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(Episode starts with an establishing shot of ExplodingTNT’s Lab. Liz is standing in front of it, waiting patiently for something. Failboat walks by and sees her just standing there. After a brief pause, he approaches her.)
Failboat: Liz? What are you doing just standing here?
Liz: Haven’t you noticed anything weird in the past three years? Like…anyone who went missing?
Failboat: I don’t think so. I haven’t thought about that in a while. Uhm…who could be missing?
Liz: (growls) ExplodingTNT, you dolt! He’s been gone for three years and I never saw him come out of his lab at all! Did you even notice!?
Failboat: Well…no. I just thought he was really busy with something or taking a vacation or…you know, something like that.
Liz: Three years is a little too long for any of that, isn’t it?
Failboat: I mean, I heard about people taking year long breaks and making a comeback, so it doesn’t sound too far-fetched.
(Liz rolls her eyes and walks up to the lab door. She knocks on the door and waits for a response. A brief silence occurs as they wait.)
Failboat: Maybe he’s not home. We should probably–
(Liz grabs the door handle and tears the door off, clearly tired of waiting. She throws the door away, which it slams right into a nearby car. Failboat stares in shock for a second, needing a moment to find his voice.)
Failboat: LIZ!!! WHAT THE HECK!?!
(Liz barges into the lab, now wanting to know what has been going on for three years. Failboat follows after her, clearly worried about the sudden invasion of privacy.)
Failboat: Liz! You can’t just barge into someone’s house like tha––!
(Failboat stops his sentence short once he sees the state of the lab.
The lab was dark and dingy. Cobwebs lace the area with no remorse. The machine has been rusted from inactivity. Blocks of TNT seem to be sweating and mending together, making it potentially more dangerous than before. And sounds of mobs could be heard, lurking in the shadows, waiting to strike.
Failboat and Liz are horrified to see how far it decayed.)
Failboat: Yeesh…I didn’t think it was getting this bad….
Liz: (draws out her pink sword) Well, it did get bad. Come on. We need to find where he is…if he is still here.
(Failboat nods and pulls out his golden scythe. They carefully walk around the lab, making sure not to touch the sweaty bombs or attract unwanted attention from mobs. After a moment, they come across ExplodingTNT’s office, which is the only lit room in the area. Failboat and Liz stand across from it, nerves at an all time high.)
Failboat: You think he’s still in there?
Liz: Let’s hope he is. Can’t imagine anyone else being in there.
(The two players slowly approach the door. The iron blocks beneath them creak as they walk over to the wooden, mossy door. They stop just short of opening the door to listen in, trying to find anything suspicious. Then, an unknown TTS voice pours through.)
???: Jeez Louise, why does this guy like cheese so much? It’s almost embarrassing.
(That was confirmation for Liz to–
KA-BLAM!
Kick the god damn door open. The office/bedroom looks like as much of a mess as the rest of the building. Things are thrown all over the place. The bed is flipped on its side, blanket and pillow flopped on the floor. The computer is completely shattered and unusable now. The room in general looks like a scuffle had taken place inside. A zombie mob slowly turns to the two in an office chair with a spooked expression, its mouth full of out of date, moldy cheese.)
Zombie: Um…can I help you?
(Liz immediately goes on the offense and aims her sword close to the zombie's throat, scaring it even more.)
Liz: What did you do to ExplodingTNT!?
Zombie: What!?
Liz: Don’t think we wouldn't know! You did something to him, didn't you!?
Zombie: I swear I didn't do anything! I didn't even know anyone lived here! I just saw other mobs hanging out here and thought it was okay!
Failboat: Wait, you just saw other mobs hanging around? So you didn't do anything to him?
Zombie: No! I didn't! I don’t even know who he is!
Liz: (lowers sword) You don't know who ExplodingTNT is? He was pretty popular back in the day. You know, he makes Minecraft machimanias. With the skits, the joke updates, Pink Sheep, all that stuff.
(The zombie stares at her, blinking, unsure of what she’s talking about.)
Zombie: I'm sorry, lady. I have no idea what you’re talking about. I just spawned like a year ago and the only minecraft youtubers I know of are ones from smp groups, like Tommyinnit, Ramboo, and Grian.
(Liz looks rather dejected, almost sad that ExplodingTNT has gone into this much obscurity. Failboat, on the other hand, isn't all that surprised.)
Failboat: A lot has changed these past few years. I don’t think Minecraft machimanias are as popular as they once were. And a good chunk of old Minecraft youtubers kinda moved on. Heck, I got burnt out from frequent Minecraft content years ago….
Liz: (sighs) I was worried that was going to happen. Still, we need to find him and make sure he's safe. God knows what happened to him after all these years.
Failboat: (steps closer to zombie) Do you have any clues on what happened here? I mean, this place is a mess, so maybe you might've seen something out of the ordinary?
Zombie: The only thing I can tell you is that (points at a broken window) that's the only window that was broken when I got in here. I know it isn't much, but it's weird that that's the only one considering the rest of the place. Oh! (pulls out a microwave and plops it on the desk) I also found this cool microwave laying around! It's in perfect condition too!
Failboat: (tilts head) A microwave? Why would he have that laying around? Isn't he afraid of–?
(Failboat pauses, then exhales sharply, realizing something. Liz looks at Failboat, confused about his reaction.)
Liz: What? What is it?
Failboat: I think…I think I know what might've happened. (to zombie) Sorry for bothering you, sir. We'll let you be.
(Failboat turns and starts walking out of the office, leaving Liz confused.)
Liz: What!? But Failboat! (follows Failboat out) There’s still mobs hanging out around here!
Failboat: I know, Liz. We can take care of that later. Right now, we have to..confront somebody.
(The zombie watches as the two players leave the room. It looks at the microwave for a moment, complementing something. It then punches a hole through the bottom of the appliance and puts it on his head, feeling very happy when it does.
Cuts to an establishing shot of Pink Sheep's house, with his usual theme playing. Shows Pink Sheep playing an FPS shooter game on his computer.)
Pink Sheep: Lolololololol! Get rekted loser! You couldn't beat my 360 no scope! I'm the best player in the–!
(BANG! GAME OVER!
Pink Sheep's player character gets shot and he loses the game at 44th place. Pink Sheep stares at the screen in shock.)
Pink Sheep: What? Wait a minute! That’s not fair! He totally cheated! He's a hater! HATER ALERT! HATER ALERT! HATER ALERT! HATER A–!
Failboat: Pink Sheep!
(Pink Sheep turns around and sees that Failboat and Liz have barged into his room uninvited.)
Pink Sheep: Oh look, it’s the lucky golden boy that got away and the lady that no one ever remembers. (Liz: Hey! That’s just rude) What's the big idea? Can't you see I'm playing Fortnite?
Failboat: You, sir, have some explaining to do. (slams hand on computer desk) Why was there a microwave in ExplodingTNT’s house?
Pink Sheep: Ha. (crosses arms) And what makes you think I was the one who did that?
Failboat: Because you and I both know that TNT is terrified of microwaves, and you like scaring him a lot with those. So just confess already.
Pink Sheep: I think you need to work on your grammar first. It’s you and me, not you and I.
Failboat: Wha-what? What do you even mean by that? That makes no sense!
Liz: Don’t change the subject on us. TNT has been missing for three years and we know you had something to do with it.
Pink Sheep: Lolololololol! Three years hiding away from a microwave? I didn’t think my prank could work that well.
Failboat: Aha! So you admit it then?
Pink Sheep: (rolls eyes) Alright, fine. It was a little prank I wanted to do. I thought it would be very funny, and it was. There’s no harm to it.
Liz: No harm!? You scared away TNT and caused him to go missing for three years! I don’t mean to blame you, but you should at least feel some concern for TNT!
Failboat: (places a hand on Liz’s shoulder) Come on, Liz. Let's just go. Maybe Notch can help us…hopefully….
(Failboat walks out the room and leaves the scene. Liz watches as he goes and gives Pink Sheep one more glaring look before taking her own leave as well. Pink Sheep glares at both of them as they walk out and rolls his eyes as he turns his attention back to the computer.)
Pink Sheep: Don’t know why they care about him so much. His time in the limelight is over. They should leave him behind like everyone else. It's not like anyone cares about anyone on that channel besides Failboat. (sips Mountain Dew, pauses) I don’t think anyone cares for me anymore…. Lolololololol! That’s their loss! I’m way better than everyone else! I don’t need my fans! (another pause) I don’t need my fans….
(Cuts to an establishing shot of the Mojang office. Failboat and Liz walk through the office halls, looking for Notch, though Liz looks like she has doubts.)
Liz: Are you sure Notch could help us? You know how he feels about TNT. And the rest of us, as well….
Failboat: Look, he might have some kind of clue on where he might be. We’ll just go in, ask a few questions, and get out before he could make another dumb update that might screw us up. Speaking of which…
(The two stumble across a door with a sign next to it saying “The Main Minecraft Office”.)
Failboat: I think I found where he might be. Come on.
(Failboat opens the door and the two step inside the office. They look around for a bit, wondering if anyone is somewhere inside.)
Failboat: Hello? Notch? Jeb? Anyone here?
(Footsteps are heard approaching the two, and Failboat immediately turns his head to them.)
Failboat: Oh! Notch! There you–!
(Failboat stops himself short once he realizes that the person that approached them was actually Herobrine, though he looks different. Rather than his usual “Steve but with blank white eyes” appearance he’s known for, he has dawned a newer look. He’s now wearing a navy blue jacket with a powder blue shirt, darker purple pants, black shoes, and a much bushier beard on his face. Failboat takes a moment to register who he is before it clicks for him.)
Failboat: Herobrine!? What are you doing here? And, uh, why do you look different?
Herobrine: Don’t be so alarmed. I’m not here to cause trouble. I’m far past all of that now. As for why I look different, well…I kinda got tired of being the creepy guy who looks like the player but with white eyes, so I figured I’d change it up. It’s not much, but it’s an honest effort.
Failboat: I…guess that makes sense. Anyways, have you seen Notch? We have something we want to ask him.
Herobrine: I’m afraid to tell you this, but he’s no longer involved with Minecraft now.
Failboat: What!? He’s just gone? Why?
Herobrine: Well, all those dumb updates and mods were getting on Microsoft’s nerves, so they decided to pull him away from any involvement with this game. I say that was a good decision on their part. He was getting desperate with letting Squid Games be a part of it and all.
Failboat: What about Jeb? Is he still around?
Herobrine: Well, yes, he is. Jeb took over after Notch was removed, but as of right now he isn’t here. He’s busy doing stuff somewhere, so I don’t think he’s going to help you with whatever you’re needing right now.
Failboat: Oh…I see.
(Failboat lets out a frustrated groan as he comes to the knowledge that both of the main men of Minecraft are not available, with one of them just straight up gone.)
Herobrine: That being said, I’m the new co-developer of Minecraft now, so…what did you need?
Failboat: Oh! You are!? Well I-uh-we-well–!
Liz: We’re looking for TNT. He’s gone missing for three years and I don’t think anyone has seen him since! Do you know where he is?
(Herobrine winces once he hears TNT’s name, knowing who they’re talking about.)
Herobrine: Oof…okay…. I’ll see if he’s still around but..there’s one more bit of bad news I need to tell you….
Failboat: One more bit? What more could you possibly have?
Herobrine: Well..um…this server was–
Izzy: WHAT’S UP, FUCKERS!?!
(KA-BAM!
Izzy kicks the door down with prejudice, taking the three by surprise.)
Izzy: What the fuck is up, Herobrine!? How’s it going!? (looks over at Failboat and Liz) Oh. Hey there, Failboat. I wasn’t expecting to see you here. Um…this is a little awkward, but..uh..how’ve you been?
Herobrine: (facepalms) Why…? Why did you have to show up at the worst possible time…?
Failboat: Uuuuh…I’m sorry, but who are you?
Liz: Herobrine, what’s going on? Who is this guy?
(Herobrine takes a deep breath and goes to stand next to Izzy.)
Herobrine: Failboat, Liz, this is Izzy, the…(pauses and struggles to say the next words) the new owner of the TNT server….
(Failboat and Liz take a moment to process what Herobrine just said. After a brief silence…)
Failboat + Liz: WHAT!?
Liz: Wha-what do you mean!? Did TNT give him the server!?
Herobrine: I’m..not so sure myself…. (looks at Izzy) Actually, I’m now realizing you never told me if TNT actually gave you the server or not. So, did he?
Izzy: Hmm? Oh, nah, he didn't. I just saw that he didn't show up here for three years and just thought I'd take it for myself.
Failboat: So you just stole TNT’s server!?
Izzy: I wouldn't say I stole it. That's a little too harsh. I would say I borrowed it for the time being.
Liz: So you'll give it back when TNT comes back?
Izzy: Hah! As if! I'd bet my left nut that a black hole would suck up earth before TNT would ever come back.
Liz: Guess we have another reason to find TNT, and hopefully soon. I don’t trust whoever this guy thinks he is.
Failboat: Yeah, same here. I mean, who just steals someone's server like that? It's insane!
(During the whole conversation, Herobrine has walked off to check the computer for something. Now he comes back to tell the duo what he's found.)
Herobrine: So, I have some good news now, believe it or not. I looked at the list of everyone who's on the server and it seems like TNT is still here.
Liz: That’s great! Could you tell us where he is?
Herobrine: Afraid not. The list only tells me who's active on the server, it won't tell me where they're at exactly.
Liz: Great…we still need to look for him…. The only problem is where could he possibly be?
Failboat: Maybe we can ask around. Someone’s bound to have at least seen him at one point. (looks at Herobrine) Thanks for the help, Herobrine.
(Herobrine gives a single nod to the acknowledgement. Failboat glances at Izzy with disapproval before he and Liz walk out of the scene. Izzy watches them go with a cocky smirk on his face, before…
SHING!
Herobrine pulls out a netherite sword and holds it close to Izzy's neck. Izzy looks at Herobrine with a blank expression.)
Herobrine: You. I should’ve known something was off when you walked in here proclaiming yourself the new owner of this server. It would've been one thing if TNT gave you the server himself, but it’s a whole other thing to just take it without even bothering to ask first. I should’ve suspected something sooner rather than going along with what you said. What do you have to say for yourself?
Izzy: You know, I wouldn't be pointing that sword at anyone if I were you. You could really hurt someone with that.
Herobrine: Really? Well, let's see just how much it hurts when I–
(SNAP! CLATTER!
Izzy snaps his fingers and Herobrine suddenly collapses to his knees, dropping his sword as he does. His body is covered with red strings that wrap tightly around his skin. He finds himself completely frozen, shaking as he desperately tries to get himself to move.)
Herobrine: Wha-what-! (looks up at Izzy) What is this, Izzy!? What did you do to me!?
Izzy: Bold of you to assume I was gonna let you or anyone else fight back like that….
(Izzy pulls out his control toybox from his jacket and turns to Herobrine with a wicked smile on his face.)
Izzy: I think I need to clarify something to you, Herobrine. I don’t just have control over the server, but the entire little world you, Failboat, Liz, and everyone else live in. I can do whatever I want and none of you can stop me.
Herobrine: If anyone else hears what you’re doing, they’ll hate you! Can’t you see that!?
(Izzy kneels down to Herobrine’s level, his expression once again blank.)
Izzy: Do you really think I would care that much about that? I’m not looking to be liked. I’m looking for control. This server hasn’t been used for years, and TNT is done with this fictional world.
(Izzy presses his finger against Herobrine’s forehead and the toybox opens, unleashing all its red strings around the room.)
Izzy: TNT had his chance! Now it’s my turn! After all, you’re all now empty Minecraft shells with no one behind them. Not a single actor to return. Pitiful, I say. BUt enough with the talk, it’s time to make sure you don’t try anything. You’ve become too aware now, and I can’t have too many characters like that.
(A red glow appears under Izzy’s fingertip and Herobrine panics, knowing he can’t do anything about this.)
Herobrine: What..what are you going to do to me?
Izzy: (tilts head with a smile) Don’t be so frightened, Herobrine. I’m not erasing you. You’re too important for my plans. You and Purple Shep both, actually. I’m just making some…extra precautions to make sure you don’t end up giving too much away.
Herobrine: Wait, you mean Purple Shep–?
Izzy: SHUT UP!!
(The final shot for Izzy in this episode is him looking down at the camera, which is vaguely Herobrine’s POV, with a wide menacing smile on his face.)
Izzy: I’ll be seeing you later, Herobrine. I still have a lot more work to do before I make this world truly mine.
(The final shot of this scene is a close-up of Herobrine’s blank white eye as he looks at the skeleton in terror. He soon squeezes his eyes shut as the red glow overtakes the screen, ending this part.
The red screen stays for a bit before fading to a screenshot of a city built in Minecraft. Cuts to Failboat and Liz walking through the town. Liz seems anxious as she looks around.)
Liz: I can’t see TNT anywhere in this city. Are you sure we can ask around? I mean, if the zombie from before didn’t know who he is, how many people are actually gonna know what he looks like?
Failboat: Look, Liz, the idea is simple. We’ll start with the people we know have talked with TNT before, then just go down to complete strangers who would have no idea what we’re talking about. That way, we might end up with a better chance of knowing where TNT might be earlier on than if we just started asking random people with no rhyme or reason.
(As Failboat says that, an anthro panda with a turquoise hoodie walks past the two. Failboat recognizes the panda and snaps his attention to him.)
Failboat: Speaking of which…(cups hands over mouth) HEY ZEPH!!
(Zeph’s ear twitches when he hears his name being called and he turns around. His eyes widen when he sees Failboat and he smiles.)
Zeph: Hey! Failboat! Long time, no see! How've you been, dude?
Failboat: Doing well, but..um..we're looking for ExplodingTNT. Have you seen him anywhere, by chance?
Zeph: Sorry, man, can't say I have. I haven’t even been in Minecraft in a while. I've been busy with Roblox stuff and the like.
Failboat: (grimaces) Ugh…Roblox…. You still play that game?
Zeph: Yeah? Why do you look so disgusted by that? Haven't you played Roblox before?
Failboat: Yes, with Purple Shep, but that was because it made him happy. I really just don’t like Roblox otherwise.
Liz: (puts her hand on Fail’s shoulder) Fail, we’re getting off-track. (looks at Zeph) Are you sure you haven’t seen TNT at all?
Zeph: (shakes head) Sorry, Liz. Haven’t seen him.
Liz: (sighs) Alright, guess we’ll have to ask someone else. Sorry for bothering you, Zeph.
Zeph: Wait, before you go, can I ask something?
Liz: Um..sure? What is it?
Zeph: Have either of you checked up on Pink Sheep recently? I’ve been getting worried about him.
Liz: We’ve just been to his house. He seems fine. He’s just playing games and drinking Mountain Dew as usual. Though…he did scare away TNT by putting a microwave in his room….
Failboat: Why are you worried about him anyway? He seems like his usual self, for better or worse.
Zeph: This is a bit of a rumor, but I’ve heard that Pink Sheep’s been drinking ever since his channel died out. He hasn’t been taking it well.
(Failboat starts to chuckle at the thought.)
Failboat: I’m sorry, but of every reason I would think you would drown your sorrows for, your channel dying out is probably the most ridiculous. I mean, really, is his ego that fragile that his channel dying is what causes him to turn to alcohol? Come on, man, that’s a little silly.
Zeph: Yeah, I guess it’s a little silly when you put it like that.
Failboat: And besides, like Liz said, he’s just drinking Mountain Dew like he always does. I mean, it’s still not healthy, but it’s better than alcohol. Kind of thinking about it, I don’t think sheep are supposed to have either of those….
Zeph: Heh, (scratches back of head) guess I probably shouldn’t be listening to rumors from the Internet then. Well, I shouldn’t be holding you up any longer. Good luck with finding ExplodingTNT.
Failboat: Alright, see ya.
Liz: Bye!
(The duo and Zeph walk their separate ways. Liz lets out an exasperated sigh.)
Liz: Fail, are you really sure that asking around will help us? I mean, it's been 3 years, who knows if everyone just…you know..forgot about him?
Failboat: Don’t worry about it, Liz. I'm sure if we keep asking around, something will show up. We just have to keep looking.
Liz: Alright, if you’re so sure.
(Cue a montage of various people being asked where ExplodingTNT is.
First one is BaconCrafter, a man with a mustache going around his face and is in nothing but his underwear.)
BaconCrafter: (laughs) You’re kidding me? You think I care about that little rodent? I'm honestly glad he's gone! He was nothing more than a stupid ass cheese muncher!
(BaconCrafter laughs more and Failboat and Liz look at each other annoyed as they come to a similar conclusion. This guy is no help at all….
Next is Wife, who, despite the name, is a little boy wearing a blue sports jacket, backwards cap, and slightly long and messy brown hair. When presented with the question, all Wife does is flip the duo the bird and leave the server. The two are perturbed by that and just walk away.
Next is Captain Sparklez, who has his hand on his chin as he's thinking.)
Captain Sparklez: ExplodingTNT, huh? Haven't heard about that guy in a while.
Liz: Do you have any idea where he might be?
Captain Sparklez: (shakes head) Sorry, ma'am, but I don’t have a clue. Maybe someone else might have seen him?
(Next is DanTDM, who’s just scratching the back of his tilted head.)
DanTDM: Sorry, guys, but I haven't heard from him in months. What was it, like, six years now? Jeez, I'm old….
(Next is LDShadowLady, who’s also scratching the back of her head.)
LDShadowLady: Yeah, sorry. I have no clue where he could be. Hope you find him though.
(Next is Stampylonghead, who’s now wearing glasses and a dark green sweater.)
Stampy: Apologises, but I don’t think I’ve seen him. Maybe he retired from Minecraft like I did.
(Next is Skydoesminecraft, who’s behind bars, in an orange jumpsuit without his sunglasses, and just glaring at the duo angrily. The two clearly look nervous, clearly realizing that this was a bad idea.)
Liz: Maybe we should get out of here….
Failboat: Yeah…that sounds like a good idea….
(The two slowly back away a few steps before just dashing off.
Next is a seemingly random sheep with a black cloak over its body and wearing an enderman mask with ram horns on the side. It just stares at them for a bit before walking away, clearly not caring about their search.)
Liz: (tilts head) I wonder who that sheep is.
(Failboat just shrugs.
Last bit is a rapid fire montage of various people having been asked this. All of them either respond with shaking their head, scratching their head in confusion, or shrugging. This includes various YouTuber cameos like Ranboo, Tommyinnit, Aphmau, GeorgeNotFound, Jschlatt, Philza, AntVenom, and Tubbo.
The montage ends and Liz and Failboat are exhausted from all the asking and searching.)
Failboat: Well..uh..guess that idea didn’t work as well as I hoped it would….
Liz: (defeated sigh) It’s no use. TNT might have left the server by now. He might be gone for good….
Failboat: Liz, don’t think like that. I’m sure if he left the server, it’s probably to get some food, or take a break, or just go to bed. You know, normal stuff like that. It’s not the end of the world.
Liz: But he hadn’t talked to any of us in those three years, has he? I’m just–I’m just really worried about him, okay?
Failboat: Liz, everything is going to be okay. I’m sure TNT hasn’t died or anything like that. I’m sure he’s fine.
(Failboat suddenly gets hit with a feeling that he forgot something, or rather someone. He looks away from Liz and starts rubbing his chin, trying to remember what he forgot. Liz notices this and tilts her head at what Failboat is doing.)
Liz: Fail? What is it?
Failboat: I don’t know…. I feel like I forgot about someone.
Liz: And who would that be?
Failboat: Eeeeeeh…someone loud..ugly..stupid..and purple…. (realization slowly slips in) Wait a minute….
Purple Shep: OH GoLly! HeLLo UnCle FaiLBoOt!
(Failboat freezes up, fully realizing who he forgot…and why he forgot him. Failboat slowly turns to Purple Shep, who’s standing there, wagging his tail with joy upon seeing his favorite person. Failboat, on the other hand, feels very scared to see the chaotic sheep-dragon again.)
Failboat: (forced smile) Oh! Hey there, Pur-Purple Shep! What..what’s up? (nervous chuckle)
Purple Shep: (runs up to Failboat) UNcLE FAIlbOot! WhEre haVE YoU BeeN!? PuRpLe SHep waS LoOkiNG AlL OVer fOr yOu! Do You HAve My YoUTUbe PaSSWorD!? PUrPlE ShEP hAS A 30 HoUr LOnG EsSAy On WhY yOU ShOUld PuT YouR FaCE In a ToaSTEr! WaIT WhaT iS An eSsaY?
Failboat: Uuuuuh…okay, first of all, why-why would you want to convince people to put their faces inside of a toaster? I’m pretty sure no one would want to have, you know, their faces fried! But..um..second of all…I, uh, don’t actually know the password to your YouTube channel…. I sorta..uh..forgot it when I started focusing on my own channel. So..uh..(shrugs) sorry, Purple Shep.
Purple Shep: Oh. (turns around and lowers his head) NoW I aM sAD.
Liz: Aaaaw…Purple Shep, don’t be sad. I’m sure we can help you get your channel back. Or maybe we could make a new one for you.
(Failboat quickly shakes his head at the idea, not wanting to deal with Purple Shep’s antics again. Purple Shep looks up at the duo, spirits being lifted upon hearing what Liz is saying.)
Purple Shep: ReALly? YoU’Ll hElP PuRPle ShEp GeT AnOTher ChANneL?
Liz: Well…um….
(Liz looks at Failboat, who’s still shaking his head with an expression that reads “I’m not doing that”. Though she already knew he wouldn’t.)
Liz: I’m sure we can figure something out. But anyways, have you seen ExplodingTNT? We’ve been looking everywhere for him.
Purple Shep: Oh! YOu’Re lOoKIng FoR UNCle MoUSeMan tOo? PUrpLE SHeP SAw HiM EaRIleR ToDAy.
Failboat: Purple Shep, I know that–wait! You actually saw him!?
Purple Shep: Yes. I saW hIm RunNinG AwaY FrOm His HoUSe sCrEAmiNg LiKe ThIs.
(Purple Shep proceeds to imitate a little girl scream, which would just straight up be a voice clip as he has a TTS voice.)
Liz: So you saw him running away. That’s good. Do you know where he went?
Purple Shep: No. PuRPLe SHEp WaS DisTRacTeD bY a WeIRd SkEleTOn mAN.
Failboat: Oh, so you got distracted by a skeleton?
Purple Shep: No. ThE sKeLEtoN Man wAs VeRY sPIky aND reD. And hE hAd SqUAre BoX ThINg THaT sHoOTs REd SpaGheTtI.
Failboat: Red spaghet–? Purple Shep, what are you talking about? Do you know where TNT went or not?
Purple Shep: PUrplE SheP tHiNKs UnClE MoUSeMAn wENt iNTo (points to the woods) tHoSE cACtuSeS oVer ThEre. BuT FiRSt LEt mE TeLl yoU A stORy!
Failboat: Uh– Sorry Purple Shep, but we’re a little busy trying to find TNT and all that. You can tell me your story later, alright?
Purple Shep: WaIT wHAt? BUt UNcLe FaiLBoOt! ThIS STorY Is ReALly rEalLY iMpoRTaNT! WAit WhaT dOes ImPOrtAnt mEAn?
Failboat: (pinches bridge of nose) God, I don’t have time for this…. (starts walking away) Come on, Liz. Maybe TNT got lost somewhere out here.
Liz: Sorry, Purple Shep. We’ll see you later.
(Purple Shep watches as both Failboat and Liz leave the scene, an odd look of worry on his face.)
Purple Shep: Oh GoLly hOw WilL PUrPLe SHep teLl HiS StoRY nOW? WAit oF coURsE! (runs off) I’lL teLl SeTH WhAt PuRplE ShEP SaW! SEth aLwaYS hAS grEaT AdVicE! Oh gOlLY wHaT iS aDvICe?
(Fades to the woods. Failboat and Liz are walking around, still having no success in finding ExplodingTNT. Failboat is beginning to get irritated by this search.)
Failboat: My god, how far could he possibly go to get this lost!?
Liz: I wouldn’t know, but I’m not giving up on him. He gotta be alive if he’s been on here, right?
Failboat: (blinks at her question) Wait, wait, wait. You don’t actually think he’s dead, do you? Is that why you’ve been so determined to find him?
(Liz hesitates to answer for a bit, scratching the back of her head.)
Liz: I might have heard a bunch of things from people who were fans of his and…got a little…paranoid? I mean, there were some people that also think he’s dead, and I just…really need to be sure for myself.
Failboat: Liz, if ExplodingTNT were actually dead, I’d probably be one of the first people to know about that.
Liz: You would?
Failboat: Well, I’m not 100% sure, but if I did know, I would’ve told you sooner than go on this wild goose chase. I wouldn’t keep that from you or any of our other friends for no good reason.
Liz: (nervous chuckle) Guess this is a little embarrassing, huh?
Failboat: (sighs) Liz–
(AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
Suddenly, a scream is heard, scaring the duo.)
Liz: What was that!?
Failboat: I-I don’t know! That kinda sounded like…Jay?
(AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
The scream is heard again, along with two other different sounding screams, which Failboat seems to recognize.)
Failboat: Wait, yeah! That’s definitely Jay! And Branzy! And…Skip? Wait…what's—?
(The three men continue to get closer and closer to where Liz and Failboat are. Soon Jaymoji, Branzy, and Skip all run out of the bushes, about to crash into Liz and Failboat.)
Failboat: Guys!? GUYS!? GUYS WAIT!
(KA-CRASH!
They all crash into each other and make a five player pile-up. They all collectively groan as they try to get up from the crash. Liz is the first on her feet as she turns to the men.)
Liz: Is everyone alright? Why were you all running anyway?
(Branzy is next on his feet, scrambling to get up as he needs to tell them what's going on.)
Branzy: Dude! Dude! We need to get out of here! Like right now!
Failboat: Wait..(gets on his feet) why?
Jaymoji: (also gets on his feet) There’s giant cheese monsters chasing after us! They want to eat us alive!
Failboat: (pauses) Cheese monsters?
Skip: (sits up) Yeah! They're very big and scary too! They're gonna come for us any minute now! (jumps to his feet) We need to go right now!
(Skip starts dashing away before being immediately stopped by Liz tripping him.)
Failboat: Liz!
Liz: Oh, my bad. Tripping probably wasn't the best way to stop you, but what do you mean there's cheese monsters chasing you? We never heard about cheese monsters before.
Skip: We didn't either until one just showed up on us! Now can we please run!? They'll catch up with us soon!
Liz: That sounds ridiculous. There's no such thing as cheese monsters.
Jaymoji: Really? (points at something) Then explain that.
(Liz looks at what Jaymoji is pointing at and sees a dozen or so giant cheese monsters waiting to chase them down. A moment of silence occurs as Liz realizes there is such a thing as cheese monsters.)
Failboat: Oh. Oh. Well, what do you know. There are cheese monsters around here.
Branzy: What did we tell you?
Jaymoji: Uh, guys? I think it’s about time we–
(ROOOOOOAAAAR!!!)
Skip: RUUUUUUUUN!
(The group raced away from the area after that terrifying roar. The cheese monsters chase them down, being surprisingly fast in spite of their bulky build. Failboat looks back and sees that they’re still keeping a steady distance with them.)
Failboat: Christ! They’re fast!
Skip: That’s why we need to keep running!
Jaymoji: Well h-how do we shake them!? They’re gonna get us eventually!
Liz: Maybe we can split apart!? Go different paths!? That way we won’t have to deal with them all at once!?
Skip: How is that supposed to help us!? They’ll just pick us off one by one!
Branzy: I don’t know, Skip! There’s a very big fork in the road heading our way!
(Does a brief cut to a shot of a literal giant fork being stuck in the ground. Skip doesn’t seem amused by that.)
Skip: Of course there would be. Alright, fine! (points to a direction) Me and Branzy will go this way, (points to the opposite direction) and you three will go over that way.
Branzy: Wait, why am I going with you!? Why couldn’t I–!?
Skip: (grabs Branzy’s arm) No time to explain! Just go!
(The five split off into two groups, running off in different directions. The cheese monsters split up too, continuing to pursue the players.
The camera focuses on Skip and Branzy for a moment.)
Branzy: Okay, Skip, what do we do now? Those things are still chasing us!
Skip: Trust me, Branzy! (Branzy: I don’t. I really don’t.) Your pal Skip here has an idea!
(Skip skids to a stop and turns to face the monsters head on. Branzy also stops, turning to see what Skip was doing. Skip pulls out a pink TNT block and places it on the ground.)
Branzy: (tilts head) Skip? What is that?
Skip: TNT x100. Can you summon your wings?
Branzy: What? Why?
Skip: Just do it, Branzy!
Branzy: Alright, fine! Sheesh….
(A purple glow starts forming within Branzy’s back. The purple glow extends outside his back and starts forming into wings. The light sturdies itself and vanishes as the black and purple wings fully form.)
Branzy: Got them ready.
Skip: Great! (pulls out a redstone torch) Get ready to carry me!
Branzy: Wait what?
(Skip puts the torch next to the TNT, activating the block. Skip then races to Branzy and latches onto him.)
Branzy: AAAAH! Skip! What the hell!? I have a wife!
Skip: Just fly, dumbass! It’ll explode any minute now!
(Branzy winds up and launches the both of them into the sky above. The cheese monsters slow to a stop as they realize the players are too high for them to reach. One of the monsters looks at the TNT and calls attention to it for the others. They all stare at the block, having no idea what it's gonna do. Then…
KA-BOOOOOOM!!!
The TNT goes off, releasing a massive, devastating explosion that destroys the area surrounding and splatters the cheese monsters all over the ground. Skip lets loose a proudly maniacal laugh as the explosion rises.)
Skip: Take that, you stupid cheese monsters! That’s what you get for trying to eat us!
Branzy: Can you get off me now?
Skip: Are you gonna land on the ground?
Branzy: No, I’m not going back down there. Not after all that. There could be more of them.
Skip: Then I’m not letting go. It’s like a 50 foot drop. Do you really think I’m dumb enough to let myself fall that far?
Branzy: You’re going to let go of me whether you want to or not!
Skip: Make me! Make me, Branzy! I dare you!
(Branzy stares at Skip coldly as he knows exactly what to do. Skip’s cockyness fades as he realizes what’s about to happen.)
Skip: Wa-wait, Branzy, I was-I was just kidding. You know I was kidding, right? Branzy? Branzy!? Branzy no-!
(Branzy pushes Skip off of him, leading him to fall to his death, screaming. Skip lands on the ground and dies, leading to a death message popping up saying…
skipthetutorial fell whilst trying to cling on to BranzyCraft
A few bits after, Skip’s body disappears into a puff of smoke and a new message appears…
skipthetutorial: Fuck you, Branzy!
Branzy smiles after that.
Cuts to the remaining three, Failboat, Liz, and Jaymoji. They’re still running away from the group of cheese monsters chasing them. Eventually, they stumble across a cave and Liz gets another idea.)
Liz: Guys! Look! I think we can lose them in this cave!
Failboat: Are you sure we should do that? Something worse could happen there!
Jaymoji: Yeah! Like, what if we get jumped by more hostile mobs? Or more cheese monsters are down there?
Failboat: Or some Minecraft pros ambush and kill us? Or we encounter the peeing Enderman? I don’t wanna get peed on!
Jaymoji: Wait…(pauses, slowly turns head to Failboat) peeing Enderman? What do you-what do you mean peeing Enderman?
(The three have a moment of awkward silence, with neither Failboat nor Liz wanting to talk about it. Unfortunately, this moment of silence lasts a little too long…
GRRRRRRR…
The cheese monsters catch up with them, surrounding them from most angles, with their only exit being that very cave entrance. The trio look at the monsters with terror.)
Liz: Oh crap! If we go into the cave now, they'll definitely follow us!
Jaymoji: Well, what do we do now!?
(Failboat steps up to the front, pulling out his golden scythe.)
Failboat: I'll hold them off! Keep them busy! You two can go on and run!
Liz: Wait, Fail, are you sure about this?
Failboat: Don’t worry, Liz! I got the perfect distraction! Just go! Go on without me!
Jaymoji: Hope to see you on the other side, man! If not, we'll miss you….
Liz: (pauses) You know we can all respawn, right? I just remembered that.
(Jaymoji grabs Liz’s arm and runs into the cave, dragging her behind him. Failboat faces the monsters head on, scythe in hands. The cheese monsters stare him down, simultaneously ready to pounce and wondering what he’s gonna do.)
Failboat: Alright! Listen up! You have terrorized us for far too long! I'm going to take a stand!
(And with that, Failboat activates the power of the scythe. The golden scythe starts glowing with immense power, with sparks of electricity flying off it. Failboat holds the scythe close to his chest, feeling the power flowing through his veins. Sparks of electricity seem to be flying off his body as well. He glares at the monsters with glowing yellow eyes, a confident smirk growing on his face. The monsters prepare to fight him, clearly sensing his power as a threat to take seriously. After a long and tense staredown…)
Failboat: (points in a random direction) Look! There’s a giant mouse wanting to eat you!
(The cheese monsters look at where Failboat’s pointing, for once looking visibly frightened. Failboat takes the chance and summons lightning bolts to race from the sky and strike some of them down. The attack managed to burn the struck monsters, but not kill them, unfortunately. The monsters slowly turn their heads to Failboat, angered by his surprise attack. Failboat realizes his plan didn’t work as well as he hoped, and dashes off into the cave, the monsters chasing behind him.
He runs for a moment, trying to think of what to do next before noticing that he still has the power active. Without hesitation, he turns around to dish out another attack. He raises his arms and starts forming a giant yellow ball above him, which grows bigger and bigger until it scrapes the cave roof. The monsters stop and wonder what he’s pulling this time.)
Failboat: BIG BANG ATTACK!
(Failboat launches the giant orb straight towards the enemies. And…
KA-BANG! SPLATTER!
The attack blows up all the monsters and leaves the cheese splattered all over the walls. Failboat is rather proud of himself for that.)
Failboat: Yes! Ha ha! Take that, you fiends!
(His celebration is cut short, however, as the monsters reform themselves from the blast. Even the burnt pieces are taken into their forms, forming some sort of flimsy armor, showing that they can’t truly die. To say Failboat isn’t happy about this is an understatement.)
Failboat: You gotta be kidding me! They can’t die!? God damn it!
(The monsters launch into a fury and race after the blonde man again. Failboat guns for it, hoping to catch up with the others before he gets killed. Then he trips and falls down a big hole, screaming on the way down. The monsters stop in their tracks and look down, not wanting to follow him down, believing the problem will solve itself.
AAAAAAAAAAAA! SPLAT!
Failboat lands on his face within the deepest part of the cave, causing a lot of damage to his health, but surprisingly not killing him. He gets up, groaning in pain and bleeding from the nose, despite the fact that Minecraft characters don't have a nose. He wipes away some of the blood and looks around at his surroundings, using his still-powered up scythe as a light source.)
Failboat: Wow, this cave goes pretty deep.
(Failboat starts walking through the darkness of the cave, seeing if he could find the others.)
Failboat: Hello!? Liz!? Jay!? Anyone!?
(The cave echoes as Failboat calls out, with no response from anyone.)
Failboat: Great..now I'm stuck here with no one around to help. Let’s just hope that everyone else made it out okay.
(Failboat continues through the cave, keeping his guard up. He uses the glowing scythe as his only real light source, as he doesn't seem to have any torches in his inventory. He didn't really think he would need them until now. Not a proud moment of his….
Hostile mobs crawl all over the cave, looking for players to pounce on. They surprisingly keep their distance from Failboat, not wanting to mess with someone who has a vibrant aura of active power. One creeper, however, looks to cause some trouble. It starts sneaking up behind Failboat, being careful not to make a sound to alert him. It gets close to his vicinity and is about to make itself explode when…
WHAM!
Jaymoji brings down his mighty hammer upon the creature. Failboat turns around, frightened by the sound, but instantly relieved upon seeing Jaymoji.)
Failboat: Jay! You're okay!
(Failboat hugs Jaymoji, with Jaymoji hugging him back in return.)
Jaymoji: Glad to see that you're okay too.
Failboat: Wait, where's Liz?
(AAAAAAAAAAA!!!
Liz’s scream is heard echoing through the cave walls and both men rush to her aid. They end up arriving at a lava lake, where they see Liz fighting off a spider before using her sword to stab it and toss it into the lava, giving it a slow burning demise. Liz has a few bite marks on her skin, as well as some splatters of bug blood, but seems alright overall. Failboat goes over to check her small wounds.)
Failboat: Liz! You good, dawg? That looked intense!
Liz: I’m fine, Fail. At least it wasn’t a cave spider. That would’ve gotten me in more trouble.
Jaymoji: You think we got away from those things? They’re pretty relentless.
Failboat: Well, they didn’t follow me down here when I fell, so I think we’re safe for now. Just gonna…
(Failboat deactivates the power of the scythe. When he does, his stomach starts groaning awfully and nausea hits him very hard.)
Failboat: (groans) Oh god…here we go….
Liz: What? Are you alright? You’re not looking so good.
Failboat: Yeah…yeah…it’s just when I– (holds in some puke) When I cut off the Power of the Scythe… (holds in puke again) It leaves me kinda…kinda… (holds in puke once again)
Jaymoji: Nauseous?
Failboat: Yeah…yeah… (stomach groans again, feeling like he’s about to burst) Oh god…I think I’m about to– (holds in puke) About to– (holds in puke again)
Jaymoji: If you’re gonna throw up, at least throw up (gestures to the lava pool) in the lava.
(And Failboat does just that, turning around and puking right into the lava, with the puke not being shown on screen. Jaymoji and Liz flinch away when it happens, but the former gently pats his back after the spook.
GRRRR…
Suddenly, the familiar growl is heard and the three face the sound, alerted. Then, from the shadows, the cheese monsters return. The trio are not pleased to say the least.)
Jaymoji: So much for getting away….
Failboat: You gotta be fucking joking! How did they even get here!?
Liz: They must be everywhere then! We need to get out of here!
Failboat: But how!? We’re surrounded by these things, and we can’t kill them! Believe me, I tried!
Jaymoji: (twirls hammer around) Leave this to me!
(Jaymoji winds up his hammer and prepares to slam it down. The hammer starts glowing purple, as well as Jaymoji’s eyes. He thrusts the hammer down to the stone ground, breaking the stone and sending a purple shockwave through the air. The shockwave strikes the cheese monsters and splatters them across the ground.)
Failboat: Great job, Jay! Now quick! Run! Before they all reform!
(The three make a mad dash for it. Unfortunately, the monsters reform faster than they could escape as one grabs Jaymoji’s legs. Jaymoji looks down and sees the cheese goo slowly climb up his leg.)
Jaymoji: Oh shit! It got me!
Failboat: Jay!
(Failboat turns and runs back to Jaymoji, trying to pull him away from the cheese goo slowly consuming his best friend. However, it’s all for naught as the goo nearly takes over half of Jaymoji’s bottom half.)
Jaymoji: I’m sorry, Fail, but you’re gonna have to let me go!
Failboat: What!? No! I can’t, Jay! I can’t let you go!
Jaymoji: You need to, man! This goo’s gonna turn me into one of those cheese guys! I don’t want to hurt you, bud!
Failboat: (hugs Jaymoji’s shoulders tightly) Then I’ll become a cheese guy with you!
Jaymoji: What!? Fail, you can’t–!
Failboat: I won’t live with myself if I leave you behind! I’m accepting my fate here and now!
(The immediate next shot is both of them huddling together in plushie form while the cheese has covered a good chunk of Jaymoji. The other cheese monsters just stand there awkwardly, embarrassed from watching this. Liz is also clearly not enjoying this melodramatic scene, looking very tired.)
Liz: Really? Really…? We're doing this right now? You do realize respawning's a thing, right? There's no need for any of this.
Jaymoji: Yeah, well, have you heard of acting? This is just part of the fun.
Failboat: Yeah, Liz, don’t ruin the fun for us!
(Liz rolls her eyes and walks closer to Failboat. She leans her head onto his shoulder, clearly still unamused about all this.)
Liz: Just so you know, I'm only doing this because we're friends. I'd just walk away otherwise.
(The cheese monsters slowly approach the trio, while the cheese goo slowly covers more and more of Jaymoji with the same thing beginning to happen to Failboat. The three huddle against each other as they appear to be doomed. Then…
SQUEAK! SQUEAK! SQUEAK!
High-pitched squeaks could be heard around the area, echoing through the walls, catching everyone's attention. The cheese monsters and the trio look around, trying to find the source of the sound. Then suddenly…
POUNCE! SQUEAK! CHOMP! RAAAAWR!
A player jumps out of the shadows and starts brutally eating one of the cheese monsters. The trio stand there, watching the whole unfold, unsure on whether to run or not. The cheese goo forms a little head and eyes, watching in horror along with all the other monsters in the area. But Liz and Failboat soon notice that this player has a TNT hoodie on.)
Liz: Is..is that…?
Failboat: There’s no way that could be…
(The player stands back up, wiping away the liquid cheese from his lips, and the two soon recognize who he is.)
Both: (gasps) ExplodingTNT!?
Jaymoji: Wait, really!? That's ExplodingTNT!?
(The mouse turns his attention to the other monsters, a hungry look in his eyes.)
ExplodingTNT: Anyone else!? I haven’t eaten for a month straight! And it just so happens that my favorite food is…cheese.
(The monsters stare at him, horrified for a moment, before they all run out of the cave, screaming like little children. Even the cheese goo follows them, letting go of Jaymoji and slithering away. ExplodingTNT looks very proud of himself with his intimidation tactic.)
ExplodingTNT: That’s right! Best you think twice before messing with my friends! (looks down at the monster he killed) I’m still pretty hungry though.
(ExplodingTNT proceeds to start pulling off parts of the cheese monster’s flesh and eating it. This partially disturbs Liz, Failboat, and Jaymoji as they look at each other, then back at ExplodingTNT.)
Liz: TNT! It’s great to see you again! We’ve been looking for you everywhere!
ExplodingTNT: Really? You have?
Liz: Yeah! Someone took over your server!
Failboat: Someone named Izzy, and he’s not giving it back unless you come back.
(ExplodingTNT stays quiet for a moment, then smiles gently.)
ExplodingTNT: He can have it. I don’t need it anymore. I hope he takes good care of it.
Liz: What!? But TNT, Izzy isn’t a good person! At least…I don’t think he is given our first interaction with him….
Failboat: He did seem like kind of a dick….
Liz: (grips ExplodingTNT’s shoulders) Look, TNT, you have to come back with us. Everyone misses you. Don't you want to come back and have fun with us again?
(ExplodingTNT goes quiet again, looking between Liz and Failboat. He gently pushes her hands away as his expression saddens.)
ExplodingTNT: I’m sorry, Liz, but I can’t. I've been burnt out for years now and most of you have been fine without me. I think it's better for me to just, you know, stay back from making content. Failboat's doing amazingly on his own. Purple Shep is still being his joyful self. Pink Sheep…well, um, not so sure about him, but I think he’s fine. Everyone’s moved on from the old era of Minecraft and I'm doing the same. I'll see you around, guys!
(ExplodingTNT starts to walk away.)
Liz: Wait, TNT, don't…go….
(ExplodingTNT leaves the trio, disappearing into the darkness. Failboat and Liz just stand there in silence for a moment.)
Failboat: Well, at least we know he's alive. (eyes the dead cheese monster) Though..uh..something else died. Honestly, I would’n've thought TNT had it in him. Then again, it is a cheese monster, so…
Liz: (sighs) I was sort of hoping that we'd be able to convince him to come back to YouTube. I really missed those days….
Failboat: Well, some people just…run out of, like, the drive to do whatever they were passionate for before. They just burn out, you know. We can't just force them to something they're not-they're not passionate for anymore. If TNT's happy with not doing YouTube anymore, then we can't do anything about it.
Liz: I guess you're right. I mean, I stopped doing YouTube after like a year, so guess you can call me a hypocrite.
Jaymoji: At least you guys found him, I guess. So…how do we get out of this cave now?
Failboat: Yeah, how do we get out of here? We still have to do something about ExplodingTNT’s house. It's all rusty, dirty, and covered in webs.
Liz: Yeah, and mobs have taken over the place. We still got to take care of that.
Failboat: And all those blocks of TNT are so sweating and moldy and puffy…eugh….
ExplodingTNT: The blocks of TNT are…what…?
(ExplodingTNT has suddenly reappeared at the cave entrance, looking very horrified at the last sentence was said.)
Failboat: Um..the..the things are puffy, sweaty, and moldy…?
(A tense stare down ensues, with ExplodingTNT being terrified at the news, and Failboat and Liz looking nervous as well, unsure of what's going on, with Jaymoji standing between the three, completely out of the loop. Also an excuse to insert a mild bit of funny visuals into the bit. After a moment of this…)
ExplodingTNT: Oh…my…god…. WHY DIDN'T TELL ME ABOUT THAT EARLIER!? YOU SHOULD'VE STARTED WITH THAT!! OH MY GOD!! (speeds off) I NEED TO GET TO TNT TOWN IMMEDIATELY!! THAT TNT IS GONNA EXPLODE AND IT'LL BE SO MUCH WORSE THAN NORMAL TNT!! IT'S GONNA LEVEL THE ENTIRE TOWN!!
(ExplodingTNT screams as he guns it for TNT Town to stop an incoming disaster.)
Liz: Well, at least he's returning to TNT Town.
Failboat: Yeah. (pauses) Wait, did he say that it was gonna level the entire—?
(Insta-cuts to a massive explosion as ExplodingTNT’s house blows up, and that's where the pilot ends.)
Ending Theme: Deer In The Headlights - Owl City (PrinceWhatever Cover)