1. Let me in!
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2. I need to see you... please.
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3. So, um, I'll meet you guys
at the library after dinner.
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4. About 7:30?
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5. You better.
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6. If I don't get a "B" on my
next...
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7. Aah!
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8. Aah!
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9. Aah!
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10. You can't go it alone.
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11. By now you're probably meeting
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12. some of the other Plumbers' kids,
but you have to find more.
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13. You need to put together a team.
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14. If you found this message, you
must be in pretty deep.
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15. There's a lot I can't reveal yet,
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16. but here's one thing I can...
you can't go it alone.
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17. By now you're probably meeting
some of the other Plumbers' kids,
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18. but you have to find more.
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19. Think we should be worried
about him?
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20. He's been watching that thing
for hours.
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21. Problem?
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22. Why haven't you asked
me out?
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23. What?
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24. You heard me.
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25. We spend all of our time together,
and you obviously like me.
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26. You do.
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27. I see you mooning at me when you
think I'm not looking.
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28. Mooning?
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29. And I like you...
most of the time.
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30. So I'm asking you again.
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31. See?
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32. That's the problem...
you're asking me.
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33. A guy does the asking.
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34. Yeah? When?
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35. Don't push me.
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36. Don't push me.
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37. Ben.
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38. There's a lot I can't reveal yet.
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39. You can't go it alone.
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40. You know, my dog used to gnaw
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41. at a spot on his butt
over and over.
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42. The vet made us put a cone
around his neck.
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43. You need to put together
a team.
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44. Easy does it.
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45. I'm not the one you're mad at.
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46. Cut me a break here.
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47. You want to go fight some aliens
or something?
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48. Or something.
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49. Let me see your Plumber's badge.
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50. Each of these blips shows the
location of another badge.
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51. Yep.
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52. And where there's a Plumber's badge,
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53. we'll find a
Plumber...
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54. or, at least, a Plumber's kid.
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55. Come on.
You're driving.
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56. You coming?
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57. Plumber.
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58. Plumber, Plumber, Plumber.
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59. You ever notice that if you say
a word enough times,
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60. it loses its meaning?
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61. Like a chance to ask
someone out.
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62. Every time that chance
comes along,
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63. it has less and less meaning,
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64. until you don't have
the chance anymore at all.
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65. Oh, for crying out loud.
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66. Are you guys having a fight?
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67. Gwen!
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68. Aaaah!
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69. Aaaaaaah!
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70. Humongousaur!
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71. Get everyone down.
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72. I can't hold this together
much longer.
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73. The girl!
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74. Ben!
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75. Hands... full!
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76. Everyone's okay.
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77. I-I have to get out of here.
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78. I was running, and I...
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79. It's okay, Trina.
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80. You're safe now.
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81. These guys saved you.
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82. Your friend's the one
who saved you.
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83. He's just being modest.
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84. Whoever you guys are,
whatever you are, thanks.
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85. Something strange has been
happening
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86. to the girls at our
school lately.
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87. Glad to help.
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88. We made a good team out there.
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89. You've got a Plumber's badge.
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90. Yeah, my dad gave it to me.
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91. You guys know about the
Plumbers?
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92. At this point,
we may as well be them.
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93. I'm Ben.
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94. This is Kevin
and my cousin Gwen.
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95. Wait.
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96. Ben as in Ben Tennyson?
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97. I am a huge fan of yours.
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98. But I heard you disappeared.
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99. I'm Mike Morningstar.
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100. Oh!
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101. Wow.
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102. That's never happened before.
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103. Maybe it's because we
both have powers?
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104. That's a theory.
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105. Anyway,
now that we all met...
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106. I should make sure Trina gets
home okay.
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107. But after that, why don't we
meet up at my place and talk?
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108. Sure.
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109. Sounds good.
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110. Can't wait.
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111. Mom and her new husband live
in the main house.
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112. They leave me alone,
let me do what I want.
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113. Cool.
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114. After you.
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115. Ugh!
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116. Nice.
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117. What is all this stuff?
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118. Some of my dad's
Plumber's gear.
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119. I brought it over from his
headquarters.
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120. I could take you there later if
you want.
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121. We'd all like to see it.
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122. It'd make my day.
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123. Here... let me show you
something.
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124. I'm patched into the central
Plumbers monitoring network.
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125. It's connected to everything...
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126. global and interplanetary
internet,
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127. Earthbound law-enforcement
frequencies...
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128. oh, and, of course, the badge
communicator channel.
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129. Communicator channel?
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130. Yeah.
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131. You... did know the badges are
communicators, didn't you?
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132. So, you keep an eye
on things with this stuff
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133. and use
your powers to help people.
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134. You're like your neighborhood's
very own superhero.
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135. Never thought of it that way,
but... I guess so.
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136. You know what I'm thinking?
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137. I know what I'm thinking.
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138. You should join our team.
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139. Don't you think we should...
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140. I don't know... get to
know this guy a little more?
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141. What's to know?
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142. He's got the powers.
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143. He's got the gear.
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144. He's got a sparkly
trail when he flies.
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145. And it's what grandpa
told us to do.
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146. My Grandpa Max was a Plumber,
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147. and he disappeared looking into
this big alien conspiracy
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148. that's going on against Earth.
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149. We're trying to find him so we
can stop it.
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150. Want to help?
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151. I'd love to.
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152. Forgot to pay your
electric bill?
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153. The electricity's been a
little undependable lately.
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154. No worries.
My backup generator kicked in.
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155. This isn't a brownout.
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156. Look at this spike in power usage
at the local power substation.
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157. The energy drain is enormous.
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158. Really?
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159. You said something
strange was happening in town.
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160. This definitely qualifies.
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161. If you need to check it out,
we'll help.
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162. Thanks.
We should.
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163. Stay sharp.
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164. We've got company.
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165. Sounds like that buzzing sound
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166. you always hear in old
monster movies.
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167. Any time you hear a sound
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168. and your only reference is
monster movies,
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169. it's a good idea to walk the
other way.
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170. Good rule of thumb.
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171. The girls here...
kind of weird.
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172. They're wearing uniforms from
my school,
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173. but I don't recognize them.
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174. Energy bolts... nice!
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175. Try not to hurt them!
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176. Maybe we can reverse this...
whatever it is.
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177. Try not to hurt them?
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178. Chromastone!
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179. That's not going to work.
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180. I'm a conductor.
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181. Unh...
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182. Are you all right?
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183. I don't know.
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184. I-I felt weak for a second.
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185. I feel better now.
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186. Here...
hold my hand.
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187. Use my energy.
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188. Aw, nice going.
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189. They're getting away.
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190. Sorry.
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191. It's okay.
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192. We all make mistakes.
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193. The important thing is,
we stopped them from...
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194. doing whatever it is they
were doing.
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195. We'll get better as we work
together more.
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196. We do make a good team.
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197. Uh-huh.
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198. What happened just now?
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199. You looked like you were
gonna faint.
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200. I can't thank you
enough for helping me.
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201. You could if you had
dinner with me.
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202. Right now?
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203. I'm hungry now.
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204. How about you?
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205. I was just gonna
suggest the same thing.
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206. Okay.
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207. What is up with you?
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208. You've been ignoring me ever
since we got here,
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209. you were lousy in the fight, and
now you're just acting goofy.
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210. Why are you pretending
to care?
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211. Later.
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212. You just gonna stand there?
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213. No, I was going to go
sit in the car.
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214. I don't trust this guy,
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215. and I don't think you
should have been so quick
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216. to make him one of the team.
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217. Admit it... you're just
jealous because Gwen likes him.
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218. You know what?
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219. It's fine.
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220. This is why you changed
your mind about
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221. Mike going off with Gwen...
so we could spy on him?
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222. Yep.
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223. Well... just stop!
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224. He ain't right, Ben.
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225. If you're not gonna check him
out, I am.
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226. You're doing the wrong thing,
Kevin...
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227. the old-Kevin thing.
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228. Step away from the door.
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229. You really want to
fight me over some new guy?
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230. That's how you're
gonna build a team?
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231. And they said I didn't learn
anything in the Null Void.
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232. Kevin!
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233. Is Mike home?
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234. He hasn't called me back since
you and that new girl showed up.
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235. Uh, Trina, right?
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236. Yeah, Morningstar ain't here
right now.
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237. We're just... picking up some
stuff for him.
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238. Then you know where he is.
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239. Can you take me?
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240. No!
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241. I mean... he's busy.
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242. I need to see him.
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243. Why won't he see me?
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244. Where did you get
those marks on your arm?
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245. I saw those same marks on that
zombie girl
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246. that tried to
tenderize me.
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247. I just want to see Mike.
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248. Yeah, I'm getting that.
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249. Call me crazy, but is it
possible Morningstar's
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250. the one making these girls
this way?
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251. You're crazy.
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252. 'Scuse us.
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253. Look, it didn't really hit me
till just now,
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254. but Gwen's been wearing her
sleeves lower than usual.
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255. She was hiding something.
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256. You're saying Gwen has
marks like that on her arms?
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257. I didn't see them for
sure, but it makes sense.
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258. Come to think of it,
Trina was all weak and wobbly
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259. when we first saw her
on the highway.
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260. Gwen was the same way at the
power plant.
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261. Gwen might have caught whatever
bug is doing this.
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262. Yeah.
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263. And the bug's name is
Mike Morningstar.
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264. I'm really glad we met, Gwen.
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265. Me too.
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266. I knew there was something
special about you
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267. the first time we met.
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268. I felt it, too.
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269. And now... all those other
girls mean nothing.
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270. Your energy is like nothing
I've ever felt before.
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271. When it flows into me,
I feel invincible.
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272. From the moment I touched you,
Gwen,
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273. I knew I'd found the only
girl I'd ever need.
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274. Fact is, you've
been against Morningstar
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minute we met him.
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276. Yeah, but at first,
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277. it was just 'cause he's an
arrogant, bragging rich kid.
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278. Who Gwen likes more than
she likes you.
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279. Yeah, some of that,
but now Gwen's in trouble,
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280. and you're too stuck on
following
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281. your grandpa's instructions to
see it.
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282. If Mike's turning those
girls into creatures,
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283. why isn't Trina one?
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284. I don't know!
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285. M-maybe it's like a vampire
thing.
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286. Maybe it takes a while before
they go all-zombie.
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287. Are you listening to
yourself?
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288. Mike's been helping us ever
since we got here.
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289. Why did he fight them with us?
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290. Ah, but he didn't,
remember?
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291. He told us not to hurt them.
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292. Then he accidentally blasted
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293. into the pipes
and let them get away.
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294. Even if you're right,
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295. we don't know where they went
for dinner.
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296. How are we supposed to find her?
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297. Easy...
we find him.
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298. The highway we found Trina on is
that way.
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299. She didn't just wander out there
by coincidence.
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300. She was trying to get away from
Morningstar.
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301. Let's take a break from the
crazy theories
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302. and just
check on Gwen, okay?
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303. Gwen!
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304. Get away from her!
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305. Jetray!
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306. Go away!
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307. Gwen's mine now.
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308. Hey!
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309. Ha!
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310. You're out of your league.
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311. Why use your powers to help
people
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312. when you can use them to
get whatever you want?
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313. All I ever wanted was power.
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314. And then you brought me Gwen.
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315. Guess I should thank you.
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316. I know the perfect thing.
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317. What are you doing?
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318. Coming to my senses.
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319. Stop this!
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320. Aaaaaaaaah!
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321. Unh!
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322. Kevin!
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323. Girls...
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324. Come here to me.
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325. Give me your power.
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326. Help me.
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327. Feed me.
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328. What?
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329. Wait! No!
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330. Aah! Aah!
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331. Aaaaaah!
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332. You don't deserve this.
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333. Listen, guys.
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334. I'm sorry I took Morningstar's
side over yours...
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335. and, more important, that I
wasn't watching your back.
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336. It wasn't your fault.
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337. I guess Morningstar had some
kind of... control over me.
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338. It was my fault.
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339. I was in such a hurry to build
our team, I ignored the danger.
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340. If I'm going to be a good leader,
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341. I'm going to need to
show better judgment.
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342. If you're gonna be a good leader,
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343. you need to stop
sounding like such a jerk.
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344. Kevin!
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345. No, that's okay.
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346. He's right...
I'm a jerk.
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347. So, Kevin, when you gonna ask
Gwen out?
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