Later, Jason confirms that he's alright, and asks Ricky where he went during the attack. He thinks that he ran away. Ash, Tua, and Troy congratulate the others for taking down the BlitzBotz. They wonder what the bots were even doing at a martial arts competition. The others ask Ricky what the deal is between him and his cousin. Even he doesn't know, and just says that Jason is always up in his face. They give him a tour of the Hall of Fame. Everyone else loves Jason, and think that he's pretty cool. They think that Ricky's being a little harsh. He says that Jason is a hotshot showoff who doesn't know when to stay out. Drop Kick is almost finished building a power transfer chamber. It will be able to directly infuse the Ninja BlitzBotz with energy from a megacore. Wildcard plans for the Guardians to face an army of BlitzBotz, but Drop Kick didn't plan on so many at the same time. He has to test the chamber with an actual megacore first. Drop Kick discovers sarcasm, and comments to himself that Wildcard has no idea that his reprogramming was a failure. The kids are summoned to the HoK. Ricky tells Jason that they work at the Hall of Fame part time, and they'll see him later. RZ has a special security assignment for them at an airfield just outside of St. Louis. He's made a few adjustments to the passage. They can now go anywhere within range of a megacore. The Miami Dolphins have just arrived at the airport for their game against the Rams. Their Rusher, Sonar, will fill them in when they get there. They need to accompany the team on their bus to the stadium. The extra security is because they're transporting their megacore. Ricky meets Cameron Wake, defensive linebacker for the Dolphins. He tells Mr. Wake about his cousin, and how he's a showoff who's better than him at a lot of stuff. Cameron asks him if it really matters, as long as they both do their own things, can't they both be happy for each other? He tells Ricky that family always has to stick together. Ricky realizes that he's right and thanks him for the advice. The kids and Sonar get on the bus. It's suddenly hijacked by a Ninja BlitzBot, who drives off. There's at least four more on the roof. Sonar will stop the bus driver while the kids stop the others. He stops the bus, and the kids transform. They defeat the BlitzBotz. However, they find Sonar tied up, with water on the floor. He tells them that some of the bots took the megacore from its water tank. Drop Kick tells Wildcard that even with his suit fully charged, it must be hard to resist the power of a megacore. He says that he'll have the power of the megacores soon enough. Back at the HoK, RZ informs the kids that the megacore is still in the St. Louis area. They need to change their strategy to defeat them. Ricky goes to Jason for help, and apologizes for running off earlier. Jason admits that he's a little jealous of Ricky's life. He's a great football player, with great friends. Okay. And? Wait, that's it? I get why someone with no friends or athletic ability would be jealous at that, but him? We've seen nothing from Jason so far to suggest any of that, or that his life isn't as great as it appears. Maybe if one or both of his parents cared more about football than martial arts, but again, there's been no indication of that. Jason was never that good at football, even though he tried to be. Ricky assumed that since he was so good at martial arts, that's all he ever wanted to do. Jason tried a lot of things. He was good at some, and bad at others. He found his passion in karate. Ricky asks him what he knows about ninja. The goal is to remain calm in the face of fear, and is more about the mental aspect than the physical fighting style. If they can do that, they'll see opportunity in every situation. A reporter is interviewing the Rams player James Laurinaitis, a middle linesman. She asks him if it's true that the Dolphins are playing without their megacore. He says that he hopes it's not true, and that it's bad news when a team loses its megacore. He wouldn't wish it on anybody. After the interview, he sees a Ninja BlitzBot ambush their Rusher, Rampage. He throws at football at the bot, who disappears in a puff of smoke. Rampage calls in the Guardians for backup. Once they get there, they're immediately surrounded by an army of Ninja BlitzBotz. Ricky tells them what Jason told him about ninja. Wildcard gives more power to the bots. The megacore disappears. Drop Kick says that he might have "accidentally" teleported the megacore somewhere. Somewhere being the football field, and Cameron Wake picks it up. Wildcard, angry that his plan failed again, wrecks the transfer chamber. Drop Kick's plan was to imprint the megacore's energy signature on a microchip. Ricky and Jason play takeaway against the others.