Milo Murphy’s Law

Sigh.

Penny for my thoughts?

That's not how that works.

I'm supposed to ask you that.

You know, I try and I try,

but I still can't believe we went from

saving the world to, well, to this.

To spending hours cleaning alien rubbish out of dirty parking lots.

Sorry, boys.

Looks like there was some mix-up with your mission memo.

Turns out, it's not alien trash at all.

You've just been cleaning up regular trash all day.

We'll get you back on alien trash tomorrow.

Next week, tops.

Toodles!

You know, I thought this smelled kinda human-y.

That's it! I've had it!

I am destined for far more than this.

Well I am destined for lunch.

And I think it's high time I lived up to my potential.

Where is your ambition, man?

Or did you eat that too?

All right, fine! Penny for my thoughts now.

You keep gunning for a job that doesn't exist.

The aliens that we've met

are litter-bugs, not evil tyrants

bent on world domination.

There are no nut-jobbers here to fight.

The world is not currently threatened.

And you can't get promoted to

"Guy who saves the world" anyway.

That's not... That's not a job title!

Egg salad? No.

Think I've lost my appetite.

Cavendish? Scott.

Dead rat for your thoughts.

No, thank you.

Just drowning in the empty cup that I've been dealt.

Well, remember.

"Loss can lead to new adventures."

Yes, I... Wait. What did you say?

"Loss can lead to new adventures"?

Chips and kidney pie! You're right!

How simple and yet so insightful.

You know, people don't give you enough credit

because you live underground and you're, well, filthy.

But, you are wise beyond your social strata.

Thanks!

'Scuse, me. Do you have the time?

"Loss can lead to new adventures."

Huh. Okay.

He's right!

I have got to stop sulking. But how?

Great chubby-wonkers!

An alien abduction!

Dakota! Dakota!

Did you see? Did you see it?

Did I see what? The world is threatened.

There was an alien abduction.

I must've missed it. This is it, Dakota!

Don't you see? I didn't.

I just said, I did not see...

People are being abducted.

The world is being threatened.

We can save the world again. We'll get promoted!

Ooh! We have to tell Block.

Whoa! Well I'm not sure I should be running.

I just had all that egg salad!

Oh! It's you. Milo's friends.

Who don't get paid to hang out with him.

Unlike a certain platypus

who shall remain nameless.

Perry the Platypus.

Um. Hi, Dr. D.

Is Milo around?

I think he's upstairs.

Come in, I guess.

Oh-Kay?

Can Milo come out and play?

I will be right down, friends.

Okay. We'll be hangin' with Dr. D.

Sounds like a TV show.

So. Do you have any new Do-good-inators

you'd like to show us, maybe?

Why?

I was bored!

We were safe!

Well, I might have one or two I've been working on.

Oh! Hey, Milo.

That's my name.

Do not wear it out.

Oh-Kay.

Uh, Dr. D was just about to show us

his latest 'inators'.

'Cause that's what we all wanted to do,

apparently.

That sounds like a great way to spend time.

I'm sorry, kids.

My 'inators' aren't working like they used to.

Or, actually,

I guess exactly how they used to.

Which is... You know, the problem.

What a loser. Whoa, Milo.

You feelin' okay?

I'm perfectly normal and definitely myself.

You loser.

What about this one?

What about, not?

Yeah, maybe there's one more.

See, I just move this thing here like this,

and it just... I don't know what it does.

But I'm doing it now.

Oopsies!

Milo!

Milo?

Guys, I am so sorry.

I knew getting out my 'inators' was a bad idea.

Almost always is.

Where is he? Milo!

Milo! That's my name.

Don't we... Don't we...

Milo?

Loser. Loser.

Loser.

Well, I definitely didn't do that.

Milo!

Oh, jeez! Quick! Give me the head.

Whoa! Everybody all right?

What happened?

Um... Murphy's Law?

That's my name.

Don't wear it out.

I'll call the insurance company.

You kids have fun with your debris.

What a loser.

So, wait a minute. Has Milo always been a robot?

I like cheese fries.

Milo's not a robot. This isn't Milo.

But, he does like cheese fries. So...

Zack! Someone didn't want us to know Milo was gone.

Milo's missing. Again!

Wait. Is this something that happens often?

At least once a season, apparently.

I mean, it happened this past fall.

And now it's happening here in the winter.

All right, 'inator' man.

If that thing can talk,

maybe it can answer a few questions.

Get re-wiring.

I can do that. I can do that!

Look. All alien ships

that enter Earth's atmosphere

are required to notify us

when they're abducting people.

I would certainly know of any unauthorized abductions

before the two of you would. But... But, sir!

Dakota, did you see this

"abduction"?

I was actually eating at the time.

Was it something so large it covered your eyes?

No, no. I was like 20 feet away, but if he says he saw...

Cavendish, maybe you're just working too hard

and seeing things.

Why don't you take the afternoon off?

But, sir!

What about the poor unknown person

who was abducted? Who's going to help him?

Not you.

But, only because there was no abduction.

Toodles!

Yes, sir!

Come with me.

I need to look like I'm going somewhere.

Ah, you know. What does he know?

He's... He's just a boss person

with, you know, meetings, memos,

and one of those little putting greens in his office,

I assume. What? Maybe, you're right.

Maybe we don't need his permission.

Wait, wait, wait. No, I did not say that.

Yes! No, no.

Whatever I said that motivated you

to put our jobs at risk,

I take it back, right now.

Backsies. Too late!

Okay. I take back everything I've said since we met!

Can you hear us?

Who are you?

What are you doing here?

And where's our friend?

Which question would you like me to answer first, loser?

Wait, wait. Hold on a second. Let me turn the sass down.

There you go.

Robot Milo, where is Milo, Milo?

Abducted.

Who took him?

Aliens.

Ready, boy? Go fetch!

Well. This is a new one.

Whoa!