1. 'A private jet to LA?
A limo to pick us up?'
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2. VIP seats for
the all-star game?
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3. V, this is the bomb!
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4. Hey, thank my pops,
he's the one who helped
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5. to raise all that money
for the charity fund.
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6. Virgil, I'm gonna let you two
go straight to the arena
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7. while I get us checked
into the hotel.
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8. - Whoa, look!
- Oh!
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9. 'Man, nothing in
this town is real.'
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10. Three words. A-maz-ing.
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11. Nice hands.
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12. I'm just tired of
dragging your sorry butt
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14. How about McGrady?
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15. He's all talk, no shoot.
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16. Hey, what are you
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17. I made my last six shots, yo-yo.
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18. That's yao-yo.
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19. Um, here's your ball back.
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20. Thanks.
And who are you guys?
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21. - Virgil Hawkins.
- Richie Foley.
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22. - Pleased to meet you. I'm—
- "The Mailman" Karl Malone.
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23. And you're Tracy McGrady..
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24. Yao Ming and Steve Nash.
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25. We are huge fans!
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26. Super mega huge!
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27. Well, can't have our
super mega huge fans visit
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28. and go home empty-handed.
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29. How'd you guys like an
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30. - Us?
- No.
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31. - Definitely. Yes!
- Yes!
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32. Would you guys
please sign it?
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33. Hey! What's the deal?
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34. You broke the ball.
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35. Hey, I saved for two months
to buy these kicks.
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36. Everything's disintegrating!
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37. No.
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38. 'Just everything
made of rubber.'
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39. crack
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40. Mr. Malone, do you know..
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41. Where'd they go?
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42. V, you don't think?
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43. Richie, get real.
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44. Come on. Let's see
what's going on.
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45. Man, the city's stopped.
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46. Not even the cops
can get through.
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47. Maybe that's the idea.
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48. Backpack got something?
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49. He's sensing increased
abnormal transformations
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50. of base compounds
on a molecular level.
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51. - In English?
- Nanites.
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52. That's English?
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53. Nanites are
microscopic machines
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54. that can reconstruct one
material form into another.
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55. Where are they coming from?
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56. The source is... that way.
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57. whoosh
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58. whoosh whoosh
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59. - Don't tell me.
- Yup.
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60. 'Backpack's sensors show that
it's made entirely of nanites.'
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61. I told you not to tell me.
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62. That thing's billions
of little robots
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63. all squished into one.
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64. Kind of like a gigantic beehive
without the hive.
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65. thud
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66. Let's put this mountain of
nanites on the right track.
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67. We're getting to it.
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68. Or maybe not.
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69. boom
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70. Uh-oh.
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71. I think we're having
one of those days.
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72. I'll hold 'em off.
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73. Guess I'll sumo wrestle
with Godzilla.
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74. swish swish
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75. Yo, metal heads!
I'm warning you.
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gonna force me to..
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77. W.. Whoa! Whoa!
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78. Chill, man,
we're on your side.
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79. Oh, yeah? Well, then,
I'm gonna need to see some ID.
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80. Time for a full-court
press, guys.
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81. Look out!
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82. That was close!
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83. crackle crackle
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84. thud
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85. That was heavy.
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86. slam
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87. crash
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88. whoosh
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89. Thanks for letting me take
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90. I'll tie him up.
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91. splat
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92. Hold him steady.
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93. boom
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94. These guys are good.
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95. Aah!
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96. Hey! Hands off the merchandise,
you nanite kleptomaniac!
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97. crackle crackle
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98. Static's down!
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99. Let me go! What are you..
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100. 'Help!'
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101. - Where's Gear?
- In that tornado.
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102. And I don't think
he's on his way to Oz.
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103. But don't sweat it, Static,
we'll find him.
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104. Just who are you guys anyway?
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105. Karl Malone.
Code name, Pulverizer.
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106. Point Man.
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107. Center Force.
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108. Spin Drive.
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109. We're the Hoop Squad.
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110. I need to rescue Gear.
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111. That's why we're here.
We're going to help you.
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112. As you can see, we've been
recruited for hero duty.
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113. I don't get it.
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114. How did basketball superstars
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115. end up as superheroes?
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116. Who else has the right mix
of strength and skills
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117. to operate these
bio-enhancer suits?
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118. clang
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119. Pretty small crib.
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120. Wow! Look at all
these cool toys.
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121. These cool toys
as you call them
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122. are necessary
in order to overcome..
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123. The dangers similar to
the one you faced earlier.
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124. Static, this is Mason Andrew.
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125. 'He's the main contact between
the Hoop Squad and the NBA.'
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126. You're a sports agent?
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127. I'm with the
National Biotech Authority.
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128. Okay, that's a new one to me.
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129. It's a secret organization
dedicated to preserving—
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130. World peace and stability.
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131. This is his creation, La Gata.
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132. She's got his brain
and a little extra.
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133. She built our bio-enhancer suits
based on Mason's design.
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134. Awesome.
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135. But isn't all this
ultra top secret?
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136. Of course.
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137. Then why show it to me?
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138. With your special powers
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139. we're hoping
you can help us stop—
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140. - Dr. Odium.
- Dr. Odium?
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141. The scientist who created the
creature that kidnapped Gear.
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142. He used to work for us as a—
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143. Bio-technical
artificial +intelligence
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144. and robotics expert.
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145. - Please don't interrupt.
- Sorry.
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146. - Odium's specialty was—
- Nanites.
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147. Oh. Not another word.
Go ahead.
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148. He was brilliant, but he—
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149. - +Felt we—
- We're holding—
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150. - Him—
- Back!
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151. Do they always act like this?
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152. Only when they're together.
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153. - Are they ever apart?
- Never.
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154. Odium wanted to
experiment on humans.
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155. When the government
turned him down, he was—
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156. Sacked, canned, 86'd.
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157. We got this tape an hour ago.
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158. Well, Mason, I hope
I now have your attention.
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159. I want $100 million in two hours
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160. or I'll release
+my nanites again.
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161. +Only this time, they'll destroy
the entire West Coast.
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162. My nanites are
controllable, Mason.
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163. Just as I told you.
Watch my little babies.
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164. beep
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165. +He sure mastered the shake,
rattle, and roll.
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166. One hundred million.
Two hours.
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167. Ciao.
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168. But this part of the country
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169. is like one big earthquake
waiting to happen.
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170. I mean, correct.
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171. This Odium guy's insane.
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172. Countless tiny robots built
to my exact specifications.
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173. Impressive,
wouldn't you say?
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175. And why show me any
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176. I'm not gonna run for +president
of your fan club.
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177. You're obviously a bright boy.
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178. I thought you, of all people
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179. +might appreciate
what I've done.
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180. You know, I see
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181. The problem is I don't like me.
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182. That makes two of us.
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183. You'll never get away
if static finds you.
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184. Well, thanks to you, he will.
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185. And hopefully
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187. - Yo.
- McGrady.
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188. It's mine.
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189. - Hello?
- 'Virgil.'
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190. +Pops!
Um, hi. Where are you?
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191. I'm at the hotel.
+Where are you?
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192. Where am I?
Um, well, see, I..
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193. Hey, Mr. Hawkins?
Karl Malone here.
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194. - +Karl Malone? The Karl Malone?
- Uh-huh.
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195. Listen,
Virg +is hanging out with me
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196. and a couple of the players,
is that okay with you?
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197. My Virgil, hanging
with the Mailman?
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198. Well, sure, it's okay.
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199. It's great!
It's better than great.
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200. - It's spectacular!
- 'Cool.'
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201. We'll have +him and Richard
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202. as soon as we can.
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203. 'I just wanna say
that I've always'
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204. 'admired your moves on—'
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205. That's great, Mr. Hawkins.
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206. - See ya.
- Thanks.
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207. It's not easy, having to
make stuff up all the time.
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208. Gear!
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209. 'Static,
you gotta get me out of here.'
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210. 'This Odium guy is
totally out of control.'
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211. I feel ya, man.
Where are you?
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212. 'I don't know,
I'll keep this connection open'
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213. 'so you can trace me.'
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214. - Hang on, bro.
- +Okay. Hurry!
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215. Sadly, they will
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217. He's somewhere
around here, guys.
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218. Hey, I'm picking up
the signal in there.
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219. Hold it.
This is Gear's shockbox.
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220. Then where's Gear?
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221. I think I smell a trap.
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222. I think they smell food.
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223. - Stay back. I'll zap 'em!
- Too many.
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224. You'll +run out of juice
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225. Then the only way to go is up.
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226. That's 20 feet
+of solid concrete
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227. you want us to punch through.
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228. - Uh-huh.
- You heard the man.
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229. Cover your ears.
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230. - That won't hold it for long.
- What?
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231. Allow me to make a point.
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232. That's the strongest
magnetic field I've got.
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233. +Maybe they changed
the molecular structure
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234. so magnetism doesn't affect it
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237. - Onward and upward.
- Argh, here we go!
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238. - Everybody cool?
- Oh, man!
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239. Guys, you all know
our newest member, Water Boy.
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240. Hey! stop! I'm just kidding.
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241. - You okay?
- Yeah, but I wasn't much help.
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242. This is team play, Static.
We all do what we can.
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243. It's that way playing
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244. I hate to break up
this little party
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245. but we still have to find Gear.
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247. Hey, I just did a La Gata.
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248. beep beep beep
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249. Men, La Gata's picked up
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250. increased abnormal
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252. Over the abandoned oil +fields
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253. That's nanite activity.
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254. Hmm, you are very smart
for a short person.
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255. Those oil fields
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256. +because they were too close
to the earthquake fault system.
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257. - Finally! No interrupt—
- That's it!
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258. You know the giant compressor
the robot was stealing?
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259. What if Odium needs
it to pump his nanites
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260. down through the well shafts?
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261. That kind of activity could
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262. All that will be left of LA
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263. and the West Coast
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264. Nothing!
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265. And so begins your journey
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268. Do like he says, man,
or we're gonna whup you so bad
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+plastic surgery
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270. 'just so folks could
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271. Odium's a machine?
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272. Now that's pretty weird,
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282. Gotta reverse this pump.
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'Stop!'
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284. Those tanks will explode.
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288. Gear?
Is it really you this time?
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297. Now that his nanite
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298. I'll give him an
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299. +Keep him on ice
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300. and tell him the Hoop Squad says
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Rejected!
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304. Yeah! Get it up to pulverizer!
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305. Point Man? Pulverizer?
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superheroes we like.
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not superheroes.
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