Gimme a Sign Sidekick

# We are Splitsboro kids and we go to Sidekick School

# Learning to be second best while playing by the rules

# Maxum Man is missing Now we rule the school

# Flying, smashing, bashing stuff and looking super cool

# I'm a sidekick, sidekick - that's the life for me

# Half-sized super zeros with full-sized super dreams

# Sidekick, sidekick What an awesome gig!

-# Just like superheroes

-Just like superzeros

# But only half as big! Sidekick! #

Rampaging robots.

Maniacal machines.

Cybernetic cyborgs.

Is humanity's defeat finally at hand?

No! It's Giant Cyborg Funland.

Ride them.

Battle them.

Eat the ones made out of candy.

Mmm.

Voted most Maxum-tastic theme park by me. Maxum Man.

Who else?

Don't miss it or you will never, ever forgive yourself.

Ever.

Giant Cyborg Funland?

Not one word in that phrase isn't awesome.

A field trip and we get to go somewhere and,

and we get to fight cyborgs!

Yeah!

There's so many cool rides.

-The Teacups of Mayhem!

-BOOM!

-The Roller-Coaster of Destruction!

-BOOM!

The Gift Shop of Armageddon! Yay!

We will be leaving at precisely 12 noon,

but I will begin checking your permission slips now.

Permission slips? Oh, no, I forgot to get mine signed.

Me too.

Brain, wake up.

Brain. I need my parent and/or guardian Maxum Man signature

on my permission slip so I can go to Giant Cyborg Funland,

so you've got to make an exact copy of said signature for me

or I can't go to Giant Cyborg Funland.

Giant Cyborg Funland!

The following is a pre-recorded message. Stop throwing tomatoes.

BOTH: Aargh!

Also, until tomorrow morning, I am officially off duty

taking a well-deserved day off from you and your smelly Eric-ness.

Day off? Nooooooo!

Yes! Burn!

Oh, I wish I was there for that burn.

Burrrrn!

Great. The one day Brain isn't here is the one day I actually need him.

No worries, dude.

Look what I found in the Evil Gadget Room.

The Signaturator.

This will make perfect forgeries of the signatures.

I can't believe you found the exact thing

we needed at the exact moment we needed it.

I know. I'm so convenienty.

Eek!

Oh, right. It only signs in evil.

Whatever. I'll just have to fake Maxum Man's signature myself.

DETECTOR: 'Fake signature alert.'

BLAM! Ah! Ooh.

My detector never misses a fake.

Here's mine, signed, sealed and delicious.

Very good. Enjoy the field trip, Trevor.

Nice try, Herr Needles. We depart in an hour.

If you do not have an authentic signed permission slip by then

we leave without you.

Ah ha-ha, ha-ha!

The Bombsonian Institute has Maxum Man's real signature on display.

I'll just trace it.

CLANG CLANG CLANG

Agh!

CLANG CLANG Why won't this thing work?

CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG

BOOM!

Maxum Man may be missing in our dimension,

but maybe a different dimension's Maxum Man

can sign my permission slip.

Maxum Men?

Great. I'm saved!

Who's got a pen?

Pen? What is this pen of which you speak? Pen? What is this? Pen?

Nooooooo!

-ALL:

-Wait. Don't you want a snack?

EXCITED CHATTER

Pamplemoose, stop.

I, Maxum Man, have arrived to give verbal permission

for my trusty sidekick, Eric, to attend your field trip.

DETECTOR: 'Fake super alert.'

Holo-projector. Oldest trick in the book.

Now, if you will excuse me,

students who have actual permission are off to Giant Cyborg Funland.

And in case you have forgotten... you are not!

Wait! If I get my permission slip signed before the park closes,

I can still go, right?

I'm leaning towards "Yes".

But also, I don't care.

Then I'll care enough for the both of us.

I will get this signed.

The clock's ticking, Trevor.

I need a perfectly forged signature, fast,

but the only one who can do that is Brain

and the only ones who can find him are us.

And the only ones who can help us are Vana and Kitty.

-Yeah!

-Giant Cyborg Funland rocks!

We've only been here for five seconds and it's already

the awesomest place on Earth and not just because you aren't here.

Eric, what do you need? You know I'm always here for you.

Thanks, Kitty. We could really use your help to find Maxum Brain and...

Giant Cyborg Funland. That's where I'm here for you, Eric.

Giant Cyborg Funland!

You should totally be here, too. You'd love it!

BOTH: Aaaaaah!

OK, Eric, think.

If I were an annoying computer, where would I go on my day off?

I found him. He flattened himself into a poster.

TREVOR SOBS

Why, Maxum Brain?

Why?

BELL RINGS

Humans in our digital only realm? What should we do to them, fans?

Reformat their hard drives.

I don't know what that is.

Thanks, but we're just here to get Maxum Brain to sign something

then we'll get out of your Wi-Fi range.

El Cerebro Psychopata?

He defeated the Dark Box and left an hour ago.

Where'd he go?

Survive 30 seconds in the ring against

the Dark Box's sister system, the Pink Box, and I'll tell you.

To get that signature, I'll do anything.

Bring it on.

BELL RINGS

-Doh-hohh...

-Uh?

Blood rushing from head.

About to pass out.

WRISTWATCH PHONE BLEEPS Y'ello?

Oh, just wondering if I've mentioned yet

how Giant Cyborg Funland is the fantasticest place on Earth.

No. Before you said it was the awesomest.

Well, it's both of them. In any combination. Fant-awesome.

Aw-fan-some-tastic!

Hurry, Eric, you're missing it. This place is so hi-tech! Ha-ha!

BOTH: Woo-hoo-hoo!

Wahey! Oof!

Oh. Yeah!

It's amazing how fast 43 more rounds flew by.

At least they finally told us where Brain went.

There he is. Brain! Hey, Brain!

Get out of here, you clowns. You're ruining the circus for me.

CLOWN CRIES

My vacation day isn't over yet. Leave me alone!

I just need you to... Argh!

Quick, we've got to catch him. But how?

-Cannon travel. Way faster than walking.

-We are so smart.

BOOM!

There he is.

But how do we stop?

-Oh!

-Ah!

Those puffy things are a lot harder than they look.

Ah!

Phew. ..Agh!

Agh! Hoo-hoo-hoo!

CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG

MEOW!

Aargh!

I don't believe it!

-Aw-fan-some-tastic!

-Wheeeee!

So close.

I was so close.

Needles, your incessant snivelling has warmed my icy heart.

Can I not show you mercy just this once?!

-Yes!

-All right!

-That was the most fun we'll ever have in our lives.

Sorry you couldn't be there, Eric. Ha-ha-ha!

Oh, yes, my circuits feel very rejuvenated after that amazing time.

So sad you had you had to miss it, Eric.

Not really! I am kidding in your face!

Burn.

Ha! I never thought I could have that much fun without you.

But I did. Ha-ha!

Now that I have permission, it's my turn

and nothing is going to stop me from having some Giant Cyborg Fun.

Oh, did I forget to mention?

When the park closes today, it closes forever.

EVIL LAUGHTER

BOOM!

Burn!