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Oh, boy. Sorry for the wait, everybody.
This morning was crazy.
You again?
Guess you can't sue me for malpractice
if you're already dead!
Ah!
- No! - Dr. Crazybrainz, no!
We're just here for a consultation.
Oh, great. Cool.
I was just joking about killing you.
I would never do that on purpose.
So what seems to be the problem?
Freya's just been exhausted all weekend and horribly nauseous.
Okay, I wouldn't say "horribly nauseous."
I mean, that's a bit of a...
...overstatement.
Alright. Lie on back. We'll scan ya.
Gonna scan you down here.
Open.
Good teeth. Okay.
Good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good.
Oh, no. Oh, no.
Oh, my God.
There's some kind of parasite growing in your body.
What?
It looks like a tiny man.
Did you swallow a tiny man?
I'm pregnant?
Yeah.
Sorry about that.
Now I get it.
Silly me.
Congratulations. Good job. Alright.
Hey. Congratulations, buddy.
You're gonna be a father.
Hey, Boomtown, we're having a baby!
Oh!
Dance solo!
Freya!
Are-- Are those tears of joy?
How did this even happen?
I thought you were infertile from radiation.
Me too, but I guess one of my few remaining sperms
must have made it through.
Yeah, bet it was Squishy.
He's always been so precocious.
I've just never thought of myself as a mom.
I don't know how I feel bringing a child into this world.
Oh, no. Come on. Things aren't that bad.
Yes, they are.
The last penguin just committed suicide.
He blew his goddamn brains out.
Okay, so having a kid is scary
but also a life-affirming joy like no other.
I think I just need time to process this.
Is it okay if we just keep it between us for now?
Yeah. Yeah, no, of course.
I'm so excited to spend the day with my Uncle Tai.
Never call me that again.
I'm just pet-sitting you
while your parents - are at the doctor's. - Uncle Tai,
you don't need to make up an excuse to hang out with me.
I'm already so into you.
Get in. I'm taking you to work.
Oh, where are we going?
It's not where we're going. It's when.
I believe the saying is "Where are we?"
not "When are we?"
Okay, when the heck are we?
Back in the Before Times in the year 2023.
Wow. It's so beautiful.
So green and lush.
Whoa!
Look at that creature.
Dumb little idiot needs to wear a leash.
So stupid.
Oh, okay. You're the alpha.
You can do whatever you want to me.
Okay. Come on. Come on.
We've been sent back in time
to eliminate the future leader of the human resistance.
If I fail my mission, robotkind will cease to exist.
Hells yeah. That's rad as hell.
I knew we were gonna have an awesome adventure together.
Oh, no, no.
It's not gonna be an adventure.
He's right over there.
It's cool.
Keep it rolling. Gonna be tight.
Oh. Yeah.
I'm just gonna shoot him in the head
and get the hell out of here.
Ah, that's cool, too, I guess.
Morning, Sid. How was the weekend?
Um, good. Yeah. Uneventful.
No big life-altering changes on the horizon.
- No news is good news. - Indeed.
Oh, hey, it's trivia night at the Boomtown Bistro.
What do you say you, me, and Freya
head over after work and tie one on?
Oh, um, no, Freya is not drinking at the moment,
actually, because she's, um...
She's an alcoholic. Yeah.
I mean, she's sober now but, like, barely.
Ah, geez.
I'm glad she's getting the help she needs.
- I should get back to work. - Yes, you should.
By the way, have you seen my notepad?
No, because Freya is pregnant!
Oh, no!
Oh, Sid! Mazel tov!
Oh, thanks.
Oh, yes!
And the answer is yes.
I would be honored to be the godfather.
Oh, good Lord, I wasn't gonna ask that.
And you don't have to.
- It's simply understood. - Oh.
Oh, I have to get started on the baby shower.
Oh, no, Freya was very explicit.
She just wants to deal with this on her own.
Oh, Sid, pregnant women are so hopped up on hormones,
you can't listen to a word they say.
If anything, you should do the opposite.
Whoa, I had no idea.
And you're sure that won't come across as patronizing
or borderline misogynistic?
Trust me, when you're married three times,
you learn a little something about women.
God, I miss them.
Okay, once I murder this guy, we have about a minute
to get back in the time machine
before which everyone starts screaming and the cops show up.
How do you already know what's gonna happen?
Oh, 'cause I do this every day.
I kill the guy, the humans send someone back
in time to save him, and then I kill him again.
It used to be fun,
but now I'm just kind of going through the motions, you know?
Yo.
Ah, yes! I did it!
There you are, you little future genocidal Gen-Z bitch.
- Wait! - Whoa!
What a crazy way to get my attention.
You could have just said stop.
- Wait, Uncle Tai. - What?
You said yourself you do this every day.
So what's the harm in just having a little fun first,
and then we can, you know, go ahead and kill the guy?
Oh, I suppose you have a point, but what would we do anyway?
Well, what's the coolest, most exciting thing
someone can do in 2023?
Something super relevant
but that also perfectly captures the mood of the time.
Hmm. Hmm.
Bingo.
Wait, why are we at Morris's house?
I thought we were going to the market.
Okay, so maybe we're not going to the market.
Maybe somebody has a little surprise in store for you.
Wah!
What is this, huh? Some kind of long con?
You make me marry you, share a life together
just to set me up for an ambush?
- I'm gonna slit you, pig! - No, no, no, it's not an ambush.
I was trying to surprise you with a baby shower.
What? Sid, I told you I just want to keep it between us.
I know, but then I accidentally told Morris,
and he really wanted to do something nice for us.
And, I don't know, I just thought maybe
seeing how happy other people were for us
might make you feel happier.
Well, okay, fine. I guess.
Just as long as it's - not intense and weird. - No, it won't be.
He said it was gonna be very smooth, very casual.
Okay, fine.
There she is. The mother.
- The mother. - The mother.
Okay, so maybe it's more semi-casual.
- The mother. - The mother.
Welcome to the Pharaoh's tomb.
The local villagers tried to warn you,
but your lust for treasure was too great.
And now you are trapped with only your wits to survive.
And your time starts now.
Uh-oh, I hope the pharaoh doesn't put a curse on us.
Ugh, I'm sitting this out. This is too stupid.
Did people in the past really have it so easy
that they would willingly spend money to solve a fake problem?
You're just being a stick in the mud.
I'll do it on my own.
Oh, let's see.
I wonder if these, uh-- these symbols mean anything.
Maybe if I match the colors.
Yeah. I am feeling good about this.
I'm gonna start all with red.
- I love red. - No, don't.
- It's the color of blood. - No.
And I love that.
I love how that looks.
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