+♪ Gotta get up gotta +go yeah ♪ ♪ Hey hey hey ♪
♪ Oh ohh ♪
♪ Here we go here we go yes ♪
♪ Here we go here we go ♪
chomp chomp chomp
thud
♪ Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey ♪
I put a shock to your system.
"Static Shock."
Look at your shameful, sinful +lives! Just look at them.
Y'all better start repenting.
'cause the end is near.
And believe me, I know.
+I've been spreading this message for years.
And..
A sign.
A real sign.
What more proof do you need, brothers and sisters?
+The day of reckoning is at hand.
I'm sure of it this time.
Come on, pops, just a +few bills.
- It's for food. - Junk food, you mean.
And besides, I'm +low on cash myself
till I can get to an ATM.
How about I go to +the ATM for you?
All you gotta do is +give me your card
and your pin number.
- Virgil! - 'Listen to me, people!'
What in the world?
...never be the same again.
Yes, my friends
+all accounts are going to be settled.
Here is the proof.
+What did you do to my fountain?
It wasn't my hands +that did this, brother.
It was no human hand at all.
Don't give me that.
You can't deny it.
This is a sign from +above, a sign of..
- Cherry soda. - Say what?
This red stuff, it's cherry soda.
Oh, wow.
Yummy!
Man, what you got against me?
- Who spiked the fountain? - Beats me.
It was working fine an hour ago.
'Cherry soda?'
'Word is bomb, bro.'
Some weird joke.
Maybe more than that.
+Did you hear what happened at the Fenton Projects
the other day when it was snowing?
Let me guess, the +sidewalks got all slippery
+and they had to shovel the stuff off their doorsteps.
As a matter of fact, they did, smart guy.
But it wasn't snow, it was vanilla ice cream.
What, with the nuts +and a cherry on top?
Come on, Rich.
After the Big Bang
nothing's impossible anymore.
Thank you, Virgil.
- Virgil. - Aron.
Maybe we should +say hello to him.
You could say hello.
Who is this guy?
Aron Price.
He's been, uh +away for a while.
Hey, Aron, remember me?
Virgil Hawkins.
Just wanna say +welcome back and..
slam
"Why, thank you, Virgil. It's nice to be back."
So, where's he been?
Reform school.
Hope he bought a round-trip ticket.
- Yeah, come on. - Yeah.
- Come on. - Can't make it.
Come on, let's go.
Yeah! Just like Wilt.
- Who? - Wilt Chamberlain.
Only man that scored +100 points in a game.
My grandfather told me. Grandma knew about him too.
Bet he wouldn't have scored +100 points against Shaq.
Shaq? Guy can't even hit a free throw.
I know somebody better +than both of them.
And who might that be, Dwayne?
Dreadbot 3000.
Neither of those +guys could stop him.
- Nobody could. - Ha ha ha ha ha.
Dwayne, Dreadbot 3000's a +video game.
He's not real.
I know he's not +real, but if he was.
- Yeah, right. - Whatever.
Nerd.
- Come on! - Yo, give it up, man.
- Catch the ball. - Yeah.
- Aah! - Aah!
Aah!
Whoa.
Tommy.
Think your dad will +advance you that cash now?
Maybe, if he's in a good mood.
So much for his mood.
Get back, get back.
Time out, big fella.
You couldn't do that +in the video game.
Or maybe I just never +got to that level.
Aaah!
+ Couldn't do that, either.
Aah!
Aron! You here to take me home?
Hey, is this the Bang Baby stuff
I've been hearing about?
Must be. Guess what?
Mom just gave me +a new video game. Wanna play with me?
What do I want with a video +game when I can see this?
Hmm.
What?
Guess the fight's +over now, huh?
Hey, Dwayne, hold up.
Where are you going?
It's okay, Mr. Hawkins.
It's not okay, Dwayne +you know the rules.
No one leaves without +permission or a parent
And after all that's +happened today. I don't think--
Mr. Hawkins, this is Aron.
- He's my brother. - Stepbrother.
Same thing as a +brother, isn't it?
Isn't it?
It's pretty much the same.
Aron, wait.
It's the best game ever.
You're really gonna +love it! Really.
That Big Bang must have been some party.
Too bad I missed it.
Oh, yeah. It was weird.
There was this huge purple +cloud, kind of glittery
+'and it came from out of nowhere.'
How do you know +so much about it?
I don't know.
Hey, wanna get some food?
- You like hot dogs, don't you? - Not hungry.
+And your mother's the one who feeds you, not me.
- Yo, Ray. - Aron, my man.
- Where you been? - Long story.
Stay.
+We'll talk later, when the kid's not around.
Who is he, anyway, your brother?
Stepbrother
Hey, where'd you get that?
- I was hungry. - I asked where you got it.
No food places around here.
You didn't take it +out of the trash.
You.. You made that.
You were in the Big +Bang, weren't you?
And now if you want +something bad enough
it just happens +like that hot dog
+or the monster back at the community center.
Aron, please don't say anything.
Please. I don't wanna get in trouble.
Why would I want to get +you in trouble, Dwayne?
You're my brother.
+Your insurance will probably take care
of all this, Mr. Hawkins.
There's more over here.
Keep going, Virg. He's still busy with the workers.
This was stupid. What did I think I'd find?
Timmy plays well with others
+and, by the way, he seems to have
some metahuman powers?
What about this, V?
Says this kid lives +in Fenton Projects.
He's the only one in the whole center who does.
Fenton Projects, where it snowed ice cream.
'Dwayne McCall.'
Come on, Dwayne. You can do it.
What's this?
$100, like you asked.
This is play money, +I need real money.
Well, what does a real +$100 bill look like?
I'm sorry, Aron, +I've never seen one.
That's okay. Don't worry.
+I'm not mad at you, little bro.
I got an idea.
+Why don't you turn this into a key for that?
- Can't. - What do you mean?
You can do anything. +I've seen--
That's stealing, Aron.
You know what mom would say?
'Or Mr. Hawkins?'
I was only going to borrow it
+but I understand your thing about stealing.
See, I was ripped +off a while ago
and it didn't feel too good.
You know who did it?
The people in that +building over there.
What are we gonna say to her?
+Just play it by +ear.
Here it is.
- Mrs. Price? - Yes.
I'm Virgil Hawkins, and this is Richie Foley.
We're from the community center.
We're counselors there junior counselors, and--
Is this about Dwayne? Is he alright?
- Dwayne's fine. - Couldn't be better.
We're just here to give you a, a progress report.
They send people out to give progress reports?
Only in very special cases.
Why don't you guys come in. I just made some cookies.
We, uh, don't usually eat on duty.
Is that chocolate chip?
This is such a relief.
I was so worried about Dwayne.
Why was that, Mrs. Price?
Well, Dwayne kind of retreated into cartoons
and video games when I married Aron's father.
I couldn't get through to him
but it sounds like your dad was able to, Virgil.
- Yeah. He's good at that. - Uh, Mrs. Price.
Is there any other reason you were worried about Dwayne?
Another reason?
- Like what? - Oh, I don't know.
A lot of weird things have been going on in this city lately--
- You mean like the Big Bang? - Yeah.
That would be one example.
Those freaks really scare me.
You know, Dwayne was right near there when it happened.
See, our dog got away, and Dwayne ran out to look for it.
'Thank heaven he wasn't affected.'
Yeah, thank heaven.
You sure I should be doing this?
Of course, I'm sure.
You think I'm the only one they ripped off?
They got mom and Mr. Hawkins, too!
- Huh? - Huh?
Sumo Kiri?
Yeah, and without the commercials.
Come on, Dwayne, make him open it!
- Don't disappoint me! - He'll get it done, bro!
Why'd I think electricity would affect you?
'You're imaginary!'
But that vault's real.
Ohh-ohh-ohhh!
This ought to hold you.
Nice shot.
Aah!
Aaah!
thud
- Cops! - Good.
They can arrest the bad people in the bank.
Uh, Dwayne, the cops really don't understand
this kind of thing. We better get out of here.
You can take care of Static next time.
- Take care of him? - Yeah.
Like Sumo Kiri was gonna do.
But Sumo Kiri was just playing.
And it's time to stop playing
because we can't let Static keep getting in our way.
Can we, bro?
Huh?
Not even a good-bye?
- Thanks. - Look.
- Hey, Dwayne. How you doin'? - Okay.
And Aron? How's he doin'?
He's okay, too.
You sure been seeing a lot of him since he got back.
He's my brother.
That's what makes this so hard to say.
The dude's got some major problems.
It's not his fault.
Bad things have happened to him!
- Is that what he told you? - It's the truth!
Aron would never lie to me!
Whoa, Dwayne! Easy, easy!
You see the way he was lookin'?
We were this far from another visit from sumo boy.
My worst nightmare.
And he's just a confused little kid.
Yo, V, he's not the enemy. It's Aron, remember?
What can we do about it?
Hey, Aron, guess we kinda got off
on the wrong foot the other day.
- Heh. - Exactly.
So, I'm havin' this party on Saturday night.
- Want you to be there. - Who else is coming?
Just some friends. Richie, Daisy, Frieda, Felix.
Frieda? She's gonna be there?
Oh, yeah! And she's really lookin' forward to seein' you.
Just one thing, though.
Your brother Dwayne's too young for this bash.
No problem, I'll be there, by myself.
You sure? I know you're tight you and your bro.
We're not tight, and he's not my brother.
He's just a stepbrother.
Okay, okay, I believe you.
- Did you get it? - Oh, yeah.
Thanks to the shock box!
I'm really gonna hate doin' this to that little kid.
But he's gotta know the truth.
Aron's just takin' advantage of him.
- I don't see him! - I'm gettin' a bad feeling.
Pops! Have you seen Dwayne McCall?
He just left with that stepbrother of his.
Said they were goin' to the mall to get some clothes.
You know, I don't think Aron's a good influence.
- To put it mildly. - 'Hmm. It's a shame.'
I was just starting to get through to Dwayne.
Open him up
I hate to see all that get undone.
I don't know about this, Aron.
These stores keep the prices so high
no one can afford to buy anything.
Whatever we don't keep, we'll give to the poor.
Loco-Martian? I love that guy!
But I didn't think anybody read comics anymore!
No effect. Big surprise.
Wait a minute, in the comics only one thing could hurt you!
Fire!
Who ever said comics don't teach you anything?
Dwayne! Get away from him!
Don't listen. He's against us, bro!
He's using you to steal for him.
'Plantman and Kung-Pow? I'm relivin' my childhood!'
Hi-yah! Ha!
Hi-yah!
- Hi-yah! - Why do I even try?
Grr! Aah! Oof!
Speakers!
'I know you're tight, you and your bro.'
'No problem, I'll be there.'
'By myself!'
- Was that your voice? - It's a trick.
He's trying to fool you, bro.
'We're not tight'
'and he's not my brother!'
'He's just a stepbrother.'
That's it! Get him! Get him!
What're you waiting for? Finish him!
- It's not right! - Yes, it is.
Now do what I say!
Don't listen to him, Dwayne!
You know the right thing!
Finish him! Now!
- 'You know it's not right!' - Do what I say!
I'm your brother! Do it!
I don't know what to do, so I'm gonna wait.
For what?
Till I'm sure what the right thing is.
- Might take a while. - You've got time.
Dwayne! Whoa!
I think Dwayne's had all the brotherly attention
he needs for today.
Now it's time for you to tell the police
who was really behind this.
And it better be the truth.
♪ Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey ♪
Where are you goin'?
Back to the community center.
I gotta tell my pops he was a better influence
than he thought.
♪ Gotta get up gotta go yeah ♪
♪ Here we go here we go yes ♪
♪ Here we go ♪
♪ Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey ♪
I put a shock to your system!
Static Shock!