♪ Ooh, my feet Touched the ground ♪
♪ Here I am, world Hear that trumpet sound? ♪
♪ Yeah, I have arrived ♪
♪ And me and my girls 'Bout to dip and slide ♪
♪ Swerve Better make way, skurt-skurt ♪
♪ I got rules to break ♪
♪ Workin' non-stop Now it's time to drop ♪
♪ Ooh, honey, boom Cute, smart, and clever ♪
♪ If you didn't know it Now-now you know ♪
- ♪ Moon Girl Magic ♪ - ♪ Yeah, I'm magic ♪
- ♪ Thought you knew ♪ - ♪ Thought you knew, baby! ♪
♪ Genius Inspiration overflow ♪
♪ Moon Girl Magic ♪
♪ Thought you knew ♪
♪ Thought you knew, baby! ♪
In what is surely
one of the most anticipated matches
of the tournament...
Theodore Zimmer's DogBot
against Jackson Weele's Big Wheel,
who is one of the biggest threats of the season!
Oh! Well, this is very unexpected.
A flip-out before the face-off!
Ugh! No! Get up!
Now, I know robots don't feel pain,
but do they feel embarrassment?
I feel embarrassed for them!
Here's a slow-motion replay, in case you blinked.
And that, my friends,
was the fastest takedown in RoboWarz history.
I'm weirdly into it.
Big Wheel might've gotten KO'ed,
but now that ya girl is old enough to enter,
we're taking it all the way to the top!
No!
There's a new rule this year...
"All minors must be sponsored
by a science teacher from their school."
Ugh! I.S. 833 doesn't have a science teacher.
Umm, what about Coach Hrbek?
My point exactly.
Alrighty, then. Cecilia, Anand,
Jurnee, Lunella...
and Eli.
Looks like you all signed up
for the "RoboWarz Showdown."
We did some R&D--
With some spaghetti- and-marshmallow prototypes--
I stayed up all night making this PowerPoint.
Let me begin, thank you!
- Anand! - For real?
Ugh. Well, darn,
we're out of time.
Good morning, everyone!
I have an exciting announcement!
Like, we finally hired a new science teacher?
We finally hired a new science teacher!
I'd like to introduce
you all to Dr. Akonam Ojo.
Bless you!
It was an honor to serve you.
While Dr. Ojo is getting acclimated,
you'll still be the designated sponsor for this year's RoboWarz.
No problem! That I can do!
Five bucks says
she doesn't make it through next week.
'Cause, you know, we've had a revolving door
of science teachers this year...
And what do we have
against revolving doors, Miss...?
Oh! Uh...
...uh, Lafayette.
Miss Lafayette.
Not only does this technology
preserve 76% of the energy that would be wasted
by merely using swinging doors,
it can also help minimize
the stack effect in skyscrapers,
which, as a New Yorker, you can surely appreciate.
Once again, I am thrilled
to be joining you all the way from Wakanda.
Wait. You're from Wakanda?
As in the most technologically advanced country in the world
that uses a holographic projection shroud
to protect its rare vibranium?
That Wakanda?!
That very Wakanda, yes.
Miracles do happen in science.
Miss Lafayette, more questions, I presume?
Just one...
So, I'm entering RoboWarz.
Ah, yes, I've heard of this.
Yeah? Well, they have this new rule
that students need a sponsor to compete.
And-and, you know,
it has to be a science teacher at your school...
Hey! You're a science teacher, right?
So I guess, technically, you could sponsor
or mentor a student, if you were so inclined...
I would be amenable to helping you.
Excuse me one moment.
Ah! No way!
This is actually gonna happen!
- You know I could hear you... - Thank you so much!
See you after school tomorrow! Bye!
Did I mention she has four PhDs? Four!
Oh, she's like Lewis Latimer raised
to the power of Katherine Johnson!
Aw, don't be jelly, D!
You know I think the world of you too.
It's just I've never had a teacher like her before!
I designed a super dope lithium battery
that'll go in the robot's torso to maintain balance
for the perfect center of mass!
In other words, my robot's
gonna blow her socks off!
- Hmm. -"Hmm" is amazing in Xhosa, huh?
"Rudimentary" is the word that comes to mind.
Oh. Come again?
Powered by lithium?
Made of aluminium?
Surely this is just a rough draft, no?
Uh... Yes?
I mean, of course!
Next time, please come prepared with more refined work.
Rudimentary?
She called my work rudimentary.
In all of my 13 years, no one has ever used that word
in the same sentence as my name!
Uh... I take it your meeting
with Dr. Ojo didn't go so well?
She was the opposite of impressed.
I... I guess I was off my game.
Well, I have some good news that might cheer you up.
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur have been invited
to make an official appearance at the RoboWarz!
That's right! You Super Heroes
are gonna be Super Estrellas at the event!
Devil and I will head up the M.G.D.D. merch stand
while you're kicking bots and taking names.
And... Hello? Lu?
Look, don't worry about it.
You are dynamite!
You will blow her mind next time.
Yeah. Yeah, you're right.
I just gotta spend a little more time on it and...
She. Will. Love it.
Thanks to your amazing feedback,
I replaced the lithium battery
with a specially designed redox flow battery.
Plus, the reinforced exterior armor
can easily handle any of the opponent's projectiles!
So, what do you think?
What should I be thinking?
What...?
Your engine will burn 15% more energy
thanks to the sheer weight of your battery.
And the placement of the photosensitive semiconductor
and your coded visual algorithm--
why, you could fit 20 goats
in those wide margins of error.
It's simply not inspired.
But surely you knew that.
Di-- Did I do something to make you not like me?
Like you? I am your sponsor in the robotics competition.
My objective is to push you
to the even higher levels of success
I believe you can achieve.
The only difference between a diamond
and a lump of coal is pressure.
Which are you?
I'm a diamond.
Good. Now show me.
♪ No time to be nervous ♪
♪ Can't fall apart ♪
♪ Every day I'm working ♪
♪ Working hard ♪
♪ Head in the game I know today ♪
♪ I'm gonna change it all ♪
♪ Yeah, I've been working ♪
♪ Working hard ♪
♪ Eyes on me ♪
♪ Better keep up I'm on a roll ♪
♪ Eyes on me ♪
♪ Got the ball I'm in control ♪
♪ Like one, two, three ♪
♪ It's my time No holding back ♪
♪ Competition, where you at? ♪
♪ You should really know that ♪
♪ You can't do it like me Bet you can't do it like me ♪
♪ You can't do it like me ♪
♪ Bet you can't do it like me ♪
♪ You can't touch this ♪
♪ Take a seat and read my lips ♪
Uh, excuse me.
There's a wrench in my popcorn.
Oh, that's where I put it!
Thanks.
Lu, I'm worried about you.
Recently, you've been fanatica!
Totally obsessed with this RoboWarz thing.
Case, Dr. Ojo
is a brilliant Wakandan scientist.
Her standards are like out of this nebula.
And the only way to meet them
is to be perfect.
I mean, I'm lucky
to have a mentor who cares, ya know,
who pushes me to keep starting and restarting.
Even now, I hear her voice in my head pointing out
all the things I can be doing better.
Yeah, sounds less like a mentor
and more like a tor-mentor to me.
Listen, I... I really do appreciate your concern,
but I'm all good, seriously.
You know what my dad always says to me when I'm getting
too invested in one of my true crime podcasts?
-"You're scaring me?" - He says, "Amor, dejalo ya!"
It means take a break.
I can't take a break.
I need to be Wakanda good,
not well-kinda good!
You need to give that Dr. Ojo voice
in your head a break and replace it
with something that reminds you that you are already amazing!
Hit it!
Case, I have to work!
What? Que? I can't hear you!
Case!
♪ Don't forget You're enough ♪
♪ Just free your mind ♪
Come on, Lu!
♪ You got it all Doesn't matter ♪
♪ What they say, all right? ♪
♪ You just gotta tell your mind ♪
♪ It's okay You'll be fine ♪
♪ And give yourself time ♪
♪ Under the sun, girl There ain't nothing new ♪
♪ Everything's all in you ♪
♪ Hear your heart And only do you ♪
♪ Rock to your drum Give yourself love ♪
♪ You ain't got nothing to prove ♪
♪ Pat your back Because you're still here ♪
♪ You didn't give up You persevered ♪
- See? Fun, right? - Definitely.
- Encore? - Thought you'd never ask.
And now, the holonomic drivetrain
combined with the mixed metal design,
yields a net zero kinematic effect.
- Wow. - I know. Case was right.
Taking a break was clutch.
A break? That explains your incomplete work.
Thanks, ah-- Wait, what?
Your rigid programming
will have little to no adaptability
in a new environment, and your little spurs,
while cute, are not multifunctional.
You surprise me-- choosing to take a break
so close to competition.
Perhaps you are not the diamond I thought you were.
No! I am! I'm a diamond!
Please, Dr. Ojo, don't step down!
Gimme one more chance!
You are to show up to the RoboWarz with a pristine machine.
Come on, Lu,
be a diamond. Be a diamond.
Be a diamond! Be a diamond!
- Whoa. - Hello!
Quick, we need a photo!
Dr. Ojo!
Miss Lafayette.
Dr. Ojo, meet Robob.
Not bad at all.
Hmm?
Well, what are you waiting for? Get it ready for the ring.
All right, keep your head up!
Yes!
You're okay! You got this!
You'll bounce back! Don't you worry!
And Lunella and Robob
for the win and on to the semifinals
to face last year's winner!
Huh, semifinals.
I got this, right?
If your work is sufficient,
then yes.
However, I see that screw
was placed four degrees off-center
and is consequently bent from impact.
I imagine you'll want
to correct that before returning to the ring.
Time for our competitors
to take the stage!
- Whoo-hoo! - You got this!
Go, Lu!
Ugh!
Well, that was anticlimactic.
Looks like Robob is a Nobob.
You got that right.
Dogbot and his trainer, Theodore Zimmer,
will advance to the finals once again.
What were you thinking? I thought you were smart.
I thought you were a diamond.
What were you... Not good enough.
Not ready. Not good enough.
Not Wakanda-good. Just well, kinda good.
I thought you were smart. Not good enough.
What were you thinking? I thought you were a diamond.
Not good enough. Not good enough.
Not good enough!
Not good enough.
Now is not the time for histrionics, Miss Lafayette...
Miss Lafayette?
- Lunella! - Are you-- Are you okay?
Lu, baby?
I'm back for revenge...
Ha ha...
And my trophy.
Uh-oh.
- Where's Moon Girl? - Her fan page says
she's temporarily out of service.
We gotta help our boy!
Stem Kids, assemble!
I thought this was a competition.
She's in no shape to Moon Girl.
Oh, Lu, can you hear me?
I... I don't know what's going on!
She's having a panic attack.
I've had my own in the past from too much pressure.
Lu, baby, I know you don't feel the greatest right now,
and that's okay, but don't listen
to that negative voice in your head.
Wait! I've got just the thing.
This should help. Come on, Lu!
♪ Don't forget, you're enough ♪
♪ Just free your mind ♪
♪ You got it all Doesn't matter ♪
♪ What they say, all right? ♪
♪ So don't go doubting you ♪
♪ The best at what you do ♪
♪ You just gotta tell your mind It's okay, you'll be fine ♪
♪ And give yourself time Under the sun, girl ♪
♪ There ain't nothing new ♪
♪ Everything is all in you ♪
♪ Hear your heart And only do you ♪
♪ Rock to your drum Give yourself love ♪
♪ You ain't got Nothing to prove ♪
♪ You didn't give up You persevered ♪
♪ Pick up, pick up right now ♪
♪ Hear your conscience calling ♪
♪ Calling ♪
♪ Pick up, pick up right now ♪
♪ Remember you're already The diamond you wanna be ♪
♪ Don't forget, you're enough ♪
♪ Just free your mind ♪
♪ La la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la ♪
♪ You got it all, Doesn't matter ♪
♪ What they say, all right? ♪
♪ You're a diamond, so shine ♪
♪ You can do anything ♪
- Ay, dios mio! - Lu-baby!
What'd I miss?
While you were battling on the inside,
our Devil battled out here with the robot kids!
But most importantly, how are you?
I'm okay.
Exhausted, but okay, thanks to you both.
Miss Lafayette...
Look, Dr. Ojo.
Whatever you're about to rip me on,
I'm gonna have to say hard pass.
No one should have to deal with all the pressure
you put on me.
And the only reason I tried pushing through
was because I looked up to you.
But instead of building me up,
you broke me down and made me think
I wasn't worthy.
I don't need pressure to become a diamond.
I am a diamond.
Whether you think so or not.
I agree. And I am sorry.
I pushed you so hard because I saw so much in you.
I was mentoring you the way I was mentored.
But truth be told, I didn't enjoy
the tough love approach myself.
Maybe there are better ways to get the best out of someone.
You've shown me that I have more to learn as a mentor.
I also must confess, I came to I.S. 833
under false pretenses.
I am on an undercover mission
to find talented minds to round out
an elite team of international sci-spies.
You are impressive, Miss Lafayette,
and very much live up to your reputation.
I have a reputation?
In Wakanda?
Yes, you do.
And a spot in the program is yours--
if you want it.
Thanks, Dr. Ojo.
I think I might keep my focus on my work here.
Rain check, though?
I look forward to that precipitation
with anticipation.
Lu, check this out!
That's pretty cool what you did, combining the robots.
- That was Jurnee's idea. - Way to amplify.
And shout out to my girl Cecilia
and her idea for the field shield!
We didn't win the tournament, but fighting
with the Devil Dinosaur, heh, I think we won the day!
I mean, Moon Girl, who?
Am I right?
Well, if you're open to it,
maybe we can all team up next year?
Next year? Pfft! We're 13 and impatient.
Let's start a club now.
- Stem Squad! - Steam Team!
- I love it! Great idea! - I'm in!
Oh, I'm sure Dr. Ojo would love that.
About Dr. Ojo...
I got some bad news.
Nooooo!