If anyone is going to turn
this organization around,
it's going to be King Lizard.
If those sequids ever
take over, Earth is next.
Forgive me, Allen.
Hello, son. It's been a while.
This is your little brother.
I never even f*cking knew you.
You don't need the bum.
I need help here!
Viltrum knows
I've left my post.
- They'll track me.
- Are those...
Viltrumite soldiers.
Why do I care about them?
You need to fight
like a Viltrumite.
I don't kill people.
Your father will be executed.
You will assume his mission
and prepare the
planet for our rule.
It's the emperor's other son.
Is he dead?
His chest is moving.
What is all that red liquid?
It must be his blood.
He has a hole in his body.
The city.
Andressa.
We can take you there.
Mark.
Nolan.
Where's Nolan?
The Viltrumites took him.
I'm sorry.
The city, these people,
it's all our fault.
Mark, you saved my life.
And your brother's.
If my dad and I
hadn't been here
none of this would've happened.
If your father hadn't been
here, I wouldn't have a son.
And if you hadn't been
here, we both would've died.
Thraxan lives are short
compared to yours.
Our culture doesn't
assign blame.
We only look forward.
We will rebuild, Mark.
Count on that.
Mark Grayson!
Oh, hey. Nuolzot.
I have good news.
We've completed a
ship to take you home.
You can return to your planet
and your center for
learning and drink.
Um, thanks, but I can't go yet.
There's still so much to do.
Oh, the city will
be whole again soon.
Your people must
need your strength.
Eh, there's tons
of heroes on Earth.
I'm sure they got it covered.
Behold, the might of Omnipotus!
Tremble before
my unlimited power!
No.
I'm sure you know
your planet best.
- Empress.
- Nuolzot.
Did you give Mark the news?
I thought he'd be more pleased.
Humans are very confusing.
I am pleased.
Yeah, I-I want to see my
mom and my girlfriend.
But there's more to
do here, and I...
You've helped enough.
It's time you return home.
But there is something
else I must ask of you.
Take your brother with you.
Home to Earth.
What?
What are you talking about?
You're his mom.
Mark, look at me.
Look how much older I am
than when you first arrived.
You brother ages
quicker than you
but far slower than my people.
I'll be gone before he
can form a sentence.
When Nolan was
here, that was fine.
He could be raised
by his father.
But now
everyone he knows here
will soon be dead.
Generations will pass
before he's even an adult.
What mother would abandon
him to a life like that?
My dad was worried
about that for me, too.
Nolan changed me.
I see life now on a longer
scale than most Thraxans.
But to me,
your centuries are
still just a concept.
To you and your brother,
it's the life you must live.
I just keep hoping
my dad's okay.
I hope that, too.
But if he lives,
he'll go searching
for you, not me.
Wait, no, that's not...
My time with
Nolan was special.
But he will know
my life has run its course.
Remember me, child.
Someday, I hope
you'll understand
why I had to let you go.
Please?
Very soon, you'll be all he has.
And he will need someone.
Thanks, Paul. See you tomorrow.
Debbie?
Wait, uh...
Forgot to give you this.
It's from all of
us at the office.
For the house we sold?
Kind of. Uh...
Well...
We all know
how hard it's been for you.
But it's good to have you back.
Thanks. Thank you, Paul.
Hmm.
Hey, Mom.
Mark! Oh!
Jesus, Mark. It's
been two months.
I try not to worry, but
even Cecil's been frantic.
He's...
Oh.
Who is that?
I-I-I don't even have the words.
This morning, I didn't even
know if Nolan was alive.
I-I didn't even know if
I wanted him to be alive.
Now he's left another
planet in ruins and his
his new kid is
sitting in my kitchen.
The Viltrumites took him, Mom.
Dad didn't have a choice.
Oh, like hell he didn't.
He didn't have to
go to that planet.
He certainly didn't have
to find a new partner
and have a new baby.
He's never on the hook
for the lives he destroys.
Just leaves it for
everyone else to clean up.
Again and again.
I know, I know.
What are we supposed
to do with him?
Children that age
need constant care.
He doesn't even had a name.
Well, he ages fast.
He won't stay a
toddler for long.
Maybe I can take a year off
from college to look after him.
What? No. Absolutely not.
I've been gone for two months.
It's not like my grades are
gonna be amazing anyway.
And I changed a lot of
diapers on the way home.
What about Cecil?
We can't.
There's got to be other options.
Like what? He's purple.
I can't give him to a stranger,
and I don't want to
leave college, but...
Y-You're right about
Dad leaving his problems
for other people to fix.
But he's my brother.
And I-I can't just abandon him.
Well, you must get it from
my side of the family.
Don't quit school, Mark.
I'll take some time off of work
and look after him
for a few days.
I'll figure something out.
Mm, but you're
changing that diaper
before you go anywhere.
All right, have someone
look into the sighting.
It's probably a hoax,
but we can't risk it.
I want a report in an hour.
Sir, may I have a minute?
We're a little busy, Donald,
if you hadn't noticed.
I need you to make time for...
this.
Everybody out!
You heard me!
I need the room.
Now.
Okay.
You've got my attention.
After Omni-Man
went bad last year,
we blew up our surveillance
house to stop him.
You triggered it after
getting everyone to safety.
You barely made it
out alive yourself.
So why don't I remember it?
You were in shock. You
got burned pretty bad.
Burned?
Is that what you call
this?
With respect, sir,
what did you do to me?
Oh.
I thought I was on
the White Room list.
You are, for most of it.
Lights.
What is that?
It's what we did to you.
State of the art. It's
expensive as hell.
Damn sight better than your
old one, if you ask me.
How?
You were lucky.
Omni-Man's body shielded
you from most of the blast.
When we pulled you out,
your brain was intact.
The rest of you, not so much.
The r-rest of me?
Cecil, what the hell am I now?
You're you.
But better, stronger.
Alive.
Uh...
I-I don't remember... I
don't remember any of it.
All these people
knew and I didn't?
PTSD's a bitch.
We figured you'd be
better off without it.
You mean you'd be better off.
You had no right.
What do you want, Donald?
Would you rather be dead?
You know the world we
live in, what the job is.
There's no time for
existential angst.
Angst? That's what you call it?
Jesus, Cecil.
I knew you were cold, but
I never knew you were...
Uh, sirs?
- What?
- What?
And that's more than enough
philosophy for today.
Hmm... Hmm?
Hmm?
Since when did you start
locking the window?
Mark. Holy sh*t.
Um, I started locking it
after that giant bug dressed
like a dog showed up.
Did you save them
from those meteors?
Meteors? Oh, right.
Um...
Yes and no?
Um, it got...
It got weird... for me.
Yeah, I kind of figured.
You were gone a long time.
Like forever in college years.
You need to go see
the dean, by the way.
Something about
academic probation?
You said you'd cover for me.
I did, for a while.
Two months, Mark.
That's more excuses
than anyone can make up.
What happened?
Uh, a lot.
I saw my dad.
Your dad?
Look, I'll-I'll tell
you all about it,
but I need to see Amber first.
Oh, sure, ditch me for your
girlfriend, why don't you?
It'll give you time to put
all my posters back up.
All of them.
And when exactly
were you planning to
tell me you were back?
I mean, it's not
like you didn't know.
I ordered you not to go.
You were gone two months.
Now you don't even check in?
I needed to see my mom
and my girlfriend first.
We had a deal, Mark.
You promised, if I
put you in the field,
you'd follow orders.
You don't get to pick and
choose when that applies.
I saved millions of
lives out there, Cecil.
And it looks like everything
here was just fine.
Yeah. Things were just peachy.
The Guardians almost
died saving the planet
while you were off
gallivanting with space bugs.
What I did out there, wh-what
I found was important.
You already know, don't you?
We keep an eye on Debbie
for her protection.
Passive monitoring, mostly.
Certain keywords
trigger a closer listen.
Unbelievable.
You're angry about
me not reporting in?
I don't need to.
You got cameras
in my mom's house.
It's not cameras. We
would never do that.
All right, since you
already know everything,
I'll go see my girlfriend
like I planned.
Fine by me.
I'll send a team to
pick up Nolan's kid.
You can't.
What are you gonna do?
Leave him with your mom?
He's an alien.
We're more qualified
to take care of him.
He's my brother, not
a science experiment.
Call your people off.
They're already on their way.
Call them off.
Now.
I'll check in tomorrow.
Fine. I'm sure
your mom will love
looking after her
ex-husband's new kid.
Coming.
Mark.
Oh, my God, you're back.
I missed you so much.
I didn't mean to
be gone so long.
They took me to this
insane planet...
tarium in, uh, Philadelphia
when I... you know, when
I was visiting my aunt.
♪ When I give it to ya...
Guys, this is my boyfriend Mark.
He's been gone a while
dealing with family stuff.
Mark, this is Bridget,
Jannie and Corey.
Hey, dude. Nice to
finally meet you.
Wow, so he is real.
I thought Amber was just trying
to brush off creepy dudes.
Yep.
Yep, very real over here.
Just not around the
last few, um, months.
♪ Baby, it's divine, keep
on running after me ♪
♪ I might let you...
We should let you guys catch up.
Amber, we'll get
your notes later.
Nice meeting you, Mark.
♪ Mine, I might
let you be mine...
What happened out there?
♪ Mine, I might
let you be mine ♪
♪ I might let you be ♪♪
So the kid's at your
mom's house now?
For now.
I don't know what I'm gonna do.
And I thought I had
a crazy few months.
sh*t, I'm sorry, I...
I've been talking about
myself this whole time.
No, I-I mean, you've been
through a lot, I get it.
No, really, I...
I want to know
everything I missed.
Well, college is no joke.
I failed a sociology test that's
worth a third of my grade.
Seriously? You?
Yeah.
My grandpa died. I
didn't take it too well.
Oh.
Yeah, I got through it.
The funeral, coming back here.
You know, people
asked where you were.
Having to lie about
it wasn't awesome.
I didn't think it would
be this complicated.
It's okay.
I knew the deal
when I signed on.
Not just the superhero thing.
All of it.
I thought, with my dad gone,
he was at least done
ruining my life, but...
Hey. He can't change
how I feel about you,
no matter how many
planets he destroys.
That's the important thing.
I'm glad you're back.
Help.
Help me.
Please.
Sir? Sir?
Are you all right, sir?
Wh-What is it?
There's something
you need to see
on our long-range scans, sir.
This is stupid.
I can see in the dark.
That assumes you
still have your eyes.
Time.
Monster Girl, Kate, shower off.
Bulletproof,
Shapesmith, you're up.
Immortal, if I
may have a moment,
m-may I remind you that
Monster Girl's transformations
cause her to age in reverse.
I know how my
team's powers work.
Then you must understand
that this kind of training
is hazardous for her.
- I've developed a simulation...
- Hey.
I can hear you, you know.
Amanda, I-I noticed the Immortal
wasn't tracking your
transformations.
It's not his job to
track my transformations.
And it's not yours, either.
But logically if there's a way
to mitigate your lost time...
If you get this
controlling after one date,
there's not going
to be another one.
Oh no!
Is eighth-grade prom canceled?
Don't tell me...
Aah! Motherf*cker!
Oh, f*ck.
You know people try to kill
us every single day, right?
Just call, please!
We have a problem.
It's coming from Mars,
headed directly for Earth.
We've tried calling, but
they're not answering.
It may be unmanned.
Except it's packed to the
gills with bio-matter.
Ship's coming from Mars, huh?
I wonder if there's anyone
here with insider knowledge
of Mars.
Um...
Friends,
I have a secret to unbury.
I am not a human person from
Earth like I once told you.
Prepare yourselves,
for the truth may be more
than you can handle...
We know you're a Martian.
What, you thought we'd
let you join the team
without figuring that out?
You all knew that?
Son of a bitch.
What we don't know
is how you got to Earth
and why you're here.
Okay, well...
Um, I was born a baby Martian,
far away on the planet Mars.
Like all Martians, we used
sequids as our servants
since they couldn't penetrate
our shape-shifting skin,
which is something they
very much like to do.
Even as a young Marsling,
I hated living underground.
I wanted to see the stars.
- Wow.
- This way! Run!
So, when the opportunity
presented itself...
I took it.
I hitched a ride to Earth
with your space people.
And when I got here, I
was inspired to do good.
I met all of you...
Wait a second.
What happened to
the real astronaut?
Well?
M-My people were right
behind us in the tunnels.
I thought they'd find him
before the sequids did.
Find him and kill him, you mean.
But they didn't
find him, did they?
Something else did.
I know... I don't know.
Well, okay, given
our present situation
and that big ship
on its way here,
one might assume...
Well, I mean, one might guess
that m-maybe... and,
but this is a maybe
he possibly became
a possessed host
for the singular
and terrifying sequid hive-mind.
I'm so sorry.
Ah, okay, so we have.
God knows how many of
those things headed here,
they possessed the
real Rus Livingston
and they're capable of
possessing a million more of us.
And it's all your fault.
Yes, you understand now.
Oh, that's bad.
Hang on.
We're gonna believe this guy?
He lied to us the whole time.
No, before, I was lying.
Now I'm telling the truth.
It's very different.
You left an American
astronaut up there to die.
I... apologize?
Shut up, all of you.
There will be
consequences for this.
But that ship cannot be
allowed to reach Earth.
And Shapesmith is the only
source of intelligence we have.
We need him. For now.
The team will be me,
Bulletproof, Black Sampson,
Monster Girl and...
Shapesmith.
Rex, Shrinking
Rae, Kate and Rudy,
you'll hold things down here.
It's an alien spacecraft,
so you'll need my
technical expertise.
I'll be protected in my suit.
Agreed. Rudy, you go, too.
No, you don't understand.
There are millions of
sequids on that ship.
Maybe hundreds of millions.
We won't be enough.
Look, I realize this is
out of character, but...
I have an idea.
♪ Skipping stones
out on the shore ♪
♪ Still not sure what
you asked me here for...
♪ But I'm scouring the
earth on the forest floor...
♪ Skipping stones till
my arm is sore... ♪
sh*t.
You know, it's been
like five years
and your parents still haven't
fixed the lock on your window.
I'm starting to wonder if maybe
they want you to be abducted.
I'm not in the mood, Rex.
And I'm not here
to make fun of you.
Seriously.
Ugh. Or to get in your pants.
Or whatever you
think I'm here to do.
But when I heard
you were back here,
I knew something was wrong.
Mm.
I don't need your pity, Rex.
Since when do I do pity?
Did you see what
I did in Chicago?
The park collapse?
I heard about it, yeah.
Yeah, I messed up.
People almost got hurt.
And then I took it
out on Killcannon
and people did get hurt.
I try to help,
and all I do is
cause more problems.
My parents were right.
Who do I think I am?
Everybody f*cks up.
To f*ck up is human.
Eh, Shakespeare said that.
The Immortal. Black Sampson.
Freaking "Robot,"
or Rudy or whatever
he calls himself now.
They've all sh*t the
bed at least once.
Having powers isn't easy, but
we do our best.
Even assholes like me.
Just do the math, Eve.
You are so far in the
black that it's stupid.
You showed this to
me the week we met.
You were still pretty
beat up from losing them.
I hardly think about them now.
Because you got through it.
And then you got through
my douche bag teenage ass
dumping my problems on you.
And hiding in your bedroom
for a year and a half.
Then a hundred other
battles with teen team.
Through all of that,
you've saved so many people.
And each time, you made this
sh*tty, awful, terrible world
a little bit better.
Also, I checked on that couple
you pulled from the river.
They're gonna make
a full recovery.
Because of you.
So, dry your tears,
tell your parents to go
shove it up their asses
and get back out there, right?
All right.
Thanks, Rex.
Now what do you want?
I am offended.
But yes, I do have
a tiny favor to ask
that involves a
space rocket ship.
Pew-pew-pew?
Okay.
Open. Delicious.
It's delic...
What are we gonna do with you?
You've got to like at
least one human food.
Mark. We have a
front door, you know.
Sorry.
Oh, oh, hey, Mr. Messy.
How's he eating?
Well, so far, he
hates everything.
I guess he'll fit right
in with the human kids.
Uh, sorry.
Hey, do you know
where Dad's stuff is?
I got rid of most of
it, gave it to charity.
What? Y-You could've
asked me first.
Well, you were gone
for two months.
And I could've live in limbo
just waiting for
you to come back.
I'm sorry.
- W-What were you looking for?
- It's just...
When the Viltrumites
were taking Dad away,
he told me to read his books.
What if he hid something them,
like slid it between the pages?
It's not a good time, Cecil.
Sorry, Debbie, it's urgent.
Mark, I need you to
go to space again.
What? I just got
back from space.
You were actually
pretty pissed about it.
Think of this as
your redemption tour.
We got a ship full of
those sequid things
coming in hot from Mars.
You remember them?
Yeah...
If they get their
tentacles on Earth,
they'll be pulling
our strings forever.
We need to stop them.
Sure. Of course.
You need any help
with the new kid?
We're fine. Thank you.
Well, think about when
you go back to work.
You'll need a trained caretaker,
not some neighborhood
babysitter.
- We have people for that.
- That's our decision.
Not yours.
Just consider it.
Please?
But you just got
back from space.
Well, they're
heading for Earth.
And it's serious.
And, uh, a lot of
people could get hurt.
So, I...
Just come back safe, okay?
Always.
Hey, Jannie, you guys
got plans tonight?
Nah, everything's fine,
just want to take
my mind off things.
Invincible, I didn't
know you were joining us.
Yeah, well, this didn't
sound super optional.
- Got room for one more?
- Eve!
Hi. R-Rex said you
guys could use a hand.
We could indeed.
But will you be vulnerable
to these creatures?
Uh, you're not the only one
who can make a suit of armor.
Hmm. Two minutes to launch.
Well, that's my cue to leave
you brave little astronauts
to the endless
darkness of space.
If you succeed, well, I taught
you everything you know.
If not...
I guess we're all f*cked.
Three, two, one.
We have ignition.
So
you two may not know this,
or acknowledge it any way,
but this guy's now the
ranking Guardian on Earth.
Says who?
Uh, me. Just now.
It's like calling shotgun.
Okay, first rule, no
rolling those eyes.
Second rule, get ready.
Because we are just
gonna chill out
until those losers get back.
And
there is no third rule.
We're supposed to monitor other
threats while they're gone.
Oh, sure, like there's gonna be
two huge world-shattering
emergencies at the same time.
Oh, no!
I'd like to see that, Rae.
Hey. Who's there?
Sorry, Sarge.
For f*ck's sake, Jerry. You
scared the sh*t out of me.
I-I know, I know
it's not my break,
but I-I missed lunch.
Get your damn snack
and get out of...
Ah, hell!
Move!
Yes, sir.
And remember,
kill first, ask questions later.
We have a problem.
What's a problem
but an opportunity in disguise?
You want them to
know we're here?
Of course.
This just speeds
things up a bit.
Man, my dad's a dick,
but you win the sh*tty
Dad Contest hands down.
Yeah, but it was
worse than that.
I was gone for so long,
I wasn't there for
Amber, my mom, you.
And you guys needed me.
I'm sure you'll get a chance
to make it up to me soon.
Listen up.
We need more information
about the Martian ship.
Its weapon systems,
what kind of resistance
we can expect once
we're on board.
So, Shapesmith here
is going to answer
all of our questions.
I'd rather not, since those
are Martian military secrets.
But I will, though.
That ship is one
of our warships.
It's very big. There could
be millions of sequids on it,
but hopefully not.
They're small, but very
strong for their size.
A ship full of demon
jellyfish with super strength.
Great.
There must be Martians
on board, too.
The sequids can't pilot
a ship on their own.
We should seek
these Martians out.
Make contact.
Ah, yes, my old chums.
They, um...
They may not be
enthusiastic to see me.
I imagine not.
Robot, what's your plan
to get us on board?
In just a minute, I'll
cut the shuttle's power.
Like Shapesmith says, the
Martian ship is large,
so we'll look like
debris to them.
Then we'll clamp on and cut
an entry hole in the hull.
Good.
So good. But it won't work.
Why not?
The warship's sensors
are very powerful.
They'll know the difference
between space garbage
and whatever we are.
You're telling us this now?
Yes, I'm telling you this now.
Also, they won't
hesitate to fire missiles
when they spot us coming.
Shapesmith...?
Yes, those. Look.
Th-Those are the missiles
I was talking about.
Don't we have
shields or something?
This isn't Star
Trek. We're unarmed.
Everyone, close to me. Now!
Half pepperoni, half mushroom,
an order of garlic
knots and some wings.
Two garlic knots.
Two garlic knots.
Uh-oh.
No, no, no. Keep ordering, Rae.
Cecil's just checking
in to say hi, right?
Cecil? Right?
- Oh, God.
- We need a plan.
I'm gonna barf.
Close your damn eyes, then.
Please, calm down.
We have enough oxygen
for at least ten minutes.
I'm not sure I can hold this
together for ten minutes.
Everyone who can fly,
push towards the ship.
Hello, fellow Martians.
Nice to see you all again.
I was just on Earth and, um...
Earth? You're the one!
You let all of this happen!
I know he is the
cause of all this,
but we are here to help.
You're humans. They'll
enslave you immediately.
We're not like the
rest of our kind.
- We can withstand them...
- Ugh!
- Gross.
- No!
Got it.
They share minds! Now all
the sequids know you're here!
You got any instructions, boss?
Mm, get a soda.
And relax.
The king has a plan.
Those are nuclear blast doors.
Impenetrable from the outside.
We sealed the tunnel, so
there's no other way in.
Now, we just sit here and wait
for the government to
comply with our demands.
Otherwise, New York,
Los Angeles,
Chicago...
Die fast, assholes.
My pizza's getting cold.
Ah, humans.
You think you can
stop us? You cannot.
You.
We remember you.
We can't pierce your skin.
No matter. There will be
others for our purposes.
Get them off him!
It's the only way.
There's too many!
We need a new plan.
I disrupted their
nervous systems,
but they'll be awake again soon.
Kill as many as you
can while they're out.
- Oh, sh*t.
- Get close.
I thought...
These guys...
Were supposed...
To suck.
Hey, Kate!
Remember, whoever dies
first pays for pizza.
Rex. R-Rae.
Help. Help.
Hold on!
Kate!
Oh, God, no!
Come on, Eve. You can do this.
Are you crazy?
I can use my suit to
build an amplifier
for the pulse I used earlier.
It'll hopefully stun
them long enough
for us to get Rus off this ship.
But you'll need to
protect me until I'm done.
How long?
Five minutes.
You're gonna f*cking
pay for that.
Hey, idiot.
She doesn't stay small.
Yum.
Uh...
Oh, this isn't happening.
This isn't happening.
Jesus!
f*ck.
Hmm.
So brave.
But is it the brave
man who survives
or is it the one who waits
until his opponent is
too injured to fight?
Just do it, you prick.
You got this.
Come on, hold it
together. You got this.
Can't hold it.
No. No, no, no. Eve!
Oh, wow.
Wow.
Oh, wow.
I'm not dead.
I was pretty sure I was dead.
Felt like I was dead.
This is...
Oh, this is a nice surprise.
Um...
Hello?
Hello?
Someone want to let me
out of this, uh, thing?
Well, this is great.
Oh, no. Oh, I'm sorr...
sorry! Oh, God, oh, crap.
Oh, I broke... I
broke it. I broke it.
Oh, this thing, I bet this is...
Oh, I bet this is expensive.
Oh, God.
Huh.
Huh.
Would you look at that?
I am glad to see you in
one piece, Allen of Unopa.
Yeah. One very large
and ripped piece.
Yes.
I'm afraid I owe you an apology.
When we brought you here
after the Viltrumite attack,
I turned off your
life-support machine
and left you to
fend for yourself.
What? Why? W-Why
would you do that?
I knew, without it,
you would either die
or recover stronger than before.
I am sorry I gambled
with your life,
but it has paid off.
You may now be able
to stand your ground
against a Viltrumite.
Yeah, I doubt that.
They hit me so hard
my eye came out.
I remember seeing that,
like, from my own eye.
It was very strange.
You underestimate
yourself, Allen.
Yeah, well, I appreciate
your vote of confidence,
but I'm not gonna ask for
a rematch anytime soon.
If I even see another
Viltrumite, I'm gonna...
Holy sh*t. You're a Viltrumite?
No, I am something much worse.
I am the only Viltrumite to
ever rebel against the empire.
At least, until you told
me about Invincible.
Allen,
I need you to go back to Earth
and bring Invincible here.
He is the key to turning
the tide of this war.
