[electronic trilling]
[Olivia] Ava!
What are you doing?
Nothing, I'm just...
I... I just needed this part.
And I was just leaving. [chuckling nervously]
[tense music playing]
[tense music swelling]
[music fades]
[Stanford groaning]
[lights chiming]
[upbeat music playing]
[Stanford exhaling]
Thanks for coming to get me.
[Buddy warbling]
But I guess it's time to face the music.
[Buddy warbling]
I understand I disobeyed a direct order.
That was wrong.
It's just that after my father passed,
I wanted to do something that would make him proud.
- [computer trilling] - But I understand now.
This is not about me or my father.
This is about protecting the entire world.
Under normal circumstances,
I wouldn't even entertain reinstating a cadet
who fails to understand something as simple as chain of command.
But these are not normal circumstances,
and I need every available Robo at the ready and their pilots.
So get your gear and report back to the cadet dorms.
Yes, sir.
[General Park] But, Cadet Yu,
I'm putting you on probation. If you slip up even this much...
Yes, sir.
To make sure you understand that when orders are given you follow them,
I have a little project for you.
[Stanford gasping]
[music fades]
[dramatic music playing]
Excuse you.
Chocolate?
Yes, please. Thanks.
[both] Huh?
- Stanford! - Stanford!
[Frank chuckling]
So great to see you guys.
Does this mean you're back?
Uh, for now.
[PA chiming]
[Tanaka] Cadet Sanchez, Cadet Park, report to the launch pad.
[tense music playing]
Come on, Maya, let's go.
Right behind you.
You're not going with them?
Still nothing about your prosthesis?
Nope.
[sighing] And you? Thought you were back.
I'm on cleanup duty.
[MoSh warbling]
Well, I'm not going anywhere. I'll give you a hand.
All right. Catch you later.
Dude, you totally missed A-dawg's big return.
- Adam Williams? - [Frank chuckling]
Buddy shot him clear across the desert.
His swan dive was on form.
I gave it a solid nine. [laughing]
[bottle clattering]
What are you doing?
Tanaka's always telling us to work as a team, right?
Maybe if I help and we hurry, Stanford can still join training.
Plus, how am I gonna let you two gossip about bro-dawg Williams without me?
[all laughing]
[door opening]
You missed a spot, mop boy.
[all gasping]
What? I'm gonna train by myself?
Uh, but seriously, I don't think you guys gave Adam a fair chance.
You know... dawg?
[all laughing]
[uplifting music playing]
[computer trilling]
[tense music playing]
[ominous music playing]
[computer beeping]
[Ava] Hmm.
I bet with a little spackle...
Maybe a few posters...
You won't even be able to tell.
Jokes on you guys. I snore like a walrus.
- [all laughing] - [door opening]
[Tanaka] Sanchez, Park.
You two were supposed to report.
We're sorry, sir.
We just thought if we helped Stanford finish cleaning,
he could join the training session?
[Tanaka] Hmm.
Good work, cadets.
But it's not a training session.
I'm taking a few Robos into space to do a scan on that Sharg ship.
- [all gasping] - [Tanaka] Settle down, it's none of you.
I want you four to take your Robos and do a sweep of the perimeter.
Maya knows what to look for.
[Tanaka] I wanna make sure the surrounding areas are clear.
You think there might be more Shargs out there?
We can't be too careful.
And while I'm gone, I want each of you to rotate 24-hour patrol.
Get going.
Make sure you're back by 1800 hours.
Yes, sir!
I said "you four."
That includes you, Olivetti.
They were able to fix my prosthesis?
Well, not exactly.
[Ava] I couldn't fix your prosthesis.
So, I spliced its coupler directly into your ExoSuit.
It doesn't have full haptic feedback, but I didn't think you'd mind.
Man, I don't know how to thank you.
Amazing!
All systems go!
Great. Let's get going.
[upbeat music playing]
Hi.
[Ava sighing]
Thanks for doing that for Frank.
No problem.
That looks good on you.
It's just a key card.
It's more than that.
Chief Max put you in charge.
Oh, so you did hear me.
[chuckling] Yeah, I heard you.
And I apologize for the way I acted, okay?
I was feeling sorry for myself.
Can you please find it in your heart of hearts,
oh wise and powerful Ava Patel,
to forgive this jerk who does not deserve your kindness?
You are a jerk.
No joke, I'm super happy for you.
Are you loving it?
Actually, yesterday...
[Stanford] Oh, yeah.
Buddy told me what happened with the mod to the Nexus Link.
Thanks for looking out for them.
I didn't think pilots could be replaced.
It's more than that.
When I was fixing Frank's ExoSuit,
I went down to get a part from the basement.
I saw Chief Clark, I followed him into the Hero Force garage...
Let's go, Stanford.
What is it?
[tense music playing]
Nothing. I'll tell you later.
What was that about?
Nothing.
- You sure you're good? - Better than good.
Who's got point?
Well, since it's my team...
Your team?
- Big Red, ready. - Buddy, ready.
- Thunderwrecker, ready. - HF1, ready.
Liv, you got to come up with a better name than...
[in robotic voice] HF1.
What are we looking for?
The Sharg travels underground.
It might be easier to spot if we went thermal.
Let's split the area into a grid, 500-yard spread.
We'll start on the outside perimeter and work our way towards the control unit.
- How are you doing, Liv? - Good to go.
On your mark.
[computer trilling]
- [ominous music playing] - [Ava gasping]
I know what you're up to.
What do you mean?
I was just reviewing some repair orders.
I made you an offer. You didn't take it.
[Clark scoffing]
You think you're so smart, but I'm onto you.
Oh, you think embarrassing me will impress General Park?
I don't know what you're talking about.
We've been testing the Link mod for months.
I know that it works.
[Ava gasping]
[Ava] Hey!
This doesn't belong to you.
[tense music playing]
I know you sabotaged this,
and when I find proof of what you did...
[Max clearing throat]
What's going on here?
None of your business.
That go in a Hero Force unit?
Wha... No.
[Ava grunting]
So it goes in a Robo Mech,
and that is my business.
General Park is gonna hear about this.
Great. Tell him my leg is feeling better, too.
Thanks.
Wanna tell me what's going on?
[suspenseful music playing]
- We got nothing. - Us neither.
- [Olivia] Mine was clear. - Nada.
That's it. Scan complete.
We still have an hour before we have to report back.
I've got an idea.
[all chuckling]
[Frank] You really wanna know?
[Olivia] Am I gonna barf?
[Maya] Please don't tell me you had all this stuff stashed inside your ExoSuit.
[chuckling] Tastes fine to me.
[Robo walking]
What? I like snacks.
[all chuckling]
[tender music playing]
I never thought I'd be here.
As of this morning, you almost weren't.
- Ugh. Why you gotta bring up old stuff? - Hey, you're the one who brought it up.
[Stanford] Hmm.
My dad and I used to watch the Robos launch together.
All I ever wanted was to be a pilot. And I promised him I would.
My father told me the only thing I could do was become a pilot.
It was my mom who suggested I become a pilot.
She never pushed me, though.
Oh yeah, Captain Claire Olivetti.
The Battle of the Red River. Your mom is a legendary pilot.
Yeah. It's a lot to live up to.
Oh. Try having a general as your dad.
You know, I always thought I was doing this for my dad,
but after the other night I realized
that as much as my mom is always trying to keep me safe,
I want to keep her safe.
The problem is the only way to really protect her
is to protect everyone, isn't it?
For all humanity.
[Maya] We should head back.
Thinking about your brother?
Yeah.
You're okay, Stanford.
If I'm reading it right,
the damage sounds bad, but it wasn't life-threatening.
[computer beeping, trilling]
[tense music playing]
[Ava] Hey.
Stanford.
Uh, you guys head back. I'll catch up.
Um, what's up?
[ominous music playing]
Veritas was reclassified from "repair pending" to "killed in action."
None of it makes sense, and their pilot...
Lieutenant Valle was decommissioned and promoted to head of the European base.
I remember that.
Doesn't that all seem unusual?
What's even more unusual,
Veritas was never returned here to be evaluated.
Those orders had to come from the top.
[Ava] This is It.
[computer beeping]
[Ava gasping]
[Ava] It worked this morning.
Someone must have removed the security access.
[Stanford gasping]
Oh, come on. I'm on probation.
You owe me, Stanford Yu.
[Stanford sighing]
That doesn't look Sky Corps regulation.
[computer beeping]
Just wanna take a look.
[suspenseful music playing]
- [Max] Huh? - [Ava grunting]
[Max] Veritas.
[Stanford] Their power core.
He should know the results in a few days.
I'm sure your brother passed the trainees' screening test with flying colors.
He's a Sanchez after all, right?
And before you know it, he'll be at Sky Corps flying his own Robo
right next to you.
[Maya chuckling]
Thanks. Thanks for saying that.
[Maya] Huh?
[tense music playing]
[Stanford knocking] Olivia!
Did you know that HF1 is being powered by a Robo power core?
We've always salvaged inoperable Robo Mechs for parts.
Inoperable? We could have fixed them.
They were killed in action.
If they were killed in action, then how was their core still functioning?
Do you think your dad...
- Don't you dare. - [both gasping]
Don't you dare make accusations about my father, your commander,
without solid proof.
[both gasping]
[device beeping]
[indistinct audio]
[computer trilling, beeping]
[suspenseful music swelling]
Huh?
Just tell me if it's true.
Sometimes I forget how young you are.
When you're older and you've seen the things I've seen,
when you've done the things I've had to do,
then you can judge me.
Uh, I wasn't judging.
I just want to know.
Know what? That I was the one to have Veritas killed?
To have their core removed so that it could power an entire squadron
of Hero Force units?
That I protect humanity at all costs?
That I value your life more than an alien Robo's?
That, for once, I'd prefer not to send children off to die!
I... I thought you expected me to be a pilot.
You wanted to be the pilot, Olivia.
I expected you to be the best, but it's the last thing I wanted.
[dramatic music playing]
[Tanaka] Hmm.
Maxton. What's going on?
Look at this.
This is the mod Clark put into Buddy to replace their Nexus Link.
I was poking around. Random remnants of Buddy's memory got imprinted on here.
[ominous music playing]
Sharg eggs. That Sharg wasn't here to attack us.
It was a Trojan horse to get past the GDR.
The Sharg released those eggs inside our atmosphere.
[computer beeping]
[Tanaka] They must be all over the planet by now.
[sinister music playing]
[deep rumbling]
[Sharg roaring]
[ending theme music playing]