Jump to the Future Lab - Part 2

1 Narrator: Previously on Best Friends Whenever Wait, there's one thing I wanna see first. Barry? Why would we want you to take away our power? You said if you kept them, something terrible would happen in the future. What does "JS" stand for? Janet Smythe? This dystopian Smythe of hers must be the bad future we were trying to prevent. Barry and Naldo are frozen. Are you serious? Janet's got 'em on display like trophies. Take these girls to the suspended animation chamber. We have to figure out a way to keep that dystopian Smythe-iverse from happening. And to keep us all from getting frozen like popsicles. Shelbs, you gave me an idea. Now how do we stop Janet from getting the power to time travel? And becoming an evil overlord who freezes people like snow cones. We're really not getting very far in this whole stopping Janet thing. Do we have to deal with it tonight? I'm so sick of Janet Smythe. Can we just go one night without worrying about Janet Smythe? Girls, Janet Smythe is coming over for dinner tonight. Oh no, do you think it's 'cause of us? Why would it be because of you? Because she's evil! No reason. No reason. (Laughs) I know it sounds crazy But time doesn't faze me Ever since it lost its hold on me Hey, hey Hung out till midnight Missed the curfew, that's all right I'm back to bed and right on time, you'll see Whenever You need me I'm right there with you Whenever There's something You wanna redo The clock is ticking but not for me I'm living in a different reality Whenever Whatever Wherever I'm right there with you I'm right there with you Hey, hey My boss just invited herself to dinner. Why would she do that? Is it a test? Is it a punishment? Is it a reward? If it's a reward, is it hair plugs? Oh! Just my luck, the one thing I don't need. Whoa. Your dad's lost in a classic Marcus anxiety spiral. Marcus anxiety spiral? That's not a thing. Oh my gosh, is that a thing? Is that something people talk about behind our backs? We're the crazy family on the block! You know what, I'm hearing it now. And of all days why is my boss coming when your mother's out of town on her spa retreat? She's the cook in the family. Maybe I can get her to come home a day early. Astrid, hi honey, there's something I want to ask you. Oh, Norm, it's so wonderful here. I needed this so much. You are the best husband in the world. Dang it! Why do I have to be such a good husband? I just wanted to say, have a great weekend, honey. Oh, you know I will. All right, Jorgen, time to prove all those muscles aren't just for show. Who is going to cook dinner? I'm a lousy cook and I can't order takeout for my boss. Hey, Barry makes a great Beef Wellington. Yes! I don't know what Beef Wellington is, but I've heard very good things about "great. " Janet's gotta be coming after us again! Why won't she leave us alone? No, Shelbs, think about it. Every time she's tried to do something to us, it's been in a different timeline. In this timeline she's never met us. She has no idea who we are. You're right. We could use this dinner as a chance to confront her and find out how she gets the power to time travel so we know how to stop it. Then we can jump back and eat dinner again so we can erase that timeline and she'll never know it happened. You know we just have to erase the timeline. We don't have to eat dinner twice. Don't mess with the plan. It works. Barry you ever heard the expression, "There are no original thoughts"? Yes. Dang it! I thought I made that up. Hello boys. Hello, Mr. Marcus. Hey, Mr. Marcus. I need your help. My boss, Janet Smythe, is coming over for dinner tonight and I hear you make a great Beef Wellington. Janet Smythe? She's one of my heroes. I would be happy to make my Beef Wellington. And I'd be happy to help. Yes. Kinda weird having you in our RV. You hang out in my kitchen, you use my hot tub, steal my Wi-Fi, and I step into your RV, and that's weird? Yeah, kinda is. Super weird. Right this way, Ms. Smythe. We can start with appetizers in the backyard. Okay, Janet doesn't know us at all in this timeline. We're gonna find out everything she knows about time travel. So, Ms. Smythe Norm, please, call me Wait, you said Ms. Smythe Yes, that's right. Hi, I'm Shelby. We have never met before, have we, ma'am? Why are you talking like a magician? It's something I do when I get nervous. There's nothing up my sleeve. I'm just so glad you're here. Because you want to Especially because you Not a fan of finishing other people's sentences, huh? Neither am I. I don't even like finishing my own. So I'm gonna (Gasps) What are you boys doing? Making Beef Wellington. Just like you asked. But Are those Bunsen burners? And car batteries? A Tesla coil? Are you cooking a Beef Wellington or bringing it back to life? Mr. Marcus, I'm a scientist. This is how I cook food. It never even occurred to me to bring it back to life. But if I do I will make this potato its bride. Masks on everyone. Great, now all I can think about is bringing it back to life. So, Janet tell us How are things at the office? Any secret science stuff you working on? Yeah, like, oh, I don't know, time travel? Oh, that's a fun example. Let's talk about that. Odd that you would mention time travel. I have been working on that. Ever since I found tachyon particles in my garage in 1991. I soon discovered they were connected to time travel and I wanted that power for myself. So I created a device I call a tachyometer. It senses the presence of tachyon particles. I detected small amounts of tachyons on your father. Not enough to make him a time traveler but clearly he was in contact with someone who is. And that's why you're here. You came to find us (Tachyometer beeping rapidly) So now you know we're time travelers, what do you want from us? I need more tachyons to develop my own power to time travel. And my scientists have discovered a way to harvest them from you. I just needed to find you. Dinner is almost ready. I hope you like Beef Wellington. I'm a vegetarian. As I'm sure you know from reading my autobiography. Chapter seven is all about my rejection of meat. Of course I know that. I've read that autobiography many times. I was just joking. Why? Chapter thirteen is all about my rejection of humor. Of course it is. Just a meatless, humorless dinner here. We'll all just weep quietly into our salads. That was a joke. Dang it! Janet Smythe doesn't eat meat! Of course she doesn't. Haven't you read her autobiography? You knew? Then why are you cooking Beef Wellington? Because you told me to. I figured you knew what you're doing. Why would anybody figure that? Now that I've found you, I have my source of tachyons and can finally give myself the power to time travel. There is no way we're gonna let you do that. Really? What are you idiots gonna do to stop me? We're gonna jump back to the beginning of the night so, you have no idea this conversation ever took place. Boom! You just got stopped by idiots! That did not come out as tough as I wanted it to. Okay. We're back to before Janet got here. We just have to stay upstairs until she leaves so she'll never find us, never get the power to time travel and there will never be that dystopian future. We just totally outsmarted her! One other thing. (Both scream) The tachyometer also gives me the ability to remember every timeline that I'm in. So time jump all you want. I'll remember everything. Just like you do. So, you remember our whole conversation from before? And you know that we're the time travelers you need to get the power for yourself. I remember all of it. And even if I didn't, you just told me again. Idiots. Ms. Smythe. There you are Dinner is I don't eat meat and I know you haven't read my autobiography. Don't make a joke about it. I also don't like humor. I'm not going to take you away in front of your father. But I'll be back for you. Emergency! Emergency! Janet doesn't eat meat! We need a vegetarian option. There we go. Eggplant. I will substitute this for the beef fillet and Janet will say it's just as good as meat because that's what vegetarians do. I'll be leaving now. Thank you for a lovely time. But What about dinner? I didn't know why you were coming over and that was weird and now I don't know why you're leaving which is more weird. It's like we're dating Hey, guess who just made it weirder. Ms. Smythe. I've prepared a wonderful Eggplant Wellington for you. And masks on. (Explosion) Well, if you absolutely must be going, please drive safely. Janet knows we're time travelers. She's gonna come back and use us to give her the power to time travel. This is how she gets it. This is what leads to the dystopian Smythe-iverse. We've really messed this up. And there's nothing we can do. There is one thing. We could get rid of our power. (Sighs) It's the only way to keep Janet from getting it. It's the only way to keep Barry and Naldo from being frozen. But Shelbs our power. There must be something else we can do. We don't deserve it anyway. We're not superheroes, Cyd. We're a couple of teenage girls who've been fooling around with it and now look what we've done. Do you think this is why we were getting rid of our power in the Future Lab? I think everything's been leading to this. What happened up here? You scared Janet away. Did you remind her she has a skeleton inside her? That always scares me. Barry, we need you to take away our powers in the Future Lab. Which isn't the future anymore. I know you haven't cracked time travel but do you think you can take our powers? In studying the tachyons I have discovered that they can be disrupted by a massive burst of upsilon radiation. The laser you saw in the Future Lab should do it. But why would you want your powers removed? We can't tell you. It's for your own safety. Well, I am a big fan of my own safety. That's why I don't play football. What? It's the only reason! All right, let's go to the Future Lab. No, wait! Naldo, you weren't there with us. So you don't have to come. It's probably for the best. I'm a fan of my safety too. That's why I don't pull the tails of strange dogs. What? It's the only reason. Man! GDD looks so different from last time we were here. Janet getting those tachyons in 1991 must have changed everything with how she runs this place. Wait! So you've been here before? And Janet got tachyons in 1991? And why are you smiling? Just enjoying being smarter than you for once. That kind of warm feeling in here, what do you call that? Smugness. It's nice isn't it? This place is like a fortress. How are we gonna get in? I took my dad's keycard. This should get us through the front desk. Let's go. (Beeping) (Cell phone ringing) GDD Security? Hello? Yes, of course, I have my keycard. I have it right here. Couldn't lose my keycard. I'd be in big trouble. Yep, I am holding my keycard. Definitely not a pack of gum that went through the washing machine. And apparently got ironed. Well, if it says that someone used it to gain access to the secure floor then, yes, delete the old pack of gum, uh, keycard and issue me a new pack of gum. Keycard. Yes, I'll be right there. Thank you. Hey, Dad. What's for dinner? What are you boys doing here? We live here. We have for a while now. Have you boys been home this whole night? Chet, we were here and he didn't even know it. We'd be great spies. We could have all new identities. I'll be Dark Star. I'll be Chet. But I'm Chet. Way to give up your true identity, Dark Star. Is Barry here? I can't find the girls and I need someone to babysit the twins while I run down to the office real quick. I can babysit. Have you ever taken care of anything, Naldo? I've been taking care of that plant. Good enough for me! This is a restricted area now. There are cameras everywhere. How are we going to get through here? (Alarm blaring) (Loud shrill) We're gonna need some stuff to help us get through security. But we'll never get anything through that metal detector. Wait, I thought we were just going to use your dad's keycard? Yeah, we tried that ten minutes ago. We didn't get very far. What happened? You were awesome. You took down six security guards, did this parkour move up the wall! It was crazy! I just asked what happened. You don't have to mock me. Wait, I have an idea. Do you remember when we were five, and you came here with me and my dad on "Bring Your Daughter To Work" day? We can jump back to then and hide equipment that we can use to get in now. Cyd: Yes! I'll create a diversion. Oh, no! An accident! You're gonna have one or cause one? Guess! Shelby: And I'll hide the equipment. (Cheering on TV) (All coughing) (Laughing) Shelby: I'll hide breathing filters in the light panel. (Mechanical breathing) That's gotta be the Future Lab. We have to get by those guards. (Gasps) They spotted us! Ride or die! Shelby: I'll hide a digital recorder in the vent. You set a timer for ten years? Ten years? You set a timer for ten years? Umm, of course, we're not stupid. Five year old Shelby: Help! Help us, please! We're stuck in a vent! Five year old Cyd: Help! Help us, guards! I'm here to get my keycard reissued? Really? I have to fill all these out? Really? I have to fill all these up? (Cell phone ringing) Hold on. Hey, Astrid. Hey, Norm. Just wanted to remind you that the twins have that big project due for school tomorrow. Astrid, relax. Normy Smooth has got it. Oh, no. Last time Normy Smooth "had it" the water heater blew up. Get yourself a caviar scrub. There's no such thing. Just get it! Naldo, you have to make sure that the twins work on their big project. It's due tomorrow! Naldo: Don't worry about it, Mr. Marcus. Everything is under control. Naldo: Time for your school project. We need to stop playing Art Gallery. Notice the vacant look in the eyes staring out towards a future he will never experience. I like the way it screams when you pinch it. (Screams) Art speaks to everyone in different ways. Seriously, guys, you need to do your project. Quiet, Art! Are you ready, Bret? Light her up, Chet! This is awesome! So how are you going to get it to school? (Gasps) What is going on? Sorry, Mr. Marcus. No, no, it's on me. I ignored the burning plant. Hey, honey! Glad I got your voice-mail! A few quick updates to prepare you for what you're gonna find when you get home. Don't forget the hole in the wall. It's from my head. All right, guys. I'm going to go put on a protective suit. Just be aware that when I come back I won't be able to hear you with the helmet on. Be careful. I can't believe we're not gonna be time travelers anymore. What else can we do, if we want to stop Janet? We're not superheroes, Cyd. Us having this power messes up the future. It's been an adventure though, huh? Reliving how we met Dancing in the '70s Becoming ghosts in New York. I never thought we could be better friends but everything we've gone through this year has made us so much closer. I know. This has been something we've shared that no one else in the whole world has shared. (Soft chuckle) I'm gonna miss it. We'll always be friends. It won't be the same though, will it? So we're really going to do this? Let's do it. (Beeping) (Alarm blaring) (Machine powering up) (Machine powering down) It's gone. It's so weird not being able to time travel. I couldn't jump back and have three breakfasts. So I had to eat three breakfasts all in the present. I think I made myself a little sick, Shelbs. And I couldn't jump back and watch you eat three breakfasts so I had to do it all in the present. Made me a little sick too. We did the right thing, didn't we? Well, we had to do it to stop Barry and Naldo from being frozen. The most important thing is keeping our friends safe. Janet: I know you're not time travelers anymore. And I know that Barry is the brains behind all of it. So instead of taking you two, I took him and his friend and all their equipment. They are going to synthesize time travel for me. And now you're powerless to do anything about it.