K.O.'s Bitter Half (Part 1)

[The episode starts off with a flashback of Carol and K.O. mediating near a pond]

Carol: Just keep your eyes closed and your mind quiet, K.O.. If a thought pops into your head, just let it go.

[A fly passes by and lands on K.O.'s face]

K.O.: Hmm? [Tries to slap the fly but the fly flies away] Mm, mm! [The fly is on his hand] Hm? [K.O. missed the fly and tries to slam it repeatedly] No! Oh! [The fly lands on his nose and K.O. gets frustrated as he doesn't slam the fly] [Cries]

Carol: This stuff can be pretty hard sometimes, huh?

K.O.: [Sniffles] Mm-hmm.

Carol: The path to greatness is hard and long. Even boring sometimes. But there are no shortcuts. So you have to stay… [Grabs the fly] focused.

K.O. [Gasps] [Carol let the fly go] Focused. Mm. Focus. [Carol and he went back to mediating] Focus. Focus. [Back to the present] Focus, K.O..

Darrell: Get ready for an extra-special beatdown!

K.O.: [Grunts] Powerfist! [nothing happens] No!

[Darrell punches K.O. when Rad catches him]

Rad: Need a hand, kiddo?

K.O.: Rad! You're—

Rad: I know, I know. I'm your knight in shining armor. The best of the best. The biceps and the triceps…

[Enid dashes through to fight Darrell but Darrell shields himself. Cyrus taps Darrell's shoulder]

Darrell: Huh?

Cyrus: Made ya look! [Punches Darrell and sends him flying. Enid jumps up to him]

Enid: Hyah! Hyah! [Enid taps Darrell with her elbow and he falls to the ground]

Rad: Show-off.

Enid: Rad, you're missing the action!

Rad: [Sets K.O. down] All right, I'm coming. [Hovers] Yeesh.

[Enid, Rad, and Cyrus fight Darrell off-screen]

K.O.: [Thinking] I spend all my time with cool heroes at the plaza now, but I'm still getting thrashed by Darrells? Why can't I be strong like Rad, Cyrus, and Enid? And how could I call myself a hero when I can't even shoot a powerfist when I need it?

Enid: Hey, power isn't everything, brushhead. [Pats K.O.'s hair] You've got your own heroic qualities. Like… being cute! At least you're cute.

Rad: The hero thing takes time. I wasn't always this powerful. Oh, wait. Yeah, I was. [Chuckles] You'll catch up to us someday, though. Or not. [Cyrus nudges Rad]

Mr. Gar: Good work, employees! I'll now praise your acts of heroism one by one! Enid, very impressive foot-eye coordination, as always! Rad, well-done saving that small child with your finger beam! Cyrus! Excellent use of firearms! Great improvements from you all.

Rad: Yes!

Cyrus: Thank you!

Mr. Gar: K.O.. Eh… uh… Good hustle out there. [Hands K.O. a broom] Now get this cleaned up.

K.O.: Oh.

Mr. Gar: All right, team! Break!

[Enid and Rad walks while K.O. Cyrus clean the mess. K.O. sees his Pow Card with no progress updated. Cyrus notices K.O. looking despondent]

Cyrus: Hey, K.O. I know you're not too happy about your level right now. But don't you worry. Enid's right, power really isn't everything.

K.O.: But I barely made a dent on Darrell today, Cyrus. Ever since I started working here, all I've ever wanted was to be a powerful hero. But I didn't make any progress at all...

Cyrus: [sighs] Listen, K.O. I know it's your big dream to become a hero. But, there's no need to rush into it. You'll make it big someday, but until then you shouldn't worry about it. [K.O. sighs and walks to the dumpster] Poor kid...

K.O.: "Good hustle." [Throws the mess from the fight to the garbage] "Good hustle?" I-I don't want good hustle! I want power! [Throws dustpan and broom. However a mysterious figure catches the broom]

Shadowy Figure: So, it's power you want, eh?

K.O.: Oops! [Hops down] Uh, sorry, mister. [Chuckles] I didn't— I didn't see you over there.

Shadowy Figure: Never mind that. What matters is that I see you. [Points the broom to K.O.]

K.O.: Huh?

Shadowy Figure: More importantly, [K.O. grabs the broom] I see something in you that no one else sees.

K.O.: What's that?

Shadowy Figure: The great power that already courses through your veins.

K.O.: It… does?

Shadowy Figure: Locked up tight within you is more strength than all of your little friends combined. Would you like me to show you how to unleash it?

K.O.: [Chuckles] You'd do that for me?

Shadowy Figure: Of course. Just think of me as a friend showing you a secret shortcut. [Opens a path from the bushes]

K.O.: Hmm. [Drops the broom] Sounds great! [Hops over the pit] [Giggles] Wait a minute! [Walks back] I don't even know who you are, mister.

Shadowy Figure: Of course. [Chuckles] How silly of me. Let me step out of these shadows. Here. [Hands K.O. his Pow Card] Take my card.

K.O.: [Gasps] Wow! [Grabs the Pow Card] Level 8? You must know all about power.

Shadowy Figure: Mm-hmm.

K.O.: [Puts Pow Card into his pocket and enters the path] Huh? [Looks back] "Good hustle." Hmph. [Just as K.O. leaves with Shadowy Figure, Cyrus walks up to the dumpster]

Cyrus: Hey, K.O. you here? Hank just got a new cannon feature on his arm! And we need a K.O. sized ball to test it out with! You in? [Sees that K.O. is not around] K.O.?

[Pans to next shot of K.O. and Shadowy Figure near the pond]

Shadowy Figure: The secret to unlocking your true power is… your anger.

K.O.: My anger? But [Chuckles] I'm not really mad anymore. I think throwing that broom kind of helped.

Shadowy Figure: You can always find anger within if you're looking for it. Now, close your eyes.

[K.O. closes his eyes and transported to his mind. A black substance is in a cage]

K.O.: Ew! What is that?

Shadowy Figure: [Voice] That is your anger. The key to your power. But first, you must make it grow. Now, think about Enid, Rad, and Gar. Think of how they mistreat you.

K.O.: W-What? No. No! They're— They're nice to me! They're my friends!

Shadowy Figure: Really? Would true friends talk down to you like this?

[Thought of Enid, Rad, and Mr. Gar saying stuff to K.O. appears]

Enid: Power isn't everything. At least you're cute.

Mr. Gar: Good hustle, kid.

Rad: You'll catch up to us someday. Or not.

Mr. Gar: Good hustle, kid.

Enid: Power isn't everything. At least you're cute. [Echos] Cute.

Rad: Or not.

K.O.: [Groans] Stop! Don't say that!

Shadowy Figure: Everyone holds you back because they're afraid of your raw, natural ability. They want you small and nice, [K.O.'s anger increases] blissfully unaware of your true potential. They want you weak. [K.O.'s anger increases into his form] Yes. Feel it in your fists. [K.O. grunts] Now, fire a blast.

[K.O. tries to fire a blast but failed]

K.O.: Oh, man! What happened?

Shadowy Figure: Hmm. Perhaps we haven't found the true locus of your anger.

K.O.: [Pounds the ground] Dang it! This isn't fair!

Shadowy Figure: Um…

[Meanwhile, Cyrus searches for K.O.]

Cyrus: K.O.? K.O.? You there little buddy? [Hears K.O. yelling]

K.O.: [offscreen] No! No! No!

Cyrus: Yep. That's him. [Continues searching]

K.O.: [Groans] Mom says hard will make me strong, but it hasn't. [Pounds the ground] You said getting mad at my friends would work, but it doesn't! No one knows what to do with me! I'm gonna be a powerless little kid FOREVER! [Fires power fists into the sky]

[Meanwhile]

Cyrus: K.O., is that you? Look, I know you're still upset about what happened today. But I told you! It's no big... [Sees K.O.'s power fists explode in the sky] Deal?... [Cyrus peeks through the bushes and sees K.O. with Shadowy Figure] What the...

Shadowy Figure: Yes! This is the feeling you needed to find. Keep growing it. [Laughs] Make it stronger— strong enough to unleash your true power!

[Scene pans to K.O. trapped in a cage in his mind with his anger form out]

K.O.: No! What's going on?

[His anger form laughs. K.O. makes a transformation. His armbands grow spikes and his headband comes out. Showing big spiky hair. Cyrus is shocked at what he saw.]

Cyrus: Uh.. C-C-Clearly you're busy right now. I'll... uh... see you later... [runs back to the plaza]

Shadowy Figure: [Laughs] See? You're already the great solo hero you were born to be. [Laughs evilly] It's time for your friends to see how powerful you've always been.

[Scene shows an exterior of the Bodega while an alarm is heard. Enid and Rad steps out of the Bodega. A Boxmore box falls from the sky, opening it revealing Darrell]

Darrell: Miss me, losers?

Enid: We didn't miss you. We hit you. A lot. Remember?

Rad: [Laughs] Whoa! Good one, Enid. Did you get that, K.O.? [Notices K.O. wasn't in the shot] K.O.?

[Cyrus runs up to the duo]

Enid: Cyrus, K.O. was with you last time. Have you seen him?

Cyrus: Oh, I've seen K.O. But there's something going on with him. I saw him with a hooded man and he was going through a strange transformation.

Rad: Transformation? What, did he grow 50 feet tall again? [laughs]

Cyrus: Guys! I'm serious! I think there's something wrong with K.O.!

Darrell: [Laughs] Oh, boy. I set you up for that one. It's cool, though. 'Cause this time… [Laughs] Oh, just wait. [Turns into a bigger version of himself] This time, I'm gonna get the last laugh! [Launches out several weapons to use] Pretty impressive, huh? Lucky for me, though, I won't even need to pull punches. [Gets a car and smashes it] Once this cannon charges up, just one blast, and your precious plaza will be obliterated! [Fires up cannon]

Cyrus: Oh, boy...

Rad: I think we might need to get some help for this one.

Enid: We stay and fight.

Rad: [Chuckles nervously] That's another joke, right?

Cyrus: We can't take that thing on!

Enid: We'll never make it back in time. Are you guys with me or not?

Rad: Yeah. I'm with you.

Cyrus: Okay... Let's do this.

Darrell: This is it, Lakewood losers! [Enid, Rad, and Cyrus prepare to fight] Now… prepare to— [A mysterious figure slices Darrell in half and blows up]

Rad: Whoa. [Darrell's parts falls out and shows K.O.'s alter-ego form] Dude! That was amazing!

Cyrus: Uh, K.O.? Is that you...

T.K.O.: No. [Puts his finger to Cyrus' mouth] Not K.O.. Turbo K.O.. T.K.O. for short. [Heads to the Bodega]

Cyrus: Oh, dear...

Enid: Is he serious?

T.K.O.: [Laughs] You have no idea.

[To Be Continued]