A Hero Is Born

So, there we were--

me, kickin' it as a human again,

and Max dangling over a vat of hungry crabs.

Poor guy seemed a little upset.

You guys can't do this to me.

I'm a supervillain like you.

I--I have a lair, I hate puppies,

I sneeze on bottles of hand sanitizer.

Colosso, tell them.

Yeah, right, like the son of Thunder Man

would ever be a villain.

Sounds like a phase to me.

It's not a phase!

Come, Colosso,

we have a little time before he's lowered to his doom.

Oh, Thunder Boy, be sure to scream loud

so we know when the show starts.

I got ya, Claw Daddy!

Dr. Colosso!

Are you just gonna let them lower me

into a vat of hermit crabs?

When you put it that way-- Yep!

Wow, look who emptied her bottle.

Again!

You keep eating like this, you're gonna have

your first superhero growth spurt today.

You should have seen your first growth spurt.

You doubled in size.

Max's first spurt was all in his diaper.

Speaking of diapers,

I thought you sent Billy and Nora out for supplies.

Yeah, with a hundred dollars cash.

That might have been a mistake.

Uh, better go find 'em.

Thunder Man, away!

You can't go through the ceiling with a baby in the room!

Right. Thunder Man...

going out the back.

Then away!

Looks like it's just you and me, huh, Chloe?

Yes, it is. - CHLOE:

Aw, bubbles?

Even your superpower's adorable.

Alert! Alert!

Angry Cherry approaching.

Oh. All right, Chloe, you're about to learn

the hardest part of being a superhero--

keeping it a secret from your best friend.

Help me out. Shhh...

Hey, Cherry. Oh! Uh...

I am so so sorry I had to run out on you.

How'd it go? - Let's see.

As soon as you left, I got nervous again

and started loud talking.

Then Joey went to the bathroom and never came back.

And Neil made me drink buffalo wings!!

Is that a baby? - What?

No, uh, it's my stomach.

All that liquid bread, whew.

No, that's a baby.

Where did she come from?

Well, when a mommy and a daddy love each other very much--

Phoebe! - Okay. Okay.

Cherry...

meet my new baby sister...

Chloe.

You have a new baby sister and you didn't even tell me?

Don't be mad at Phoebe.

You guys are friends.

Are we?

Honestly, I feel like you're always hiding things from me.

Look, I know.

The truth is, I do have a lot of secrets.

I just can't tell you any of them.

What kind of best friends

don't tell each other everything?

Uh...

Guess that's my answer.

Look, Cherry, wait.

Oh, you clean up someone's poop for three years

and this is the thanks you get?

Aha, my smart watch.

I can tap into the baby monitor and alert Dad.

Hold on, Chloe, your bottle's almost ready.

Help!

Villains are lowering me into a vat of hermit crabs.

Aw, Chloe's first words were:

"Help! Villains are lowering me into a vat of hermit crabs."

Wait, what?

Please, if anyone is listening,

tell Dad I'm at the old broccoli factory in Metroburg.

Please, help!

Metroburg? I'd better call Dad.

Oh, no, he left his phone.

There's only one thing to do.

Wake up, Mom!

You gotta get up! Max is in trouble!

Wake up!

I can't take a baby to fight villains.

What am I gonna do?

Alert! Alert!

Angry Cherry sulking on porch.

Cherry!

Cherry, I'm so glad you're still here.

I had no choice.

I'm not allowed to ride my bicycle angry.

Okay, look, I know you're still mad at me,

but I really need a favor.

I need you to watch Chloe while I go run an errand.

Where? To the secret store to buy more secrets?

Support the head. Thank you.

Phoebe, you can't do this.

We're not friends any more.

Thunder Van, hyper speed to Metroburg.

Hyper speed repair incomplete.

Fine. Any speed. Just go.

Initiating.

Thunder Van, stop!

Get in, Cherry.

It's time I tell you everything.

Baby secure.

Uh, how is this van driving itself?

Cherry, have you ever heard of Thunder Man?

So many adorable babies.

And so many wonderful bargains here at Tots.

Get to the winner!

Oh, they grow up so fast.

And the winner of The Cutest Baby Contest is...

Britney Williams!

Uh-oh.

Are you kidding me?

You picked the drooler?

What does she have that I don't?

A birth certificate from this year.

Please take your tiny dad and leave!

Fine. I'd crawl out of here, but I know how to walk.

Wait, who won second place?

Not you. - Okay.

Sorry, she takes after her mother.

Oh, man, it's good to have you back, Dr. Colosso.

Now the Villain League will be restored to its former glory.

I'm ready, baby.

I've got an evil plan to use my shrink ray

to turn Minneapolis into Mini-Minneapolis.

Oh, viva la evil!

Oh, look, I've got the happy claw.

Let's celebrate.

Madge, bubble wrap for two, please?

You've still got a thing with the bubble wrap, huh?

Oh, I can't help it. I just love poppin' stuff.

Oh...Ha. Ha. Ha.

Pop! Pop! Pop! Poppity! Pop! Pop!

Look at me go.

Colosso, get over here.

Take a selfie with me.

I've done those.

Hey, what's the hold up?

Worried about how you look?

I've got a claw for a hand.

No, no, I just realized I'm double parked--

on top of another car.

Classic Colosso!

Oh, well, more for me. Pop! Pop! Pop!

It will never get old.

Max!

Oh, hello, Dr. Jerk Face.

I deserve that.

Can you ever forgive me, old pal?

So what if they think I've gone soft.

Nothing's worth betraying my pal, Max.

Wait. You're actually gonna save me?

What about King Crab? - That bottom feeder--

he doesn't scare me.

Really?

Ah! Please don't pinch me!

Well, isn't this touching.

Pardon me while I dry my tears with my claw.

All right, you caught me.

Max Thunderman and I are friends.