WEBVTT 1 00:00:09.599 --> 00:00:13.240 From the far corners of the unknown come tales of 2 00:00:13.400 --> 00:00:18.359 new worlds and impossible missions. These are the stories of 3 00:00:18.519 --> 00:00:24.800 one regular kid called to something, Irregular adventures a thousand 4 00:00:25.039 --> 00:00:30.719 light years wide and one afternoon long. Scout Rooks and 5 00:00:31.320 --> 00:00:36.759 the Astronaugs. From the ordinary streets of Kingstown come tails 6 00:00:36.799 --> 00:00:41.039 of the extraordinary, a crew of unlikely heroes and a 7 00:00:41.079 --> 00:00:47.520 galaxy that keeps needing saving. Right after school Salad Rooks 8 00:00:47.560 --> 00:00:52.600 and the Astronogs. 9 00:00:50.600 --> 00:01:08.920 Stove Rooks and Tonight Assaults on Thrios Part three. The 10 00:01:09.000 --> 00:01:12.200 story so far. Scout Brooks has been recruited into a 11 00:01:12.280 --> 00:01:16.200 secret society of space heroes called the Astronoggs, led by 12 00:01:16.239 --> 00:01:19.519 the eccentric Professor Nogg, a man who insists he can 13 00:01:19.640 --> 00:01:22.560 read Scout's mind and who has entrusted him with a 14 00:01:22.640 --> 00:01:26.879 mission that sounds impossible, travel across the galaxy and rescue 15 00:01:26.920 --> 00:01:30.879 Nogg's old friend Pharaoh, held prisoner by a hostile alien 16 00:01:30.959 --> 00:01:41.159 race for reasons Scout is only beginning to understand. Scout 17 00:01:41.200 --> 00:01:44.640 was unable to sleep that night. He kept thinking about everything, 18 00:01:44.959 --> 00:01:48.120 everything from the homework box to the mind reading and 19 00:01:48.159 --> 00:01:51.920 obviously the mission to a distant planet. He even thought 20 00:01:51.959 --> 00:01:56.000 about Chuck soaring high above the school grounds, fluttering in 21 00:01:56.040 --> 00:01:59.519 the wind like a flag. He thought about what Phil 22 00:01:59.680 --> 00:02:03.439 was doing over the weekend. Did Phil even do anything 23 00:02:03.480 --> 00:02:07.400 to begin with? Scout couldn't imagine what his hobbies would 24 00:02:07.400 --> 00:02:11.800 have been. Chuck fluttered back into the forefront of Scout's mind. 25 00:02:12.719 --> 00:02:16.520 That poor kid. Scout had hoped he was okay. He 26 00:02:16.599 --> 00:02:18.879 hadn't seen him since he lowered him down the pole 27 00:02:18.960 --> 00:02:22.680 the previous morning. Now it was Saturday and the sunlight 28 00:02:22.800 --> 00:02:27.080 was breaking through the blinds in Scout's bedroom. He rolled 29 00:02:27.120 --> 00:02:28.919 out of bed and picked up the small pin that 30 00:02:28.960 --> 00:02:31.919 Henrietta had put on his shirt the previous day, the 31 00:02:31.960 --> 00:02:34.960 one that had glowed green and allowed nog to read 32 00:02:35.000 --> 00:02:39.319 his mind. Scout inspected it, wondered how it worked, and 33 00:02:39.360 --> 00:02:42.840 then curiously pinned it to his T shirt. He wanted 34 00:02:42.879 --> 00:02:45.000 to test it out again to make sure it wasn't 35 00:02:45.000 --> 00:02:48.759 a fluke or some kind of ruse. Scout tried to 36 00:02:48.840 --> 00:02:52.360 think about something totally off the wall. He closed his 37 00:02:52.439 --> 00:02:56.240 eyes and pictured a banana with two googly eyes driving 38 00:02:56.280 --> 00:02:59.879 through his house in a toy army tank. Scout smirked 39 00:03:00.080 --> 00:03:03.960 at his nonsensical thought and opened his eyes. The pin 40 00:03:04.120 --> 00:03:08.479 was glowing green. Is Nog reading my mind right now? 41 00:03:09.039 --> 00:03:13.159 Scout wondered, Of course, I'm reading your mind right now. 42 00:03:13.840 --> 00:03:16.919 Nog's echoing voice responded in his head. If you have 43 00:03:17.080 --> 00:03:21.360 the pin on, I can read your mind. But why, 44 00:03:21.800 --> 00:03:25.560 Scout thought, It's just another strange device that Pharaoh and 45 00:03:25.599 --> 00:03:30.280 I worked on over the years. Nog's disembodied voice responded, Now, 46 00:03:30.360 --> 00:03:35.400 get dressed and report to bass. Where's the bass? Checked 47 00:03:35.439 --> 00:03:41.000 your frog Nog, It's all there, noog. Out. Scout quickly 48 00:03:41.039 --> 00:03:43.000 removed the pin from his shirt and laid it on 49 00:03:43.039 --> 00:03:47.039 his dresser. The green glow slowly faded away, leaving the 50 00:03:47.080 --> 00:03:51.159 pin looking dull and lifeless. Afterwards. Scout then grabbed his 51 00:03:51.240 --> 00:03:54.039 frog Nog and flipped it open to see the Astronog's logo. 52 00:03:54.680 --> 00:03:57.759 He tapped the screen and brought up the recent notifications. 53 00:03:58.479 --> 00:04:05.120 The top one was labeled directions to Fort Noggs. Fort Noggs. 54 00:04:05.599 --> 00:04:09.680 Scout laughed, that's kind of funny. He opened the location 55 00:04:09.759 --> 00:04:12.800 and saw that Fort Noggs was located across town and 56 00:04:12.919 --> 00:04:16.079 on a farm, of all places. Scout got dressed and 57 00:04:16.240 --> 00:04:19.600 crept downstairs. It was early and everyone else in the 58 00:04:19.600 --> 00:04:22.560 house was still asleep, so He quietly popped a tart, 59 00:04:22.879 --> 00:04:25.079 drank a juice, and left the note on the fridge 60 00:04:25.079 --> 00:04:27.920 for his family to see unless he woke up from 61 00:04:27.959 --> 00:04:31.319 a dream. The planned, Professor Nogg explained, was to send 62 00:04:31.439 --> 00:04:35.000 him to space. That couldn't have been a quick trip, 63 00:04:35.279 --> 00:04:37.759 so Scout wanted to cover his tracks and Casey was 64 00:04:37.839 --> 00:04:40.879 gone for the whole weekend. He scribbled on the note 65 00:04:41.040 --> 00:04:44.000 how the astronomy club was going on an impromptu field 66 00:04:44.040 --> 00:04:46.079 trip and that he'd be back as soon as the 67 00:04:46.079 --> 00:04:49.920 trip concluded. He knew it might not fly, but it 68 00:04:49.959 --> 00:04:53.279 was all he could think of. Scout grabbed his bike 69 00:04:53.360 --> 00:04:55.360 from around the side of the house and began to 70 00:04:55.480 --> 00:04:59.319 pedal down his driveway. However, someone stopped him at the 71 00:04:59.360 --> 00:05:05.720 edge of his proper. It was Chuck. Chuck, Scout said, 72 00:05:05.959 --> 00:05:09.720 surprised to see his friend this early on a Saturday morning. Scout, 73 00:05:10.040 --> 00:05:15.040 I'm sorry, I blew off lunch yesterday. Chuck said, It's fine. 74 00:05:15.079 --> 00:05:18.800 Scout said, blindsided and feeling hurried to leave before his 75 00:05:18.920 --> 00:05:21.480 parents or Mark woke up. We can talk about this 76 00:05:21.560 --> 00:05:24.519 later if you want. Why not now. The crack of 77 00:05:24.600 --> 00:05:27.279 dawn's always the best time to let your emotions out. 78 00:05:27.959 --> 00:05:32.439 That's what my mom says, is it? Scout curiously asked 79 00:05:33.079 --> 00:05:37.399 he never heard that. He wasn't even sure what that meant. Hey, Chuck, 80 00:05:37.439 --> 00:05:39.319 I have to be somewhere. Can I call you later 81 00:05:39.360 --> 00:05:43.839 this weekend? Chuck just gawked at Scout. I thought we 82 00:05:43.839 --> 00:05:49.800 were fringe, he said, Or are you on radars side? What? No, 83 00:05:50.040 --> 00:05:52.480 of course not. I'm sorry he strung you up the 84 00:05:52.519 --> 00:05:55.959 pole like that, Scout said, glancing back over his shoulder 85 00:05:56.000 --> 00:05:58.279 to make sure his dad or mom weren't standing in 86 00:05:58.279 --> 00:06:01.879 the doorway. I just really need to be somewhere. You're 87 00:06:01.959 --> 00:06:06.120 going so early on a shatter day, Chuck said. Scout 88 00:06:06.199 --> 00:06:09.519 wasn't sure what to say. He couldn't tell Chuck the truth. 89 00:06:10.000 --> 00:06:13.240 He also didn't want to lie a field trip with 90 00:06:13.360 --> 00:06:18.879 the astro Nogs. Chuck didn't respond seriously, bro, I have 91 00:06:18.959 --> 00:06:22.439 to go. We'll talk later this weekend. With that, Scout 92 00:06:22.480 --> 00:06:25.839 pressed on and pedaled away on his bike, leaving Chuck 93 00:06:26.040 --> 00:06:30.639 in his dust. Kingstown wasn't very large, but by the 94 00:06:30.680 --> 00:06:33.199 time Scout reached the other side of it on his bike, 95 00:06:33.680 --> 00:06:36.800 he was worn out, his legs hurt, he was sweating, 96 00:06:36.839 --> 00:06:39.439 and worst of all, when he arrived at Fort noggs. 97 00:06:39.759 --> 00:06:42.560 It didn't look like a super secret science fiction base 98 00:06:42.600 --> 00:06:47.040 at all. It looked like a lame, average farm. There 99 00:06:47.079 --> 00:06:49.439 was a farmhouse with a large barn off to one 100 00:06:49.519 --> 00:06:52.879 side of the property. Behind the farmhouse were rolling green 101 00:06:53.000 --> 00:06:56.360 pastures where cows and horses appeared to just be standing 102 00:06:56.399 --> 00:07:00.399 around and doing nothing. Scout dumped his bike next to 103 00:07:00.439 --> 00:07:03.160 the front porch of the farmhouse and knocked on the door. 104 00:07:04.079 --> 00:07:06.319 He waited as he caught his breath from the town 105 00:07:06.399 --> 00:07:09.439 wide bike ride. But no one was answering the door. 106 00:07:10.160 --> 00:07:13.720 Everything was quiet, aside from the wind chimes gently clanging 107 00:07:13.720 --> 00:07:17.120 against one another off to his left. Even the cows 108 00:07:17.160 --> 00:07:20.879 and horses behind the house weren't making any noise. They 109 00:07:20.920 --> 00:07:26.120 were the worst cows and horses Scout had ever seen. Lazy, full, 110 00:07:26.519 --> 00:07:31.720 lazy beef. Scout thought. He waited just another minute before 111 00:07:31.759 --> 00:07:36.639 giving up. Great His thoughts continued, I'm in the wrong place, 112 00:07:37.319 --> 00:07:41.360 not completely, Nog's voice reverberated in his head. Just look 113 00:07:41.399 --> 00:07:44.800 at the barn. Scout was having a hard time getting 114 00:07:44.839 --> 00:07:49.160 past the startling, bodyless voice of Professor Nogg. He wasn't 115 00:07:49.199 --> 00:07:51.680 sure if he'd ever get used to it, but he 116 00:07:51.720 --> 00:07:53.759 did as the voice in his head, told him, and 117 00:07:53.839 --> 00:07:56.879 looked at the barn. Sitting on the property. Standing in 118 00:07:56.920 --> 00:08:00.639 the open barn doors was Nog waving him over. Scout 119 00:08:00.720 --> 00:08:05.720 hurried over to him. Welcome to Fort Nogg's, Nog proudly stated. 120 00:08:06.600 --> 00:08:10.800 Scout surveyed at the barn. It was old, faded in color, 121 00:08:10.839 --> 00:08:13.839 and nearing a state of dilapidation. This isn't what I 122 00:08:13.879 --> 00:08:16.399 thought a top secret science fiction base would look like, 123 00:08:16.680 --> 00:08:21.360 Scout admitted to him, with disappointment in his voice. Nog winked, well, 124 00:08:21.519 --> 00:08:26.519 you're not inside yet. Come. Scout followed Nog into the 125 00:08:26.519 --> 00:08:30.920 barn and was immediately overwhelmed by the disappointment. Again. The 126 00:08:31.040 --> 00:08:34.279 interior was just as run down as the outside, possibly 127 00:08:34.360 --> 00:08:38.399 even more so. It was hey haphazardly spread around the floor, 128 00:08:38.720 --> 00:08:41.879 empty horse stalls, that old trough that was filled with 129 00:08:41.960 --> 00:08:49.480 discarded farm tools. Are you kidnapping me, Scout asked. Nog laughed, Well, 130 00:08:49.919 --> 00:08:52.639 if by kidnapping you mean teaching you the ways of 131 00:08:52.679 --> 00:08:55.840 the cosmos end giving you all the necessary training you'll 132 00:08:55.879 --> 00:08:59.279 need to fight an undocumented alien species and a galaxy 133 00:08:59.320 --> 00:09:03.360 that's two point five million light years away, Well, yes, 134 00:09:03.759 --> 00:09:08.519 I'm kidnapping you, Scout didn't find the professor's attempt at 135 00:09:08.600 --> 00:09:11.639 humor funny. He shook off the comment and waited for 136 00:09:11.679 --> 00:09:15.480 Nog to hopefully show him something else, something cool and 137 00:09:15.559 --> 00:09:19.519 worth his time. You'll learn not to underestimate me, Scout, 138 00:09:20.000 --> 00:09:23.519 Nogg said, extracting a small remote device from his lab 139 00:09:23.559 --> 00:09:28.759 coat pocket and pressing the only button on it. Just then, 140 00:09:28.799 --> 00:09:30.879 the floor in the center of the barn opened and 141 00:09:30.960 --> 00:09:34.639 a freight elevator rose up from under the ground. Scout's 142 00:09:34.720 --> 00:09:37.720 jaw dropped as he watched the elevator doors chime and 143 00:09:37.799 --> 00:09:43.320 slide open after you chosen one. This was the first 144 00:09:43.440 --> 00:09:46.120 cool thing Scout had seen on the farm and wasn't 145 00:09:46.159 --> 00:09:48.879 going to waste another second on the rusted farm tools, 146 00:09:49.080 --> 00:09:52.960 lazy animals, or scattered hey. He dashed into the elevator, 147 00:09:53.000 --> 00:09:56.080 with Nog right behind him. The door was closed, and 148 00:09:56.159 --> 00:10:00.600 Nog pressed a button labeled Basement Level two. The elevator 149 00:10:00.600 --> 00:10:04.080 traveled two levels below Nog's barn and opened to what 150 00:10:04.120 --> 00:10:07.879 Scout was expecting to see the entire time, a top secret, 151 00:10:08.159 --> 00:10:14.240 super cool, underground science fiction space base. There were control rooms, vaults, 152 00:10:14.519 --> 00:10:18.679 computer screens larger than full grown adults, beeps and boops 153 00:10:18.720 --> 00:10:21.639 sounding off all over the place, and strangest of all, 154 00:10:22.120 --> 00:10:26.480 there were noogs everywhere. Scout pointed at one of the 155 00:10:26.559 --> 00:10:29.919 nogs sitting at a high tech computer. Then he pointed 156 00:10:29.919 --> 00:10:32.480 to another one who was writing things down on a clipboard. 157 00:10:32.840 --> 00:10:36.120 A third and fourth Nog walked side by side, laughing 158 00:10:36.159 --> 00:10:41.360 about something, perhaps an inside joke. Why are there use everywhere? 159 00:10:41.360 --> 00:10:47.399 Professor Scout asked, Nog laughed, These are just my clone nogs. 160 00:10:47.879 --> 00:10:49.919 I find the best way to get work done is 161 00:10:49.960 --> 00:10:53.720 to do it myself, and when myself is just one person, 162 00:10:54.039 --> 00:10:58.360 I need more. Nog pondered his answer in a deep way, 163 00:10:58.879 --> 00:11:01.120 wondering if that would be a quote that would stand 164 00:11:01.159 --> 00:11:04.080 the test of time. He jotted it down quickly on 165 00:11:04.120 --> 00:11:06.919 a spiral notepad and slipped it back into his lab coat. 166 00:11:07.600 --> 00:11:12.240 So it's just all nogs down here, Scout asked, no 167 00:11:12.240 --> 00:11:15.519 Nog replied, These clue dogs do the majority of the 168 00:11:15.600 --> 00:11:19.080 technicals sci fi stuff. There's a crew of real people 169 00:11:19.120 --> 00:11:23.480 also follow me. Scout followed a Nog through the control 170 00:11:23.559 --> 00:11:27.120 room and down a glossy and sterile looking hallway. At 171 00:11:27.120 --> 00:11:29.600 the end of it, Nog used a digital eye scanner 172 00:11:29.639 --> 00:11:32.799 to open another sliding door. Once it opened and the 173 00:11:32.840 --> 00:11:37.039 two of them entered. Scout saw real people. There was 174 00:11:37.080 --> 00:11:40.919 a long oval table, a classic business style meeting table, 175 00:11:41.120 --> 00:11:43.639 in the center of the room. Sitting around it were 176 00:11:43.720 --> 00:11:46.639 four people. Three of them were older, and one appeared 177 00:11:46.720 --> 00:11:49.440 just as young as Scout was. The young one, a 178 00:11:49.480 --> 00:11:52.440 girl with dark hair and wearing a dark green jumpsuit 179 00:11:52.480 --> 00:11:55.639 with the frog Nog logo on the breast. Pocket smiled 180 00:11:55.799 --> 00:11:59.159 at the sight of another person her age. Nog took 181 00:11:59.200 --> 00:12:01.320 Scout around the table as the sliding door to the 182 00:12:01.399 --> 00:12:05.559 room shut. Scout, I'd like you to meet the Estro Noggs, 183 00:12:05.960 --> 00:12:09.279 Nog said. As they came to the first person. It 184 00:12:09.399 --> 00:12:11.679 was a man maybe in his forties, with a short 185 00:12:11.679 --> 00:12:15.279 buzz cut and a buff upper body. This is Captain 186 00:12:15.320 --> 00:12:20.039 Pepper's the Og, captain of the frog Hopper, your new spaceship. 187 00:12:21.480 --> 00:12:23.720 Scout shook Pepper's hand and they moved on to the 188 00:12:23.720 --> 00:12:27.679 next person. It was another man, tall, thick and bearded. 189 00:12:28.399 --> 00:12:32.440 This is Dusty Pork, Nog said. He's the weapons specialist 190 00:12:32.519 --> 00:12:36.960 who designed the laser phaser. Scout and Pork nodded to 191 00:12:37.000 --> 00:12:39.960 one another before Nog continued on to the third and 192 00:12:40.080 --> 00:12:43.159 final adult, a red haired woman with a ponytail and 193 00:12:43.200 --> 00:12:47.000 a strong physique. This is Becca Mullechik, or as we 194 00:12:47.039 --> 00:12:50.519 call her around here, Becca the Brave. She has gone 195 00:12:50.600 --> 00:12:56.480 on and successfully completed seven interstellar missions for me. Scout 196 00:12:56.480 --> 00:12:58.000 felt as if he was in the presence of a 197 00:12:58.000 --> 00:13:02.919 true space hero with Becca the Brave. He shook her hand. Finally, 198 00:13:03.120 --> 00:13:05.440 they got to the young girl, the girl who looked 199 00:13:05.480 --> 00:13:08.200 to be about the same age as Scout. She was 200 00:13:08.279 --> 00:13:11.080 tiny in stature and had a smile that Scout couldn't 201 00:13:11.120 --> 00:13:15.559 look away from. This is Mandy Lee, Nogg said, introducing her. 202 00:13:15.720 --> 00:13:20.759 You might know her from around school. Scout squinted, trying 203 00:13:20.799 --> 00:13:23.519 to know her from around school, but he barely had 204 00:13:23.559 --> 00:13:26.000 a chance to interact with any of the other students 205 00:13:26.279 --> 00:13:29.919 aside from Chuck and Phil, so he was drawing a blank. 206 00:13:30.960 --> 00:13:33.879 Mandy stood up and shook Scout's hand. It's nice to 207 00:13:33.919 --> 00:13:37.000 meet you, she said, in a small voice. If I 208 00:13:37.039 --> 00:13:39.759 don't look familiar, it's probably because I'm in the grade 209 00:13:39.799 --> 00:13:44.480 above you. Eight, Scout asked, realizing how dumb of a 210 00:13:44.559 --> 00:13:48.080 question that was. Afterwards, of course, it's eight, he bitterly 211 00:13:48.120 --> 00:13:51.600 thought to himself. Eight comes after seven, you moron. It's 212 00:13:51.639 --> 00:13:56.480 the only other grade in the school, Nog laughed out loud. 213 00:13:57.279 --> 00:14:00.519 Yes it is, he said, responding to s Out's initter 214 00:14:00.600 --> 00:14:03.159 thoughts and leaving everyone else in the room oblivious to 215 00:14:03.200 --> 00:14:07.000 the unheard communication. Scout shot Nog a glaring look and 216 00:14:07.039 --> 00:14:09.759 then ripped the pin off his shirt. Well, now that 217 00:14:09.799 --> 00:14:13.360 you've met the astro noggs, Nog directed his attention to Scout. 218 00:14:13.799 --> 00:14:17.919 Time is of the essence. Your training starts in five minutes. 219 00:14:24.759 --> 00:14:28.600 It was actually six minutes until the training began. Nog 220 00:14:28.799 --> 00:14:32.039 was wrong. Scout found himself on another lower level of 221 00:14:32.159 --> 00:14:35.639 Fort Nogg's, deep below the farm. He was with Dusty 222 00:14:35.679 --> 00:14:38.360 Pork and getting a crash course on a laser phaser. 223 00:14:38.960 --> 00:14:42.159 Scout held one in his grip, as did Pork. Welcome 224 00:14:42.200 --> 00:14:45.799 to the blasting gallery, Pork said. He pointed down the 225 00:14:45.879 --> 00:14:49.080 narrow range to where a giant octopus like monster punching 226 00:14:49.159 --> 00:14:52.519 bag dangled from the ceiling. On it, a goofy face 227 00:14:52.519 --> 00:14:57.360 had been painted on. That's Aunt Bertha, Pork said, with 228 00:14:57.399 --> 00:15:03.159 a chuckle. He was named after someone's aunt, Bertha, Oh, 229 00:15:03.480 --> 00:15:07.120 Scout said, Taking in every last important word, Pork said, 230 00:15:07.519 --> 00:15:10.279 Aim your phaser line up Aunt Bertha in the scope. 231 00:15:10.600 --> 00:15:15.320 Use the automatic targeting system like this, Pork explained, demonstrating 232 00:15:15.360 --> 00:15:19.039 every inch of the way. He activated the automatic targeting system, 233 00:15:19.039 --> 00:15:22.159 which projected a glowing red X on Aunt Bertha's face. 234 00:15:22.720 --> 00:15:26.559 Then simply pull the trigger, Pork said, pulling the trigger 235 00:15:26.600 --> 00:15:30.240 and sending a concentrated burst of electric plasma toward Bertha 236 00:15:30.279 --> 00:15:34.000 at the speed of light. Upon impact, it obliterated Ant Bertha, 237 00:15:34.279 --> 00:15:40.840 splashing gooey remnants all over the blasting gallery. Pork laughed again. Ah, 238 00:15:40.840 --> 00:15:43.799 I guess that's one less for Thanksgiving this year. Now 239 00:15:44.039 --> 00:15:47.840 you try. Scout stepped up to the line, aiming his 240 00:15:47.919 --> 00:15:50.960 laser phaser and watched as another Aunt Bertha was lowered 241 00:15:51.000 --> 00:15:54.159 in from the ceiling. He looked through the site scope, 242 00:15:54.360 --> 00:15:57.519 activated the automatic targeting feature, and wrested the glowing red 243 00:15:57.759 --> 00:16:00.559 X on Aunt Bertha's head. He pulled the trigger and 244 00:16:00.639 --> 00:16:04.960 watched as another octopus alien punching bag exploded into a wet, slimy, 245 00:16:05.080 --> 00:16:09.000 goopy mess. Pork had his Scout on the back. You're 246 00:16:09.039 --> 00:16:12.399 already a pro, he said, with the wink. Peppers owes 247 00:16:12.480 --> 00:16:17.919 me a crisp twenty. Scout looked at pro Captain Peppers 248 00:16:17.919 --> 00:16:20.720 didn't think I'd be able to do it. Captain Peppers 249 00:16:20.759 --> 00:16:23.440 is a little bitter that Nog thinks he's too old 250 00:16:23.559 --> 00:16:26.759 to go on the mission. But is any more qualified 251 00:16:26.799 --> 00:16:30.519 than me, Scout asked, sure, Pork said while being in 252 00:16:30.559 --> 00:16:33.879 his forties. Now, well, interstellar space can be hard on 253 00:16:33.919 --> 00:16:36.799 the body. Nog wants the next generation to be the 254 00:16:36.840 --> 00:16:40.320 heroes now for health and safety reasons, of course, as 255 00:16:40.360 --> 00:16:44.360 well as the future of the astro Nogs. It made 256 00:16:44.399 --> 00:16:47.360 sense to Scout out with the old, in with the new. 257 00:16:48.360 --> 00:16:51.639 After a few more Aunt Bertha obliterations, Scout moved on 258 00:16:51.720 --> 00:16:54.639 to his next training exercise. It was on a different 259 00:16:54.639 --> 00:16:57.639 floor with Becca Mullachek, or as they called her around 260 00:16:57.639 --> 00:17:01.279 the fort. Becca the Brave Becka sat down and used 261 00:17:01.320 --> 00:17:04.119 the holographic display to show off images and data from 262 00:17:04.160 --> 00:17:09.079 her seven interstellar missions. She explained and taught Scout about heroism, 263 00:17:09.400 --> 00:17:12.279 making tough decisions, and how to live as a space 264 00:17:12.359 --> 00:17:15.160 hero without the world knowing about it. There's a lot 265 00:17:15.200 --> 00:17:18.359 of pride in being a hero, Beca said, but it's 266 00:17:18.359 --> 00:17:20.599 something you don't want going to your head. Trust me, 267 00:17:21.039 --> 00:17:22.759 It did with me, and I lost a lot of 268 00:17:22.759 --> 00:17:25.880 friends because of how I acted. It took tragically losing 269 00:17:25.880 --> 00:17:28.200 a crew member to really put me in my place, 270 00:17:28.480 --> 00:17:31.519 she said. Since then, I've lived a very proud yet 271 00:17:31.799 --> 00:17:35.720 quiet existence. The world doesn't know about the threats we face, 272 00:17:36.160 --> 00:17:38.400 or about the things we've stopped from coming here to 273 00:17:38.440 --> 00:17:40.960 destroy us, and it needs to stay that way. To 274 00:17:41.079 --> 00:17:44.759 avoid chaos and disorder. There must be control and order. 275 00:17:46.079 --> 00:17:49.240 Beca placed her fingers to her lips, put an exclamation 276 00:17:49.400 --> 00:17:51.640 mark on the fact that what the astronauts did in 277 00:17:51.680 --> 00:17:56.319 secret needed to remain a secret. Finally, Scout reported to 278 00:17:56.319 --> 00:17:59.359 an underground hangar only one level below the grounds of 279 00:17:59.400 --> 00:18:02.920 the farm. Scout walked side by side with Captain Peppers 280 00:18:03.079 --> 00:18:04.799 as he led him through the hangar to where a 281 00:18:04.839 --> 00:18:08.640 space ship sat idle. Several clone dogs were working on it, 282 00:18:08.839 --> 00:18:11.839 some on top of it, some underneath. It was bigger 283 00:18:11.880 --> 00:18:14.880 than Scout expected, probably about the length of an eighteen 284 00:18:14.920 --> 00:18:18.880 wheelers semi with wings sprouting off from either side. There 285 00:18:18.920 --> 00:18:21.519 was an image of a frog wearing sunglasses on the 286 00:18:21.559 --> 00:18:23.920 side of it, and below that was the ship's name, 287 00:18:24.480 --> 00:18:28.920 the frog Hopper. This is it, Captain Peppers blandly said, 288 00:18:29.160 --> 00:18:32.119 you're a new ship, as the professor so generously put it. 289 00:18:33.359 --> 00:18:37.079 Scout gaunked at Peppers, remembering what Pork said about his bitterness. 290 00:18:38.000 --> 00:18:39.960 You've lugged a lot of miles in this bad boy 291 00:18:40.039 --> 00:18:44.680 hun Scout asked, trying to make friendly conversation, but Peppers 292 00:18:44.720 --> 00:18:48.279 didn't answer. Instead, he continued to barge toward the ship 293 00:18:48.319 --> 00:18:51.359 and up the ramp that led into it. Scout scurried 294 00:18:51.359 --> 00:18:55.480 in behind him. The ship was pristine and sterile. The 295 00:18:55.559 --> 00:18:58.359 walls and floor were shiny and gray, and Scout was 296 00:18:58.400 --> 00:19:01.839 eager to explore the entire thing. However, Peppers led him 297 00:19:01.920 --> 00:19:05.559 right into the cockpit and began to quickly and hurriedly 298 00:19:05.880 --> 00:19:09.440 explain how things worked. Scout was having a hard time 299 00:19:09.519 --> 00:19:12.759 keeping up, but desperately tried to comprehend everything he could. 300 00:19:13.319 --> 00:19:18.599 This was all going to be important. Scout interrupted, any 301 00:19:18.680 --> 00:19:23.359 chance you can slow down, I'm a little confused. Peppers 302 00:19:23.400 --> 00:19:27.519 stopped talking and faced Scout. No, he said, I can't 303 00:19:27.519 --> 00:19:30.359 slow down. If you slow down on a mission, you're dead. 304 00:19:30.640 --> 00:19:33.279 If you slow down the ship while cruising through the cosmos, 305 00:19:33.400 --> 00:19:36.039 you're on the risk of being pummeled by asteroids, are 306 00:19:36.079 --> 00:19:39.240 getting yanked down onto some desolate planet by its unforgiving 307 00:19:39.279 --> 00:19:43.000 gravitational pull. Peppers shook his head in disgusted. 308 00:19:43.359 --> 00:19:45.359 I can't believe Nog wants a kid to do this 309 00:19:45.440 --> 00:19:48.119 mission and a kid who wants to slow down. 310 00:19:48.319 --> 00:19:51.960 At that, Peppers threw his arms up in surrender. The 311 00:19:52.000 --> 00:19:54.920 operator's manual is in the compartment under the seat. Any 312 00:19:54.920 --> 00:19:58.920 more questions refer to the text, and with that, Peppers 313 00:19:58.920 --> 00:20:01.839 walked away, le Scout alone in the cockpit of the 314 00:20:01.880 --> 00:20:06.799 frog Hopper. He sat down in the pilot's chair and 315 00:20:06.880 --> 00:20:10.359 looked around at all the controls, flashing lights and seemingly 316 00:20:10.519 --> 00:20:14.720 infinite buttons and switches. It was overwhelming. One minute, he 317 00:20:14.799 --> 00:20:17.440 was a brand new seventh grader, unsure of how to 318 00:20:17.480 --> 00:20:20.000 fit in, and now he was gearing up to go 319 00:20:20.079 --> 00:20:22.160 on a deep space mission to rescue a man he 320 00:20:22.200 --> 00:20:25.680 didn't even know from hostile alien forces. You'll have to 321 00:20:25.720 --> 00:20:30.200 excuse Peppers, a young voice spoke from behind Scout. He 322 00:20:30.240 --> 00:20:32.960 turned and watched as Mandy Lee sat down next to 323 00:20:33.039 --> 00:20:35.839 him in the co pilot's chair. He's just grumpy and 324 00:20:35.920 --> 00:20:38.240 can't accept the fact that his days in that chair 325 00:20:38.319 --> 00:20:41.559 are over, she said, pointing to the leathery seat in 326 00:20:41.559 --> 00:20:44.960 which Scout's butt was nestled comfortably. He seemed to really 327 00:20:45.039 --> 00:20:48.240 upset that Nogg wanted me to take his spot. Scout said, 328 00:20:48.519 --> 00:20:51.440 I'm kind of thinking the same thing. I'm not qualified 329 00:20:51.440 --> 00:20:55.319 for this. You are, Mandy said, with a smile. Peppers 330 00:20:55.559 --> 00:21:00.000 had his time. Now it's ours. You're going to Scout asked, 331 00:21:00.920 --> 00:21:04.640 Of course, she laughed. You are new, after all. You 332 00:21:04.680 --> 00:21:07.240 can't go in such a dangerous mission all alone. You 333 00:21:07.279 --> 00:21:12.160 need someone with experience and skills at your side. Scout smiled. 334 00:21:12.359 --> 00:21:14.680 Just as an old man's hand rested on his shoulder, 335 00:21:15.240 --> 00:21:19.759 Scout jumped, startled by the frail, bony touch. Professor Nogg 336 00:21:19.839 --> 00:21:24.839 loomed over him. It's time for your mission briefing. Scout sighed, 337 00:21:25.319 --> 00:21:27.759 stood up, and he and Mandy followed Nog to the 338 00:21:27.759 --> 00:21:31.079 mission briefing room, which turned out to actually just be 339 00:21:31.160 --> 00:21:35.200 the kitchen in Nog's farmhouse. Nog served up paper cups 340 00:21:35.279 --> 00:21:38.000 of blue drink and had a tin of butter cookies out, 341 00:21:38.359 --> 00:21:41.079 although most of the good shaped ones were already picked over, 342 00:21:41.599 --> 00:21:45.400 probably from Nog doing some middle of night cookie craving missions. 343 00:21:46.000 --> 00:21:50.279 Did Becca give you good advice, Nog asked? She did, 344 00:21:50.559 --> 00:21:54.000 Scout said, taking a sip of his blue drink, Anything 345 00:21:54.240 --> 00:21:58.920 quotable that I could repurpose for myself, Nog cunningly wondered. 346 00:22:00.119 --> 00:22:03.599 Scout shrugged, not caring much about Nog's aching quest to 347 00:22:03.680 --> 00:22:06.119 construct and deliver a quote that would stand the test 348 00:22:06.119 --> 00:22:10.039 of time. And I trust pork and peppers taught you 349 00:22:10.160 --> 00:22:14.519 well in their respective fields. The mention of pork and 350 00:22:14.559 --> 00:22:18.440 peppers instantly made Scout hungry. He licked his lips and 351 00:22:18.480 --> 00:22:20.799 looked over at Mandy, who gave him a look of disgust. 352 00:22:21.440 --> 00:22:24.359 Lick your chops on your own time, Scout, Nog said, 353 00:22:24.720 --> 00:22:30.160 We've got business to discuss, intergalactic business. Nog van dove 354 00:22:30.240 --> 00:22:34.039 headfirst into the details. The frog hopper has the ability 355 00:22:34.079 --> 00:22:36.880 to travel at the speed of light. The planet Thrios 356 00:22:37.160 --> 00:22:40.279 is located two point five million light years from Earth. 357 00:22:40.799 --> 00:22:44.079 That means it would take you two point five million 358 00:22:44.200 --> 00:22:47.839 years to travel there. We ate got that kind of time, 359 00:22:48.079 --> 00:22:50.880 so a few of my advanced clone ogs have altered 360 00:22:50.880 --> 00:22:54.240 things just enough within the propulsion systems to bring that 361 00:22:54.279 --> 00:22:58.000 two point five million years down to two point five hours. 362 00:22:58.440 --> 00:23:04.279 It's unprecedented. Even Mandy's eyes widened. This is new, she said, 363 00:23:04.680 --> 00:23:08.559 Is that even safe? Nogg wanted to shrug, but he 364 00:23:08.599 --> 00:23:11.400 also didn't want to instill fear and doubt into the kids. 365 00:23:11.720 --> 00:23:15.880 It's advanced, he decided to say. He looked at Scout. 366 00:23:16.200 --> 00:23:20.039 Did you watch the movies? Scout nodded. Yeah. They were cool, 367 00:23:20.359 --> 00:23:23.279 better than I thought they'd be. Nog smiled. 368 00:23:23.599 --> 00:23:23.960 Good. 369 00:23:24.440 --> 00:23:27.960 What seems like science fiction to some is reality to others, 370 00:23:28.079 --> 00:23:31.039 and it also turns out better than you think. He 371 00:23:31.119 --> 00:23:33.599 scrunched his eyes and then jotted his words now in 372 00:23:33.680 --> 00:23:37.759 his spiral notebook with a satisfied smile. Dunn, good quote, 373 00:23:38.200 --> 00:23:41.799 he said to himself. Another thirty minutes went by as 374 00:23:41.880 --> 00:23:44.680 Nog filled Scout and Mandy in on everything he knew 375 00:23:44.720 --> 00:23:48.960 about trios, its inhabitants, the environment, and so on. There 376 00:23:48.960 --> 00:23:51.880 weren't as many facts as there were educated guesses, but 377 00:23:52.079 --> 00:23:54.599 it was all they had. You guys, think you're up 378 00:23:54.640 --> 00:23:58.599 to the task, Nogg asked the two kids. Mandy nodded 379 00:23:58.640 --> 00:24:01.839 with a proud smile, and for the first time, Scout 380 00:24:01.880 --> 00:24:04.839 felt confident in his new position. He puffed out his 381 00:24:04.960 --> 00:24:09.039 chest and nodded as well. Perfect. Nogg said, I know 382 00:24:09.160 --> 00:24:11.519 things have been a little slow, but there's been a 383 00:24:11.559 --> 00:24:14.880 lot to explain and build up to. From here on, Oute, 384 00:24:15.240 --> 00:24:20.279 it'll be NonStop science fiction action. Scout polished off the 385 00:24:20.279 --> 00:24:22.839 rest of his blue drink and clapped for the heck 386 00:24:22.839 --> 00:24:25.519 of it. Mandy joined in and eventually succumbing to the 387 00:24:25.519 --> 00:24:32.960 clapping pressure, Nog did too. As the three of them 388 00:24:33.000 --> 00:24:36.440 sat around the kitchen table clapping. Outside on the farm, 389 00:24:36.720 --> 00:24:41.240 someone was lurking, watching the house and waiting for Scout 390 00:24:41.680 --> 00:24:50.839 to come out. Scout Brooks has spent one single day 391 00:24:50.880 --> 00:24:55.000 training to become an intergalactic hero, laser phasers, spaceship controls, 392 00:24:55.000 --> 00:24:57.200 and a crash course in bravery from a woman who's 393 00:24:57.240 --> 00:25:00.440 been to the stars and back. But as the down 394 00:25:00.440 --> 00:25:04.279 to launch begins, someone is watching fort Noggs from the 395 00:25:04.319 --> 00:25:07.920 shadows outside. Who are they? What do they want? And 396 00:25:08.000 --> 00:25:11.880 to Scout really ready for what's coming? Find out next 397 00:25:11.880 --> 00:25:15.920 time on Scout Brooks and the Astronogs. 398 00:25:17.079 --> 00:25:22.799 New Worlds, Impossible Missions. Join us next time on this 399 00:25:23.079 --> 00:25:28.279 same frequency from more adventures from Kingstown and Outer Space 400 00:25:28.480 --> 00:25:35.039 with Scout Brooks. And then So Brooks and. 401 00:25:45.279 --> 00:25:47.279