12x08 - Hacker Hugs a Tree

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-♪ Cyberchase, we're movin'

♪ We're beatin' Hacker at his game ♪

♪ Don't tell me that he's trying to hack the Motherboard ♪

♪ We'll get him every time

♪ Cosmic worlds

♪ Freaky places that we've seen ♪

♪ We've got the power of , , , ♪

♪ Running in a cyberchase

♪ We'll meet him face-to-face

♪ We'll stick together all the time ♪

♪ Adventures in Cyberspace

♪ The chase is on, just wait

♪ And C-Y-B-E-R chase!

-A viral video?

About me?

About time!

-What's the video, Boss?

-I don't know yet, but I was tagged in it.

-I am The Zusk.

-The Zusk?

-This is for you, Hacker.

Sit back and enjoy your top five fails from last year.

-Huh?

-Hee-hee! Sweet move, Hacker!

-Ah!

-Beaten by a smoothie?

That is so not cool!

[ Both laughing ]

-Aaah!

-[ Laughs ]

-No, not again!

-Look who's super sunk!

-Whoa, Boss!

This video already has million views!

-Going down, Hacker?

Oh, yes, you are.

Get ready, because there's a new,

upgraded villain in Cyberspace!

Hee-hee!

-I've got news for you, Zusk.

There's only <span tts:fontStyle="italic">one</span>real villain in Cyberspace,

and that's <span tts:fontStyle="italic">me.</span>

-Um, Boss, I don't think he can hear you.

-If he thinks he can get the best of The Hacker,

he has another thing coming!

I'm going to my Thinking Tree to think things through.

This Zusk doesn't know who he's messing with.

-Oh. -[ Gasps ]

[ Birds chirping ]

-Ahhhhh.

I just love this forest.

The sights, the sounds.

[ Sniffs ] The smells.

-Don't forget about the spongy moss, Boss!

Super comfy for napping!

-I love the forest because my other best friend

in the whole cyberworld lives here!

Hey, Bigfeet! Your Delete is here!

-Ah! There is no such thing as Bigfeet, DeeDee!

[ Laughs ]

Nappy-nap time!

-Ah.

Hello, Thinking Tree!

My old friend.

How have you been?

Ahhhhh.

[ Laser zaps ] [ Gasps ]

What was that?

[ Laser zaps ]

-Boss, something's happening to the trees!

-They're disappearing!

-What? No one messes with my trees!

[ Laser zaps ]

-This is why I need your help!

[ Chattering, screeching ]

-Those poor trees!

-And poor animals!

So sad.

-But I thought there was nothing on the Northern Frontier

but Hacker.

-Hacker's the reason no one goes there,

but it also has the most beautiful forest in Cyberspace.

-And the oldest.

All these trees are connected to one another

through their root system.

-Like one big family.

-Wow.

The forest covers about / of the entire Northern Frontier.

Who knew?

-And all those trees are home to so many animals and plants.

At least, they were.

-This old forest also helps to keep the air clean

all across Cyberspace.

-There's a forest next to my farm.

I've been climbing those trees forever.

I don't know what I'd do if someone cut them down.

[ All gasp ]

-What, or who, could be doing this?

-Who else could it be but...

-Hacker!

-We've gotta stop him before he destroys every tree there!

-Cybersquad, to the Northern Frontier.

-Wow!

These trees are magnificent.

[ Laser zapping ]

[ Chattering ]

-Huh? -What?

-It's coming from there!

-Ugh!

-Oh!

-You've cut down your last tree, Hacker!

-Off of me, you silly cybird!

I don't have time for you!

-You need to stop cutting down the trees, Hacker!

Now.

-Me?

Cut down these trees?

-We know what you've been doing.

-I love these trees.

-It's true! -Uh-huh.

This is where the boss comes to gather his thoughts.

Right, Boss?

-You really expect us to believe you love this forest?

-I do love this forest, if you must know.

When I was needlessly banished to the Northern Frontier,

these trees were my only friends.

Oof!

I was all alone.

No one was here.

No one but...me.

I searched everywhere, looking for someone to talk to,

and that's when I found them.

The trees kept me company.

And the forest made me feel so good.

And I found a special spot

where I could simply forget my troubles and think.

I still go there to this day.

-I still don't believe you.

-It's true!

[ Laser zaps ] -[ Gasps ]

-Wait. If Hacker's here...

then who's doing that?

[ Laser zaps ]

-Do you believe me now?

We must stop this tree-sanity!

-Whoa! What is that?!

[ Zapping ]

[ All gasp ]

-My trees!

♪♪

-We need to find out who's doing this!

-I'm on it!

♪♪

There's nobody up here!

It's remote-controlled or something!

-[ Grunts ]

This is my forest, my trees!

No one shall harm them!

-Actually, this forest belongs to all of Cyberspace.

[ Gulps ]

Aah! -Ugh!

-[ Laughs ]

I told you, Hacker.

♪ There's a new villain in Cyberspace ♪

-It's him again! -Who?

-The Zusk!

-The Zusk?

-[ Laughs ]

-[ Laughs ]

Welcome to the world of The Zusk.

I'm the borg who's going to make everyone in Cyberspace

forget about, uh -- What's your name again?

-The Hacker!

-[ Laughs ]

You want to know how?

By being the most powerful, the most brilliant,

and unquestionably the most handsome borg

in all of Cyberspace.

-Impossible! I am!

-Enough about Hacker.

You need to stop deleting these trees!

-Not gonna happen, little guy, whoever you are.

-My name's Matt, and we're the Cybersquad!

-Well, listen closely, Matthew.

With my Tree X-, I'm going to get rid of all the trees

in the Northern Frontier Forest.

[ All gasp ]

-But that's deforestation!

Why would you do such a mean and destructive thing?

-To build a monument to me, naturally.

I give you...Zuskwood!

-You can't do this.

-But I already <span tts:fontStyle="italic">am</span>doing this.

Duh.

I've already zapped

of the , trees in this forest,

and the rest will be gone before you know it!

[ Laughs ]

-They will not!

-What about all the animals that live here?

-What about clean air in Cyberspace?

-Who cares about any of that?

Not me!

As for <span tts:fontStyle="italic">you,</span>Hacker, once I build Zuskwood,

you'll have to look at <span tts:fontStyle="italic">me</span> every single day.

[ Laughs ]

[ Yawns ] You all bore me.

Zusk out!

-No one deletes my trees and gets away with it.

-If Zusk zaps all the trees, that means...

Oh, no!

Bigfeet!

-Oh, this is not good.

This is not good at all!

-We gotta stop Zusk!

-[ Gasps ]

-Which way did that thing go?

-Not sure.

I lost it.

[ Sobbing ]

-Uh, Hacker, hey, it's going to be okay.

-Yeah, we're going to save this forest.

-I can't believe I'm saying this,

but we're going to help you.

-You will...help me?

-I mean...not <span tts:fontStyle="italic">just</span>you.

All of Cyberspace cares about these trees.

-Well, it's not like I really need help, you know.

I'll come up with a prodigious plan to defeat Zusk.

[ Sniffles ] But first, I think I have something in my eye.

I need a minute. [ Sniffles ]

-Seems to me the first step in stopping Zusk is finding him.

-Right on, Matty!

-He's obviously controlling the Tree X-

from some remote location.

-Maybe Zusk's viral video will give us a clue.

-Viral video? Hmm.

It's worth a shot.

Skwaki, search videos by Zusk on CyberTube.

-Here's a video -- "Hacker Fails."

-Aah! -[ Laughs ]

-Wait! Stop it right there.

That's a Winko Tree!

They only grow in one place --

way up on the tippy top of Mount ZigZag.

-So maybe Mount ZigZag is where Zusk is.

-Buzz, where's Mount ZigZag?

-Way on the other side of the forest.

I can take you there.

-Great! Jax, you, me, and Buzz will check out Mount ZigZag.

Matty, you and Inez see if you can find the Tree X-!

-Okay, The Hacker is back!

And I almost have my prodigious plan worked out.

-Too late.

Let's go!

-Buzz?

Earth kids?

Don't you want to hear my plan?

Hey, wait!

-[ Panting ] I'm coming, Bigfeet!

[ Panting ]

Oh, no!

Bigfeet, where are you?

Ah!

You went thataway! [ Chuckles ]

♪♪

-Zusk is zapping more trees!

♪♪

-How many trees do you think Zusk has zapped now?

-Ah! Skwaki, open the photo I took of Zusk's pictograph.

-Here's the photo. -Okay.

trees were zapped.

Skwaki, how many more trees have disappeared?

- more trees have been X'd out.

trees total have been eliminated.

-That's almost half the trees in the forest!

-At this rate, it won't be long before Zusk deletes them all.

-Oh, no!

He's heading toward my Thinking Tree.

[ Gasps ]

♪♪

[ Panting ]

[ Grunting ]

Ooh!

I am The Hacker!

I command you to stop!

-And I am The Zusk.

No.

♪♪

-[ Grunting ]

-[ Grunting ]

We're with you, Hacker!

-[ Chuckles ]

The oh-so-brave Hacker

requires a pair of Earth kids to fight his battles.

There's no way you can stop me, Hacker.

-I will not allow your menacing machine

to harm my Thinking Tree.

-Your "Thinking Tree"? -[ Gasps ]

-You mean this little tree right over here?

-[ Gasps ] -Ha!

Now that I know how important this silly tree is to you,

I'll give it my full attention.

Your special tree is next, Hacker.

-Nooooo!

-[ Panting ]

Looks like Zusk has been here.

[ Bees buzzing ] That beehive has been crushed.

-And that possum family lost their tree home!

-[ Panting ] There it is!

Mount ZigZag!

-Whoa.

That's one long and windy way up to the top.

-[ Panting ]

Bigfeet!

Ohh!

I'm so glad I found you.

-[ Chatters ]

-I'm so sorry you lost your home.

You're hungry?

-[ Chatters ]

-The berry bushes were zapped, too?

-[ Coughs ]

-And the forest air doesn't feel as clean without the trees?

-[ Whimpers ]

-Be brave, my friend!

I will find you a new home...

with berry bushes!

Come on!

-No!

Stop!

[ Grunts ]

Zusk!

Not an inch closer!

[ Both grunt ]

-I don't think he's listening.

-Having fun, Hacker? [ Laughs ]

When will your tired operating system realize

you're no match for Cyberspace's greatest techno-genius?

-You're not the first phony I've faced.

Enjoy it while you can.

-Oh, really?

Once I get rid of all the trees,

I, The Zusk, will rule Cyberspace.

-In your dreams, Zusk!

-That's <span tts:fontStyle="italic">The</span>Zusk to you. [ Laughs ]

Well, I guess sometimes you have to learn the hard way.

[ Alarm blaring ]

Hmph! A mere blip in the plan of a mastermind.

Do they really think they can stop me?

-Ah! I did it!

I stopped Zusk all by myself!

-You wannabe heroes...

have been Zusked.

-[ Gasps ] -Uh-oh!

-Aaaaaaah!

-Get me off of this ride!

-Grab on!

-[ Laughs ] Way to go, Didge!

-Next stop, the top!

-Oh, Zuskie!

Where are you?

-Uh...I have a feeling this isn't over.

-Matt is right.

We haven't stopped him yet.

-Nor will you stop me!

[ Laughs ]

[ All gasp ]

-Bigfeet! Look! Bunny Berries!

And healthy trees and water!

What do you think? Can this be your new home?

-[ Chatters ]

[ Chomping ]

-You are so welcome.

-Zusk! I beg you!

-You, Hacker, begging?

Oh, if you must, beg away!

-Please, Zusk, please don't zap my tree.

Please, please.

-That is awesome begging, Hacker!

[ Laughs ]

-Don't do this, Zusk!

I mean it.

-Move aside, Matthew!

This is between me and Hacker!

-I'm not moving!

-Neither am I!

-Very well. If you insist.

Huh?

[ Laughs nervously ]

Just a momentary glitch.

What is happening?

-Hey, Zusk!

You can't have technology without power.

-You should know that.

-I guess we Earth kids are smarter than you think, huh?

-Aaaah!

Hey.

-But not smart enough.

I will still be the most powerful villain

in all of Cyberspace.

You and Hacker haven't heard the last from me.

Zusk out!

[ Laughs ]

-I have a feeling he's right about that.

-Please, please, please, please.

-Um, Boss?

Zusk is gone. We did it!

-Ah, yes, I knew that!

I was just trying to stick with the plan and keep Zusk busy!

Yay me!

-Hi, guys! -Awesome job!

-Ohh.

So glad you're safe, Thinking Tree.

-Everyone, Bigfeet is safe!

How many trees did we lose?

-I'm afraid to look.

But I will.

♪♪

-How bad is it?

-Almost half of the trees are gone.

-What do we do?

What's the plan?

-The plan is...

-We replant!

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

-Yes! -Yeah!

-Yeah! -Yeah!

It's gonna take a really long time for these trees to grow.

Years and years.

But we did it.

-Yes, I saved the forest!

[ Zapping ]

-Time to go back to Motherboard.

-[ Clears throat ] Boss,

is there anything you want to say to the Earth kids?

-Me? No.

I, uh -- I am most certainly good.

-Boss? -Boss?

-Oh, okay.

Thank you for assisting <span tts:fontStyle="italic">me</span>with <span tts:fontStyle="italic"> my</span>plan to save the forest.

-Boss! -Boss!

-Fine!

Digit, Inez, Jackie, and Matt,

thank you for saving my forest.

-You're welcome. It's what we do.

-Yeah. Always looking out for the good of Cyberspace.

-Just something to keep in mind, Hacker.

-Till we meet again.

Uh, just don't make it too soon.

-So, shall we head home?

-[ Clears throat ]

-What? Oh, right.

Thank you, too, Buzz and Delete.

-You're welcome, Boss!

-Buzzy, I want you to meet my friend Bigfeet once and for all!

-Okay, DeeDee. I'd love to meet her.

-Because of you, in time, the trees will regrow.

-And we'll be back to see them.

-What about Zusk, Mother B?

-We'll keep an eye on him.

-And on Hacker.

Don't you worry.

-And don't <span tts:fontStyle="italic">you</span>worry.

We'll be here when you need us.

-Now, let's see, Thinking Tree.

I need the perfect plan to defeat Zusk.

[ Laughs ]

Let's begin.

-Stay right where you are.

It's "Cyberchase For Real"!

-My friend Alex is so nice.

She's always doing things to make other people happy,

like planning a surprise party for her sister.

-Thanks so much for taking me shopping, Courtney.

-Of course.

I can't wait to see the look on your sister's face!

-Me too!

I just hope the whole family can keep the surprise a secret.

-So what do you want to buy?

-Paper plates and cups.

So many choices!

I don't know what design to get.

Maybe we should do a mix of all designs.

♪♪

-I think it's so great

that you're being nice to your sister.

But I have a suggestion. -What?

-While being nice to your sister,

you can also be nice to the planet.

-What do you mean?

-Maybe you should think about not using so many paper products

that you'll have to throw away.

-We have to throw them away after food gets on them.

We can't reuse them.

-Do you know how paper is made?

-From trees? -Right.

Do you know why trees are important?

-They protect the animals that live in them?

-Right, but they also clean the air

and stop soil from washing away.

People are cutting down trees

faster than new ones are growing.

-That's terrible!

-So it's important to protect the trees we have,

not waste the ones we use, and plant new ones.

-Since paper is made from trees,

that means that we shouldn't waste paper.

So at the party, instead of using paper stuff

that we will throw out,

we could use dishes and glasses that we could wash and reuse.

-That's a great idea.

-But how will saving paper plates from just one party

make a difference?

-If there are kids at your party,

paper plates will be saved from the garbage.

What if kids each having a party for

don't use paper plates?

-Let me see.

, , , , ,

, , , ...

paper plates won't go in the garbage!

-Fewer trees will be cut down to make paper products

if people don't buy them.

That's how you make a difference!

-Let's go put these back.

I wish there was something else I could do.

-Actually, there is. You can become a park steward.

-What do you mean?

-It's something that my class does.

We help take care of growing trees and plant new ones.

-That's awesome.

Maybe that could be what we do for the surprise party.

We could work together on a park project.

-Since your sister loves science,

I'm sure she would love that!

-The invitations could say,

"Add more greenery to improve the scenery."

-Invitations? -Not the paper kind.

I'll send them through e-mail, of course!

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